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Victory! (1981)
Victory! Review
Review # 162
Director – John Huston
Cast – Michael Caine, Sylvester Stallone, Max von Sydwo, Pele, Maurice Roëves, Tim Pigott-Smith, Julian Curry
(Victory! is the North American title for the film also known as Escape to Victory!. Of course, being Canadian, I know it as the former.)
There is a lot of cross over between sports films and POW films. Sports films invariably feature an under dog team who are disadvantaged in some way (Remember the Titans, We Are Marshall, Bad News Bears) playing the arrogant douche-bag team. And of course, POW films inevitably pit the good ol' Allies against "The Huns" or "The Japs". To combine the two was either a stroke of genius or an awful idea. The problem with Victory! is that it isn't sure which of those options got decided on. It's luke warm, and thus will be spat out, as the saying goes.
Plot-wise, a German officer (Max von Sydow) decides to challenge the prisoners under his watch to a game of soccer, POW's vs. guards. Once the German higher-ups hear about this they decide it will be a great propaganda move, and decide to allow Colby (Michael Caine) to round up the best soccer players held as captives in Europe, and form a team to play the German national team in Paris. Meanwhile, Hatch (Sylvester Stallone) plans an escape to occur during the halftime of the game, aided by the local Resistance.
The movie is of two minds – there is the rather carefree, fun sports movie firstly. This is the movie that Michael Caine heads. It is interesting, fun, and a touch cheeky. Stallone heads the other side – the side that deals with the Resistance, escaping POW's, and dangerous escapes. These topics (and the associated tones) don't necessarily clash… but somehow they found a way. To make it worse the team decides halfway through the game to not even escape, rendering half of the movie pointless. Then to top it all off we have a ridiculous ending that is vague, un-earned, and that panders embarrassingly badly to Stallone. It has to be seen to be believed. My jaw literally dropped.
Plus the DVD print was awful. (Which brings to mind the famous joke "The portions were awful, and so small.)
Now that I've bitched about the ending, I must admit that the beginning had me along for the ride. We see Caine training his team, and Pele showing off his bicycle kick. Max von Sydow has a great role as the kindly but firm German head-of-camp, and the interplay between he and Caine is nice. Stallone has a subplot about his awful soccer skills that mostly works, but it would have worked better if Stallone had been content to let the movie be an ensemble piece, too. Really, the whole movie would have worked better. You can practically hear him off-screen, getting himself more screen time. But come on… did he really need a romantic interest here? Did he need to save the game in slow motion?
On the other hand you have to admire him though. We never saw Schwarzenegger trying to go so far out of his comfort zone. I've always admires Stallone for that… he knew what he did well, but didn't mind trying out something new once in a while. Let's see Chuck Norris lose 40 pounds to work with a director like John Huston. No siree, bob!
Victory! is a movie that more or less fails, despite a decent first half and a surprisingly kinetic soccer game at the end. There are quite a few British actors in the background who would become standby's of UK film; people like Tim Piggot-Smith and Maurice Roëves. Julian Curry even makes an appearance, and it's great to see the actor known mostly for the excellent Rumpole of the Bailey series get some work.
But unfortunately the movie can't find the right tone, miscasts Stallone horribly, and hands us a ludicrous ending. So much for that!
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Superman III (1983)
Superman III Review
Review #155
Director – Richard Lester
Cast – Christopher Reeve, Richard Pryor, Jackie Cooper, Marc McClure, Annette O'Toole, Annie Ross, Pamela Stephenson, Robert Vaughn, Margot Kidder
– follows Superman II
– followed by Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
And, we're back to Superman! This article is part of the series Superheroes: Bottom to Top, where I watch all the superhero movies I own, from worst rated to best (according to Rotten Tomatoes).
First, a small bit of background. Superman: The Movie was directed by Richard Donner, and released to critical acclaim. Come Superman II, Donner was fired halfway through filming, and replaced by Richard Lester, who re-shot some scenes, and shoehorned in a lot of awkward humour. While the movie was still received well, many people noticed the clash of styles, and weren't too happy. And then, Richard Lester was given full control over Superman III. Comedian Richard Pryor was given the lead, the opening credits sequence was full of Marx Bros.-esque slapstick and didn't even feature Superman… and fans were pissed.
Their Superman was noble and grand. He fought evil interplanetary beings, and vicious madmen, not a tycoon who wants to buy more coffee. Now personaly, and this is where I come into disagreement with most people, I was glad to see some comedy in this movie. Now it does go over the top a bit, and Richard Pryor is in way too much of the movie, but it felt right to me. The main reason is the ridiculousness of Superman's character. His disguise is a pair of glasses. His co-worker is in love with his alter ego, yet does not notice the similarity between Kent and Superman. It's absurd, really, and this movie recognizes that. So in that respect, I will defend the comedic aspects of Superman III.
Having said that, it does end up hurting the movie. By the half way point we stop caring about the characters, and we start getting sick off gags. It doesn't help that the rest of the movie isn't that great, either. The plot is draggy and unfocused, and as I said before, Richard Pryor's hacker character drags the whole movie down. While it might have been an interesting idea to see a the typical superhero movie through the eyes of a man sucked up in the villain's clutches, it doesn't work here.
What does work? The special effects for one, which are definitely the best of the series. There is a sub plot involving Superman being infected (?) by some faux Kryptonite. He starts behaving erratically, and even turns evil for a bit. This story line doesn't really work, but Reeves is very convincing as baddie Supes. I think Reeves is a better actor than he is usually given credit for.
Is the movie worth watching? I'll go out on a limb and say it pretty much is, but just for Superman complete-ists. It's nothing special, and has a lot of flaws, but I found it curiously watchable. Not a ringing endorsement to be sure, but there it is.
Superman III is not a great movie, it really isn't. The storyline is unfocused, and Richard Pryor is way too prominent. Having said that, Superman complete-ists may find something to enjoy here. Everyone else should steer clear.
NOTE: This review is part of a series called Superheroes: Bottom to Top, wherein I review every super-hero movie I own, from the lowest rated to the highest (according to Rotten Tomatoes). Next up, Nic Cage and Ghost Rider!
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137 – Source Code (2011)
Source Code Review
Director – Duncan Jones
Cast – Jake Gyllenhaal, Vera Fermiga, Michelle Monaghan, Jeffrey Wright, Michael Arden, Russel Peters
Source Code is the second film from Moon director (and son of David Bowie), Duncan Jones. The idea at the core of the movie is that Colter Stevens (Jake Gyllenhaal) must repeatedly relive the eight minutes prior to a train bombing in order to deduce the culprit.
It's a great idea, but I never felt it living up to its premise, and while it may be a bit unfair to judge a movie on the heights it fails to hit, we can't help but think of how much better the movie could have been.
The movie is really a murder mystery at heart. The victims are the train passengers, the train is the island or snowbound inn of countless armchair mysteries, and the murderer must be one of the people on the train. Colter of course, is our Poroit. Agatha Christie would be proud. But what is the main rule of a murder mystery? It seems to me that is that you solve the crime at the end of the story. Source Code solves the crime far too soon, not too long after the half way point, and then moves on to a far less involving plot. This just plain doesn't work.
Now, Stevens must try to stop the bomb exploding in the first place, despite the fact that he is repeatedly told that the mechanism which allows him to relive these events is essentially just a simulation that has no effect on real life. He insists on trying anyway, and with the illicit help of Vera Farmiga's military character, he goes back in to save the life of all the passengers of the train. Especially the life of the hot brunette who sat across the aisle, who he apparently he has fallen in love with. The brunette with whom he has no past, no relationship, and has exchanged maybe 50 words with. Structured this way, the movie comes across as two episodes of a TV show just glued together. And the second half is nowhere near as good as the first.
