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Should Sundance do more to stop cell phone usage during festival screenings? This veteran festival attendee says yes
Dear Sundance,
I adore you. I've come to your festival faithfully for the last thirteen years. Since I was a teenager! You have changed my life by providing me with an annual outlet to foster my love of film that attracts thousands of like-minded strangers, several of whom have become my good friends over the years. You're amazing, and I thank you from the bottom of my heart for being you.
But I need you to do just one more thing for me.
Please, for the love of god, I beg of you: do more to stop the rampant cell phone usage during movies.
It's bad. You know that, right?
Allow me to take a short but frustrating trip down memory lane. At the Eccles last year I saw a woman who must have thought she was so thoughtful up in the balcony, diligently cupping her palm around her smartphone to supposedly shield her neighbors from the glaring light that emanated from the web surfing she had to attend to for multiple ten-minute intervals. Later that same day, I sat directly behind a young man who could not avoid checking the score of an ongoing sporting event every five to ten minutes. I even had the occasion to sit next to a director who was (to be fair) mortified to learn that his attempts to use his smartphone to record audience reactions during his film were in fact creating a distraction for those around him.
These are not isolated incidents. And 2013 is not much better. At last week's screening of Circles at the Egyptian, I did the math. A full 1.4% of the audience had their cell phone ring during the movie. I don't like those numbers. A gentleman in front of me at the 9 AM screening of Joseph Gordon-Levitt's hotly anticipated directorial debut must not have been looking as forward to it as the rest of us, since he took his phone out a total of three extended intervals during just the first 15 minutes of the movie, until I asked him politely to stop.
Let's suppose for a moment that people are inherently good. They also, I believe, want to go with the flow. Adhere to social and cultural mores, if you will. Can we not cultivate an atmosphere wherein this behavior is universally shunned? In which even those less inclined to derive their manners from an inner sense of decency at least keep their phones in their fluffy jacket pockets, out of fear of being shamed by the greater community?
What accounts for depth of the problem at Sundance, then? Let's consider some potential factors, for the sake of discussion:
Can we blame ourselves? Can we blame each other? I used to think "it's Industry. It's definitely industry." I sat behind the producer of one of my favorite movies recently and recoiled in horror and heartbreak when she pulled her Blackberry out over and over, seemingly oblivious to the fact that she was surrounded by other people, not alone in a screening room. It's not fair, though, to place the blame on solely industry. Not when you have veteran critics who will bust out with a polite but booming voice mid-movie asking an offender to put her phone away. Not when you have the head of a nationwide theater chain who'd no doubt name this issue instead of "world peace" if there were some kind of weird-ass beauty pageant among exhibitors and distributors and he were asked what change he'd most want to see in the world. No, it's not fair to blame just the industry.
Is it the film fans, then? Your average Molly Movie-goer, living in our media-obsessed, narcissistic high-consumption world, unable to tear herself away from the allure of an incoming text? Maybe it's her plus one, the fair weather film fan who can be talked into tagging along when presented with the allure of celebrities in attendance?
But even then, I struggle to convince myself that someone who flew to Utah, spent god knows how much cash on tickets and transportation, would dare not respect the experience enough not to keep their phone off and demand their friends do the same.
So. I'm choosing to hypothesize, then, that this is a matter of semantics. Nobody is aware they're breaking the rules, they just didn't fully understand the rules. "Turn my phone off? Sure. It's on silent. It's off!" I'm starting to think that maybe (hopefully?) the average offender here had no idea the extent to which others expect a distraction-free environment in a theater, and were mostly oblivious to their contribution to the contrary.
Which leads me focus on two other key contributors, which are....
Lack of preventative measures
The Sundance programmer introducing the film has a big job to do, balancing priorities like imparting housekeeping details, contextualizing the art we're about to consume, making the filmmaker feel at ease before he or she takes the stage for the big moment. The "turn your cell phones off" reminder is said, second before the film begins, but arguably not spotlighted enough to be fully digested. And it's rote enough that I wonder if audiences may just tune it out entirely.
Lack of consequences and enforcement
This is a fact: nothing bad happens to someone who uses a cell phone during a movie. Rarely do those nearby even ask the offender to shut it off, and never do you see staff catching and correcting this behavior. Eccles volunteers can smell from 30 feet away the cookie you smuggled in so your growling stomach won't overpower the dialogue. They will eagerly crawl through 20 people to remind you that you can't have food there, but there seems almost to be a silent agreement amongst staff and volunteers that there's no intervention necessary for patrons who can't go an hour and a half without seeing if they've got any new Twitter followers.
More than likely, the problem has reached the epic proportions we see today due a combination of factors, including some I haven't even thought of. And maybe it's the eternal optimist in me, but I do truly believe it is solvable.
So, dear Sundance, here are a few of my ideas that I give you here for free, in exchange one day, I hope, for consistent and uninterrupted enjoyment of your outstanding programming.
Make it a rule. Put it in the terms and conditions for pass holders and ticket purchasers. Print it on the tickets, like you do the rule about arriving 15 minutes early. Clearly explain the consequences.
On that note... create some formal consequences. It could be as simple as "patrons who refuse to refrain from using their smartphones may be asked to leave."
Standardize the "no cell phones" part of the introduction, just like you do the naming of the sponsors. Infuse the appropriate level of severity.
Make it funny. Put it in the festival bumper. Normalize the shaming of people who behave badly with their phones. People like to feel righteous, whether they admit it or not. Superior, even. Ask any vegetarian (myself included). Cultivate the sense that it's "us versus them" with the smartphone users versus abusers. Everyone will know which side they want to be on. Just ask Tim League - it's the culture he's created at the Drafthouse.
Incorporate it into the volunteer job descriptions for venue staff, particularly those who handle crowd control. You do a great job of staffing these positions with bubbly, outgoing individuals who act as the face of the festival. How about if they remind incoming audiences about the aforementioned smart phone policy & consequences?
Monetize this. Find a company who wants to sponsor funny ads about how everyone has to power down. Banners at venues. A flier with your registration packet. TVs in the holding tents that play the sponsored message. The possibilities are endless, and the potential for delivering a message that sticks is very real. Hell, I am still humming the "not working for the man, he's independent!" jingle from the Jib Jab bumpers from like ten years ago.
Sundance - you're the best of the best. And for good reason. World class programming and your reputation as one of the foremost film markets afford you undisputed influence on not just the cultivation of talent but also on the delivery of truth to the film-going masses as the work you've shepherded is rolled out throughout the year. Further evidence of your influence is how Sundance audiences are highly sought by potential festival sponsors because of how influential we tend to be as thought leaders in our respective communities.
But as Peter Parker learned in Spiderman if you'll allow me to quote from perhaps not the most independent of all films: "with great power comes great responsibility." You are already the purveyor of culture and knowledge, the impact of which is endless. The tens of thousands of Sundance attendees take so much back home with them after the festival. So many films that have the power to change the world by inspiring action or engendering tolerance have made the splash they did thanks in part to you. Just think about what could happen if you manage to apply your influence to the way people act in a movie theater. A vocal push from Sundance to end the use of smartphones in theaters would have a ripple effect.
In the grand scheme of things, using your influence to permeate a culture that does not accept distractions in a movie theater may not seem as significant as drawing attention to dolphin slaughter in Taiji, inspiring lawmakers to watch a film your audiences awarded for its emotional investigation of rape in the military, or reaching multiplex audiences with a drama featuring a loving lesbian family. But think about it: if we don't get people to put their phones down long enough to watch the movie, they'll be too distracted to hear the message in the first place.
In the meantime, I'll keep fighting the good fight, even if it means (or maybe in part because it means) casting my most menacing, exasperated expression in the general direction of a glowing small screen from up on my high horse.
Dor Dotson
NOTE OF CLARIFICATION: my experience is from public screenings only (not press and industry).
Posted by Dor at 7:16 PM
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iieeef January 22, 2013 at 3:05 AM
this is amazing and deserves to go viral. having been next to you for 2 of those 3 incidents last year, i understand your frustration. who checks texts anymore anyway, instagram me
will smith January 24, 2013 at 7:45 PM
An impressive post, I just gave this to a colleague who is doing a little analysistreet promotionsand he is very happy and thanking me for finding it. But all thanks to you for writing in such simple words. Big thumb up for this blog post!
Bob Turnbull January 25, 2013 at 5:19 PM
Excellent post...Your suggestions are very good - TIFF incorporates some of them and from what you said, it sounds like Sundance is a bit worse. But the problem certainly isn't non-existent at TIFF.
Part of it is people who just don't think it's a problem as long as they aren't talking on their phone...In 2011 during the wonderful "I Wish" at TIFF (out on DVD now!), the dude next to me was nodding off about halfway through. He woke up with a start and immediately grabbed for his phone and started flipping through text messages. I leaned over and politely asked him to turn it off. His response took me by surprise: "Oh, I'm not calling anyone..." As he went back to his screen, I was actually at a loss for words. I shook my head and then tried again "Um, well, you see, the screen is really bright and..." Fortunately he got it at that point, put it away and wasn't a bother the rest of the way. But I'm still baffled that he didn't get the fact that perhaps it might be distracting.
But I think that's it - even with all the ads these days, people don't think it's that bad. I mean, "it's just my small itty bitty screen and it's real quiet, so what's the problem?" Typical film goers don't mind a few distractions unfortunately - they're happy just to get the gist of the movie (hence why Pan & Scan was around for so long), so even if it's a bit bright, "well come on, you can still hear what's going on right?". That also makes it hard to shame them...
At least we can feel that superiority over them though...B-)
Daniel Jones January 26, 2013 at 3:38 PM
I didn't go to the movies at all for a long time due to talking and cell phone.
Thankfully I moved to Austin, where we're privileged to have the Alamo Drafthouse. Seems like Sundance could learn a few things from their handling of the aforementioned nuisances. Going to see a movie is fun again!
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Sanjit Sethi said enrollment drops in the Corcoran School of the Arts and Design concern him, but enrollment for this year's freshman class is on the rise.
By Chase Smith Sep 7, 2016 11:45 PM
Enrollment has continued to drop in the Corcoran School of the Arts and Design, even as it merges with GW's art programs.
Since the Corcoran merged with GW in 2014, undergraduate enrollment numbers in the school have fallen — from 196 the year before GW acquired the school to 151 students last year, The Washington Post reported last month. Although officials planned for 157 students to join the school this academic year, overall drops in enrollment persist.
Sanjt Sethi, the director of the Corcoran School, said in an email that the decline in enrollment at the Corcoran that began "well before becoming part of GW" greatly concerns him.
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"The merger actually turned out very horrible and any Corcoran student will agree," she said. "As the enrollment dropped, there was no back up plan for us to continue our majors. My major in particular was interior design and the enrollment dropped so they were unable to provide my core classes."
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At the time of the initial merger, GW laid off 150 part-time faculty and staff. Some students, faculty and staff members then said they felt uneasy about the future of the Corcoran, prompting an advocacy group to attempt to block the deal.
Out of the 18 Corcoran and GW arts faculty members contacted, 15 did not return requests for comment and three declined to comment.
Sara Sklaroff, a former Corcoran student who decided to continue her education studying graphic design at the Corcoran after earning a bachelor's of arts in English at another institution, said that while she enjoyed her time at the school, it appeared as if GW did not know what to do with a traditional art school.
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This was our last full day in Europe, and we decided to head out to Cinque Terre. It was a few hours' drive from our home base in Milan.
Given the amount of driving and travelling we had already done on this trip, we wanted to have a relaxing, low-key day. Our first stop was the Serravalle Designer Outlet Mall.
I didn't really find anything that I wanted here (nor did I have space in my luggage to fit anything in), but the others got some clothes. Onwards to Cinque Terre! Here's a hyperlapse of our drive there.
Cinque Terre is designated as a national park consisting of many smaller towns. We arrived at La Spezia Train Station and bought a ticket for Manarola. The tickets were quite cheap – about 3-5 euros per person. Unlike Milan, trains in La Spezia don't run on time.
The city was pretty small, with just one main street that led down to the coastline. We followed the crowds.
Once we got out of the city, we looked back at it, and took some nice shots. Here's one that I like. Manarola is famous for its sunsets, but it was a cloudy day so we missed out.
We started hiking to the next town, but there was a landslide recently and the trail was closed.
Manarola is also known for seafood, so we went to a restaurant and ordered lots of Seafood pasta. It was delicious. I also had a lot of wine (Italian wine is great!), and the rest of the night was a blur.
The trip was almost over, and I started packing for our departure the next afternoon. There were still a few things we wanted to check out before leaving.
LOL Looks like you were there the same day I was ( 4/25,26) , 26th was cloudy like your pictures show.
I don't think that area actually has good fishing. Why ? The water is too clear.
The seafood pasta I ate was LEGIT, though. I think coastal towns generally are known for good seafood. I got that recommendation off TripAdvisor. Haha, it's awesome that you were there the same day too! Not a great day for sunsets.


