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interview with LA WeeklyI am extremely honored to have been interviewed for LA Weekly, and included in their People 2012 issue "People 2012" with the likes of Liz Meriwether and Carrie Fisher and many other fascinating Los Angel-ites. The interview was fun to do, and I'm relieved the photo turned out so nicely.Favorite quote: "Think of the girls," she told herself as she worked on the show. "They need to believe that the stuff they like isn't stupid."Take a read and enjoy!
Help the Bronycon DocumentaryMany of you My Little Pony fans may have heard the amazing news that John de Lancie, who played the infamous Q on Star Trek: The Next Generation, and who I was so honored to have play the villain Discord for MLP:FiM, has announced that he will be Executive Producing a documentary about Bronies and Bronycon.The new news is that Tara Strong (voice of Twilight Sparkle) and I have been brought on board as Executive Producers, as well. And to make this documentary as amazing as possible, we are reaching out to raise even more money for film on our Kickstarter page. Please see the official announcement below:We are pleased to announce that Tara Strong and Lauren Faust have joined us as executiv
Do you want to name a gator Gummy? UPDATE #3**UPDATE 4/28 -- We have reached TANK TIER!!!! TANK TIER has been achieved!!! Thanks so much you all --- onward to OWLOWICIOUS!!!CAN'T DONATE?? You can still help! JUST CLICK "LIKE" ON OUR INDIEDGOGO PAGE! The more activity our campaign gets, the better chance we have of being featured on the front page. If that happens, we'll have far more exposure to new people than ever before. Just a simple click could help us raise more to help the animals and get us closer to naming the animals, and to a party with me and Tara. ****UPDATE 4/25 -- we have just $3300 to go before we name an amazing, enormous Salcuta Tortoise TANK!**UPDATE! 4/21 -- We have reached ANGEL TIER! Repeat: We have reached ANGEL TIER! You guys seriously rock! Onward to TANK!!!**...because it could happen!My friends at the Wildlife Learning Center
SBFF now online!DC Nation has posted 3 of the 5 SBFF!! shorts online for your viewing pleasure! If you didn't catch them when they aired on Cartoon Network (*cough*and you're too ethical about copyright to watch them on YouTube *cough*) take a look and let me know what you think. If people like them enough, maybe I'll get to make more!Make sure you take a moment to vote for your favorite SBFF (Supergirl, Wonder Girl or Batgirl) at the the little poll on the right side of the page.And while you're at it, enjoy this unused pose from the episode "Grounded." This was from a scene that ended up getting cut. Wonder Girl and Batgirl were almost crushed by the tractor Superman deflected.Wonder Girl and Batgirl © DC & Warner Bros.
Final SBFF! airs tomorrowTomorrow. Saturday, September 29. 10-11am PST. Cartoon Network. DC Nation. SOLOMON GRUNDY.This is the last one, folks. Here's a preview.
Here comes Wander Over Yonder!Some of you may be wondering what I've been up to since my departure from MLP a couple years ago. Well, among other things, I've been helping my husband, Craig McCracken (the creator of Powerpuff Girls and Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends), make his new show for Disney Channel: Wander Over Yonder starring Jack McBrayer!And now, we can finally tell you just exactly when you can see WOY for the first time: Aug. 16 on the Disney Channel, right after the Phineas and Ferb Mission Marvel special! For a little taste, here's a little promo that aired on Disney Channel just a few days ago... Click me!!!We do so hope you tune in for some serious super-cartoony silliness.
My friends need your help!Some of you who have followed me in the past may know about this wonderful little zoo called The Wildlife Learning Center. WLC cares for a few dozen wild and exotic animals and treats them as "ambassadors" to help teach the public about wildlife conservation. What is so wonderful about WLC, is that many of the animals in there care are rescues. Many were illegally kept as pets and were either turned over or turned in to WLC for proper care. Others were animals born in the wild, but injury or acclimation to humans kept them from being able to survive in their natural habitats. Still others were exotic pets who grew too large or otherwise difficult to care for by their original owners. Without WLC, all of these rescued animals would be seriously ill or dead.Besides offering animals topnotch care, WLC is an amazing place to visit. This zoo is small, so visitors get to see the animals more up close and intimately than larger zoos. Even
New SBFF this SaturdayIt's that time again! Another brand new Super Best Friends Forever will air this Saturday, May 26. You can catch the short during the DC Nation block on Cartoon Network, 10-11am PST. There's only two more to go, so be sure to catch it!Don't know about DC Nation and SBFF? Check out this old journal entry: http://fyre-flye.deviantart.com/journal/?offset=1#/d4rmmsf
THANK YOU!!!The Season 1 finale of My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic has finally aired.I want to extend my heartfelt thanks and appreciation to the absolutely amazing, incredible, astounding crew of MLP:FiM for all their hard work and dedication. Im so grateful to have such a talented group of artists give their all for what could have easily been seen from day one as silly, girly fluff unworthy of their time. Together I think we helped prove that for girls does not have to automatically equal lame.And a gigantic thank you to the fans of the show!!! The kids, the parents and all you bronies!! The array of people this show has touched has completely exceeded my wildest expectations! I cannot believe the response, and, as Im sure youve noticed, I cannot keep up with the messages!!! Thank you all for your words of praise, thanks, curiosity, and even your thoughtful criticisms. Fr
Because I'm Sick of Getting Asked...No. I am not married. I was engaged, but called it off a few months ago. It's been a tough last several months, as it wasn't an easy decision to make in my life. Please be respectful and please stop asking me about my personal life. I don't understand why it matters. I'm still a human being with feelings and emotions.Hopefully this puts this question to rest.Sabby.
