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Puppy Pipeline
The Post tracked a puppy mill pipeline stretching from the Ozarks to South Florida, one that brought thousands of sometimes-sick puppies from mass-operations to local pet stores. At least 2,500 puppies were delivered to Palm Beach, Martin and St. Lucie counties from out-of-states breeders in an 11-month period. Roughly one in three of those came from breeders or distributors cited for problems by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, which oversees wholesale dog breeding. Citations varied from keeping animals in too-small and rusting cages with exposed nails or wires, to caked feces, to infestations of roaches and other insects that covered the walls and ceilings of kennels. In dozens of cases, kennel owners averted USDA inspection entirely.
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The Mysterious Death of Janie Ward
This hour-long report is a result of a five-year investigation into the death of a 16-year-old girl 20 years ago in a small town in the Ozarks. It's about two daughters -- one wealthy and popular (a cheerleader and beauty queen); the other poor and self-conscious. It's about two fathers -- one a powerful judge who allegedly shielded his daughter from the law he's sworn to uphold; the other a bail bondsman who is trying to avenge his daughter's death. And it's about one family's fight for justice against what they believe is a corrupt judicial system that closed ranks around the powerful judge to cover-up a murder. When 16-year-old Jamie Ward fell off a 9-inch porch in the woods near Marshall, Ark., on September 9, 1989, her parents refused to blieve that the fall had killed their healthy teenager. Instead, they began to suspect to suspect she was murdered by the judge's daughter. After years of demanding an investigation into her death, an independent medical examiner associated with Parents for Murdered Children exhumed Janie's body a second time for an extremely rare third autopsy. Because the case was 20 years old, most of the files were not digital; rather, the investigation focused on old-fashioned reporting: finding and interviewing eyewitnesses (all of whom had not been reinterviewed since the original investigation); analyzing inconsistencies in the witness statements, double-checking the forensics with independent experts.
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Testing the Waters
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Tags: water treatment; bacteria; Ozarks; Missouri; radioactivity.
Hero or Huckster?
Bo Gritz, a leader of the Christian Patriot movement, plans to form a "constitutional covenant community" in the Ozarks similar to Almost Heaven, a colony that he founded in Idaho in 1994. He also wants to teach people how to cope with the computer-and-millennium-related chaos that he believes will erupt in the year 2000.
Tags: Y2K; Military; Right wing
Prospect and Peril
The Tribune deals with lead prospecting in Mark Twain National Forest. Doe Run Co., a mining operation, drilled prospecting holes in 1992 and 1993. Over the past 25 years, nearly 20 companies have drilled more than 200 such holes on national forest land in the Ozarks. Environmental issues are discussed.
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Plauged by Distrust
The reporters investigated Phil Peters. Peters ran the Area Connection, formerly called the Agency on Aging. They found that Peters was stealing from the non-profit, tax supported agency which served low-income elderly in the Ozark Mountains.
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"Lead mining fever in the Ozarks"
Environmentalists reveled early this fall when public pressure forced the MIssouri Conservation Commission to rescind its approval for lead prospecting on public lands within the Ozarks watersheds of southern Missouri. The celbration was short lived, however, as activists now struggle to block efforts, again by Doe Run Mining Co., to do exploratory drilling on 7,970 acres of U.S. Forest Service land north of the pristine Eleven Point River. Missourians have already borne considerable risk as the supplier of approximately 80 percent of the nation's mined lead each year. A state Department of Health study, in results reported in August, found elevated lead blood levels in 17 percent of randomly selected children, ages six months to six years, living in an area knowns as the Old Lead Belt in St. Francois County, about 80 miles south of St. Louis.
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1. Bush is not running.
2. They did have WMD; we gave them to them.
Bush is not running but his and Cheneys administration is. Look who is advising your hero. You better bone up on talking points if Romney wins....you will have a lot of defending to do, palee
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It is that time of the year again...the big kick off to the deer hunting season and one of the biggest stretches of travel days leading up to Thanksgiving. Needless to say, this also tends to be when there is some active weather across the western Great Lakes. This year we may actually get a break for those folks hitting the road before Thanksgiving. More on that in a bit.
