the 14 is a 1973 british drama film directed by david hemmings .

it was also released as existence and , in the usa , as the wild little bunch .

it was entered into the 23rd berlin international film festival where it won the silver bear .

its plot concerns the fate of fourteen children in london who are orphaned after the death of their single mother .

the 14

when the participants were 14 , the children were themselves asked questions about mental health difficulties .
it is understood the mother told police her daughter was 17 at the time and not 14 .
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the 14
or
existance
has a mother of 14 children living in poor working class england falling sick and the children try to carry on as a family . convincing acting from young actors raises this gritty tale above the horizon .
because of its widespread popularity , white supremacists reference this slogan constantly , in its full form as well as in abbreviated versions such as
14 words
,
fourteen words ,
or simply the number
14 .
a quarter of girls and nearly one in 10 boys show signs of depression at the age of 14 , say uk researchers .
the following year , hemmings directed a more avowedly offbeat picture . the 14 was the strange tale , inspired by fact , of a misfit family of 14 children and their vicissitudes after their single mother ' s demise . perhaps unsurprisingly , it failed to achieve widespread popularity .
whoa . the rookie chefs are clearly going to have their work cut out for them in season 14 . get reacquainted with the newbies , below :
half of all cases of adult mental illness start by the age of 14 , and it is important they are diagnosed and treated early .
the brutalist neue hauptpost , renamed the neue neue galerie by documenta 14 , was inaugurated in 1975 as kassel’s main post office and mail distribution center . in the wake of the partial privatization…
ritish troops finally cleared of wrongdoing over the death of an iraqi civilian 14 years ago face the “insanity” of a fresh inquiry ordered by the ministry of defence , the telegraph can disclose .
when i was 14 i was really low , a bit hopeless . . . i kind of isolated myself a bit .
get ready for the supersized top chef season 14 premiere on thursday , december 1 at 10 / 9c by getting to know more about the new cheftestants , below .
”with a quarter of 14 - year - old girls showing signs of depression , it’s now beyond doubt that this problem is reaching crisis point .
season 14 of project runway premieres at 9 p . m . est / 8 p . m . cdt thursday , august 6 on lifetime .
a man married a 14 - year - old girl the day after he and the child ' s mother were both warned by authorities that the wedding would be illegal , a court has been told .
last week , we revealed that season 14 of top chef will be a showdown between returning cheftestants and newbies . now that you ' ve had some time to size up the new chefs hoping to leave their mark on this culinary competition and decipher the clues on top chef ' s facebook and instagram pages about which familiar faces will be looking for redemption in season 14 , the wait is finally over .
researchers from the ucl ( university college london ) institute of education and the university of liverpool found that nearly a quarter ( 24 per cent ) of 14 - year - old girls and nine per cent of boys the same age are depressed .
the top chef season 14 judges ' table will be filled with old and new faces alike as well . top chef masters alum graham elliot will join padma lakshmi , tom colicchio , and gail simmons .
krista vernoff wrote the episode . she’s previously written the scripts for 17 grey’s episodes , the most recent being 2011’s “disarm , ” a season 7 installment that featured the doctors dealing with a mass school shooting . after directing the season 13 finale , debbie allen ( who also plays catherine avery on the show ) will direct the season 14 premiere .
goal 14 . conserve and sustainably use the oceans , seas and marine resources for sustainable development 18 . the increasingly adverse impacts of climate change ( including ocean acidification ) , overfishing and marine pollution are jeopardizing recent gains in protecting portions of the worlds oceans .
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review : a british tear - jerker that tells the sad tale of a large family of 14 kids who suddenly become orphans and must face eventual separation . while the children battle against the overzealous social workers who want to ship them into reform schools and foster… ( more )
but megan ' s return will also have a knock - on effect on her brother owen , with the guilt over leaving her possibly even bringing his ptsd back . timeless star abigail spencer will take over from bridget regan in the role for season 14 .
its chief executive , anna feuchtwang , said :
with a quarter of 14 - year - old girls showing signs of depression , it ' s now beyond doubt that this problem is reaching crisis point .
to watch season 14 , i ' m gonna need some jackson and april and alex . the other characters are insignificant to me . hitler could have a guest appearance and i wouldn ' t care as long as my fave three are on .
well we already know for a fact that steph will not be returning for season 14 . i wouldn ' t mind seeing a few others go as well but i ' m not going to hold my breath for it .
the hearing was adjourned for 10 minutes when the man broke down in the dock .
this is my ideal , smaller , trimmed cast and ideas for season 14 . this way they can give the characters the screentime they deserve imo . this way we don ' t get
dud
characters and everyone can start to forge real friendships and relationships that feel cemented and not rushed .
as part of an examination of data on more than 10 , 000 children born in 2000 / 01 who are taking part in the millennium cohort study , parents were questioned about their children’s mental health when their youngsters were aged three , five , seven , 11 and 14 .
‘the celebrity apprentice’ season 14 cast : shawn johnson , leeza gibbons , lorenzo lamas , kevin jonas , jamie anderson , johnny damon , vivica a . fox , geraldo rivera , donald trump , kate gosselin , ian ziering , terrell owens , gilbert gottfried , sig hansen , …
a british tear - jerker that tells the sad tale of a large family of 14 kids who suddenly become orphans and must face eventual separation . while the children battle against the overzealous social workers who want to ship them into reform schools and foster homes , they are cared for by the oldest brother and his girl friend who serve as surrogate parents . . . . read more
14 words
is a reference to the most popular white supremacist slogan in the world :
we must secure the existence of our people and a future for white children .
the slogan was coined by david lane , a member of the white supremacist terrorist group known as the order ( lane died in prison in 2007 ) . the term reflects the primary white supremacist worldview in the late 20th and early 21st centuries : that unless immediate action is taken , the white race is doomed to extinction by an alleged
rising tide of color
purportedly controlled and manipulated by jews .
from the fall of constantinople in 1453 until the revolution that created modern greece in 1821 , the greek peninsula was under the rule of the ottoman empire . housed in a restored neoclassical villa , the…
from successes in the operating room and mistakes in the bedroom , to humorous exchanges in the elevator and dramatic moments in the er , the doctors learn and grow from their experiences and are there for one another through the good and the bad .
scientists have discovered that the switch is controlled in the hypothalamus area of the brain . the switch acts on insulin receptors and involves the protein tcptp . scientists have discovered the switch in mice and are hopeful but yet to find out if the switch would be the same in humans .
meanwhile , grey ' s anatomy star giacomo gianniotti has admitted that the hit medical drama has been
dreary for a long time
. talking to tvline , gianniotti – who plays dr andrew deluca – has teased that the staff of grey sloan memorial are going to be having fun in season 14 , which will be
funnier , sexier , lighter
.
the day before the wedding , prosecutor krista breckweg told the court , a department of health and human services official warned the man and the girl ' s mother that it was illegal for the girl to be married .
the majority of antidepressants are ineffective and may be unsafe , for children and teenager with major depression , experts have warned . in what is the most comprehensive comparison of 14 commonly prescribed antidepressant drugs to date , researchers found that only one brand was more effective at relieving symptoms of depression than a placebo . another popular drug , venlafaxine , was shown increase the risk users engaging in suicidal thoughts and attempts at suicide
the would - be husband sobbed in the county court on wednesday as a judge was told the man thought he was
rescuing
the young bride .
after almost a year considering the evidence , the military prosecutor concluded last week that no charges be brought against the men .
scientists have pinpointed how connections in the brain are destroyed in the early stages of alzheimer’s disease , in a study which it is hoped will help in the development of treatments for the debilitating condition . at the early stages of the development of alzheimer’s disease the synapses – which connect the neurons in the brain – are destroyed , according to researchers at the university of new south wales , australia . the synapses are vital for brain function , particularly learning and forming memories
the ocean conference aimed to raise the profile of the many threats to the world’s oceans that are affecting people’s lives , ranging from land - based pollution to coral bleaching , overfishing , marine habitat degradation , ocean acidification and the impacts of climate change , as well as the importance of healthy oceans to sustainable development and the achievement of the sdgs .
the pair were married at a mosque in noble park on september 29 last year when the girl was 14½ . the man cannot be named so as not to identify the girl .
defence counsel sophie parsons said the mother played a
central role
in the marriage , as she raised the idea of the man marrying her daughter and reassured and encouraged him .
the man was arrested five days after the ceremony and has spent 351 days in custody .
scientists in a new study show that the first signs of parkinson’s can be stopped . the ucl study is still in its research period but the team are ‘excited’ . today’s parkinson’s drugs manage the symptoms of the disease but ultimately do not stop its progression in the brain .
go behind the scenes of the mission : impossible movies , check out the latest videos and trailers , and see which spy movies topped the box office in our mission : impossible guide .
he gave the mother a $ 1480 gold necklace as a dowry , the court was told .
but the teenagers’ responses about emotional problems were different to their parent’s perceptions , the authors found .
