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Nichole Van Croft is no ordinary Southern belle, and it's written all over her skin. Her German ancestors introduced the use of herbs for beauty purposes in Florida, a practice that has rubbed off on Miss October. "I read medical books all the time," says Nichole, a native of Jacksonville. "I must have 10 zillion herb and physiology books from my mom. But even before I knew my family's history I had a little garden and grew peppermint and other herbs. I'm 26, but I look younger because I take really good care of my skin and use natural stuff like buttermilk and cornmeal on my face." Sounds delicious. But even though Nichole wants to launch her own line of skin-care products someday, don't get the impression that this future beauty entrepreneur is all primp and no play. "I played every sport in high school: volleyball, basketball, and I even broke my collarbone playing football," Nichole explains. "I was voted homecoming queen and it was such a dilemma because I was playing in the homecoming basketball game. I gave up my crown so I could play basketball." After attending high school in Arkansas, Nichole went to college in Memphis, then moved to Las Vegas and transferred to a school in Arizona. Her parents also moved to Sin City, an unusual place to call home given their conservative Christian background. "I'm still somewhat religious, but it's more of a theory," she explains. "I believe God created the world -- I don't believe in Darwinism or anything like that. I'm really glad I was raised that way, because it kept me out of a lot of trouble. I never wanted to embarrass my parents. I'm not rigid about religion -- I know I'm not going to go to hell for posing in Playboy." Nichole didn't experience fire and brimstone, but she did go all the way to a recording studio in "Hell-Ay" to cut her first album, scheduled for release this month. "It's like Britney but with funk," she says. "I collaborated with somebody at EMI who writes songs for Mariah Carey and TLC." Has becoming a pop star always been this blonde's ambition? "I sang in the church choir and at my parents' wedding when they got remarried," she says. "I've always dabbled. This CD is major important to me." Since promoting a debut CD is a time-consuming affair, Nichole is in search of a man with a plan for romance. "I like a take-charge attitude," she says. "You want to get in the car and have him say, 'OK, we're going here and we're doing this.' It's so sexy, and it makes you feel so womanly." Playboy photographers have approached Nichole since she was 18, but she finally said yes to one who introduced himself as she was eating pizza in South Beach. "It makes sense now with my CD coming out," she says. "I'm the queen of timing." Does Nichole feel like she intimidates other women? "Yeah, and I don't know why because I'm really extra sweet," she says. "I get along with tough girls. I have one friend who's a model and smokes cigarettes and she's real cool. I get along great with girls who are like Angelina Jolie. I really like girls with attitude who are funky or offbeat." Even though she's Miss October and Halloween is just around the corner, Nichole tells us she isn't particularly fond of scary movies. "I turned off Scream halfway through," she confesses. "I'm such a wimp. I can't even watch Jaws. But recently I did see Sleepy Hollow and I really liked it. So that's my favorite scary movie -- and I love Christina Ricci in it."
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- Hips
- 36
- Height
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Flint police chief and public safety director Alvern Lock resigned last week. He served as chief in the city since 2009.
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2014-15 (Sophomore)• Played in all 22 games and recorded four starts• Recorded one game winning goal and one assist for three points on the season• Had three shots with two on goal in the win against Davidson
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2013-14 (Sophomore)• Named to the Second Team All-Atlantic 10 squad• Played in 21 games making 14 starts• Finished the season with nine goals, one assist, 19 points and 42 shots• Led the squad with four shots and two on goal in the A-10 Championship against UMass• Fired two shots with one on goal in the semifinals of the A-10 Tournament against Lock Haven• Took three shots with two on goal in the win over Saint Joseph's• Found the back of the cage against La Salle • Recorded three shots and a goal at Lock Haven • Took a shot against No. 12 UMass• Fired five shots with two on goal in the win at Saint Louis • Took two shots on goal in the 6-1 win over VCU• Tallied five shots, a goal and an assist against Appalachian State• Fired two shots against No. 15 Wake Forest• Took a shot on goal at Columbia• Recorded the second goal in the 4-0 win at Hofstra• Found the back of the cage against Davidson• Took two shots on goal against No. 5 Virginia• Took a shot at Temple• Registered Spiders' lone goal against Louisville 2012-13 (Freshman)• Freshmen All-American by womensfieldhockey.com• Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Year• Atlantic 10 All-Rookie Team honoree• Atlantic 10 All-Conference Second-Team• Atlantic 10 All-Tournament Team• Named Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week twice• Second on the team in points (26) and goals (12)• Eighth in the A-10 in points and seventh in the conference in goals• Scored two goals in win at Davidson• Had two assists in win at Temple
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We're living longer these days. Unfortunately, a longer life doesn't necessarily mean a healthier one. Many Americans are struggling with chronic health conditions-and even more of us will in the future. Case in point: heart failure.
Researchers from the American Heart Association recently set out to determine the growing prevalence of heart failure in the U.S. Analyzing data from a national health survey and using population projections from the U.S. Census Bureau, they estimated that 46 percent more Americans will face heart failure by 2030. That equals more than 8 million people.
