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Riding miles to celebrate grandpa's special day
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Short Story by: awaneesh1strivingbard
When my friend celebrated his birthday, I still remember I messaged him at 12 A.M. by keeping my eyes ajar using clips! So that I don't fall asleep .We never miss any opportunity to show our dear friends that they have a lot of importance in our life. I also remember buying a Rs.1000+ gift for him just to show that 'I'll give you whatever you like no money matters for me'. When I gave it to him he said thanks to me and smiled .Our firm bond of amity was strengthened even more but 'Did I do any such thing for my grandparents?'
"Well, there's no need of doing anything for them now, because grandparents will always be 'grand' who have procured fame for forgetting small things, in the modern era."
This is what we think about them being a youth but it isn't so …
Grandparents remember every special event of their and our life, and when asked about it they can give you an accurate account of what happened with second to second detailed information. You won't believe me but I can uphold this fact and prove it to you by dint of my own story.
Before 20 years when I was an innocent and cute child, my birthday was celebrated with great enthusiasm and to search my parents I had to stand on the table, such was the crowd. When I cut the cake, the knife was held by four other people as if I was going to stab it into someone's stomach, if set free. While my birthday was being celebrated, my grandfather was smiling and clapping, looking at me .Though I preferred to look down at the cake. When the party was proclaimed to have concluded and everyone went home, I was unwrapping my gifts keenly with my grandfather sitting beside me and giving the same expressions that I gave.
That time I asked him "Grandpa, when do you celebrate your birthday? Whenever it may be we will have a bigger party as you are my 'grand' pa".
"Dear son, your great grandpa didn't remember the day when I was born therefore no birthday party for me" he smiled and said.
"But that's not fair!" I exclaimed as if protesting against something very uninviting for me.
"How are you going to get the presents if you wouldn't celebrate your birthday?"I took everything very seriously though he just smiled at whatever I said.
After thinking over the matter for some time I finally came to a necessitated conclusion and started again "Ok! 1st may is my birthday and you are my 'grandpa' so your birth date should be greater than mine. It should be….5th may."
Everyone was listening to whatever I said and to please me it was decided that his birthday will be celebrated my grandfather celebrated his birthday on 5th may. The only gift he got was a 5 page birthday card which was handmade and no doubt it was made by me.
That day, for the first time i saw tears in the eyes of my blissful grandfather and the reason he gave was that he was celebrating the first birthday of his life and felt special but not a single word got into my mind and i said "oh! So you got only one gift that's why you are crying .no problem gramps, you'll get more gifts next year .keep hope alive".
For the next two years we celebrated his birthday and now he also waited fervently for his birthday though not for the cake but for my birthday card.
After some years no one was free to gratify me so, the only birthday celebrated in May was my birthday. Gradually even i forgot about his birthday as for many years he lived at his home and not with us. After a long time, when i was all set to became 16.he came to visit us on my birthday and had planned to stay with us for a week .like the early kindergarten days , i was not interested in talking to that old man though i didn't know that he was.
Whenever he wished to talk to me i would get busier in my work and he would step back so that i shouldn't get disturbed.
I celebrated my birthday happily with my friends but this time i was in the club and he was at home. I came back started unwrapping my gifts and this time he wasn't sitting next to me as i didn't want him to be there and comment on my friend's gifts. The core problem was he thought that i was still a child and he was right at his place but i was grown up for me.
After a few days the date on the calendar was 5th may .by now each and every one of us had absolutely forgot about that day's importance and it was just like the other week days. Grandpa used to go church at night but that day he woke up early. Dressed up nicely, as if going to a wedding and then ran to the church at tortoise speed. We thought that he had opted a new habit but when he came back, he brought a big pack of sweets and distributed it among us.
There were two things in my mind at that moment. First 'diabetics don't eat sweet. So why did he bring them' and second 'is there something special today'. The first one seemed to be a childish one but the second one forced my mind to think and think that why did an 80 years old man bring sweets from the shop that are miles away and that too in the morning hours, unfortunately i couldn't get the answer so i had to ask him the reason to put a halt on my curiosity.
I enquired "grandpa is there something special today?" He exclaimed "don't you remember, it's 5th may today". The most special day of my life!
All of us starred at him lethargically and i became even more perplexed. We felt annoyed because that man was wasting our valuable time .therefore to end up this affair i asked him straightforwardly "ok, so now would you please tell me why this 5th may is special for you?"
From the morning itself he was smiling like a flower and while replying to me his face became even graceful and like a 4 year old boy he said "it's …… my birthday"
His reply was followed by a long silence. My father thought, we need to take him to the hospital. My sister thought 'poor grandpa is losing his nerves' and my mother thought 'is it a time to eat sweets and joke?' but what came to my mind was entirely different.
Within a second the conversation with him while unwrapping my gifts were recollected in my mind and i was not knowing what's next. Firstly i thought to laugh at him as he took that thing of no great concern so gravely but when i looked into his eyes i thought to cry at the fact that he still remembered that childish talk and made it a part of his life.
I chose to do the later one and burst into tears as i hugged him. By now he had read my mind and to value my emotions he accompanied me in crying.
It appeared to be a scene of an Indian film of 80's though everything was true. I was still surprised and kept asking him "you remember it?" And he said the same thing again and again quite indifferently "yes, i do!"
That day the grandfather and grandson's relation reached the abyss of emotions and i began caring for him as he cared for my words. I didn't find him boring and old anymore and he was like a close friend of mine. I shared my problems with him and he took immense interest in solving them.
You rarely find a sixteen years old boy talking to his eighty years old grandfather in such an informal way and both showing keen interest in each other's thoughts. One day he told me that "when i talk to you, i feel my life has some worth and somebody in this world is still eager to support me". I knew that his every word was coming straight from his heart and were not to butter anyone.
To my great disappointment a week has merely 7 days.
He was ready with his luggage and was waiting for the train at the station which was scheduled to arrive at dawn, when i prefer to sleep but that day i didn't sleep. I stood on the platform with him until the train arrived .it seemed to be our last meeting as we talked about every subject as fast as we could so that none of them should be left out.
Though we promised to meet again shortly, it never happened.
Its four years since he passed away and today is 5th of may. I stood in front of his sepulcher which read 'r.i.p. Mr.kel branson.5th may 18xx – 27th august'1910.i had a card in my hand. I placed it gently over the sepulcher and after keeping it without uttering a single word i came back home. As, my thought went riding a hundred miles to the door of heaven to wish my grandpa, happy birthday.
I know my grandpa listened to me as a gentle breeze opened the card and the rising sun said 'thanks' to me for making him feel special once again on his special day.
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I liked this very much; family is THE most important thing in our lives!
very emotional. by now i'm used to reading stories written by writers who use english as their second language. i know you're doing the best that you can, and yes, i could pick at the mistakes that i find, but i won't. all i'll suggest is to read in english every possible chance that you can. when you eat, think, and breath the language, you'll be able write in it more smoothly. until then all you can do is your best. the story was wonderful. okay?
Judging by the comments of others, Enlgish is not your second language? I can barely write well in my own language at times, so well done, haha. This was a heartfelt story, I like the message it holds. Was this based on true events in your life, or is it fiction?
This is really one very simple and very touching story. This tale shows true feelings and in my book, that's what counts. To do that, you can't learn. Writing properly in one language, anybody can. So Awaneesh, in two years, you will write in english as good as anyone and what you will have in addition is something to say.
I can not add to the previous writers. You have captured the emotion and made it last. Well done.
