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Tony Jeter Discusses his Boxing Career with RSR
March 31st, 2010 Bad Brad
Interview by Jeff Stoyanoff and Mike Zepeda
"I have been embedded in this local scene for so long that everybody knows me. I'm a white guy and I can fight a little bit so that makes me more noticeable."–Tony Jeter
In the niche which boxing occupies in the sports world, there is only room enough for the superstars; only room enough for the spectacular talents and the bigger than life personalities. In the shadows, the business of boxing goes on much as it always has filled with fighters who will almost undoubtedly never know the bright lights of a mega fight. Middleweight Tony "Mo Betta" Jeter is 8-2 with 7 KO's in a nine year professional career fighting exclusively in the DC Metro area. The 34 year old Jeter is hardly a newcomer however; he has come by his ring skills honestly honing those skills in over 800 amateur fights.
The amiable Jeter offers a thorough look at the cruel and ultimately unforgiving business of boxing. Jeter is a study in duality; on the one hand, he is a fighter rushing against time as he tries one last time to work his way into the TV fight he has always coveted, just one more fighter dreaming of gaining his shot. Yet, on the other hand, he is a local name navigating the dirty business of the sport as other fighters attempt to lure him into fights he knows he doesn't need. He is at once seeking and sought after, hungry fighter and savvy businessman, eager charge and wise mentor. In an interview with Ringside Report, Jeter provides a window into the recesses of boxing as he tells of his journey in boxing; a journey that predictably is long and winding and yet, far from over.
JS: Boxing in the Beltway has a loyal and voracious following and you certainly seem to be a significant player in that region.
Me, I'm one of those guys. I am one of the most talked about guys whether they love me or hate me and there are a handful of guys, critics, but I am definitely a well known boxer out of this area. I can fight a little bit; I had a lot of amateur fights, but I think it's my personality. People either love me or they hate me; there is no gray area.
JS: It seems like it goes with the territory in boxing overall. No matter whom it is some people seem to love what they do and others are not sold at all about their abilities. I can see that you seem to have a way of attracting attention on both sides of the equation.
Yeah, and I think it's just a handful of guys. Overall, I think I am a liked guy and I am a known guy especially in this area. I mean, you're talking about my having a nine year career with seven years of inactivity. What kills me is having people be as critical of me as they are. I mean, I'm 8-2 with a seven year layoff. You take Cory Spinks with a record of 19-0 and he is fighting guys who are 0-1 and they just call it building a record. You take guys that they take from the Midwest and we're talking about blue chip guys or guys down south and these are like Olympic alternates and they're 10 or 15 and 0 and they are fighting guys who are 0-1 or 0-9 and they've been stopped nine times. So, you can take a handful of guys in this area and they are just over critical; they are over jealous of me.
(Bumpus fought in 2001 and 2002. His last fight came on April 18th, 2002. His professional record stands at 6-0-1, 1 KO.)
Another loss, you take the James Shedrick loss; I was winning every second of that fight. At the end, my coaches looked at the scorecards and I had won every round. But, with a minute left I just got clipped. I had never been stopped before, but it just goes to show how in boxing that one punch can change everything. It's a sport that doesn't forgive easily, you know?
JS: Funny that you mention one punch as you are coming off of a one punch knockout yourself against Keith Gross. That fight came after a layoff of nearly a year, how did it feel to be back in the ring?
It felt good and there is actually some history between me and Keith Gross. He had actually come up to the gym a lot to spar. He didn't come up to train, but he would come up to work because we have a ton of fighters here. He had sparred with me five times and I would say that four out of those five times he had got the better of me; I mean I struggled. It was weird; I thought we would go into the deeper rounds and that I would probably get him later in the fight. He had always given me problems, but to just walk out there and stretch him like I did was great; it was a good feeling.
One of his corner guys used to be a trainer here. There was so much that was into that fight. Take a guy like Gross; he was 3-1 with a loss to Erlislandy Lara who is, by far, one of the best fighters in the world. So, he is 3-1 and his one loss is to a blue chipper; a probable future world champion. I get him and I go out and take care of business. During the weigh in there was a lot of animosity and I'm not that kind of guy and I like him so I was sort of taken aback by the fact that they didn't want to talk to me at the weigh in. I understand that we have to fight and I told his coach; it's just a fight and ultimately I don't dislike you all. One of us is going to win and one of us is going to lose. When the bell rang, he ran across the ring and hit me with a three punch combination. We thought he was going to stay on the outside, but he didn't he engaged quick and ultimately that was his downfall.
JS: You think the sparring gave him the confidence to stand right in front of you?
I truly do and everybody says you have to fight these five people and this handful of people who go out under anonymous and club me out on these websites. But, nobody knew like he did that he had gotten the better of me in sparring. I tell everybody I have been in boxing for a long time. I have had a lot of hard amateur fights. I have been to Marquette. I have fought at that level. I tell everybody in sparring you have the big gloves and the headgear; it's totally different. Once you take the headgear off and put on the little gloves it's just a totally different sport because that's when you're getting hit for real. You're getting elbows, you're getting head butts, it's just a lot different. I think he took those sparring sessions and he underestimated me, or maybe he didn't underestimate me but the confidence was still there.
JS: I know you mentioned the considerable amateur experience you have. One number that jumps out when you look at your record is your age of 34. You didn't even have your first pro fight until you were 25. Can you talk about your path to professional boxing?
I started boxing when I was about 15 or 16 and we just kept trying to make the Olympic team and to get there is just insane. I mean, the steps; you have to win the national title, then you go to the Olympic Trials, and then you have to win the box offs. Now, it's even more complicated because then you have to win the qualifiers. So, not only do you have to go national title, Olympic Trials, box offs, but then you have to win one of the qualifiers now to get to the Olympics. We tried and tried to get the national title and next thing you know I'm 25 years old. We went to the National Golden Gloves in 2001 and I made it to the quarterfinals and that was it.
I got the call and we had Steve Nelson who had just broken up with Robert Mittelman at that point. He had Hasim Rahman at that time. We had Art Danzinger and them. We had JD Brown who was with Sugar Ray Leonard Promotions. And, we had Chris Middendorf and a couple of other little guys who were looking at me. Ultimately, I was 25 years old and I had to make a decision so we went with Sugar Ray. In hindsight, I probably should have gone with the smaller guys because they (Sugar Ray) got me for nothing so I was expendable. They didn't put any money into me and they had just signed a deal with ESPN2 so they had one Friday every month for a year. So, that was their selling point. They could say, hey will get you on TV. But, at that point, they had Joe Mesi, they had Dunne, they had a bunch of big prospects, I was just expendable. So, that was my path. 800 amateur fights, kept waiting and didn't win a national title and next thing you know I'm 25 years old.
