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El Greco
St. Sebastian.
c.1577-1578. Oil on canvas. Cathedral Sacristy, Palencia, Spain.
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El Greco Main Page
El Greco Complete Biography
Additional Works by El Greco
Christ Healing the Blind Man.
Portrait of Giulio Clovio.
The Annunciation.
Boy Lighting a Candle (Boy Blowing on an Ember).
Christ Driving the Traders from the Temple.
The Annunciation.
St. Mary Magdalene.
The Holy Trinity.
Mary Magdalen in Penitence.
Assumption of the Virgin.
Disrobing of Christ.
The Dream of Philip II.
Portrait of a Nobleman with His Hand on His Chest.
The Martyrdom of St. Maurice.
St.Peter in Tears.
Mary Magdalen in Penitence.
Gentleman of the House of Leiva (?).
The Martyrdom of St. Maurice.
The Resurrection.
St. Dominic in Prayer.
Mary Magdalen in Penitence with the Crucifix.
St. Francis in Meditation.
Elderly Gentleman.
Christ Carrying the Cross.
St. Andrew and St. Francis.
Holy Family with St. Anne.
Lady with a Flower in Her Hair.
Holy Family with Mary Magdalen.
Baptism of Christ.
Allegory of the Camaldolite Order.
St. Joseph and the Christ Child.
St. Sebastian.
St. John the Baptist.
Christ Driving the Traders from the Temple.
St. Jerome as Cardinal.
Portrait of Diego de Covarrubias.
St. Francis and Brother Leo Meditating on Death.
St. Bernardino.
Portrait of Jeronimo de Cevallos.
Christ on the Cross with Landscapes.
St. Luke.
Virgin of the Immaculate Conception.
Fifth Seal of the Apocalypse. (Vision of St.John).
St. Bartholomew.
St. Ildelfonso.
Giacomo Bosio.
Christ on the Cross Adored by Two Donors.
The Burial of Count Orgaz.
St. Paul and St. Peter.
The Despoiling of Christ (El Espolio).
St. Francis Receiving the Stigmata.
The Annunciation.
The Holy Family.
The Adoration of the Shepherds.
The Baptism of Christ.
The Coronation of the Virgin.
The Holy Family with St. Anne and the Young St. John the Baptist.
Portrait of Antonio de Covarrubias y Leiva.
The Agony in the Garden.
Study of a Head.
The Adoration of the Shepherds. Detail.
Madonna and Child with St. Martina and St. Agnes.
St. Martin and the Beggar.
St. John the Evangelist.
Portrait of a Cardinal.
The Disrobing of Christ.
The Marriage of the Virgin.
St. James the Greater.
The Annunciation.
St. John the Evangelist and St. Francis.
St. Ildefonso.
View of Toledo.
St. Martin and the Beggar.
The Agony in the Garden.
The Adoration of the Shepherds.
Portrait of Fray Felix Hortensio Paravicino.
Apostle St Andrew.
The Immaculate Conception.
St. Jerome.
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Frustrated by their poverty and the lack of food for the family, Jamila's husband used to beat her. But the violence subsided after she enrolled in a WFP-supported training project which eased the food problem and also taught her a trade.
KABUL -- The beatings were worse when there was nothing to eat.
Jamila's husband lost both of his legs during the fighting that raged around their village when Taliban forces arrived in their area central Afghanistan. Forced to sell their farmland to pay for his treatment, Jamila (whose real name is being withheld for her protection) suddenly found herself unable to feed their four children.
"I will never forget the day I realized we had nothing to eat," Jamila said. "The only thing I could think of was asking my husband's nephew for food. But he refused to help us, and told me I should marry off my teenage daughters to get [dowry] money."
International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women
November 25 marked the start of 16 days of activism under the UN's UNiTE to End Violence against Women campaign. Violence against women is a global problem - and its consequences and costs are far-reaching.
WFP's food assistance often provides a direct form of protection for women and girls simply by its existence. Assistance also helps by keeping girls in schools (thus reducing their exposure to violence, early marriages and pregnancies) and by engaging men and boys in activities to protect women and children from violence. Download factsheet
When she told her husband what his nephew had said, he was furious – not with the nephew, but with Jamila. "He said, 'I would rather that we die of hunger than go begging to my relatives for help'," Jamila recalls.
