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Back in 1997, when Acura brought the Integra Type-R to the United States, it was perfect for showcasing the progress that Honda had made with their VTEC technology. With 195 horses coming from 1.8 naturally aspirated liters, the thing was a screamer (literally, since the power peak was 8,000 RPM). When production ended in 2001, it broke a lot of hearts.Fast forward to 2008: The Civic has grown in size and power (at 2,948 lbs, it actually outweighs the 2,572 lb Integra), and now the Si version sports a 2.0 liter VTEC that makes 197 horsepower. Since the Integra, RSX, and Prelude have all been killed off, the Civic has officially replaced all of its big brothers as THE hardcore 4-cylinder VTEC-powered front-driver of choice. But is newer always better?Which do you guys prefer: the new Civic Si, or the much-missed Integra Type-R? In this instance, is newer really better?
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Integra Type-R
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I almost bought my brothers 1998 Type R off him back in 2003, and to this day regret not buying it. What an amazing car to drive. I could push that little thing in just about any weather and road condition and never felt like it was losing traction. Sadly, that was the main reason for me not buying it, I was afraid I would lose my license had I bought it. To answer the question, Give me a Type R anyday, Championship White please!!!
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I like the new K-series engine, I love it in fact. But I don't like this new big-arse civic... The DC5 was very nice for a new Honda, but this civic is just plain fugly... At least if we got the type-R out it would make everything better, but no..
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Ever check out the Honda forums?They're funny.I quote, "i had tanabe sport madalion *** was very quiet when vtec pops it buzzez sounds madd goood!"http://www.b20vtec.com/forums/b-series-tech/266636-i-need-quiet-exhaust-one-should-i-purchase-3.html
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Integra. It's lighter, only has 2 less horsepower, and I think it looks better. I also like that interior.
the teg will take my vote only if it has the jdm headlightsi think the round ones look funny
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Integra type r, like the way it looks better
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ZX31:the teg will take my vote only if it has the jdm headlightsi think the round ones look funnyYeah, I agree. I always preferred the JDM front-end to ours.
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ZX31:the teg will take my vote only if it has the jdm headlightsi think the round ones look funnyJDM Front clip FTW!!
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Take the old Integra and install a K-series motor. I had one of the B-series Integras, and the motor was a very smooth free-reving wonder, but the K-series is a far better motor.
best front wheel drive integra type r that my pick.the new si is a joke!!!
The Integra looks a lot better. The interior isn't terrible looking either.The Integra is one more car that I wish the Japanese still built...
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The Midsummer Fire Festival is a seasonal event that celebrates the hottest season of the year. It starts on the (earthly) northern summer solstice, and lasts about two weeks (mid-late June to early July, usually). It is similar to the Lunar Festival and other holidays, featuring some useful buffs, food, and toys to play with.
It was introduced in Patch 1.11, and given a major revamp in June 2008.
From Midsummer Fire Festival[2] on the old official website:
- Ah, so you weren't chosen for Flamekeeper this year? Don't fret, my friend! The Midsummer Fire Festival isn't merely about that traditional honor; it's a time of merriment, a chance to celebrate the hottest season of the year by lighting great fires across the land and sharing in what the elemental spirits can offer. Come to our camps and join in the revelry!
The ending of the Festival seems to have been merged with the Engineers' Explosive Extravaganza holiday:
- The lengthy Midsummer Fire Festival traditionally ends with the sky itself being set alight. The goblins of Undermine have lent their considerable skill (and copious amounts of gunpowder) to the task, resulting in a tremendous fireworks show! Take up a festival mug and raise a toast to the season as the multicolored explosions dance across the sky above you!
Buffs Edit
[Ribbon Dance]ω ϖ—Experience gained from killing monsters increased by 10%!
- Using Ribbon Poles causes a colorful streamer of energy to go to your hand and causes you to dance. This gives a 3-minute Ribbon Dance buff increasing earned experience by 10%. This buff stacks up to 20 times (60 minutes), increasing its duration by 3 minutes for every 3 seconds you keep dancing around the pole.
[Fire Festival Fury]ω ϖ—Increases critical strike percent and spell critical strike percent by 3.
- When thrown into a festival fire, Burning Blossoms give you a buff Fire Festival Fury, 3% critical strike and spell critical strike rating for sixty minutes as well as causing fire damage to attackers.
[Bonfire's Blessing]ω ϖ—Target gains a 30% chance to inflict Fire damage on any melee, ranged, or spell attack.
- If a bonfire has gone out, tossing a Burning Blossom in it will provide a zone-wide buff, Bonfire's Blessing, that gives you a 30% chance to inflict (<your level> x 10) Fire damage on any melee, ranged, or spell attack. Bonfire's Blessing is capable of delivering a critical hit with 100% additional damage and is affected by bonus spell damage. This buff goes away if the opposite faction desecrates the bonfire.
[Fire Festival Fortitude]ω ϖ—Increases Stamina by 30 for 1 hour.
- Special flame samples can be collected from the bonfires in each of the four main cities of the opposing faction. Each sample will begin a quest called "Stealing the [City]'s Flame." Upon completing each quest, everyone in the capital city will receive Fire Festival Fortitude, a +30 stamina buff. Once all 4 have been collected and returned to a Festival representative, you receive the quest A Thief's Reward and are rewarded with the [Crown of the Fire Festival].
[Reverence for the Flame]ω ϖ—Experience gained from killing monsters increased by 10%! 1 hour remaining.
- Gained when honoring the new (for 2011) neutral flames in Deepholm, Mount Hyjal, and the Shimmering Expanse.
Burning Blossom redemption Edit
Below are the items you can purchase with [Burning Blossoms] at Midsummer Merchants and Midsummer Suppliers. You can get 22 Blossoms (minimal) for normal quests, 20 Blossoms every day through daily quests, and 840 (H)/830 (A) Blossoms from the bonfires.
|[Handful of Summer Petals]
|[Fiery Festival Brew]
|[Juggling Torch]
|Used for Torch Juggler
|[Elderberry Pie]
|[Midsummer Sausage]
|[Bag of Smorc Ingredients]
|[Toasted Smorc]
|[Fire-toasted Bun]
|Components of the Midsummer
Reveler three-piece set for
Burning Hot Pole Dance
|[Mantle of the Fire Festival]
|[Vestment of Summer]
|Causes your hands to catch fire for more festive dance moves.
|[Sandals of Summer]
|Causes a fire to appear at your feet.
|[Brazier of Dancing Flames]
|Creates a fiery, dancing female draenei who reacts to player emotes.
|[Captured Flame]
|Small pet.
|[Helm of the Fire Festival]
|Helm that acts as a [Cooking Fire]. Added in 2012.
Quests Edit
[Burning Blossoms] can be earned through a variety of quests. The blossoms can be consumed for a small buff or saved for a variety of items including the [Brazier of Dancing Flames] or the [Captured Flame].