This made me teary eyed. It was a beautiful story. From beginning to end. :)
this was such a touching story .... loved it ...
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Raymond "Versace" Walker, 34, died Feb. 10, after a two-year battle with failing kidneys.
Walker was the youngest son of Sandra Lee Smith and the late Thomas Clyde Walker. He was a 1990 graduate of Wilmer-Hutchins High School and lived all of his life in Dallas.
He embraced life as the ultimate adventure. His friends and extended family in the black gay/lesbian community will remember his sense of humor, enthusiasm, passion and spirit. He loved to be center stage with a mike in his hand. He was a frequent performer at Club BoxOffice, Elm and Pearl, Club N V and the Brick.
If he wasn't performing as a box dancer, he might be involved in a drag show. If he wasn't in drag, he might be performing as a male entertainer. If he wasn't on stage, he was backstage, helping with costumes, makeup or hair. Performance art was the center of his life and he performed well.
Walker is survived by his mother, six sisters, five brothers and numerous nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held at noon Saturday Feb. 17, at Cornerstone Baptist Church, 2815 S. Ervay St. in Dallas.
Crystal "Cher" Swilley died Feb. 12th.
Swilley was born in Queen City, Texas where she attended high school. She moved to New Orleans at 16 and worked at the Silver Frolics on Bourbon Street as "one of the prettiest boys in the world." This lead to a centerfold spread in High Society magazine. Later, she moved to Kansas City and worked at the Jewel Box and then she moved to Houston for a brief period.
She had lived in Dallas for the last 23 years, working at several gentlemen's clubs in the city as a topless waitress and dancer. She later became self-employed as a antique dealer specializing in dolls.
Swilley had a passion for raising money for children with AIDS and would always perform at charity events to raise money for that cause. She was also passionate about being a mentor to young transsexuals.
She is survived by her partner, Albert Cortez, and her brother, Ed Rhey, and her idenitical twin brother, Gray Rhey, along with many nieces and nephews and hundreds of friends.
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The sad thing is, Chick-fil-A's sandwiches (and its chicken noodle soup and diet lemonade) are tasty, but talk about leaving a nasty taste in your mouth with this bigotry. (Change.org):
Bet Chick-fil-A wishes this month would end. Over the past few weeks, the restaurant chain's deep ties to the anti-gay movement have been exposed and uncovered by a number of activists, most notably Jeremy Hooper at Good As You. Whether it's Focus on the Family, the National Organization for Marriage, the Pennsylvania Family Institute, or Exodus International, Chick-fil-A ties run deep.
Of course, the President of Chick-fil-A wants gay people to share no hard feelings. The restaurant will gladly feed homosexuals gobs of chicken sandwiches, after all. But when it comes to marriage, Chick-fil-A believes strongly that same-sex couples just don't deserve equal rights.
As we wrote about a few weeks ago, Chick-fil-A's charitable arm, the WinShape Foundation, has been particularly active in the fight against marriage equality. They've hosted conferences with some of the leading opponents of gay marriage in this country. A higher up at WinShape has even praised the efforts of anti-gay activist David Blankenhorn for working against marriage equality, and for articulating a solid reason why American culture should reject same-sex couples.
Now comes some email correspondence that Good As You has shared on their blog, where the WinShape Foundation's Retreat Center — a center run by the charitable arm of Chick-fil-A — admits that they have a severe distaste for LGBT people.
The email correspondence goes a little something like this. Someone writes WinShape an easy question about whether their retreat center is open to LGBT people. WinShape's response:
"WinShape Retreat defines marriage from the Biblical standard as being between one man and one woman. Groups/Individuals are welcome who offer wholesome, educational conferences and programs that are compatible with Biblical values and WinShape's purpose," WinShape wrote back.
…"We do not accept homosexual couples because of the statement in our contract."
They sure like homos to contribute to the bottom line, but no marriage for you…


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Everybody has a birthday, but not everybody has a happy one.
The thought prompted two local moms to try and make as many Calgary-area kids feel truly celebrated on their special days.
Decade-long friends Crystal Gelsinger and Mandy Watts were inspired by an ad placed by a woman in the U.S. looking for cake mix donations to give to families who might not otherwise have cake for their children's birthdays.
The Calgary moms, who have five young kids between them, decided to take the idea a step further.
The pair launched The Happy Birthday Project in October with the intent of providing the basic supplies needed to throw a child's birthday party to families who would otherwise struggle to afford it.
"We know we're not going to change their lives but we hope we can give them a little bit of joy," said Gelsinger.
"It just breaks my heart because we all love our children the same but we just don't all have the same means to provide a birthday cake, a birthday party."
The Happy Birthday Project is currently in the process of securing its non-profit society status, said Gelsinger, adding she and Watts have so far provided nine party packs to families recommended through partner agencies or who have applied to them directly for help.
Party packs include decorations, cake mix, icing, sprinkles, plates, napkins, forks, cups, candles, party hats, loot bags, a blank card for parents or guardians to sign and a gift for the birthday kid.
Gelsinger said she and Watts will try to learn a little about the kids before they shop so they can choose a toy and decorations suited to the child's tastes and hobbies.
"It's consumed our free time, that's for sure, but it's a great outlet for our extra energy and it feels so great to help these families," said Gelsinger.
The pair raised enough money to get the project going by selling old baby items online.
They are now accepting donations or the time of interested volunteers, said Gelsinger, adding they will be holding monthly events to help organize and prepare supplies.
For more information visit thehappybirthdayproject.org
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I have an infection in the corner of my big toe nail for about 3 months. I tried preoxcide and antisceptic creams that has not helped. Sometimes there is a white puss and other times it is clear with a tint of yellow and it is sticky. I am on Enbrel and Prednisone for my rheumatoid arthritis so I know that it might take along time for me to heal. What kind of infection could this be and how can I red of it?
Your description of the corner of your toenail draining is of significant concern, given the fact that you are being treated with two immune-suppressing agents, Enbrel and Prednisone. You need to see your dermatologist or internist, or possibly your podiatrist if you have a very well trained one.
There are several issues that may be at work here. You may have an ingrown toenail or a spicule nail that was missed in the normal trimming process that needs to be removed at the present time. The purulent material should be cultured and specific antibiotic therapy instituted. Topical management, without medical supervision could be a problem, so I urge you to seek medical care to be certain that infection is controlled and foreign bodies removed at present.
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College of Medicine
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A sinus infection is a common medical condition that occurs when the nasal passages become inflamed, which can cause blockage and mucous buildup in the nose. It is a very common condition, with about 37 million Americans developing a sinus infection each year, according to the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. In most cases, a sinus infection is caused by the common cold. However, some people may develop a sinus infection as the result of a bacterial infection. In these cases, antibiotics, including Cipro, are typically prescribed.
How It Works
Cipro is a fluoroquinolone antibiotic that works by targeting the bacteria that cause an infection and killing them. It is most commonly used to treat people who have bladder or urinary tract infections, but it is also used to treat patients with severe sinus infections. It can also be used to treat people who have been exposed to anthrax.
How To Take It
Cipro is typically taken orally in pill form. It should be taken with a full glass of water, and patients should increase fluid consumption when taking Cipro. It is best to take the medication 2 hours after eating a meal. Like most antibiotic treatments, patients will likely start feeling better within a few days of starting to take Cipro. However, it's important to take all the prescribed medication to prevent the infection from coming back.
Non-Serious Side Effects
Most people taking Cipro for a sinus infection will not experience any side effects, but some people may notice diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, dizziness, headaches, stomach upset and loss of appetite. None of these is cause for concern, but because dizziness can result patients should use caution until they know how it will affect them.
