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Cable carrier expert, igus®, has developed a shielded robot cable for applications involving high levels of torsion. Chainflex® CF Robot is designed for both robotic and non-robotic applications, such as rotary tables or spindle drives that have to be supplied with high power levels. In contrast to conventional braided copper shields, which are counter-wound, a torsion-resistant tin-plated copper shield sheath is used with CF Robot. The forces affected on the cable by any torsional movement are largely absorbed by sliding and buffer elements between the sheath, shield and insulation. This prevents early failure of the shield. The outer sheath material is a high-grade TPE mixture with particularly good wear properties. The twistable cable has already been tested in the igus technical center through more than three million torsional movements to +/- 270 degrees. CF Robot is an ideal companion to igus' Triflex® R cable carrier, which is designed to protect moving cables and hoses on 6-axis robots used in demanding industrial environments. Triflex R is able to move through all axes and can twist up to 380 degrees per yard, enabling easy movement through complex configurations. The smooth, tubular design also permits the cable carrier to glide around the exterior of a robot without catching.

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For over 50 years, The Wright Museum has served teachers and students by providing quality educational programs and exhibitions. Our trained, friendly staff is here to serve your needs as one of the community's most valued educational resources. We offer workshops, outreach programs, guided and self-guided tours for students of all ages.
The Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History strives to offer instructive tours, programs and educational materials that support the Michigan Curriculum Framework developed by the Michigan Department of Education. The museum emphasizes the following strands to meet the Michigan Education Assessment Program:
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The journey begins in prehistoric Africa, the cradle of human life. Guests them witness several ancient and early modern civilizations that evolved on the continent. Crossing the Atlantic Ocean, they experience the tragedy of the middle passage and encounter those who resisted the horrors of bondage, emancipated themselves and sometimes took flight by way of the Underground Railroad. Throughout this trip, the efforts of everyday men and women who built families, businesses, educational institutions, spiritual traditions, civic organizations, and a legacy of freedom and justice in past and present-day Detroit are hailed. What an awesome journey!
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Understand how human activities help shape the Earth's surface.
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Analyze the development of the slave system in the Americas and its impact upon the life of Africans.
5 – U2.2.2 Describe how African living in North America drew upon their African past (e.g., sense of family, role of oral tradition and adapted elements of new cultures to develop a distinct African-American culture. (National Geography Standard 5, p. 152)
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Describe the spread of people in the Eastern Hemisphere in Era 1.
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Use geographic themes, knowledge about processes and concepts to study the Earth.
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Finished and wrapped up!!! Waiting to be framed ...
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Come dance with me!!!
Finished and wrapped up!!! Waiting to be framed ...
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Wednesday, August 24, 2011
Getting close...
Getting very close to finishing Amsterdam. Not sure if I make it this month, but I can smell the end!!!
Lately I'm really getting into reproduction samplers and spending hours of admiring those on other blogs. Dreaming of having a sampler wall on my own.
That's why I'm so exited to start Mary Allen soon, also known as the Village Square Sampler, designed by Samplers Remembered. I'm drooling over this sampler now for quite a while.
And here the fabrics I considered.
Favorite is right now Buttercream.
To the total amusement of my youngest daughter, I got myself a foot. That girl is daughter of her mother and easy to amuse. I mean what's a foot more?
And since I'm going to fill the tip of it with lead shots, it will be really a lead foot too.
Here is my new (soon to be lead) foot with half a sock on it.
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Labels: Amsterdam, linen, Mary Allen, Samplers Remembered, Thea Gouverneur, Village Square Sampler
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
Update on Frederika
Thank you for all for your encouraging comments about the missing packet. Which has arrived meanwhile. Without even making a trip over Europe. It must have taken a break somewhere...lol. Not complaining here. I'm just so very happy it arrived and didn't get lost.
The new BBD chart called Summer is just lovely. And I can finally go on with the last part of the Mystery sampler as well. But I think this week Amsterdam is calling my name loudly.
Last week I mainly stitched on Frederika, who now has a border. No sign of herself yet.
It's the first time for me to stitch on 40ct and after a day of getting used to it, it's working out fine. And the NPI silks are gorgeous to work with. Although I won't abandon DMC and other cotton threads completely, I'm pretty sure I will stitch more often with NPI. My husband just hopes that there isn't a new addiction looming. (He might be out of luck though)
Hope everybody has a great time where ever in the world you're situated. Here it's all fine. Spring is on its way and in my garden the daffodils start to flower. Not sure what it is with daffodils, but they always make me happy :)
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Labels: Carriage House Samplings, Frederika, Knitting
Tuesday, August 9, 2011
Frederika is my comfort food....sort of. Because I might have lost couple of charts in the mail. (insert pout here): part 3 of the mystery sampler, the newest BBD Summer and a LHN ornament. Lost or landed in Austria. Fingers crossed that it took a trip over Europe. Oh well, there are worser things in life. Can't think of anything right now off the top of my head, but I'm sure there are. Yes I know I'm a sook...lol.
Edit to add: I'm not in a bad/sad/grumpy mood, I'm just a tad impatient
as usual
Instead of grabbing some
more chocolate I decided to stop stalking the poor postie and start something new. I have a basket full of kitted up projects just waiting for me, and the choice fell on Frederika by Carriage House Samplings.
Stitching her on 40ct Vintage Pearled Barley with the recommended NPI silks. It's my first time using NPI and I love it. That's seriously gorgeous stuff. Almost better then chocolate. Almost.
Getting closer to the finish with Amsterdam....
The houses look whacky on the picture, but they are not. They are really straight. Problem is to get a good picture of a 40" wide piece of linen hanging off the floor stand.
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Labels: Amsterdam, Carriage House Samplings, Frederika, Thea Gouverneur
Tuesday, August 2, 2011
The Red House and some framing
The red house is finished!!!! And I'm really happy about that.
Another thing I'm pleased with is that I framed two pieces. At first I wasn't overly happy with one of the frames (I ordered both online) but after a while it grew on me and now I do actually like it.
Framing is less easy then I thought it would be, it took me ages to get the fabric stretched and straight. Finding Vonna's tutorial helped a lot in the end. Still, there is a learning curve involved (it makes now somehow sense why framers ask so much money for it) But never the less, I'm determined to learn and will try it again next time. But only small to medium sized pieces.
And here they are...
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Labels: Amsterdam, Blackbird Designs, Blessings Be Thine, Thea Gouverneur, Their Song


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Hi everyone and thank you so much for checking out my pattern!
