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Glenn Scarborough murder: Theodore Spencer, Terrell Wilson, Phillip Swan convicted
WASHINGTON (AP) - Three Virginia men have been found guilty in the death of a District of Columbia man who was found stabbed and strangled in his northeast Washington apartment in 2011.
According to evidence presented at trial, the victim, 61-year-old Glenn Scarborough, had a longstanding relationship with the mother of one of his killers, 22-year-old Theodore Spencer of Unionville.
In the months before Scarborough's murder, Spencer's mother was diagnosed with bladder cancer and was hospitalized.
Prosecutors say Spencer blamed Scarborough for his mother's condition.
A jury on Monday found Spencer and two others, 20-year-old Terrell Wilson of Culpeper and 21-year-old Phillip Swan of Orange, guilty of attacking Scarborough and torturing him.
The three face the possibility of life in prison at sentencing, which has been set for Dec. 19.


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- Glyph of Righteous Retreat
Glyphs that are changing into new majors:
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- Seal of Insight becomes Blessed Life
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- Holy Wrath becomes Denounce
- Templar's Verdict becomes Divine Storm
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- the Ascetic Crusader becomes Harsh Words
- Hammer of Justice becomes Holy Wrath
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- Seal of Truth becomes Immediate Truth
- Salvation becomes Inquisition
- the Long Word becomes Protector of the Innocent
- Hammer of Wrath becomes Templar's Verdict
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- Blessing of Might becomes the Mounted King
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An overview of multiple myeloma in dogs and cats
Plasma cell neoplasms originate from terminally differentiated B lymphocytes that have undergone malignant transformation. These neoplasms incorporate a wide range of clinical syndromes including multiple myeloma, macroglobulinemia, solitary osseous plasmacytoma, and extramedullary plasmacytoma. In this article, we focus on multiple myeloma, which refers to diffuse disease and, clinically, is the most important plasma cell neoplasm. See the next article in this issue for a discussion of plasmacytomas, which involve soft tissue or bone.
Multiple myeloma is an uncommon lymphoproliferative disease in animals, accounting for less than 8% of all hematopoietic tumors in dogs. No breed or sex predilections exist, and older dogs are most commonly affected, with a mean age of 8 to 9 years.1-3 Multiple myeloma is even less common in cats, with a median age of 12 to 14 years and possible male predisposition.2,4-7The cause of multiple myeloma in companion animals is largely unknown. In people, plasma cell diseases are associated with working in the agricultural industry, exposure to petroleum products, and chronic exposure to an antigen stimulus.8-11 At a molecular level, multiple myeloma has been associated with altered expression of the c-myc oncogene (people) and the cell cycle protein cyclin D (people and dogs).12-14 One case report involving feline siblings with multiple myeloma suggests that a genetic predisposition may exist.5 In contrast to other hematopoietic diseases such as lymphoma, there is no evidence that feline immunodeficiency virus, feline leukemia virus, or feline infectious peritonitis virus infections are related to multiple myeloma development in cats.7
The paraprotein may represent a complete immunoglobulin or a portion of the immunoglobulin (light or heavy chain). Immunoglobulin G (IgG) and immunoglobulin A (IgA) gammopathies are the most common in people, dogs, and cats; immunoglobulin M (IgM) gammopathy (macroglobulinemia) is rare. While IgG and IgA gammopathies are equally common in dogs, cats are reported to develop 80% IgG and 20% IgA gammopathies.1,4 Biclonal gammopathies, occasionally reported in veterinary patients, may be attributable to the development of two independent neoplastic clones, isotype switching of some clones, or spurious electrophoretic biclonal peaks due to splitting of dimeric or multimeric paraproteins (e.g. IgA).4,7,15 Pure light chain (kappa or lambda type) production, referred to as light chain myeloma or Bence Jones myeloma, has rarely been reported in cats and dogs.3,16


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Development of Free Software can follow many patterns. In some cases whole development is handled by sole programmer or a small group of people. But more often, creation and maintenance of software is a complex process encompassing many individuals. This also reflects on who owns the rights in software. In the latter case, rights in software are owned jointly by a great number of individuals.
To tackle this issue some projects require a full copyright assignment to be signed by all contributors. The problem with such assignments is often that they lack check and balances that would protect the contributors from potential abuse of power from the new copyright holder.
The Fiduciary License Agreement (FLA) was created just with that in mind – to concentrate all deciding power within one entity and prevent fragmentation of rights on one hand, while on the other preventing that single entity from abusing its power.
Solution is so-called Fiduciary License Agreement (FLA). This technique makes it possible to concentrate all the deciding power within one entity and prevent fragmentation of rights.
This process only serves for transfer of economic rights. So-called moral rights (e.g. authors right to be identified as author) remain with original author and are inalienable.
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FLA is an agreement between two parties - on the one side is an individual who contributed to software and therefore is co-author (Beneficiary), the other party is entity - it might be natural person but also company or organization - who will be the new holder of rights (Fiduciary). This way the fragmentation of rights among many contributors can be prevented. Instead all the rights will be concentrated in one entity. It ensures, that copyright-relevant modifications (aforementioned re-licensing) can be done easier, without need to pin down all contributors.
Beneficiary does not lose all his rights. While he transfers his exclusive rights to Fiduciary, Fiduciary reciprocally grants him a non-exclusive worldwide, perpetual and unrestricted license to same extent as it was original transferred from Beneficiary.
What if fiduciary misuses the rights I gave him, e.g. he re-licenses free software as a proprietary one?
FLA offers a special clause for this kind of situation to protect the Free Software project against potentially malicious intentions of Fiduciary. According to this provision, if Fiduciary acts against the principles of Free Software, all granted rights and licenses return to their original owners. That means he will be effectively prevented from continuing any activity which is contrary to principles of Free Software.
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Saw this earlier, lol Hilarious....
Why so SERIOUS
Old people....
That was incredible. Thank you, comedy gods.
That video is still amazing.
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With concerns about our ability to feed 12 billion people by the end of the century, one engineer is looking to replace conventional food with something produced by a 3D printer, and he's getting a grant from NASA to create a prototype.
The $125,000 grant gives Anjan Contractor and his company, Systems & Materials Research Corporation, six months to create a prototype.
Contractor ultimately expects to see a 3D printer in every kitchen, replacing food with powder and oil cartridges loaded into a printer to create custom meals for an individual's diet and nutritional needs.
The 3D printers could end food waste as Quartz reports cartridges would be shelf-stable for up to 30 years.
The immediate goal of the grant isn't as far-reaching. NASA hopes the grant, under its Small Business Innovation Research program, will yield a product that will allow astronauts to print food during long space missions.
Video of Contractor's chocolate printer, seen here, sets the foundation for his current concept, the "pizza printer." The prototype will print the layers of a pizza, starting with the dough, and heat the food as it's printed. Similar to other 3D printers, recipes can be shared as software with instructions telling the printer how much sugar, complex carbohydrate and protein to mix at each layer.
Contractor has competition in the "food of the future" category. A Missouri-based company is currently researching 3D bioprinters while a doctor in the Netherlands is testing the use of stem cells to grow your future meals.
Contractor says the current food system can't meet a growing population's needs and people must have an open mind.
"Eventually have to change our perception of what we see as food," Contractor said.