- [1-80] Desecrate this Fire! (Alliance)
- [1-80] Honor the Flame (Alliance)
- [1-80] The Master of Summer Lore
- [1-80] Incense for the Summer Scorchlings
- [1-80] A Thief's Reward (Alliance)
- [1-80] Desecrate this Fire! (Horde)
- [1-80] Honor the Flame (Horde)
- [1-80] The Spinner of Summer Tales
- [1-80] Incense for the Festival Scorchlings
- [1-80] A Thief's Reward (Horde)
Daily quests:
- [1-80] Torch Tossing
- [1-80] Torch Catching
- [1-80 Daily] More Torch Tossing
- [1-80 Daily] More Torch Catching
- [1-80] Torch Tossing
- [1-80] Torch Catching
- [1-80 Daily] More Torch Tossing
- [1-80 Daily] More Torch Catching
Quest chains:
- [70] Unusual Activity
- [70] An Innocent Disguise
- [70] Inform the Elder
Players then are given access to quests based on their level:
- [22 Daily] Striking Back
- [32 Daily] Striking Back
- [43 Daily] Striking Back
- [51 Daily] Striking Back
- [60 Daily] Striking Back
- [67 Daily] Striking Back
- [70] Ahune, the Frost Lord (optional)
- [70D] Ahune is Here!
- [70D Daily] Summon Ahune
- [70D] Ahune is Here!
Lord Ahune Edit
A new chain of quests was added to the game, beginning at a Festival Talespinner. The end of the chain culminates in a daily quest to summon Lord Ahune, a new boss in the Slave Pens during the event.
2013 Edit
According to Wowhead News, Ahune will now have a chance to drop and item level 480 cloak ():[3]
- [The Frost Lord's War Cloak]
- [The Frost Lord's Battle Shroud]
- [Shroud of Winter's Chill]
- [Cloak of the Frigid Winds]
- [Icebound Cloak]
He my also drop [Formula: Enchant Weapon - Deathfrost] (requires 350 [Enchanting]).[3]
Bonfires Edit
- See also: Alliance Bonfire, Horde Bonfire, Neutral Bonfire
The Flame Warden at each of your own faction's bonfires offers you Honor the Flame.
Right-clicking a bonfire of the opposite faction offers Desecrate this Fire!. The act of dousing a bonfire does not pull guards (though they will aggro as normal based on range and level - Wildhammer Stronghold in Shadowmoon Valley requires a flying mount or stealth to avoid aggro), making this a fast and easy way to generate money and Burning Blossoms. Be warned that dousing the opposite faction's bonfire will flag you for PVP combat.
The bonfires of capital cities have separate quests, and you cannot Honor the Flame of your own faction's Capitals.
There are a grand total of 100 bonfires across the four continents:
- Horde (49): 45 normal, plus 4 capitals
- Alliance (51): 47 normal, plus 4 capitals
- Neutral (3)
- Shattrath (1): unable to be honored or desecrated
Interacting with the fires rewards different amounts of Burning Blossoms:
- Stealing a fire from an opposing faction's capital city: 25
- Honoring a neutral fire: 15
- Desecrating an opposing faction's fire (excludes capitals): 10
- Honoring your own faction's fire (excludes capitals): 5
Here are the current amount of Blossoms you can collect:
- Horde: total Burning Blossoms available
- Alliance: total Burning Blossoms available
See Horde and Alliance for suggested routes.
Note: Coordinates are not exact. General locations shown.
- Key
- Alliance
- , Horde
- Location with both Horde and Alliance fires
- Horde capital city
- Alliance capital city
- Earthen Ring neutral fire; only honoring allowed (Shattrath City cannot honor or desecrate)
- Pandaria
Stealing the Cities' FlamesEdit
Each faction can loot the Flames of the opposing faction's cities, each of which starts a quest. Stealing all four cities' flames will offer the quest [1-80] A Thief's Reward.
Reward: [Crown of the Fire Festival] (no bonuses).
List of all bonfires Edit
- Maelstrom
|Shimmering Expanse
|Silver Tide Hollow
|[49, 42]
|Temple of Earth
|[49, 51]
- Pandaria
|Kun-Lai Summit
|Binan Village
|[71.1, 90.9]
|Jade Forest
|Dawn's Blossom
|[47.2, 47.2]
|Krasarang Wilds
|Zhu's Watch
|[74.0, 9.49]
|Townlong Steppes
|Longying Outpost
|[71.5, 56.3]
|Valley of the Four Winds
|[51.8, 51.4]
|Dread Wastes
|Soggy's Bottom
|[56.1, 69.5]
|Vale of Eternal Blossoms
|Mogu'shan Palace
|[77.8, 33.9]
- See also Alliance Bonfires, Horde Bonfires, and Neutral Bonfires
| [The Fires of Azeroth]
[The Fires of Azeroth]
| Complete the following achievements:
| [Desecration of the Horde]
[Desecration of the Alliance]
| Complete the following achievements:
History Edit
2010 Edit
Previously, the Reveler set items could be used to get Burning Hot Pole Dance and then returned (within 2 hours of purchase) for a full refund, allowing you to use those Blossoms for other purchases. In 2010, Festival Garb ( [Mantle of the Fire Festival] [Vestment of Summer] [Sandals of Summer]) is no longer refundable, so spend your Blossoms wisely!
2009 issues Edit
When the Midsummer event started, flags for completion of the quests in 2008 had not been reset, preventing those who had completed one-time quests in 2008 from getting those quests and gathering Burning Blossoms. Further, characters above level 70 did not have a version of the quest Striking Back.
This fix allowed anyone who had already completed any bonfire quests in 2009 before the fix was applied to gather more Blossoms that year than are usually available. Completed achievements were not revoked, but partially completed ones lost all progress. The Striking Back quest for 67-70 characters was extended to 67-80, once again allowing 20 Blossoms per day from daily quests.
While the initial patch was to have reset all event quests, it proved incomplete in many cases. Many reported being unable to complete the "city flames" quests for Exodar and Silvermoon despite being able to repeat those for other cities. At least one realm was not reset properly the first time, and further issues were found.[4] A number of players have continued to have problems with the Exodar and Silvermoon city flame quests.
Patch changes Edit
- Patch 2.4.0 (25-Mar-2008): Ahune <The Frost Lord> added in the Slave Pens.
- Patch 1.11.0 (20-Jun-2006): Added.
References Edit
- ^ World Events. Wowhead.
- ^ Blizzard Entertainment 2010-11-07. Midsummer Fire Festival. Archived from the original on 2010-11-07.
- ^ a b perculia 2013-06-21. 2013 Midsummer Fire Festival Guide (June 21 - July 5). Wowhead News.
- ^ Syndri. Syndri posting on WoW Customer Service forum. Retrieved on 2009-06-24.
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Theme Park-ferris wheels, roller coasters, water park, etc.
A small area where we could free roam in Los Angeles using our bikes, skateboards, etc.
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We were flying to Kuching, the capital of the state of Sarawak, which in addition to Sabah makes up the Malaysian part of Borneo. Arriving into Kuching we disembarked the plane and walked over to the terminal - walking past a queue of locals waiting to board our plane we realised that we were the only non-Malaysian people in the entire place
We made our way quickly through customs and caught a taxi to the Crowne Plaza - we had decided to splash out a bit and stay in a nice hotel (and also earn some reward points on our club card). As we arrived we were told that our room wasn't quite ready, despite it being past 6pm! Upon checking into the room we smelt a fausty, damp smell and spotted a few small cockroaches!!! There was mould on the shower curtain and bath mat and the room was missing pillowcases and towels - we were not impressed!!!
