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Wi-Find is a mission in Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars given to Huang Lee by Wade Heston.
The mission is simple, just drive between the two wireless points until the signal bars are at their strongest, then start the hacking of FIB files to uncover the Triad 's FIB rat. The player must do this four times. Note: after each hack the player gains a wanted level star, so try and lose the heat before attempting another hacking. After doing this four times lose any heat and report back to Heston.
Mission objectives
In order to complete the mission the player must:
- Go to the first transfer area - midway between the wireless hotspots
- 1 of 4 transfers complete. Use the hotsopts to find the next transfer area
- 2 of 4 transfers complete. Use the hotsopts to find the next transfer area
- 3 of 4 transfers complete. Use the hotspots to find the next transfer area
- Lose your wanted level
- Meet up with Heston
- The name of the mission is obvious preference to Wi-Fi, a popular technology that allows an electronic device to exchange data wirelessly over a computer network, including high-speed internet connections.
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"I chased around the city, hacking into the FIB mainframe to get the file on their rat.
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Prior to calling the Michigan State basketball offices on Wednesday afternoon, Gavin Schilling filled out his NCAA Tournament brackets and projected a run to the Final Four for the Spartans.The 6-foot-8, 240-pound Schilling, a fast-rising 3-star power forward from Findlay Prep near Las Vegas, then informed MSU assistant coach Dane Fife the Spartans had won the race to land his signature on a national letter of intent this spring.Schilling picked MSU from a field of finalists that also included UCLA, Minnesota and Villanova - posting his decision on Twitter at 3:35 p.m. Wednesday with the following tweet:"Gavin Schilling @GSchills32 9m I proudly announce that I will be playing my college basketball at Michigan State University! Much love to all who supported me! #GoGreen"SpartanMag.com caught up with both Schilling and Findlay Prep head coach Todd Simon not long afterward and both foresee a bright future for both the player and his collegiate team of choice. Schilling - who's mom, Lisa, and younger brother, Nigel, live in Chicago - just turned 17 in November.Join serious Spartan fans in subscribing to SpartanMag.com and read the rest of this story, in addition to unmatched analysis and insight on MSU recruiting and daily coverage of Spartan football and basketball. ...More... To continue reading this article you must be a member. Sign Up Now!
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- Hermione: "Aren't you two ever going to read Hogwarts: A History?"
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Hogwarts: A History, also known as Hogwarts, A History, is a book concerning Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and its history that was written by Professor Garius Tomkink.[1] It was Hermione Granger's favourite book and she often referred to this book on many things concerning Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Three of the things that are frequently brought up are the Great Hall's enchanted ceiling that shows the weather outside, the fact that you cannot apparate or disapparate on Hogwarts grounds and the fact that electronic devices do not work within the grounds.
The book was also very popular in Harry Potter's second year at Hogwarts, when every copy was checked out of the library due to the reopening of the Chamber of Secrets. However, Hermione shows slight frustration with the book when scathingly renaming the book in her fourth year because it does not mention the use of house-elves at Hogwarts, even going so far as to suggest a couple of alternative titles for it: A Revised History of Hogwarts and A Highly Biased and Selective History of Hogwarts Which Glosses Over the Nastier Aspects of the School.
In 1997, Hermione considered this book as she was sorting supplies for their mission to find Horcruxes. It was one of the books she decided to bring with them, stating that she "wouldn't feel right" if she didn't have it.
The book's original hand-written manuscript is stored in one of the Hogwarts Library's annexes, and can be only read by special appointment. However, students and staff may admire its ornate cover from a distance.[1]
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Hermione Granger often quotes from this book. Some of the things she learns about Hogwartsfrom the book are that:
- The ceiling of the Great Hall is bewitched to look like the outside sky.[2]
- Wizards and witches cannot Apparate or Disapparate to, or from within, Hogwarts.
- There supposedly existed a Chamber of Secrets within the school.
- Hogwarts is hidden to Muggles. If a Muggle looks at it, they see an old ruin with a sign saying: "DANGER, DO NOT ENTER, UNSAFE".
- In 1792, when a cockatrice went loose during one of the Triwizard Tournament tasks, the heads of the three schools, including one from Hogwarts, were injured by the deadly creature.
- Muggle technology cannot be used within the grounds of Hogwarts.
- Boys are not allowed in the girls' dormitories; if they try to enter the stairs turn into a slide.[3]
Information known not being included
- House-elves
- It is unlikely that the Room of Requirement is mentioned, otherwise Hermione Granger and not Dobby would have suggested using this room for use by Dumbledore's Army.
Behind the scenes
- In the PS2 version of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game), Chroniculus Punnet is stated to be the author of Hogwarts: A History. However, a later film prop identifies the book's author as Professor Garius Tomkink. In the "Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey" ride in Orlando, Florida, Hermione Granger refers to the book as "Bathilda Bagshot's Hogwarts, A History". It is possible that Punnet and Bagshot wrote particular parts in the book.
- The cover shows the Astronomy and Central towers of Hogwarts as they are seen in the films.
