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He doesn't face tough questions from the press very often. He rarely jousts with congressional Democrats, let alone his Republican critics.
Now President Barack Obama's wobbly performance against Mitt Romney at their first debate is raising questions about whether he's been too sheltered by a White House that keeps him away from skeptical audiences and minimizes confrontation.
Obama's 2008 opponent, Arizona Republican Sen. John McCain, said Obama's lackluster performance at Wednesday's debate in Denver stemmed from four years of dealing with an "adoring media." Other political observers said it's a result of Obama's relative isolation in Washington: He prefers interviews with select journalists to unpredictable press conferences, and he doesn't mix much with members of Congress or parry and thrust with critics who could challenge his assertions.
"He's a guy who has no pushback on anything, ever," said Charlie Cook, an independent political analyst and editor and publisher of The Cook Political Report. "He's not doing press conferences, he's got little interaction with members of Congress and he's surrounded with acolytes. I think it showed."
Obama has held fewer press conferences and question-and-answer sessions with reporters than his recent predecessors, according to statistics compiled by Martha Joynt Kumar, a Towson University political science professor who studies the presidency and keeps detailed records of Obama's press interactions.
"He prefers to be in situations where he feels he has all the facts," Kumar said. "But the world of the president is a world of imperfection."
She noted that former Presidents George W. Bush and Bill Clinton engaged more often in short question-and-answer sessions with reporters, "knowing that they'd have to deliver answers to questions that they might not have anticipated."
The White House pushed back on suggestions that Obama had gone "soft" as a result of his carefully controlled press strategy and a four-year break from debates.
"Over the course of his presidency he's done innumerable interviews and press conferences and TV interviews," said senior adviser David Plouffe. "The president wanted to make a case about where we are in the country, where we need to go, have a dialogue with the American people about his ideas, how those contrast with Gov. Romney."
He suggested that instead, reporters were "itching to write the Romney comeback story, so it was already leaning in that direction."
But campaign officials said Thursday that they planned a "hard look" at Obama's debate performance.
"It's like a playoff in sports. You evaluate after every contest and you make adjustments," senior campaign adviser David Axelrod said, adding, "I think there are some strategic changes that have to be made, and we'll make them."
Axelrod insisted that "while Gov. Romney had a very crisp performance, both candidates got points across. Both candidates got something out of the debate."
The campaign signaled Thursday that it would look to shift the narrative to Romney's responses at the debate, saying they don't match his plans. Axelrod, who said he wouldn't play "theater critic" on Obama's appearance, insisted Romney was performing.
"The president viewed it as a great opportunity to talk to the American people," Axelrod said of Obama's turn on the stage. "He didn't do it perhaps as much as Gov. Romney did, a performance. I readily concede that that's not the president's strong suit in these events."
Indeed, Obama's flat performance left some analysts at a loss.
"Frankly, I'm just baffled," said Stephen Hess, a former staffer of the Eisenhower and Nixon administrations and adviser to Presidents Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter who now studies the presidency and the media at the Brookings Institution. "He doesn't need to have held another press conference to be prepared or another campaign event to know what his opponent is going to throw at him. I'm searching for some reason why he didn't do better."
Democrats sympathetic to Obama acknowledged it was a rocky performance, but they insisted debates were never Obama's strong suit.
"Romney was clearly practiced and prepared while the president was out winning swing states," said Democratic strategist Doug Hattaway. He noted that Sen. John Kerry – who played Romney during Obama's debate prep sessions – was considered to have won the 2004 debates but lost the presidential election.
"He's connecting with voters rather than delivering zings, that's where he's winning this campaign," Hattaway said.
Democratic strategist Tad Devine said Obama's laid-back approach may have been a result of a campaign strategy that discouraged personal attacks.
"They had a strategy and it didn't work out the way they planned," he said. "They may have been encouraging a more substantial discussion and the president came out on the short side of it."
Vice President Joe Biden, who on Thursday will debate the Republican vice presidential candidate, Rep. Paul Ryan, shrugged off questions about Obama's appearance, saying he appeared "presidential" and that debates aren't easy to master.
"You can sit there and say, 'I would have done that, I would have done this,'" Biden said. "I heard people saying that. Well, nothing like standing up before 30, 40, 50, 60, 70 million people."


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MAR DEL PLATA, Argentina — An Argentine naval ship detained for more than two months in Ghana because of a financial dispute was returning home Wednesday to a triumphant welcome.
Thousands of Argentine government sympathizers traveled to the seaside resort of Mar del Plata, some 250 miles from the Argentine capital, to celebrate the return of the ARA Libertad.
Ghana courts ordered the ship held in October on a claim by Cayman Islands-based hedge fund NML Capital Ltd. Its owner, American billionaire Paul Singer, leads a group demanding payment in full, plus interest — about $350 million — for dollar-based Argentine bonds bought at fire-sale prices after Argentina's 2001-2002 economic collapse forced a sharp devaluation of its currency.
The conflict over the ship reached an especially tense moment in November, when Argentine sailors brandished weapons to block Ghanaian officials from moving the vessel to a less busy dock.
But the UN's International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea ordered the ship's release last month after Argentina argued that warships are immune from seizure.
President Cristina Fernandez has called Libertad a symbol of Argentina's sovereignty and has hailed its return as a victory for the country. She planned to head a ceremony in the afternoon to receive the ship.
Argentina, currently Latin America's third-biggest economy, engaged in the biggest sovereign debt default in history a decade ago. The government has restructured about 92 percent of its world record $95 billion debt default since then.
But Fernandez refuses to pay the holdouts, calling NML Capital and others "vulture funds" for buying debt for pennies on the US dollar in 2002, when Argentina's economy during its worst crisis, and now trying to collect in full.
The fiery, center-left leader says it was their loss for refusing two opportunities to swap defaulted bonds for new, less valuable bonds that the state has reliably paid since 2005.
Members of Argentina's political opposition have called the welcoming ceremony for the ship an effort to boost support for Fernandez at a time when their compatriots are frustrated by soaring inflation, violent crime, allegations of high-profile corruption, and government currency controls that make it difficult to buy dollars.
Critics say that Argentines were humiliated by the government's failure to foresee that the ship would be seized in Ghana and other ports where it docked during training exercises.
Anti-government activists handed out fliers in Mar del Plata on Wednesday, encouraging people to join a pot-banging protest in the evening. "If were for you, Cristina, they would have kept the ship," the fliers read. "Stop the insecurity, the corruption and inflation for an independent justice."


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The Atlanta Falcons have waived LB Spencer Adkins, LB Rico Council, WR Drew Davis, CB Dominique Franks, OT Bryce Harris, LB Jerrell Harris, WR Marcus Jackson, CB Marty Markett, RB Dimitri Nance, DE Conrad Obi, DT Micanor Regis, WR James Rodgers, CB Peyton Thompson and SS Suaesi Tuimaunei. The team has reached injury settlements to TE Lamark Brown (undisclosed) and OG Andrew Jackson (undisclosed). The team have waived injured WR Kerry Meier (undisclosed) and placed SS Shann Schillinger (undisclosed) on Injured Reserve, ending his 2012 season. FB Mike Cox and LB Joe Zelenka have been released.
