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2009 At-Sea Marbled Murrelet Population Monitoring: Research Progress Report
Wildlife Research and Management - Wildlife Research
Date Published: March 2010
Number of Pages: 21
Author(s): Scott F. Pearson, Martin G. Raphael, Monique M. Lance and Thomas D. Bloxton, Jr.
ABSTRACT:In 1992, The marbled murrelet (Brachyramphus marmoratus) was listed as a Threatened species by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in California, Oregon and Washington under the Endangered Species Act and as Threatened by Washington State. A federal recovery plan was published in 1997 that outlined recovery strategies including developing and conducting standardized at-sea surveys. In addition to meeting the requirements of the Endangered Species Act, long-term marbled murrelet monitoring was designed to evaluate the effectiveness of the Northwest Forest Plan (Madsen et al. 1999), which is a large-scale ecosystem management plan for federal lands in the Pacific Northwest.Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, USDA Forest Service Pacific Northwest Research Station, and other state, federal and private researchers have participated in a program to estimate marbled murrelet population size and trends between San Francisco Bay and Washington state since 2000. The information derived from this effort is the only information available to assess population size and trends in this geographic area. This monitoring program uses at-sea line transects within 8 km of the Washington, Oregon, and northern California coastline in the area covered by the Northwest Forest Plan. There are five monitoring zones (Conservation Zones) throughout this range, two of which are located in Washington; Zone 1 includes the Strait of Juan de Fuca, Puget Sound, Hood Canal and the San Juan Islands and is monitored by the U.S.D.A. Forest Service Pacific Northwest Research Station; Zone 2 includes the Washington outer coast and is monitored by Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. Within Zone 1 there are three geographic strata defined by murrelet density and ecological factors: Stratum 1: Strait of Juan de Fuca; Stratum 2: San Juan Islands, Whidbey and Camano islands, Port Townsend, Admiralty Inlet, and most of Hood Canal; and Stratum 3: south Hood Canal and central/south Puget Sound. Within Zone 2 there are two geographic strata based on marbled murrelet density: Stratum 1 (north of Pt. Grenville – high density) and Stratum 2 (south of Pt. Grenville – low density). Each stratum is divided into primary sampling units (PSUs), which are roughly rectangular areas along approximately 20 km of coastline.This report focuses on monitoring results from Conservation Zones 1 and 2 during the 2009 monitoring season. At-sea survey effort began 15 May and ended 31 July. As designed, all PSUs in Zone 1 were visited 2 times. All PSUs in Stratum 1 of Zone 2 were sampled three times. All PSUs in Stratum 2 of Zone 2 were sampled once.The marbled murrelet population estimate for all zones in the Northwest Forest Plan area in 2009 was 17,791 (95% confidence interval 14,631 – 20,952). The population estimate has ranged from 17,354 – 23,673 over the 9 years of monitoring. The population estimate for inland Washington waters for 2009 was 5,623 birds (95% confidence interval = 3,922 – 8,352 birds) with a 7.0% (standard error = 1.8%) annual rate of decline for the 2001-2009 period. The population estimate for the Washington coast for 2009 (Zone 2) was 1,266 birds (95% confidence interval = 751 – 1,881 birds) with no significant decline. For Washington State (Zones 1 and 2 combined), there was a significant decline in murrelet density for the 2001-2009 period (r2 Linear = 0.65, P = 0.009).
Suggested Citation:Pearson, S.F., M.G. Raphael, M.M. Lance, and T. D. Bloxton, Jr. 2010. Washington 2009 at-sea marbled murrelet population monitoring: Research Progress Report. Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, Wildlife Science Division and USDA Forest Service Pacific Northwest Research Station, Olympia, WA.
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Oregon Delivers Innovative, Personalized Travel Planning
- Visitors get Real Time Access to Inspiring Travel Stories and Trip Advice from Oregon Experts-
May 31, 2012, 18:54 ET from Travel Oregon
SALEM, Ore., May 31, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Travelers arranging their summer vacations have a new set of digital tools to make planning an Oregon getaway easier, according to the Oregon Tourism Commission (dba Travel Oregon). Visitors can now access Travel Oregon's new social-enabled website, online help and trip planner and/or enter to win an Oregon adventure.
"Knowing that online travel planning can be overwhelming, we combined the latest technology with an old-school human touch to meet our consumers' evolving needs," said Mo Sherifdeen, Travel Oregon Director of Integrated Marketing and Publishing. "By combining our digital offerings – tourism listings from partners, inspirational stories and videos, suggested itineraries – and adding ratings and blog posts from locals, we made it so travelers can count on personalized, inspirational and informative content to help them during every stage of the trip planning process."
With a goal to be the trusted and authentic resource for exploring Oregon, Travel Oregon developed a digital platform that offers trip inspiration as well as on-the-go information for those already traveling in the state. Features include:
- Curated, collaborative and integrated content: Research shows that website users are looking for inspirational material like videos, story-based narratives and itineraries, as well as trip-planning tools like hotel and restaurant listings. The new TravelOregon.com groups this information, developed in partnership with community experts throughout the state, into user-friendly views based on travelers' interests, whether that's an activity like golf, bird watching or a town such as Bend.
- Tailored advice: In response to consumer demand for genuine personal advice, Travel Oregon incorporated Trip Advisor reviews, added the ability for visitors to rate Oregon places and developed the "Ask Oregon" ambassador program. Volunteer ambassadors are passionate Oregonians who have deep knowledge about relevant destinations and/or niche activities like cycling, family travel and wine. To receive personalized, unbiased recommendations, visitors can easily contact the Ask Oregon ambassadors by tagging questions with #AskOR on Twitter, inquiring on the Travel Oregon Facebook page (Facebook.com/TravelOregon) or posting a question on TravelOregon.com.
- Social media: Travel Oregon continues to integrate its content with popular social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. Visitors can inspire friends, plan trips together and engage with others for travel recommendations. Until June 17, thrill-seeking travelers can log on to Facebook.com/TravelOregon to create their own "Oregon Bucket List," enter to win an Adventurecation in Oregon and see which of their friends' adventurous affinities best matches theirs.
- Responsive design: The new TravelOregon.com displays on any device, so it's easy to read and navigate on the road or at home. Whether it's displayed on a computer, smartphone or tablet screen, the layout evolves to give readers an easy and efficient way to find the content they care about. Location-based information allows visitors to find nearby attractions while on their trip.
- Robust search: Smart search functionality returns options that build on users' interests, helping travelers round out itineraries with ideas they may not have considered in addition to their specific query results. A search on an experience – for example, cycling, fly fishing or wine tasting – results in a combination of stories, blog posts, events, suggested itineraries, outfitters, retail establishments, deals and answers to questions asked by others, all in one place. Additionally, the search bar auto-suggests other terms as the user types, making it easier to explore the vast wealth of material on the site.
"We're using technology and the digital medium to bring the Oregon story to life," noted Sherifdeen.
Travel Oregon works with a team of creative agencies, including Substance, Wieden+Kennedy, MEDIAmerica TenBridges and Sparkloft. Since the launch of its website in 2006, Travel Oregon has won six awards and honors and continues to lead the way in tourism industry web technology.
For a screen flow view of TravelOregon.com and to read more about the creation of the site, go to: http://travel2dot0.com/destinationmarketing/behind-the-making-of-traveloregon-com/
The Oregon Tourism Commission, dba Travel Oregon, works to enhance visitors' experience by providing information, resources and trip planning tools that inspire travel and consistently convey the exceptional quality of Oregon. The commission aims to improve Oregonians' quality of life by strengthening economic impacts of the state's $8.8 billion tourism industry that employs nearly 92,000 Oregonians. www.TravelOregon.com
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IAF Strikes Kill Seven in Gaza; 40 Qassams Fired at Israel
Mother and child said among Gaza fatalities; top PRC man killed; four lightly hurt by rockets in Sderot.
The Israel Air Force killed at least seven Palestinians in the Gaza Strip in three separate air strikes Thursday, as Gaza militants pounded southern Israel with Qassam rocket fire for a third straight day, lightly wounding four people.