When you have heart failure, your heart isn't able to pump enough blood for your body's needs. It may be too weak to move blood to your lungs, where the blood is replenished with oxygen. Or it may not be able to deliver enough oxygen-rich blood to all parts of your body. In some people, the heart may have trouble doing both.
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With the #BestFans2014 voting wide open, take a look to see why Olly is the only man for you.
He's the cheeky chap of pop. One of the most successful ever acts to ever emerge from The X Factor and has a legion of adoring fans.
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Great Expectations – When I meet women I keep my expectations low. Don't get me wrong, I have standards and want something long-term and real. I never catch a break though. I saw a friend's cousin. What drama that turned out to be. I tried talking to a girl at work. Wow, what a nut-case. I gave my ex another chance. What a dumb bimbo and a complete waste of time.
Shout It Out Loud – I hate people who are crazy and bitch. I picked up an ex and tried being a nice guy. The bitch got jealous about a better looking girl at the bar who spoke to me. She whined that I take her home. I agreed. After minutes of non-stop bitching, she demanded I pull over and let her out. I agreed. Then the bitch refused to get out of my car. Of course I won the battle and the bitch walked home. My eardrums are still ringing from her drama ass crying.
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`This is it,`` Robert Schultz says.
As he stands on the grounds of Miami-Hollywood Motorsports Park, it`s immediately clear what he means. That this is it -- the racing in this town is over.
`This is it,`` Robert Schultz says.
As he stands on the grounds of Miami-Hollywood Motorsports Park, it`s immediately clear what he means. That this is it -- the racing in this town is over.
Even if you`re not a racing fan, you probably remember parking on the grounds when you made the trek out to the Hollywood Sportatorium years ago. The arena, still deteriorating nicely on the horizon, sits on the same stretch of swampland a mile west of Interstate 75 on Pines Boulevard.
There was a time when the two venues had to share this space with thousands. ``When they had something going, everyone would park at the track,`` says Bob Lee, who has raced in the area for 30 years. ``And when we had a big meet, they`d be jammed in clear on the other side of the Sportatorium.``
The space for the track and the arena is still wide open, but the walls are closing in. The SilverLakes housing development is about to overcome the legendary drag strip. ``There`s 483 acres here,`` says Paul Wunderlich, co- manager of the drag strip. ``They figure that`s enough for another 1,260 homes.``
Wunderlich would rather be talking about the days of fire burnouts on the starting line, but he can no longer ignore the finish line. The land has been sold. The last drag race at the Motorsports Park will be on Saturday.
Opening in March 1966, the half-million-dollar facility was an instant showplace for national drag-racing events. ``Big Daddy`` Don Garlits used to brag about the huge lounge at this new track. He`d never seen anything like it.
All the big names followed the big money: ``Jungle Jim`` Liberman, Dale Armstrong, ``TV Tommy`` Ivo, Shirley Muldowney.
``I sometimes pick up old Hot Rod magazines from the `70s at car shows and they talk about this track like it was a big deal,`` says Ron Caesar, who`s here to run his street `Vette. ``So much history.``
The International Hot Rod Association ran its Winter Nationals at Miami- Hollywood in `75 and `76. The track held the annual Coca-Cola Funny Car Cavalcade of Stars.
Cars more famous than their drivers made regular appearances: Hemi Under Glass, Blue Max, Color Me Gone, Little Red Wagon. Nitro hybrids, jets, alcohol dragsters. All exploded down the quarter-mile.
The track became notorious for its circus acts: ``Bullet`` Bailey being tied up and dragged down the track behind a funny car at 192 mph. Freddy ``Boom Boom`` Cannon blowing himself up on special occasions.
Those were the days.
But those haven`t been the days since the early `80s. Promoters ran the track into the ground during the `70s and it wasn`t until Dick Moroso took over the lease in 1986 that the track got a second life. His Moroso Motorsports Park in West Palm Beach took most of the glory meets, while Miami-Hollywood occasionally ran jets to draw a crowd and had bracket racing every other Saturday night.
But it`s what they call the Test and Tune nights at Miami-Hollywood that became the heart of this drag scene. The track that was once a national sensation began catering to the local driver, both professional and novice, these last few years. For a small fee, guys like Robert Schultz and Ron Caesar could come out and race their cars.
``Run what you brung,`` Wunderlich says.
``I`ve been coming out for about 15 years,`` Schultz says. ``You can race anything out here. You can race a Dodge Omni if you want to.``
On this night, local drivers are lined up for a half-mile to participate in one of the final Test and Tune nights -- driving everything from new 5.0 Mustangs to Ninja motorcyles to old state trooper cars.
``There`s going to be a huge void when this is all gone,`` Schultz says, eyeing the lineup. ``Just what we need, more housing developments. They call it progress. I call it regress.``
Most feel the old will pack it in and the young will take to the streets.
``Cops will be lockin` people up,`` says Britt Butts, who brought out his `67 Camaro to race one more time.
His friend, Jim Collins, has his own vintage `67, and they hope to get lined up together. ``We`re locals,`` they say. ``Went to Hallandale High together. This is like our hometown track.``
For them, the only alternative to the street is to go to Moroso in West Palm. ``Seventy miles. Can`t do it,`` Butts says.