Merry Christmas!Just wanted to wish each and everyone of my friends and followers a Merry Christmas/Happy Holidays/Whatever you may celebrate! And if you don't celebrate anything, then I'm still sending love and hugs to you all!This year has been full of crazy ups and downs for me, unfortunately more downs than ups - but that happens sometimes. Been going thru a lot of HUGE life changes in the past short while and I want to extend my thanks again to EVERYONE who has supported me throughout all this. It means more than you'll ever know. Here's looking to a brighter new year and to starting over.I'll be leaving for Christmas vacation tomorrow and won't be back till just after the new year, so again, I wish you all a very happy Christmas and safe New Year. Also, please don't be alarmed if I don't respond to messages right away...I'll be away from the computer for the next week. Besides, this is a time to spend with family and friends and those you care about!Take care everyone,Lots of love,Sabrina
A Note About The Flaming Pony.Hi hi everypony!So, I get asked a lot of the same questions, as I'm sure you can all imagine, and sometimes I can answer them and sometimes I can't. Lately I've been getting asked about Wild Fire and why she was changed in one of the last episodes, if we'll ever see her again, and how she came to be in the first place.Her first appearance in the Canterlot Wedding ep, wasn't much of an exciting story (none of this really is). After seeing the cleaned up storyboard (which I believe that section was drawn by fellow board artist Marshall), I noticed that the one pony he drew looked almost like Wild Fire. For shoots and giggles, I went to our art director and simply just asked if we could try and make it WF. And it worked. She was approved as a "board pull" design. It was as simple as that.While work had begun on season 3, I was approached by my good friend Wootie (and co-director) asking if it was okay to use WF as a Wonderbolt Cadet for the 307 episode. They needed a few more designs,
Friday, Day 2 of Comic-ConComic-Con Veterans know there's an ebb and flow of patrons as the week progresses. While Preview Night can be frenzied with excitement for the con to come, there's also a notable saving of energy, knowing that the scant few hours of the first day will be nothing compared to the full-day smorgasbord for the remaining 4 days of the week. Thursday seems even more crazed by comparison, but of course, not all con-goers can get a weekday off. By Friday, electricity is buzzing in the air as cosplayers bust out their second outfit, comic-lovers bust out their second wallets, and area convenience stores are running dangerously low on comfy insoles and 5-Hour Energy Drinks.DeviantART's second Comic-Con panel began at noon, and the topic was How-To: The Business of Fan Art. After last year's hugely successful
ERMERGERD ARACORNAnd thus, season 3 comes to a close with an adorkable new purple princess, an entire season's worth of amazing new songs, and an entire lifetime's worth of memes. I loved the finale so much, my only wish is that there was MORE of it. It felt like so much goodness was left on the cutting room floor to make space for a single episode. Twenty minutes is clearly not enough to contain so much pony. That said, I welcome our new purple princess and look forward to seeing what kind of trouble she gets into in the upcoming TWENTY SIX EPISODE Season 4!And while all sources point to the next season being a ways off, even that's not so bad. The fandom and the swirling chaos of feelings around this show has been boiling hot since Season 3 was announced as only 13 episodes. Drama, worry and discussion and debate have been in high gear. At this point, I truly believe it will do everyone good to settle
About Alicorn Twilight (and Recent comments)Well, here's the scoop-Get used to it, because she's here to stay. And not just in the show.We're introducing the updated version of season three's Twilight Sparkle into the comics as well.We're asked about 5th person at our tables: "what do you think?" "Why did they do that?" "Are you gonna.." etc.Since we work hand in hand with Hasbro, we never had any intention of NOT updating Twilight for the books as well.And quite frankly... we are all about it! Neither Katie Cook nor myself understand the hatred going on for having Twilight become a princess. Katie has made an outstanding point- Twilight may be the only popular character to have EARNED her crown... she worked for it, suffered for it, and it was awarded. She didn't marry into it, wasn't born into it (Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, Jasmine, etc etc). That gives little girls a character that WORKED FOR WHAT SHE EARNED. One helluva example I think. And for Katie, with a little girl and another on the way... that's a great t
Win a 12-Month Premium. [Contest] "Just because I'm going to be inactive doens't mean you have to be." Do you want to win a brand new 12 month premium membership here? Or do you want to be able to give the gift of a premium membership to someone you know?Then why don't you give this contest a shot? (: What must you do? Compose an artistic-piece influenced by any of the comics, songs, images I've made on this website. Artistic-piece? Yes, this includes any form of the word.Drawings, Writing, Audio-Composing, Photography, you name it. How long do we have? Right now, I'm thinking 30th November but that may increase with time. Who's going to judge this? I'm going to leave that up to some of my closest friends, and maybe myself, if it gets too hard :U Any rules I should be aware of? You know me, I'm not offended by things others can sometimes easily be offended by. So, be as
Contests:4TH/5TH PLACESMascot Competition!Submit your entries here!The winners have been announced!WE ASK THAT ALL LLAMA DONATORS GIVE A LLAMA TO EACH PERSON WHO PLACED IN THIS CONTEST. 1ST, 2ND,3RD, 4TH AND 5TH.The winning designs will be reproduced at our discretion in the form of chibis, half body, full body etc. to be used on product designs which we will sell in a cafepress shop for our fans to purchase! All the proceeds will be used for future contests and the like So if you want more contests, better prizes and some toys to boot then buy some products! FYI the shop has only just opened so the amount of products we have are very limited. Only one design for now until our mascot contest finishes in which case we will start producing chibi versions for shi
Winners of summer contest!First place: (Gets 3 month premium membership)Second place: (Gets 1 month premium membership)Third place: Donated PrizesPlushie of a character of the winners choice. Given by MasterPlanner (Not Guaranteed)Ten points to every entrant. Given by PonyCharadeA full shaded humanized pony request (simple background + 2 characters) Plus a full shaded humanized pony (simple background + 1 character)From honeyOdew1st: One full shaded pony request (background + one character) 2nd: one flat colored pony request (NO background + one character) 3rd: one digital sketch pony request (NO background + one character)Given by FrozenFlights1st: A drawing of the winners character (or another pony from the show) + two ponies from the movie +background2nd: A drawing of t
Cute Dashie contest - Winners announced!Over here - http://fav.me/d55p6suThanks for participating! I love you very much for taking part in it! Wait for the next one! It will be help for those who make crafts and love dressing like poniesHello everypony! I'm hosting a contest that you can enter and win 3 month premium. So why not? ^^Do not submit your entry to the Summer contest in this group It's a different one, just to your gallery and note me1st place - 3 month premium2nd place - 3 month premium3d place - 150 the rest I gotDescriptionAlright so you prolly know that I like... LOVE cute ponies and this will its theme. Got really nothing more to say here so moving onXD Wait! Not yet... I accept any style of entry, whether it's vector, drawing on paper or pixel. But no minecraft! And any other stuff. Now moving on.RulesUpdate I though it would be clear^^ But you started linking me to old deviations. That w
Double Rainboom is out!Howdy Everypony! :iconbummiesplz:I won't take up any more of your time - it has been a year, after all, since I began this little project of mine.Have some Double Rainboom! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26BQ0HNtDmIFeel free to leave your reviews/critiques of the episode in the comments below!Thanks!:iconflamingorich:~ Zach
Contest: Fan-fic Cover - The Gaean Crusade [Edit3]IntroductionGood afternoon, Fillies and Gentle-colts. I come to you all today with a simple proposal. Many of you may remember a few months ago, I ran a similar contest for the cover of a fan-fic that I wrote. Recently, I've finished that endeavor, and have begun writing its sequel. In this case, however, we are hoping to run the contest prior to the impending release of the story's first two chapters and prologue. Of course, we wouldn't be arrogant enough to not give you a good idea of the fic. The story is primarily an adventure story, with a bit of shipping.Synopsis:It has been three years since a rogue Draconequus threatened the stability of Equestria, and a further three since the defeat of Nightmare Moon. Since then, life has settled for even Equestria's newest resident, Goldenrod. However, following a bizarre celestial event, Twilight Sparkle has received not just a quest from Princess Celestia, but one that has the fate of the Mother of a