text: Innerviews: Versatile guitarist ready for any gig By Sandy Wells September 30, 2012 Story Share Lawrence Pierce Prepared for anything, multifaceted musician Ryan Kennedy, 32, plays jazz, rock and classical guitar. The diversity keeps him steadily employed, open to any gig that comes along. A regular with the Mountain Stage Band and the Bob Thompson Unit, he chose solid hometown opportunities over chasing the brass ring in the big city. Lawrence Pierce "Whatever is going on in your life ... Lawrence Pierce ... is what happens with the music, inevitably, ... Lawrence Pierce ... even if you don't think so." Courtesy photo Future musician Ryan Kennedy (left) was all smiles in this photo with his younger brother, Justin. Courtesy photo As a teenager, Ryan Kennedy (right) played often with his musician friend Jon Cavendish at Common Grounds, a teen hangout in downtown Charleston. Courtesy photo As a student at South Charleston High School, Ryan Kennedy performed often in school assemblies. CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- At 32, Ryan Kennedy earns his living as a full-time musician. Forget the day-job bit. Music is it. His job. His love. His life.Gentlemanly and soft spoken, the son of musical parents, he started playing the piano, and later the guitar, by ear. Guitar guru Chuck Biel polished those innate skills and introduced him to a world beyond rock 'n' roll. The influence of legendary jazz pianist Bob Thompson did the rest.He graduated from the Berklee School of Music in Boston and returned home to make his way as a jazz, rock and classical guitarist. He plays with the Mountain Stage Band and the Bob Thompson Unit, has a standing Wednesday night gig at the Bridge Road Bistro and teaches privately, among other musical endeavors.He feels a special affinity for jazz. He loves the spontaneity, the way his moods, good and bad, always surface in the music. No matter what. "My mother and father are music educators. They both graduated from West Virginia Tech and lived around Montgomery for a while. When I was very young, we moved to the West Side of Charleston."There was always music around. They were always singing. In addition to being teachers, they both sang in the Symphony Chorus and would do operas at the Municipal Auditorium. They did Falstaff one year. And my mother was in a production of Hansel and Gretel where she was the witch."My dad played trumpet and piano. Mom played the French horn. Early on, my father was musical director at the First Church of God on the West Side. That was probably the earliest exposure to playing an instrument that I had. I would try to mimic what my dad did on the piano."They never really made it mandatory that I play anything. They just asked if I was interested. Even when I was 5 or 6, I knew how stressful it was for my parents to deal with the marching band and public school students, and I thought, 'Why would I want to do that?' When they asked if I wanted to play in a marching band when I was old enough, I would cry."But at same time, they did see that I had an aptitude for it. When I was 9 or 10, I would sit at the piano and pick things out by ear without reading any music."I never marched and never played any wind instruments at all. It was a surprise for my parents when I chose guitar, but they didn't hesitate to buy me one when I expressed an interest. Now I have 11 guitars, counting the bass."For about a year, I was just playing by ear and teaching myself what I could. It was standard rock 'n' roll stuff. I went through my Metallica phase, but eventually, that didn't satisfy me anymore. It no longer held any real mystery for me. "Then I started studying with Chuck Biel. He's a great teacher, an enthusiastic guy. He cares so much about your development as a musician."He exposed me to so much music. I didn't know the guitar could be played in ways some of the musicians he played for me were playing it. Not only jazz and rock but classical guitar. He was the first to introduce me to Andres Segovia, Julian Bream and Django Reinhardt."Common Grounds, a teen hangout on Summers Street, was owned by Bob Webb. That's where we all really started thinking seriously about making a career out of music. That's where we played when we were 17 or 18 and weren't allowed to play in bars. We started to notice that we were developing a taste for it. It was kind of the big bang for a lot of young musicians' careers. "I graduated from South Charleston High school in 1998 and went to West Virginia State for a year. Chuck Biel was the instructor there, so I went there with the sole purpose of continuing to study with him and getting my music reading and theory under control before I took off for Boston and the Berklee School of Music."There wasn't a specific plan in place. There still isn't. I just wanted to play. I knew I would probably teach privately. My degree at Berklee was in jazz composition, and I do write."For somebody who's bought up as a guitarist learning all the standard rock 'n' roll vocabulary, the licks and tricks, and even from a classical perspective, as rigid and strict and disciplined as you have to be to play that music, there's something about jazz that both extremes don't understand fully. There's a mystery about jazz, the improvisational aspect of it. "You have to listen so much harder and have to connect with the other musicians because something really spontaneous and unexpected may happen, and you have to be able to react in a way that is appropriate to that new occurrence in the music."That's not something you get when everything is composed and played the same way every time. There's a certain discipline to that, but when we play songs in Bob Thompson's band, it's never played the same way twice. Ever. When two different jazz groups play same song, it won't be played the same way. Everything can change so much all the time and still remain essentially the same song or piece of music."The groove just feels so good. I am completely and utterly present. I try to be completely focused and concentrating on what I'm doing. A lot of people think it is about just pouring emotion into everything, but it's hard to be as in control as you need to be and still consider the art to be this cathartic thing, where it's just an unbridled outpouring of emotion all the time. The music will be effective if it is performed well. So it's somewhere in between. "I knew I was going to come back here because I had work waiting for me. I had flown in one Christmas to play in Bob Thompson's Christmas show, and I had been coming back during holidays and summers to play. Things had solidified to where I was pretty much a permanent member of the Bob Thompson Unit when I got home."I started playing in a trio at Soho's. Steve Himes had a gig there on Sundays and I would go with Derek Kirk, the saxophonist, and we would sit in."Even when we weren't working steadily, we were still taking our instruments where we knew there would be jazz happening and asking if we could play. I sat in with Himes and Dugan Carter and Bob and got to know everybody."I've learned more from Bob than I did at any school. He has a lot of insight as to how the business operates and how to conduct yourself, how to be a good person."The most important thing I've learned from Bob is that you play how you are. You can't live your life one way and play some other way. It's very honest, the most subtle, brutal kind of honesty there could ever be."There is no separation between how nervous or confident I might be in life and how nervous or confident I might be when I go out there and play. Whatever is going on in your life is what happens with the music, inevitably, even if you don't think so."I've got Mountain Stage, Bob, my Wednesday night gig at the Bistro, and I teach privately. I play here at the Unity Church on Sundays. Ron Sowell, the Mountain Stage band director, is the music director here."In August, the Mountain Stage Band played two shows in Fairbanks, Alaska. They were probably the two best-received Mountain Stage shows I've ever seen. I didn't realize that many people in the area listened to the show."I'm making a living as a musician. It makes a lot of sense that it has worked out the way it has. I had faith that if I put myself in a situation with people who were like-minded and wanted to work, I would be able to work, too. Who knows where it will go from here?"All I need to do now is do it on a bigger scale. I've never been the type to risk everything and throw myself out there in an open-ended way -- the old model of having a record I want to peddle, hyping myself up and moving to L.A. or New York where thousands of other people are trying to do exactly the same thing and maybe less than 1 percent actually achieve stardom."If I was interested in that, I would have just started a rock band and tried to be a star. I wouldn't have gone to Berklee."The way to make a surefire living is to make yourself prepared enough to say yes whenever you get the call to play. I can say yes to a lot of people, whether they need me to play a jazz gig, a classical gig or a rock gig."I've got a CD that I have spent way too long working on. It should be out in the next couple of months. I need some cover art for it and to finish up the last little bit of mastering. I recorded it four or five years ago at Bob Webb's house."It's called 'Something to Say.' That came from Bob. I was fighting with myself over a title. I let Bob hear it and he just said, 'I think you definitely have something to say.' So that's the title."All the songs are original compositions. I'm already thinking about the next one."Reach Sandy Wells at email@example.com or 304-348-5173. 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A few tidbits that caught my attention during the holidays. Or about the holidays. Or ignoring the holidays, for as long as possible.