With her husband too proud to accept charity, they just barely eked out a living. Frustrated, depressed and often hungry, Jamila's husband would take his anger out on her.
Things changed this year, as Jamila enrolled (see photo below right) in a WFP food-for-training programme, where she learned to sew. In addition to the food rations she received while attending the course, she now has a contract with a local shop to make children's clothes.
Jamila says her husband is proud of her new ability to earn an income. "Now that I have a skill and am providing for my family, all the members of my family respect me," she says.
Hunger factor
Jamila's story is not unique. Domestic violence is a huge problem in Afghanistan. Surveys have found that violence against women affects all levels of Afghan society – and in more than 90 percent of reported cases, women's abusers are their own husbands, fathers, brothers, or even their sons. Although there are many factors behind that dramatic number, women's rights advocates say poverty and hunger are certainly among them.
While WFP's vocational skills programmes are not designed to reduce domestic violence, by helping ease the economic burden on severely impoverished families, this is often the positive impact they have. Also, most experts agree that increased financial independence for women often allows them to seek help more easily if they are subjected to abuse.


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Hey everyone! I recently moved here to Woodinville, WA. I've finally gotten settled in so I'm looking to join a new campaign. I would really prefer a Changeling game because I have wanted to play it for many years now but have never yet been in an area where there was interest. I do not know the rules but am fascinated with the genre and what I have read of it. I'd also like to see a LARP of it but that may be asking too much
Anyways, I am involved in a D&D 3.5 Ravenloft campaign on Thursdays but am pretty open for the other days as long as I have some time to coordinate my schedule with work (which is usually pretty open). Ideally I'd like something that meets once a week or every other week with a more mature group that enjoys role-playing, not just hack and slash. However, I am extremely shy in person so it may take me a few sessions to open up depending on the group. Some other games I'd be interested in would be a Forgotten Realms or Dragonlance D&D session (or regular would be fine too). I'd also really like to try out some indy stuff, specifically Amaranthine or Far West. My boyfriend may or may not be interested as well, depending on the campaign-setting and time.
My past experience in RPG's has included 14 years off and on of various forms of D&D and the like, including 2nd Edition, MERP, 3.0, 3.5, 4th Edition, D&D Encounters, Vampire: The Masquerade, and Dark Ages. I've also role-played online in World of Warcraft and Lineage II. During the online games I also participated in play by post games.


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OLYMPIA, Wash.- Washington state has made swift changes to the definition of marijuana amid concerns about the impact of a voter-approved law. Governor Jay Inslee approved a revision Wednesday after prosecutors and crime lab scientists said a little-noticed provision had jeopardized their ability to go after any pot crimes at all.
The Seattle lawyer who drafted the initiative that legalized recreational marijuana was among the supporters of the change. The problem centers around a part of the initiative that was written to distinguish marijuana from industrial hemp, which is grown for its fiber. Instead of accounting for just one compound, the new measure focuses on two components that contribute to potency. Inslee says it was important to get the change done in a timely fashion.


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Kirika collapses at the edge of a village and is taken in by an old couple who have been expecting her. There she learns
about an ancient ritual, the Grand Retour, of which she is an essential part - and a threat to certain factions of the Soldats.
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Peterborough makes plans for state's largest solar arrayBy MEGHAN PIERCE
Union Leader Correspondent
July 20. 2014 8:24PM
PETERBOROUGH — At a Special Town Meeting Tuesday, voters will be asked to authorize the Select Board to negotiate the conditions and terms for a 20-year lease for the construction and operation of the state's largest solar array.
The Special Town Meeting will start at 7 p.m. at the Town House.
The planned solar array would power the town's wastewater treatment plant with excess power for most, if not all, of the town's municipal buildings, according to former selectman Joe Byk, saving the town about $25,000 each year in energy costs.
If approved by voters, the Select Board would be authorized to negotiate the conditions and terms for a 20-year lease with extension options on town-owned land for the construction and operation of the solar array with Borrego Solar.
No town funds would be appropriated for the project.
Earlier this year the state Executive Council awarded Peterborough a $1.2 million grant for the $2.6 million project.