Serious Side Effects
In rare cases, people taking Cipro may develop a serious side effect indicating a complication that may require medical treatment. Stop taking Cipro and inform your doctor if you notice jaundice, bloody or tarry stools, dark urine, a change in urine output, hallucinations, irregular heartbeat, burning, numbness, tingling, pain or weakness in the arms, legs, hands or feet, loss of consciousness, fainting, inability to move or bear weight on a joint or tendon area, seizures, fever, chills or an unusual cough, moderate to severe sunburn, pale stools, persistent sore throat, mood or mental changes, suicidal thoughts or actions; tremors; muscle pain or weakness, red, swollen, blistered or peeling skin, severe or persistent diarrhea, pain, soreness, redness, swelling, weakness or bruising of a tendon or joint area, unusual fatigue, vision changes, severe or persistent dizziness, stomach pain or cramps, suicidal thoughts or actions, unusual bruising or bleeding or vaginal yeast infections.
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At 1:09 PM -0400 5/17/07, Tom Barry wrote:
1080p displays are becoming the standard anyway. But in addition to hiding the raster there are also now some hidef DVD's (say King Kong) that can deliver 1080p/24 that may even justify that resolution for things other than hiding the raster.
It is already possible to deliver content at 1080@24P. We don't need to change a thing.
The debate is whether we need 1080@60 as an emission format.
Craig - you've had your DLP TV for awhile now. Have you moved your couch closer yet? ;-)
As of this morning the screen is 164 inches from the couch. The screen height is 24.5 inches, which means the viewing distance is 6.69 picture heights.
From time to time, I move the couch closer - to about 5 picture heights. But for some reason it keeps moving backwards. I suspect my wife.
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The cold war is over, but its secrets are about to infect the world. The phrase "Silence is deadly" never meant more. There exists a virus that means an agonizing death to its victims and the infected survivors are in for a special hell. This virus reshapes man into a monstrous new creature. Will it reshape the planet?
Dark Sector Zero is a sort of prequel book for the impending video game from D3, available for Play Station 3 and Xbox 360 January 22nd. Gritty pens and monochromatic colors punch up an air of desperation in the tale while it's dreamlike flow hammers home that this is a retelling of dark events. The style will probably turn off fans of your standard "men in tights" books, but the artistic bent will certainly grab the attention of indie fans. As far as "commercial" books for upcoming media releases, this is a strong outing and would do well with story development. In short, I'd love to see more!
The story is strong enough to be engaging with a hefty shot of intrigue, action, monster carnage and the inevitable governmental backstabbing. No doubt playing through the game will unravel much if this tale, so it's up to the comic creators to pick up that flaming demon skull and run with it. Here's the official word on it;
Created by Digital Extremes, Dark Sector is a new and original action-thriller video game. Enter the world of Hayden Tenno, a black ops agent sent on a mission into Lasria, an Eastern European city that hides a deadly secret. Attacked by an unknown enemy, he awakens infected but granted with inhuman abilities. Now, Hayden must learn to evolve, survive and become a hero.
Written by acclaimed creator David Wohl (Witchblade, Aphrodite IX) and illustrated by living legend Bill Sienkiewicz (Elektra: Assassin, Moon Knight), this special prequel provides an unseen look into the hit game.
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BALD HEAD ISLAND, NC (WECT) - The autopsy for a body found on Bald Head Island has determined that it is a black male but couldn't be positively identified, according to Southport Police Chief Jerry Dove.
The cause of death is still undetermined, but the autopsy revealed no bullet wounds or traumatic injuries.
The body was found Monday around 7 a.m. at the number seven beach access near the marina on Bald Head Island.
Investigators still believe there is a possibility that the body is that of Adam Muhammad.
Muhammad, 22, was last seen leaving work at the Yacht Basin Eatery in Southport Friday, February 14.
The determination made by the medical examiner was that the findings of the autopsy are consistent with the amount of time that Muhammad has been missing.
In order to positively ID the body, examiners are comparing teeth from the body with dental records from a local orthodontist who worked on Muhammad in 2005.
Adam's mother, Aleyah Muhammad said over the phone that she was weary of this news all along.
"I've been praying for the best and hoping Adam would come home but I'm prepared for the worst," said Muhammad. "At least if it does turn out to be him, I'll have closure."
Southport Police and the Brunswick County Sheriff's Office are investigating.
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Get an overview of this hotelHotel in Kentland with indoor pool and 24-hour business center
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Located in the heart of Kentland, this hotel is within 16 mi (25 km) of Hazelden Country Club, Benton County Country Club, and Benton County Courthouse. Fowler United Methodist Church and Iroquois County Old Courthouse Museum are also within 20 mi (32 km).
Hotel Features
An indoor pool, a 24-hour business center, and coffee/tea in a common area are available at this smoke-free hotel. Free WiFi in public areas and free self parking are also provided. Additionally, a meeting room and a 24-hour front desk are onsite.
Room Amenities
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Public areas are equipped with complimentary wireless Internet access. This hotel offers access to a 24-hour business center and a meeting room. This business-friendly hotel also offers an indoor pool and coffee/tea in a common area. Complimentary self parking is available on site.
Red Roof Inn Kentland is a smoke-free property.
- Smoke-free property
- 24-hour front desk
- Number of floors - 2
- Coffee/tea in common areas
- Total number of rooms - 53
- Free RV, bus, truck parking
- Free self parking
- Indoor pool
- Free WiFi
- One meeting room
- Year Built 1998
- 24-hour business center
- Number of buildings/towers - 1
Family Friendly Amenities
- Family Hotel
- Indoor pool
- Free Wi-Fi
- Refrigerator
- Microwave
- Cribs/infant beds (complimentary)
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Free self parking, Free RV, bus, truck parking
Room Amenities
- Air conditioning
- Phone
- Refrigerator
- Microwave
- Coffee/tea maker
- Free local calls
- Hair dryer
- Daily housekeeping
- Iron/ironing board
- Flat-panel TV
- Premium TV channels
- Private bathroom
- Free toiletries
- Shower/tub combination
- Free cribs/infant beds
- Connecting/adjoining rooms available
- Rollaway/extra beds (surcharge)
- Cable TV service
- Free WiFi
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Individually furnished
Nearby Things to Do
Recreational amenities at the hotel include an indoor pool.
If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please note them at check-out when you book your room.
- Accessible bathroom
- In-room accessibility
- Roll-in shower
Hotel Policies
Check-in time starts at 3 PM
Check-in time ends at 3 PM
Check-out time is 11 AM
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Children and extra beds
- Children are welcome.
- Kids stay free! Children 17 years old and younger stay free when using existing bedding.
- Rollaway/extra beds are available for USD 10 per night.
- Free cribs (infant beds)!
- Pets stay free
- 3 per room
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- A pet fee will be charged
- Rollaway bed fee: USD 10 per night
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Children 17 years old and younger stay free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding. The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation.


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"Touchdown confirmed," beamed NASA engineer Allen Chen. "We're safe on Mars."
Mission control engineers were ecstatic: one of the toughest missions in spacecraft history had just been accomplished, a feat that left no one unmoved.
After barrelling through space for more than eight months, the US Space Agency's 900-kilogram Curiosity rover completed its 566-million-kilometre journey to Mars a little after 3pm Melbourne time.
Dubbed the "seven minutes of terror", the landing sequence was little short of revolutionary. For one thing, the spacecraft containing the Curiosity rover had to decelerate very rapidly from more than 21,000 km/h at an altitude of 125 kilometres to a mere metre a second or so nearer the surface, using novel technology.
