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The golden bandicoot is a small omnivorous marsupial found in Australia (4). This mammal is rat-like in appearance, with a small hunched body posture and a long tail. It has large muscular hind limbs, short forelimbs and forefeet with three toes bearing flat claws. Unlike other marsupials, bandicoots have fused toes on their hind feet, which form a comb for grooming (3). Most bandicoots have noticeably long snouts and large ears. However, this species belongs to the genus Isoodon, the short-nosed bandicoots, which have shorter muzzles (3). The ears are small and rounded, and females have a rear-opening pouch containing eight teats (3). As its name suggests, this small marsupials fur is a golden-brown colour (3).
The golden bandicoot is a nocturnal marsupial. It constructs a nest in dense vegetation or in logs, using sticks, leaves and grass, in which it rests during the day (2). This marsupial's night vision and sense of smell are well-developed. It forages for insects, small reptiles and roots at night (3).
Bandicoots are notable for having one of the highest reproductive rates of all marsupials (3). The gestation period lasts only 12.5 days and is one of the shortest gestation periods of all mammals (4). Females give birth to two to three young. The offspring crawl into the mothers pouch and are carried there for seven weeks. After this there is little parental care, a trait that enables adult bandicoots to mate and reproduce several times a year (3).
This species was once widespread in central Australia. By 1992 it had been lost from most of its mainland range, except for a small area in northwest Kimberly (5). In 2000 a report was published by the National Wildlife and Parks Service revealing that this species was presumed to be extinct on the mainland (6). It remains on Barrow, Middle, and Augustus Islands (5).
Inhabits spinifex grasslands (of the genusTrodia) and tussock grasslands (5).
This species is classified as Vulnerable (VU B1+2e) on the IUCN Red List 2003 (1).
This species occurs and is protected in the Prince Regent Nature Reserve, Kimberley, and in Barrow Island and Middle Island Nature Reserves (5). Islands are recognised as extremely important areas for vulnerable species, especially those species which are threatened on the mainland, such as the golden bandicoot. Recovery Plans have been established to define the causes of this species decline and to address these in the species present range. The eradication of rats (Rattus rattus) from Middle Island is now underway. There are also plans to set up captive breeding colonies, and reintroduce individuals to areas where they were once found (5).
For more information on bandicoots see: New South Wales National Wildlife and Parks Service:
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Latest News from our Thailand Marine Conservation Project
So we are already into November and it's time for me to report on what the volunteers have been up to last month. In mid October we had a week of spectacular diving with a Leopard shark, a Hawksbill turtle and a Whale shark being spotted on consecutive days, and towards the end of the month we all packed our bags and went on a three day trip to Khao Lak to clean some of the beaches in the Province of Phang Nga.
As the Khao Lak trip is where I left off last month, I'll begin with that. Though the principal aim was to clean beaches, the trip was a good opportunity to show the present volunteers a wider view of Thailand and impress on them the enormity of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami as Phang Nga was the province that was hit the hardest, with whole coastal communities being practically wiped out. Despite the constantly miserable wet weather during the whole trip, we managed to clean three beaches, collecting 460kg of rubbish, of which shoes and polystyrene were the most numerous items by a long way; there were hundreds of shoes and sandals found on each beach, along with incredible amounts of environmentally damaging pieces of polystyrene which, as they get eroded, break into tiny white balls which fish and other marine animals can then eat and consequently suffer painful deaths. As the south westerly monsoon has not quite ended it was the perfect time to clean these beaches; in a couple of weeks much of the rubbish we collected, which over the last few months has been washed up on to the shores, will be washed out to sea potentially causing even greater damage to the marine environment.
As well as cleaning these beaches, we also took a trip to a beautiful stream in the jungle. Here we spent an hour or so cleaning the path and river banks of rubbish before taking a deserved dip in the cool, clear, refreshing waters – a good way to end a day of cleaning, especially with the added bonus of rocks to jump off, rapids to be washed down and frenzied fish to feed. On the way back to Khao Lak we took a detour to have a look at a couple of fishing boats and a Police patrol boat that had been washed far inland during the tsunami and were too large to remove from where they were dropped – a truly impressive demonstration of the power of the waves though a shocking reminder of the tragedy of the event.
Continuing with beach cleans, we also went to three beaches near Ao Nang earlier in the month – Ao Thung, Lam Pho and Andaman Beach. The first two were particularly dirty and we somewhat unbelievably collected the same amount of rubbish from each one: 244kg. Included in the finds here were a lot of tiles, a lifejacket, a jack (actually a monkey) in the box, large amounts of clothes, 20 batteries, an oil canister and 3 tires of varying sizes. The total figure for rubbish removed from beaches and jungle stream amounts to 1114.4kg which is the second highest monthly total of the year, so well done to all those involved.
As well as cleaning beaches, we spent one day on a longtail boat heading up river from the longtail harbor at Noppharat Thara collecting any rubbish spotted on the way. A huge amount of glass was found at one site, which pretty much filled all 31 bin bags that had been taken on the trip and weighed in at 215kg. Whilst cleaning, volunteers observed juvenile Pipefish amongst the mangroves and a Sea eagle flying overhead.
With all this dedicated on-land cleaning activity, and due to the fact that most of the volunteers have been going through dive courses, there haven't been that many reef salvage dives. In fact, there were only three specific ones in October at Koh Yung, Ao Nui and Losama Bay where 9.1kg of debris was collected. However, now that we have a few more advanced divers I am wanting to make a trip to Mu Sang Nua to see what has collected there over the last few months when the weather has prevented us from going there due to its exposed location. From experience it is a reef that often has huge amounts of fishing net covering it so a clean up mission is most probably due – let's hope the weather allows us to go in the next couple of weeks.
As I said at the beginning of the update, we had a glorious week of weather where the underwater visibility was superb so we took full advantage of this and went to dive sites we had not been to for some time such as the King Cruiser wreck, Shark Point, Anemone Reef, and Bida Nok. The rest of the month has not been such great visibility but despite this, we have ploughed on with training the new volunteers in fish identification and reef survey methodology so that we now have a group that are ready to carry out regular surveys, both Reef Watch for Phuket Marine Biological Centre and more extensive fish surveys for our own records – those involved are definitely looking forward to this whilst others have chosen to go down the route of gaining further dive qualifications such as Rescue, First Aid and even Divemaster.
Marten Meynell
3rd November 2007
Director for Thailand Conservation
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To read a longer version of Marten's report, please visit our specific Thailand Conservation page www.projects-abroad.org/volunteer-projects/conservation-and-environment/diving-and-marine-conservation/volunteer-thailand/