“the high court ordered the establishment of the iraq fatality investigations process , a non - criminal investigation looking at circumstances of deaths and making recommendations . ”
in uk , after pulling a racetrack robbery , repeat offender johnny bannion hides the loot in a farmer ' s field but the police and the local mob come looking for johnny and for the money .
the judge , who cannot be named so not to identify the victim , said the mother was lucky not to be charged as a co - accused .
lawyers inside the ministry of defence have been sent the full ihat file on the death of said shabram and can order ifi to launch a new inquiry .
here ' s what you need to know about the current state of play on the medical scene in the pacific northwest ( no us pace spoilers ) .
the photo luddington , who plays jo wilson , posted just shows her character’s name card as well as the card for jessica capshaw’s arizona , while gianniotti’s is a little more revealing : the actor — andrew deluca on the abc drama — shared a picture of the script’s top page , which says the first episode back will be titled “break down the home . ”
anna feuchtwang , chief executive of the national children’s bureau , added : “this study of thousands of children gives us the most compelling evidence available about the extent of mental ill health among children in the uk .
the man who married the girl was a boarder at her home , ms breckweg said , and paid a mahr – similar to a dowry – to the girl ' s mother of a gold necklace worth $ 1480 . the mother was at the wedding ceremony .
we don ' t need long insufferable conversations in mer ' s living room or on her porch or in the car for relationships to develop . this show used to be the master at developing relationships in pithy little moments on the staircase before going right back to the friendships , the rivalries , and the medicine .
ymmv , but i don ' t think the lack of focus on medicine is the problem . . . the show has always prioritized the soapy relationships . it ' s just that everything this season is so boring and disjointed , the stories move at a snails pace , and most of the characters are absolutely insufferable
scientists conducted the research on 71 car crash victims as they were waiting for treatment at one hospital’s accident and emergency department . they asked half of the patients to briefly recall the incident and then play the classic computer game , the others were given a written activity to complete . the researchers , from karolinska institute in sweden and the university of oxford , found that the patients who had played tetris reported fewer intrusive memories , commonly known as flashbacks , in the week that followed
ms parsons said the man was remorseful and wanted to apologise to the girl and the community , and felt he had ruined his chances of having a good life .
r shabram drowned in may 2003 amid claims he and another man were forced into the water at gunpoint as troops struggled to quell riots in basra . the case - and another drowning incident - were used as evidence that the army had adopted the unofficial practice of ‘wetting’ to keep control of basra in the aftermath of the invasion .
the conversationit is well known that high blood pressure is a risk factor for dementia , so the results of a new study from the university of california , irvine , are quite surprising . the researchers found that people who developed high blood pressure between the ages of 80 - 89 are less likely to develop alzheimer’s disease ( the most common form of dementia ) over the next three years than people of the same age with normal blood pressure .
directed by the mauritanian abderrahmane sissako and set in the capital of mali , bamako examines the links between global economic policies and everyday life . it follows a singer and her unemployed husband . in the yard of the house they share with other families , a court is in session . on trial are the global institutions accused of impoverishing africa…
ms breckweg said the man told police they would think about sex when the girl had
grown up
.
ut the troops now face a further judge - led inquiry by the iraqi fatality investigations ( ifi ) unit .
having lost the legal battle over who was to pay for the drug the nhs have finally agreed to fund the hiv prevention treatment . national aids trust , whom princess diana supported , said that it was a ‘pivotal moment’ .
since the beginning of the industrial revolution , the ocean has absorbed about one third of the carbon dioxide released by human activities , thereby mitigating the full impact of climate change . however , this comes at a steep ecological price , as dissolved carbon dioxide in seawater lowers the ph level of oceans , thereby increasing acidity and changing the biogeochemical carbonate balance . concerns about ocean acidification , first expressed in the early 1980s , have now been confirmed , and the extent of its impact on marine ecosystems is being investigated .
the case - first highlighted by the telegraph - prompted a huge outcry that eventually led to sir michael fallon , the defence secretary , announcing he was shutting down ihat .
the global indicator framework was developed by the inter - agency and expert group on sdg indicators ( iaeg - sdgs ) and agreed to , as a practical starting point at the 47th session of the un statistical commission held in march 2016 . the report of the commission , which included the global indicator framework , was then taken note of by ecosoc at its 70th session in june 2016 . more information .
imam ibrahim omerdic , ( right ) was found guilty of conducting the marriage of the girl but was not jailed .
some trivia . . . my kids are watching doc mcstuffins . lorretta divine is the voice of hally the hippo .
the actress who plays megan is the female lead on the last ship . i can ' t see her coming to grey ' s for 15 seconds of screen time each episode
a vicious gang of crooks plan to steal the wages of a local factory , but their carefully laid plans go wrong , when the factory employs an armoured van to carry the cash . the gang still go . . . see full summary »
the un will mark world oceans day on 8 june with events that both celebrate the benefits that oceans provide , as well as amplify the need to take greater action to protect them .
the world’s oceans – their temperature , chemistry , currents and life – drive global systems that make the earth habitable for humankind .
ms parsons said her client was the girl ' s friend before the marriage and wanted to help her through trouble at home .
the research , published with the children’s charity the national children’s bureau , showed that girls and boys had similar levels of emotional problems throughout childhood until adolescence when problems became more prevalent in girls .
get ready for the new season of project runway . the show’s newest season premieres thursday , which means new episodes are right around the corner . get to know this season’s judges and designers .
pollution of both land and seas is a threat in many coastal regions . in addition , since river basins , marine ecosystems and the atmosphere are all part of hydrological systems , the effects of such pollution are often felt far from their source . in many coastal communities , pollution and eutrophication , which is the presence of excessive nutrients in water , frequently owing to runoff from the land , causing dense plant growth and the death of animal life , are driving detrimental changes . the five large marine ecosystems most at risk from coastal eutrophication , according to a global comparative assessment undertaken in 2016 as part of the transboundary water assessment programme , are the bay of bengal , the east china sea , the gulf of mexico , the north brazil shelf and the south china sea .
the acclaim visited upon blow up made hemmings an international name and an exemplar of supposedly liberated alternative culture . but despite appearing in roger vadim ' s pop art fantasy barbarella ( 1968 ) , he resisted any too ready identification of this kind , notably by playing in two ambitious historical movies , as the ill - fated captain nolan in the charge of the light brigade ( 1968 ) and in the title role of the somewhat misconceived alfred the great ( 1969 ) . both films sought , it should be said , to tap into the counter - cultural attitudes of the time in which they were made , partly via the presence of hemmings himself .
he first appeared in films as early as 1954 with the ealing production the rainbow jacket and played a small role in otto preminger ' s 1957 film of st joan . by the turn of the next decade he was just the right age , and of the right tousled contemporary appearance , to represent the then burgeoning youth culture on the screen . thus he was in pop music quickies like live it up ( 1963 ) and more substantially in an early michael winner movie about a group of layabouts in a seaside town , the system ( 1964 ) , co - starring with oliver reed .
by the 1980s his tv directing took precedence with shows such as magnum pi , airwolf , the a - team and quantum leap .
a young boy receives a rocking horse for christmas and soon learns that he is able to pick the winning horse at the races .
ms parsons said the man was unsure exactly how old the girl was , although he knew she was at school and under 18 .
the men , two of whom are still serving , have been investigated at least three times already over the death , culminating in a three - year inquiry by the discredited iraq historic allegations team ( ihat ) , shut down by the government after a public outcry .
the authoritarian : bailey . call them out . make them mind . make them feel shame and feel the weight of their decisions .
he will be remembered above all for performing the principal role in michelangelo antonioni ' s blow up ( 1966 ) . the film provided a defining reflection on the
swinging
sixties , not least in the figure embodied by hemmings , that of a fashionable photographer ( reportedly based on david bailey ) eventually brought face to face with the illusoriness not just of success but of reality itself . the conclusion , in which the photographer is gradually torn into participation in an imaginary game of tennis , must rank as one of the most mesmerising in all cinema .
the following year , also in new zealand , he directed and produced a rip - roaring buried treasure yarn , race for the yankee zephyr , again affording conspicuous contrast with the psychological inflections of running scared .
when top chef heads down to charleston , south carolina this season , it ' ll bring the high - stakes competition and culinary masterpieces with it . as you can see in the above supertease , both the rookie and the veteran chefs will feel the pressure . along the way , you ' ll see some intense challenges , some chaotic confrontations , and , of course , some crazy - good food , including what padma says is the best meal she ' s ever had on top chef .
i want bailey to announce that the minnick move was the wrong one , but that catherine was right that some move was necessary to reinvigorate the program . i want her to fire minnick and announce this initiative :
the crew of a submarine is trapped on the sea floor when it sinks . how can they be rescued before they run out of air ?