- J. K. Rowling was asked in an interview if Harry and Ron would ever read the book. She replied: "Never. It's a gift to me, because all my exposition can be dressed up as, 'When are you going to read it?' So Hermione fills in the reader as well, so I could never let them read it."[4]
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (First mentioned)
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film) (Mentioned only)
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Mentioned only)
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game) (First appearance)
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Mentioned only)
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Mentioned only)
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Mentioned only)
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (video game) (Mentioned only)
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
- Harry Potter Film Wizardry
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game) - PS2 version
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone - Chapter 6 (The Sorting Hat)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix - Chapter 17 (Educational Decree Number Twenty-Four)
- ↑ "The Leaky Cauldron and Mugglenet interview Joanne Kathleen Rowling: Part Three," The Leaky Cauldron, 16 July 2005


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Here is the next iteration (sans hex). I took the whole shebang back to the land outline and rebuilt the .psd, trying to be a bit more judicious in my use of layers to break up textures. I would say that this has been rather successful.
So, I started posting this in my introduction thread herel, howeverI figure it's probably more appropriate in this forum.
If you'd like to see the previous iterations of that map, you can find them behind the link. For now, I will stick the current iteration here.
I'm currently trying to deal with the flatness of the lowlands - a problem that is manifesting with the "glued on" mountains look. Unfortunately, my photoshop file size has become seriously unwieldy - at over 200 megabytes while open, my machine is choking on it. I think that I've got an overabundance of effects layers going into play here and need to start condensing them in order to keep working with the file, so that the machine quits trying to recalculate the bazillion effects I have going into this. Since I'm fairly satisfied with the ocean as a set of layers, I think I'll start there, but I think that part of the problem with my current technique is that i'm using a LOT of layer masks, so a lot of the "effects" of the textural layers are hidden behind masks since I don't want to see them (rendered clouds, for breaking up pattern repeat, for instance.)
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Here is the next iteration (sans hex). I took the whole shebang back to the land outline and rebuilt the .psd, trying to be a bit more judicious in my use of layers to break up textures. I would say that this has been rather successful.
Indeed better though the different terrains could blend smoother in my opinion;
Nice work! I like both of your attached - while the second is argueably better in terms of photoshopping and blending, I think the first has a nice basic feel that might be more practical-looking. Like a map with a true purpose. I hope your machine is working a little bit better for you
I like the style of it. I think you could go with a lighter / lower opacity for the grid though. It takes away from the map instead of being in the background.
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aye. I'm having a bit of visibility problems when I go with a lesser opacity than that, sadly.
I think I need to whip up a different fill grid - thinner than this one.
Try reversing the grid, at least over land. I bet white or at least light hexes would show better.
Nice terrain!
Hmm. I still think it overpowers and isn't very readable.
Well.... I could go with a player hack to fix this. for the nice map, place a scale and don't worry about the hexes - and for the player wiki, put a labeled hex version up that they can reference.
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GRAY, Maine (AP) _ The National Weather Service said snowfall topped 29 inches Saturday morning at the Portland International Jetport and snow was still coming down. That breaks the old storm record of 27.1 inches from 1979.
The wind gusted to 53 mph at the Portland airport and 68 mph at Matinicus Rock, 20 miles offshore.
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You can also win one of two copies of my new "Be Nice or Go Away" print in the latest Frankie magazine (which you already have bought and enjoyed because you are awesome).
My awesome friend (and employer!) has been fostering kittens through Cheltenham Cat Rescue and i've been so inspired by the good work they do i wanted to help. Sadly we're not in the position to foster rescued cats before making their way to forever homes, so i've used my design skills and created an activity book!
There's 24 pages of kitty pictures for colouring in, and things like a maze, wordsearch, spot the difference, jokes and facts. To download your own copy, click the link below
100% of profits from this book will be passed directly to Cheltenham Cat Rescue. And don't forget to visit their site and learn about what they do, and how you could help!
i'm so excited to finally share the pattern for this mid-century macramé inspired crochet wall hanging i made! i have always wanted one of these christmas tree wall hangings but never seemed to come across them thrifting. being the spoiled girl i am, i decided i must have one and would just have to take matters into my own hands! based on a picture of a 1960s knitted tree i found in an old magazine, i recreated the pattern as a crochet project.
i've taken out all the trial and error and prepared for you a complete crochet pattern with stitch diagram AND written instructions. i know this seems like a big crochet project, and it will take you some time – but its not really that complex and if you can do basics like chain, single and double crochet – you can do this! the five branches all follow the same series of row patterns so once you've made one branch, you've pretty much mastered the whole process. Click below to purchase the pattern at a special introductory price!
please note this pattern is written in US crochet terminology but i do include a glossary of stitches and conversions in the instructions.
the materials are only as expensive as you choose them to be: while i usually work with pure wool yarn, i chose acrylic for this project because the thought of a moth chomping through my tree while it was stored for the majority of the year was too much to bear!
i hope you love this pattern – let me know if i've missed any important information.
ps: don't forget about my ever popular matchbox advent calendar DIY!
hey friends, find an in-depth interview with me about our house in this issue of the excellent mollie makes magazine. i'm so excited to be included in this mag, this feature has been in the works for quite some time so its a real thrill to see it come together!
hardcopies of mollie makes seem to FLY off the shelves, but fear not! you can subscribe to the digital ipad version here. if you're new to mollie makes, a subscription is worth it – its one of the few magazines i look forward to and make the time to read.
thanks for featuring me, mollie makes!
its almost easter! that can only mean one thing: festive printable time (oh, yeah and eggs and bunnies and stuff) and so i have made for you this very nifty bunny box printable!
