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Open Call: Apply to Become a Kickstarter Creator-in-Residence this Fall
Lindsay Howard
The Spring 2019 Creators-in-Residence
We're excited to announce the open call for Kickstarter's Fall 2019 Creators-in-Residence program.
Whether you're a first-time creator seeking one-on-one mentorship or a repeat creator looking to fulfill your rewards, our Creators-in-Residence program can give you the time and space to move your project forward.
Launched in 2017, our Creators-in-Residence program invites NYC-based creators in the process of planning, launching, or about to fulfill a Kickstarter campaign to join us at our Brooklyn HQ for a three-month residency. Past residents have included product designer Krystal Persaud, games designer Jordan Draper, artist Nicholas O'Brien, author Ytasha L. Womack, and choreographer Raja Feather Kelly.
The Fall 2019 session will run from Tuesday, September 10, through Friday, December 13.
During the residency, each creator will pair with a staff mentor who specializes in their area of interest and will offer guidance on how to manage a Kickstarter campaign. Residents receive access to a dedicated workspace, as well as our theater, recording studio, library, meeting rooms, and kitchen. They also have opportunities to be featured in Kickstarter-produced editorial content, and are invited to attend regular workshops, talks, and performances that put them in conversation with other creators and Kickstarter staff.
Apply here for the upcoming season by Wednesday July 31, 2019. Creators will be notified on Thursday August 15 if they've been selected for the program.
Kickstarter and Social Art Network Team Up to Support UK Artists
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The program will mentor 10 social practice artists in the UK as they prepare to launch projects this fall.
Filmmaker Ian Nesbitt's 'Taking The Michael'
Kickstarter has always been a place where artists can share projects that engage with politics and society—projects that affect communities and environments, create dialogue around key societal issues, and enable social and political change. These ideas resonate with Kickstarter backers who value the platform as a place to support projects that break down political barriers and invite others to move towards change.
On Kickstarter in the UK, we've noticed a rise in social practice projects addressing urgent concerns about how we live now: the climate emergency, Brexit and our relationship with continental Europe, the refugee crisis, our ageing population, and the effect of government austerity policies on marginalised communities.
To continue to support this work, Kickstarter has partnered with the collective Social Art Network (SAN) to mentor 10 artists as they prepare to launch social practice projects this fall. "What better way to help our sector grow and be resilient than to use Kickstarter's expertise to help drive community-driven projects towards collective and collaborative financial success," says artist and SAN's co-founder R.M. Sánchez-Camus. "This program only begins with these 10 artists as a pilot. We are aiming for long-term strategies that can help artists working in this field be resilient and self-sufficient. To have their efforts supported and to shine."
For social practice artists in the wider Kickstarter community, we'll also run a public webinar and share additional resources for creators.
Guidance on Crafting an Honest and Clearly Presented Project
Meg Heim
Please make sure the objects on your project page actually exist, unlike these compasses.
The second rule on our Rules page reads: "Projects must be honest and clearly presented." But what do we mean by that? To provide some context for this rule, we're releasing a new page today, "Honest and Clear Project Presentation," and an accompanying feature for creators starting new projects.
Essentially our rule about honest presentation means that projects can't mislead people or misrepresent facts. It also means that creators need to be candid with backers about what they plan to accomplish. For projects that plan to manufacture and distribute something complex, like hardware or gadgets, we require working prototypes and don't allow misleading imagery.
Kickstarter Teams Up with the École Nationale Supérieure de la Photographie to Highlight 5 Projects from Emerging Photographers
Christoph Nagel
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Throughout the month of June, Kickstarter and the École Nationale Supérieure de la Photographie (ENSP) will be spotlighting the work of five emerging photographers in France.
Our goal is threefold: help these talented photographers realize a project they're passionate about, share their work with an international audience, and help them build a community around their practice.
Break Tradition. Break Habit. Break Expectations. Break Kickstarter.
Your work takes risks. Your project can, too.
Over the past 10 years the Kickstarter community has learned a thing or two about how to develop and run a Kickstarter campaign. This July, we invite you to rethink everything with Break Kickstarter.
Stretch the limits of our platform
Break Kickstarter is an initiative supporting unconventional campaigns, running from July 15 to August 15. You're invited to play with the structure or concept of running a campaign, and stretch the limits of our platform. Take it apart, put it back together, and try something new.
Experimentation can lead to new ideas and new ways of seeing. By reimagining the very components of Kickstarter's platform, we hope that you'll discover new ways to find support for your work and to connect with the people who love it.
Kickstarter Is Now Available in Chinese and Italian
Georgina Rovirosa
Today we are excited to announce that Kickstarter is available in two new languages: Traditional Chinese and Italian. We'd like to extend a warm welcome to Chinese and Italian speakers around the world, and especially to backers and creators who can now use Kickstarter in their native language.
Ideas Into Plans: Our London Workshop for Women and Nonbinary Creators of Color
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Kickstarter and gal-dem teamed up to host a workshop for women and nonbinary people of color where artists shared inspiring stories, practical skills, and tips for bringing creative projects to life.
Ideas flourish when they're shared with others. At Kickstarter, one of the most powerful ways we support artists is by offering dedicated time and space to develop projects alongside fellow creators.
To mark Kickstarter's 10th birthday on April 30, our UK team partnered with the magazine gal-dem to host an event for women and nonbinary people of color. With drinks and pizza in hand we welcomed our guests to Second Home London Fields, a venue dedicated to creative collaboration, for an evening of presentations, discussion, and lively workshop sessions with gal-dem founder Liv Little, The Literary Consultancy director Aki Schilz, Pakistan for Women creator Maliha Abidi, and Granby Workshop operations manager and artist Sumuyya Khader.
We Got You Something for Our Birthday
Ten years ago this week, Kickstarter landed on the World Wide Web, and our whole office erupted in cheers. Except there was no office, just some folks working out of their New York City apartments. The office came in 2010. A few other things have changed since then. For example, 16 million of you have backed a Kickstarter project!
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UK Royal Navy's upgraded HMS Cattistock returns to frontline service
4 November 2015	(Last Updated November 4th, 2015 18:30)
The UK Royal Navy's Hunt-class mine countermeasures vessel HMS Cattistock has returned to frontline service after completing a major upgrade programme.
The UK Royal Navy's Hunt-class mine countermeasures vessel HMS Cattistock has returned to frontline service after completing a major upgrade programme.
Carried out by BAE Systems in Portsmouth, the upgrade project included new engines, enabling the vessel to sail faster and stay at sea for longer.
BAE Systems Surface Ship Support Alliance head Harriet Clark said: "BAE Systems is proud to see HMS Cattistock re-dedicated today following a significant maintenance period at Portsmouth Naval Base which included a comprehensive upgrade to her propulsion system.
"The upgrade has introduced significant improvements, which have increased the ship's capability to support global operations."
Capable of accommodating a crew of 45 with five officers, the 60m-long Hunt-class vessel can carry out minesweeping and minehunting, and can support patrol missions.
"This day marks the end of HMS Cattistock's refit and importantly her return to the fleet and operational service."
Featuring a Kelvin Hughes Type-1007 naval radar, operating at the I-band, the Hunt-class vessels are integrated with two Eca PAP 104 Mk3 remotely controlled vehicles, for the identification and disposal of mines.
With the latest upgrade, HMS Cattistock will be able to extend its serving life to 2030 and beyond, the Royal Navy stated.
HMS Cattistock commanding officer lieutenant commander Simon Coxsaid: "This day marks the end of HMS Cattistock's refit and importantly her return to the fleet and operational service.
"It is testament to the hard work and professionalism of both the ship's company and our industrial partners that together, success has been achieved."
The UK Royal Navy constructed a total of 13 Hunt Class minesweepers and minehunters between 1980 and 1989, and currently eight remain in service.
Image: The Royal Navy's HMS Cattistock with HMS Dauntless in the background. Photo: courtesy of Royal Navy.
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Known as the "Wicked" Bible of 1631, it says, "Thou shalt commit adultery"—leaving out the obvious and significant word: NOT! The so-called "Denial Bible" of 1792 says, "Philip" in place of "Peter" as the disciple who denied Jesus.
To avoid such errors in ancient times, Jewish scribes exercised extreme care in making new copies of the Old Testament. Hand-copying a scroll came with stringent guidelines! Letters, words, and lines counted. If a single mistake was discovered, the entire manuscript was destroyed.
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Athletes seek to maximize their skill and guard against injury.
Nothing represents the peak of physical condition like Olympic athletes do, yet they also represent a wide range of body types, shapes and sizes.
Basketball players are generally tall and long-limbed, whereas gymnasts tend to be small and compact. Wrestlers' upper bodies are heavily padded with muscle, while fencers carry more muscle in their lower bodies. Swimmers and divers tend to have a slightly higher percentage of body fat than other athletes, but marathon runners appear to have hardly any body fat at all.
Being a top athlete means strengthening your body to respond to your sport's unique demands, Jenkins said. For example, boxers need to be heavy hitters, but they also need to sustain their endurance through the end of a bout; and carrying more muscle mass requires more oxygen to keep going.
Swimmers also can't be too muscular, as that creates extra drag in the water and can reduce their speed, he said.
And some sports require athletes to work on building up a particular part of their bodies to guard against injuries to which they are particularly vulnerable, he added.
Wrestlers also need strong backs and muscular upper bodies to grip their opponents and pin them to the mat. And they do special exercises in order to build bulky layers of muscle around their necks to protect their windpipes against chokeholds, Jenkins said.
There are 42 sports and 306 events in the 2016 Olympic Games, in which approximately 10,500 athletes will be competing, according to the Olympic Games website.
How their bodies look and what they do to get them to look that way may vary, but they seek the same goal — to maximize power and agility while also anticipating the wear and tear their sport exacts on their bodies.