Late Thursday, an IAF strike killed at least two Hamas militants and wounded three others, Hamas security sources and Palestinian medical workers said.
The attack came hours after an IAF strike on a car in northern Gaza killed three Palestinians, including two civilians. The IDF confirmed the strike, saying it targeted a group of militants shortly after they fired rockets at Israel.
Palestinian sources said an Islamic Jihad militant was killed along with a mother and child who were riding in a donkey cart next to the militants' car. An additional Islamic Jihad man was critically wounded in the strike.
In the first air strike, Raed Abu el-Foul, a senior militant in the Hamas-allied Popular Resistance Committees, and his wife were killed when a missile fired from the air hit their white sedan in northern Gaza, Dr. Moaiya Hassanain of the Gaza health ministry said.
Two other Palestinians were wounded in the air strike, Palestinian officials said. The Israel Defense Forces confirmed the strike.
The PRC pledged retaliation. "Sooner or later, [we] will, by God, avenge every drop of blood shed, and the response will be equal to the crime," the group said in a statement.
Four Israelis wounded as Qassam rockets continue to rain on Negev
Meanwhile, militants in the Gaza Strip on Thursday fired more than 40 Qassam rockets and two mortar shells at southern Israel, wounding four people.
Two Israelis were lightly hurt on Thursday when a rocket slammed into a Sderot intersection, damaging cars. The injured were both taken to Barzilai Medical Center in Ashkelon for treatment. Five other people were treated for shock.
Later Thursday, two women were lightly wounded in additional rocket strikes on Sderot. One of the woman was hurt when she fell down the stairs while running for cover.
Earlier, a rocket hit the Sapir College campus in Sderot. One woman was treated for shock.
One of the rockets hit the Negev town of Sderot, causing damage to a house but no injuries. Another rocket hit a factory, damaging cars. Five rockets struck in the Sha'ar Hanegev regional council and in open fields the area. A rocket also hit near the Kibbutz Nir Am cafeteria.
According to the IDF, 118 Qassam rockets and 62 mortar shells have been fired at Israel since fighting escalated Tuesday.
Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said Thursday that Israel would continue to fight Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip as long as the rocket fire on southern Israel continued.
The fighting came a day after IAF strikes killed five Palestinians, three of them civilians, and Gaza militants launched close to 50 Qassam rockets at the western Negev.
Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility for part of the barrage, saying it was in response to Wednesday's killing of the group's top West Bank commander during an Israel Defense Forces operation near Jenin.
On Tuesday, at least 19 Palestinians were killed, including 15 militants, in IDF air and ground operations in the coastal territory.
Also Tuesday, at least 10 people were hurt when Palestinian militants launched a barrage of Qassam rockets and mortar shells at Israel in a day of fierce fighting in Gaza.
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Unusual Things You Can Cook on the Grill [Video]
It's fun to cook outdoors whenever possible. Here are a few unique items we bet you've never even considered trying to cook on the grill!
It's fun to cook outdoors whenever possible. Here are a few unique items we bet you've never even considered trying to cook on the grill!
Don't get me wrong, I love BBQ. I eat it a lot. Even so, I'm not sure I'm sold on the idea of making BBQ the "National Dish of America."
The Hannibal Knights of Columbus Council 907 is having a "Backyard BBQ Rib Contest" on Saturday, September 13.
St. Johns Anglican Cathedral is seeking BBQ teams.
It's officially happened. Every single food imaginable can now be cooked on the grill. Have you ever heard of smoked eggs?
Everybody eats. Some of us eat a lot. Too many of us, probably. That might help explain the popularity of food events. Whether it's a chili cook-off, barbecue festival, chicken wing competition or burger blast, there's a good chance that if food is involved, a crowd will follow.
The Knights Of Columbus BBQ continues today (Friday) through Sunday at the K of C grounds on South 36th Street.
There are some things we aren't very good at...make that MANY things. But, when it comes to cows, we in the tri-state area know our stuff. That's why when word broke from the US Forest Service that they needed help with a bunch of frozen cows they discovered in a cabin in Colorado, we knew it was time for us to come to the rescue with a solution. After all, we know cows.


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" Genre: Action & Adventure / Theatrical Release: 1978 / Director: Joe Dante / Actors: Bradford Dillman, Heather Menzies ... / DVD released 21 October, 2002 at MGM Entertainment / Features of the DVD: Dubbed, PAL, Widescreen "
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I watched this movie soon after I saw it on demand last year thinking the trailer looked a little fun so lets see what this has to offer. I wasn't really expecting much because any movie that contains teens, spring break and bikinis can't be that great. Despite me not expecting much I decided to watch it anyway.
Elisabeth Shue as Sheriff Julie Forester
Adam Scott as Novak Radzinsky
Jerry O'Connell as Derrick Jones
Ving Rhames as Deputy Fallon
Jessica Szohr as Kelly Driscoll
Steven R. McQueen as Jake Forester
Dina Meyer as Paula Montellano
Christopher Lloyd as Carl Goodman
Richard Dreyfuss as Matt Boyd
The acting was decent but nothing special. Ones to watch in this movie are Jake's little brother and sister because they are cute and quite funny eventhough they have small roles.
Spring Break is here and Jake is stuck at home babysitting because his mother is a police officer that has to go out and watch the spring break party at the beach. Derrick is filming a porno and asks Jake to show him around all the best places near the lake that would be good to shoot. Jake then bribes his little brother and sister to stay home alone so he can go out. They end up going out fishing unsupervised whilst Jake goes out. Later whilst on a boat he spots his younger siblings near the lake when they are suppose to be inside the house.
Elsewhere on the beach spring break turns into a blood bath of hot bodies. Once a marine biologist realizes what is going on in the water it turns into a battle of survival for all the spring breakers on the beach or near the lake.
One thing I must first of all say about the plot of this movie is that it was very weak and they clearly focused more of finding the hottest people ever than actually thinking about having substance to the plot. The only thing that kept me watching this movie was that I was bored and had nothing interesting else to really do. Other than that it was utter rubbish.
When I watched this I had no idea that this was a remake and as soon as I found out I quickly watched the old version. After watching the old version I wandered to myself could the version I am her reviewing even be considered a remake because the old one had much more depth and a story behind these piranha's getting into the water.
Despite the plot being very weak I can't fault the casting because being a late teen/young adult sort of film they got all the essential characters needed to keep that audience laughing and able to relate to certain scenarios that happened.
There was one point in the film where a mean sort of character was eaten up by a Piranha and demanding for help like he was gods gift or something. My instant reaction was you deserve it. Not to be mean but I know people that are the same and could just imagine them acting the same way. That was one thing that was good about the movie that I could relate to certain situations which was one of the few things I liked.
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In my opinion I thought that the Piranha looked rather unreal and they looked quite over thought out to a point where I was starting to think I was in a computer game rather than a movie. Although the Piranhas looked rather fake one thing I did like was that all the blood and gore in the film is very graphic and almost realistic so it made me squirm a few times which is what you want when watching this sort of movie.
There were a few jokes in the movie and a few moments were I thought ewww because of the graphic parts but still nothing to make me suggest you to be in a hurry to watch the film. I think the plot never really takes of and seems flat throughout. Nevertheless the movie is available to buy on Amazon new and used from £2.49 wouldn't get in a hurry to get in though
Title: Piranha 3D
Director: Alexandre Aja
Starring: Elisabeth Shue, Adam Scott, Jerry O'Connell, Ving Rhames, Christopher Lloyd, Richard Dreyfuss
Released: 2010
Running: 90 minutes
Every year the population of sleepy Lake Victoria explodes from 5,000 to 50,000 for Spring Break; a riot of sun and drunken fun. But this year, there's something more to worry about than hangovers and complaints from local old timers; a new type of terror is about to be cut loose on Lake Victoria. A sudden underwater tremor sets free scores of prehistoric man-eating fish, a million ravenous flesh eating monsters, unchanged since the dawn of time. Unstoppable killing machines acting blindly under one primeval impulse: to hunt down anything that moves and strip it to the raw, bleeding bone. An unlikely group of strangers must band together to stop themselves from becoming fish food for the area's new razor-toothed residents.
