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SHARPSBURG, Md. -- From as far away as Minnesota, Colorado and Ohio they came, more than 30 members of the Bloss and Mitchell families who converged on the hallowed Civil War fighting grounds of rural Maryland.
John McKnight Bloss, now 81, tried to sum up what this gathering of his clan was about. He's been researching his namesake great-grandfather, who was wounded four times during Civil War battles, including the epic fight along meandering Antietam Creek 150 years ago -- and he wanted the younger generation to "understand the sacrifices that were made."
Robert Mitchell Menuet spoke proudly of Barton Mitchell, his ancestor who served alongside John Bloss in the 27th Indiana Volunteer Infantry and suffered a life-shortening wound at Antietam -- one of the 23,000 casualties that made the battle on Sept. 17, 1862, the single bloodiest day in U.S. history.
But something more particular drew the descendants to Maryland.
They cheered the opening last month of an exhibit in nearby Frederick showcasing a simple action their forebears took that helped change the course of the war -- and with it, perhaps, the course of America's history as one nation, indivisible.
The exhibit's centerpiece was a two-page document -- a copy of Gen. Robert E. Lee's secret Special Orders No. 191, detailing the Southern commander's audacious plans for an invasion of enemy territory that would propel the Confederates to victory. Carelessly dropped as Lee's army marched north, the copy was spotted in a field by the Indianans.
When Mitchell and Bloss passed their stunning find up the chain of command, Lee's counterpart, the famously cautious Union Gen. George McClellan, exclaimed, "Now I know what to do!"
Four days later came the cataclysmic clash along the Antietam near Sharpsburg -- what James McPherson, the eminent Civil War historian, has called "arguably ... THE event of the war." Over years of study, the Princeton professor and Pulitzer prize-winning author has come to rank Antietam and the finding of the lost orders among the most notable moments when America's trajectory turned and its very future was reset.
Pondering the "one-in-a-million" opportunity that the Indiana infantrymen seized, McPherson said he understood their family members' excitement.
"They can take pride in what they did," he said in an interview, "but also marvel at the accidental nature of it."
This is a story about a harrowing battle that let America become the nation it is today, and about the thread of fate on which some say it hung.
Brutal Civil War
By September 1862, Americans had endured a year and a half of brutal Civil War.
After a spring when Union soldiers and sailors had a series of successes, major reversals in the summer crushed Northern morale. An offensive by McClellan nearly reached the Confederate capital of Richmond, but stalled. Lee drove the federals back. When the rebels then thrashed a large Union army at Manassas, Va. (the second humiliating Northern loss there), despair engulfed nearby Washington, D.C.
For Lincoln, "this was the low point of the war ... Everything was going wrong," said Stephen W. Sears, author of the Antietam history, "Landscape Turned Red."
Lincoln knew that European powers were closely monitoring the war. A naval blockade had cut into trade between the South's cotton suppliers and the British textile industry, costing many jobs there. Both London and Paris were openly considering mediation to end the war and recognition of the Confederacy. After Manassas, Britain's prime minister suggested that another victory or two would prove Southern independence was "permanently established."
At home, with a midterm vote looming, Lincoln faced a restive electorate. If "Peace Democrats" could win the U.S. House, calls would grow louder to let the Confederacy go. Again, a Union army loss would only add to this chorus.
Abolitionists, meanwhile, urged Lincoln to fight on -- and demanded that the South's enslaved millions be freed.
They didn't know that Lincoln had already settled this question in his mind. In July, he had drafted a preliminary emancipation proclamation, but Secretary of State William Seward advised him not to issue it "until you can give it to the country supported by military success."
So, like European intervention and the election's outcome, the enormous question of emancipation would wait to be answered -- on a battlefield.
Lee's fateful decision
A drawn-out war, Lee knew, favored the North, and so he hoped a thrust directly into the Union would cap the South's latest victories with a demoralizing, decisive blow.
Never averse to risk, Lee made a fateful decision while camped at the Best Farm near Frederick (now part of Monocacy National Battlefield, host of the lost orders exhibit): He would divide his army into four parts. While portions would move deeper into Maryland, others would capture the federal garrison at Harper's Ferry (now West Virginia), and then all would reunite to press their advance toward Pennsylvania.
He detailed the bold plan in Special Orders 191 and had copies distributed to commanders.
But when the army moved out, something "freakish" happened, as Sears put it: One copy was somehow dropped. No one has ever conclusively determined how.
Tucked in an envelope, which also contained a few cigars, the two pages fell in a field where soon afterward the Union army moved in. The 27th Indiana was part of that army, and Sgt. John Bloss picks up the story in a letter home:
"Corporal Mitchell was very fortunate at Frederick. He found General Lee's plan of attack on Md and what each division of his army was to do. I was with him when he found it and read it first. I seen its importance and took it to the Col. He immediately took it to General Gordon, he said it was worth a Mint of Money & sent it to General McClellan."
George McClellan was a fascinating, confounding figure. His skill in organizing troops was what made Lincoln elevate him to command, even though the president had long been frustrated by another defining trait of "Little Mac" -- his paralyzing deliberateness and tendency to exaggerate the forces he faced.
But receiving the Confederate commander's order electrified McClellan.
"I have all the plans of the rebels," he wired Lincoln, "and will catch them in their own trap."
His plan was to strike the separated parts of the Southern army, one by one. Many historians say McClellan failed to exploit his windfall, again through delay.
Still, Union forces did pick up their pace, which surprised Lee. They clashed with Confederate units that Lee had sent into rugged passes on South Mountain, leading toward what would become the Antietam battlefield; the Northern forces prevailed, but the Southerners' resistance bought Lee time -- just enough to re-unify his army.
And the two sides dug in for a showdown at Sharpsburg.
Sept. 17, 1862
Shrieking shells and rebel yells filled the air when combat commenced at dawn on Sept. 17, 1862.
Hellish fighting would persist all day: at a church and nearby woods, at a stone bridge over Antietam Creek, in a head-high cornfield where bullets and cannister shot flew so thick that one survivor said it looked afterward as if the stalks had been cut to the ground with a knife. A sunken wagon track, contested for three hours and in the end piled deep with bodies, became known forever as Bloody Lane.
The fighting raged on and on -- with McClellan ordering serial assaults and Lee shifting his smaller force to meet each thrust.
When the day ended, both sides remained on the field.
In this stalemate, everyone expected renewed assaults the next day, but they did not come. Then, during that night, Lee's army pulled back across the Potomac into Virginia.
Unionists hailed the retreat -- "GREAT VICTORY," a headline exulted -- even though critics faulted McClellan for not pursuing and finishing off the rebels. They would fight on for more than two years.
