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Chapter 2 Members and Protectors
1. For an eighteenth-century summary of the secretary's responsibilities, see BA MS. 7464: 48-52. [BACK]
2. Bourdelin referred to Gallois as Colbert's representative: BN MS. n. a. fr. 5147: 108v (20 Nov. 1682). [BACK]
3. AdS, Reg., 9: 5r, 93v-95r, 100v, 101v-3r; 11: 162v (27 Feb. 1686); Huygens, Oeuvres, 9: 250-52, 260-61, 400, 421 (2 Dec. 1679, 18 Jan., 31 May 1681); Saunders, Decline and Reform, 120-23. [BACK]
4. Histoire...1722, 128; AdS, dossier "Pierre Couplet"; Wolf, Observatoire, 42-44, 94-95; Ch. Perrault, Mémoires, 47; Cassini, Anecdotes, 290, 304, 309. Other academicians, including Bourdelin, Carcavi, Du Hamel, and Thévenot, shared the responsibility; on Bourdelin, see BN MS. n. a. fr. 5147: 101r (3 Oct. 1681). [BACK]
5. During the 1660s and 1670s, meetings lasted from 3 to 7 or 8 o'clock: Oldenburg, Correspondence, 6: 143. During the 1690s, they were shorter, starting at 2 and ending at 5 o'clock: BN MS. Clairambault 566: 252v. [BACK]
6. Biographical information about academicians in aggregate is based on IB, NBU, Nicéron, Hommes illustres, DSB, and the eulogies by Fontenelle and Condorcet; other sources are indicated in the notes. [BACK]
7. Cipolla, Literacy, 61. Recruitment for the Academy resembled that for the Maurist order, whose monks came mainly from dioceses north of the Loire river: Ultee, Abbey, 46. [BACK]
8. Very few academicians came from outside France. Only seven of sixty-two, or 11 percent, were foreigners, whereas during the eighteenth century foreigners accounted for 36 percent of the members. In the seventeenth century, however, foreign academicians had a better chance of receiving pensions; their eighteenth-century counterparts were usually corresponding members: McClellan, "Académie," 554. [BACK]
9. See, for example, the biography of Gilles Ménage, in his Dictionnaire étymologique. Some of the academicians born in Paris came from families that had only recently moved to the capital. Claude Perrault's lawyer father, for example, came from Tours: Condorcet, Oeuvres, 2: 43. [BACK]
10. Mousnier, Paris au XVIIe siècle; Martin, Livre; Fisher, "Development of London." [BACK]
11. McClellan, "Académie," 554-55; in the eighteenth century most academicians from the provinces were corresponding members. [BACK]
12. See Condorcet, Oeuvres, 2, and Fontenelle, Éloges, for biographies of academicians; Brockliss, French Higher Education; Huppert, Bourgeois Gentilshommes; Martin, Livre; Mousnier, Institutions, 1: 112-210, 236-74. [BACK]
13. Lister, Journey, 97; Hirschfield, Académie, chap. 2; Whitmore, The Order of Minims, 190, 240. On Colbert's hostility to the Jesuits, see Dainville, Géographie des humanistes, 434; Colbert, Lettres, 5: 513-14. Duclos, however, was a Paracelsian. [BACK]
14. Condorcet, Oeuvres, 2: 1-4, 5-15, 33-39. [BACK]
15. Huygens, Oeuvres, 9: 378, 264, 204, 129. [BACK]
16. Information about academicians is taken from CdB, Histoire, Historia, IB, DSB, and eulogies by Fontenelle and Condorcet. Other sources are indicated in the notes on individuals. [BACK]
17. On Perrault, see Ch. Perrault, Mémoires, and Hommes illustres, 1: 67-68; Nicéron, Hommes illustres, 33: 258-68; Condorcet, Oeuvres, 2: 43-54; Hallays, Les Perrault; and Cl. Perrault's own Voyage à Bordeaux. [BACK]
18. On Mariotte, see Picolet, "Sur la biographie de Mariotte," 245-76, in Mariotte, savant et philosophe, who corrects previous biographies; Dorveaux, "L'autopsie"; Clair, Rohault, 59; Costabel, "Paradoxe"; Pelseneer, "Petite contribution"; Rochot, "Roberval, Mariotte"; Solovine, "Tricentenaire"; Brunet, "Méthodologie"; Condorcet, Oeuvres, 2: 23-33; Papillon, Bibliothèque, 2: 24-25; Mariotte, Oeuvres; Leibniz, Lettres, 40, 42. Although Mariotte is traditionally listed among the earliest academicians (Mémoires, 10: 307; Gauja, "L'Académie," 299; IB), the minutes, the financial record, and the earliest history of the Academy make it clear that he joined the Academy well after January 1667. He did not hear Perrault read his "projet pour la botanique" that month, he first received a pension in 1668, and Du Hamel himself observed that Mariotte joined the Company late. Watson, "Early Days," 568, identifies Mariotte as the academician wearing a calotte and arguing with Perrault and Pecquet in plate 3. [BACK]
19. On Duclos, see Todériciu, "Sur la vraie biographie de Samuel Duclos"; Nouvelles de la république des lettres (1685); Maindron, L'Acadéie, 4. [BACK]
20. On Dodart, see Clair, Rohault, 59-60; Bourdelot, Conversations; Racine, Oeuvres, 6: 586-87; Saint-Simon, Mémoires, 15: 319, cited in Racine, Oeuvres, 6: 562-63; AdS, dossier "Denis Dodart"; AdS, Reg., 8: 2r-7v, 18: 144r-v; Stroup, Royal Funding, 25-26; Leibniz, Oeuvres, 1: 217, 239, 244, 259. Some of Dodart's notes for the natural history of plants survive in BMHN MSS. 447-51. [BACK]
21. On Bourdelin, see Dorveaux, "Grands pharmaciens. 1. Bourdelin"; Bedel, "Conceptions"; Éloy, Dictionnaire de la médecine, 1: 433; Nicéron, Hommes illustres, 7: 98-101, 101-12; Oldenburg, Correspondence, 6: 143. The chemist's manuscripts survive in AdS, Cartons 1666-1793, 1-3, and BN MSS. n. a. fr. 5133-49; for Tournefort's account of his technique, see BMHN MS. 259; AdS, Reg., records contributions made by Bourdelin at nearly every seventeenth-century meeting. Mariotte and Homberg used Bourdelin's analyses differently: Stroup, "Wilhelm Homberg." [BACK]
22. On Nicolas and Jean Marchant, see BU, 26: 486; Roger, Sciences de la vie, 169 n. 35; Bréchot et al., "Note bibliographique"; Laissus and Monseigny, "Les Plantes du Roi"; Paul, Science and Immortality, 129, 176 n. 14; AdS, Reg., 18: 144v (28 Feb. 1699). Manuscripts at BMHN include the inventory of their libraries (MS. 2253) and their notes for the natural history of plants (MSS. 447-51). JdS, 1: 606-7, reviewed Jean Marchant's De Febre Purpurata. [BACK]