Book & Movie News
- Alaska filming has ended on "Frozen Ground," starring Nicolas Cage and John Cusack.
- From the you-can't-make-this-up department: As the story goes, there's a scene [in Frozen Ground] where a moose menaces the teenage hooker-heroine who helps nail Hansen. So they rounded up a regular street moose that promptly got spooked and charged for real.
- Anchorage even cooperated with moviemakers by delivering an early big dump of snow.
Black Friday/Monday News
Mobile (and cyber) sales are finally taking off, as recent IBM data for Black Friday shows.
- 10.3 percent of online sales came from mobile shoppers.
- 17 percent of all shoppers used mobile devices to track exclusive offers and sales updates.
- iPhone continues to lead all mobile device traffic at 6.58 %, followed by Android at 5.20% and iPad at 4.71%.
- Equally interesting, iOS led mobile device traffic at 11.29% compared to 5.20% for Android. Or more than double.
The biggest change here is the that retailers like Wal-Mart, Best Buy, Macy's and Apple targeted mobile devices with shopping apps, notifications and alerts. In the grand scheme of things, this tells us at least two things: First, retailers have found ways to go directly to consumers and skip Google's intermediating engine; second, it further explains Amazon's strategy of putting out a device that's a pipeline to their retail experience — and which, by the way, also skips Google's intermediating engine.
Lies, Damned Lies and Statistics
- Finally, there's this story about how two recent market studies leave out iPad sales in their tablet market reviews. This lets them write headlines suggesting that "a large group of consumers are looking for alternatives [to the iPad tablet]."
- But it's not true, actually. John Gruber estimates that the iPad actually has, oh, something like 89% of the market. Which means that 11% are truly looking at alternatives — and some of them bought HP tablets at fire sale prices.


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Maybelline New York Dream Bouncy Blush Reviews
Lovely, Delicate, Stunning ColorsApplication can be a bit tricky. This blush tends to fade somewhat, but I have used it long enough to enjoy touch-ups. The shades are worth the practicing in applying, from luscious "Pink Frosting" to "Rose Petal" and "Candy Coral." — 4 years, 4 months agoGigiSD | 1102 reviews
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Pretty & fun, perfect for travelI have always been a loyal fan of powder blush. Sometimes I would consider trying a cream blush or one of those all-in-one type products, but eventually I would talk myself out of it. I was in Target the other day and I decided I wanted to finally get a cream blush. I wanted something I could apply with my fingers, mostly so I could downsize my makeup bag for travel. I have a trip coming up during...read more which I know I won't wear much makeup, but I will want to have some key items with me for those occasions when I do want to have some makeup on. I was in a bit of a rush, so maybe I missed something, but it appeared that this blush was the only one my Target had in stock that was not a powder. From ANY brand. So this is the one I purchased. The colors all looked frighteningly bright to me in the store, but I finally settled on the Pink Plum shade. I was definitely intrigued by this "bouncy" concept and the fact that it says it's a cream/powder type product. I LOVE this blush. I still prefer powder for being quick & easy, but this product is exactly what I wanted for travel. It is easy to apply with my fingers--I just tap and/or gently rub (very gently as this product does have a bit of squish to it) on the product then tap and blend onto my cheeks--so I won't have to pack my blush brush. What looks like a scary bright color in the compact blends nicely into a sheer, natural flush that is buildable if I want a little more color and perfectly flattering on my fair skin. I noticed several reviews indicating this might fade throughout the day, so I kept an eye on it all day yesterday and had no issues with fading at all. I wear it over Aveeno BB cream, then dusted with Guerlain Meteorites, so maybe that combination gives it more staying power? I'm not sure--on the trip I'll be wearing it only with the BB cream, as the meteorites are not so much designed to travel well, so we'll see if that makes a difference I guess. Like I said, I still prefer powder blush for every day, though I may grab this from time to time as it is fun...but this is PERFECT for travel and probably will be the only blush I bring on trips from now on. I only need a tiny amount to get the color I like, so I think that tiny (again, ideal for travel!) compact is going to last a nice, long time. — 4 years, 3 months agotallredamanda | 433 reviews
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I actually quite like this.....There were so many bad reviews on this but it was either between this or the Loreal Colorlift blush which costed an extra $5 more. The colors are nice and not as pigmented but it gives off a more natural flush, something I'm hoping we all want instead of that heavy blush look. I don't want to end up looking like my cheeks were burned. The texture didn't bother me one bit and I like how it goes on ...read morecreamy and smooth when you apply it and then dries to a powder perfection but the only thing I didn't like so much is that this blush didn't melt into my skin. It ends up looking cakey and clings to dry patches on my cheeks. My friends found this blush really interesting. They seem to like it too, the whole concept of it all. They're used to the powder blushes but after the powder keeps breaking apart in their purse (kind of like my scenario), they're converting to this. The colors for this are very sheer and they don't seem to last long. I had this on at 8 in the morning and by 10 or 11, the color was already gone so I had to keep reapplying. — 2 years, 2 months agobeautypoet101 | 581 reviews
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Fun but difficultFirst off, be aware, the lighter colors are not near as pigmented as the darker colors. They do have a strange texture and are more mushy that bouncy. The best way I have found to apply them is by gently swirling my finger around in a circle in the product. This gets it on my finger, then I can tap it into my skin. I have also used a flat top brush and stippled it into the product, the swirled it ...read moreon my cheeks. Trying to swipe my finger through the product - like you can with cream blushes, just didn't work for me. I always put a powder blush over the top to set it. It does feel like a powder after you apply it to your cheeks, but the staying power isn't really there for these blushes. The consistency is like a really finely milled powder mixed with play dough (not greasy like play dough though. It does not bounce back when you press your finger in it, so I am not sure why they call it bouncy blush. They should have called it smooshy blush as that seems more appropriate. It us a fun product to have in your collection if things like this cheer you up. Once you learn the best way for you to use it, it is easy and fairly quick to apply. Overall, I am not sure if I would re-purchase, but I do recommend it for the fun factor and just to try out the uniqueness of it. — 5 years, 3 months agoTaylerbootz | 126 reviews
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Nice but a bit streakyThis has a nice feel and goes on decent but can streak and doesn't last all that long. Colors are good. — 5 years, 2 months agoNicole1021 | 210 reviews
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Great Concept, Poor DeliveryWhen I heard about these blushes, I could not wait to get my hands on them. I love unusual, gimmicky products to spice up my daily makeup routine, and the texture of these sounded like so much fun. However, I was pretty disappointed upon testing out the colors I purchased. Initially, I tried to apply with my fingers, since I thought the consistency of the product would make using a brush messy and...read more difficult. This was an all-around terrible technique. I could never blend the dark colors correctly and always ended up looking either very patchy or like a complete clown. And the light colors barely showed up at all. Even on days when I managed to get my cheeks looking fairly decent with these products, they had soaked into my skin by midday, leaving me looking washed out. This is the first blush that has every disappeared on me like that. After a lot of failed attempts at decent finger application, I decided I might as well at least try applying with a brush. And I was pleasantly surprised. I found that dabbing my brush into a darker color, and then (very patiently) blending that into my cheeks, I actually got natural, decent color! However, it takes a lot of blending and just the right amount of product. Overall, I think this product is worth buying just to enjoy a fun gimmick. I am not sure if I'll even keep my two lighter shades since they still haven't done much for me, but I am definitely keeping my darker shades just so I can have a bit of fun from time to time. The texture, although completely difficult, is truly unique and amusing enough. However, application was more of a nightmare than a "dream" until I discovered the brush technique. So if any of you have already purchased the product and haven't used a brush, I encourage you to at least give it a try. — 4 years, 6 months agohanana | 35 reviews