RUSH: Hey, folks, I hope everybody had a wonderful weekend, a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday, and now we are officially into the — well, we call it the Christmas season here, but that's not meant to leave anybody out. Christmas is a national holiday and we are inclusive here at the EIB Network, and so we welcome everybody into our spirit, feelings of joy and goodwill and all of that.
RUSH: We had a great Thanksgiving weekend. I flew to St. Louis on Thanksgiving Day. The family had dinner there together. There were 25 of us that were able to assemble this year. And then after dinner flew back Thanksgiving night, had golf and other things the next day.
And then Saturday was back to Missouri because my niece, Kristen, is engaged, and the engagement party was Saturday night in our hometown, Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Cape Girardeau, when I was growing up, you know what it looked like at Christmas? Have you seen the movie It's a Wonderful Life with Jimmy Stewart and the gang? Remember, whatever the name of that town was, the Christmas decorations that were on the street posts across the street with the stars and the angels. Well, that's what Broadway was when I was growing up, Cape Girardeau. Cape Girardeau looked just like the town in It's a Wonderful Life? I'm having a mental block. Something falls, Middlebrook Falls or something.
At any rate, they had similar type decorations up on Saturday night, even though they've been modernized. But it was a — I mean, 200 people showed up. Bedford Falls. That's what it was. Bedford Falls. Any time I watch It's a Wonderful Life I think of my hometown when watching that. And, no, I do not get tired of watching it. In fact, I love Christmas movies that tug at your heart and cause you to cry. I love those things, the Hallmark-type stuff.
And you know why? You know why I love those things? Because they are a link to a wholesome, decent culture that has not been corrupted or polluted by anything. It's not a desire to skip back in time. It's just a remembrance of what the anchors of our culture and society used to be. And I don't watch those old Christmas movies and get snarky about it. I look at 'em and I enjoy 'em for what they are. 'Cause at one time that was America, and at one time that's what America was, and at one time they made movies that reflected what America was, rather than preach to America about what it should be or what they don't like about it, which is what happens now.
Anyway, 200 people showed up. They set up a smoking section for me in this place. It was about 50 degrees out and I was willing to go outside, perfectly willing. I was perfectly comfortable out there, "No, no, no, you gotta come in." So they set up a little smoking section for me inside the — it's a place called Celebrations. It's not a restaurant. It's a gigantic room with a couple bars, little dining rooms that you can rent for private parties and stuff. And me being a powerful, influential member the media — you know, I shouldn't mention the name. Now this place is gonna get beat up on Twitter like you — well, they'll get business.
Anyway, they set up a smoking section for me, it was right outside the kitchen. And people walked back, said hello. Some of these people I had not seen in 40 years, even though I've been back, but it was this party that got everybody together. It was fun. It was fun. And there were relatives of some of the old townies that I had not met. It was a two or three hour thing, heavy hors d'oeuvres, wine and beer, cash bar, my brother went cheap. You had to pay if you wanted adult beverages. No, no. It's a way of limiting the consumption of adult beverages, the cash bar. He didn't go cheap. Just typical familial humor.
But I finished that, and my cousin Stephen Marsh drove me out to the airport, and I got back about 2 o'clock Sunday morning, got up, played golf, and thought about watching the Steelers last night. And I did. I watched all told maybe a quarter. Well, I have to admit it. I can't sit here and say that I didn't watch it.