Produced for the relatively small budget of $24M the film went on to gross almost $80M at the box office which is extremely profitable for an albeit slightly pointless remake. Piranha 3D is actually the second time that the original 1978 film Piranha has been remade.
What's more is the lack of a big name star and the resultant, slightly underwhelming cast, headed by the relatively unknown Adam Scott, the under-used Kelly Brook (more 3D boobs please!). Elizabeth Shue and Ving Rhames don't get much screen time either, which is a shame as they could have brought more to the film than the other actors. In the plus column however there are a couple of nice tongue-in-cheek cameos by Richard Dreyfuss and Christopher Lloyd.
The direction by Alexandre Aja is certainly capable and the production values are decent. But it's Josh Stolberg and Pete Goldfinger's script that really fails to conjure up any real excitement.
Of course the biggest selling point of the film is that it is in 3D, but for me at least this is also its biggest problem. I don't know what it looked like in the cinema with the proper 3D glasses - I imagine it was OK - but at home with the cardboard blue and red glasses it looked bloody awful - and bloody good in a horror way either - just terrible. Even in Blu-ray the 3D version lacks colour or clarity, sharpness and definition.
Thankfully then the 2D version is a massive improvement with a sharp image and lots of bright colours, this is certainly my recommended version of the film.
Overall then Piranha 3D is a mixed bag of good and bad elements. But if you enjoy a horror monster movie you could certainly do a lot worse than to give this one a go.
Possibly Roger Corman's most famous, or at least most loved movie, Piranha was an early directorial job of a man named Joe Dante, who would later earn fame with excellent movies such as Gremlins and Matinee, often infusing horror and comedy seamlessly, creating very entertaining films that could be watched under any mood.
When Jaws hit cinemas in 1975, a huge impact was made on cinema, and naturally numerous remakes about nature run amok followed, hoping to cash in on the success of Steven Spielberg's tale of a giant shark. Surprisingly, it took Corman, king of the rip-offs, until 1978 before his company, New World, would release their 'Jaws homage'. Joe Dante cut his teeth editing trailers for Corman's movies, and ol' Rog decided to let him take the reins of this film, which was written by John Sayles, who also penned Dante's The Howling, as well as the excellent nature-gone-wild flick Alligator.
The film opens as two teens backpacking in an American mountain area, where they stumble accross an 'andonned' military test sight, where they decide to sneak around for a bit. The pair are keen swimmers, so decide to take a dip in what appears to be a swimming pool in the facility. Shortly after the boy complains about something biting him, there is very little left of the pair of them.
Not long afterwards, we meet Paul Grogan(Bradford Dillman), an alcoholic who lives with his daughter Suzy(Shannon Collins) along the same river. Suzie is away at summer camp at the local lake, and Paul is spending the summer basically drinking his life away. His only buddy is the next man down the river, an old fisherman named Jack(Keenan Wynn), who spends his life fishing with his dog Brandy.
Pauls' drinking is disturbed when a skip-tracer from the city shows up to find the two missing teens. Maggie(Heather Menzies) initially has trouble convincing Paul to help, but he agrees to take her to the Military base, because he figures it's the only place the pair of them could be.
When they reach the site, they find a murky pool, with the girl's locket lying next to the water. Entering the lab area to try and drain the pool, the pair discover that some form of experiments have been performed upon marine life, and various mutant creatures are contained in the lab. When they try to drain the pool, a crazy man attacks them, but they manage to knock him out, before draining the pool and finding a skeleton.
They take the man back to Grogan's house, and decide to take him into town to the cops. Grogan doesn't have a car, so they have to take a raft downstream, and it's on this journey that the loon, who introduces himself as Dr.Hoke(Kevin McCarthy), and reveals that he was a Government backed scientist, called to create a form of biological weapon to unleash into the river systems of Vietnam. When the war ended, so did his funding, but he carried on his work in private, and his most successful experiment, a mutant strain of Piranha capable of living in cold water, were in the pool which the pair of them drained into the river. It isn't long before the gang are finding corpses along the river, and it isn't long before Dr.Hoke is one of them, after dying saving a young boy stranded on an upturned kayak with the Piranha gnawing away at it.
When safely on land, Grogan and Maggie call in the army in time to stop the local dam letting water, containing piranha, into the lake where not only the summer camp is held, but also where a new resort, ran by crooked businessman Buck Gardner(Dick Miller) is due for it's grand opening.
The army forces, lead by Colonel Waxman(Bruce Gordon) and Dr.Hoke's former partner Dr.Mengers(Barbara Steele), arrive and decide to flood the area of the dam the piranha are contained in with a deadly chemical. They order Grogan and Maggie not to speak a word of it to anyone, and have them arrested in case they cause further problems. You see, Grogan points out that it would be possible for the Piranha to take a small stream to the lake, a stream which bypasses the dam, and would grant them access to all of America's waterways, and even the sea. Mengers claims this is impossible, due to the fact Piranha aren't that smart, even genetically engineered ones.
Naturally, it turns out that they are, and it isn't long before Grogan and Maggie have to bust out of jail, because there are hordes of mutant piranha heading for a summer camp, a lake resort, and possibly out into the open sea...
Yeah, it's basically the plot of Jaws only with the added bonus of 'evil experiments' going on. To be honest, Piranha's problem is that it starts out looking like an interesting and cool Jaws clone, but ends up being nothing more than a pretty standard Jaws clone. In the lab, we see all kinds of cool mutant creatures, and a really nifty little stop motion lizard-shark creature that's briefly seen. The whole looming Government conspiracy angle is one that could have elevated the movie to really cool status, but sadly it only ever teeters on the brink of realising this promise, and instead, by the end of the movie it's no more than your standard Jaws wannabe, only with less visible monsters doing the munching, no-name characters getting munched and nothing creative at all going on.
The film does contain some typically nice Dante/Sayles touches, nodding at the film's roots, where they have taken inspiration. Not long into the picture, a character references The Creature from the Black Lagoon, and shortly afterwards. Menzies' character is seen playing a Jaws arcade game, but its the cool stuff like this that happens early on in the movie. By the finale, the film is less 'inspired by' and more 'trying to be' Jaws.
In fairness to the picture, the budget was pretty tight, so a lot of corners were probably cut, and it does feature a rare scene where children actually get killed by the beasts. Much is made of the film being a 'horror-comedy', but to be honest, it's almost universally played serious, with only a few hints of humour, something that I think is consistant with all of Corman's movies, basically to prove he knows he isn't making high art here. It does have it's share of comedic lines (the "their eating the guests" and "fish don't eat people, people eat fish" lines spring to mind), but it isn't exactly laugh-a-minute stuff. It also suffers from some really silly decisions, like shooting in what is blatantly not summer, and the constant changes in the water, which is somethimes clear, and at others a murky mess. While the latter is more imposing, especially when filled with killer fish, it's hard to believe people would swim and bathe in it, and one scene where a girl is lying on a lilo in brown water with weeds all around her is unintentionally(?) hilarious.
With all this said, while it ends up as really no more than a Jaws clone with a good start, Piranha does at least have the good sense to be a pretty decent clone, and still manages to maintain entertainment, because while it's telegraphed pretty early doors as to how the creatures will be killed, it's an easily forgotten detail, that when the character declares their intention to use it, makes you go "oh yeah, that" rather than groaning.
One of the things that does elevate the film above Corman's usual fare, is that the acting is decent. While nobody here, save for 2, are exeptionally talented, they certainly aren't the usual "just pay me and make me famous" cast employed for B-Movies, and all go about their roles with a bit of spirit, which makes it a whole lot easier to like them and enjoy the film.
Thankfully the 2 standouts are positives, and are quite naturally Dick Miller and Kevin McCarthy. Miller will always be, for me, remembered as the nice guy neighbour from Gremlins, here he plays a completely different role, and is still great, and McCarthy is a genre legend, who never disappoints in these mad scientist roles.
If there is one aspect the movie is a downright disappointment in, it's the score, which is a standard and fairly generic Jaws wannabe.
