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Tasmanian giant freshwater crayfish
|Astacopsis gouldi
|Dry museum specimen
|Scientific classification
|A. gouldi
|Binomial name
|Astacopsis gouldi
Clark, 1936
|Modelled distribution of
Astacopsis gouldi
Magenta: species likely to occur
Light pink: species may occur
Purple: translocated populations
The Tasmanian giant freshwater crayfish (Astacopsis gouldi), also called Tasmanian giant freshwater lobster, is the largest freshwater invertebrate in the world. The species is only found in the rivers below 400 metres (1,300 ft) above sea level in northern Tasmania, an island-state of Australia. It is listed as an endangered species on the IUCN Red List due to overfishing and habitat degradation,[1] experts estimate there are less than 100,000 in the wild.[2] The specific epithet gouldi commemorates the naturalist John Gould.
Decaying wood and its associated microbes form the main diet for the freshwater crayfish, though diet varies with age and they also eat leaves and animal flesh, including small fish, when available. A. gouldi is very long-lived, surviving for up to 60 years, it has previously been reported to attain weights of up to 6 kilograms (13 lb) and measure over 80 centimetres (31 in) long, however in recent years the majority of larger specimens are 2–3 kilograms (4.4–6.6 lb). When fully mature, the species has no natural predators due to its large size, smaller individuals can be prey of platypus, river blackfish and rakali.[3][1][4]
Biology and ecology[edit]
A. gouldi are omnivorous crustacean, primarily eating decaying wood and its associated microbes as well as leaves, insects and animal flesh, such as small fish, when available. Juveniles tend to hide in shallow water where they are less at risk from their large predators including other crayfish, fish, platypus and rakali. Adults have no natural predators and dwell under submerged logs in deep pools where they appear to tolerate each other despite being aggressive elsewhere, the males are territorial and maintain a harem of up to several females. The species is long lived and known to live up to 60 years of age and attain weights of up to 6 kilograms (13 lb), however in recent years the majority of larger specimens are 2–3 kilograms (4.4–6.6 lb).[5][4][1]
Colour varies considerably among individuals, with adults ranging from dark brown-green to black or blue. Males can be identified by their larger pincers compared to females. The dispersal and migratory patterns of A. gouldi are largely unknown, a 2004 study found the species appears to have periods of relative inactivity restricted to a "home-pool" for 1-10 days interspersed with movements involving travel over relatively large distances, including one crayfish moving over 700 m in a single night. A. gouldi is known to walk over land.[4]
Tasmanian giant freshwater crayfish have extremely slow maturation rates, with females reaching sexual maturity at around 14 years of age at a weight of approximately 550 grams (19 oz) and males are thought to reach maturity at around 9 years and weigh approximately 300 g. Females mate and spawn once every two years in autumn after a summer moult, producing 224–1300 eggs proportional to its size. Gestation of the eggs takes about nine months, with females carrying the eggs on their tail through winter. After hatching in mid-summer, the hatchlings of about 6 millimetres (0.24 in) attach to the female's swimming legs and will remain with the mother until a few months later in autumn. A long reproductive process means that females spend much of their life attached to their eggs and hatchlings.[5][6][7][7][4]
Distribution and habitat[edit]
Formerly, the species was distributed from the Arthur River in the west and eastwards across northern Tasmania, where it was found in all rivers flowing into Bass Strait, except for those of the Tamar catchment. Today, distribution of A. gouldi is patchy and limited to less disturbed areas.[8] Large declines in numbers or localised extinctions are thought to have occurred in the Welcome, Montagu, Rubicon, Don, Brid, Boobyalla, Pipers, Ringarooma, Duck, Little and Great Forester Rivers and Claytons Rivulet. The species has been introduced into the North Esk catchment (St Patricks River) and the Derwent catchment where populations have become established. A. gouldi inhabit rivers and streams at elevations of approximately 20–300 metres (66–984 ft) above sea level with upper limits of 400 metres (1,300 ft). Approximately 18% of the waterways in which the species habitat is predicted to occur are protected in a formal reserve.[4][1]
A. gouldi inhabit densely canopied slow-moving rivers of high water quality with high dissolved oxygen content, little suspended sediment, and water temperatures between 5.2–21 °C (41.4–69.8 °F), although relatively low temperatures are preferred.[5] Adults need still, deep pools with submerged decaying logs and overhanging banks to shelter beneath,[7][8][9] juveniles prefer shallow, faster-flowing stream habitats with distinct cavities to hide under and higher portions of bolder substrate and moss cover.[4]
Threats and conservation[edit]