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Man carjacks woman by threatening HIV exposure, police say
Homeless man arrested
A homeless man will be arraigned Thursday for carjacking and threatening a woman with a contaminated needle, police said.
Scott Steverding is accused of carjacking a 17-year-old girl in the parking lot of this Waltham CVS, threatening her with a bloody syringe he said was full of HIV.
Steverding approached the car outside the CVS Pharmacy on Harvard Street and threatened to stab the woman with a needle he claimed had HIV-filled blood in it, police said in a news release.
The woman got out, and police said Steverding got into the car and drove west.
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(CNN) - Former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay's conviction on money laundering charges was overturned Thursday by a court in Texas.
DeLay, who was once one of the most powerful men on Capitol Hill, was convicted in 2010 for allegedly trying to influence Texas elections by trying to channel nearly $200,000 in corporate donations to Republicans running for the state legislature, which is prohibited by Lone Star state law. Delay, who served more than two decades in the House before resigning in 2006, was sentenced to three years in prison.
"Because we conclude that the evidence was legally insufficient to sustain DeLay's convictions, we reverse the judgments of the trial court and render judgments of acquittal," said an opinion from the District Court of Travis County, Texas.
DeLay was visiting Capitol Hill on Thursday. He was praying in the House chapel when his phone rang and his lawyer told him the news, a source close to DeLay told CNN.
DeLay then headed over to lunch with his former colleagues in the Texas delegation at their weekly lunch.
"He said he felt vindicated," Rep. Randy Neugebauer told CNN as he left the lunch.
The U.S. Department of Justice ended its own investigation of Delay in 2010 without filing any criminal charges against the former congressman. He has been free on bail pending appeal of his conviction.
- CNN Political Editor Paul Steinhauser and CNN Senior Congressional Producer Deirdre Walsh contributed to this report.
What a joke! How much did it cost?
Haha, he was praying in the House chapel. Perfect PR orchestration for when your buddies overturn your conviction.
since this was on appeal, not at trial, the prosecution should appeal it to the higher court- where it will probably be reinstated.... of course, it is texas, so who knows whether they are even interested.
a little political sleeziness.
Was it eight grand juries Dem prosecutor went to before an indictment. With that much hate you or I could have been indicted for something we never did. But it made the Dems happy.
Travesty of injustice. delay was dirty from head to toe. He should rot in prison for the rest of his foul fetid life.
Ok question. I assume he was convicted by a trial of his piers? So a judge can override what the jury has said? Wouldn't he have to go through another trial with a jury? At least that's what it seemed like to me from the read.
This man represents what is wrong with politics today.
Good 'ol Texas justice. He's still slim and filth.
That was some custom legal work!
Everything"s bigger in Texas, corruption not withstanding.
Everything is bigger in Texas, corruption not withstanding.
What else would you expect from a court in Texas: more backing of the rich and politically connected. This country makes me sick.
As horrible as this guy is, I would rather have him in Congress than the current GOP nutjobs. Delay's priority was wielding power and self-enrichment, not spite.
He is guilty of a lot of things as said he emailed me trying to get funds a few years ago . We live in Alaska why did he try us for his greed??????.
So I wonder how dow was given to this judges re-election campaign, or maybe he's the next governor. Yup money doesn't change who you are in the eyes of the law, remember justice is blind.
Somebody drank the evidence.
Sick sick sick.
The left hates Delay, because he knows how to fight fire with fire. The problem with the House leadership is the there is no tigers like Delay there. Delay knew how to count votes and keep the GOP on message if an important vote came to the floor. He wasn't afraid to deal with recalcitrant Republicans, and he was not afraid to take the fight to where it needed to be, the Democrats.
DeLay was visiting Capitol Hill on Thursday. He was praying in the House chapel when his phone rang and his lawyer told him the news.
Tom DeLay / Jack Abramoff 2016
Well what do you expect from a republican controlled state. all the appeals court judges are republican. and just what was delay doing in washington. he all ready knew the outcome that the republican courts would free him.


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Path to Work Life Harmony
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Monday morning. If you are finding it hard to locate your motivation for work- you need to read this column on "How to Avoid Burnout" by Marissa Mayer for businessweek.com. I believe she is on to something – what do you think? Enjoy?
How to Avoid Burnout
Avoiding burnout isn't about getting three square meals or eight hours of sleep. It's not even necessarily about getting time at home. I have a theory that burnout is about resentment. And you beat it by knowing what it is you're giving up that makes you resentful. I tell people: Find your rhythm. Your rhythm is what matters to you so much that when you miss it you're resentful of your work.
I had a young guy, just out of college, and I saw some early burnout signs. I said, "Think about it and tell me what your rhythm is." He came back and said, "Tuesday night dinners. My friends from college, we all get together every Tuesday night and do a potluck. If I miss it, the whole rest of the week I'm like, 'I'm just not going to stay late tonight. I didn't even get to do my Tuesday night dinner.' " So now we know that Nathan can never miss Tuesday night dinner again. It's just that simple. You're going to be so much more productive the rest of the week if you get that.
Katie is a soccer mom. She was running Google Finance and her team was in Bangalore, India, and she kept doing conference calls at one in the morning. I was really worried about her hours, and she said, "Don't worry about the 1 a.m. calls to Bangalore. I love my team. It doesn't bother me a bit. What bothers me is missing soccer games or having my child see me walk in late to the recital." From then on we'd be in meetings and Katie would get up to leave, and people would say, "Oh, Katie, can't you just stay five more minutes? We're so close." And I'd say, "No, Katie has got to go."
So find your rhythm, understand what makes you resentful, and protect it.
You can't have everything you want, but you can have the things that really matter to you. And thinking that way empowers you to work really hard for a really long period of time.
Watch Marissa Mayer explain how to avoid burnout at www.businessweek.com/howto/burnout
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Synthesis raises $2.75M to help integrate psychedelics into the healthcare system
The company operates a retreat in Amsterdam where medical professionals administer psychedelicsRead more...
Text is a thing of the past. As FirstMark Capital founder and managing director Rick Heitzmann said in a recent interview: "No one's sitting down with their pipe and reading the newspaper anymore." If the historical Web was all text-based, then the future of the Web is all images.
The Visual Web isn't something a lot of brands and advertisers are ready for. You can track keywords, tags, and links, but how do you track pictures?
Enter Curalate, a company that tracks the kinds of image-based conversations people are having on sites like Pinterest. The company announced Wednesday that it has raised $3 million in a Series A round led by NEA, with help from First Round Capital and MentorTech Ventures.
With a distinct focus on the Visual Web, Curalate has developed advanced image recognition algorithms to track the way in which consumers are engaging with and sharing images on the Web. Curalate recently created a promotion for Carnival Cruise Lines, in which it encouraged consumers to engage with imagery related to the dream cruise destinations. The promotion ended up increasing Pinterest referral traffic to Carnival by 700% and resulted in 18,000 email opt-ins.
Web users interact differently with images than they do with text. Images are more emotional, and as the competition for your time heats up, images are becoming increasingly powerful.
"Over 70% of social media conversations now involve a picture, and this trend shows no sign of slowing down. Unlike video and sound, images offer an immediacy that no other medium provides. The emotional reactions that images create cause people to want to learn more, click through, and ultimately buy," said Curalate co-founder and CEO Apu Gupta.
So what problem does this actually present to brands?
"Only about 10% of image descriptions on Pinterest actually contain the brand's name. There's no hashtag, no @mention, no identifying text that a brand can search. This makes all existing social monitoring and analytics platforms visually-challenged," said Gupta. "As the first company to apply image analytics to social media conversations, Curalate fixes this problem and gives brands the ability to understand who's saying what, and what's driving engagement."
Pinterest is a prime example of the shift away from text toward images. With one in five online women in the U.S. now using Pinterest (which translates to 12% of the total adult U.S. population), Pinterest is one of the more remarkable success stories of the startup world. Launched in 2010, the site has grown at a phenomenal rate. In February 2012, Pinterest reached 10 million users, faster than any other stand-alone site in history. Last year, it saw a user increase of 1,047% among its PC users, and an increase of 1,698% among its mobile app users. For those visiting the site from the mobile Web, usage skyrocketed 4,225%, compared to 85% for Facebook and 140% for Twitter.
Curalate plans to use the new funds from this round to expand beyond Pinterest to other platforms, like Instagram.
Gupta says that the company had a phenomenal year in 2012. Curalate came out of private beta in May 2012, grew its team from four to 14, and was named one of the 50 Coolest Companies in America.
The company has paid relationships with over 300 brands and agencies, including Michael Kors, Kraft Foods, Real Simple, Edelman Digital, and GroupM Next.
"Brands are scrambling to leverage the rise of Pinterest and visual sites like it," said NEA partner Patrick Chung, in a statement. "Curalate has quickly established a leadership position in this emerging market. Curalate's talented team, powerful technologies and fresh capital will enable Curalate to extend its lead."
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Headquartered in Philadelphia, Curalate is leading the pack in developing a new breed of marketing tools for the visual web, starting with Pinterest. Curalate offers the most comprehensive solution available for brands and agencies looking to measure, monitor, and grow brand engagement on today's socially curated sites. Curalate is backed by top tier venture capitalists including NEA and First Round Capital, and is in use by hundreds of brands and agencies including Michael Kors, Kraft Foods, Real Simple, Edelman Digital, and GroupM Next.