Let's first focus on the nuisance snowfall event that will affect the northern half of Wisconsin from Saturday afternoon into Saturday night. Low pressure, developing along a slow moving front extending from Minnesota back into the lee of the Rockies on Friday Night, will track NE into Central Wisconsin by late Saturday afternoon. A bulk of the moisture associated with this low looks to be on the northern side of the storm, which in this case covers much of the Northwoods, while lighter, more showery type precipitation is expected south of highway 29. As for the northern tier, the snow should arrive during the early afternoon and be light to moderate in intensity through late Saturday night. The most accumulation looks to take place in NW Vilas County and extending back into the lake effect snow belts of Ashland and Iron Counties. Heading a bit farther south into Rhinelander, Phillips, Tomahawk and Laona, a plowable amount is anticipated by the time all is said and done. Then closer to the highway 29 corridor, a lighter, yet measurable amount is expected. Check out the snowfall map below.
There are a couple of complicating matters for parts of Central Wisconsin when it comes to precipitation type. Temperatures on Saturday are expected to top out in the mid to upper 30s, which in mainly instances would mean just rain showers. However, since dew point values are expected to be running in the upper 20s to just below 32, odds are that a mix of rain/sleet/snow and even freezing rain showers could be possible. Yes, with the chilly weather as of late, the ground has started to get colder, particularly on bridges and overpasses where icing tends to happen first. No less, be aware of this Saturday night from highway 29 to highway 10, that what may have been wet could turn a bit icy. Meantime, for those hunters that were interested in having snow for tracking, your wish should come true in the Northwoods. Just be careful traveling to and from your hunting post.
Monday through Thanksgiving on Thursday will feature fluctuations in temperatures, but it should be consistently dry across our region. Highs will go from the coolest points on Monday and Tuesday in the 30s, soaring through the 40s for Wednesday and Thanksgiving. There even is potential that some locales on Thanksgiving could climb into the 50s. That would certainly be a nice change of pace to the much colder and at times snowy conditions that have greeted us over the past few Turkey Days. All in all, the weather in the middle of the country should be great by car, train or air. However, New England down through the SE U.S. will be having wet weather between Tuesday and Wednesday. This doesn't tend to cause huge delays at the airports, but it could still back up things a bit. Interior parts of New England may even see this all end as a bit of snow Wednesday Night. Fortunately, those of you that will be catching the Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York on NC 7, should be treated to bright conditions that morning, although it may be a bit breezy. We'll see as the time gets closer how that could affect those big balloons that are peppered throughout the parade.
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Ya gotta wonder how the city plans to spend the $250,000 cut from the MATA budget. Portrait of the mayor perhaps.
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Hey there. Im new and thought Id share information on my first tour.
A couple of weeks ago I cashed in my Vespa PX125 for a Derbi Cross City 125, hoping to fulfill my Ted Simon induced dream of doing something meaningful with two wheels. The first day sees me set off from Leeds to hit Davington (where there is a Buddhist Monastery of all things) via the Lake District. The second is a ride up to Fort William. Day three is John O'Groats and back to Loch Ness, four and five are home again via Sterling and a Reindeer sanctuary if Ive read the map right. Friends and family think Im barking mad and Im beginning to s**t myself at the idea! Anyone got any advice? must dos? help at all? Thanks for reading. |
If you mean Stirling as in Central Scotland, no I'm not taking a dig at your spelling, then on days 4 & 5 you'll be doing 330 miles in two days. That should be do-able. I'd maybe reconsider getting from Fort William to John O Groats and back to Loch Ness in one day. On a big bike, Triumph Tiger, that would be not too bad but on a 125 I think you'll struggle. Your trip will be a great adventure for you and it is not too hard to tour Scotland on a 125, but don't confuse 330 miles through the Highlands with 330 miles down the M6 in England. Once you get North of about Dingwall the A9 isn't a big fancy dual carriageway it's a normal road. Good luck though and I'd encourage you to do it, but maybe travel less distance or take longer. I don't know how keen you are in seeing JOG but you might look at a map and think about going from Fort William up passed Loch Ness to Inverness then down to Aviemore then across to the Lecht Ski slopes area, a nice road for a bike, then down to Braemar or somewhere. Leaving you about 60 miles or so to Stirling the following day. |
cant belive you guys are planning this trip, very jealous, all the best of luck
Give J O G a miss
You would appear to be doing big distances, why not miss out J O G and spend some time taking in the wonderfull scenery around Fort William.
Just an idea, from FW head to Mallaig, take ferry to south of Skye( short crossing not expensive) and then head for Inverness over the Skye Bridge ( toll free). Regardless of what you decide to do, be sure and take in the surroundings, best of luck. |
hey guys. thanks for the replies. yes my spelling is terrible, I was quite tired when I wrote the piece. Had a feeling I was doing to much mileage, its good to know for sure. Think Il work out a more 125 friendly route.
