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SAN DIEGO – You'll never look at hummingbirds the same again.
The Pentagon has poured millions of dollars into the development of tiny drones inspired by biology, each equipped with video and audio equipment that can record sights and sounds.
They could be used to spy, but also to locate people inside earthquake-crumpled buildings and detect hazardous chemical leaks.
The smaller, the better.
Besides the hummingbird, engineers in the growing unmanned aircraft industry are working on drones that look like insects and the helicopter-like maple leaf seed.
Researchers are even exploring ways to implant surveillance and other equipment into an insect as it is undergoing metamorphosis. They want to be able to control the creature.
The devices could end up being used by police officers and firefighters.
Their potential use outside of battle zones, however, is raising questions about privacy and the dangers of the winged creatures buzzing around in the same skies as aircraft.
For now, most of these devices are just inspiring awe.
With a 6.5-inch wing span, the remote-controlled bird weighs less than a AA battery and can fly at speeds of up to 11 mph, propelled only by the flapping of its two wings. A tiny video camera sits in its belly.
The bird can climb and descend vertically, fly sideways, forward and backward. It can rotate clockwise and counterclockwise.
Most of all it can hover and perch on a window ledge while it gathers intelligence, unbeknownst to the enemy.
"We were almost laughing out of being scared because we had signed up to do this," said Matt Keennon, senior project engineer of California's AeroVironment, which built the hummingbird.
The Pentagon asked them to develop a pocket-sized aircraft for surveillance and reconnaissance that mimicked biology. It could be anything, they said, from a dragonfly to a hummingbird.
Five years and $4 million later, the company has developed what it calls the world's first hummingbird spy plane.
"It was very daunting up front and remained that way for quite some time into the project," he said, after the drone blew by his head and landed on his hand during a media demonstration.
The toughest challenges were building a tiny vehicle that can fly for a prolonged period and be controlled or control itself.
AeroVironment has a history of developing such aircraft.
Over the decades, the Monrovia, Calif.-based company has developed everything from a flying mechanical reptile to a hydrogen-powered plane capable of flying in the stratosphere and surveying an area larger than Afghanistan at one glance.
It has become a leader in the hand-launched drone industry.
Troops fling a four-pound plane, called the Raven, into the air. They have come to rely on the real-time video it sends back, using it to locate roadside bombs or get a glimpse of what is happening over the next hill or around a corner.
The success of the hummingbird drone, however, "paves the way for a new generation of aircraft with the agility and appearance of small birds," said Todd Hylton of the Pentagon's research arm, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency.
These drones are not just birds.
Lockheed Martin has developed a fake maple leaf seed, or so-called whirly bird, loaded with navigation equipment and imaging sensors. The spy plane weighs .07 ounces.
On the far end of the research spectrum, DARPA is also exploring the possibility of implanting live insects during metamorphosis with video cameras or sensors and controlling them by applying electrical stimulation to their wings.
The idea is for the military to be able to send in a swarm of bugs loaded with spy gear.
The military is also eyeing other uses.
The drones could be sent in to search buildings in urban combat zones. Police are interested in using them, among other things, to detect a hazardous chemical leak. Firefighters could fling them out over a disaster to get better data, quickly.
It is hard to tell what, if anything, will make it out of the lab, but their emergence presents challenges and not just with physics.
What are the legal implications, especially with interest among police in using tiny drones for surveillance, and their potential to invade people's privacy, asks Peter W. Singer, author of the book, "Wired for War" about robotic warfare.
Singer said these questions will be increasingly discussed as robotics become a greater part of everyday life.
"It's the equivalent to the advent of the printing press, the computer, gun powder," he said. "It's that scale of change."
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Address: Johnstown Castle, Old Farmyard, Ireland
Irish Agriculture Museum
An agricultural museum has been established in the farm buildings belonging to the castle where old machines and tools are on display, together with replicas of various workshops, a farm kitchen and a bedroom (c. 1900) as well as an interesting collection of Irish rural furniture.