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We were all astounded and grateful at the enthusiastic response. Since then, we've endeavored to share bits and pieces of our writing and our lives with our blog readers. We've brought in many different kinds of guests, played games, celebrated successes, and sympathized with challenges and hardships.
But throughout these past three years, the thing that has made this effort worthwhile and successful beyond our wildest dreams has been you -- OUR READERS! Day after day, year after year, you have continued to amaze and amuse us. And you've give us the two most important gifts of all: YOUR TIME AND ATTENTION!
So in celebration of our third year of blogging, Aunty asked some of our long-time, frequent commenters what being a Bandita Buddy meant to them.
Dianna aka Hrdwrkdmom aka MizMacgyver
I have always loved to read but until meeting the Banditas I didn't realize the trials and tribulations authors have to go through to get a book in my hot little hand. I admire all of the Banditas, the published and yet to be published, the latter for their perseverance in attaining their goals. I don't know what I would do without the Banditas to check in with every day. What topic is going on the blog, who has another book coming out, who won what, what is happening in each Bandita's corner of the world. The "Lair" is an exciting place to be.
"Yes, as a matter of fact I am with the Golden Rooster."
Following the hostess back to the table I wanted to rush ahead, and then there they were, 4 Banditas in all their glory, another homecoming. Hugs all around and getting seated and me grinning like the Cheshire Cat the whole time. I had fan girl written all over me and didn't care one bit.
I visit every day because the Banditas need to know they are my heroines, their talents are appreciated, and the world is better because they care. When a person posts on the blog, that post is responded to, always. The Banditas acknowledge each and every person that posts, they want you to know you were noticed, no slipping in the back door and slipping out again. A personalized blog, who would of thunk it?
Helen in Oz
I was first introduced to the Bandits by The Incomparable FoAnna Anna Campbell whom I had "met" on another forum just before CTC was released. I will always be grateful for the friends I have made since visiting The Bandits. I have won many fantastic books and my massive TBR Pile has grown to mountainous proportions! Thanks to all of the wonderful Guest authors I have met along the way and the recomendations from The Bandits and Bandita Buddies.
And of course there's The Golden Rooster who has become such a wonderful pet to look after here and there and eat me out of Tim Tams LOL.
I have just about all of your books that have been published and look forward to the day that I will have books from everyone of you. It will happen, you are all wonderful writers! I love visiting and hearing about all the interesting things that you and the guest bloggers all talk about.
I have been lucky enough to meet FoAnna in person a few times now and I look forward to meeting every one of you one day. You never know your luck in a big City and I buy lottery tickets every week so there is a chance! LOL.
There will also be another Australian Romance Readers Convention here in Sydney in 2011 and maybe some of you will be able to make it down under.
Way to go, Ladies!
Jane in NYC
Congrats on the third anniversary of the Romance Bandits blog. I wish I were more articulate and could write something poetic. It's a fun place to hang out and chat about books, movies and celebrities. I think the lyrics to the Cheers theme helps describe what being a Bandita Buddy is like.
Sometimes you want to go
Where everybody knows your name,
and they're always glad you came.
When Aunty Cindy offered me the chance to take part in this blog, I instantly said yes. I was so fortunate to find this lovely group more than two years ago. I was new to writing and in the midst of a chaotic life. But I knew that every morning I could come here, read something funny or uplifting (usually both!) and my day would start with a smile.
The Lair is always ready for a celebration or to lift us when we're down. But most of all, this group inspires me to keep going, to keep reaching for that dream of publication. I've worked in several different industries, but never found a community as generous as that of Romance writers. I am honored to be a Bandita Buddy and look forward to sharing many more years of fun and dreaming with the Romance Bandits.
Patty PJ Ausdenmore
Wow! Three years already? It hardly seems possible. Cindy asked what being a Bandita Buddy means to me. At the beginning, I would have told you it meant starting, and usually ending, each day with a smile, discovering new authors and chatting with Bandits and fellow readers. Those facts are still true but over the years it's grown to mean much more.
Being a BB means gaining treasured friends; women who encourage, support and celebrate my achievements as well as each others. Yes, the daily smiles are still there along with chuckles and, sometimes, full-out belly laughs and I'm still being introduced to the fantastic authors who continue to feed my enormous to-be-read stash of books, not to mention all those books contributed by the talent that resides in the Lair.
But, most importantly, for me, being a BB means having a circle of women (and a few men), from across the world, who come together daily, in a warm and welcoming environment, to share a slice of life with friends.
Here's to the talented, gracious, wonderful women of the Lair! Congratulations on your third anniversary. Cento anni di salute e felicità! Wishing you 100 years of health and happiness!
Thanks to Dianna, Helen, Jane, TerriO, and PJ for all your kind sentiments!
The Banditas and the Lair truly would not exist without the continued support of ALL our readers! Please share a favorite memory from the past three years. Or tell us what being a Bandita Buddy means to you!
We have a truly ginormous list of prizes to give away today!
An autographed copy of My Reckless Surrender (when released)
An autographed copy of Something Scandalous
A Romance Bandits journal
An autographed copy of The Seduction of a Duke
A Dark and Delicious gift package --autographed copies of Dark and Dangerous and Dark and Deadly and some dark chocolate.
An autographed copy of Heartbreak River
A Romance Bandits magnet and post-it notes
An autographed copy of The Treasures of Venice
An autographed copy of Blazing Bedtime Stories
Golden Rooster pin and ear rings
An autographed copy of Sweetest Little Sin
An autographed copy of Do You Take This Cop?
All you have to do to be eligible to win a prize is leave a comment!
And HUGE THANX from all us Banditas for making our three years THE GREATEST!