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cervical screening tests are a vital method of preventing cancer through the detection and treatment of abnormalities in the cervix , but new research shows that the number of women using this service has dropped to a 19 year low .
i like this , but in reality unless someone from the main cast dies in the season 13 finale i don ' t really see any of them going anywhere . i could definitely see the megan thing happening though .
tim collins , the retired colonel who led troops into battle in iraq , said : “the reality is this is a failure of government to protect its servicemen and women . the government needs to wake up and do something about this . it must draw a line under the whole thing . ”
the government - funded study of over 10 , 000 young people looked at how many experienced the signs of depression not a clinical diagnosis of one .
the nhs will be asked to go further to prevent the deaths of patients in its care as part of a “zero suicide ambition” being launched today .
an injectable contraceptive gel that acts as a ‘reversible vasectomy’ is a step closer to being offered to men following successful trials on monkeys . vasalgel is injected into the vas deferens , the small duct between the testicles and the urethra . it has so far been found to prevent 100 per cent of conceptions
a new study shows that drinking alcohol three to four days a week could reduce the risk of diabetes . wine was found to be most effective in reducing the risk due to the chemical compounds that balance blood sugar levels .
the 14th season of grey ' s anatomy was ordered by abc back in february , and will arrive on screens in the uk on november 8 .
the technology lets paralysed people feel actual sensations when touching objects — including light taps on the mechanical finger — and could be a huge breakthrough for prosthetics , according to its makers . the tool was used to let a 28 - year - old man who has been paralysed for more than a decade . while prosthetics have previously been able to be controlled directly from the brain , it is the first time that signals have been successfully sent the other way
ocean acidification is closely linked to shifts in the carbonate chemistry of the waters , which can lead to a significant weakening of the shells and skeletons of many marine species ( such as reef - building corals and shelled molluscs ) .
the numbers of people accepted to study nursing in england fell 3 per cent in 2017 , while the numbers accepted in wales and scotland , where the bursaries were kept , increased 8 . 4 per cent and 8 per cent respectively
adam cooper joined the age in 2011 after a decade with aap , the country ' s news service . email or tweet adam with your news tips .
human eggs with the potential to become fertilised embryos have been grown in a laboratory for the first time in a breakthrough that could unlock future fertility treatments .
the united nations today designated the years 2021 to 2030 as the ‘decade of ocean science for sustainable development’ to boost international coordination and cooperation in research and scientific programmes for better management of ocean and coastal zone resources and reducing maritime risks .
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on 21 june , 2018 , the united nations development programme ( undp ) , finch and founding partner mars , incorporated , announced the lion ' s share , an initiative aimed at transforming the lives of animals across the world by asking advertisers to contribute a percentage of their media spend to conservation and animal welfare projects .
demand for specialist services is growing , but child and adolescent mental health teams are overstretched and turn away nearly a quarter of the young patients referred to them , says the national children ' s bureau , which has published the survey findings .
the case raises the prospect of dozens of other british troops cleared of wrongdoing over deaths in iraq of being subject to yet another lengthy probe of historic allegations .
nder the rules , ihat files must be passed to directorate of judicial engagement policy , part of the mod , which decides if ifi should hold an inquiry .
heidi klum will reprise her role as host and judge , while nina garcia and zac posen will complete the judges’ panel . nina garcia , a 25 - year veteran of the fashion industry , is the creative director at marie claire . zac posen is the head of luxury brands , such as zac posen and z spoke by zac posen . tim gunn will return as mentor to the competing designers .
judge and host heidi klum and mentor tim gunn are ready on the set .
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i ' m in favor of dramatic things happening at the hospital . i was actually looking forward to this storyline when it began . but the actress is horribly wooden and miscast , eliza ' s relationship with arizona is forced , the
minnick method
made me want to throw things at the screen . and everyone came off badly in the juvenile civil war storyline . a total waste of time .
cbd has a broadly opposite effect to delta - 9 - tetrahydrocannabinol ( thc ) , the main active component in cannabis and the substance that causes paranoia and anxiety .
the three servicemen were first cleared of wrongdoing in mr shabram’s death in 2006 following a military investigation . but in 2014 , ihat reopened the case and in september 2016 passed a file to the service prosecuting authority , recommended they be charged with manslaughter .
if padma tells your favorite cheftestant to
pack your knives and go
this season , that ' s not necessarily the end for him or her . top chef : last chance kitchen will return for another heaping helping on bravotv . com , giving the eliminated cheftestants a chance to cook their way back into the competition . the smell of redemption will be in the air when last chance kitchen premieres following the second episode of this season of top chef on thursday , december 8 at 11 / 10c .
the life of a juvenile delinquent is threatened by his own incessant desire for trouble .
they also questioned whether parents know the true extent of levels of depression among teenage girls after finding a discrepancy between self - reported depressive symptoms and the estimations of parents .
global trends point to continued deterioration of coastal waters owing to pollution and eutrophication ( excessive nutrients in water , frequently a result of run - off from land , which causes dense plant growth and the death of animal life from lack of oxygen ) . of the 63 large marine ecosystems evaluated under the transboundary waters assessment programme , 16 per cent of the ecosystems are in the high or highest risk categories for coastal eutrophication . they are located mainly in western europe , southern and eastern asia , and the gulf of mexico .
the 35 - year - old , who was 20 years older than the girl when they were married last year , is the first man to appear before an australian court prosecuted with marrying a child , an offence that carries a maximum penalty of five years .
commenting on the finding , dr marc bush , chief policy adviser at the charity youngminds , said : “we know that teenage girls face a huge range of pressures , including stress at school , body image issues , bullying and the pressure created by social media .
to mark the new season of grey ' s coming to the service on november 8 , now tv has enlisted none other than the voice of love island himself , iain stirling , to give you a rundown of 13 seasons of hook - ups and romances .
in contemporary discussions of european borders , the sea stands as a silent and invisible yet violent medium that accentuates the tragic or heroic border crossings of migrants and refugees . although it…
“despite the government’s commitment to children’s mental health , the number of child and adolescent psychiatric posts has fallen by 7 % in the last four years . we urgently need to address this and encourage more junior doctors to choose psychiatry and to retain our existing staff . ”
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he was also ashamed for the damage he had caused to other rohingya living in australia .
the man now knew it was unacceptable to marry children in australia , ms parsons said .
she believes teenagers are struggling with mental health issues because of the influence of social media .
there is pressure to do well at school , get a good job , be financially stable - but at the end of the day , they ' re just children .
“the report demonstrates how critical it is that all services – schools , youth services as well as the nhs – play their part in spotting problems early , and offering solutions . ”
human trials have begun with a new cancer therapy that can prime the immune system to eradicate tumours . the treatment , that works similarly to a vaccine , is a combination of two existing drugs , of which tiny amounts are injected into the solid bulk of a tumour .
our rainwater , drinking water , weather , climate , coastlines , much of our food , and even the oxygen in the air we breathe , are all ultimately provided and regulated by the sea . throughout history , oceans and seas have been vital conduits for trade and transportation .
thousands of cervical cancer screening results are under review after failings at a laboratory meant some women were incorrectly given the all - clear . a number of women have already been told to contact their doctors following the identification of “procedural issues” in the service provided by pathology first laboratory .
in 1974 , at the age of nineteen , christopher d’arcangelo embarked on a series of paintings using rudimentary stenciled letters painted on a monochrome ground . inspiration for the series came , at least…
ex - porn star and artist annie sprinkle and professor , sculptor , and video artist beth stephens fell in love at the beginning of the century . their relationship triggered an artistic collaboration that…
the myanmar national will be sent back into immigration detention once he has completed his sentence , but cannot be deported because he is a rohingya refugee and effectively stateless , the court heard .
a record number of nursing and midwifery positions are currently being advertised by the nhs , with more than 34 , 000 positions currently vacant , according to the latest data . demand for nurses was 19 per cent higher between july and september 2017 than the same period two years ago .
the paper found that there were 45 , 000 more deaths in the first four years of tory - led efficiencies than would have been expected if funding had stayed at pre - election levels . on this trajectory that could rise to nearly 200 , 000 excess deaths by the end of 2020 , even with the extra funding that has been earmarked for public sector services this year .
taking antidepressants during pregnancy could almost double the risk of a child being diagnosed with autism in the first years of life , a major study of nearly 150 , 000 pregnancies has suggested . researchers have found a link between women in the later stages of pregnancy who were prescribed one of the most common types of antidepressant drugs , and autism diagnosed in children under seven years of age
he was originally charged with having sex with the girl but that offence was withdrawn by prosecutors earlier this year . the court heard there was a lack of evidence to proceed with that charge .
really ? she is the only one adding some drama to a tired show in some episodes . i don ' t love her , but without her , nothing was happening at the hospital !
new research has found that babies born to fathers under the age of 25 or over 51 are at higher risk of developing autism and other social disorders . the study , conducted by the seaver autism center for research and treatment at mount sinai , found that these children are actually more advanced than their peers as infants , but then fall behind by the time they hit their teenage years .