So, I go up to Philly to fight on the undercard of Thomas Tate and Omar Sheika and I lose to a guy, from Philly, who was a really good fighter. You look at how they managed me and it was horrific. You have Ron Katz as the matchmaker and if you know boxing, you know Ron Katz so you are not going to be in an 80-20 or 70-30; with Ron Katz you're going to be in a 50-50 if not the other way around. You know, so we were in a tough fight and I don't think I was ready for that fight at that point so I take the loss. Boxing is a sport where you have to be 100 percent mentally and I wasn't so I just drifted off. Now, at 34 years old, I have a couple of good years to get active and you know I can punch a little bit so that is one good thing I have going for me.
JS: The Gross fight came after an 11 month layoff and now Robbins comes up but it's been another six months. If you had your way, you would much prefer to be more active at this point?
Definitely, we have a couple of fights lined up and we'll see. Ultimately, I have to get passed these fights. Babie Girl Promotions has allowed me to jump on and that is a blessing that I am very thankful for. So, I would like to get through this and then keep it moving maybe head down south for a couple of fights. I have received a couple of calls from overseas so who knows, you know? Maybe I will pick up a regional title around here, but ultimately I have to get double digit wins so I can get a call for Shobox so my short term goal is to get double digit wins. It would be nice to be like 11-2 with 10 knockouts because with that double digit knockout record people can overlook those two losses. It works better for TV because they can justify that.
I have a good team with me. I have Tom Langley, SR., who has been in the game for 35 years. He has sat at Don King's desk. He is one of the best cut men in boxing and he has worked a bunch of big fights. I have Charles Dent training me and this guy Charles Dent is going to be the Freddie Roach of this area; mark my words and remember that name. This guy is going to be the guy, he is good. So we have a lot going that is going to help us in this fight. And, we're looking forward to getting to that ultimate goal which is to get to double digit wins and then to get some kind of shot on ESPN2 or wherever. But, at this point at 34 years old, I'm not an Olympian and I have two losses so I'm going to be an opponent in a big fight. So, I have to go in there and make it happen for myself.
JS: After your win over Pete Guthy there was some talk about you moving on to a major fight in the Beltway against one of the other more well known fighters from that region. The talk came up again after the win over Gross. Is that something that would still interest you? Is there anyone in particular that you would be interested in fighting in the area if that opportunity came about?
Who are we talking about locally that is going to bring in some money, you know? I tell everybody, I beat Mike Pasqual in 1999 in the Golden Gloves Championships. In 2000, I won against the head bangers in the finals of the Golden Gloves open class. So, I don't need to prove that I'm the baddest guy locally. At this point, I've done that already. Now, I need to be smart. A lot of fighters, they don't have the brains to say this fight here doesn't make one bit of sense. I'm going to be paid peanuts and I'm going to go out and be in a war and ultimately it isn't going to do one thing for my career. As an amateur, I did that. To go out and win a Golden Gloves open class title and 147 and 156, you know what I mean? You are talking about two of the most competitive weights in boxing. And this is DC Metro area, it's not like Tennessee or North Carolina, there are some thoroughbred blue chippers coming out of here. But, there are some guys around here where if the money is right, of course I would jump on it.
But, ultimately, I have promoted. I promoted and made the matches on my own card two years ago so I have been on both sides. I have promoted two professional shows, a few amateur shows, and my wife owns a 24000 square foot facility that houses some of the best fighters in this area. So, I'm sort of pipelined into the local scene. So, to fight some of these guys, you see what I'm saying? Does it really make sense?
We are going to the fights tonight and there are a couple of fighters on there that, I'm not even going to mention their names, because they don't even deserve to have their name mentioned. But, they sort of talked their way into a fight by talking trash. But, in this game, when you turn pro, you are trying to get to the money and the championships. Those two go hand in hand. Being the local tough guy is not something that gets you there. But, there are some guys where if they wanted to fight (me) here and I knew I could sell tickets and that it would benefit me the promoter, than we would do that in a heartbeat. Why should I fight one of these guys that badmouths me and benefit someone else for 1500 dollars? It just doesn't make sense.
MZ: I know that you want to be more active in the ring. But, you do a great job talking too. You are a great pitch man. How important can that be in helping you to get to your ultimate goal in the ring?
I have been embedded in this local scene for so long that everybody knows me. I'm a white guy and I can fight a little bit so that makes me more noticeable. So, you're going to know who I am. I don't know if some of the promoters are turned off because I'm the type of fighter that has some brains and that understands the business side and can think on his own. In 2001, when I was with Sugar Ray Leonard Promotions and they took me up to Philly to fight Kwame Bumpus when I was 3-0, I had no business sense then. In hindsight, I think; why am I going to Philly to fight this kid that I have already heard stories about him knocking Aaron Mitchell out in the gym? So, why would I go and fight this kid in Philly where, if it's close, I'm not even going to get a decision, you know? So, I am that type of guy now and I think a lot of people locally are turned off by that. So, they don't give me a chance and I think ultimately I can fight a little bit, but I'm realistic.
A lot of these fighters when you talk to them, they are so unrealistic. I have a couple of years, at best, I have to get active and try to get some wins and then maybe I get the call overseas and I can get a 10 or 15 thousand dollar payday, but that's the goal. But, I'm going to do other things than boxing which I have already started to do. There are three matchmakers in Maryland and I am one of them. I've only done matchmaking on two cards, but I do have my license in Maryland as a matchmaker. That is a cool thing to be an active fighter and have a license as a matchmaker in Maryland which is one of the most difficult states in which to get a license because it's such a thorough commission.
But, back to Babie Girl Promotions, Cassandra White has done a wonderful job. You are talking about a DC Boxing game that has been non-existent for five years. She has basically been the driving force behind DC boxing. And to do anything in DC is tough because it is so expensive; there is nowhere to park and to rent anything is going to be twice as expensive as anywhere else so she has done a great job. I feel privileged to fight on this show. You have some big names on this card. Seth Mitchell, I feel, is going to be the Heavyweight Champion of the World if they keep handling him the way that they are. Obviously, they need to keep bringing him along, but he's young for a heavyweight; he's like 28. So, they need to keep bringing him along taking baby steps, but if they can position him then you never know.
Then there is Henry Buchanan who is right there going against Clarence Taylor and hopefully they can position him for maybe a top ten ranking or something. You have Thomas Williams who was a blue chip amateur and then you have me and, if nothing else, I'm entertaining.
JS: Of course, PED's and boxing have crossed paths in a very public way this last year. As a fighter who is inside the sport, what is your take on the issue? How big of a problem does it represent?