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A lot of American success stories began with creative entrepreneurs who used credit cards to jump start their businesses and Hollywood no different.
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Not only is it known as Tinseltown, it's also a heavy credit town. Movies are made by getting money from producers on the promise of a big return on their investments. But there are a lot of expenses involved in shooting, producing and editing a film as well as all the post-production costs. Indie filmmakers sometimes have to be very creative to fund their movies. The big payoff though, is that some of those low-budget movies end up making millions.
Director Robert Townsend funded part of Hollywood Shuffle with his plastic and the money he made acting in films and commercials. Spike Lee busted out on the film scene because of the credit gods. Horror film The Blair Witch Project was made with credit cards and put the filmmakers heavily into debt, but it made a fortune.
If you have your eye on Hollywood with hopes of making a successful Indie film, you will need to have good credit if you plan to finance it with a few high-limit credit cards.
Hollywood Shuffle grossed more than $5 million in the months following its release and made Townsend a household name. But if it wasn't for his credit cards, the movie wouldn't have been made. He reportedly applied for five bank credit cards and combined them with store credit cards he was already using. According to reports, he bought raw film stock with his MasterCard and used his Saks card for wardrobe. In lieu of paying his cast and crew salaries, he would fill their cars with gas using a Mobil card.
Ultimately Townsend charged $40,000 on 15 personal credit cards to make the movie. Townsend's last plastic expense for the film went to catering a lavish buffet and renting a theater to screen a rough cut to various studios in the hope of attracting a distributor. Samuel Goldwyn, Jr. gave him a check for $40,000 to pay off his credit card debt.
Spike Lee maxed out his credit cards to make his first movie, She's Gotta Have It in 1986. It launched his career as a director. Kevin Smith drained his credit card to make the 1994 film, Clerks. The film was shot in the convenience store where he was working and he rang it up for $27,000. Director Robert Rodriguez maxed out several credit cards to cover $7,000 in production costs for his 1992 movie, El Mariachi, which grossed $2 million at the box office. The Blair Witch Project (1999), was funded almost exclusively with credit cards bringing in $35,000 in debt but made more than $250 million.
Dun & Bradstreet generally recommends that small businesses use loans instead of credit cards for a long-term financial strategy. But for some folks, business credit cards might be the right approach for both long- and short-term financing. Many filmmakers keep tabs on their personal credit scores, pay off the balances regularly and use 0% cards so the credit is there when they need it.
Esther B. Robinson combined private equity, public grants, and credit cards to finance 2007's A Walk Into the Sea: Danny Williams and the Warhol Factory. For seven years she kept $12,000 worth of credit card debt through production. She would wait until a credit card company sent her an offer for a card with 0% interest on balance transfer, and she would move the balance.
Filmmaking is a gamble, but filmmakers who believe in their projects are still coming up with creative ways to finance their cinematic visions. The risks are greater for first-time directors, but the rewards can be extraordinary. Paranormal Activity, which was made for $15,000, took in more than $193 million at the box office. How's that for a profit margin?
Michael Germanovsky is a personal finance expert with in-depth knowledge of credit cards, charge cards, and pre-paid cards. His tenure as a personal finance expert began at the Novoye Russkoye Slovo, a partner of the New York Times International Weekly. In 2011, Germanovsky created the Student Credit Card Education Initiative and sounded awareness of high interest rates. At large, Michael is editor-in-chief at Credit-Land.com.


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Mitt Romney flashes his foreign policy brilliance and pisses off all of London with comments about Olympic Games security.
Blind South Korean archer Im Dong-hyun sets a world record.
CNN Worldwide President Jim Walton suddenly resigns.
The Pentagon could lay off thousands of employees just days before the 2012 election.
Big Brother is watching you ... by scanning your face and recording your personal information via an advertising billboard.
Harvey Weinstein calls for a filmmaker summit to address violence in movies.
Meanwhile, Colorado shooting suspect James Holmes claims amnesia and doesn't like the food at Arapahoe County Detention Center.
A boy gets hit in the face by a bird on a Six Flags roller coaster.
Madonna is booed and gets called "slut" after a 45-minute concert in France.
Would The Dark Knight Rises have been better if it featured Tom Hardy rapping with a baby?


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Hi, It is me again
I want to tell you what is on my mind now.
Wow.. It is pack season again. Piled works to do.. But hey I have a holiday planned and I think an unplanned "holiday" also in about this 4 weeks.
So..should organize everything. Hahaha...it is really me yet not really me..
About organizing this and that I know one who likes to do that no wonder the one had job in PPIC. Helping us a lot..
In this kind of situation where ones go and leave.. Me should be all I need of.
Never comparing then and now.. Like I forgot what I had then.
Facing the now and future.
Wo de kuai le.
Okay..time to nap.


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Buttons Soon Available!
After much procrastination and some minor struggles using various computer-based painting tools, I'm pleased to announce that Tales From The Sharrows buttons will soon be made available for purchase. All profits will go to WABA. If the button sale goes especially well and you'd like other Tales From The Sharrows branded merchandise, like coffee mugs or beer growlers or pet clothes or whatever, I'll consult with my design group, supply chain managers and the warehouse team (all of these people are actually just Ellie the Poodle) and we'll start ramping up production (Ellie the Poodle merchandise could also be made available). I haven't priced the buttons yet (keep in mind that profits are going to a good cause, so I'll probably charge slightly higher than market rate) nor figured out a way to facilitate your purchase through the internet, but I plan to work on that and I'll let you know as soon as I do. Also, let's declare this initial run a "limited edition," because that sounds cool and important and whatnot.
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These look great, nice DC touch. Looking forward to getting a few for stocking stuffers.ReplyDelete
- tim, BikeArlingtonDecember 04, 2011 9:05 PM
How about one of those OBX style bumper stickers.ReplyDelete
I'd totally buy one...if I lived in DC...and if I ever drove my car...
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@Tim- don't worry. I've got something special for you. A little holiday present. More details soon.
@BW- Yes, I suppose those are more bikey than pet clothes. I'll get working on that for spring time.
@ultrarunnergirl- I hope this means you like them.
I would definitely get one. Or two. Maybe even three!ReplyDelete
How about water bottle-holder friendly travel coffee mugs with the same design?
I'm in for one or two.ReplyDelete
Very sharp looking! I'm in for one. Hope it is relatively rust-resistant. I'll put it on a pannier bag.ReplyDelete