23. On Homberg, see Stroup, "Wilhelm Homberg," and Royal Funding, 15 n. 6; Cap, Études biographiques, 2: 214-32; Nicéron, Hommes illustres, 14: 151-67; AdS, Reg., 12: 60r-v (7 May 1687); Leibniz, Lettres, 98; Régis, Cours, 1: 642. [BACK]
24. On Tournefort, see Nicéron, Hommes illustres, 4: 354-71, 10A: 154-55, 10B: 146-47; Tournefort; Clair, Rohault, 60; Callot, "Système"; Leroy, "Tournefort"; Laissus and Laissus, "Tournefort et ses portraits"; Laissus and Monseigny, "Les Plantes du Roi"; Lister, Journey, 62; and BMHN MS. 76, on his demonstrations of plants at the Jardin royal. Many of his manuscripts survive at the BMHN. [BACK]
25. On Borelly, see Chabbert, "Jacques Borelly," and "Pierre Borel"; Clair, Rohault, 59; and Furetière, Recueil des factums, 2: 174. Although Borelly became an academician in 1674, he worked in the laboratory in 1672: BN MS. n. a. fr. 5134: 272-73. [BACK]
26. On Charas, see Salomon-Bayet, "Opiologia"; Cap, Études biographiques, 1: 117-29; Dorveaux, "Grands pharmaciens. 2. Charas"; Nicolas, Histoire littéraire de Nîmes, 1: 357-61; Bouvet, "Apothicaires royaux"; JdS, 2: 475-79; Denis, Recueil, bound with JdS, 3: 74, 81-90. [BACK]
27. On Du Verney, see Nicéron, Hommes illustres, 25: 350-57; Schiller, "Laboratoires"; Lister, Journey, 65, 69 (italics removed); Clair, Rohault, 60. [BACK]
28. On Tauvry, see Hahn, Anatomy, 34; Roger, Sciences de la vie, 171-73; AdS, Reg., 17: 188r, 220r-v, 341r-45r; 18: 1r-4v, 45v-52v, 141v, 198v-99r, 274r (30 Apr., 24 May, 6 Aug., 12 Nov., 10 Dec. 1698, 28 Feb., 1 Apr., 6 May 1699). [BACK]
29. AdS, Reg., 14: 204r (7 Dec. 1695); Lister, Journey, 79-80; Stroup, Royal Funding, 49, 127. [BACK]
30. On Huygens, see his Oeuvres; Bos et al., Studies on Christiaan Huygens; Lister, Journey, 112; Nicéron, Hommes illustres, 19: 214-31; Stroup, "Christiaan Huygens"; Busson, Religion des classiques, 85-87. [BACK]
31. On La Hire père, see Nicéron, Hommes illustres, 5: 335-46, 10B: 160-81; Huygens, Oeuvres, vols. 8, 9, and 10, contain correspondence of La Hire and Huygens and references to La Hire in other letters; Wolf, Observatoire; La Hire, "Description d'un tronc de palmier petrifié." [BACK]
32. On La Hire fils, there is little information; Fontenelle wrote no eulogy but referred in passing to him: Éloges, 276. [BACK]
33. On Sédileau, see Wolf, Observatoire; Condorcet, Oeuvres, 2: 90-91; Huygens, Oeuvres, 9: 378 n. 17. [BACK]
34. On Cassini, see his Anecdotes, 257-62; Ch. Perrault, Mémoires; Nicéron, Hommes illustres, 7: 287-322, 10B: 236-48; BU, 133-36; Wolf, Observatoire, 6-7, 23, 71-72, 78-80, 151, 161, 206, 279; Stroup, Royal Funding, documents VII and VIII. [BACK]
35. On Gallois, see Nicéron, Hommes illustres, 8: 153-60; Clair, Rohault, 59; Brunot, Histoire, 4, 1: 23; Sgard et al., Dictionnaire; NBU; DBF; AdS dossier "Jean Gallois"; Ch. Perrault, Mémoires, 45-46; AdS, Reg., 10: 80r-v, 111v; Mémoires, 10: 130-38 (31 July 1692); Neveu, "Vie," 464-65; Leibniz, Lettres, 84, 93, 96. [BACK]
36. On Du Hamel, see NBU; DBF; Nicéron, Hommes illustres, 1: 265-74, 10A: 46-47, says that the additions to the 1701 edition of Historia were translated from Fontenelle's history as published in the annual Histoire et mémoires. [BACK]
37. On Fontenelle, see Marsak, Fontenelle; Paul, Science and Immortality; NBU; DBF; Leibniz, Lettres, 195-235; AdS, Reg., 15: 253r (9 Jan. 1697); Musée du Conservatoire, Histoire et prestige, 59, oversimplifies the relationship between Du Hamel's and Fontenelle's histories. [BACK]
38. On La Chapelle, see Stroup, Royal Funding, 103n. e; Huygens, Oeuvres, 8: 479n. 1; vol. 9 contains correspondence between La Chapelle and Huygens; correspondence in other volumes contains references to La Chapelle. [BACK]
39. Stroup, Royal Funding, chaps. 5-6; he kept abreast of research and attendance by reviewing the minutes, which bear his signature. [BACK]
40. On Bignon, see Saisselin, Literary Enterprise, 86; Clarke, "Bignon," 217, 222; BN MS. fr. 22225; BN MS. Clairambault 566: 186-94; Leibniz, Oeuvres, 1: 289, 308. [BACK]
41. Saunders, Decline and Reform, 116-18, 124-27. [BACK]
42. On Colbert, see Cole, Colbert and Mercantilism; Collas, Chapelain; Ministère de la Culture, Colbert, 1619-1683; Saunders, Decline and Reform, 30; Ch. Perrault, Hommes illustres, 1: 37-39, and Mémoires de ma vie; Colbert, Lettres; Lister, Journey, 128-29, describes Colbert's library; Bertrand, L'Académie et les académiciens, 39-40; Wolf, Observatoire, 115. On Du Hamel's book, his Philosophia vetus et nova, see Busson, Religion des classiques, 72, 75-76. Du Hamel included revision of the book in his annual reports of the Academy's activities: AdS, Reg., 10: 45v-46r, 73v-74r; for the third edition, he sought a contribution by Huygens on the magnet: Huygens, Oeuvres, 8: 479. For a retrospective appreciation in 1691 of Colbert's preference for natural philosophy and mathematics over theology or history, see BN Archives de l'ancien régime 53: 10r. [BACK]
43. On Louvois, see Histoire, 1: 386-87, 2: 132- 33; Saunders, Decline and Reform, 26-130; Bertrand, LAcadémie et les académiciens, 41-44. [BACK]
44. On Pontchartrain, see Berger, "French Administration," "Pontchartrain and the Grain Trade," and "Rural Charity"; Frostin, "L'organisation," and "La famille ministérielle"; Saunders, Decline and Reform, 132-52; Stroup, Royal Funding; Leibniz, Oeuvres, 1: 289; Saint-Simon, Mémoires, 1: 52n. 2, and 6: 268-91; and Bignon's papers at the BN. [BACK]
45. On Louis XIV, see Lavisse, Louis XIV; Goubert, Louis XIV and Twenty Million Frenchmen; Cassini, Anecdotes, 3, 94, 117-19, 289, 291, 292; Wolf, Observatoire, 118-20; Frostin, "L'organisation." Lister, Journey, 214, reported that the king "pleases himself in Planting and Pruning the Trees with his own Hand." [BACK]


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In southern Vermont, researchers study the at-risk Bicknell's Thrush
It's 3:30 a.m. on the summit of Stratton Mountain. The sun won't rise for another two hours, but scientists from the Vermont Center for Ecostudies (VCE) have already begun their search for "the canary of the mountains," more commonly known as Bicknell's Thrush.