The principle causes for the population declines of the Tasmanian giant freshwater crayfish has been previous overfishing, continued illegal fishing and habitat disturbance by agricultural, forestry and urban activities. Population surveys and behavioural research are being undertaken in order to be able to provide improved habitat management and protection. Land clearing typically requires approval with a Forest Practices Plan and 10m streamside buffers. Until recently, buffer zones only prohibited machinery operating near waterways with harvesting and burning permitted up to the stream edge. A. gouldi is protected under the federal government Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 and Tasmanian state government Threatened Species Protection Act 1995 which prohibit the fishing or handling of the species without permit. The effectiveness of some current conversation efforts are not fully determined and are subject to review in the 2016 Recovery Plan.[4]
The relative ease of catch, slow maturation, infrequent breeding and the removal of young when females are caught make A. gouldi highly susceptible to human fishing pressures. Previous regulations allowed recreational fishing during angling season, with restrictions on the size and number of catch. In 1998, the species was listed as "vulnerable" under Australian law and an amendment to the Inland Fisheries Act 1995 made it illegal to catch or handle A. gouldi without a permit, carrying a maximum fine of A$10,000. Past fishing pressures are believed to have had a significant impact on the populations of the freshwater crayfish, however a degree of illegal fishing is known to continue and has potential to significantly threaten the remaining populations. The level of illegal fishing is not fully known, but is evidenced by prosecutions, the presence of bait lines and anecdotal reports.[8][5][4]
Habitat disturbance[edit]
Habitat disturbance for A. gouldi includes the removal or destruction of native riparian vegetation, bank erosion, removal of snags, stream flow alterations such as culverts and farm dams, siltation and toxic chemical runoffs.
The clearance of riparian vegetation causes the destabilisation of waterway banks which impacts the burrowing habitats for A. gouldi and increases sediment runoff into waterways. Increased sediment levels arising from agricultural and forestry related land-uses have been correlated with decreased abundances of freshwater crayfish. The increase in turbidity impacts the ability of the crayfish to effectively transpire oxygen through its gills. Sediment depositions arising from upstream forestry operations have been observed to impact in-stream habitat for considerable distances downstream of up to 10km. Loss of riparian canopy cover allows more light to reach the water and has a negative impact on habitat by increasing water temperatures.[4]
While Tasmanian river basins have been found to be generally less impacted by flow alterations than other catchments across Australia, some river basins (such as the Mersey and Pipers–Ringarooma river basins) are heavily impacted by hydro-electric schemes, the use of in-stream barriers reduce the dispersal potential of the crayfish. Water extraction for irrigated agriculture and urban water use is of concern to a lesser degree, however there has been an identified lack of contingency plans in the event of reduced environmental flows in waterways. Anecdotal reports indicate that low environmental flows caused the death of giant freshwater crayfish in several catchments in the north-west and north-east of Tasmania in 2006–2007[9][4]
Notable events[edit]
In 1994, a large spill from a holding dam at a pyrethrum extraction plant caused a major kill in the Hogarth Rivulet and the main channel of the Great Forester River. Reports from locals and fisheries officers suggested that there was little life left in much of the main channel, and the incident is believed to have severely harmed any populations that were in the waterways at the time of the spill.[10]
The 2016 Tasmanian floods, which killed 3 people, raised concerns about the future for the Tasmanian giant freshwater crayfish after up to 100 carcasses were found washed up along the banks of the Leven River on a property in North West Tasmania, likely caused by the high water flows during the flood. Previous population surveys in the area had revealed already low numbers. There are further concerns that the floods displaced snags from waterways which are a vital part of the habitat for the species.[11][2]
This article incorporates text from the ARKive fact-file "Tasmanian giant freshwater crayfish" under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License and the GFDL.
- ^ a b c d T. Walsh & N. Doran (2010). "Astacopsis gouldi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 3.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved October 5, 2010.
- ^ a b Gibson, Sallese (4 August 2016). "Fears for Tasmanian giant freshwater lobsters after carcasses found following major flooding". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
- ^ "Tasmanian Giant Freshwater Lobster (Astacopsis gouldi)". Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts. February 9, 2007. Retrieved March 16, 2010.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Draft Recovery Plan for the Giant Freshwater Lobster (Astacopsis gouldi)" (PDF). environment.gov.au. Australian Government Department of Environment and Energy. April 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
- ^ a b c d "The Giant Tasmanian Freshwater Lobster". Retrieved 11 October 2011.
