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Panasonic's new Core Trainer maximizes the strength of the core body while minimizing joint stress, impact and aerobic demand. Much like horseback riding, the rocking motion of the Panasonic Core Trainer requires users to work various muscle groups to maintain balance. The new device not only builds core and thigh strength but also helps prevent knee and lower back pain as it burns calories and increases basal metabolism rate. The device's three program modes — forward, level and backward — allow users to focus on the development of different sets of muscles. It features a nine-stage speed adjustment with three movement programs, adjustable stirrups for comfort, a slow-speed start system for safety and a 15-minute program timer.
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Art Museums
Massachusetts has a rich heritage of making and collecting art; this heritage is on display across the state in museums of all kinds.
The world-renowned Museum of Fine Arts in Boston has an encyclopedic collection that ranges from French Impressionists to ancient Egyptian art. The Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA) showcases contemporary art in its striking new building overlooking Boston Harbor. Across the Charles River in Cambridge, the Harvard Art Museums are home to works by Matisse, Picasso and Italian Renaissance masters in intimate galleries. And travelling north of metro Boston, Salem's Peabody Essex Museum exhibits connections between art, architecture and culture.
Large-scale American sculpture is sited throughout the 35 acres of the DeCordova Museum and Sculpture Park in Lincoln. Worcester's Art Museum, acknowledged as one of America's leading small art museums, includes works by Cassatt, Gauguin, Goya, Monet, Sargent and Whistler. In Western Massachusetts, the Norman Rockwell Museum houses the largest collection of the illustrator's original art, many from the Saturday Evening Post. Fuller Craft Museum is one of eight museums in the country specializing in contemporary craft.
Springfield Quadrangle Art Museum, Springfield
DeCordova Museum, Lincoln
Peabody Esses Museum, Salem
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Mae McDaniel Teeter was born Jan. 14, 1925, in South Carolina. She was the fourth of five children born to William and Lemma McDaniel. Her father passed away at a young age, leaving Mae's mother to raise the family.
After graduating from high school, Mae attended Flora McDonald College in North Carolina. Following her degree there, Mae went on to attend nursing school at Johns Hopkins in Baltimore, where she became president of her class. Her goal was to serve the Lord in foreign missions as a nurse.
While in "Yankee country," she met and married James Teeter. Not long after Jim started his career as a surgeon, Mae's goal of serving in foreign missions was realized.
Starting in the Ivory Coast in Africa, Jim and Mae teamed up in the operating room, serving those far less fortunate than in the United States. Each year for the next 35, they spent from one to three months per year serving in medical missions. Though they served on every continent but Antarctica, they returned most often to Tenwek Hospital in Kenya. After securing her Kenya nursing certificate, Mae taught in the nursing school as part of her service at Tenwek. While stationed at Tenwek, she set her sights on climbing Africa's highest peak, Mount Kilimanjaro, and summited at the age of 65.
While stateside, Mae raised four sons, Timothy, Paul, Jonathan and Mark. Tragically, an accident took the life of her youngest, Mark, at age 3. As is often the case, God can use a tragedy to bring about something good. In this case, it was the founding of Mark Teeter Memorial Park on their Pennsylvania property. From the mid-1960s until the present time, Child Evangelism Fellowship has used the park throughout the summer as a day camp for children from all over the county. The result has been that thousands of children have heard the good news of the Gospel.
Mae made the last trip to her beloved Kenya in the year 2000, when she and Jim were honored by some of Kenya's highest dignitaries at the opening of a new nursing school at Tenwek Hospital. They had kicked off the project financially and seen it through to completion. The head nurse's office was dedicated to Mae and Jim.
Not long after, Mae began a long, slow decline mentally and physically with Alzheimer's disease. In typical Mae Teeter fashion, she was sweet and kind to the end, as full of her strong faith as ever. She passed away peacefully during the early hours of Dec. 11, 2012.
She is survived by her sons, Timothy, Paul and Jonathan; two daughters-in-law, Judi (Paul) and Brenda (Jonathan); three grandchildren, Mark, Rachel and Rebecca; one sister, Carol; and two sisters-in-law, Hannah and Priscilla.
There will be a memorial service for Mae on Dec. 29. Details will follow.
In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to Child Evangelism Fellowship, P.O. Box 6, Waynesboro, PA 17268, in Mae's honor.
Mae's family has entrusted her care to Lochstampfor Funeral Home Inc., Waynesboro, Pa. For memorial service time details and to read Mae's full obituary, share your memories and photos and offer your condolences, go to www.lochstampforfh.com.


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Over the last 6 months or so I've been making it out to Seattle's "First Thursday" on an almost regular basis. Most of the monthly event takes place down at the Pioneer Square area, but a lot goes on over at the South Washington and South 3rd Ave block too. For a detailed map of where to go, check out this link.
As all of you know though, art shows are usually a hit or miss. For this blog entry, I present to you my photo collection of some of the event's best and worst featured works.
For starters, I'd like of show one of this years favorites. The piece was made by Allan Packer, and is called "The Bride."
It's all life sized and very detailed, but right now I don't have any information as to where or how he made the cast. It's been up over at the Davidson Contemporary gallery for the last few months or so, and I think was just replaced with some new stuff by Allen. You and I should head out there soon to check it out for sure.
Here's my example of some of the ugly crap they show at First Thursday... I don't know who the artist is, but I do know that he's a total douche bag. I was walking around all of his stuff on all of their little pedestals, when I spotted this piece of nasty.
I knew that I wanted to make a post on here made of some examples of what gets passed off as art here in Seattle, and decided that this one should be a highlight. The surly old fart who made it must have read my mind cuz when he saw me take the picture he bitched me out of his gallery space. He proceded to harrass me, telling me that it was his art and that he holds all rights to it, and that I was not allowed to take any pictures without his consent.
Another example of bad art... I don't know who made this either, but for some reason they thought it would be interesting to glue a bunch of colored balls of hair to a wall. I'm fairly sure this was up over at the Platform gallery, but sometimes I confuse it with the Soil gallery. Either way, I wasn't into it.
Here's some cool stuff by Bill Finger, of Rochester, NY. His stuff was up over at the Platform gallery for a while in a show called "Dark States" this last Dec. For this installation he made 30" x 40" color photographs, in editions of 5, depicting some of his childhood memories. He recreates the memories on a minature scale and then photographs them. I thought they turned out pretty neat.
Up above, "1972-age 11."
Down below, "1969-age 8."
There's usually some pretty interesting stuff over at the Garde Rail gallery too. They focus a lot of their efforts on bringing in folk art primarily, but always have a wide range of styles to show off. These ones were done by Tom D. & Melissa D, who from what I can tell, focus a lot on southern imagery. That's BB King holding the guitar.
There's also been some interesting stuff by Bill Miller over at the Garde Rail, and his technique is to use discarded vintage linoleum and vinyl flooring to make his collages.
The one above is a self portrait, not Mr. T.
Down below is the stuff of Gregory Blackstock. Each and every time I go check out the new stuff over the Garde Rail, I get into a lengthy conversation with someone about his artwork. Greg lives quite the life. He's an elderly man who lives with autism and has been creating his drawings since 1986. He is also a well accomplished musician and can be seen playing his accordion outside the Key Arena for Sonics and Thunderbirds games, and also outside the Opera House.
As far as I can tell, most of his drawings all follow the same formula. Gregory picks a subject and then draws as many different depictions of it as he can. When he wants to draw a light house, he'll become so involved that that the finished product is really 12 different styles of lighthouses.
This goes on with all of his drawings. I've seen ones of drums, masks, trains, alarms, carnivorous plants, and the list goes on.
The photos down below were donw by Jesse Burke. I don't know much about them really, just that they are gross, and that most of the time I like gross.
I'm including this picture I took of a deer sticker just because it was right outside of the gallery where Jesses' stuff was, and I found it to be kind of ironic.
Moving on, I have no idea who made these...
Michelle thinks that they were done by William Powhida, and although they sorta seem like somthing he'd do, I can't be sure. Speaking of William though, he has a really great show right now up at Platform called "Paper Beings." There's this one huge drawing that really caught my attention, and that's of all the people he ever remembers meeting, just using his memory. The results are pretty interesting, and I would reccomend it.
I'm posting this one because the critic in me says to. For some reason, it just doesn't strike me as somthing unique. I mean, it's sort of pretty, and has some cool colors, but yeah...
It was made by Brian Novatny, and is called "Stepping on Clifford." It costs $5500.
This wasn't actually in any exhibits or studios I went to, but it was randomly in some hallway I passed through while visiting First Thursday. I thought it was kind of interesting and that you guys might get a kick out of it.
Here's another dentistry piece I saw a few months ago that caught my eye. I really wish I could tell you who made it, but unfortunetly I lost my notes.
Can you imagine where all those teeth came from?!
Here's my last oral piece for today. This one struck a chord cuz I've actually seen this image a few times over the last bunch of years, but in different context every time. I think originally I saw it on rotten.com as a 6th grader, and then later in Matthew Barney's Cremaster book (Yasha just did a review of one of his show's here!) He prolly modified it by smearing vaseline on it or somthing. But this one is cool cuz it's all stiched together. Awsome!
If I remember correctly, the doods face is all peeled back like that cuz he was in an insane motorcycle accident. See that huge piece of flesh in the center? That's his toungue!
Here's another bizarre one.
They were done by Ariana Page Russell. As it happens, my own skin is extremely sensitive and reactiveblushing easily and swelling at the slightest contact. Although it may appear to be, it is not painful as this surface swells with intense pinkness. I trace a corporal record directly onto my skin, then use mirrors to afford different points of view as I document the puffing process. I am model, photographer and marker. -APR
This one is kind of interesting too, and definitely some of the best paper mache I've ever seen.
These two down below must have taken forever. They were done by Elise Richman, and each little spire is stacked drops of oil paint, all on top of eachother. If you've ever painted with oils you know how insanely long they take to dry. This must have taken forever!
These one's probably aren't very impressive when they're photographed, but upclose they're kinda cool. I've nicknamed them yuppie clothes since I don't know who made them, but as you can prolly tell, they're different fancy clothes submerged in plastic. It's my assumption that they're left to harden within the desired hexagon shape, and then classified as fine art.
Lastly I want to show you some cool stuff that was over at the Greg Kucera Gallery for a while.
That's a picture of my friend A-ron looking at one of the pieces Tim Roda had up.
That one is called "Untitled #61" and the one A-ron is looking at is "Untitled #39." Unfortuently that's all I was able to photograph before one of the people watching over the place told me not to bother taking photos. They were very specific in mentioning that there is a full catalog of the photos on their website, which you can get to with this link. You should check it out. #43 and #51 (especially) are prolly my favorites.
Anyway, that's all for now, but incase you didn't catch on, every first Thursday of the month here in Seattle, all of the galleries and a lot of the museums open up to let people in for free. It's sort of a big deal, and there's lots of wine and cheese for the yuppies. What they really need though is Pabst and Sparks, me thinks. Anyway, if you're out here in Seattle like me, you should definitely hit it up. I'll be the burnout with the facial scruff walking around in an antihero shirt. If you see me, make sure to come say hi. See ya there!{moscomment}
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Metallica Sued Napster For This?
from the pound-foolish dept
Hmmm...think it would make a lot of difference to the world if they lost the $1.6 million from the albums? Without copyright they'd only make $22.8 million from touring...You might almost think it would be worth it to them to give the recorded music away for free to promote their concerts...Or, hell, give away the tracks and promote other stuff as well. Selling music directly (relying on copyright) is a tiny business compared to the opportunities elsewhere. And, of all the bands out there, Metallica should clearly recognize that.