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Hi Tommy,
I would agree with the other posters that while the general idea of your trip is excellent, I'd take another look at the roads and the bike you are using and come to a compromise of distance versus comfort! Personally I'd suggest that Scotland's best roads and countryside are in the far west, and I've done a lot of touring round my country! Fortunately many of Scotlands roads are ideal for nice light bike like a 125. A big bike is a liability on some of those windy roads. I ride an XT600 and an Enfield BUllet and the Bullet (with a performance not hugely different from a modern 125) is much more fun in the tiny twisties we have in some parts of Scotland. I'd suggets that by riding hell for leather for John O'Groats you'll be missing out some of the countries best scenery, and my personal opinion of the A9 is that while it does have some nice scenery, it is not a nice road to drive. You get very heavy traffic on it and it is one of Scotlands most dangerous roads partly because it has relatively fast sections on it with multiple little entrances/exits where farmers pull out in their tractors and partly because people get frustrated driving behind lorries and make dumb overtaking manouvers! My suggestion would be ride up as far as Tyndrum on the A82 (stopping for chips at the 'Real Food Cafe'!) then either take the Oban road or carry on through Glencoe to Fort William. From there on in I'd just follow the west coast up. Get your map out and find little places you want to visit, roads you want to ride etc. It would be pretty hard to go wrong, it's basically all stunningly beautiful. You could cross to the Ardnamurcan or Applecross peninsulas, explore Torridon, or ride up to Ullapool and Lochinver (great pie shop on the front!) and explore the west coast North of there. Of course a trip to Mull or Skye is also a great experience. There are lots of campsites and B&Bs up north. When you realise it's time to head home, then you cross East to the A9 and ride back south. (It's definately the quickest way up and down the country). By having a schedule you risk pushing yourself too hard to enjoy the trip, and missing out on stuff (there's probably not a rider on this forum who hasn't done that at some stage, I know I have!). Scotland is most definately not a country to rush through! Whatever you decide, I hope you have a great time! Matt
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But I just wanted to say go for it, I'm looking at 125's too, although I'm erring towards the Derbi Terrar/Terra Adventure. The Derbi's seem great machines.
Can't wait to read your ride report.
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Hey Alexlebrit, was reading your thread last night. Yeah I really wanted to get the Terra, a spitting image of the F800GS. Found it a little large though for everyday use. The Cross City is excellent, but a bit tired when it changes up through the gears. One big advantage of the Terra is the pannier racks, I have had to use soft luggage. Hope you get sorted with a bike.
Thanks to all the other reply-ers. I have worked out a what I believe to be a better route through western Scotland, taking in Skye, over the course of 7 days. |
as others have said, sod JOG go west. sounds like from your last post you are doing it. tbh apart from saying you've been to JOG there is no point going, its dull & the roads are nothing special there.
from fort william i'd go to millaig then either up the coast or over to skye (£15 i think last summer, oneway) and stick to the coast all the way up. once past ullapool it just gets amazing & so empty. across the top is great too most of the way. just the last bit for JOG is dull. i dont know where your staying etc, but the campsite in ullapool is right down by the beach & a great place to chill. i was sat in my tent 6ft from the beach watching seals play while cooking last time i was there. |
Thanks to everyone for their helpful comments and advice. After a bit of map studying I have made the following changes for anyone interested:
Leeds, via the Lakes, past Carlisle to Davington on day one, towards Fort William (anywhere north of Lomond) for day two, up and around Skye for day three, up to Ullapool on day four, and then touring around anywhere towards home over the next couple of days, maybe hit Durness, or have a look around the Peninsulas and isles to the south. will let u know how it goes, set off in a week-ish. |
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I suggest you take in the Pass of the Cattle and Applecross - on the mainland, facing the Isle of Skye.
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Good Luck anything is achievable, take your time enjoy yourself and when you want a rest take one, dont get bogged down with milages, do whatever you are comfortable with. Make good use of a light bike as you will be able to go down many trails that bigger bikes would struggle on.
"stuxttr-Make good use of a light bike as you will be able to go down many trails that bigger bikes would struggle on"
yeah about that, anyone know any good trails on the west coast? im a member of the TRF but the wayfinder system is a bit un-specific. |
alright.. I'm not going to give you too much advice coz wherever you go, you'll love it, and you've had some sound advice here already. Personally I'd stay off the A9, all its good for is getting you home quickly..