The craft steered itself through the Martian atmosphere using a series of breathtaking S-curve manoeuvres, more dramatic than those employed by space shuttle pilots.
During the last three minutes before touchdown, the descent was slowed with the aid of a huge supersonic parachute. Then retro-rockets, mounted around the rim of an upper stage, all fired in unison and on cue.
In the final nail-biting seconds, the upper stage acted as a sky-crane, using a tether to lower the upright rover to the brick-red surface.
The sky-crane, never before tried on a space mission, brought the lab, wheels down, to a soft landing at just after 3.30pm. Afterwards, the descent stage and sky-crane safely jettisoned away from the rover and crashed somewhere on the desiccated, desolate and boulder-strewn Martian terrain.
Massive jolts
The successful landing is a milestone in the history of spaceflight, says Guy Murphy, a director of the Mars Society Australia and author of Mars: A Survival Guide. Nothing as big as Curiosity has landed on Mars, he explains, so engineers had to devise a new way to do it.
The danger, Mr Murphy says, lay in the need for every stage to deploy correctly. "The rover had to survive massive jolts of deceleration and be protected against sources of incredible heat. It had to avoid hitting separated pieces of its own landing craft – and it had to be lowered safely onto flat ground, without being upturned by a large rock."
At the time of landing, Mars was more than 240 million kilometres from Earth, meaning radio signals took almost 14 minutes to arrive.
Track record
At least 39 attempts have been made to flyby, orbit or land on the fourth rock from the sun. The first mission in 1960, by the Soviet's Marsnik 1 craft, did not reach Earth orbit.
The next few attempts, also by Soviet craft, flopped as well. Only in 1964 did the Americans' Mariner 4 succeed in flying past and photographing the Red Planet.
Seven missions never reached Earth orbit. Three flybys succeeded as did seven orbits. Of some 15 noble attempts to land on Mars, only seven, including today's landing, achieved their mission goals.
No life-detection gear
Although scientists agree that today's historic landing was a huge feat, they remind that Curiosity has no life-detecting equipment on board.
Nonetheless, the rover's range of state-of-the-art devices – including drills, cameras and spectrometers for studying the chemical composition of rocks – can track down complex organic molecules that could be of biological origin, or perhaps deposited by meteorites. (Mars could harbour life that got there from Earth or elsewhere.)
"One of the questions that Curiosity will answer, I hope, is to find out how much water Mars contains and where is it hiding," says Monash University astrophysicist Andrew Prentice. "Some is trapped beneath a capping of carbon dioxide ice at the North Pole. But there should be much more inside the planet."
Dr Prentice is hoping that Curiosity can make up a full inventory of all of the possible water-bearing rocky minerals on Mars that will provide a clue as to how much may be lurking beneath the surface.
An important aspect of Curiosity's mission is the on-going search for the elusive evidence that life may once have developed on Mars, says Swinburne University astrophysicist Christopher Fluke. "The scientific instruments have been very carefully chosen to look for chemical signatures in rock samples linked to an organic – rather than geological – origin."
Although an unwelcoming place to Earthlings – its tenuous atmosphere is perishingly cold and contains no oxygen – Mars might once have harboured life of a kind.
In fact, life might still lurk in some protected and hospitable environments, such as those deep underground, says Mark Sims, a professor of astrobiology and space instrumentation at Britain's University of Leicester and former mission manager of the European Space Agency's ill-fated Beagle 2 mission. (Beagle 2 went missing while descending to the surface, possibly due to a fault with its parachute.)
Now that it has landed, Curiosity will tackle the question of life obliquely by trying to establish whether Mars has or once had potentially habitable environments. To do this, the rover will scour Gale Crater in which it now sits. The crater has a mountain with interesting geologies, including clays and sulphates that might once have been associated with water.
The mountain will also give scientists a chance to obtain cross-sections of Martian history over several billion years.
"The rover will do basic geology there – mineralogy, sedimentology, stratigraphy," says Malcolm Walter, director of the Australian Centre for Astrobiology and an authority on the search for life beyond Earth. "All of these provide contextual data relevant to the search for life, but also address planetary history."
Rover in profile
Launched by powerful Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral last November, the Mars Science Laboratory, called Curiosity for short, is the largest and most sophisticated planetary rover ever designed.
NASA's most recent roving explorers of Mars, the twin robots Opportunity and Spirit, are dwarfed by Curiosity, which is about twice as long (about three metres) and five times heavier.
Like its predecessors, Curiosity has a six-wheel drive and a rocker-bogie suspension system, without axles or springs, enabling it to roll over obstacles up to 65 centimetres high – more than its forebears could manage. The improved transport system will let Curiosity to roam up to 200 metres a day over arduous terrain.
High-resolution cameras, mounted on a central mast, will help scientists select exploration targets and driving routes.
But unlike Opportunity and Spirit, both of which ran on solar panels, Curiosity will be powered by the radioactive decay of plutonium-238, enabling it to rove for at least one Martian year, or about 687 Earth days, with a minimum range of about 20 kilometres.
By drilling up to 10 centimetres into rocks to sample unweathered material, Curiosity's instruments will be able to detect traces of organic chemicals – something its predecessor rovers were incapable of checking.
The rocks and soil collected will be processed and distributed to on-board test chambers inside analytical instruments. These will pinpoint chemical elements, and their isotopes, in rock and soil samples, says Professor Walter.
It will also help determine whether carbon dioxide, known to be locked in rocks and the polar icecaps, exists in the soil as well.
In coming days, the six-wheel rover is due to relay its first colour pictures to Earth. Following several weeks of system checks, Curiosity is likely to take its first drive and flex its state-of-the-art robotic arm. "The meaning of this mission has only just begun," Mr Murphy says.
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Miley Cyrus has something to say about Bong-Gate.
"For me it was a bad decision, because of my fans and because of what I stand for," Miley told the March issue of Marie Claire magazine regarding the video that surfaced online last year, showing the teen smoking the legal herb salvia.
The teen sensation, who recently wrapped up her Disney Channel series "Hannah Montana," admitted the move wasn't a good one.
"I'm not perfect … I made a mistake," she told the mag in excerpts of the new article, which were published on the mag's website. "I'm disappointed in myself for disappointing my fans."
When the magazine suggested plenty of 18-year olds in college are doing the same thing – smoking salvia, Miley said, "But they're not Miley Cyrus."
"They're not role models," she added.
The singer said she also has a new role model of her own – Demi Moore.
The two recently filmed "LOL," a remake of a French film which follows the story of a teen girl who ends up pursuing her boyfriend's best friend after the promiscuous beau dumps her. The mother's role is one equally unlucky in love — she's working on trying to move on following a divorce.
"It really felt like Demi was my mom a little bit because we had such great conversations, and I feel like it shows on-screen," Miley said of the project, which opens April 22. "I can't wait for 'LOL' to come out. It's what I'm most proud of."


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Don't miss out on a lower price on this hotel
Get an overview of this hotelFamily-friendly Koh Samui resort in Bo Put with restaurant
Popular property highlights
This family-friendly Koh Samui resort is located in a shopping district, within 2 mi (3 km) of Samui Crocodile Farm, Samui Football Golf, and Central Festival Samui. Big Buddha Statue and Phetch Buncha Thai Boxing Stadium are also within 3 mi (5 km).