Address: Johnstown Castle, Old Farmyard, Ireland
Rathmacknee Castle
The N25 leads southeast from Wexford to Rosslare Harbor. A detour can be made on the R739 (on the left) to Rathmacknee Castle (15th C.: National Monument), which is excellently preserved and gives a good impression of what a 15th or 16th C. Irish castle was like. Within the outer ward stands the five-story keep, with the battlements characteristic of the period. The walls of the outer ward are over 23ft/7m high and 4ft/1.2m thick, with a massive round tower at the northeast corner and a smaller square tower at the northwest corner.
Rosslare, Ireland
From Rathmacknee Castle a minor road returns to the N25 at Killinick Station, and just beyond the village a road branches off on the left to the little town of Rosslare, which claims to be one of the sunniest and driest places in Ireland. Its wide bay has a 6mi/10km long beach of safe sand and shingle, and other holiday attractions include golf, tennis and sea fishing.
Rosslare Harbor
3mi/5km from Rosslare at the south end of the bay lies Rosslare Harbor, terminus of ferries from Wales (Fishguard) and France (Le Havre). Rosslare is also important for freight; about 10% of Irish export trade is handled at the port.
Address: Rosslare Ferry Terminal, Ireland
Lady's Island Lake
South of Rosslare Harbor, separated from the sea only by a thin strip of land, lies Lady's Island Lake. On an island in the lake, now connected with the shore by a causeway, are the ruins of an Augustinian house and a Norman castle with a leaning tower (12th C.).
Kilmore Quay, Ireland
From Tomhaggard the R739 leads to Kilmore and Kilmore Quay, a remote and picturesque fishing center on Forlorn Point. An old lightship, moored at the quay, houses a maritime museum.From here a boat can be taken to the rocky Saltee Islands.7.5mi/12km west of Kilmore stands Coolhull Castle, a well-preserved 16th C. stronghold on an elongated plan.
Saltee Islands
From Kilmore Quay a boat can be taken to the rocky Saltee Islands (Little Saltee and Great Saltee). These uninhabited islands are Ireland's largest bird reserve, the nesting place of some 30 species, including cormorants, puffins, razorbills and fulmars.


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Pros – Depending on what managers you have, work can either be super fun or miserable. Like most restaurants, managers have basically free reign to do whatever they want. If you're lucky, you'll get a manager that is actually willing to work and help you out.
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BMW announced today that the BMW 7 Series would become the latest model line to benefit from BMW Advanced Diesel technology in the US in the form of the BMW 740Ld xDrive Sedan. The new model will feature BMW's 3.0-liter TwinPower Turbo diesel engine in the long-wheelbase 7 Series body and will include xDrive, BMW's intelligent all-wheel drive system. The 2014 BMW 740Ld xDrive Sedan will have a Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price of $83,425, including $925 destination and handling. It will make its US auto show debut at the Chicago Auto Show in February 2014 and arrive in US showrooms in Spring 2014.
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A Special Edition BMW 760Li V12 M Bi-Turbo was recently revealed for the Middle Eastern market and it's the first 7 Series to wear M badges on its exterior. But, this is not an actual M Car.
It's powered by the standard 760Li 6.0L twin turbo V12 engine (537 HP, 0-62mph in 4.6 sec). On the exterior, it wears the M Sport aero package and comes with a choice of 19″ and 20″ M Sport double-spoke wheels. Eight BMW M exterior colors are available, including Monte Carlo Blue, Silverstone II, Imola Red, and more. A dark chrome "V12 M Bi-Turbo" and M badge are engraved on the rear trunk trim, door sills and door handles. Shadowline/black chrome replace the standard M Sport chrome bits.
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A BMW 760LI with more than 10kg (22 pounds) of silver and costly German hand work: This is the most expensive BMW 7 Series car. The BMW Individual is the result of a cooperation between BMW and the German silver manufacturer Robbe & Berking. It stands for individualism, pure luxury and quality.