While their coffee percolates inside the Ski Patrol hut, VCE field directors Sara Frey and her husband Juan Klavins open mist nets around Stratton's high-elevation trails to catch the rare bird, which breeds only in the montane fir forests of the U.S. Northeast and parts of the Gaspé Peninsula in Québec.
Frey and Klavins, along with a field technician and a project intern from the University of Vermont, have shared this Balsam fir habitat with the Bicknell's Thrush for the better part of six weeks, collecting blood samples, banding the birds and finding their nests using radio telemetry.
"This work is difficult," admits Frey, who sleeps in the bed of her Toyota pickup at night with Klavins. The research team has endured varying weather, black flies and little sleep for weeks on the summit. But as scientists who study a bird facing imminent extinction from climate change, the conservation of Bicknell's takes priority over their own discomfort.
"[Bicknell's] are very secretive," Frey says, "and it takes patience to study their behavior, when you can look at one."
Frey says she became "hooked" on Bicknell's research in 2003 when she got involved with an ongoing ecological and demographic study of the bird. Because their breeding habitat exists only in these mountainous regions, which VCE biologists say exaggerates problems such as climate change and atmospheric deposition of mercury, the Bicknell's is at risk of losing its habitat and ultimately the entire species.
"It is a species that is so closely associated with a specific habitat — montane forests of the Northeast — that it can not only help us understand how to direct conservation of Bicknell's Thrush but the ecosystem as a whole," says Frey, who has been working with Woodstock-based Kent McFarland, a VCE conservation biologist who joined the Bicknell's research in 1994.
With help from biologists such as Frey and citizen scientists — trained volunteers — McFarland and his colleagues have collected extensive data on Bicknell's Thrush and their diminishing habitats. Their most recent work was included in the peer-reviewed paper "Potential Effects of Climate Change on Birds of the Northeast," published in April in Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Climate Change.
In the paper, McFarland and fellow biologist Dan Lambert from the American Bird Conservancy predict that the current pace of carbon dioxide emissions will raise temperatures enough to produce major population declines in high-elevation birds like the Bicknell's. With only about 40,000 of them left, there's reason to worry, says McFarland, who has accompanied Frey and the research team on the summit for the day.
Using computer-simulated warming, the duo found that raising the mean summer temperature by 1 degree Celsius would reduce the availability of suitable Balsam fir habitat for the Bicknell's by more than half. An increase of 2 degrees, expected before the next century, would eliminate all breeding sites in the Catskills and most in the Green Mountains.
"Bicknell's are so tied to this Balsam fir forest that they don't seem to have much plasticity to go to another forest type," McFarland says, pointing to digital maps of the species' "richness" on his laptop while he sits in the cluttered Ski Patrol hut. "Its ability to change that rapidly or adapt that rapidly would surprise me."
The team has just returned from a net run in which they pulled a Bicknell's Thrush from the tangles of a mist net. The net is made of thin nylon and is virtually invisible. A partnering biologist from the Dominican Republic, the Bicknell's thrush wintering grounds, holds the olive-brown bird as it flutters in his hands and gives a slurred whistle. This particular Bicknell's was banded by the VCE "almost a year ago to the day," McFarland says.
After updating the bird's data, Pat Johnson, the team's field technician, returns the bird to its nesting area then checks on its nest, dubbed "stumpy" — a tight bed of twigs and fungus tucked into a mangled stump deep within the forest.
These forests, McFarland explains, adapted to a slow warming period nearly 3500 years ago by moving to higher elevations. That took more than a thousand years. Considering the current carbon emission scenarios issued by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, McFarland isn't expecting a repeat of that leisurely adaptation.
"I will die and there will still be Bicknell's Thrush," he says. "My daughter? Not so sure. My daughter's daughter? There probably will not be Bicknell's Thrush if climate change continues as predicted. I don't know if trees can react that fast. This [current] warming is going to happen in 150 to 200 years. It's a totally different beast. The forest zones will literally lose ground."
To make matters worse, the VCE is now saying that Bicknell's and other high-elevation birds are susceptible to the atmospheric deposition of mercury as well. The same coal-burning plants emitting carbon and contributing to global warming are dumping mercury on the mountain peaks of the Northeast.
McFarland says mercury deposition maps of the Northeast encompass the Bicknell's Thrush habitats. The mercury works its way up the food chain: The Bicknell's Thrush eats leaf-eating insects, and the Sharp Shinned Hawk eats Bicknell's. While the biologists at VCE aren't certain of mercury's effects on the birds, their speculations aren't positive.
"We're the tail pipe of the nation," explains McFarland, as VCE Director Chris Rimmer extracts a blood sample from a Sharp Shinned Hawk to test for its mercury count. "Mercury from the Ohio Valley is transported and comes to us in rain and snow, and a lot of it gets wicked out in the needles of the high-elevation trees."
The Dummerston office of avian ecologist Hector Galbraith lies roughly 30 miles southeast of where the Vermont Center for Ecostudies researched the Bicknell's Thrush.
Galbraith is also the director of the Climate Change and Energy Initiative at the Manomet Center for Conservation Sciences in Massachusetts. In a phone conversation, Galbraith says the organization should become a model for state and private research organizations in the coming decades.
"This is the exact sort of research we need to be doing to track these birds in real time and deal with climate change, because Bicknell's are so exquisitely sensitive and vulnerable to climate change," he says. "Their thermal habitat may very well go before the fir forest [does]."
Galbraith notes Bicknell's and their habitat will need to move up 900 feet, but they don't have 900 feet to move. "Whatever way you look at it, this is not good news for Bicknell's Thrush," he says.
Despite its diminishing habitat and susceptibility to mercury deposition, among other effects jeopardizing the species' demography, it is not listed as "endangered" or "threatened" by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS).
USFWS Spokesperson Valerie Fellows says research grants are typically prioritized by species depending on their endangered or threatened status at the federal and state level. In the 2007 fiscal year, USFWS' National Wildlife Refuge System provided VCE with $16,062 for its work with Bicknell's Thrush; in 2008, it was just $3600. Vermont Fish & Wildlife and private foundations brought the annual funding for this project to about $100,000.
"We have got to get real about funding these long-term monitoring studies," protests Galbraith. "We are heading for major ecological change. Climate change is not just a thing of the future, it's happening now.
"Even at first glance it's obvious that the species is fragmented," he continues. "It has a small population with limited distribution in the U.S. and its habitat is quite vulnerable. With that said, there have been a lot of petitioned candidates recently but few actual listings."
Waiting out the political climate in Washington, the VCE is focusing on saving their feathered friend, and has spearheaded the formation of the International Group for Bicknell's Thrush Conservation. "We'd like to get the bird on a corrective course and we needed a formal entity," McFarland explains. "In the end, we'll have a road map for Bicknell's Thrush habitat: Here's the problem, here's the solution, and here's how we're going to do it."
Meanwhile, the field season is about to end atop Stratton. The team has ingested enough Thai noodles, bean burritos and Yerba Maté to tide them over until next summer, but as they pack up their gear, they've got something new to ponder: a Bicknell's-Veery hybrid.
Frey, who has kept a blog while on the mountain, mentions the discovery in her June 20 post: "This bird sang a slightly odd Veery song and then about every 3rd song it sang a short Veery song that ended abruptly and broke into the ending of a Bicknell's thrush song! We quickly captured it in a mist net playing its own song back to itself."