In all sports, at the top level, there are guys doing something. You take any sport and everybody is trying to get that edge to be better than the next guy. You take five people and they are all great, but somebody has to be the best. So, how do they get there? They are all at that same level, so I think a lot of people do it. Do I think it's bad? I don't know, I have never done a drug in my life so I can't say whether it's good or bad. I know that ultimately there are guys in boxing who have been doing it and doing it for a long time; that's for sure. But, do I think it's a bad thing? I don't know, but I guess if you are not allowed to do it then I guess it's cheating so in that sense I guess it is a bad thing. But, when you are at that top echelon level I think a lot of them do it. These guys have personal trainers and you take a guy like Fernando Vargas and his guy was a known steroid dealer, you know? So, how can you be surprised that that dude tested positive? When they knew and his trainer got caught when they raided his gym. Ultimately though, if one guy is doing it and the other guy is not then it's unfair.
MZ: I was an athlete; I played Basketball at the D1 level in college and there were some guys who maybe crossed some boundaries in terms of PED's back when I was playing. But everyone took supplements. How much credibility do you give when these guys test positive and then turn around and say that it was just a supplement that they got at a CVS up the street?
Well, you know when they say that that is bullshit. Ultimately, that is just a crock. Everybody is doing some form of supplement whether it's Fedrin or who knows. This is 2010 not 1940 so everybody is doing stuff to enhance and get better. And ultimately, if you're cheating you are stepping over that line that they've drawn where they say this is the stuff that you can't do and it's bad so you shouldn't do it. It's unfair, but do I think a lot of people are doing it? Yes, I think so, especially at that upper level. You take these local club levels and it's not as prevalent at the local level. But, you step up to that next level where there is millions of dollars on the line and people are doing it, yes. And, I think it's unfair of course, and should people be doing it? No.
JS: Between fighting, promoting, and matchmaking; you seem to be well on your way to being able to do just about every job in boxing so, with that in mind, if you were running things how would you like to see this situation handled? Do you feel that random testing is warranted?
You could probably do that, but I will tell you this; right now what we need is a national commission that governs everything. Right now, you have various state commissions each with different rules.
MZ: We know that Manny Pacquiao, for instance, did not want to agree to random testing too close to the date of a proposed fight. From the perspective of a fighter, what would you do in that kind of a situation?
It's hard for me to say because I have never been at that level. I could see how it could affect you because boxing is 90 percent mental. So, if that is going to affect Pacquiao mentally than, yes I can see where he is coming from when he says I don't want to take it ten days beforehand because last time I bled or when I fought Erik Morales that is what caused the loss. But, I don't know, you are talking about fighting 12 rounds at the elite of the elite level and maybe it does affect them and maybe 10 days is just too close.
JS: And, even if it's just in his head, in a way it doesn't matter because if it affects him mentally than it can and will affect him physically.
That's what I'm saying. Boxing is so mental; if there is one thing that is messing with your mind than that's it. You're talking about these guys possibly getting hurt badly, I mean it happens. Boxing is an unforgiving sport. One bad thing or one punch and that's it and when you are talking about 20, 30, 40 million dollars that is serious, life altering money. Plus, you have boxers that are so ritualistic that they wear the same socks. And then you have Marquez drinking his own urine. I haven't done that and I will never do that, but I can understand it.
But, maybe Mayweather is just being smart and building this up to like a 100 million dollar fight, but I think he may have some trouble with Mosley. I think Mosley is going to give him a go. I was training in 2001 and Hasim Rahman was the heavyweight champion of the world and he was there; Keith Holmes was in there, William Joppy was in there, Sharmba Mitchell was in there, Jermaine Fields was in there. We had all these champions in there and we were all training at the same time. Shane Mosley came through when he was on the press tour for the De La Hoya fight and he came in and he bench pressed like 400 pounds and Hasim Rahman couldn't get it off the bench. That was before the Balco thing and this dude, the bar was bending and Rahman couldn't get it off the bench! It was insane! I couldn't even lift the bar and the plates were just stacked on, I was like holy crap!
JS: We spoke to John Ruiz a couple of weeks back and he spoke eloquently about the ways in which boxing does a lot to help and even save people who might otherwise struggle to find their way in life, but that that is often overlooked. You have had a long road in the sport filled with starts and stops, but can you put into words what boxing has done for you? What keeps bringing you back?
Any kind of sport can give you dedication and focus and discipline. You take a kid who doesn't have a good family situation and no support and he is just running wild out on the streets and something like this can help; it's helped me to stay out of trouble. Not to say that I haven't had some trouble, but ultimately I have never done a drug in my life and I've been able to progress in life and maybe without boxing, I wouldn't have. Before I started boxing I was heading down the wrong way; I was getting in trouble in school and stuff like that. I think boxing has helped me to stay focused and keep myself on the right path and I think it does that for a lot of people. Not five minutes before you called, I was talking to one of my coaches Charles Dent, and I said you are helping a lot of kids out.
Mr. Langley, the first day I walked in he took me as a 15-16 year old kid and showed me that this is hard work that requires dedication, but here are some things that can happen; you can go to national tournaments, you can meet kids from all over, you can travel, and that kept me coming. It also allowed me to do good in school and it allowed me to try to do the right thing in life, to try to be a productive citizen, and that's what boxing does for a lot of people. Not saying for everybody, everybody is not the same, but ultimately boxing, like any sport, helps by giving people focus, dedication, and discipline.
And I met my wife, my beautiful wife! Who owns this beautiful gym where I train! I mean, I met my wife at the gym, go figure. She's a graduate of UVA and I have a Prince Georges County High School education. She has a degree from a major school, so two opposites, but the boxing connected us. So, I think boxing has done a lot for me. Hopefully, once I am through fighting I will be able to do some other things and be able to help people. Ultimately, boxing, as brutal and unforgiving a sport as it is, it does help. You can mentor; there are so many positive things that can happen. Boxing, let me tell you, is a rough, rough sport, but there are some positive things that come out of it.
Tony Jeter
Nickname:"Mo Better"
Division: Middleweight
Professional Record: 8-2, 7 KO's
Date Opponent W-L-D Location Result
2001-01-25 Ervin Fuller 1-1-0 Glen Burnie, USA W TKO 1
2001-02-07 Donald Beynum 0-1-0 Washington, USA W KO 3
2001-03-30 Curtis Wilkens 1-5-0 Dover, USA NC NC 2
2001-06-29 Richard McCombs 1-0-0 Washington, USA W TKO 1
2001-10-05 Kwame Bumpus 1-0-1 Philadelphia, USA L UD 4
2005-10-07 Lawrence Frisby 3-8-0 Millersville, USA W TKO 2
2005-12-02 James Shedrick 3-4-0 Millersville, USA L KO 4
2008-04-18 Pete Guthy 1-3-2 Pikesville, USA W TKO 1
2008-09-19 Chris Cook 3-14-1 Millersville, USA W UD 4
2008-11-14 Darrett Crockett 6-20-0 Millersville, USA W TKO 2
2009-09-26 Keith Gross 3-1-0 Fairfax, USA W KO 1
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Welcome to the second installment of the Shades of Green – Disney Resort Comparison Series.
This is the second post on the differences between Shades of Green and the Disney World resorts, this series is offered in the hope it will help you with your Disney trip planning.
Military members who use Disney's Armed Forces Salute room discounts receive up to 30% discount off of regular Walt Disney World Moderate Resort rates.
I hope that you find this post helpful! Be sure to post comments and questions below.
Include amenities such as: full-service restaurants, food courts, limited room service, luggage service, swimming pools with a slide and hot tub, on-site recreation, and bus or boat transportation.