We called for some towels and pillowcases and let the other problems lie, as we were so tired. We complained first thing the next morning and were told that we could change rooms when we returned later that day. After a great buffet breakfast we went for a walk along the waterfront and found the tourist information centre. This centre came highly recommended for its helpful staff and we can certainly second those comments. The staff spoke fluent English and were able to help on every topic we enquired about, what was more they weren't trying to sell us a particular tour or trip so their advice was completely impartial and made our choices much easier
Leaving the tourist info we strolled along Main Bazaar - the main road running through Kuching town centre and called into a little tour agent that was recommended in our Lonely Planet guide - 'Borneo Interland Travel'. The tour agent was able to adapt their regular tours to accommodate exactly what we wanted to do. Our main objective was to try and see Orang-Utans at the Seminggoh Rehabilitation Centre so we arranged to visit the centre on four separate occasions over the next three days. We also wanted to go to a Longhouse, the Sarawak Cultural Centre, the Pitcher Plant and Orchid Garden and the rather strange sounding Cat Museum (more on these places later). They gave us a reduced rate and managed to fit in everything we wanted to do in just over two days, with our first part of the tour due to leave there and then.
Our driver for the next few days, Christopher, met us outside the tour office and we headed straight for Seminggoh. The Orang-Utan rehabilitation centre at Seminggoh is one of only a few of its kind in the world, with wild Orang-Utans only found in Sarawak and Sabah in Malaysian Borneo, and Sumatra in Indonesia.
Seminggoh is a 635-hectare patch of jungle where orphaned and confiscated illegally kept Orang-Utans are brought to be nursed back to health and released into a semi-wild environment
On this occasion, after an hour of waiting at the feeding platform with about 40 other people, we didn't see a thing! Undeterred we promised to be back the following day for the 9.00am feeding session.
During the journey back to our hotel, our driver Christopher told us a story of olden time Borneo;
"There used to be head-hunters around these parts who had to kill their enemy and present their decapitated head to win the favour of father-in-law and therefore gain the daughters hand in marriage. In those days it used to be a case of 'no head no honey' ... nowadays its more like ' no money no honey'! ... However, the locals still headhunt tourists...in the local shops where they are after the governor's head...on the Malaysian banknotes!!"
Back at the hotel we changed rooms. As soon as we had unpacked all of our stuff we discovered that the safe in the room didn't work
We got up early the next day and after a quick breakfast we met with Christopher and headed back to Seminggoh for the 9am feeding. Once again all we saw was an empty feeding platform (PIC) so we opted to get a guide to take us around the nearby jungle trail. The jungle trail is a dirt path through part of the jungle along which some Orangs were spotted in the past few days. The track is meant to be a 45-minute loop, which seemed fine to the five of use who had chosen to walk it... an hour and a half later we were all hot, sweaty, covered in insect bites and still hadn't seen any Orang-Utans! We could see why the Orangs stayed away; the trees and jungle floor were still packed with fruit like the durian-esque Jackfruit (PIC).
Back at our car Christopher had found a snakeskin during his time waiting for us to return (PIC). From Seminggoh we drove to a nearby Longhouse. A longhouse is a native way of living; essentially a room on stilts that houses an entire family and room after room is built onto the side of the previous room for more families, creating a village community in one 'long-house'
The longhouse looks like a series of shacks with bamboo flooring (PIC), with chickens running around everywhere (until they're picked for dinner) and food drying on large sheets out in the sunshine (PICS). In an amusing contrast many of the rooms have TV's, satellite dishes and leather sofas! We crossed over the river to another section of the Longhouse community and spotted a couple of kittens snoozing away in the midday warmth (PIC).
Entering one room, known as a warrior chamber, we came across a skull in the centre of the room - apparently belonging to an executed Japanese Solider during their occupancy of Borneo during the second world war (PIC) - kind of morbid but fascinating nonetheless!
Next Christopher took us to a room that belonged to a friend of his. We met his mate and sat down to try some of his homemade rice whiskey and herbal teas - both of which were fairly rough. He also treated us to some local fruits, including Jackfruit and Rambutan (PIC). The Jackfruit tasted just like Durian (soft, cheesy and stinky) and the Rambutan is similar to Lychee. We were also able to try an ancient blowpipe, shooting darts at a dartboard from a distance (PIC). Verdi was better than Andrew - must be the lung capacity!
From the Longhouse we made our way back to the car, past some wild rambutan growing on nearby trees (PIC) and then through the Sarawak countryside, typical of Borneo and just what we had hoped to see with the thick jungle sprawling in the background (PIC)
With yet another attempt to spot the elusive Orang-Utans we returned to Seminggoh for the afternoon feeding session. Once again we saw nothing - this was becoming depressing! We had one more chance, the morning feeding session the following day - we crossed our fingers and got Christopher to take us back to Kuching.
In Kuching there is a weekend market that runs for over 24 straight hours from midday Saturday until Sunday afternoon
We finally headed back to hotel for long awaited shower and to once again raid the free hors d'oeuvres in the Executive Lounge.
Another early start saw us head to Seminggoh for one last attempt. This time there were over 70 people waiting to take the quick trek out to the feeding platform. We couldn't believe how many there were and we knew that this large amount of people would probably deter the Orang-Utans from making an appearance, even if they were anywhere nearby. Our final attempt to see the Orangs was thwarted and we sadly gave up the hope of seeing any 'wild men' in Borneo!
From Seminggoh we headed back towards Kuching and to the obscure attraction that is the Cat museum. The museum, dedicated to the feline species, came about because of the city's fascination with cats - supposedly 'cat' in Malay can be written as 'Kucing'
The main reason we went to the Cat Museum was that they had a special performance of a traditional 'Lion Dance' for the locals and tourists to enjoy. We waited as the performers set up and then, all of a sudden, the drums began. The noise was deafening and the performance full of energy, with two excellent lion costumes that bounded around the area and interacted with the local kids, and (we think) ultimately blessed the Cat Museum to provide a prosperous year ahead. (PICS)
We left the Cat Museum and headed to the Sarawak Cultural Centre - one of the major attractions in the state. The cultural village is basically a collection of Longhouses from each tribe in Sarawak. Each longhouse is designed in a particular style, specific to the individual tribe, and features tools, equipment and entertainment that each tribe uses. Walking past a traditional sugar cane press and a hand-made bridge we came to the Bidayuh Longhouse (PICS) - inhabited by the same tribe that lived in the Annah Rais Longhouse that we had visited the day before. We decided to buy a blow dart set that had been hand made by one of the tribespeople at the longhouse - perhaps Verdi could then go out and catch us some lunch! The Bidayuh area even had a Warrior room, just as we had found at Annah Rais (PIC) - a scary skull statue peered eerily at us as we walked around (PIC).
The next tribal area was the Iban tribe, and their longhouse that was a huge empty space without any walls or dividing sections
Alongside the Iban longhouse was a games room with several different traditional games, or variations of popular games in a traditional style, such as blowdart darts and coconut ten-pin bowling. Andrew tried his hand at the latter but couldn't quite get the hang of the non-spherical coconut bowling ball - leaving two split pins after his three tries (PIC & VID).
A traditional hut represented the Penan tribe, with a man clad in the customary loincloth outfit (PIC) and blowpipe manufacturing equipment was on hand to demonstrate how the long hollow weapons are accurately made.
The Orang Ulu House was a massive structure, raised high up on stilts and is reached by some precariously crafted steps (PICS). On reaching the top of the steps we almost flattened a sleepy kitten that had decided to place itself right in the way of any visitors trying to get into the house (PIC). Up on the veranda we also came across a tribal man crafting blowdarts amidst the smoke of a small fire he used to harden the tips of the darts (PIC). The 'ground floor' of the house had a swing erected so Andrew couldn't resist and had a quick go (PIC).