Possibly the most frustrating thing about the film is it's effects, handled by the then teenage Rob Bottin. His Piranha are rarely actually seen, which is a shame, because they actually look pretty good for a 70s low budget flick in what little we do see of them. Well, that's individually, in the scenes of schools of them swimming, the effect, which looks more like cardboard fish-shapes made to look like shadows, is dreadful. Also odd is the bizarre noise the Piranha make. I wasn't aware fish made noises, but it's really quite creepy when they are gnawing away on someone's arm.
At the end of the day, while it's easily the best Jaws rip-off out there, Piranha could have been so much more, and while it manages to always entertain the viewer, I just felt it was missing that extra something to make it really memorable. While I will still recommend the movie, I do feel it's cult classic status is fairly over-exaggerated, and while it's an entertaining low budget nature-strikes-back flick, it does have enough going for it to warrant 3/5 from me. Its a movie much slicker than Corman's usual output, and while not on par with some of Dante's later movies, it's still a pretty fun ride that his fans should check out, to see where he started out. Ironically, the movie's hilariously bad sequel, Piranha II: The Spawning would be the directorial debut of a man you might have heard of. James Cameron I think, he made a couple of decent films, something about a robot from the future with an Austrian accent, but made mega bucks with some flick about a boat that sank.
Director Joe Dante showed some of the potential he would have in later movies with this, his first offering. He of course went on to direct some classics like The Howling, and in Piranha shows some of the tongue-in-cheek humour that would be displayed to better effect in these later more accomplished efforts. That is not to say that Piranha can not stand up on its own merits, because it most certainly can. No, its not the mst brilliant movie in the world and does strangely have few really suspenseful moments, which seems somewhat impossible when you are basically talking about a movie which ought to have rested upon the same ideas as Jaws which was around at the same time. Of course, yes it does end up borrowing a few of Jaw's ideas but never to the same effect. The plot behind Piranha is simple, but effective. Two people go hiking up in the woods and come across a fenced off complex pretty much in the midle of nowhere. It seems deserted and in the courtyard there is a large open air swimming pool. Its a hot day and they go swimming ever to be seen again. Of course, their disappearance sparks alarm, none more from their father who hires a private investigator to find them. She travels up and hooks up with a local man and they both come across the complex, accidentally draining the pool into the adjoining river. Well at least this reveals the bones of the missing pair and ends the mystery of where they went, but it also revelas a far greater threat. They are attacked by a scientist horrified by what they have done and quickly learn that the complex is teh home of a military experiment. They have bred a new type of aprticularly vicious and voracious piranha which they intended to use in the Vietnam war and the pair have unwittingly released them into the natural envirnoment. Worse still is that they are close to a children's summer camp and this is where the piranhas are heading. The chase is on to get to them before it is too late and to somehow re
move the menace from the waters... Piranha is a fun movie, rather than being a brilliant one. There are plenty of the usual exploitation elements - gore, nudity and the rest, but also a fair amount of tongue in cheek humour and the movie sets its stall out early to show us that it does not intend to take itself too seriously. This is a major plus point in its favour, because undoubtably Dante would not have been able to match the other underwater menace movie of the time - Jaws - if he had tried to make a totally serious movie. That is not to say that it doesn't offer a fair number of shocks, or that there are not some suspenseful moments because there most certainly are, but most of the time someone screams, waves their arms around and the water gets tainted red - you know the kind of thing. It does borrow a few ideas from Jaws, including the music which strikes up before an attack, but is let down by the actual piranha attacks being accompanied by a shrill screeching sound which really has no place and doesn't work at all here. The acting is pretty much what you expect from this kind of thing. The lead roles are filled by merely adequate actors and the rest are simple fish food, nothing more nothing less. Scripting is actually quite good for a change, and like I said, there are some funny lines in here as well as the horror content. Oh and for gore fans, there is a fair amount of this too particularly in the closing sequences, so something to look forward to if this is your thing. Overall then, Piranha is a good movie and a fun movie at times whilst not being the most earth-shattering movie experience. Well worth checking out if you like the horror genre and are looking for a new fix, or if it wanders onto the television screens for the umpteeth time.
Piranha was Joe Dantes first attempt at directing a movie and it shows that he had some potential to go on and become a good director. Made in 1978 the year horror was changed by Halloween and Dawn of the Dead it is stil quite a fun film to watch now and again. The film opens with two people who are hiking, they come across a copmex with a fence around it, they see a swimming pool and decide to climb over the fence and go for a swim. Soon after getting in the pool they disappear, people start to notcie that the two are missing and the father of one hires a private investiagor Maggie McKeown (in the shape of Heather Menzies) to try and find them. When looking around the area she finds a local man Paul Grogan (Bradfors Dillman) who decides to help her. They find the complex with the swimming pool and by accident release all the water from it into the local water stream, they find the bones at the bottom of the pool. They go inside the complex and its here they discover that it was a military resting facility where they breeded mutant piranhas for use in the Vietnam War. Soon they enter the complex they are attacked by nutty sceientist Dr. Hoak (Kevin McCarty), he explains what they have done and so they must try and stop the piranhas from attacking the local community and especially the summer camp where Grogans young daughter is staying at. The script is very good and very tongue-in-cheek, written by John Sayles (who helped Dante on 'The Howling') its very simple and easy to follow. There are some suspenceful moments in the film but not that many, usually the piranhas just make a stupid noise and someone dies but its fun. The film is made at a good pace and never gets boring, and its just the right length too, the producer Roger Corman wanted a piranha attack in every reel of the film and so thats what we get. Like with Jaws and the music that signalled the shark was coming, the piranhas have there own noise to let us know they are coming. I
nfact Piranha owes a lot to Jaws, but works by not being a seroius as Jaws, From the beginning, Piranha lets you know that it's not taking itself too seriously and there are some funny moments in the film. The film is quite gorey at parts and the attack on the summer camp near the end is very gory for its time, the nature of the attacks are very cold hearted. One look at the failed attempts at humor/horror that have come along in the past few years will tell you how hard it is to maintain this balance between laughing and screaming, but "Piranha" manages to pull it off.
This is one of my favourite horror films. Basically a mad scientist has these highly dangerous piranhas in a pool in a secluded research centre. One night two teenagers break in and decide to go for a swim, well it pretty obvious what happens to them. The parents of the dead teenagers employ a private investigator to find them, she follows a trail until she comes across the research facility she knows there are some where in there because she finds there clothes. She suspects they may be in the pool, so she drains it, but by doing so she releases the piranhas into the river network. The piranhas make there way upstream, in their wake they leave a trail of bloodshed and destruction. The piranhas make their way towards a gala event that's taking place, hundreds of people are in water swimming, on boats etc. This is the best bit in the film, it's total chaos, people are clambering to reach shore, but most don't make it. Arms and legs are torn off, faces are devoured, and the peaceful lake has turned red from the bloodshed. If you want to know the rest you will have to watch the film, but there is a part 2, so you can probably guess, that the piranhas are not totally killed off.
This is NOT a great movie by any means,but of its kind it is most enjoyable.Anybody who likes humor in their horror movies should definately see the original version as well as the remake of this classic "creature feature" sci-fi/horror movie.The special effects, while rather primitive by contemporary standards, DO work. The plot is well crafted.Some of the scenes are good but not good enough but do NOT expect to see art but do expect a good bit of entertainment.