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Letters to the Editor for Oct. 4
Introducing a new feature
Editor's note: Stephen and Vincent are active in Torrington and The Register Citizen wants to give them a voice to engage in discussions that will help the community. This new feature is designed to give them an outlet to speak directly to our readers.
Welcome to the first of many Thursday Letters to the Editor that will touch on the happenings in some of the Boards and Commissions in the City of Torrington.
Both of us often read stories about our Torrington's Boards and Commissions in the paper, but thought a short weekly update from those who actually sit on them would serve the city well.
Every Thursday you'll get a short update on the Board of Education, the Economic Development Commission and the Conservation Commission from Stephen Michna and Vincent Merola III.
We appreciate this wonderful opportunity and hope that it helps to open a positive dialogue within the community.
Stephen Michna currently serves as a Commissioner of Economic Development and a Commissioner of Conservation in the City of Torrington. He was appointed to these positions by Mayor Ryan Bingham in January of 2012 after running for Torrington City Council.
He is a graduate of Torrington High School, received his Bachelors Degree in Civil Engineering from Northeastern University in Boston, and took post-bachelors courses in Management at KU Leuven in Leuven, Belgium.
He is currently employed by Optiwind and is also Owner/Partner at Berkshire Planning Group, LLC, a public relations, marketing and consulting firm for small businesses.
Vincent Merola was elected to the Torrington Board of Education in 2011 for a two year term. Prior to that in 2009, he was elected to the Torrington Board of Selectmen.
He is currently pursuing a Bachelors Degree in University Studies at the University of Hartford. Mr. Merola appreciates and advocates the importance of civic duty.
When he is not spending time with his lovely wife Michelle, he volunteers at many institutions throughout the area. He is also an Owner/Partner at Berkshire Planning Group, LLC.
Look in next Thursday's paper for information about the outdoor trail network we are working on.
Stephen Michna and
Vincent Merola
'Biting The Hand(s) That Feeds'
Most often I sit back and observe. Occasionally, I am compelled to speak out. This is one of those times when I can't contain myself.
PLAN - Protect Litchfield Action Network - has overstepped logic. When we look at PLAN's organizers this should come as no surprise, but that is another letter. OK, here I go. Litchfield's present Grand List is $1,100,594,853 according to our Official Statement (OS) 6/30/12.
For as many years as I have been your town treasurer, Moody's, our Rating Agency, has deferred increasing our Rating Aa2 to the next highest level due in part to our lack of commercial property.
PLAN's proposal to limit future commercial properties to 12,000 square feet is short sighted at best.
Litchfield already has a reputation of being anti-development of any type. Now with this initial proposal PLAN affirms that reputation in stone.
May I remind PLAN that:
1. Mr. Greenberg, aka Federal Square Realty of 8 Village Drive, is paying $76,123 in taxes to our town. (Ranked the 6th highest tax payer)
2. Limiting the size of commercial properties will also reduce future property tax revenue (if any investors want to come to Litchfield).
3. We cannot sustain our Mil Rate at zero increases without increases in our Grand List.
4. Presently, Stop & Shop pays property tax of $15,217 on its business assets.
I suggest they review our POCAD - Plan of Conservation and Development (see pages 18-21). One of the PLAN organizers is a strong supporter of that document. However, there are no 12,000 sq ft limits anywhere in the POCAD.
So, is POCAD now out the window?
Another consideration is that Stop & Shop is listed in our OS as one of our largest employers. Could a larger Stop & Shop bring additional employment opportunities to our community?
The organizers of PLAN may have endowed resources which allow them to pay higher taxes, but the majority of tax payers in Litchfield do not. Please consider this should PLAN's proposal make it to referendum.
In conclusion - Don't Bite the Hand That Feeds Us! For me, I trust brighter minds will prevail.
Thank You,
David T. Wilson, Treasurer


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New Zealand's North and South Island are highlighted in this 2002 image from NASA's Terra satellite.
The movies based on "The Lord of the Rings" and now "The Hobbit" have turned a spotlight on the dramatic landscapes of New Zealand, and this image from about 450 miles up gives you a wide-screen perspective on a modern-day Middle Earth.
The readings that went into creating the nearly cloud-free view of the Pacific island nation were captured by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer aboard NASA's Terra satellite during passes in late 2002. That's just about the time that the second movie in the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy, "The Two Towers," was making a splash at the box office.
Now New Zealand filmmaker Peter Jackson has come out with the first movie of his next trilogy, based on J.R.R. Tolkien's tales of dwarfs and hobbits, a dragon and a treasure in a mythical place called Middle Earth. "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" grabbed plenty of box-office treasure this weekend — $84.8 million, which translates into the best-ever three-day opening in December. (On the overall ranking for three-day openings, however, "The Hobbit" is No. 40.)
New Zealand is hoping for treasure as well: It provided more than $100 million in support for the moviemakers, and hopes to reap hundreds of millions of dollars in tourist trade sparked by the films. The country provided the backdrop for film locales ranging from the pastures of Hobbiton (near Matamata) to the volcanoes of Mordor (near Taupo). The airport in Wellington, which is New Zealand's capital as well as the home of Jackson's film operation, calls itself "the Middle of Middle Earth." Air New Zealand is now known as the "airline of Middle Earth."
To learn more about the "Hobbit" connection, check out this tale of my visit to Hobbiton, as well as our slideshow of film locales in New Zealand and our five favorite jumping-off points for adventures in Kiwi Land. To learn more about Terra's picture of New Zealand, head on over to the NASA Visible Earth website. And to see more views of Earth from space, click on these links from the Cosmic Log Space Advent Calendar:
- 2012 Cosmic Log Space Advent Calendar
- Day 1: A fantastic Chinese fan
- Day 2: Satellite shows a Grander Canyon
- Day 3: Typhoon stirs awe — and alarm
- Day 4: Glittering nighttime view of Riyadh
- Day 5: Night lights shine on 'Black Marble'
- Day 6: Holy sites seen at night
- Day 7: Blue Marble still leaves its mark
- Day 8: Satellites look into a volcano's hell
- Day 9: Jack Frost nipping at Alaska's nose
- Day 10: Cosmonaut looks down on peaks
- Day 11: Earth looms above moonwalker
- Day 12: Skytree casts shadow on Tokyo
- Day 13: Aurora sets stage for meteor show
- Day 14: Apollo's last look at Earthrise
- Day 15: A sobering moment from space
- 2011 Cosmic Log Space Advent Calendar
- 2010 Cosmic Log Space Advent Calendar
Alan Boyle is NBCNews.com's science editor. Connect with the Cosmic Log community by "liking" the log's Facebook page, following @b0yle on Twitter and adding the Cosmic Log page to your Google+ presence. To keep up with Cosmic Log as well as NBCNews.com's other science and space news coverage, sign up for the Tech & Science newsletter, delivered via email. You can also check out "The Case for Pluto," my book about dwarf planets and the search for new worlds.