The following house was a Melanau Tallhouse and from the pictures you can see why it gets its name (PIC). Not only was it on huge stilts it was also a three-storey structure with a great deal of space in it for many families to live together.
The Malay House was more elegantly decorated than any of the other houses, with pick curtains in each of the windows and intricately crafted fascias along the edges of the rooftop and banisters (PIC). Inside were a few tribespeople doing some weaving and a couple more who then performed a traditional song for us whilst playing the drums and tambourine.
As the rain began to descend over the jungle around us (PIC) we moved onto the final house, a Chinese Farm House. One of the more interesting contents within the house was a sample of bird's nest. A delicacy in Asian countries, the bird's nest is soaked in water and then tiny feathers are painstakingly removed with tweezers leaving what is essentially the birds' mucus. This is then dried and used in 'Birds Nest Soup' (PIC).
The other main attraction at the Cultural Centre is a cultural show. This is performed twice daily and is a key draw for visitors. The show, in keeping with the rest of the centre, featured performances of traditional dance from each of the tribes in Sarawak. Some were magnificent displays of colour and artistry, whereas others were more about the tribal rituals and warrior customs. (PICS) One of the most impressive was one man who dived over bamboo poles and then climbed up one and span around on his stomach - about 10 feet in the air! Another extraordinary display was a man using a blowdart to burst balloons on the ceiling above the audiences' heads. Despite the balloons being well over 50 feet way he still managed to burst every one first time!
On the way back to the hotel our driver Chris asked us if we had tried Sugar Cane juice before
Back at the Crowne Plaza the hors d'oeurves sufficed as our dinner once again
We were up late the following morning. As it was our last day in Borneo we had little planned other than to relax and think about our next destination, Kota Bharu. We took a walk around a part of the city we hadn't yet been to and spotted a large statue of cats in the main street, adding further weight to the legend that the city was named after the furry creatures (PIC). We tried some local food at a nearby food hall, leaving most of it as it was all on-the-bone and full of fat and gristle!
We spent the evening in front of the hotel TV watching news from the Oscars and whatever film came on the movie channel - that's just how cultured we are!


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Mystery Men: The Men Behind the Myth of Jim French's Colt Studios
Last year, I fell down a Google Images rabbit hole searching for a vintage photo of a mustachioed man, alone and nude in the bluffs of a rocky desert canyon. Call it a keepsake from adolescence. As is often the case, the man in my head proved difficult to find.
What I stumbled upon instead was an online community of gays devoted to speculation over the fates of their favorite,
untouchably beautiful men from nudie magazines and dirty sex loops: alleged real names, alleged wives, alleged professions, alleged sightings in grocery stores or elevators. I found message boards dating back more than fifteen years, chronicling a network of star-struck detectives across the globe.
I did the math on the disco-haired, mutton-chopped, mustachioed man in my head; he would probably be in his early to mid-sixties today.
Where does a life go after a naked stint in the desert? Do you tell your friends? Your family? Do you cross over to hardcore and burn out in the fast lane, Dirk Diggler-style?
If he was lucky, his career as a nude model lasted another five years or so, before he was spit onto the proverbial side of the road. But does his ass ever pop up on his computer screen as he drinks his morning coffee?
I suppose the narrative has more potential if we assume the man is gay and lives in a world where he can actually put his sexual celebrity to use. But what if he weren't gay? Or if he wasn't sure? When his grandchildren take him out for Father's Day brunch, does the gay waiter recognize him?
As a lifelong consumer of porn, I couldn't believe these questions had never crossed my mind.
Where do porn stars go when we're done with them?
After perusing the fourth or fifth "What Ever Happened To...?" forum I found, I noticed the objects of these fans' affections shared a similar watermark in the corner of their photos: Colt Studios.
Jim French started Colt Studios in the late 1960s, found- ing the most successful empire of male nude imagery since Bob Mizer's Athletic Model Guild. The gay community had just torn its way out of the Stonewall Inn and into the public eye. The U.S. Post Office had just lifted its ban on male frontal nudes passing through the mail system. Under the pseudonym "Rip Colt," French created a sleek, visual language for worshipping the male body.
Today, French's images have become icons of a singular moment in gay history: post-Stonewall and pre-AIDS, post-beef- cake and pre-VHS.
"Let's face it," one user posted on a Jake Tanner fan page. "Before the advent of VCRs, we had Colt. Period."
French sold his rights to Colt Studios in 2003. And when the company changed hands, the men of Colt went from looking like golden gods to looking...kind of like everyone else. Much has been said about the artistry of Jim French, but what about the men French captured in his lens?
John Pruitt, Carl Hardwick, Pete Kuzak, Steve Kelso, Gordon Grant. Before I flipped through the catalog of Colt names, I hadn't realized the effect Colt's faces and bodies had on the fantasy world of my own awkward adolescence.
Since the days of Jim French, sexual stardom has become a self-made industry of amateur Xtube stars, requiring only a camera phone, an accident, an ex-lover's scorn, or a rough weekend. Even our higher-end porn stars can be pos- sessed through Facebook and Twitter until there isn't a shred of intrigue left between "us" and "them."
But Colt was born of an era of fantasy, its men existing only in French's photographs. There is a tradition of communica- tion gaps between gay men, the narrative always broken into disparate eras with disparate priorities.
We'll fetishize an age demographic for its body type or wisdom or youth. But how often do we compare notes between generations?
Open gay culture is young. There's no need to speculate as to what the men of Colt experienced.
These men aren't "vintage." They are still alive.
I decided to search out as many Colt models as I could and give them the opportunity to answer my questions themselves.
As you might imagine, most of these guys are pretty hard to track down. They were working for Colt under pseudonyms. Straight or gay, many of these men grew uncomfortable with sexual stardom and made every effort to disconnect from their former selves. Googling Colt pseudonyms only led to more Colt photographs. For all the paranoia regarding the hyper-accessibility of personal information on the Internet, it seems it is still very possible to disappear in 2012 America.
Steve Schulte, who modeled under the pseudonym "Nick Chase" from about 1977 to 1980, told me that he had "figured it was this underground thing that would make [him] a little cash on the side and no one would ever see it and that would be that."
Schulte, an openly gay man, went onto a successful career in California politics, running for mayor of West Hollywood in 1986.
"I was as gun-shy about the pictures coming out as you might imagine," Schulte said.
His right-wing opponent published a flier showing a very professional Schulte in a suit and tie beside a nude image Jim French had taken of Schulte during his days as a Colt model.
A caption beneath the photos read: "Which Steve Schulte are you voting for?"
Schulte said the ordeal forced him to "face up to it and say, 'Look, this is a part of my past. I'm not ashamed of it.'"
Luckily, his opponent's attacks fell on deaf ears. West Hollywood's strong gay community came out to support him and elected him mayor.
"I think that other gay men appreciated this part of my life," Schulte told me. "One guy said, 'Steve took off his clothes and became one of us.' But it was still very humbling for me. I couldn't come out claiming to be the best asshole in the world."
Some of French's models weren't as fortunate. From the collected notes and gossip on the Colt message boards, it seems many men did cross over to hardcore porn in the eighties and were killed by the AIDS epidemic. Some tried to bank their Colt fame as high-priced prostitutes, spiraling into an underground life of sex and hardcore drug use.
"Please leave me alone," one former Colt model wrote in response to my request for an interview. "I really wish that whole part of my life would just go away."