A most charming villa with direct access to a sandy beach of soft sand so typical of Sardinia. The position of the villa is second to none as actually access to beach is private and exclusive. A dressing cabin equipped with refrigerator is set directly on the sand. Above the beach, a large shady gazebo with wooden platform is set up for unforgettable evenings, candle lit suppers facing the sea! Large grounds with palm trees, cacti and olive trees surround the property creating a much sought after privacy.
The villa is located only 35 kilometers from Cagliari and two kilometers from the famous Forte Village and a short distance from the Golf Course Is Molas.
The most beautiful beaches of Southern Sardegna from Chia in Porto Pino are 15 km away, whilst close by is the village of Santa Margherita di Pula. The vicinity of one of the most luxurious resorts of the Mediterranean makes the villa even more glamorous!
The villa is set within a condominium of exclusive villas with security and with a tennis court and clubhouse with bar and children's playground.
The villa is divided into two parts, on ground floor and on the lower floor.
A spacious and elegant living room with a touch of luxury opening onto a large shady terrace, the perfect place to lounge outdoor relaxing in the heath of the summer.
Master bedroom with en-suite bathroom with tub with Jacuzzi and shower.
Children's room (equipped with two large bunk beds).
The double bedroom shares a spacious bathroom with the children bedroom.
A single room with en-suite bathroom.
A spacious double bedroom en-suite.
These 2 bedrooms share a bathroom.