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Decent productWhen I first got it, I thought it was a powder lol but when I found out it wasn't, I was shocked. I used my fingers to apply but I got a better application rubbing the whole container on my cheeks and rubbing is out. I dont know how i feel. It lasts and has a good pigment, but something I dont personally like. — 2 years, 2 months agoSophie_Zozulya | 4 reviews
BlushI have been using this blush for a year now and honestly I think it's really good. For so mine with oiler skin I don't think this would work as nicely. The packaging is also cute so that's a bonus — 3 years, 2 months agofashionablyfangirling | 1 reviews
MehThis is the first blush that I have owned, but I still know a "meh" product when I see it. It's fine, but it really does not show up well at all. I've had it for about 6 months and it has become weird and squishy. When i first got it it worked mush better. Not the best of products. I would not recommend. — 3 years, 2 months agoNoel | 9 reviews
Lacks the lasting power, but funThe texture of this blush is like a pressed mousse, or a light, less dense play dough. It provides a light flush of color (you would have to put effort into going overboard with this blush) and it'll last you a while before you hit pan. The color selection, while not incredible, is diverse enough. The darker shades are the most pigmented and last the longest compared to the lighter ones, which pro...read morevide a lovely and light wash of color but might fade away an hour or two later. Everyone should try this blush at least once to see if it works for them. If not, well, it's still a fun product. — 3 years, 3 months agomindsofangels | 4 reviews
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Architectural Review Board Application Procedure
All applications to appear before the Architectural Review Board should be accompanied by appropriate support materials at the times specified. Late or incomplete applications cannot be placed on the ARB agenda. The applicant bears the responsibility of ensuring that all applications are complete and on time. The agenda is set two weeks prior to each meeting. It is not uncommon for applicants to appear before the ARB at two or more meetings. This may be necessary if documentation is inadequate or substantial design revisions are required.
Two groups of submission materials are required: materials to be mailed by the applicant to all ARB members and DPZ staff prior to the meeting, and materials to be used during the presentation before the ARB. Based on the complexity of the proposal, the ARB, through the DPZ staff administrator, may waive or modify some or all of these requirements.
Types of Review
The ARB conducts two types of review—informal and formal. The ARB will review development concepts or proposals and give general guidance at an informal "workshop" session. There is no formal recommendation made by the ARB at a workshop session and the only requirement for supporting materials is that the idea be clearly presented whether in written form, drawings, or other graphic form. Supporting documentation may be mailed to ARB members prior to the meeting but this is not a requirement for a workshop session.
When the ARB formally reviews more fully developed and detailed proposals, every aspect is looked at in terms of protecting the heritage resources and historic character of the district. In addition to exterior architectural design elements—such as form, material, and color—elements to be reviewed will include plans for site design, grading, clearing, parking, travelways, access points, landscaping, outdoor lighting, signage, fences, walls, and other site features. As a practical matter, all elements of a proposal need not be reviewed at the same time. This is the choice of the applicant. When the formal review of each element of the proposal–site design, architectural design, landscape design, for example, is completed, the ARB will recommend approval, approval with conditions, or disapproval. Their recommendation and comments will be recorded in the minutes of the meeting or meetings at which the review takes place.
Materials to be Mailed to ARB Members by Applicant
A package containing a completed application form and a description of the proposal should be mailed by the applicant to each ARB member and two copies to DPZ staff TWO WEEKS before the meeting at which the applicant wishes to present the proposal. An address list of the ARB members and DPZ staff is available by e-mail or fax (call the DPZ staff administrator, 703-324-1380 (TTY 711, Virginia Relay). Some proposals are more complex than others and the documentation presented should reflect this. At a minimum, documentation should clearly communicate to the ARB, and for the record, the nature of the proposal and its impact on the historic character of the district. DPZ staff will be able to clarify this for each applicant. If the nature of the submission makes it appropriate, copies of the following should be mailed:
If more detailed information is available, this may be included in the package.
Additional Materials to be Used in Presentations Before the ARB
To facilitate presentations and review by the board, it may be appropriate to mount drawings on illustration or foam-core boards. Please bring your own audiovisual equipment if necessary for your presentation. Contact DPZ staff if you have special needs.
Materials for the Record and for Review by other Agencies
As approved by the ARB, two copies of all drawings (folded, not mounted) and other application materials (with the exception of actual product samples or models) should be given to DPZ staff. One copy will be included in the record and the second returned to the applicant for required permitting or review by other County agencies as appropriate.
For complex or phased projects, certain elements of a proposal, such as a site and grading plan, may receive preliminary approval by the ARB prior to approving all elements of a proposal. However, before a building, sign, or other construction permit may be granted by a County reviewing agency, all elements within its jurisdiction (per Part 2, Section 7-200 of the Zoning Ordinance) must be approved by the ARB. If the building permit submission differs in any way from that approved by the ARB, the applicant must bring all relevant materials back to the ARB for re-approval.
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Evolution Hoax
A9 TV, June 27th, 2012
Coarseness is a great peril. This is a great risk that would cause great harm. For instance in Pakistan, in Egypt coarseness is widespread. The state must take serious precautions against it. Allah is beautiful and He loves the beautiful. Quality means beauty; it means an increase in beauty. Quality must be preserved as a state policy; it must be encouraged and directed.
No results can be obtained by wars. The sole result is accomplished by the Unity of Islam, love and compassion. That is to say, no state can ever let a country oppress another one. I can not think of a state that brings other countries into line in the Middle East. They would even not let America. The world would not consent to any country resorting to violence but all the world loves love and compassion and it is influential everywhere. You get results everywhere. They are admired everywhere. Arts, sciences, democracy, humane thinking are the most active powers in the world. But people are in difficulty to obtain results. People are prone to resort to violence. They tend to show arrogance, grandeur and inflict pain on people.
People find it difficult to show modesty, kindness and compassion. That is what Hazrat Mahdi (as) will also accomplish. When one mentions Hazrat Mahdi (as), people think that he will appear with great arrogance and loftiness and people will look on him with terror. They think that Hazrat Mahdi (as) will be a tough, pitiless leader who will hold sway over everywhere. But this is not the case. Hazrat Mahdi (as) is a person who will be at his home. His compassion, mercy, friendship, humanity will prevail over the world. Otherwise he will not be involved in politics. He simply explains the general lines. For instance, let's assume that there is a war with Syria or Syria attacks a country. He stops it simply with a single word of his. He is a like a father who is loved by everyone; he is an instructor of compassion, an instructor of friendship.