Hardcore MEH over Wii-U?As I've said before, one of the things I was looking forward to seeing this E3 was how so-called "hardcore" fanboys will find even more ridiculous ways to dismiss anything Nintendo showcases because they're "too mature" to enjoy something all-age friendly.Finally Nintendo comes right out and gives pretty much every hardcore gamer exactly what they want, and in return all they get is snarky blog posts, dismissive attitudes, and cries of "foul" if anything casual shows up on the screen. Am I the only one noticing this?First, hardcore gamers seem to be completely blind when it comes to titles that interest them, instead choosing to bitch and moan about casual games that aren't for their demographic. Listen up, geniuses, if the Kinect and Move haven't opened your eyes up yet, casual gaming is now a viable market whether you like it or not. It's OK to have more than one demographic represented, especially when it's advertising for a brand new console.Second, the one thing hardcore gamers
POKEMON COLLAB - GEN 4 (Duedate: July 30)Okay, so since no one's done a fourth Gen collab yet. Let's get started!If you don't know the rules from :iconmrnostalgia:'s Gen 1 collab, here's how it's going to go down.This is going to be a giant collab with all of the Generation 4 pokemon in a picture together. All you have to do is:1. Sign Up for a pokemon that you want to do.2. Make black and white line art of that pokemon (like this: )3. Send me a link4. I'll colour them all5. Then post the gigantic collaboration pictureThe pokemon can be drawn in any style you like with props, clothing, or using an attack, it doesn't really matter. Please make sure it's only the line art of the pokemon with a white background (or transparent)Tell your friends!Here's the pokemon, I'll put a beside the icon of the deviant's icon if they have completed the picture.First come, first serve guys. So pick your fav as fast as you can!387.Turtwig :iconZeikier:388.Grotl
GIANT POKEMON COLLAB!!! NOW WE ARE DONE!!!!!!!edit I will give a deadline when the list fills up !!!FIRST ONE DONEboy that was fastSo after seeing :iconCheese-Is-Good: pokemon drawingsI got an ideaA giant collab with 151 artist( if possible ) to draw the first gen of pokemonSo if you want to join all you have to do is do the line art of the pokemon you get, it will be on a first come first serve basis,and send me a link to itsomething like this would be perfect only the line art of your pokemon on a white background, they can have a prop if you like or clothing (keep it pg13) and i'll color them and put them together and upload it hi res so that all who participated can upload them to their own galleryor use it as a desktop or summinyes ?come on it'll be fun seeing all the different styles put togetherso here are the pokemonagain first come first serve basis(i get to pick first haha: P)yessssss?spread the word !!!!all styles and l
BRONYCON Documentary is COMPLETE!It's finally finished! It's been several months in the making, and took the dedicated efforts of some very passionate people to complete.For those of you who may not know, Bronies: The Extremely Unexpected Adult Fans of My Little Pony is a documentary (Produced by Michael Brockhoff, Executive Produced by John de Lancie, Tara Strong and myself) that endeavors to enlighten anyone who may be curious about who this unexpected fandom is comprised of, and just exactly why these adults are so passionate about something that was never intended for them.You can purchase the documentary for download HERE!!!!A gigantic thanks to all the generous backers who funded the film on Kickstarter. Your enthusiasm and support ensured the film could be held to a very high production standard. Additional thanks to the contributors: the bronies who agreed to be interviewed and/or to share their st


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Concierge.com's insider take:
Pierre Gagnaire is not only a wizard of contemporary French gastronomy but also one of the most original and artistic chefs working anywhere today. The composition of his dishes is at times baroque—think range-raised capon (the breast stuffed with lemony almond paste, spring onion marmalade, and cherries, the thighs seared with fingerling potatoes), or poached thick-sliced sea bass served with smoked-tomato sorbet and split-pea gnocchi lightly sauced in fennel semifreddo. The menu changes regularly, but Gagnaire has a particular fascination with texture and also likes to explore the sour and bitter sides of the taste spectrum. The clientele in the sedate gray dining room ranges from tables of bankers to solitary Japanese devotees to quartets of ecstatic Americans. Book well in advance, but note that tables are occasionally available on lesser notice for lunch. In case you were wondering, Gagnaire's new glam-fashion Left Bank seafood restaurant Gaya is easier to book and offers a taste of the master's talent at about one third the price (44 Rue du Bac; 33-1-45-44-73-73).
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LonesomeFaery created a new Fractal-Resources group. I like the idea. Things need to get better. I don't see this as a real solution though. First, I don't see anything that says that this fractal resource group will be limited to Apophysis. If it is not, won't it get confusing pretty fast? DA could easily do something like this new group if they allowed specific categories for Apophysis scripts, Apophysis gradients, Apophysis tutorials, Apophysis flame packs, and so forth. But there isn't a single category where this kind of stuff is consolidated, and what categories do exist often get spammed with images themselves posted as "stock" as opposed to putting them in the stock category. The whole DA category structure needs to be redone. We currently have at least three different categories that I know of where I can find scripts, tutorials, gradients, packs, and images/"stock" all mixed up together, and some of these categories aren't limited to Apophysis. It's a mess. Until we can properly categorize our resources, there is no real way to filter the favs over at the new Fractal-Resources group to find what you are looking for because unlike galleries, favs don't allow folders...and if we had proper categories, we wouldn't need this resource group to try to overcome the deficiencies of the DA category system. Don't get me wrong. It's going to help, especially if it is limited to Apophysis. But I don't see it as fixing the underlying problem. Instead of having the same content spread over three or four categories and having a separate group set up to try to collect and organize it, we need to get DA to set up three or four specific categories. Instead of
Resources > Fractal Resources
Resources > Tutorials > Application Reference > Apophysis
Resources > Tutorials > Digital Art > Fractal Art
Digital Art > Fractal Art
and Customization > Wallpaper > Fractals
We need:
Resources > Fractal Resources > Apophysis > Scripts
Resources > Fractal Resources > Apophysis > Gradients
Resources > Fractal Resources > Apophysis > Flame Packs
Resources > Fractal Resources > Apophysis > Tutorials
Resources > Fractal Resources > Apophysis > Plugins
Digital Art > Fractal Art
Resources > Stock Images > Fractals
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And to a certain extent the situation has come back around. Admits singer Issac Delgado: "In my music there's a big influence from Puerto Rico, New York, Venezuela, and Colombia."
Musicologist Helio Orovio has made a study of the evolution. "In the late Seventies and early Eighties, people didn't really know what salsa was," explains the Havana resident, author of The Dictionary of Cuban Music. "It arrived as just a name, a label. At first it was totally negated in Cuba. Then people imitated it. Then they assimilated it. And in that assimilation were combined the best of the New York salsa mixed with the contemporary son, with a bit of rock, with a bit of rap, with some Caribbean rhythms, with the style of playing bass used in reggae. The Puerto Rican bomba, cousin of the Cuban rumba, is there in the conga rhythms. And all of this is mixed with jazz. And that generated a form of music called timba.
"And what did the Cubans do? They invented a way to dance to this music, the tembleque, that has influences from back in the Sixties, when people danced to rock music with the go-go and the shake," Orovio continues. "You can't dance that way to the Gran Combo of Puerto Rico, the same way that you can't take someone who dances salsa and have them dance to timba. The salsa is a style that was born in New York. Cubans have never danced salsa; it didn't enter into our culture. In Cuba something new was born. And why was it born in Cuba? In Cuba the rumba was born, and here they invented the bata drums. Why would it be strange that they invent something new now? It's natural."
Whether it's referred to as timba or new salsa or by the generic term musica popular bailable (popular danceable music), dance music in Cuba has an aggressive celebratory spirit closer to that of early rock than to mainstream salsa. The brassy pop of groups like Chicago and Blood, Sweat & Tears was a revelation for Cuban bands in the Seventies; now the younger Cuban orchestras acknowledge the influence of funk and R&B artists like Stevie Wonder, Michael Jackson, and especially Earth, Wind & Fire.