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Let's Go Racing! New Citroen C3 WRC Concept Car
Citroen has released the first images of the Citroen C3 WRC concept car ahead of its debut at the 2016 Paris Motor Show.
Designed by the Citroen style centre in partnership with Citroën Racing, the concept car offers an extreme version of new Citroen C3.
The C3 WRC concept car heralds the arrival of Citroen's new rally car that will compete for the first time in the World Rally Championship (WRC) at the Monte Carlo Rally in January 2017. The Citroen team has won eight WRC manufacturers' titles and holds 96 rally wins, and will be vying for more success when the new C3 WRC car hits the stages.
We are told that the concept car that will be unveiled at Paris is very close to the finished WRC challenger. Based on the new C3 supermini, this more hardcore rally version shares a lot of style features with the production model: two-level light signature, two-tone body/roof and accents matching the colours of the roof.
New Citroen C3 WRC will debut on the stages in 2017
The exterior also stands out with a chassis 55mm larger than the new C3, for more aerodynamic freedom including a spoiler for the front bumper. The wing mirrors have been sculpted from carbon for a real racing look and come in yellow to echo one of the colours available for the new C3.
The final racing version of the Citroen C3 WRC will have enhanced engine power of around 380bhp and a electronic differential control.
Watch a video of the new Citroen C3 WRC concept car in action:


The Hearing the Voice team were very excited to see project director Charles Fernyhough's article 'Life in the Chatter Box' in the New Scientist this week.
The article focuses on recent research into inner speech and its role in shaping the distinctive properties of human thought. It also explores the role inner speech plays in decision making, regulating and motivating behaviour, our understanding of our own mental processes, and our awareness of who we are as individuals.
Yet in spite of the evidence in support of the inner speech theory of auditory verbal hallucinations, one of the key points that Fernyhough is concerned to make in the New Scientist article is that not all voices can be reduced to episodes of inner speech. Indeed, the heterogeneity of voice-hearing experience means that the phenomenon is far more complicated than this. For while it is likely that inner speech provides the basis for some voices, many voice hearing experiences appear to have their roots in memory: they are, as Simon McCarthy-Jones puts it, "actual or mutated memories of earlier life-events (often traumatic ones)."[vii] Moreover, researchers with links to the Hearing Voices Movement have argued convincingly that voices have important personal significance and meaning for the voice-hearer, and that these experiences need to be owned, interpreted and understood in order for the voice-hearer to find a way of living comfortably with their voices.[viii] This, of course, is where our work at Hearing the Voice becomes particularly relevant. For we hope that by utilising a unique interdisciplinary approach, which involves working with academics from cognitive neuroscience, English literature, medical humanities, philosophy, psychiatry, psychology and theology, as well as clinicians, artists and voice-hearers, we will be able to weave these different perspectives on voice-hearing together in order to deepen our understanding of this rich and enigmatic experience.
Fernyhough's article 'Life in the Chatter Box' is available to New Scientist subscribers in the normal manner. The full article is also available for non-subscribers for free for a short time only by registering here.
[vii] McCarthy-Jones cited in Fernyhough, op. cit.
[viii] Ibid. For example, see Romme, M., Escher, S., Dillon, J., Corstens, D. & Morris, M. (2009). Living with voices: 50 stories of recovery. Ross: PCCS Books.


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MILWAUKEE (April 13, 2016) — The beginning of spring is the ideal time for lawn care and lawn mower maintenance, but for many homeowners it can be overwhelming. As the world's largest producer of gasoline engines for outdoor power equipment, Briggs & Stratton® (NYSE: BGG) knows how important lawn care is and wants to make it easy to understand and perform for everyone. By following these six steps, anyone can ensure their equipment lasts long, and achieve a healthy lawn that looks great.
Raking the yard in spring helps remove any leftover autumn leaves, dead grass from winter and excess thatch. Depending on where you live, raking can begin as soon as snow has melted or temperatures have started to increase.
Compacted soil can occur in yards from heavy foot traffic and lead to water runoff, resulting in a tired-looking lawn. To solve this problem, aerate the soil by poking holes in the ground, either using a lawn aerator which can be rented from a local rental center or manually using a pitchfork or other tool. Aeration will lets grass "breathe" better and allows the proper amount of moisture to grow.
Not only are weeds unattractive, they can crowd grass and plant seeds and steal nutrients from the grass and plants. Address the issue right away in spring by spraying a pre-emergent herbicide that will prevent the weeds from even starting to grow. For stray weeds that are still able to pop up after spraying, pull them by hand or use a post-emergent herbicide.
To attain a lush, green grass fertilization is recommended. There are many chemical fertilizers available at local home improvement stores. Talk to a lawn and garden associate or research online to choose the best fertilizer based on grass species, geography and desired results. For organic fertilization, use compost or a mower that mulches.
After fertilizing, water the seed to help jumpstart the growth of new grass. However, refrain from overwatering or watering during the hottest part of the day. Only water when rainfall is minimal, and be sure to never water between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. Applying a half an inch of water approximately one to two times a week will be enough to encourage healthy growth of new seeds.
Prior to mowing, for optimum performance, complete an annual lawn mower tune-up. For easy how-to instructions on performing a tune-up, see Briggs & Stratton.com. Before mowing the grass, wait until is at least 2 inches tall. Once ready, remember only to cut the top one-third of the grass blade. If cut too short, the grass becomes susceptible to insects and disease. Be sure to adjust the height of the mower deck accordingly. And finally, alternate mowing patterns to help grass grow naturally straight and healthy.


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Toddler screams after being bitten by bat in cot at 2am terrifying mum
The parents of a toddler who woke up screaming in the middle of the night were shocked when they found out he had been bitten by a bat.
Two-year-old Kian Mallinson was taken to hospital for a precautionary rabies jab following the bat attack, according to The Sun.
His horrified mum Jodie Smith, from Hull, told the newspaper she later noticed the bat crawl across the floor.
When she found Kian at the end of his cot, crying and screaming, she had no idea what had happened.
"He's not talking yet, so he couldn't tell me what was wrong," she said.
She took him to her own bed, suspecting he had stomach ache.
It was only when they woke the next morning that she spotted three tiny marks on his arms and returned to his room to investigate.
The said the bat fell out as she flicked up the duvet to make Kian's bed.
She said she has "never screamed so loudly", initially fearing it was a tarantula.
Her partner, Jack Mallinson, 30, ran upstairs to help and prodded at the creature with a coathanger.
The couple picked up the bat and put it outside.
Kian was taken to their doctors who sent him to Leeds General Infirmary for the rabies jab.
The couple say they can't believe what happened. The bat, which is thought to have been a tiny Pipistrelle, died hours after it was caught and has been sent for tests.
Pipistrelles are common throughout the UK and emerge at dusk for a few hours to feed before returning to their roosts.
Lily Collins' engagement ring was designed with a see-through diamond and could be worth $100,000
Rob Gronkowski Is Retiring Again After Tom Brady's Return to Tampa Bay
Disney World reveals early December hours
BBC News: 'Absolutely furious' Naga Munchetty speaks out on Trump's 'racist' comments
Madonna's Lower East Side 'bro' is out of prison after 20 years