VCE has planned to run DNA tests on the bird to find out whether the mother is Bicknell's or Veery, says McFarland. The hybrid is not necessarily an indication of climate change, as recently reported.
"Veery is very nearby Bicknell's Thrush habitat and they are closely related," he says. "It is just interesting to find. Now, if it began to occur more and more, then it might be interesting to understand why. Hybrids occur among organisms all the time."
It's now after 11 a.m. The team takes down the mist nets. McFarland stuffs his pockets with the nylon and carries the netting poles over his shoulder, cracking jokes at Rimmer's expense. "We have fun too," he admits.
McFarland takes a moment to rest inside the hut. Tugging on the binoculars strapped around his long-sleeved flannel, he glances out the window.
"I'm not necessarily a religious person, but I sort of find my mystery in life in things like Bicknell's Thrush," he muses. "I would be really sad if they go. These are like great works of art. You're not going to recreate them again."

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(4:1b) "I cannot write but a little of my words, because of the difficulty of engraving our words upon plates."
(4:3-4a) "We ... engraven these words upon plates ... that they may know that we knew of Christ ... many hundred years before his coming."
(4:4b-5a) "All the holy prophets which were before us ... believed in Christ and worshiped the Father in his name." All the prophets in the Hebrew scriptures (Moses, Isaiah, Jeremiah, etc.) believed in Jesus and worshiped God in his name -- hundreds of years before Jesus was born.
(4:5b) "We keep the law of Moses." Since the Nephites obeyed all the Old Testament laws, shouldn't modern Mormons?
(4:5c) "Abraham ... obedient unto the commands of God in offering up his son Isaac." God commanded Abraham to kill his son Isaac. (And that was a good thing?)
(4:6) "We truly can command in the name of Jesus and the very trees obey us, or the mountains, or the waves of the sea." The Nephites could tell trees, mountains, and waves what to do "in the name of Jesus."


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Judson T. Macor, LLB, MBA
Chairman, CEO and President
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Judson achieved a Bachelor of Science degree in Aeronautics from the University of North Dakota in 1989. Upon completion, he commenced a career as a commercial pilot flying in the Canadian Arctic. He worked in the North for five years and earned an Airline Transport Pilot's License and accumulated almost 5,000 hours of flight time. In 1994, Judson returned to University and completed a Law degree and an MBA degree from the University of Alberta in Edmonton Alberta Canada. Judson articled with the international law firm of Blake, Cassels and Graydon LLP and was called to the Alberta Bar in 1999. In that same year, Judson left the practice of law and founded AirSprint. Since 1999, Judson has held the position of CEO and Chairman of the Board and has grown AirSprint from inception to an international organization with licensing, operations and bases in both the US and Canada. Prior to moving to the US, Judson was an active member in YPO – Alberta Chapter and won the prestigious Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award in 2006. Judson currently lives full-time in Scottsdale, AZ with his wife and two sons.
Michael N. Knapp, BComm, LLB
Vice Chairman and General Counsel
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Mike Knapp is one of AirSprint's Owners, and was responsible for the initial growth of AirSprint's Eastern Canadian division. In addition, he assisted with all legal matters during the inception and set-up of AirSprint. Mike's formal education consists of a BComm from the University of Toronto (with distinction) and an LLB from the University of Alberta. Prior to joining AirSprint full-time, Mike articled and became a partner at the law firm Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP, where he was a corporate lawyer specializing in business transactions including aircraft-related matters. Mike's responsibilities include client relations, business development and all legal matters.
P. John Aldred
P. John Aldred is the founder and former chairman of Enerflex Systems. In addition to his extensive business experience, Mr. Aldred also completed a six-year term on the Board of Governors of the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT) and continues to serve as a member of SAIT's Trades and Technology and Campaign Cabinet committees. He is the founder of the Cadmus Foundation and has been involved in such pivotal developmental organizations as Careers: The Next Generation and Alberta Junior Achievement.
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Robert C. Williams brings a wealth of superior leadership, communication and consensus-building skills to the board of AirSprint. Mr. Williams has extensive experience in corporate governance and investment banking. He is currently serving as chairman for MPA Morrison Park Advisors Inc., is an active board member on the St. Andrew's College Foundation and an advisory director for Signal Hill Equity Partners. With his combined 42 years of high-level business experience, primarily with Scotia Capital, Mr. Williams is a welcome and valuable addition to the AirSprint team.


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Oxford's Dr. Castellani runs for a cause: cancer cure
Running for a cause is a worthy endeavor, often motivated by personal experience or loss.
Dr. John W. Castellani of Oxford was one of nearly 500 Dana- Farber team runners in the 12th Annual B.A.A. Half Marathon in October to support the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and the Jimmy fund.
For John, his specific motivation was to honor the 10th anniversary of the passing of his 18-year old niece Meghan, who died of leukemia in 2002. When we spoke with John shortly after he ran the race, he said, "There's not a day I don't think about her. Cancer has been part of my life. It's in my family."
His father was diagnosed with testicular cancer and died when John was 13. Last fall, his uncle also died of cancer. Both his grandmothers had breast cancer. A year ago his sister was diagnosed with breast cancer and earlier this year his mother was diagnosed with melanoma. Both are out of treatment now and doing well, he said.
"As a researcher myself, I know how hard it is to understand the science behind why good cells turn into bad cells."
Dana-Farber team members commit to raising at least $500 to support adult and pediatric cancer care and research at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. The team has raised more than $3 million in the last ten years.
The B.A.A. Half Marathon attracts a field of 7,000 runners, including world-class athletes. The 13.1 mile rolling course is an out-and-back loop that runs along Boston's Emerald Necklace park system.
John's preparation for the run is a story in itself. In the summer of 2011 he had spinal fusion surgery which kept him immobile for months. He'd always been very active and "was going nuts" last fall until he could walk again. In November he started running. He was determined to get back into the best possible condition, and also resumed his Beachbody P90X workouts. By May he "was feeling in pretty good shape."
He signed up to run for the Dana-Farber team "just because I wanted to run for charity." His time for the 13.1 miles was two hours, five minutes, and 27 seconds. Will he do it again next year? "Yes, it was a lot of fun running the race. The wheelchairs go first. Then the runners go, and all you can see is people. The training was doable. I did the long runs, eight miles or more, on weekends." His goal next year will be to get in under the two-hour mark.
Dr. Castellani's emphasis on fitness seems a natural extension of the work he does as an exercise physiologist and researcher at the U.S. Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine (USARIEM) in Natick. USARIEM laboratories deal with Warfighter performance science and its useful applications. Researchers study environmental medicine, physiology, performance and nutrition. Dr. Castellani is currently researching the affect of temperature on human performance. He didn't tell us this himself, but he is considered one of the top environmental physiologists in the world.
Dr. Castellani's lab has chambers which mimic battleground conditions in temperatures ranging from 60 degrees below zero to 140 above. For example, he said, "In Iraq temperatures in the summer go up to 110 degrees. We want to find out what's going on with a soldier biologically when he's wearing full body armor in that heat, so that we can help our soldiers perform better when they are placed in those environments."
Complementing John's focus on physiology both at work and on the road is yet another, perhaps more serene, aspect of his life: Yoga. He also teaches yoga at a studio in Auburn.
For Dr. John W. Castellani, running for a cause has aligned perfectly with working for a cause.