Dan Reynolds says he`ll go the distance. He and his 13-year-old son, Louis, have been racing for about six months, and the father and son project has changed their relationship. ``Not much in common before this,`` Dan says. ``Now we talk.``
They live in Plantation and probably wouldn`t have built a car together if the track weren`t so close. Tonight, they`re testing a new cam shaft. Each week, the car has gotten faster. They`ve gone from 17 seconds in the quarter to 13s and now 12s.
``Can`t stop now,`` Dan says. And besides, so far Dad has gotten to do all the driving. Louis won`t be able to get behind the wheel for another few years.


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A Charlottesville construction project will likely cause some delays for your commute.
Crews are in the process of installing temporary traffic lights at the intersection of Route 250 and McIntire Road, as part of the new interchange project.
As a result, police will be directing traffic while poles and wires are moved, which could result in some temporary road closures.
"It shouldn't be for a long period of time," said Charlottesville Police Lieutenant Ronnie Roberts. "The thing that I need to remind the motorists is that there's going to be a lot of people that are going to be delayed for a good 5 minutes or so while they get those wires across the road. It could be a little bit longer."
The entire process of installing the temporary traffic lights should take about two days to complete.
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Russian-born Stafford woman creates whimsical sculptures, paintings.
Marina Sciascia sculpts witches, gnomes, trolls and other whimsical characters from her imagination. No detail is too small.
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They often appear to Marina Sciascia just before she drifts off to sleep at night.
Hairy trolls with protruding bellies and free-ranging teeth.
Willowy gnomes with kind eyes and mischievous grins.
Witches with knobby fingers, knitted brows and bulbous noses where warts bloom like mushrooms.
She keeps a pencil and sketch pad next to her bed so she can quickly commit the images to paper before they vanish from her mind's eye.
"Every day before I fall to sleep, I see pictures, colors, bright, and I'm drawing fast," said Sciascia, a Russian native who now makes her home--and her artwork--in Stafford County.
In the light of day, Sciascia pinches and molds polymer clay to bring those figments of her imagination to life.
No detail is too small: Opalescent fish scales cover the hands and left foot of a red-headed warrior troll, who leans on an ax to compensate for the right leg he lost in battle.
A kitten pokes its head out of the pocket in a witch's apron.
A gnome storyteller wears a candle atop his cap and an inkwell on a chain around his neck. Each of the buttons adorning his leathery jacket features a different face.
"I like funny, interesting details like this. I like unusual dolls with long fingers, the schnozzle, as my husband calls it," she said, referring to the dolls' exaggerated noses, "funny teeth, googly eyes. I like ugly, but funny--not ugly like scary."
For as long as she can remember, Sciascia (SHAW-shaw) said art has been her passion.
She grew up in Krasnodar, in the southern part of the former Soviet Union, where her father was a doctor and her mother a teacher-turned-librarian.
Her uncle had studied English, and he shared with her his vast collection of books: stories by Charles Dickens and Jack London, fairy tales by the Brothers Grimm and Hans Christian Andersen, and folk tales from the British Isles.
She'd bring the books to school and sneak peeks at them during class, a habit that annoyed her teachers but fired up her creativity.
By the time she'd come home in the afternoon, her imagination was primed for painting whimsical creatures on paper or molding them out of clay.
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Students will identify and understand the internal factors affecting the business environment and their impact
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The Veterans Guest House is the winner of Home Depot's Aprons In Action Foundation year long non-profit contest and became the winner of $250,000 with more than 30,000 votes cast for the Reno non-profit which serves as a "home away from home" for U.S. military service veterans receiving medical treatment and for families of veterans who are receiving care at facilities in the Reno/Sparks, Nevada area. The VGH won the monthly competition in February which allowed it to compete for the grand prize in March. The Nevada Office of Veterans Services wishes to gradulate the VGH and also thank all those that voted once or even daily to help the VGH continue it's service to veterans and their families. Read more about the competition from the Aprons In Action Press Release.
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STORRS, Conn. (AP) -- Connecticut center Enosch Wolf has been suspended from the team following his arrest by campus police.
The school says the 7-foot-1 junior was arrested early Monday following an "on-campus incident," but did not give further details.
A message seeking comment was left with the university's police department.
Coach Kevin Ollie says Wolf will be under suspension indefinitely, "until the legal and university process is finalized."
Wolf, who is from Goettingen, Germany, has been a key contributor off the bench for the Huskies, following the transfer of Alex Oriakhi to Missouri in the offseason.
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Suyetin, M. V. and Vakhrushev, A. V. (2009) Nanocapsule for Safe and Effective Methane Storage. Nanoscale Research Letters, 4 (11). pp. 1267-1270.
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A nanocapsule for safe and effective methane storage is investigated by the method of molecular dynamics. The mass content of methane in the nanocapsule reaches the value of 14.5 mass%. The nanocapsule consists of two parts: a locking chamber and a storage area. The locking chamber is the nanotube (10.10), open at one end, with a K@C601+ endohedral complex inside it. The storage area is a nanotube (20.20). The locking chamber and the storage area are joined with each other and form T-junction. The locking chamber is opened at the methane filling and the discharge stages, and it is closed at the storage stage. Thanks to the locking chamber, methane molecules are stored in the nanocapsules under normal external conditions. Opening and closing of the locking chamber are carried out by the K@C601+ endohedral complex displacement, which is done by the electric field action. The specific structure of the nanocapsule allows two aims to be reached: a high methane mass content and significant level of safety.