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VirnetX Stock Booms on Big Apple Payout
VHC has broken out above its 200-day trendline
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Apple was ordered to pay VHC more than $500 million on patent infringement
Shares of VirnetX Holding Corporation (NYSEAMERICAN:VHC) have jumped 17.3% to trade at $4.75, after the security technology firm was awarded $502.6 million in damages after a federal jury in Texas found Apple (AAPL) guilty of patent infringement. Today's pop has VHC stock trading at its highest level since mid-November, and breaking free from its 200-day trendline -- a former layer of support that had served as a stiff layer of resistance over the past five months.
Options traders have been eyeing this technical ceiling in recent weeks. Over the past 10 days, the stock's April 4 and 5 calls saw the biggest increases in open interest, and data from the major options exchanges confirms the lower-strike calls were bought, while the higher-strike ones were sold. This suggests the front-month options were being used to initiate long call spreads.
Outside of the options arena, sentiment toward the tech stock is distinctly bearish. More than 12.3 million VHC shares are sold short, representing 24.6% of the security's available float. What's more, it would take shorts nearly 50 sessions to cover these bets, at the average pace of trading -- though this number is likely lower amid today's high-volume trading, with some of these traders helping to fuel this morning's fire.


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In New Jersey a bill that would limit the capacity of firearms from the current maximum of 15 rounds to 10 cleared the Assembly.
Several other bills were advanced by lawmakers during the busy session, including one that requires follow-up studies of former residents of state developmental centers to assess their well-being.
The bill, which passed the assembly 75-0, would include studies of all former residents of state developmental centers who have made a transition into the community under the Department of Human Services "Path to Progress" plan. The plan is designed to make sure that those with developmental disabilities can live in communities if their habilitation plan allows for it.
The gun measure, over the objections of several Republicans who questioned what affect the proposed tighter limit on magazine capacity would have on stopping criminals from using illegal guns, passed the Democratic-controlled Assembly by a 46-31 margin.