In the last 3 years I've pretty much covered the whole of the west and north coasts on a DT125X, a 33bhp ER6N and XChallenge. Weather depending, Pass of the Cattle is a must. I'll look out for your bike... enjoy JT
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I didn't really feel it was necessary to cover your "right wingers suffer from paranoia," comment. People have learned to disregard blanket statements from a paranoid Left-winger. Don't get me wrong, there are paranoid people all across the spectrum, but after reading your posts for a few years, you aren't one to speak about the paranoia of someone else. Watch out the Tea Party is out to get you TCD!!!!
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omg DUDE you are literally the best wow ok so as thanks for totally making my night i doodled YOU something
no you guys have been doing it wrong this entire time this is what her horns are supposed to look like
yolo more like BITE ME
oh my god i need to stop im not in character aT ALL I DONT THINK I HAVE A SINGLE PICTURE OF MY GT ARADIA WHERE IM NOT THROWING THE HORNS….
skinny l0ve (originally by bon iver, in the style of birdy) - off-broadway aradia
it's been a long time coming, but i finally rerecorded skinny love.
this song is really the one that started it all for me, and i'd like to take a moment to thank each and every one of you for your love, tolerance, and support.
i feel like i've grown a lot as a singer, and this really shows it! (of course, i still can't carry that last belt note for the life of me!) <3
the coverart is by my ashton!
download on tindeck!
more aradia songs here!
c0me 0n skinny l0ve just end this here
y0u will carry 0n ill disappear
my my my
rinse my bl00d fr0m y0ur hands and persevere
i t0ld my l0ve t0 let me g0
d0nt ask what c0uld have been well never kn0w
my my my
but when i was with y0u i was h0me
i t0ld y0u t0 be patient and i t0ld y0u t0 be kind
i t0ld y0u t0 keep fighting t0ld y0u things w0uld be alright
and ill always be with y0u but itll be a different kind
ill be there when y0u f0rget me and when its y0ur turn t0 die
c0me 0n skinny l0ve d0nt m0urn f0r me
because i will live 0n in y0ur mem0ry
my my my
that a l0ve like 0urs w0uld end like this
i t0ld y0u t0 be patient and i t0ld y0u t0 be kind
i t0ld y0u t0 keep fighting t0ld y0u things w0uld be alright
in y0ur arms as i was dying made y0u swear that y0u w0uld try
and y0u pr0mised and y0u kissed me
0n the hand f0r the last time
she will l0ve y0u
y0ull be fine
and y0u will leave me behind
c0me 0n skinny l0ve
my my my
Lily… Lily I am sobbing so hard… I've listened to the first version of this a hundred times, but this remastered version is so beautiful and even more filled with emotion. The tears are just falling from my face right now… You are a beautiful soul, Lily. You truly are.
The different forms of Aradia Megido, just because I seriously couldn't decide which one I wanted to draw.
Video by Acksons Creatives | Aradiabot by adebimpe | gifs by justicespank
james you are the best you made this look so good omg THANK YOU
guess who got her tablet pen today.
tried to see if i still knew what I was doing.
i really really really like this a lot
i put these contacts on and walked up behind my mom and said "my eyes kind of hurt can you take a look at them for me"
and she turned around and had about 3 seconds of complete panic which i would have enjoyed were i actually able to see it through these lenses but it was still worth it
then she kept going "THAT'S REALLY FREAKY, HOW FREAKY, STOP THAT, SO SCARY, STOP, GO AWAY"


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Passionate Christian Delia Smith mounts defence of religion in face of 'running battle' with 'militant neo-atheists'
By Simon Walters And Glen Owen
'Concerned': Delia Smith argues Christianity is not dying but alive and kicking
Delia Smith is mounting a campaign to defend Christianity against attacks by 'militant neo-atheists' – who she claims are engaged in a 'running battle' with believers.
The veteran television chef was prompted to make her outspoken remarks by a series of high-profile rows over the role of religion in modern life.
Ms Smith, 70, said: 'There is a running battle going on... and militant neo-atheists and devout secularists are busting a gut to drive us off the radar and try to convince us that we hardly exist.'
In the statement posted on her website, www.deliaonline.com – which has two million regular users – the chef added: 'I am a passionate believer but... we are somewhat under the cosh.'