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By Daniel email@example.com The children's shelter accountant accused of embezzlement reportedly wrote herself 199 checks, according to a grand jury indictment passed down Wednesday. Calene Dunn, 56, allegedly started stealing from Rainbow House in August 2002. According to prosecutors, she wrote herself a check for $1,541.97 and then, 13 days later, took another $2,129.17 from the non-profit shelter. The indictment outlines 197 more thefts, occurring between the end of Summer in 2002 until a week before Christmas in 2006 and reportedly tallying up to more than $400,000. Dunn worked at Rainbow House from 2001 until 2007, when the thefts were reported by a new executive director. Rainbow House gives shelter to abused and neglected children in need of emergency care. Shelter officials say they have served more than six million meals and provided shelter for more than 6,500 children over 20 years. The organization operates on government funding, as well as donations. Rainbow House officials reported a financial crisis, following the discovery of the thefts, but vowed to rebuild trust and continue to provide food and clothing for the children. Clayton County District Attorney Jewel Scott estimated the amount taken. According to Rainbow House Executive Director Greg Sterchi, the former director used a stamp to sign checks, and Dunn had the stamp. The practice has since been discontinued. Sterchi said the organization also has added insurance against such theft, a protection Dunn had previously decided to decline, reportedly on account of cost. Dunn allegedly took about $2,000 with every theft, writing checks about every two weeks. During one period, the indictment accuses Dunn of embezzling more than $10,000 the month before Christmas in 2003, and stealing $3,582.67 with one check in March 2006. The indictment further alleges Dunn, "through a pattern of racketeering activity, did directly acquire and maintain control of certain personal property, to wit: money." She is being prosecuted under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, instead of 199 counts of felony theft by taking, a move Scott said increases the possible maximum sentence. Dunn's arraignment is set for May 7. --- On the web: Donations can be made to Rainbow House at www.rainbowhouseinc.org.
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Bloomington, IL grandparent and tutor Rona Chumbook is focused on making her mother's last wish come true by writing her memoir of raising six kids in the French Alps during WWII. The task is slow going and Chumbook regrets not capturing more information while her mother was alive.
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Don't miss the bus! The First and Third Fridays of Each Month
The Art Bus is Sponsored by Judy Marsales Real Estate Brokerage:
The ARTBus Refueled! will continue to check out Hamilton's unique and constantly evolving art scene. Call me, Barbara, at (905.524.0606) or email firstname.lastname@example.com to reserve your seat.
Cost: $15/$10 students/artists/seniors. Group rates available. Start: 6:30 from The Pearl.
After 6 years of delivering arts enthusiasts to the door of local emerging galleries and studios, the ARTBus has become one of the icons of the Hamilton visual arts scene. It now begins anew 're-fuelled'! The renamed 'ARTBus Hamilton' will continue to visit established galleries but will seek new spaces and studios each month. Riders will enjoy a more interactive experience including demonstrations, artist/curator talks and exposure to special media nights (such as photography, pottery, graffiti, fine craft and glass). We'll have guest 'on-board' curators, join studio tours, find pop-up and unconventional spaces, and tailor evenings by request for groups. The Bus will travel now on the first and third Fridays and leave our patrons free to crawl on the second Tuesday. The ARTBus Hamilton will continue to act as a 'vehicle' for the promotion of art; working to create a public appreciation of the contribution of fine art to our lives. The ARTBus Hamilton gets you and your friends to where it is all happening!
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We will begin our evening with an artist talk and viewing of 'Ambitious' by Diane Beatty-Wearing currently showing at The Pearl Company. Diane will speak at 6:30pm. From there we will tour Joanna St Jacque's new photography studio next to The Pearl; 'Seeking the light in Darkness' is Joanna St.Jacques very first photography exhibition featuring some familiar and some not so familiar places in Hamilton.
AT 7pm we travel to the McMaster Innovation Park to view the ninth member's show of 'Art in the Workplace"; 120 works by over 50 local artists featuring paintings, photography and sculpture in this incredible multiuse building.
Next, to one of Hamilton's newest galleries and an addition to the James North scene, Lister Arts. This commercial gallery is in the lovingly restored Lister Block and offers a collection of work by established area artists. We then visit the Nathaniel Hughson Gallery where artist Clarence Porter will speak about his current show 'vancouVIEWS' a new series of pastels. Clarence veers away from his past industrial and urban landscapes, the pastels in this exhibition are inspired by natural landscapes experienced by Porter visiting the Vancouver area last fall. Bus audiences will be familiar with Clarence's past work from previous stops.
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Artword Artbar Gallery
Carnegie Gallery
Centre 3 for Print Media
Dundas Valley School of Art
Earls Court Gallery
Focus Gallery
Gallery on the Bay
Hamilton Artists Inc.