I would like to introduce myself, because I am a newbie here at the Moda Bake Shop. My name is Karen Ackva, and I am a Carolina girl living and quilting in Germany. I jumped the great pond about 12 years ago and am very fortunate to be living in a foreign country. It is really a dream come true. Although the day to day is the same – getting the kids ready for school, grocery shopping, making appointments, cleaning, having breakfast with the girls, etc., etc., it is great when a German festival or holiday comes around like Fasching! In the middle of winter, I can dress myself up funny, go to a Faschings party, act silly, and it's okay. (Fasching is also known as Carnival or Fat Tuesday.) I also love to eat Eierlikör-Krapfen! Oh yummy! I can't wait!
Prairie Traditions came about when I wanted to make a traditional yet easy pattern from just one layer cake without adding a lot of additional fabric. (Come on, these great bundles really have enough fabric for a whole quilt top!!) I played around with different ideas and came up with a monkey wrench or churn dash block used on-point. It only utilizes 20 – 10″ squares from a 42 piece Layer Cake, so you can adapt this to any size you want. Just add more solid yardage!
The lap quilt shown here uses fabrics from my favorite designer – Kate Spain! Her newest fabric line is called "Honey Honey" (from Moda) and will be available at your fabric store in January 2013. This is a great fabric line to get your spirits up when winter gets you down. 😉
If you make this quilt, you can post your "Prairie Traditions" quilt here at Flickr.
If you are curious about me or how life is for me and my family, check out my blog – www.easypatchwork.blogspot.de.
Thank you again for viewing my patterns!
Yours truly,
P.S. I wish you and your families a very happy new year. Ich wünsche euch und euere Familien einen guten Rutsch ins neue Jahr. Bis dann!
One Moda Layer Cake (Honey Honey by Kate Spain) or at least 20 layer cake squares
1¾ yards white fabric (9900-98) for background
¾ yard blue fabric (9900-174) for inner border and binding (WOF of 44″)
58 x 67 inches batting
58 x 67 inches backing fabric (27141-17)
Preparation and Cutting
Sort out (20) 10″-squares from your layer cake. These will be used for your monkey wrench block as well as for the outer border. To balance the quilt, I used four additional brighter/lighter fabrics for the outer border that didn't have the color of the inner (dark blue) border.
From blue fabric cut:
4 – 2½" x WOF strips for inner border (Trim later to the actual length you need.)
5 – 2½" x WOF strips for binding
From white fabric cut:
5 – 1½" x WOF strips (for Block A)
12 – 6½" squares {D}
4 – 10″ squares; sub cut each twice diagonally to get a total of 16 {E} triangles. Discard two.
2 – 5¼" squares; sub cut each once diagonally to get 4 {F} triangles.
40 – 3″ squares (for Block B)
20 – 2½ squares {C}
From each 10″ square print cut:
1 – 1½" x 10″ strip (for Block A)
1 – 3″ x 10″ strip; sub cut to (2) 3″ squares (for Block B). Discard the lower 4″ x 3″ portion or save for the backing panel.
1 – 5½" x 10″ strip for outer BORDER
Sewing the Blocks
Use a scant ¼ seam allowance for all seams unless otherwise specified. You may want to sew together one block to make sure that your seam allowance and cutting strategy is correct before you decide to sew together all 20 blocks. Los geht's. {Here we go!}
Block A
Sew each 1½" print strip to the 1½" white strips until all are gone. You should be able to get four different prints on one white strip. Finger-press toward the print. From the strips, cut four 2½" squares from each print/white combination to get 80 Block As.
Block B
On the back of all white B squares, draw a light line diagonally with a lead pencil. Sew one B print square and one white B square (right sides together) using a scant ¼" seam allowance to the right and to the left of this line. Repeat for all 40 squares. Cut through the pencil line. Finger-press toward the print. Trim to 2½" square. This is now a Block B.
Monkey Wrench Block
Sew one Block B to each side of coordinating Block A. Finger-press toward the inner block. Repeat for the other side or for Row Three.
Sew one Block A to each side of one C square. Finger-press toward print.Sew Row 1, 2, and 3 together. Repeat until all monkey wrench blocks are sewn together. Press and square up blocks to measure 6½" square.
Tip: If you have problems with one of your seams not matching up, rip the seam from the middle out, nest the seams again, and start sewing from the raw edge toward the middle and back stitch.
Assembling the Main Patchwork
Arrange the blocks to achieve the pattern you desire. First sew the D squares to the monkey wrench blocks. Continue until the rows are complete. Press toward the white fabric.
Sew the E triangles to each side of each row. Press toward the white fabric. Sew rows together interlocking the the seams. Iron how you feel it best lays flat. Sew the F triangles to the four corners. Iron toward the white fabric. Square the quilt top with large square rulers.
Adding Borders and Finishing
Measure the main patchwork through the center lengthwise. It should measure around 43″. Cut two blue inner border strips to the size of your patchwork. Sew to each side. Iron or finger press toward the border.
Measure the main patchwork through the center width. It should measure around 38½". Cut your two border strips according to your measurement. Sew to each side of patchwork. Press toward the outer border print.
Measure the main patchwork including the blue border through the center lengthwise. It should measure around 47½". Sew together five outer border prints. Shorten to the length you need. You can adjust your seam allowance or just shorten the strips. Sew to each side of patchwork. Press toward the outer print.
Repeat the previous step for the top and bottom of your patchwork piece.
Iron thoroughly. Square up all corners and straighten edges. Prepare your backing. Layer front, batting and backing. Baste with safety pins. Quilt as desired. Apply continuous 2½" double-folded binding using a scant 3/8 inch seam allowance. Add a label. Admire your work. Photograph. Upload to Flickr!
One Prairie Traditions lap quilt or wall hanging designed by Karen Ackva of easypatchwork.de using "Honey Honey" by designer Kate Spain for Moda or another favorite Layer Cake! Be proud of yourself!
Measures approximately 48½ x 57 inches
Block Size 6″ finished
Karen Ackva


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I don't normally devote entire blog posts to something as trivial as a driver update. In fact, I usually don't update my proprietary driver blob until Ubuntu updates its packages and pushes them out through the software update tool, but this particular driver update has brought about a couple of major changes (for me) that I thought warranted stepping out of my comfort zone a bit.
These features are:
1.) From Nvidia's website, "Fixed an interaction problem between Compiz and 'screen-scraping' VNC servers like x11vnc and vino [ed.: the VNC server that Ubuntu uses by default] that caused the screen to stop updating."