- ^ Hamr Premek (1997). "A giant's tale: the life history of Astacopsis gouldi (Decapoda: Parastacidae) a freshwater crayfish from Tasmania". Freshwater Crayfish. 11: 13–33.
- ^ a b c "ADW: Astacopsis gouldi: Information". Animal Diversity Web. University of Michigan Museum of Zoology. Retrieved 11 October 2011.
- ^ a b c "Threatened species and ecological communities publications - Biodiversity". Australian Government – Department of the Environment and Heritage. Retrieved 11 October 2011.
- ^ a b "Factsheet". Inland Fisheries Service. Retrieved 1 September 2004.
- ^ Lois Koehnken (2001). North-east rivers environmental review: a review of Tasmanian environmental quality data to 2001 (PDF). Darwin, NT: Environment Australia. ISBN 0-642-24374-3. Supervising Scientist Report 168.
- ^ Wirsu, Piia (7 August 2016). "Crayfish recovery plan more important than ever after population disaster". The Advocate. Fairfax Regional Media. Retrieved 10 August 2016.


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Below are the 20 most recent journal entries recorded in
Gregory G. H. Rihn's LiveJournal:
As opposed to the "problem with Trump," which is a separate set of issues--. Donald Trump's problem is that he is spoiled. He is a big, spoiled, brat. He is used to, with some justice, feeling invulnerable. For decades, he has been an absolute boss, with no one to supervise or gainsay him. His years of "reality" TV have gotten him used to the idea that the more outrageous you are, the better, and the more applause you get. Such filters as he has have totally corroded, to the point that he blurts out any half-formed phase that makes its way to his speech centers. He is, as George Orwell describes, a "double-plus good duckspeaker." In 1984, Part 1, Chapter 5, page 46-47 he says:
'...Winston turned a little sideways in his chair to drink his mug of coffee. At the table on his left the man with the strident voice was still talking remorselessly away....He held some important post in the FICTION DEPARTMENT....It was just a noise, a quack-quack-quacking....Every word of it was pure orthodoxy, pure Ingsoc....Winston had a curious feeling that this was not a real human being but some kind of dummy. It was not the man's brain that was speaking, it was his larynx. The stuff that was coming out of him consisted of words, but it was not speech in the true sense: it was noise uttered in unconsciousness, like the quacking of a duck.
Syme had fallen silent for a moment, and with the handle of his spoon was tracing patterns in the puddle of stew. The voice from the other table quacked rapidly on, easily audible in spite of the surrounding din.
"There is a word in Newspeak" said Syme, "I don't know whether you know it: duckspeak, to quack like a duck. It is one of those interesting words that have two contradictory meanings. Applied to an opponent, it is abuse: applied to someone you agree with, it is praise."'
We went to the Milwaukee Art Museum Saturday, August 6th to see the current shows.
In particular, we went to see "From Rembrandt to Parmigiano: Old Masters from Private Collections." As it is described, the paintings and drawings in this exhibition are on loan from private owners, and not normally on public display. The exhibit consists of fifty-one paintings and drawings lent by a number of collectors in the Upper Midwest, lead by local philanthropist Alfred Bader, who has just donated two additional significant pieces of 17th Century art to the Museum.
Of particular interest were the first two rooms, which concerned "history painting," a major genre of the 16-1700's, which includes the depiction of Biblical and mythological scenes as well as purely historical. These included works by one of Rembrandt's teachers, Pieter Lastman; van Rijn himself; and van Rijn's studio-mate and colleague, Jan Lievens. There were also some interesting examples of paintings "attributed to" Rembrandt, or assigned to the "circle of Rembrandt," which means probably painted by one of Rembrandt's assistants/students.
The exhibit very interestingly shows the evolution of new painting styles that evolved during this period, including the still-life, landscape painting, and portraiture. Interestingly, the Protestant Reformation may have had a very significant effect on the world of art. Since Dutch Protestant painters no longer had the Catholic Church to rely on as patron, they had to find subjects that would appeal to new potential customers, mainly the moneyed burghers of the Netherlands.
