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Students present their research projects to faculty in oral and poster presentations.
Fourth-year students work with our teaching alpaca during an anesthesia lab.
Our internal medicine team has been treating large animals successfully for 130 years.
Dr. Dean Richardson, orthopedic surgeon, in the Kline Orthopedic & Rehabilitation Center.
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At Ryan Hospital, we treat more than just cats and dogs.
Access to numerous resources, both printed and online.
Students engage in and out of the classroom.
FOX & Friends made a follow-up visit to the Working Dog Center to see how the program has grown.
Probing genetic elements and environmental interactions.
Advancing the field of veterinary science.
The Ryan Hospital ICU is staffed 24 hours a day.
At Penn Vet, we see things differently.
Our wards nurses take that extra step in caring for our patients.
Penn Vet students take part in clinical rotation in Emergency & Critical Care at Ryan Hospital.
Our Neonatal Intensive Care Unit saves mares and foals.
Penn Vet hosted the first Best Friends Bash for 20 craniofacial patients from CHOP.
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The Steven W. Atwood Library at Penn Vet offers both printed and online resources to students.
Faculty, residents, technicians and students all work together in caring for their patients.
Meet some new alumni from the class of 2013.
Our alumni are an important constituent to Penn Vet, serving as leaders and mentors.
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With a VMD, your view of the world will change.
Bellwether Magazine Our official alumni magazine, Bellwether shares the best of Penn Vet three times a year.
Penn Vet Extra Our monthly e-news, Penn Vet Extra provides our readers with one focus story from each of our two campuses.
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Research Newsletter A great way to learn about Penn Vet research highlights, faculty accomplishments, and grant awards.
VMD/PhD Newsletter This newsletter showcases the accomplishments of our VMD/PhD candidates. It's a great way to find out about the vanguard of veterinary research and medicine.
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|Google has revealed that Psy's 'Gangnam Style' video has generated over $8million (£5million) in ad revenues via YouTube, reports CMU. The single by Psy – whose real name is Park Jae-Sang – went viral after being put on the site on July 15, 2012 and more
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|'Op! Op! Op!' Gangnam Style earns Google $8m
|Google has pulled in $8m from the over one billion YouTube views of Korean rapper – or K-pop entertainer, your call – Psy's Gangnam Style (강남스타일) video. That stunning figure was revealed by Google senior VP and chief business officer Nikesh Arora more
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|'Gangnam Style' Makes $8 Million On YouTube Views Alone
|Now we learn about another milestone "Gangnam Style" has reached. During Google's fourth quarter earnings call on Tuesday, Google chief business officer Nikesh Arora revealed that "Gangnam Style" had brought in $8 million on YouTube views alone. more
|Huffington Post ( 1/23/2013 9:27:05 AM -08:00 )
|PSY's 'Gangnam Style' is an $8 Million Blockbuster Hit on YouTube
|PSY's "Gangnam Style" video already holds the title as the most watched YouTube video of all time. Now Google's revealing how those numbers translated into advertising revenue. "It generated over $8 million in online advertising deals," Nikesh Arora, more
|ABC News (blog) ( 1/23/2013 8:38:23 AM -08:00 )
|Gangnam Style earns £5 million from YouTube plays
|The ubiquitous music video for Gangnam Style has made over £5 million in advertising through its YouTube plays, Google has announced. Nikesh Arora, the chief business officer from Google, which owns YouTube, said: "Outside estimates say... [Gangnam more
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Bachelor of Science in Health Services Management
The Bachelor of Science in Health Services Management (BSHSM) degree combines a liberal arts education with a professional orientation. Students receive a broad general education in communications, arts and humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, and quantitative methods. The curriculum introduces students to the complex issues involved in the delivery of health care at the local, regional, national, and global levels. It fosters appreciation for the interdisciplinary nature of these issues and that problem-solving occurs in political and culturally diverse environments. The curriculum develops students' critical thinking and problem-solving abilities, oral and written communication skills, and organizational skills so they are prepared to enter a broad range of organizations in a variety of entry level positions.
A student who is awarded the Bachelor of Science in Health Services Management degree will demonstrate the IUPUI Principles of Undergraduate Learning (PULs), which were initially approved in 1998 and revised in 2007 by the faculty.
The PULs, which underpin an IUPUI student's general education and permeate education in the major, tell our students and other stakeholders what an IUPUI undergraduate will know and be able to do upon graduation. The PULs provide the overarching learning outcomes for each student's education at IUPUI, and these, in turn, are linked to the learning outcomes for each degree program and for courses in each degree program.
BSHSM Learning Outcomes
Graduates of the Bachelor of Science in Health Services Management learn to anticipate, recognize, evaluate, and solve problems in health services organizations using knowledge, tools, and skills appropriate to entry- and mid-level health services management positions. The learning outcomes for the Health Services Management major are given below along with the PULs addressed in each learning outcome and the courses that address each learning outcome.
At student who graduates with the Bachelor of Science in Health Services Management degree will demonstrate the mastery of the following learning outcomes:
1. Communicate effectively with diverse stakeholders, including public health and health care professionals, individually and in group settings using verbal, written, and electronic modes of communication. (PUL 1)
Courses in the Major: PBHL-H120, H320, H322, H353, H401, H474, H316, H432, H441, H465, H380, H466; SPEA-V263, V362, V366, V348, V443, V491
2. Use statistical and other quantitative analysis tools and techniques to understand issues and problems in health care organizations and systems. (PUL 1d, 2; also PUL 3, 4)
Courses in the Major: PBHL-H352, H322, H316, H432; SPEA-V362
3. Use basic financial tools, principles and practices to review and analyze financial performance of organizations and implement controls as required. (PUL 1d, 2; also PUL 3,4)
Courses in the Major: PBHL-H352, H353
4. Apply human resource best practices for management of human capital in an organization. (PULs 4, 5)
Courses in the Major: SPEA-V366, V373, V443, V435
5. Use marketing concepts and skills to analyze markets, develop marketing plans, and measure the impact of marketing activities to raise awareness and increase growth of the organization's market share. (PULs 2, 3, 4)
Courses in the Major: PBHL-H432
6. Participate in developing and implementing plans and policies to improve the delivery of health services. (PULs 2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
Courses in the Major: PBHL-H320, H401; SPEA-V263, V362, V348, V379
7. Work individually and within a team-setting by applying organizational knowledge and leadership skills. (PULs 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
Courses in the Major: PBHL-H352, H353; SPEA-V263, V362, V366
8. Recognize and demonstrate sensitivity to diverse points of view. (PUL 5)
Courses in the Major: PBHL-H352, H354, H401, H420; SPEA-V362, V366, V443
9. Seek principled solutions to health services delivery issues. (PUL 6)
Courses in the Major: PBHL-H316, H320, H354, H401, H472, H474


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Fall mornings are my favorite; the air is crisp, the light is gorgeous, and the mug of coffee in my hands just feels right. Fall mornings also mean fall breakfasts. And what screams fall breakfast more than pumpkin popovers? They're warm and cozy with just a hint of pumpkin and spice. Try them with butter and rich maple syrup or honey. You'll be hooked.