This bug has been around since Hardy Heron and has been a thorn in my side. The only workarounds were to use a different VNC server (big hassle), constantly close/reopen the VNC connection to manually refresh (even bigger hassle), or switch to metacity instead of Compiz whenever you want remote access (not a huge hassle, but still inconvenient).
2.) The driver now supports overscan compensation (via a slide-control in the nvidia-settings application) for displays that have overscan issues, though this isn't mentioned in the changelog specifically.
This feature has been in the Windows driver control (and the Linux Catalyst driver for ATI users) for a very long time, but it is new for the Linux Nvidia driver and solves another long-standing issue for me. Now, I no longer need to cover the screen edges with transparent GNOME panels to keep new windows from drawing offscreen or worry about toolbars getting chopped off of fullscreen applications. W00t! (Edit: overscan compensation has been in the driver since Karmic, but it never showed up for my specific card until this latest driver).
The new driver also includes a host of new VDPAU improvements, which always a good thing.
How to Install It
Update (7/27/10): If you don't feel like doing all of the steps I have laid out, there's a handy PPA provided by the same cats who package the standard Ubuntu graphics drivers that has a package for the 256.35 driver. You can find it here. Whether you use the PPA or my steps, the Bonus sections below are still applicable and handy.
I have an Nvidia 8600 GT graphics card and, when I first tried to install the driver, I followed the procedure that has always worked in the past of simply downloading the installer, dropping down to console, and running the installer. However, when I tried that, the installer failed with the error "THE DISTRIBUTION-PROVIDED PRE-INSTALL SCRIPT FAILED." Others have apparently also gotten another error, which I will include here for search engine purposes: "Error: Unable to load the kernel module 'nvidia.ko'. This happens most frequently when this kernel was built against the wrong or improperly configured kernel sources, with a version of gcc that differs from the one used to build the target kernel, or if a driver such as rivafb/nvidiafb is present and prevents the NVIDIA kernel module from obtaining ownership of the NVIDIA graphics device(s), or NVIDIA GPU installed in this system is not supported by this NVIDIA Linux graphics driver release."
In either event, these steps should clear things up:
1.) First, we'll gather some resources: download the driver from Nvidia's website and put it somewhere, such as your Home directory. Then, open a terminal and type:
sudo aptitude install linux-headers-`uname -r` build-essential nvidia-settings
2.) Now, we need to get rid of some modules that conflict with our soon-to-be-installed proprietary driver. So, in a terminal, type:
sudo gedit /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf
Scroll down to the bottom and copypasta these lines:
# Allows proprietary Nvidia driver to installblacklist vga16fbblacklist nouveaublacklist rivafbblacklist nvidiafbblacklist rivatv
Save and exit.
3.) Next, we need to clear out any previously installed Nvidia drivers, so (still in a terminal) type:
sudo apt-get remove --purge nvidia-*
4.) Reboot and, when the error window pops up saying Ubuntu can't load drivers blah, blah, blah, choose to 'Exit to console,' and it should dump you down to a command prompt. Login and navigate to the directory where you put your Nvidia driver installer from Step 1 (if you put it in your Home directory, you should already be there upon login).
5.) Start the Nvidia driver installer by typing (hint: you can use the TAB key to autocomplete instead of using the * wildcard character):
sudo sh NVIDIA-*
When it asks if you want it to automatically configure things, select 'yes' and it will auto-generate an xorg.conf file with the appropriate fields.
Reboot again and everything should be hunky dory (if not, and your installation still poops out, scroll down to the bottom of the post for some more things you can try).
Bonus Points
Unfortunately, if you install the driver this way, each time a new kernel update comes down the pipe, your Nvidia driver will stop working and have to be reinstalled, which can be a big bummer. However, you can set up a script that will run anytime the driver needs to be reinstalled:
1.) First, we'll move our Nvidia driver installer to a safe location. In a terminal, navigate to wherever it is and type (again, use TAB to autocomplete instead of the wildcard):
sudo mv NVIDIA-* /usr/src
2.) Next, we want to make a symlink (kinda like a more powerful shortcut) to the installer so our script won't need to be rewritten any time a new Nvidia driver comes out. In a terminal, type:
sudo ln -s /usr/src/NVIDIA-* /usr/src/nvidia-driver
Now, since our script will reference the 'nvidia-driver' symlink we can just overwrite the old driver and make a new symlink using the same name if there's a driver update.
3.) Now for the script itself. Open a text editor and, in a new file, copypasta this:
#!/bin/bash## Set this to the exact path of the nvidia driver you plan to use# It is recommended to use a symlink here so that this script doesn't# have to be modified when you change driver versions.DRIVER=/usr/src/nvidia-driver# Build new driver if it doesn't existif [ -e /lib/modules/$1/kernel/drivers/video/nvidia.ko ] ; thenecho "NVIDIA driver already exists for this kernel." >&2elseecho "Building NVIDIA driver for kernel $1" >&2sh $DRIVER -K -k $1 -s -n 2>1 > /dev/nullif [ -e /lib/modules/$1/kernel/drivers/video/nvidia.ko ] ; thenecho " SUCCESS: Driver installed for kernel $1" >&2elseecho " FAILURE: See /var/log/nvidia-installer.log" >&2fifiexit 0
Save the file with the name update-nvidia and exit the text editor.
4.) Now, we want to make our script executable, so, in a terminal, navigate to wherever you made your script and type:
chmod a+x update-nvidia
5.) Finally, we need to install it. Still in your terminal from the last command, type:
sudo mkdir -p /etc/kernel/postinst.d ; sudo install update-nvidia /etc/kernel/postinst.d
Now, you should be all set. Whenever you install a new kernel, this script should kick in and install the Nvidia driver for you.
Even More Bonus Points
Now that we've got our driver installed and ready to update itself, we should consider our power consumption! Usually, the Nvidia driver will default to a power profile that always leaves your card running full-tilt, which sucks battery life and raises your utility bill. Thankfully, there's something we can do about it.
Open up a terminal and type:
sudo gedit /etc/X11/xorg.conf
This will get us into the auto-generated configuration file created by the driver installer.
Scroll down to the Nvidia driver section (you can tell it's the right section because it will be labeled 'Device,' the 'Vendor' field will say 'Nvidia,' and the 'Driver' field will say 'nvidia') and add these three lines:
Option "RegistryDwords" "PowerMizerEnable=0x1; PerfLevelSrc=0x3333"Option "Coolbits" "1"Option "OnDemandVBlankInterrupts" "True"
Save the file and exit.