- Wednesday, 12 December 2012
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Orak Shrine Circus entertains 'the kid in all of us'
HAMMOND | For the next couple of days, the Hammond Civic Center will be populated by elephants, camels, acrobatics, clowns, comical canines and people from all over the region who enjoy them.
Meetings will begin to discuss issues, contract, for 2014 air show
HAMMOND │ The South Shore Convention and Visitors Authority Board of Directors will gather in an executive session Dec. 9 to negotiate a contract between the SSCVA and Fair Oaks Farms regarding a 2014 air show.
Meetings will begin to discuss issues, contract, for 2014 air show
HAMMOND │ The South Shore Convention and Visitors Authority Board of Directors will gather in an executive session Dec. 9 to negotiate a contract between the SSCVA and Fair Oaks Farms regarding a 2014 air show.
Scholar says myriad JFK assassination theories will not die
HAMMOND | Richard Van Orman, Purdue University Calumet professor emeritus of history and John F. Kennedy scholar, discussed the theories surrounding the assassination of the nation's 35th President during a program Tuesday sponsored by PUC's Department of History and Political Science.
Committee can't decide on Illiana approval
PORTAGE │ After a lengthy process, a Northwestern Indiana Regional Planning Commission committee on Wednesday decided it couldn't come to a consensus on whether to recommend the proposed Illiana Expressway.
Veteran Beer Co. mission launches in region
VALPARAISO │ The mission of the Veteran Beer Co. has come to Northwest Indiana. The Chicago-based microbrewer was created by disabled veterans to provide meaningful employment opportunities to service members who face challenges in the job market.
South Shore to Lowell trains could be on track in a decade
CHESTERTON | South Shore trains could be picking up riders in Lowell by the end of 2022 or beginning of 2033, according to officials working on a strategic business plan for the Northwest Indiana Regional Development Authority
Region's character showcased in Bead Town exhibit
GARY │A New Orleans self-taught artist who uses recycled Mardi Gras beads in artwork that has made him renown in Louisiana after Hurricane Katrina is bringing his interactive exhibit Bead Town to Northwest Indiana.
Purdue students swap text books for real life businesses
HAMMOND │ Textbooks are replaced by real life businesses in the Small Business Consulting class at Purdue University Calumet.
East Chicago resident riled up about recent firings
EAST CHICAGO │ A community activist says she won't rest until she gets answers about the firings of two city Redevelopment Department employees.
Hammond students prepare for Lego robotic tournament
HAMMOND │ Students from 13 Hammond elementary and middle schools Saturday worked to overcome problems people face during a natural disaster.
Veterans gather for entrepreneurial boot camp
The Illinois Small Business Development Center at Governors State University hosted its 11th Veterans Entrepreneurial Boot Camp on Wednesday.
Purdue students form company, audit local organization
If these Purdue University Calumet students encounter any problems during their semester-long class project, it's to be expected.
Indiana Chamber has no position on same-sex marriage amendment
PORTAGE │ Taxes, education, energy, environmental, government reform and labor policy were topics addressed by representatives of the Indiana Chamber of Commerce during a legislative preview for local business people and elected officials.
Stahura discusses possible condemnations for Whiting stadium plan
WHITING | Whiting residents packed City Hall on Wednesday where Mayor Joe Stahura provided a summary of the city's Stadium District plan.
Visclosky talks rail expansion at Chamber
MUNSTER │ Expanding the South Shore commuter service was the topic of conversation U.S. Rep. Pete Visclosky brought to the Highland Chamber of Commerce luncheon Tuesday at the Center for Visual and Performing Arts.
E-Day luncheon celebrates small businesses
The Northwest ISBDC celebrated small business success in the region during its 22nd annual Entrepreneurial Excellence Awards luncheon, also known as E-Day, Wednesday at the Radisson Hotel at Star Plaza.
MADE IN NORTHWEST INDIANA: Valparaiso welcomes new brewery
A new microbrewery is tapping beers in Valparaiso.
Regional Development Co. honors leading lenders, banks
MERRILLVILLE │ The Annual Meeting of the Regional Development Co. was a little more special Thursday as it was also a celebration of 20 years of serving the small business community of Northwest Indiana.
Seminar offers students peek at engineering career
HAMMOND │ About 200 students from the region learned about careers in the local steel industry during a high school engineering seminar Thursday at Purdue University Calumet.
Dredging and removing Indiana Harbor sediment to take decades
HAMMOND │ Dredging and disposing sediment from the Indiana Harbor and Canal is slated to continue for decades, according to a Tuesday presentation by the Purdue Water Institute and Department of Mechanical Engineering.
Rep. Brown: Pence playing politics with Obamacare stance
GARY | Gov. Mike Pence is playing politics with the Affordable Care Act, state Rep. Charlie Brown told a crowd Monday at the Genesis Convention Center, focusing on the Republican's decision not to expand Medicaid as recommended by the act.
U.S. Rep Kelly visits Pullman factory
U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly, D-Ill., kicked off her weeklong economic development tour with several stops Monday in Chicago including Imperial Zinc Corp. in the Pullman area.
Amhurst Asylum rated No. 1 scare in Midwest
VALPARAISO │ HauntedHouseChicago.com has named Amhurst Asylum, 228 S 500 W., as Chicagoland's No. 1 Haunt for the Halloween season.
Panel addresses hiring individuals with disabilities
HOBART │ As part of its celebration of National Disability Employment Awareness Month, The Arc of Northwest Indiana sponsored a panel discussion Thursday at Avalon Manor about the benefits of hiring individuals with disabilities.
Industry expert: economy turning a corner
HOBART │ Manufacturing returning to the U.S., a housing and construction comeback and "getting junior out of the house" are some of the reasons the country is on an economic journey to normal, according to an industry expert.
Seminar encourages dialogue about water infrastructure
HAMMOND │ A series of seminars aimed at inspiring the next generation of engineers and water professionals is underway this week at Midwestern universities, which included a presentation Tuesday at Purdue University Calumet.
Halloween business haunts attraction owners year-round
Though the Halloween season is lucrative for the region's largest and most popular haunted houses, those behind the operations say success in this industry depends on a year-round business plan.
City gives update on truancy program
GARY │ Gary parents will be held more accountable for their children's attendance in school — or face the possibility of jail.
'Feminist Hulk' guests at IUN via Skype
GARY │Jessica Lawson, a social activist and blogger better known as "Feminist Hulk" to her more than 74,000 Twitter followers, was a guest via Skype during Indiana University Northwest's "Soup N' Substance" event Tuesday.
Valpo business leader receives Lamkin Award
HAMMOND │ Winners of what has been described as "the Nobel Peace Prizes of Northwest Indiana" were announced Thursday with Stewart G. McMillan, of Valparaiso, receiving the Gerald I. Lamkin Fellow Award for Innovation and Service.
Arc clients receive job training at Sam's Club
HOBART │As part of a national campaign that celebrates the contributions of workers with disabilities, clients from The Arc of Northwest Indiana on Wednesday received job training in various departments of Sam's Club.
Young business standouts recognized
A group of young business leaders making a positive impact in their Northwest Indiana communities were honored at the annual 20 Under 40 awards hosted by The Times and BusINess magazine on Wednesday.
Ozinga welcomes Olympic-commissioned flagpole
GARY │ Ozinga Indiana Ready Mix Concrete on Wednesday dedicated a new 375-square-foot American flag atop a 70-foot aluminum flagpole originally built to be used at the London Olympics.