Which brings us to the ending… an absolute cop-out of an ending that leaves us wanting more (in a bad way). Worse than just being a cop-out, it seems to break the rules already established previously. It just casually smashes them, and treats it like a plot twist. But a plot twist must come out of the rules already established. To go back to the murder mystery reference again, we must have been able to, if we are smart enough, figure out the ending with all the information provided; but here we had already been told (well, essentially) that the ending we get was impossible. It just felt like cheating to me.
Well, enough of the bad stuff. It cannot be argued that the actors here are all excellent, with Gyllenhaal demonstrating great leading man chops, and Farmiga once again showing us what an under valued actress she is. The true standout though is Jeffrey Wright. To those who have only really seen him in the Bond series (including me, unfortunately), his great performance as somewhat of a mad scientist will come as a shock, he really is wonderful.
Source Code is frustratingly uneven; frustrating because the first half is really good. The central idea is so strong, and filled with such promise, that it strikes me as strange that the plot line should be solved just after the half way point, to be followed by a series of much weaker events. Slack characterization and development mean we don't care about the ensuing romantic side plot, leaving the ending lackluster and anti-climactic. The first half is great though, so that leaves the movie with a half score, 2.5 out of 5.
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98 – Twilight: Eclipse (2010)
Twilight: Eclipse REVIEW
Director – David Slade
Cast – Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner, Bryce Dallas Howard, Jackson Rathbone, Ashley Greene, Billy Burke, Peter Facinelli
– follows Twilight: New Moon
The Twilight franchise has of course inundated our culture in a way not seen since the Harry Potter series. Team Jacob or Team Edward have become catchphrases, signifying which of the two male leads you think the lead female, Bella, should end up with. Now I have never seen the first two movies, nor have I read the books, so this review is from a Twilight outsider. Now, to get right to it.
The first two "acts" of the movie are slow and a bit unfocused. Each and every scene and line is treated as if it is the most important part of the movie. Vampires stoicly recite, and werewolves passionately overact, with poor old Bella in between them. Bella is played by Kristen Stewart, who does her best with the material (and even elevates it considerably), but she can not in the end save it from its navel gazing. Robert Pattinson as Edward the vampire reminds me somewhat of Orlando Bloom as Legolas in the Lord of the Rings Trilogy. Both have matinee great looks, both are very wooden actors, but both of them are still oddly suited to their characters.
Director David Slade (previous credits including 30 Days of Night) does deliver in the final act however. There are even a couple quite good scenes. One has Edward and Jacob trying to talk over their differences (and similarities), and is edited, acted, and even written well. The battle at the end is good as well, and the concluding scene is touching and not without a quiet sense of humour. The CGI is adequate, but not astounding.
All this is good but Eclipse can't really get over its opening acts. If they had been written or performed at different levels (so to speak) it may have gotten by. Instead we are given the same emotional pitch all throughout. The actors (with the exception of Kristen Stewart) don't seem to know how to read beneath their lines. They instead read each line straight, right off of the page. Subtext be darned.
Twilight: Eclipse has a decent lead in Stewart, but she fights an uphill battle with the rest of the cast, who deliver their lines dryly or with over the top sincerity. The tone is too constant, but the third act of the movie does start to deliver some decent material (at least decent compared to the first two acts). I was wavering between a 2.5 and a 3 out of 5 rating, but in the end went with the lower score, mainly because of the unfocused and fairly dull first two-thirds. I think Twilight fans (who have more invested in the characters) will get a bit more out of it than I did.
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92 – Star Trek: First Contact (1996)
Star Trek: First Contact REVIEW
Director – Jonathan Frakes
Cast – Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, Brent Spiner, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn, Gates McFadden, Marina Sirtis, James Cromwell, Alice Krige
– follows Star Trek: Generations
– followed by Star Trek: Insurrection
Star Trek: First Contact is the eighth Star Trek movie, and the second to feature the cast of the Next Generation. It is directed by Jonathan Frakes, who plays Commander Riker, which makes it the fourth to be directed by a cast member, (Star Trek III: The Search for Spock and Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home were directed by Leanord Nimoy, who played Spock, and Star Trek V: The Final Frontier was directed by William Shatner, who played Captain Kirk.) The plot is set in motion when Captain Picard and Co. are sucked into a time warp with evil Borgs, who are intent on stopping a historic space flight which initiated first contact between humans and the Vulcans.
There is a myth which every Trekkie knows, that every even-numbered Star Trek movie will be good, and every odd-numbered one is destined to be bad. This certainly would seem to apply, given Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, and Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, all of which were great, while the ones in between are mediocre to awful.
Now I will admit that most people would have included Star Trek: First Contact in that list as an example of an excellent Trek movie. I however, always remember not being as fond of this film as others are. Having recently re-watched it I have no choice but to say that my memory has served me right. The film is certainly quickly paced, and features an interesting side character in James Cromwell, but the whole thing to me felt a little trite and uninteresting.
I am usually fairly skeptical about time travel plots in movies, and this one is one of the worst uses of it I have ever seen. Time travel opens up so many problems that it should be dealt with carefully, especially in a franchise. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban ran into this problem as well. The biggest problem raised with time travel is as follows: if you can go in time, why not go back and kill the villains before the events of the story? Why don't Picard and his crew go back before the Borg arrive, and ambush them? Why not go back to the big ol' battle and join forces with their "past selves" and help defeat the Borg? Hell, why don't the Borg do that? etc etc. Instead of the seriousness with which this should be treated (it was done half decently in Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home), we essentially have the characters (after having been "stuck in the past" for days,) suddenly saying "Well, that was fun! Now lets head back home, put in the time travel coordinates!" and off they go! Weeeeeeee, time travel sure is fun and full of absolutely no consequences, eh Picard! Excuse me while I take a dump on any resemblance of dramatic urgency. Weeeeeeee!
All of this could have been excused if, as in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, the movie was entertaining or made us feel for the characters. Instead, this felt like one long TV episode. The characters come across as dull and uninteresting, and we never feel that the characters or the Enterprise ship are ever in danger. The plot comes in half hour bursts, reinforcing the feeling that we are watching TV.
A subplot features Data, the android of the ship, being taunted by the movie's "villain" (if she can be said to be so), a Borg queen. She knows he desires to be human, and gives him a skin graft on his arm. This could have been an interesting topic, that of a machine wishing to be human, but here we are treated to one cliché after another. These scenes were boring as heck.
Some aspects of the film are solid, granted. The special effects, despite seeing them almost fifteen years later, still hold up. James Cromwell is a welcome little splash of colour as the drunk, misunderstood pilot of the spaceship which initiates first contact. His character has some degree of dimension, and is quite funny to boot. Watching him try to welcome the calm and serene Vulcans to Earth with booze and rock music was hilarious and yet touching in a strange sort of way…
Star Trek: First Contact is well produced, but its story is sadly lacking, with no feeling of risk to the characters, and with too many discrepancies. James Cromwell is fun, and the rest of the cast do what they can. But the writing here is lazy at best. Trekkies may enjoy it (in fact, most of them do). Personally, I can't really recommend it.
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81 – Hot Tub Time Machine (2010)
Hot Tub Time Machine REVIEW
Director – Steve Pink
Cast – John Cusack, Craig Robinson, Rob Corddry, Chevy Chase, Clark Duke, Crispin Glover, Lindsy Fonseca, Lizzy Caplan
The latest man-child comedy to hit us is Hot Tub Time Machine, featuring John Cusack, Craig Robinson, Rob Corddry, and Clark Duke. The story is exactly that of the title: a hot tub transports three friends and one of their nephews back in time to the 80's, where they relive one night of their childhoods. Guest stars include Chevy Chase and Crispin Glover.
The movie is a remarkably tired and lackluster affair. For what is supposed to be a Hangover type comedy, there is largely no energy in the movie whatsoever, with none of the actors doing much to help, except possibly Craig Robinson and Rob Corddry. Jokes are few and far between, and instead the plot concerns itself with dull and repetitious "dramatic moments" full of the awful, pop-psychology meandering that would make Oprah Winfrey blush. The movie tries to hold interest, I will give it that, but in the end fails.