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This UK to Med A Express route is limited to those clients choosing to travel One Way only with us. The route will pick-up throughout the UK and drop-off at Orange, Montpellier, Narbonne and Rosas.
This new Express route will drop off at our popular destinations in France, Orange, Montpellier, Narbonne Est and Rosas (only on the 13th Sept) from the UK.
Orange - Go west to the Ardeche or head east into Provence and enjoy Mont Ventoux or the mountains of the Luberon and the Gorge du Verdon. Easier cycling can be found in the Rhône Valley.
Montpellier - Flat easy cycling to the mouth of the Rhône. More challenging cycling is in the countryside of the Cévennes and Gorges de Tarn.
Narbonne - Flat easy cycling to the north and west and Carcassonne is an opportunity to explore the foothills of the Pyrénées.
Rosas - Why not head inland and explore the volcanic natural parks beyond Banyoles, or cycle the fascinating nature reserves of Emporda.
To book please go to the Departures Dates above.
Cycling in France at www.excellentbooks.co.uk
Cicerone Books for all your cycling routes www.cicerone.co.uk
Where do I find out the exact location of my pick-up?
The easiest way to find all pick-up/arrival points is using the "Maps" tab on the main tab bar above for your European Bike Express maps or google maps.
Alternatively, you can see a map of all pick-up points on the 'Pick-up points' tab above. You can manipulate the google map by clicking and dragging the cursor so that you point is in the centre of the map and then you can zoom in and out by using the '+' and '-' buttons on-screen. The point that you can see on the google map when you are fully zoomed in is the exact area where the European Bike Express Coach can be found. Click on the "Satellite" tab to get an accurate picture.
For detailed continental drop-off maps please see the 'Useful Links' box above. This box contains a full set of drop-off detailed maps for your outbound journey in PDF format.
Do I have to give a Mobile Number?
We strongly recommend that you supply us with a contact number in case we need to advise you of any important information about your transfer close to the time of departure. For instance if we are running late due to unforeseen circumstances, we will keep you updated by text. After 25 years of experience we highly recommend that you provide us with this information so that we can make your travel arrangements go as smoothly as possible.
To book please go to the Departures Dates above.
Cycling in France at www.excellentbooks.co.uk
Cicerone Books for all your cycling routes www.cicerone.co.uk
Independent website for cycling in France www.freewheelingfrance.com
Below is a list of pick-up points available on this tour.
Below is a list of pick-up points available on this tour.
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|Dover Eastern Docks
| DOVER Outside Old Terminal Building (knocked down)
Dover Eastern Docks, Dover, CT16 1JA
| GILLINGHAM - Medway Pavilion Services
between Jncs 4/5 Eastbound. Gillingham ME8 8PQ
| GRAVESEND - Cyclopark, The Tollgate, Wrotham Rd,
Gravesend, DA11 7NP
| LEEDS - M1 Junc 45, Skelton Lake Services
Leeds, LS15 0BF
|Leicester Forest
| LEICESTER - M1, Leicester Forest East Services
(between junctions 21/22) S/Bound. LE3 3GB
|London (North)
| LONDON NORTH - South Mimms Services
M25 Junction 23 or A1/A1081, Potters Bar, EN6 3QQ
|Newport Pagnell
| NEWPORT PAGNELL -M1 (between Juncs 14/15), S/Bound
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Trowell Services, (S/bound), Nottingham. NG9 3PL
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| WALTHAM ABBEY - M25 junction 26 (A121)
Layby nr Skillet Hill Farm, Waltham Abbey. EN9 3QU
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Deighton, YO19 6HA
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Tulsa Shock get Candice Wiggins, Nicole Powell in trade
- Tulsa acquired Candice Wiggins and Nicole Powell
- The Minnesota Lynx get Janel McCarville and Tulsa%27s second-round pick in 2014
- The New York Liberty got Tulsa%27s 2013 second- and third-round picks plus rights to Deanna Nolan
TULSA, Okla. (AP) — The Tulsa Shock acquired two former All-Americans from Stanford on Friday, picking up guard Candice Wiggins from the Minnesota Lynx and forward Nicole Powell from the New York Liberty.
The three-team deal also sent center Janel McCarville from New York to Minnesota in a sign-and-trade, and the Lynx received Tulsa's second-round pick in 2014. The Liberty got Tulsa's second- and third-round picks in next month's draft, plus the rights to veteran Deanna Nolan, who hasn't played in the WNBA since 2009 after refusing to continue playing for the Shock following the team's move from Detroit.
McCarville didn't play in the league the past two seasons, either.
The Shock also received New York's third-round pick in this year's draft.
In Wiggins and Powell, Tulsa gets a pair of established WNBA players to add to a team that has languished near the bottom of the league after being stripped of the stars who won championships in Detroit.
"Both have been on WNBA championship teams and bring a wealth of experience, knowledge and skill to our young team," Tulsa coach Gary Kloppenburg said. "They are consummate professionals who are constantly working to improve their game. Their veteran leadership and competitive drive to win will help lead this Shock team toward our ultimate goal of winning a WNBA championship."
Powell has averaged 10.5 points and 4.3 rebounds during her nine-year career, and she appeared in the 2009 All-Star game as a replacement for an injured Lisa Leslie. Her 7.0-point average last season was the lowest since her rookie season in 2004.
Wiggins averaged a career-best 15.7 points as a rookie in 2008 but has seen her numbers drop off as the Lynx made the WNBA Finals the past two seasons, winning the title in 2011 and losing to Indiana last year.
Tulsa holds the No. 3 pick in the April 15 draft, which appears loaded this year with Baylor's Brittney Griner, Notre Dame's Skylar Diggins and Delaware's Elena Delle Donne among the top prospects.
"Candice and Nicole are going to have a huge impact on and off the court with our team heading into the 2013 season," Shock President Steve Swetoha said. "We are truly excited and thrilled to add two solid veterans and leaders to our organization. These are two strong pieces in building a championship team.
"We have a plan for our organization and we couldn't be more excited for the direction we are going."
McCarville started every game for New York from 2008 to 2010, averaging 8.8 points in her final season with the Liberty. She will return to Minnesota, where she was a second-team All-American before being the No. 1 overall pick in the 2005 draft, and reunite with ex-Gophers teammate Lindsay Whalen.
"I'm very excited to come back to Minnesota and join the Lynx," McCarville said. "I can't wait to team up with Lindsay again; it's always fun playing alongside a point guard as talented as she is. When you add Seimone (Augustus), Maya (Moore), Rebekkah (Brunson), Monica (Wright) and the rest of the team, it's going to be a lot of fun this summer. I'm looking forward to doing whatever I can to help bring another championship to Minnesota."
Nolan was a four-time All-Star and won three championships with the Shock in Detroit, being named Finals MVP in 2006. In New York she will be reunited with former Detroit coach Bill Laimbeer — entering his first season with the Liberty — as well as former teammates Plenette Pierson and Katie Smith. Another ex-Detroit teammate, Kara Braxton, spent the last 1 ½ seasons in New York and is an unrestricted free agent.