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Initial, follow-up and second applications
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When implementing the asylum procedure, the Federal Office distinguishes between three types of asylum application, namely the initial application, the follow-up application and the second application. The differences are illustrated below.
Initial applications
The first asylum application which an individual files is referred to as an "initial application". In this application, asylum-seekers state in writing or orally that they are seeking protection from political persecution or applying for protection from being returned to a country in which they would be at risk of persecution or serious harm within the meaning of the Asylum Act (Asylgesetz).
As a matter of principle, the asylum application is to be filed in person with the competent branch office or arrival centre of the Federal Office.
Further information on filing an initial application, as well as on grounds for protection in accordance with the Asylum Act, can be found at "The stages of the asylum procedure".
Follow-up applications
A follow-up application is deemed to have been filed if the individual concerned files a renewed asylum application after an earlier application had been withdrawn or rejected with final effect. A further asylum procedure is only to be carried out in this procedure if certain preconditions apply, known as the grounds for resumption. These for instance include a considerable change to the circumstances in the country of origin, or new evidence becoming available which may lead to the individual in question being placed in danger should they be returned to their country of origin.
Only in this case is the processing of the application continued as with an initial application.
Second applications
A second application is deemed to have been filed if the individual concerned lodges an asylum application in Germany after an asylum application had been rejected in a safe third country.
The Asylum Act (Asylgesetz) provides that the Member States of the European Union as well as Norway and Switzerland are to be regarded as safe third countries.
A renewed asylum procedure may only be implemented if the Federal Republic of Germany is responsible for implementing the proceedings and the same preconditions apply, that is the grounds for resumption stated above.
Only if these preconditions are satisfied is the processing of the application continued as with an initial application.


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Jamie Lee Curtis has agreed to attend her first-ever horror convention. ...
And it will also be her last!
Jamie Lee Curtis has signed on as the guest of honor at this November's HorrorHound Weekend event. The event will take place over the weekend of November 16-18th, 2012 at the Indianapolis Marriott East, 7202 East 21st Street, Indianapolis, Indiana 46219.
Jamie Lee Curtis will be appearing at the event on both Saturday (November 17th) and Sunday (November 18th) for autograph sessions, photo-ops and an on-stage Q/A panel which is sure to be epic. This is a landmark opportunity for fans, as Jamie has never attended an event like this, nor provided horror fans with the opportunity to have their memorabilia signed in such a capacity. And it's all for charity, via the Starlight Children's Foundation. ALL monies earned from Jamie's autograph sessions, photo-ops and stage event will go directly to the Starlight Children's Foundation. In fact, part of the proceeds from HorrorHound Weekend's ticket sales will also be donated to this amazing charity as we will also be taking donations at the event for anyone wishing to help this cause further. More details about the charity and other ways you can help will be listed on this event's Web site when it is launched next month.
In conjunction with Jamie Lee Curtis' jump into the world of horror conventions, Jamie wanted to make sure that it was expressed that this will be a one time only appearance. Once this event is over, Jamie Lee Curtis will be retiring from the horror convention scene making this appearance all the more important for all those fans who have been patiently waiting for this moment and opportunity to meet one of the most iconic actors in horror history. This is IT!
Jamie Lee Curtis, daughter of actors Janet Leigh (Psycho) and Tony Curtis, began her horror career in one of the most important genre films ever produced: John Carpenter's Halloween (1978)! As central character, Laurie Strode, she helped create the modern day scream queen. This was firmly established thanks to her follow-up roles in The Fog, Prom Night, Terror Train and Road Games. In 1981 she returned to the role of Laurie Strode in Halloween II. Soon after, Jamie started appearing in more high-end projects and comedies including such classics as Trading Places, A Fish Called Wanda, Blue Steel, My Girl and Forever Young. In 1994 Jamie Lee Curtis co-starred in James Cameron's True Lies. Soon after Jamie returned to the Halloween franchise with H20, released in 1998 (and again, appearing in 2002's Halloween: Resurrection). More noteworthy film releases followed, including Virus, Freaky Friday, Christmas with the Kranks and Drowning Mona. More recently, Jamie has played a recurring character on the hit TV series NCIS.
This November HorrorHound Weekend event will include a packed vendor room and will boast a number of additional celebrity guests to be announced. Halloween and Jamie Lee Curtis fans alike will want to assure they mark this date on their calendars!!! Please note that autograph tickets for Jamie Lee Curtis will be sold on horrorhoundweekend.com in advance of the event. This decision has been made to assure that people traveling for this appearance will know prior to booking their travel that they in fact are going to meet this screen legend. Ticket information will be available next month.
HorrorHound's annual November event is usually held in Cincinnati, Ohio, however, due to the popularity of this event, we decided to move our event to our more-established (and larger) hotel in Indianapolis. HorrorHound Weekend will return to Cincinnati on its new date: March 22-24th, 2013 at the Sharonville Convention Center in Cincinnati, Ohio.
We urge people to learn more about the Starlight Children's Foundation by visiting http://www.starlight.org.
More details about HorrorHound Weekend can be found on-line at www.horrorhoundweekend.com. A full guest list and Web site for this November event will be on-line shortly.
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Lawmakers: Snowden's leaks may endanger US troops
Two congressmen say a classified Pentagon report on former National Security Agency systems analyst Edward Snowden asserts that most of the documents he took concerned current military operations.world Updated: Jan 10, 2014 11:17 IST
Two congressmen say a classified Pentagon report on former National Security Agency systems analyst Edward Snowden asserts that most of the documents he took concerned current military operations.
"The vast majority of the material was related to the Defense Department, and our military services," not NSA operations, House Intelligence Chairman Mike Rogers said in an interview Thursday.
"Clearly, given the scope and the types of information, I have concerns about operations that would be ongoing in Afghanistan," Rogers said, as well other ongoing military operations.
The ranking committee member CA Dutch Ruppersberger said Snowden tipped off US enemies to spying methods used to defend the country, and potentially jeopardized US troops overseas.
They said the classified report by the Defense Intelligence Agency found that Snowden stole approximately 1.7 million intelligence files that "concern vital operations of the US Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force."
A lawyer representing Snowden said the US government is exaggerating the potential harm of Snowden's actions.
"There is not a shred of evidence that any adversary has seen any documents other than those that have been published by journalists who had access to this material," said Ben Wizner, a lawyer with the American Civil Liberties Union.
Glenn Greenwald, a journalist who received documents from Snowden and reported about them last year for the newspaper The Guardian, said in a statement that "the overwhelming majority" of documents he had received dealt with NSA surveillance on the communications and online activities of American citizens and others around the world.
"As every journalist who has worked with Snowden has said, he was adamant that we very carefully review the materials he gave us and only publish what is in the public interest, while withholding anything that would endanger the lives of innocent people or invade people's privacy," Greenwald said. "We have fully honored our agreement with him when publishing and intend to continue doing so."
Quoting the classified Pentagon report, Rogers and Ruppersberger said the disclosures have already tipped off US adversaries to US defense methods, and hurt US allies helping with counterterrorism, cybercrime, trafficking, and stopping weapons of mass destruction.
They offered no specifics and none of the documents that have been published so far through Snowden associate Glenn Greenwald appeared to have dealt with current military operations.
Director of National Intelligence spokesman Michael Birmingham said intelligence officials are continuing to assess damage from the material Snowden took when he left the country in June 2013.
"We've been clear that these leaks have been unnecessarily and extremely damaging," he said in a statement Thursday.
"As a result of these disclosures, terrorists and their support networks, now have a better understanding of our collection methods and, make no mistake about it, they are taking countermeasures," he said.
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The Secret Beyond Matter
The Qur'an indicates, when recounting Prophet Sulayman's (as) life, that ants have a communication system:
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Then, when they reached the Valley of the Ants, an ant said: "Ants! Enter your dwellings, so that Sulayman and his troops do not crush you unwittingly." (Qur'an, 27: 18)
Scientific research into ants has revealed that these tiny animals have very organised social lives and that, as a requirement of that organisation, they also have a very complex communication network. For example, National Geographicreports that:
Huge and tiny, an ant carries in her head multiple sensory organs to pick up chemical and visual signals vital to colonies that may contain a million or more workers, all of which are female. The brain contains half a million nerve cells; eyes are compound; antennae act as nose and fingertips. Projections below the mouth sense taste; hairs respond to touch.159
Even if we are not aware of it, ants use a variety of methods to communicate, thanks to their very sensitive sensory organs. They use these organs at all times, from finding prey to following one another, and from building their nests to waging war. With 500,000 nerve cells squeezed into their 2-3 mm bodies, they possess a communications system that astonishes human beings.
The reactions in their communications have been divided into several specific categories: alarm, recruitment, grooming, exchange of oral and anal liquid, group effect, recognition, caste determination…160 Ants, which establish an ordered society by means of these reactions, live a life based on the mutual exchange of information. To bring about this exchange, they sometimes exhibit more flawless communication in areas that human beings often cannot resolve through speech, such as coming together, sharing, cleaning, and defence.
Ants mainly communicate on the chemical level. These semiochemicals, known as pheromones, are chemical compounds that are perceived by smell and secreted by internal glands. In addition, they play the most important role in organising ant societies. When an ant secretes a pheromone, the other ants receive it by means of smell or taste and duly respond. Research into ant pheromones has revealed that all signals are emitted according to the needs of the colony. Moreover, the intensity of the pheromone emitted also varies according to the urgency of the situation at hand.161
As we have seen, ants require a profound knowledge of chemistry to do what they do. The fact that the Qur'an emphasized this fact 1,400 years ago, a time when there was no such knowledge about ants, is another one of its scientific miracles.
159. National Geographic 165, no. 6, 777.
160. Bert Hölldobler and Edward O. Wilson, The Ants (Cambridge: Harvard University Press: 1990), 227.161. Ibid., 244.