not only is it my patented super-fun black and white coloring-in version, there is also a full color, ready to print'n'gift template for you! TWO FOR ONE BUNNIES! in fact it's $2 for two funny bunny box templates in 1 easily downloaded PDF file, and just like real bunnies, you can multiply them infinitely (or rather, print as many as you need – for personal use only though – please don't sell or reproduce these crafty bunnies)
get a funny bunny box here
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see, this box is clever – the interlocking funny bunny's face keeps the box closed, and the egg hidden!
its big enough to fit a real egg in it (or a whole bunch of tiny chocolate ones) or maybe you could find a fabulous painted wooden pysanky like the one pictured – that one is from little sparrow, the fabulous toy & handcraft supply store i work at a few days a week!
i hope you enjoy the funny bunny egg box! and i hope your easter is full of all your favorite treats.
as a kid my mum would put together the BEST advent calendars for me – counting down to christmas was almost more fun than christmas day itself! when i was really small she bought fabulous cardboard calendars from europe – the ones with tiny doors you open, and there's a little picture inside. these made a big impression on me; i was only about 2 or 3 but i can still remember some of the illustrations. each year i'd have a different kind of calendar: one year each day was a tiny book telling part of the sort of the nutcracker (to hang on the christmas tree). some years i'd get a little chocolate each day, and so on…
when i turned 7 mama stepped up her game – she made me a fabric advent calendar, with little pockets. each day of december she would tuck a little tiny present in there, or a slip of paper with an activity written on it. she did this for me every year until i turned 18 and moved to england. even then, she'd email me funny or cute things every day of december. so when i had my son i was thrilled to have the chance to pass on this tradition that had brought me SO much happiness through the years. its really only been a couple of christmases so far, but he totally gets it. we say the advent fairies come and leave little surprises for him and he rushes out every morning to see what's arrived. i've been using the old fabric calendar my mum made, but this year i felt like something new and so, inspired by those fabulous vintage european matchbox labels, i created a printable kit of matchboxes to countdown to christmas with!
how to make them
first you need to purchase, download and save my advent matchbox kit:
the kit contains:
- 24 individually designed matchbox labels by draw! pilgrim, all vintage style with an aged color tint, fake 'off register' color overlaps and a variety of european christmas greetings
- 24 templates to fold up the matchbox bases/drawers
- a template for slips of paper to write notes for treats or activities etc
what you will need
aside from the kit mentioned above, you'll need to print the templates on heavy-ish paper: regular printer paper is quite flimsy – it'd be ok for using JUST this year, but if you want to use these matchboxes again i recommend something a little heavier, around 300gsm (i believe thats equivalent to 200lbs weight). printing at home is convenient but for paper advice you might want to splurge and take this project to the print shop where you can see what range of papers they have and decide what will fold best for your needs.
you will also need:
- glue or double sided tape,
- scissors and/or a guillotine paper cutter (it makes cutting down the sheets of labels a bit faster and neater)
- a bone folder or scoring tool will really give you great crisp edges when folding.
what to fill the boxes with?
you know your own people best, but some ideas are:
- tiny candies: jellybeans, m&ms etc
- individual chocolates
- hair accessories
- teensy toys
or put in slips of paper hinting at where to find treats that are just a bit too big for the matchbox, e.g.: "look behind the dictionary!" and there will be hidden a new matchbox car or a little bottle of nail polish.
or write a list of treat experiences: "let's put up the christmas tree!" "let's go out for egg nog!" "gingerbread decorating day!" etc
how to display your calendar?
- thread them on a string and hang them as a garland across a mantlepiece or door frame
- add a strip of magnetic tape and put them up on your fridge
- leave one each day on their bedside table
- put one in their lunchbox
- hang them all vertically on a length of string
- …or just stick them all to a plain colored poster sheet!
so go ahead! its so much fun and a project that the whole family can get involved in.
did you have christmas countdown traditions too?
i finally got my hands on a copy of print and pattern 2 by bowie style today and hoo boy was there some excited squealing in the bookshop. its not the first time i've squealed over a good design book, but for once there was genuinely good reason…
… because i'm in it! i am in the book. see the book? see my alphabet series designs? i know, i know.. but i'm so. so. SO excited to be included amongst some of my idols (uh, marimekko, jonathan adler, call me!) there are so many more fab people in here: byGraziela, ellen giggenbach, beci orpin, ingela arrhenius, lab partners, and on and on and on it goes.
so run out and grab a copy. you might not be driven to squealing mid bookstore, but its a pretty fantastic and inspiring collection of work and i'm so proud to be part of it. well done, bowie style!
those of you who follow me on twitter might have seen this chewbacca cuddly toy i made for a gift. you were all so desperate to get your hands on one that i felt obliged to share the pattern i made up.
so go forth and sew! please let me know of any issues with the pattern – its my first try so be gentle.
this chewie is about 50cm tall and made of durable pinwale corduroy, guaranteed to last for at least twelve parsecs. Wait a minute … a parsec is a unit of distance, not time! you lied to me, lucas! lied to me!