(In response to a message of an audience member who insulted Mr . Adnan Oktar via internet and then regretted and apologized because a case was opened against him)
Someone comes up and says something. For instance he says, "Why do you support Madonna who is a Zionist? Did not Prophet Moses (as) go to the Pharaoh and communicate the message to him? Is Madanna inferior to the Pharaoh? Did not Prophet Abraham (as), Noah (as), all other prophets communicate the message to the anti-Christs of their times? Prophet Abraham (as) went and talked to Nimrod. Is this woman inferior to him? She believes in Allah, in the Hereafter, and she believes in paradise and hell. So to whom will we communicate the message?
Shall I attack her, curse her or insult her like you? Of course we can better communicate the message of Islam to such people with good words, by giving books, speaking to them and with wisdom and compassion.
Did not our Prophet (saas) communicate the message to idolaters in the time of our Prophet (saas)? Did not our Prophet (saas) communicate the message to Jews, Christians, the irreligious, atheists, Buddhists and Zoroastrians? To Abu Lahab, Abu Jahil. Is this woman inferior to them? Have fear of Allah. They have a very ignorant and ambitious approach.
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Syria to discuss \'organizing\'\' its workers in Lebanon
Syrian workers are necessary for Lebanon's economy, but Damascus is ready to discuss "means to organize" their presence there, the secretary general of the Supreme Syro-Lebanese Council said in an interview published Saturday.
Nasri Khoury told the Damascus official daily Tishrin that the Syrian labor force in Lebanon was "necessary, because it contributes to Lebanon's economic growth." He said the number of Syrian workers in Lebanon was often exaggerated and added that, according to a recent census, their number had not changed since 1976.
The Syrian labor force in Lebanon is concentrated in the building sector and estimated at anywhere between 200,000 and 1.5 million. Khoury said the Syrian government was ready "to discuss means to organize Syrian workers' presence in Lebanon," adding: "Some Lebanese employers are opposed to it because Syrian workers in Lebanon do not benefit from social and medical security."
The comments come amid criticism of Syrian workers' presence in Lebanon, where Damascus is the main powerbroker. Lebanese workers often complain that Syrians can work for less in Lebanon, which already suffers from high unemployment. Khoury also stressed that more than 100,000 Lebanese work in Syria and benefit from the same rights as Syrians.
Most of the Lebanese, who do not need a permit to live or work in Syria, are in the fields of trade, industry and tourism, he explained, adding that "some Lebanese are even doctors, engineers, lawyers or work as civil servants in ministries."
The Syro-Lebanese Supreme Council consists of the two countries' main officials, including both heads of state, prime ministers and parliament speakers, as stipulated in the 1991 treaty of "fraternity, cooperation and coordination." Syria stations more than 30,000 troops in Lebanon, first sent in at the start of Lebanon's 1975-90 civil war. — (AFP, Damascus)
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Andrew V. McLaglen and Yvette Mimieux on the set of Monkeys, Go Home! (1967), which McLaglen directed solely to work with Maurice Chevalier, in one of his last films.
As I wrote in Senses of Cinema 50, Andrew V. McLaglen is one of the last of the Hollywood professions, and as this interview makes clear, despite his long association with the Western, he has no particular affection for the genre, which is surprising, given that the bulk of his work falls into this category.
As I noted in my introduction to the interview, "Andrew V. McLaglen (he is quite insistent on retaining the "V" in his name, as part of his authorial signature) is without a doubt one of the last of the classical Hollywood filmmakers who worked during the Golden Age of the studio system. Coming of age when his father, the gifted actor Victor McLaglen, won an Oscar for Best Actor for his performance in John Ford's The Informer (1935; Ford himself also won as Best Director that year, as did Max Steiner for his music score, and Dudley Nichols for the screenplay), young Andrew worked and lived with the cream of Hollywood's most original and idiosyncratic artists.
In addition to John Ford, he knew and/or worked with John "Duke" Wayne, William Wellman, Budd Boetticher and Cary Grant, and later carved out a career for himself as a director in the Western genre that few can equal. Even now, he is still going strong, directing stage productions of such classics as Arthur Miller's Death of A Salesman, and keeps an interested eye on the business."
You can read the entire interview here.


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D-backs' bats help Corbin stay perfect, win series
Prado's four hits back lefty as he ties Major League lead with eighth win
PHOENIX -- For the first time this season, Patrick Corbin looked human on Sunday.
The left-hander, who entered the game riding a franchise-best streak of nine consecutive starts with at least six innings pitched and two or fewer runs allowed, admittedly didn't have his best stuff.
But perhaps speaking to how much the young left-hander has improved from last year was how effective he was regardless.
Corbin still turned in a quality start, and, with the help of 11 hits from the offense, the D-backs squeaked by the Padres, 6-5, at Chase Field to secure a series win and remain tied atop the National League West standings.
"I was just trying to keep us in the game, I wasn't as sharp today, so I wanted to go out there and battle," Corbin said. "I was just happy to help the team win, that's all you're ever trying to do."
With the victory, Corbin is now tied for the Major League lead in wins with eight and his ERA, 1.71, is second best, trailing only Clayton Kershaw. The D-backs also improved to 10-0 when the 23-year-old starts, the most consecutive team wins by a starter in franchise history.
"You can see why his stats are what they are," Padres manager Bud Black said. "That's a live left-handed arm. It really is. Live fastball, good slider and an occasional solid changeup. He's a good pitcher. We'll see him again. He'll be around for a while."
Even though Corbin only threw strikes 65 percent of the time, he still managed to work six innings, allowing four runs (three earned) on seven hits. D-backs manager Kirk Gibson didn't think the southpaw was missing the zone by much, just that the Padres were staying patient at the plate.
"I thought his stuff was pretty good, San Diego just did a really good job of making him work hard," Gibson said. "They laid off a lot of pitches that maybe the last game he got swings at. That's a tough group, good team."
The first two runs San Diego plated actually came rather innocuously. In the first inning, Chris Denorfia came around to score on a sacrifice bunt and an RBI groundout after reaching on a leadoff double. Three frames later, in the fourth, a bloop single from Kyle Blanks drove in Jedd Gyorko, who reached on an infield hit and advanced to second on a Corbin throwing error.
"They put together some good, long at-bats," Corbin said. "Even when I made pitches, they fouled them off or laid off them and got my pitch count up. They battled and were fighting a lot of pitches away. It gets you tired after a while and maybe you leave some pitches up."
The only loud blow to Corbin came in the fifth, when Carlos Quentin picked on an 89-mph fastball over the outer third of the plate and smacked it for a two-out, two-run homer into the left-field bleachers. The long ball marked the first time since May 4, also against the Padres, the southpaw has given up a home run.
"He really only made one big mistake, he usually stays out of the middle of the plate, but the thing about Patrick is he kept his composure," Gibson said. "He kept grinding it out and gave us six innings."
Needing help to stay in the game, Corbin received plenty of support from the Arizona lineup. Martin Prado led the charge for the D-backs, tying a career high with four hits, including a pair of doubles, one in the seventh inning that drove home Jason Kubel and proved to be the difference in the game. In tallying a combined seven hits over the last two games, Prado raised his batting average more than 20 points from .232 to .257.
"I'm feeling better, I'm seeing the pitches better," Prado said. "But the most important thing is I'm going up there and attacking, being aggressive."
Back in the first inning, Eric Chavez gave Arizona its first lead of the game when he hit his second two-run homer in as many days, this time off Padres starter Jason Marquis, who entered the game on a five-start winning streak.