In the first line, the PowerMizerEnable switch tells the driver that we're interested in using the dynamic clocking features (this switch may not be entirely necessary, as PowerMizer is supposed to be enabled by default, but it can't hurt anything and may be required for some cards/cases), while the PerfLevelSrc field tells it which performance level we want to use. The 0x3333 setting means we want dynamic, on-demand clocking for both battery and AC power.
The second option we added enables the 'Coolbits' feature, which lets us manually control the clock and memory speeds on our card via the nvidia-settings application.
The third option enables a checkbox in the nvidia-settings application to allow or disallow vBlank interrupts. Allowing them (checking the box) reduces the number of wakeups from idle, and thus reduces power consumption somewhat.
Now, in my case (8600 GT), there is only one performance level and dynamic clocking does nothing (you can find out your performance levels by typing in a terminal: nvidia-settings -q GPUPerfModes -t). This really stinks, since I do all of my gaming in Windows and all I really need my video card for in Ubuntu is compositing and fancy desktop effects. With this in mind, I used the Coolbits option via the nvidia-settings application to drastically underclock my card. It now runs at approximately 150 mhz on the core clock and 180 mhz on the memory, which generates far less heat and uses way less power than before. Compiz still looks great and has no performance issues, even while playing HD video, rotating the desktop cube with 3D windows, etc.
If Installer Still Fails
(I didn't have these problems, so I didn't try these instructions myself. They are only here in case you need them)
So, if the above instructions didn't work, we still have some things we can try:
1.) Drop back down to the command line (by pressing Alt+F1), login and type:
sudo gdm-stop
and then
sudo apt-get remove --purge xserver-xorg-video-nouveau
2.) Now, we need to fiddle with some blacklisted framebuffer stuff, so type:
sudo nano /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-framebuffer.conf
Once in, we need to comment out (put a # in front of) blacklist vesafb and add a new line that says:
blacklist vgafb16
Save and exit (hit ctrl+x).
3.) Now, type:
sudo nano /etc/initramfs-tools/modules
Scroll down to the bottom and add these two lines:
Save and exit, then update the initramfs by typing:
sudo update-initramfs -u
4.) Now, we need to tell grub about our framebuffer, so type:
sudo nano /etc/default/grub
Once in, search (ctrl+w) for GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX= and add either vga=771 or vga=795 (which one you'll add depends on your resolution, so for now, just pick one). Save and exit, then update grub by typing:
sudo update-grub
If things are messed up, you can redo the above step using the other vga value to hopefully correct things.
Now, once you reboot, you should be able to pick back up from Step 4 in the original instructions and install the Nvidia driver normally without any further errors.


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Yes, let's talk nonchalantly about our pasts while death stares us straight in the face! Made me crack up.
Hmm don't those mashers usually retract? I wouldn't be sitting there.
I don't think that's a masher, just a fancy-tiled column. but if it is a masher, then the mechanism is hosed, because it hasn't moved in the entire time they've been navigating around it
Sometimes, you have to read the dialogue with the scenery.
Other times, you read the dialogue, then double-take at the scenery and start laughing your ass off 😀
I'm impressed with your use of Sanskrit. Also enjoying the comic 🙂
I like the usage of video game environments in this panel!
Just a little tip: since the panels are read from left to right, the "movement" also goes rightwards. The fourth panel caused me to stop and reread the previous three because I went with the assumption that they had just crossed the spiky pit and Laz was lagging behind on the third; then the fourth told me it was the other way around.
It's a lesson I learned from Hergé (Tintin's creator). Whenever the focus character is progressing, he (or she) is moving towards the right. When shown moving towards the left, it's because they meet in that panel an obstacle that forces them to stop.
And obviously in manga or other comics that are read from right to left; you'd have to mirror that.
um… no… you got that wrong, the movement is from the right side of the screen in panel 2 going towards the left side of the screen in panel 4, because the rope that Laz is hanging on gets cut in panel 4 causing the Not-Zombies ™ to fall into the spiked trap with all three of them on the left side, while in panel 3 they are further to the right and the rope is still intact…therefore they are moving further to the left side of the screen.
No, see, they DID cross from left to right, then the Not-Zombies make them turn around. So it follows the rules you just outlined.
tomb raider, I feel so…geriatric. Oh well astroids atari 2600 was better anyway.
With all those bums back there, retreat was never an option anyway…SLASH! I like the way the kid chose max-safety, minimum-style method of traversing rope…. he must not be fully accustomed to the tail yet, since he didn't use it as an additional grip point … or is it not monkey flexible?
I absolutely love the art style on this page 😀
for some resaon looking at the zombie in last panel all i can hear in my head is old atari pitfall robe swing yell sound XD
and people said video games dont teach you anything
Just don't let them grab onto you, the results are embarassing for everyone involved.
Dang zombies or whatever they are are sure persistent. So we find out a little more of why Eshita won't hook up with Rohit, other than the fact he can't take her, must be a real ego-buster for him…
Very nice lampshading there.
It's "Limbo," but in color.


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(해를 품은 달)is a January 4 - March 15, 2012 TV series directed by Kim Do-Hoon,
Historical drama "The Moon Embracing The Sun" tells a love story between King Lee Hwon (Kim Soo-Hyun ) and a female shaman named Wol ( Han Ga-In ). Wol was born from a noble family and became the crown princess, but she was entrapped and faced execution. Finally, she lived as a shaman.
(ep.1)The Sun symbolises the fate which only a king or a future king possess.
Instructing that the sun must become one, Queen Yoon ( Kim Young-Ae ) orders Yoon Dae-Hyung ( Kim Eung-Soo ) to kill Prince Uisung ( Kim Myeong-Su ), who is the stepbrother of King Sungjo. At night, Yoon Dae-Hyung and his men breaks into Prince Uisung's home.
Meanwhile, shaman court ladies Ari ( Jang Yeong-Nam ) and Jang Nok-Young ( Jeon Mi-Seon ) prepare for a rite at the royal palace. Ari then senses that something horrific is about to happen at the home of Prince Uisung whom she lived at as a servant. Even though Ari's roommate, shaman Court Lady Nok-Young ( Jeon Mi-Seon ), tells her not to go she leaves for Prince Uisung's home. When Ari veers over the wall surrounding his home she sees Yoon Dae-Hyungkill Prince Uisung with his sword. Yoon Dae-Hyung then notices Ari looking over the wall and goes in pursuit of Ari. As Ari tries to escape the assassins, she falls from a cliff.