Updated look for regional leadership center
VALPARAISO | Leadership Northwest Indiana Inc. has announced its transition to the South Shore Leadership Center Inc.
Region's work council outlines goals
VALPARAISO │ Addressing the "education to employment" crisis in Northwest Indiana will be the goal of the newly created Region 1 Indiana Works Council, which had its first meeting Friday at Ivy Tech Community College.
Workshop helps community organizations enhance clients' financial skills
SCHERERVILLE │ Local organizations wanting to help individuals enhance their financial skills and create positive banking relationships attended a free "Train the Trainer" workshop Thursday at Northwest Indiana Community Action.
Horseshoe Casino goes pink for a worthy cause
HAMMOND │ Horseshoe Casino kicked off breast cancer awareness month Wednesday by inviting local survivors to help light the building pink.
NIPSCO shines light on community leaders
MERRILLVILLE | NIPSCO honored community leaders and organizations Thursday at its second annual Luminary Awards at the company's headquarters.
New Indian Chief motorcycles roll into region
MERRILLVILLE | Starting this weekend, one Region retailer is offering the thrill of the open road and the return of a piece of Americana.
Tourism, hospitality pros toast ROSE recipients
MUNSTER │ Excellence in the service industry in the South Shore region was recognized Wednesday as more than 200 hospitality industry professionals gathered for a special event at the Center for Visual and Performing Arts.
High-speed rail service highlight of public meeting
GARY │ Safe, reliable, daily round trip rail passenger service at up to 110 miles per hour on a dedicated double track between Chicago's Union Station and Detroit/Pontiac is a vision shared by transportation agencies in three states. And it's one that's being brought to the public for their …
Conference asked creative types to get out of comfort zone
DYER │ Members of the local creative community were invited to "step outside their comfort zone" during the INsight Design Conference on Friday at The Garage at Faith Church in Dyer.
Network with creative community
Graphic designers and other members of the local creative community are invited to attend the INsight Design Conference Sept. 13 at The Garage at Faith Church in Dyer.
Hammond council debates meaning of mayor's veto on towing fees
HAMMOND │ Mayor Thomas McDermott Jr.'s veto of an increase in city towing fees was the hot topic at Monday's Hammond City Council meeting.
Staff Source hiring assembly and inspection positions
HAMMOND | Staff Source, a local recruitment firm, will conduct an open house from 8:30 a.m. to noon Monday at 2500 165th St. to help recruit a large amount of candidates for Contract Services Group, a supplier to the automotive industry.
Have a tech-minded idea? Startup Weekend wants you
VALPARAISO | Fourteen-year-old Emerson Walker, of Cincinnati, has advice for those planning to successfully engage in the inaugural Startup Weekend Valparaiso in October.
Hammond celebrates new homes construction
HAMMOND │ City officials celebrated the addition of two new model homes in the Parrish View subdivision on Thursday.
Lakeshore chamber spotlights nonprofits
HAMMOND │ Seventeen local nonprofit agencies received "three minutes of fame" Wednesday at the Lakeshore Chamber of Commerce luncheon at Hammond Marina.
Tilles closing its doors
Tilles Interiors, founded in the 1940s, is closing its doors. Owners Andy and Robin Jost are retiring.
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Good luck. I figure I'll be farming at least a handful of them. Probably some +vit ones for the companion and at least one for each other class though I'm unlikely to level them heh.
Just takes a long ass time for me to get them. Should be timing my kills at mp4 and see if we've upgraded our dps enough to hit mp5 for bosses. Out last run had no wipes. It's just me and a barb though and you can't really rez each other with only 2 players.
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Wedding Style Profile - Hannah and Chris
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After many 'sneak previews' this season alone, I'm so pleased to finally share Hannah and Chris' Wedding Style Profile with everyone!
When i met Hannah for the very first time, she was just a newbie in Melbourne. As we got chatting (over a pizza, no less!), I learned of the adventurous spirit Chris and herself both shared, having worked and lived in a few cities across Australia in a span of just a few years. Home is wherever they are together. Where there is a park, they'll be lacing up their walking shoes. Where a bike trail, they'll be riding. Quiet comfort in each other's presence is good all the same. It was therefore befitting that they had picked Provincial Events' Wattle Park Chalet to host their intimate wedding celebration - a heritage-listed building steeped in history located amongst acres of surrounding parkland.
With Hannah and Chris travelling on multiple interstate trips leading right to the week of the Wedding Day, we communicated mostly via email and phone, exchanging ideas and inspirational images for the number of key areas One Wedding Wish was pleased to take care of. Hannah and Chris' love for all things natural, earthy and provincial set the scene for us to design something that truly reflected their special relationship.
For the entrance, we created a simple but stylish Welcome Table featuring one of our signature Wishing Trees in their gorgeous colours of lilac, purple and peach. We also placed a large white wooden birdcage for cards embellished with flowers which doubled as a display for guest seating.
The ceremony was held in the venue's private garden offering panoramic views of Wattle Park. Vibrant blooms in glass jars decorated the aisle chairs. Guests were invited to a Drinks & Treats Station designed specifically to Hannah and Chris' unique theme. Our most favourite piece has to be the vintage blue bicycle parked by the table, looking as if it has just returned from a flower-picking trip to the meadows, and on the way back, picked up some long French baguette sticks too! We couldn't resist surprising our couple with a personalised bicycle plate to keep as a momento after the wedding.
One of the treats Hannah particularly asked for were cookies. Cookie jars seemed the most obvious choice, but we decided to take it a step further by packing two cafe-style chocolate chip cookies in frosted 'envelope' bags finished with grosgrain ribbon and a fun sticker that read "I'm COOKIE for you" - all neatly displayed in an open picnic basket.
No Treat Station is complete without colour-coordinated macarons! How about lavender-infused and passionfruit-choc ones?
Hannah struck a stunning figure in her wedding gown when she arrived. Isn't she just gorgeous!? Hannah and her bridesmaids carried bouquets of David Austin roses, lisianthus and orchids, designed by our preferred partner in floral design, Flowers of Canterbury (thank you Nat and Cobi!). A very special thank you also to Sarah and Olivia for their special touch to making everything gorgeous!
Hannah and Chris, I wish you both many more adventures ahead! Lots of love, Joanie xoxo
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We've all (probably) gotten a gift at one time or another that puts us on the spot. Something for your wall or for your dining table that's meant to be displayed in your home but. . . it's just not you. Because we love to decorate our homes—and usually have strong opinions--we can be a tricky bunch to buy for.
If you have a friend on your list who loves to decorate, my best advice is to keep it neutral and practical. I don't think you can ever go wrong with glass, a nice coffee table book (for actual reading or just to display), or pretty storage solutions (woven baskets, decorative bowls, lacquer boxes, etc.). Even seasonal gifts can be fun if they're small. . .