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so, we had a party… it was pretty epic. feel free to skim over and admire the photos, or continue reading and find out how you can have an epic party too – i'm even sharing party printables!
each year, around june i ask my son what he wants for his september birthday party. i love parties, so i get excited early and i'm eager to start planning! the rest of the year we're busy and we have to say "no" to a lot of stuff, but birthday time is SACRED! so far we've had "alice in wonderland", "space" and this year he asked me for a "willy wonka/charlie and the chocolate factory" themed party. i thought that was pretty neat considering he share's his birthday with roald dahl and we've read the book multiple times and watched both movies many multiples of times.
this theme is a blessing and a curse, though. you have so much inspiring material to begin with that its not like you need to brainstorm too hard, but then both the book and the movies provide such awe inspiring descriptions of the factory that that's a BIG job to try and live up to!
i started off "small" with the invitations. the obvious choice was to send out bars of chocolate with golden tickets! and who am i to question the obvious choice?! however i'm neither made of postage money or chocolate so i opted for 2D double-sided paper wonka bars that were cheaper and simpler to post.
i made you a special printable version to use for your own wonka party! and don't forget to ask your print shop to print them double sided – just fill in the party host, the location, time and date, your phone number and "RSVP by" date.
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angel food truffles, plate candy decorations, chocolate+candy spoons
cake batter rice krispies, banana splits, rainbow jello
pinterest came through big time with decor ideas, and the rest was just some creative thinking. above are some of the inspiring bits and pieces that pinterest delivered. i didn't use them all, but maybe you'll find them useful.
the big issues i had to solve with making this party all that it could be were:
a) making a big impact, on a small budget and scale
b) not wasting too much stuff (food, money, materials)
a tight color palette is the answer to all of life's problems, but it helps parties look well put together with minimal effort and expense. turns out there's not much chocolate brown party supply out there so i happily used the groovy pink/orange/yellow color scheme of the wonka bar packaging.
you can make a big impact with a knock-out buffet display – let the food display be part of the decor: decorative AND delicious! i really lucked out finding a groovy striped plastic table cloth in those colors which served as the backdrop to the table AND the table cloth (it was long).
we had pink and orange plates and cups from our birthday shindig, so i mixed in some new yellow ones, and some orange striped napkins. some of the plates even made their way into the decor as cellophane wrapped candies (see down a little further).
in my intensive, focused, scientific, party research phase i loved the jars of candy i was seeing at other people's parties – but we will never eat three full jars of candy in 1000 years so that was just wasteful in our situation. my solution was to whip up some graphic faux candy! i printed out paper inserts for the jars and some paper lollipops too. these would be fun to do with your kiddo – get them involved in the preparation by stamping, drawing or painting some candy jar fillings!
~ Menu ~
fizzy lifting lemonade
everlasting bubblegum cordial
(if you're in australia, cottee's make "gubble bum" flavor cordial)
ice water
birthday cake flavor rice krispie treats
pretzels, chips, popcorn
mini candy bars
lots and lots of candies!
and i was instructed to make a "chocolate birthday cake, with chocolate frosting, and chocolate" to follow. i made just that! and i decorated it with smarties (candy covered chocolates like flatter m&ms) in the shape of a 5. this cake is kind of an homage to my own 5th birthday cake which my clever mama and grandmama made in the SHAPE of a FIVE, covered in smarties. it blew my tiny mind and i've never quite recovered.
i had every intention of also making a rainbow platter of fruits with honey yoghurt to dip, and vegetable crudité with hummus but a) i'm a chronic over-caterer and always feel wasteful after parties and b) what kid is going to eat veggies when there is a table full of candy?! we all know candy is a sometimes food, but parties are only sometimes events so i saved the fruit and veg for us to enjoy during the week. and i skipped the fairy bread too. i know, i'll just give up my australian citizenship right now, huh? shame on me.
so there was candy for all, and sugar highs on the horizon. the only solution was to burn off some energy and distract the kids from grazing on the sugar by playing lots of fun games! here's what we did, how we did it and what you need to do it yourself!
mike teevee's tv quiz
think up 5-10 tv related questions your kid's will be able to answer. give chocolate money prizes.
for example, we asked the 5 year olds:
"what color is oscar the grouch?"
"on the wiggles, what color shirt does jeff wear?"
"what type of animal is pingu?"
"on yo gabba gabba, who said they had a party in their tummy?"
"who can tell me the name of the island that thomas the tank engine lives on?"
charlie bucket's bucket basketball
a large bucket or tub
a lot of breath or a balloon pump
put the bucket up high; participants take turns shooting balloons into the bucket. whoever can dunk the most balloons wins.
veruca salt's bad egg and spoon race
eggs; real, plastic or chocolate depending on the age of participants
silver spoons or dumpling spoons (easier for little kids)
each participant gets a spoon balanced on an egg and they must make it around a race course without dropping their egg. no holding the eggs with your hands, though!
augusts gloop's donut race
mini donuts for each guest
a long stick, or broom handle
kitchen twine/string
using the kitchen twine, tie the mini donuts to the string, then tie the length of string attatched to the donut to the long stick. make sure they're equally spaced leaving enough room for everyone to stand/eat comfortably.
to play, hold up the stick with the donuts hanging down and have the children put their hands behind their back. the first to eat all of the donut without using their hands wins!
violet beauregarde's blueberry baloon bonanza
blueberry colored balloons
small prizes you'll be able to fit into un-inflated balloons eg: mini candy bars, small puzzles, whistles
fill blueberry colored balloons with small prizes then inflate them. get the kids to pop (squeeze, sit on) the blueberry bubbles to win their prize. have a push pin on standby for you to use in case your kiddos are too light to pop the balloons on their own.