"Cuban music is always the son, the guaracha, guaguanca, the rumba -- they're very strong rhythms," says Aldalberto Alvarez, who with his current group Adalberto Alvarez y Su Son has just released an album on Milan. "What they are doing now is based in large part on all of these genres. But it's seen through a harmonic viewpoint that comes from jazz -- a product of the fact that all these people have had the opportunity to study. They're graduates of the conservatory."
They're also the first generation of Cubans to have been born and educated entirely under Castro. In the system of free musical education that has existed in Cuba since 1962, children are tested for their musical ability at age four and start studying music in specialized schools at six. "They study harmony, theory, instrumentation, piano, music history, instrumental methodology," explains Alicia Perea. "Then they have history, psychology, sociology, aesthetics, and all the rest. They are people who have an ample knowledge of culture, and a knowledge of music that is very complex and very complete."
Initially students in the music schools were forbidden to play anything but classical music. Musicians like saxophonist Paquito D'Rivera would sneak out at night and play jazz anyway. In the Seventies, when D'Rivera, pianist Chucho Valdes, and the other original members of Irakere proved the virtuoso possibilities of an Afro-Cuban based jazz, the genre evolved into an important part of the curriculum.
Forty-four-year-old flutist Jose Luis Cortes, himself an ex-member of Irakere, played with the archetypal contemporary dance band Los Van Van before cofounding NG (short for Nueva Generacion) La Banda with like-minded musicians in 1988. "We formed our group to do concert music," says Cortes, taking a break to relax with a drink while his band rehearses at the rented home of a Spanish friend in Havana's residential Playa district. "More than any other reason, it was because the academic training of the musicians was so high that it would be crazy to start playing something very simple or something commercial or anything like that."
NG La Banda has recorded or appeared on about 40 albums whose sound has ranged from Afro-Cuban jazz to all manner of dance music. Like other Cuban groups, they can tailor a concert to fit the audience: jazz at the Montreux Festival, dance music at the Tropical. "We're a group that has tried to experiment," Cortes asserts. "We've always played experimental music, but we really put ourselves into the music, and it ended up being popular with the public.
"The elite don't dance," he adds. "When they have a free moment, they listen to Bach or Mozart or a good jazz record or a nice recording of popular music. But they're not the people who say 'I'm going dancing' and get on a bus and ride an hour to see you play. NG La Banda is a very progressive and contemporary group where the arrangements and the depth of the music are concerned. But I think the lyrics have to be simple, words that motivate the people to dance."


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Having viewed "Ben-Hur" again on DVD over the holiday, I felt the need to post my one and only experience with the wonderful Strand, in which I saw this epic for the first time. Our family was in Milwaukee for my dad's insurance company convention; my mom wanted no part of a movie and prefered to shop, and so I headed off to a movie. My first stop was at the theatre that would run "Can-Can". As luck would have it, they were still installing the Todd-AO screen at that point, so it came down to "Ben-Hur" at the Strand. I've never seen "Ben-Hur" again without recalling the vivid memories of seeing it for the first time on that huge screen at the Strand. It's not only the huge scale of that epic movie that comes to mind—it was the gorgeous Strand Theatre that was part of it. I remember a unbelivably wide curtain that had this outward bow at the center before it parted for that Camera 65 image. I also remember this matinee being a reserved seat engagement, and a notice at the auditorium doors stating, "No one seated during the first 5 minutes". Well, I'm 9 years old now and don't know what to make of this; I know this is a religious picture, so does this mean we kneel or stand or WHAT??? (For all countrykids lost in the big city, it means: come late and stand until the opening credits!) What can I say— the entire experience was unforgettable, not just the centerpiece scene of the chariot race—but the entire picture was the new standard of "epic" filmmaking, and one of the reasons I majored in Cinema Studies years later. As an additional ancedote, I should add, my best friend, whose father was also an insurance agent and in Milwaukee with his family for the same convention as my dad, were at the same showing of "Ben-Hur", as we would discover years after the fact! They don't make epics like "Ben-Hur" anymore or build movie palaces like the Strand either!
Tinseltoes, that would be off topic, but since you ask, but when you ask a sailor, it could end up a long sea story!
Navy folks have always know what those initials meant and all others as my mother used to say to me "that's to make little boys ask questions". I joined the United States Navy in 1962 and retired in 2002. I miss it, but I can't say my wife does. I was always involved in aviation. You know the Navy has airplanes?
Watch for the capital letters.
Aviation storeKeeper Chief (Naval Air crewmaN) Command Career Counselor
The counselor part was to try and help sailors get promoted so they would stay in the Navy, easy to say, hard to do. For the aircrew, I was loadmaster and had way over 1000 hours flying in the C9B Skytrain II, the Navy version of Douglas/McDonnell Douglas DC9-33RC. Later MD-80, MD-90, Boeing 717. It had a big cargo door so it could be loaded with 7 Air Force pallets of cargo or it could carry 110 passengers. Chiefs are the highest enlisted rate in the Navy. "The Chiefs run the Navy!" Who would know more about the Navy, an officer just out of college or an old salty Chief who has been around forever? I would have been called Chief Jensen or more often just Chief, or if they were talking about me, The Chief.
I flew as far to the West as Okinawa and as far to the East as Spain and all over in between. Getting back to Cinema Treasures, I regret I didn't pay more attention to the cinemas in my world travels. For example, when will I ever get a chance to again check out the movie theater at the now closed U.S. Naval Air Facility Midway Island out in the middle of Pacific Ocean and it would be nice to see those Gooney Birds again!
Old sailors never die, they just get a little dingy!
The Chief!
The original Wangerin Pipe Organ in the Strand was made by the Wangerin Organ Company, 112-124 South Burrell Street, Milwaukee, just a bit over 5 miles South from the theatre. They had another factory Southeast around the corner .2 miles at 117-121 South Austin Street and by World War II had a factory less than 2 miles North at 2330 South Burrell Street. Founded in 1895, they made over 1,000 mostly church organs. During the theater organ boom in the 1920's the Barton Organ Company of Oshkosh Wisconsin could not keep up with production demand. Wangerin stepped in to assist Barton and provided space as a second manufacturing facility during those years. They made wood parts for aeroplanes during World War I and in World War II made things that had been made of metal so metal could be used for defense.
A Golden Voiced Barton Theater Pipe Organ, 2/6, manual/rank, keyboard/set of pipes, was shipped from the Barton Organ Company in Oshkosh, Wisconsin or perhaps the Wangerin Organ Company in Milwaukee to the Strand, in 1926.
Anyone know what happened to either the Wangerin or Barton organs?
It was 1959. I was in 7th grade, St. Aloysius in West Allis. The nuns took us to see "Ben Hur". I will never forget when they opened the drapes ( remember those days). The screen was crimped on both ends as that was the only way it could be fitted. Yes, it was not a Cinerama production, but stunning just the same. It is a shame that this cannot be duplicated today. The chariot race was breathtaking.
Newspaper ad for opening of Tol'able David in January 1922.