Little more than a year before the EU6 exhaust emission standard comes into effect in September 2014, BMW is increasing the number of models that already fulfil the more stringent emission regulations. As early as in the summer of 2013, almost all models featuring the BMW TwinPower Turbo petrol engine will comply with the EU6 classification as standard. Moreover, by the summer of 2013, further four-wheel drive variants of the BMW 1 Series and the BMW 3 Series are to be added to the model range of the BMW brand. Innovative functions, which can be used in conjunction with the ECO PRO mode, guarantee even better efficiency. Enhanced driving pleasure is provided thanks to the Launch Control function, which in future will be included in … CONTINUED
A quarter of a century ago, BMW turned the hierarchy in the luxury segment upside down: In March 1987, the second-generation 7 series (E32), itself a marvel of technology, got a range-topping V-12 engine. Rated at 296hp, it utterly humiliated the Mercedes-Benz W126 S class. The Stuttgart competitor managed to reach this level of power only with a non-catalysed version of the 5.6-liter V-8 – an engine which was lacking the smoothness of its 4.2-liter and 5.0-liter siblings.
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Car and Driver Contributing Editor Csaba Csere gives an in-depth review of the German-tuned 2013 BMW Alpina B7 on the latest episode of Car and Driver: Tested.
2012 was a busy year for BMW and saw the company introduce many models. These include the LCI 7 Series, 6 Series Gran Coupe, ActiveHybrid 5, F10 3 Series Sedan, F11 3 Series Touring, M135i hatchback, M Performance Automobiles, M6 Coupe and Convertible, and M6 Gran Coupe.
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Daisy Fuentes Shows Why Guayabera is Cuba's Shirt For Romance
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The Cuba Issue, May/Jun 99
The rickshaw driver lugs his fare through the streets of Havana and draws up to a nightclub. The portly tourist climbs out, sidestepping the shadowy figure with the bulging pockets who's selling Cohibas--"cheap." The trim Lothario who watches the door leers suggestively before ushering the visitor in. Four very different denizens of the Cuban night, they have one common denominator: they all wear guayabera shirts.
Made of light cotton to weather tropical heat, draped to hide any figure flaw--like the beginning of a belly--outfitted with enough pockets to stow robustos for a small shop, yet possessed of all the sex appeal any Latin peacock could want, the guayabera is Cuba's sublime all-purpose gift to menswear. It's casually elegant, perfect for either an early evening mojito at La Bodeguita del Medio, a sunset stroll along the Malecón, or a glamorous showgirl revue at the Tropicana. Short-sleeved or long, it vaunts machismo, with the accent heavy on sexy Latin. If the United States lifts commercial sanctions against Cuba, one of the island's resources in highest demand will undoubtedly be the original guayabera, the traditional Cubanisimo garment that fills the needs of summertime dressing with the elegance of a jacket and the comfort of, well, a shirt.
"The guayabera shirt is a symbol of masculine elegance in the Latin American culture," says designer John Bartlett, who returns to the venerated silhouette every few seasons and has even made a version in suede. "To me, it's a cultural icon and is one of the only pieces of men's clothing that carries such meaning. No one shirt is the same and each one has a lot of personality as seen through all of the embroidery and handwork."
John Fowler, the vice president who oversees men's fashion for Federated Merchandising Group, concurs. "Guayaberas are male hormone-inspired sportswear pieces. There's a trend for women to be more feminine and a corresponding trend for men to be more masculine. We've certainly explored all male icons, from athletic wear to cargo pants. But the whole Latin culture has gone unexplored."
Although both Cubans and Mexicans take pride in calling the guayabera their own, the four-pocket, straight-bottom shirt with two panels of eight to 10 rows of tucking, or fancy embroidery, down each side of the front was created in Central Cuba more than two hundred years ago. Many exquisite renditions are Mexican-made; others hail from Colombia or the Caribbean. In the States, Miami is the primary spot for guayabera making.