For this comparison I'll be using the Port Orleans Riverside Resort, but all of the Disney Moderates are very similar, varying only in the exterior and interior themes and food options in table service restaurants. Some do have special themed rooms, which cost extra, such as Princess or Pirate Rooms.
This is a comparison between the lowest cost room at each resort, a standard view at Riverside and a Standard Room at Shades.
The Riverside's room in this review is representative of all the other Disney Moderate resorts.
Disney's Moderates offer upgraded rooms for from $10 to $80 per night (not including suites or concierge). These upgrades can be in room view or interior decoration.
Views range from the basic covered here through (roughly in order) garden view, pool view, water view, to preferred rooms (location) and combos thereof.
Shades of Green's rooms come in Standard (rated here), Poolside (identical to the standard room except for the view) for $10 more per night, and Family Suites.
For this comparison I'll be using Disney's summer rates (a typical travel time for families with kids) with the 35% Disney Armed Forces Salute discount. Disney prices will be the cheapest most weeks on Monday to Wednesday nights. Sunday & Thursday are in between in price, while Friday & Saturday nights are the most expensive.
Note, starting in 2018 the Disney Armed Forces Salute room discount rates are not a set 35%. They are "up to" 35%, meaning that depending on your dates you might receive a lower discount amount; the only way to know what your price will be is to call (or have your Travel Agent do it for you).
Shades of Green – Shades of Green has 3 price categories for the standard room based upon your rank/status.
Port Orleans Riverside – As mentioned above this comparison uses the summer price period (there are 15 other WDW price periods per year). Summer room rates are more level, in this case $272 Sunday to Thursday and $273 Friday & Saturday.
When the maximum Disney Armed Forces Salute discount of 35% the rate is applied and 11.5% in taxes are applied the summer rates are reduced to $197.13 Sunday to Thursday/$197.85 Friday & Saturday nights.
For each additional adult over 2 there is a $15 per night charge.
There are times of the year when Disney's Moderate resorts are very close in price to Shades of Green Category 3 rates, only 9 dollars a night more!
The Moderate rooms have a maximum of four-person occupancy per room (plus one child under 3 in a crib), some Riverside room do have a fold down bed for a 5th person. While Shades' offers five-person occupancy per room (plus one child under 3 in a crib).
Port Orleans Riverside – The Riverside room measured in at 314 square feet with a bedroom, small separate vanity area, which contained the clothes hanging area and shelf. All Riverside rooms have outside room entrances from a common sidewalk and no exterior furniture.
Both resorts sleep 5 and had comfortable beds and pillows as well as great bedding.
Port Orleans Riverside – 2 Queen sized beds and in this particular room a fold down single for one.
Each had complimentary wifi (Shades' is not very strong in the guest rooms), flat screen TV's, mini fridge, safe (Shades' was good sized, the Riverside's was quite small), iron and ironing board, toiletries, luggage rack, and at Shades a hair dryer (available on request from Riverside).
The biggest difference between staying at Shades and a Disney resort is themeing. Shades is decorated like any civilian hotel and could be placed anywhere, worldwide and fit in.
Shades of Green – Many worry that staying at Shades of Green will be like staying in billeting on base, but it definitely is not, the rooms are top notch. The rooms are decorated in greens (to tie into the resort name) with pictures of scenery and plants. The furniture is all good quality. It should be noted that, before the Army MWR purchased the resort from WDW, it was a deluxe Disney resort.
Port Orleans Riverside – The room in this review is located in the Aligator Bayou themed section and decorated in simulated roughhewn wood furniture and rustic lighting. The furniture was all good quality too. Other buildings within this resort and the other Moderates are themed differently.
Shades of Green – has a variety of restaurants, Manginos Steakhouse (Steaks and Seafood), The Garden Gallery (breakfast and dinner buffets and a la carte), Evergreens Sports Bar & Grill (sandwiches, wraps and burgers, salads, pizza, wings, and nachos), the Express Cafe (counter service breakfast and lunch sandwiches, pastries, snacks), the Java Cafe (Starbucks coffees teas, pastries and ice cream, and On the Greens Grill (grilled hot dogs, Italian sausage, hamburgers, sandwiches).
The counter service locations are just fine. At the Garden Gallery much of the buffet food comes off the Sysco truck pre made and is served as is. The food quality and service at Manginos is sub-par to what you'll find at a Disney table service restaurant. And the food at Evergreens is microwaved and only recommended if there is no other option.
You'll find no food court here as you will at a Disney Moderate! There isn't the volume of people to make that necessary.
Port Orleans Riverside – There are two dining option at Riverside, Boatwright's Dining Hall (Table Service) and the Riverside Mill Food Court (Counter Service).
Boatwright's is the full service restaurant at Riverside. Their menu features basic fare with a Cajun flare. Specialties are Andouille-crusted catfish; jambalaya with chicken and Andouille sausage.
Disney Resort food courts are set up with several stations at which you can a get a wide variety of menu items. In the morning they offer standard breakfast fare and then switch over to their rest of the day menus.
The food courts can be loud and hectic in the mornings, when everyone is trying to get going to the theme parks at the same time. Get there by 7am for a less hectic experience. Open 6am-midnight, grab a pizza to take back to the room after you return from the parks.
The River Roost Lounge offers a full bar and snacks, there is also a pool bar to enjoy while relaxing by the pool.
Limited room service is also available.
The recreation options vary quite a bit between the two resorts.
Shades of Green – Shades of Green has two pools, the Mill Pond pool shaped like the Mickey Mouse icon and has a water slide and kids water play area as well as the Magnolia Pool, which features zero entry walk in access. Shades has an arcade and free console games and computers furnished by Raytheon. There are two lighted tennis courts and the resorts sits in the middle of two of Disney's golf courses. The clubhouse shares a parking lot with Shades of Green. For the little ones there is a jungle gym/play set.
Port Orleans Riverside – Disney Moderates offer a full range of recreation options. Your recreation options at Riverside include, multiple pools and hot tubs, horse drawn carriage rides, bike and surrey bike rentals, boat rentals (motor, pedal, and kayak), fishing, outdoor movies, a playground, and a video arcade.
Port Orleans Riverside – Guests arriving at Orlando International Airport via airline have access to the Disney's Magical Express, a free bus service from the airport to your Disney resort.
Those driving to their vacation at the Disney Port Orleans Riverside will pay $19 per night to park.
Those staying at Disney Resorts have access to WDW's fleet of buses, water taxies, monorails and other transportation, depending on location.
Shades of Green – Shades features on-site Disney and Orlando ticket sales (tax free), an AAFES Store (tax free souvenirs and sundries), a Shades gift Shop, Alamo Car Rental, luggage service, airline check-in, two guest laundries, scooter rentals, an on-site Gym with cardio and Nautilus equipment, and a full service Spa.
Port Orleans Riverside – Has a Disney resort gift shop (souvenirs and sundries), luggage service, airline check-in, and a guest laundry.
Port Orleans Riverside – 60-Day Fast Pass Plus reservations, complimentary Magic Bands, Extra Magic Hours (early or late entry into specific parks on specific days), resort package delivery, Disney's Magical Express, Disney Transportation, use of the Disney Dining Plan, charging to your room from all Disney locations.
Those Shades guests wanting to use Magic Bands for their park tickets and FastPass Plus return times will need to buy their own bands, either ahead of time at the Disney Store or at a WDW gift shop.