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Rand Paul coy on presidential bid 4 years from now
Rand Paul coy on presidential bid 4 years from now
DANVILLE, Ky. —
Republican U.S. Sen. Rand Paul is telling reporters that it's "too soon" to say if he'll run for president in four years.
The tea party darling, making his rounds among reporters before Thursday night's vice presidential debate at Centre College in Danville, was asked if he expects to be engaged in a presidential debate in 2016.
Paul, the son of Texas Congressman Ron Paul who ran unsuccessfully for the Republican presidential nomination this year, chuckled. But he didn't rule it out.
The Kentucky eye surgeon from Bowling Green rose from political obscurity to upended Republican and Democratic insiders to win his Senate seat in 2010, largely thanks to a wave of tea party support.


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What A Shame: Six Flags Denies Jobs To Women Because They Have Dreadlocks! [Fixed]
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Open Test notes: Saavedra in for Full Year
It wasn't only the result, advancing eight positions to finish 16th, that impressed Conquest Racing owner Eric Bachelart during the 2010 season finale weekend at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
"I could see the potential the way he drove through the whole race," said Bachelart in announcing that Saavedra will compete in the full IZOD IndyCar Series season in the No. 34 Conquest Racing car. "I was really impressed with that; he drove like a veteran by using the tools in the car at the proper times and driving the high line.
"He's 20 years old but very mature. I'm impressed with the level of information he gives us and his focus. He drives in a consistent way; he's not going to try to do crazy things in the car if it's not handling the way he likes it. I believe he has a really bright future."
Saavedra was 21st of the 24 cars (combined time sheet for two sessions) on the 2.38-mile Barber Motorsports Park circuit with a quick lap of 1 minute, 13.8020 seconds during the first day of the Open Test. Two more sessions are scheduled for March 15.
"I'm excited to be entering my first full season of IndyCar competition," said Saavedra, of Bogota, Colombia. "I've been working a long time towards this and for it to finally happen is fantastic. I can't wait for the season to start. I know it won't always be easy but I am up for the challenge."
Saavedra made his IZOD IndyCar Series debut in the 2010 Indianapolis 500 (started 32nd, finished 23rd). In Firestone Indy Lights, he recorded one victory (Iowa Speedway) and four other top-five finishes in 11 starts. He was the '09 Firestone Indy Lights Rookie of the Year, finishing third in the championship.
"I think we can expect some good things from him this season," Bachelart added. "We're also happy to be keeping up our tradition of giving young up-and-coming drivers the chance to take their career to the next level."
'Free pass' decision due this week
INDYCAR CEO Randy Bernard said a decision regarding implementation of the "free pass" to complement its restart procedures would be announced this week. The feature gives the first car a lap down a free pass to regain its lap before restarts.
Alterations to the restart procedures, including cars side-by-side heading to the green flag, were announced late last week.
"As much as I want to do everything the team owners want, I want to make sure we first and foremost take care of our fans," Bernard said. "I've heard from a lot of them that don't want it, that it's too gimmicky."
Team owner Chip Ganassi favors adopting it.
"I was in favor of (double-file restarts)," he said. "We have to attract some fans, and when you visually watch a race on television it needs to look like other races. If you're watching the NFL or a college football game, the rules are pretty much the same and the look is the same and the field is the same. There are small differences, but they are basically the same.
"(The free pass concept) is part and parcel of keeping cars on the lead lap and keeping cars in the race. If you're going to do it, go the whole way. If you're more concerned about yellows, there's going to be more guys who are a lap down so they're going to need help to get a lap back."
Ticket sales brisk for race on April 10
ZOOM Motorsports, promoter and event manager for Barber Motorsports Park, expects a sellout for the second IZOD IndyCar Series race at the scenic facility.
"It gives me chills," Bernard said of the prospects of the hillsides covered with spectators on blankets for the Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama presented by Legacy on April 10.


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Wolfenstein wrote:Roland Deschain wrote:Good to hear you trying it out again, Wolfenstein. If you would like to join a guild, add Meetal or Roweland as a friend, and i'll add you if we're online at the same time. I should be on tomorrow at some point, although not sure whether that'll be afternoon or evening. Or both, lol.
Did you also transfer to the red eclipse?
Yeah. My whole guild transferred there, or those who were still active. The nerfs on Shadow, et al, made a few unsubscribe.


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Event Details
Bourne Valley Nature Reserve Walks
Wednesday 15 November 2017 10:30 - 11:30
Activity: A circular walk that commences at Rossmore Library before heading towards Bourne Valley Nature Reserve and completing the loop. All walks are led by experiences trained volunteer walk leaders and offer a great social opportunity to keep fit and have fun! All walks are free and are suitable for people of all ages and abilities. They will go ahead in all weather conditions.
Where: Rossmore Library, Herbert Avenue, Poole, BH12 4HS
Suggested things to bring: Waterproofs, suitable walking footwear
Cost: Free
More info and to book: 01202 261312
Accredited Natural Choices activities are regular (weekly/fortnightly) and providers have public liability insurance and health and safety policies.
Non-accredited Natural Choices activities are less frequent (e.g. monthly) and/or providers are community groups without insurances or policies but activities are equally beneficial to health and wellbeing.


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Lionel Richie's 'Tuskegee' Tops the Billboard 200 Charts
When Lionel Richie went country, quite a few people raised their eyebrows. Today, those raised eyebrows are reaching skyward for another reason — the legendary soul artist's debut country album, 'Tuskegee,' has climbed to the top of the all-genre 200 Billboard chart.
Just two weeks after the highly-anticipated album of country duets dropped on March 26, 'Tuskegee' climbed to No. 1 on the country charts, and trailed only Madonna on the 200 Billboard chart. Now total sales are up to almost 423,000, making Richie's country duets record the best-selling country album so far this year.
"I knew I was going to do a country album one day," Lionel told the Boot. "But I was just trying to figure out for the life of me, what we were going to do to make it different, unique. Someone said to me, 'Lionel, why don't you do 'Lionel Does Gershwin'?' I thought, I just don't know if I feel comfortable, that's not my thing. But what does feel comfortable to me is 'Lionel Does Lionel.' It started out that I was going to do one, maybe two duets. Then it became a whole album of duets. Then the floodgates opened and it was just, why didn't we think of this 40 years ago? It was perfect, absolutely perfect."
Despite Richie's successful history as a singer and musician, this latest country album is his first chart-topping album since he released 'Dancing on the Ceiling' in 1986.
Richie also gave props to the talented country artists who contributed to the hit album, including Blake Shelton, Tim McGraw, Jason Aldean, Jennifer Nettles, Shania Twain, Kenny Rogers, Jimmy Buffett and more.
It's hard to go up when you're already sitting at the top, but Richie doesn't plan to stop and enjoy the view. Plans for a second volume are already in the works — and we can't wait to hear about it.