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although the grey’s team hasn’t leaked many details about the next season , it has been announced that kim raver will be returning for a guest arc to reprise her role as dr . teddy altman .
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scientists have taken a “very positive step” towards creating a universal vaccine against cancer that makes the body’s immune system attack tumours as if they were a virus , experts have said . writing in nature , an international team of researchers described how they had taken pieces of cancer’s genetic rna code , put them into tiny nanoparticles of fat and then injected the mixture into the bloodstreams of three patients in the advanced stages of the disease . the patients ' immune systems responded by producing
killer
t - cells designed to attack cancer . the vaccine was also found to be effective in fighting “aggressively growing” tumours in mice , according to researchers , who were led by professor ugur sahin from johannes gutenberg university in germany
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being from a poorer background or being of mixed or white ethnic background appeared to raise the risk .
parents often underestimated daughters ' stress and had concerns about sons that the boys themselves did not voice .
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the number of people dying in hospital as a result of malnutrition has hit its highest level for a decade , figures from the office for national statistics ( ons ) show . death certificates from england and wales show that malnutrition was listed as the primary cause in a total of 66 deaths in 2016 .
the food standards agency ( fsa ) has issued a public warning over the risks of acrylamide - a chemical compound that forms in some foods when they are cooked at high temperatures ( above 120c ) .
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i think april and jackson could easily be wrapped up as a happy ending if the writers had the guts . they ' ve had their epic love story . now let them have their love story .
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overfishing reduces food production , impairs the functioning of ecosystems and reduces biodiversity . the proportion of world marine fish stocks within biologically sustainable levels has declined from 90 per cent in 1974 to 68 . 6 per cent in 2013 . however , the trend has slowed and appears to have stabilized from 2008 to 2013 .
“in other research , we’ve highlighted the increasing mental health difficulties faced by girls today compared to previous generations and this study further highlights the worryingly high rates of depression , ” said lead author dr praveetha patalay .
tobacco and alcohol companies could win more easily in court cases such as the recent battle over plain cigarette packaging if the eu charter of fundamental rights is abandoned , a barrister and public health professor have said .
it ' s easy to see why this season of top chef is going to get so heated . that ' s because there ' s a major grand prize on the line of $ 125 , 000 furnished by s . pellegrino sparkling natural mineral water , a feature in food & wine magazine , a showcase at the annual food & wine classic in aspen , and the coveted title of top chef on the line .
hemmings also formed , with his business partner , john daly , the hemdale corporation , which for some years became a significant force in film production and distribution . but while assuming an executive profile , he continued to appear in front of the camera , sometimes in rather unexpected contexts , such as that of the italian horror movie profondo rosso ( 1976 ) . other film roles during the decade were as varied as that of an upright bomb disposal officer in juggernaut ( 1974 ) and a scheming criminal in the squeeze ( 1977 ) .
surveys with their parents , however , suggested many were not attuned to the true anxieties of their children .
however , the rise could also be down to a greater willingness to acknowledge mental health problems by society .
i got a bit scared to leave the house and a bit scared to speak to people .
the major , who was decorated for bravery and wounded while serving in afghanistan , has insisted that mr shabram was pursued into the water by an angry mob and that he had actually tried to save his life .
the series premiered in 2005 on abc where it still airs , and has recently premiered its 14th season .
hemmings ' s physical demeanour , combining down to earth chippiness with an almost ethereal air of fragility , admirably embodied the themes of a groundbreaking movie which dissolved the barriers between
art
and
popular
cinema .
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the government has pledged to review tens of thousands of cases where women have been given harmful vaginal mesh implants .
cast members camilla luddington and giacomo gianniotti posted photos from the first table read for grey’s anatomy ‘s upcoming 14th season friday , meaning the grey - sloan memorial hospital staff is officially getting ready to come back to our tvs .
dr marc bush , from the charity young minds , said :
we know that teenage girls face a huge range of pressures , including stress at school , body image issues , bullying and the pressure created by social media .
this is nothing but a romance / sex subplot : callie and george , then callie and mark , then mark and lexie and callie and arizona , then april and jackson , then deluca and maggie . the difference is that the second half of that list has very little to no tie in to the main characters . that needs to be resolved . i like deluca , but to be relevant he needs alex to mentor him and he needs to date maggie again . if they ' re not going to make him relevant then i wish him all the luck in the world on his next show . i ' m not opposed to japril , but they need to bump up jackson ' s relationship with richard and maybe bring april into the grey squad in the callie / maggie role of optimistic disaster .
after his voice changed , hemmings studied painting at the epsom school of art where he staged his first exhibition at 15 . he returned to singing in his early 20s with nightclub appearances before moving onto the stage and gradually into films .
a medium and her husband stage a kidnapping in order for her to pretend to solve the crime and achieve fame .
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i made this list using the same
blind casting
technique shonda uses . i don ' t notice race .
amelia and owen need work for me to believe they can just run away into the sunset and actually be happy .
a compound found in green tea could improve the cognitive abilities of those with down’s syndrome , a team of scientists has discovered . researchers found epigallocatechin gallate – which is especially present in green tea but can also be found in white and black teas – combined with cognitive stimulation , improved visual memory and led to more adaptive behaviour . dr rafael de la torre , who led the year - long clinical trial along with dr mara dierrssen , said : “the results suggest that individuals who received treatment with the green tea compound , together with the cognitive stimulation protocol , had better scores in their cognitive capacities”
you ' ll get no argument from me that the season hasn ' t been one of the better ones , i just don ' t agree with your proposed solutions . they need to take a look at their original formula and reset .
it cannot be claimed that in more recent years hemmings maintained a very consistent screen presence , although he continued to be active . such roles as the colliery owner in ken russell ' s 1989 film of dh lawrence ' s the rainbow offered no very great opportunity , and directorial ventures like the dark horse ( 1991 ) seem not to have been widely seen .
david lloyd gyms have launched a new health and fitness class which is essentially a bunch of people taking a nap for 45 minutes . the fitness group was spurred to launch the ‘napercise’ class after research revealed 86 per cent of parents said they were fatigued . the class is therefore predominantly aimed at parents but you actually do not have to have children to take part


mermaids is a documentary originally aired as mermaids : the body found on american tv channels animal planet ( may 27 , 2012 ) and discovery channel ( june 17 , 2012 ) .

it tells a story of a scientific team 's investigative efforts to uncover the source behind mysterious underwater recordings of an unidentified marine body .

the show presents the generally discredited aquatic ape hypothesis as evidence that mermaids exist , along with a digitally manufactured video .

a sequel broadcast called mermaids : the new evidence aired may 26 , 2013 .

mermaids : the body found , its sequel mermaids : the new evidence and several other similar programs dealing with other outrageous claims , such as the channel 4 's the last dragon and the fictional elements of the discovery channel 's shark week dealing with a purportedly discovered " monster " shark in megalodon : the monster shark lives are all recent examples of what is known as docufiction or a mockumentary , in which documentary style and programming elements are combined with fictional - or sometimes less egregiously speculative - science and fiction .

this type of programming receives particular criticism when , as in the original broadcast of mermaids : the body found , there are only a few , easily missed disclaimers to indicate the speculative nature of the programming .

the first airings of the two mermaids programs apparently fooled millions of people and also drew some of animal planet 's largest audiences ever .

mermaids : the body found

mermaids : the body found and its ilk have done long - term damage .
both documentaries , mermaids : the body found and mermaids : the new evidence have sufficient proof .
mermaids : the body found
will air again on june 17 on animal planet .
' sabrina ' posted ' both documentaries , mermaids : the body found and mermaids : the new evidence have sufficient proof . '
los angeles times . “tv skeptic : ‘mermaids : the body found’ clouds the waters . ” 29 may 2012 .
feel free to submit examples of dr . paul robertson ' s pre -
mermaids : the body found
work .
you should send me a few links to dr . paul robertson ' s work in the years predating
mermaids : the body found .
andre weideman was the re - enactment actor in
the body found
and did not appear much in
new evidence .