The later period rooms, which include more Italian artists, also show evolution of styles, such as the deliberate distortion of figure proportion used by Parmigiano in some of his paintings, and other departures from naturalistic depiction, such as the very marked chiaroscuro used in the Mannerist style.
This was a fascinating exhibit, and we were very glad to have seen it.
The other exhibition we particularly went to see was "Corot, Daubigny, Millet: Visions of France," which consisted of a collection of forty-one prints from the museum's collection. These were done in an early sort of photo-etching technique called cliché-verre, or "glass negative." In this technique, a glass plate was coated with ink, and then the ink removed to create an image. The plate was then placed on photographic paper and exposed to make a contact print. This was a very quick and simple printing process, and some artists used it as a sketching medium or to preserve quick drawings.
This exhibit is taken from a collected set of prints by the artists Jean-Baptist Camille Corot, Charles-Francois Daubigny, and Jean-Francois Millet, all members of the "Barbizon School", which preferred naturalism over romanticized subjects. The set, collected by art dealer Maurice Le Garrec in 1921, consists of rural scenes of France. The very simplicity of the medium brings the personal approaches of the artists into sharp contrast. Although all were famed landscape artists capable of very finely finished works, Corot's prints are extremely sketchy, as though making memoranda for later. On the other hand, Daubigny's prints are much more finished works, good enough looking to be displayed like woodcuts or etchings.
The big exhibit going on at the Museum currently is "American Epics: Thomas Hart Benton and Hollywood." Benton was a 20th Century American painter and muralist associated with the Regionalist movement. The exhibit focuses on his visit to Hollywood in 1938, in which he was commissioned to create a series of paintings about the movie industry. Given broad access, he drew many sketches, some of which were eventually amplified into full-sized paintings. Many of the sketches and intermediate treatments are on display, as well as paintings from the series. The exhibit also includes a number of paintings from a series dealing with the early American Indian Wars, and other subjects.
Benton's paintings are big, bold, and dynamic, with sharp contrasts of dark and light (rather like a modern version of the Mannerist paintings we had seen upstairs). The figures all tend to have heroic proportions, in a fashion I associate with WPA murals or Communist Propaganda, but without the typical sharp-edged drafting. Benton's figures tend to be very blobby, for lack of a better term. His tempera painting is two-dimensional with large areas of flat color, which gives the impression that the figures were molded out of clay and then squashed onto the canvas with a rolling pin.
Historically, Benton did some very significant pieces, among them The Year of Peril, begun in 1941, which warned of the dangers of Fascism and Nazism with nightmarish images which both harked back to the propaganda posters of World War I, and pointed the way for those that would come in World War II. However, Georgie and I both agreed that Mr. Benton's artwork was not to our taste, however significant.
After looking at the exhibits, we had lunch at the Café Calatrava, the small restaurant in the Museum. Informal, it is located on the lower level of the Calatrava Wing, and has an unrestricted view of the lake. The menu is not large, but offered a good range of choices. I had the Roasted Hanger Steak, accompanied by a salad of Romanesco, arugula, and parmigiano, with an aged balsamic dressing, that was very good. Georgie had whitefish, which was also very nice. Service was fast and friendly. We would definitely eat there again.
Saturday the 16th was the final day of the Madison Early Music Festival, and a day for two big concerts by the participants. That morning, we got breakfast at a restaurant called "Manna," located in a small strip shopping center on Madison's north east. Everything we had was excellent. My scrambled eggs were light, creamy textured, and very tasty. Georgie had the house specialty, oatmeal pancakes, which she pronounced delicious and filling. She also bought some samples of their other baked goods for later, which were very good also.
In the afternoon, we were treated to performances by the "Advanced Loud Band," and the "Early Opera" workshop.
The phrase "Loud Band" refers to an ensemble containing wind instruments, specifically shawms (oboe/English horn ancestors); sackbuts (early trombones); and dulcians, which are a family of bassoon-like instruments. "The London Waites," as the group called itself, played an entertaining selection of music from Shakespearean England.
Early Opera Workshop, "The Fairy Queen,"
The Early Opera Workshop put on a condensed version of Henry Purcell's masque, "The Fairy Queene." This is always one of the more challenging sessions, since the participants, in addition to learning the music, have to stage the opera including blocking, and finding (referential) costuming, and minimal props. This was a very entertaining performance. All the singing was excellent, and dancing and acting enthusiastic and more than adequate.
