Monday, February 28, 2011
Good News, 1, 2, 3!!!
1) Copies of the 2010 Oscar-winning film "The Cove" has been delivered free to the residents of the town of Taiji (where the film takes place), compliments of the director, Louie Psihoyos. According to an article by The Huffington Post, Psihoyos stated that, "the film dubbed in Japanese was delivered via regular mail over the weekend to all households, with the help of a local group called People Concerned for the Ocean".
The full article can be found here.
2) According to "Cove" monitors (those who watch over The Cove, and what happens during this difficult time) it appears that the slaughter season may be over in Taiji, Japan. Usually, the season runs from September 1st- the end of March. The demand for dolphin and whale meat has declined 30%. The word is getting out. However, the trafficking of dolphins and whales for captivity has gone up in Taiji- (selling dolphins for a life in captivity). Please refer to Rick O'Barry's blog for more info on this matter. You can read his blog here.
The full article can be found here.
2) According to "Cove" monitors (those who watch over The Cove, and what happens during this difficult time) it appears that the slaughter season may be over in Taiji, Japan. Usually, the season runs from September 1st- the end of March. The demand for dolphin and whale meat has declined 30%. The word is getting out. However, the trafficking of dolphins and whales for captivity has gone up in Taiji- (selling dolphins for a life in captivity). Please refer to Rick O'Barry's blog for more info on this matter. You can read his blog here.
Here I am, Ready to Go!
3) "The Cove" is now also available to watch dubbed in Japanese through the movie's main webpage, FOR FREE. What an exciting opportunity. To watch "The Cove" (in Japanese) please click HERE!
アメリカのウェブサイトにて：『ザ・コーヴ』 の日本語吹き替え版 無料で視聴できます。
Until Next Time....Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Great Video! Check It Out!
Sometimes Life Throws You a Curve Ball...
Sometimes, things are out of our control and we just have to accept them.
I was looking forward to this trip more than anything.
Then, the FLU hit, and I was given the "no can travel" by my doctor... So, my Sarasota trip is off. :(
So, I'm stranded here, in my bed, sick... surrounded by the remains of a snow/ice storm no less.
Shout out to Al Cane from the blog, for sending this to cheer me up a few weeks ago- He spotted it around the corner from his local hangout, and realized he travels this road everyday! Thanks for the pic!
Well, I'm off to bed... until next time...
I was looking forward to this trip more than anything.
Then, the FLU hit, and I was given the "no can travel" by my doctor... So, my Sarasota trip is off. :(
So, I'm stranded here, in my bed, sick... surrounded by the remains of a snow/ice storm no less.
Shout out to Al Cane from the blog, for sending this to cheer me up a few weeks ago- He spotted it around the corner from his local hangout, and realized he travels this road everyday! Thanks for the pic!
Well, I'm off to bed... until next time...
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
So Very Excited....
One week from today, I will be in Sarasota, Florida.
One week from today, will be my first chance, ever, to see a dolphin... in the wild. This could be my chance to see marine life- in their natural habitat... something I have NEVER witnessed before.
I have waited my entire life for this day.
I am so excited for the opportunities that lay before me in T-minus 7 days (almost 6 now! 15 minutes, although the time stamps on these blogs are always wrong for some reason).
You better believe I will be documenting my journey in photos, and sharing them here- on the blog.
Look out world...... one of dreams, (and bucket list items) is about to come true. Keep your fingers crossed for me everyone!
Photo credit to Diver/videographer Steve "Finz" Finzelber
'Till next time... where I will hopefully be blogging from sunny Sarasota!
One week from today, will be my first chance, ever, to see a dolphin... in the wild. This could be my chance to see marine life- in their natural habitat... something I have NEVER witnessed before.
I have waited my entire life for this day.
I am so excited for the opportunities that lay before me in T-minus 7 days (almost 6 now! 15 minutes, although the time stamps on these blogs are always wrong for some reason).
You better believe I will be documenting my journey in photos, and sharing them here- on the blog.
Look out world...... one of dreams, (and bucket list items) is about to come true. Keep your fingers crossed for me everyone!
'Till next time... where I will hopefully be blogging from sunny Sarasota!
Friday, February 4, 2011
New SeaWorld Show to Open; "One Ocean"
I'm not quite what sure what to classify this under.... good news or bad news.
$eaWorld is starting a new show this year, but it's planning to keep the trainers out of the water.
As you'll see in my previous post, the death of a trainer at $eaWorld last year brought a lot of attention. So much infact, that the park was not allowed to have trainers in the water with the orcas.
One thing I do know, is that according to an article by Barbara Liston, for Reuters.com, it was reported that the new show "will dazzle with colored lights, panoramic LED screens displaying video of sea life, and surround sound, all with an underlying thrust of educating guests about environmental conservation". This was reported by a SeaWorld employee.
Lovely. Just what we need. Dazzling lights! LED screens! Surround sound! Because I'm sure that's EXACTLY what these whales are used to in their natural habitats, not to mention the many other unnatural stimuli they receive each day. I believe the worst part about that reported piece is there seems to be this theme that they SEEM to believe they are educating guests on environmental conservation. How the heck is their pony parade environmental conservation? How is taking animals from the wild, conservation? And, explain to me how breeding with a violent whale, to produce more whales that will never be released to the wild- but are only being used as profit... how is this environmental conservation?
Originally, I had heard that they were going to have a ROCK BAND performing in front of the whales. Yes, because I can see how that noise wouldn't be frightening to them. In more recent articles, including this one, there is no mention of a rock band... so that remains yet to be seen.
Oh, and FYI- Tilikum, or "Tilly", the whale involved in the death of the trainer last year.... IS in rehearsals for this new "production". Great. First, performer. Then, labeled "killer". Then, used to spawn more whales.... now, performer yet again. Poor thing.
You can find the full Reuters.com article about the new show, HERE.
Until Next Time...
$eaWorld is starting a new show this year, but it's planning to keep the trainers out of the water.
As you'll see in my previous post, the death of a trainer at $eaWorld last year brought a lot of attention. So much infact, that the park was not allowed to have trainers in the water with the orcas.
One thing I do know, is that according to an article by Barbara Liston, for Reuters.com, it was reported that the new show "will dazzle with colored lights, panoramic LED screens displaying video of sea life, and surround sound, all with an underlying thrust of educating guests about environmental conservation". This was reported by a SeaWorld employee.
Lovely. Just what we need. Dazzling lights! LED screens! Surround sound! Because I'm sure that's EXACTLY what these whales are used to in their natural habitats, not to mention the many other unnatural stimuli they receive each day. I believe the worst part about that reported piece is there seems to be this theme that they SEEM to believe they are educating guests on environmental conservation. How the heck is their pony parade environmental conservation? How is taking animals from the wild, conservation? And, explain to me how breeding with a violent whale, to produce more whales that will never be released to the wild- but are only being used as profit... how is this environmental conservation?
Originally, I had heard that they were going to have a ROCK BAND performing in front of the whales. Yes, because I can see how that noise wouldn't be frightening to them. In more recent articles, including this one, there is no mention of a rock band... so that remains yet to be seen.
Oh, and FYI- Tilikum, or "Tilly", the whale involved in the death of the trainer last year.... IS in rehearsals for this new "production". Great. First, performer. Then, labeled "killer". Then, used to spawn more whales.... now, performer yet again. Poor thing.
You can find the full Reuters.com article about the new show, HERE.
Until Next Time...
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