“mermaids : the body found” is a made for tv mockumentary and found footage film created for the cable network animal planet and discovery channel . the film is directed by sid bennett and written by charlie foley , sid bennett , and vaibhav bhatt .
this success surely came as no surprise to discovery executives , who watched a double feature of mermaids : the body found and its sequel , mermaids : the new evidence , become the highest rated animal planet broadcast of all time .
mermaids : the body found is a found footage film and mockumentary that aired on animal planet and discovery channel . while the science behind the plot is fundamentally flawed and the runtime is a bit on the long side , the film is an exceptionally crafted mockumentary that fans of the genre are likely to enjoy .
mpok , the person in
new evidence
is the same person as in
mermaids : the body found ,
just with a slightly different hairstyle . they ' re both played by andre weideman .
examining the startling , never - before - seen video evidence of aquatic hominids that has come forward since the documentary mermaids : the body found first aired in 2012 , with the original . . . see full summary »
the plausibility of mermaids : the body found hinges on the acceptance of the “aquatic ape” hypothesis put forth in the film . under this theory , pockets of early humans moved from the land to the sea during an evolutionary event coined the “land to sea transition . ”
on may 26 , everything you know about the ocean will change . watch an encore presentation of mermaids : the body found at 8pm e / p , followed by an exclusive interview at 10pm e / p !
animal planet managed to hook 3 . 6 million viewers with the special that speculates about the real - life existence of mermaids using actors , according to abc news . the special is a sequel to 2012 & apos ; s
documentary ,
mermaids : the body found .
as you know , documentaries often use re - enactments in which an actor plays the portrays the scientist . mermaids : the body found used this conceit and cast actor andre weideman to portray dr . robertson in the re - enactments .
animal planet managed , once again , to captivate viewers with a sequel to its 2012 fictional documentary
mermaids : the body found .
mermaids : the new evidence ,
aired on sunday , gave the channel its biggest audience ever , 3 . 6 million viewers .
police find the body of a missing four - month - old boy near . . .
sunday’s “documentary” mermaids : the new evidence delivered 3 . 6 million viewers , shattering the network’s ratings record . the program is not only a hoax , but a sequel to a hoax — to last year’s rather effortlessly debunked mermaids : the body found , which fooled more viewers than you’d think .
mermaids : the body found aired on animal planet in 2012 and brought in 3 . 5 million viewers , setting a new ratings record for the animal planet . the sequel , mermaids : the new evidence aired a year later in 2013 , surpassing the previous ratings record with 3 . 6 million viewers .
' mermaids : the new evidence ' was advertised as a follow - up to last year ' s ' mermaids : the body found ' , with biologist dr paul robertson returning with what appeared to be brand new footage of the alleged mythical creatures , allegedly taken this spring in the greenland sea .
i’m afraid i can’t speak highly of your track record when it comes to presenting evidence - based programming , considering that finding bigfoot never finds , and won’t ever find , bigfoot . but never has it been worse than with mermaids : the body found and the upcoming mermaids : the new evidence .
mermaids : the new evidence
— animal planet ' s follow - up to last may ' s
mermaids : the body found
— premiered as the most - watched telecast in the network ' s history , drawing 3 . 6 million total viewers with its 10 p . m . airing .
the found footage purity is a composite of the cinematography , filming reason , and other factors that determine how real a film comes across . in the case of mermaids : the body found , the found footage purity is well done . this determine is substantiated by stories following the original airing of the film on animal planet and discovery channel , where viewers wrote the network ( s ) believing that the film was portraying a factual event and was not a work of fiction .
despite its ratings success with shows like
mermaids : the body found
and
megalodon : the new evidence ,
new discovery channel president rich ross said he ' s getting rid of fake shows , according to deadline . com .
the filming reasons are relatively easy to satisfy in mermaids : the body found . the majority of the film consists of staged interviews and reenactments , which are all pre - planned . the found footage segments of the film are all adequately justified . in one such found footage scene , the cinematographer is filming an event on the beach with a cell phone camera . in another , a fisherman grabs his camera and films something of interest that takes place on a fishing boat . meanwhile , found footage from a government research facility is presumably filmed in secrecy , and the scene is short and fleeting . in all three cases , the found footage is appropriately captured .
this week , animal planet aired two fake documentaries claiming to show scientific evidence of mermaids . i say “fake documentaries” because that’s exactly what the body found and the new evidence are . the “scientists” interviewed in the show are actors , and there’s a brief disclaimer during the end credits . however , the twitter conversation surrounding the show ( # mermaids ) reveals that many viewers are unaware that the show isn’t real . ( sample tweets : “after watching the documentary # mermaids the body found … i believe there are mermaids ! ! ! ” and “90 % of the ocean is unexplored and you’re telling me # mermaids don’t exist”—which has been retweeted more than 800 times . ) it is , after all , airing on a network that claims to focus on educating viewers about the natural world . “the body found” was rightfully described “ the rotting carcass of science television , ” and i was shocked to see animal planet air a sequel .
the two - hour program is fiction , but it ' s presented in documentary style , with actors playing scientists who claim to have found the body of a mermaid on a washington state beach .
reputable organizations ? they ' re actors . they act in fiction for a living .
dr . paul robertson
followed up
mermaids : the body found
by acting in a sci - fi action movie called
the dinosaur project .
sunday’s “documentary” mermaids : the new evidence delivered 3 . 6 million viewers , shattering the network’s ratings record . yup , even bigger than the puppy bowl . the program is not only a hoax , but a sequel to a hoax — to last year’s rather effortlessly debunked mermaids : the body found , which fooled more viewers than you’d think .
in may 2013 , discovery’s animal planet channel announced that during their upcoming “monster week” programming they would be airing an “extended cut” of mermaids : the body found followed by a new special titled mermaids : the new evidence . this twin - bill of mermaid hoax programs became the most - watched telecast in animal planet’s history :
the cinematography used throughout mermaids : the body found comes across as authentic . the film consists of a series of interviews , archival footage , photographs , found footage , and reenactments . the film presents as good as any documentary one would see on either the discovery channel , animal planet , or history channel . excluding the found footage scenes , all of the interviews , and reenactments are captured with a professional video camera , as is to be expected with a “documentary” of this caliber .
there’s absolutely no hyperbole in that title . last night on animal planet i caught the replay of “mermaids : the new evidence , ” the follow - up to discovery channel’s abysmally bad , misleading and rage - inducing “docufiction” from last year , “mermaids : the body found . ” it’s the worst tv i’ve ever seen . nothing else comes even close .
if you were unnerved over the holiday weekend by animal planet ' s special
mermaids : the body found ,
take a deep breath . it ' s ok to go back in the water again , and you can quit eyeing your copy of
the little mermaid
suspiciously .
mermaids : the body revealed does an exceptional job at replicating the documentary format used by other shows on animal planet and discovery channel . adhering to the established documentary formula on two networks that specialize in showing true documentaries helped perpetuate the illusion of reality . had this film aired on a network airing primarily fictional work ( or a mix of reality and fiction ) , mermaids : the body found would not have had such an easy time fooling unsuspecting viewers .
3 . just because a fish is from “the ocean” doesn’t mean you should release it in the nearest body of salt water .
# nw mermaids : the new evidence . go ahead and tell me mermaids aren ' t real after watching that special .
mr weideman ' s imdb credits now list
new evidence
, which he was in as the character he played in
body found
as dr robertson during the scenes where they played pieces of footage from bf . but it now lists in his credits for
body found
, he plays , and this is verbatim on the site , andre louis weideman ( paul ) . both imdb are confused , and the author of this article .
the found footage portions of the film are few , but poignant . these scenes are captured with a camera phone and handheld camcorders . the creature effects in the found footage scenes ( presuming what unfolds is pure fiction ) are well done . contrasted with the rest of the film , the found footage scenes are captured using low resolution , poor lighting , and with very shaky cinematography .
noaa ' s put out a statement on it website saying : ' mermaids : the new evidence is just entertainment . no evidence of aquatic humanoids has ever been found . '
mermaids : the body found consists of archived footage , interviews , and reenactments that piece together evidence proving the possible existence of mermaids . the film opens with a number of incidents of mass beached whales , which were caused by the testing of sonar weapons by the united states navy . the weapons scared and confused the whales , causing them to swim and become stranded in shallow waters where they ultimately died . among the beached whales was evidence of a second , previously unknown , species of marine mammal—a mermaid , captured on a camera phone as found footage .
kylie jenner rocks curve - clinging attire as she shows off body . . . and considers going back to blonde
i expect your new show , mermaids : the new evidence , to be a grand argument from ignorance , as was the last installment . there is a guy who found some strange stuff and doesn’t know what it is , therefore mermaids . not to mention that the “aquatic ape hypothesis , ” the idea the show uses to materialize mermaids , doesn’t survive any critique .
twitter erupted with posts about the show and the existence of mermaids in the hours and days that followed .