There are a couple funny jokes, to be sure, with Craig Robinson being the main source of what little fun there is in the movie. The other actors try to hard to create a sense of empathy toward their characters that they forget to be funny. A plain stupid cameo role by Chevy Chase just digs the movie down further in the hole it creates for itself. A couple attempts at running gags are made, (one which concerns a one-armed man almost makes it) but they invariably fall flat. With a better script and director, this movie could have been great . As it is… not so much.
It's such a pity that Hot Tub Time Machine fails to live up to the potential of its plot and preposterously great title. John Cusack, who normally picks decent material, was hopelessly misguided when he decided to act in (as well as produce) this movie. Dying is hard, but comedy is harder, as George Bernard Shaw (?) once said. It is so rare to have a good comedy come out. Those looking for the next The Hangover will be disappointed here.
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76 – Alice in Wonderland (2010)
Alice in Wonderland REVIEW
Director – Tim Burton
Cast – Mia Wasikowska, Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Anne Hathaway, Crispin Glover, Matt Lucas, Stephen Fry, Michael Sheen, Alan Rickman, Timothy Spall, Tim Pigott-Smith, Paul Whitehouse
Alice in Wonderland is adapted from one of the best loved children's books of all time of the same name, by Lewis Carroll. It is the latest of many adaptations, and as such its director, Tim Burton, recognized that a new approach needed to be taken to the classic tale. There is no point, he rightly thought, in merely repeating the work of others.
Burton decided to set the story some years after the books, and now Alice is in her late teens and her family is trying to marry her off to a horrid, snobby, snot of a boy. She is swept off by the White Rabbit again, who has been trying for years to get her back to Wonderland, where she must fight the legendary Jabberwocky and the evil Red Queen.
The cast performs admirably for the most part, especially for a movie shot almost entirely against green screen. The one problem in the cast is surprisingly Johnny Depp, whose Mad Hatter is all over the place, and not in the right way. First of all his accent changes dramatically from whiny and effeminate to butch and Scottish from time to time, and that is never explained. I got the sense that Depp is running out of weird characterizations, and decided to go with a mish-mash of Sweeney Todd and Willy Wonka.
The bright spots, acting-wise, are probably Anne Hathaway and Helena Bonham Carter, as the White Queen and Red Queen respectively. Anne is wonderfully dotty and "ditsy" with her over-the-top and purposefully on-the-nose portrayal of the do-gooder sister of Helena's evil Red Queen, whose enlarged head dominates any scene she is in.
But despite the consistent work by a cast of Burton regulars, the story is the real let down of the movie. Despite a fabulous array of characters (most of which go horribly under-used) the story is the old well worn tale of a girl forced to find her true self by going on a journey to defeat an evil monarch in a fantasy land. It all leads up to a battle, where all the old clichés are trotted out on full display. Alice is told she alone can fight the Jabberwocky, and with no help (Why? Especially when it turns out to be SO easy to kill…), she finds the strength to turn down her snobby wannabe-fiance, etc etc. This makes the whole thing SO dull, SO boring. We have heard the sage words of advice, we have seen the plot SO MANY TIMES before. It is a pity Burton's wonderful visual creativity doesn't also extend to his story telling.
It is an old familiar complaint, to be sure, but a trend that is becoming more and more obvious. We can cry out for inventive story telling all we want, but nothing happens. Why? Because to be honest, the average moviegoer hasn't seen as many movies as most reviewers, and thus a) doesn't recognize old and overused stories, or b) are just looking for a little relaxation, and don't want quality art. They want entertainment. All we can do (as people who have the audacity to think we know anything about movies) is write reviews for each other, and then go watch the movies we actually like. For as long, at least, as they keep making them.
Tim Burton is wonderfully inventive with his visual design, but the lackluster story is told with such boredom and with such a lack of energy that it hurts the movie irreparably, in my opinion. The cast is good, but none really excel. We still need our definitive Alice adaptation. Maybe sometime, someone will get it right.
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72 – The Hurt Locker (2009)
The Hurt Locker REVIEW
Director – Kathryn Bigelow
Cast – Jeremy Renner, Anthony Mackie, David Morse, Brian Geraghty, Guy Pearce, Ralph Fiennes
The Hurt Locker follows a hotshot American bomb defuser, William James, as he makes his way through a tour of duty in Iraq. James is played by Jeremy Renner, previously appearing in 28 Weeks Later.
First of all I would like to mention that I am fully aware of the massive critical success of this movie. 97% on Rotten Tomatoes is nothing to laugh at. Maybe I do need to watch the movie again. However, I don't see what else I can do to try to like this movie. I was extremely excited about seeing it, went in with an open mind, etc. Nothing doing, though. After watching it I realized I did not like the movie at all. Where to start…
The major problem with the movie (in my view) is an extremely episodic and uneven story. I felt throughout that I was watching a series of TV episodes, unconnected except for the main characters and a vaguely similar tone.The most infuriating thing is that some of the individual sequences are quite good, riveting even. But there is very little story here, and what there is is heavy-handed and full of cliché. We've all seen the fully dressed guy go into the shower to show his inner turmoil; the rough military guys play-fighting and it gets out of control, thus showing how fragile war makes us, etc etc.
It isn't like the movie is lacking in ideas either. There are probably half a dozen different plot points touched on in the movie that could have gone somewhere, but instead they stop dead, usually before they've had a chance to develop. The young boy whom James thinks dies, the private contractors they meet in the desert, etc. All of these could have been molded into a story, but were not.
I have also never seen a worse depiction of the Iraqi people. Every single one (with one exception) is shown as a jabbering, stupid, illogical savage who must be grabbed, pushed, or cordoned off if there is to be any order in the country. Is Bigelow trying to just show us how the US Army may see these people? If so, that didn't come across, nor was there any addressing of the huge issues involved in the American involvement in the area. In fact the point of the movie (from what I gather, that war sucks and is addicting) gets buried by little ideological side roads, each one tricking the viewer into thinking that it will be an issue to be explored.
As I said, the movie seems like episodes of a show shoved together. Any story issues are "solved" by just bringing another celebrity in for a cameo, killing them off, and then giving us a meticulously shot explosion. With no story arc, no character development, and with no clear point of where we are going, how can we as an audience expect to care? While I do plan on watching it again to try and see why everyone else seems to like it, I didn't care about anyone or anything in the movie on the first viewing.
The Hurt Locker consists of some amazing sequences, some extremely contrived ones, and no story to speak of to tie it all together. The performances are good (especially an amazing small cameo by David Morse). But HOW CAN WE CARE if there is no story or any character arcs? Search me.
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55 – Evelyn (2002)
Evelyn REVIEW
Director – Bruce Beresford
Cast – Pierce Brosnan, Stephen Rae, Aidan Quinn, Alan Bates, Sophie Vavasseur
Pierce Brosnan tried, and tried hard, to upset his Bond image in Evelyn. He is largely succesful in the role, even though it may not have *cough* totally gotten him away from the super spy image. He is great; it is a pity that the rest of the movie isn't so successful.
The movie overall is charming enough, and the actors certainly do the best they can. However unfortunately a few small things really bog the movie down. One "subplot" involving the title character Evelyn, has her believing that whenever she sees "angel rays" (when the sun shine between tree leaves etc.) it means her dead grandfather is looking after her. While this could have been done fairly well, the way it is dealt with here is trite, condescending, and sappy as all heck.
The "villains" in the movie are the Minister of Education who splits up Brosnans family, and a group of nuns who keep Evelyn (and many other kids) in their convent by the order of the state. The nuns are the real baddies though, as the Minister of Education gives up his stance at the first question Brosnan's lawyer puts to him. And frankly I've had enough of villainous religious institutions in cheap, formulaic movies.