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Akufo-Addo 'thinking out of the box' – Kufuor
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Former President John Agyekum Kufuor says Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo's achievements so far during his three and a half years presidency is something he will describe as "thinking out of the box".
According to him, even though the four-year period is too short for any government, if you look at Akufo-Addo's infrastructure development, social interventions, the law and order situation generally, "he is not doing badly at all".
"He and his government are showing a tendency that I describe as thinking out of the box. The way the government has used the bond market, perhaps it is early days to judge but to me, they have been smart with the bond market…" Kufuor said on Asaase Radio's 'Sunday Night' show on Sunday.
He added that in managing the novel Coronavirus pandemic, "what government is able to do with allowing free water supply, free electricity and then the way he personally has also managed the COVID-19 situation […] he's been quite regular addressing the people every week […] he's done quite well".
Kufuor eulogised the implementation of the free SHS under the Akufo-Addo administration as having benefited "most of the citizenry".
"Planting for food and jobs, one district one factory, all these things are coming up, all that I can say is he's doing well," he stressed.
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So much potential...so much confusion.
I liked the movie a lot. I thought it was very well shot and very well acted, and I can appreciate Peele's subtle homages to previous horror films throughout. However, the story itself is very weak and a bit of a mess.
A big concern for the main characters, as well as for the viewers, is why these doppelgängers (known in the movie as The Tethered) are attacking. So we are lead from almost the beginning, to want those answers, and when they're actually delivered, it's pretty unsatisfying.
The logic (or lackthereof) of The Tethered's existence and motivation is very messy and ultimately ruins the final conclusion of the film, because it leaves too many holes in the story that need to be answered.
If Peele had removed the explanation element as to the Tethered's existence, functionality etc. it would have made it a better story in my opinion. It becomes then a survival horror film, and leaves more to the viewer's imagination and thoughts as to the how and why, and that could even leave some good opportunities for symbolism etc. which Peele is known for. Not to mention it would have made the final conclusion even more shocking, compelling and thought provoking, and viewers would be talking about it for a long time, in all the best ways. Instead we're left talking about the many plot holes in the explanation.
All in all, as a standalone movie, it's really good and I can appreciate it for what it is, despite some of it's plot points I'd like further explanation on.
Also, I don't really think it can or should be compared to Get Out in any way because they're two completely different films, in genre and the overall tone. Us is a horror film and Get Out is a social thriller. So it's unfair to pit them against each other, or put them in the same league, even though they share the same director. I feel like people looking to do that are going to end up disappointed with this movie no matter what.
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I understand what was trying to be achieved but it fell flat.
This movie reminded me of movies like the mist or cloverfield. There is this underlying plot of "sci-fi experiment gone wrong" that doesn't get explained. However in this film we get a small but lazy explanation. This came in the form of a text card at the beginning of the film that basically reads "There thousands of tunnels in the world. Who knows what's in them". This was the movies only explanation and setup for a civilization of 6 million clones of people living in an underground tunnel. When the movie ended and it pieced together to be this it made for an overarching plot that was just stupid.
Now these clones did refer to themselves as shadows because they were sometimes forced to mimic the movements of the person they are cloned after. It was weird how selective that was and is very inconsistent in a way that hurt a couple scenes in the movie.
The rest of the movie is just those 6 million clones coming out of the tunnel and killing the person they are cloned after. Once they accomplish that they hold hands and form a line stretching across the United States. And no I'm not kidding, this is exactly how the movie ends.
The only redeeming qualities was good acting, good music, and decent humor. However, none of that can fix a terrible plot that ended with an nonsensical twist. Like a sour cherry ontop.
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Absolutely one of the most boring films I have seen in a loooong time. It's trying to be smart and original, but totally fails. It is not enough for movies to be original, they also have to be entertaining. This movie is definitely not scary, it is just silly and not in a good way.
Did I watch the same movie as the people that are giving this a 10/10???
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Like other reviewers, first 20-30 minutes was good and then when the doppelgänger started speaking, it went downhill from there. It was slow, longer than it should have been, pretentious, and by the end boring. The dumb screeching from the doppelgängers, the lack of a good script (some parts made absolutely no sense), the attempt to be both funny and scary at the same time... My husband and I almost fell asleep at the end! Is that what a good horror/thriller should do to you? We had such high hopes for this film and both left disappointed. Not sure how people are rating it even close to a 10. I've never left a movie review before so imagine how disappointed I was to leave this. The only good thing is that the movie was free because we had a gift card.
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A lot of hype, but not fully satisfying.
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Aside from the poor, cheesy attempt at comedic relief, the irritating "demonic" voices of the enemy, and the elementary, pretentious soundtrack, the entire movie literally doesn't make any sense at all. If the enemy are "shadows" who are controlled by what their human counterparts do, then how were they able to construct all those suits and go up and kill everyone? Because the humans weren't doing that and aren't they unable to do whatever they want because they always do a copy of what their humans do? Plus the movie just ends with all the "shadows" standing in a huge line holding hands, if they wanted to kill everyone wouldn't they have just seen the original family and gone to kill them instead of just stood there? Because throughout different scenes in the movie the shadows weren't only trying to kill the one person who looks like them. Honestly the movie could have just been some kind of stupid political stunt, I mean there's little clues throughout the entire movie. The main villain complains about oppression and suppression and how "we are Americans". Honestly I don't even know what to say other than don't bother. It's such a cringey waste of time, I'd literally rather watch Thomas the Tank Engine.
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I pretty much laughed the entire movie...and not in a good way.
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All this movie wants you to do is go on the internet afterwards and read the 75 million different theories people have about it.
Also to call this a "horror movie" is comical. Dumbest movie I've seen in a while.
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Where do I start with this review? This has got to be one of the worst movies I have ever seen in my life, and I have watched a lot of movies. I came into this movie excited, and wanting to be scared which isn't hard to do. The first 20 minutes or so were great. The sets and wardrobe were full of vibrant colors, the soundtrack was good (only in the beginning, more on that later), the acting was great and the jokes seemed organic. The buildup in the beginning was very suspenseful, not relying on cheap jump scares at all. And then things to a turn for the worse.... way worse!
The shadowy figures finally made their appearance in the movie, everything is still suspenseful and the action scenes are playing out beautifully, and then the shadows start talking. I'm thinking what the hell is going on? Is this supposed to be scary? What they're saying makes no sense and isn't relevant in the slightest. Scene after scene is happening with no direction, no explanation, and no real purpose. The suspense is gone, and it is replaced with mindless screaming and action scenes which are not scary at all, it's just feels stupid. Kind of like the action scenes from "The Purge", a lot of things happening and people screaming, but at the same time nothing is happening, nothing is moving the story along.
It seems like the villains in the movie can't make up their mind on what they're trying to accomplish. Do they want the family dead or not? And then the jokes in which everyone was laughing at in the first 20 minutes in the movie disappeared, and was replaced with dialogue that just kept getting cheesier and cheesier. I just didn't know what they were trying to do with this movie. I kept waiting for it to get better but it just kept getting worse and worse. The plot was non existent.
The villains would corner their victims, and not kill them when they had the opportunity, they would just act like they're trying to hurt them, make a few creepy faces and stupid noises and then just let them go. This happened over and over until it got soo tiresome that you just wanted something, anything significant to happen. When people died, you could care less because they felt like expendable characters. And the whole time your watching the film, your waiting for the film to give you a clue as to what is happening and why. And then the soundtrack started sounding weird, not scary, just weird. As if they just asked a random five year old off the street to pick what they would think of as creepy music to go with the movie.
Then there were symbols that not only had no meaning but felt stupid, think bunnies and weird wanna be scary but still childish music. You'll see. The ending of the film reminded me of some of M. Night Shyamalan's not so good endings. There was a twist, but it just leaves you scratching your head in confusion, and feeling anger because it makes zero sense and doesn't explain anything about the previous 2 hours you just witnessed. Then we go back to this game of "I wanna kill you, but I don't wanna kill you!, I just wanna freak you out a little and carelessly give you the upper hand when I didn't need to". During these final scenes there were so many WTF moments, that reminded you that you were watching a movie because it was not believable at all.
My conclusion, the beginning was an awesome buildup to what could've been a great movie. Action scenes were happening that kept you interested to see what happens next. Then what happens next is the same tireless cat and mouse game over and over. In the midst of all this you're still waiting for an explanation that never comes, and witness a twist that doesn't make sense. The movie is over and you come to the realization that you just wasted 2 hours of your life and that the best thing about the movie was the trailer.
Horror fans won't like this, drama fan's won't like this, and the casual movie goer will definitely not like this.
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If the name wasn't Jordan Peele, you would have walked out of that theater. Most of the audience went to see US because of the amazing experience they had with the successful movie Get Out.
US starts with introducing us the family. The visuals are stunning, great score puts you right into the mood and there's a significant effort spent to make the characters likeable, up until the bad guys show up.
Until here, everything is right and we feel like we're watching a Jordan Peele movie. Then, it takes a wrong turn and falls down flat on its face.
The bad guys show up and as soon as Lupita's doppelgänger opens her mouth, the movie finishes for me. All of a sudden, I feel like I'm in a ridiculous movie made by a 13 year old. Her raspy voice sounded really stupid and cheesy rather than creepy.
Okay. There is a family that looks exactly like you, standing right in front of you holding scissors, everyone looks scared to death and then you just have to say "Please take the boat", really now?
Once I experienced these untimely jokes, it went downhill for me really fast. The chase and the combat scenes are far from being realistic and I started to feel like a Jordan Peele parody on YouTube rather than an original picture.
The movie gets worse and worse after that and once things are being overly explained you scream WHAT? Because nothing makes sense and immediately you notice a plot hole after a plot hole.
Like many revievers said before, this movie would have been much better if nothing was explained and left for our imagination. At least the plot would make some sort of sense.
As for the acting, Nyongo puts an amazing performance. Although she plays two characters, you could swear the actors are different. She's that good. You could see every single emotion there's to exist on her facial expressions. Creepy? You got it. Sweet and caring? You got that too.
However, the others were an epic fail. The dad was annoying with no mimics whatsoever, the girl overplayed the emotions almost every scene and the boy was too stiff.
Overall, if you want to see a movie with great visuals and musical score everyone's talking about, then go see this movie to form your own opinion.
But, if you say the movie you watch has to have a great story and should make sense, then wait for it to show up on a streaming network.
4/10 for the visuals, soundtrack and some acting.
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This movie had the potential to be good, but it was all over the place. Plot holes, confusing story line, and some corny characters made this movie mediocre at best. It was intended to be scary, but there were several people (including me) laughing at the "scary" scenes.
It seems as if the movie can't decide if it wasn't to be funny or serious. It tries both and fails at both.
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The scenario seems like have written by a 11 yo child from Beverly Hills. I couldn't find neither logic nor a decent fiction in it. In addition, the end was irrelevant. I'm not a fastidious person but the movie was simply bad! It doesn't deserve over 5!
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I struggled to like much in this. Good cast but performed badly in large parts with over acting to try and be scary being the worst thing. The Plot started well and was intriguing but the more it went on on I actually found it laughable. By the time it hit a big a twist at the end I didn't care. Plus point of the film was the child actors were impressive.
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The beginning was alright. Great actors. But there were just too many WTF moments. Everyone's stabbing each other and I can't help but laugh, because the plot is that ridiculous. I'm suprised it has such a high score amongst critics. It's just a marketing strategy, making people want to see it.
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Can I please get that 2 hours 1 minute back?
Stupid plot, mediocre acting. Was it meant to be a comedy or Horror? Waste of money and time.