Meanwhile, around Sharpsburg, burial details took up their monumental task. Corpses became prime subject for photographers sent by Matthew Brady, who, in a first for war coverage, exhibited the images in New York.
Some worried that Brady's show might inflame antiwar sentiment, but instead the images of sacrifice seemed to stiffen resolve, said Dave Maher, a volunteer battlefield guide who himself photographs the now-peaceful terrain.
Among his photos posted online are several from a special battlefield ceremony last year: They show 23,110 luminaries, one for each casualty, a ghost city of candle lights.
Five days after the battle, Lincoln announced his preliminary Emancipation Proclamation.
In doing so, he redefined the war -- "from one to restore the Union into one to destroy the old Union and build a new one purged of human bondage," as McPherson, the historian, wrote in "Crossroads of Freedom: Antietam."
In London, where Parliament had been poised to press an end to the American war that would recognize side-by-side nations across the Atlantic, the prime minister now demurred: "We must continue merely to be onlookers."
At home, when congressional elections were held just weeks later, a sweep by peace Democrats, which some had predicted, didn't materialize; Lincoln's Republicans held both houses of Congress.
It's easy to see inevitability in events as consequential as the Antietam struggle. But many who've studied it dwell on the razor's edge of chance or fate or providence on which this event teetered.
Interestingly, Lincoln told his cabinet back in July that he'd made a private vow to read the outcome of the next battle, for or against the North, as an indication of divine will on the question of emancipation. God, he concluded, had "decided this question in favor of the slaves."
Maj. Walter Taylor, an aide to Lee, also perceived a divine hand -- but in the lost order, saying, "It looks as if the good Lord had ordained that we should not succeed."
Looking back, Lee himself said, "Had the Lost Dispatch not been lost, and had McClellan continued his cautious policy for two or three days longer, I would have had all my troops concentrated on the Maryland side, stragglers up, men rested and intended then to attack McClellan ... Tho' it is impossible to say that victory would have certainly resulted, it is probable that the loss of the dispatch changed the character of the campaign."
Today, some who promote the notion of American "exceptionalism" point to times when something unexplainable drops into the nation's affairs, redirecting events away from the brink.
Two writers who produced "what if" scenarios imagining how history might have proceeded if Special Orders 191 had not been lost were asked about that notion.
Harry Turtledove wrote "How Few Remain," an alternative-history novel. In it, a rebel rather than a yank happens upon the dropped order, Lee's army proceeds through Maryland, and there is no battle of Antietam. A later fight, in Pennsylvania, brings a victory that establishes a Confederate nation.
In an author's note, Turtledove says, "Had those cigars and that order not been lost ... the world would be a different place today." And in an email interview, he adds, "Bismarck is supposed to have said something like, `God loves small children, drunkards, and the United States of America.' We are very lucky that the landmass between Canada and Mexico didn't break apart into two countries ..."
It was not a novelist but a historian, McPherson, who wrote "If the Lost Order Hadn't Been Lost," a chapter for Robert Cowley's compilation "What Ifs of American History."
In it, Lee's order isn't lost: Enhanced security prevents that. Lee brings battle at Gettysburg, leading to Confederate victory. Accepting foreign mediation, Lincoln tells his cabinet: "Gentlemen, the United States no longer exists as one nation, indivisible."
McPherson, while terming the scenario plausible, conceded there is something "spooky" about the losing and finding of those two pages.
"I've never known how to put my feelings about that," the historian said. "My own feeling is that this was a one-in-a-million chance, and there's no way to know how it fell out that it happened."


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He was the bomb in this and Phantoms, yo...Maybe he can be the bomb as Batman too. Guess we'll see soon enough...
Probably reminding people that he's proven he's picked up a few things since that superhero film he did 12 years before his performance as Batman. It's genuinely sad that over 80000 people flatly refuse to consider that someone can improve themselves over such a period of time. Anyway, back on topic, will be interesting to see the extended version.
Starring Batman, apparently. Lol
I don't need this, good movie but nothing I ever need to see again. I'm sure theres nothing groundbreaking in the extended cut either. For diehards and collectors? Go nuts
do we really need the collectible memorabilia? I love the movie and I do want to see the extended cut
What's with these "Way-too-much-stuff Edition" of Affleck films? The Town had one too, but I think a digibook would suffice.
The Argo poster is pretty cool though.
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This is not an simple question. Firstly, one can look at the current electricity bill and from that work out the kW hours per month. Usually the majority of this is for heating. Electric stoves, space heaters and the hot water cylinder are big power users. So power use can be dramatically reduced by using gas heating, and direct solar water heating. To run a 'normal' household without any economising on power would require a large turbine. In an urban or suburban environment, it is more practical to look at supplementing grid power with wind and possibly solar.
So a kettle usually consumes about 2 kW, so at first glance a 1kW wind generator can not run a kettle. However, this is false reasoning. A kettle is on for a very short time, and the generator would charge batteries, and the appliance would run off the battery (possibly via an inverter to turn the battery DC current into the AC current that most domestic appliances require), so the full answer to this requires knowing how many minutes a day the kettle (for example) is used, and how much wind is available over time. Also, if you have grid power, during times of high usage/low wind the mains power can be used to top up the batteries via a standard battery charger.
The best way to estimate power production is by the diameter of the turbine and the local wind speeds (see the data on the web page 'Western Cape Wind speeds' on this site). Note that the rated 'watts' of the generator itself is not a good measure, and many commercial producers fudge the figures in all kind of disingenuous ways to make the product look good. If you refer me to a web page showing specifications of a generator, I would be happy to critically analyse it for you.
The approach I have taken is to start slowly by using the wind power for an alternative set of lights, installed in addition to the standard lighting. This means you do not rely 100% on the wind for power, and also that you have lights during a power failure. Lights are available which can run off DC directly (CFL and LED - see the web page 'Electrics' on this site). Almost all electronic equipment uses DC current internally, and some are easy to run directly of batteries, like laptop computers, and others need and inverter (to make AC current), although usually the AC is just used to generate DC again internally, which of course loses some power each time a conversion is made.
A great solution is a grid tied (or grid sync'ed) inverter, which merges the available wind power with the incoming grid power. Unfortunately these are currently still quite expensive due to low demand.


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Now the U.S. Owes $175+ Trillion Dollars! (25Sep17) Up daily since o'tax'n spend was elected!
"The American Republic will endure, until politicians realize they can bribe the people with their own money."