Resort Features
This resort features a restaurant, an outdoor pool, and a bar/lounge. WiFi in public areas is free. Other amenities include a poolside bar, a coffee shop/café, and coffee/tea in a common area.
Room Amenities
All 19 individually furnished rooms feature free WiFi and Select Comfort beds. Flat-screen TVs with cable channels and DVD players provide a bit of entertainment, and guests will also appreciate thoughtful touches like bathrobes and slippers.
Guest Highlights
- Quiet location
- Pool
- Helpful staff
Chaweng Bay View Resort
Hotel Amenities
Hotel Amenities
Chaweng Bay View Resort features an outdoor pool and a children's pool. Dining options at the resort include a restaurant and a coffee shop/café. Guests can unwind with a drink at one of the resort's bars, which include a poolside bar and a bar/lounge. Public areas are equipped with complimentary wireless Internet access.
This family-friendly resort also offers a terrace, tour/ticket assistance, and barbecue grills. For a surcharge, the property provides a roundtrip airport shuttle during limited hours and an area shuttle.
- Barbecue grill(s)
- Concierge services
- Airport transportation (surcharge)
- Pool umbrellas
- Total number of rooms - 19
- Laundry facilities
- Multilingual staff
- Garden
- Terrace
- Picnic area
- Luggage storage
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Pool sun loungers
- Area shuttle (surcharge)
- Bar/lounge
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Coffee/tea in common areas
- Coffee shop or café
- Wedding services
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Ferry terminal shuttle (surcharge)
- Shopping center shuttle (surcharge)
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Free WiFi
- Limo or Town Car service available
- Poolside bar
- Porter/bellhop
- Restaurant
- Year Built 2005
- Children's pool
- Outdoor pool
Family Friendly Amenities
- Family Hotel
- Outdoor pool
- Children's pool
- Free Wi-Fi
- Rollaway/extra beds available
- Laundry facilities
- Refrigerator
- DVD player
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Room Amenities
- Phone
- Minibar
- DVD player
- Private bathroom
- Bathrobes
- Bathtub or shower
- Premium bedding
- Balcony
- Air conditioning
- Refrigerator
- Coffee/tea maker
- Free bottled water
- Daily housekeeping
- Free toiletries
- Hair dryer
- In-room massage available
- Slippers
- Sleep Number by Select Comfort mattress
- Iron/ironing board (on request)
- In-room safe
- Desk
- Rollaway/extra beds available
- Cribs/infant beds available
- Cable TV service
- Flat-panel TV
- Free WiFi
- Room service (limited hours)
- Individually furnished
Where to Eat
Cooked-to-order breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 6 AM and 10 AM.
Yupa Restaurant - This poolside restaurant serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner. A children's menu is available. Reservations are required.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.
Nearby Things to Do
An outdoor pool and a children's pool are on site.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
- Golfing nearby
- Snorkeling nearby
- Scuba diving nearby
- Segway rental/tour on site
- Ecotours nearby
- Golf lessons available nearby
- Scooter/moped rentals on site
Spa Services
- Massages
If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please note them at check-out when you book your room.
- Accessible bathroom
- In-room accessibility
Hotel Policies
Check-in time ends at 10 PM
Check-in time starts at 2 PM
Minimum check-in age is 18
Special check-in instructions:
Check-out time is 11:30 AM
Payment types
Children and extra beds
- Children are welcome.
- Kids stay free! Children 4 years old and younger stay free when using existing bedding.
- Rollaway/extra beds are available.
- Cribs (infant beds) are available.
- Pets not allowed
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy.
- The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation.
- New Year's Eve gala dinner fee
- Christmas Eve gala dinner fee
- Resort fee
Optional extras
- Fee for cooked-to-order breakfast: THB 300 for adults and THB 250 for children (approximately)
- Airport shuttle fee: THB 200 per vehicle (one way)
- Airport shuttle fee per child: THB 100
Hotel Name
- Chaweng Bay View
- Chaweng Bay View Resort
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This property offers transfers from the ferry terminal and airport (surcharges may apply). Guests must contact the property with arrival details before travel, using the contact information on the booking confirmation. Reservations are required for massage services. Reservations can be made by contacting the resort prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation. A resort fee is included in the total price displayed. A fee for a mandatory Christmas Eve gala dinner is included in the total price displayed for stays on 24 December. A fee for a mandatory New Year's Eve gala dinner is included in the total price displayed for stays on 31 December. Children 4 years old and younger stay free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding.


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An Abington Friends School senior gets selected as a semifinalist for the United States Presidential Scholars Program; several others land board seats on arts, business, law and social service groups.
Josh Shapiro, chairman of the board of Montgomery County Commissioners and a former Pennsylvania state representative, has been voted vice chairman of the board of directors of the Pennsylvania Convention Center Authority.
Marcia S. Littell is serving as vice president of the 44th annual Scholars' Conference on the Holocaust and the Churches on March 8 in Los Angeles. Featuring more than 70 presenters, the conference has a theme of "Remembering for the Future: Armenia, Auschwitz and Beyond." Among many other credits, Littell is professor and founder of the M.A. program in Holocaust and Genocide Studies at the Richard Stockton College of New Jersey.
Rachel Adler, a senior at Abington Friends School, has been chosen a semifinalist for the United States Presidential Scholars Program, a highly selective program feting some of the country's high school seniors who excel in academics. The selection, based on either SAT or ACT scores, is by invitation only.
George Blank of New Hope, Pa., has been named to the board of Friends of Yemin Orde Youth Village, which does fundraising for the village as well as its educational initiatives in Israel. The village, located outside of Haifa, provides emotional support and sustenance for Israeli youth in need. To honor his golden wedding anniversary with his wife, Harriet, Blank funded the rebuilding of the village's wildfire-damaged Golda Meir Children's Home.
Music entrepreneur Larry Magid and longtime Philadelphia Museum of Art activist Marsha Rothman have been added to the board of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
Jeffrey Dashevsky of the law firm of Dashevsky, Horwitz, Kuhn & Novello, P.C, has been named to the board of governors of the Philadelphia Bar Association.
Attorney Andrew Laver of Duane Morris LLP has been chosen as board president of the area chapter of the Legal Marketing Association.
Composer Michael Bihovsky's One Grain More, a send-up of Les Miserables' One Day More — here focusing on food allergies — has been chosen by the 2014 Faux Film Festival in Portland, Ore., for its parody music video section. Bihovsky is orignally from Wynnewood and is a graduate of Akiba Hebrew Academy, now known as the Jack M. Barrack Hebrew Academy.
Founder of JustLaws, described as a government relations and community empowerment law firm, Steve Masters has been voted a board member of the Sustainable Business Network of Greater Philadelphia.
Dick Goldberg, director of Philadelphia Coming of Age as well as the national organization, which matches boomers age 50+ with agencies in need of volunteers, was one of the speakers at the recent seventh annual International Conference on Positive Aging in Sarasota, Fla. Goldberg's background includes projects as a playwright and TV and film writer.


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Crime Stoppers July 28: Most Wanted
From Jefferson County Sheriff Mike Hale:
"I'm Jefferson County Sheriff Mike Hale.
What we need to know is where do these suspects hang out? Where do they work? Where can we find them in order to hold them accountable?
If you can point us in the right direction on any of these suspects, Crime Stoppers needs your call.
The first suspect is 32-year-old Keandra Patrice English. She's wanted for 2 Counts of Fraudulent Use of a Credit Card and Failure to Appear on Theft of Property 2nd Degree. Her last-known address is on the 1000 block of Manor Drive in Bessemer.