The legend of the guayabera's birth is multifaceted. One tale has it that the shirt was first conceived by a well-to-do landowner who fell in love with a lightweight cotton material called batista when shopping for provisions in Havana. He asked his nimble-fingered wife to sew a shirt with multiple pockets to carry items he needed as he rode the land to supervise his workers. The workers and others from nearby farms soon copied the style. As this story goes--and it is the one most accepted by lexicographic historians--the shirt was called a yayabera after the nearby Yayabo River. The name then degenerated into "guayabera" for the guayaba, or guava trees, under which workers would sit for lunch to avoid the strong midday Cuban sun.
According to Cuban guayabera designer Ramone Puig, another legend has cattle farmer Jose Gonzales and his wife, Encarnaciou Lopez, starting the tradition in the village of Sancti Spíritus, Cuba with a packet of fabric sent from their families in Sevilla, Spain. Gonzales apparently requested a pair of shirts "that would be worn out, but not like a blouse, with four pockets, two on top and two on the bottom, the bottom ones bigger, because in one I have to carry the tobacco, the other one is for matches, the top one is for chewing gum and the other one is for pens and pencils." Supposedly, Gonzales asked for buttons on the pockets, so he wouldn't lose anything, and long sleeves that buttoned as well. The people of the town admired the design, and soon all the peasant workers were sporting the style.
Puig escaped to Miami during the third mass Cuban exodus, in 1968, as he claims, "without scissors, measurement or money." Today, Puig is the head of La Casa de Guayabera on Miami's Eighth Street, designing handmade custom, or couture, Cuban-style guayaberas in Swiss cotton or English linens that retail from $180 to $250. (More common guayaberas retail anywhere from $14.99 to $80, depending on fabric and intricacy of work in the panels).
Puig, who created a Latin look for such luminaries as former presidents Ronald Reagan and George Bush, and designed nine such shirts for actor Robert Duvall, says that when the Spanish began settling in Cuba in greater numbers, in the eighteenth century, "because of the tropical climate, the heat and humidity of Cuba, it was really hard for the colonials to wear wool garments. In time, the caballeros, or gentlemen, started requesting garments in linen fabrics imported from Ireland for its high quality and refreshing comfort."
However, it wasn't until 1948 that the guayabera made it to the Presidential Palace in Havana. Dr. Carlos Prío Socarrás, the president-elect, had campaigned fiercely, always wearing a guayabera among the populace. He took the silhouette into the Palacio, and it became a common substitute for a suit and tie, often worn in the evenings with a bow tie. (The president's sartorial style, alas, did not keep him from being unseated in a Batista coup four years later.)
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The New Orleans Center for the Gulf South at Tulane University (NOCGS) explores the region's intersections with Africa, Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean through research, community engagement and a new curriculum. Often ignored in larger US histories, New Orleans and the larger Gulf South figure uniquely within colonial, regional, national, and global narratives. The Center is home to a brand-new major, the Musical Cultures of the Gulf South, and we are building a field of study focused on the region's music and culture.
The NOCGS is the steward of a major grant from the Music Rising Foundation awarded to develop educational resources able to communicate the sustaining organic factors of Gulf South music and culture. The NOCGS also co-sponsors the Trombone Shorty Academy (TSA), a program for teaching musical fundamentals and cultural traditions to young musicians from underserved New Orleans high schools.
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The Academy's students will be supervised this year by artist-in-residence and jazz legend Donald Harrison, Jr., a prolific tenor saxophonist, bandleader, and renowned musical educator. Born and raised in New Orleans, Harrison is also a third-generation Mardi Gras Indian chief.
In the Gulf South, dozens of African ethnic groups created a pan-African American culture that remains the most influential musical culture of the past century. In terms of American musical genres, jazz, blues, zydeco, Cajun, swamp pop and bounce all have their origins here; Gulf Coast musicians have made seminal contributions to ragtime, rhythm-and-blues, rock-and- roll, funk, and hiphop; country and gospel have always flourished here. Brass band music has been central to a New Orleans way of musical communication for over a century, when uplifted horns began to sound out a new freedom,
New Orleans remains a cosmopolitan urban culture founded in the tripartite colonial mix of European, African, and Native American peoples, stirred by the migrations of Cajuns and Haitians in the early eighteenth century and transformed into a crucial national port by a familiar nineteenth-century ethnic mix of Italians, Jews, Irish, and Polish-Americans. More recently, immigrants from Vietnam and Latin America have become integral to the region's ethnic admixture.