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Heroes come in all sizes, shapes and colors.
Usually Pastor Richard Weidler of First Congregational Church would be home by 2 on a Sunday afternoon, but last Sunday, Dec. 16, he was just sitting in his office pondering the brokenness of the world, and feeling a bit depressed about the senseless deaths of the children of Newtown, Conn., and the losses several congregation members and others had recently experienced, when one of the church's sextons came to his door to say that a man and his daughter were at the back door.
As he headed for the door, Richard checked his wallet for cash, which he doesn't usually give, but decided that day would be an exception.
To his surprise, rather than asking for help, Marilyn, Jeffrey and granddaughter Charlotte, who lived nearby, said that they had been shopping for children and wanted to donate 16 girls' toys and 4 boys' toys that "Charlotte had picked out" for the church to distribute. Their impetus was the Connecticut tragedy about which their granddaughter had only an inkling. This was a way for them "to respond to her, and to teach her the importance of giving." An individual act of kindness.
Richard instantly thought of the church's second annual Las Posadas ("the lodgings") celebration the next night. He told them about the 400-yearold Hispanic tradition that is a nine-day nightly re-enactment of Joseph and Mary seeking shelter.
He asked if they would approve of giving the gifts to the visiting children from La Capilla de Santa Maria near Edneyville.
They thought that was a wonderful idea and said they would love to attend.
Charlotte, a 6-year-old kindergartner at Bruce Drysdale, said, "I'm a good gift wrapper!" Richard said, "Well, how about coming early tomorrow at 4:30 or 5:00 and being our chief gift wrapper?"
Her grandparents said "Great," as did Charlotte.
They even provided the wrapping paper.
Sunday, Richard went home feeling better about the state of the world. Serendipitous that they came to the door of his church and that he was still here?
Or the mysterious movement of God's spirit? He chose to believe the latter.
Monday night, before the second annual Las Posadas service and supper, Charlotte's grandparents were active helpers setting up tables for the meal while Charlotte and her dad, Thomas, wrapped her gifts. The presents were unexpected and welcome highlights for the visiting children and their parents. Charlotte was definitely the Christmas angel, and all agreed the last few days had been a muchneeded Christmas miracle.
Child's giving spirit helps in recovering after tragedy
Heroes come in all sizes, shapes and colors.


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Description of 1142 Sea Eagle Watch, Charleston, SC 29412
Stunning WATERFRONT home with a dock on Clarks Sound! A quiet water paradise. 4bedroom/3bath with porches and views from almost every room! This home has a large kitchen with granite and hardwoods. Large eat in area and a ton of cabinet space. The kitchen over looks the bright great room with a gas fireplace and incredible views of your private dock! Enjoy both your screen porch and deck with the cool salt water breezes. The large master has vaulted ceilings and uninterrupted Marsh Views. Large ensuite with tiled shower and 2 walk in closets. There is also large Dining/formal room at the front of the home. The main floor office is a quiet sanctuary at the front of the home with built-in shelving and a desk. Upstairs you will find 2 additional large bedrooms and the media room. The dock has a peir head and floating dock. Enjoy the water, kayak, paddleboard and fish or take your boat for a ride to Morris Island or Charleston Harbor. This home has incredible storage with 3 large attics and a conditioned storage room in the garage. The large 2 car garage has plenty of space for all your toys and workshop. You can't beat this location! Close to Historic Downtown Charleston and Folly Beach. $2,500 credit available toward buyer's closing costs and pre-paids with acceptable offer and use of preferred lender.
Property Features of 1142 Sea Eagle Watch, Charleston, SC 29412
Single Family Detached
Seaside Estates
James Island
|Elementary school: James Island
|Middle school: Camp Road
|High school: James Island Charter
|Gas log fireplace(s)
|Fireplace in great room
|Central air
|Heat pump
|Two car garage
|Screened porch
|Cement plank exterior
|Lot acreage is: 0.41
|Lawn sprinkler
|Waterfront lot
|Marsh front
|Subdivision: Seaside Estates
|Eat-in kitchen
|Wood floors
|Wall to wall carpeting
|Kitchen island
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Michal Scislowski
Born: September 30, 1922
Siedlce, Poland
Michal was one of two children born to Catholic parents living in Siedlce, a large town some 65 miles east of Warsaw. Michal's father was an intelligence officer in the Polish army. Because his duty station frequently changed, the family lived in several towns along the Polish-Soviet border. As a child, Michal enjoyed photography and was active in the boy scouts.
1933-39: We were living in Wilejka, a town near Vilna, when the Germans attacked Poland on September 1, 1939. The Soviet army invaded from the east on September 17, and my father left with his unit to avoid being captured by the Soviets. My mother, sister and I remained in Wilejka. In school, my teachers were replaced by Russian army officers who taught us Russian and Communist Party doctrine.
1940-45: In 1940 I escaped to Warsaw in German-occupied Poland. My mother and sister joined me later and we opened a delicatessen outside of Warsaw. In September 1942 I was arrested by the SS, suspected, like many Polish youth, of being in the underground. I escaped, but was arrested again in March 1943 and held in Warsaw's Pawiak Prison. After interrogation and beatings, I was shipped to Auschwitz where I barely survived starvation, brutality and untreated pneumonia. In 1944 I was sent to the Flossenbürg camp in Germany.
Michal was liberated while on a death march to Dachau in April 1945. He worked with the U.S. Army for five years in Germany and France before immigrating to America in 1950.


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Internet Takes Smears Against Glenn Greenwald And Make It An Awesome Meme
from the #ggscandals dept
However, "the internet" knows how to take something stupid and turn it into an awesome meme. Witness the #ggscandals hashtag on Twitter, in which people are coming up with a variety of fake "scandals" that involved Glenn Greenwald, highlighting just how ridiculously petty the claims being levied against Greenwald really are. The tweets are coming fast and furious. Here's just a random sample of tweets that came in on the tag over the course of less than a minute:


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Thu, 07 November 2013 at 12:20 am
Gerard Butler: Beverly Hills Outing After 'Kane & Lynch' News!
Gerard Butler sports a cool pair of aviator sunglasses while out and about on Rodeo Drive on Wednesday (November 6) in Beverly Hills, Calif.
The 43-year-old Scottish actor was joined on the outing by two male pals.
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Last week, Gerard was spotted satisfying his Italian food craving at Dan Tana's restaurant in West Hollywood.
It was recently reported that Gerry is in talks as Kane for the video game adaptation Kane & Lynch, which has offered Vin Diesel the role of Lynch.
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1) Package up the item(s) you wish to return, including the original product packaging, product labels and a copy of your original invoice.
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For discounted/sale items you must advise us that you wish to return them within 14 days of receipt. They must then be returned to us within 14 days of this date. This does not affect your statutory rights. Exchanged orders will incur an additional postage charge.
In the rare event of an item(s) being faulty or not what you ordered please contact us as soon as you receive the goods on 01295 701701 (during office hours of 9:00 - 5:30) and we will issue you with a returns number. Please then post the item(s) back to us, following the guidelines above. We will refund the cost of the postage to the value of recorded delivery (we cannot refund additional postage charges above this) and we will organise the replacement or repair.