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For Bethany College students, this feeling is a tangible reality as international and national students learn together under one institution. A recent event showcased this connectedness and allowed attendees to experience tastes of many cultures in one place.
Bethany's Multicultural Student Union hosted a Global Village Cultural Festival Friday. Booths from seven foreign countries were set up to display facts, pictures and food, and run by students representing those areas. In addition, music, dancing and videos were also used to demonstrate various traditions.
"It's really good to see them display the pride for their countries," Charlotte Anderson, director of International studies, said. "I also hope it will inspire other American students to visit with them, and think about studying abroad and representing their country."
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We all know how frustrating arguing with a theist can be. They are just really bad at reasoning through an argument, or sometimes, they are actually so good at it that it defies our ability to understand why they can't (in general, don't want to) see the force of our arguments. But the agnostic can be especially frustrating in their own way. They generally do not argue for any particular position, they simply stand back and pick apart everyone else's arguments. In this way they set themselves up as the "rational" party, the one's who "just demand a higher degree of evidence" or certitude before they grant us the pleasure of their consent. With the theist, at least, we know where they stand, and we can condemn them for their willing ignorance or their obviously bad arguments, but be satisfied afterwards that we have a clear advantage over them in clarity and coherence of our own viewpoint (that of the truth!). But the agnostic is particularly infuriating because they take skepticism and run with it. They argue that truth is something which is hard to come by (true enough), and in the case of deities there simply isn't enough evidence to back up the claim that they do or do not exist. Wrong! Belief in deities is just as silly and absurd as belief in any other hypothetical nonsense, like trolls or fairies or hobgoblins, unicorns, leprechauns, ghosts, superheroes/supervillians, dwarves, elves, Nasgul, orcs, Cauldron-born, talking animals, ogres, witches, wizards, warlocks, dementors, etc., ad nauseum. The entire realm of magical and supernatural beings and their "powers" falls into the same class, and no specific deity is granted some special privilege or right to a degree of doubt about their non-existence as any other. If you rule one in, you rule them ALL in. And let's not forget that Yahweh has a host of angels in his "kingly court" as well, not least of which was Satan. There seems to be no single reason why we should entertain the idea of creator-deities and their prophets, nor distinguish "ours" (Yahweh/Jehova) from any of the other ones which have existed in the minds of men throughout history. Why not Uranus and Gaia, or Tiamat and Marduk, or Enlil the "father of the gods" in the epic of Gilgamesh, or Amon-Ra? So here's the thing, agnostics: shit or get off the pot. If you don't know what to believe, then have the courage to settle the matter for yourselves, because agnosticism is not a mature position to take. It is a resting point on the road to having some actual convictions about the way the world really is, and what it means to be rational or not. Do you think it is rational to believe that there could really be a Zamp in the lamp, or a Woset in the closet? What is the substantial difference between the whole host of supernatural beings and the Wocket in my pocket?
It is really easy to sit back and remain uncommitted to any particular belief, but at some point we all have to decide whether to believe in evolution, or global warming, or what our own sexual orientation is, or a million other things that are relevant to how we decide to live our lives. If you approach a topic of which you are ignorant, then just say you really aren't sure, you don't know all the arguments, you don't have all the information. You're still trying to figure it all out, still trying to make sense of things. But don't sit there and say that suspending judgment is really the only rational conclusion we can reach about what kinds of things are real and what kinds of things are fantastical and imaginary. It's not sophisticated to claim that there is any merit to looking at the world from a supernatural perspective, it's just annoying, and in my opinion, cowardly.
At least the theists stand for something. Agnostics only stand up for the idea that we can't know anything. Skepticism is great, but only up to a point. After that, it means you have no convictions.
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LOL, in all fairness to fairies and leprecahns... :-)
Seriously though, i think it's worth noting that modern gods vs unicorns/faries have some key differences that make them harder to dismiss. And i suspect these agnostics might be picking up on that. They are similar issues that often come up when discussing the unlikelihood of gods with theists...
Honestly, i have a hard time outright refuting the most common gods because i'm not even sure what they are or how they are even defined. And if you can't pin down a definition and agree to what we're even talking about, its really hard to then draw any conclusions about whether that undefined thing even exists or not! Whereas magical critters seem a little easier to tackle because they are more well defined.
Not to say that it is a barrier to atheism. In fact, personally, this lack of definability contributes a great deal to my skepticism. Any attempts to say something concrete about a god seem to lead to fallacy. Any attempts to keep a god mysterious/intangible seem to lead to useless abstraction.
Well I mean you pretty much said it, just the kind of characteristics which make some gods "more believable" than other supernatural beings are the same characteristics which make them less believable. But let me take each of your points.
1. Originally, gods were tangible. The ancient Greeks, for one, believed that the gods walked around among people, taking on various disguises as people or animals, and having interactions and even plenty of intercourse with humans as well. As this became harder to believe, beliefs predictably began to shift from towards gods being intangible. And not to mention the problem with intangibility. Plus, with the creatures we both mention, there is nothing preventing them from being intangible when they want to be. As we have never seen them, we can attribute any characteristics to them that we want (and this is the whole point). perhaps unicorns naturally become intangible when they die. Or perhaps they are magically transported to their home in... wherever it is unicorns call home. We could always come up with an explanation for our observations about them! Obviously this is a problem (we have no observations to work with), and there is no substantial difference here between these creatures or gods.
2. Pegasuses (Pegasi?) can fly because they are aided by magic. Leprechauns are obsessed with gold because of a curse placed on their race/because they are in the service of the dragons, whom everyone knows hoard gold (aha! a perfect explanation for how dragons get all their gold!). Again, with no observations to pin them down to reality, we can come up with any explanations we want to, using any additional unobserved phenomena as a supplement, and weave stories as intricate as we want. But there is no reason to suspect that these stories bear any resemblance to reality.
3.The motivations of fairies and unicorns are completely unknowable or impossible for us to understand, but even if we took them to have motivations similar to our own, the gods too have similar motivations as "evidenced" by the stories of them. Yahweh was motivated by anger and jealousy and even love and could easily be mistaken for an actual person if you were only given glimpses of Him at certain moments. So this objection fails as well, on both counts.
Sorry, I see no substantial difference between any creatures of the imagination. All fantastical creatures differ only in how we imagine them, not in how likely they are to possibly exist. I'm glad you made this attempt though, I was hoping someone would try to come up with some defense of why one should believe gods to be somehow of a separate class of non-existent beings which were somehow more believable, because I wanted to see whether it would be difficult to make counterarguments. So far, I don't feel hard-put to counter any supposed exceptions gods might have over any other fantastical creature.
LOL, happy to be of service :-)
I do think it is interesting how gods vs magical beings have managed as humanity's understanding of the world has increased. As you noted, gods started off just as concrete as any other magical being, but have become more abstract the more individual concrete aspects of them have been disproven. Meanwhile the tales of fantastical creatures seem to stay much the same, but our belief in them has dropped significantly when compared to gods. We retain the old concrete ideas of them, but simply file them more frequently into the "imaginary" pile than the "real" pile these days.