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Forming the A-side, the aptly titled "Manhattan 85" pays homage to the '80s East Coast disco scene via glitter ball sheen and a weighty bassline. Despite treading such saturated ground, what this glossy nu-disco number lacks in originality, it just about makes up for in floor-swelling groove. With a buzzing pitch and recurring gospel hum tracking to a standard dub house loop, "Acid Walk" offers less to hold on to over the course of eight minutes. Completing the flip, "Da Doo Da" has more emphasis placed on percussive funk, but again, there's little featured of note.
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James Lawrence
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A Manhattan 85
B1 Acid Walk
B2 Da Doo Da


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Comedian Stevieweevie Recreates A NOTORIOUS B.I.G classic in "Hypnotize 2012: A Hip Hop Musical Parody" (Featuring Nicki Minaj, Kanye West, Chris Brown, Rick Ross, Fat Joe & Machine Gun Kelly) [User Submitted]
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How can you tell that? A helpful guide for buying knives.
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How can you tell that? A helpful guide for buying knives.
All parts of the knife are joined seamlessly. This means that there is a smooth transition without any gaps between the handle and the bolster, resulting from the adjusting step. The blade and handle must also be burr-free and completely even. These aspects are very important, particularly with regard to hygiene, because otherwise bacteria would be able to collect.
Surface finish
The surface of the knife is finely ground and is also sealed through stropping. Expert workmanship produces a fine, even surface finish.
Blunting resistance
A knife's resistance to blunting defines the length of time a knife will have a sufficient cutting ability for use. Good blunting resistance results from high steel quality, expertly applied heat treatments, and correct finishing of the cutting edge.
Corrosion resistance
How corrosion resistant a knife is depends on the quality of the stainless steel, expert hardening, and the surface finishing. A finely ground and smoothly stropped surface makes the knife corrosion resistant and thus able to resist environmental influences.
Two factors determine whether a knife is safe when used. First, it must afford a secure grip, so that the hand cannot slip onto the blade. Second, the knife must be very sharp, so that less force is necessary when cutting and safe use is guaranteed.
Ergonomic handle
The knife handle should fit the hand, thus enabling effortless fatigue-proof work for long periods of time. This is enabled by an ergonomically shaped handle element that also increases safety.
A good knife is not heavier at either end. Its weight must be balanced between the handle and the blade. The proper balance facilitates safe use of the knife and pleasant work.
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Amazonas Regnskogbevaring - Frivillig Arbeid i Peru: Månedlige Oppdateringer
Månedlige Oppdateringer fra 2013
On 5th November Taricaya Research Centre celebrated its 12th anniversary. Since the project's conception in 2001 we have received close to 1800 volunteers and looking back over the years I am simply overwhelmed by the dedication and hard work from both staff and volunteers alike.
This is always an interesting time of year in the rainforest as cold weather is not uncommon, rains are infrequent and animals begin courtship and mating so that their young are born to coincide with the start of the bountiful wet season. In other words, the jungle becomes noisy and almost frenetic as animals search constantly for both food and a mate!
As we reached the busiest time of year in the jungle with all beds taken at Taricaya it was no surprise that we got a huge amount done in the last few weeks. As the rains disappeared and water levels dropped, the rainforest becomes a very harsh environment for so many of its residents. Water becomes scarcer, competition fiercer and animals must travel greater distances just to find enough food to survive.
Welcome to the latest from the Peruvian Amazon and what news I have for you all this time. The liberation of our third group of spider monkeys (Ateles chamek), our bird list surpassing 450 species, the sensor camera survey capturing on film a magnificent puma (Puma concolor), new arrivals to the animal release program and continued work on our two farm plots.
What an amazing couple of months in the Amazon rainforest. We have installed our new sensor cameras, released several animals back into the wild, opened up our mist nets and continued to work on our new farm plot downriver…With numbers on the rise there has been no shortage of willing hands and we have made some great advances these last few weeks.
What a start to the New Year as the river comes just inches from bursting its banks, we released several of our longest standing residents in the rescue centre, much-needed maintenance work has been undertaken around the camp, many new plants have been sewn at the new farm and tons of gravel have been hauled into the centre to help protect our trails around the rescue centre.


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This is a really exciting time to be an AMD fan. We have their new AM3+ platform motherboards. These boards feature their new SB950 chipset. This chipset is geared for the enthusiast market. It features both USB 3.0 support and SATA 3 support. This new chipset also has support for dual-channel DDR 3 RAM. Some of these features were also present with AMD's previous chipset but the missing element was NVIDIA multi-graphics support. So we now are getting full SLI support from AMD. This is an incredible feature that has now been added to these boards. For those of us that are both AMD and NVIDIA fans it won't be so difficult anymore to have our cake and eat it too.
Another incredible feature of these new boards is their AM3+ support. With this feature you are set for the new Bulldozer processors when they hit the market. This chipset also features the new Hyper Transport 3.1 that increases the CPU bandwidth to 6.4 GT/s. This increase will only be available with the new AM3+ processors. Even though these new processors aren't available yet, it's good to be able to take a look at the boards that will be supporting them now. We appreciate that AMD has done this because now we can get an idea of how these processors will perform.
This new chipset will now also support 32 gigs of DDR 3 memory. We now will be able to get the same kind of memory options that Intel has been offering with their Sandy Bridge platform. This is a great value for those that have been thinking about going with an AMD based system. AMD's previous chipset only had support for up to 16 gigs of memory. This effectively doubles the amount of RAM that you can add. This feature is especially important to those that do a lot of video encoding and photo manipulation. Applications like video encoding are very memory intensive, so to be able to add this much memory is of enormous benefit.