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Students have several options to resolve academic problems; some are quicker than others. The first contact should follow the institution's student appeals process; the second person to contact is the institution's Academic Vice President. The Department hears appeals if these processes break down. It is the last resort.
Each institution is required to have appeal processes to handle student problems. The appeal process provides an opportunity to have a person or committee objectively look at your specific situation to see if there is a way to resolve it or a mistake has been made (For example, a request for a second transcript evaluation). The most common student appeals pertain to general education courses, transfer, tuition classification, financial aid, faculty problems, or grades.
Colorado guarantees that certain general education courses are universally transferable to general education graduation requirements. A common general education course number identifies these courses. If a student enrolls in a state guaranteed course beginning fall 2003 and has trouble transferring this course, contact the Department by phone or e-mail. The Department will resolve this problem within five days.
Since 1988, Colorado has had transfer guides that provide information on what courses will transfer into approved four-year degree programs. A student must successfully complete the class (grade of C or better). This guarantee does not include correspondence or credit evaluated by an external organization (e.g., CLEP courses, portfolios). Students may appeal a transfer decision by contacting the Admission Director or the Transfer Coordinator at their institution.
A designated person at each institution handles decisions and questions pertaining to tuition classification. The state statute or federal law specifies this authority and the Department cannot overrule, but each institution has an appeal process to have a second review. Tuition classification is one of the few exceptions that cannot be appealed. However, the Department can explain a particular decision or why the institution is limited in its decision.
Each institution is required to have a financial aid appeals process. You will receive information with your financial aid package. An institution publishes information about the financial aid appeals process in student handbooks and the Financial Aid Office.
In general, the institution handles all faculty-related and grading issues. Resolving a personality conflict with a faculty member can often be handled discretely by contacting the Dean or the Vice President of Academic Affairs. These individuals want your college experience to be positive without unnecessary hurdles. The dean or vice president is in the best position to assist you in transferring to another class if the situation warrants such action.
If a student does not get a response to a written appeal in 30 days or feels that an institution did not follow its policies and procedures, you can appeal to the Department to hear your case.
Matters of a criminal nature are best directed to local law enforcement (police, sheriff, etc.), campus police, or the local district attorney. If uncertain how to handle this matter, contact your Student Service Vice President. Counselors will be able to assist you.
If a student disagrees with current institutional policies, the best approach is to get involved with student government. The Student Government Association has a legislative agenda to improve higher education for students and frequently testifies on behalf of all students regarding institutional policies.
The Department hears appeals that pertain to "state guaranteed general education" course transferability, violation of the Student Bill of Rights, and non-compliance with Department policies (e.g., Transfer, Student Fees). The Department will also hear appeals that suggest a public higher education institution:
The Department's appeal process is not designed to resolve disputes between an individual and an institution that involve grades, billing, terms of employment or that involve athletic eligibility. These issues are outside the Department's area of authority. The Department may be able to facilitate a meeting or identify the correct contact person.
Students interested in filing an appeal should submit a signed letter requesting Department assistance. Remember to include a mailing address and phone number so that we can contact you. Under the Privacy Act, we can only discuss a case with the student.
You may include the letter as documentation, but the Department will take no action unless the appeals request is addressed to it.
When copied on a letter sent to an institution, Department staff assume that it is for information purposes only. Because institutional decisions are best resolved within the institution's own internal appeal processes that have the ability to mediate or order an individual remedy, we do not wish to get in the middle. It may complicate or lengthen the institutional process. We want the simplest and shortest appeal route in all cases.
Many student problems can be resolved informally, especially connecting the student with the appropriate campus contact person. The Department will respond to e-mail and telephone inquiries. In some cases, Department staff will advise you to file an appeal.
The Department will not process any appeal requests until it is received in writing but an e-mail letter will suffice.
The Department staff will indicate whether your appeal is one that the Department can consider by sending you a letter within five days of receiving your complaint. Appeals pertaining to state guaranteed general education courses will be handled within five business days.
If the appeal is one that the Department has authority to hear, the appeal will be forwarded to the Department's Appeal Board. The Appeal Board meets the third Friday of October, November, March and April. Due to finals, the board does not meet in December and May. Since it is preferable that the student and the institution resolve the matter, the appeals process allows 30 days in the beginning of each semester for this to occur. For example, if a student files an appeal with an institution in fall semester, the earliest the appeal can be forwarded to the Department is late September. The Appeal Board would review the case in October.
Once the Department has received your appeal, it will forward your appeal along with a letter from Department staff to the chief executive officer seeking a response to the issue identified. The Department may ask for additional information from you.
Once the Appeals Board has met, the Department will write to you again to indicate its disposition of your appeal. In most cases, the institution is likely to have been able to provide the Department with adequate assurances that it has appropriate policies in place and has conducted decision-making in accordance with those policies OR that it has recognized a problem and initiated corrective action. In rare cases, where the issues are exceptionally serious and far-reaching, the Department may schedule an on-site evaluation visit to consider the issues further.
Anonymous complaints are difficult for the Department to process even when they appear to raise relevant issues. The Department has no way to ask for additional information or verify the facts. The Department does protect student names when referring a case to an Appeal Board. Only the Department staff and the college president has access to the student's name.
Individuals may request that the Department keep their identity confidential to the extent possible and include the reasons for the request. In rare cases, the Department may be able to summarize the information raised by the complainant when discussing a case with the college president.
23-1-125. Commission directive - student bill of rights
(a) STUDENTS SHOULD BE ABLE TO COMPLETE THEIR ASSOCIATE OF ARTS AND ASSOCIATE OF SCIENCE DEGREE PROGRAMS IN NO MORE THAN SIXTY CREDIT HOURS OR THEIR BACCALAUREATE PROGRAMS IN NO MORE THAN ONE HUNDRED TWENTY CREDIT HOURS UNLESS THERE ARE ADDITIONAL DEGREE REQUIREMENTS RECOGNIZED BY THE COMMISSION;
(b) A STUDENT CAN SIGN A TWO-YEAR OR FOUR-YEAR GRADUATION AGREEMENT THAT FORMALIZES A PLAN FOR THAT STUDENT TO OBTAIN A DEGREE IN TWO OR FOUR YEARS, UNLESS THERE ARE ADDITIONAL DEGREE REQUIREMENTS RECOGNIZED BY THE COMMISSION;
(c) STUDENTS HAVE A RIGHT TO CLEAR AND CONCISE INFORMATION CONCERNING WHICH COURSES MUST BE COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY TO COMPLETE THEIR DEGREES;
(d) STUDENTS HAVE A RIGHT TO KNOW WHICH COURSES ARE TRANSFERABLE AMONG THE STATE PUBLIC TWO-YEAR AND FOUR-YEAR INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION;
(e) STUDENTS, UPON COMPLETION OF CORE GENERAL EDUCATION COURSES, REGARDLESS OF THE DELIVERY METHOD, SHOULD HAVE THOSE COURSES SATISFY THE CORE COURSE REQUIREMENTS OF ALL COLORADO PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION;
(f) STUDENTS HAVE A RIGHT TO KNOW IF COURSES FROM ONE OR MORE PUBLIC HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS SATISFY THE STUDENTS' DEGREE REQUIREMENTS;
(g) A STUDENT'S CREDIT FOR THE COMPLETION OF THE CORE REQUIREMENTS AND CORE COURSES SHALL NOT EXPIRE FOR TEN YEARS FROM THE DATE OF INITIAL ENROLLMENT AND SHALL BE TRANSFERRABLE.


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Medal Race To The Finish In Napoli For Final Melges 32 Audi Sailing Series Event
19 October 2012
Napoli, Italy - It has been almost three months since the fourth event of the Audi Melges 32 Sailing Series took place in Malcesine (Lake Garda). The final event of the Series is back, ultimately rounding out the 2012 International Melges 32 racing calendar. During the season, the fleet has battled in Marina di Loano, Portoferraio, Porto Cervo, Malcesine and now, in Naples where racing will take place between Friday and Sunday, the leader of the circuit will be awarded, succeeding 2011 Series Champion Lanfranco Cirillo on Fantastica.
At the moment, the final success is for Vincenzo Onorato aboard Mascalzone Latino, which will compete on his home waters, guarding fiercely against defending champ Cirillo. Fresh from a less than bright performance at Worlds, Onorato is determined to leave no stone unturned when it comes to winning.
Cirillo is nineteen points away from the top of the ranking, but has a margin of seventeen on Mauro Mocchegiani's Rush Diletta in third overall thanks to some solid finishes throughout the season. Another team who aims high for the podium is Edoardo Pavesio's Audi F.lli Giacomel.
Other teams making an appearance in Naples with a chance at the top spot include Marc de Antonio's Bribon-Movistar, Roberto Tomasini Grinover's Robertissima and Synergy GT.
The format of this final leg of the Melges 32 Audi Sailing Series, organized by B-Plan Sport & Events with the collaboration of the International Melges 32 Class Association, Melges Europe and the local Circolo Canottieri Napoli, will be the same as before. A maximum of eight races will be sailed (with the limit set at no more than three heats per day) and a discard will go into effect after six races.
The final event of the Melges 32 Audi Sailing Series also serves as the run up to the Audi Melges 20 Gold Cup on November 1-4, 2012, the third event of its kind taking place on the Gulf of Naples. It will be a don't miss event as both defending champ Alessandro Rombelli on STIG and European Champion Guido Miani on Audi F.lli Giacomel Out of Reach are expected to be in attendance.
In addition to Audi, the Audi Sailing Series is supported by the official timekeeper Eberhard & Co watches and Musto, the official technical supplier.
1.) Carlo Perrone, Diego Negri, Atlantica 19
2.) Edoardo Pavesio/Gabriele Benussi, Audi F.lli Giacomel - FRA MARTINA
3.) Marc de Antonio/Gonzalo Araujo, Bribon Movi-star
4.) Lanfranco Cirillo/Michele Paoletti, Fantastica
5.) Francesco Serena/Romeo Piero, H2SO4
6.) Carlo Varelli/Guglielmo Giordano, LEA
7.) Vincenzo Onorato/Nathan Wilmot, Mascalzone Latino
8.) Roberto Tomasini Grinover/Vasco Vascotto, Robertissima
9.) Mauro Mocchegiani/Paolo Cian, Rush Diletta
10.) Leonid Lebedev/Morgan Reeser, Synergy GT
11.) Simon Coleridge/Tim Collins, Velvet Elvis
Full race reports, interviews and photo galleries will be posted online each day after racing. Stay tuned to the Official Melges 32 Class Association Web Site, Melges.com and Melgeseurope.com for all the latest details. You can also friend the Audi Melges 32 on Facebook, follow on Twitter and/or subscribe to the Official Audi Melges 32 YouTube Channel.


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Feb. 6, 2006
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - The MIT women's basketball team fell to NEWMAC foe Clark University, 66-50, on Saturday. Clara Yuan paced the Engineers (6-12, 2-7 NEWMAC) with 15 points and added five rebounds.
Tech's offense struggled at the outset as it did not make a field goal until Yuan's lay up at 13:25. The Cougars eventually established a 19-6 advantage midway through the opening half. Back-to-back baskets by Cherelle Walls sparked a 19-6 run that resulted in a tie at 25 with 3:23 remaining. Clark regained the lead and entered the intermission with a 31-28 edge.
The Cougars opened the second stanza with five quick points. A lay up from Michal Ruchelsman and a free throw by Yuan cut MIT's deficit to five (36-31) at the 18:09 mark. That would be as close as it would get as Clark went on to outscore the Engineers, 30-19, to close out the game.
Kimberly Soo Hoo totaled 14 points for the second game in a row and dished out five assists. Christa Margossian collected a game-high 13 rebounds and contributed seven points.