while mermaids : the body found is interesting and entertaining , the 82 minute runtime is a bit long . the film would have benefited from a shorter duration and tighter story—perhaps 45 minutes , which equates to an hour of television . since this film was made for television , scenes are often repeated multiple times—presumably after commercial breaks .
the film included fictitious interviews of noaa employees . noaa is the acronym for the national oceanic and atmospheric administration , the united states federal agency responsible for researching and investigating matters concerning the world’s oceans and earth’s atmosphere . due to the controversy stirred up after mermaids : the body found aired on animal planet , noaa released a statement assuring the public that there was no evidence of the aquatic sea people featured in the film .
she was referring to mermaids : the body found and mermaids : the new evidence , a series of animal planet specials that aired in 2012 and 2013 . mermaids : the new evidence was , at the time of airing , the most successful show in animal planet’s history . the conceit : that mermaids were real and that scientists from the national oceanographic and atmospheric administration were actively hiding their existence from the world . a few dedicated scientists , hunted and harassed by government agents ( at one point , security footage literally shows men in black removing evidence from a lab ) , were fighting to expose the truth .
an animal planet documentary revealed the existence of mermaids . see example ( s )
mermaids : the new evidence set record ratings for animal planet on may 26 .
miriam’s e - mail led me to the promotional page for mermaids : the body found . part of animal planet’s inaugural monster week , the press release announced , the documentary - format special “paints a wildly convincing picture of the existence of mermaids . ” an editor’s note at the top stated that the show “is science fiction based on some real events and scientific theory , ” but the rest of the release was written as if all the imaginary evidence for fish - bodied humanoids were authentic .
the thing that’s got my goat at the moment is a fake documentary on animal planet called mermaids : the body found . it has actors playing scientists talking about how they did an autopsy on some mermaid remains , and how the us government swooped and covered the whole thing up . there’s grainy fake video of mermen being hauled up in fishing nets , the whole box and dice .
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discovery is not new to the business of creating fake documentaries claiming to prove the existence of the strange and supernatural , in 2012 , animal planet—like the discovery channel , part of the vast discovery communications empire—aired a piece of so - called ‘docufiction’ entitled mermaids : the body found . the immensely popular special featured footage of a “mermaid” that had supposedly washed up on a beach , and told of a government conspiracy to cover up the findings . however , mermaids concludes with an admission that the program was fictional .
an animal planet program that supposedly revealed the existence of mermaids was a fake documentary .
there ' s also a 2013 follow - up : mermaids : the new evidence .
if you somehow missed the groundbreaking scientific exploration of the existence of mermaids , watch a promo for the special below .
, noaa , long suffering as ever , issued yet another statement , saying :
' mermaids : the new evidence ' is just entertainment . no evidence of aquatic humanoids has ever been found .
an ancient cave drawing in egypt depicts what seems like the story of how humans drove mermaids away and in to hiding . the cave that the drawings were found in used to overlook a massive sea and scholars say they are authentic .
did y ' all see mermaids the new evidence ? ? ? ? there are mermaids out there for sure . . . . ! ! ! ! !
i caught an incredibly bad two - hour “documentary” on the discovery channel last night that , in a nut shell , encapsulates many of our societal foibles . that program was “mermaids : the body found . ” listed as “docu - fiction , ” which means “made up at will , ” the special was presented as entirely real , and purported to prove the existence of mermaids among us , as evidenced by man’s ancient mythologies concerning fish people and the modern - day cover - up of the phenomena by governments around the world .
as the real national oceanic and atmospheric administration put it after the first special was released last year : “no evidence of aquatic humanoids has ever been found . ”
looks like discovery won ' t be finding new evidence on mermaids anytime soon .
' white storm ' tweeted : # nw mermaids : the new evidence . go ahead and tell me mermaids aren ' t real after watching that special , ' while ' g - host ' wrote : ' did y ' all see mermaids the new evidence ? ? ? ? there are mermaids out there for sure . . . . ! ! ! ! ! '
animal planet mermaids the new evi . . . national ocean and a . . . dr paul robertson
footage recovered from an oil derrick depicts compelling evidence that mermaids may in fact exist .
the belief in mermaids may have arisen at the very dawn of our species ,
the statement read .
but are mermaids real ? no evidence of aquatic humanoids has ever been found . why , then , do they occupy the collective unconscious of nearly all seafaring peoples ? that & apos ; s a question best left to historians , philosophers , and anthropologists .
my father and i watched the documentary on the discovery channel about the discovery of mermaids . the documentary is called mermaids : a body found . however in this documentary they showed a video that was taken from a boys phone on the beach it shows a live mermaid . now my father and i would like to know if this video is real i don ' t like to say we are suckers to everything we hear but i am open to new ideas . . we would like to know about this video and hoped you have some input .
newsome , brad . “mermaids and demons : science on the box . ” the sydney morning herald . 14 april 2011 .
switek , brian . “‘mermaids’ embodies the rotting carcass of science tv . ” wired . 31 may 2012 .
wood , sam . “feds : mermaids do not exist . ” the philadelphia inquirer . 3 july 2012 .
- wtf . the website mermaids are real was banned by the government . ( the website was created by the show’s producers to look like it was banned . )
it adopted a documentary style to simulate a presentation of real - life body of evidence that mermaids exist , and in spite of a previous warnings by the national ocean and atmospheric administration ( noaa ) , it managed to fool millions and spark a debate about the mythical creatures on twitter .
even the program itself can admit that its content is fraudulent , if it does it covertly enough . in the case of “mermaids : the body found , ” that admission can be found two hours in , during the closing credits . a segment is shown that reads “though certain events in this film are fictional , navy sonar tests have been directly implicated in whale beachings . ‘the bloop’ is a real phenomenon . there is still debate about what it may be . none of the institutions or agencies that appear in the film are affiliated or associated with it in any way , nor have they approved its contents . any similarities in the film to actual persons living or dead is entirely coincidental . ”
the author appears confused here . mermaids : the body found is part documentary , part dramatization . the actual dr . robertson was in the documentary parts , and an actor was in the drama parts . mermaids : the new evidence is solely a documentary , and was filmed live . the actual dr . robertson was involved , along with actual people actually portraying themselves . the evidence presented is independently verifiable . it was not a
mockumentary
. i ' m wondering if the author actually watched
the new evidence
in its entirety , or simply glanced at a few parts and decided to write something contrary just to boost readership . one need not believe in mermaids to observe the evidence with an open mind , and leave with a willingness to consider the possibility that an aquatic humanoid lifeform exists in our oceans .
dr paul robertson is a real marine biologist . mr lee ' s article makes it seem like animal planet paid the actor andre weideman to pose as a real person . andre weideman is indeed an actor , one that played dr robertson in the reenactment portions of mermaids : body found . dr paul robertson , the man in new evidence , is intact a real man , and a real marine biologist studying the possibility of this new species . the author of the article obviously did not use google correctly to conduct his thorough research .
the acting in mermaids : the body found was appropriate to any documentary one would expect to see on either discovery channel or animal planet . andre weideman is convincing as dr . paul robertson , a former member of the noaa fisheries department . his character appropriately portrays a scientist who is concerned about the welfare of the indigenous marine life and the impact the government weapons testing on the marine ecosystem . similarly , candice d - arcy performs well as dr . rebecca davis , also a former member of the noaa fisheries department , sharing the same values and motivations as dr . robertson . the rest of the ensemble cast also perform wonderfully in their respective roles .