Vertical succulent gardens are so popular right now, from home decor to wedding decorations, and Walnut Hollow has some beautiful wood pieces that are perfect for creating a modern-looking vertical succulent planter. I used the Large Hexagon Wall Decor to create mine.
Apply 2-3 coats of polyurethane to entire hexagon box and backing. Do not use a water-base finish like polycrylic, it will wear away when you water your succulents. Let the polyurethane dry thoroughly and sand between each coat.
You can add a picture frame hanger to the back if you would like to be able to hang your succulent planter.
Cut a piece of chicken wire a little wider than the hexagon. Use a staple gun to attach it to the inside of the hexagon.
If you'd prefer to use fake succulents, you can start gluing them in now. There is no need to add the burlap and peat moss, just glue them onto the chicken wire.
Place a piece of burlap cloth inside of the chicken wire. Then fill the inside with peat moss, pressing and compacting the peat moss as you fill it. You want the peat moss to be firm enough to hold in the succulents. When it's full, wrap the burlap around the top of the peat moss and tuck it in.
Gather your succulent cuttings and plan how you want your arrangement to look. You should have one focal point, a few clippings that spill out of the frame, and lots of monochromatic filler pieces. You may also want a few more colorful smaller pieces to make it more interesting.
Use scissors to poke a hole in the burlap cloth, then press the stem of a succulent into the hole. You may need to use the scissors to enlarge the whole if the stem is large. Be gentle because some succulents break easily. Repeat the process until the burlap is filled with succulents.
I found it easiest to put the filler pieces in first, then slowly add the rest of the clippings, ending with the focal point succulent.
Water your succulent planter about once a week to begin with, draining off any excess water. It will take about 6-8 weeks for the succulent cuttings to start growing roots that will hold them firmly in the peat moss, so you may want to wait until then to hang up your vertical planter. If a succulent falls out at any time, just stick it back into its hole in the burlap.
Order the Large Hexagon Wall Decor at Walnut Hollow. It's made from solid pine with a birch plywood back. There's also a smaller version available too. Both made in America using environmentally friendly processes, like all of Walnut Hollow's products.
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how can we water them vertically?
Hi there! You can simply take them down from the wall to water them. Let the water soak up a bit, then hang them back up!
So pretty! I want to try! How do you water this?
Oops. Just saw the other comment. How do you let this drain though? And will it ruin the frame?
Yes I'd like to know this too!
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Thanks for sharing you have excellent instructions and pictures.


The Rolls-Royce Phantom VII was a full-sized luxury saloon car made by Rolls-Royce Motor Cars. Launched in 2003, it was the first Rolls-Royce developed and introduced after BMW purchased the right to use the Rolls-Royce name and logo in 1998.
Der Rolls-Royce Phantom ist ein Pkw-Modell des Automobilherstellers Rolls-Royce Motor Cars. Er wurde als Limousine mit normalem Radstand und als Limousine mit verlängertem Radstand (Phantom Extended Wheelbase) gefertigt.
Rolls-Royce Phantom, 2003, #SA91568454U121614 After BMW Group by a clever coup on 28th July 1998 became future custodian of the Rolls-Royce motor car marque, they started "Project Rolls-Royce" by investing tremendously.


Many People and organizations with give various reasons as to why they install the air conditioners. For places like restaurants, hotels, warehouses, store houses, and many other it is almost compulsory for them to have a working AC. For some areas it is compulsory because of the climatic changes, where sometimes they get very hot and very cold and so you will need an air conditioner to help you out. There are some certain features of the Air conditioning that have to be taken seriously. There the different designs of air conditioners that are available in the stores today and so they all have different methods of installing them. The maintenance and servicing of the air conditioner is also an important matter. This is because the air conditioner comes in different sizes and the advanced capacity in each one of them makes them generate more heat as well. The filters are also different and they need regular cleaning and sometimes changed because their condition dictates so. The air conditioner should also be cleaned internally. This will ensure that all the dust and pollen that has settled inside the air conditioner is thoroughly cleaned for the machine to operate and give the best services. Proper maintenance of your AC guarantees' you the best services and less stress as you are sure your Ac will not break at any time. The more times that you leave your AC the same way that you should schedule for regular servicing.
Because of these important reasons and the need to give your air conditioner the best services, you need to talk to professionals who will be able to service the machine the best way possible. When you chose a professional company to work with you get the right services because you are working with experts, who have the right skills in handling your air conditioner.
The starting point of finding a reliable servicing company for your AC is to ask for referral. If they are open to sending you the fee estimates you can visit each of the suggested companies so that you can get a feel for their services, prices, and work.
Visit the company so that you can have a feel on the kind of services they are offering. Sometimes it might be that they want to cover up of having inexperienced technicians, and so paying just a little for the good services is worth it.
The company you choose to work with should come up a schedule and on how your AC will be regularly served. The regular serving schedules will be organized by the hired company.


NAIROBI (Reuters) - Feathery costumes, multi-colored makeup and East African instruments are packed into boxes, ready for shipping as Kenya's National Theatre prepares to take its popular children's show "Tinga Tinga Tales" to New York.
The cartoon by multiple BAFTA award-winner Claudia Lloyd and Kenyan singer-songwriter Eric Wainaina features Kenyan children's fables to explain questions from the animal kingdom, such as why the giraffe's neck is long and how the chameleon got its colors.
The 2016 musical adaption, brought to life by a breakdancing Rastafari tortoise, a soul singing hippopotamus and a jazz savvy elephant, takes musical inspiration from gospel, funk and hiphop — genres rooted in the United States.
"I'm thrilled to be able to give back to an audience that I've borrowed so much from," said Wainaina, who is the show's composer, music director and also plays the lead character Monkey.
The cartoon, named after a colorful Tanzanian art-style, was first commissioned by Britain's public broadcaster, the BBC.
Lloyd said she was excited to bring East African children's tales, visual arts and music tradition to the United States, where the team will perform for two weeks in October at New Victory Theatre, an off-Broadway theater for children.
She said she believed the show had the potential to reach a much broader audience than the one it has so far entertained with full theaters in the Kenyan capital.
"When they all get up and scream and shout, that's why we are doing this," said Lloyd, adding she still tears up with joy when she sees families or school classes engage in the tale and move to the beats.


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Le Crapet de roche (Ambloplites rupestris) est une espèce de poissons de la famille des Centrarchidés.

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C'est un poisson de forme apparentée à celle des autres crapets comme la perche soleil et les achigans. Mais sa robe est moins colorée. Ses yeux sont rougeâtres, ce qui permet de bien le distinguer de l'achigan à grande bouche, mais peut le faire confondre auprès des novices avec l'achigan à petite bouche, commun dans son aire d'origine dans les mêmes habitats et également introduit en Europe localement. Sa forme est cependant bien plus plate et plus haute avec une tête et une bouche plus petites et ses yeux sont plus gros et plus hauts, il est plus proche de la perche soleil. La longueur maximale est d'environ , mais il mesure généralement bien moins, de 15 à . Il pèse rarement plus d'.