to finish up with, i REALLY like party favor bags. its like having a little extra party after the party, so i tend to make a bit of extra effort to send home some fun treats. this year i got organized early and it paid off! i found handmade soaps (by sailormouth soaps on etsy) in the shape of frog candies, and i redeemed myself with the guest's parents by finding a bunch of cute animal toothbrushes. packed up in gold bags with some bubble mix, and a couple of extra candies the favors made leaving the party a little less upsetting.
sure there are people who will say i'm probably spoiling my kid, but we ALL had fun – both father and son asked for the same party next year) and there's only a few years you can be spoiled for. my mum threw fun parties for me so i like passing on those special memories to my son as its a way of keeping her fun spirit alive, but i think whatever effort you make for your children will be happily received and treasured.
maybe its the sugar talking, but i think i'd quite like to make parties happen for a living, so y'know… call me! who knows maybe we can have a pilgrim party blog.


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Bigfoot, also known as Sasquatch, is an ape-like creature that some people believe inhabits the forests of San Andreas in Grand Theft Auto V. Bigfoot is usually described as a large, hairy, bipedal humanoid. It was probably introduced due to the popular myth in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, which Rockstar Games confirmed to be fake.
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
- Main Article: Bigfoot on GTA Myths Wiki
Rumors of Bigfoot being found in Back O' Beyond surfaced within a week of the game's release. Although no definitive proof of Bigfoot's existence was ever produced and Rockstar Games eventually confirmed that Bigfoot did not exist in the game, Bigfoot remained arguably the most popular myth of the GTA franchise. Possibly for this reason, Bigfoot was introduced in the next game taking place in San Andreas, GTA V.
Grand Theft Auto V
The mission's objective is to hunt the O'Neil brothers in the woods of Cassidy Creek using a rifle with thermal scope. At the lower right corner you can see Bigfoot standing still. He will immediately disappear after he has been spotted. If Michael tries to shoot at it nothing happens.
The Last One
The mission is dedicated entirely to Bigfoot. Franklin meets a hunter who says that he has been on Sasquatch's tail for nine years. After searching the woods, the creature can be seen running. After a long chase, Bigfoot will be tired and will lay on the ground. He will repeat the phrase "I'm the last of my kind." Franklin concludes that the so-called Bigfoot is nothing more than a man in a suit.
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- For this and other myths see: GTA Myths Wiki.


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There are plenty of ways to extend your eyelashes with eye makeup like mascara, but this can only go so far. When you really want to make a statement, you might want to reach for false eyelashes instead. However, there are some tips to always follow when wearing falsies to help them look their best.
Choosing the right pair of lashes is one of the most important steps. There are almost endless varieties - do you want your fringe to look extra thick, or are you going for length? If you just want a little boost to your lashes, consider individual lashes that you can glue on right where you need them. If you choose a full pair, press them against your lash line without glue to make sure they are the right length. Trim them from either end if they seem too wide.
Gluing the lashes on is probably the hardest part of wearing them. You only need a tiny dab of glue to get them to stick. Press them on starting at the inner corner of your eye and working outward, Lucky Magazine reports. Then it is time to apply your eye makeup palettes to blend the lashes in. Use a liquid eyeliner to line your eyes, since this will better fill in any gaps left between your false and real lashes.
You can use a blending brush to blend your eyeshadow colors right up to the lashline and hide any extra glue. Finish with just enough mascara to blend the false and real lashes to make them look cohesive.
When you are wearing false eyelashes, it is usually a good idea to keep the rest of your makeup minimal. Wear bronzer and brush for a healthy glow, but pick a clear or pink lip gloss instead of red lips.


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Check into your hotel. The rest of the day is free. Later, meet your Tour Director and fellow travelers.
Today's included sightseeing tour with a Local Guide is an excellent introduction to Warsaw, Poland's vibrant capital and largest city. Magnificently reconstructed after wartime destruction, Warsaw is a rich tapestry of nearly every European architectural style, from gothic to neoclassical, with wide, modern avenues in striking contrast to the narrow lanes of the old section. Continue to Gdansk on the Baltic Sea for two overnights. (Breakfast, Dinner)
One of the most important shipping ports in Northern Europe, Gdansk (formerly known by its German name, Danzig) is the birthplace of "Solidarity," the Polish trade union that revolutionized Polish modern politics. Sightseeing this morning with your Local Guide introduces you to the city's past and present. Later today, join the optional excursion to the town of Malbork, founded in the 13th century by the Teutonic Knights. Visit its gothic Marienburg Castle, one of the most striking fortified castles in Europe and now a UNESCO World Heritage Site. (Breakfast, Dinner)
First stop today is medieval Torun on the Vistula River, birthplace of renaissance astronomer Copernicus and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Your Local Guide will introduce you to the many captivating highlights, including the STAROWKA Old Town with the ruins of a 13th-century Teutonic Knights' castle as well as many gothic churches and houses. Head west to Poznan, one of the country's oldest cities and a part of Polish history for the past 1,000 years. This afternoon, your included city sightseeing with a Local Guide introduces you to the main attractions. (Breakfast, Dinner)
First to Jasna Góra near Czestochowa for a guided visit of the MONASTERY that withstood the repeated onslaughts of overwhelming Swedish forces during the religious wars of the 17th century. Since then, its Black Madonna has been venerated as the "Queen of Poland" and has become the country's national symbol. Later, head to Kraków for two overnights. (Breakfast, Dinner)
Dating back to the 7th century, Kraków is held up by many as Poland's most beautiful city. It was the country's capital for over 500 years; today, it is its cultural capital. Included sightseeing with a Local Guide shows off ancient Kraków, for centuries the residence of Polish kings. See the Market Square, the Jewish Quarter, Wawel Hill, and ST. MARY'S CHURCH. There is also an opportunity to visit the Wieliczka Salt Mine, a renowned mine that produced table salt continuously from the 13th century until 2007. This evening, consider joining an optional polka party. (Breakfast)
Encounter sobering history this morning on your visit to what is left of the Auschwitz CONCENTRATION CAMP, a chilling reminder of the Holocaust. In the afternoon, return to Warsaw. (Breakfast, Dinner)
After breakfast, revisit Warsaw on your own or maybe join an optional excursion to Wilanów Castle. Tonight's optional farewell dinner is a great way to round out your exciting adventure in Poland. (Breakfast)
Your vacation ends with breakfast this morning. (Breakfast)
Learn more about booking an air-inclusive vacation - the reasons why include, you'll receive free airport transfer on published dates and your air will be coordinated with your vacation.