The subject matter of the movie is bound to get a bit sappy, and that must be recognized. The story is tailor made for a "made-for-TV" movie approach, and that is more or less what we get here. Motives for characters are often simplistic, a romantic relationship is barely even touched upon before we see them making out in the courtroom after the ruling goes their way. (That's not a spoiler, we all know it was going to end their way. That's how these movies work.) If it wasn't for Brosnan signing on I suspect this would have been making its debut on late cable.
Evelyn's setup is promising, but the second half is mired in cliche and sappy, trite subplots. It is formulaic, but to an extent the formula still works. Brosnan is good, but again, barely raises above what is needed for the formula to work. Watch it if you like this type of thing. I personally don't. At all.
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Ragnarians Pioneer New Trails and Sick Sounds in the Wilderness
From November 11th to 12th, hundreds of adventurous runners flourished in the wilderness at the Ragnar Trail Relay on the Los Coyotes Indian Reservation in Southern California. Team Braven reveled in the glory by revitalizing runners with some bumping bass and killer volume.
We arrived bright and early to set up our tent in the Los Coyotes Village, nestled in the heart of nature, surrounded by fragrant pine, juniper and oak trees against rugged, alpine mountain tops. As the relay race began, excitement continued to grow. Teamwork, passion, and camaraderie permeated the air, imbuing every individual with each breath in, exponentially multiplying the excitable atmosphere with each breath out.
Before we knew it, we had people moving and grooving in front of our booth, keeping energy high, and learning about Braven. We even had a runner who brought both of his own BRV-X's, TrueWirelessly paired of course, to run with on the trails (pictured above)!
As mid-day came, we all took a moment of silence to honor Veteran's Day, thanking the men and women across the country who tirelessly fight to protect our rights and freedoms we enjoy every single day. Dave, an active member of the Military's Explosive Ordinance Disposal, from Team Overwatch, donned his 75-pound bomb suit and ran the trail to honor the military services and bring awareness to wounded veterans. Veterans, we thank you for all that you do!
Runners continued to pour in and out of the village, perfecting exchanges and cheering on everyone who came through, regardless of team affiliation. We even had the chance to call upon the bravery of all attendees to see who could give us their best air guitar routine. Prize: none other than a brand new Electric 405 and some Braven swag. The competition was fierce, but the judges came to a decision after a heated debate, crowning Andrew, pictured above, the first ever Ragnar Los Coyotes Air Guitar Champion.
As the race wore on, the runner's spirit only flourished. The finish line was closer than ever after the witching hour legs of the race – so close they could taste it. And we mean that literally; asa runners approached the finish line, they were handed beer and champagne to pour on themselves and enjoy across the finish line. From mountain lion scares to tenacious air guitar competitions, midnight trail runs to TrueWireless pairing on the trail, Ragnar Los Coyotes was a race for the books.
Thanks for the fun, Ragnar! We'll see you soon!

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Provincial Tercentenary Curry Supper on Saturday, 25th November 2017, at the Aagrah Midpoint Suite, Bradford
Provincial Tercentenary Curry Supper, Saturday 25th November, 2017 at the Aagrah Midpoint Suite, Thornbury, Bradford, meeting at 7.00pm for 7.30pm. Bidding farewell to a remarkable Tercentenary Year.
It will be held in a casual and friendly "Goose & Gridiron" format, so relax and enjoy yourselves!
Could this be the last such event in 2017? who yet knows, but dare you take the risk of missing it, NO, well book now to avoid disappointment.
Please download the "Flyer" and "Booking Form" below to make sure you do not miss it.
Tercentenary Curry Supper Flyer
Tercentenary Curry Supper Booking Form
Posted in Tercentenary, Tercentenary events, Tercentenary news on September 7th, 2017 by Richard Peel


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Latitude: 50.9773 / 50°58'38"N
Longitude: -1.6794 / 1°40'45"W
OS Eastings: 422603
OS Northings: 119812
OS Grid: SU226198
Mapcode National: GBR 63W.N6Z
Mapcode Global: FRA 76CJ.HK0
Entry Name: Back Lodge
Listing Date: 4 July 1985
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1023932
English Heritage Legacy ID: 319743
Location: Redlynch, Wiltshire, SP5
County: Wiltshire
Civil Parish: Redlynch
Traditional County: Wiltshire
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Wiltshire
Church of England Parish: Redlynch St Mary
Church of England Diocese: Salisbury
(south side)
7/210 Back Lodge
Wrongly shown on OS map as West Lodge. Lodge to back drive to
Hamptworth Lodge (q.v.). Early C19. Flemish bond brick, tiled
hipped roof, brick stacks. L-plan. Single storey, 2-window front
facing drive. Central 6-panelled door in gabled porch, cross
windows with hexagonal-shaped panes and hipped gablets either side.
Returns have verandahs on rustic wooden posts, under deep eaves of
roof. Rear single storey wing has plainer detail and 2-light
Interior not inspected.
Listing NGR: SU2260319812
This text is from the original listing, and may not necessarily reflect the current setting of the building.
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We are so scientific in our class.
This week, we made toast and discovered how the bread started off white, soft, a little bit damp, floppy and bendy. After we toasted it, the bread was hard, crusty, crunchy, brown and delicious!!!
The heat from the toaster toasted the bread. We had a great chat about electricity travelling through metal. We examined the pins on the plug and how they went into a socket... We thought it was good how there was plastic insulation around the wire to keep everyone safe.
Look what we discovered when we lifted the lid on the sandpit after Hallowe'en..
Some of the grain from our oats must have fallen into the sandpit and germinated all by themselves. It would have been warm and damp in there for them.
Some of us were having fun with water. We were making suds, spashing, straining and colouring some water. We moved water into containers using sponges.
Mrs M was a bit concerned that the classroom could turn into a swimming pool... Some cloths absorbed the water and the floor was perfectly dry again


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Spring Creek - Flying Dog Trail is a 16.3 mile heavily trafficked loop trail located near Park City, Utah that features beautiful wild flowers and is rated as moderate. The trail offers a number of activity options and is best used from May until September. Dogs are also able to use this trail.
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trail running9 months ago
Wow, this was a blast of a trail to run on. Went last week with about an inch of fresh snow, but had a wonderful time. Very pretty and runnable throughout.
11 months ago
One of my favorites, great way to log some longer miles with not too steep of a climb. Lots of options to add extra loops on as well.
trail runningThursday, May 04, 2017
Great challenging loop- good trail running shoes necessary ❄


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SALEM -- The Oregon Legislature's 2016 session hasn't even begun yet. But time is already running out.
Democratic lawmakers and Gov. Kate Brown are set to tackle a complicated array of policy fights once the session starts Monday: raising the minimum wage, easing Oregon's housing crisis, restricting gun sales and stopping global warming.
And they've got to finish it all in just 35 days.
That ambitious plan has this year's session -- the third since voters approved short even-year meetings six years ago -- shaping up as Oregon's busiest and most contentious yet.
It's also renewed a longstanding debate among lawmakers: Were short legislative sessions ever meant for so much work?
Critics -- including Republicans who oppose many of the initiatives in the first place -- worry the packed session might churn out half-baked laws that create more problems than solutions.
"Never in my wildest imagination did I think we'd be doing repeats on zombie bills -- bills that died in the last session after five months, and now we're going to do it in five weeks?" said Sen. Betsy Johnson, D-Scappoose, who sometimes votes with Republicans. "This is by far the most expansive, the most policy-laden, the most outside-the-boundaries, I think, [since] when we moved to annual sessions."
Democrats acknowledge the tough sprint ahead. But with ballot measures on minimum wage hovering, and with fresh outcry from Oregonians over housing prices, they also insist they can't put off issues of such gravitas.