The second suspect is 23-year-old Cortney Inman. She's wanted for Escape 1st Degree. Her last-known address is on the 7900 block of 2nd Ave. South in Birmingham.
The third suspect is 25-year-old Brandon Darnell Hines. He's wanted for Two counts of Distribution of Controlled Substances. His last-known address is on the 2800 block of Georgetown Drive in Hoover.
If you've seen them, call Crime Stoppers now at area code 205-254-7777. And remember: It could mean justice for them and a cash reward for you.
With Crime Stoppers Most Wanted, I'm Sheriff Mike Hale."
You can reach Crime Stoppers anytime at (205) 254-7777.
Also, you can text 7777, along with your tip, to the word "CRIMES." Or if you prefer to send an encrypted tip online, go to www.crimestoppersmetroal.com click on the "submit an online tip" link.
No matter which method you choose, you will remain anonymous. Each tipster receives a private code number. If an arrest is made based on an individual's tip, the tipster can use the code number to claim a cash reward.
Crime Stoppers cannot call tipsters to testify in court.
Crime Stoppers of Metro Alabama is a partnership between local law enforcement, the Birmingham Business Alliance and ABC 33/40. Together, our goal is to make our community a safer place to live and work.


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As a political and social moderate, I tend to vote conservatively in most national elections, yet more liberally in local ones. Perhaps this is because I believe in the rights of the states and localities to attempt to solve their own issues. I also believe, however, that the national government should strive for fairness and equality in the sharing of resources.
A few decades ago, while in medical school, I had the opportunity to complete a two-month community medicine rotation to study the Canadian health care system. Working and learning in Ontario, I discussed the system at length with doctors, nurses, social workers, members of Parliament and other politicians. I came away with a much better understanding not only of the similarities but also the distinct differences between our health care system and Canada's. Patients aren't much different, regardless of which side of the border they live on. They all have both health care needs and health care demands, and the distinction between them depends on each individual's perception. For instance, what the physician may perceive as a demand, the patient may regard as a need. Alternatively, what the physician considers to be a need, the patient doesn't demand. This creates a considerable disconnect.
After studying this need and demand conflict, and considering it over the past three decades of practice, I have come to realize that there are three main points that should be emphasized in any health care reform. These three points involve what I believe both providers and patients regard as needs, and I agree.
1. Insurers, providers, and/or governments should not be allowed to use pre-existing conditions in any way as including or excluding factors when deciding whether to allow or disallow any given medical care service. Excluding pre-existing conditions as a factor ensures that patients, employers and even insurers will realize they must take what comes. Patients should not be tied to any particular insurer, afraid to move or change jobs solely because of benefits. This would free up many patients, allowing them to pursue other positions, thereby enriching their own lives and even society as a whole.
2. Any fee paid to a hospital, clinic, physician or other health care provider should be the same for the same condition. It has never made sense to me why a coded condition can generate a higher fee in the same locality just because of a difference in site or circumstance. I understand this could create some major complaints, but if the fees were leveled, whether a physician fee or a facility fee, patient care could improve immensely. The ramifications are far reaching but much needed.
3. One of the biggest concerns I have for any patient is the financial devastation that can occur with an illness or injury. We talk about the inability to pay health care providers, but the real fact is modern medicine is so expensive that almost no one can afford it. I recommend, therefore, that our state and federal governments determine a way to provide or purchase major medical insurance coverage for all members of this country. The dollar amount of coverage should be something such as anything above $10,000, $15,000, $20,000, etc. This would ensure that no one could be devastated financially because of a major medical issue. These thresholds are certainly not trivial amounts, but I have seen patients with hundreds of thousands of dollars in medical fees they will never be able to adequately repay.
Once these three points are addressed, we then should spend some time addressing what to do about first contacts. Who should pay for physicals, for preventive medicine? Who should pay for secondary prevention? Minor procedures? All of these issues are complex, and it may take quite awhile to address them appropriately, but they do need to be addressed.
Finally, as the population ages and the baby boomers enter their later years, the concept of long-term care needs to be revisited. Instead of skilled care in a nursing home, the best solution might be a hospicelike long-term-care service, in which care may be provided in homes for patients who would like to continue to live at home. But that is another issue for later discussion.
David Parrish is the director of the Bayfront Family Medicine Residency and Sports Medicine Fellowship/Family Health Center in St. Petersburg.


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Welcome — I hope we will connect through words and books!
I moved to Summit County, Colo. in 2004 where I now work and play and love life in these beautiful mountains at 10,000 ft. I love to do yoga, walk, hike, read, and just breathe in this amazing air. Since I started this blog, I'm now a mom — hence my multi-year hiatus from blogging — and loving the equal parts joy and challenge that motherhood brings.
A dear friend once asked me what I'd do if money weren't an issue or if I could choose any career or life work. Exactly what I'm doing right now. I absolutely love the mix of my work — freelance PR (tech and book PR), and writing for high-tech start-up companies — and how it fits in with everything else that's important to me.
I read nonstop and always have at least one book going… not to mention the piles of children's books that now grace every room in our the house. My passion is books and I love sharing words, adventures and stories from books, and beyond… so here's to mingling with words, and mingling with you!


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NICOLE'S CLOSET! 4 Oct 2012
Last week, Nicole told us about some of the things she typically packs when she jaunts overseas for BHLDN, Anthropologie's bridal and special occasion brand. This week, she tells us about a typical day of work while at London Fashion week.
8:30am- Quick breakfast/email catch up session in our hotel garden--Number Sixteen in South Kensington
10:00am- Trip to the Victoria & Albert museum, tour the British Ballgowns exhibit, as well as the amazing fashion archives.
12:00pm- Competitive store shopping around London, reviewing trends across all classes. Hot spots: Selfridges, Liberty, Dover Street Market.
2:30pm- Late lunch at Daylesford Organics in Notting Hill
4:00pm- Vintage shopping in Portobello Market…snag assorted china
7:00pm- Rush in to find our seats @ the Issa runway show. No Pippa or Kate sightings, sadly!
9pm- Cozy dinner at a quiet Italian restaurant, giving our feet a rest, and reviewing tomorrow's busy appointment schedule (with a little complimentary champagne from the maitre'd :) Then off to bed!!


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NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Alcatel-Lucent (ALU) was gaining 1.1% to $3.62 Wednesday after announcing that Finnish wireless carrier and ISP Elisa will upgrade its network with the company's wireless network equipment.
The company's said they will deploy the "industry's most advanced end-to-end IP/MPLS network solution" as part of the network upgrade. The upgrade will help improve both in-home Internet connections and wireless connectivity.
As part of the network upgrade Elisa will deploy Alcatel-Lucents' 7950 eXtensible Routing System core router, 7750 Service Router, 7210 Service Access Switch famil for aggregation, and 5620 Service Aware Manager. Alcatel-Lucent will also supply installation and commissioning, lifecycle program management, operations support and consulting, and will manage the migration of network elements and services through its Migrations Operations Centre.
"Under The Shift Plan, Alcatel-Lucent's repositioning as a specialist in IP, cloud and ultra-broadband access technologies is enabling the company to support operators like Elisa in addressing their operational challenges," Luis Martinez Amago, president Europe, Middle East and Africa of Alcatel-Lucent said in a press release. "We are providing Elisa with a highly scalable and agile IP/MPLS network architecture. Second, we are empowering Elisa with the safest and strongest migration capability through our Migrations Operations Centre."