I have amazing memories of The Strand in the mid 1970s as, as a child, my parents took me there to show me what widescreen films were REALLY all about.
The Strand was doing a run of Todd-AO and 70 mm films, and as a result I got to see Sound of Music, South Pacific, and It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World the way they were MEANT to be seen.
The two memories I will never forget are seeing the pre-intermission montage of Mad World and the wedding scene of Sound of Music on THAT screen.
Those showings at The Strand were solely responsible for my life-long love of large widescreen film processes.
Those experiences simply can never be recreated except at one of the very, very few film palaces left.
Here is a photo from the Milwaukee Public Library. The Strand is on the left side, and the Palace/Orpheum is on the right:
Back in the early 70's, I was on loan from IATSE Local 251 in Madison to Local 164 in Milwaukee and worked at the Strand. It was equipped with a pair of Norelco AA11's with Strong Carbon Arcs. By the time I got there it was pretty run down, running mostly junk film, we did run The Sound of Music in 70mm during one holiday season, a new print too! In it's heyday it was THE roadshow house in Milwaukee, the 1st 70mm was Oklahoma and it ran virtually all the big ones after that. I saw Music there as a kid, fond memories indeed!
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Real Network's online petition backfires
Update: In an effort to thwart negative comments, Real has started a new petition without public comments available. The freedomofchoicemusic.org site now points to a new URL. This new petition currently has 35 signatures.
Yesterday Real Network's launched the "Freedom of Choice" anti-Apple ad campaign, website and online petition in its efforts to stop Apple from keeping the iPod a "locked" platform. Today, the campaign has backfired with over 500 mostly anti-Real comments appearing on the petition's website resulting in Real removing the link to freedomofmusicchoice.org on its website.
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If Real wants to get in on having people buy songs from them to play on the iPod then all they need to do is put them out in mp3 format. It's a simple as that. I don't want to use their crappy application or listen to their crappy formatted songs. Seems to me, once when I tried to reformat an rm file I made of a song using their player, I found that not only did they not give me the ability to, but that to do so with another program was ILLEGAL, or so they said. So why would I want to fill up my iPod with files I can only use in ONE format?!
Posted by Lindan on August 18, 2004 at 1:46 AM (CDT)
Good on you Jay B., totally agree !!!
jbrez, I agree that iTMS is the better product, but what about saving 50% on any purchase? (ok only in the promotional period)
Everyone should think about the long therm ramifications of a proprietary DRM: Imagine, in 2 years time some company other than Apple brings out the ultimate digital music player and you want to buy it. Only problem is that you can't play all the songs you bought on iTMS. Bugger. I am not saying WMA is better or Real is better, I just say we need a standard.
Posted by DG on August 18, 2004 at 1:54 AM (CDT)
There's no MP3 DRM format supported on the iPod or any other digital music player, so the only way Real could sell MP3s would be to sell unprotected MP3s. I for one would support them with my money if they did that. I won't buy DRMed music, from Apple, Real or anyone else. The crap they're putting on CDs now, is making file sharing look like the least of the evils… (before you say it, I live in Canada where it's actually legal… for now…). But we all know there's no hope in hell Real could ever secure distribution rights from the big labels for sale of non-DRM music, so this suggestion is ludicrous.
I agree that Real has put out some crappy software over the years, and from some of the comments, it sounds like that hasn't changed. I agree I'd be very wary of installing any Real stuff. Although, if I believed in buying DRM and the price was right, I'd consider backing up my system drive, buy some of there music, then restoring to get rid of their software.
I think the point a lot of you are missing is that freedom of choice means you can choose not to go with a particular choice. Crappy software with fatal bugs and adware is a very legitimate reason not to choose Real. Good interface and seamless install with iTunes is a good reason to choose Apple. By why on Earth is it bad to have that choice? Real did nothing illegal. They legally reversed engineered Apple's DRM because it was the only way they could make their product compatible. The DMCA, as evil as it is, allows for that. If Apple were to agree to licence fairplay, there would be no need for Harmony, and iTunes would get some healthy competition from companies much better than Real. Apple would still make money from the competition because their hardware still rocks, still comparing well to the best of the competitors. And people who have any of the non-iPod players could share in the iTunes love-in. What's so wrong with that??
The saddest thing is the labels will probably abandon the audio CD spec entirely and only sell compressed, DRMed music in the future. Thank the lord for the DVD Jons of the world. ("the lord" was added for dramatic effect and has no bearing on my believe in it.)
Posted by tinaa on August 18, 2004 at 2:34 AM (CDT)
what ever happened to free people? if it wasnt for this site i would have never EVER found out about SoulSeek - 192 kb
thanks ipodlounge - p.s. agreed about the freedom to post ur dislikes on the real website - but i bet it was a bunch of nerdy have-no-life-but-kissing-steve-jobs-ass people posting bad shit
Posted by gabe on August 18, 2004 at 3:32 AM (CDT)
I love it which big plans backfire :D Heh. Sorry, but I'll never support Real or their player. Apple is not perfect but I know which I prefer all the same… I LOVE MY IPOD!
Posted by ivicky on August 18, 2004 at 3:35 AM (CDT)
Compatition?? I thought there was loads of compatition out there for the ITMS. Lets see…
None of these Guys have steapt on anyones Toes to get where they are! Or had to reverse engeiner any code to sell there products either. So what gives Real the right to?
BTW I never hated Real more then when they coned MLB to force local Radio Stations to Blackout the Webcasts of such Games! I sencierly wish Real would DIE!
Posted by ichijoe on August 18, 2004 at 4:27 AM (CDT)
ichijoe, with the exception of eMusic, not a single one of those play on the iPod, ergo, why Real did what they did.
Apple is determined to convince the record labels of the world to go with their DRM and they are determined to maintain 100% control of that DRM scheme on exactly one player.
I can't even think of an equivalent Microsoft tactic to this.
Apple is 100% wrong on this issue, they're not even a little bit right. What Real did was 100% legal under the laws of the U.S. and that so many people seem determined to continually slam them is a sign of just how easy it is to lure people to thinking a monopoly is a good thing for the consumer.
Posted by Code Monkey on August 18, 2004 at 5:49 AM (CDT)
ichijoe: You accidentally listed Rhapsody in there… that's Real Networks bud. Rhapsody uses Harmony to convert DRM formats.
The only direct competition for iTMS is anybody that sells unrestricted files, and RealLife cds. You do indeed have to step on and break Apple's toes to become a real competitor for iTMS.
That said, it's Apples right to lock down their own unit. It's the consumers right not to buy it because of that lockdown.
Posted by penguin on August 18, 2004 at 5:54 AM (CDT)
"While I dislike REAL as much as the rest I still think that apple could use a little competition. How long will the real songs be 50 cents anyway? I hope long enough that apple lowers their prices."
Huh? Apple has plenty of competition already…Napster, Real, BuyMusic, Wal-Mart…
Posted by The Raven in USA on August 18, 2004 at 6:21 AM (CDT)
this is all a joke…
also, itunes would be better if it supported more countries than UK, Germany and the USA..
Posted by me on August 18, 2004 at 7:01 AM (CDT)
I do find it humorous to see all the Apple sycophant's comments. Sheesh, what's wrong with having some options?