"One of the reasons we have annual sessions is so we can respond to things faster than every two years," said Rep. Val Hoyle, D-Eugene. "We're presented with a number of issues that are going to the ballot, or urgent issues that can't wait until the next legislative cycle."
At the top of this year's list is minimum wage. Democratic leaders are on board with Brown's six-year plan to raise wages to $15.52 in Portland and $13.50 everywhere else, despite pushback from activists who want to see increases sooner and businesses who'd rather not see them at all.
But lawmakers also say they won't have much room for changes.
"If you're really trying to work your way through compromises and complicated issues, it's just not enough to do that in the short session," said Senate Majority Leader Ginny Burdick, D-Portland. "It's a difficult situation to say the least."
Could you live on Oregon's minimum wage or $15 an hour?
Other lawmakers are quick to note they've been working on the minimum wage for months. Last year, lawmakers held two night hearings on the topic. A work group on minimum wage formed after session ended in July and met through the fall.
"It behooves all of us not to spend a lot of time tweaking this, but passing it and doing what Oregonians want us to do -- which is pass the bill," House Speaker Tina Kotek, D-Portland, told reporters Jan. 15.
That debate will play out amid a brutal calendar. To survive, bills must be scheduled for a committee vote by the session's fifth day -- Feb. 5. During long sessions, that deadline doesn't come until April.
Also, in the House, once a bill has its first public hearing, committees can give as little as an hour's notice the next time it comes up. Typically though, bills get a day's notice.
Senate President Peter Courtney, D-Salem, can invoke a similar one-hour rule, and often does to speed things up near the end of session. In 2014, that happened on Feb. 17.
Gov. Kate Brown, in a statement to The Oregonian/OregonLive, argued the need for a higher minimum wage is simply too great to wait.
"Rent and the cost of essentials such as food and childcare are rising and the current wages aren't keeping up," Brown wrote.
Some rural lawmakers worry their constituents won't be able to weigh in.
"How does someone from Ontario have input when there's one-hour notice on a hearing and legislation has to be passed quickly?" said House Minority Leader Mike McLane, R-Powell Butte. "This is abuse of power."
Measure 71, approved overwhelmingly in 2010, doesn't limit the issues lawmakers can take up in short sessions. The voters' pamphlet listed reasons ranging from budget efficiency to crisis.
Kate Brown unveils minimum wage plan for $15.52 an hour in Portland
Before 2010, the Legislature met mostly in odd-numbered years -- with leaders agreeing 2008 to try out informal sessions in even years. Measure 71 enshrined those meetings and also limited odd-year sessions to 160 days, after the 2003 and 2005 sessions ran more than 200 days.
To be sure, the Legislature has taken on other big issues in short sessions. In 2014, for example, lawmakers held extensive hearings on Cover Oregon. Lawmakers also plugged major budget holes after the recession.
"The short session was supposed to be things ... they didn't thoroughly have time to do in the big sessions," said Jim Moore, a political science professor at Pacific University. "And then it was a time to say, 'oh, do we need to tinker with the budget?' And then it was also a place where you begin to float ideas for the next session."
That hasn't been lawmakers' approach this year.
Rep. Alissa Keny-Guyer, D-Portland, is working with Kotek on measures that supporters hope will spur affordable housing construction and add notice for tenants facing evictions or rent hikes. Lawmakers also will consider repealing a state ban that prevents cities from requiring low-income housing in new developments.
The Senate Judiciary Committee wants to let police temporarily stop someone from buying a gun if they get word the person might be dangerous. The bill could elicit a passionate debate in the wake of October's mass shooting in Roseburg.
Two Democrats, Sens. Chris Edwards of Eugene and Lee Beyer of Springfield, are proposing a cap-and-trade bill designed to cut carbon emissions. And environmental advocates have joined forces with Oregon's two largest utilities on a bill that would end coal power by 2035 and double the renewable energy mandate by 2040.
Beyer scoffed at the idea there's not enough time for his bill.
"Everybody in the building has heard it before," he said. "The only decision is do you want to do it."
In other short sessions, he said, "people said the same things."
"It started too fast, it went too fast -- bah! Get over it," he said. "It's a legislative session."
-- Ian K. Kullgren
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Pennsylvania plans to accelerate adoption
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Legislators inhe northeastern state of Pennsylvania recently recently passed no less than six bills intended to accelerate the process of adoption for residents.
The House of Representatives approved measures which would halve the time available to birth mothers to change their minds after agreeing to surrender their new babies, from 30 days to just two weeks. Thirty days is one the longer periods available in the United States.
Birth mothers must also wait for three days after the birth before taking any action.
There are currently around 2,500 children in need of adoption across Pennsylvania.
Frank Cervone is Executive Director of the Child Advocates, which campaigns for abused and neglected children. He said the draft legislation would benefit vulnerable chidlren by "tightening the screws on parents". He insisted:
"It's hard to argue with that."
Children need "legal and emotional stability," he added.
Meanwhilethe efforts made by the authorities in each county to track down biological fathers unaware that they have a child would be made more stringent. Officials would be required to demonstate that they have fully checked public records, conducted internet searches and contacted other state agencies, including the Police and prision service. Currently they are only required to show that they have published notices.
The proposed legislation will now proceed to the state's upper house, the Senate, for further consideration.
Photo by Jimmy Emerson, DVM via Flickr
April 18, 2017
Categories: Fostering & Adoption


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Due to weather forecast, the Evening in the Piazza event scheduled for today, Sat. August 18, at 4PM at the Mahopac Chamber Park
has been CANCELLED
Due to weather forecast, the Evening in the Piazza event scheduled for today, Sat. August 18, at 4PM at the Mahopac Chamber Park
has been CANCELLED
Welcome and thank you for visiting!
Welcome and thank you for visiting!
The Italian American Club of Mahopac is dedicated to enriching the lives of all in our community through social and cultural events that reflect our members' rich Italian heritage. The club has many first and second generation members of Italian descent that are proud of this heritage.
We hope you will join us!
Click here to read a brief history of our club and we hope you are inspired by reading this Poem!
90th Anniversary Gala
Columbus Day Dinner/Dance
Columbus Day Dinner/Dance
2018 is a special year for our club as we commemorate our 90th Anniversary! To celebrate, we have planned a 90th Anniversary Gala Columbus Day Dinner/Dance to be held on Sunday, September 16, 2018 at Villa Barone Hilltop Manor in Mahopac. We cordially extend an invitation to all to join us! As we announced earlier, this year we are honoring and raising funds for United for the Troops. Please come and support our Club and United for the Troops and enjoy a great afternoon of food and music with us!
We rely on your support to continue our community work!
To buy tickets on-line CLICK HERE
2018 Relay For Life
Help us raise funds for the American Cancer Society 2018 Relay For Life.
CLICK HERE for a direct link to the Italian American Club of Mahopac Relay For Life team page where you can register, donate or buy luminaries
Help us raise funds for the American Cancer Society 2018 Relay For Life.
CLICK HERE for a direct link to the Italian American Club of Mahopac Relay For Life team page where you can register, donate or buy luminaries
Charity Announcement
Charity Announcement
We are happy to announce that for 2018 we have chosen
United For The Troops
Here is their story as described on their website:
"UnitedForTheTroops was created by friends and families of our Troops serving the U.S. overseas. Our sole purpose is to make life while at war a little better for our brave men and women serving in the U.S. Military by collecting food, money, and goods that the military does not provide them. Some of the items include cookies, dvd's, cd's, snacks, t shirts, and other food items. Through speaking with the troops the military provides them with the essentials for day to day life and many of them miss the extra amenities that they receive while at home. Our goal is to show them that we are proud of them and appreciate all of their efforts in Iraq, Afghanistan, and other areas of the world being affected by this war.
We do not take a political view on the war or the leaders that sent our troops to fight. We simply want to help the men and women of the armed forces get through each day with a bit of comfort that they might not have had without a little help from friends and family back home.