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3 years ago: The Debt ~ $125T+! Then Obama: Up $22T+ in only 3 years! $22T to $26T+ by 2015! Since November 2011 to January 2013 he has added $2 Trillion to the deficit! States' Unfunded: $3.2T+! (Dec10) From Jan'09 the deficit: $10.2T→$14.6T up $4.3T/42%! -- Federal unfunded liabilities total $84 trillion .. equal to 5.7 percent of the present value of all future GDP, which translates into about 31 percent of the long run federal revenue estimate," the report states. "Thus federal revenues would have to rise immediately and permanently to 24.1 percent of GDP to cover the fiscal imbalance." (source: http://dailycaller.com/2012/07/16/report-federal-unfunded-liabilities-total-84-trillion/)
Many Americans actually pay $1 out of ever $2 earned to some form of tax while ~50% of people pay no taxes! Do you pay your bills? The Fed takes $3 in and spends $5. Debt per citizen: $51,985 - Debt per taxpayer: $142,513! (13Dec12)
A trillion seconds pass in 31,688 years. At $1/sec it would take 41,194 years just to pay off o'tax'n spend's new Feb12-Feb13 added debt - 538,696 years to pay only the national debt or 4,404,632 years to settle the debt+unfunded liabilities!
"Over the last four years our national debt has risen nearly $6 trillion, and just last week the debt topped an astounding $16 trillion. To put that in perspective, $16 trillion is enough money to fund the US military, along with the military of every NATO country combined… for the next sixteen years! Government spending is projected to hit $3.8 trillion this year alone. Even after every tax dollar paid by Americans has been counted, the government will still overspend by another $1.13 trillion. Every single second of the day our government spends over $12,000. So in the time it takes you to read this article, roughly five minutes, our government has spent $3.6 million. It take four seconds for the government to spend what the average American earns in an entire year." (source: by Tim Phillips 17Sep12 at TownHall.com)
-- Alexis de Tocqueville [Alexis Charles Henri Maurice Clerel, le Comte de Tocqueville] (1805-1859) French historian
The U.S. Deficit in 2007 was $9,007,653,372,262.48The federal government has accumulated more new debt -- $3.22 trillion ($3,220,103,625,307.29) — during the tenure of the 111th Congress than it did during the first 100 Congresses combined, according to official debt figures published by the U.S. Treasury." -- By Terence P. Jeffrey, CNSNews.com (Read The Full Story)
3 years ago: The Debt ~ $125T+! Then Obama: Up $22T+ in only 3 years! $22T to $26T+ by 2015! Since November 2011 to January 2013 he has added $2 Trillion to the deficit! States' Unfunded: $3.2T+! (Dec10) From Jan'09 the deficit: $10.2T→$14.6T up $4.3T/42%! -- Federal unfunded liabilities total $84 trillion .. equal to 5.7 percent of the present value of all future GDP, which translates into about 31 percent of the long run federal revenue estimate," the report states. "Thus federal revenues would have to rise immediately and permanently to 24.1 percent of GDP to cover the fiscal imbalance." (source: http://dailycaller.com/2012/07/16/report-federal-unfunded-liabilities-total-84-trillion/)
|Federal obligations exceed world GDP!
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|Unfunded Liabilities: $ 107,599,889,000,000 (25Sep17)
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What were you doing in the last hour while the U.S. Gov't spent $188 Million Dollars of our money! (Every Hour, Every Day!) (Apr11) In 8 years, President Bush added $5 trillion to the national debt; President Obama, according to a revised Dec11 GAO report, added $4T+ to the U.S. deficit in 2011 alone! The GAO estimates the deficit, including o'scamcare & mandates, may grow from $15T+ to over $26T+! UPDATE: A little-noticed event occurred at approximately midnight on Monday, October 31, 2011. The National Debt exceeded the GDP! Imagine what these numbers are going to be now that Obama is reelected! (src)
What were you doing in the last hour while the U.S. Gov't spent $188 Million Dollars of our money! (Every Hour, Every Day!) (Apr11) In 8 years, President Bush added $5 trillion to the national debt; President Obama, according to a revised Dec11 GAO report, added $4T+ to the U.S. deficit in 2011 alone! The GAO estimates the deficit, including o'scamcare & mandates, may grow from $15T+ to over $26T+! UPDATE: A little-noticed event occurred at approximately midnight on Monday, October 31, 2011. The National Debt exceeded the GDP! Imagine what these numbers are going to be now that Obama is reelected! (src)
"Over the last four years our national debt has risen nearly $6 trillion, and just last week the debt topped an astounding $16 trillion. To put that in perspective, $16 trillion is enough money to fund the US military, along with the military of every NATO country combined… for the next sixteen years! Government spending is projected to hit $3.8 trillion this year alone. Even after every tax dollar paid by Americans has been counted, the government will still overspend by another $1.13 trillion. Every single second of the day our government spends over $12,000. So in the time it takes you to read this article, roughly five minutes, our government has spent $3.6 million. It take four seconds for the government to spend what the average American earns in an entire year." (source: by Tim Phillips 17Sep12 at TownHall.com)
|"Firearms stand next in importance to the Constitution itself. They are the American people's liberty teeth and keystone under independence … From the hour the Pilgrims landed, to the present day, events, occurrences, and tendencies prove that to insure peace, security and happiness, the rifle and pistol are equally indispensable . . . the very atmosphere of firearms everywhere restrains evil interference – they deserve a place of honor with all that is good." -- George Washington
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written by Robert Burns Robert Burns b.1759-d.1796 (published 8May1794, The Morning Chronicle, London) "Supposedly addressed by Edward the Bruce to his soldiers before the battle. Listen to its lyrics in Scots/English being read by Doug Robertson (photo), Music by Steve McDonald from "Bannockburn (Stone of Destiny)" [3m55s]
Values: "Scots Wha Hae" 1] poem lyrics..text of "Bruce before Bannockburn" also known as "Scots wha hae", written by Robert Burns
Robert Burns b.1759-d.1796, 8May1794, The Morning Chronicle) 1] "Supposed to be addressed by Bruce to his soldiers before the Battle of Bannockburn against Edward II."
Listen to the poem "Scots Wha Hae" read by Doug Robertson [3m55s], Music by Steve McDonald from 'Bannockburn' [Stone of Destiny]" (.mp3, 3.7MB)
alternate ScotWha2.ram (rm, 3m55s) re [ Robert Bruce's March to Bannockburn, Robert I, the Bruce (1274-1329) also know as Robert the Bruce, "The Hammer of the Scots" ] plus "Scots, wha hae Wi' Wallace Bled," (midi, Scottish Songs) & .midi sequenced with lyrics [src] ***
and Scots Wha Hae (bagpipes) by the 48th Highlanders of Canada (7MB, .mp3, 3m14s)
and Scots Wha Hae, bagpipes solo (1.3MB, .mp3, 1m22s)
and Scots Wha Hae (2.7MB, .mp3, 3m4s; 'The Corries' ["Battle songs of Scotland", sung by Ronnie Browne solo] & Scots Wha Hae with pipes (4.3MB, .mp3, 4m29s)
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The making of the South Florida-filmed movie "Taste It: A Comedy About the Recession" had its share of rookie moments, like when the film crew debated the offer of a featured actor, a Playboy Playmate, to go topless for one scene. She lost.