To your original post, i'm not sure if it matters much, this side idea i brought up. I imagine agnostics are similarly agnostic about magical beasts as they are about gods.
Which brings up the million dollar question i suppose: who are these agnostics and where do they hang out? And how do they truly incorporate these philosophies in their daily lives? I feel like asking these things of an agnostic would answer a lot of these questions more than anything!
I mean, i've talked to a lot of people with a lot of different philosophies, but never anyone who genuinely has no beliefs/strong suspicionss about anything!
Yeah, and that's why your post matters. If they are agnostic about deities, then they should be agnostic about all those other things as well. That's just my point. A belief in a deity is no more believable than a belief in invisible unicorns. If you take the one, you've gotta take the other. I had a pet theist I'd been conversing with for a few years, he had his own take (it was interesting to say the least), but when I wrote to him that there was the same epistemic justification for Poseidon as there was for Yahweh, he seemed to get upset. Of course he denied this, but he didn't (because he couldn't) offer any counterarguments. Actually I took this from a Sam Harris argument.
You ask an interesting question though, Joe C. I expect, like theists, they live their lives just like we atheists do, grounded in the realities of daily life. Only they have some pretty fuzzy ideas when it comes to what to believe, either specifically about gods and religions or just in general.
I think that "agnosticism" is more complex of an idea than you let on. I know of four distinct versions of agnosticms: Strong agnosticism: the idea that it is obligatory for reasonable persons to suspend judgement on the question of the existence of god; weak agnosticism: the idea that it is permissible for reasonable persons to suspend judgement on the question of the existence of god (Graham Oppy does a fine job of defending this position in his book "Arguing About Gods"); Cancellation agnosticism: thew view that arguments for and against belief in god are equally strong and cancel each other out; Skeptical agnosticism: the rejection of both belief and disbelief in god because there are no good arguments either way.
I think all can be reasonably held, but some are certainly more convincing positions than others. So I disagree that agnostics stand only for "the idea that we can't know anything." That would be a philosophical skeptic, which is not necessarily the same as an agnostic.
A thoughtful post, but I disagree with your assertion that all 4 positions can be reasonably held, at least from the perspective of someone who is informed. Both cancellation agnosticism and skeptical agnosticism say the same thing in that that the arguments on both sides are about as good as each other, the only differences being whether they think the arguments on both sides are strong or weak. My argument is that the arguments are so lopsidedly in favor of atheism that no informed person, in my opinion of course, could hold either of these views. Someone could be largely ignorant of the arguments for atheism and consider themselves an agnostic, but these people are, as my OP suggests, either cowards or stupid (or willfully ignorant). I of course wholly disagree that it is obligatory for reasonable and informed people to suspend judgment - for reasonable uninformed people then sure, it is obligatory to suspend judgment until one gets themselves informed, but my whole position is based on the strength of the position of atheism. Weak agnosticism is permissible as a step along the way to atheism, but my position is clear - the more you understand the arguments for atheism, the more obligatory it becomes for you to be an atheist.
Cancellation agnosticism is the idea that there are good arguments for both sides, whereas skeptical agnosticism is there are NO good arguments for both sides, so I disagree when you say they are saying the same thing.
I certainly agree with you that atheism has the stronger arguments, but this doesn't mean that a reasonable person can't reject them (or think that there are equally as strong theistic arguments). I don't think a person is ignorant, a coward, stupid, or willfully ignorant if they consider themselves an agnostic, they just think certain arguments are better or weaker than others. There's no metaphysically objective standard by which to weigh arguments strength.
You clearly missed and/or did not read what I wrote. What I said was "Both cancellation agnosticism and skeptical agnosticism say the same thing in that that the arguments on both sides are about as good as each other, the only differences being whether they think the arguments on both sides are strong or weak", so they do say the same thing in that respect. I'm glad you agree with me that atheism has the stronger arguments, but then you may contradict yourself if you say that there's no objective standard by which to weigh the strength of these arguments. Are you then just stating an opinion? And why the qualification that there is no such "metaphysically objective standard"? Certainly you don't think that there are no objective standards for measuring the strength of all arguments? That would lead you to a very skeptical position indeed. So I think you must mean that there are no objective standards for measuring the strength of these kinds of arguments (the metaphysical sort). I disagree. Would you say that the argument "there are such things as invisible pink leprechauns" is objectively just as strong as the argument that "there are no such things"? I think what we get into here is an argument regarding the nature of reason, and if you don't accept the basic premise that it is far more reasonable to believe that there are no such things as things for which we have no evidence than that we must weigh the arguments for or against such things as being of equal strength, then I reject your understanding of what it means to reason.
I must have misunderstood your first point, then. I apologize.
I am certainly saying that it is my opinion that the argument for atheism are stronger. the reason I think this is a subjective stance is because I do think that reasonable people can reasonably disagree. I have a subjective standard, i.e. what I think is most rational, but not everyone would agree with what I think is a strong argument.
I wouldn't say there can't be a metaphysically objective standard, but I'm definitely not aware of one. I think that all beliefs must be based on foundational beliefs, and these are the standards by which you determine what is rational.
I think the best way to analyze arguments such as the existence of x would be Bayesian, because this is by it's nature subjective. This doesn't mean I reject metaphysics or the existence of metaphysically objective things, but I don't think that arguments have a metaphysical standard by which they're judged.
I appreciate the apology, and apologize myself for getting a little testy. I agree with you that reasonable people can disagree on many things, but I think if there is a stable and coherent meaning to "reason", then there are some things that reasonable people cannot disagree on, such as (at least the essence of) what it means to reason. Once you accept that reasoning requires justification and what counts as justification and so on, then the community of people who agree that all beliefs must be justified to be reasonable (this counts out all faiths) can agree as to which reasonable beliefs can be considered knowledge (beyond any reasonable doubt) and which of them can only attain the status of being probably true, or to put it another way, which beliefs are reasonably certain and which beliefs are more or less uncertainly true. My argument concerning gnosticism is that we can simply avoid the whole messy issue of whether we have to prove a negative claim false, because this (the whole issue including the fact that this is all the theist can offer up as a defense) becomes just one more sub-argument among a whole string of sub-arguments which constitute a body of evidence which provides overwhelming justification for the larger argument that beliefs in deities are so utterly silly and absurd that no reasonable (and reasonably-informed) person could possibly buy into them.
A discussion of this sort needs definitions if it's to accomplish anything. Unfortunately, I'm to lazy at the moment to offer any that might be of much use. I'll say that my concept of agnosticism is not quite "Agnostics only stand up for the idea that we can't know anything". I'd just change "anything" to "everything". The difference in the two words is the difference between accepting the idea of absolutes or not. For instance; I'm a strong atheist because that's where the overwhelming weight of evidence and my own sense points. But I'm agnostic about my atheism -- that is, I'm willing to be swayed by contradictory evidence (but it had better be pretty damn strong). Without even a tiny chink in certainty, science couldn't function. That is not at all a position of epistimological relativism, where all possible concepts are equal, but merely a matter of this being more likely than that, and absolute certainty the least likely of all.