Pssst…Your intolerance is showing - again.
Posted by Obadiah on August 18, 2004 at 7:12 AM (CDT)
There are 900 "signatures" on the blind petition now - closing in on the original petition with the comments section that had backfired. Looks like Glazer is going to have something to crow about as the number of signatures (even if they are fake) goes higher and higher.
There is so much being said about Apple being wrong locking out other download services from putting music on the iPod. Why should Apple spend one penny to work with these other companies to get their music on the pod? Will it sell more ipods, no. Will it sell more iTunes, no. Is Real willing to pay Apple for the cost of their peoples time to integrate the Real DRM into the iPod OS? I haven't heard them offer compensation for the work Apple will need to do. So Glazer is asking for Apple to do charity work so that Real can sell more songs - how insane does that sound?
If Real is so concerned about Freedom of Music Choice, why don't they negotiate with labels to have a non-DRM MP3 file like eMusic. Then the files will not only work on the ipod, they will work on Macs as well - what a concept!
Posted by Not Backfiring Anymore on August 18, 2004 at 7:29 AM (CDT)
You forgot France dude !
Posted by hhvuong on August 18, 2004 at 8:36 AM (CDT)
I think this is retarded… and the comparison between apple and MS doesn't really fit (JB) because microsoft doesn't make hardware the won't allow anything else to work on it, and their OS does allow others to make programs for it, they just ship it with their media player installed (I don't understand why you europeans have such a problem with this as anyone who isn't completely lazy can install another media player—like iTunes—that you want, but that's another more political issue I feel)
I just dislike any and all real products since back in the day of real player 3, it seems to randomly take over being the default player and ads a lot of spyware/adware to your computer. I think for the few random songs I tend to buy the extra 50 cents of iTunes/song is well worth the saved hassle of having to clean up after real…but that's just me. Oh, but while I'm here, I'll ask an opinion…what do you all think of my newest plan of taking my laptop to the local library (where they keep their CDs out in the open…not locked up) and finding the oens that I like and copying them into iTunes. I think that sounds like a great plan, and if I were a canuck it'd be legal!
Posted by a different me on August 18, 2004 at 8:43 AM (CDT)
"There is so much being said about Apple being wrong locking out other download services from putting music on the iPod. Why should Apple spend one penny to work with these other companies to get their music on the pod? Will it sell more ipods, no. Will it sell more iTunes, no. Is Real willing to pay Apple for the cost of their peoples time to integrate the Real DRM into the iPod OS? I haven't heard them offer compensation for the work Apple will need to do. So Glazer is asking for Apple to do charity work so that Real can sell more songs - how insane does that sound?"
It WILL sell more iPods. Numerous people I work with were genuinely surprised to learn that not only did my iPod work with Windows, it worked with music other than that purchased from iTunes. OTOH, many of these same people take a step back when they realise in spite of this, it *only* works with *purchased* music from iTunes.
DRM only works when you can literally take that song anywhere, just like with a real CD. While some shills may have spent $100 million on iTunes, most consumers won't be going anywhere near any of the current online services until there's an open standard.
Apple has such an opportunity to create that "open standard" in the form of Fair-Play and the leading consumer brand. It could only help to sell more iPods to make the platform open. Keeping it closed can only help to sell less iPods. Anyone who thinks differently must think Jobs made the right decision in the mid-80s to keep the Mac platform closed (and thereby went from the #1 Personal Computer platform to a platform that serves as nothing but a tech demo).
Posted by Code Monkey on August 18, 2004 at 9:10 AM (CDT)
Ditto what Code Monkey said !!!! If you are against choice you are against the free market system - Jobs is acting l;ike the the Sun leader - my way or the highway - well Jobs doesnt have the last say at Apple, the shareholders do and they can get rid of him like they did in the past if this becomes another 80's fiasco. Open it or Lose it, Jobs !!! I do like Apple, I just hate Jobs. like I hate Gates. Egomaniac computer geeks whos vision is the only vision.
Posted by Dale on August 18, 2004 at 9:30 AM (CDT)
Code Monkey—
I definitly hear where you are coming from. There is just one major flaw in your argument. You are not asking for Apple to allow Real files to play on the iPod or for an open standard. You are asking for a DRM free audio file format that will work anywhere and with anything. That is what you are asking for here - "Take that song anywhere, just like the real CD"
Because of Piracy, the RIAA demands that music download sites use DRM. How eMusic gets around this I have no idea, but look at the list of publishers they have, you can tell that most record companies are afraid of eMusic. The RIAA has decided that consumers can not be trusted in the digital realm, and thus you can not have music that can go anywhere just like a real CD when you have DRM encoded in the files.
Equating the Mac platform to the iPod is misguided as well - Apple may have shot themselves in the foot not allowing other hardware manufacturers to build and sell computers with the Mac OS, but Apple has already allowed HP to market their own version of the iPod - so they have realized their misstep and are taking steps to avoid it with the ipod.
If the Gamecube figured out a way to play PS2 games, do you think that Sony would just sit by and let Nintendo do this? Real has done something just like this, but people are crying out for open standards. You are asking for Apple to elminate their competitive edge which is the coupling of iTunes MS with the iPod. How dumb would that be?
Posted by K-Rock on August 18, 2004 at 9:55 AM (CDT)
>> I agree that competition is good, but only if it's done ethically. I'm still quite on the fence with this because, while I'm glad there's competition, I don't like Real's hacker tactic. >>
Wow, we have a winner in the "regurgitate Apple's talking points" contest!
I'm sure Apple and it's 3rd parties have NEVER, EVER taken apart a windows file format to create compatibility between applications. Why, that would be a 'hacker ethic'.
Sigh…ignorance always bores me.
Posted by RMagruder on August 18, 2004 at 10:11 AM (CDT)
Wow the mac zealots come out in force.
The Corporation has great control over you.
A. Apple is a corporation that's priority is trying to make a profit for its shareholders.
B. The music selection on itunes is horrifying
C. The addition of real to the ipod compatible fray makes the total sum of ipod compatible music selection slightly less horrifying.
D. No one is being 'fooled' by any petition, nor is the petition a scam, nor is the petition a legally binding document on apple or on real.
Posted by JP on August 18, 2004 at 1:00 PM (CDT)
Apple (The Corporation) is simply trying to create a scenario where they create more wealth for their stockholders.
They are in this power position because they designed a good mp3 player.
The selection of music at ITMS is horrifying. Adding the ability to play Real aac files will make online music selection only slightly horrifying.
I signed the petition to simply demonstrate that if it were up to me, I would prefer to see my ipod be as compatible as possible.
Posted by JP on August 18, 2004 at 1:23 PM (CDT)
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Home becomes especially important this time of year, as our natural instinct is to draw within, close the curtains and snuggle with our family and loved ones and even our pets!
There are elements that can bring a cheer and a greater sense of wellbeing to those winter days and that can enhance any home or work environment.
Aromatherapy can have a surprisingly profound effect on our mood and state of mind. For instance orange oil has a heavenly uplifting scent which can improve overall mood and can bring to mind pleasing images of orange groves in a sunshine paradise. There is also the more traditional lavender oil which many find invaluable for relaxation on all levels.