As a producer, Roger Corman has always loved to make low-budget rip-offs of hit movies, and Piranha is his typically cheeky take on Jaws--and, as so often with Corman, in many ways it's funnier and more entertaining than the original. Directed with gusto by schlock-horror specialist Joe Dante and sharply scripted by John Sayles, it replaces one huge underwater toothy monster with dozens of little ones and ups the body count by a factor of 10 or so. Two hapless teenagers, hiking in a remote mountain region, stumble on a secret US military research lab. They don't last long, but their intrusion leads to the release into the local river system of a huge shoal of super-intelligent piranha, originally specially bred for use in Vietnam. Downstream from the virulent little munchers lie a kiddies' holiday camp and a tacky new waterfront theme park. Lunch time, fellas! Sayles, with his staunch left-wing credentials, slips in some mordant political satire at the expense of the military-industrial complex, and authority figures of any kind come off pretty badly, but the satire never gets in the way of the gleeful black humour. The two leads, Bradford Dillman and Heather Menzies, are fairly pallid, but there are ripe cameos from such cult horror-movie icons as Kevin McCarthy, Dick Miller and Barbara Steele. Pino Donaggio's score impudently borrows aspects of John Williams' famous Jaws theme while never quite infringing copyright. The movie was successful enough to spawn a much-inferior sequel, Piranha II: The Spawning (1982), which marked the inauspicious directing debut of one James Cameron. On the DVD: Piranha on disc comes with just the theatrical trailer as an extra. The transfer is a respectable job, reproducing the original's full-screen ratio. --Philip Kemp


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(by Noah Joseph autosport.com 7-7-10)
Until its demise, A1GP had an intriguing, original formula. (At least once it took its place as a feeder series and not a competitor to Formula One). The idea, for those unfamiliar, was to pit teams representing their home countries against each other in identical F1-style single-seaters on famous race tracks around the world. Unfortunately, like so many things, the execution failed to live up to the idea.
With the series financially supporting each team, the whole proverbial house of cards came tumbling down last year, its creditors (including Ferrari, which had designed and built their new spec racer) seizing the series' assets.
Now it seems that the self-styled "World Cup of Motorsport" may have another chance to see the light of day. A group of investors is reportedly working out a plan to get the cars and other assets out of hock and field them once more. But instead of the original doomed formula, the re-inaugurated series would demand each team secure its own financial backing, while the series organizers would coordinate the races and provide spare parts trackside. An off-season calendar could see the series run 10 races in 2011-12, if the plan comes to fruition.


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Here is a quick video about some reflections during my post partum period. I'm 4.5 weeks post partum. I had an interesting experience with one of my relatives over what should be done with my placenta.
2 thoughts on "Eating Your Own Placenta vs. Eating Another Animal's Kidneys: How Culture Teaches Us What is Normal and What is "Gross""
Have you heard of women ingesting sheep placenta capsules? My understanding is that the nutrients in the sheep's placenta improve the appearance of the skin as well as provide the user with energy and vitality. What are your thoughts?
I am grateful to you for putting this video together. We all as humans have been so brainwashed and live these mis-educated and detrimental lifestyles. So that when someone is doing the right thing we freak b/c its "different" not the "Norm". Yet these unhealthy people are the ones doing "Not the Norm or Healthy" thing and they are ok with that. This is why im on the path im living and I will continue to do what I do.


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The Berry Center is putting Wendell Berry's writings to work by advocating for farmers, land conserving communities, and healthy regional economies.
The Berry Center's vision is grounded in the lives of three men. John M. Berry, Sr., a lawyer and farmer, devoted his life to rural Kentucky and its farmers. His sons, John M. Berry, Jr. and Wendell Berry, followed in his footsteps: John as a farmer and lawyer, and Wendell as a farmer and writer. Following these three farmers' examples, The Berry Center will focus on issues confronting small farming families in Kentucky and around the country. We will encourage and conduct study into where we have been, where we are, and where we are going in the rural landscapes. By collecting and archiving the papers of the Berry family, we will give people the opportunity to study and work to learn from the past in order to shape the future. We will bring into focus issues of land use, farm policy, local food infrastructure, urban education about farming, and farmer education that is lacking in Kentucky and the country as a whole.
Our focus may shift because of need, but it will not move from what we believe to be the central issue of our time: a healthy and sustainable agriculture in this country.


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After years of driving to Rochester or Buffalo for sporting equipment, the Fisher family of Oakfield has opened their own sports store on Main Street in downtown Batavia.
Now Syracuse University football punter Jonathan Fisher said maybe his family's new store will spare people the long drive just so their kid can play a sport.
"Spikes. I had to go out to either Buffalo or Rochester every couple months just to get a new pair, because I blew mine out. Just the pain the pain to go back and forth every couple months, it just wasn't fun. It's nice to have a place around here now that's going to be able to offer sporting equipment for the kids," said Jonathan Fisher.
The phrase small family business really applies to Fisher Sports, everyone who works there is a family member or friend.
Store Manager Andrew Fisher said the current economic situation didn't deter the family from opening up the shop at all.
"I think everybody is nervous about opening anything up right now it doesn't matter what area you're in, It's just a matter of do you need it or don't you need it, and I think we really need it," said Andrew Fisher.
Loaded with Syracuse Orange apparel, as a tribute to Jonathan of course, the store is also filled with a slue of sporting equipment and a place for the ladies to take Zumba.
Andrew said he hopes the store will encourage everyone in the County to take up a sport.
"We're hoping that it builds the sporting in the area up a little bit, because we do have a baseball team, the Muckdogs, and we don't have a true sporting goods store. We have a lot of reps say "You have a Class A team and you don't have a sporting goods store?" so we feel that it's a good fit and we'll be expanding from here," said Andrew Fisher.


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Tension Between Delta Goodrem and Seal on The Voice 2013
Tension Between Delta Goodrem and Seal Apparent on The Voice
They've been the subject of hook-up rumours on this year's series of The Voice, but based on the past few episodes it seems like there's a different kind of tension between coaches Delta Goodrem and Seal. During the talent show's recent Showdown episodes, the two singers haven't seen eye-to-eye when giving feedback on the other's contestants — obviously all the coaches are fiercely protective of the talent on their teams, but Seal and Delta's disagreement over certain contestants, such as Seal's artist Jac Stone, led to some unkind comments that never made the TV edit.
According to the Daily Telegraph, after Jac's rendition of the song "Luka" on the episode that aired on Monday night, the coaches huddled together for their usual post-performance chatter and Delta said she thought Jac had gone a bit overboard with her expressions during the song, to which Seal apparently snapped, "You do that." The comment never made it to air as it's not in the positive spirit of the show.
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The tension was discussed on yesterday's edition of Today, when Karl Stefanovic put his support behind Delta by saying, "I think Delta was 100 percent right and I think Seal has got to get over himself a bit. He's changed this season and I don't like it."
Seal then took to his Twitter account, which he usually leaves in the hands of digital marketing team Sign-Up.to, to post a series of tweets in which he defended his artists, saying that while some of them may still be vulnerable to public attacks and criticism, he is not. Among the tweets, he wrote, "As most of you who follow me will know, I don't usually tweet but this is where twitter comes in handy. This is about to change . . . Am I surprised, not really because like my homeland that's what the media does in this country. Heck, they even attack theirOwn . . . Ausyralia, let's not forget what this show is about.. THE ARTISTS. So attack away. It'll take an army . . . 'EVERYTHING IS AN ILLUSION'." The tweets have since been deleted.
Delta, who copped flack for the way she critiqued contestants last year, has grown a lot this season and has been praised for the way she delivers feedback, which includes a bit more constructive criticism rather than just telling artists they're stars.
The coaches' comments are edited for the Showdown performance episodes as they're pre-recorded, but tonight's verdict is live, and moving forward the show is heading into its live shows phase, where there will definitely be a keen interest on Delta and Seal's relationship.


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In a family of 20, transportation is a challenge not to be taken lightly. But when many of those children need wheelchair-accessible rides, the challenge grows exponentially.
Chuck and Penny Hauer were facing that difficulty as parents to 18 adopted special needs children.
But Thursday, the Hauers were surprised with a gift that they say will change their lives: a handicap-accessible van.
"I'm usually never at a loss for words, but I don't know -- what words do you say? Other than thank you all," said Penny.
Encinitas charity Passion 4 K.I.D.S. – a nonprofit dealing with handicapped, abandoned and abused children – presented the new set wheels to the family.
Founder Linda Van Kessler said she received a call from an anonymous El Cajon donor about three weeks ago, asking what their biggest need was.
When Van Kessler pointed out the Hauer's need, the donor handed over the money to go buy the van.
"This is something that's been a dream of ours for so long to get this for them. It's been such a huge need," said Passion 4 K.I.D.S. founder Linda Van Kessler.
Helping special needs children has become a life mission for the Hauers. They have adopted 44 children in addition to their five biological kids.