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THE ART MARKET; Making The Best Of Lean Times At the Auctions
By CAROL VOGEL
Published: April 30, 1993
IF the boom of the late 1980's had never happened, then the offerings wouldn't seem so slim at Sotheby's and Christie's, whose important spring sales of Impressionist, modern and contemporary art begin next week in Manhattan. But those heady days when catalogues were as thick as telephone books and estimates hit the double-digit millions weren't so long ago. They still haunt the art world. By comparison, the more than $225 million worth of paintings, drawings and sculpture by artists like Monet and Matisse, Warhol and Lichtenstein that are on public view this weekend and go up for sale beginning on Monday night at Sotheby's, seem modest, to say the least.
"It's quite clear both of us have had to struggle to get pictures," said Christopher Burge, the president of Christie's in New York. It is also clear that as the art market struggles out of a two-year slump, collectors who don't have to sell would prefer to hold off until prices go up.
Death, divorce and debt -- the three major reasons artworks are sold at auction -- are what keep the market going. But this season, estate property has been especially thin, and both Sotheby's and Christie's have had to work overtime to persuade people to sell now. Aside from a smattering of distress-sale works being unloaded by collectors in need of cash or banks settling bankruptcy cases (fewer instances than usual in the last two seasons), most of the biggest-ticket items offered this spring come not from Americans, but from European collectors, who are clearly betting that New York, not London or Paris, is where the money is.
Just how willing collectors and dealers are to spend money is anybody's guess. While gallery owners report that business has picked up in recent months, Sotheby's and Christie's have purposely placed conservative estimates on their offerings. Prices have fallen 30 to 50 percent from 1989-90, and the auction houses hope these lowered estimates will encourage buyers and jump-start the market.
Blockbuster works -- those expected to bring well over $1 million -- are scarce this season. By far the most impressive auction in the next two weeks is Sotheby's sale of Impressionist and modern paintings, drawings and sculpture on May 11. It features three major works, with estimates ranging from $5 million to $15 million.
Matisse's "Fatma, the Mulatto," from 1912, one of the artist's great Moroccan figure paintings, is a brilliantly colored work nearly five feet tall. It is being sold by heirs of Josef Muller, a celebrated collector from Solothurn, Switzerland. Unlike "Asia" or "Harmony in Yellow," the two major Matisses sold in November in New York, for $11 million and $14.5 million, respectively, "Fatma" is more a connoisseur's painting than one that will be instantly appealing on the walls of a Fifth Avenue living room.
"It's not a pretty chocolate-box picture," said David Nash, the director of Sotheby's Impressionist and modern art department. "It's as serious as a big Cubist picture, one that will appeal to people with a sense of art history." While Sotheby's catalogue says the work's estimate is available on request, Mr. Nash said he hoped the painting would fetch more than $10 million.
Another masterpiece in Sotheby's sale is Cezanne's "Still Life With Apples," from 1890-94. It is one of Cezanne's splendid still lifes, described by Mr. Nash as "almost the first Surrealist painting." It was part of the renowned Jakob Goldschmidt collection and was sold in 1958 at Sotheby's to the Embiricos shipping family, who are selling the painting this spring. As in the case of the Matisse, Sotheby's has shied away from putting an exact estimate on the Cezanne, but it said it was hoping the painting would bring $12 million to $15 million. "This hasn't been on the market since 1958," Mr. Nash said. "During the boom years it would have brought $20 million."
The other star in Sotheby's May 11 sale is Braque's "Echo," from 1953-56. It is a large work, 51 1/4 by 63 3/4 inches, closely related to "Studio VIII," painted between 1952 and 1955, which belonged to William A. McCarty-Cooper and was sold last May at Christie's in New York for $7.7 million, the highest price of the season. "It's as good as the McCarty-Cooper picture, but I don't expect it will bring as much," Mr. Nash said. A Major Monet
Christie's sale of Impressionist and modern art on May 12 has one exceptional work: Monet's "Jetty at Havre," from 1868, one of the artist's two large seascapes. "It is the only surviving one of this scale from this period," said Michael Findlay, who heads Christie's department of Impressionist and modern art in New York. The painting is being sold by Motoaki Ishizuka, a Japanese inventor who has been an active collector of Impressionist and British paintings for years. Although Christie's catalogue offers the estimate for this work on request, the auction house said it expected it to sell for $8 million to $10 million.
Another important work to be auctioned that night is Degas's "Russian Dancers," circa 1895, estimated at $2.5 million to $3.5 million. This late work, depicting a troupe of Russian dancers, was described by the artist as an "orgy of color."


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Video might have killed the radio star, but it's shining a beaming spotlight on new ways it can be used in marketing and advertising. Video now stretches beyond the standard TV commercial to various online outlets and other creative campaigns.
Join us at Lucky Brewgrille where a panel of your fellow FX members will discuss new trends in using video for marketing and advertising. Rich Ambler of Ambler Films, Christopher Cook of Brainroot Light and Sound, and Matt Nichols of Nichols & Co. Photography will share their hands-on insight into today's video world, including key questions to ask a videographer to find the right one for your project, what you can expect when working with a videographer, sample projects/ideas, and more.
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Two new 8-10t class combi rollers, the Dynapac CC224CHF, and a split-drum version, the CC234CHF, are introduced by Dynapac. Designed to achieve high quality surface finishes, the new Dynapac rollers are equipped with a very flexible sprinkler system for the tires with the possibility to choose between the central water tank or a separate emulsion tank. A secondary pump is integrated in the system. Operational features also includes soft starting and stopping to prevent bowing or cracking in the asphalt layers; allowing even unskilled roller operators to start and stop without leaving marks. New features simplify and speed servicing to guarantee maximum availability, such as a new scraper system for the wheels, easy to remove for daily maintenance.


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A new booklet detailing walks in and around the scenic railway branch lines of Devon and Cornwall was launched at Penmere Station in Falmouth by Mary Weston and Carolyn Hartley of Carrick Ramblers.
The free 32 page booklet includes 12 self-guided walks from branch line stations across the two counties.
Representing the Maritime Line is a walk from Penryn to Falmouth via Flushing and the ferry, written by Mary Weston.
The booklet has been produced by the Devon and Cornwall Rail Partnership, a non-profit body which works to promote the Maritime Line and other rural railways. Partnership manager, Richard Burningham, said: "Our aim is to help boost tourism, both to the far South West and within the two counties, Exeter people using the booklet to visit Falmouth, for example."
Mary Weston, who is chairman of Carrick Ramblers, said: "I am delighted to be launching this new booklet which builds on our very successful Trails from the Track pack."
There are 100,000 copies of the Walks from the Railway available from staffed stations throughout the First Great Western network, as well as from local tourist information centres. Copies can also be obtained by emailing email@example.com.
Copies of the Maritime Line Trails from the Track pack can be bought from some local outlets or directly from Carrick Ramblers, 2 Lanaton Road, Penryn, TR10 8RB by sending a cheque for £2.50 made payable to Carrick Ramblers.


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Going to Estes Park in July
We are taking what has become our annual Colorado trip in about 3 weeks and will be staying in Estes Park. I convinced the wife to let us take the WJ this time. I'm looking for a trail that we can go on and camp overnight. Jeep specs: '03 Overland with 3 1/2" lift and 31.5" tires. I'm not looking for anything extreme. Any suggestions? I would like to stay fairly close to the Estes Park area.
A few options for you: Pole Hill, Johnny Park Rd. and Pierson Park Rd. are all moderate trails. See www.traildamage.com for details and maps.
Have fun!
Thanks for the suggestions. I was looking at those three. Have you been down any of them?