Last night Ms Smith said she had been spurred into action by hearing the atheist scientist, Richard Dawkins, claim recently that religion was increasingly irrelevant in Britain.
Ms Smith said: 'Atheists have been saying that Christianity is dying.
'He [Richard Dawkins] did a survey which said we were not a Christian country, which was cheeky – and not true.
'Secularists and believers have got to work alongside each other. But Christians are alive and kicking.
'I probably will be saying more on this subject. I am concerned about it.'
Atheist: Richard Dawkins claims religion is increasingly irrelevant
Mr Dawkins had backed up his claim by
saying that the proportion of people identifying themselves as
Christians had plunged from 72 per cent to just 54 per cent in the past
ten years.
Disciplinary for Christian bus driver for gay marriage petition
A Christian bus driver has been threatened with disciplinary action for taking a petition backing traditional marriage to work.
Arthur McGeorge, 58, from Consett, County Durham, was accused of being 'homophobic' and told to apologise for the offence he had caused.
The petition, which has attracted more than 125,000 signatories, opposes plans to allow same-sex marriage.
It states marriage is the union 'of one man and one woman to the exclusion of all others'.
A colleague at the Go North East bus depot, Stanley, heard about an 'anti-gay marriage' petition.
The manager asked Mr McGeorge to promise not to bring it back but he refused and now faces a formal disciplinary procedure.
He said: 'I'm not prepared to be told what I can discuss in my breaks.'
In an email Unite said: 'People have a right to views as long as they are not pushing their opinions on others or making them feel alienated.'
Mike Judge of the Christian Institute said: 'This is yet another example of a complete over-reaction against Christian views.'
No one at Go North East was available to comment.
He said the findings supported his contention that all signs of religion in British public life should be removed, along with Christian opposition to social changes such as gay marriage and assisted suicide.
'It is clear that faith is a spent force in the UK and it is time our policy-makers woke up to that reality and stopped trying to impose beliefs on society that society itself has largely rejected,' he said.
Ms Smith made her call to her followers as part of an appeal for the aid charity, the Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD), saying: 'Whilst the belief battle grabs the headlines, one thing we all stand united on is hopefully our common belief in human life and human flourishing.'
Last month a judge caused fury in the Christian community when he ordered Bideford Council in Devon to stop holding prayers during official proceedings – after an atheist former councillor complained it disregarded non–believers.
On the same day, in a separate test case heard in the Supreme Court, a Christian couple lost their attempt to overturn a £3,600 fine imposed on them for refusing to allow a gay couple to occupy a double room in their hotel.
But Keith Porteous Wood, of the The National Secular Society, said: 'Delia Smith has fallen for a myth in imagining secularists and atheists are somehow endangering her faith.
'It is the Church that is destroying itself with its inhumane pronouncements and unwillingness, in some cases, to admit its own evil-doing.
'When crimes against little children are denied and covered up, people are repelled and walk away.
'Delia Smith can try to displace blame on to atheists and secularists, but in the end it is callous clergy that are turning people off religion.'
The prayers ruling was condemned by bishops and Cabinet Ministers. Local Government Secretary Eric Pickles dismissed it as 'illiberal' and personally signed an order giving councils the power to ignore the ban.
'Illiberal': Minister Eric Pickles condemned court ban on council prayers
Shortly afterwards Baroness Warsi, the Conservative chairman, used a visit to the Vatican to launch an attack on the 'liberal elite' attempting to downgrade the importance of religion in public life.
Ms Smith comes from an ecumenical background, having been baptised into the Church of England and attended a Methodist Sunday School and a Congregationalist Brownie group before converting to Catholicism at the age of 22.
She has written books on religion, including a full-length book on prayer called A Journey Into God.
Ms Smith's cookery books are the second bestselling in the UK, earning her £63 million – second only to Jamie Oliver's £101 million. She has presented cookery programmes on the BBC since 1973.
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Joint UCL-KPMG research into PFI replaces anecdote and rumour with academic rigour
UCL and KPMG joined forces in a Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) to define and develop comparative analyses from data obtained from numerous sources by an Associate, now a Research Assistant at UCL.
Distance Learning Forum and inaugural CPD and Short Courses Forum
Publication date: May 21, 2013 3:25:16 PM
Jul 3, 2013 3:00:00 PM
Jul 3, 2013 5:00:00 PM
Location: Wilkins Old Refectory, Wilkins Building, University College London
The third and final Distance Learning Forum of the 2012-13 year, offered in association with the inaugural CPD and Short Courses Forum will take place on Wednesday, 3 July 2013 from 15:00 to 17:00 in the Wilkins Old Refectory.