"You never think of numbers. They'll call you and say, 'Well we have this little girl, born in India. She has no eyes. What do you think?' Well, you think, 'What can I do for her?' That's pretty much what Chuck and I based all – pretty much all – of our life on is 'Can we give them something?'" said Penny.
But after Chuck retired, money has become tighter with each addition to the family – a big reason this gift will go a long way.
Penny said it will enable them to take multiple kids to doctor visits and other medical errands.
When first presented with the gift, all Penny could initially say was "Angels."


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Album Rating: 5.0fave always changes
Album Rating: 5.0i try not to think bout it too much
Album Rating: 4.5Christian Brothers is my favorite atm
Album Rating: 4.5barely ever jam this compared to his other stuff
Digging: Burger / Ink - Las Vegas
Album Rating: 4.5i used to be the same way but i jam this more than XO now
Album Rating: 4.5idk whenever i wanna elliott i usually jam figure 8
need to give more attention to his other stuff
Album Rating: 5.0yeah they all rule
Album Rating: 4.5Clementine has some marvelous harmonies.
Album Rating: 4.5did this guy really have to die so soon? damn this must have been said thousands of times but I struggle to get over it
Album Rating: 5.0you oughta be proud that he was getting good marksssss
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Album Rating: 4.5best part is he has different stuff for different moods. contrary to popular belief not everything is kill-yourself level depressing
Album Rating: 5.0haha yeah
Album Rating: 4.5this just might be his best album
Album Rating: 4.0nahhhhhh but it has his best song
Album Rating: 4.5you have to listen to at the right time after you've been completely fucked and it becomes your favorite ES
Album Rating: 4.0haha well i listened to either/or after getting completely fucked so thats probably why i appreciate it so hard
Album Rating: 4.5Figure 8 for life
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(NECN) - MBTA general manager Richard Davey says that by early this morning, there were no significant problems on the T.
The snow was causing some minor delays on the Green Line, and bus operators are forced to drive more slowly while the snow and ice increases
There are also shuttles running on some canceled commuter rail roads, and Davey estimates those delays will be around 15-18 minutes for most customers.
You can check on your own personal route by visiting their website, mbta.com.
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Are you up for a cooking challenge?
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This NEW Linky Party is called CRAZY COOKING CHALLENGE and will begin on September 7, 2011. This is a different kind of linky party, and a little more challenging then just a simple ole' link up whatever you'd like linky party. We are out to cook, blog and vote for the ULTIMATE recipes.
September is the first month and we will be featuring MACARONI & CHEESE RECIPES found on someone's blog, in search of the ULTIMATE MACARONI & CHEESE. (sneak peak October will be Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipes)
It's easy to join in, just fill out the form at CRAZY COOKING CHALLENGE. Once your form is received you will be added and will receive an email. There are only a few rules to follow so that we are all working to benefit one another. That makes it fair and causes less problems, but other than that, this is going to be an EXCITING CHALLENGE!
The first challenge is in just 8 days... so if you are entergetic and wish to begin with us in September, fill out the form ASAP and write September, if not you can always join in for October. We post on the 7th of every month.
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Overbay prepared to shop his services
Overbay prepared to shop his services
"It's something I've never gone through. Hopefully, it'll be fun," Overbay said during the Blue Jays' final series of the season. "At the same time, you don't know. I'm not going to be disappointed if I don't get what I want. I don't expect a whole lot, but you never know."
Overbay also does not know if Toronto might be one of the teams calling with an offer. The Blue Jays do not have a clear-cut answer at first base if Overbay hits the open market as expected, but none of the team's internal options are void of question marks.
One certainty is that Overbay wants to see what type of offers might exist through free agency. If it looks like Toronto might take a step backward next season, and the club is only willing to give the first baseman a short-term deal, Overbay is not sure he has a future with the Jays.
"The situation has got to be right," Overbay said. "Obviously, it's not going to be a long-term deal. So, if they take a step back, I just don't see myself coming into that. It's not going to help them and it's not going to help me, because I'm not going to be part of the winning part of it.
"I think the offseason for them is going to be big to see what direction they go in. I think that's going to dictate a lot of it."
During this past season, the Blue Jays gave designated hitter Adam Lind some innings at first base to see how he responded to the position -- one he previously played in college. If Overbay is no longer in the picture, though, general manager Alex Anthopoulos is not sure Lind is a definite fit at first.
"We haven't seen him play the position long enough," Anthopoulos said. "I think he made strides, but at the same time you saw his inexperience as well. I think it was much too small a sample size to make a determination on that."
Other internal possibilities on the big league roster include Jose Bautista, though he brings more value in right field or at third base, and third baseman Edwin Encarnacion. It seems more likely, however, that Anthopoulos will explore the trade market or free agency for a new first baseman for 2011.
Earlier this year, it appeared as though youngster Brett Wallace -- acquired from the A's in a December trade -- was in line to replace Overbay at first base next season. That was before Toronto shipped Wallace to Houston in July in order to land outfield prospect Anthony Gose.
Anthopoulos said it was never a sure thing that Wallace would take over for Overbay.
"A lot was written about Brett at the time about being guaranteed the first base job," Anthopoulos said. "How many young position players come up and don't get sent down and stick? How many can you really count on?"
Anthopoulos added that Overbay's strong finish to 2010 did not necessarily alter the club's future plans for first base, even without a clear answer for the position.
"It's one of those things that we evaluate it," Anthopoulos said. "We certainly have an opening at first base, because Lyle is a free agent. It's definitely a good thing that he improved on his performance and that he played well, but I don't know if it was going to change things a lot one way or the other for us."
|"I think the offseason for [the Blue Jays] is going to be big to see what direction they go in. I think that's going to dictate a lot of it."
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The 33-year-old Overbay finished the season hitting .243 with 20 home runs and 67 RBIs for the Blue Jays, who signed him to a four-year contract in 2006, after his breakout showing for Milwaukee in 2004. Much of Overbay's positive production came over the final four months.
Over his final 105 games, Overbay hit at a .267 clip with a .355 on-base percentage and a .483 slugging percentage, collecting 16 homers, 27 doubles and 48 RBIs over that stretch. That followed a 49-game run in which the veteran first baseman hit just .197/.276/.331 with four homers, 10 doubles and 19 RBIs.
During that early slump, many Blue Jays fans vented their frustrations with Overbay at home, lashing out with vicious chants and comments that wore on the first baseman. At times, the verbal beating he took at Rogers Centre confused and overwhelmed Overbay, adding another layer to his struggles.
"If I strike out with the bases loaded," Overbay said, "do what you want. Do what you will, you've paid your money. But it irritated me when you see a Blue Jays jersey on this guy and he's sitting there just screaming and yelling at you. It's like, 'What's your agenda?' That's what bothered me about it.
"It was tough. You don't want to go through that. That's the last thing you want to do is fail for these people that are coming out and expecting you to win and expecting you to do things."
As the calendar flipped to June, though, Overbay identified a difference between how he was using his front leg compared to his mechanics in 2006. He and hitting coach Dwayne Murphy had already fixed his swing path, and the new adjustment with his footwork allowed Overbay to cover more of the plate.
That led to a second-half turnaround that has brought a little more comfort as he heads into the offseason. Even if the only offers out there are incentive-laden, or of the Minor League variety, Overbay is confident that he can prove that he can still contribute as an everyday first baseman in the big leagues.
"I'm hoping that teams will want you and give you a Major League contract," Overbay said. "If I didn't do anything this year and I was continuing on doing [poorly], then I'd have to go out and prove myself, which I'm completely fine with, especially now that I know I can do it.
"I don't know what happened those first two months. It's something that hopefully I'll never have to go through again."
Jordan Bastian is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Major League Bastian, and follow him on Twitter @MLBastian. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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In keeping with my recent decision to take this blog less seriously, I've decided to participate in what is, essentially, a massive blogger-only chain letter called The Liebster Award. I got nominated by the amazing Harper of Harper Honey, and now I must do four things: List eleven facts about myself. Answer Harper's eleven questions. Nominate(…)


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BERLIN -- German lawmakers expanded the rights of same-sex couples Friday, allowing registered domestic partners to adopt each other's children and making rules on splitting up and alimony similar to those for heterosexual marriages.