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Whitefish Bay writer, producer films movie along Milwaukee's lakefront
Sean Astin, Chris Mulkey, Mimi Rogers star in 'The Surface"
Hollywood comes to Milwaukee's lakefront, and Lake Michigan is a co-star.
WISN 12 News reporter Terry Sater talked with the locally grown producer who brought a couple of familiar movie stars in to tell a compelling story.
It's all hands on deck for this movie being made in Milwaukee with "Lord of the Rings" and "Rudy" star Sean Astin joining another familiar movie face, Chris Mulkey, on Lake Michigan.
"We're having a ball. The idea that you'd come to a place and shoot an entire movie out on the water is insane. But we thought Lake Michigan will treat us well, and Milwaukee's been great," Astin said.
"I love it. The restaurants are great. Every restaurant is more than welcoming and the food is great. And the people are great. And they have beer here. And they must have too much beer because I always get like two beer. It's happy hour every where I go," Mulkey said.
So a couple of Hollywood veterans are here to tell a story written and produced by a native of Whitefish Bay.
"And we have wardrobe, makeup, sound," "The Surface" producer/writer Jeff Gendelman said,
Gendelman wrote the script for "The Surface" 18 years ago, but production is finally underway after the Gendelmans returned from Los Angeles to raise their children in Milwaukee.
"Milwaukee becomes a character in the movie as much as Lake Michigan. Lake Michigan is a costar," Gendelman said. "We've been shooting in lots of locations in the North Shore and Waukesha and Milwaukee. Of course, all along the lakefront."
Despite Wisconsin's film tax credits virtually disappearing several years ago, Gendelman insisted on bringing the project home.
"And thankfully, most of the crew is from the Milwaukee area. And it's a great group of people, very positive. They're inspired to be the best they can be," Gendelman said.
The director said one of the most amazing things about the movie is 85 percent of it takes place on a 1970s era speedboat.
"So the story becomes an adventure drama, and it centers around two strangers who both are at the end of their rope who suddenly meet in the unpredictable waters of Lake Michigan," Gendelman said.
"I think this film, it's about two people that would never cross paths except for this strange day and this strange incident, so I think people will like the humanity of it you know. It's about why you should be alive," Astin said.
"People get angels delivered to each other in their lives, and in this case, both of these guys compliment each other," Mulkey said.
"And Terry, it's the kind of film that when you walk out of the movie theater, or when you see it on DVD, or Pay Per View, or whatever you're going to watch it on, you're going to turn to your wife and you're going to say to each other, 'Wow! That was really good.' You know, it's that matters of the heart kind of movie," Gendelman said.
Moviegoers will see the Milwaukee area in a starring role on the big screen in about 18 months.
The movie will also star Tom Cruises' first wife Mimi Rogers.
When Gendelman isn't producing a movie, he's a martial arts expert at JK Lee Black Belt Academy in Fox Point.


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Lagoon 402020Request Price
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Lagoon SEVENTY 72020Request Price
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Lagoon SEVENTY 82020Request Price
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Lagoon 630 MY2020Request Price
How can you combine the requirements of offshore cruising with the high standards of a luxury motor yacht?Many yachtsmen have long wanted to expand their horizons with a long range, good performance motor yacht in total comfort and serenity.And so the Lagoon 630 Motor Yacht was born: Heir to the widely renowned marine qualities of the Lagoon 620, its program includes long distance blue water as well as coastal cruising aboard a luxurious residence.To launch this model, Lagoon decided to highlight the reliability of this newcomer in the world of large motor yachts by making her cross the Atlantic Ocean!More33
Pershing 7X2020Request Price
Not only was 1985 the year Pershing was established, but it was also the year of the first mobile phone, Back to the Future and the arrival of the Internet.The era was fertile ground for visionaries and talented geniuses who spent their days imagining worlds, scenarios and technologies.It is no coincidence therefore that in 1985 Tilli Antonelli, Fausto Filippetti and Giuliano Onori unveiled a yacht designed by Fulvio De Simoni that had never been seen before: as fast as a powerboat, but as comfortable and spacious as a motoryacht.The Pershing 45 was born and, like every epoch-making success story, it was the beginning of a true revolution that spawned many vain attempts to copy it. But one company that has no desire to imitate itself or anyone else is Pershing itself, an inventive company that has established itself as the leading builder of the fibreglass sports yachts over the years.The world of yachting has become increasingly familiar with Pershing yachts, and wants more and more of them. It was in the early '90s that the company expanded its international horizons to break into other the Mediterranean countries, the United States and the Far East.The company joined the Ferretti Group in 1998, thus laying the foundations for tremendous growth that was to lead to a continuous increase in yacht production.One success followed another and one innovation led to another. Then in 2012 the Weichai group became the majority shareholder of the Ferretti Group. The financial strength, know-how and strategic vision of the Chinese giant gave Pershing the opportunity to make its umpteenth significant improvement by guaranteeing long-term resources and strategies.Today, the result is clear to the world: rising sales and new models under the aegis of state-of-the-art technology and stylistic innovation that remains unsurpassed.More1
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April is a busy month in Lexington and Boston. Instead of writing about the reasons, I'll show you in photos.
|Boston Marathon Finish Line. Lots of runners, lots of tourists.
I was there last year and saw a relative finish the race.
|About 27,000 runners signed up to run the race on April 18, 2011.
|Lexington photos taken two weeks ago, during a rehearsal for the "Battle of Lexington."
Lots of tourists show up for this too.
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Facebook chief and co-founder Mark Zuckerberg may have shocked a techie audience Saturday morning when he said if Facebook didn't pan out, he would have joined Microsoft
"I probably would have taken an engineering job…[and] always had a lot of respect for Microsoft," he said at an interview at the Startup School, according to VentureBeat. "A lot of people from Harvard went to work there."
Likely because Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates was a Harvard alum (and dropout)? Perhaps, but also because a young Zuckerberg would have joined a big tech company to learn more about the business.
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Well, only a couple of days before I go to the USA on holiday with my family, but before I go I have had some thoughts.
To be honest, this has been brewing in me for a while, and a combination of work, band, TV, playstation 2 and other stuff has prevented me acting on it.
We all love free software. We all know free software is a good thing and it can do good things for the good people that use it.
Although free software is a good thing for many people, there is a key group of people that have not been directly targetted for using free software to benefit them: charities.
Charities are possibly the most needy of organisation for requiring costs to be cut and investments to be procured to benefit the charity. I think it is important that we direct our knowledge of free software to charities so that they make full use of it.
With this in mind I am going to do some work in this area and focus on how charities can invest in free software which can not only save them money but also get them out of the vendor lock in that plagues so many.
I am planning on doing some of the following to acheive my ambition of getting more free software in charities:
- identify the current IT needs and requirements of charities. Develop a paper on what these needs are and how they can be approached with the current catalogue of free software.
- determine the extend of use that charities rely on commercial software. I will also seek to determine the costs and licencing of this software. Put it this way - I doubt it is all free...and then there is the lock-in situation.
- Write a proposition paper on how free software can offer a solution to these requirements.
These are quite hefty goals, and I am by no means expecting these goals to be completed any time soon. I still have things to do as a student and other work to satisfy, but you know my intentions.