Studios and Galleries at 270 Sherman
James North Studio
Manta Contemporary
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If you're wondering where the party's at this summer, just follow the sound. The yard with Panasonic's new SC-MAX650 Extra-Large Audio System should be heard from a distance.
The new audio system can crank up to 2,300 watts of sound—and promises to do that with no distortion. Designed to be the ultimate party accessory, the SC-MAX650 has four-way floor-standing speakers, with 15- and 7.88-inch "super woofers," as well as a 4-inch woofer and a 2.38-inch tweeter.
There are plenty of content options as well, since the system comes packing a CD player, an FM/AM tuner, and a USB port and an AUX jack to hook up external devices. Other features include D. Bass with Smart Control, Maximized Bass Sound PLUS, and a mic input for a little karaoke action.
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EUREKA -- Nancy Ayers is showing her artwork through Jan. 15 at Vellutini Baking Co. in Henderson Center, Henderson and F streets, and invites the community to stop by to see them during regular business hours.
Ayers has a longtime connection with the owner of the bakery, Mary Vellutini.
"Mary and I grew up together in Willow Creek," said Ayers in an email. "We have been best friends since kindergarten and first grade. She and Vince have been so very encouraging of my artwork, and I am eternally grateful to them for allowing me to show my work in their bakery."
In her artist's statement, Ayers says she knew at a very young age that she wanted to be an artist, "from the time I could pick up a pencil ... (or a ballerina -- but obviously that wasn't in the cards!)."
Growing up in Salyer in Trinity County, there weren't a lot of opportunities for a 10-year-old budding artist to cultivate her skills, Ayers says. For a short time Willow Creek had an art gallery that offered lessons, and her parents let her take a few.
"I was pretty much in Heaven," she says. "That was 46 years ago."
Over the last 12 years, she has "dabbled in the art world," she says. "I am very much self-taught, and am enjoying trying out different techniques and mediums."
As with most artists, Ayers says, life guides her to many places for inspiration, and lately it's been to her late mother.
"When my mom passed away four years ago, she had an enormous collection of cookbooks," she says. "We shared them with family, friends, the Cancer Society, Hospice, and the Humane Society thrift shops. There were some that were hard to part with, like the Betty Crocker recipe cards. While watching the box collect dust, and realizing that I was never going to really use them, I decided to incorporate them into my art. The abstract pieces that look a little like stained glass and a little mosaic are painted on the recipe cards. They are then cut and arranged and glued on wood."
All of these pieces are 1 inch thick and are signed on the side, so that the viewer can hang them "in the way that pleases the individual eye."
She takes a somewhat different approach to another variety of her artwork, yet still incorporates the recipe cards.
"I am always on the lookout for different types of recycled metals and jewelry to add to my pieces and was really happy to be able to use them in this project," Ayers says. "I am very excited with how they turned out. If you look closely, you can still see some of the printing from the cards peaking out."
She has attached one of the original recipe cards on the back of each piece to share with the people who purchase them.
"This is a small way for me to honor my mom in a way I think she would like," she says.
Most of the materials used in her pieces are recycled or repurposed, including scrap wood, secondhand frames, found metals, used canvas and whatever else she can find at yard sales, secondhand stores, scrap metal yards and friends' tool sheds.
"It has taken me to some interesting places," she says.
In particular are the "Tool Face Ladies," which she says "were so fun to make. The hunting and gathering of old tools created some pretty interesting stories."
Her paintings of chickens were inspired by residents in her neighborhood in Willow Creek.
"They 'talked' all day while I painted," says Ayers.
"If you can't beat 'em, join 'em! Each one is named after ladies that I knew as a child growing up."


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Those locals praying that coverage of Columbine High School would diminish following the first anniversary of the shootings didn't have to wait long to be disappointed. Last week, only six days after the modestly attended commemorative festivities ("Anniversary Post-Mortem," April 27), Jefferson County Attorney Frank Hutfless ordered that a Columbine tape including an alleged "training video" assembled by the Littleton Fire Department be made available to the general public for $25 a pop. Jeffco officials swear they're not making a profit on the sale, but some people aren't convinced. After all, copies of Star Wars: The Phantom Menace can be had for about ten bucks less despite the high cost of light sabers -- not to mention Jar Jar Binks.
The tape is dominated by over three hours of footage shot from Channel 4's helicopter as it swooped over the school last year on April 20; included are images of victims such as Richard Castaldo, who survived, and Rachel Scott, who did not, being dragged from the building. But considerably more unexpected are training sequences recorded by a Littleton firefighter after the assault in the school's library and other parts of the facility that some brainiac decided to set to a trio of pop songs: "Friend of Mine (Columbine)," performed by Columbine students Jonathan and Stephen Cohen; "I Will Remember You," by Canadian songbird Sarah McLachlan; and "If It Were Up to Me," folkie Cheryl Wheeler's anti-gun protest ditty.