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Spray muffin or popover tins. Set aside.
Use a wire whisk to beat eggs. Add milk, oil and pumpkin to eggs. Mix until smooth.
Add flour and cinnamon to mixture. Mix well untl there are no lumps.
Fill tins half way full with batter. Bake at 400 degrees for 20 to 25 minutes.
Note: The addition of pumpkin to this recipe requires the popovers to cook a bit longer than classic popovers. You'll want to keep an eye on them after the 20 minute mark. The tops of the popovers should be somewhat crisp.
Let cool slightly before removing from pan.
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I'm fairly getting to grips with this rendering stuff, but my aptitude seems to lie in the proficient use of Photoshop these days. Why, oh why did it take me so long to jump on board the Photoshop train?
The evidence speaks for itself. Or maybe it doesn't. If you can't see the difference I may as well pack up my all my worldly belongings (which is basically my TV, laptop, Canon camera and 1990s mobile phone) and shut up shop.
I thought I'd take you through my post-processing routine. I set my sights on contrast settings first. The enhanced richness of the colours is very obvious. And when it comes to wood grain, it really helps to tease out the detail.
Then I take a look at specific tones that need to be adjusted further. For example, the kitchen units in this instance, have been edited. Sometimes when you apply various lighting environments and material settings when rendering, the original colours and tones that were applied in the 3D model are affected. Photoshop can help to right this wrong.
Next up is highlights. All around this room are various highlights where light from either the environment settings (sun), or emitters (internal lighting) are bouncing off walls, furniture and accessories. I like to emphasise highlights – it helps to exaggerate the overall effect and can add a little drama. Sometimes I'll add highlights that didn't even exist in the original image. Can you spot them in the image below?!
In the 'before' image, part of the reflection in the mirror is blank because I used a Section Plane in the 3D model when I prepared it for rendering. When this happens you lose part of the scene (obviously), which is only a major problem when there's reflections. I've managed to address this by copying the reflection from the mirror in a different rendered image. How cool. Yes, I'm very aware of how geeky I sound right now.
Then I'll inspect patterns on furnishings etc. Sometimes SketchUp can be a little tetchy when it comes to projected materials that have a pattern, it's one of its greatest weaknesses (in my opinion). So if the resulting render has a few problem areas I'll use the clone tool in Photoshop to ensure a pattern has been repeated correctly.
Pre Anita's Photoshop Wizardry
Post Anita's Photoshop Wizardry
And here's another example of how useful Photoshop can be. The flames in the image below are very static and 'fake' looking.
But once I've tweaked and fidgeted using Photoshop, they appear much more fluid and realistic. I would imagine that the client wouldn't take this level of detail under their notice. But it's my thing; I'm a stickler for detail. It's soooo difficult being me…
I didn't need to make too many adjustments to the image below. I played around with the contrast setting and edited the flames.
This is how the visuals were presented to the client.
This isn't my design concept, but there are bits 'n' pieces of Anita Brown Design Studio dotted in and around this space ;)


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Peter Forsberg is not coming back to the NHL this season.
Or at least it's highly unlikely, according to his agent, Don Baizley.
"The prospect of Peter having enough confidence in the foot-skate issue to commit to being able to play in the NHL this season isn't where it needs to be at this moment," Baizley told TSN. "As a result, teams are being told it is unlikely he will be able to commit to return to the NHL this season."
That's the message Baizley has been passing along to the NHL teams that were still in the running for the services of the unrestricted free agent centre. Effectivley, he's saying to make other plans because Forsberg is having enough issues with his foot that he's not prepared to commit to signing a contract.
Flyers GM Paul Holmgren got the call from Baizley on Monday afternoon.
''I'm disappointed for Peter more than anything. I know how bad he wanted to come back and play with somebody in the NHL,'' said Holmgren. ''It's unfortunate. He's been trying real hard to get himself back in position to come back and help somebody. It's also disappointing for the league because I think he's still an impact player and brings the league a lot of notoriety.''
Anaheim Ducks GM Brian Burke echoed Holmgren's sentiment.
''To his credit, he could have come over and passed the physical and gotten someone for pretty good dough,'' Burke said. ''He's been a warrior in our league and it was an honest way to deal with this in my opinion. It confirms my feeling that Peter Forsberg is a quality guy.''
By all accounts, Forsberg is extremely disappointed to find himself in this situation.
Forsberg has invested a great deal of time and effort - including undergoing a surgical procedure in December - to correct his chronic foot issues and had hoped he would have been in a position by now to fully commit to playing the balance of the season in the NHL and perhaps beyond.
But he simply doesn't have enough confidence in the foot to believe he can do that at this time.
It is interesting to note that Forsberg's agent Don Baizley did use the term "unlikely" to return as opposed to making it unequivocal. But if you know Don Baizley, that's not unusual. The man never closes a door all the way.
But the premise of Forsberg's potential return to the NHL was always based on his being "confident" he could play more than a week or two at a time without the foot problem flaring. And with the trade deadline one week from Tuesday, Forsberg and Baizley thought it only fair to let NHL teams know that the level of confidence today is not where it needs to be.
Could that change within the next week? It's extremely doubtful, but.
Forsberg had previously indicated that if this latest (post-surgical) attempt to come back did not bear fruit, he was likely to announce his retirement from the game.