Storm Mountain is another good one.
Beautiful scenery, a few fun challenges but nothing too difficult and a lot of fun!
This is the first trip out 4 wheeling on a big trip like this and I am super excited. We were up there last summer but I wasn't in the Jeep. I'm trying to go for a camping site that is a little more difficult to get to.
I did those three trails (Pole Hill, Johnny Park Road, Pierson Park Road) a couple of weeks ago. Pretty mild, but terrific scenery and views of Estes. I don't recall seeing camping spots at Pole Hill but there were definitely plenty of spots on Johnny Park Road and Pierson Park Road.
Enjoy your visit to Colorado.
Thank you all for your input. We ran Johnny Park Road yesterday then got a camping spot about a quarter of the way into Pol Hill. I ran Johnny Park from west to east because I wasn't sure about the entry into it. It was a blast. While pulling off the trail on Pole Hill into on of the camping spots I was even able to 3 wheel the Grand. We had an absolute blast. Thank you for the great suggestions.
You're welcome! Glad you had fun! Pics would be good if you have them...
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Here are a couple. We didn't get too many good pics at all. I also went real easy on the WJ because 1. I wasn't sure of what it was capable of (owned it for only a year, first time taking it out, first time taking it on a trip) and 2. we were 850 miles from home and I didn't want to tear it up. I will say, I was extremely happy with how it performed.
Good pics. Love seeing a WJ in its natural habitat...:thumbsup:
Thanks for the pix! Glad you had a great time and no damage done. (I didn't think there would be...) Looks like you had good weather too! Maybe we'll see you out here on your next trip (you KNOW you're hooked!!!)
We took my wj up there the first two weeks of july and had a blast too.
We try to make a annual trip to Estes as well, its my home town.
Bit off subject but we are having a Grand Cherokee wheeling event here it Texas in October if your interested. Details in my sig and feel free to join our group on Facebook.
Back on topic, a few of our pics from pole hill.
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I knew about the event in October and right now I am planning on making it. I didn't know about the Facebook page though. You have a nice Jeep. I have followed your build.
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NEWPORT middle distance athlete Chris Gowell showed that he's running into form ahead of next week's Commonwealth Games with a superb showing at the Welsh Athletics International on Tuesday, writes Andrew Penman.
The 28-year-old Swansea Harrier recorded the first sub-four minute mile in Wales since Peter Elliott 25 years ago.
Gowell's 3:58.25 time in the Ann Hill Memorial Mile – named after his former coach who died in 2007 – is the quickest the US-based athlete has ever run the distance outdoors on a track and puts him fifth on the Welsh all-time list.
He posted on Twitter: "Wow, awesome night at the Welsh Athletics International. Quite emotional to win in sub-four to commemorate Ann Hill."
Gowell touched back down in Wales recently after spending the first half of the season in Texas and finished fourth in the 1500m at the British Championships in June.
But, having reached the 800m semi-final in Delhi four years ago, he believes he has the ability to mix it with the best the Commonwealth has to offer as he goes in the 1500m in Glasgow.
"I would love to make the Commonwealth final but it's almost like an Olympics this year," he said.
"There's so many people coming in for it but the final is still my goal."


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アズキーナ Azukīna
|Fresh Pretty Cure!
|Eye Color
|Dark pink
|Hair Color
|Pink (fur)
|Home Place
|Kingdom of Sweets
|Tarte (fiancée)
|First Appearance
|Theme Color
|Japanese Voice Actor
|Isshiki Mayu
Azukina (アズキーナ Azukīna?) is a tall ferret-like fairy appearing in the second half of Fresh Pretty Cure!. She is Tarte's fiancée, and the princess of a neighboring kingdom. Their marriage is arranged, as it will unite the two kingdoms.
Azukina is a pale pink ferret-like fairy with large, raspberry eyes. Her short mauve hair curls on end and covers he ears. Around her neck is pale pink fur reminiscent of a sakura flower. She has white coloring on the front of her torso, and three pink stripes on her back and tail. She wears a single, tiny flower hair ornament.
She is very caring of Tarte and often worries over him. She can be tough on him at times, but only out of concern or stress. However, her love over Tarte has caused her to do questionable things at times.
Early Days
Azukina was born by the royals from a kingdom close to the Sweets Kingdom. In order to unite these kingdoms, she was arranged to marry Tarte, the crown prince. Since then, they have had a close relationship, and grown attracted to each other.
Tarte's Return
When Tarte goes to the human world with Chiffon to search for Pretty Cure, she worries deeply, and is relieved when he comes back for a short visit with Pretty Cure tagging along.FPC32 However, she is feeling a bit worried about the Pretty Cures with him. After their short visit to the Elder, he told Tarte to go to the Mushy Bean Woods and get the item deep inside the shrine. As Tarte and the Cures went to the Mushy Bean Woods, Azukina went to the forest and unsealed the Mashin monster that was imprisoned deep in the forest.
Unlocking the Clover Music Box
In the Mushy Bean Woods, Tarte learns that Azukina wanted him to come back, and said that she released the seal of the Mashin monster so he can't get the item the Elder told him. As Tarte learned the truth, he still protects his fiance even if the Mashin monster is proven to be too powerful for both him and the Pretty Cures. Azukina takes matters in her own hands and went to the shrine, evading some of the monster's attacks until it got her. But her determination and her love to Tarte made her not give up and finally got the item in the shrine, which turns out to be the Clover Box. As the song from the box calms the Mashin monster, Cure Peach purified it using Love Sunshine Fresh and sealed it back. After that, they returned to the Elder and he is amazed that they all got the item and he entrusted the Clover Music Box to Tarte. Azukina apologized to Tarte on what she did back then and how she is a bad fiance. Tarte apologized to her and accepted her back as he and the Cures returned back to the human world.
Final Battle at Labyrinth
Azukina - From "azuki", another word for red bean which is sometimes used for dessert/sweets.
Tarte - Before the start of the story, Tarte and Azukina were engaged, and their marriage was about to happen until Tarte was forced to take Chiffon to the human world. Azukina deeply cares for Tarte, going as far as releasing monsters to have him stay with her.
- Azukina is the first mascot character in the whole Pretty Cure series to be engaged with the main mascot character of the series, in this case, her engagement to Tarte in marriage.
- Azukina's motif is that of cherry blossoms, which fits mostly for her color and her fur around her neck.
- Azukina is the first mascot not to appear commonly in the series.
- Azukina is the second fairy mascot not to end her sentences with a suffix, the first being Tarte.
- She has a Kansai dialect.
- She shared her voice actress with Nana, Isshiki Mayu.
|V • T • EMascots
| Futari wa
(Max Heart)
|Mepple • Mipple • Pollun • (Lulun)
|Splash Star
|Flappy • Choppy • Moop • Foop
| Yes! 5
|Coco • Natts • Milk • Pinkies • (Syrup) • (Mailpo)
|Tarte • Chiffon • Azukina • Pickruns
|Chypre • Coffret • Coupe • Potpourri • Cologne
|Hummy • Siren • Fairy Tones
|Candy • Pop
|Doki Doki!
|Sharuru • Raquel • Lance • Dabyi • Ai
|Happiness Charge!
|Ribbon • Glasan • Aloalo • PhanPhan
|Go! Princess
|Pafu • Aroma • Miss Shamour • Kuroro
|Mahou Tsukai!
|Mofurun • Ha-chan
|KiraKira☆A La Mode
|Pekorin • Chourou
|All Stars
|EnEn • Gureru • Yumeta • Maamu