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Nothing will make you realise just how old this console generation is than today's Total Recall, which looks at the very first concept art ever put down on paper/computer for the project that would become Assassin's Creed.
It was put down in 2004.
That's eight years ago, and while a lot has changed for the series since then, a lot...hasn't! You can see in many images that they already had Altair down, a look that the first hero would then pass on to his descendants like Ezio and Connor.
The larger "portraits" were taken into the very first meeting about the project, while the image with a concealed blade was the first time the idea of the series' trademark weapon had ever been shown.
These images were so early that, at the time, the team wasn't even sure what they were making. In one image, with a boy on horseback, the artists thought they were rescuing the Prince of Persia as a boy, as it was their belief they were making a PoP spin-off.
There's even an image in here showing the main character as a female.
Every image you see here was drawn by artist Khai Nguyen, and every one of them was drawn in 2004. For reference, the first Assassin's Creed wasn't released until the end of 2007.
Assassin's Creed 1 Early Concept Art [Facebook]


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Wikitravel:Votes for deletion
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===[[Chicken]]=== * '''Delete'''. Not a valid travel article topic. ~~~~
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September 2012
La Ballue Garden
An attraction rather than a destination so it violates policy. Pashley 03:25, 29 September 2012 (EDT)
Much of it is based on http://www.laballuegarden.com/web/uk_index.php so I would propose
October 2012
London 2012
Both the London Olympics and Paralympics are now past and this article is of no further use for travellers.
Hatma City
Despite persistent questioning of the original author (and sole contributor), I have found no evidence that there is such a conurbation in Indonesia!
(Although there are Hatma's in Turkey and the Lebanon and a Hamra National Park in Sweden )
Murree pakistan
We have Murree. If there was ambiguity, we might need "Murree (Pakistan)", but we don't need this. Pashley 17:58, 9 November 2012 (EST)
November 2012
Mayfair palm beach
Incorrectly capitalised and anyway policy is not to do articles on individual hotels unless they are huge standalone resorts. Parts of the content might be added to Grand old hotels or made into listings in Kolkata, but most of it should go. Pashley 11:08, 27 November 2012 (EST)
Kandyan Art Association
Some of this might be OK in a listing or on a user page. Not as an article. Pashley 16:03, 19 December 2012 (EST)
Dec 2012
The leela goa
January 2013
Super bowl
does the community think this big event (attraction?) deserves its own article?
Sabang, san jose, camarines sur
I'm confused. Is it the same as this one- Sabang (Palawan)? Can somebody from that region explain? Thanks IBAlex 17:22, 8 February 2013 (EST)
February 2013
Spam page needs deletion. 220.127.116.11 22:44, 22 February 2013 (EST)
No she didnt bitchs be seo consultant lying
Dead na ako hot penny stocks if ever Hahaha
Vandalism? --Danapit 11:56, 27 February 2013 (EST)
March 2013
Software for travellers
July 2013
Bottle Beach
Six days hiking on Moskenesøy
Eastern Desert
September 2013
Residence Treatment For Skin Care
Immediate Solutions Of Car Insurance - What s Needed
Novel Centrifugal Liquid Chromatography Out-Does HPLC for Laboratory and Process Applications
Katalog Stron PakietSEM
Some Emerging Guidelines On Finding Central Details Of Hot Tub Pump And Heater - A Few Questions
Straightforward Guidance On Trouble-Free Products In Hot Tub 3 Season Room
A Couple Promising Guidance Hot Tub Use In The Summer
Travel forum
October 2013
Garcinia Cambogia Formula


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Xyngular Europe - Products of your body health and financial freedom
Healthy Nutrition – A key to healthy, active and successful life
One of the main requirements of good health is right food and supplement nutrition. They are commonly used by the tourists or fitness sportsmen and those who appreciate healthy nutrition and make the diet and healthy recipes based on it. It is not easy, but it is not difficult either or as many say, affordable. Where there is fantasy and want, this goes hand in hand.
What are we talking about? Well, if you want to be healthier you also have to eat healthier food. But do we eat healthy food? Do we get enough movement to do us good? Are we active? Do we have healthy habits? Are we stressed or relaxed? These are the questions that push us forward. These questions may be simple but to answer them truthfully is much more complicated. In this case would help Xyngular.


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Prefectural Magical Girl
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Paris, France
Choyaku Hyakuninisshu : Uta Koi.
Original creator : Kei Sugita
Director : Kenichi Kasai
Series Composition : Tomoko Konparu
Character Design : Aki Tsunaki
Animation Production : TYO Animations
Production : NAS
Plot summary : The manga tells the "super-liberal interpretation" of the Hyakuninisshu anthology compiled during Japan's Heian period of 100 romantic poems from 100 different poets such as The Tale of Genji's Murasaki Shikibu. The poems are also used as the basis for the karuta card game.
Note : Media Factory began publishing the manga in 2010. The third volume will be published on April 20.
|2012-03-22, 07:51
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Join Date: Oct 2009
Adding some more info~!
Anime PV
Manga PVs (very highly suggest checking out for the amazing music)
Spoiler for 3 of them:
That's a pretty impressive staff list for josei lovers, if 3gatsu no Lion ever get an anime, I wouldn't mind this (barring character designer). As for what's Hyakunin Isshu, here's the wiki exerpt:
2ch leaked cast, looks somewhat believable (the person leaked several things that at least one was confirmed from Newtype elsewhere).Confirmed!
Finally took a look at the manga, got even more interested.
Website updated!!!
Music composers are Mitsuda Yasunori and Kirioka Maki; both are prolific video game music composers. Sound director is Motoyama Satoshi, who has done few series that I like quite a bit (most recently Brave 10 and Symphogear). I think Mitsuda is huge for Chrono Trigger fame, but I have only ever bought 3-5 games in my life so ... EITHER WAY, officially as hyped as a monkey drinking banana coffee now!
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|2012-06-30, 10:08
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Your average fangirl
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: U.A.E. - Dubai
Age: 32
At first I thought it was another sotry about Hikaru Genji. As a josei fan I was excited but watching the PV... the animation is weird, and those thick black borders get on my nerves.
|2012-06-30, 12:58
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Me at work
Looking forward to this, should be a nice watch while I wait for chihayafuru S2
|2012-07-02, 13:25
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2009
AHHHHHHHHHHHH I LOVE THIS!!!! Hilarious, romantic, and beautiful!
While I wished that rest of the show had OP's animation, but considering the PV looked kinda funky, I'm glad the actual episode could capture the manga's essence so well. Pretty satisfied base on Ep1. Yay!!!
EDIT: Though the story is a bit stereotypic of gender roles, so if you're offended by that then you probably won't be able to enjoy this (but keep in mind the time period for this).
|2012-07-03, 06:46
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Me at work
lol they started off with the poem western fans are probably most familiar with
It was a fun watch but so far the thing that's stood out the most is the OP rather than the episode itself,never really got into the story but since we'll be getting different sories every week i'll be wiling to give it another chance next week.
|2012-07-03, 06:47
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Osana-Najimi Shipper
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Mt. Ordeals
Well, as a fan of Chihaya-furu, they just have to start with THAT poem. I say props to them, as it certainly caught my attention.
That said, I liked the older brother story more. Hiroko was so adorable as a true Yamato Nadeshiko. Thing is, I think I'm too heavily influenced by NTR that when older brother said to welcome his younger brother, I can't get NTR out of my head considering younger brother is a playboy.
Regardless, I think I'm hooked now. I know that the stories are only loosely based on the actual history of the poems, but hey, if it's interesting, might as well know some backstory and familiarize myself a bit more with the poems of karuta (Chihayafuru 2nd season is coming soon after all)
|2012-07-03, 08:09
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Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Virginia, USA
Age: 57
Crunchyroll announced today that it will stream "Utakoi" beginning July 2 at 10 pm PDT for its premium members. Free members need to wait a week. Stream will be available to the following territories: USA, Canada, UK, Ireland, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Denmark, Finland, Netherlands, Norway, and Sweden. [http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-new...-utakoi-anime]
|2012-07-03, 14:27
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Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Virginia, USA
Age: 57
Two things kept distracting me from truly getting into the first episode. One was the thick black lines edging the character outlines. The lines kept reminding me of a Hana Barbara cartoon or when Disney first started using the Xerox copy method of reproducing character designs back in the late sixties. (Think Jungle Book or 101 Dalmatians.) The second distraction was watching the characters walk around while the intricate patterns on their clothing remained completely static. But when I could tear myself away from the distractions to focus on the stories, I enjoyed myself. These 2 stories were surprisingly funny and touching. I don't normally go in for unrelated or loosely related short stories, so we'll see how long I last with this series though. Finally, the ED song, talk about coming out of left field.
|2012-07-03, 14:38
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Kana Hanazawa ♥
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: France
Age: 32
Haha, they started with Chihayaburu. I had a huge grin on my face when Nahihira started reciting it.
The two stories were surprisingly humorous. I expected them to be more bittersweet, given the theme of some of the poems. Perhaps the following stories will have a different mood. Either way, this series should be a pleasant watch.
I like the visuals of the show. It vaguely reminded of Mononoke. The animation was in no way impressive but it was good enough for this type of anime.
|2012-07-03, 15:55
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Hail the power of Fujoshi
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: hahahahahahahahaha
Age: 29
I was surprised that the 2 stories are not full of drama and angst ( I have this mentality that a forbidden love set in the ancient times never ends well). It's actually quite light-hearted, not too heavy.
I think I might need some time to get used to the animation, but Utakoi's animation is not the most peculiar I have come across (Mononoke is the winner), so it's a good thing that it probably won't bother me for long.
|2012-07-03, 16:58
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Join Date: Sep 2006
I really liked this from beginning to end.
I quite liked the animation style, thick black outlines and all. I think it worked well with the material, and I thought the material was good - it didn't take itself too seriously and was quite amusing at times.
Yes, they picked a good one to start off with. I almost cheered.
This goes on my must watch list.
|2012-07-03, 17:50
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Yuuki Aoi
Join Date: Jul 2004
Actually, I could do with some more drama here, myself. But I believe the manga treats everything in a light and rather arch way.
The animation didn't bother me. I admired the way they could produce something lovely on the cheap. The unmoving patterns on clothing I got used to in Gankutsuou. The way they drew Narihira's body was good.
Anther problem I have is that so far, I haven't encountered a character I really liked. Narihira's self-satisfied smirk puts me off. I even found the wonderful Hayami Saori's voice somewhat harsh here as his lover. Yukihira was a bit of a nonentity, and his wife had a fake expression. I wonder if her story will continue.... She's played by Kobayashi Sanae, however, which is a good thing. And Narihira is played by Suwabe Junichi, which is a wonderful thing.
But I am happy to have a show set in Heian times. Unfortunately, maybe we are getting a bit of the true shallowness of that age, which great literature like the Genji helps me gloss over.
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1st round- (DT/DE) Jesse Williams 6-4 319 lbs. Alabama: Williams is a run-stuffing d-lineman that can play the 1-tech, 3-tech, & 5-tech on our defensive line. He is not the pass rushing DT that we need, but I don't think that type of player is going to be available to us late in the 1st round. Williams can start at the 3-tech if Alan Branch is not re-signed, and if Branch is re-signed then Williams brings us quality depth coming off the bench. We were lucky this year that the big 3 (Branch, Mebane, Bryant) were not lost for a long stretch of games due to injury, I would feel uncomfortable going into next year without a quality big man to fill in.
2nd round - (CB) Sanders Cummings 6-2 217 lbs. Georgia: Cummings is a big physical CB that has experience playing press coverage. Lane and Maxwell have gotten some love from the Seattle media as being good CB's, but don't think it is necessarily warranted. I have scouted both guys when they have played and they are a big drop offs from Browner.
3rd round - (WR) Chris Harper 6-1 230 lbs. Kansas St: Harper's unique size and physical style of play fit with what are Seahawks team is all about. I mocked Harper to us in the 4th round in the last mock draft that I posted, but that was prior to his standout game in his Bowl Game. The TV commentators calling his Bowl Game really focused on Harper and praised his style of play. Recently his name has started to come up on NFL scouting/mock draft web sites, so by the time the draft arrives he may end up being a 3rd round or even a 2nd round prospect.
4th round – (TE) Dion Sims 6-5 280 lbs. Michigan St: At 280 lbs. Sims is another unique sized player. Sims carries the weight well; he is not a sloppy 280 lbs. Sims is a nice all-around TE although I think he is more of a complimentary TE. If using 2 TE sets, Sims is the TE that will be kept in to block while the other TE could be used more as a receiving TE. But, that's not to say Sims is a poor receiving option because he has shown in college that he can get his share of catches. Due to his size Sims has the ability to get some yards after contact; defensive players are prone to just bounce off his big body.
5th round – (MLB) Kiko Alonso 6-4 246 lbs. Oregon: Alonso stood out with his physical style of play in his Bowl Game; he looked like a bully out there the way he was hitting guys. I don't know if he has the speed or coverage skills to be an OLB, but I could see Coach Carroll trying him at weak-side LB. If anything he is quality depth at MLB and his on the field temperament screams special teams stud.
6th round – (DT) Kwame Geathers 6-6 350 lbs. Georgia: Geathers is only a junior; I have read he is considering declaring for the draft. I think he needs to stay for another year to develop into a better player and I could see him falling to the middle rounds of the draft. He is not as talented as his teammate (DT) John Jenkins, but with his size he is an intriguing prospect. I think he could possibly be a good fit as a 5-tech on our defense. He may struggle like Bryant did as a DT, but he could find a home backing up Bryant and possibly starting there if Bryant were to go down.
7th round – (RB/FB) Alex Singleton 6-1 260 lbs. Tulsa: Singleton is not fast or quick, but he does have great size & quick feet when running between the tackles. He is a player that would be the 3rd string RB and 2nd string FB on our team.