But since Forsberg was working to the arbitrary deadline of February 26th - the NHL trade deadline - for this season, a possible return next season should not be ruled out at this point.
Baizley's dispatch to the NHL teams still in the running said only that Forsberg can't commit at this time, which is not to say with more time that he might not be able to make that commitment for next season.


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Aussie PM Julia Gillard surprises with September election call
Canberra: Australian prime minister Julia Gillard stunned voters by setting a national election for September 14, eight months away, in her first major political speech for 2013. Elections must be held in Australia by the end of the year, but Gillard said she wanted to end political uncertainty by setting the date now.
"It is not right for Australians to be forced into a guessing game, and it's not right for Australians to not face this year with certainty and stability," Gillard said. "So in the interests of certainty, in the interest of transparency, in the interest of good governance, I have made the date clear today." Gillard's minority Labor government holds a one seat majority with support from a group of independents and the Greens, and polls suggest the Liberal opposition would easily win office if an election were held now.
The election will decide whether Australia keeps its controversial carbon tax, and a 30% tax on coal and iron ore mining profits, which the conservative opposition has promised to scrap it if wins power. But apart from these two policy differences, the government and opposition differ little on domestic issues, and both firmly support greater involvement with China, the country's biggest trade partner.
Gillard said the governor-general would dissolve the current parliament on August 12, giving the government two more sessions of parliament to pass laws and deliver its May budget. Gillard used the speech to the National Press Club to lay the groundwork for an election year battle focused on the economy, arguing that a strong economy is necessary to ensure fairness in education and disability services -- two key election policies aimed at Labor heartland voters.
Australia's resource economy is expected to slow this year as a stubbornly high currency crimps export earnings and a boom in mining investment plateaus. Australia's A$1.5 trillion ($1.53 trillion) economy has grown for the past 22 years and has overtaken Spain as the world's 12th largest economy.
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So Charlie Sheen doesn't seem to like his ex-wife Denise Richards very much anymore, does he? Last month he tweeted a bizarre picture of chopped up wedding souvenir of theirs alongside a knife, which had everyone scratching their heads because as recently as last October the pair was spotted hanging out amicably with their daughters at the pumpkin patch.
And then this weekend he took to his favorite social media medium to post a picture of him and his new ex-porn star girlfriend Brett Rossi in front of the former French consulate building in Iceland, claiming that that's where they'd gotten hitched.
this is the house ware M Gorbachev R Reagan did some epic. it's also where S and I GOT MARRIED! c #RumorMilUhPede http://t.co/Oz6x0TIJR8
— Charlie Sheen (@charliesheen) January 5, 2014
Side note: Just as an FYI, the mention of Reagan and Gorbachev refers to the 1986 Cold War Summit that took place at the consulate.
The whole thing turned out to be a hoax though. Sheen's rep to Us Weekly, "He's kidding around," and to "read the hashtag."
More from The Stir: Charlie Sheen's Family Situation Is Worse Than We Ever Could Have Imagined
So sorry #RumorMilUhPede didn't clear things up immediately. I mean, Charlie is usually so articulate and well spoken.
Anyway, the cray-cray actor told TMZ that the whole thing was just a stunt to screw with his ex-wife's mind. He said, "I wanted to give Denise a stroke!!!"
What a sweetheart.
Have you ever had a crazy ex try to hurt you?
Image via Charlie Sheen/Twitter
I doubt she'd care unless he's going to produce more children for her to end up raising because he is not fit. I'm guessing his latest is intimidated by Denise and told him he can't be nice to her anymore. The man is a disaster.


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We're building an application for user configurable Podcast feed reader. The principle impetus of the project is to learn Ruby, and to do so while practicing Test Driven Development and Pair Programming.
CodeProject/MeetingSchedule and directions (still the same)
User Stories: FeedMaster/UserStories
Infrastructure: see CodeProject/ProjectInfrastructure for the common stuff
in Eclipse, Window->Open Perspective->Other->SVN Repository Exploring
Repository URL: http://svn.agilemaryland.org/FeedMaster
Repository Root URL: http://svn.agilemaryland.org
You can also browse CVS
Expand the node created, select "FeedMaster, right-click and Check out
- 3rd party libraries
If you're under Windows, you'll probably need ActiveTcl. This installs BWidget. (Make sure you restart Eclipse.)
If you're not under Windows, you'll probably need Ruby Gems
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Opinions on Opinionated Software
by Kevin Bedell
The creator of Ruby on Rails doesn't rail but opines.
Introduction to Ruby
by Reuven M. Lerner
New to Ruby? Here's the primer you're looking for.
by Dirk Elmendorf
A rich repository of modules called RubyGems awaits you.
Ruby as Enterprise Glue
by Maik Schmidt
How to pull together a heterogenous environment with Ruby.
Rails Writ Large
by Scott Raymond
If you want freedom, add constraints.
OpenSSL Hacks
by Anthony J. Stieber
The unsung OpenSSL command line.
The Searchable Site
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Take a glimpse at Webglimpse for search capabilities for your site.
Under-Ice Sonar Visualization
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What's going on down under you.
Securing OpenSSH
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It's important to ask, who's watching the guard?
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Creating Mashups
Marcel Gagné's Cooking with Linux
A Gem of an Idea
Dave Taylor's Work the Shell
Recognizing Blackjacks
Jon maddog Hall's Beachhead
Sinking of the USS Proprietary
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Seneca and the Fedora ARM Secondary Architecture Thu, Apr 22. 2010
ARM processors power the digital mobile age. Billions are produced per year, ending up in the majority of cellphones as well as in e-book readers, plug computers, the OLPC XO 1.75, tablets, netbooks, intelligent RJ-45 network jacks, and even microSD cards.
The Fedora ARM Secondary Architecture project has done a great job of porting Fedora releases to ARM. To assist this initiative, this semester's Software Build and Release course at Seneca (SBR600) put together a new Koji build farm for the ARM architecture in preparation for using koji-shadow to follow the primary architectures. It's been a fascinating and challenging project -- working with cross-compilers, emulators, and hardware with much smaller configurations than standard PCs. A large amount of effort was spent benchmarking various configurations to determine optimal memory and storage arrangements and to compare emulated vs. hardware ARM performance to guide the configuration of the build farm.