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Mortality and starvation of wildlife: Could anchovies be the cause?
Researchers in California noticed alarming changes to ecosystems. Starvation of Brown Pelicans, disappearance of seabirds, and sea lions deaths all happening in succession begged the question: what was happening in their habitat? A recent study suggests an unlikely answer: the anchovy.
By Rebecca Lehman • February 7, 2017
MacCall, Alec D.; William J. Sydeman; Peter C. Davison; and Julie A. Thayer. "Recent collapse of northern anchovy biomass off California," Fisheries Research, Volume 175, March 2016, Pages 87-94, ISSN 0165-7836, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.fishres.2015.11.013
In the three years between 2009 and 2011, populations of anchovies collapsed in the California marine ecosystem. Ecologists don't use the term "collapse" lightly. In just three years, the population of these tiny ocean fish fell from upwards of 1 million tons down to 15,000 tons, a drastic 99-percent decline. This decline could have profound implications across the food web, as anchovies are a primary food source for sea lions. A drop in anchovy populations can affect sea lion survival rates. Anchovies are a "forage fish," a grouping of small abundant fish that serve an important role in the food chain. These fish connect nutrients to larger animals by eating small, less mobile molecules of food, and then serve as feed for larger migratory fish. This means that changes in their population affect every species up to large marine predators.
However, without proper sampling, scientists may not have detected the entire anchovy crash. Alarmed by the massive starvation of marine mammals and birds across California, scientist Alec MacCall and his colleagues at the Farallon Institute for Advanced Ecosystem Research set out to understand the Californian anchovy populations. Their study, published in the journal Fisheries Research, argues that researchers must account for movement of fish stocks within their environment to achieve an accurate population estimate.
Anchovies are a small pelagic schooling fish you may have eaten in a salty Caesar dressing or as a pizza topping. To estimate anchovy stock size — or the number of fish in the population — the team analyzed six decades of egg and larval abundance estimates from the California Cooperative Ocean Fisheries Investigation. Because the anchovy stock varies over the course of the year, the researchers used measurements collected in both January and April.
The researchers found one big difference from previous anchovy research. As the total population of anchovies changes, so does their location in the environment. If population numbers are large, the fish spread out farther away from the coastline. When researchers access the number of fish closer to shore, their numbers will show a low percentage of the entire population. As the population declines, the fish pack closer and closer to the shoreline. When the same site is tested again, researchers might find a higher number of fish, implying a larger total population. However, this can be misleading, as this sampling comes from a higher concentration of fish near the coastline, while the overall population might have stayed the same or have actually declined. MacCall terms this phenomena hyperstability bias, where a population looks stable from tests, but is actually decreasing.
While Maccall and his colleagues looked at the past 60 years of data on anchovy populations, they also took into account the hyperstability bias. Comparing these results with other population assessments, they looked for differences and similarities. They found that their population estimates followed the same general trends, but reported lower population estimates in recent years. Their analysis also shows a decreasing population size leading up to 2011, while other reports indicated a decrease only up until 2009. Their results demonstrate that both egg and larval rates are at dramatic low rates for anchovies.
So what will this mean for the sea lions? Anchovies are a primary food source for sea lions, and the drop in anchovy populations is affecting the sea lions' survival rates.
Right now, Maccall and his researchers are still studying what led to the decline in the anchovy population recently. The answer remains largely unknown, but is probably a combination of intense fishing pressure and environmental conditions. Researchers are hopeful that by better understanding the links between fish population size and their preferred location, fishers can track and manage their stocks more effectively and sustainably.
Rebecca Lehman
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My iPhone 3GS ("White iPhone")needed a new battery. I purchased the iFixit battery in April, but I didn't get to changing the battery until September.
The instructions were quite simple (and I had replaced a battery in another iPhone last year ("Black iPhone"), using iFixit, and it works great). This time, the installation was not a success.
I retraced my steps, but still, the White iPhone was not recognizing the battery. I searched the forums, and tried the Home/Power button whilst connected to the computer. Nothing.
So I figured the battery had lost all its charge and was not functioning.
Just to make sure, I took the batteryI had replaced last year from the Black iPhone, and then installed it in the White iPhone. It worked just fine.
I then installed the non-working battery in the Black iPhone. Now, the computer would not recognize the Black iPhone.
Confirmation that the battery I had ordered in April, but not installed until September was no longer viable.
Do your installations soon after your order the parts.


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A home bird, I love my routine. Jot ideas and story themes in a diary on my kitchen counter. These eventually find their way into children's and women's magazines in their full forms. Content writer with hours at the keyboard as experience!