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MORGANTOWN, WV - Five new research projects that, if successful, could give drillers new tools to unlock natural gas supplies 20,000 feet or more beneath the earth's surface have been selected by the U.S. Department of Energy. The projects are part of a new Energy Department effort called "Deep Trek." Carried out by the department's Office of Fossil Energy, the research program will assist industry in developing high-tech "smart" drilling systems tough enough to withstand the extreme conditions of deep reservoirs, yet economical enough to make the gas affordable to produce. The target date for developing the advanced drilling systems is 2010. DOE is contributing slightly more than $5 million toward the projects. Winning organizations will fund roughly $3 million. Projects will run anywhere from one to three years. The advantage of a "smart" drilling system is its ability to report key measurements -- temperature, pressure, moisture, geology -- as a well is drilled. "Smart" systems can identify potential trouble spots on a "real-time" basis, allowing operators to make adjustments without interrupting drilling and incurring costly work stoppages. With shallow natural gas reserves already being harvested and the easiest-to-produce gas-bearing deposits nearing depletion, the trend has been to drill deeper. Thanks to technological advancements of the late 1980s to the mid-1990s, the National Petroleum Council indicates 72 percent of gas produced in the continental United States in 1998 came from wells deeper than 5,000 feet. In a 1999 report to the Secretary of Energy, the council notes, "Deep drilling is increasing....Productions from depths deeper than 10,000 feet is expected to increase from 35 percent in 2000 to 41 percent by 2010. It is important to note, however, that industry's ability to achieve production from deeper horizons will be dependent on adequate deep drilling infrastructure and the continued evolution of technology." Only seven percent of the nation's natural gas in 1998 came from deep formations 15,000 feet and deeper. DOE expects that a full 12 percent will have to come from these formations by 2010 just to keep up with demand. According to a study by DOE and the U.S. Geological Survey last year, significant gas reserves in the United States lie 15,000 feet and deeper below the earth's surface. Tapping into this resource is daunting and expensive. As much as 50 percent of drilling costs are spent on the last 10 to 25 percent of deep wells where rock formations are harder and temperatures are hotter. The winning projects, briefly profiled below, will be managed by DOE's National Energy Technology Laboratory.
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why would she be sad about that in this episode? it happened before this episode, it happened before the series.
why would she be sad about that in this episode? it happened before this episode, it happened before the series.
I know Lisa does mention it in one episode though
We got no food, we got no jobs, our PETS HEADS ARE FALLING OFF!
I think it is because of all the pain in the world. Lisa says something along the lines of:"Why can we live our lives, while there's so much pain in the world?".
Something like that.... Anyway, someone else ask a question
Guns don't kill people. Physics kill people!
May as well ask another if no one got yours Beetje
All right
What movie did Bart sneak into in 'The Telltale Head'?
that one was asked already, and granto yes, it is Space Mutants IV
Yeah i thought it had been asked before as well.
How long does Bart say his story will take in "The Telltale Head"?
about 23 minutes and five seconds
BartyBoy got it. Let's hope he remembers to post another question now
In "Homer's Night Out" what is the name of the seafood restaurant where the bachelor party is being held?"
bouns question: What is the name of the co-worker who is being honored at the party?
Hey SSGuy, wait your turn. People are answering BartyBoy's question, you jumped ahead. Read the rules of Springfield U next time please
my bad bartyboy.im new here so i still got to learn how stuff goes.
are we on SSGUY here, or Bartboy? If we are on SSGUY then his is 6, for How many Times Does Lisa request a pony on her Christmas List. however i will wait because i am not positive it was still his question
i believe we are on my question
SSGUY answered that with Brittany. Or is that incorrect Bartyboy?
OK i think my turn since i answered SSGUY's:
What does Homer like to call Patty and Selma?
the gruesome twosome?
si, senor!
In Krusty Gets Busted what kind of ice cream does Homer buy?
triple fudge (the new flavor)
what's the name of the bowling ball Homer wanted to order?
I'm Krusty, who are you? by NoHomers.net
Backdoor Sluts 9 makes Crotch Capers 3 look like Naughty Nurses 2
the stealth bowler?
You've taken your sweet-ass time long enough, barty.
What does the band play for Burns?
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Donna L. Hart and Robert W. Sussman (2006) Man the Hunted: Primates, Predators and Human Evolution. Westview Press (Perseus Book Group). This book dispels the myth of "man the hunter" and replaces it with the theory and supporting evidence that early hominini were very vulnerable to predation. | ||
Christopher Beard (2005) The Hunt for the Dawn Monkey: Unearthing the Origins of Monkeys, Apes and Humans. U California Press. Beard's discovery in China of the earliest known primates is reshaping critical debates about the geographic origins of anthropoids and humans. Among his many accomplishments, Dr. Beard was a recipient of a MacArthur "Genius" award in 2000. | ||
John Relethford (2004) Reflections of Our Past : How Human History is Revealed in Our Genes. Westview Press. | ||
Jonathan Marks (2003) What It Means to be 98% Chimpanzee: Apes, People, and Their Genes. Uunivsity of California. | ||
Kenneth A. R. Kennedy (2002) God-Apes and Fossil Men Paleoanthropology of South Asia. University of Michigan Press. | ||
Sarah Hrdy (2000) Mother Nature: Maternal Instincts and How They Shape the Human Species. Pantheon. | ||
Ian Tattersall (1998) Becoming Human: Evolution and Human Uniqueness. Harcourt Brace. | ||
Matt Cartmill (1993) A View to a Death in the Morning: Hunting and Nature through History. Harvard University Press. | ||
Milford Wolpoff and Rachel Caspari (1997) Race and Human Evolution: A Fatal Attraction. Simon & Schuster. | ||
James W. Wood (1994) Dynamics of Human Reproduction: Biology, Allometry, Demography. Aldine de Gruyter. | ||
Dorothy Cheney and Robert Seyfarth (1990) How Monkeys See the World: Inside the Mind of Another Species. University of Chicago Press. | ||
William McGrew (1992) Chimpanzee Material Culture: Implications for Human Evolution. Cambridge University Press. |
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Seven Samurai details
Format: | PG DVD |
Starring: | Keiko Tsushi, Takashi Shimura, Toshiro Mifune, Yoshio Inaba, Minoru Chiaki, Daisuke Kato, Yoshi Inaba, Seiji Miyaguchi, Keiko Tsushima |
Director: | Akira Kurosawa |
Genres: | Action/Adventure, World Cinema |
Studio: | BFI VIDEO |
Original title | Shichinin no samurai |
Collections: | 100 must-see movies, 100 Swords and Sandals Films |
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Seven Samurai |
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Run time: | 3 hours 10 minutes |
Rental release: | 22 Nov 1999 |
Main languages: | Japanese |
Subtitles: | English |
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Preferred The Magificent Seven
By Spudulike01 from Glasgow , 08 Sep 2004[Highly rated reviewer]
I might have appreciated Seven Samurai more had I seen it before The Magnificent Seven, but I found myself comparing the two and, to be honest, liked the cowboy film better. Seven Samurai was a bit too long for my liking, but I did enjoy it and I'm glad I've now seen it. Don't see myself watching it again, though.- Was this review helpful to you?
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By Chrisaljack (419 reviews) from Hellingly , 27 Nov 2013The Seven Samurai is, rightly, a classic. It is fifty years since I originally watched it and really enjoyed re-visiting this now well known story thanks to The Magnificant Seven. The one thing that I hadn't really noticed fifty years ago was how slowly Kurosawa develops the story. Maybe it was my subsequent viewing of the Hollywood remake several times over the years that particularly highlights this. Remarkably most of the characters in the Japanese film are easily identified in the Hollywood version. Certainly The Magnificent Seven will sit far more easily with the vast majority of Western viewers due to the unfamiliar Japanese culture and its pace is much faster.- Was this review helpful to you?
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how ironic
By a customer , 01 Jul 2013sh!!!!t I've watched Samurai 7 the cartoon anime series and didn't they got the story of it from this old movie!!!...hmm how ironic- Was this review helpful to you?