But it is the unexpected, the awkward and the fly-by-the-seat-of-your-pants creativity involved in low-budget filmmaking that will be celebrated when "Taste It" is shown at Local Filmmakers Night on Saturday at Cinema Paradiso (503 SE Sixth St., Fort Lauderdale). The 10 p.m. screening will be followed by a Q&A with the director, Zack Weil, producers and local cast members, including Adam Chefitz, Andres LeFevre, Mike Benitez, Sharon Pfeiffer and Mike Kennedy.
For Greg von Hausch, president of the Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival, which operates Cinema Paradiso, the goal of Local Filmmakers Nights is to "promote the Florida filmmaker, and help them improve their craft."
Von Hausch says the experience of seeing their film in front of a live audience in a theater, facing difficult questions during the Q&A and eavesdropping on the debate between moviegoers during post-film drinks on the patio are an invaluable way for filmmakers to find out what worked and what didn't.
"It helps you to be judgmental of yourself, which is essential," he says.
"Taste It" was filmed in 2011, for the most part in Miami, with some scenes shot on Fort Lauderdale beach. It follows the exploits of Greg, an Ivy League whiz kid (an engaging Jon McGlothlin) in Miami's financial district, whose life comes crashing down with the recession, costing him his job, his car, his condo, his girlfriend and his self-respect. Living at home with his mom is bleak until his younger sister flies in for spring break with coed friends who seem to like to spend most of their time in swimsuits.
One of them, Francesca, tries to encourage Greg to get back on his feet by following his dream to be a chef. She is played by newcomer Francesca Frigo, a Miami resident and Playboy's Miss August 2010.
Weil, a Miami native, says the idea came to him after a post-Cornell year spent working as a film intern in New York, and before he started pursuing his law degree from FIU. Weil admits the story, written with his buddy Chevitz, as "some Van Wilder" to it, but believes audiences will find more to like.
"I think it can reach a pretty broad audience, but the target is probably 18 to 35, mostly guys," Weil says. "There is a nice mix of lowbrow and highbrow humor. There will be stuff that surprises, which keeps moving the story forward. Everyone struggled in their 20s, and there is a sentimental aspect to it."
The Local Filmmakers Night is critical for a low-budget indie film's success, Weil says. "Everything has to be grassroots," he says. "I hope the audience shows up, and can meet us and meet the actors and make a personal connection with us, and spread the fire that way."
"Taste It," available via Amazon, got more grassroots publicity last year when Frigo's involvement was acknowledged in Playboy.
Frigo has lived in Miami since moving from Puerto de la Cruz, Venezuela, as a 16-year-old about a decade ago. With a degree in fashion merchandising from the Art Institute of Miami, she had no interest in modeling when she was approached by a Playboy photographer on Lincoln Road. Frigo did the one shoot for the 2010 issue, and while she loves the access the Playmate designation gives her, she's anxious to branch out into acting.
Frigo didn't know what to expect from her first role, in "Taste It," and was trying to be professional when the script asked for her to sit topless on McGlothlin's chest. Before Frigo could remove her shirt, a lengthy discussion ensued as the crew looked for something to cover her nipples.
"I told them, 'It's OK guys. I'm not shy. I've been in Playboy.' But they said, 'No, we don't want to see,' " Frigo says, laughing. They finally settled on some kind of medical tape. "It kind of hurt my feelings," says Frigo, who, unfortunately, will be out of town Saturday night.
"Taste It" will screen at 10 p.m. Saturday. Tickets: $10, $8 seniors and students, $6 FLIFF members. Info: 954-525-3456, FLIFF.com; Facebook.com/TasteItTheMovie.
As many of us whistle past the graveyard being readied for the interment of the American working class, this would be a fine time to stop and witness the beautiful reportage of Overtown painter Purvis Young, who spent four decades chronicling the social disintegration he witnessed until his death in 2010. The poetry and vitality of the "outsider" artist, who made prolific use of discarded objects, is recalled in "Purvis Young: Works From the Collection," which opened last weekend at the Boca Raton Museum of Art (501 Plaza Real in Mizner Park). Info: 561-392-2500, BocaMuseum.org.
The irresistibly bad "Sharknado" (which set another Syfy channel record for viewership in its third broadcast last weekend) will make an unlikely leap to the big screen with midnight showings in Regal theaters across the country on Friday night. Starring Ian Ziering of "90210" fame, Cassie Scerbo (formerly of Parkland), Tara Reid and John Heard, "Sharknado" will screen locally at these theaters: Regal Cypress Creek Station Stadium 16, Fort Lauderdale; Regal Magnolia Place Stadium 16, Coral Springs; Regal Royal Palm Beach Stadium 18; Regal Sawgrass Stadium 23, Sunrise; Regal Shadowood 16, Boca Raton; Regal South Beach Stadium 18, Miami Beach; UA Falls 12, Miami. Tickets will cost $12.50. More info: RegMovies.com.
Before there was Cee-Lo Green there was Goodie Mob. The TV personality and pitchman has reunited with Big Gipp, Khujo and T-Mo in a reconstituted Goodie Mob, which is touring in support of the album "Age Against The Machine" (out Aug. 27). The quartet will hit South Florida Sept. 8 for a PopLife show with adventurous Cali rap trio Drop City Yacht Club at Grand Central (697 N. Miami Ave., Miami). Tickets are $20 advance, $25 day of show. Info: 305-377-2277, GrandCentralMiami.com.
The first-Friday happy hour at Bass Museum of Art (2100 Collins, Miami Beach) this week has been dubbed Urban Surf Party, and will include the silent disco feature you've read so much about, with DJ Seamstar spinning sounds that can only he heard on wireless headphones. Did we mention the free cocktails? Admission to the Fiat-sponsored, 8-11 p.m. event is also free. Info: 305-673-7530, BassMuseum.org.
Another intriguing show among many intriguing shows coming up at Grand Central is a Nov. 1 date by hazy-gazy indie rocker Kurt Vile, with songs from the recent "Wakin' on a Pretty Daze." The Sweat Records-approved show includes opener Beach Fossils. Tickets ($15) go on sale Friday at GrandCentralMiami.com.