Interest in distance learning continues to grow across the university and an increasing number of courses are either on-going or in active development. In conjunction with this are similar developments in the field of CPD and short courses. Join us at this event to find out more about what's happening across the institution in these areas, hear from colleagues in your school and join us in the Forum. After talks and questions there will be a reception and networking opportunity to find out more and talk to colleagues.
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Explore Oxford University Museums AppDiscover featured objects from the University of Oxford's four world-renowned museums and keep up to date with the latest exhibitions and events. Find out more about the App and download. |
Small Blessings: Animating the Amulet CollectionA series of short films that follow the progress and practices of those connected with the project as they unravel the stories surrounding these curious objects. Watch the films |
Audio podcastsThe Museum has a number of audio podcasts available on iTunes including a series of introductions the Museum and its collections. Visit the Pitt Rivers Museum audio downloads. |
Body ArtThis website contains audio and video podcasts produced by the Pitt Rivers Museum in collaboration with local film-makers, schools, and academic experts from all around the world. Visit the website. |
Shrunken headsThe display of shrunken heads at the Pitt Rivers Museum fascinates many visitors. In this podcast, Dr Laura Peers, curator, explains where they come from, why they were made, and the curatorial issues involved in displaying them. Listen to the podcast. |
Haida'Everything Was Carved' features commentary from Haida delegates and Pitt Rivers Museum staff, as well as footage from the handling sessions. Read more about the background to this project. |
Breaking the MouldAn in-house documentary following a team of artists and metalworkers as they gather inspiration from the Pitt Rivers' collections to create contemporary pieces for display in the Museum. It reveals some of the secrets of metal-casting along the way. View documentary. |
Extreme Bookbinding: Preservation in EthiopiaA Friends of the Pitt Rivers illustrated talk by Lester Capon, in which he discusses the repair of centuries-old gospels and processional fans housed in Ethiopia's mountain monasteries and churches. Watch the illustrated talk. |
Taking the Past into the FutureOn 1st May 2009 the Museum completed the second phase of its development plan to improve its public and education facilities. Sir David Attenborough and Michael Palin share their thoughts on the project. |
Ruskin college and the Pitt RiversShort film exploring volunteer students' expectations and experiences of the inaugural year of the collaboration between the Pitt Rivers Museum and Ruskin College, Oxford. |
Wilfred Thesiger in AfricaThe Friends of the Pitt Rivers, Beatrice Blackwood Lecture |
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I would like to request a mod that ignores new skins and models.
For a matter of habit I want to see just the original heroes skins.
In the heat of the battle I don't want to worry about models that I never saw before, this will confuses me a lot, and it will get worse as more and more new models are added to the game.
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"Concede is not an option."
Lets just hope S2 implements some option to override it ingame though. Would have to have to install a freaking mod for this purpose.
I don't mind that there are different skins on my screen but I still support this for others, I know there are ppl who would like to keep it simple, I did it with counter strike, so that all 4 different models were actually always 1 model in each team, which is much simplier in terms of reactiontime.
Bad news, no one is gonna do that!
They all got killed by the protis snip--
Ninjaedit: I'm still alive! Do you think I create a thread for no reason?
HoN 2.0 Information + Who is doing what? (brainstorming)
Last edited by Awan`Afuqya; 12-07-2010 at 03:05 PM.
Overall Gameplay Improvement: Implementation of several Interface Mods.
Spend 5 minutes looking over them and stop whining over something that will affect everyone equally?


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Iran Iran's top leader warned Wednesday his country will pursue "illegal actions" if the U.N. Security Council insists it halt uranium enrichment, an apparent reference to nuclear activities outside international regulations.
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei also warned the United States that Iran would fight back with "all its capacities" if attacked.
"Until today, what we have done has been in accordance with international regulations," Khamenei said. "But if they take illegal actions, we too can take illegal actions and will do so."
He did not elaborate on what the "illegal actions" could be, but Iran is a signatory to the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty, the agreement under which the U.N. inspections are held.
Iran says it will never give up its right under the treaty to enrich uranium and produce nuclear fuel. But it has offered to provide guarantees that its nuclear program won't be diverted toward weapons - as the U.S. and some of its allies fear.