Répartition
Il est originaire d'une large partie du centre-est de l'Amérique du Nord : principalement à l'ouest des Appalaches dans les cours d'eau du bassin hydrographique des Grands Lacs et du fleuve Saint-Laurent, et quelques cours d'eau de la côte Est du Canada et du nord-est des États-Unis. Il est aussi présent dans une partie nord-est du bassin du Mississippi. Il est introduit ailleurs.

Introduit en Europe dans les années 1900, il est présent localement en France et en Angleterre. En France on le trouve dans la Saône et surtout dans la Loire, entre Roanne et Gien, ainsi que dans l'Arroux aval. Dans ces cours d'eau, cette espèce dont l'introduction est désormais ancienne n'est pas réputée envahissante à l'heure actuelle, et on n'a pas relevé d'impact important sur les autres espèces là où elle est présente, mais aucune étude spécifique n'a eu lieu.

Habitat
Le crapet de roche vit dans les cours d'eau à courant moyen ou lent et les lacs qui disposent de zones rocheuses dans le lit ou sur les bordures, ou un fond composé de cailloux ou gravier. En outre il apprécie aussi la présence de végétation aquatique pour se cacher. Il a une préférence pour les eaux claires et oxygénées, qui peuvent être chaudes ou froides. De tous les crapets il est celui qui affectionne le plus les habitats rupestres aquatiques, les anfractuosités rocheuses. On peut ainsi le rencontrer le long des piles des ponts et dans les enrochements des berges ou digues des lacs ou rivières aménagés par l'homme, ou encore dans les ports d'eau douce. Les parois naturellement rocheuses de certains lacs réservoirs lui conviennent également. De ce fait c'est souvent un poisson vivant près des berges. Il reste souvent caché par la roche et/ou la végétation. Il vit fréquemment en groupe et peut cohabiter avec d'autres espèces de crapets.

Alimentation

Le crapet de roche se nourrit principalement d'insectes aquatiques et de petits poissons, qu'il saisit lors de fulgurantes attaques. Dans son aire d'origine il est en compétition alimentaire partielle avec l'achigan à petite bouche qui est généralement présent dans les mêmes eaux.

Reproduction

Utilisation par l'homme

En Amérique du Nord le crapet de roche, appelé rock bass, est une espèce abondante et très appréciée des pécheurs de loisir, qui l'ont introduit un peu partout et ont étendu son aire de distribution. Il est aussi considéré comme un très bon poisson pour sa chair, qui ressemble à celle des autres crapets et achigans. Ce sont ces raisons qui avaient motivé son introduction en Europe, comme pour les achigans.

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These are just some of the ways an intending trainee might approach the tricky question of training to become an Alexander teacher.
I started training as an Alexander teacher in 1986. At that time, there were far fewer schools, and most of them had long waiting lists. They also had what I considered stringent conditions for joining those lists, including a lengthy period of lessons with the course directors.
I had had relatively few lessons, and I had no particular preference for one training school over another. I was vaguely familiar with the different approaches – Carrington, MacDonald, Barlow – from my reading of the available literature; and I suppose, if asked, I would have veered towards a Barlow based school, simply because I found Wilfred Barlow�s explanation of the Technique more illuminating and thoughtful than any other.
My eventual choice of school was entirely due to chance. I happened to have a lesson with a teacher who had heard of a new training course about to open. I visited it, met and got on with the directors, who had, as it happened, been Barlow trained, and joined shortly afterwards. I was one of nine, most of whom had gone through a similar process to me. Perhaps because of this, we shared a refreshing – I thought – non allegiance to any particular approach.
If I was planning to train now, I would be far clearer about where I would want to go. Not having the benefit of hindsight, I would suggest any intending trainee, having established a short list of financially and logistically viable schools, discover as much as possible about each before even thinking of visiting any of them. This is because an Alexander training school can seem a strange and sometimes intimidating environment. Visiting one isn�t necessarily the best way to obtain information.
How structured is a course? Is that structure decided by the directors or the senior students? How rigidly is it adhered to? Would you consider such rigidity a good or bad thing? How much say, if any, might junior students have? Is there any provision for individual students to �take over� the occasional running of the course? Personally, I found I preferred a fluid structure; and I particularly liked it when students ran the course, temporarily. However, I loathed it when all structure became temporarily lost.
When does a student begin to use their hands? This can differ widely, from almost immediately to not before the third year. It might seem difficult to know as an intending trainee which is preferable. I, personally, would have liked to use my hands immediately, and not have had a special or precious thing made of it. Others might disagree.
How much hands on work is there, overall? An intending trainee might not know how much they would like there to be. Perhaps, if their experience of lessons had been that the more a teacher used their hands the better, they would prefer that sort of ratio to continue during training. For me, the opposite was the case, and I would have positively welcomed a more hands off approach.
There�s also the issue of how the hands are used. This is a subtle matter, and obviously requires time spent at the school itself. Some teachers can seem alarmingly heavy handed, or disconcertingly light fingered. My personal bias errs towards the latter.
How much time is set aside for �work on the self�? In truth, all Alexander work is work on the self, and a better question might be to ask �how�, precisely, such work is done. Any answer to this question from a course director outside a brief reference to inhibition and direction could prove very illuminating. Merely attempting to answer the question, in detail, would be a plus, in my view.
How much if any reading is done in class; and what books are read? If Alexander�s books are considered de trop or too difficult in any way, this might be a telling point. If someone is after an academic approach, it might be worth asking about any follow up to �reading�. One of my fellow trainees was disappointed we didn�t discuss in class, and later write about, what we had read, as he had done, in depth, with texts at university. For my part, I found reading in class of most interest not because of what we read but how we read it, out aloud.
Anatomy and physiology is a tricky question. How much formal study goes on? How much is necessary? If it is included, is an equivalent portion of psychology taught? Personally, apart from learning about the way the head sat on the atlas, and the atlas turned on the axis, the relative position of the hip joints and the striking mobility of the ribcage, I found most of this superfluous. Of far more interest, to me, was the mechanism of thought. For others, though, the exact opposite might be the case.
How soon do trainees put hands on other students, other teachers or � most importantly � visitors? I would simply say, the earlier the better, even with members of the public, so long as they are not paying. I don�t think this is common practice.
What lineage are the directors from? Is this the same as the visiting teachers, the same as the trainees, before they joined the course? How important is this? Some schools may have a reputation for not only believing their understanding of the Technique is the only valid one, but expecting their students to believe it too. To further that end, any visiting teachers, as well as senior trainees, will probably teach along similar lines to the directors. This might, or might not, seem attractive.
Are there any extracurricular activities? By this, I mean anything that isn�t either straightforward Alexander work or directly relevant to its application. A trainee may, or may not, have strong feelings about this. In moderation, I didn�t, and don�t.
Is any time devoted to easing the passage from training into professional life? Some schools will treat this far more seriously than others. Again, much depends on how a person views becoming a professional.
Various ways to establish the above information might range from phoning or emailing the course director, checking the school website, if it has one, or asking for contact details of previous students. I would recommend the last approach. I�m sure that recently qualified trainees would be happier to answer questions in detail than course directors. They might be more honest, too. I�ve found, in other areas of life, if I want to learn about something I�m considering paying for, asking advice from those who have already paid for it is a great help.
Finally, there are the obvious questions that can only be resolved by a personal visit to a school.
Do you get on well with the course director(s)?
How do you find the other students?
These three are all gut level decisions. You either feel good about the place and the people or you don�t. We had several visitors on our course. I remember one, an Israeli, who came with his father, said nothing the whole day, and refused to be worked on. We never saw him again. Others couldn�t stop talking, or else never left the safety of the couch. Some came often but failed to become trainees; others made a single visit, and then joined the course a year later.
To reiterate. For me, the most important issues, besides the obvious practicalities of locality, finance and rubbing along with everyone, would be how much emphasis was placed on work on the self, rather than work on others; how much hands off work was done; how early hands on work was introduced; how soon students got to work in real life situations; how frequently visiting teachers came; and how open to alternative strands of teaching a school was.
The one issue that would probably tip the balance for me today would be the amount of time spent teaching trainees to work with other people without using their hands. In other words, time spent investigating our thought processes, and how they affect our physical use, in action, in depth. I�m unaware of any training course offering this as a speciality.
Although I taught on a training school for many years, as a visiting teacher, I don�t run one. So my advice to potential trainees is strictly from the point of view of a teacher who remembers how it was to train and how he might have preferred it to be.