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Pilot epizodu televizijske serije Izgubljeni čine prvi i drugi nastavak prve sezone istoimene serije od kojih se prvi emitirao 22. rujna, a drugi 29. rujna 2004. na televizijskoj mreži ABC. Oba nastavka režirao je J. J. Abrams, a epizode su napisali Abrams i Damon Lindelof na temelju priče koju su kreirali Abrams, Lindelof i Jeffrey Lieber. Radnja te pilot-epizode vrti se oko preživjelih putnika leta "Oceanic 815" nakon što dožive zrakoplovnu nesreću i završe na tajanstvenom otoku. Događaje iz života troje likova – Jacka Shepharda (Matthew Fox), Kate Austen (Evangeline Lilly) i Charlieja Pacea (Dominic Monaghan) – pratimo u radnji koja se odvija netom prije nego što se avion prepolovi u zraku; upravo su te scene odredile daljnji razvoj serije, odnosno činjenicu da će se svaka epizoda sastojati od radnje na otoku i radnje prije dolaska na otok.

U vrijeme kada je snimljena, ta je epizoda bila najskuplja pilot-epizoda svih vremena s budžetom između 10 i 14 milijuna dolara. Glavni troškovi većinom su se odnosili na kupnju, prijevoz i postavljanje pravih dijelova zrakoplova koji je u seriji "glumio" srušeni avion. Ova je pilot-epizoda jedna od kritički najhvaljenijih epizoda televizijskih serija svih vremena: oba su nastavka postigla veliku gledanost, a sama epizoda kasnije će osvojiti mnoge televizijske nagrade. Časopis TV Guide pilot-epizodu Izgubljenih postavio je na peto mjesto "najboljih 100 epizoda televizijskih serija svih vremena".

Radnja

Prvi dio
Dana 22. rujna 2004. godine Jack Shephard (Matthew Fox) budi se u džungli i primjećuje žutog Labradora retrivera koji prolazi pokraj njega kroz šumu bambusa. Jack potrči kroz džunglu do plaže na kojoj ugleda ostatke aviona leta Oceanic 815 koji se upravo srušio. Budući da je kirurg, Jack ubrzano odlazi od jednog do drugog unesrećenog i pruža hitnu medicinsku pomoć. Pomaže trudnoj Claire Littleton (Emilie de Ravin) te zamoli Hurleyja (Jorge Garcia) da ju drži na oku nakon čega daje umjetno disanje Rose Henderson (L. Scott Caldwell) i spašava joj život. Kada početni šok prođe, Jace se povlači u mirno područje plaže kako bi se pobrinuo za vlastite ozljede te primijeti Kate Austen (Evangeline Lilly). Zamoli je za pomoć, a ona mu uskoro zašije ranu na leđima. Nekoliko sati nakon nesreće na plaži, preživjeli Hurley, Michael Dawson (Harold Perrineau) i njegov desetogodišnji sin Walt Lloyd (Malcolm David Kelley) raspravljaju o tome što učiniti s mrtvim tijelima dok ih nezainteresirani James "Sawyer" Ford (Josh Holloway) samo promatra. Uskoro Sayid Jarrah (Naveen Andrews) organizira ekipu za čišćenje, dok Hurley počne skupljati hranu iz aviona i dijeliti je preživjelima. Shannon Rutherford (Maggie Grace) odbija čokoladu koju joj nudi Boone Carlyle (Ian Somerhalder) vjerujući da će spasioci doći svakoga časa.

Te noći preživjele uznemiruje divljačka buka i zvukovi lomljenja stabala koji dopiru iz obližnje džungle koja ih okružuje. Ujutro, Jack odlučuje da moraju poslati poziv u pomoć vjerujući da će to uspjeti ako pronađu pilotsku kabinu aviona. Kate tvrdi da je vidjela dim negdje u džungli i upita Jacka da pođe s njim u potragu za pilot kabinom. Jack i Kate skupa s Charliejem Paceom (Dominic Monaghan) kreću u džunglu. Uskoro pronađu pilotsku kabinu zabijenu u drveće pa se moraju penjati kroz sjedala kako bi došli do nje. Unutra pronalaze pilota koji još uvijek sjedi u svojoj stolici. Charlie nestaje u kupaonici dok Jack i Kate pronalaze pilota (Greg Grunberg) koji se budi s potresom mozga. On im govori da je avion izgubio radijski signal šest sati nakon polijetanja te da se okrenuo prema Fijiu i zapao u turbulenciju. U međuvremenu, na plaži započinje kišna oluja pa se nekoliko preživjelih sakriva ispod olupine aviona. Dok su unutra, Jin-Soo Kwon (Daniel Dae Kim) govori svojoj supruzi Sun-Hwa Kwon (Yunjin Kim) na korejskom jeziku da mora ostati blizu njega cijelo vrijeme. Premda se velika većina preživjelih sakrila od kiše, John Locke (Terry O'Quinn) ostaje vani i sjedi sam na plaži raširenih ruku, uživajući u trenutku dok kiša pada po njemu. Za to vrijeme u pilotskoj kabini razgovor između pilota i preživjelih naglo se prekida kada se ponovno začuje divljačka buka koju je grupa čula noć ranije. Pilot ode istražiti, ali ga nešto naglo zgrabi i ubije dok se troje preživjelih daju u bijeg. Tijekom bijega, Charlie pada na zemlju. Jack se vraća pomoći mu, dok Kate nastavi bježati u panici. Nakon što čudovište nestane, Kate, Charlie i Jack se ponovno susretnu i pronađu krvavi leš pilota kako visi s jednog od drveća.