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Race day is my favorite day. So when I woke up on Saturday morning, I was eager to quickly get to the race start. I had my race outfit ready to go: black lululemon speed shorts, pink sports bra, pink racing shoes, and my pearl necklace. Once I pinned on my race number, #258, I was ready to go.
When I arrived at the race start with my training partner, I could feel myself quickly slipping into focus mode. I dropped off my bag and started my warm up. I was starting the race in the first corral, so I had a decent jog from athlete's village to the start. We did a few warm-up striders on a side street near the start, and slipped into the first corral.
We were both concerned about the above-average temperature and humidity, but I was still determined to go after my race goal of a sub-1:30 half marathon. I had run a 1:30:41 three weeks before at the Hyannis Half Marathon in Cape Cod, so a sub-1:30 was definitely in the realm of possibilities.
The gun went off, and my training partner set a reasonable pace. I knew if I stuck with him, I would run a more evenly-paced, smarter race. I was on perfect pace, until I hit the 10k mark in Dupont circle. I lost my pacing on the large uphill. A few hundred meters after the hill, I picked up my pace again, as I could hear the energy from the lovely lululemon girls at their cheer station in Adams Morgan.
For the rest of the race, I maintained my race pace as best as I could. The uniqueness of the course made the race feel like it was going by quickly. Every turn brought you into a new neighborhood with a different vibe. The crowd support was phenomenal, however, the warm temperatures proved difficult in maintaining as fast a pace as I would have liked.
At mile 12.5, I knew that I was almost there, and I sprinted in as fast as I could, with a smile on my face. I finished the race with a time of 1:32:13. It was about two minutes slower than I had hoped, but I was still happy with my time. I enjoyed the course. I worked with my training partner. I enjoyed the music and the crowds. I raised over $1200 as a charity runner for Girls on the Run, and I ran the best time that I could have for that day!


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"Tom and Nancy" recently entered into marriage, the second time for each. Tom has three adult children from his prior marriage and Nancy has two adult children from hers. When they arrived at my office to discuss updating their estate plans, Tom and Nancy verbalized some very specific and definite goals.
"We have kept our finances separate," Nancy told me, "and we want to keep it that way. So no matter who dies first, then that person's estate will immediately go to his or her children."
It was apparent from their financial statements that they didn't need each other's money to survive in retirement.
"So what you want," I asked, "is to keep your estates forever separate – what is Tom's will one day go to Tom's three children and what is Nancy's will one day go to Nancy's two children."
"Exactly!" they both affirmed.
"Do you have a nuptial agreement that affirms this understanding?" I asked.
"No we don't, nor do we want one," Tom replied. "We trust one another and didn't want to throw water on our relationship by engaging lawyers to argue over a document that contemplates divorce."
"I understand those feelings," I began. "But you need to know that a nuptial agreement doesn't necessarily need to address divorce issues. A nuptial agreement however, might also be crucial to protect your estate-planning intent and to make sure that what you want to have happen in your estate actually happens."
"What do you mean?" Nancy asked.
"As married persons, when one of you dies, the other has certain rights conferred by the law in the other's assets. If, for example, you haven't updated your estate plan between the time of your marriage and the time of your death, then the surviving spouse is entitled to an 'intestate share' of your estate. In other words, there is a presumption that the decedent spouse would have left the surviving spouse a portion of his or her estate equal to what he or she would have received had the spouse died without a will. This may occur even if that presumption is untrue and can be rebutted by testimony. Under Florida law, that would mean that the survivor of you would be entitled to fifty percent of the deceased spouse's estate, even if the will doesn't provide the surviving spouse anything."
"What happens if your plan has been updated? We are working now to update our estate plans, so we each plan to sign a new will which is obviously after our marriage." Tom asked.
"Just because you have updated your estate plan doesn't end it. The surviving spouse still has an 'elective share' available which would roughly give him or her thirty percent of the deceased spouse's estate, even if the surviving spouse is excluded in the will." I answered. "A nuptial agreement waiving these rights is the only legal way to foreclose this possibility."