Borrego Solar, of Lowell, Mass., has agreed to take on the remaining costs and will install ground-mounted solar panels near the Peterborough Wastewater Treatment Plant.
Borrego will own and operate the solar array and Peterborough officials have agreed to sign a 20-year contract with Borrego to purchase the electricity the photovoltaic array produces.
The project is to be built next to the new wastewater treatment plant where the town's old septic lagoons are being phased out.
Construction is planned to begin this year and is to be completed by the spring of 2015.
The Peterborough solar array would become the state's largest with approximately 1,174,280 kilowatt hours of energy to be generated each year.


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Souhegan Valley Boys & Girls Club dealing up 'Poker U.'By NANCY BEAN FOSTER
Union Leader Correspondent
February 26. 2013 9:28PM
MILFORD - Folks who might be a bit skittish about sitting down at a poker table have a chance to better their odds through a fundraiser for the Boys & Girls Club of Souhegan Valley.
On Thursday, March 7, at 6:30 p.m., the River Card Room in Milford will host "Poker University," a class designed to teach beginners the ins and outs of the game. For $45, participants 18 and up will receive poker lessons, $30 in chips, appetizers and a drink.
River Card Room General Manager Greg Barber said Poker University is a great way for newcomers to the game or those who want to brush up on their skills to learn from the best - the dealers.
"Normally dealers aren't allowed to talk at the table or give advice, but during Poker University, they have a chance to talk about the game to people who have never played before," Barber said.
The setting is informal and friendly, said Barber, so that folks aren't intimidated. The class includes everything from the very basic - from what a blind is - to how to make a bet and of course, what hand beats another.
"If people get really interested, the dealers can talk about bluffing or how to know the odds of getting a hand," Barber said. "It can get pretty in-depth if that's what the players want."
There are a variety of games played at the River Card Room, including "Let it Ride," and a special seven-card game called "New Hampshire Hold 'em," as well as other casino games such as roulette, craps and blackjack.
By law, 35 percent of what the River Card Room takes in has to go to charity.
"The River Card Room has donated almost $45,000 to the Boys & Girls Club of Souhegan Valley over the past five years and hundreds of thousands more to other local charities," said Kevin Salemi, director of outreach for the club.
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Whether you are just starting to blog or you have been blogging for a while, I'm sure you have pondered the question "Why do some blogs fail?" The answer to this question can be just as important as "What makes a blog successful?". I'm pretty sure that most bloggers do a little research on how to make their blog successful before they start to blog. I wonder if just as many contemplate on what could cause their blog to fail. I speculated on it and did a little research to educate myself on what can keep blogs from being successful. I found some common mistakes that can cause some blogs to fail while others follow the path to success.
You're sitting at your desk, pondering what to write but you can't manage to muster up the energy to start typing. You wonder why you don't have enough motivation to write anything. Have you run out of ideas? Why has your enthusiasm for writing disappeared?
Blogging requires passion, energy, enthusiasm, and most of all, motivation. You ask yourself, "Where did my motivation go? How do I get that motivation back?"
Did you know that on average, only 1 out of every 10 readers comment on the blogs they read? So how can you encourage your readers to comment on YOUR blog? I gave it some thought, did a little research and discovered some techniques that might prove to be successful.
Today I am going to share with you the most awesome plugins you should be using for yourWordPress blog.
I know a lot of you out there that have just started blogging might be wondering "What makes up a good blog?".I'm going to share some information with you that I have discovered which I'm sure most professional bloggers already know.
Why are you blogging?
Do you realize how many blogs are on the Internet? Can you imagine the number of blogs?
"As of 16 February 2011, there were over 156 million public blogs in existence", based on Wikipedia information. Wow, that is a huge number, isn't it?
On the Internet, you could find many kinds of blogs with different topics. Technology, gadgets, blogging tips, etc. … with a lot of useful information. So I will try to classify those blogs to figure out the reasons behind blogging.


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It's all about the aircraft, not the Grand Canyon
Thanks to successful lobbying by Arizona Republican Sens. John McCain and Jon Kyl, with some help from Nevada Democratic Sen. Harry Reid, aircraft will continue to swarm over the Grand Canyon and are even likely to increase in number in the future.