Yoon Dae-Hyung goes back to the palace and tells Queen Yoon about the shaman Court Lady Ari. Queen Yoon puts forth a plan to manipulate the evidence at Prince Uisung's home.
Shaman Court Lady Ari is now conscious again, but severely injured. She collapses on a trail where a gama (wheelless carriage) is being carried by four men. A noblewoman ( Yang Mi-Kyeong ), who is pregnant, gets out of the gama and tries to help Ari. The noblewoman hides the injured shaman Court Lady in her gama and has the men continue. They are able to get back into the city.
Before shaman Court Lady Ari leaves she thanks the pregnant noblewoman and tells her that she will have a girl. Ari also tells the pregnant noblewoman that her daughter will be born with noble fate. Ari also foresees the death of the baby and sees her future tomb, but Ari is unable to tell the pregnant noblewoman about this. Instead, Ari promises that she will protect the baby in the future.
Later, Ari is arrested and interrogated by torture. Shaman Court Lady Nok-Young bribes a guard to let her into the prison and talk to Ari. Ari, barely conscious at this time, asks Nok-Young to protect someone. Someone who should not come close to the sun, but should be near the sun. Nok-Young asks Ari who that person is, but Ari says she can't say.
The next day Ari is publically executed.
As Ari predicted, the noblewoman gives birth to a girl. Her father names her Yeon-Woo.
Years later, Yeon-Woo (later played by Han Ga-In ) is now an inquisitive 13-year-old girl. Yeon-Woo and her mother goes to the royal palace to see a ceremony which her older brother Yeom (later played by Song Jae-Hee ) will take part in and will be attended by King Sungjo ( Ahn Nae-Sang ). During the ceremony, while people bow to King Sungjo, Yeon-Woo sees a yellow butterfly and starts to follow the butterfly.
Meanwhile, a Crown Prince (later played by Kim Soo-Hyun ) places some valuables into a small bag and sneaks out of the royal palace. While he is atop a ladder he sees Yeon-Woo walking towards him. The Crown Prince falls off the ladder and onto Yeon-Woo. They are both highly embarrassed.
Yeon-Woo then sees the bag carried by the Crown Prince on the ground. Yeon-Woo is certain that the man is a thief. Yeon-Woo calls for the palace guards. When the Crown Prince sees the palace guards coming, he grabs Yeon-Woo and runs. The Crown Prince and Yeon-Woo stop in front of a pavilion. Instead of revealing his identity, the Crown Prince tells Yeon-Woo that he is eunuch and is attempting to leave the palace to visit his brother. By this time, Yeon-Woo's mother is worried sick by Yeon-Woo's disappearance. Yeon-Woo's mother then sees Yeon-Woo walking with the Crown Prince. The Crown Prince walks off with a palace guard. When Yeon-Woo is about to leave the royal palace, a Court Lady gives her a piece of fabric with letters.
Prince Yangmyung (later played by Jung Il-Woo ) is the older stepbrother of the Crown Prince. Because of King Sungjo's strict control, Prince Yangmyung can not see his stepbrother and is prohibited from entering the royal palace. Prince Yangmyung then sees a fortune teller's house with people waiting in line. Prince Yangmyung becomes curious also stands in line. At this time shaman Court Lady Nok-Young arrives to visit a little girl fortune teller. Shaman Court Lady Nok-Young sees Prince Yangmyung. Without knowing that he is a prince, Nok-Young feels that possesses the fate of sun, which only a king or future king has. Prince Yangmyung now sits in front of the little girl fortune teller. Prince Yangmyung senses that she is abused. He picks up the girl and begins to run. A bunch of men then blocks his path. One of the men snatches the girl and leaves. Then, Nok-Young stops the man and saves the little girl. Prince Yangmyung, meanwhile, defeats the other men.
At night, the Prince Yangmyung walks on a street and jumps atop the fence of someone's home. Meanwhile, Yeon-Woo can't figure out the letters on the piece of fabric she received at the royal palace. Yeon-Woo goes out of her room and then suddenly realizes what the letters mean. The letters represents the Crown Prince. She now realizes that the man she met is the Crown Prince. Sitting on top of the fence, Prince Yangmyung sees Yeon-Woo and smiles ...
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Major disagreements over how best to secure the Southwest border threaten to derail any dealmaking progress by the Gang of Eight.
Though many in Washington have been hailing the recent progress made on a sweeping immigration bill that would legalize the nation's estimated 11million illegal immigrants, major disagreements over how best to secure the nation's Southwest border with Mexico threaten to derail the process.
Lawmakers in the nation's capital are largely in agreement that the border must be secured, but the next battle will be how to secure it — and over what time period. A failure to find common ground on this critical issue could be enough to snuff out a compromise, and with it the first comprehensive immigration legislation in more than a quarter-century.
"I wouldn't vote for the president's fast-track, and I wouldn't vote for the Senate's slower track," said Rep. John Carter, R-Texas, a member of a bipartisan group of House members drafting a House immigration plan. "I think there's a better way to do it."
That "fast track" is President Obama's argument that illegal immigrants need a path to legal status now and should not wait until the border is secured. In the Senate, a bipartisan group of senators — the "Gang of Eight" — is trying to craft a provision in their bill that could quantify and establish a level of border security that must be reached before illegal immigrants can apply for legal residency and U.S. citizenship.
Though many congressional Republicans understand the political reality that the party needs to remake its image with Latinos after the 2012 election, the pall from the last major immigration law still hangs over today's negotiations. That landmark bill, signed in 1986 by President Reagan, was sold as a solution to illegal immigration and a way to secure the border. The citizenship part happened; the border part did not. Millions of people from Mexico and other parts of Latin America have continued to enter illegally through a porous Southwest border, and others who entered the country legally have continued overstaying their visas.
"The amnesty provisions become law, they become final ... and the promises of enforcement don't occur. I really believe that is a danger again," Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala., said in February on the Senate floor, echoing a fear among many of the party faithful.
Republicans backed the 1986 bill that granted amnesty to an estimated 3 million illegal immigrants. The legislation was coupled with a vow to close illegal border crossings and crack down on the hiring of these immigrants, neither of which occurred. Now the GOP demands the border be secured for good before agreeing to citizenship for those who are here.