Good comparison with many of the values & amenities well pointed out – though I feel you missed the service aspect of the comparison. We've stayed there a few times and each time I bid myself to have an open mind & be thankful to be at WDW. However, the service at Shades does not compare to the Disney Resorts. Each time we have stayed at Shades we have had poor service; at the front desk (waiting for anything), at the tickets & tours (if there are even there – many times you are standing around waiting & waiting), at the dining (never had good service) and even from the guests staying at Shades of Green. My husband & I went for a drink at Evergreens bar at 1030 at night & there were little kids in there crying & fussing, while other kids were running in & out of the pool into Evergreens). Even the menu at Evergreens says to "place your food & drink orders at the bar" so no service there. After 4 visits to Shades we have decided that we won't return -there's just no Disney "Magic". I will pass your comparison on to others as it is well done!
Thanks for the comment! Good point on the service, you are correct, I've experienced it too.
I have to say though my experience with other guests at SoG has been hugely positive. I find very friendly folks who greet each other rather than passing in silence as happens in general public resorts.
I think no matter where you go today you'll occasionally run into people who don't pay the slightest bit of attention to what their kids are doing and haven't taught them manners and restraint.
Thanks for the article. I have a reservation at SOG and POFQ for Oct. which means I'm hoping for the new discounts to come out. You hit the nail on the head when you said transportation is the main difference. and the reason I'm leaning that way. Also magic bands are another concern. Thanks for all you do to keep us informed of changes and discounts. Keep up the great work.
It's my pleasure Denise, I love doing it!
The main reason I may choose to stay at a Disney owned property rather than SOG is simply that to my knowledge guests of the SOG do not have access to the Disney meal plan which leaves you paying a la carte for each meal and snack. I have to do some math but was hoping this article would have addressed that. I have stayed at SOG before (2008) and thought it was great to use the transportation at the nearby Polynesian.
You might want to review menus at restaurants you plan at dining at to make sure the dining plan is a good deal for you. I've found that unless you're loading up on character meals or eating the most expensive item on the menu, you're losing money with the dining plan.
I canceled ours this year after looking at all the menus and adding up what we'd most likely be ordering. I found that paying out of pocket was going to save me $300! And that's just for one adult and one child under 10. When she turns 10 next year and has to be on the adult dining plan, I'd save even more with paying out of pocket.
I have another comparison you might consider: walking to/from your room. At SoG, your walk to/from the lobby is indoors (nice when the weather is too hot or too wet) and at Values/Moderates you have to walk outdoors to get to your building. But the SoG hallways have many turns and I have gotten lost more than once since there are no signs to point you toward your room and the walk is often not intuitive (ever stayed on the first floor near the Mill Pool??? It is so confusing to get there from the lobby!). It seems that although you might have a longer walk to get to your room at a Moderate, the route to take is more obvious.
We stayed at SoG a four years ago at Christmas time, then 2 years later we stayed at Pop Century. We are returning to SoG because we found the service wonderful, we had no wait times for the bus, and our fellow travelers were better behaved than at Pop.
I left my cell phone charger at home so I called the front desk at SoG to see if they had any extras lying around, perhaps in the lost and found, that I could borrow for the remainder of our trip. The wonderful staff was able to locate a charger for me within 5 minutes, which considering that I noticed my charger had not been packed at 23:00 was no small feat.
As I stated we were there at Christmas, one of the busiest times to be at Disney, yet we never saw any unmonitored children running around the hotel the way we did at Pop 2 years later. At Pop we often waited 45 min or more in line for transportation, at SOG if the dedicated bus service was scheduled for another 15 – 20 min the staff was always quick to let us know and offer to drive us to the end of the property on the Shady Shuttle. One of the Shady Shuttle drivers was a great tour guide that gave us tons of good to know advice for Disney first timers. We ended up taking the shuttle more often then not just to talk to him.
Besides, with the portions that Disney serves walking to and from the Polynesian was probably a good idea! At Pop my husband complained that the rooms were so small we felt claustrophobic, but at SoG we had plenty of room to spread out. I even had enough room to get in some yoga in the morning before we headed to the park. At Pop I barely had enough room to stretch out my arms, trying to get into any other pose was out of the question.
As the families early riser the separate vanity area with a door I could close was also a big deal. At Pop I was always afraid that I would wake everyone else up just applying my makeup.
My only reservations about SoG is that the transportation we reserved to pick us up at the airport last time was 2 hours late, which was not SoG's fault, and Pop has the wonderful Magic Shuttle, and the new Magic Band system with the Fast Pass +. It seems as though anyone not staying on Disney Property is getting screwed with their new system, but since we are going at the end of Sept, a time which usually has lower attendance, we are hoping it will work itself out.
Thanks for the great observations and trip report Chris!
It's not so much age as height Lori.
It is a single fold out bed. I'm not sure if it is a standard single length though.
This article was written a couple of years ago but I believe nearly all of Disney's moderate rooms have now been refurbished and have queen beds.
Yes you are correct Caroline. Thanks, I've fixed that.
Any insight as to dining reservation differences? We want to make reservations at BOG, if we book with SOG instead of a Disney Resort will we still be given the 180 days out for dining booking? Or is the 180 days out only given to those purchasing a dining plan? Thanks!
Yes anyone can book 180 days prior to the day in question no matter where they stay (or not i.e. day guests/local area people). The issue is that those staying at Disney resorts can book 180 days prior to check in, for their entire trip up to the first 10 days of the trip.
So the day you call for your BOG, those checking from 1 to up to 10 days prior to that date (depending on the length of their stay), have all had a crack at booking for the same day.
Thanks for this article. I booked our reservation for Port Orleans Riverside for next year as soon as the 2018 discount came out on Friday. However, after wondering why the reservation was much more expensive than expected, I discovered that we didn't get the usual 35% moderate resort discount. It was only 30%.
So now I'm looking at doing something different for a change to lower the cost. I may try Universal since they offer a good military discount, but also wanted to look at Shades of Green. While I've stayed at its sister hotel the Hale Koa on Oahu, I've never desired to stay at SOG simply because of the lack of theming and airport transportation. But now I will.
We can get a pool-view room, tickets to Universal Orlando, Sea World & Mickey's Very Merry Christmas party, plus transportation to and from the airport, and to and from Universal & Sea World all for $100 less than the room-only cost of my reservation at Riverside with the 30% discount. And it could go down even more with the sporadic specials SOG offers if they decide later next year to add one around the time we'd like to go.
Shades can be a big part of a money saving vacation! It'll just be slightly different than you are used to but great nonetheless.
SoG allows a sponsor to book up to three rooms. Can a sponsor get the discount on more than room at a WDW resort?