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Profile: COSBY ENSINGLE
admin 12 years ago
Cosby ENSINGLE whose real names are Moncha Emmanuel Neba is a Pop/Rock singer and song writer in Cameroon. He was born into a family of six . Three brothers (Abongta Shu Moncha, Mbonui Bofuan Moncha, Ngwa vision Moncha) and two sisters (Abita Lum Moncha, Afanwi Adel Moncha). His father Moncha Martin Ngwa was a famous guitarist who abandoned playing to become a teacher with the Ministry of National Education so he could sustain his family.
Cosby ENSINGLE started his musical carreer at the age of 8 when his mother – Yanu Grace took him to a children's choir group in the Presbyterian Church of Cameroon known as the Young Presbyterians (YP).
ENSINGLE's talents in music developed along as he performed many songs on a regular basis as a kid during many church events such as charismas eve. He did many vocal backups for a multitude of theatrical productions. He took a particular liking in watching musicians play at his father's Bottle-dance Club. Gradually, he started playing some instruments like the bottle, shakers and the accordion.
He worn many prices and thrilled many aged people with his dynamic performances in church and at the club. During his secondary education, ENSINGLE and some of his friends founded an acapella music group of 5 with him being the lead singer. He moved on later to performing playbacks during school gatherings and other events thrilling many of his peers.
As a student in a technical school studying mechanical engineering, he found time to push on with his passion for music. He has many inter-school choral music awards to his credit.
ENSINGLE with time stopped performing playbacks and started recording his own songs. His first song recorded with another artists instrumental is titled I believe. He later joined the group Street2mic that signed a contract with the Organisation For Life Care (OFLIC) – a national NGO in Cameroon to produce a No More AIDS album of five tracks (HIV kills, hope, street children, HIV makes the world to die, Africa de cry). The album is a great success and has been used by OFLIC for their HIV/AIDS campaigns.
During World AIDS Day in December 2006, ENSINGLE was one of the main performing artists of the day in Bamenda Cameroon. He presented a song entitled leave and let live. Years later, ENSINGLE signed a contract with Red Cassava Records in the United States of America to produce the Tears of War album.
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man this is very good. As a Cameroonian am already being proud of you.
At least we will have something new and also another reason to praise a Cameroon not Football only and their hostile behavior.
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You profile is great and i like the history of u.
I like when some one does something he loves.
Please help and diversify Cameroon musi, we are tired of
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Bighornská pánev () je mezihorská pánev v severní části Wyomingu, ve Spojených státech amerických. Má šířku okolo 160 km a délku až 250 km.
Rozkládá se mezi pohořími Absaroka Range na západě (dále na západě pak leží Yellowstonský národní park) a pohořím Bighorn Mountains na východě.

Geologie
Geologické složení Bighornské pánve tvoří sedimentární horniny stáří od kambria až po miocén. Sedimentární horniny sahají do hloubky až 6,1 km. Východní část pánve je bohatá na fosilie.
Oblast má semiaridní podnebí, roční srážky jsou pouze 150 až 250 mm.

Region
Na počátku 20. století se zde těžila ropa, dnes je region využíván především k zemědělství. Na zavlažovaných půdách se nejčastěji pěstuje cukrová řepa. K největším obcím v oblasti náleží Cody, Thermopolis, Worland, a Powell.

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When you need to be entertained on a rainy Saturday afternoon and there's nothing on TV, who are you gonna call?
That's right, Ghostbusters. Ivan Reitman's 1984 spook fest is one of the most addictive movies the decade has to offer, and it still feels like a breath of fresh air.
Ghostbusters' appeal is all about balance. The lead cast of Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Harold Ramis and Ernie Hudson function like a well-oiled machine, whether they've got each other's backs in a battle against a giant walking marshmallow, or are putting one another down with sarcastic quips.
A cast with such free-flowing chemistry is rare, but Reitman and his creative team also struck balance between supernatural elements and comedy, and Ghostbusters' success on every level makes it a timeless classic.