Drugi dio
Dok se Jack, Kate i Charlie vraćaju prema plaži, Kate upita Charlieja što je radio u kupaonici. Charlie joj odgovara da mu je pozlilo, ali se u radnji koja se odvija prije nesreće otkriva da je Charlie konzumirao drogu. Pokušao je baciti drogu niz školjku, ali ga je nagla turbulencija u tome spriječila. Na otoku, dok traži svog psa Vincenta, Walt otkriva par lisica za ruke koje pokazuje Michaelu. Kasnije Sawyer napada Sayida i tvrdi da je terorist koji je digao avion u zrak, ali ga uskoro sputavaju Michael i Jack. Sayid uspije popraviti prijemnik, ali ne uspijeva doći do signala zbog slabe baterije. Dok radi na prijemniku, Sayid otkriva Hurleyju da je radio kao časnik za komunikaciju za Iračku republikansku gardu tijekom Zaljevskog rata. Sawyer odluči otići sa Sayidom, Kate, Charliejem, Shannon i Booneom u unutrašnjost otoka kako bi došli do višeg položaja i pokušali uhvatiti bolji signal. Tijekom puta napadne ih polarni medvjed kojeg Sawyer ubija pištoljem. Nakon što ga upitaju odakle mu pištolj, Sawyer kaže da ga je uzeo s tijela mrtvog maršala. Sayid optužuje Sawyera da je on bio zatočenik na letu, a Kate mu uzima pištolj i Sayid joj pokazuje kako ga ispravno rastaviti.

U radnji koja se odvija ranije otkrivaju se posljednji trenuci prije nesreće. Kate razgovara s maršalom, istim ozlijeđenim čovjekom za kojeg se Jack brine na plaži. Kate je ta koja nosi lisice koje je Walt pronašao u džungli. U trenutku turbulencije, kovčeg pogađa maršala u glavu i ozlijedi ga. Kate se uspijeva osloboditi lisica i staviti maršalu masku s kisikom prije nego što je stavi i sebi, a u tom se trenutku rep aviona otkida od ostatka i pada na drugu stranu otoka. Natrag na plaži, maršal se budi tijekom operacije i upita Jacka: "Gdje je ona?" U međuvremenu Sayid pali prijemnik i začuje se signal. Međutim, signal je blokiran prijenosom francuske poruke koja se ponavlja punih 16 godina. Shannon ju uspijeva prevesti: "Sada sam sama, potpuno sama na otoku. Molim neka netko dođe. Drugi su mrtvi. Ubila sam ih. Ubila sam ih sve." Grupa preživjelih zbunjeno pogledaju jedni druge, a Charlie upita: "Društvo, gdje se mi to nalazimo?"

Produkcija

Razvoj projekta
Serija Izgubljeni započela se stvarati još u siječnju 2004. godine, kada je Lloyd Braun tadašnji direktor ABC-a naručio scenarij od Spelling Television temeljen na njegovoj ideji o spajanju knjige Gospodar muha, filma Brodolom života, televizijske serije Gilliganov otok i popularnog "reality showa" "Survivor" u jednu seriju. ABC je davne 1969. godine producirao seriju The New People koja je bila kratkog vijeka, a čija se radnja također vrtila oko preživjelih putnika nakon zrakoplovne nesreće. Nezadovoljan prvim verzijama scenarija, Braun je uskoro kontaktirao J. J. Abramsa koji se nalazio pod ugovorom s Touchstone Televison (sada ABC Studios), a također iza sebe već imao autorsko djelo u obliku televizijske serije (Alias) te mu predložio da napiše novi scenarij za pilot epizodu Izgubljenih. Iako u početku nije bio zainteresiran, Abrams je ipak pristao pod uvjetom da serija krene u nadnaravnom smjeru, a također je surađivao i s Damonom Lindelofom kako bi odmah od početka postavili stil same serije i njezine glavne likove. Zajedno su kreirali "Bibliju serije", skupili i detaljno razradili glavne mitološke ideje i zaplete koji bi se protezali na četiri do pet sezona. Budući da je producentska kuća htjela krenuti sa svojom novom serijom odmah u televizijskoj sezoni 2004./05., vremena za pretprodukciju bilo je jako malo. Zato su scenaristi tijekom audicija za uloge pisali likove prema glumcima koji su nastupali na audiciji.

Dvosatna pilot epizoda Izgubljenih postala je najskuplja epizoda neke serije svih vremena. Navodno je koštala između 10 i 14 milijuna dolara (prosječna cijena pilot epizode za televizijsku sezonu 2004./05. bila je oko 4 milijuna dolara). Premijera serije emitirana je 22. rujna 2004. i postala jedan od najvećih kritičkih i komercijalnih uspjeha te godine. Upravo je ta serija, uz novo pridošle Kućanice i Uvod u anatomiju označila lagano uzdizanje ABC-a kojemu do tada nije išlo što se tiče televizijske gledanosti. Ipak, prije nego što je pilot epizoda Izgubljenih uopće prikazana na televiziji, izvršni direktori ABC-a otpustili su Lloyda Brauna upravo zbog slabe gledanosti serija u produkciji ABC-a proteklih sezona i zbog činjenice da je uopće dopustio snimanje tako skupog projekta. Svjetska premijera pilot epizode održana je 24. srpnja 2004. godine u sklopu Comic-Cona u San Diegu.