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Richard Lee "Rick" McKinney (born October 12, 1953) is an archer from the United States, who competed in the Olympic Games four times, winning a pair of silver medals.

McKinney was born in Decatur, Indiana. After finishing fourth in the individual event at the 1976 Summer Olympics, he won the world title in 1977 and again in 1983.  He finished second at the 1984 Summer Olympics to teammate and long-time rival Darrell Pace.  In the 1988 Games, he was sixth in the individual event and added a silver medal in the team event along with Pace and Jay Barrs.  He also competed in the 1992 Olympics.

McKinney was a nine-time national champion, and represented the United States at 10 editions of the World Archery Championships between 1975 and 1995. He won the individual title three times and the team title five consecutive times, making him the most successful US archer and second most successful male archer of all time. His back-to-back titles in 1983 and 1985 was the last time any male archer won consecutive titles.

McKinney has since focused on the development of carbon fiber-wrapped arrows.

In 2012, McKinney served as analyst for NBC's archery coverage at the Summer Olympics in London, and again served as archery analyst for NBC in the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio.

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A self-fulfilling prophecy is a sociological term used to describe what happens when a false belief influences people's behavior in such a way that it ultimately shapes reality. This concept has appeared in many cultures for centuries, but American sociologist Robert K. Merton coined the term and developed it for use in sociology.
Today, the idea of a self-fulfilling prophecy is commonly used by sociologists as an analytic lens through which to study student performance, deviant or criminal behavior, and the impact of racial stereotypes on targeted groups.
Robert K. Merton's Self-Fulfilling Prophecy
In 1948, Merton used the term "self-fulfilling prophecy" in an article. He framed his discussion of this concept with symbolic interaction theory, which states that, through interaction, people bring about a shared definition of the situation in which they find themselves. He argued that self-fulfilling prophecies begin as false definitions of situations, but that behavior based on the ideas attached to this false understanding recreates the situation in such a way that the original false definition becomes true.
Merton's description of the self-fulfilling prophecy is rooted in the Thomas theorem, formulated by sociologists W. I. Thomas and D. S. Thomas. This theorem states that if people define situations as real, they are then real in their consequences. Both Merton's definition of self-fulfilling prophecy and the Thomas theorem reflect the fact that beliefs act as social forces. They have, even when false, the power to shape our behavior in very real ways.
Symbolic interaction theory explains this by highlighting that people act in situations largely based on how they read those situations, and what they believe the situations mean to them or to the others participating in them. What we believe to be true about a situation then shapes our behavior and how we interact with the others present.
In "The Oxford Handbook of Analytical Sociology," sociologist Michael Briggs provides an easy three-step way to understand how self-fulfilling prophecies become true.
X believes that y is p.
X, therefore, does p.
Because of 2, y becomes p.
Examples of Self-Fulfilling Prophecies in Sociology
A number of sociologists have documented the effects of self-fulfilling prophecies in education. This occurs primarily as a result of teacher expectation. The two classic examples are of high and low expectations. When a teacher has high expectations for a student and communicates those expectations to the student through his behavior and words, the student then typically does better in school than they would otherwise. Conversely, when a teacher has low expectations for a student and communicates this to the student, the student will perform more poorly in school than she otherwise would.
Taking Merton's view, one can see that, in either case, the teacher's expectations for the students are creating a certain definition of the situation that rings true for both the student and the teacher. That definition of the situation then impacts the student's behavior, making the teacher's expectations real in the behavior of the student. In some cases, a self-fulfilling prophecy is positive, but, in many, the effect is negative.
Sociologists have documented that race, gender, and class biases frequently influence the level of expectations that teachers have for students. Teachers often expect black and Latino students to perform worse than white and Asian students. They may also expect girls to perform worse than boys in certain subjects like science and math, and low-income students to perform worse than middle- and upper-income students. In this way, race, class, and gender biases, which are rooted in stereotypes, can act as self-fulfilling prophecies and actually create poor performance among the groups targeted with low expectations. This ultimately results in these groups performing poorly in school.
Similarly, sociologists have documented how labeling kids delinquents or criminals leads to delinquent and criminal behavior. This particular self-fulfilling prophecy has become so common across the U.S. that sociologists have given it a name: the school-to-prison pipeline. It is a phenomenon that is also rooted in racial stereotypes, primarily ones of black and Latino boys, but documentation suggests that it affects black girls as well.
Examples of self-fulfilling prophecies show how powerful our beliefs are. Good or bad, these expectations can alter what societies look like.
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1) Фильтровать принятый ПАРОЛЬ пользователя?
   (Просто, мы его все равно хешируем, есть ли уязвимость, если не фильтровать)
2) Фильтровать данные из сессии?
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Prins Naruhiko Higashikuni (Japans: 東久邇宮 稔彦王, Higashikuni no miya Naruhiko ō) (Kioto, 3 december 1887  – Tokio, 20 januari 1990) was de 43e minister-president van Japan. Hij bezat deze positie van 17 augustus tot 9 oktober 1945; een totaal van 54 dagen.