So now we're at the end of the semester. Where do things stand?
- We have a working Koji build system, with two hardware builders plus emulated (VM) builders
- Since we're at the end of the semester, things will be quiet for the next week and a half, but then we've hired a graduate to work on this full-time (intros coming up shortly )
What's next? In May-June we expect to:
- set up FAS2 certs
- add 10+ hardware builders
- implement koji-shadow
Clarity in Error Dialogs Sun, Feb 21. 2010
I've met my share of error dialogs through the years. Ones that say "Something bad has happened. Ok?" are annoying but understandable.
However, one in gpk-update-viewer, which I encountered yesterday, is a real head-scratcher:
This dialog sometimes appears when you try to close the gpk-update-viewer window while updating and it reads:
Cannot cancel running task
There are tasks that cannot be cancelled.
[Cancel] [Quit]
Quite apart from the fact that this dialog shouldn't appear at all -- packagekit will continue the update in the background -- the two buttons appear to mean the same thing, both of which are (according to the dialog) impossible.
Update: Richard Hughes noted in the comments that this is fixed upstream
Dear Lazyweb: How can you find a process ID given a window ID? Mon, Nov 23. 2009
As far as I know, there is no way to reliably get a process ID from an X window ID for local clients (to implement Richard's View Source idea). I would love to be wrong!
(1) Did I miss something? Can this be done now?
(2) If this can't be done now, what would it take? Could we create an X extension so that the server can supply connection info for a window, and then trace that connection info back to a specific process?
StudentProject keyword in Fedora Bugzilla Wed, Nov 11. 2009
One challenge of teaching inside an open source community is finding projects which are appropriately for students to work on: they shouldn't be really trivial, because that won't provide a challenge or allow the student to engage with the community; they can't be huge, or the student won't finish them within the semester; and they can't be blockers or part of the critical path to a release, because the student may not be able to complete the project on the community's timeline.
My colleague David Humphrey introduced a new keyword into the Mozilla bugzilla tracker last spring, and it has been successfully used to identify many potential student projects (108 at the time of writing).
Good ideas are worth copying -- and since I'm bringing students into the Fedora community, and the POSSE-APAC professors will bring even more, I asked Dave Lawrence to add the StudentProject keyword to the Fedora/Red Hat bugzilla (thanks Dave and Paul!).
Your help in adding this keyword to any appropriate Fedora bugs you file, triage, or notice would be appreciated. Let's aim to identify 100 suitable bugs by FUDCon!
Kids vs. Students Sat, Nov 7. 2009
Last week, at both FSOSS and the Teaching Open Source Summit, I heard a word that jarred me slightly, because I had dropped it from my professional vocabulary a number of years ago: "Kids".
I stopped using the word "kids" to refer to students for several reasons -- including the fact that I had a student twenty years my senior, and another who was a fully accredited Civil Engineer in his home country -- but the main reason that I dropped it was that it is simply incompatible with the way open source communities work. In open source, roles are defined by contribution, not age or formal training. Some of the youngest members of the community are the most active, and make crucial and valuable contributions.
If we're teaching inside open source communities, then it's important that we value students as full members of those communities -- and I think that the term "kids" is dismissive of their abilities.
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Fedora 12 is almost here!
For the past several releases, we've held a release party in Toronto, complete with freshly-burned discs and origami disc covers. This time around, we'd like to invite all Toronto-area Fedora users to instead come out to FUDCon Toronto 2009 (where, in addition to great presentations, discussions, and hack sessions, I'm sure there will be real pressed discs with printed labels and real sleeves!).
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"No bells, no whistles, no pep bands. It's just quiet so when they come in they work and then they leave," said Rachelle Brown, Crossroads Connections Instructor.
The Crossroads Connections program found a home in the Crossroads Mall in Waterloo about a year ago.
Classes are online and the students only need to show up to take tests. The students also help Brown create a class schedule for when they need additional help.
"I mean we could say you know we have lots of opportunities, but if it doesn't fit them, it just doesn't," said Brown.
Darcell Stokes says this school fits her because she can focus.
"I think about if I were at a public school I wouldn't have gotten as much done as I would have now," said Stokes.
She says she didn't want to go to public school, and this program even gives her an opportunity to work in the mall.
"But I'm glad it's here because it's closer to my job. I work at J.C. Penny's," said Stokes.
Crossroads Connections was an idea from superintendent Dr. Gary Norris.
Officials say this program partially was set up in the mall to give the students an opportunity to be around the business community, all while attending class.
For Stokes' parents, they appreciate the one-on-one attention their daughter is getting and the excitement it's creating.
"College and then pursue the particular profession she chooses. Darcell can excel in anything she chooses to do," said Darryl Stokes, father.


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Caledonia Wild! Spring 2004
Trees for Life magazine, Caledonia Wild! Spring 2004
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The Tenacity of Life
A few days ago I was out in Glen Affric with a student from Edinburgh University, who's doing some research on wood ants there. We were visiting some places where I knew there were good concentrations of ant nests, and I was particularly keen to return to a site where I had found a small nest some years ago, at the highest altitudinal limit of the old Scots pines in the glen.
This involved a long walk up the valley of the Allt Coire Beithe ('stream of the corrie of the birch' in Gaelic), which contains a lovely, secluded remnant of old Caledonian Pine Forest in the midst of the forestry plantations on the north side of Loch Beinn a'Mheadhoin, just west of the hydroelectric dam. As we walked amongst the beautiful old pines, we were surprised and delighted to find a succession of ants nests up the valley, generally occurring wherever there was a small opening in the forest canopy, near old pines growing with a southerly aspect. Remarkably, as we got higher and higher, and patches of snow became more common, there seemed to be as many nests as there were down near the loch, although we were almost 200 metres higher by then.
With a growing appreciation of the ants' ability to thrive in the harsher climate this far up the hillside, we stopped to document a particular group of nests. While we were doing this, I noticed something strange growing straight out of the trunk of an old pine, about 8 metres about the ground. Looking more closely, I was astonished to discover it was a blaeberry plant! Previously I had only ever seen blaeberries growing a short way up the trunks of pines, and always in places where their roots could reach the soil. There was no opportunity for that in this case, and I was really touched by the sheer tenacity of this plant in growing in such an unlikely situation.