"It sounds like the survivor of us would actually have to do something proactive to take from the other's estate," Nancy pointed out. "And we trust each other not to do that. So is a nuptial agreement really necessary?"
"Not if the survivor of you doesn't make the election," I confirmed. "But imagine a scenario where the survivor of you has dementia and that spouse's adult child who holds a durable power of attorney makes the election on behalf of their parent. The adult child would have a vested interest to do so since he or she would inherit more."
"Well I would tell my children not to make that election." Tom said. "But I see where the trust that Nancy and I have with each other sometimes might not be enough."
"I haven't even discussed the Florida homestead issue," I continued. "The home is in Tom's name," I said, "so where would Nancy reside if Tom predeceases her?"
"I want my will to give a life estate to Nancy and then at her death the house would go to my children. They'd probably sell it and divide the proceeds."
"Unfortunately without a nuptial agreement waiving Florida's 'descent and devise' rules that provision in your will would be considered invalid," I counseled.
"Really? I can't do what I want with my home?" Tom asked.
"What would happen when your will contains an invalid devise is one of two things. Nancy could elect to take one-half of the residence as her own as tenants in common with your children, or she could take the life estate."
"So it could work out as we want?" Nancy asked.
"It could, but there are no guarantees. If you both didn't want Tom's children involved in decisions regarding the home before you both were deceased, having a nuptial agreement would go a long way to solving that problem. Many married couples also want more flexibility than Florida law provides, such as giving the surviving spouse the right to sell the home and move to a different home."
So one can see that a nuptial agreement may actually serve to ensure a married couple's wishes are carried out without having to rely on the goodwill of other family members. A nuptial agreement need not even contemplate divorce but instead could be used as a useful estate planning tool.
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Children with asthma need a lot of support at school. They may need help from school staff to keep their asthma under control and to be able to do school activities.
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There's so much talk lately of national and global economic stimulus plans, budgets and federal funding, that it's easy to reach information overload - what does it all mean?
A recent blog entry at Art:21 on the topic of federal art stimulus spending puts the issue into plain English, or rather, simple math. The writer helpfully reduces the sometimes overwhelming verbiage of federal funding grants into a simple numbers game, with an easy-to-follow "chunky text" format.
Art:21 followed up the next day with a more word-centric, lengthy posting of an interview with House Arts Caucus Co-Chairs Rep. Louise Slaughter (D-NY) and Rep. Todd Russell Platts (R-PA), that helps to flesh out the issues and put matters into a broader perspective.
This is great reading for artists, art supporters and those who work in the visual arts field. After looking at the numbers, do you think the arts are getting a fair shake? Too much? Too little?
A view from the 58th Annual All Florida Competition and Exhibition, an exhibition that fosters up-and-coming artists.
Eastman Kodak Co. has announced it will put Kodachrome into
the discontinued bin, where it joins Polaroid in the retirement community for storied, but outdated,
film formats.
A recent Palm Beach Post article about the demise of the beloved,
if increasingly obsolete, film stock sparked some discussion at the Boca Raton
Museum of Art. The story was accompanied by an image of Steve McCurry's iconic Afghan
Girl, a compelling portrait
originally photographed on Kodachrome and reproduced on a 1985 cover of
National Geographic.
This turned a few heads at the Museum, as we are fortunate
enough to own a large print of Afghan Girl in our Permanent Collection. Our
piece - which was a gift of the artist in 2008 - is a stunning Fuji Crystal
Archive print. The Museum originally displayed a version of Afghan Girl in the
summer 2004 exhibition Steve McCurry: Photographs of Asia, which was made
possible by McCurry and Richard Coplan.
McCurry's image made for one of the most stirring covers in
National Geographic's history, but a glossy magazine reprint can hardly do
justice to the piece. The Museum's 21 ¼
x 14 1/8 inch print reveals the depth captured by McCurry's lens,
including the detail of the girl's frayed garment and the stark intensity of
her pale, piercing eyes.
Incidentally, if you're unfamiliar with the story of how
McCurry originally met the "Girl" - the then, 12-year-old Sharbat Gula - and
his long awaited and fought-for reunion with her nearly two decades later, NPR did a wonderful
piece on the subject in 2002. The provided link includes an audio recording of the report.
Afghan Girl can currently be seen in Camera Work:
Photography from the Permanent Collection, on display in the Museum's second
floor photo gallery.
Intrigued by New
York Magazine art critic Jerry Salz's investigation and public condemnation of the percentage of women artists found in the Museum of Modern
Art's Permanent Collection, I decided to look to my own backyard and
see what I could find.
At the Boca
Raton Museum of Art - according to my own quick and dirty survey - we have 16% women artists represented in our Permanent
Collection galleries' Modern Art areas. That equals around 29 women artists to 175 men. I am somewhat happy that we have "out-suffraged"
the MOMA, (4 percent or 19 out of 383)
but 16 percent is still relatively low.
I will
concede right at the outset that we grow our collection through donations and
we do not actively buy at auction on a regular basis by any means. Further, when speaking only of permanent
collection exhibits, we have dedicated an exhibition to women (The Other Half: Women Artists in the Collection
2005) and recently acquired on loan a very large Nancy Graves wall
sculpture that passionately announces its femininity in our Abstract Art
gallery. If you have not yet seen Canoptic
Legerdemain please visit our East Wing gallery on the second floor. The vast difference between it and the work by
the male abstract artists on display is amazing.