A good suggestion changing "anything" to "everything". I would rather just change the whole sentence in that case to mean something more like, "agnostics are just too sure that we cannot know that there are no such things as deities". In any case, I appreciate your position and your response.
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We just brought home our first pit bull. What can I say, other than it was love at first lick? My SO is a vet, and called to tell me that I *had* to come see this dog. Whatever, I thought. We have a dog, and I don't know that I'm ready for another one, after loosing my shep a few years ago. Our oldest dog's name is Hoover, After the vacuum, not the president. and he is a black lab/golden retriever mix. So, off I went to the clinic...
Apparently the dog had been abandoned after running up quite the hospital bill. He had parvo. So, after the appropriate legal action was taken to inform the "owners" that their dog would be adopted if they didn't come get the dog within 10 days, my SO was free to take the darling home. I have never been interested in pit bulls, I never cared for the chopped off ears, and quite frankly never gave them a second thought.
Then I met him. Our eyes met. He ran to me and licked me furiously.
We left together. Love, sweet love. He is a beautiful blue fawn with these gorgeous hazel eyes. Three months old and thirty pounds.
How anyone could see him and not love him, be around him and not want to just hug the stuffing out of him, I'll never know.
I've only had him since Saturday and hes such a part of the family. He and Hoover get along famously, and the cats don't hate him. We decided to name him Kirby.
I'm so glad to find this forum so that I'm able to educate myself about this wonderful breed, and learn about my sweetheart. I'll post a pic as soon as I can. He still has his pretty, silky ears
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Dicerorhinus sumatrensis
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Language: English
|Scientific Name:
|Dicerorhinus sumatrensis (G. Fischer, 1814)
Common Name(s):
Rhinoceros sumatrensis G. Fischer, 1814
|Taxonomic Notes:
|There are three recognized subspecies: Dicerorhinus sumatrensis lasiotis (probably Extinct), Dicerorhinus sumatrensis sumatrensis, and Dicerorhinus sumatrensis harrissoni.
|Red List Category & Criteria:
|Critically Endangered A2abd; C1+2a(i) ver 3.1
|Year Published:
|Date Assessed:
|van Strien, N.J., Manullang, B., Sectionov, Isnan, W., Khan, M.K.M, Sumardja, E., Ellis, S., Han, K.H., Boeadi, Payne, J. & Bradley Martin, E.
|van Strien, N.J. & Talukdar, B.K. (Asian Rhino Red List Authority)
This species is listed as Critically Endangered due to very severe declines of greater than 80% over three generations (generation length estimated at 20 years); and because its population size is estimated to number fewer than 250 mature individuals and there is an expected continuing decline of at least 25% within one generation; and because its population size is estimated to number fewer than 250 mature individuals, with no subpopulation greater than 50 individuals, and it is experiencing a continuing decline.
|Previously published Red List assessments:
|Range Description:
|The Sumatran rhinoceros once occurred from the foothills of the Himalayas in Bhutan and north-eastern India, through southern China (Yunnan), Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Lao PDR, Viet Nam and the Malay Peninsula, and onto the islands of Sumatra and Borneo in Indonesia (Foose et al., 1997; Grubb, 2005). The species' precise historical range is indeterminate, as early accounts failed to distinguish rhinos to specific level, due to partial sympatry with the other two Asian rhino species (Rhinoceros sondaicus and Dicerorhinus sumatrensis).
The subspecies Dicerorhinus sumatrensis lasiotis formerly occurred in India, Bhutan, Bangladesh, and Myanmar (Nowak, 1999). The subspecies is extinct in the three former countries, but there is a possibility that populations remain in northern Myanmar.
The subspecies Dicerorhinus sumatrensis harrissoni formerly occurred throughout the island of Borneo. Currently, the species occurs only in Sabah (Malaysia), although a few individuals may still survive in Sarawak (Malaysia) and Kalimantan (Indonesia) (Meyaard, 1986).
Dicerorhinus sumatrensis sumatrensis formerly occurred in Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, and Sumatra (Indonesia). Presently, the subspecies occurs only in parts of Sumatra and Peninsular Malaysia (Foose et al., 1997).
It occurs from sea level to over 2,500 m asl.
|Countries occurrence:
Native:Indonesia; Malaysia
Possibly extinct:Myanmar
Regionally extinct:Bangladesh; Bhutan; Brunei Darussalam; Cambodia; India; Lao People's Democratic Republic; Thailand; Viet Nam
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|The total population is estimated at fewer than 275 individuals, though probably more than 220. Until the early 1990's the numbers continued to decline at a rapid rate with estimated losses of 50% or more of the population per decade (Foose and van Strien 1997). Over the last decade the decrease has been halted or slowed in most of the larger populations because of better protection, but animals are still being lost in the small remnant populations.
The subspecies Dicerorhinus sumatrensis sumatrensis now occurs mainly on Sumatra, where there are 170 to 230 individuals. It has its largest populations remaining in Bukit Barisan Selata, Way Kambas, and Gunung Leuser National Park (Foose et al., 1997). There are about 60 to 80 animals in Gunung Leuser, about 60 to 80 Bukit Barisan Selatan, and 15-25 in Way Kambas, with some local reports of rhinos occurring outside of protected areas in Aceh Province (Sectionov and Waladi pers. comm.). There are also a few small, non-viable populations, including no more than a few individuals in Kerinci-Seblat National Park. Some populations are decreasing due to poaching, with very steep decreases in some areas (Sectionov and Waladi pers. comm.). Poaching has ceased in Bukit Barisan Selata and Way Kambas National Parks recently (Sectionov and Waladi pers. comm.). Populations in Peninsular Malaysia are now very small, but the species possibly survives in Taman Negara National Park and in Tamon Besor/Belum area. It probably no longer survives in Endau Rompin National Park (Malaysia).
The majority of the few remaining individuals of the subspecies Dicerorhinus sumatrensis harrissoni occur in Tabin National Park in Sabah (Malaysia), with some also in the Danum Valley (also in Sabah). The total population in Sabah is likely to be about 50 individuals (Han pers. comm.). A two year survey from 2000-2002 indicated 6 known individuals, 10 probable individuals, and an additional 35 possible (Van Strien, 2005).
The population status of the subspecies Dicerorhinus sumatrensis lasiotis is unknown, with the very slight possibility that a small number of individuals survive in the Lassai Tract in Myanmar.
There are over 20 animals in captivity, mostly in Indonesia and Malaysia, with a few in the United States.
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|Habitat and Ecology:
|The species inhabits tropical rainforest and montane moss forest, and occasionally occurs at forest margins and in secondary forest (Nowak, 1999). The species occurs mainly in hilly areas nearby water sources, and exhibits seasonal movements, moving uphill in times of lowland flooding (van Strien, 1975). This shy species is dependent on salt licks, and occurs mostly in primary forest in protected areas, but wandering into secondary forests outside protected areas, especially in the dry season in search of water (Van Strien, 1975; Boeadi pers. comm.).