Some senators were excited to clear one roadblock to a deal this past weekend when the AFL-CIO, the nation's largest coalition of labor unions, and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, agreed to support giving up to 200,000 visas a year to foreigners for janitorial, hospitality and construction work. But that agreement would go nowhere if a deal on security cannot be reached.
Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida, a rising GOP star viewed as a possible 2016 presidential contender, was the Gang of Eight member chosen to sell the immigration plan to several conservative media outlets. During one appearance, radio host Rush Limbaugh told Rubio that many listeners were worried the Senate group wouldn't take border security seriously.
"If it doesn't, then I'll come back to you and say, 'Look, it didn't. We tried,'" Rubio responded during the January interview.
There is disagreement over how one shuts down a border stretching 1,969 miles across desert, mountain passes and the Rio Grande. Some sheriffs along the border say the answer is more "boots on the ground," or border guards blocking those who try to make the trek despite the odds.
In fact, the federal government boosted the number of Border Patrol agents from just over 4,000 in 1993 to more than 21,000 in 2012. That increase, as well as the economic recession that eliminated many of the jobs luring so many illegal immigrants, led to sharp drops in crossings. More than 1 million people a year crossed the border illegally from 2004-06. By 2012, that number was 364,000.
Sheriff Paul Babeu of Arizona's Pinal County says more boots is only part of the answer. Babeu previously commanded a unit of Army National Guard troops who patrolled the border and is now sheriff of an inland county that is a major channel for human and drug smuggling. His solution to seal the border: Add 6,000 border agents and National Guardsmen, build more fencing and rigorously enforce existing laws. "You can get close to that, yes," he said.
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He said focusing solely on the Southwest border "would be like if you have three doors to your house and you only lock one. This popular image of people running across the deserts or the mountains only accounts for a percentage of the total issue," he said.
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Though that might sound simple enough, just defining what security means has become a point of contention in negotiations.
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LAST WEEK: We suggested shorting bounces to 0.6862 with stops above 0.6900 and with a target of 0.6079.
UPDATE: The AUDUSD cross has rallied sharply in the last week and is now approaching projected resistance at 0.6900 (from last week's report). We still feel the AUDUSD will trade significantly lower – but these types of bounces are not uncommon in a bear trend.
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String quartets crisscross the country to perform, but a visit by a wind quintet is rare.
Imani Winds, which says it is the only full-time touring American wind quintet, will visit Columbus for a concert on Sunday in the King Arts Complex.
Urban Strings, a central Ohio youth ensemble, will also perform.
Imani Winds will draw selections from varied sources; "99 percent of every concert is a mixture of genres," said Jeff Scott, who plays the French horn in the ensemble.
Scott spoke by phone last week from Hanover, N.H., where the quintet was spending a weeklong residency at Dartmouth College.
Scott, of New York, was a founding member when flutist Valerie Coleman organized the group in 1997.
"She actually had the name of the group before the members," he said. "We got together just for fun, and, the next thing you know, we were doing competitions — winning some, losing some.
"We started touring really in earnest in 2005, and that's all we do. It's our full-time job."
Imani means faith in Swahili, a language spoken in eastern Africa.
"(Imani) happens to be one of the principals of Kwanzaa," Scott said. "We often say that it was faith that sort of made this happen."
The quartet plays the traditional European repertoire but blends in African, Latin American and American works.
"We all went to conservatory," Scott said. "You get your training and add the salt and pepper later."
Although there are plenty of compositions for quartets and trios, wind quintets — a relatively unused ensemble until the past century or so — have more-limited selections.
"Bach, Beethoven, Brahms — none of them wrote for the woodwind quintet," Scott said. "Really, things didn't get serious, writing for the woodwind quintet, until the mid-1950s or so."
Several years ago, to increase the repertoire available to wind groups, the ensemble started a project to commission 10 works from diverse composers, including jazz saxophonist Wayne Shorter and Latin jazz saxophonist Paquito D'Rivera.
Imani Winds also embraces young musicians, Scott said. That is where Urban Strings comes in. Retired schoolteacher Catherine Willis and Friends of Art for Community Enrichment started the ensemble in 2007.
Urban Strings has 20 players ranging in age from 12 to 16, said Stephen Spottswood, a junior at Capital University's Conservatory of Music and music director of the ensemble.
"Our genres range from classical to gospel to modern day," Spottswood said. "What matters to me is that we're involved in playing music; it doesn't matter what type it is."
Urban Strings contains predominantly African-American youths but is open to anyone, said Dawnne Wise, a parent and group adviser.
Requests from parents interested in string-instrument music have led to the creation of two additional ensembles for less-experienced students, she said.
For Urban Strings, the opportunity to perform with Imani Winds is important, Wise said.
"They want to play their best," she said. "This is a chance for them to show what they can do."


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SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — The U.S. dollar rose against most major currencies on Friday to a weekly gain, with markets offering a surprisingly tepid reaction to unexpectedly strong Chinese growth.
The ICE dollar index DXY, +0.19% , a gauge of the U.S. unit against a basket of six currencies, rose to 80.051 from 79.691 in North American trade late Thursday. It last closed above 80 on Jan. 09, according to FactSet.
The euro EURUSD, -0.2083% fell under $1.33 then recovered ground to lately buy $1.3317, down from $1.3376.
The WSJ Dollar Index BUXX, +0.05%, which uses a slightly wider basket, rose 0.5% to 71.04.
The euro extended its declines after comments from European Central Bank board member Benoit Coeure, noted currency analyst Christopher Vecchio at DailyFX.
Coeure saying he does not expect banks' repayments of long-term loans to affect the (euro overnight interbank rates, according to media reports. The market feared higher short-term rates would reduce liquidity.
Currency markets showed little initial reaction to data from China showing the world's second-largest economy grew faster than forecast in the second quarter. See: China's economy grows more than expected.
"The market response toward stronger-than-expected Chinese data was surprisingly muted and there was limited follow-through with risk appetite sluggish," said Sue Trinh, currency strategist at Royal Bank of Canada.
Asian equity markets rallied, but Europe saw modest gains. U.S. stocks recovered in afternoon trading, pushing the S&P 500 Index SPX, -0.49% to its highest close since 2007. Read: U.S. stocks waver, GE gains after results.
Strategists at Lloyds Bank said the lack of significant euro-zone economic data Friday suggested the euro's recent $1.3260-to-$1.3400 range should hold. But they noted that Fridays often see some position squaring, and warned that "some slippage lower in equities and risk currencies would not be surprising."