Two days after the tapes went on sale to the public, Jeffco attorney Hutfless ordered that the soundtrack, reportedly put in place as a "tribute" to those who lost their lives, be removed because of litigation threats from McLachlan and Wheeler, immediately turning the hundred or so music-enhanced units purchased into collector's items. (On May 1, more than twenty copies were available on eBay.) That's unfortunate, because the effect of watching them as originally packaged is so monumentally bizarre that it inspires something close to awe, or at least disbelief. Even if Littleton Fire Department officials were certain that the segments could never reach the general public -- and to make this assumption in such a high-profile case would have been staggeringly naive, particularly since they were showing their "training video" around the country -- it's tough to understand how anyone with a fully functioning brain stem could have thought it was a good idea.
This alone gives the Jeffco release news value, but since a number of the images on the video are more than a little distasteful, media outlets had to decide how best to present them. Most national outfits opted for a somewhat sanitized methodology: Even MSNBC, which lives off Columbine-type tragedies, stayed away from the body- dragging and library visuals that showed pools of blood next to paper markers denoting which of the slain had been found beside them.
Yet MSNBC's approach was quite bold compared with the ones taken by local news operations -- especially Channel 4, which didn't air anything from the tape at all and went so far as to warn viewers on April 26 that CBS's Dan Rather-helmed national news program was planning to do so. "We wanted people to be able to make an educated decision about whether to watch or not," says Angie Kucharski, Channel 4's news director. She adds, "We didn't air any of the video because none of the information on it advanced anything that we were currently reporting."
Media columnists such as the Denver Post's Joanne Ostrow praised Channel 4 and other local affiliates for their "restraint" in this matter -- but the concurrent decision of the Post, the Rocky Mountain News and Channel 2 to put portions of the tape on their Web sites (they were removed after Hutfless's announcement) raises legitimate questions about who, if anyone, benefited from such moderation. If the content of the tape wasn't newsworthy, what was the justification for putting samples on the Internet (beyond increasing hits on the sites)? Conversely, if it was newsworthy, did Denver stations shortchange viewers by not letting them see snippets for themselves? And are affiliates whose ostensible job is to tell about the events of the day -- whether good, bad or ugly -- now shying away from reporting anything too unpleasant for fear of offending someone?
Many Columbine parents have been plenty offended by coverage of the shootings and their aftermath, and they're using their bully pulpits to change it. In this regard, they've received frequent assists from Jefferson County Public Schools, which recently put out a press release about the Littleton Fire offering that stated, "We believe that showing the images on the videotape continues to traumatize the victims of the tragedy and works against the school district's efforts over the last year to support healing."
But unexpectedly blunt comments buried in "The Non-Training Videotape," an April 28 News editorial, suggest that some members of the media believe Columbine parents have taken things too far. In the piece, which argued that Jefferson County made the right choice when it released the tape to the public, its anonymous author wrote, "Frankly, Columbine families should stop acting as if they expect to dictate which images of that tragedy survive in the public domain and in popular consciousness...Those families should stop worrying so much about what the public sees and whether it will somehow diminish the memory of their loved ones. The short answer is that it won't; the longer answer is that there is nothing they can do even if the short answer is wrong."


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Anemone Caffe & Neapolitan Pizzeria
Open Air, Upscale, Fast-Casual Dining; Wood burning Pizza oven; Handmade Pastas; Salads; Sandwiches; Variety of Breakfasts; Homemade Gelato; Intelligentsia Coffee; Espresso; Patio, Carry-out & Catering.
CITY: Palos Heights
Country-Aire Restaurant
Breakfast, lunch, and dinner!
CITY: Atlanta
Hudson's Talk of the Town
Lunch & Dinner
CITY: Elkhart
Chevy's Fresh Mex
Chevys offers lunch and dinner menus daily along with an extensive list of margaritas, tequilas and wines. Chevys offers a wide variety of Mexican dishes with an emphasis on both traditional and innovative dishes.
CITY: Schaumburg
On the Border Mexican Grill & Cantina
Today, you can get your hands on fresh-pressed tortillas, chips as big as your head, margaritas worth their salt, tableside guacamole and fresh Border-style food, all thanks to three pals—and a little tequila.
CITY: Schaumburg
Burger Bungalow
Burger Bungalow offers burgers, hot dogs, chicken, beef, & sausage items as well as sandwiches & wraps for either drive-thru, carry-out, or dine-in. Located in Elk Grove Village it is the perfect burger joint for lunch or dinner.
CITY: Elk Grove Village
Village Tavern and Grill
Village Tavern & Grill, located in Schaumburg, IL, is the original neighborhood eatery and home of the "World Famous" Chicken Fingers. Opened in 1993 VTG has established itself as a premier dining spot for lunch and dinner in the northwest suburbs of Chicago. We pride ourselves in serving our guests quality food, with huge portions at affordable prices in a casual laid back atmosphere with fast friendly service.
CITY: Schaumburg
California Pizza Kitchen
California Pizza Kitchen is a casual-dining restaurant serving up California creativity through its innovative menu items. CPK provides a range of inspired dishes, from hearth-baked pizzas, to creative salads, pastas, entrees, soups and sandwiches. Offering dine-in, take-out, catering, online ordering and an award-winning CPKids Menu.