Parliament's lower house passed the changes drafted by Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder's center-left government over the objections of opposition conservatives.
"This is a good day for gays and lesbians," Green Party lawmaker Volker Beck told his colleagues. "We are making another step on the long road to equal rights."
The new law stops short of giving homosexuals, who are legally recognized as couples under Germany's domestic partnership law, full rights to adopt children. But if one partner has children or brings them into the partnership, the other partner can now legally adopt them if neither parent objects.
Before registering their partnership, gay couples will be able to get engaged as heterosexuals do, a step granting certain legal rights in Germany, such as the right not to testify against one's partner in court.
Laws on separation, divorce, alimony and division of assets also are being extended to gay couples.
Although Germany does not permit gay marriage, about 5,000 gay couples have registered domestic partnerships under a law supported by Schroeder's government that took effect Aug. 1, 2001.
Many in Germany's main opposition Christian Democratic bloc remain bitterly opposed to granting gay couples the same rights as married heterosexuals.
The opposition's main reason for voting against the changes was a fear that they opened the door to giving gay couples full adoption rights, Christian Democratic lawmaker Daniela Raab said Friday.
The new adoption law "is an ideological aberration and shows a completely wrong understanding of values," said Christean Wagner, the justice minister of conservative-ruled Hesse state.
He argued it goes against the spirit of Germany's 1949 constitution, whose aim he said was to promote marriage and children.
Beck, a prominent gay activist, argued that greater rights for homosexuals were in line with constitutional equal rights guarantees.
"Western civilization has not collapsed," he said. "It's simply that gays and lesbians now have more rights in this society."
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The new deal gives YES the Nets' TV rights through the 2031-32 season – a 10-year extension that was the main reason why the Nets originally took the dispute to arbitration, sources said. In order to secure such a long-term extension, YES agreed to a healthy rights-fee increase, around $20 million a year initially, with moderate annual increases, sources said. It's not known how much YES had been paying the Nets in the previous contract.
YES and the Nets had been in the middle of a 20-year deal that originally was supposed to end with the 2021-22 season. That deal, which was signed when YES launched in 2002, contained a standard provision that allowed each side to reopen it and reset the rights after this past 2010-11 season.
"We reached an amicable agreement with the Nets outside of the arbitration process, and we look forward to a long, productive relationship with them," said YES Network spokesman Eric Handler.
YES Network refused to comment further. The Nets also declined to comment.
While cable rights fee disputes are common between RSNs and cable operators, it's rare that they ever go to arbitration. In fact, it is believed that no fee dispute between an RSN and a cable operator has ever been resolved by an arbitrator. The Portland Trail Blazers are in arbitration with Comcast SportsNet Northwest, but that proceeding is about the RSN's distribution and does not involve its rights fee, sources said.
YES and the Nets had been negotiating a new deal earlier this year. They appeared to reach an agreement in February, but the Nets wound up walking away from the deal, resisting the 10-year extension, sources said. The team opted to seek an arbitrator to set the price; contract terms did not allow the Nets to shop its rights to other networks.
Sources said the new deal does not differ much from the one that was on the table in February. YES would not have offered such big increases without the long-term extension.
The long-term nature of the deal follows the Boston Celtics' expected 20-year deal with Comcast SportsNet New England and the Los Angles Lakers' recent 25-year deal with Time Warner Cable. The reason for the recent spate of these kind of long-term deals is a desire on both sides to provide cost certainty in the media rights marketplace.
YES President and CEO Tracy Dolgin and Nets Sports and Entertainment CEO Brett Yormark led the negotiations for each side.
The timing of the reset did not come at an opportune time for the Nets, which last season posted the NBA's lowest local rating by far with a 0.29 rating. The second worst rating belonged to the Los Angeles Clippers with a 0.99 rating that still was three times higher than the Nets.
Over the past three years, Nets ratings on YES have been lower than every MLB, NBA and NHL team, except the Florida Panthers.
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The Albany Police Department was one organization that talked to students during the fair.
Police Corporal Darrell Laster said it is especially important for the kids to get to know members of law enforcement. They need to know that police officers are their friends, they can trust them, and they shouldn't be afraid of them.
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This paper explores the possibility of implementing multiple antennas at the transmission side with multiple receiving antennas which is technically called as Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO) configuration. Digital Video Broadcasting Terrestrial Second generation (DVB-T2) is chosen as a potential digital signal broadcasting technology for the above. Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) scheme used in this project with Quadrature Amplitude Modulation (QAM) as the modulation technique at the transmission side. Alamouti scheme is a key technique implementing such a design. The receiver contains a Maximum Likelihood Detector for detecting the transmitted signal and the demodulator following it. The bit error rate of the received signal is computed. The above is simulated in a MATLAB environment.


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Elder Scrolls Online - Ask Us Anything about Roleplaying
ZeniMax Online has their next installment of Ask Us Anything. The topic this time is about Roleplaying.
How interactive is the world? Can players toggle a 'walk' function instead of running everywhere? Will we be able to interact with objects like chairs, ladders, etc? Will you be able to enter houses, or, for example, an inn? How about setting up a romantic camp fire at night? Will we be able to build our resting places, for example by placing a blanket?
Walking is already available (along with a whole slew of emotes, which we mentioned above). You can enter lots of the buildings you'll come across, but there are a few you can't. There are tons of shops, inns, and temples you can enter, and even many residences. Right now, we don't have any special camps you can set up, but there are tons of beautiful (and, yes, even romantic) vistas all across Tamriel that you can visit.
Regarding armour/clothing customization: What's there to set players apart from one another?
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What will the weather be like in ESO? Will it always be the same or will it change? Will we see a day/night cycle?
From snowstorms in Skyrim to rain showers over the moors of Glenumbra, you'll experience lots of weather as you explore—through the day and night—in ESO.
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after building my smaller engine I found that I had a heating issue and a timing issue. This engine uses larger solenoids for heat dispersion and cooling fans mounted on each piston. as far as the timing issue I used a SENSOFOIL touch sensor with a bearing to give an infinite turn 360* position sensor.
I found this engine is so large that one computer power supply cannot run the engine without side effects.... The Arduino would reset randomly or the power supply would just cut off due to the safety circuits. After that trial and error I grabbed a 650w power supply just for the solenoids and the 450 for the cooling system, Arduino and relay shield.
the particular SENSOFOIL sensor I purchased wasn't as strait forward as I had hoped. the sensor had offset reading breakpoints that required some interesting programming. After that hurdle it was exactly what a project like this needed. some of you may notice tape on the sensor... that is because the part I designed doesn't apply enough pressure on the sensor for the top half to read 100% accurate every rotation. I'll redesign the part later.
There are a lot more parts on this project that were not 3D printed so if your not willing to go to Home Depot, Micro Center and other hobby stores.... don't try this project.... also this project was a bit expensive
spool of mag wire 27$ x 4
cooling fans 8$ x 8
thermal paste tub 25$
bearings 20 to 40 $
wood prop 18$
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8 channel relay shield 15$
power supplies 40$ x 2
wire, springs and "other" < 50$
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next project should be a radial engine. All of your engines appear to have propellers, why not have an aircraft radial?
Hi, Just wondering if this is a 2 stroke or 4 stroke. Also was trying to figure out if the V is 90deg or 45 deg? (Had to tell because of the linkages)
Two and four stroke refers to gas engines. For this electric engine for every one rotation or 360° there is a power stroke of one half or 180°. When the piston reaches top dead center the computer reads the position and initiates the firing sequence which pulls the solenoid Through its power stroke. Also I believe the degree you're looking for is 90
Do you have a specific task in mind that you need this for? or is this just a technological demonstration?
my goal was mainly to use the crank shaft position sensor rather than a cam switch "like the others you find on YouTube." in the end it was just to push the limits of my hobby a little further. the motor is to inefficient and week to do anything productive. any ideas for my next project?
Is it possible to obtain the stls for each single part like in the smaller version?
Thanks you in advance.