For some South Floridians, the traditional Colorado ski trip was as much about the access to Fat Tire beer as it was the snow. This week, New Belgium Brewing Company finally introduced its signature amber ale in local beer shops (including Total Wines and ABC), bars (among them America's Backyard, World of Beer), supermarkets (including Publix, Winn-Dixie, Whole Foods) and restaurants (Tap 42, PRL Europe Café), a most welcome move even if it makes the beer, with its bucolic bicycle label, less enticingly exotic. True hop heads will be happy to know that NBB also is offering its Ranger IPA, 1554 Enlightened Black Ale and some of its small-batch Lips of Faith releases. If you have trouble finding it, go to NewBelgium.com.
What beer lover hasn't wanted to make their own, mainly to create a bottle with an awesome label emblazoned with a witty name and handed out to friends? It would be good if it were drinkable. You can learn how at the Riverside Market Beer Academy, which is enrolling new students now for classes that begin Aug. 13. For $125, you get six hours of weekly courses led by local experts and home brewers, with tastings and food eating required. Register by Aug. 10 at RiversideMarket.com.
Yes, Celine (Julie Delpy) and Jesse (Ethan Hawke) are all grown up, with real problems and real bitterness. Which, I think, makes them more likable. Richard Linklater's romantic drama "Before Midnight" – the sequel to 1995's "Before Sunrise" and 2004's "Before Sunset" – which was held over a jillion times at the Coral Gables Cinema, makes its debut at Cinema Paradiso in Fort Lauderdale this weekend with screenings Friday-Wednesday. Info: 954-525-3456, FLIFF.com.
The Atlantic Grille at the upscale Seagate Hotel and Spa (1000 E. Atlantic Ave., Delray Beach) celebrates Shark Week all next week with a signature cool, blue drink: the Hammerhead Highball (Svedka Citron, muddled cucumber and lime, topped with ginger beer and a splash of blue Curaçao). On Monday at 3 p.m., diners and guests can witness the weekly shark feeding for the residents of the hotel's 20-foot shark tank, which include Japanese leopard, nurse, guitar and horn sharks. Info: 561-665-4800, TheSeagateHotel.com.
Get daily updates on South Florida entertainment and things to do at SouthFlorida.com and on Twitter at @BenCrandell.


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Most of us are visual people. Even in the age of text messages and GChat convos, we like putting a mouth and lips to the words we're reading. We like putting a face to the thoughts being conveyed. We like staring into someone's eyes and reading their facial expressions to help inform our opinions. It just feels more honest and natural and fully realized, and yet, there's something about Scarlett Johansson's voiceover only appearance in Her that feels deep and meaningful and sexy, even without an accompanying body.
You can chalk part of that success up to incredible vocal work by Johansson. She turns in one of the best performances of her career, but you can also chalk part of that success up to the amazing gift she was born with: her throaty and husky voice that's somehow both familiar and sexual. Its tone is incredibly seductive and yet still honest. In short, she could use those pipes to convince a lot of people to do a whole lot of things they might not be naturally inclined to do.
But she's not the only one in Hollywood with a dynamite pitch. The history of the Silver Screen is filled with ladies that could fill a room thanks to the sexy tone of their voices; so, in honor of those gals and more specifically Scar Jo, let's take a look back at some of Hollywood's most seductive voices.
Kathleen TurnerAcademy Award nominated actress Kathleen Turner was a knockout on the eyes back in the day, but even during her Prizzi's Honor period, her blonde bombshell looks could never compete with her raspy voice. A mix between experienced and intentionally naïve, its tone brought numerous men to their knees in her live action movies, and it was on full display in numerous animated films, including the memorable Who Framed Roger Rabbit in which she voices the highly sexual Jessica Rabbit.
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Toyota Corolla Basic Maintenance Questions
One thing that I would suggest: Call Toyota.
About 4 years ago, I had a seat belt release button that would stick sometimes. It needed to be replaced, but I was past the warranty by about 3 or 4 months. I called Toyota (the 800 number in your owner's manual, not the dealer) and explained the situation very nicely, how I was just a little past the warranty, how much I like Toyota (I was not lying), etc. and how I was a little disappointed that this problem occurred. Guess what? They covered the repair free of charge. They called the dealer and told them to do the repair and gave them the authority to bill it back to Toyota Corporate. I was very happy with this! I heard that Toyota is generally pretty good about this kind of thing, and my experience proved it.
It is probably a long shot now, but it's worth a try. At the minimum, I hope that someone reads this and can benefit from it in the future. My dealer told me I would have to pay for it, so it is a good thing I heard about calling Toyota and did it!
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I said it was a desighn problem ! I talked to a service managein a neighbouring city and he said that they install a wire screen over the air intake so the mice do not enter the intake. After they get into the intake they chew a hole in the exhaust vent above the filter, from there the vehicle is their palace. A $5.00 fix at the factory Because the engineers looked past it. That is were I say it is a desighn flaw!0
I am glad to hear that you now know a solution to the problem. Have you had the screen installed?0
Hi just finished, the air intake is just under the plastic shield below the windshield. 20 minutes, and the car is back together. Hope this helps any one else, there is also an exhaust vent at the rear of the car in the trunk around the tail lights that de pressurizes the vehichle when the doors close, that should be checked if mice are a problem.0
Thanks for the update. I hope it takes care of the issue for you!0
dsorgnzd Posts: 2The mouse problem is not unique to Toyotas. I had a distinct dead mouse smell coming out of the a/c in a Dodge Stratus (always parked outside) last summer. I found a mouse carcass inside the a/c vent (luckily it hadn't chewed up anything except some insulation). I also found (and I am totally serious) a few pieces of snake skin in the same area - which troubled me more than the mouse, since I had been reaching blindly into the ductwork for about a half-hour, pulling out the nest the mouse had created from the insulation. I don't know how the mouse got inside the car, but they can fit into very tiny spaces. So, apparently, can snakes.0
mtglore Posts: 1I recently started getting the dead rodent smell in my 2008 Corolla, too. I've noticed droppings inside the interior and have cleaned thoroughly but the smell persists. I live in the middle of the Mojave Desert so I'm hoping that whatever is dead will soon desiccate and the odor will go away. For the life of me, I can't locate the source.
I've seen no sign of wire-chewing or electrical damage. I'll be moving to a much wetter and colder place within a month and I also hope that whatever rodent species that's taken to my vehicle will vacate or die with the climate change. Whatever the case, I'm concerned that whatever is living or dead inside the vehicle may be in the vent system. Since it's hot, I run the air conditioner frequently and have noticed that the smell from the vents is much better than the interior. Is this a good sign? What about when I start running the heater? Are there major mechanical differences between running the heater and running the AC? That is, if there's no odor when I run the AC (suggesting that the rodent is not in the vents), should I be confident that there will be no problem when I turn on the heater? People always mention turning-on the heater when they first recognize that there's a rodent problem...0
tarrung Posts: 1I have noticed the following issue with my car (Corolla 2001 - 90 K) in last few months.