We were keeping dining simple this weekend, and got dinner at Potbelly Deli on State Street. A very basic but pleasant hot sandwich shop that we again have found reliable. They use good ingredients and have a nice variety of drink options.
The evening's Pre-concert lecture, was by Prof. Emeritus John Barker, and entitled "Elizabeth I as a Politician". This was a very enlightening and entertaining talk, which brought out the fact that "Good Queen Bess" was not in fact popular with many of her subjects, and relied upon a variety of stratagems in order to keep her throne.
Saturday evening, was the All-Festival Concert, which was quite spectacular. The concert theme was "A Day in the Life of Shakespeare's London," and began with Holborne's "The Night Watch," and a choral piece by Orlando Gibbons called "The Cries of London," which is based on the sales calls of the various merchants and mongers of the city in that time. This was quite a revelation, the piece was wonderfully complex, very modern in sound, and exciting to listen to.
The concert was very well put together, with some deep scholarship put into assembling the music and the readings, with some very obscure but appropriate readings chosen, such as a speech about the Queen at her prayers from Henry VIII, and Lorenzo wooing Jessica, from The Merchant of Venice.
Listening and watching this concert made me realize how amazingly much work had gotten done in eight days. Just putting together this concert, which consisted of twenty-four musical pieces and ten readings, in that time would have been a major work by itself. Then, when you consider that in addition, the Loud Band played twelve pieces in its concert, there were twenty-four numbers in The Fairy Queen, and twenty-nine pieces in the Participant's concert, a huge amount of music was taught and learned. Out of all that, there were only three or four false starts, which I consider truly remarkable.
All praise to the Madison Early Music Festival staff, faculty, and participants. Well done, all around!
The Friday public program of the Madison Early Music Festival began with the "Participant Concert."
The Festival is an intensive workshop for those interested in learning and performing early music, and the Participant Concert exhibits what has been learned in the week of the Festival, with more than twenty classes having prepared one or more pieces for the concert.
Memorable moments of the concert included the "Wake-up Bagpipes" playing Shepherd's Hay, a Scottish air, and Ungaresca, a 16th century Italian tune.
"The Knot Untied," a string group, played the "In Nomine," by Pickforth, which was a unique piece of music. The lowest line, for violoncello, is played entirely in whole notes (four beats); the next higher (violas) are dotted half notes (three beats) and half notes (two beats); the violin lines are dotted quarter notes (beat and a half) and the "melody" line quarter notes. The overall effect was to be like the gearing of a clock, and the intricacies of its working were quite fascinating.
A trio of faculty members, Taya Konig-Tarasevich, Baroque flute; Charles Weaver, lute; Robert Eisenstein, bass viol, gave us two pieces, "Chaconne, Two in one upon a ground", by Henry Purcell; and Sonata in G, by William Croft.
"Balanced, not Blended" presented some humorous rounds, again by Purcell. The audience particularly liked "T'is women makes us love/ T'is love that makes us sad/ T'is sadness makes us drink/ T'is drink that makes us mad!" (Each group chose its own name, some more creatively than others. This vocal group's name reminds us that in music of this period, harmony was not common, but counterpoint was more common.)
Bard Notes presented songs referenced in Shakespeare. "Blacke Spirites and White," was preceded by a reading of the famous witches "double, double, toil and trouble," scene, complete with "cauldron," a Weber barbecue grill overflowing with fumes of dry ice.
Gentle Ladies' Ballad Society and Tea Club, gave us a gently bawdy song, "My Thing is My Own," from the book "Wit and Mirth, or Pills to Purge Melancholy," which was very funny, and ended the concert on a definite "up" note.
We drove out to our hotel to check in for the evening, and got dinner at Ella's Deli on the way back. Ella's is always reliable, although far from haute cuisine. We've been going there on and off for more than thirty years and never had a bad thing. The Fairfield Inn, where we stayed last Saturday night as well, was clean, reasonably comfortable, and reasonably priced, especially compared with hotels downtown. Being out by the freeway past East Towne wasn't terribly convenient, but not too bad.