Males are primarily solitary, but can have overlapping territories with females, which are commonly found with offspring (Nowak, 1999). The home range size of females is probably no more than 500 ha, while males wonder over larger areas, with likely limited dispersal distance. The species is generally solitary, except for mating pairs and mothers with young (Nowak, 1999). Its life history characteristics are not well known, with longevity estimated at about 35-40 years, gestation length of approximately 15-16 months, and age at sexual maturity estimated at 6-7 years for females and 10 years for males (Nowak, 1999; IRF website (www.rhinos-irf.org), 2007).
Home range: Males up to 5,000 ha, females 1,000 -1,500 ha. Daily movements between feeding sites and wallows are probably only a few kilometers per day. Longer treks are made when males and females go to saltlicks (5-10 km) and by males exploring their large ranges. Dispersal appears to be mainly by sub-adult animals (4-7 years) old. In this period they may be found rather far from the home grounds. Adults are very traditional in the use of their ranges and will not move away unless severely disturbed. Water is never very far away in the habitats occupied by the Sumatran rhino.
|Use and Trade:
|Over-hunting for its horn and other medicinal products has driven this formerly widespread species to the brink of extinction.
|Major Threat(s):
|The two principal threats are poaching and reduced population viability. Hunting is primarily driven by the demand for the supposedly medicinal properties of rhino horns and other body parts, and many centuries of over-hunting has reduced this species to a tiny percentage of its former population and range. The species is now so reduced that there are very small numbers in each locality where it still survives. As a result, breeding activity is infrequent, successful births are uncommon in many populations, and there is a severe risk of inbreeding depression (J. Payne pers. comm.). The species is frequently stated to be sensitive to habitat disturbance (van Strien, 1986), but timber extraction is of little or no significance to the species, as it is robust enough to withstand more or less any forest condition (J. Payne pers. comm.).
|Conservation Actions:
The species has been included on CITES Appendix I since 1975, and legally protected in all range states. An extensive international co-operative programme for the conservation of this species is being implemented with in situ activities being conducted in Indonesia and Malaysia. The primary objectives are to develop and deploy effective anti-poaching teams and to provide the co-ordination capacity to manage and sustain the programme. Rhino Protection Units (RPU) have been a force majeur in stopping poaching in Sumatra. Many organizations are involved with these units, including the Government of Indonesia (Sectionov and Waladi pers. comm.). The expansion and reinforcement of anti-poaching programmes is the top priority if this species is to survive.
There are also ongoing efforts to develop managed breeding centers for the species in Indonesia and Malaysia. There have been recent advances in captive breeding techniques for this species, including a successful births at the Cincinnati Zoo in 2001 and 2004 (Khan et al., 2004). One of these offspring was transferred back to a breeding center in Sumatra.
There is a need for further surveys in northern Myanmar to determine the status of any remaining populations.
|van Strien, N.J., Manullang, B., Sectionov, Isnan, W., Khan, M.K.M, Sumardja, E., Ellis, S., Han, K.H., Boeadi, Payne, J. & Bradley Martin, E. 2008. Dicerorhinus sumatrensis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2008: e.T6553A12787457. . Downloaded on 21 September 2018.
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The principle of the bottom line
When I was a kid, an old farmer hired my friend Brian and me to do some work on his farm. We were not accustomed to the backbreaking labor that was involved in the basic upkeep of a farm, and by the end of the day we were so sore that we had difficulty getting on our bicycles so we could pedal home. He asked us if we wanted to come back in the morning, but we told him we had other plans, and we'd come and see him again sometime.
When we met him, home was a campsite where Brian and I had gone fishing. We had caught a stringer full of catfish that we offered his wife in trade for some corn and potatoes so we could enjoy a good dinner at our campfi re.
She was a kind lady and asked if we wanted to stay for lunch. The sweet aroma of a strawberry rhubarb pie wafting from the kitchen was too tempting, so we readily agreed. She fed us fried chicken, mashed potatoes and gravy, fresh picked corn on the cob, a glass of milk, and of course — the coveted pie.
All we had to do was clean the catfish and she was going to send us home with more corn, potatoes, and home-baked bread. It was summertime on the Mississippi River and life couldn't be better.
When the farmer came in from the fields and asked if we were interested in making five dollars each to do some work, we were thrilled. In those days, that was a lot of money. We showed up the next morning and learned the meaning of work.
After going home and licking our wounds, we slept like dead men. The next morning we were stiff, and though we were young, the mere thought of doing anything strenuous seemed to make every muscle ache even more. However, after a day off, we were good to go again and we decided to see if the farmer still needed help, because we wanted the money.
The farmer smiled when he saw us ride through his gate, and he told us there was always plenty to do. "We have to lean you boys out a little," he said. "You're gettin' pudgy with all that soft city livin'."
He was right. We weren't fat, but we were soft. Our muscles needed some toning, that was certain. We followed the farmer's lead and quickly learned how to pace ourselves so we didn't wear out in the first few hours. The farmer seemed to be happy to have our company, and filled our heads with sound rural wisdom that I have found useful to this day.
"Workin' is the best diet in the world," he said. "There are only two bottom lines you have to worry about in life, the size of your bottom and the size of your debt load. Both have bottom lines. If either one gets too big, you're in a heap o' trouble."
He went on to say that both bottom lines should be managed the same way. "First you have to learn the difference between what you need and what you want," he said. "You might want a second piece o' pie, but you don't need it. Don't eat it and your bottom line won't get too big and saggy."
He said that debt was no different. "You've got to decide whether you want something or need something before you go into debt to pay for it. You increase that bottom line too much and you might never recover. For instance, that field over there where all that corn is planted. It set for years because I couldn't plow two fields in one season with a horse and plow.
"I finally bought a used tractor. But I didn't buy it until I figured that plowing that field would pay for the tractor and the grain, and make a profit from both fields in one season. Sometimes it's best just to leave things set until the time is right. Then the two bottom lines that are important will be kept in order."
I never forgot that lesson. It has served me well over the years, although my "bottom" line could stand less pie. I've often wondered if that fundamental thinking could be applied to countries. Maybe our economy would be better off instead of being part of a system we can't understand.


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|26th October 2007, 06:57 AM
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short board waterstart with boom on tail
I am looking to purchase a board that I can waterstart by placing the boom on the tail of the board. I currently have a 130 L Realwind and an old poly 80 L Tiga wave board, both which allow this manner of waterstarting.
Where can I learn measurements of front of mast track to tail of board for Starboard boards so I can determine if any will meet the above requirement.
I want a board that will be good in chop and high wind, either to replace my Tiga entirely or to fill the gap between 80L and 130 L. The high volume of the Realwind lets me make / save most gybes. The shape, weight and flex of the Tiga makes it easy to sail in chop and highwind, but with lower gybe success.
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What's your weight, sail sizes, wind force you can sail in and your skills (beginner, intermediate, advanced) ?