When so many men refused with such vehemence to share their stories, I assumed there was some lurid exploitation scandal to cover up. But the models I've spoken with had only kind things to say about Jim French and the environment on the Colt set.
"Jim was always a very decent, very kind man," said Kip de Borhegyi, who modeled for French under the name "Jason Brahm" in the early nineties. "But it was my own personal legacy I had to think about. I just couldn't do anything that I thought I might regret ten years later."
De Borhegyi went on to say that, while he always consid- ered French an artist and not a pornographer, the accessibility of Colt images over the Internet became confusing after he'd decided to move on with his life.
"Even when I began working for Jim, people were still ordering Colt in the mail. It was part of why I was comfortable working with him. He was very adamant about the release of his photos. We had no way of knowing how the Internet would change all that. My pictures pop up everywhere now. It's impos- sible to police. And, needless to say, very strange."
After thanking Kip profusely for his time, I decided to ask: "Do you ever regret it?"
"No," he answered with a sigh. "I really don't."
He went silent for a second.
"Well, okay," he said. "There's this one photo of my butt that always seems to come up that I don't think I ever really need to see again. But for the most part, I really don't regret any of it. I think the photos are beautiful. And at that time, in terms of my body, I could compete with the best of them. I think it's amazing and kind of sad that some of these guys who used to model for Colt are trying to hide from it now. These men were beautiful. I keep saying it, but Jim's photos are works of art. I really believe that. I don't think we have any reason to be ashamed."
I asked Schulte what he thinks when he looks at the photos now. He answered with another sigh.
"I don't want to be labeled as a 'Colt model.' This is a part of why I stopped doing it. I'm not merely—anything. I wasn't merely the mayor of West Hollywood. I wasn't merely the director of the Gay and Lesbian Center. And I wasn't merely a model for Jim French. We're all lots of things. We're more complicated than a single part of our lives. No one wants to be labeled for just one of them."
Schulte goes silent for a second. And for that second, I feel embarrassed for even asking, even tracking this man down and attempting to compare notes with a fantasy I'll never fully understand.
"But here's the thing," Schulte said. "I don't really look at the pictures very often. Every once in a while, I come across them or someone asks me to sign one. I guess a part of me is kind of shocked at my hubris, but—I think they're good pictures. And yeah, I'm glad I did it."
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Nice apartment near sea for 4+1
Спальные места5
Ванные комнаты1
Площадь55 м²
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|Punta Radman, 23231 Petrčane, Хорватия
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A lot of shared outside space to relax with grill, table tennis, swings, parking space... It has luscious garden and many pine trees in the backyard. Few minutes walking from several beaches - the closest one is 150 meters away, it has a beach club and a childrens pool.
Located in a beautiful coastal village Petrčane. You can bike or take walks through the olive fields or by the sea. A lot of peace & quiet and nature but also five minutes walking from shops, restaurants, cafes, sports and recreation facilties...Rent-a-bike, spa, tennis courts, small in-door pool, gym, mini golf 5 minutes walking away.
Historical city of Zadar is 12 km away, buses (bus stop 2 min walking) and taxi available. Petrčane has very convenient location for excursions to four national parks - Kornati, Paklenica, Krka and Plitvice Lakes, rafting, kayaking, photo safari on the mountain Velebit...
All fees and tourist tax included in the price.
Minimum stay in the summer season is 7 days, rest of the year is flexible.
Pets allowed on request.
Правила ПроживанияNo loud noises after 10 pm. Please help us protect the environment ( no littering, shut down the AC if windows are opened....)
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Just back from a three week trip to Croatia, we are full of good impressions. The first week we stayed in the apartment of Mihaela and it was a nice and clean flat. Mihaela and her mother are very helpful and friendly. One evening they have made a barbecue for all guests. The atmosphere was familiar and very pleasant. Thanx. :-)
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Located near the seaside and centre of this little village, the overall impression is ok. Very friendly host. A few flowers were put on the table and a few wild grapes. We had the studio in the back of the house, located on the ground floor. The studio could do with a few little reparations, like the hanging system of the shower head, the lack of hot water in the kitchenette and the way the water comes out of the faucet. Remeber to close the door because of the mosquitoes. Thanks for the 'anti-mosquitoe-electrical-thingie' but this doesn't help :). Just shut the door and remember to keep the insect screen in place.
Freundliche Leute, Nice People, Schönes Zimmer, Beautiful Room, Top Lage, Near Beach. Till next time, we will come back.
Petricane was nice. Very quiet and only 7 km from Zadar. Bus to Zadar and Nin goes straight outside the apartment. We stayed on ground level which was noisy at times as people walked passed and you couldn't have the windows open during the night when it got warm, which is every night because we were on ground floor. Air Con was working fine, hosts were lovely and very willing to help. If you are planning day trips to Plitvice Lakes and Krka National Parks, book it through Snjezana. It will be much cheaper as we paid 550 kuna for Plitvice and 470 kuna for Krka. Only difference is you get lunch which can be bought much cheaper. Snjezana charges around 350 kuna per person. Taxi to the Airport was 250 kuna and the hosts took me and that was a great deal as some taxis wants 45 euro for the same journey.
Had a beautiful time at Petrcane! Snijezana and her family were very nice and perfect hosts. We would come again! :)
Although a simplistic apartment,I found this to be the perfect venue for peace and tranquility.
Our hosts Snijezena and her daughter were friendly, caring and attentive. They gave us the perfect home from home experience. I learnt so much about Petracane from them.
The surrounding gardens and nearby beaches were majestical. The hotel Pinija is also on the doorstep and willing to let you use their facilities for a small fee.
Highly recommend this venue and hosts. I would use it again.
We didn't get to meet Mihaela, but her mother was such nice host to us. She served us cake and palatschinken, which was delecious. We really enjoied our stay at this wonderful place!!
This is a cosy apartment with big garden and close to the beach and village centre. Nice owners. The beach is not sandy, bring your yogamat or rent a beachchair at the hotel around the corner. Especially on sundays beware of the bus's timeschedule!
A awesome place to stay with great hosts, can't wait to go again !!
Our holiday at Mihaela's place was really nice! The appartment was clean and like shown on the pictures. It was close to the sea (only a few metres), what made it perfect! Zadar was also easy to reach by bus...
Mihaela und her mum were very friendly. They spoke good English and German and always helped us if we wanted to know something.
Altogether it was a perfect holiday at a really nice place, we would definitly recommend!
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Below is a link to a study done at Clemson on the SHBs that is very detailed and includes great color photos that would help many with identification.
This may have been posted here before I don't know. I was just doing some research for a talk at a bee club and found it and thought it my be helpful.


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Thanks Susan!
I could see from a therapuetic standpoint how both approaches have validity. One to attack/heal the source directly and the other to assistand stimulate the body to do the same.
I already have enough on my plate to learn, but this is going to have to fit in. I didn't realize how helpful the stings have been until we communicated about it here. When I mentioned it to my wife, she confirmed that I hadn't complained about my hip for a couple of weeks after the last couple of stings.
I really hate to sacrifice any of my girls. But the greater good must prevail.
I'm STILL all for a seperate forum!
September 8th 2007 is National Beekeeping Day
American Agriculture, its as close as the nearest Honeybee!
I am a little late to this thread but I'll post anyway. I get asked every now and then if I would provide bees for people. I do not support the practice or any beekeeper foolish enough to provide people with a very serious allergen. I have first hand experience with a law suet resaulting from an allergic reaction to a product. It was not bee related, but it was a family business that went bankrupt because of it.