Tour operators are being offered more flights as incentive for adopting "quiet technology" for their aircraft. At the same time, non-tour aviation won't be considered in official noise calculations. According to the Arizona Daily Sun, noise will no longer count if it comes from jetliners, military and delivery flights, thousands of flights into Hualapai Indian lands, or even the flights from Las Vegas to Tusayan that bring in most of the air tourists.
As Matt Zuccaro, president of Helicopter Association International, put it, "We could not have asked for a better outcome."
Language squelching the Park Service's modest reforms was inserted without debate into a huge transportation bill that President Obama signed July 6. Afterward, McCain proclaimed that "hundreds" of jobs had been saved, adding that choppers and Cessnas are the only way for "the elderly, disabled, and our nation's wounded warriors" to see the canyon.
If you were to watch people board the Grand Canyon helicopters, you'd see few if any doddering seniors or disabled veterans. Alan Stephen, a lobbyist for the industry, said that 70 percent of air tour passengers originate from Las Vegas and mostly consist of "wealthy foreign tourists who don't have a lot of time to spend in one place."
This characterization is reinforced by the advertising for Grand Canyon air tours, which promises that their Eco-Star choppers will "lavish you in luxurious comfort" and headphones will mask rotor noise and provide narration in multiple languages. Another ad invites tourists to "land on the Hualapai Indian territory on the canyon floor for a champagne toast with nature." There's also a chopper wedding at Grand Canyon Ranch for just $3,950.
For now, the status quo remains in force: No audible aircraft are allowed in 50 percent of the park for 75 percent of each day. The FAA, however, has admitted that this goal has never been met, and critics calculate that Grand Canyon is now only "37 percent natural quiet," a far cry from the National Park Service's 1987 congressional mandate for "substantial restoration of natural quiet" to the park. The Grand Canyon Trust says the net result will be that half of the park can now have unlimited aircraft noise.
There are no Hualapai chopper pilots, but a large number of the flights are contracted directly through the tribes. It all adds up to 240 aircraft from 20 companies in five states, doing 130,000 over-flights a year. They carry 650,000 passengers on 19 authorized flight paths over and into the canyon, which the Park Service says are "used almost continuously from sunrise to sunset." During high season in the summer, the Grand Canyon Airport conducts close to 100 takeoffs or landings per hour.
Flash back to January 1975, when President Gerald Ford "gave back" title to a vast portion of the west end of the park to the two small tribes indigenous to the park, the Havasupai and Hualapai. Since then, it has been the Hualapai, whose lands extend down to the river's edge for much of the canyon, who have most aggressively pursued tourism, with their extraordinary Skywalk, and their willingness to chopper you into the canyon and back for a picnic or a half-day raft trip.
Old pictures of Ford Trimotor sightseeing planes remind us that the history of air touring in Grand Canyon goes back almost as far as aviation itself. By the 1950s, pilots of large commercial airliners were straying over the canyon in what was then "uncontrolled air space" to give their passengers a thrilling view.
Then came 1956, when two airliners collided directly over the canyon, killing 128 people and leading to significant reform of the U.S. air-traffic control system. A similar collision in 1986 of a chopper and a twin-engine plane -- both commercial sightseeing craft -- killed 25 and resulted in the current flight zones that riddle the park.
Conservationists who have worked for decades to make the government keep its promises and quiet the noise say they feel betrayed, with some charging that the Western senators have become too cozy with the air-tour industry.
In 2011, Pam Wilson, then acting superintendent of the park, told the New York Times some of the sounds you can no longer hear in much of the Grand Canyon: "The descending trill of canyon wrens, winds rustling through tall pines, the roar of the Colorado River, and silence."
Jon Kovash is a contributor to Writers on the Range, a service of High Country News (hcn.org). He is a Moab correspondent for Utah Public Radio and writer for the Mountain Gazette.
Note: the opinions expressed in this column are those of the writer and do not necessarily reflect those of High Country News, its board or staff. If you'd like to share an opinion piece of your own, please write Betsy Marston at [email protected].


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FALLS CHURCH, Va., Nov. 13 (UPI) -- The U.S. Army tasked CSC with upgrading a simulator-based flight and related training device at its Aviation Center of Excellence at Fort Rucker, Ala.