The Gulf South Center awards two fellowships to help strengthen an emerging body of scholarship. Monroe Fellowships provide Tulane faculty with resources to enhance their current research projects. Global South fellowships are open to all scholars with projects focused on the cultural intersections of the Gulf South with the Caribbean, the Francophone world, and the African diaspora.
Joel Dinerstein is the Director of the New Orleans Center for the Gulf South and the James N. Clark Chair in American Civilization. Karen Celestan is the Senior Program Manager for the Music-Rising Program at Tulane.
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We never seem to have a headband when we need one, like those times we're trying to salvage a bad hair day or running on a treadmill with sweaty bangs. Happily, these hip elastic bands are remedying the situation for good. Perhaps the most versatile hair accessory ever, they look equally awesome paired with your workout gear or a sweet sundress. This six-pack comes with a variety of fun colors—from orange to turquoise—to match every mood and outfit.
Never damages hair and these are all super adorable! I have about 6 colors of these and would still buy more.
I like these elastic bands, but found out pretty quickly that they stretch out in a very short period of time. Just okay...
I dont wear headband very oftenm but when I do I dont want it to be too tight but I love to have a good maintain. This twisband provides both so I am happy with it. I would Have love it to be a bit larger but I usually use 2 at the same time.
This set of headbands is great! I love the color choices and they really work well when I go to the beach and need something easy to keep my flyaways out of my face. They don't stretch out and they just. stay. put. I love it! Only thing I would change is I don't like the knot at the end... it pokes me, but I know that cannot be helped. I still love these headbands!
These are great! They hold well and don't mess up my hair. I also love that I don't have to worry about split ends anymore.
These are WAY overpriced! I found the same elastic at a local fabric store, and I'm not allowed to say how much because of the guidelines for reviews, but know that it was dirt cheap. A yard will make 2 headbands.
Pro tip: to keep it from sliding off your head, spray hairspray/ dry shampoo on the inside of it to give it some extra grip.
What did I do before these? Other elastic headbands hurt my head and don't stay in place I have super-fine curly hair that likes to go everywhere. These keep it out of my face while running, hitting crossfit, or playing roller derby.
One star off because they pick up everything and the colors dull quickly. Granted, since they keep the hair out of my eyes when I workout I don't care that much.
I got this in my box about a year ago. It was awesome! I'm a college student and this made doing my hair for class a breeze. I could just pull it back and go! I also love the smaller hair ties for pony tails that are like this.
I use this when I wash my face to keep my hair out of the water. I don't think it would stay put enough to wear "out and about" but then again I'm not a headband person so I haven't tried.
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www.speedtest.net is the one that I use.
Have a good day.
What is the link to check internet speed please.
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I guess it is hard when you come from the stone age. lol.
How is Wilma and Betty ?
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quote;Wilma is good betty died :-)
Betty lives on in a dinosaur diorama in the Museum of Natural History.
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I prefer http://www.speakeasy.net/speedtest/. It has consistently been able to handle higher throughput than the other option. There are simply times when too many people are using the other one, so the stats that you can get from it can be in competition from other users.
Those pointy clicky flashy GUI sites are OK to use for bragging links. For real testing, I like using NDT servers.
I deleted it because it showed my IP address. who cares? I do! erased IP address and reposted it
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I am definitely not a pro plumber, but I am a pro crastinator
IP address are easy to get, so it really don't matter much.
My connection is so slow, I have time to get another cup of coffee.
I just look at the bright side.
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Hi guys, I was wondering if anybody can share with me any other link than speedtest.net. It's not working on my system. It starts testing and gets stuck in between. It's almost like my system is on a hang.