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https://www.sfgate.com/green/article/Scientists-try-to-explain-dismal-salmon-run-3290569.php
Scientists try to explain dismal salmon run
Water diversion, poor ocean upwellings were one-two punch for fish, scientists say
Jane Kay, Chronicle Environment Writer
Published 4:00 am PDT, Monday, March 24, 2008
SHASTA LAKE, CA - MARCH 18: John Rueth, assistant manager at the Livingston Stone National Fish Hatchery, puts a Chinook salmon in a bag where it will be transfered to a tank for propagation March 18, 2008 in Shasta Lake, California. A near-collapse of the salmon population in California and Oregon has prompted the Pacific Fisheries Management Council to consider options that run from a severe restriction on fishing to an outright ban for a year. (Photo by Kimberly White/Getty Images) less
SHASTA LAKE, CA - MARCH 18: John Rueth, assistant manager at the Livingston Stone National Fish Hatchery, puts a Chinook salmon in a bag where it will be transfered to a tank for propagation March 18, 2008 in ... more
Photo: Kimberly White, Getty Images
Amid growing concern over an imminent shutdown of the commercial and sport chinook salmon season, scientists are struggling to figure out why the largest run on the West Coast hit rock bottom and what Californians can do to bring it back.
The chinook salmon - born in the rivers, growing in the bay and ocean, and returning to home rivers to spawn - need two essential conditions early in life to prosper: safe passage through the rivers to the bay and lots of seafood to eat once they reach the ocean.
Yet, the Sacramento River run of salmon that was expected to fill fish markets in May didn't find those life-sustaining conditions. And some scientists say that's the likeliest explanation for why the number of returning spawners plummeted last fall to roughly 90,000, about 10 percent of the peak reached just a few years ago.
The devastating one-two punch happened as the water projects in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta pumped record amounts of snowmelt and rainwater to farms and cities in Southern California, degrading the salmon's habitat. And once the chinook reached the ocean, they couldn't find the food they needed to survive where and when they needed it.
"You need good conditions in the rivers and ocean to get survival and good returns for spawning," said Stephen Ralston, supervisory research fisheries biologist with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, or NOAA, and a science adviser to the Pacific Coast Fishery Management Council.
Without those favorable conditions, the salmon run crashed. Five years ago, the peak was 872,700 returning spawners. Roughly 90,000 were counted in 2007, and only 63,900 are expected to return to spawn in fall 2008.
Helped by cool-water winter
The fishery council, a regulatory body charged with setting fishing limits, has recommended a full closure or a strict curtailment of the commercial and sport season. A final decision will come in April.
NOAA researchers say a cool-water winter will help the beleaguered run in the future. An influx of cold Alaska waters, along with a shot of nutrients from vigorous upwelling of deep waters, have been fueling the food chain that feeds salmon, birds and marine mammals.
But the scientists warn that chinook, which have swum through the San Francisco Bay for thousands of years, have suffered human harm over the past half-century and now also need human help.
They've proposed a number of solutions, including sending more water over the dams and reservoirs and down the tributaries where salmon spawn; removing barriers to migration such as old dams; screening the fish away from the pumps and diversion pipes that suck them up, misdirect or kill them; controlling pesticide and sewage pollution - and catching fewer fish while the populations try to rebuild.
Over the millennia, salmon have been born in the Central Valley rivers. At about six months, they head through the delta. At 10 months and only 4-inches long, they reach the ocean and start feeding voraciously in the Gulf of the Farallones on small shrimp, krill and young rockfish.
From there they move to the open waters from Monterey to Vancouver Island in British Columbia until 3 or 4 years of age or older. Then they return home to their birth river to reproduce and die. The young come down the rivers, and the cycle begins again.
The problems for the troubled fall run began in 2004 and 2005, the years the chinook were born and traveled to the ocean. In those two years, the federal Central Valley Project and the State Water Project exported record amounts of delta water to urban and agricultural customers in Southern California.
2005 a bad year for chinook
In 2005, a crucial year for the young salmon, 55 percent of natural river flows never made it out to the bay, according to records of the state Department of Water Resources. The water was either exported by the water agencies, diverted upstream of the delta or held back by dams.
"The flows were less than what the salmon needed, and the populations are collapsing," said Tina Swanson, senior scientist with the Bay Institute. Even if water agencies are meeting minimum standards, they are inadequate to protect the fish, she said.
A network of nonprofits, including the California Sportfishing Protection Alliance, filed a notice Tuesday with the State Water Resources Control Board, saying it would sue if it doesn't curb pumping.
But when looking for an answer to the fall run collapse, Jerry Johns, deputy director of the state Department of Water Resources, said there are many causes for the salmon's decline.
"You can't just simply blame it on the pumps," he said. Ocean conditions, a reduction of phytoplankton in the bay, the amount of salmon fishing, natural die-off and other factors are part of the broader picture, he said.
There may have been increases in exports to water customers in recent years, but the crucial point is whether there was also an increase in rainfall and snowmelt, he said. That would mean there was more water to divert.
State and federal water project representatives say they follow requirements put forth in their permits, which, among other things, ensure a big enough water supply to protect endangered species and provide certain minimum temperatures. They've aided the salmon by removing dams, screening off diversion pipes and improving habitat.
Biologists caution that salmon need generous flows of cold water at almost every life stage. The fish also need the fresh river water from the reservoirs at the right times, particularly in the fall and summer.
"The adults come upstream in the fall to spawn partly because they're responding to cooler water temperatures," said Peter Moyle, professor of fish biology at UC Davis. "If the females have to swim through water that's too warm, their eggs don't mature as well. Some don't hatch at all."
Some females, Moyle said, just stop migrating and wait for cool water. "They know from evolutionary perspective that if they don't wait until the water gets cold, the young won't survive," he said. In the end, they spawn or die before spawning.
'Squirrelly' ocean conditions
According to Moyle, good ocean conditions can somewhat make up for drought in the river systems and vice versa. But ocean conditions have been "squirrelly" in the last several years with a number of anomalies that produced abnormally warm conditions not good for salmon, he said.
"Usually, salmon populations are at their worst when conditions are bad in both fresh water and salt water," Moyle said. Some scientists think that is what happened to the 2007 fall run.
Once in the ocean, salmon must gorge on small sea creatures to survive.
In 2005 and 2006, the years that the 2007 fall run needed food near the shore in the Gulf of the Farallones, the upwelling of nutrients apparently came too late to produce the small fish that feed the salmon.
Most of the scientists studying the ocean link the unexpected bouts of rising temperatures to global warming. As the atmosphere and oceans have warmed, researchers have had to discard the theory of decades of warmer, then cooler, ocean temperatures. Now they expect an unpredictability, which is projected in climate models.
"What's happening is that the rockfish, the squid, the krill, the anchovies and the community of critters that salmon feed on changed dramatically in 2004 to the prey that is not as favorable to salmon," NOAA's Ralston said.
The distribution of the sea life also changed. Young rockfish moved well to the north or to the south of Central California, he said.
Ralston's hypothesis is that animals are adapted to finding food at certain times and in certain locations. "When salmon arrive in the ocean, they'll go to certain areas to find their food as they have for millennia," he said. "If we have a major change, their fitness, their ocean survival is compromised."
Bill Peterson, a NOAA researcher in Newport, Ore., offered some hope for a cooler offshore current, although he cautioned that there would be a few years of hard times for chinook.
"It's looking kind of good this year" with five months of cold ocean currents, he said. But the scientists are "very guarded" because in the past two years the ocean was cold in the winter, and then the winds that brought upwelling quit in May and June, reducing the zooplankton that feed the prey of the salmon.
Peterson would like to see measures that would aid the salmon.
"These fish are so resilient and tough," Peterson said. "We should be a little nicer to them."
Graphic: How a combination of river and ocean events during the chinook salmon's life- cycle may have contributed to one of the lowest counts on record in 2007 of the returning Sacramento River run. A14


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