If I don't idle the car and start driving, car would start choking and then turn off. I have to idle for 1-2 min and then it would run without any problem. I live in Florida, so cold weather is not a issue. it just started few months ago. Before that I never had this problem. Can anybody suggest, what should I be looking at ?
Thanks in advance for the help.0
Could it be that the original sparg plugs have reached the end of their life? The OEM plugs in the 2001 are iridium plugs and can last up to 120,000 miles. If they are double platinum plugs they can last up to 60,000 miles. I would suggest starting with a sparg plug check. Just remove one and see what the tip looks like. If the wire or the electrode are burned it's time to replace them.0
jimwwhite Posts: 16I had a rude shock from my dealer the last time I took my car in for service. The service guy came back and showed me the cabin air filter which was really nasty. He recommended changing it and that it would cost $54.95. I almost choked. The OEM filter he was holding was very flimsy and couldn't have cost more than a few bucks to buy. I had him to put it back in and I stopped by the local NAPA store and they had replacement filters in stock for $14.95. The NAPA filter was more sturdily built than the Toyota filter. I looked in the owner's manual and it explained how to change it. All told I spent five minutes and most of that time was unloading the glovebox. How in the world can the dealers justify $54.95 for this is unbelievable. It makes me wonder if I want to continue to take my car to them for even routine maintenance. I'm making a note about this the next time they do the owners survey followup on the service visit. Do yourselves a favor and change it on your own. It takes no tools to do it.0
Of course you'll pay more at the dealer. The dealers make more money on your return visits for maintenace and repair then they do selling new cars. Why not take it to a trusted local repair shop? The warranty will be in full force regardless, as long as you keep all receipts and records.0
Most dealers do the same thing, because it is a very quick way to make a lot of money, and they can easily show you the dirty filter.
Yes, change it yourself (under 5 minutes) and save big money!0
kemu Posts: 1I changed my car engine from carbruetta to efi 4e engine. the RMP is not functional and after driving 40km the MIL goes on.After switching off the engine it goes off then on after next 30km climbing a slope i have tried mechanics do did the wiring without getting the solution What might be the problem0
Maybe your engine computer, which no doubt came from the EFI car, is expecting values equal to those in the original EFI car, say for the 02 sensors, catalytic converter etc.
or it could be a simple misfire.
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04350 Posts: 26I usually go to a Toyota dealer (A) on the other side of town for upkeep like oil changes on my 08 Corolla. I decided to go to a closer (in terms of geography) Toyota dealer (B). The service writer at (B) claimed that the reason that their oil changes were more expensive ($ 34 vs. $ 20 at [A]) was because the other Toyota dealer wasn't using semi-synthetic oil. Toyota dealer (A) said that they did use semi-synthetic oil and that their competitor's claims were false. Neither of these prices include a tire rotation.
What's the story on semi-synthetic oil? If the oil is being changed at a large Toyota dealer, why is there even a price differential on such a basic repair (and I'm past my 36K powertrain warranty)?0
They are all different businesses at different locations with different building, labor costs. Semi-synthetic is not much different than mineral oil.Since your basic warranty expired, why do not you change your own oil and filter? It is easier than you think.It takes 10 minutes for somebody who is not a mechanic.
I do it myself, I use full synthetic oil and Mobil 1, K&N, Purolator Pure One filters.It costs me around 25-30 dollars and it is the best a car can get.The satisfaction of knowing you are doing it yourself is the extra benefit.
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The price difference is as dealer "B' said, dino oil is cheaper. 5 qts. X $2.50 per qt. is $12.50 plus filter and labor. Neither of those prices would include a tire rotation, you went for an oil change right? What does the 36 K warranty have to do with it? Oil changes are not covered by any warranty. How does dealer "B' know what dealer "A" is using anyway?0
robie2384 Posts: 1I just changed the oil in my 04 corolla. The filter was put on too tight last time, so I wasnt able to change it this time. I put in 3.5 qts, and level on the dipstick is much higher than the two reference dots. The amount of oil put in is just about the same as the amount taken out. Do I have to drain some out so the level is right between the two dots?
Thanks for your help0
Your probably around a 1/2 qt. too full which will be fine. When you start getting around a full qt. or more over filled, your oil can start getting foamy and not do a great job of lubricating your crankshaft.0
I could not unscrew the filter on my wife's car last year, I just changed the oil but I made a mental note to change both oil and filter earlier than we are supposed to. (at half the miles). I suggest you do likewise. Filter traps the dirt/dust in oil but if it is really plugged it might bypass it and dirty oil might start circulating.
If the amount of drained oil is about the same as the amount of new oil, there should not be much difference on the dipstick. Are you sure it is the actual level and not the smeared oil on the dipstick? If it is the actual level and it is really way up there you can drain a little bit, if not it should be OK, especially if you are going to keep the oil change interval shorter than usual this time.0
sammohamed Posts: 1Hello all,
Can some one please offer an opinion about buying a used 2001 corolla with 95,000 miles. What is a reasonable price for such a car? What should I look out for at the dealer's? What problems can I expect to have with this car, in terms of maintenance issues? Any recall issues with this model ever reported?
any advice is appreciated.
I own a 2001 LE with 55,000 miles on it and you'd have to offer me a pretty penny to get it off my hands. This car has been great to me. Never took it in for any scheduled maintenances, I just do all the oil and filter changes myself and also just drained and refilled the automatic tranny fluid. I might have had brakes replaced once or twice; other than that this car has been bullet proof. The only recall I had was the first month or two back in 2001 it was recalled for the belt tensioner to be replaced, no big deal. Great little car, expect to pay Kelly Blue Book or Edmunds retail value! Consider how much mileage you will put on it a year though. If taken care of, motor will take you over 150,000 miles.0
I would say 'stay away from 1998-2002 Corollas'. Most of these Corollas are OIL BURNERS.
If you want reliability you should look into Corollas and Prizms of 1993-1997.0
gindelm7 Posts: 5I bought the Corolla with the Clunker tax. The Langhorne Toyota dealer had people waiting until past midnight to sign for these economical cars. With 11000 miles mine is having trouble starting. I don't know if it is the battery, starter, or computer. Had it back to the dealer, and of course they cannot replicate the problem. "somebody else played around with your battery," said the counter person to my wife. "No one else looked at it." After waiting for hours at their giant service center, they began trying to sell us other services that were not requested or warranted. "What do you want me to do when the car don't start again?" we asked. "That is not Toyota's problem." We should have bought the Elantra.....Anyone else having starting problems with their Toyota? :0
Hi gindelm7,
That dealer seems to be a bad one.You bought a BRAND NEW car with warranty.