In ancient Egyptian times it was used in embalming rituals and in cosmetics.
The ancient Romans also recognized lavender for its healing and antiseptic properties. In Victorian times it was valuable as a cure-all and it held pride of place in medicine cupboards in almost every household.
It was also very fashionable as a perfume among Victorian ladies, as an addition to housekeeping and it was also commonly used to repel insects.
In modern day times it is used to relieve stress, depression and to promote sleep. Simply put two drops on your pillow before retiring.
A little goes a long way. It can also be used to relieve everything from headaches to exhaustion and even hangovers!
When applied to the forehead area it can alleviate congestion of the sinuses.
Tea tree oil could also be a wonderful addition to your medicinal cabinet this time of year as it can ward off bugs and boost the body's defences.
Take a tea tree bath at the first sign of cold or flu symptoms by adding 8 -10 drops to a warm bath.
You can also put a few drops on a tissue and inhale at regular intervals.
Rose oil is a lovely restorative and uplifting oil especially for women.
It can help when you are not feeling quite 'yourself'.
It soothes the emotions particularly depression and relieves the symptoms of PMT.
It helps women to feel positively feminine and is reputed to help enormously to enhance libido in both sexes.
It can also be used as a perfume simply by applying to the pulse points.
Your body may also need more reinforcements this time of year.
If you are someone who gets a lot of colds or is prone to catching "everything going" give your body the support it needs with a herbal remedy such as Echinacea which boosts the white blood cells.
If you do have a cold it reduces the duration by a couple of days.
The Vogel range is particularly good.
The founder of the herbal range was Swiss naturopath Alfred Vogel who took Echinacea for most of his life and never succumbed to an illness.
He died at the ripe old age of 94.
Many people also find they suffer from some or all of the symptoms of SAD (Seasonal Affective Disorder) which can cause a depressive mood as well as craving for carbohydrates, weight gain, low energy and feeling generally off form.
The person feels like themselves again once spring arrives.
It is caused by the lack of sunlight that affects us poor souls in the northern hemisphere.
Thankfully there is an antidote.
Light boxes and alarms (phototherapy) are increasingly popular for those who find this time of year challenging.
They work by simulating the wonderfully therapeutic effects of the sun.
Lumie.com is a great source of these products.
They have been scientifically proven to alleviate the symptoms of the winter blues naturally.
Taking advantage of the sunny days we are blessed with during the winter and indulging in a walk at lunchtime bundled up warm will also do wonders.
If you have the luxury to do so allow yourself an extra hour in bed in the mornings if circumstances permit or tuck yourself in an hour earlier at night.
I have always firmly believed we should be behaving more like bears in wintertime!
It may be worth considering taking a vitamin D supplement (also known as the sunshine vitamin).
It has been shown that an alarmingly high percentage of Irish people are lacking in this essential vitamin due to low levels of sunshine.
A new study of 250 school children in Mongolia who had low blood levels of vitamin D and who were given a daily supplement showed that it reduced their risk of respiratory infection by half.
These are quite astounding findings.
The dosage given to these children was 300IU (International Units) of vitamin D.
As well as the benefits for bone health, research into this vitamin has shown it can ward off conditions such as Multiple Sclerosis and other autoimmune disorders and even certain cancers.
The main food sources are oily fish, egg yolks and fortified foods but it is quite difficult to get our daily requirements from food alone.
Take it from October to April and if you are someone who spends a lot of time outdoors the remainder of the year you may not need to supplement during the summertime.
A simple test from your GP will confirm if your levels are on the low end of the spectrum.
Finally surrounding ourselves with people in whose company we feel uplifted and supported is hugely important.
Socialising by an open fire can be comforting as well as strengthening the feeling of connection to those we love.
"Winter is the time for comfort, for good food and warmth, for the touch of a friendly hand and for a talk beside the fire, it's a time for home" ~ Edith Sitwell
Love & Aloha,
Sinead (Holistic Therapist)


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ExclusiveLegendary singer Al Jarreau canceled a concert this evening in Escondido, CA … our sources has learned.
Jarreau was scheduled to perform at The Centre at Lexus Escondido, but the concert hall said Jarreau would not be performing because he was ill. A source close to the situation told our sources he was taken to the hospital, but the concert hall would not confirm.
The entire concert was not canceled — George Duke, who is also on the bill, will still perform.
Jarreau, who is 72, has won 6 Grammys … including one was recent as 2007… and nominated for 12 more.
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I'm tired. I have 3 exams and a presentation next week and i'm not excited about that. The school board people must be out of their mind!!! Cramming all the exams into 2 weeks and we just chill afterwards.
Enough complainning. On a happier note, our school newspaper wrote a article on the pride week (newspapers dont write!), and made it to the cover page. THAT JUST MADE MY DAY! I was showing all my friends the article at lunch today =D Toronto pride parade is coming within 30 days, I'll be painting rainbows on the streets =D Isnt that awesome?
What else... Oh yeah, I'm having a crush on this straight girl. Cute. Not single. Hard-core christian. And super good at fencing(I always fall for the athletic type, damn). Straight as an arrow. So my chance of ever dating her is slim. But that's her lose. Evenutally, i will move on, but feel free to comfort me, cuz I kinda needed that =/


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Vijay Nund on Ganges River
Ascetic priest Baba Vijay Nund rows a boat along the Ganges River. Varanasi, India
Vijay Nund Morning Puja
Vijay Nund performing morning rituals in the Ganges River, the most sacred river in Hinduism. Varanasi, India
Aghori sadhus cover themselves with human ash, which is the last rite of the material body. Varanasi, India
Aghora Puja
The Aghori have a profound connection with the dead. Death is not a fearsome concept, but a passing from the world of illusion. Varanasi, India
Aghori at Shiva Temple
Aghori sadhus inside a sunken Shiva temple at Scindia Ghat, on the banks of the River Ganges. Varanasi, India
Lal Baba
When he was young, Lal Baba's parents arranged a marriage for him. Uncertain about his future, he ran away from home in Bihar Siwan and took up the lifelong task of becoming a sadhu. Varanasi, India
Lal Baba has dreadlocks (jatas) several meters long, which have been growing for over 40 years. To sadhus, dreadlocks are a sign of renunciation and a life dedicated to spirituality. Varanasi, India
Portrait of Lal Baba
Lal Baba's life is to travel. Even at 85 years old, he will continue to travel from holy place to holy place in India and Nepal. Varanasi, India
Portrait of Magesh Nalla
Magesh left a well paid job as an IT computer consultant to pursue to path of Aghora. After years of practice, he finds no temptation to return to his old life. Varanasi, India
Magesh Nalla
Magesh left a well paid job as an IT computer consultant to pursue to path of Aghora. After years of practice, he finds no temptation to return to his old life. Varanasi, India
Portrait of Ram Das
Varanasi, India
Ram Das
Ram Das beside boat wreckage in Varanasi, India.
