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This article was written by Clayton Hirst and is used with is permission. It appeared in The Independent.
All around me there is the sound of the rapid-fire chatter of predominantly Italian men nervously discussing the day ahead, competing with a loud PA system and a helicopter hovering above.
And as the sun begins to rise at this early hour, I am surrounded by garish blur of lycra covered in logos from a range of local sponsors.
We are in Cesenatico at the start line for the 43rd edition of the Nove Colli. This is a tough and historic 200 km bike race over nine big climbs in the Emilia Romagna region of the country. This is my first taste of what the Italians call a 'gran fondo', a challenging mass-participation race that attracts a mix of amateurs, semi-pro riders and a small number of wide-eyed foreign riders like myself.
First raced in 1970 and famously ridden by the late Italian cycling legend Marco Pantani, the Nove Colli is regarded as a the mother of gran fondos, in a country where cycling almost rivals football as the nation's favourite sport. "For the professional rider of gran fondos, the 200 km Nove Colli is as hard as an Alpine stage of the Giro de Italia," says Luca Gialanella, Cycling Editor of La Gazetta dello Sport, Italy's daily sports newspaper.
It is now 0600 and the commentator over the PA system begins the countdown: "Cinquie. Quattro. Tre. Due. Uno." The race is on, albeit slowly at first as thousands of cyclists gingerly navigate the first 50 metres past the sailing boats in Cesenatico's port designed by Leonardo da Vinci, wheels and handlebars centimetres apart.
Ten minutes in and the pace speeds up as the espresso-and-adrenaline-fueled riders settle into the race. Italians may be known for their erratic driving but on a bike they are disciplined and controlled. Neat pace lines form on these closed roads, with faster riders cycling 'through and off' with their teammates down the left-hand-side of the road. With no teammates and a belly full of butterflies I cycle more conservatively on the right, getting a measure of the race.
It is here that I get true a sense of the scale of the event. The Carabinieri are positioned at each junction closing off the road to traffic. We are passed by dozens of motorcycles, some with pillion cameramen leaning off the back taking photos, others carrying spare wheels to deal with mechanical issues. Dotted along the route are applauding supporters (including my own enthusiastic group) and locals full of smiles for the cyclists.
We whizz through the small foothill towns of Martorano, Diegaro and Forlimpopoli when the pace suddenly slows. The clunking of gears as we reach a right-hand turn indicates that we have arrived at the first climb that takes us over Bertinoro and then Polenta.
I experience the environment that will be my company for the best part of the day: Long rhythmical climbs, swinging left then right and snaking their way through a green landscape, peppered with red poppies. Stunning views across steep valleys of cherry orchards, framed by the Apennine mountains. Small Medieval villages. Smooth but sometimes heavily potholed roads, which give the rider a nervy but exhilarating descent.
Descending the Polenta I witness a crash. Fresh from a light shower, the road surface is greasy and a rider three bike lengths in front loses traction and tumbles to the ground; the unmistakable clatter of carbon fibre hitting the road. I am in a group of seven riders so we accelerate to catch up with a passing ambulance and signal to the driver that there is a fallen rider behind us.
It is not long before we arrive at the second and third climbs, Pieve di Rivoshio and then Ciola. I test out a feed station – one of eight along the route. Laid out on long benches are bottles of water and energy drink and stacks of fast food, Italian style: cups of black coffee, grapefruit, oranges, apples, mini pizzas and small slices of panettone.
Well fuelled, I head for the fourth climb, Barbotto which boasts the steepest climb maxing out at an eye-popping 18%. After a long tough climb I receive an unexpected boost at the summit. There is a large group of cheering spectators and a hyperactive commentator encouraging the riders as they crest. My own small group of supporters, brandishing a Union Flag, had primed him. As I reach the top he announces over the PA: "Signor Inglese you're the number one" over the National Anthem.
A satisfying descent follows before the climbs of Monte Tiffi, Perticara, Monte Pugliano and Passo delle Siepi, my legs beginning to feel hollow as the incessant climbing continues. Then, cresting the ninth climb, the Gorolo completing 3,840 m of climbing for the day, there is a long downhill stretch to the finish back in Cesenatico.
Some 8h57m after setting off I complete my first gran fondo. Crossing the finishing line in 2,611th place, my legs wobble and there is a sharp pain in the balls of my feet after tuning the pedals some 40,000 times. I am ushered to an enclosure. It is here that am rewarded for my efforts; I am presented with a small metal medal on a ribbon, a large bowl of pasta and an unforgettable memory of an extraordinary day on the bike."