Even battery is under warranty.Even the cheapest batteries come with 2-3 years free replacement warranties, Toyota factory installed ones should, too.
Insist on getting service under warranty, if they do not want to help, write to Toyota's consumer department, give the dealer a hint...
You do not have to buy a service you do not want to, again your car is a 2010 model year car, brand new.And under warranty.
If possible, go to a different dealer service department.
You can even return the car for a full refund, claiming lemon status, at least you can use this to force them to solve the problem.You can contact better business bureau too.0
You simply call them up from your cell phone when it won't start and have them tow it from the side of the road to their dealership. All is covered under the warranty, including the tow. I do however disagree with post #528; you can't just return your car for "lemon status" for a first time starting problem. If "lemon status" is that easily done, do you know how many people would have already returned their Corollas because of the EPS steering problem that is present on some of these cars? I think your car has to be in the shop for at least three times due to the same problem to begin to even think about "lemon status". Good luck! Keep us informed.0
luckedriver Posts: 2I am looking for someone in the Bend area that has a 1998 Corolla sedan that I can rent for a day. I need to recreate a driving sequence using a car similar to the one that was involved in an accident. Does anyone know of someone that may be interested? Do you know of any other place I could look to find Corolla owners? Thank you!0
I doubt most people would risk a no-payout on insurance to rent you their car, but some of course will---so advertise on your local craigslist.
also Rent a Wreck in Portland might have one.
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Kirstie_H Posts: 11,079If you do advertise on craigslist, you'll want to be detailed with your wording or your ad there won't likely last long. The information you've provided here makes it sound like this:
"I'm looking to rent a car just like the one that was involved in an accident, and I'm looking to drive it just like I did when I had the accident to see if I wreck again under the same circumstances. I'll pay $50 to borrow your car and you may or may not get it back in the same condition."
I'm hoping that's not the actual situation, but that's the way people will read it if you don't explain.
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Author: Darren Shan
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When news reports start appearing of a zombie outbreak in Ireland, B's racist father thinks it's a joke– but even if it isn't, he figures, it's ok to lose a few Irish.
B doesn't fully buy into Dad's racism, but figures it's easier to go along with it than to risk the fights and abuse that will surely follow sticking up for Muslims, blacks, or immigrants. And when dodging his fists doesn't work, B doesn't hesitate to take the piss out of kids at school with a few slaps or cruel remarks.
That is, until zombies attack the school. B is forced on a mad dash through the serpentine corridors of high school, making allegiances with anyone with enough gall to fight off their pursuers.
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This is the first Darren Shan novel that I have read (I have read some graphic novel adaptations previously), and despite some reservations, I enjoyed it very much. ZOM-B kept me happily entertained on a flight to OKC; it's a fast read, with blistering action and compulsively readable prose. I gobbled this up in just a few hours, and was disappointed when I reached the last page, because this one comes to a painful, screeching halt. It has no ending, just one of those annoying To Be Continued on the last page. While I now feel invested in the series and will be on board for the next volume, I worry that the next book won't work for me as well. This one hit at the right time; with Halloween looming, I was in the mood for something scary, and being trapped on a plane for was few hours, I needed something to occupy my time and keep me from wallowing in boredom. ZOM-B did that; in spades. I don't know if I will feel the same way, or have the right circumstances, when ZOM-B Underground hits stores February of next year.
B is a high school student, and after hearing reports of a zombie invasion in an Irish town, B's father laughs the news off as a hoax. When B's mother voices her concern, her husband reacts violently, silencing her fears. B isn't sure what's going on, but if the videos and the pictures of rotting dead people viciously attacking and eating helpless people is true, B doesn't know what to do. When the zombies show up at school, chaos erupts. Only those brave enough, and willing to do anything to survive, will live through the massacre. Will B make it out of school alive?
B is a hard character to like. After years of trying to fend off his father's abusive attacks, both on B and on B's mother, B is exhausted. Playing along with his father's racially biased views in order to avoid beatings, B comes across as just as bigoted and narrow-minded as his dad. While he tries to deny his prejudice, because, hey, he has a black friend, it's hard to ignore the things B says and does. The intolerance towards other cultures is a strong theme in the book, but it is so heavy-handed that at times it didn't work for me. It grated on my nerves. Yes, B's dad is a bully and a jerk, but I didn't need to be reminded of that every other page.
B has a lot to deal with at home as his father's temper often flares out of control. When news of a zombie plague hits the news, everyone laughs it off as an elaborate joke. When B's worst nightmare comes true and the zombies overrun school, it seems as though the world is ending. Only quick thinking and brutal reactions keep B and a small handful of students alive. The zombies are relentless, and B's little group is shrinking fast. One after another is picked off and eaten by the ravenous zombies. Soon, it's everyone for themselves. While the small group is forced to work together, it is painfully obvious that the peace will only hold as long as it is mutually beneficial. If tossing a student or two to the zombie mob will buy the more ruthless survivors a reprieve from a painful death, so be it. The group dynamics were always shifting, which made the read even more suspenseful, because you never knew when someone would be sacrificed or eaten by the zombies.
This is a fun, fast, gory read, right up until that dreaded, hated, To Be Continued. I like a little more closure to my books, but as this is the first in a projected 12 book series, I guess I need to get used to running into a lot of brick walls.
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Written by Rep. Adrian Smith, 3rd Dist.-Nebraska Thursday, 01 November 2012 14:01
The unofficial motto of the United States Postal Service (USPS), "Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds," is derived from a quote by Herodotus, an ancient Greek historian.
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Despite the importance of postal service in rural communities, USPS faces significant short- and long-term challenges. New technology has decreased the volume of mail, and USPS does not have the flexibility to adjust to a declining market. As a result, USPS missed a $5.5 billion retiree health care payment on August 1 and defaulted on a $5.6 billion obligation on September 30.
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Without reform, USPS' debt will balloon to nearly $100 billion by 2016, and taxpayers will be stuck with the bill.
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According to the Postal Regulatory Commission, closing all of the 10,000 smallest post offices in the country only would save seven-tenths of 1% of the USPS' operating budget.
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The Postal Service also is considering reduced retail hours at 13,000 post offices nationwide, including many in Nebraska's Third District. While preferable to closures, implementation of this proposal should not threaten rural service.