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Doggit Hot Dogs
At Doggit Hot Dogs we, of course, have hot dogs; but we also have other Hot Dog stand favorites. Hamburgers, Cheeseburgers, Italian Beef and Sausage. We also have a wide variety of Daily Specials. Don't forget to check out our Deli creations (Served M-F only). You can be rest assured, that all of our creations are made with the freshest ingredients, prepared daily.
CITY: Elk Grove Village
Rammy's Sub Contractors
Welcome to Rammy's Sub-Contractors in Wheeling and Elk Grove and Rammy's Sub & Pub in DeKalb, Illinois! Rammy's specializes in 8-inch oven-baked subs. Our menu features cold salads, awesome shakes and desserts. Our famous sub catering is also available.
CITY: Elk Grove Village
McGonigal's Pub
A traditional Irish Pub setting with a warm, fun and inviting atmosphere. We have twenty beers on tap and have been repeatedly told by customers that our Guinness pint is nothing short of outstanding. The menu has a nice variety of options and features delicious Irish fare, fish and chips, shepherd's pie and boxtys are some of our top sellers, plus we easily have the best burger in the region!
CITY: Barrington
Krieger's Sports Grill
Krieger's features great viewing for all your favorite sports action with numerous high-definition screens so you will never miss the action. Krieger's is not only the place for sports fans, but for families as well. We serve up kids eat free every Wednesday.
CITY: Taylorville
Florinda's Italian Restaurant & Pizza
Authentic Italian food served with a cozy atmosphere. The food is fresh and the service is fantastic. The stuffed pizza is a local favorite.
CITY: Taylorville
Crazy Joe's Fish House
Hot Fish. Cold Beer! For the best in food, fun and atmosphere you've gotta get to Crazy Joe's!
CITY: Ava
Johnnie's Beef
Johnnie's Beef has been a staple restaurant in the beef business for many, many years! Serving Italian beef and fresh cut fries has been their specialty from the start!
CITY: Arlington Heights
El'Tequila Mexican Restaurant
Located directly across from Ft. Massac State Park you will feel like you have stepped across the border into old Mexico. Select from the finest traditional Mexican cuisine or have a drink from the bar. 11:00 a.m.-10:00 p.m. daily
CITY: Metropolis
Tore & Lukes
Tore & Lukes is proudly family owned and operated by Tore Gagliano for over 33 years. Our specialties are Italian Beef, Chicago style Vienna hot dogs, calabrese style pizza, italian sausage, hamburgers, and our famous big bag of fries! We have an extensive menu for lunch and dinner for dining in or out.
CITY: Arlington Heights
Meatheads Burgers and Fries
The best meals are simple. At Meatheads Burgers & Fries we believe in a very simple process of getting a meal to your plate. All-natural burgers, made to order right here in our kitchen from 100% Certified Angus Beef®, topped with only the freshest ingredients and a locally-baked bun.
CITY: Schaumburg
Down-home cookin' at Rube's is served up three meals a day. The cooks in the kitchen specialize in cooking "the way your mamma made it'" so you'll find something to your liking on the menu. Daily specials are sure to please even the pickiest eater. 6:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. Monday – Friday 6:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Saturday 6:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Sunday
CITY: Metropolis
Hooters Restaurant
Casual, care free dining, nearly world famous wings, sandwiches, seafood and salads all served by the famous Hooter Girls! Now with a full bar.
CITY: Lansing
Cubby Bear's Pizza
Chicago Style Pizza at its best. Even though you are 6 hours away from Chicago you will feel like you are on the streets of the Windy City every time you bite into one of the handmade pizzas at Cubby Bears. A pizza buffet makes it easy to sample all that Cubby's has to offer. Sandwiches and pasta also available. 11:00 a.m.-9:00 p.m. Daily
CITY: Metropolis
Hooters Restaurant
Casual, care free dining, nearly world famous wings, sandwiches, seafood, and salads, all served by the famous Hooter girls! Now with a full bar.
CITY: Oak Lawn
Hooters Restaurant
Casual, care free dining, nearly world famous wings, sandwiches, seafood, and salads, all served by the famous Hooter Girls! Now with a full bar.
CITY: Orland Park
China House Buffet
Bringing the atmosphere of China to Metropolis, The China House Buffet has opened in a newly remodeled facility. This deluxe buffet has everything you could possibly want and more. From Chinese favorites, pizza, American classics, seafood, salad and desserts you will find something you will enjoy. Located across U.S. 45 from Ft. Massac State Park. 11:00 a.m.-9:30 p.m. daily.
CITY: Metropolis


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Chile - backbone of South America
Climate variety formed also a wide scale of coutryside types - from humid ancient forests via pleasant subtropical and mild area to dry deserts and ice-wilderness.
Central Chile
Capital of Chile became consequently one of greatest towns of South America - this region is populated with more than 4 millions of people. Local Museum de Santiago documents this development by means of oppression of nature as well as of original inhabitants. After 2nd World War, rapid industrialisation increased an offer of working places, however, it was under total inquiry. In 1960, some commotions of village people caused big movement (migration) in suburbs of great towns, which let to establishment of so called "callampas" - slums.