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Good kid, hard worker, very good defender. So many can't play defense at all. This kid will work on his jump shot and it will improve as the years go by. He can get to the rim. Is very athletic, has hops, quickness. He'll be a complete player in like 3 to 4 yrs when his jump shot rounds into form.
Victor Oladipo selected No. 2 by Magic in NBA draft
The Magic selected Victor Oladipo with the No. 2 pick in the NBA draft on Thursday. Here's a look at Oladipo and how he fits with Orlando:
Bio: Indiana | Junior | Shooting Guard
Vitals: 6-4, 213 pounds
2012-13 Statistics: 13.6 points, 6.3 rebounds, 2.1 assists, 2.2 steals, 59.9 percent shooting in 36 games.
Strengths: One of the most disruptive perimeter defenders in college basketball, Oladipo brings pride and intensity to every matchup. He's also a plus-rebounder for his size, grabbing 6.3 per game last season. On the other end of the floor, Oladipo is a strong finisher in the open court. As Andy Glockner noted, he made 64.4 percent of his two-point field goal attempts this past season, a strong mark for any player, let alone a guard.
Weaknesses: The biggest question mark with Oladipo is his jumper. He made 18-of-74 threes in his first two seasons before nailing a respectable 30-of-68 (44.1 percent) as a junior. Was it a breakthrough or a fluke? He'll need a reliable jumper to play the 2-spot in the NBA.
What Scouts Say: "Love his makeup. Great worker. On defense, he plays like Tony Allen. He took very limited attempts to get that high [three-point] percentage. My question is, Has he had his big jump already of improvement? The fact that he's a top-five pick is an indictment of this draft."
Team Fit: Orlando is looking to pick up dependable assets at this point in their construction, and landed arguably the safest prospect in the draft with Oladipo. He might be a bit small to swing between both wing positions without fail, but Oladipo is assertive enough in coverage to harass opponents even when he gives up a few inches to his mark. He should compete defensively even as his knowledge of NBA spacing and coverage gets up to speed, which the Magic may well need if they decide to trade Arron Afflalo as has been reported. Plus, Oladipo should benefit from playing at the next level, in that he won't be required to create quite so much off the dribble.
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The course itself carries on that fun vibe, too. Winding through city streets and local parks, the 5K route is dotted with hydration stations that dole out hot chocolate. Holiday music, a giant Santa inflatable, and snow blowers help to set
Anytime Fitness, which boasts 1,689 clubs in North America, makes it easier for average folks to etch out time for exercise by doing one simple thing: staying open 24 hours a day for 365 days a year. As fitness seekers challenge themselves on cardio and Hammer Strength machines and hoist Iron Grip free weights in clean, well-stocked facilities, security monitoring ensures they're safe and producing enough sweat to meet official government standards. Members can also ramp up their exercise regimens with the help of Anytime Fitness's staff of personal trainers, who demonstrate moves and sling motivating tips. After workouts, guests can shower in the private restrooms or hop into one of the tanning booths available 24 hours a day.
Held at rugged landscapes throughout the country, HARD CHARGE's races drench participants in mud, water, and sweat as they test their own strength, agility, and stamina against a series of tough obstacles. From the kickoff of the first heat, individuals and co-ed teams launch off to storm 30 challenges, which include crossing swift steams with no bridge but a single rope, navigating forests of hanging tires, scaling towers of hay bales and sand, and clambering over vertical cargo nets.
Competitors are separated into two levels, Charge for Fun and Charge for Glory. In the former level, racers navigate the course at their own pace, while the latter chargers athletes to go all-out for a chance to appear in HARD CHARGE's upcoming televised series. In these heats, marshals watch over each obstacle, ensuring competitors successfully complete it without the help of guardian angels. However they complete the test, all participants gather to celebrate their personal achievement at a post-race party featuring music, food, and complimentary beer.