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|22nd January 2008, 12:21 AM
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Hi there
My best advice to you would to get in to the habit of NOT using the tail of the board to recover the rig. It is definitely an effective method and it was how I learned to waterstart.
However you are compromising your sailing by limiting yourself to a board you may not get on with as well as a shorter one and certainly ruling out the possibility of using very small boards in much more challenging condiditons. Also from experience you will start to wear the paint on the tail of your board.
I teach windsurfing almost every day of my life and I can assure you that it's just as easy to not use the back of the board and I prove this to my students on a regular basis. If you would like some tips on this technique then just let me know and I'll be more than happy to help you out.
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|3rd March 2008, 09:25 AM
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Hi Windfixes,
Moving the mast foot forward, to enable resting the boom on the tail of the board for your waterstarts, causes some real performance problems with your boards.
Perhaps not on your Tiga with a very "old style" rockerline, and perhaps even on your Realwind (as one of Rob's real goals with the Realwind boards was to use more traditional rockerlines).
But on a modern board, with an "up to date" rockerline, putting the mast foot all the way forward definitely will cause some performance issues.
Have you ever tried your boards with the mast foot well back in the track to determine the difference in performance?
Moving the mast foot back should free up your board, give you much better speed and and far more comfortable ride over the chop.
Hope this helps,
|17th August 2008, 07:03 AM
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Hi Windfixes
I'm going to vote with everyone else. It seems like a good idea to solve a problem you are having now, but buying a board to solve that problem won't help you progress with your sailing. I remember having similar thoughts about waterstarting, jibing, etc., because it seems easier to buy a fix than to work through the technique to master the skill. I would go with Jo's suggestion.
Good luck and keep trying, it will happen!!
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Request for Transfer and Administrative Amendment of Permit
Oklahoma Dept. Of Environmental Quality
Air Quality Division
707 N Robinson, Suite 4100, P.O. Box 1677
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73101-1677
Facility Name (Current)
Operating Permit No.
Legal Description Section Township Range
Latitude (to 3 Decimals) Longitude (to 3 Decimals)
UTM coordinates Horizontal Vertical Zone
Physical Address or
Driving Directions
City or Nearest Town County Zip
INFORMATION ITEM PREVIOUS/CURRENT (Transferor) NEW (Transferee)
Facility Name [Listed Above]
Company Name
Headquarters Mailing
Responsible Official (Name)
Email Address
Technical Contact (Name)
Email Address
Effective Date of Transfer/Change(s):
Note: For a change of ownership or operational control, this date is the effective date for transfer of permit responsibility,
coverage, and liability between the current and new permittee.
This notification has been submitted as required by OAC 252:100-7-2 or OAC 252:100-8-7.2. Based on information and belief formed
after reasonable inquiry, I certify that the statements and information contained in this notification are true, accurate, and complete,
and that this source is operating in compliance with its current permit and all applicable control rules.
Responsible Official (signature) Date
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Instructions for DEQ Form # 100-883
Administrative Changes
DEQ Form # 100-883 should be completed to notify AQD of an administrative change, such as a change in responsible official
(and associated information), or facility or company name. Complete the Facility Information section using the facility name as
listed prior to any change. [Note: DEQ Form #100-886 (Minor Source Relocation Application) must be used to request a
relocation permit.] If the administrative change (e.g. company name) affects multiple facilities, enter "Multiple Facilities – See
Attached List" on the first line, and include an attachment which lists the affected facilities and associated information.
Provide information for all items under the "PREVIOUS/CURRENT (Transferor)" column in the Information Update section.
Under the "NEW (Transferee)" column, provide information for all items that have change, and "N/C" or "No Change" for those
that have not changed. Provide the date on which change is or was effective. The form must be signed by the listed responsible
official. The definition of "Responsible Official" from OAC 252:100-3 is quoted below.
AQD will send a letter acknowledging receipt of the notification. For Part 70 (major) sources, this letter, as an attachment to the
listed permit, will serve as an administrative amendment to the permit, in accordance with OAC: 252:100-8-7.2(a). For minor
facilities, these administrative changes do not require a new permit. No fee is associated with this request.
Change of Owner/Operator
DEQ Form # 100-883 should also be used to notify AQD of a change of owner/operator of a facility and request transfer of
responsibility for an Air Quality Permit, in accordance with OAC 252:100-7-2 for minor facilities, and OAC 252:100-8-7.2 for
Part 70 (major) sources. This notification will also serve as a request for an administrative amendment under OAC 252:100-8-7.2.
Complete the information blocks as instructed above for administrative changes. If the change of owner/operator affects multiple
facilities, enter "Multiple Facilities – See Attached List" on the first line, and include an attachment which lists the affected
facilities and associated information. List the effective date for the transfer (see note on the form). For the purposes of OAC
252:100-8-7.2(a)(1)(D), the form may serve as a written agreement between the current and new permittee. It must be signed by
the responsible official listed for both of the parties. The definition of "Responsible Official," from OAC 252:100-3 is quoted
below. This notification must be submitted by the transferor within 30 days of the change of ownership.
AQD will send a letter acknowledging the change of owner/operator. For Part 70 (major) sources, this letter, as an attachment to
the listed permit, will serve as an administrative amendment to the permit, in accordance with OAC: 252:100-8-7.2(a). For minor
facilities, a change of facility owner/operator does not require a new permit. No fee is associated with this request.
Definition of "Responsible Official" Under OAC 252:100-3:
"'Responsible Official' means one of the following:
(A) For a corporation: a president, secretary, treasurer, or vice-president of the corporation in charge of a
principal business function, or any other person who performs similar policy or decision-making functions for
the corporation, or a duly authorized representative of such person if the representative is responsible for the
overall production, or operating facilities applying for or subject to a permit and either:
(i) The facilities employ more than 250 persons or have gross annual sales or expenditures exceeding
$25 million (in second quarter 1980 dollars); or
(ii) The delegation of authority to such representatives is approved in advance by the DEQ;
(B) For the partnership or sole proprietorship: a general partner or the proprietor, respectively;
(C) For a municipality, state, federal, or other public agency: Either a principal executive officer or ranking
elected official. For purposes of this Chapter, a principal executive officer or installation commander of a federal
agency includes the chief executive officer having responsibility for the overall operations of a principal
geographic unit of the agency (e.g., a Regional Administrator of EPA); or
(D) For affected sources:
(i) The designated representative insofar as actions, standards, requirements, or prohibitions under Title
IV of the Act or the regulations promulgated thereunder are concerned; and
(ii) The designated representative for any other purposes under this Chapter."
["Chapter" refers to OAC 252:100]
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Evangel Profile
Gabriella Reyes: Music Performance major, choir and band member
March 26, 2012
Though Gabriella Reyes originally planned to attend a college closer to her home in Meriden, Connecticut, she felt God calling her to branch out. So at the last minute, Gabriella decided to join her sister at Evangel University. The current sophomore is thriving in the Music Department and, as a Music Performance major, is discovering new ways to minister and hone her skills as a musician. Because of her passion for classical vocal performance, Gabriella hopes to minister to audiences in that venue in addition to traditional church audiences. All in all, Gabriella knows that God has given her a gift, and she is working to sing a skillful song unto Him.