Always question Conventional Wisdom.
Keep in mind that it is only a serious allergen if you are highly allergic to it. Your chances of having an anaphyactic reaction to a honeybee sting are lower than your chance of winning the lottery. Incidentally, I learned this fact from a doctor who spoke at a NC state beekeeper meeting.
I think the difference is that with these other allergens there are warnings on the lable. Bees don't come with lables. I personally feel that it is a high risk business practice for the beekeeper. If enough people get into this type of therapy then it is only a matter of time before somebody dies....and that type of news coverage is what we as beekeepers don't need. I will not provide bees and discorage anybody who asks from persuing this type of therapy. I think if it was effective and safe we would have bee venom for sale at the drug store. If I were considering selling bees for this I would be sure to have a disclaimer and know the select few customers I sell to very well.
Always question Conventional Wisdom.
You actually can buy apitherapy products in some health food stores now. But the reason that you don't see them in mainstream drug stores has nothng to do with the effectiveness or safety of the therapy. It has to do with the effectiveness of pharmaceutical manufacturers at courting doctors and lobbying our US goverment. It would be a real stretch to call many of the drugs that make it to the market safe. The worst of them get pulled from the market, usually within the first year. A few not so quickly. Others remain on the market because they help one problem even though they cause other problems. What happens then? Your doctor puts you on another med or two, and so on, and so on.
No one is lobbying for bee sting therapy on the same scale as pharmaceutical companies for their cash cow. No one is pursuing doctors, PAs or Nurse Practitioners on behalf of apitherapists like the pharmaceutical reps do for the big drug companies. They have an enormous amount of money to spend to plead their cause. That's why everyone's meds cost so darned much! Rest assured that we have all been duly warned.
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The American Apitherapy Society International Conference will be held in Raleigh, NC. April 26-29, 2007. To register or receive more information visit www.apitherapy.org or email firstname.lastname@example.com. 818-501-0446
Charles Mraz Apitherapy Course. Apitherapy training focuses on the therapeutic use of products of the beehive: honey, pollen, propolis, royal jelly, and bee venom.
I attended the NC/SC Spring Beekeeping Conference. The conference had two Apitherapist administering bee venom Apitherapy to over 100 volunteers. I will post a photo, although I don't know how to at this time. This my first post.
I'm attending. Hope to meet some of you there.
North America is generally several decades behind Europe in the matter of natural therapies. Perhaps it is because we have a stronger pharmaceutical lobby??
Bee venom has now been for sale in Europe at least since the 1980's, if not longer.
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I used to get migrains. So bad I lost time at work not to mention with the family and bees. At the sugestion of my father, I stung myself in the back of the neck during the middle of one episode. less than 5 minutes I was home free. Over a period of time my migranes have declined to being very rare. I rarely wear protection when I work my bees. If I dont get stung from time to time, i make it a point to sting myself. I dont know what it can or cant do as far as disease goes, but i figure it cant hurt.... (pun intended, sorry).
Two years ago I was raving about being pain free because of the bee stings. I ended up in the emergancy room with the beginings a anaphalxis toward the end of that year and became a much more careful beekeeper. As a result I had an extremely bad year with my back. This spring I have a really nasty hive that I won't get rid of because I took 80% losses this winter. They hit me about 25 times about four days ago so I popped some benadryl and still got more pain and swelling than I normally get. Guess what? I am now walking normal and getting out of bed without having to inch myself up. I just need to find some way to ballance the risk with the benifit.
And I can't even goad my girls to sting me!
I'm having some difficuty getting the girls to commit Hari-Kiri lately. Ever since I took the gloves and viel off, I haven't been stung. Tommorrow is my last chance for a week or two. I think I'm going to have to get drastic, and actually grab a few and make them sting me. I only wish I could get it someplace other than my hands!
September 8th 2007 is National Beekeeping Day
American Agriculture, its as close as the nearest Honeybee!
Hey Albert, wait a few months. Maybe the AHB will make it easier tro get stung...Sorry, I wouldn't wish that on anyone.
Banjos and bees... how sweet it is!
So if you've got a bee or two in the glass jar--why not just apply the opened end to the area you hope to sting? Holding one by the wings might cause too much comotion should she escape.
And yes-balance between benefit and risk is a fine line. With the case of multiple stings.....best to work up to the final number slowly.
Best of luck to those supplying bees.
I've suffered with this for 18 years following a farm accident. It is not something I would wish on anybody. There are no painkillers that I am aware of that will even touch the pain, and there is no cure. I do feel better after being stung 10 or 15 times, but it only lasts for a few days at a time.
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This woman Spoke at the Oklahoma State meeting this Saturday very nice woman and very interested in helping people with ailments, She her self has MS and is doing good because of of apitherapy.
I have 2 diferent ladys that I supplied bees for before I set up 2 hives each. Now I take care of the hives for them. Both lady's have MS. One takes 10 stings a day. When she started 5 years ago she was in a wheel chair and it was paneful for her to move. You would not know her today as the same person because she walks and talks better than me. The other lady has been doing 12 stings a day for 4 years but it has not helped her. Both women have the same doctor and he says that this is not unusual.
Clinton Bemrose
just South of Lansing Michigan
Beekeeping since 1964
I don't know if he quotes prices or not, but he has a 1-800-# and may be willing to talk with you about it. I know he has some special cage he has developed that he sends bees in that is supposed to make it easier to care for the bees and access them.
What my huband Greg and I have done is take a plastic jar and put holes all around the sides of the jar and cut the center out of the plastic lid and fit it with a screen so that the bees get lots of ventilation. Inside, we put a cardboard tube (the inside of a toilet paper roll or half of one from a paper towel) that has a V cut in both sides to minimize the tube rolling around in the jar. We spray water into the jar and drip honey onto the screen every day. Incidentally, we got this method of maintaining the apitherapy bees from Amber Rose's book, Bee in Balance.
When Greg is going to administer my stings, he sprays the bees with water which keeps them from flying. Then he takes long tweezers and picks them up by the head and stings me in the appropriate place. While he is getting each bee, I am applying ice to the area to be stung.
When its time to get more bees from the hive, Greg has a large funnel he made that fits into the jar. After making sure he doesn't have the queen, he just shakes bees from a frame into the funnel and they fall right into the jar.
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Old Town Apartment Close to Sea (9)
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Everything the waterfront, the city center, the historic center and pedestrian area have to offer is at your doorstep! Whether you are looking for a beach to walk on the beach, cultural visits, typical or modern restaurants, shopping or nightlife, everything is in walking distance!
The apartment was renovated in 2013 with new materials and furniture. It is very well equipped, bright, elegant, clean, has a nice bathroom, a fully equipped kitchen, high ceilings and can accommodate up to 4 people. Linen, towels, water, electricity and heating included in the price.
Do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions! Hoping that our apartment allows you to make the most of our beautiful city of Nice, see you soon!
How to reach the apartment:
The apartment is located above Rue Alexandre Mari on a 3rd floor with elevator. It is easily accessible by most forms of transport. By car, take the exit for Acropolis from the fast lane. By train, we are two tram stops. By plane, take bus 98. Then, either by car, tram, bus or on foot, it very easy for you to go around Nice as the area is well served. Visit Nice and all its magnificent surroundings (Monaco, Cannes, Antibes, Italy etc.) is a breeze!
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The host cancelled the booking, this review is automated.