Still, more must be done to promote women in the arts. Mr. Salz puts it quite succinctly when he
says in his letter to Ann Temkin, Curator of Painting and Sculpture at the
To those who have
complained that installing the work of women will mean too much so-called "lesser" work will be on view. You can't develop what Oscar Wilde called "the
critical spirit" if you're mainly seeing the story as it has always been told.
Seeing only what's already been seen doesn't tell you how good or bad this work
may be. As André Malraux wrote, 'We can feel only by comparison. The Greek
genius is better understood by comparing a Greek statue to an Egyptian or
Asiatic one than by acquaintance with a hundred Greek statues'...The point is,
when it comes to being artists, women can be as bad as men. The problem is that
even now, decades after the onset of women's liberation, women aren't being
allowed to demonstrate this. I doubt that there's a conscious effort to keep
women from showing, yet the percentage of women exhibiting in museum PERMANENT
COLLECTIONS is grievously low.
We, of course,
- just as with the majority of Museums - seem to reflect this stagnant attitude
towards re-writing women into the history of art. As part of the Curatorial
department, all that I can say is that in my experience thus far (starting
October 2009) when installing new work into the permanent collection galleries,
there is very often discussion of actively searching out women artists to be
It makes me
proud to know that this is a subject that is considered more often than not. Of course, we cannot simply take down all the eminent
male artists on display and replace them with lesser-known women artists. Instead,
we use the gradual build approach. We actively insert more and more women artists
into our galleries in order to familiarize and teach the public about their
role in history while still supplying the community with the recognizable male
artists that they have come to appreciate over the years.
conversation about the male to female ratio of artists exhibited in museums has
been taking place for a long time. I hope it will continue to be a topic of
conversation and shape our understanding of the "canon" of art history for
years to come. This fluidity and opportunity for growth and changes in
understanding is what truly excites me about the study of art.
As an art institution, we're probably a bit biased in gravitating towards news coverage and educational studies that validate our stance that the visual arts - an important aspect of society that often goes underfunded and underappreciated - are nationally experiencing troubled times.
Multiple surveys this month indicate a steady decline in the role of the arts in children's lives. And it isn't just about the economy. The New York Times released a story on June 15, 2009 reporting that the U.S. Department of Education has determined "music and art education in American eighth-grade classes" has stagnated in the last decade. One official went so far as to call the student's achievements in those areas "mediocre."
Remember all those school field trips to museums and institutions that you took as a kid? Less kids are experiencing that type of an out-of-the-box educational adventure, according to a story in the Washington Post which reports a drop in youth attendance at art institutions:
"The percentage of eighth-graders who reported that they visited an art museum or gallery with their classes dropped from 22 percent in 1997 to 16 percent in 2008."
You could perhaps, draw a parallel to a study also released this week by the National Endowment for the Arts. It found that adult interest in the visual arts seems to be falling off. According to the Washington Post, "fewer adults (are) choosing an art museum or visual arts festival as a leisure-time destination."
Key findings in the study:
Though it is a rather small decline, institutions are expressing concern that it could be indicative of a coming trend "as the most loyal part of the museum audience ages." While it is easy to blame the dip in attendance on economic pressures and a cut-back on entertainment spending, it is a bit more worrisome when stacked with the statistics on kids and the arts.
It is not uncommon for art education to take a hit when underfunded schools tighten their belts, but it seems that we (as a society) owe children a venue in which to experience the visual arts at a young age, not only to enrich their minds, but also to give them a tangible opportunity to determine if the visual arts are something that they want to pursue into adulthood.
Museum education outreach programs give kids a chance to experiment with art in a fun, thoughtful manner. For its part to counter-balance the public cut-backs in art education, the BRMA reaches out to more than 10,000 students each year with:
What are some other creative ways that public institutions can - and have been - reaching out to youth? We'd love to hear your ideas!
Museum staff have been working for the past couple of weeks to organize and install our summer exhibition, the 58th Annual All Florida Juried Competition and Exhibition. This week you can see it installed in all of its glory in the lower level galleries.
The winners of the four prizes have been announced and they are:
Nadine Saitlin - Best in Show for Small Red Landscape
Nadine Saitlin, Small Red Landscape
Elena de la Ville -Judge's Merit Award for We are Burning
Karen Kuykendall - Judge's Merit Award for On the Road Again...Lookin' for Black Bears...Songs Along the Highway #3
Valeria Yamamoto - Judge's Merit Award for Tripod.
These pieces reflect the juror Roy Slade's effort to include works that encapsulate past and current trends in art created with many different media.
These works are joined in the gallery by 56 more pieces created exclusively by Florida artists. Although there are less works this year than last year, I feel that each work is now afforded its own space so that one can view each in its own right rather than deal with many pieces jostling for a viewer's attention. The layout has more of an austere, traditional art gallery feel to it rather than the salon-style layout.
(L-R) Views of the 54th All Florida; 55th All Florida and 58th All Florida
If you would like to see more of your fellow artists' work (including a 20-foot inflatable cloud, a Mexican slaughterhouse and a "Botticelli Barbie") come check out the Museum during our summer hours: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Wednesday through Friday and 12 p.m.- 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.


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