Premda Abrams i Lindelof nisu koristili Lieberov rad kao inspiraciju za svoj vlastiti, Lieberov zahtjev za arbitracijom koju je podnijo udruženju američkih scenarista i u kojem je naveo sličnosti između dva scenarija zagarantirao mu je postavljanje imena kao jednog od autora same serije. Lieber će kasnije priznati da se radnja serije drastično počela razlikovati od njegovog koncepta za Nowhere te će proglasiti Izgubljene serijom koja "više sliči Gospodaru prstenova nego Gospodaru muha".

Snimanje epizode
Pilot epizoda snimljena je u Oahu (Havaji) dok su scene čija se radnja događa u avionu snimljene u studijima u Los Angelesu. Olupina leta 815 napravljena je od aviona Lockhee L-1011 izgrađenog 1972. godine, a kojeg je sve do 1998. godine koristila kompanija Delta Air Lines. Nakon što je ABC kupio zrakoplov, rastavio ga je i poslao brodom na Havaje. J. J. Abrams odlučio je ne snimati zračne scene kako ne bi otkrio previše otoka, ali i zbog toga što je smatrao da bi previše scena snimljenih iz raznih perspektiva samo zbunilo gledatelje.

U Pilot epizodi korišteni su brojni specijalni efekti, pogotovo plavi ekran. Jedan od njih izgrađen je netom prije emitiranja drugog nastavka Pilot epizode budući je scena zahtijevala polarnog medvjeda.

Priznanja
Prvi nastavak Pilot epizode oborio je rekord gledanosti s 18.6 milijuna gledatelja, dok je drugi nastavak gledalo 17 milijuna Amerikanaca. Oba nastavka prikazana su iste noći u Ujedinjenom Kraljevstvu na kanalu Channel 4, dana 10. kolovoza 2005. te je serija postala instantnim hitom. Toga tjedna to je bio drugi najgledaniji program na kanalu Channel 4 sa 6.75 milijuna gledatelja - ispred njega nalazio se samo Big Brother.

Kritike za Pilot epizodu bile su izrazito pozitivne. IGN je dao ocjenu 10/10 istaknuvši da Izgubljeni "ispunjavaju sva očekivanja svoje publike". U flashback kritikama iz 2008. godine Chris Carabott iz IGN-a promijenio je ocjenu i dao joj 9.5/10 istaknuvši da će tajne serije "držati publiku budnom kroz sljedeće četiri godine"; drugom nastavku dao je ocjenu 9/10 napisavši: "Zbilja se radi o vratolomiji emocija i taj osjećaj užasa koji publika dobiva fantastično je predstavljen u seriji". Časopis Entertainment Weekly dao je epizodi čistu peticu naglasivši da se ista može svidjeti onima koji nisu ljubitelji znanstvene fantastike i fantazije, a USA Today dao je četiri zvjezdice hvaleći najviše glumačku postavu. The Futon Critic kasnije će izabrati upravo Pilot epizodu kao peti najbolji nastavak neke televizijske serije 2004. godine. TV Guide postavio je epizodu na peto mjesto "najboljih 100 epizoda televizijskih serija svih vremena".

Na dodjeli prestižnih televizijskih nagrada Emmy 2005. godine J. J. Abrams osvojio je nagradu za najbolju režiju dramske serije dok je skupa s Mary Jo Markey osvojio nagradu za najbolju montažu dramske serije. Uz to dobio je nominaciju za najbolju montažu zvuka i najbolji scenarij za dramsku seriju. April Webster, direktorica castinga osvojila je nagradu za rad na Pilot epizodi. Ova je epizoda također osvojila i dvije Golden Reel nagrade za najbolje efekte kao i VES nagradu za najbolje vizualne efekte. Sama epizoda bila je nominirana za Hugo nagradu kao i za nagrade od strane društva Američkog udruženja kamermana i Američkog udruženja redatelja.

Izvori

Vanjske poveznice
"Pilot (Part 1)"  na ABC-u
"Pilot (Part 2)"  na ABC-u

Epizode serije Izgubljeni

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Duck certainly has a lot more flavor than either chicken or turkey, but it is far less available, more perishable (hence sold frozen) and substantially more expensive (4-8x more expensive than chicken). Similarly, other domesticated or farmed fowl is both more expensive and less available, regardless of taste. An average goose is roughly the size of a medium turkey, but offers less meat and more bone per pound of live weight. But the ultimate determining factor is that it is simply more expensive.
Game birds, such as guinea fowl, partridge, pheasant, quail, squab, cornish hens and a variety of ducks (as opposed to the standard Muscovite) are harder to raise, are inefficient meat sources and are supremely more expensive than both chicken and turkey, which is why we tend to save them for holidays and other special meals, if we eat them at all. No one in his right mind would argue that they are flavorless, and few would worry about their relative taste value compared to chicken, despite frequent personal dislikes of the particular flavors.
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