The work with has a six-month period of performance and 10 one-year options, comes as a modification to a 2003 the Flight School XXI indefinite-delivery requirements contract and is worth $34 million if all options are exercised.
Specifically, CSC under the modification will upgrade the Reconfigurable Collective Training Devices at the center to more closely simulate the Block 2 model of the OH-58D Kiowa helicopter and improve interoperability between new and existing technologies.
The RCTD allows units to train collectively. It closely simulates the roles and responsibilities of each individual and includes 18 manned-modules which can be reconfigured to a variety of U.S. Army aircraft, including the OH-58D Kiowa Warrior, AH-64D Apache, UH-60A/L Blackhawk and CH-47D Chinook.
"Since the Reconfigurable Collective Training Devices reached full operational capability in 2007, the simulation technology has advanced and increased the fidelity of training," said Alan B. Weakley, vice president and general manager of CSC's North American Public Sector Defense Group.
"These upgrades will allow the U.S. Army to conduct collective training missions, such as aviation exercises using the Block 2 configuration of the OH-58D Kiowa Warrior aircraft."


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A spot in the Big Ten championship game. A possible trip to the Rose Bowl.
It's all in sight for No. 13 Michigan State, as long as the Spartans don't stumble down the stretch.
Michigan State is one win from its second Big Ten title game in three seasons and two from the best conference record in school history heading into Saturday's matchup at Northwestern. The Spartans (9-1, 6-0 Big Ten) are also eyeing their first trip to the Rose Bowl in 26 years, but they still have some work to do.
"These two weeks are things that you work for really for your entire life," coach Mark Dantonio said. "You work to try and get in this situation where you're 9-1 and you're playing for a division championship, or next weekend you're playing for something else."
What they've been doing is impressive.
They have a school record 38 victories over the past four years and are closing in on their third 11-win season in that span, a first for the program in its 117 years.
Michigan State also leads the Big Ten with 33 conference wins since 2008 with Ohio State vacating seven of its 38 during that stretch and is closing in on the Legends Division title. All the Spartans have to do is win one of the next two games or hope Minnesota loses, with the Golden Gophers visiting next week.
It's a big improvement from last year, when a string of close losses left them with a 7-6 record.
Michigan State already has paid back Iowa, Michigan and Nebraska, and it would love nothing more than to do it to Northwestern and Ohio State in the conference title game — teams it lost to by a combined four points a year ago.
"We definitely went through a tough, tough streak last year," offensive tackle Fou Fonoti said. "But right now, we're just thankful for (the fact that) a lot of times things that didn't go our way last year are definitely playing into our favor."
Then again, they might have some sympathy for Northwestern (4-6, 0-6). After all, there are similarities between what the Wildcats are experiencing this season and what the Spartans went through in 2012.
"I don't know if there's another team in the country that can get socked in the gut the way these guys have and respond the way that they have," coach Pat Fitzgerald said.
Coming off a 10-win season, Northwestern won its first four games and was leading Ohio State by 10 at home before a national audience when the season derailed. They lost that game by 10, got blown out at Wisconsin and absorbed one body blow after another in recent weeks. They fell by three to Minnesota and lost in overtime to Iowa. Then, they lost to Nebraska in regulation on a desperation pass, and if that wasn't enough, there was the Michigan game last week. Northwestern fell 27-19 in triple-OT on a 5-yard run by Devin Gardner after the Wolverines' Brendan Gibbons sprinted onto the field for a tying 44-yard field goal at the end of regulation.
"We've got two games left," quarterback Kain Colter said. "You can't pout now."
Here are five things to look for in this game:
STINGY Spartans: The Spartans have been as tough to move the ball against as any team in the country. They lead the nation in total defense (228.4 yards per game) and are No. 1 against the run (57.3 yards), and when it comes to points, they're not giving up many, either. Michigan State is allowing just 13.2 points per game — fourth in the country.