Continuing upwards, we finally reached the last pines, at an elevation of 450 metres, and just below the line of solid snow cover. These trees border the deforested slopes above, which stretch over the hill north to Glen Cannich, and they form the rearguard of the forest, after its retreat from higher up, due to past deforestation. Where we stood, there were only three widely-spaced old pines, a bonsai pine about 3 metres tall and a few broadleaved trees in the gully of the stream nearby. However, despite the exposed nature of the spot and the seeming lack of adequate habitat, we found a small ant nest, close to where I had seen one before. This nest seemed like a miracle of life amidst the adverse conditions, and I find it hard to imagine how the ants survive there. However, survive they do, tenaciously playing their part in the forest ecosystem, at the front line of its diminished extent.
Walking back down towards the loch, it seemed to me that the ant nest and the blaeberry plant were both classic exemplars of the irrepressible life force of Nature. For me, their simple demonstration of the tenacity of life in finding places to grow is a powerful symbol of hope for us all, as we strive to help restore the Caledonian Forest, and by extension, the Earth, amidst the increasingly destructive effects of our present-day industrial society.
Alan Watson Featherstone
The Hills Are Alive....
We had a very successful fieldwork season last summer for the mountain woodland project, surveying on the Achlain estate in Glen Moriston - this is the site of the new native woodland/mountain woodland exclosure which was the subject of our last appeal. This exclosure is exciting as it will be the first Trees for Life fence which will protect both mature woodland and montane scrub species such as dwarf birch and juniper.
Achlain lies on the high ground between Glen Moriston and Glen Garry, both of which hold areas of Caledonian Pinewood. Therefore any mountain woodland habitat which can be protected up there will provide the potential for the reinstatement of a natural woodland/scrub/heath continuum going over the hillsides.
Our survey showed that there are some extensive stands of dwarf birch, in blanket bog, often close to a lochan and often with cloudberry and large hummocks of the brown sphagnums. Sadly, in one area, we found only one tiny dwarf birch, growing in the fissure of a rock out in the middle of the river. This last survivor of a local population was a startling reminder of how much these plants need our help, and now!
There were a couple of small stands of tea-leaved willow, on steep river banks, protected from grazing animals by the terrain. These were sites of nutrient enrichment, which are unusual in this location due to the predominance of acid heath and bog, and therefore exciting botanically, and we found other locally-unusual plants such as bog blueberry, wood cranesbill, water avens, marsh hawksbeard and starry saxifrage. Again, the size of these stands emphasised their fragility in the surrounding areas of heath, tucked away from grazing teeth. It would be very rewarding to see these areas protected and able to spread outwards instead of slowly receding.
Up on the high ridges, where the soil is thin and even the heather is only a few centimetres tall due to the high winds, we saw some special alpine plants. The dwarf willow was a special treat - a willow species which grows as a mat over the gritty soil, and it was often accompanied by trailing azalea (in the same family as the rhododendron and heather), which again only grows to a centimetre or so, growing over the rocks, with tiny, but gaudy, pink flowers, surprising in this seemingly austere environment. We also saw alpine bistort and goldenrod, dwarfed by the conditions, and mountain everlasting, sensibly covered in dense white hairs. Fir clubmoss, whose ancestors ruled the plant world many aeons ago, is common up here, taking extremes of weather in its stride.
We were lucky enough to see an eagle soaring over the site a couple of times, and often we heard the "pee pee" call of the golden plover. A ptarmigan was very surprised to see us on one of the higher ridges, and vigourously twitched its bright red eyebrow at us before flying off.
We often see a lot of tiny caterpillars on the dwarf birch, so this year I sent some to the local moth recorder Duncan Williams, at Forest Research, who identified them as the moth caterpillar Swammerdamia passerella (no common name, as it's so rarely seen). Dwarf birch is its food plant, so it is found only in the north of Scotland and the mountains of Scandinavia. It has very few records in Scotland, and in fact has only been seen in flight by one person, so it is exciting to know that they are present in Glen Moriston and satisfying to be able to add some more records.
The map place names on Achlain are mainly Gaelic, with one Norse name: Lundie (Loch Lundie) which means 'sacred grove'. In terms of the natural history of the area there are references to a few oakwoods and groves, a corrie of the bear and another of the birds, which perhaps refers to golden eagles as there was a pair nesting on Meall Dubh until recently. Certainly it can be inferred that there were some rich areas of woodland here in the past, along with the animals and birds that lived in them.
Interestingly, there is a hill named after a hermit called Ronald, who inhabited the hill about 300 years ago. As the local legend goes, the landowner banished him to a small island in a lochan where you can still see the furrows from where he tried to eke out a living, and the yew tree which he planted on the island. Not surprisingly, he wasn't too pleased at having been confined to the island, after the joys of his hilltop with fresh breezes to keep the midges at bay and glorious views on which to meditate, so he placed a curse on the family. Apparently several of them were barren or met with untimely deaths and there is now one sole survivor of the family, in her eighties.
Following the survey, we drew up a series of proposals for the protection of the remnants of the mountain woodland habitat on the property, particularly the dwarf birch and tea-leaved willow and their associated species, hoping that the landowner will agree to one or two of them. Achlain Estate is currently considering the options and we are quietly optimistic that they will decide to implement some of them, in time. There's a windfarm application on Achlain which will be going ahead soon, and maybe the extra income from that will fund some protection for the mountain woodland habitat.
As part of the Montane Scrub Action Group we have designed a Dwarf Birch Recording Card, so that interested individuals can send in records of dwarf birch from around Scotland. The information will be put on a database, to be held by Trees for Life, so that we can have a better idea of how much dwarf birch is currently present in Scotland, and what state of health it is in. A similar card was drawn up last year by another group, for the dwarf willows. Cards are available from the Mountain Woodland Project at the TFL office, and are also downloadable (PDF) from our website. Thanks go to Scottish Natural Heritage for funding the production of this card.
Grateful thanks also go to Lisa and Geoff Sharp for funding this project, and to Steve Hull and Bryan Cosgrove for their enthusiastic help.