For the week, the euro declined 0.2% and the dollar index gained 0.6%.
Yen's weekly loss
Against the yen USDJPY, -0.43%, the dollar rose to 90.09 yen,compared with ¥89.98 late Thursday. Some analysts and even officials say the dollar may rise to around 100 yen, but already some trading partners are starting to complain that a weaker yen is making their currency less competitive.
For the week, the dollar rose 1.1%, its sixth straight weekly rise and adding to its 17% jump against the yen in the last 12 months.
The euro EURJPY, -0.63% fetched ¥120.01, up from ¥119.43. For the week, the shared currency is up 0.8%.
The British pound GBPUSD, -0.3753% slipped to $1.5873 from $1.6003, losing more ground after a weak retails sales report.
The Australian dollar AUDUSD, -0.3829% traded at $1.0509, down from $1.0543.


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By Griff Witte
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Wednesday, July 6, 2005
The Army has ordered nearly $5 billion in work from Halliburton Co. to provide logistics support to U.S. troops in Iraq over the next year, $1 billion above what the Army paid for similar services the previous year.
The new order, which comes despite lingering questions about the company's past billing, replaces an earlier agreement that expired last June but had been extended through this spring to ensure a continuous supply of food, sanitation, laundry and other logistical services for the troops, according to Linda K. Theis, an Army spokeswoman.
The new order does not change the nature of Halliburton's work, but the higher price tag does reflect the growing demand for the company's services as U.S. forces continue to battle a stubborn insurgency two years after the fall of Saddam Hussein.
The increased bill parallels ballooning overall costs in Iraq. President Bush said in March 2003 that combat in Iraq would cost about $60 billion. But the cost for military operations alone had hit $135.3 billion as of March 2005, according to the Office of Management and Budget. The price tag would be far higher if the costs to fund the Coalition Provisional Authority, reconstruction projects and intelligence operations were included.
Halliburton subsidiary Kellogg Brown & Root has received more money from the U.S. involvement in Iraq than any other contractor. The company has been a lightning rod for criticism by administration foes who think Halliburton's high-level connections -- most notably its former chief executive, Dick Cheney, who is now vice president -- may have given it undue influence in winning sole-source business.
Under the Army's previous order for logistics support, Halliburton was paid $6.3 billion for work during the first two years of the occupation, including $3.98 billion between the beginning of May 2004 and the end of May 2005. Under the new deal, Halliburton will receive $4.97 billion to support U.S. troops in Iraq until May 2006.
Both orders stem from a 10-year contract known as LOGCAP, which KBR won in a competitive bid in 2001. As of the beginning of June, the Army had obligated nearly $12 billion to the company under the logistic contract, the vast majority of it for work in Iraq.
The new order took effect two months ago but had not been made public. Theis, the spokeswoman for the U.S. Army Field Support Command, which oversees the contract, said that there was "not a conscious decision" to keep the new deal quiet but that her office had simply been too busy with other news.
Rep. Henry A. Waxman (D-Calif.), a vocal critic of Halliburton, said the Army should not be giving the company orders for more work at the same time it is citing the company for unreasonable bills. "The accountability vacuum at the Defense Department is costing the taxpayer dearly," Waxman said in a statement.
The Pentagon last week confirmed a report by congressional Democrats saying that the Defense Contract Audit Agency has questioned more than $1 billion of Halliburton's bills for work in Iraq under LOGCAP and an energy contract called Restore Iraqi Oil. Among the costs that Pentagon auditors questioned were $152,000 for movie rentals, $1.5 million for tailoring and two multimillion-dollar transportation bills that appeared to overlap.
Pentagon spokeswoman Lt. Col. Rose-Ann L. Lynch said that the questioned costs are not necessarily overcharges and that contracting officials have either resolved, or are in the process of resolving, most of the discrepancies.
Halliburton has said that questioning costs is part of the normal contracting process and that the company is doing all it can to support U.S. troops in a dangerous environment.
About seven months ago, the Army gave Halliburton a list of the services it wanted under the primary task order for the LOGCAP contract, Theis said. But the company estimated the cost of those services would top $10 billion a year, far above what the Army had budgeted. Army officials ended up paring down their list, and they reached agreement with the company on the $4.97 billion figure this spring.
The Army would not provide a copy of the task order without a Freedom of Information Act request. But a draft of the order was provided to The Washington Post by David Phinney, a correspondent for CorpWatch.org, a Web site that monitors contractor involvement in Iraq.
The LOGCAP contract is not the only way the Army can buy logistical services, but it has received heavy use at a time when the Pentagon is outsourcing many of its non-war-fighting functions. Some have questioned whether such reliance on a single contractor makes sense. In a report issued last July, the Government Accountability Office found that the government could save $31 million -- or 43 percent -- on food services at six locations in Kuwait if it bypassed LOGCAP and KBR, working instead through a subcontractor.
Halliburton said in January that it would try to sell KBR, citing in part the controversy surrounding the company's work. Halliburton spokeswoman Jennifer W. Dellinger said in a statement yesterday that "no timeline has been set for a separation of KBR, nor has a decision been made on what form any potential separation might take."


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Many patients are curious about whether fertility issues their parents might have struggled with may have a role in their own ability to get pregnant. My answer is always the same: your parents' issues will not necessarily become yours.
In general, the more you know about your family's health history, the more your medical team can start using those facts in evaluating your overall health and fertility picture.
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Still, patterns of fertility in your family may not predict how easily you will conceive.
We know, for example, that fertility decreases with age. In general, older women have a lower chance of getting pregnant. By the time women are 30 years old, a quarter of them will have issues with fertility. If your mom or sister was trying to conceive around age 40 or later, that could have been the source of her difficulties.


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Christopher Wolstenholme
|Muse member
|Christopher Tony Wolstenholme
|2nd December 1978(Age 40)
|Rotherham, Yorkshire
|Bass guitar, double bass, guitar, backing vocals, keyboard, drums, harmonica, lead vocals
|Band members
|Matthew Bellamy and Dominic Howard
|Associated acts
|Fixed Penalty, Rocket Baby Dolls, Muse and Moriaty
Chris' childhood
Chris was born on the 2nd of December 1978 in Rotherham, Yorkshire (home of the Chuckle Brothers) but also moved to Devon during his teenage years (at age 11). His mum would buy records regularly, influencing his interest in music. He started by learning to play the guitar, followed by the drums. Chris played drums with a local band named Fixed Penalty, before leaving to learn and play the bass when he met Dom and Matt, creating the Rocket Baby Dolls.