The evening concert, "Sonnets 400," was preceded by a lecture by Prof. Joshua Callahan, "Repackaging Shakespeare's Sonnets," which gave us an interesting piece of publishing history. The original 1609 edition of the Sonnets, published during Shakespeare's lifetime, was a commercial flop and was quickly out of print. However, in 1640, a London publisher, John Benson, "repackaged" the sonnets as part of a volume titled Shakespeare's Poems. This combined most, but not all of the Sonnets along with others of the Bard's poems, plus works by other authors blithely gathered in. Benson changed the order in which the sonnets appeared, removed the numbering, added titles, and grouped two or more into single units of verse. Benson's rough handling proved popular, however, and remained the definitive edition of the Sonnets until well into the 19th Century. Professor Callahan made the interesting argument that reuse of a resource, which he called "conservation," can be as good for it in the long run as trying to maintain it in a pristine state ("preservation").
The performance itself consisted of forty of the sonnets read by veteran actor Michael Herrold , with contemporary music between each set of three or four. The musical ensemble consisted of three members of the faculty, Grant Herreid, lute and cittern; Charles Weaver, lute and bandora; and Priscilla Herreid, recorder. They played dance music by Anthony Holborne, from Pavans, Galliards, Almains, and other short Aiers (1599), including such pieces as "Paridizio," "Last Will and Testament," "The Funerals," and "The Fairie Round."
Mr. Herrold read well, with good intonation, expression, and enunciation, but not overdramatizing. This was a very interesting and well-presented program which we enjoyed.
On Wednesday evening, July 6th, we went to see The BFG, the new movie adapted from the book by Roald Dahl. We enjoyed it very much.
Set in 1980's Britain, orphan Sophie (Ruby Barnhill), lives an insomniac existence at an unlikely Dickensian orphanage on a back street. When she breaks her own rules about noised in the night ("Don't get out of bed, don't go to the window, don't look behind the curtain,") she sees The BFG (Mark Rylance) going about his business of distributing dreams. He sees her seeing him, and steals her away with him so that she can't tell what she has seen.
Initially outraged at her kidnapping, she attempts escape, but finds that BFG's cave is in the middle of Giant Country, which is the home of nine other much less civilized giants, all of whom are man-eaters and at least three times BFG's size. Eventually, she learns that BFG (Big, Friendly Giant, as he wishes to be called) is tender-hearted, and, even on short acquaintance, cares for her more than the orphanage keepers. He shows her the marvelous Dream Country, where he gets the makings for the dreams that he puts out to those that need them.
When she has a close call with the other giants, who have names like Fleshlumpeater (Jemaine Clement) and Bloodbottler (Bill Hader), BFG decides that Sophie has to go back to the orphanage. However, this won't do for Sophie, who has realized that the other giants are a deadly threat to other children. Together, they come up with an audacious plan that involves going to London to see the Queen.
We would disagree with the critics who say that The BFG is somehow lacking. Indeed, The BFG does not have the transgressive or satirical edge that shows up in adaptations of others of his works, such as Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, James and the Giant Peach, The Witches, or the explicitly anti-authoritarian Matilda. Instead, The BFG is a more pure children's story, and is charming, sweet, and sentimental. It is also magical, beautiful, and tells a solid story of empowerment without doing harm.
It is also wonderfully funny, especially in the sequence of BFG's visit to Buckingham Palace and breakfast with the Queen. Penelope Wilton ("Isobel Crawley" from Downton Abbey) plays the Queen wonderfully. She's open to new things, but never at a loss and always in control. Her place staff, lead by lady in waiting Mary (Rebecca Hall) and First Footman Mr. Tibbs (Rafe Spall), show us how the truly professional do it, when confronted with the requirement to provide breakfast for a thirty-foot tall unexpected guest. That the scene is also the set-up for perhaps the most elaborate "fart joke" in movie history is just lagniappe.
We became aware of distinguished actor Mark Rylance watching him play Henry the Eighth's 'fixer' Thomas Cromwell in the television adaptation of Wolf Hall, and were most impressed by the subtlety and depth of his acting skills. His basic solemn expression is perfect for the giant, and his ability to portray wonder, awe, fear, and anger with fine nuance does everything that is needed to convey the Giant's character, when combined with the marvelous voice characterization. Rylance's skills provide an excellent setting for Ms. Barnhill's Sophie, who is a very naturalistic yet forceful young girl. The BFG is a fine, fine piece of fantasy cinema, and should be seen by all who still have a sense of wonder.


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Super 16: LCS Star RB Simmons Setting Lofty Goals
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For Lakeland Christian tailback T.J. Simmons, this season has been a long time coming.
It will be the UCLA commit's fourth year on the varsity team after missing his entire sophomore season with a torn ACL. As a senior, it will be his final chance to help lead the Vikings to the playoffs for the first time in school history.