Why did you choose Evangel?
Financially it was the best option. I had the opportunity to go to schools closer to home like the University of Connecticut and The Boston Conservatory of Music, but I felt led to venture away from home. Although it was more than 1,200 miles always from home, my attraction to the school was based upon its spiritual lifestyles and community. Luckily, my older sister was out here already, so being so far was not too bad.
Did you receive financial aid?
Thank the great God I did! Even though coming to Evangel was a last-minute decision, it was not too late to receive a great financial aid package. I also received the Zimmerman Grant for being a daughter of an Assemblies of God credentialed pastor. If it were not for the awesome package I received my first year, I would not be here at Evangel. Most of my school bill is covered, praise God!
Were there any obstacles you overcame in coming to Evangel?
The obstacles were there; they usually emerge when a student leaves home for the first time. Flying more than a thousand miles away from home was the biggest obstacle. Thankfully, the community of girls that I was placed with is filled with love, making the environment homey and comforting.
How did you decide on your particular area of study?
I began singing at a very young age, always helping my father in the church. I took on other instruments as I grew up which helped my passion for music grow into something more than just being a bystander. I delved into perfecting my craft so that I could also make exquisite music. I soon learned that the gift that God gave me had more use than just in the church. I could use it to minister to many more people in this world. By studying music and training myself classically, I can sing a skillful song unto Him.
What are the benefits of attending a smaller university?
The best part of the smaller university is its larger opportunities to become connected with the people surrounding you. This includes the professors getting to know you by name. They have fewer students to teach which in turn allows for one-on-one attention. Also, the student body doesn't seem like a sea of unfamiliar faces. It's nice to be able to recognize most people by name.
In what ensembles are you a member? What instrument or vocal part do you play or sing?
I am a part of the Concert Choir, University Chorale, Symphonic Band, Concert Orchestra and the Opera Scenes Workshop. I will be joining the new marching band in the fall and hopefully the Tuba/Euphonium Ensemble. I sing second soprano in the choirs, I sang a Mezzo Soprano in the Opera Workshop's Cosi fan tutte, and I also play the tuba in the orchestra and the band. I have played tuba for four years and the saxophone for seven years.
What do you like about being an Evangel student?
I love how every person I interact with on campus shares God's love in your life. If they aren't in the classroom sharing their knowledge, professors are here for me to help me out. If she isn't just living with me in my room, my roommate is there to encourage me, pray with me, love on me. If she isn't just making sure I am fed, Miss Joan is there to give me that extra grandmother "lovin'" that I miss oh so much. Everyone wants me to succeed; they want God's plan for my life to blossom at Evangel.
What kind of educational/service/leadership opportunities have you encountered?
I was able to just plug myself in right away as a freshman. There were plenty of opportunities for me to get involved with including floor council and the free LEAD 200 credit. Also getting involved with the Concert Choir and Orchestra has been a huge part of my first year at Evangel. I was able to travel on tours to more than 15 states that I had never visited before. As a performance major, I had the opportunity to do solo work with the orchestra as their vocal soloist. It turned out to be more than just performing; it showed me that I could use my gift for ministry. Another opportunity I was blessed to have was a workshop with Michael Sust, a professional Baritone/Bass singer. He gave me wonderful critique which has enhanced my understanding of vocal studies.
What are your personal and career/ministry goals after college?
God willing, I plan on continuing my studies in vocal performance at a conservatory of music. Upon receiving my master's degree in vocal performance, I would like to move to the city or maybe Europe to seek a career as an opera singer. After setting a career and gaining experience, I would love to continue my studies and receive a doctoral degree in musical studies so that I can teach in a conservatory of music. My main goal in doing so is to have a unique ministry. I want everyone I work with to know that I serve an almighty God. I plan on reaching that population of people in the higher, more "sophisticated," class that otherwise, I would never interact with. They need Jesus just as much everyone else. I feel that with God's gift, I can reach them.
Why should a prospective student choose Evangel?
Evangel has more opportunity than any of the other Assemblies of God higher education schools. We have the advantage of being the national Assemblies of God university. We live up to our name by offering over 100 majors and concentrations, giving any student a chance to switch majors if they need to. The most important advantage Evangel has on any other university in America is that God is so involved in our lives in everything that we do. You can build your lifestyle and your spiritual life that will continue with you for the rest of your life. God will be the foundation of your education.


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Review Group Week #284: Daredevil #1
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by Stephen Day » Sat Jul 23, 2011 2:29 pm
Meh, I've read an uber amount of cthulhu like stuff and as a result I tend to compare attempts to do Lovecraftian storytelling to other such attempts. Compared to other comic books, yes it was very good, but compared to other works that attempted what Mignola was attempting it wasn't nearly as good as it could have been.
I stand by my rating.
by Punchy » Sat Jul 23, 2011 2:41 pmAmoebas, Matt Murdock said he was behaving uncharacteristically NOW, not during the Bendis and Brubaker runs.
by Stephen Day » Sat Jul 23, 2011 2:42 pmIt was interesting to see Matt Murdock try to fit back into his old life and to deal with the fact that his secret ID is nowhere near as secret as he would want it to be. the courtroom scene and rooftop scene with Kirsten McDuffie were both fun to read because of this. I laughed out loud when Ms. McDuffie flicked her earring at Matt, "Ow, did you just throw something at me!"
The fight scene with the Spot was fun and I love the way that Daredevil's radar sense was depicted this issue.
Overall, this was a good issue that I'll give a 7 out of 10.
by guitarsmashley » Sun Jul 24, 2011 6:05 pmSo, I read this book twice and it's not bad, it's just bland. I really wanted to like this but as happens to me a lot in the review group I just ended up not caring, and this is from someone who counted daredevil as his favorite book once upon a time before david mack ruined bendis' run. Since that one issue of David Mack's Daredevil #51 I have yet to read a daredevil issue that's grabbed me. I would have rather having the whole issue by Marcos Martin and that might have bumped the score for me but overall like I said this issue left me feeling bland and couldn't hold my interest.
by Doc Jon » Sun Jul 24, 2011 6:08 pmDon't we get preview issues from certain companies?
You guys should review those sometimes.
by Punchy » Sun Jul 24, 2011 6:24 pm
We don't like to give out the preview copies to too many people.
by BlueStreak » Sun Jul 24, 2011 7:05 pmAmazing Spider-Man 666 is the pick for next week.
by guitarsmashley » Sun Jul 24, 2011 8:03 pmwhy do you hate us?
by Garofani Spruzzo » Sun Jul 24, 2011 8:08 pm
The preview shows Spidey stopping a robbery, having a mid-air monologue about his recent life, and JJJ having a shit-fit about him being a menace--I think we can safely say this is a Spider-Man issue like no other!
by Punchy » Mon Jul 25, 2011 5:58 amDaredevil #1 - 'Man w/o Fear' and 'A Bonus Tale' - Waid, Rivera, Martin & Rodriguez
Story - Daredevil fans can, on the whole, be divided into two distinct groups. The first is the group that worships at the altar of Frank Miller, and loves the character for the darkness, for the noir, and for just how fucked-up Matt Murdock's life is. They love Bendis and Brubaker and what to see Daredevil as the darkest superhero comic on the market. The second group are fans of the Daredevil we had before Miller took over and revolutionised the character, they like a swashbuckling, fun-loving Daredevil, who is literally without fear. These two sides are perpetually at War, for the past 10 years, the dark side has been winning, but now it looks like the forces of swashbuckle are fighting back.