Anne Matthews
Guisachan Wild Boar Project
Over the winter, we've been very pleased to be involved in helping to establish an innovative project involving wild boar in the Tomich area, not far from our field base at Plodda Lodge. Here, local resident Liz Balharry, an ecologist and producer of educational resources, introduces this exciting initiative.
Wild boar (Sus scrofa) are a natural component of European forests where their unique rooting and scarifying behaviour breaks through ground vegetation to create seed beds for the regeneration of trees and other woodland plants. However this important animal has been lost to Scottish woodlands for several hundred years.
The Guisachan Wild Boar Project is a local initiative based in Tomich, working in partnership with Trees for Life and helped by Forestry Commission Scotland and two research institutes. The aim of the project is to manage farmed wild boar, within purpose-built enclosures, for the following objectives:
- To reduce the dominance of bracken and increase biodiversity
- To aid regeneration of native trees
- To provide an income from farming boar
The project is being financed by the European Union-funded Leader Plus Programme and HIE (Highlands and Islands Enterprise) and will provide annual reports over the next four years on the feasibility of using farmed boar for this combination of objectives. Local people, schools and visitors to the area will have the opportunity to visit the boar enclosures, meet the boar at close quarters and learn about the value of these native animals.
The inspiration for the project started a few years ago when I visited a number of boar farmers in Scotland. I wanted to find an effective, non-chemical way of controlling the spread of bracken on the hill behind my house. Rae Grant, a local stalker, was interested in keeping pigs and we wondered if the two objectives could be combined. Wild boar became the preferred option because, contrary to their fierce reputation, they were found to be approachable, sociable and hardier and more self sufficient than domestic pigs. The project grew from there and is supported by a large number of individuals from the surrounding community, including farmers, land owners, teachers, restaurant owners, individuals involved with local tourism and other residents who are just interested to see the boar.
Initially the project will consist of two enclosures sited near Tomich. Site A will be in former native pine woodland which was under-planted with Sitka spruce and the Sitka have now been felled. This 12 hectare enclosure will have two 0.25 - 0.5 hectare mobile electric fenced pens. Each pen will have 4 sows and one boar in residence and the animals will be moved onto fresh ground every 4 months. Site B will be for the young boar (from weaning at 4-6 months to slaughter at 12-15 months). Again replicate experimental plots will hold 5 animals each. The young boar will have larger pens (1-1.5 hectares) and will remain in the same area. Site B is an area dominated by bracken with several stands of birch and other native trees.
Rae and I will be responsible for the daily feeding of the boar and checking the fences. We will also monitor the experimental and control plots, before, during and after the presence of the boar. Trees for Life volunteers will also be able to play a part in monitoring and husbandry of the boar over the next 4 years. The results gained from this project will be able to tell us something about the effect of wild boar on bracken regeneration and tree seed regeneration, and will also give guidelines for the management of boar in forestry (density, time scales and seasonal movement). We will be able to determine the size and species of young trees which are vulnerable to boar, when they are farmed at these low densities, and we may also find out if the presence of boar can actually deter browsers (hares and deer) from nibbling trees in the boar enclosures.
Liz Balharry
Pages about Wild boar on this site
- Wild boar - Species Profile
- Update on the wild boar at Dundreggan - February 2010
- Update on the wild boar at Dundreggan - January 2010
- Wild boar released into enclosure at Dundreggan - November 2009
- Wild Boar arrive at Dundreggan on YouTube
- Wild Boar at Dundreggan Appeal - November 2008
- Video: The Guisachan Wild Boar Project - a short video clip (6.7 mb) about this partner project, situated just outside Glen Affric
- Results from the Guisachan Wild Boar Project - May 2008
- Rooting for Regeneration - Guisachan Wild Boar Project update, November 2006
- Wild boar project takes root(s), literally! - Guisachan Wild Boar Project update, November 2005
- Guisachan Wild Boar Project - May 2004
- Mythology and Folklore of the Wild boar
Wild things! becomes an Independent Charity!
After a fair few months of research and hard work, Wild things! has finally evolved out of its years at Trees For Life to become an independent charity. This feels like a natural progression from all the environmental education work that has taken place at Trees for Life over the past 5 years, during which time we have worked with over 3,000 children and young people! The umbilical cord between the two projects was cut with much appreciation and love a couple of weeks ago and here we are, a new organisation ready to fly.
Wild things! is new Scottish charity, seeking to encourage a mutually beneficial relationship between the individual and their natural environment. We seek to improve the quality of life of young people and adults in the Highland and Grampian regions of Scotland by offering various inspiring nature educational programmes. Our various activies encourage an appreciation of our natural heritage as well as offering the opportunity for active caring custodianship of our planet and her resources. At the moment we have three programmes running: Our first season of Forest School activities with primary school children from Forres is already underway, our Wilderness Skills trainings for teenagers and adults are around the corner and our day trips to Glen Affric for 8-11 year olds are starting up in May.
80% of the schools we work with are from 'social inclusion partnerships', meaning that they are in areas that lack the resources of many other schools. We are also working with projects that help teenagers who are struggling in mainstream education.
It was over 10 years ago that I came on my first Trees for Life Conservation Holiday and as the saying goes, 'things were never the same again!'. My breath was just taken away by the absolute beauty and wilderness which Glen Affric offered, and by the positive vision Trees for Life held. I spent that first week filling my London lungs with pine-scented mountain air, waking up my office-bound body by bounding over heathery hummocks, and hanging upside down on rocks (so I could see the glen from a different angle!). I also planted over 5,000 trees in the several weeks that followed.
I made a choice to put my will behind the vision of Trees for Life: to physically do something that put all my awe, love and appreciation for the natural environment into action. To be honest I don't think I could have done anything else. I had been given such a gift from the wilderness in those few weeks. In my quiet moments out there, answers came to some of my long-held personal questions, as well as answers found to some questions I didn't even know I had. I had come home, and the relationship continues to this day - I am still constantly enriched by my time out in nature. It therefore just felt like the natural thing to do ... to offer this experience to other people and to offer gratitude to the hills and mountains by trying to take better care of them.