As to monuments, there are worth to visit several interesting places. Palacio de Moneda was constructed according to plans of Italian architect Joaqín Toesco in 18th century. Since middle of 19th century, it became a residential place of Presidents of Chile. Last one, who seated here, there was Carlos Ibaňez del Campo (1952-1958). After military revolution in 1973, General Pinochet managed a country from Edificio Diego Portales. Very interesting are museums - such as Museo Chileno de Arte Precolombino (there are exhibited there 4500 years old proves of civilization existence) and Museo de Santiago (documentation of capital development). Mercado Central is a main City Market, offering fruit, vegetables, fish, etc. A lot of green is to be offered by O´Higgins Park (80 ha space) and smaller Parque de Las Esculturas. Cerro San Cristobal is the greatest open space in Parque Metropolitano and main important relax place for local inhabitants. You find here restaurants, bars and caffees.
Viňa del Mar is an area with best beaches in Chile. You arrive here shortly from Valparaiso. You find classical subtropical environment with palms, banana-trees, etc.
The town of Rancagua is situated in south direction of Santiago, 87 kms distant. It is a capital of Cachapoa province and O´Higgins region. José Antonio Manso de Velasco has founded it. Now, there are living here 206000 inhabitants. This town is known especially from historical point of view. In 1814, there was an encounter of Chile-fighters for independence with Spanish colonists. This conflict is known under name of Reconquista. In a distance of 40 kms in an eastern direction, there is to be found the greatest underground mining place of copper of the world - El Tenite. The same name has local soccer stadium, place of several matches of World Soccer Championship in 1962. You can also admire local Rancagua Cathedral, together with monumental statue of O´Higgins.
An insteresting place, worth for visit, is Universe Observatrory La Silla with 18 telescopes, 9 of them were constructed by European South Observatory (ESO). This observatory belongs to greatest of South Hemisphere. From geographical point of view, La Silla is situated in mountains in an altitude of 2400 m. In a distance of 27 kms, in south direction there is the other observatory of Las Campanas, and in distance of 100 kms to the north, further observatory, Cerro Tololo.
On border of Chile and Argentina, there is Llullaillaco (9739 m) the highest situated active volcano of the world.
North Chile
The town of Antofagasta (230 000 inhabitants) was founded in 1870. Local port is being used especially for transfer of mineral wealth of the country as - for instance, copper from Chuquicamato. Railway-lines serve for transport of raw materials to the port.
On border of Chile with Bolivia, there is raising Parinacota volcano. It forms a part of volcanic group Nevados de Payachata. In southeast direction, there is Chungara Lake. It is one of highest placed lakes of the world, established with volcanic activity of Parinacota 8000 years ago. The town of Iquique, situated not far from the coast, is a capital of Tarapacá region. In western direction, you find Atacama Desert (181 300 km²). This desert is 15 millions years old (so, 15 times older than Death Valley in California, USA). In a town, you find a tower with Torre Reloj clock (1877), Theatro Municipal, old railway station Estacion del Ferrocarril, Museo Regional and nice beaches (Playa Cavancha). In an eastern direction, 14 kms of town of Huara, is the greatest "picture" of man of the world - a figure of 86 m length. Historians believe that it is a work of original population of Atacama desert.
In Atacama Desert (160 kms distant from Antofagasta) you can see the greatest surfice mine of the world - Escondida. It presents 8% share of total world production. Copper makes 40% of total exportation of the country.
South Chile
Southern area is rather "more green and more European" as far as the nature is concerned. It is characteristic with many rivers, national parks and lakes. Couple of kilometres to the north of the town of Puerto Varas, there is placed blue-green Llanquihe Lake, the second greatest lake in Chile. On surface of 860 square kilometres, there can be effected various water sports, whereas water temperature makes 10 Celsius degrees in winter, and in summer 18 Celsius degrees.
The town of Ancud, founded in 1767, as a fortress preventing local population against foreigners´penetration, is a greatest town of Chile region (17000 inhabitants). You can watch castle fortification of original fortress and other "equipment", such as guns, etc. The part of Island Chiloe Region, forms a National Park of the same name, founded in 1962. Its extention is 43 000 ha and its average altitude is 600 m of sea level. It offers big choice of tree sorts and animals (mostly birds). Sector Chanquin (in southern part of park) is starting point for the visit. In cold south if Chile you can see many bays (fjords), peaks of mountains, covered with snow, and glaciers. You can "feel" it on your own skin as in these areas the temperature is rather low as in north of country.
The town of Punta Arenas is often tourists´destination (capital of Magallanes y la Antartica Chilena Region). It is one of most southern situated towns of our planet. It is the third greatest town in Patagonia Region (130000 inhabitants) and 1418 kms distant from Antarctic. In a town, you cannot miss a monument statue of Hernando de Magallanes, Portuguese Seafarer in Spanish services.
Quite interesting stop could be Magdalene Island, situated in Magellan channel and region of the same name. The first sheep, which entered to Patagonia territory, arrived from Falkland Islands in 1800. The island is a home of penguins. Nearly 60000 pairs of these birds are living here, so the government founded national monument - Los Pinguinos Natural Monument.
Text: Jakub Štantejský
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