When woodcarver Kim Bredeson crafted a mantel for an employee of the Robert Mondavi Winery, he received a bottle of Opus One as thanks. For Kim and his wife, Tami, the bottle uncorked a five-year fascination with wine that culminated in the Bredeson's purchase of Carlos Creek Winery. On grounds surrounded by five lakes—Ida, L'Homme Dieux, Miltona, Darling and Carlos—the Bredeson's plant unorthodox grape varieties such as King of the North and Petite Pearl, all of which can withstand temperatures 30 degrees and below. Those grapes eventually yield Carlos Creek Winery's award-winning wines, including the riesling-like Wobegon White and the pinot noir-inspired Marquette, a triple gold medal winner at the sixth annual Mid-American Wine Competition.
As Kim leads tours of the vineyards and complementary tours through Carlos Creek Winery's indoor production area and wine cellar, the staff distributes samples and souvenir tasting glasses in the tasting room. Guests can tap their toes to year-round live music every weekend or explore the winery's expansive grounds, which include bike trails, a 3.5-acre maze, and a giant garden chess set, ideal for convincing Bobby Fischer he's shrinking. Every third weekend of September, Kim and Tami amp up the festivities with their Grape Stomp and Fall Festival, where visitors can stomp grapes, admire blown glass and chainsaw carvings, and laugh along to live comedy shows.
Tucked away in a grove of towering red and white pine trees, the Character Challenge Course pits teams of patrons against a series of obstacles, fostering confidence, teamwork, and communication skills. A collection of low-ropes activities challenges teams with trust falls, games, and role-playing exercises while remaining a short distance from the ground. High-ropes challenges, meanwhile, soar to heights of up to 35 feet, and include cloud-scraping ladders, wobbly bridges, and the Leap of Faith, in which patrons must scale a 25-foot pole and then leap to a trapeze bar five feet away before lowering themselves earthward. To further facilitate team unity, groups gather after completing each obstacle to discuss how the course's mental and physical trials can be applied to daily struggles in cooperating with others at work or while opening a pickle jar.
Boasting a Gold Standard certification from the American Sailing Association, Northern Breezes Sailing School welcomes tender-footed sailors aboard a fleet of U.S. Coast Guard–inspected boats for safe, exciting lessons. With a host of courses for beginners, intermediates, and advanced dread pirates, Northern Breezes acclimates students of all levels with both the practical and nuanced aspects of the art of wind harnessing.
Helmed by ASA instructor-evaluator Captain Thom Burns, the school has awarded more than 5,000 ASA certifications since its inception. Northern Breezes also offers camps for adventurous whippersnappers as well as boat charters and onshore courses on how to read the wind rippling across the water.


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By Stephanie Lulay firstname.lastname@example.com January 7, 2013 5:02PM
Updated: February 9, 2013 6:21AM
AURORA — No charges have been filed as police continue to investigate a shooting that left three men injured in Aurora over the weekend.
The three victims — Peoria residents ages 19, 21 and 59 — were wounded at about 4:10 p.m. Saturday at an apartment complex in the 2600 block of Village Green Drive on the city's far East Side, according to Aurora Police spokesman Dan Ferrelli.
The 19-year-old suffered a graze wound to his head; the 21-year-old suffered a graze wound to his thigh; and the 59-year-old was shot in the torso and back.
The 59-year-old was seriously wounded and is hospitalized, but is expected to survive. The younger men were treated and released, Ferrelli said.
The 21-year-old victim apparently has a child with an 18-year-old woman who now lives in Chicago, Ferrelli said. The two, who formerly lived at the Aurora apartment complex, agreed to meet there so the man could give the 11-month-old boy to the mother. The other two victims accompanied the man to the location, according to police.
Shortly after handing the child to the mother, the woman and father argued, and the father and the two other men got in their minivan and started to drive off. As they were leaving the parking lot, a man who was with the mother fired several shots at the minivan, Ferrelli said.
The minivan left the scene with the 59-year-old man driving, and ended up hitting a parked vehicle at Village Green Drive and Shelly Lane, police said.
The mother of the child, the baby and the man who apparently fired the shots left the scene in a gold Chevy Malibu.