Chris plays bass and provides backing vocals, as well as the occasional synthesizer lines (such as on Hysteria). He also sang and wrote two tracks on the sixth studio album (The 2nd Law), When the band started playing Plug In Baby live, he asked for a new set of strings to be put on his bass each time they played it, to get just the right sound he wanted. Chris is a big fan of the Beach Boys. His displayed vocal range goes from G2 to D5, with modal highs up to B♭4 which he has hit several times live during songs as Follow Me and Dead Star. His lowest note was hit during Shepherds Bush Empire in 2013 at the end of Save Me, and his highest can be heard during live performances of Uprising, at the "Come on".
On the Making of the 2nd Law DVD, Chris can be seen recording on a snare drum with Dom on the verse of Supremacy.
In 2014, he joined an English 2 piece rock band Moriaty as an unofficial third member, and he played bass guitar on their new EP 'Bones'. He was also featured in the music video, and it can be seen here.
Previous jobs
- Guitar shop assistant
On the 2nd September, 2010, Chris invited fans out for a game of football in Manchester via Muse's Twitter. This resulted in a number of fans thinking that Muse's account has been hacked up until the moment when Chris tweeted a photo of himself and a football. Soon after, he got his own Twitter account (@CTWolstenholme).
- Chris used to be married to Kelly. He once lost his wedding ring at a gig in Japan, but got it back when a fan returned it (for which they received a lifetime supply of Muse gigs). He again lost it at a pool in LA a few months later, but has since tattooed his wife's name on his left arm (this has since been covered over).
- Wolstenholme is well-known as the least vocal member of the band, leaving the majority of interviews and other promotional activities to Howard and Bellamy.
- Wolstenholme injured his arm during a football match with Didz Hammond of The Cooper Temple Clause.
- Wolstenholme supports The Millers (Rotherham United FC).
- Wolstenholme had an IBM T60 laptop, but it is now broken due to tonic water spills and space bar demolition. Instead, he now owns a Macbook Pro.
- Chris is a fan of video games and the Nintendo 64. His favorite game is "The Legend Of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time".
- Apart from Black Holes & Revelations, Wolstenholme has spawned a baby with his ex-wife Kelly around the time each album was out. (Baby No.5 was the cause of Muse having to cancel shows in Kansas City and St. Louis.)
- Wolstenholme's children are named Alfie, Ava Jo, Frankie, Ernie, Buster and Teddi[1]. He will add two more children, Tabitha and Indiana, to the family (Caris' children).[2]
- Chris got married in 2003, however, by 2016/2017 it seems that they have got separated, since now he's dating Caris Ball and later confirmed by Chris in 2018 on Instagram.
- Chris and Caris Ball were married on December 1, 2018.
- According to Wolstenholme's biography from Taste Media, Wolstenholme once almost choked on a Smarties cap.[3]
- Chris smokes but gave it up when the smoking ban came into force. In 2009 he took it up again & has been seen smoking a pipe. [4] In mid February 2011 he announced on twitter that was no longer smoking.[5] He smoked a Gamucchi Electric cigarette but announced that he was back to smoking regular cigarettes in May 2011. [6] However, he recently said that he hasn't smoked since then. [7]
- Chris was lucky enough to once get to stand in on a sound-check with his idols, Status Quo.
- The first gig Chris went to was a Kylie Minogue concert.
- Chris is often seen headbanging during music videos and live performances. In 2006 he explained in an interview how he damaged his neck & hired a sports therapist to work out the knots from years of physical abuse. Wolstenholme rarely headbanged during the Black Holes tour, but has started headbanging again.[8]
- In an interview with The Times magazine, he admitted to being a "raging alcoholic" and talked about the depths of his addiction. His father died of alcoholism when he was forty which brought Chris to realise he was well on that way. Half-way during the recording of The Resistance he checked into rehab and has been clean ever since.
- Chris is a PS3 fan according to one of his tweets; "You're a Nintendo fan, are you getting the 3DS? It makes me dizzy, personally" to which Chris responded with "Im more of a PS3 guy".
- Chris owns a massive collection of over 130 guitars. Including his touring "stuff."
- Chris plays as a centre forward when playing football.
- Chris trainers are size 11.
- Chris was asked to play on Status Quo's guitarist Rick Parfitt's upcoming studio album, Over and Out shortly after Rick's death. He played bass and a double-track of rhytm guitar on the song Long Distance Love.
- Wolstenholme's tattoos
- Wolstenholme's hair
- Wolstenholme's perfect girlfriend
- Wolstenholme's injuries
- The Legend of Pedro
- Wolstenholme's Twitter Account
- ↑ http://twitpic.com/33unip
- ↑ Matthew Bellamy & Dominic Howard. (2018-08-07). Matt and Dom from Muse on Jonesy's Jukebox. Youtube. Retrieved 2018-08-07 from youtube.com.
- ↑ tastemedia.com
- ↑ http://www.7days.ae/en/2008/02/18/jen-staying-away-from-friends.html
- ↑ http://twitter.com/#!/CTWolstenholme/status/35095495105839104
- ↑ http://twitter.com/#!/CTWolstenholme/status/70475477302788096
- ↑ http://twitter.com/#!/CTWolstenholme/status/137506646602682369
- ↑ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_vmYjBN44jY
See also
Archived interviews with Christopher Wolstenholme


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In an interview with the official PlayStation blog, Miyazaki, who also served as director on Demon's Souls, compared Dark Souls' much talked about difficulty level to spicy food. The goal is to give it a kick, he said, but not make it inedible.
"We intend to increase the difficulty of the game. Not simply by making the game more difficult, but by giving players the freedom to strategize freely and conquer that difficulty, and to be rewarded accordingly," Miyazaki said.
To help make the enhanced difficulty palatable, From Software is adding respawn points to Dark Souls. This time around, if you die, you (mercifully) won't be taken back to the very beginning of a level.
Check the full PlayStation blog interview to learn more about Dark Souls' control scheme, weapons, character creation options, and more.
Dark Souls is being developed for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. The game is set for release sometime in 2011. And in case you missed it, here's the first trailer for the game:
Sharkey says: If you're reading this article, there's a good chance you played Demon's Souls (and died roughly 278,000 times). If not, or if you're an Xbox 360 gamer, this is an RPG that should definitely be on your radar. As far as difficulty goes, I say the tougher the better. Bring it, From Software.


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