I have so many fond memories of my Conservation Holidays and my time in the office at Trees for Life, from being a volunteer in the early days to being employed as a Conservation Holiday focaliser, Conservation Holiday coordinator, working with Jakki Brown and the lovely greeting card folk on fundraising initiatives and finally as environmental education project coordinator. It has indeed been a rich time and one in which I have gained as well as learnt a lot.
Wild things! has a fantastic board of directors, of which Alan Watson Featherstone is one, so this isn't really goodbye to Trees for Life, it is just au revoir as they say!
Trees for Life is a very special project offering a positive voice for the care of our ancient woodlands and other natural habitats. It has a bold and compassionate vision that offers the opportunity for everyone to get involved, so I encourage you to come up on their Conservation Holidays, to get your hands in the soil and breathe the air that is full of hope which surrounds the work that Trees for Life and its dedicated staff team offers.
See you on the trail sometime!
ps: If you want to find out more about the work of Wild things! please see our web site: www.wild-things.org.uk
Jennie Martin
See Caledonia Wild! magazines, for excerpts from other editions.
Published: 15 June 2004
Last updated: 14 December 2011


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Just as it seemed that MMA was starting to take a step forward in Australia, MMAWeekly.com has learned that the Western Australian Government will look to pass legislation to ban the sport in a cage as of March 1, 2013.
"The cage in Western Australia will be banned starting on March 1st. K-Oz have just locked the Italian Club on Feb. 23. This show is gonna happen quick and we need a lot of support. We will focus on our approach to legislation in the coming week," leading Western Australia promoter Grady Stewart said.
Victoria was the only state in Australia that banned the cage and with the UFC becoming more prominent in the country and with a big push behind it, it seems likely that the ban will be overturned in the near future, but today's announcement about the cage being banned in the west of the country has left fans and officials scratching their heads.
"So the cage will be banned in West Australia from March. Damn what an ignorant decision!!! I am shattered!!! MMA will be now done in the ring," TUF Australia participant Xavier "X Man" Lucas wrote on his Facebook page.
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K-Oz Entertainment is the featured MMA show in the state. After being in operation for over 12 months, they had big plans for 2013 with an eight-man eliminator tournament scheduled and former UFC fighter Soa Palalei as their heavyweight champion, but the announcement of banning the cage could derail their plans or force them to hold their events in a ring.
Stay tuned to MMAWeekly.com for more information as the story develops.
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And the point of this ban is what?
Figured the other way around. Can't fall out of a cage like a ring
Just an odd decision. Ban mma? Yes possibly, I could see why they would want to do that, play up to the moral crowd etc. But just ban the cage? What the hell? So mma is "less violent" if its in a ring but attach the word cage and suddenly it turns into a barbaric event? I guess the only thing to consider is that Western Australia, despite being an enormous land mass, has absolutely nothing in it. In fact, I believe Perth is the remotest city in the world. Now there's some geography for ya!
if they gave the ufc a choice between no more cage but allow soccer kicks or stay with the cage and no soccer kicks what wud you chose?? just interested in what people think haha id gladly give up the cage for pride rules in the ufc
I don't know. I remember the number of times they used to have to stop the grappling in Pride and reposition the fighters because they were moving under the ropes. So annoying.
I love in Western Australia and actually thought the 'Cagefighting Bill' was passed in late-2007. It either didn't pass or was a bill restricting MMA in some form. I spoke to the Member of Parliament who came up with the bill and his views were as if MMA was still the sport it was in the mid-90s.
Said it's too brutal and presents a negative message to society. It's interesting that our government is a conservative one. I thought conservatives were for less government.
I live in Perth and we finally get a new stadium that could hold an FX or Fuel card and now they are going to ban the cage, No wonder this state is known as being backwards
I agree with Matt Kimberley – "No wonder this state is known as being backwards'. I am a perth resident and am embarressed by our so called politicians doing this. It is a sport (fastest growing in the world), and will lead to us flying to NSW / QLD etc to watch live events – goodbye money and exposure for the state. It's ok for boxing and muay thai to opperate here but why not mma? It is just a sport, with 2 willing combatants taking part, no-ones throwing un-willing contestants in there to fight!
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How would anyone know who is a 'relatively dull dude' when Vince made them look good you say?
Every star is just hype? like the undertaker?
Post of the year for sure.
Hulk Hogan is a man who can not wrestle, can barely move properly, was balding and Vince managed to convince the entire planet that Hulk Hogan was the best wrestler on earth
The Ultimate Warrior was even less talented in wrestling, was insane, could get gassed quickly in a match due to steroids, and Vince convinced the planet that Warrior was a some sort of god
Bret Hart is duller than dishwater. Vince convinced everyone that Bret was a worthy heir to the role of WWF figurehead and WWF champion and he can beat Yokozuna
Rey Mysterio is a midget. Vince convinced everyone that Rey Mysterio is a world fucking HEAVYWEIGHT champion
Goldberg was an egomanic shit wrestler who got his ass kicked by chris Jericho and he could barely talk and didnt understand anything about the business of wrestling. He was turned into one of the best on earth
Then you get to guys like Austin who just had a superb work ethic but overall was a pretty normal dull guy. Undertaker was huge but otherwise not that noteworthy. Until Vince figured out to bring out their best qualities.
Thats the magic of wrestling. Focus on the positives, hide the negatives to make these averages joes look like perfect supergods.
I mean if you think about it, Wrestlemania 3 was just a fake fight between a guy loaded up on steroids, and a guy who cant move, has a serious thyroid problem and wore a backbrace. And it wasnt even a very good match. But by making them look larger than life and focusing on the spectacle, you made people believe this was the match of the century. When in reality it looked like two guys fighting in slow motion
Thats the nature of the business. Promotion. The same applies in boxing and MMA but moreso in wrestling as it isnt built as much on talent as it is on marketability and popularity
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Ray Donovan Review: It's All Overby Carissa Pavlica at . Comments
There was little warmth in the episode of Ray Donovan titled "Housewarming." It was the first time we were shown the darker side of Ray's behavior, seeing just how far he is willing to go to get what he wants. It was a little frightening.
At the heart of everything, of course, were the underpinnings of Mickey and what his return into Ray's life has done to his career and his family. The way out, as Ray sees it, is far darker and more complex than just taking Mickey out.