In May 2007, Luke Rathschmidt, was deployed from Fort Bragg North Carolina with the rest of his battalion in the 82nd Airborne Division of the US Army. Luke is a member of the family who founded United For The Troops shortly after his deployment.
After Luke entered Iraq in June of 2007, we soon realized there are many things the troops are not supplied with, that help make them feel comfortable while they are back home.
While speaking to Luke, he had asked that we send him things like visine, batteries and toilet paper; simple everyday items that we take for granted each day. As time went on Luke began sharing stories of soldiers that did not have any family back in The United States, and noted that he felt bad getting all of the packages we were sending him while his comrades were receiving nothing. Although he was sharing everything we sent him, in Luke's words "it's not the same as getting your own".
Knowing the sacrifices that these men and women were and are making for us on a daily basis, we understood that something had to be done. While these men and women are in over 110º F heat, protecting our nation on a 24/7 basis, there is no reason why they should be without the basic amenities we enjoy back home.
United For The Troops became an organization within weeks, collecting anything and everything from any source possible to send to our troops. During the holiday season, we made an extra effort to ramp up our gift giving and rallied our community to help "Operation Defending The Holidays" where our goal was to send out 200 packages by December 20, 2007.
Well, after we started spreading the word it caught on like wildfire. We not only exceeded our initial goal, but we more than doubled it! We sent over 400 packages and collected over $6000 to continue this "operation" throughout the year.
With the success of our first year as a not for profit organization, we knew it couldn't stop there. United For The Troops, Inc is just the start of how we will continue to help all of our troops until they return home safely. Thereafter, any veteran that needs assistance after that can count on all of the United For The Troops, Inc "operations" year round to be there for them!
Thank you in advance for you support!"
To learn more about United For The Troops, visit their WEBSITE and FACEBOOK
2018 Putnam's Got Talent Show & Competition
Congratulations to the winners of our 3rd Annual Putnam's Got Talent Competition. First place winner, John Delgado, performed a superb modern HipHop dance. Second place winner, Sydney Leary, sang "Requiem" from the musical Dear Evan Hansen. Third place winners, Hayden DiTomaso and Emiko Dunn, performed a Tap Duo Dance to the song "Two of a Kind".
This was an exceptional year and the talent showcased by all the contestants was just extraordinary!!! The event, which was a fundraiser benefiting UNITED FOR THE TROOPS, attracted 17 contestants with an audience of over 100 people.
Click on the video to see the performances!
2017 Columbus Day Concert
Columbus Day Concert at St. John the Evangelist Church in Mahopac . Fantastic performances by "Teo - the Romantic Italian Tenor", "Don Felice", and our 2017 Miss Columbus "Emma Lubbers". A big thank you to the performers and to everyone that came out to join us.
2017 Columbus Day Parade
Once again, a big thank you to all the marchers, spectators and the many volunteers who made the event possible. Congratulations to our parade marshal Cavaliere Nicola Trombetta and our honorary marshals Tom Phelan and Giulio Rinaldi. A big thank you to our parade host, and President of the Italian American Club of Mahopac, Giulio Cefaloni, for hosting the event.
2017 Journal
The Journal theme for 2017 is
"The Year of the Millenials".
Thank you to the journal chairperson, Linda Cefaloni, and the entire team for doing such a fantastic job in putting this year's journal together!
We also acknowledge and appreciatively thank our MERCHANTS and the Friends of The Italian American Club of Mahopac who sponsored the ads and support all the Columbus Day Festivities. Please patronize their businesses and thank them for their community pride and involvement. Grazie!
To view the entire 2017 Journal, please click on the pictured cover page.
2017 Grand Marshal & Honorees
The Italian American Club of Mahopac is pleased to announce our
2017 Grand Marshal
The Italian American Club of Mahopac is pleased to announce our
2017 Grand Marshal
Cav. Nicola Trombetta
2017 Honorees
Thomas Phelan
Giulio Rinaldi
2017 Miss & Little Miss Columbus
Emma Lubbers
Lola Lauro
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The clubhouse at the Italian American Club of Mahopac was transformed into a film recording studio on Thursday, September 7. It has become a tradition that every year we film an interview with the Grand Marshal and Honorees to get to know them better and to get their views on many topics. It's also a tradition to have the Marshals prepare their favorite dishes, representing their respective Italian region, and to share and describe their recipes on camera .
Thank you to Giulio Cefaloni - chairperson and host of the event; Nicola Trombetta - 2017 Grand Marshal; Thomas Phelan and Giulio Rinaldi - 2017 Honorary Marshals; and Amy Sayegh - Founder of Community Cares (the IAC 2017 adopted charity).
Marshals' Interview
Cooking Show
Melanzane (Eggplant) Parmigiana Alla Nicola - by Grand Marshal Nicola Trombetta
Pollo (Chicken) Alla Ripana - by Honorary Marshal Giulio Rinaldi
A Thank You to our 2017 Journal Sponsors
A heart felt THANK YOU to all our 2017 sponsors for their continued support! The Italian American Club can only achieve its goals with the assistance of generous donations from our members and our community at large. Without these donations, continuing our charitable contributions to worthy causes, providing yearly scholarships to promising young people, and putting together so many events for the benefit of our community, would just not be possible!
We ask and urge our club and community members to patronize our sponsors so they remain strong and can continue their generous support of our club!
Please click on the SPONSORS tab above to view our sponsors. There you will find the AD they placed on our journal along with links to their website and Facebook page. You may also CLICK HERE to view the entire 2017 Journal.
Most importantly.........
Shop With Them!!!
2017 Scholarships
Click on the links below to hear our beautiful National Anthems and sing along with the lyrics!
By the dawns early light
What so proudly we hailed
At the twilights last gleaming?
Who's broad striped and bright stars
Through the perilous fight
O'er the ramparts we watched
Were so gallantly streaming?
And the rocket's red glare!
The bombs bursting in air!
Gave proof through the night
That our flag was still there
Oh, say does that star spangled banner yet wave
O'er the land of the free
And the home of the brave?
l'Italia s'e' desta,
dell'elmo di Scipio
s'e cinta la testa.
Dov'e la vittoria?
Le porga la chioma,
che schiava di Roma
Iddio la creo'.
Stringiamci a coorte,
siam pronti alla morte.
Siam pronti alla morte,
l'Italia chiamo'.
Stringiamci a coorte,
siam pronti alla morte.
Siam pronti alla morte,
l'Italia chiamo', si'!
Noi fummo da secoli
calpesti, derisi,
perche' non siam popoli,
perche' siam divisi.
Raccolgaci un'unica
bandiera, una speme:
di fonderci insieme
gia' l'ora suono'.
Did you know?
"Il Canto degli Italiani", is the National Anthem of Italy. It is best known among Italians as "Inno di Mameli", after the author of the lyrics, or "Fratelli d'Italia", from its opening line. The words were written in the autumn of 1847 in Genoa by the then 20-year-old student and patriot Goffredo Mameli. Two months later, they were set to music in Turin by another Geneose, Michele Novaro. The hymn enjoyed widespread popularity throughout the period of the Risorgimento and in the following decades. Nevertheless, after the Italian Unification in 1861, the adopted national anthem was the "Marcia Reale" (Royal March), the official hymn of the House of Savoy composed in 1831 by order of Carlo Alberto di Savoia. After WW2, Italy became a Republic, and on October 12, 1946, "Il Canto degli Italiani" was provisionally chosen as the country's new national anthem. This choice was made official in law only on November 23, 2012.
The Italian American Club of Mahopac is featuring a number of great events in the coming months.
Click here to see what's going on e Venite Tutti a Divertirvi!
Click on the "f" icon above for the Italian American Club Facebook page!