And it's exactly the kind of pressure Simmons welcomes.
"It's just one of those things that you kind of want," he said. "Obviously it's not all about football at the end of the day, but at the same time we really want to go to the playoffs this year — it's our last year here — and we really hope that it can happen."
Simmons rushed for 1,257 yards and 12 touchdowns to help lead Lakeland Christian to a 7-3 record last season. But after opening the year with six straight victories, the Vikings dropped three of their final four games to fall out of the playoff race.
After a successful comeback last season, Simmons has gotten past the mental hurdle that came with his 2012 knee injury. Confident and comfortable, he has his eyes set on a big individual finale, too.
"I've definitely grown comfortable, obviously since last year, being able to run off of it and bust for 1,000 yards and do great numbers and everything," he said. "This year, I feel even more comfortable and I'm planning on going for 2,000 and leading my team to the playoffs."
Vikings coach Wayne Peace said Simmons will be an "absolute bull" this season and will be a much more physical version of last year's Polk Preps first team All-County selection
"T.J. has truly been an amazing story," Peace said. "Obviously, he had a big ninth grade year; colleges didn't have a clue who he was. Tears his ACL, misses his whole sophomore year when really a lot of the big recruiting stuff goes on, and all of a sudden comes back and just blows it away."
Simmons hopes to get on the field early at UCLA in 2015, but in the meantime he hopes to wrap up some unfinished business with Lakeland Christian.
"We definitely have a lot on the table and a lot of people are going to be watching to see what we do," he said. "We definitely just want to make a good impact before we leave."
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The 32-year-old Phillips, an Olympian, is the daughter of Princess Anne and Capt. Mark Phillips. The child will be Anne's third grandchild, as her son, Peter Phillips, has two daughters.
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If I told you, told you, told you
You were wrong
You get mad and say leave me alone
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To let you see
The women you love, is in love with me
And she's so tired of being left alone
I know we're friends
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That's when friendship ends
That's when friendship ends
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Thought it would be this way
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When you were gone
Long gone such a long time
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Gonna make score
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China`s global image improves: Poll
Beijing: China`s image, which was dented to
some extent following Lhasa riots, has witnessed an
improvement globally, according to a new poll.
Of the 27 countries polled on China under a BBC-sponsored
survey, 41 per cent viewed the nation as having a positive
influence on the world, two points up from the previous year,
while 38 per cent held a negative view, two points down.
A total of 29,000 adults were polled as part of the
Analysts are confident that China`s image will continue
to rise, thanks to the key role the country has played in
helping to pull the world out of economic recession.
In last year`s findings, negative opinions outnumbered
the positive for the first time since the first results were
released in 2005. Lhasa riots and some other incidents had
dented the image of the country to some extent.
In the first fours years, China`s image was relatively
positive, at around 45 per cent, China Daily said.
The survey was conducted by GlobeScan, a
Toronto-based international opinion research consultancy,
together with the Programme on International Policy Attitudes
at the University of Maryland.
Gong Li, an international strategy studies scholar, said
that China`s increasingly important role in global development
and peace "will be recognised by people around the world".
China has sent the largest number of peacekeeping
forces overseas among the five permanent members of the UN
Security Council, Gong said.
Besides, the country`s commitment to reducing carbon
emissions has been well received globally, he said.
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SAN CLEMENTE The Orange County coroner's office has identified the man who was struck and killed by an Amtrak train Monday afternoon.
Dan Tavarez, 59, of San Clemente was pronounced dead at the scene shortly before 4:30 p.m. by sheriff's deputies, authorities said Tuesday.
Witnesses told sheriff's officials that Tavarez walked onto the tracks near Camino Capistrano and El Camino Real before being struck by the southbound train, said Lt. Joe Balicki of the Orange County Sheriff's Department.
The crash forced railway officials to close down the tracks for Amtrak and Metrolink traffic as investigators went over the scene, stranding some riders for hours. Several Orange County Transportation Authority buses were used to take Metrolink riders between Laguna Niguel and Oceanside stations.
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WEST WHITELAND TWP., Pa. — A heroin addict allegedly tried to strangle a kitten, slammed its face into the pavement and drugged it with heroin before spray-painting SLAM IT YOU PU$$Y on a roadway in West Whiteland Township, the Chester County District Attorney's Office said.