We (3 girl friends) spent a very pleasant weekend in the appartment. The terrace is spacious, the appartment in a very good condition. Everything was clean, incl. towels and bed covers.
The host couldn't meet us but his helpful and very friendly cousin. He let us in earlier so that we could leave the luggage- a big help!
The location is good, the bus from the airport stops close by and if you want to take a bus to the center it is quick and easy.
We would come back any time and recommend the appartment.
The apartment was clean and in a great location. It was close to the airport, and just a short walk to the train station, the tram, and excellent shopping and dining. We arrived late to the airport (around 2130) so transportation to the apartment was a challenge. Salvatore suggested 2 busses, both of which didn't run after 2100. He also said that if we took a cab, we should contact his friend. Unfortunately, the friend didn't respond to our call. When we arrived at the apartment, the gentleman who greeted us with the key, Stefan, was very pleasant and helpful. Water pressure was great in the shower and we never ran out of hot water. Unfortunately, there were two aspects of the apartment stay that were not great. One was that we had a problem with the clothes washer. The problem was of our making. It was necessary for me to contact Salvatore a few times before the problem was addressed. The other problem which was very concerning is that the apartment had roaches. We would also note that the loft bedroom had a very low ceiling that we could not stand upright in. Not a huge problem but noteworthy. Overall, we enjoyed our stay but wouldn't stay in this apartment again because of the roaches.
The apartment is very good located, infront of the main entrance is a tramstation. You are on a main street filled with bakery, boutiques and stores, but you dont hear anything when you're inside the flat. we had at the start problem with the door, but salvatore took care right away, so when we came back from exploring nice, the door was working. I really can recommend the apartment!
we had a wonderful time at the cote d'azur :)
Apartment complety new, very nice, warm and comfortable, bigger than pictures.Excellent location, 1 minute to old Nice, tram stops in front of the door. Salvatore helps a lot answering very quickly and keeping the luggage last day. In the same street, avenue de la Republique, you can find bakery, supermarket,..Garibaldi place is closed the apparment. The only thing it can be improved is the light in the dinner room that the room needs a stronger light during the night.
Nice appartement in a good location; also if it takes a bit of walking to the old town.
All the appointments with Salvatore were perfect, we got the keys for the appartment and a few instructions.
OK. I liked everything. The apartment in the city center. All nearby. Recommend.
Thank you a lot! A great place near the sea where you can enjoy the seaview. Very cozy and charming!
We enjoyed our stay in this studio, however were disappointed by two things. If the weather is warm the windows need to be open and the street noise is very loud. The second disappoinment is that the ceiling height of the mezzanine is about 5ft (1.5m) which means that any Tennant has to stoop. This is not apparent from the photos.
Nice, tiny appartment which was clean and tidy, very close to the shopping strip and 10 min to get to the beach. We didn't meet salvatore, but his cousin who nicely explained everything and handed out the keys.
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Americans marked the 12th anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks with events around the nation on Wednesday. A tradition since the 2001 attacks, families and friends of the victims gathered at memorial sites to remember their lost loved ones. In schools, offices, and elsewhere, people paused to observe moments of silence to mark the anniversary. Thousands of volunteers also pledged to do good deeds for the occasion, which was designated a National Day of Service and Remembrance in 2009.
On September 11, 2001, nearly 3,000 people were killed when terrorists hijacked four airplanes. Two of the planes toppled the twin towers of the World Trade Center, in New York City. One jet destroyed a section of the Pentagon, near Washington, D.C. Another crashed into a field near Shanksville, Pennsylvania.
A Day of Remembrance
In Washington, D.C., President Barack Obama walked out to the South Lawn of the White House at 8:46 a.m., the moment the first plane struck the south tower in New York. Then, he joined victims' families at the Pentagon September 11 Memorial in Arlington, Virginia. A moment of silence at 9:37 a.m. marked the moment the plane hit the Pentagon. "Our hearts still ache for the futures snatched away, the lives that might have been," Obama said.
A ceremony was also held at the National September 11 Memorial plaza in lower Manhattan, where two reflecting pools are set in the "footprints" of the World Trade Center towers. Bells tolled to mark the moments the planes hit the towers and when the two skyscrapers fell. Relatives and friends gathered to read the names of the victims and messages to their lost loved ones. Angilic Casalduc attended the ceremony to honor her mother, Vivian Casalduc. "As time passes and our family grows, our children remind us of you," she said. "We miss you."
At the ceremony, Bruni Sandolval carried a photo of her friend Nereida DeJesus, who was a victim of the attacks. "We grew up together on the Lower East Side, and I come every year with her family," she said. "Coming here is peaceful in a way."
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This year's New York City ceremony is the last one to be overseen by Mayor Michael Bloomberg. He is in his final year as mayor after being elected to the office just weeks after the 2001 attacks. Bloomberg will continue in his role as chairman of the National September 11 Memorial and Museum Foundation. The memorial opened two years ago as a tribute to the victims. Bronze panels surrounding the reflecting pools show the names of those who died, including firefighters and other first responders. The museum is scheduled to open next year in lower Manhattan. It will focus on the impact of the attacks and share the experiences of survivors and first responders.
In Shanksville, Pennsylvania, bells were rung at 10:03 a.m. to mark the moment Flight 93 crashed in a field there. On Tuesday, officials had also gathered to break ground on the Flight 93 National Memorial, a visitor center that will tell the story of the passengers and crew workers who kept the hijacked plane from reaching its intended target at the nation's capital.
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A Make-A-Wish Kid Got Signed for One Day by the San Jose Sharks...
This week, the San Jose Sharks signed a 17-year-old named Sam Tageson to a one-day contract. Sam has a serious heart condition, and it was a Make-a-Wish thing. But check out how much it meant to him.
In addition to practicing with the team and hanging out with players, Sam got to SUIT UP, and became the first non-player in franchise history to actually skate out of the tunnel with the team at the beginning of a game.
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Are you good at preparing healthy meals? Would you like to dine with First Lady Michelle Obama? If you answered yes to both questions, then you should consider entering the Healthy Lunchtime Challenge.
The contest invites kids ages 8 to 12 from across the country to come up with lunch recipes that are both nutritious and delicious. More than 50 winners, including one from each state, will be brought to Washington, D.C., to attend a kids' State Dinner at the White House. What will be served? The winning recipes, of course!
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The First Lady teamed up with the recipe website Epicurious to create the Healthy Lunchtime Challenge. The goal is to develop a collection of healthy recipes for kids, by kids. Winning recipes will be available online.
"We all want to ensure that our kids are eating nutritious, delicious food at every meal," said First Lady Michelle Obama. "With parents and kids all across the country getting creative in the kitchen, I know we'll find healthy meals that every family will enjoy."
A panel of expert judges, including assistant White House chef Sam Kass, will choose the winning recipes. The judges will be on the look out for lunches that are healthy, tasty and affordable. A winning lunch meal should have items from each of the food groups, including fruit, veggies, whole grains, protein and low-fat dairy foods. You could choose to combine them into one recipe or to create a meal that includes a main dish and side dishes. For more tips on preparing healthy meals, visit choosemyplate.gov.
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Greetings fellow enthusiasts! My name is Dan and I live in the south a few hours from Atlanta. I have been lurking here for a bit researching the techniques to build a movie quality suit. I want to express how utterly impressed I am with both the talent and helpfulness of the members of these boards not to mention the amount of patience and professionalism displayed here (mostly to newbies like me). it's inspiring.