"That's why he's hitting fourth," Gibson said. "His game plan today was to stay to the opposite field, and that's what he did. He's seeing it good, he's been big for us."
Following Corbin's departure, Brad Ziegler, Matt Reynolds and Heath Bell combined to close the door on the Padres over the final three innings to secure the win. In tossing a perfect ninth, Bell earned his seventh save in eight chances since taking over the closing duties after J.J. Putz got injured.
"Patrick isn't always going to have his 'A' stuff, so it was nice to go out there and win for him," Bell said. "We're a team here, we're not just relying on one person."
Tyler Emerick is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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I came across this this morning and thought you guys would be interested. Oh, and it is the NYDailyNews here, so take it with a grain of salt. A LARGE grain of salt.
The Lakers have also talked to Indiana about trading for Jonathan Bender and, for the first time, the Pacers are open to moving him. He's been one of the great teases of recent years, since heading right to the pros from high school as the fifth pick overall in 1999. Even if he did beat Bird at games of H-O-R-S-E, he has never been able to stay healthy. He missed 75 games this past season and 182 games in his first five seasons, out of a possible 410.
The Pacers have always been opposed to moving him because they know that you can give up too quickly on a high schooler. They got the benefit of that when they got Jermaine O'Neal from Portland after he had given the Blazers four uneventful seasons.
But the Pacers have talked to the Lakers about sending the 6-11 Bender to L.A., with the 17th pick, for Slava Medvedenko and the No. 10. With the 10th pick, the Pacers would hope to land UConn's Charlie Villanueva. But with Isiah Thomas looking to go big, Villaneuva might be gone at No. 8 to the Knicks before Indiana gets to pick.


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kirtu wrote:The sitting posture itself is not identical to Buddhahood. Deshimaru didn't mean that literally. However sitting is needed to accomplish zazen (unless one has a handicap , in which case it would be difficult but not impossible). But zazen is practice/enlightenment. From the beginning. In Zen, zazen is the gateway to directly discovering one's Buddhahood for oneself.
As I read it, you say that (1) sitting is required (unless not) for zazen, (2) zazen is practice-enlightenment, (3) zazen leads to the discovery of buddhahood. So, sitting is an ideal preparation for practice-enlightenmet but it's not the same. And although it is called practice-enlightenment, there is a further step to find buddhahood - or you meant probably that practice-enlightenment is buddhahood, or rather the realisation of buddha-nature, but not the same as ultimate enlightenment. That way we have 3 or 4 stages of Zen practice, although if I remember correctly Dogen didn't agree with Dongshan's five ranks. Nevertheless, it is now clarified that sitting itself is not actually liberation but only the first step on the path. Or am I distorting your point?


text: Meth-ingredient tracking system under fire By Eric Eyre September 11, 2013 Story Share CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Delegate Don Perdue, D-Wayne, says lobbyists for a Washington, D.C.-based drug industry trade group are trying to mislead West Virginia lawmakers about the effectiveness of a statewide system that tracks sales of a cold medication that's also used to make methamphetamine in clandestine labs.Lobbyist Sam Minardi, who works for the Consumer Healthcare Products Association, recently sent a letter and newspaper article to legislators, saying a recent meth lab bust in Elkins shows that the 8-month-old tracking system -- called NPLEx -- is working.Perdue, however, said a West Virginia State Police report about the meth arrest shows the opposite. The Elkins man who was arrested purchased pseudoephedrine 13 times since January and sold it to a meth cook, according to the report."NPLEx didn't stop this guy and catch this guy," said Perdue, who heads the House of Delegates' health committee. "Good police work caught this guy."Minardi referred questions to his superiors, who said he was simply trying to show that police in West Virginia are using NPLEx in investigations of meth production."It was good police work," said Carlos Gutierrez, state government affairs director for the Consumer Healthcare Products Association. "He was trying to convey . . . that NPLEx can provide a lot of intelligence in all sorts of investigations."Perdue and some police officers have sharply criticized NPLEx in recent months. All West Virginia pharmacies started reporting sales of pseudoephedrine, a key meth-making ingredient, in January.Last year, NPLEx supporters promised that the computerized system would block illicit sales and lead to a sharp decline in meth labs statewide. However, police have seized a record-number of the clandestine labs -- 370 so far this year. Drug industry lobbyists now say that NPLEx is helping police find the labs -- a claim that many law enforcement officials dispute.On Sept. 5, Minardi sent a letter to state lawmakers, along with a news story about the Elkins meth bust.". . . When used to its capabilities, NPLEx is a tremendous law enforcement tool," Minardi wrote. "This is certainly not the only instance where NPLEx has led to the arrest of an alleged meth cook, but it is the most recent." Minardi went on to say, "I hope this helps shed some light on this issue and demonstrates just how effective NPLEx can be in our fight against the production of meth."On Monday, Perdue wrote back that NPLEx was useful in blocking illegal sales of pseudoephedrine. But Perdue said the tracking system doesn't stop meth production at clandestine labs.According to the criminal complaint, State Police received a tip about a meth lab in Elkins on Aug. 22.Officers searched the home of an Elkins couple, finding a gas generator, Coleman fuel, lithium batteries, two cans of denatured alcohol, a bottle of isopropyl alcohol, hydrogen peroxide and an empty box of pseudoephedrine -- all common ingredients typically used to make meth. The Elkins couple stored some of the supplies in a Lucky Charms cereal box, according to the criminal complaint.One of the suspects told troopers that he purchased pseudoephedrine "six or seven" times this year. State Police checked NPLEx and discovered he had bought the cold and allergy medication 13 times -- usually at the beginning and end of every month, as state law sets a limit on the amount of pseudoephedrine consumers can purchase every 30 days. NPLEx blocked the Elkins man from purchasing the drug one time -- on May 16, after he tried to exceed the monthly limit.Ten days later, he purchased pseudoephedrine again, according to the police report."There was no investigation that occurred because he was blocked," Perdue said. "He just waited a few days and bought it again."The Elkins man bought pseudoephedrine five additional times -- in June, July and August -- before State Police arrested him, the criminal complaint says."He successfully bought this product legally to produce meth for eight months," Perdue said. "NPLEx did not stop him from creating a meth lab. And only after he was caught did the fact that he was using pseudoephedrine to make meth become known." NPLEx has blocked about 3 percent of pseudoephedrine sales this year, according to state Board of Pharmacy data.Gutierrez said police in other states use the tracking system to monitor people who have multiple purchases blocked. Police can flag meth suspects by putting them under a "watch" in NPLEx. The system automatically sends emails to law enforcement agencies when the suspect next buys the drug.In other states, officers also have used NPLEx to break up "smurfing rings" -- groups of people hired to buy pseudoephedrine for meth cooks."It provides valuable, valuable information," Gutierrez said.State lawmakers have twice introduced legislation -- in 2011 and 2012 -- to require a prescription for pseudoephedrine, better known under brand names such as Sudafed, Actifed and Claritin-D, but legislators rejected both bills after drug industry and retail store representatives lobbied against the proposals.On Wednesday, state Sen. Greg Tucker, D-Nicholas, said he would introduce a similar bill to make pseudoephedrine prescription-only. Oregon and Mississippi are the only two states that require a doctor's prescription to buy the cold and allergy medication."The number of arrests for manufacturing meth has doubled in the past year and continues to multiply," Tucker said. "There will still be problems, but prescription pseudoephedrine in West Virginia is a step we have to take to stop this plague and to win back our reputation as a state with reliable workers who want good jobs to provide for their families."Gutierrez suggested that state lawmakers should instead pass a bill that would bar people convicted of meth-related crimes from purchasing pseudoephedrine. Several states already have such a law.In West Virginia, pharmacies keep pseudoephedrine behind the counter, and customers must show a photo ID to purchase the drug.Reach Eric Eyre at firstname.lastname@example.com or 304-348-4869. 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A Tennessee state senator has been named in court papers as the physician who injected a victim of the fungal meningitis outbreak with the tainted spinal steroid that led to her lengthy illness.