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Friends, I'm not sure if I ever said this explicitly, but one of the reasons I was excited about being able to sew my own clothes was that I no longer had to deal with ready-to-wear clothing that almost never fit right.
I'm 5'7" -- not exactly the Mayor of Munchkinland (and the same height as Gene Kelly...and Grace Kelly, actually) -- and normally proportioned. But from the time I started wearing adult sizes, it was always hard for me to find clothes that fit properly (and no man wants to shop in the Boy's Department). This is largely an American issue, because when I lived in Italy and Spain in the early Eighties, finding clothes that fit was much easier. In fact, I wasn't even the smallest size.
|I'm not THAT short!
Things got worse, especially in the shirt department, when sizing started to be limited to Small, Medium, and Large, as it often is today. Even when I found shirts based on neck size and sleeve length (like dress shirts), the cut was usually too boxy for me and the length too long.
I remember, somewhere back in the Eighties, returning home from a shopping trip to, I don't know, Bloomingdales or somewhere, and realizing that none of the shirts I had bought fit so everything would have to be returned, and feeling so exasperated I started to cry. I'm sensitive.
Pants have always been easier for me, particularly jeans since my usual size (30" x 30") was always relatively easy to find. But still, even when the inseam and waist fit, the rise was often too high, so the pants sat inches above my bellybutton. Think Mom jeans.
Thank heaven for H&M. Whatever environmental havoc they're wreaking with their disposable clothing, at least they carry plenty of smaller men's sizes (hey, it's a trade-off). I could finally find slim-fit shirts that didn't come down below my derriere, and pants that came up no higher than the top of my hip bones. It made me feel very happy. And normal.
I know a lot you, female, male and other, have fit issues of your own and you sew to have clothing that fits. Not being able to buy clothing in stores takes its toll on one's sense of normalcy (as if I didn't already have enough challenges in that department).
Anyway, what brings all this up is that I'm about to muslin my jacket project, Simplicity 7358, a vintage Eighties outerwear pattern I found on Etsy. I'm very excited about it!
This morning I tried on all the waist-length jackets I own and they all have fit problems.
I bought the windbreaker below in the mid-Eighties and if it looks practically new it's because I've hardly ever worn it. It's a very unflattering shade of tan for one thing, and it's also too long. It may not look too long to you, but I'm very sensitive about where a waist-length jacket hits my waist and (in this case) hips. A jacket that hangs down too far only makes a short man look shorter.
It's also too blousy. House also too messy.
Then there's this black leather biker jacket I bought on a vacation to Provincetown three years ago. Friends, don't ever buy clothes on vacation. There's something about being away from home that makes you want to shop, and you'll inevitably purchase things that you wouldn't have if you weren't traveling. This jacket may look OK to you, but it's both too long and, when zipped, too tight in the waist. It does, however, fit comfortably in the shoulders and doesn't ride up when I raise my arms to steer my motorcyle (that's a joke). I also stopped wearing black clothes when Michael told me I was a summer.
The vintage Seventies gray leather jacket below is the one I wear most. I bought it at the flea market for $40; it was made in Korea. I liked the color and most of all, the length. Unfortunately, one of the side zippers is permanently (trust me) caught in the lining and it's a little shabby looking. It's also a bit stiff in that way cheap leather jackets often are. And tight in the shoulders.
Now you may be asking yourself, If he doesn't like long, blousy jackets, why has he chosen a pattern from the Eighties, the decade that practically defined oversized clothing? The answer is that it's the best I could find and I'm going to muslin it first and change what needs to be changed. It has a lot of details I like and can't easily find in a contemporary jacket pattern, not that there are many out there.
I want my jacket to look like this, just with a head on top.
In closing, readers, have fit issues ever damaged your self-esteem or challenged your sense of being normal (if you ever had that sense to begin with)?
Assuming you sew, does wearing the clothes you've made help you feel better about your body and the way you look in general?
Short but enquiring minds want to know!