“if noaa is lying to us about the existence of mermaids then they’re definitely lying to us about climate change . ”
- 90 % of the ocean is undiscovered . and your ( sic ) telling me mermaids don ' t exist !
as a marine biologist , i can tell you unequivocally that despite millennia of humans exploring the ocean , no credible evidence of the existence of mermaids has ever been found . some claim that manatees are the source of the legend , but you’d have to be at sea an awfully long time to think that a manatee is a beautiful woman . sure , new species are discovered all the time , but while a new species of bird or insect is fascinating , it doesn’t mean “anything is possible , ” and it is certainly not equivalent to finding a group of talking , thinking humanoids with fish tails covering half of their bodies . the confusion generated by “the body found” got to be so significant that the united states government issued an official statement on the matter .
the special
probes for the unfiltered story and reveals new evidence of mermaids that only has come forward in the past year ,
according to animal planet .
popular : animal planet ' s ' documentary ' about the existence of mermaids drew the network ' s largest ever audience of 3 . 6million viewers
however , unlike mermaids , discovery’s megalodon does not reveal its fantastical nature . in the closing seconds of the documentary , a brief disclaimer flashes across the screen stating :
the film postulates that environmental pressures caused an evolutionary event known as a “land to sea transition , ” where early humans physiologically adapted to the ocean—resulting in mermaids , an offshoot of early humans . the film goes on to site the pervasiveness of mermaids in folklore throughout human history all over the world in many seafaring cultures . is this animal planet and discovery channel film an actual documentary proving the existence of mermaids ? we’ll let you decide .
after the first special aired , the national ocean and atmospheric administration released a statement to clear up confusion for perplexed viewers over whether mermaids were real .
an israeli cop is faced with the shocking discovery of her missing twin sister ' s body being washed - up on the seashore . the case opens old wounds and draws her deep into a roller - coaster ride of cryptic secrets and mysterious discoveries .
mermaids — those half - human , half - fish sirens of the sea — are legendary sea creatures chronicled in maritime cultures since time immemorial . . . the belief in mermaids may have arisen at the very dawn of our species . magical female figures first appear in cave paintings in the late paleolithic ( stone age ) period some 30 , 000 years ago , when modern humans gained dominion over the land and , presumably , began to sail the seas . half - human creatures , called chimeras , also abound in mythology — in addition to mermaids , there were wise centaurs , wild satyrs , and frightful minotaurs , to name but a few . but are mermaids real ? no evidence of aquatic humanoids has ever been found .
my thoughts aside and whether intentional or not , this made for television film managed to pull the wool over the eyes of millions of viewers who bought into the veracity its claims . since feigned plausibility is the true intent of a found footage film , this is the yardstick with which we must measure the film’s success .
what & apos ; s the new evidence about mermaids ? people can & apos ; t get enough of them — even if it & apos ; s a hoax ! animal planet premiered their special mermaids : the new evidence on sunday , may 26 , and the staged documentary set a ratings record for the network .
the documentary makes much of the fact that whales evolved from terrestrial ancestors , but that took millions of years , not the kind of evolutionary eyeblink that mermaids seems to be talking about .
animal planet is no stranger to mockumentaries , having aired the popular mockumentary found footage tv series , lost tapes ( 2008 ) . the series effectively mixes reality , folklore , and science , creating a blend that at the time the show aired , brought into question whether the episodes were real or fiction .
as described in wikipedia , “there are only a few , easily missed disclaimers to indicate the speculative nature of the programming . on the contrary , the serious tone of the majority of the presentation implied that it was a factual documentary . the first airings of the two mermaids programs apparently fooled millions of people . ”
mermaids : the body found is a story about evolutionary possibility grounded in a radical scientific theory – the aquatic ape theory , which claims that humans had an aquatic stage in our evolutionary past . while coastal flooding millions of years ago turned some of our ancestors inland , is it possible that one group of our ancestors didn’t retreat from water but rather went in deeper ? could they have ventured farther into sea out of necessity and to find food ? the aquatic ape theory makes it possible to believe that while we evolved into terrestrial humans , our aquatic relatives turned into something strangely similar to the fabled mermaid .
on 27 may 2012 , discovery’s animal planet channel aired a pseudo - documentary entitled mermaids : the body found in the u . s . , a purely fictional work dealing with a purported federal coverup of a discovery involving scientists from the national oceanic and atmospheric administration ( noaa ) that proved the existence of a remnant population of mermaids ( described as being an evolutionary offshoot of the “ aquatic ape ” hypothesis , a generally discounted idea that early hominid species went through an aquatic phase in their evolution ) . the program was not fact but rather speculative science fiction , which included obvious cgi - produced video sequences like the one displayed above and actors fictional characters such as “dr . paul robertson , former noaa scientist . ” to enhance the pseudo - reality aspect of the program , a web site was established at urltoken offering no content other than a opening page hoax proclaiming that the site’s domain had been seized by the u . s . department of justice and homeland security .
mermaids is a feature documentary about the allure and transformative power of the universal myth ; from the sirens of ancient lore to a new subculture of tail - donning women who beckon us . . . see full summary »
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at the end of mermaids : the new evidence , a disclaimer read ,
though certain events in this film are fictional , navy sonar tests have been directly implicated in whale beachings .
btw , i took a moment to look up andre weideman , and anyone can see that he is clearly not the person in mermaids : the new evidence . what ' s that about ?
dragons and mermaids feel out of place on what ostensibly seems to be a science channel , but i can’t begrudge animal planet trying a bit of fantasy as long as it is advertised as such . but , as i settled in with a hard drink to watch the show , two things unsettled me about mermaids .
dr . paul robertson , who presented the video
evidence
of mermaids cavorting in cold northern waters , had stated that they deliberately presented the
evidence
in documentary form to make it enhance the credulity of unwary views . he
it featured an exclusive interview with a former noaa scientist who appeared willing to stake his professional reputation on the existence of mermaids . he suggested that the noaa statement was part of a government cover - up .
others were in on the joke from the start . tweeted green bay packer tom crabtree ,
if you believed one second of the animal planet ' s ' mermaids ' show , then turn around because sasquatch is standing behind you .
“mermaids” is fiction . it’s a fake tv documentary . you may have to look hard to see the disclaimer , but the producers and animal planet make it clear that this program is totally and completely made up .
mermaids might not be — ok , let ' s face it , definitely aren ' t — real . however , the mythical creatures of the sea delivered a very real ratings victory for animal planet on sunday .
cryptozoology persists precisely because there is no evidence for these creatures . if we actually found bigfoot or mermaids , they would be studied , cataloged , and brought into the wide swath of biological knowledge . bigfoot does not exist because there would be evidence left behind–hair , feces , bones , kills , offspring , a carcass–if it did . considering how many expeditions have attempted to find this evidence and have come up short , in spite of the bigfoot hunters who claim these creatures number in the thousands , we can effectively rule bigfoot out . admittedly , it’s hard to criticize the search for mermaids in the same way . we only recently captured the fabled giant squid on camera . but the difference between these sea monsters is that the squid , prowling the depths off japan , leaves evidence behind ( beaks , tentacles , whole carcasses ) .
using the aah to explain the existence of mermaids would be a clever twist for a star trek episode or syfy original movie . but this was on a self - styled educational network . animal planet cashed in on its poorly earned reputation as a science channel – the network previously aired the pet psychic , after all – to make gullible viewers believe mermaids are real . indeed , as craig mcclain noted in his post on mermaids , the docufiction didn’t pull back the curtain to say “this was fiction ! fooled you ! ” until the very end , and by then many viewers were not paying attention . craig shared a few of the shocked responses to the show posted on twitter , and i trawled for “mermaid” tweets just before posting this essay – people are still writing how fascinated they are by the illusion at the center of the show .
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but animal planet ' s sunday ' documentary ' about the existence of mermaids was nothing but a hoax , it emerged today , a revelation that will likely disappoint the show ' s record 3 . 6 million viewers .
the straight - faced mermaids specials basically play like alien autopsy for a new generation , though at least the infamous fox special had “fact or fiction ? ” as a nudge - nudge subtitle . both animal planet specials purportedly show video of mermaids in the greenland sea , with actors playing scientists . the specials also darkly suggest there’s government cover - up of mermaid evidence , complete with a spin - off site that says it’s been seized by the u . s . department of justice and the department of homeland security .
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strangely , though , mermaids twists the aah to fit the show’s story . early humans – who look like they came straight out of 2001 : a space odyssey – settle down along a prehistoric shoreline . but not all of them stay . our ancestors head back to the inland forests , but the fictional mermaid ancestors remain on the beach and become fully aquatic within just a million years . ( keep in mind that the transition between completely terrestrial and fully aquatic whales took 10 million years . ) mermaids doesn’t use the aah to document the origin of our species , but alters the pseudoscientific idea to bring ichthyosapiens into our world .
it was august 2014 and i was flying home from the third international marine conservation congress in glasgow , scotland , where i has just chaired a session on the impact of fake documentaries on public understanding of science . when my seatmate—a fifth - grade schoolteacher—found out that i’m a marine biologist , she decided to share this insight with me .
the straight - faced mermaids specials ( trailer below ) basically play like alien autopsy for a new generation , though at least the infamous fox special had “fact or fiction ? ” as a nudge - nudge subtitle . both animal planet specials purportedly show video of mermaids in the greenland sea , with actors playing scientists ( credits ) . the specials also darkly suggest there’s government cover - up of mermaid evidence , complete with a spin - off site that says it’s been seized by the u . s . department of justice and the department of homeland security .
but the ' scientist ' was actually an actor and the ' mermaid ' in the footage was fake .
the reason i decided to sacrifice an hour and a half of my life to the tedious fiction of mermaids is that the show claimed to be partially based on the aquatic ape hypothesis . ( some people say “aquatic ape theory , ” and this makes me want to punch them in the jeans . the aah is nonsense dressed up as science , and nowhere close to being a scientific theory . ) from the press release :
mesmerising maps reveal record - breaking temperatures across the world as the earth experiences ' one of the . . .