About 4:40 a.m. Sunday, a township officer on patrol along Dunwoody Drive near Phoenixville Pike saw James Myers' car parked in the middle of the roadway with his driver's door open and a black kitten just outside the vehicle, prosecutors said.
When the officer approached the car, he saw that the kitten had a rope tied tightly around its neck, was bleeding from the face and had several of its teeth knocked out, police said. The cop also noted the offensive spray-painting on the roadway, according to court documents.
During a search of Myers' vehicle, police said, they found 22 bags of heroin, hundreds of used heroin bags and 46 hypodermic needles.
The kitten was taken to Hope Veterinary Specialists in Malvern, where a vet determined that the cat had been given heroin. The veterinarian gave the cat Narcan, typically given to humans to counteract a heroin overdose, and the animal recovered, police said.
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It remains to be seen if there is any hope for Myers.
Shields said Hope was purring within 24 hours of his visit and is no longer on intravenous fluids.
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"That was a lot to go through for the poor little guy," she said. "But looking at him now, he looks like a normal kitten."
Myers, 24, of Mary Jane Lane near Anderson Avenue in West Chester, was charged with drug possession, animal cruelty and related offenses.
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SoVaNow.com / June 26, 2014Three residents of Memorial Drive in Riverdale questioned highway administrators on Monday evening about why work was not completed on their roadway to bring it into state maintenance.
Clarine Hill-Collins, who lives on the road along with Jeffrey Jackson and Victoria Jackson, all pointed out that a portion of the road from its intersection with US Route 501 to Springdale Drive, had been earlier approved for upgrades.
Part of the work has been done, but never completed, the residents pointed out. After being told by VDOT's Jay Craddock that some utility poles had to be moved and more right-of-way on either side of the roadway acquired, the speakers said local property owners are willing to donate the needed land to complete the paving.
Supervisors asked VDOT officials to investigate the problem and let them know what needs to be done to resolve the issue.
Also during the public hearing on the county's Secondary Road Six-Year Plan, Sandra Tucker, who lives on White Oak Trail, said her road is on the county's priority list, but not yet on the Six-Year Plan.
"It's time for an update," Tucker said, noting that three families live on the road that is also traveled by school buses.
"We want to know how to get this (seven-tenth mile) 915 road paved," she said. Supervisors approved a plan which has money this year for only two road projects — $34,186 for paving of Buckskin Trail and $56,964 for surface treatment of Peaks Trail.
Another $20,000 is approved for countywide traffic services and $6,091 for rural additions.
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Asylum seekers brought to the Australian mainland will seek compensation after being detained at sea for three weeks.
The 157 asylum seekers, including 50 children, who were detained on a Customs ship, are now at the Curtin detention centre in Western Australia after being flown from Cocos Island on Sunday.
In a directions hearing on Monday, Justice Kenneth Hayne allowed lawyers for the asylum seekers to adjust their statement of claim to one of false imprisonment, with an application for compensation.
A High Court hearing to determine if the government had the power to intercept their boat and transport them somewhere other than Australia will now not be scheduled for next week.
Human rights lawyer and spokesman for the asylum seekers' legal team Hugh de Kretser said the case would still proceed, but on a more normal timeline.
''The main case which tests the legality of the government's actions - whether it was legal or not to take these asylum seekers away from Australia, detain them at sea for a month - remains,'' de Kretser told reporters outside court.
He said the case was now about two things: was it illegal for the government to take people away from Australia and detain them for a month at sea and if so, should the asylum seekers receive compensation for that.
De Kretser said it was too early to say how much asylum seekers would be seeking.
It also emerged on Monday that 50 of the 157 asylum seekers are children.
The group's boat was intercepted 27km from Christmas Island on July 7.
Now on Cocos Islands, the asylum seekers will be interviewed by Indian consular officials to determine their nationalities.
India has agreed to take back any of its citizens who might be on board, and will consider taking back Indian residents who may be Sri Lankan citizens, Indian High Commissioner to Australia Biren Nanda said.
Immigration Minister Scott Morrison told Australian Broadcasting Corp. the asylum seekers did not risk persecution in India.
He described their passage to Australia as ''an economic migration seeking to illegally enter Australia.''
He would not say what would happen to asylum seekers who were rejected by India, but insists none will be resettled in Australia.
Sending them to detention camps in the Pacific island nations of Papua New Guinea and Nauru were options.
''There are a very large number of people on this ship that had been resident in India for a very long time,'' Morrison told ABC.
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