No charges were filed and no arrests were made as of late Monday. The investigation is ongoing and police are pursuing several leads, Ferrelli said.


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Open 364 days a year, Kart Ranch entertains Baton Rouge– and New Orleans–area families with a variety of outdoor games and activities. Engage in family-friendly adrenaline pumping by zipping around the tire-laden go-kart track, or test the buoyancy of your brood by squirting each other to splashy submission on the outdoor bumper boats. Batting cages are smartly covered to allow players to practice pitches through rain, shine, and plagues of squirrels, while the adventure golf course sports soothing waterfalls and fountains as players go head-to-head for par-gaining rights. Activity tickets can also be used toward kiddie karts, water wars, and playground admission, while game tokens can be used toward arcade and skill games, which in turn reward tickets that can be exchanged for prizes such as toys, candy, or self-propelled laser doomsday howitzers.
Love Swimming's team of talented teachers turns landlubbers into merpersons with their 30-minute swimming lessons for students of all ages and skill levels. In Water Babies classes, designed for children between 6 months and 3 years of age, parents dive in along with their children to help them develop motor skills, confidence, and nascent sitcom plots. Beginners can sign up for the level 1 and 2 classes, which impart water-safety basics such as floating and introductory swim strokes, and experienced water treaders can opt for level 3 and 4 sessions, which introduce the butterfly, back, breast, and freestyle strokes. During the even more advanced Stroke School class, Love Swimming's water whisperers bridge the gap between casual and competitive swimming with drill-based instruction. All classes are held in one of the facilities' warm and inviting saltwater pools, and feature an intimate five-to-two student-teacher ratio, ensuring everyone gets plenty of advice, personal instruction, and turns to host underwater tea parties.
The hands-on, participatory Children's Museum of Acadiana entertains children aged 2 to 12 while boosting their understanding of art, human development, and cultural awareness. The Bubble Factory exhibit engulfs children in a life-sized bubble while they concoct massive bubbles of their own. Stuffee teaches future surgeons the proper placement and usage of internal organs without the use of tiny tweezers and an electric buzzer. Children stage their own TV newscast at the Le TV des Enfants exhibit, where they learn the ins and outs of being a camera operator, meteorologist, or a newscaster.
Designed by renowned course architect Joe Lee, Squirrel Run Golf Club's 27-hole course incorporates clusters of scenic trees, babbling waterways, immaculate fairways, and smooth, Champions grass greens. Players can fine-tune their swings before hitting the links with a regimen of 10 one-hour clinics, where one of Squirrel Run Golf Club's PGA-certified aces demystifies the golf swing for small classes with their profound knowledge of golf mechanics and subtle use of hypnotic putter pendulums. Each of Squirrel Run's three nine-hole courses feature harrowing water hazards on most holes that place a high premium on confident shots and deft club selection. Players loop any 18-hole combination of the 27-hole labyrinth, playing to a maximum length of 6,782 yards when combining the Steeple and Woods course. With five tee options, the treacherous monolith graciously caters to players of all abilities and golfers who insist on playing with bocce balls.
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A minor earthquake – Maine's first of 2013 – was reported at 1:19 p.m. on Monday in the area of Boothbay and Edgecomb in Lincoln County.
Robert Marvinney, director of the Maine Geological Survey, said the 2.5-magnitude quake was enough for nearby residents to feel a rumble or jolt but not enough to cause any damage.
Matt Guggenheim, who lives on Barters Island in Boothbay, said he was working from home when he heard what felt like an explosion, or rather two explosions, in the distance.
"I looked out the window and saw all these birds take off," he said.
Maine typically experiences a handful of small earthquakes each year, Marvinney said. In 2012, there were seven earthquakes felt throughout parts of Maine, the largest a 4.5-magnitude temblor near Saco in October that was felt through much of southern Maine and even down into Massachusetts.
Guggenheim said he was in Biddeford during that large earthquake but said Monday's felt stronger.
"I wouldn't be surprised if the epicenter was underneath my house," he said.