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October 2013
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Australia Zoo is lucky enough to have 8 Southern White rhinos in our collection at the moment. Of that number we have a pair of adult females and their offspring, our amazing breeding male DJ and our two sweet younger boys Kei and Jabari. Each of these rhinos can be distinguished by the shape, thickness and length of their horn and this is an easy way to tell them apart.
Rhino horn is made of a protein called keratin which is the same key structural component of our own hair and fingernails. In the same way that hair and fingernails continue to grow throughout our lifetimes, rhino horn does the same. When a rhino is born there is no horn at all, and it only begins to erupt after a month or so. Our two little ones Mango and Winston already have cute little pointy horns which seem to grow a little bigger every day.
Unfortunately all rhino are under threat of extinction due to poaching for their horns. Although it's illegal to trade in rhino horn it's believed in some cultures to cure everything from a hangover to cancer and has therefore become a highly sought after product on the black market.
To date in 2013, 725 white rhino have been killed for their horn in South Africa alone – if poaching continues at this rate, white rhino will be close to extinction in just over ten years. The crazy thing is that there is no proven medicinal value whatsoever in rhino horn, you might as well take some fingernail clippings to cure that headache – a lot cheaper and just as useless!
Thankfully our herd will be safe from this threat forever and hopefully will serve as ambassadors for their wild cousins, looking how a rhino should look - with a majestic long horn.
When the buying stops, the killing stops!
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Loveland massage therapist Shari Waggoner digs into the muscles of Cheryl Tucker, also from Loveland, at Sunday's farmer's market at Fairgrounds Park. Waggoner is one of the many non-food vendors who sell goods and services at each Sunday's event.
Miller Farms employee Edna Troutman, right, from Evans, helps Cheryl Tucker, center, from Loveland, with her purchase Sunday during the Loveland Farmer's Market at Fairgrounds Park while Maddy Blair, 10, checks out the Platteville grown peaches & cream sweet corn. Blair wasn't just there for the view, "I like honey sticks & vegetables and supporting local farmers," she said.
Phillip Smith, left, an employee with Eden Valley Farm in Loveland, discusses transplanting a basil plant Sunday with farmer's market customer Perez Ausencio, right, from Loveland. "I come here as often as I can. Supporting the local farmers and community is important," said Ausencio.
Tamara Cramer, left, from Cramer's Handmade Bread Co., talks to first-time farmer's market attendee Hannah Mancina, from Loveland, at Fairgrounds Park Sunday. Cramer and her husband Matt, have been talking about opening a bakery & cafe since their first date 16 years ago.
Diana Parrot, left, and Christine Sanchez sign petitions outside the US Post Office building at 446 E. 29th St. where Les Kucma, right, had set up a table to gather signatures for a ballot initiative.
A fire truck is reflected in 11-year-old Kyler Bottke's sunglasses as he watches the Larimer County Fair Parade on Saturday, July 28, 2012 in downtown Loveland.
Twenty-month-old Serena Shannon sorts her candy while watching the Larimer County Fair Parade with Carol Christensen and her dog Conchita on Saturday, July 28, 2012 in downtown Loveland.
Brenna Conlon, 14, left, hands out frozen treats to parade watchers along the route for the Larimer County Fair Parade on Saturday, July 28, 2012 in downtown Loveland.
Silver Spurs 4-H Club members Samantha McCrimmon, 10, left, Alayna McCrimmon, 12, and Hailie McCrimmon, 12, walk together during the Larimer County Fair Parade in downtown Loveland on Saturday, July 28, 2012.
Sweetheart Riders 4-H Club members wave to the crowd from atop their float entry during the Larimer County Fair Parade in downtown Loveland on Saturday, July 27, 2012.
Delaney Newby, 7, pokes through the sunroof as she waves to the crowds lining the streets while riding in the Guaranty Bank and Trust Co. Hearts and Horses float during the Larimer County Fair Parade on Saturday, July 28, 2012 in downtown Loveland.
George Ferrell drives a tiny train pulling cars filled with children as part of the Loveland Elks Lodge 1051 entry during the Larimer County Fair Parade in downtown Loveland on Saturday, July 28, 2012.
Youngsters march together with their dogs during the Larimer County Fair Parade in downtown Loveland on Saturday, July 28, 2012.
Cindy Lewis, front, walks along the parade route with others in the Curves Circuit with Zumba entry during the Larimer County Fair Parade on Saturday morning in downtown Loveland.
Terazas Not Just Gyros owner Terry Madigan poses Friday in her 1973 Super Beetle that's decorated with hand-painted flowers and a sign for her restaurant.
Terazas Not Just Gyros owner Terry Madigan, right, assists Cecelia Florez as she places an order at the restaurant in downtown Loveland on Friday, July 27, 2012.
Terazas Not Just Gyros owner Terry Madigan poses outside her restaurant in downtown Loveland at 141 E. Fourth St. on Friday, July 27, 2012.
Straw dropped by a helicopter is seen through trees blackened by the High Park fire in Soldier Canyon near Horsetooth Reservoir.
A helicopter drops straw Friday on top of seed that was spread in an area of Soldier Canyon that was burned in the High Park fire near Horsetooth Reservoir. Contractors hired by the Natural Resource Conservation Service dropped seed and straw to stabilize the landscape and prevent ash from polluting the water in Horsetooth Reservoir.
Volunteers work to set up a stage Thursday at The Ranch in Loveland in preparation for Heavenfest.The event will be 11 a.m. to midnight Saturday, July 28, at The Ranch, 5260 Arena Circle. Heavenfest will have seven stages, 100-plus artists, camping, art, a children's area, a skate park, and other family friendly activities. An after-party in the First National Bank building will be midnight to 2 a.m.
Loveland resident Delaney Lord, 11, adds glue to the back of a fake gemstone before placing it on the outside of the Wildfire Community Arts Center in Berthoud while decorating the building Thursday, July 26, 2012 with its design inspired by the look of Pakistani taxi cabs.
Cory Wolf, 17, right, pets a dog named Henry while taking a break from working with Brooke Preusse, 12, left, and Delaney Lord, 11, as they decorate the outside of the the Wildfire Community Arts Center at 425 Massachusetts Ave. in Berthoud on Thursday, July 26, 2012.
Jeff Basinger, head of the Northern Colorado AIDS Project, tells employees at Macy's department store in Loveland about a section of the AIDS Memorial Quilt that is on display at their store Thursday. It will be on display for about a week leading up to the Coloraod AIDS walk. It is the first time in 19 years the quilt has been opened and the first time a section of the quilt has been displayed in Loveland.
United Way 2-1-1 call specialist Logan Jones works at the call center in Fort Collins on Tuesday, July 24, 2012.
United Way 2-1-1 outreach coordinator and special events coordinator Margaret Watson works at her desk at the call center in Fort Collins on Tuesday, July 24, 2012.
Loveland Police Sgt. Ryan Ertman, left, stands with Life Saving Award recipients Scott Pucket, a trooper with the Colorado State Patrol, and Cherie Circenis after presenting plaques to them during a ceremony at the CSP's Larimer County office on Wednesday, July 25, 2012.
Loveland Police Sgt. Ryan Ertman, left, presents plaques to Cherie Circenis and Colorado State Patrol trooper Scott Pucket during a Life Saving Award ceremony at the CSP's Larimer County Troop office on Wednesday, July 25, 2012.
Hailey Zuniga, 4, splashes around in the water Wednesday at 16th Street SW between Elizabeth Ct. and Douglas Avenue when it flooded after a rainstorm. Barb Carr, who has live at that intersection for 20 years, said the area always floods after a heavy rainstorm.
Patty Roberts of Berthoud, 16, hams it up for the camera as her mom Debbie Crans, left, takes photos of her in one the outfits she wore for the style your own category during the Larimer County Fair 4-H Fashion Revue Wednesday at the Life Pointe Church in Fort Collins.
Holly Rhoads of Fort Collins, 18, sports blue nail polish to match her dress Wednesday during the Larimer County Fair 4-H Fashion Revue.
Instructor Chris Brodzinski shows attendees proper setup technique prior to throwing the rock during a curling class Sunday morning at NoCo Ice Center in Fort Collins.
Allison Corser-James, 10, from Fort Collins, pushes off and throws the rock Sunday morning during curling class at NoCo Ice Center.
An area that is usually a small rock and pebble creek bed along Young's Gulch Trail is filled with dried ash and mud that was washed down from recent rains after the High Park fire.
Blackened trees and boulders line one side of Young's Gulch Trail and lush green vegetation lines the other side Tuesday in the Poudre Canyon. The Burn Area Recovery Team identified ways to mitigate flooding in the High Park fire burn area. Trails like this one are closed due to hazards after the fire.
Lisa Dompier of Loveland shows off souvenirs and photos from her last trip to Mongolia including a little box that looks like a ger, a traditional dwelling of the nomads in Mongolia, Monday at her parent's Loveland home. She was awarded a Fullbright scholarship to Mongolia.
Construction employees Javier Ochoa, left, Joel Hernandez, center, and Jose Santos work on a home Monday afternoon in the Kendall Brook subdivision in Loveland.
Good Samaritan Loveland Village director of assisted living Ramona Olson
Margie Spanier poses in her home at Good Samaritan Loveland Village on Thursday afternoon.
Heidi David, 10, pets her cat, Lily Love, an 8 year-old Norwegian forest cat, as she talks about what makes her special to the judge during the showmanship portion of the 4-H Cat Show at The Ranch on Friday.
A cherry pie made by Judy Hauschulz awaits judging in the adult category of the pie baking contest during the Cherry Pie Celebration at Peters Park on Saturday afternoon.
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Makena Cleveland, 4, of Loveland plays with her mother Andrea Cleveland, out of photo to left, as she beats the heat in the shade before the Cherry Pie Celebration at Peters Park on Saturday afternoon.
Lincoln Gallery artists, from right, Jenifer Cline of Loveland, Diane Wood of Boulder County and Sandy Davidson of Loveland create during the Cherry Pie Celebration at Peters Park on Saturday afternoon.
Note: Jenifer is the correct spelling.
Caroline Vacante, 11, of Fort Collins scrapes up the last bite of her cherry pie on Saturday afternoon during the Cherry Pie Celebration at Peters Park.
Self-proclaimed Papa Juke junkies Stacy Martin and Mike Berry of Fort Collins dance away the afternoon to the swampy down home tunes of the Colorado-based band during the Cherry Pie Celebration at Peters Park on Saturday.
Cultural Services board members Kris Ortmann, left, and Juanita Cisneros transport a precious cargo of home-made cherry pies to be judged during the Cherry Pie Celebration at Peters Park on Saturday afternoon.
A crowd hoping to taste cherry pie and ice cream gathers before the Cherry Pie Celebration at Peters Park on Saturday afternoon.