I myself have firmly succumbed to the dark side, so when it was announced that Mark Waid was relaunching Daredevil, and retooling the character to a more light-hearted, old-school style, I was pretty pissed. I felt that Waid was just coming in and wiping away all the development and depth that Bendis and Brubaker (and to a lesser extent Andy Diggle) had given to Matt Murdock. I felt that Daredevil had gone too far towards darkness, and to try and step back was unrealistic and insulting to the fanbase.
Thankfully, it looks like Mark Waid recognised all my complaints, and has crafted a Daredevil that for the first time covers both bases. Could the never-ending war between the forces of light and dark finally be over? Maybe.
Yes, this book is much lighter than the Daredevil we've been used to for the last decade. Matt is fighting crime with a smile on his face, with a reckless abandon. He may be back in the law courts, trying to get his secret identity back. But Waid recognises this is pretty ridiculous. Matt can deny he's Daredevil until he's blue in the face, but everybody still knows it's true. And this attempt to go back to the old days? There's a hint here that Matt may have actually snapped and gone totally mad. This is a coping mechanism, he can't deal with all the people who have died, with his wife who is catatonic, with the fact that he fought his friends, so he's just snapped back. Hell, the other superheroes don't trust him at all, as the last page indicates, Captain America has some problems. And so does Foggy Nelson. In this issue's back-up story, Foggy expresses real doubts about Matt's mental state. Waid knows it's pretty ridiculous to try and put this genie back in the bottle, but does it anyway, and somehow, the balancing act works.
Overall, I really enjoyed this issue, despite my expectations. Yes it was lighter than I like my Daredevil to be, but you can't have black coffee all the time. The fight between DD and the Spot was a lot of fun, and did a great job at setting up what Waid's vision for Matt is. Waid also sets up an interesting mystery with Matt and Foggy's new court case. My one complaint with Bendis and Brubaker's otherwise superlative runs that there wasn't enough hot legal action, so it's good that Waid is getting us back to that. But as I said, all this lightness and return to the old days is undercut with a dark side. In his attempts to be lighter than ever, Matt Murdock may have actually become even darker. This run could finally be a Daredevil for everyone.
Art - The real star of this comic is the artwork, it's just bloody amazing. With Maleev and Lark, Daredevil has had some of the most consistent artists in the industry, and Paolo Rivera is right up there with them. His art is perfectly suited for the tone Waid establishes for the book, and he does some really interesting layouts. I love the two panels on page 2 which place Matt's eyes in the gutters. I also loved the way Rivera illustrated Daredevil's radar sense. And with a back-up story from Marcos Martin, this issue is a real feast for the eyes. Martin's art isn't as experimental as it was in his last few issues of Amazing Spider-Man, but it's still brilliant. The double-page spread of Matt and Foggy walking across the block was beautiful, and had another example of innovative renditions of Matt's super-senses. I think my problems with Waid's take on DD would be a lot bigger if these two fantastic artists weren't involved, they are two of the best in the industry.
Best Line - 'I'm not sure...'
by Garofani Spruzzo » Mon Jul 25, 2011 7:13 amTwo writers can both "get" a character and still write him or her two entirely different ways. People are complex and manifest different identities to a large extent at different points in their lives, and so should comic book protagonists.
by Punchy » Mon Jul 25, 2011 7:16 am
Yeah, but beyond a certain point, it's hard to go back to how you were before. If you've murdered someone, it's hard to move beyond that. Certain experiences are too big to recover from.
by Garofani Spruzzo » Mon Jul 25, 2011 7:21 amExcept people recover from demonic possession in the marvel universe all the time, and get free passes for it. Wasn't that the crux of the Shadowland deal?
by Punchy » Mon Jul 25, 2011 7:24 am
Except DD went through a lot of stuff before he was possessed by 'The Beast'. What happened to Milla (his wife!) should haunt him and change him. You can't just move on from a Wife who went crazy because of your actions.
by Garofani Spruzzo » Mon Jul 25, 2011 7:26 amI haven't read the entire run, so she never felt like a real character to me.
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Review: Cruzan Black Strap Rum
Posted by Arctic Wolf on October 24, 2010
The Cruzan Rum Company is located on the Island of St. Croix in the US Virgin Islands. The Island of St. Croix is the largest of the US Virgin islands, being approximately 28 miles long and 7 miles wide. Along with the tourism industry and one of the largest oil refineries in the Caribbean, the St. Croix economy is dependent to a large extent upon the Rum Industry as a major engine of their economic growth.
All of the Cruzan Rums are produced using a modern five column distillation method which produces a light bodied rum, the quality of which can be tightly controlled by the five column distillation. The rum is then aged in once used American oak bourbon barrels. The Cruzan Black Strap Rum is a 'navy style' rum which is full of molasses flavour but which is perhaps a lighter bodied rum than one would find in a typical navy rum.
The sample bottle of Cruzan Blackstrap Rum for this review was given to me by Simon Mooney, the local Brand Ambassador for Beam Global and is pictured below and to the right. It is bottled at 40 per cent alcohol by volume and is, I believe, aged for two years in the aforementioned American Oak.
Here is an excerpt from my review:
"…Cruzan Black Strap Rum is an aromatic bombshell. When I opened my bottle for the very first time, my nostrils were immediately aware of the rich molasses filled aroma in the air which contained strong accents of black coffee and dark licorice…."
You may read the entire review here:
Review: Cruzan Black Strap Rum
And remember, my aim is to help you drink better spirits… not more spirits!
3 Responses to "Review: Cruzan Black Strap Rum"
May 12, 2011 at 7:45 pm
Love this rum. Extremely smooth. I buy two bottles at a time because I give it to people that don't like rum. I get rave reviews. Mix with cola and you get a foam at the top that makes it look like you are drinking a Guinness. It ties with Kraken for my favorite bottle.
November 2, 2010 at 11:30 am
Darker. Stormier….
Brace yourself for the Christiansted Thunderhead. Here's to the Dark and Stormy – that cleverly conceived balance of grainy sugarcane sweetness set against the refreshing sting of lime juice, rounded off by that third kind of heat: the effervesce…
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Japanese Schoolchildren Rock Out With Headbanging Bear [VIDEO]
A group of Japanese schoolchildren join a bear for some heavy metal-style 'headbanging' in this aww-inducing call-and-response video.
We're not sure what caused the bear to start acting like a furry Ozzy Osbourne. Maybe the zoo was piping Slayer over the PA system. Or perhaps he's one of those rock-and-roll bears from the Country Bears Jamboree.
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