Naruhiko Higashikuni was een oom van keizer Hirohito. Tot op heden is hij het enige lid van de Japanse keizerlijke familie dat ooit aan het hoofd van een kabinet stond.

Familie
Prins Naruhiko Higashikuni werd geboren in  als negende zoon van prins Kuni Asahiko en hofdame Terao Utako. Zijn vader was zelf zoon van prins Fushimi Kuniie, het 20e hoofd van de Fushimi-no-miya. Tijdens de Meijiperiode kreeg prins Naruhiko van keizer Meiji de titel van Higashikuni no miya, en toestemming om een nieuwe tak van de keizerlijke familie te stichten. Naruhiko's halfbroers Asaka Yasuhiko, Nashimoto Morimasa, en Kaya Kuninori, vormden eveneens nieuwe takken van de keizerlijke familie.

Naruhiko trouwde met prinses Toshiko, de negende dochter van keizer Meiji. Samen kregen ze vier zonen:
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Prins Moromasa
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Militaire carrière
Prins Higashikuni Naruhiko studeerde in 1908 af aan de Japans Keizerlijk Leger-academie. In 1914 studeerde hij af aan het Legercollege. Hij werd in 1915 benoemd tot majoor van de 7e Divisie van het Japanse Keizerlijke Leger.

Van 1920 tot 1926 studeerde Prins Naruhiko militaire tactieken aan het École Spéciale Militaire de Saint-Cyr in Parijs. Hier hield hij er gedrag op na dat als een schande voor de Keizerlijke familie werd gezien; zo had hij een Franse minnares en keerde niet terug naar Japan bij de dood van zijn tweede zoon.
Bij zijn terugkeer in Japan werd Prins Naruhiko bevorderd tot generaal-majoor. Hij diende in het Japanse leger gedurende de Tweede Chinees-Japanse Oorlog en de Tweede Wereldoorlog. Hij werd tijdens deze oorlogen onder andere bevorderd tot generaal en kreeg de Orde van de Gouden Wouw.

Als premier
Reeds in 1941, voor de start van de Tweede Wereldoorlog, vroeg toenmalig minister-president Fumimaro Konoe Prins Higashikuni Naruhiko om zijn opvolger te worden. Konoe was van mening dat alleen een lid van de Keizerlijke familie met een gedegen militaire achtergrond het oorlogsbeleid dat door generaals Hajime Sugiyama, Hideki Tojo, en Akira Mutō werd doorgevoerd in toom kon houden. Zowel keizer Hirohito als Kido Koichi vonden het echter ongepast dat een lid van de Keizerlijke familie het kabinet zou gaan leiden, daar de minister-president alle schuld van wat er tijdens de oorlog fout zou gaan op zich zou moeten nemen.

Toen Japan de oorlog had verloren en de Verklaring van Potsdam tekende, werd Prins Higashikuni Naruhiko alsnog benoemd tot nieuwe minister-president. Hij volgde admiraal Kantarō Suzuki op. Zijn kabinet hield zich onder andere bezig met het ordelijk afwerken van de demobilisatie van het Japanse leger.

In oktober 1945 trad prins Higashikuni af als minister-president vanwege een geschil met de geallieerden over de verwerping van de vredeswet uit 1925.

Latere jaren
In 1946 vroeg Higahikuni toestemming aan keizer Hirohito om afstand te mogen doen van zijn titel, maar dit werd geweigerd. Op 17 oktober 1947 maakten de Amerikanen echter een einde aan de vele subtakken van de Keizerlijke familie als onderdeel van hun herstructurering van de Japanse overheid. Hierdoor verloren zowel Higahikuni als veel andere prinsen hun titels en rijkdommen.

Als burger stond Higahikuni aan het hoofd van veel onsuccesvolle bedrijven. Hij riep zelfs een eigen sekte gebaseerd op het Zen-Boeddhisme in het leven. Deze hield niet lang stand.

In 1957 werd de voormalige prins erevoorzitter van de International Martial Arts Federation (IMAF).

In 1958 publiceerde Higashikuni zijn oorlogsbiografie onder de titel Ichi Kozoku no Senso Nikki .

Higahikuni stierf uiteindelijk op 102-jarige leeftijd aan hartfalen. Hij overleefde zijn vrouw, twee van zijn zonen, zijn broers en zijn neef, keizer Hirohito.

Premier van Japan
Japans honderdplusser
Japanse keizerlijke familie


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Q: Having more efficient code to return errors I have created a main class where all my main member activation deactivation functions are and all the other things related to them are also done
this main class(along with some main functions) is called from various places including through curl
Now lets take my activaton function(One of the main functions) in the class
activationFunction($data)
{
//use data to generate total, discount etc

$this->giveAffiliates($total);
if($this->_error){ return $this->_error;}

$this->activateOrder($total,$discount,id);
if($this->_error){ return $this->_error;}

$this->activatePlan($total,$discount,id);
if($this->_error){ return $this->_error;}

//similarily calling various functions which themselves call other functions

}

activatePlan()
{

try{

//call other functions and do necessary stuff for plan A

 }
catch(Exception $e)
{

$this->_error.="Error occurred while activating plan A";

}
//for plan B
try{

//call other functions and do necessary stuff for plan B

}
catch(Exception $e)
{

$this->_error.="Error occurred while activating plan B";

}

//for other plans similarily

 }
 }

Now the issue is having if($this->_error){ return $this->_error;} after each sub function call.(Total I am having around 35 such similar lines)
I  require this as I need to send the error to the user and stop my code from running further.
But it is making my code long and not efficient.
How can I reduce all these returns but show the user an error when one of the sub functions fails and try to keep my code structure as is.
I have to call the various subfunctions from each main function(This I cannot change, there will be only one class and various functions in it) and the errors will mostly have to be caught at each level and returned(very few simple errors are not returned and the code is allowed to continue running) .
I have to also keep in mind that there can be various other functions be added to it later and it should be flexible enough to handle all that later

A: You say "it is making my code long and not efficient."  What exactly do you mean "not efficient"?  Are you saying your code is slow?
If your code is too slow, then you need to profile your code with a tool like XDebug to find out exactly where your code is slow.  If you don't measure, you're just guessing as to what the problem is.