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I checked the weather forecast yesterday here in Northern IL and saw the full moon coming up early, snow on the ground and a light wind. I decided to go out last night...Wow
First two sets - had dogs come in. I'm sure I could have played it better but still had called in coyotes. What a rush!!!
Now for the question, for you veterans, what scope do you use? Looking for something that will gather a bunch of light. Last night the shots were about 150 yards with a 223, should have been a slam dunk. Could not see much through the scope, basically shooting at a "blob". Considering the Barska "AR" scope.
While I can only hunt nights through March 15 here, I still want to upgrade/change glass to help remedy the issue.
Thanks in advance
I bought a Barska. It's not very good. If you still want it I'll sell you mine cheap, it's only been used 2 weeks and I was disappointed in the glass and light gathering so I swapped it out for a Nikon Coyote.
I really like the Nikon 4-14x Coyote scope. Fast target acquisition, solid build, decent light gathering, and a very attractive price.
Unless you are prepared to spend north of 1k, you are not really going to get a good scope with a 50mm objective and superior coatings for low light. And spending that kind of money is overkill on a .223 tricked out for dogs. Most of your shots are going to be <200 yards and many <100.
Here is my rig.
Pat - after reading reviews I am moving away from Barska. I've looked at that Nikon and may go that way. I'm also looking at another "SWAT" version manufactured by an offbrand with a 42mm objective. May buy both and play with them.
I hear you on the 1K, already getting some grief from my bride about the "next" obsession (deer, turkey and now coyotes) and the gear associated with it. Snow camo, call, scopes, and such.
What bipod or mono pod do you guys use?
Just ask her if she'd rather you chase whores and drink hard liquor instead? Everytime my wife complains that's what I ask her...Mike
Note section II.
How about shooting sticks? Which do you guys prefer?
James, I like the Primos bipod sticks with the positioning trigger. I do not like the tripod version, only the bipod version.
I know this may be more than what you're looking at, but check out Trijicon scopes
I have a Trijicon 4x ACOG on my AR, with a tritium illuminated crosshair that only lights up in low light and the dark. . . it's the balls
(and YES, I know it's not legal to hunt with a 30 rd clip, which is why I don't. I just keep an empty one in the truck for pics, because it looks cooler :) :) )
jr, I have two identical ARs ( except for color ) set up for yotes. One wears a Nikon Prostaff 2.5x10 and the other wears an ATN Night Arrow for night work. The night vision gets more work on hogs than it does youtes though !
That Nikon .223 scope is the way to go, we also like the BuckMaster despite my hatred for that name. Good clear optics, decent light gathering, great price. My son head shoots dogs at 200 yards with that scope on his M&P AR.
That and a new trigger. I don't know how the newer ARs are, but my old bushmaster bought in '99 has a horrible trigger
As far as Barska, I really do not like to directly bash any product in particularly, but from my research, Barska is pretty much junk. On the other hand, their are a few other optics companies that are known for junk but actually when you raise the price points they also offer high quality stuff, so you guys could know something that I don't.
Concerning the statement that it wasn't legal to use a 30 round clip, I didn't think there was a law in any state that restricted magazine capacity for coyotes, lot's of states do not even have a season or a limit, kind of a free for all.
Plus the fact that someone could only hunt after dark up til March 15. I guess I need to read the regs a bit more closely.
ToddT, in Texas we can use any size mag and shoot them 24/7/365. Gotta love that !
Got the joke, Pat. Pretty funny. :-)
Have a great bow hunt. BB
for the last few minutes of light a 30 or 34mm tube will help a lot....more so in some cases than a bigger objective lens.
cheap optics aren't worth what you pay.
lower power will gather more light, meaning that if you have a 6.5-20 power scope and it's getting to dark to see at 20 you'll seen fine at 6.5.
you can hit coyotes just fine at 150 with a 2x scope.....so if your most of your shots are close.....a light weight low power scope will serve you better than a high power scope.
I run some leupold mk 4's, a mark ar (good scope for the money) some schmidt & bender, and some US optics on everything from 223's and 22-250's to 338 lapua......just killed one at 100 with iron sights with a sig 556xi.....I love iron for close quick shots.
Optics are every bit as important as your rifle.....if not more
Take a look at the hiperfire ar triggers....they aren't a drop in, but they are better than any drop in I've tried and they aren't too bad to install (as long as you don't slip when you compress the springs.....they will be on the other side of the shop)
don't be scared of used scopes.....you can get really good deals and most of the top manufactures will still take good care of you if something goes wrong.


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Silk is one of our favourite natural fabrics. Silk fabric is made out of the fibers produced by silk worms. The silk worm makes the fibre to spin into a cocoon, inside of which it later transforms into a moth.
Silk is incredibly durable due to its high tensile strength – higher than any other fiber. A strand of silk is stronger than a wire of iron in the same diameter. It's naturally hypoallergenic (the most hypoallergenic of all fabrics), and is completely non-toxic. This means that neither the production of silk nor the breakdown of the fiber releases toxins into the environment.
Silk biodegrades quickly (synthetics take between 300-600 years to breakdown, and release chemicals into the soil as they do so). Silk retains moisture without feeling damp, so it's able to efficiently cool our skin in the summer. It's also thermally stable, meaning it provides insulation in the winter. It's smooth and soft and is extremely lightweight. It has a natural elasticity, allowing it to stretch without breaking.
Although not a vegan fabric, we believe that the benefits and highly versatile natural properties of silk outweigh the negative aspects. Synthetic alternatives to silk are made using petroleum products and toxic chemicals, are highly polluting, do not have the same beneficial properties as natural silk, take hundreds of years to biodegrade and - by way of their low cost - lend themselves to creating excess waste.
We mostly use a beautiful, luxurious, medium-to-slightly-heavy-weight silk crepe de chine. It has an ultra soft finish, is durable and opaque, and drapes and flows like liquid. It wears well and holds up to washing, and still has the airy quality that makes silk wonderful.
Care Instructions.
We recommend dry cleaning your silk garments, as this will help them to remain in their original condition. Alternatively, you can also hand wash cold, and air-dry in the shade.
Bamboo fibers derive from bamboo plants, the fastest growing woody plant in the world. The high growth rate of bamboo and the fact that bamboo can grow in diverse climates makes the bamboo plant a sustainable and versatile resource. Bamboo crops require very little water and landmass, usually grown on marginal land unsuitable for forestry and agriculture. Land use is of global importance as the world's seven billion people compete for water, food, fibre and shelter. Because it grows so quickly, bamboo is an easily renewable resource. It requires 1/3 the amount of water to grow compared to cotton and has no natural pests.
Bamboo fibres are highly absorbent and breathable, soft and light. It is also naturally hypoallergenic. Bamboo is softer than cotton, with a texture similar to a blend of cashmere and silk. The garments feel airy and light.
Care instructions.
Machine wash cold and air dry. Press on low with steam to remove wrinkles, or leave unpressed for a perfectly unfussy look. All of our garments are pre-washed before we ship them out.
All of our cotton garments use 100% organic cotton. Organic cotton is grown without the use of toxic pesticides or fertilizers, so their impact on the soil and water is greatly reduced. Not only does organic cotton use substantially less water to grow, but is also is softer and feels better on your skin than conventional cotton.
Cotton fabric is made from the fiber that grows in pods on the cotton plant. Cotton is grown in warm climates, predominantly in Turkey, China, the USA and India. It biodegrades quickly and cleanly. Cotton fibers can be woven into any number of styles ranging from feather-light to heavy-duty.
Our organic cotton is mostly grown in Turkey, with some heavier weights being produced in India.
Everyone knows how wonderful cotton feels and how easy it is to care for. It's a simple, durable fabric. Light as air, sheer, and delicate in appearance but not in structure – cotton is the perfect summer fabric. Just enough body to hold it's shape, with luscious drape and movement.
Care instructions.