As a viewer, it was surprising to learn that Van Miller was working the case against Ray with Mickey Donovan on his own. Even Ray's FBI contacts had no knowledge that Van had gone fishing. But it was agreed that once Van was on the case he wouldn't be easy to shake.
Ray's attempt to scare off Miller was disturbing. Avi drugged his coffee with LSD. As OCD as Miller is, I found it difficult to believe he drank from coffee cup he found astray on the counter and didn't return it asking for a new one, but he did and the results were disastrous for the poor guy.
As we've come to know Ray over the first five episodes, it's been easy to fall for him and feel for him and what he does because of the way he was raised and by whom. But Van Miller is a lawman doing his job. Ray can't be under any delusions that what he does is on the up and up or he wouldn't be constantly worried that it could all come crashing down. He knows what he, Ezra and Lee do is on the edge of the law and even that's skirting the truth.
Given Miller's tight-laced personality and the evidence Ray took against him as blackmail to try to stop his investigation against him in collusion with Mickey, I was proud that he told Ray to go pound salt. It showed why he was so successful at his job and to be feared. He may be nothing short of crazy as an individual, but when it comes to his job, he's not going to take crap from a thug. Not even a good looking one with a rotten father like Mickey Donovan.
Mickey's intrusion into Ray's life has pushed him to a precipice that I don't think Ray is used to marching along. He's making decisions that look bad not only to people like Miller, but to his kids and his brothers. Holding a gun on Mickey might have felt fantastic (hell, I'd like to do it myself), but not in front of your kids and not in the front yard of your brother's new house as you're awaiting the fire brigade to arrive.
However, let's hold onto Ray's story for a moment and talk about Bunchy, Abby and the kids.
Terry and Bunchy grew up with Mickey, so they get where Ray is coming from with regard to Mickey. It was interesting to learn that Bunchy thinks Ray blames Mickey for allowing the priest to molest Bunchy when he was a kid. Apparently it happened once to Terry, and Terry broke his hand. So why would Mickey let any of his kids be in the same room with a priest who might potentially molest one of them?
For one, Mickey is an absolutely crap adult. To his own kids and now to his grand kids. Letting Conor drink and get high at Bunchy's party was idiotic. Was he going to give him a hooker and Bridget a room to get down and dirty with Marvin Gaye, too? Thank goodness Bunchy saw the face of his priest while being "taken care of" by one of the hookers and decided to set the place ablaze, or who knows what might have happened with Conor and Bridget. Great job, Mickey.
Abby is just as at fault in this as Mickey. She needs to stop going to him when he calls. She's starting to seem like one of his whores. Why is it that Mickey just calls out and people go to him? There's nothing mesmerizing or attractive about him other than his desire to party and give people excuses to do things the know they shouldn't do. In giving them that permission, it seems to in turn allow them to hold Ray's distrust of Mickey against him because - hey - he's a cool dude who let's them do things. It's a really bad environment all around.
Terry is the sole member of the family who's still holding on to the string of reality, knowing Mickey isn't good for anybody, but also understanding that he's not going anywhere. He's being protective on all sides, and that's bound to get tough for him as he has few people of his own to turn to now that we know the woman he chose to fall may be married. I've thought about what we saw last week, and realized it could be have been misinterpreted. I hope.
Back to Ray. Not only is he falling apart, but he's dealing with his mentor's brain surgery. Now that Ezra's tumor has been addressed, will we see a man more fit to deal with the likes of Mickey and the tough business they are trying to run? It sure seems so. When Ray told him it was all over and Mickey was working with the FBI to take them down, Ezra's answer was easy, "then we have to kill him." Not so fast, Ray says, because he is still my father. Ezra's newly functioning mind comes up with a better plan. Find someone who hates him more than we do. It looks like we'll be introduced to a new character next week, played by James Woods. Something tells me when he finds out Mickey Donovan is out of prison, play time for Mickey is going to come to an end.
Ray Donovan Season 1 is hitting all of the right notes for me as a viewer and I find it incredibly easy to put thoughts about it on paper. There is so much to discuss. What makes these characters tick? How far will they go to find peace? Do they even know what it is they seek? Jot down some comments. I was surprised to see "it's boring" in the comments last week, as I find the intensity anything but boring. Give me some details, I'd love to hear them!
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I liked your reference to scandal in the last review. I too thought it was showtime answer to SCANDAL. Espeically the trailler for the show really misled us. And almost the 3rd episode in and I am still hoping I am right. I was thinking perhaps the family drama was a side story. By the 4th episode, I gave up and then I started watching it like a family drama. A dyfunctional family drama involving bad ass people and guns. Now after that, the show started to get better and better. I can put my finger to it but it now reminds me so much of Soprano. Ray's wife constantly reminds me of Soprano's wife. I hated Mickey too but I get why Ray's family would like him and now it seems they even get closer to Mickey just to piss him off. Yes the performance from the cast is wonderful even from the younger ones. Next week we have James Wood. The show is fantastic now!
ok this episode delve really far , and the kids and wife really don't seem to understand no means no and what will happen next week ? will Ray confront the kids and his wife or let it slide. Bunchy and his freaking issues is partly to blame for it as well, he should either continue therapy, off himself but enough with the self destructive behavior that can hurt other people. This episode was too intense and the only laugh was the FBI dude telling Ray to Frack himself because mark my words the girl that the movie star killed is FBI dudes little or older sister and that's why he is so doggedly going after EZRa and Ray. Can't wait to see James Woods menace vs Jon voight menace !
This episode was awesome. Both Ray and Bunchy need to see a psycho therapist. Seriously they really have some f@**ING problems.
This episode was awesome. Ray and Bunchy both really need psycho therapist. Seriously they really some f@**ING problems.
I like this episode because to me I have found Ezra to be more of a father figure for ray then mickey.I was also confused as to why darryl wasn't at the party, maybe because it was a family thing and it would confuse everyone? Any way I would love to see how they are going to introduce darryl to Connor and bridgette.
Really enjoyed this episode as well as the last one. The show has has improved steadily every episode. I found the premiere to be lackluster but it was interesting enough to keep me coming back. Now I am hooked. In the ultimate bit of irony Terry has Parkinsons, Bunchy was molested by a priest yet Ray Donovan is still more screwed up than both of them.