A: I would think each function should handle its own errors/exceptions. So that you don't push all the error handling into every pale that the function is called.  The caller for the function should not need to contain logic about how generating errors notifications from the function being called.
So say you have each function throw an exception on error condition. You could then do something like this:
activationFunction($data)
{
  //use data to generate total, discount etc
  try {
    $this->giveAffiliates($total);
    $this->activateOrder($total,$discount,id);
    $this->activatePlan($total,$discount,id);
  } catch (Exception $e) {
    // throw the exception up the call chain
    throw $e;
  }
}


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[ARCHIVED] West Fargo Police Department officer suffered a heart attack while booking arrestees at Cass County
West Fargo Police Department Officer Tim Brown suffered a heart attack on the morning of Oct. 31, 2021, while booking two females with felony warrants for aggravated assault into the Cass County Jail. Officer Brown arrived at the Cass County jail and collapsed, becoming unresponsive. Cass County Sheriff's office staff began life-saving measures with CPR and a defibrillator and called 911. The Fargo Fire Department, Fargo Police Department and Sanford Ambulance Service responded to the jail to assist. Officer Brown was then transported to a local hospital and remains in the Intensive Care Unit.
Before collapsing, Officer Brown was responding to a report of two women at Grace Gardens who had felony warrants out for their arrest stemming from a violent assault that occurred in Fargo on Oct.18, 2021. Officer Brown confirmed with the security guard that at least one female was present in the building and observed that a window to the apartment was open to make a positive identification. Both females were arrested; however, one female resisted arrest and had to be physically moved and placed into the squad car by Officer Brown.
Officer Brown began with the West Fargo Police Department on Jan. 18, 2021, and was sworn into the department Monday, Oct. 18, 2021. Before his time with the West Fargo Police Department, Officer Brown had been with the Memphis Police Department since March 2017. Officer Brown also served in the United States Army for four years as an active-duty combat medic.
The department's thoughts and prayers go out to the family and friends of Officer Tim Brown. The West Fargo Police Department would like to thank the Cass County Sheriff's Office, Fargo Fire Department, Fargo Police Department and Sanford Ambulance for their response and lifesaving efforts. The West Fargo Police Department received assistance with calls for service from the Cass County Sheriff's Office and Fargo Police Department during this devastating event.
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Saudi king hospitalised for medical tests
Saudi Arabia's 90-year-old monarch, King Abdullah, was hospitalised Wednesday for medical tests, the state news agency reported.
For many months, Abdullah's apparently failing health has put a spotlight on leadership questions in the US-allied kingdom.
The royal palace said in a statement carried by the official Saudi Press Agency that the king was admitted to King Abdulaziz Medical Center in the capital, Riyadh, for undisclosed "medical checks." No other details were provided.
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Amazing Rare Fish Like a Rock, Washes Ashore | Jeremy Spell Blog
A rare fish, the size of a boulder, known to "sink yachts" has washed up on an Australian beach, attracting many curious tourists and triggering global interest.
The 1.8 metre (six feet) specimen — believed to be a Mola Mola, or ocean sunfish — came ashore near the mouth of the Murray River in South Australia at the weekend.
The enormous creature is distinct for both its size and peculiar shape featuring a flattened body and fins.
The fish can weigh up to 2.5 tons (2,200 kilogrammes), according to National Geographic.
A photo circulating on social media showed two people on a beach standing over the giant specimen, which had died.
"The amount of news and media from all over the world wanting to report it has been on another level," Linette Grzelak, who posted the image to Facebook, told AFP.
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South Australian Museum fish collection manager Ralph Foster said the fish was actually at the smaller end of the scale for the species.
Experts say this enormous specimen was actually only average size and the species can grow up to 2.5 tons (2,200 kgs)
It earned its name for basking in the sun near the ocean's surface, but is also known to dive several hundred metres (feet) into the depths, he said.
"I've actually had a good look at it, we get three species here and this is actually the rarest one in South Australian waters," Foster told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC).
"They can get a lot bigger… it's probably an average-sized one, they can get nearly twice as big as that," he added.
Mola Mola have also been known to damage vessels, Foster added.
"We get a lot of them hit by boats and some of them are so large they actually sink yachts," he said.
"We know very little about them, it's only in the last few years that technology has allowed us to start learning about them.
"They are amazing things, they really are."
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Acceleration-induced pressure gradients and cavitation in soft biomaterials
Wonmo Kang, Marc Raphael
Engineering of Matter, Transport and Energy, School for (SEMTE)
The transient, dynamic response of soft materials to mechanical impact has become increasingly relevant due to the emergence of numerous biomedical applications, e.g., accurate assessment of blunt injuries to the human body. Despite these important implications, acceleration-induced pressure gradients in soft materials during impact and the corresponding material response, from small deformations to sudden bubble bursts, are not fully understood. Both through experiments and theoretical analyses, we empirically show, using collagen and agarose model systems, that the local pressure in a soft sample is proportional to the square of the sample depth in the impact direction. The critical acceleration that corresponds to bubble bursts increases with increasing gel stiffness. Bubble bursts are also highly sensitive to the initial bubble size, e.g., bubble bursts can occur only when the initial bubble diameter is smaller than a critical size (≈10 μm). Our study gives fundamental insight into the physics of injury mechanisms, from blunt trauma to cavitation-induced brain injury.
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Kang, W., & Raphael, M. (2018). Acceleration-induced pressure gradients and cavitation in soft biomaterials. Scientific reports, 8(1), [15840]. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-34085-4
Acceleration-induced pressure gradients and cavitation in soft biomaterials. / Kang, Wonmo; Raphael, Marc.
In: Scientific reports, Vol. 8, No. 1, 15840, 01.12.2018.
Kang, W & Raphael, M 2018, 'Acceleration-induced pressure gradients and cavitation in soft biomaterials', Scientific reports, vol. 8, no. 1, 15840. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-34085-4
Kang W, Raphael M. Acceleration-induced pressure gradients and cavitation in soft biomaterials. Scientific reports. 2018 Dec 1;8(1). 15840. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-34085-4
Kang, Wonmo ; Raphael, Marc. / Acceleration-induced pressure gradients and cavitation in soft biomaterials. In: Scientific reports. 2018 ; Vol. 8, No. 1.
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