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Acipenser sturio
|Scope: Global & Europe
Language: English
|Scientific Name:
|Acipenser sturio Linnaeus, 1758
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|Taxonomic Notes:
|Archaelogical remains suggest that A.sturio colonised the Baltic Sea about 3000 years ago from the North Sea, and vanished from the Baltic Sea about 800 years ago. Climatic changes about 100 years ago (Little Ice Age) might have had an impact indirectly in favouring introgression by hybridization with A. oxyrinchus.
|Red List Category & Criteria:
|Critically Endangered A2cde; B2ab(ii,iii,v) ver 3.1
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|Gesner, J., Williot, P., Rochard, E., Freyhof, J. & Kottelat, M.
|Pourkazemi, M. & Smith, K.
Once a very wide ranging species from the North and (Eastern) north Atlantic and Mediterranean coast of Europe and the Black Sea (one record from the White Sea in the 1950s), the last remaining population (in the Garonne in France) is still declining. The species last spawned in 1994 in the Garonne, where dams, pollution and river regulation has degraded and destroyed spawning sites. There are also plans to start gravel extraction. The current population size is between 20-750 wild, mature individuals (in the past three years there has been substantial stocking, but these animals will not reproduce until ~2016). Under normal population circumstances, the average reproductive age is suspected to be about 25 years. There has been more than a 90% population decline in the past 75 years based mainly on loss of habitat, along with pollution and exploitation.
This species now remains in just one location, where 27 spawning grounds (less than 10 km²) remain potentially accessible (the major threat to this species is bycatch). As this species continues to be caught as bycatch, the population is still decreasing.
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|Range Description:
|This species was once known from the North and Baltic Seas, English channel, European coasts of Atlantic, northern Mediterranean west of Rhodos, and western and southern Black Sea. It was occasionally recorded in Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia. The last record from the Rioni (Georgia) was in 1991, although further surveys have failed to find the species (J. Gessner, pers comm.). Today this species is restricted only to the Garonne River (France).
|Countries occurrence:
Regionally extinct:Belgium; Denmark; Germany; Italy; Netherlands; Norway; Portugal; Spain; Tunisia; United Kingdom
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|The sturgeon was an important commercial fish until the beginning of the 20th century (Debus 2007). The last natural reproduction was in 1994 (previous reproduction in 1988). A population assessment in 2005 estimated 2,000 individuals remain. It is estimated that bycatch took around 200 fish per year (gill net and trawling at sea) (Rochard et al. 1997).
The size of the population today is much smaller (approximately 20-750 native wild adult fish, based on an assessment of the size the cohort before they leave the estuary). There are more individuals from stocking (7,000 in 2007; 80,000 in 2008; and 46,000 in 2009) (Rouault et al. 2008; Rochard 2010). These have not yet bred in the wild and first breeding (from the releases of 1995) is expected by 2014, F1 generation of 2007 and later releases around 2021. The limiting factor is the availability of females which won't reproduce until ~2016 (Rochard, pers. comm).
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|Biology: Anadromous (spends at least part of its life in salt water and returns to rivers to breed).
Males reproduce for the first time at 10-12 years, females at 14-18. There are indications for a reproduction at two year intervals for males and 3-4 years for females in April-July. Adults do not eat during migration and spawning. The distance of the spawning migration seems to be positively correlated with water level, and a distance of 1000 km or more may be covered during years of high water. Spent fishes immediately return to the sea (FAO 2009).
Potential spawning grounds have been mapped. Juveniles migrate downstream and are present in upper estuary at one year old. They continue a slow downstream migration and penetrate the sea at 2-3 years. For the next 4-6 years, they leave the sea to enter the lower estuary at summer time where movements and feeding were determined. At sea, this species feeds on a variety of molluscs, crustaceans and small fish. Atlantic population feed benthically.
|Freshwater; Marine
|Movement patterns:
|Full Migrant
|Use and Trade:
In the past (until late 19th century), juveniles of this species were harvested as animal food in Poland and Germany (Gessner, pers. comm.)
100% removal from the wild - This relates to the past only as commercial trade in this species is now prohibited.
|Major Threat(s):
|Bycatch is the major threat and the extraction of gravel in the Garonne is a potential threat to the species. Dam construction, pollution and river regulation have led to loss and degradation of spawning sites.
|Conservation Actions:
An ongoing in situ conservation programme is in place. Ex-situ conservation is carried out in France and Germany. Bern Convention Action Plans have been developed, while National Action Plans are to come.
Restocking was initiated in 1995 and later in 2007 until 2009. Survival rate for the 1995 stocking is 3-5%; the survival rate for recent releases is unknown. For the first time in 2007, progenies were obtained from farmed specimen (Williot et al. 2009).
There is a fisheries awareness programme co-ordinated between National Fishermen Associations in Atlantic North Sea and WWF.
This species was listed on CITES Appendix II in 1975, and moved to Appendix I in 1983.
|Gesner, J., Williot, P., Rochard, E., Freyhof, J. & Kottelat, M. 2010. Acipenser sturio. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010: e.T230A13040963. . Downloaded on 20 September 2018.
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Designs such as Bolanzas are suspended somewhere between sculpture and furniture. In fact, the entire collection is elevated to the rank of art, going beyond the basics of functionality and design. Its strong artistic personality is the defining characteristic and the attention to details is almost overwhelming.
An old-fashioned printer's cabinet makes a great credenza. This one from Go Home has an eclectic feel and would be great in an office or a family room.
Having an open floor plan might seem scary to some and it can be quite difficult to get used to in certain cases. The idea of having no walls to separate the living room from the kitchen or the bedroom from the lounge area or the bathroom is not common in some regions and even if it were that wouldn't work for everyone. But there's an easy and elegant way to deal with this inconvenient: just use room dividers.
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Wi-Fi on Campus
This is how to get connected to the Campus Wi-Fi
1. Click on the wireless icon at the lower right. Select "FlashZone" and click "Connect".
2. After establishing connection, open your web browser. When the page loads, click "Download Windows Installer".
3. When prompted, select "Save".
4. Save the installer to your desktop. Make sure you selected "Desktop" on the left. Click "Save".
5. After saving, navigate to your desktop and double click the "FlashZone WPA" setup utility.
6. When the utility loads, enter your FlashLine username and password. Click "continue."
Note: You must change your FlashLine password from the default before proceeding if you haven't already done so.
7. Below is the screen you will see during the configuration process.
8. After successful configuration, you will see your IP address. Select "Done" to close the configuration utility. Your default web browser will also open to www.kent.edu , verifying connectivity.


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International News
New Issue of "Global Fund News Flash" Available Online
March 14, 2013
The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria has published Issue 15 of its newsletter, the "Global Fund News Flash." The issue features a story describing the Global Fund's new funding model, profiles tuberculosis expert Eliud Wandwalo, and reports that for the first time since 1999, "Ukraine saw a decrease in new cases of HIV" in 2012 (3/15).
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