Portrait of Baba Nondo Somendrah
Varanasi, India
Saurav Kumar Pandey
Batuk Student, Varanasi, India
Amit Byasi
Batuk Student, Varanasi, India
Amit Byasi & Banmi Shri Ra
Batuk Students, Varanasi, India
Banmi Shri Ra
Batuk Student, Varanasi, India
Aghori Puja II
Baba Mooni conducting Aghori Puja in Varanasi, India
Aghori Puja I
Baba Mooni conducting Aghori Puja in Varanasi, India
Baba Mooni
Baba Mooni conducting Aghori Puja in Varanasi, India
Chet Singh Ghat
Baba Vijay Nund on the steps of Chet Singh Ghat on the banks of the Ganges River. Varanasi, India
Portrait of Baba Vijay Nund
Baba Vijay Nund outside his ashram on the banks of the Ganges River. Varanasi, India
Portrait of Shiv Ji Tiwari
Varanasi, India
Shiv Ji Tiwari
Sunken temple in Varanasi, India
Sabrida Shing
One of the few rare women to take on the the task of becoming a Sadhvi. She has not cut her hair since her husband died, making the ends of the dreadlocks over 10 years old at the time the photograph was taken. Kathmandu, Nepal
Aba Takelabe Aberha
Aba Yohannis monastery - 74 years old
"I came from my village, from the countryside to learn. I didn't go home. I preferred to stay here. I've been here for 43 years. "
Aba Takelabe Aberha
Aba Yohannis monastery - 74 years old
"My father was a priest and when my mom died, he became a monk. I followed."
Gashaw Mesganaw
Gashaw Mesganaw is a deacon studying to become a monk at Abuna Aron, a cave monastery in Northern Ethiopia. This holy place is known for its beam of light is visable only when the sun aligns with the hole in its ceiling.
"Fear? I have no fear because I follow God"
Gashaw Mesganaw
"Fear? I have no fear because I follow God"
Abuna Yemata Guh
Aba Geafael Asyashaye- 52 years old, Abuna Yemata Guh
Aba Gebha Madhen Bahta
Aba Gebha Madhen Bahta lives in Debre Damo, a remote monastery in Ethiopia accessible by rope leading up a 17 meter wall. No women are allowed to enter.
Aba Gebha Madhen Bahta
Debre Damo
Mother Muadi
"I became a nun when my daughters passed away."
Emohoey Harya
Mother Harya, a nun of Abraham Atsbeha. She poses against the ancient doors of a former Pagan church, which has been converted to an Orthodox Christian place of worship. Only on one day of the year, the stone pillars inside leak holy water.
Aba Korkor
"Perhaps I will live even longer than 101, maybe 101 years more. I know a monk who is 80 years old, but he acts very old. He is not like me."
Aba Kenafa Tesfamarem
Aba Kenafa Tesfamarem, Debre Damo
Mesaye Belete
Yemrehanna Kristos - 25 years old
A regular worshipper of Yemrehanna Kristos.
Yemrehanna Kristos
Keas Hable Mariyam, the monk of the cavern church, poses on top of an estimated 5740 remaining pilgrim corpses. "Most of them came from Jerusalem and now they remain here to rest." Lalibela, Ethiopia
Yemrehanna Kristos
A pilgrim's corpse rests at Yemrehanna Kristos, Lalibela Ethiopia.
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Community Shield live on Sky
The FA and Sky Sports are pleased to announce a three-season deal for broadcast coverage of the FA Community Shield. The traditional curtain raiser to the season, which is sponsored by McDonald's, will be shown on Sky Sports for the next three years - starting with Chelsea v Manchester United on Sunday August 9 at Wembley Stadium. As part of the deal, Sky Sports will also screen the Women's FA Cup Final for the next three seasons. This season's fixture is provisionally scheduled for May 3, with the venue and kick-off time still to be confirmed. FA chief executive Ian Watmore said: "I am delighted that we have agreed a three-year deal with Sky for live and exclusive coverage of the FA Community Shield sponsored by McDonald's. "Chelsea against Manchester United promises to be a great opener to the 2009/10 football calendar. "I am also pleased to confirm that Sky will broadcast full live coverage of the FA Women's Cup Final sponsored by E.ON as part of our deal. The fixture is the showpiece of the women's domestic season." Sky Sports' managing director Barney Francis said: "This is great news for Sky Sports. "The FA Community Shield is the traditional curtain raiser to the new football season and this year's contest is sure to be a mouth-watering encounter. "We're also delighted to add the Women's FA Cup Final to our month of finals next May."
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British East India Company
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MESA, Ariz. -- Mesa police have arrested several suspects in connection with a string of arsons that have taken place in the past 15 months.
According to police, 19-year-old Travis Lee Hanson, 19-year-old Clayton Charles Becker, 20-year-old Spencer Scott Owens, and 18-year-old Zachary Sean Bergin were all taken into custody on Thursday.
The group is accused of using a butane torch to set fire to cars, landscaping, sheds, and houses.
Jerry Croy, who's home was allegedly targeted by the group, says he's breathing easier now that the four are behind bars.
"It makes me feel good," he said. "It's like a little bit of closure and just good for the neighborhood."
Investigators were recently able to identify Hanson as a person of interest in the case, and began tracking him over the past 60 days.
"We actually made some purchases of drugs from the suspect and a couple of his friends. That gave us a relationship with them so we could see what was going on," said Mesa Police Cheif Frank Milstead.
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YOKOSUKA, Japan – U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy and Chief Petty Officer Chris Gorham of Somersworth, NH. discuss the capabilities of the Aegis Combat System .aboard the Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser USS Shiloh (CG 67). The ambassador was visiting Fleet Activities Yokosuka. Gorham is a chief fire controlman.


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Kern County student scholarships for $1.5k; Education, it's your future
Application deadline is April 30
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. - Education, it's your future.
Application opens - April 1, 2013
Application Deadline - April 30, 2013
Award Notifications - May 10, 2013
Award Distribution - May 2013
Award Amount - $1,500 each for three winners
Program Description
Educacion Es Tu Futuro Scholarships are designed to assist students of Hispanic heritage obtain a college degree. Scholarships are available to Kern County 2013 graduating high school seniors. Student(s) selected for the scholarship will appear on TV announcements which will air on Azteca Bakersfield and Bright House Network (Galavision) as well as photo and bio in El Popular Newspaper. There will be three winners who will each receive a scholarship for $1,500 each.
Eligibility Requirements
- Be of Hispanic heritage
- Must be enrolled as a 2013 graduating senior within a Kern County high school
- Be a U.S. citizen
- Have a minimum cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale
- Have plans to enroll at a U.S. accredited college or university in the U.S., during the 2013-2014 academic year
- Submit essay (details below)
To Enter
1. Go to www.azteca42.com and follow the onscreen instructions to enter by submitting an Essay (essay requirement defined below).
2. Send essay by regular mail to:
Azteca Bakersfield
321 21st Street
Bakersfield, CA 93301
Attn: Stephanie Camarena
Please include your phone number along with a secondary phone contact number
3. Drop off essay in person to 321 21st Street, Bakersfield, CA. 93301. Call to make drop off arrangements 661-637-2323 ext. 379, ask for Stephanie Camarena.
Essay Requirements
An essay of 300-500 words describing: What is your opinion regarding immigration reform in the United States? Do you agree or disagree with it and why? To be eligible for entry, you essay must be authored only by you. Your essay must be your original creation, be in English or Spanish, and consist of only black and white text without images.