Machine wash cold, tumble dry warm. Press on low with steam to remove wrinkles, or leave unpressed for a perfectly unfussy look. All of our garments are pre-washed at the studio before we ship them out.


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text: Chapter 8 Objectives ○ Distinguish between the following pairs or terms: catabolic and anabolic pathways; kinetic and potential energy; open and closed systems; exergonic and endergonic reactions ○ Explain how the nature of energy transformations is guided by the two laws of thermodynamics ○ Describe how ATP functions as the universal energy shuttle in cells ○ Describe the structure of enzyme-substrate interactions and how enzymes catalyze biological reactions Introduction Characteristics of organisms are all the end-products of the chemical reactions that occur in their cells The cell is a mini factory Roughly 8.64 x 1026 reactions per day Chemical reactions carried out for the purpose of energy transformation or making necessary substances Energy-The Capacity to do Work Energy is described and measured by how it affects matter Two types of energy: kinetic-energy of motion potential-stored energy because of structure or location Example: the energy stored in chemical bonds Why we are open systems Laws of Energy Conservation Thermodynamics = study of energy transformations Two laws govern energy transformation: First law (energy conservation) ○ total amount of energy in universe is constant can be transferred or transformed but cannot be created or destroyed Second law (entropy-disorder- increases) ○ every energy transformation increases entropy energy available for doing useful work decreases with every transformation Organization of the Chemistry of Life into Metabolic Pathways Metabolism transforms matter and energy Subject to the laws of thermodynamics ○ Metabolism is the sum of an organism's chemical reactions Metabolic pathway has many steps that begin with a specific molecule and end with a product Each step catalyzed by a specific enzyme Catabolic vs. Anabolic Catabolic: break down complex molecules into simpler compounds Releases energy Anabolic: build complicated molecules from simpler ones Consumes energy G = Gibbs Free Energy (Delta) G = Free energy available to do work in a cell A - G means a rxn gives off energy; it provides power A + G means a rxn needs energy; it will not run unless energy is first added Every rxn has a specific G Energy Relationships in Living Things Chemical reactions in cells either store or release energy endergonic reactions require input of energy ○ energy input equals difference in potential energy between reactants and products exergonic reactions release energy ○ energy released equals difference in potential energy between reactants and products cellular metabolism is sum total of all endergonic and exergonic reactions in cells Energy Relationships ATP is cell's energy shuttle most cell reactions require small amounts of energy food storage molecules contain large amounts of energy energy in food molecules converted to energy in ATP ○ one food molecule=many ATP (e.g. 1 x glucose=36 ATP) Energy Relationships Hydrolysis of ATP releases energy Most energy is located in the covalent bond between 2nd and 3rd phosphate groups easily hydrolyzed forms ADP and phosphate group ATP ADP + Pi ( means PO4 = phosphate) ATP synthesis endergonic reactions of cellular respiration phosphorylate ADP-reforms ATP ADP + Pi (PO4 = phosphate) ATP More about this in Chapter 9 Enzymes Enzymes are large protein molecules that act as biological catalysts Energy of activation (EA) is "energy barrier", amount of energy needed to start a reaction Enzymes can lower energy barriers = EA Enzymes cannot lower G! Enzyme Process Specific enzymes catalyze each cell reaction reactant=substrate reactant binds to enzyme active site substrate converted to product enzyme unchanged and releases product Enzymes and Denaturation Factors that affect enzyme activity temperature pH salt concentration ( ions) presence of co-factors denaturation Denaturation = disruption of the enzyme structure due to adverse conditions Example: PH to high or low These factors may lead to Question: How do you stop enzyme activity but not destroy the enzyme? Answer: Inhibition Inhibitors block enzyme action, ○ competitive inhibitors-bind to active site ○ noncompetitive inhibitors-bind to second site on enzyme ○ negative feedback-inhibition by product of reaction some pesticides and antibiotics function by inhibiting enzymes Inhibitors most often work on a temporary basis BUT>>>>>>> A+BC : G= - 8.6 kcal needs 8.6 kcal to run the reaction A. B. True False Checklist What is energy? What are the types of energy? What are the laws of thermodynamics? Catabolic vs anabolic? What is ∆G? + ∆G means what? - ∆G means what? What do these look like graphed? What are enzymes? What do they do? Do enzymes change the ∆G?


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On March 11, 2011, a powerful 9.0 earthquake struck off the east coast of Honshu, Japan and a series of significant aftershocks have already struck the same area.
Government of Canada Officials in Ottawa and at our Embassy in Tokyo are closely monitoring the situation and are working closely with local authorities to identify and locate Canadians in need of assistance. Embassy staff are providing consular assistance where required.
Canada has already evacuated Canadian citizens from the Sendai region to Tokyo using a number of chartered buses.
Travel advice
DFAIT advises against non-essential travel to areas of the northern Honshu prefectures of Ibaraki, Tochigi, Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima. We advise against all travel within 80 km of the Fukushima nuclear power plant. Please consult the complete travel report.
Radiation levels and food and water safety in Japan
Following consultations with Government of Canada experts, and based on information available from the Government of Japan and the International Atomic Energy Agency(IAEA), Canada has assessed that at this stage there is no indication that there is a radiation health risk to Canadian citizens in Japan and other countries in Asia.
Consult the Regional warning for the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant and surrounding areas for further information on areas affected.
Information on radiation levels in Japan contains more information on food and water safety, plus information on potassium iodine (KI).
Information on the status of nuclear facilities in Japan can also be obtained on the websites of the Japan Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency (NISA) and the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission.
Food safety in Canada
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), in collaboration with the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) and Health Canada, is implementing enhanced import controls on milk products, fruits, and vegetables from areas of Japan affected by the ongoing nuclear crisis (Japanese prefectures of Fukushima, Gunma, Ibaraki, and Tochigi).
The situation in Japan is not expected to pose any health or safety risk to Canada.
Canada helps
In response to a first request by the Government of Japan, Canada, working with the Canadian Red Cross, has provided over 25,000 woven thermal wool blankets from its emergency relief supply stockpile.
In response to a subsequent request by the Government of Japan, Canada provided portable radiation survey meters and dosimeters to support the ongoing Japanese response to the nuclear emergency.
Canada also offered to Japan an array of expertise and technical assistance as part of international efforts to help Japan respond to and recover from the devastating earthquake.
How Canadians can help
Canadians often feel strongly about helping to support communities affected by this tragic natural disaster. Often the best way to help is to donate money to experienced humanitarian organizations that are raising money to support relief efforts or that are active in the emergency response.
Government-wide effort
There are currently 16 Canadian federal departments and agencies collaborating within Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada's Task Force on Natural Disasters Abroad.
The Government of Canada is also working in close coordination with provincial and territorial authorities and stands ready to respond to other specific requests for assistance.


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Morgan Parker: There Are More Beautiful Things than Beyoncé Morgan Parker says that the poems in her book There Are Things More Beautiful than Beyoncé take a stand against the clichés of the dominant culture.
Kenya Barris: Black-ish Black-ish creator Kenya Barris joins Elvis Mitchell to discuss utilizing his show as a conversation starter.
In 'Speechless,' Scott Silveri combines comedy, family & disability Scott Silveri has written and produced sitcoms for more than 20 years. In all that time, he never encountered a TV family that looked anything like the one he grew up in -- with a mom, a dad...and a brother with cerebral palsy. He changed that with his show Speechless on ABC. Silveri tells us about looking to his own past for stories, and why he was determined to make a family comedy and not just a "disability show."
Why is Trump so behind on filling staff jobs, establishing concrete policies? Yesterday Donald Trump signed a "decision memo" to revamp the air traffic control system. But there was little legislative detail in the plan. There's not much to other splashy announcements from the White House, including tax cuts and the arms deal with Saudi Arabia. And hundreds of positions are unfilled in federal agencies.


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