My short term goal is to begin by building a ROTS movie clonetrooper and yes, I have a membership at CT.net to get the ball rolling. Also, I will be working with my local 501st garrison for more help. I think there may be about 10 of us with the same goal so we plan to work together.
As for Fett (the reason I'm here), I ultimately want to end up with a complete AOTC Jango by next spring/summer and possibly a custom that i have in mind. Not to mention that I want to dress up my 10 year old as a young AOTC boba by then too; he's excited.
I'm a veteran of costuming due to years of ren fairs and I'm REALLY surprised at how long it took me to start SW costuming. I've been around the 501st for a long while and only recently became active with my local garrison because my co-worker's husband is a TK.
Here's a pic of my ren costume that I am crossing over into a Sith Variant. My coworker is a seamstress and is working on some tabards for the costume: I plan to make a facemask too.
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I really like that . It's clean, fresh looking, organized with adequate space. You've done a great job.
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I really like that . It's clean, fresh looking, organized with adequate space. You've done a great job.
Very clever! I love it!
Good friends are like stars; you don't always see them, but you know they're always there!
I did'nt have space for a deep ironing area so my DH and I used the stacking drawers from Walmart to be the support under the ironing surface; turned out we made it just big enough I can iron a pair of pants without getting out the big ironing board so its just the right size, 18"x41. Used on idea I got off Pinterest to use Mod Podge and fabric to line the inside of the drawers. Love it! My sewing room looks so neater because all the mess in the drawers isn't visible! It's amazing what can be done with the plastic drawers!!!
Love it. Thanks for sharing. Quilter's have such wonderful, inventive minds.
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That looks great! What great useful organization.
This is a great idea. My sewing space is small, so I'm wondering if something reversible could be made for cutting on one side, ironing on the other.
Love this cabinet. So organized and fresh looking.
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Really a masterpiece! Love the colors also. Looks like a good size?


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Experience the Wonder of Ontario's Niagara Falls
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- Hot Breakfast for Two at Applebee's and a 25% Discount for Lunch or Dinner
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Canada boasts the most powerful waterfall on the continent, with 90 percent of the Niagara River flowing over Horseshoe Falls. Combined with the American Falls and Bridal Veil Falls, it produces enough power to light 24 million 100-watt bulbs at once. Such majestic fury has rightly earned it a place among the seven natural wonders of the world, drawing four times as many annual tourists as the Grand Canyon. And in Niagara Falls, Ontario, visitors find themselves perfectly situated to catch the show at its best.
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Soak up the splendor of Niagara Falls from the bay window of a room at The Oakes Hotel Overlooking the Falls in Ontario. Next door to the brand-new Fallsview Casino and Resort, this hotel boasts rooms with two queen beds, soft linens, in-room wireless Internet, and spacious bathrooms. Enjoy an easy breakfast at the on-site Applebee's, step into the heated indoor pool, whirlpool, or sauna, or get a bird's-eye view of the Falls from the 14th floor observation deck.
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Picture a wasteland of old computer monitors and TVs, stretching as far as the eye can see. Imagine towers of boxes, all of them filled with broken glass and discarded electronic devices.
Technology graveyards like this can be found in communities across the country. Experts say that landfills and warehouses will overflow unless a plan for the disposal and reuse of electronics is put into place. "We can't put electronics and glass aside and tell ourselves we'll deal with them later," Lauren Roman, managing director of TransparentPlanet told TFK. "Later has been going on for a long time and the piles continue to grow." Roman's group works to improve the disposal of electronic waste. She says about 660 million pounds of tech trash is produced each year in the U.S
The Trouble With Tubes
What's behind the tech trash pile-up? About ten years ago, major advances were made in computer and television technology. Manufacturers began producing devices like flat-paneled LCDs and plasma screen monitors. These new products provide a clearer image and take up less space than older models. "Flat-paneled plasmas and LEDs are putting bulky, glass-based technologies out of the market," says Jason Linnell of the Electronics Recycling Coordination Clearinghouse.
The new electronics are built with materials that are difficult to recycle. In addition, the new products have decreased the demand for recycled parts from the older monitors and screens. Older, bulkier computer monitors and TVs used glass-based components called cathode ray tubes, or CRTs.
CRTs have a high lead content and can be environmentally hazardous if not recycled properly. If crushed and put in landfills, the lead from CRTs could seep into groundwater and rivers, contaminating the water supply. For many years, plants and recycling programs safely processed CRTs. The recycled CRTs were reused in the construction of new monitors.
Monitors being made today do not use glass tubes. "People are returning old-style TVs with CRTs, but no new ones are being made," said Linnell. This is creating an imbalance in the amount of glass being disposed of and recycled properly. Many recycling companies have shut down. Others no longer have the resources or space to process these materials. This results in stockpiling.
Be a Part of the Solution
Experts say there are ways to safely and responsibly address the tech-trash problem. Barbara Kyle is the national coordinator of the Electronics TakeBack Coalition. The organization encourages people to donate their old, but functioning, electronics to charities or neighbors who will use them. "It's better for the planet if we keep using an electronic for as long as it keeps working," Kyle told TFK in an e-mail. "But many times, we stop using it even though it stills works, because we got a newer product."
Students can also be a part of the solution. Schools can organize take-back programs, or set up recycling projects to collect used electronics. They can also work with responsible electronics recyclers, called e-Stewards, to handle their old devices. Many electronics manufacturers also provide a return program where consumers can send back devices that they no longer use. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, 25 states now have laws that deal with the disposal and recycling of electronics. Most of these laws require manufacturers to pay for collection and recycling at the end of a product's life.
Through these various programs and organizations, consumers can reduce tech trash and become part of the solution. "When you're finished with something, bring it for recycling right away because there's a chance it might be able to be reused," said Roman. "That's the best conservation of resources."
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Aaron Brooks (illness) is expected to play against the Cavs on Monday.
Kelly Olynyk will start Game 4 vs. the Cavaliers on Tuesday.
Amir Johnson (right shoulder) will not suit up for Game 4 against the Cavs on Tuesday, according to sources of Michael Eaves of ESPN.
Manu Ginobili scored 15 points on 6-of-12 shooting with seven assists, one rebound, three steals and one 3-pointer in Monday's 129-115 Game 4 loss as the Spurs were eliminated from the postseason.
Stephen Curry dropped a game-high 36 points in Monday's 129-115 Game 4 win as the Warriors swept the Spurs.
Manu Ginobili was a surprise starter for Game 4 vs. the Warriors on Monday.
Patrick McCaw will start Game 4 vs. the Spurs on Monday with JaVale McGee returning to the bench.
Zaza Pachulia (heel) will not play in Game 4 vs. the Spurs on Monday.
Kawhi Leonard (ankle) will not play in Game 4 on Monday vs. the Warriors
Andre Iguodala (left knee soreness) will play in Game 4 vs. the Spurs on Monday.
Guerschon Yabusele underwent surgery to remove bone spurs from the top of both feet according to ESPN's Chris Forsberg.
According to The Vertical, Paul Millsap has opted out of his $21.4 million contract for the 2017-18 season and will become a free agent.


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The Road to Improving Toronto's Gridlock
Tim Hudak | Posted 01.23.2014 | Canada Politics
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Ontario can lead Canada in job creation again, but it's not going to happen without a plan. One of the real, achievable things we can do to get us there is to break traffic gridlock in the economic heart of Ontario: the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area (GTHA). My party put this forward as one of our key proposals to kick start our economy.