FADING 'CATS: The Wildcats matched their longest losing streak since 2006, and they haven't dropped seven in a row since an eight-game slide in 1998 — Gary Barnett's final year as coach. Their five-year bowl run is just about over, too, certainly not what they envisioned. If they lose on Saturday, they'll be visiting Illinois in what could be a matchup between teams seeking their first conference wins. In fact, the only team in the state with Big Ten victories is Northern Illinois with two — and the Huskies play in the Mid-American Conference.
THE CORNER-STONE: The Spartans rank fifth in the nation in passing defense at 171.1 yards per game, and a big reason why is cornerback Darqueze Dennard. A senior, he ranks among the Big Ten leaders in interceptions (3), pass break-ups (7) and passes defended (10).
ON THE MOVE: Michigan State running back Jeremy Langford has five straight 100-yard games and is approaching 1,000 for the season with 926. He is also averaging 4.7 yards and leads the Big Ten with 13 rushing touchdowns.
SCHOOL RECORD IN REACH: With 261 career points, Northwestern kicker Jeff Budzien needs one to tie the school mark set by Brian Gowins from 1995 to 1998.


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Ballard, Mitchell drafted
STARKVILLE, Miss. - Mississippi State's 2011 captains Vick Ballard and Charles Mitchell joined Fletcher Cox in the ranks of players hearing their name called at the 2012 National Football Draft on Saturday. Ballard, selected in the 5th round by the Indianapolis Colts, and Mitchell, taken in the 6th by the Atlanta Falcons join first-round selection Cox.
Ballard finished his two-year career as the Bulldogs' starting running back with 2,157 rushing yards and 29 touchdowns. Despite spending only two falls in the Maroon and White, Ballard leaves Mississippi State ranked second all-time in rushing touchdowns and 10th in rushing yardage. He was selected with the 35th pick in the fifth round, the 107th overall by the Colts.
Playing in a school-record 50 career games, Mitchell recorded 293 career tackles during his four-year career, including 95 as a senior. He pulled down four interceptions and posted 7.5 tackles for loss from his free safety position, and started all 38 games over the last three seasons. The Atlanta Falcons chose Mitchell with the 22nd pick in the sixth round, 192nd overall.
Mississippi state has had seven players drafted over the last two years, the most in a two-year stretch since eight players were chosen in 2000 and 2001.


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Iowa Public Radio concludes their Performance Iowa's Opera in October series with Cedar Rapids Opera Theatre's 2012 production of Franz Lehar's The Merry Widow. A wealthy widow struggles with where to invest her money. Written in 1905 by Franz Lehár, The Merry Widow tells the comical story of the well-to-do widow Hanna, wooed by Prince Danilo from the fictional country of Ponteverdo in an effort to save the country's failing economy. Lehar's score is full of luscious waltzes, including "Vilia" and "The Merry Widow Waltz." Executive director Dr. Daniel Kleinknecht conducts. The cast includes Iowa's own Laura Pedersen performing as Hanna Glawari, Austin Kness performing as Count Danilo Danilovitsch, University of Iowa's Professor of Voice John Muriello performing as Baron Mirko Zeta, Alicia Berneche performing as Valencienne, and John Humphrey performing as Camille.
(Recorded January 15, 2012)


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Something strange is happening on Sunny Island! Crops are popping up everywhere and growing out of control! If something isn't done soon, the once-tranquil island will be buried in an avalanche of vegetables! It's up to the players to solve the mystery of this produce predicament as they try to tame the crops and gather as many vegetables as they can!
"Harvest Moon: Frantic Farming is an all-new action-puzzle game set in the world of Harvest Moon," said Hiro Maekawa, President and CEO at Natsume. "With exciting gameplay modes, unlockable music and art, and a deep story mode with multiple selectable characters, it's no puzzle why we think it will be a big hit with Harvest Moon and puzzle game fans alike!"
Set in the world of the recent DS hit Harvest Moon: Island of Happiness, Harvest Moon: Frantic Farming continues the tale of the island and its residents. Players can choose from 12 playable characters, each with their own unique story! See how the mystery unfolds from each character's perspective, and who they meet along the way!
The game features a variety of modes including Story Mode, the brain-teasing Mission Mode, and the action-puzzle excitement of Score Attack and Free Play Modes. Players can test their farming skills against their friends and family in multiplayer. Players can also unlock character art, music, and some special surprises in their Collection Room.
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