It can be done by using splitting feature in Slic3r, just for your information.
I'm moving into a new house on APR 8th. once I get my shop set back up "remind me" and I can do that for you. that is if you cant get SLForney's plan working.
Congrats! Nice Build and looks awesome!!
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thank you any ideas for my next project?
Paint shaker maybe? haha or actually maybe a shaker for spray paint cans
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Ozzie Canseco, the twin brother of Oakland Athletics star Jose Canseco, has signed a one-year contract with the Kintetsu Buffaloes of the Japanese Pacific League.
Kintetsu spokesman Minoru Ichihara said the contract calls for the Japanese club to pay a fee to the Athletics for releasing the 26-year-old outfielder.
Canseco becomes the third foreign player under contract to the Buffaloes, who finished third in the six-team league last season. The other two are Ralph Bryant, who played for the Los Angeles Dodgers, and Jim Traber, formerly with the Baltimore Orioles. A team is allowed to carry two foreign players on its roster. A foreign player in a team's minor league system does not count against the two-player limit.


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One of two men convicted of murdering Athens resident Eve Marie Carson five years ago will get a new hearing to see if he might be eligible for parole from a life sentence.
Laurence Lovette, then 17, and another man shot and killed Carson in March 2008, when the 2004 Clarke Central High School valedictorian was student body president of the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill.
Following Lovette's sentencing in November 2011, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that judges must consider mitigating circumstances before sentencing someone under the age of 18 to life without the possibility of parole.
The North Carolina Court of Appeals ruled on Tuesday that Lovette must have a new sentencing hearing since the trial judge failed to conduct a hearing to consider such mitigating circumstances as the defendant's age, immaturity and ability to benefit from rehabilitation, The Associated Press reported.
Carson, who died just two months shy of graduation, was alone in her home near campus when the men broke in, kidnapped her, stole Carson's SUV and drove her to several ATMs to withdraw money from her account. Authorities said the men then took Carson to a residential street about a mile from the UNC campus, where Lovette shot her four times with a handgun.
Carson, 22, might have survived if she had gotten immediate medical care, the prosecutor previously told the Athens Banner-Herald. But after suffering those wounds, Carson was killed instantly with a shotgun wielded by Lovette's accomplice, Demario Atwater.
Federal and state prosecutors initially said they would seek the death penalty for Atwater, but not for Lovette because he was under the legal age for execution. Atwater avoided capital punishment when he pleaded guilty to both state and federal charges in plea bargains in 2010. He received two life sentences in state and federal prisons.
Carson's parents, who still live in Athens, gave their consent to the agreement in which Atwater avoided the death penalty. Sparing Atwater's life was "consistent with the wishes of our family and honors Eve's love of life and all people," Carson's parents said in a statement at the time.
Lovette went to trial in a North Carolina state court, where a jury found him guilty of first-degree murder, kidnapping, armed robbery and other crimes.
The now 22-year-old also is charged in the shooting death of Duke University graduate student Abhijit Mahato, who was found dead inside his apartment in January 2008, according to the Associated Press. That case has not gone to trial.
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Freese leads Final Vote with Chipper on squad
Jones has been selected to replace injured Dodgers outfielder Matt Kemp on the National League roster for the All-Star Game, being played in Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City on July 10, leaving Freese the top vote-getter on the NL Final Vote ballot.
"If Chipper wins, that's awesome," Freese had said early on Tuesday before Jones was chosen. "He's a guy I've looked up to ever since he came into this league. For him in his last year, it'd be cool to see him go to Kansas City."
Freese is ahead of Nationals outfielder Bryce Harper, D-backs second baseman Aaron Hill and Braves outfielder Michael Bourn. Freese hasn't been paying much attention to the voting or the results, but he is sure his family and friends are accounting for a good number of his votes.
"Whoever wins it, everybody's deserving in this group," he said.
To receive the mobile ballot, text "VOTE" to 89269. To vote for Freese, simply text "N2" to 89269. Mobile voting in Canada also is available; fans should text their choices to 101010. Standard rates may apply.
The Cardinals have been doing their part to get Freese to the All-Star Game, making an especially strong push on Twitter. The team's official account, @Cardinals, is using the hashtag #FreesePlease to increase the number of votes and is also reminding followers to vote every 23 minutes after the hour.
Freese's teammates, most notably Jon Jay and Jason Motte, have been encouraging their followers to vote, as well.
The Cardinals' official Facebook page is counting down the Top 23 reasons to vote for Freese, including his record-setting 21 RBIs in the 2011 postseason.
"Are there 23 reasons?" Freese joked when asked about the list. "No, absolutely not. I couldn't get that far."
Freese went 1-for-4 against the Rockies on Tuesday, one day after putting up his fifth three-hit game of the season. He is batting .347 in his last 20 games and has been held hitless three times over that span.


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"Where there is no life, there is no art"; intones the snuff film director in A Serbian Film, but it might as well be the tagline of the movie. (This was said by the actor playing the director, not the actual director of the movie). While much ink has been spilled regarding the boundary obliterating sex and violence on display in this self-funded Serbian shocker, it is the artistry of the film that one hopes it will be recognized, and eventually remembered, for. However, while full of raw power, the film's commentary is somewhat blunt, and due to its Eastern European provenance, and a superficial similarity to torture porn, it seems far more likely that A Serbian Film will be regarded simply as the terminus of onscreen depravity.
At the Fantasia screening both the director and co-writer (Alexsander Radivojevic) were quick to explain that the violence was metaphorical and that people in Serbia felt "fucked from birth through death". Todd Brown at Twitch smartly compared certain scenes in A Serbian Film to Jonathan Swift's A Modest Proposal, in which eating babies is presented as a solution to Ireland's hunger problem. The difference is that one is a crass literal depiction of being "fucked from birth" instead of a more refined, artistic metaphor like Swift's. There's nothing wrong with pushing boundaries, especially when you do it as effectively as A Serbian Film does, but writing off the perversity on display as simply metaphorical is a bit disingenuous. These guys are going for shock value even if their film aspires to much more than just that.
With that out of the way, it should be noted that the bulk of the depravity comes in the latter half of the film. An admirable amount of time is spent setting up the story of ex-porn star Milos (Todorovic) and his young family, who are trying to make a go of having a normal life. Money problems are the impetus for Milos' return to porn, but the real reason seems to be Milos' difficulty adjusting to civilian life. He is contacted by the Mephistophelian "artistic porn" director Vukmir (Trifunovic), who offers Milos enough money to retire permanently if he will take part in a film in which everyone knows the plot but him. At the same time we are introduced to Marko (Bestic), Milos' cop brother who covets his wife and family to the point of using family videos as sexual aids. In the context of the Serbian civil war, this familial rot takes on an ominous, rather than licentious, tone.
The shooting of the film-within-a-film begins slowly with Vukmir directing not only Milos, but also the audience through an ever-escalating series of disconcerting vignettes. The starting point is a scene in which Milos is fellated while monitors show scenes of a teenage girl eating a popsicle and applying lip gloss. Much like in Videodrome the viewer is as complicit as the characters, and as the scenes become ever more depraved, we are left squirming in our seats, unable to distance ourselves from the onscreen activities.
And ultimately, what is onscreen is what counts in A Serbian Film. It is a pure cinematic experience, composed less of story and plot than visuals and sound. For this reason the familial disintegration that is at the heart of the film never really took root for me, and unlike comparable films like Irreversible, which was emotionally gut-wrenching, A Serbian Film left me emotionally distant. While this numbness to repeated trauma might be the point, the drama is a big enough part of the movie that the failure to evoke an emotional response to the characters still feels like the biggest weakness of the film.
It's hard to know where A Serbian Film will end up. It seems unlikely that it will ever get a theatrical distribution in its current form, and who knows if an edited version will hold up to scrutiny. With a title that seems constructed to define the cinema of an entire country, it would be a shame if certain explicit scenes overshadow the rest of the film. It's easy to imagine that with some moderate editing the artistry underlying A Serbian Film could be brought to the foreground, allowing this truly interesting and exciting film to gain the exposure it deserves.


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