In a suit filed in U.S. District Court, attorneys for Joan M. Peay of Nashville wrote that Dr. Steven Dickerson, a member of the Tennessee Senate, was the one who injected her with the steroid.
Dickerson, who is not named as a defendant in the case, injected Peay with contaminated methylprednisolone acetate on Sept. 7, 2012, at the Saint Thomas Outpatient Neurosurgical Center, the 31-page complaint states.
Dickerson, a Nashville Republican serving his first term, has declined to respond to questions about his role at the neurosurgical center.
The Tennessean reported Sunday that records showed Dickerson, who is an anesthesiologist, injected at least two other patients with the same drug at the same clinic in August and September of last year, just before the fungal meningitis outbreak became public.
An aide issued a brief comment late last week stating that Dickerson did not want to comment out of concern for the victims and their privacy.
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"Mrs. Peay did not discover, and reasonably could not have discovered until Oct. 2, 2012, that she had received an injection of contaminated methylprednisolone acetate," according to the complaint.
Peay began to feel unusual soreness a few weeks after the injection and experienced a severe headache and other symptoms of fungal meningitis in late September. That was just before she learned on Oct. 1 about the outbreak, according to the suit.
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Deol, according to the 54-page complaint, got two spinal injections at the Nashville center, both in September. She underwent several lumbar punctures before finally being diagnosed with fungal meningitis.
She also underwent surgery for a fungal abscess.
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At the start of the year in 1524, more than 2,000 people flocked to Allstedt to hear Thomas Müntzer preach in the Church of St. John. Today people from all over the world come here to trace the history of this revolutionary church reformer.
Altenburg is perhaps best known for its quaint old quarter and as the home of German playing cards, but through Georg Spalatin, one of Luther's main comrades and supporters, it also had an important role in the history of the Reformation.
Augsburg's history dates back over 2,000 years, making it one of Germany's oldest cities. It was the venue for Imperial Diets, witnessing the Religious Peace of Augsburg, the High Peace Festival and the Augsburg Confession – all of which assured it a place in world history.
Today Bad Frankenhausen is a peaceful, picturesque spa town with therapeutic saline springs. On 15 May 1525 however, it was the site of the decisive battle in the Peasants' Revolt.
Bad Hersfeld in north-east Hessen is known for the festival that takes place amid the world's biggest Romanesque church ruins. Martin Luther was attracted to this romantic town and preached here during his travels through Hessen.
Today Bad Neustadt is a spa resort whose attractions include its saline springs, a beautifully preserved old quarter and baroque art at its most exuberant. When Luther's mother was born here in the 15th century, the town was the economic centre of the Franconian hill country.
Bretten nestles among the vineyards of the Kraichgau and is surrounded by the hills of the Odenwald and the Black Forest. This enchanting setting is no doubt one of the reasons why Philipp Melanchthon always remained firmly attached to his birthplace.
'Exceedingly charming' is how Martin Luther described the Bavarian town of Coburg, and today's visitors can see exactly what he meant. An old quarter full of lanes, towers and churches, and not one but four castles, make this a unique combination of art, history and culture.
Although the Lutheran Church of Our Lady is today an internationally recognised symbol of Protestant architecture as well as a famous Dresden landmark, the Reformation initially attracted very few supporters in the city.
Eilenburg, just outside Leipzig in Saxony, was once the residence of the Wettin dynasty. Its heyday was in the Middle Ages, when its brewing industry flourished. Martin Luther visited this prosperous small country town several times between 1522 and 1545.
Martin Luther, Johann Sebastian Bach and Saint Elisabeth of Thuringia are some of the great names associated with Eisenach, the home of Wartburg Castle, on the northern edge of the Thuringian Forest.
Martin Luther once declared Erfurt, the capital of Thuringia , to be "in the ideal location, the perfect place for a city". He knew Erfurt well, having spent six years there as a monk.
Gotha in present-day Thuringia is the former seat of the Duchy of Saxe-Gotha. Martin Luther liked to stop here on his travels to and from Worms , Marburg and Schmalkalden .
Grimma, an idyllic little town south-east of Leipzig on the river Mulde in Saxony , had a special significance for Luther: Katharina von Bora, who later became his wife, lived in a convent here for 14 years.
Between 1545 and 1546 Martin Luther preached on several occasions in Halle, a former ducal town with a rich and colourful history. Luther's main adversary, Cardinal Albrecht, also lived in the city in today's Saxony-Anhalt region.
Even back in Luther's day, student life shaped Heidelberg, Germany's oldest university town. Here, in the rooms of the university, the great Reformer presented his beliefs to the Augustinian Order in 1518, shortly after nailing his theses to the door of the castle church in Wittenberg.
Jena in Thuringia was one of the places where the Luther Bible was printed, so the city played an instrumental role in spreading Luther's teachings.
Leipzig has seen many great minds come and go through the centuries: revolutionary thinkers and intellectuals from Johann Wolfgang von Goethe to Martin Luther have left their indelible mark here.
Lutherstadt Eisleben is one of the oldest towns in the region between the Harz mountains and the river Elbe. Inextricably linked with the life of Martin Luther, the town and its Luther sites have been granted World Heritage status by UNESCO.
Lutherstadt Wittenberg, a Protestant place of pilgrimage, is regarded as the cradle of the Reformation. It was here that Martin Luther nailed his 95 theses to the door of the castle church on 31 October 1517.
The tranquil town of Mansfeld in the southern foothills of the Harz shaped Luther's childhood. Back then, Mansfeld was a centre of copper mining. Today, this small town is a popular place from which to explore local industrial monuments from the early days of mining.
Magdeburg, the central point on the Romanesque Route and today the state capital of Saxony-Anhalt , was visited by Martin Luther on several occasions. From 1497 to 1498 he studied under the Brethren of the Common Life, a religious community.
The Russian poet Boris Pasternak described the university town of Marburg as a medieval fairytale. For Martin Luther it was also a dream: it was the home of Landgrave Philipp the Magnanimous, one of the most important supporters of the Reformation.
Möhra is a small community with a great history. This idyllic village, which has a population of less than a thousand, is the home of Luther's ancestors. Luther's family can be traced as far back as the 14th century in Möhra.
Although Martin Luther never visited Mühlhausen, the town played an important role for him and the Reformation as the centre of the radical reform movement led by Thomas Müntzer.
Located in Saale-Unstrut , a region famous for castles and winemaking, the cathedral town of Naumburg looks back on a history of almost a thousand years and has many associations with Martin Luther and the Reformation.
For Martin Luther, Nuremberg was 'the eyes and ears of Germany'. The city on the river Pegnitz was a 'media centre', home to 21 printing houses, which helped to rapidly circulate the messages of the Reformation.