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Seven Samurai - The Original Magnificent 7
By a customer , 29 Jun 2013Great film, original version of the Magnificent 7. Japanese culture is a little strange to us westerners so its a little hard going at times due to it being subtitled. First time I,ve watched it, heard about the film for years. Must be honest prefer the Magnificent seven- Was this review helpful to you?
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Surprisingly, I'm actually a Kurosawa fan
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A film that has inspirted a generation
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Thinker's Cap
A Phrygian-style fleece hat changed my life in ways I never imagined.
By Andrew Reiner
I didn't recognize myself in the mirror. Maybe that was what I was going for when I bought the Phrygian-style polar fleece hat on my way to my friends Eric and Ann's farm in Freeport. I had left my home in Baltimore to spend the month of October working during the farm's pumpkin and hayride season and realized on the ride up that I needed a hat. I stopped at a store just outside town and tried on a conical, Smurfish hat that drooped slightly forward. "It was called a liberty cap during the French Revolution," the sales clerk told me.
From the start the polar fleece hat revolutionized my life. It bested the cotton baseball caps I was used to and gave me something I needed even more than warmth. In my reflection in the farm stand mirror — where I weighed pumpkins and sold hayride tickets — I didn't see the unsure, aimless twenty-something who lived with his parents, drifted in and out of relationships, and reeked of Boar's Head cologne from his part-time deli job. From beneath the Phrygian's decisive point I thought I saw the same things I saw in Jim, the intern from Texas who wore a plaid hunting cap as he drove wagonloads of children around the farm without ever raising his voice, or in Eric, whose smile beamed wider than the brim of his weather-proof sombrero no matter how crazy things got.
Midway through October Eric promoted me to "tractor pilot." Every single time I climbed up upon the 1952 International Harvester with the "Surfing Rules" sticker on the seat, an unusual sensation overcame me. Whenever the preschoolers cheered or squealed as the tractor and wagon lurched forward, a surge of protection gushed forth. Much of the well-worn trail throughout the farm was hubcap-high muddy that wet autumn, so much so that we sometimes got stuck or fishtailed. At these times, especially when the hay wagon grew silent, shepherding my flock to and from the pumpkin patch became a sacred mission.
Odd as it sounds, I don't know that I have ever had a greater sense of purpose than I did during those few weeks. This was a heady time, intensified by Eric's frequently kind but unfounded compliments: "Man, you were born to do this!" or "You're a real power farmer!" It was this almighty state that nudged me to make a U-turn on I-295 one day and to follow a tractor trailer that careened over an embankment. I put on my liberty hat as I got out of the car and saw the driver standing next to his truck, face planted in the road below. He was unharmed.
The hayride season ended on Halloween. A couple days later Eric and his family headed to Florida and asked me and two other tractor pilots to take his young pig to the butcher. I wasn't too worried because the other two pilots, Dan and Gene, had grown up around small farms. Two hours and many Three Stoogesian antics later, Dan eventually slipped a rope around the pig's neck, and he and Gene yanked it out of its pen. I pretended to help because I didn't want to appear as even more of a suburb slicker than I was. But when I saw the fear in the pig's expressive eyes, I recoiled; I had seen that same look in the rearview mirror when the hay wagon fishtailed.
Gene and I pulled the pig up a gangplank that led to the back of a large red truck. For a while I gave it my all, but then I felt the full life force of the small pig's thrashing at the other end, a vitality I have never felt since. And that was when I realized: I couldn't take this pig to slaughter. What's more, I had to do something to save it. I slackened, hoping that the pig's strength would prove too much for Gene and that it would bolt for the nearby forest. But Dan rushed over, threw another rope around the pig, and helped finish the task. On the drive to Bisson's Meat Market in Topsham, I racked my brain for escape plans but couldn't imagine anything over the banshee wails and screams echoing in the cavernous cab behind us. There wasn't enough time, and there wasn't enough liberty left in my Phrygian hat — for either of us.
The pig was killed that November second. Twenty years later, I still think about that pig every November, as a cautionary tale. I also think about that hat, which disappeared not long afterwards. I replaced it with a polar fleece baseball cap, a style in which I easily recognized myself.


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Hip hop fans, Three 6 Mafia's award-winning Juicy J is on his way to Seattle's historic Showbox at the Market. If you're a fan of his hybrid music style, then you'll wanna be there this Friday, May 31st, to see him perform live in concert, and we are holding another concert ticket giveaway to get you there.
Lucky for you, our friends at Monster and AEG Live wanna get you in the building, and we have tickets to give away to get you there. How do you enter? Simply use the widget below! We've got a lot of ways for you to enter, but don't check off any that you don't actually perform. If you do, you'll be eliminated. Also, note that one of the options grants you ten entries. Might wanna give that one a look:
Good luck!
Watch this: Draw My Life - Princess Zelda
Posted by Andru Edwards - Categories: Adventure, Culture, Nintendo
Princess Zelda is getting in on all that YouTube "Draw My Life" action, putting what possibly may be the most unique life yet to pen and paper. In all seriousness, though, we think that watching fans of iconic game characters making these types of videos is a fun idea. Here's to hoping we see more of this infused into gaming culture. For now, enjoy Zelda's life in the video after the break.
Bleeding Edge TV 484: Xzibit on Monster MVP Carbon gaming headphones
Posted by Andru Edwards - Categories: CES, CES 2013, Features, Music, Podcasts, Videocasts, Videos
We talk with rapper Xzibit about the Monster EA MVP Carbon gaming headphones. This is a collaboration between Monster Products and Electronic Arts (EA Sports) to put together the ultimate gaming headphone that is compatible with Xbox 360, PS3, and PC. Xzibit and Sugar Ray Leonard are the Monster Gaming ambassadors for the headphone line. You can pick up the Monster MVP Carbon gaming headphones now for $249.
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Bleeding Edge TV 483: "Sugar" Ray Leonard on Monster MVP Carbon gaming headphones
Posted by Andru Edwards - Categories: CES, CES 2013, Features, Music, Podcasts, Videocasts, Videos
We catch up with boxing legend "Sugar" Ray Leonard in this episode. Sugar Ray is working with Monster on its new MVP Carbon headphones, a partnership with EA Sports, bringing Monster into the gaming headset space. The MVP Carbon are compatible with Xbox One, Playstation 4, Xbox 360, PS3, PC, Wii, and Wii U. You can pick up the Monster MVP Carbon gaming headphones now for $249.
Don't forget to subscribe to Gear Live's YouTube channel!
Here's how to get the show:[Download] - iPod-formatted H.264
[Download] - 720p HD
[Download] - 1080p MP4
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LOVED PURE Theatre's Waffle Haus Christmas! Run, don't walk, and see it before the play closes!
ms. buck is exceptional!
I saw the female cast perform the other night, and it was HILARIOUS! Who knew Flowertown could be so funny! I loved it. The woman who played the uptight, clean friend made me laugh harder than I've laughed in a long time. Taking my mom on Mother's Day so I can see it again!
Brilliant cast, funny performance.
An amazing show! Made me proud of Charleston.
An excellent and worth-while show to see.
As good and as fun (and as offensive and as sexist -- as only Mel Brooks can get away with) as the Broadway show. The actors are all incredible (but 'Max', 'Bloom', 'Uma' and exceptionally funny 'Roger' deserve special note); the sets are eye candy. Never say that local talent cannot bring Broadway quality or class to our town. It's absolutely here in this show.