he told abc news : ' we wanted people to approach the story with a sense of possibility and a sense of wonder . hopefully that ' s what mermaids allowed viewers to do…allowed them to suspend their disbelief . '
about 3 million years ago , mermaids traveled in pods and had to avoid giant sea predators . none were more fierce than megladon , an enormous prehistoric shark that fed on whales .
mermaids are a timeless curiosity . . . so let ' s look back on what a spine - tingling year 2013 has been when it comes to our sea - borne brethren .
unfortunately , major cable networks have vastly greater reach than all but the biggest research institutes . this makes it incredibly difficult for scientists to mount a proportional response when their discipline , research area , or even their own lab and research , are used for fodder in these fabricated documentaries . though media empires like discovery communications have a reach that far exceeds the average citizen , social media and other web - based platforms have provided a venue through which knowledgeable parties can respond to this disinformation and boost the voices of subject experts who can respond directly to false of misleading claims . following the first airing of mermaids : the body found , my website , southern fried science , began a concerted effort to respond to that particular flavor of fake documentary . david shiffman and i published a guide to how scientists can respond and , more importantly , prepare , in the event that they find their research misrepresented through documentary and reality programs that are fabricated , either wholly or in part . there is no easy solution , and the success of many of these shows means that the fake documentary phenomenon is here to stay .
the two - hour scripted feature the cannibal in the jungle follows the story of an american scientist who was convicted of killing and cannibalizing two colleagues in the jungles of flores , indonesia in 1977 .
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we wanted people to approach the story with a sense of possibility and a sense of wonder . hopefully that ' s what ' mermaids ' allowed viewers to do . . . allowed them to suspend their disbelief .
this is a convenient twist on the aquatic ape myth . the traditional version of the story is that early humans waded into shallow bodies of water and adopted an amphibious lifestyle . over time , hominins became increasingly adapted to life at the water’s edge – aah proponents claim that our apparent lack of body hair , erect posture , and other aspects of our natural history are all attributable to an aquatic past . one of the movement’s chief advocates , elaine morgan , even used the aah to attack chauvinistic ideas about “man the hunter” prevalent during the 1960s and 1970s . chasing down prey on the savannas didn’t create humanity , she argued , but instead female hominins led the way into safe little pools where infants could cling to the flowing , floating locks of their australopithecine mothers .
a look at the code behind the page reveals it’s still held by the parent company of the animal planet channel , discovery communications , which bills itself as “the world’s # 1 nonfiction media company . ”
the shows were fake , though you could be forgiven if you didn’t realize that . animal planet , like many discovery communications properties , trades on its reputation for providing educational nature documentaries and lifestyle reality programs . the marketing for mermaids leaned heavily on that reputation . meanwhile , the disclaimer shown during the end credits flashed onscreen in tiny font for barely three seconds .
the problem is of course that the general public can’t be bothered to verify any of this information , and plenty simply take it at face value . they do take it seriously . if you go on google and go searching around for discussion of the program , the stuff you find will blow your mind , as people find reasons to believe a two - hour television special on the secret existence of mermaids . look a little longer and you’ll run across all sorts of cryptozoological believers . my favorites are the ones who shoot down each other’s theories as ridiculous and then offer even crazier opinions . “you’re a fool for believing the aquatic ape theory ! anyone with half a brain knows that mermaids are the direct descendents of ‘nephilim , ’ the gigantic early ancestors of man that existed before the flood of noah ! ” the statement to the left is an actual opinion that i read last night . i am not making this up—unlike the filmmakers .
“after the show ran , people were talking about mermaids a little more . it started popping up on social media , ” said spokeswoman keeley belva . “it was an interesting topic , so we posted a short explanation . maybe it will entice people to visit the urltoken website . ”
this wasn’t the first time animal planet presented fantasy as reality . in 2004 , the discovery spin - off network aired dragons : a fantasy made real — an hour - and - a - half special about the evolution and biology of fire - breathing dragons . the speculative show hinged on the fabricated discovery of a dragon in the carpathian mountains , and , in a similar fashion , mermaids relied on imaginary forensic evidence ( see the video above ) and audio recordings to play out its story .
i thought this was a real documentary albeit the feeling that the three scientists involved in the interview were very well spoken ( and had a strong eye contact with cameras , something only actors can do ) , until the moment when another
scientist
a dr . rodney webster appeared on screen . by golly , i recognized him from district 9 , in which he also portrayed another scientist . the name of the actor is jason cope ( on imdb ) . from then on , everything the ' scientists ' in the movie was all just plain theories and not actual occurrences . sure the bloop is real . sure the beaching were probably caused by sonar tests . and yes , there is an actual theory proposed about aquatic apes . but the mermaids ? their sightings ? the found skulls and x - rays conducted on them ? all fake ? at the end of the movie , the credits says
similarities to names are purely coincidental
. which means , none of those scientists actually exist . ( google the names and university and you will find nothing ) . this is disappointing , considering that animal planet was broadcasting it , and i thought they should label the ' movie ' as fictional instead of playing it convincingly as a documentary only to have it rebuked by the credits .
“the websites we seize are part of what we call ‘operation in our sites , ’ a sustained law enforcement initiative to protect consumers by targeting counterfeit and piracy on the internet , ” said ice’s feinstein . “this operation is focused on counterfeit goods and piracy , not freedom of speech — including those regarding the existence of mermaids . ”
the version that i saw doesn’t even do viewers the courtesy of admitting that it’s fake until the credits are about to roll .
an internet meme made misleading comparisons between presidential donations and the sizes of the first ladies ' staffs , calling the trumps
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takers .
i think wade makes a lot of good points here , and acknowledges mine . i especially like his last point–that he is revealing these fish so that we don’t have to fear them . hearing it from the host , it does make me think more highly of the show . now if i can just get in touch with the mermaids producers…
the phenomenon of ' mermaids ' has truly been a watershed – and a watercooler – moment for animal planet ,
animal planet president and general manager marjorie kaplan said of the ratings performance .
these extraordinary television specials have electrified , challenged & entertained television audiences and online fans alike .
as there ' s obviously still an interest in this show , i ' ll add my two penn ' orth . the uk representative interviewed on the show was not even british . watch the show , listen to the guy talking ; he ' s there to add a supposed depth to the notion of mermaid conspiracies by stating that there ' s nothing special in the ' hm coastguard training video ' . the notion being that the viewer is meant to shout
why are you hiding the truth ? !
at the screen . listen . listen to his accent ; he starts in a stereotypical old etonian civil servant - esque rp growl , but several times slips across the atlantic into a distinct us accent ( his natural accent ) . this is because he is an american actor and not a british civil servant . how can anyone be even slightly doubtful of the pure hokum status of this show ? oh , and the ' mermaids ' were so screamingly all cgi it ' s just incredible that anyone was taken in . go look at how a fleshy mammalian body actually moves and undulates sometime . not at all like these faked cryptid jokes .
unlike works of pure fiction , the stories were framed around real events and real people and institutions . submarine blamed a real ferry accident , in which several passengers lost their lives , on a made - up shark ; the search and rescue operators who performed admirably in their response to the accident had to issue a release disavowing discovery communications . actual shark scientists were looped into the shark week narrative , often filmed without full knowledge of the theme and purpose of the documentary . and noaa , of course , was directly accused of hiding evidence about the existence of mermaids . noaa was so inundated with complaints that it had to issue its own press release declaring that mermaids were not real and that there was no evidence of their existence .
i can ' t understand why so many people were irked by this mermaid series . this is part two in the series and it ' s very interesting with good animation too . for the people who didn ' t like it because it was pseudo , guess what ? mermaids aren ' t real !
in remote parts of the world , dolphins and humans fish together . . . splitting the spoils ! the humans will enter the water and call out to the wild dolphins who then drive the fish to the shore . no one is sure how it started . . . or who taught who to . . .
it’s remarkable how well this fake documentary mimics actual programs claiming to reveal actual creatures . substitute mermaids for bigfoot , chupacabra , the loch ness monster , ghosts and aliens and it’s hard to make a distinction between what’s real but faked , and what’s really fake .
please , i write you to ask not to blur the line between real and fake for the sake of entertainment . science communicators have a hard enough time as it is setting the record straight and i genuinely like river monsters . i don’t want to see mermaids garner the same kind of attention that real , amazing animals do . but sadly they will , as long as you keep mythologizing everything with a fin .
“the phenomenon of mermaids has truly been a watershed – and a watercooler – moment for animal planet , ” said animal planet president marjorie kaplan , presumably with some degree of reluctance . “these extraordinary television specials have electrified , challenged and entertained television audiences and online fans alike . ”