Martin Luther and his companion Kaspar Sturm stopped in Oppenheim, a small winemaking town in Rheinhessen , on their way to and from the Diet of Worms in 1521.
Pirna, not far from Dresden , is the birthplace of the indulgence preacher and inquisitor Johann Tetzel. Tetzel's actions caused Luther to nail his 95 theses to the door of the castle church and is thus considered a key figure in Reformation.
The romantic medieval town of Schmalkalden in Thuringia has a important place in 16th century European history. In 1531 Protestant princes and representatives of free imperial cities met here to join forces against the Catholic emperor, Charles V.
Sonneberg, the historical toy town in the Thuringian Forest nature reserve, is ideal for walking and cycling in glorious unspoilt surroundings. Follow in Luther's footsteps through the Thuringian Forest and discover the legend of the Luther House in Sonneberg!
Speyer is a UNESCO World Heritage town thanks to its cathedral, the largest surviving Romanesque church in Europe. But it is also regarded as the birthplace of the Protestant faith because of the Protestation at Speyer of 1529.
Martin Luther declared that the buildings in Torgau were more beautiful than any from ancient times. That is still true today. With five hundred Renaissance and late-Gothic buildings, Torgau in Saxony is an architectural gem of international standing.
Weimar was a centre for German intellectual life long before Goethe and Schiller's day. Indeed, Martin Luther was much taken with the town on the river Ilm.
There is much to delight today's visitors to Worms, from the Romanesque imperial cathedral to the multimedia exhibition at the Nibelung Museum. For Martin Luther however, this historical town on the Rhine held far less pleasant associations.
The town of Zeitz is associated with Martin Luther's successors. Indeed, Luther's male descendants all left their mark on the town. In 1542 Luther ordained Nicolaus von Amsdorf as the first Protestant bishop at the Cathedral of St. Peter and St. Paul in Zeitz.
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A slate of fierce fighters is booked, tickets are selling like hotcakes and the forecast is for generally good weather Saturday for the "St. Patty's Beatdown."
Weigh-ins will begin at 6 p.m. Friday at the Touchdown Club on South Jeffers.
The fight, the sixth Midwest Championship Fighting battle in North Platte, has already broke the national record for the number of tickets sold through the ticket outlet, Cagetix.com. The previous record was set in San Antonio, Texas, pop. 1.3 million.
We beat the record over a week ago and the numbers are still climbing, promoter Kelly Wiseman said Monday.
Wiseman believes the fight will set an MMA attendance record in North Platte, with momre than 2,000 people in the crowd.
The fight card and production has been being prepared for months; but Wiseman said a lot can happen in the final week, such as fighter injuries and adverse weather. There is a chance of a spring rain Saturday.
Former headliner Tony Johnson injured a knee Feb. 2 in a fight in California and had to cancel.
Losing a professional fighter just weeks before the event is very serious, Wiseman said. A replacement has to be found that is comparable and current on medical exam, eye exam, bloodwork, and a new contract has to be drafted.
MCF promoters, chiefly Wiseman, found Bellator veteran Isidro "Chilo" Gonzalez to replace Johnson. Gonzales will face Travis Peak of Alliance.
I had a hard time finding someone willing to take the fight on short notice against someone as dangerous as Peak, Wiseman said. We are very excited about this match-up.
The fighters are top athletes.
Peak is a phenomenal wrestler and well-rounded fighter who will stand and trade punches with anyone, Wiseman said.
Gonzalez is a crafty veteran with a wealth of experience against a lot of UFC veterans.
The bout is expected to be the fight of the night.
The other professional main event is Cody Land v. Brett Hodgen.
Wiseman knows those two fighters well. They were teammates at Hard Knocks Gym in Hastings when Wiseman was the head MMA coach there.
When Wiseman moved to North Platte, he sent Hodgen to Denver to train under his first student, renowned North Platte fighter Luke Caudillo.
Caudillo isn't fighting, but he is expected to bring a team of his fighters from the Grudge Training Center in Denver to see how it's done.
Wiseman credits co-promoter Russ Jones with helping put on the fight.
There is a ton of work and planning that goes into an event, but Russ has done an amazing job and we work very good together, Wiseman said. We have been planning and working on this since October. We wanted to make sure our first event together was a huge success.
A success is in the works.
The officials weigh-ins Friday at the Touchdown Club are open to the public. The public is encouraged to attend and cheer their local or favorites fighters.
On Saturday, at least four other fighters will be special guests, Wiseman said, including three-time UFC Champ and MMA legend Jens Pulver; two-time UFC, Strikeforce and MCF veteran Luke Caudillo; current UFC fighter and MCF veteran Justin Salas, and current UFC fighter and Strikeforce veteran Anthony Smith.
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In the co-main event, Land and Hodgen are former teammates but later moved on to different gyms in different states. They will set aside their friendship to go to war in what is sure to be an exciting fight, Wiseman said.
Cody Land is from Brady and now trains at one of the top gyms in the Midwest, Premier Combat in Omaha. He's an exciting professional fighter who brings it every time he steps in the cage. He's coming off a knock-out win in his last fight, during Disorderly Conduct's Season's Beatings.
Nebraska State Wrestling Champion Brett Hodgen trains at one of the top gyms in the world -- Grudge Training Center in Denver. Hodgen trains under Luke Caudillo and with some of the UFC's top fighters.
In other bouts, local amateurs include: Jason Jensen, Mercedes Timmerman, Justin Thompson, Anthony Cox, Jordan Vigil, Brandon Bringewatt, Mark Hooper, Derek Thompson, Roman Reyes, Jason Windham, Zac Helton, Michael Velasquez and Eric Mecham.
Also, the fights will feature Trent Scheele, Allison Lantz, Erik Jimenez, Clayton Lemmer, Mike Baur, Kerwin Sherrill, Jamie Szafrajda, Kolby Howell, Steve Richards, James Schulte, Blake Baney, and more, Wiseman said.
MCF 6 fight card as of March 12:
Pro Main Event (175 lbs) - Travis Peak (Alliance, NE) vs Chilo Gonzalez (Aurora, CO)
Pro Co-Main Event (135 lbs) - Cody Land (Omaha, NE) vs Brett Hodgen (Denver, CO)
Am. Main Event (185 lbs) - Jason Jensen (NP) vs Trent Scheele (Greeley, CO)
Am. Co-Main Event (145 lbs) - Mercedes Timmerman (NP) vs Allison Lantz (Denver, CO)
185 lbs - Justin Thompson (NP) vs Rodney Petersen (Atlantic, Iowa)
155 lbs - Jordan Vigil (NP) vs Erik Jimenez (Grand Island, NE)
145 lbs - Mark Hooper (NP) vs Clayton Lemmer (G.I.)
155 lbs - Anthony Cox (NP) vs Mike Baur (Kearney, NE)
185 lbs - Derek Thompson (NP) vs Kerwin Sherrill (G.I.)
215 lbs - Brandon Bringewatt (NP) vs Jamie Szafrajda (Kearney)
225 lbs - Jason Windham (Lincoln) vs Danny Ludwig (Kearney)
145 lbs - Roman Reyes (NP) vs Kolby Howell (G.I.)
185 lbs - Mike Velasquez (NP) vs Steve Richards (Kearney)
185 lbs - Zac Helton (NP) vs James Schulte (Hastings, NE)
145 lbs - Eric Mecham (NP) vs Blake Baney (G.I.)
*Card subject to late changes
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