Related story: Museum dedicated to Marco Pantani: "Spazio Pantani" in the town of his birthplace, Cesenatico.
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Wide-eyed and Legless: Riding my First 'Gran Fondo', the Nove Colli
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- Books can be read in any format: bound, ebook, audio.
- Open to any romance or erotica genres and sub-genres.
- Re-reads and crossovers from other reading challenges are fine.
- You can list your books in advance or list them as you read them. It is not required that you review the books you read for this challenge but feel free to do so.
- Post this reading challenge on your blog so that you can keep a list of the books you've read for it. Please include a link back to this post so other readers can join in the challenge too. Then make sure to add your link to the Mister Linky below.
- You do not need to be a book blogger to participate, you can keep a list of the books you've read for this challenge on GoodReads or LibraryThing if you'd like, just make a Sizzling Summer Reading Challenge shelf to keep track of your reads.
- When you've completed the challenge fill out the form below, this will be needed at the end because….
- There will be a giveaway at the end of the challenge for all participants who completed it! Kelly and I will be giving away one $30.00 electronic gift card to Amazon or Barnes & Noble to one lucky participant. A Winner will be selected at random at the end of the challenge.
Saturday, June 4, 2011
Sizzling Summer Reading Challenge
30 comments:
- Sally Bibrary said...
Mysteriousbooks was kind enough to bestow upon me the Irresistibly Sweet Blog Award, and I'd love to show my appreciation by passing it on to you.
I know we don't all collect awards, but I`d still like to take the opportunity to say 'thanks' for such a lovely blog, and to wish you a wonderful weekend. :)
- June 4, 2011 at 7:33 PM
- Jenn of Frequent Reader, Infrequent Blogger said...
Adding a post now so I can join :)
- June 4, 2011 at 11:18 PM
- Beverly said...
Thanks! Can't wait!
- June 5, 2011 at 2:24 AM
- Megan@Riverina Romantics said...
Sign me up for this! 10 books in 2 months? Easy peasy! I'm making my GR shelf right now so I'll be ready for next month =O) Thanks for the fun challenge!
- June 5, 2011 at 10:19 AM
- LorettaLynn//Temprance said...
Thanks for the invite:)
This is my frist time trying to blog something.I hope i get it right..I think i got it all set up right.. So i think im all singed up now!!
- June 5, 2011 at 10:58 AM
- Jenn of Frequent Reader, Infrequent Blogger said...
I had a questions, I know with some challenges there a page to post links to the reviews you write when you write them for the books you used for the challenge. Will this challenge include that feature as well? I know you said you don't have to review the books, but that you can. So I was wondering if you were going to do a review link up like for challenge books like I've seen on some of the other challenges.
- June 5, 2011 at 4:52 PM
- Crystal @ RBtWBC said...
Jenn- No, since this is only a summer challenge and reviews aren't required we're not doing a linky for them. However, if you are reviewing your books you can link them up on your own challenge page/post on your blog. Hope that answered your question. =) Let me know if you have anymore.
- June 5, 2011 at 5:18 PM
I would love to do this challenge. I am also learning the blogging world so please bear with me while I figure this out! I know I want a challenge page with all the challenges I am doing plus a list of all the books I read! I will put it all together!
- June 5, 2011 at 8:09 PM
- Crystal @ RBtWBC said...
Great Tammy, thanks for joining the challenge! If you ever need help or have questions feel free to email me at readingbetweenthewines10 at gmail dot com
- June 5, 2011 at 8:35 PM
- Megan@Riverina Romantics said...
Signed up through the Blog!
- June 7, 2011 at 9:59 AM
- Ren said...
I don't have my own blog (even I have blogger review and post review for some blog) but I already make " Sizzling Summer Reading Challenge" shelf.
Thanks for the invite! :D
- June 7, 2011 at 10:48 AM
- Unknown said...
I'm on it! This is a challenge I can get in line with. I'd do it anyway! LOL!
Amanda P
- June 7, 2011 at 11:26 PM
- Rhianna said...
Considering how much other reading I have to do 10 specifically romance books will be a challenge but that's the fun of it right? Great challenge idea. *signs up*
- June 9, 2011 at 12:17 PM
I'm behind as usually but will be signing up.
- June 11, 2011 at 6:25 AM
- Krystal Larson said...
I signed up...a little late, but signed up ><
- June 17, 2011 at 2:52 PM
- Unknown said...
I know I'm late, but still in the nick of time!!! LOL!!
- June 25, 2011 at 9:28 PM
- Mary @SweepingMe said...
Any kind of erotic so does that include Harlequin Romance books?
I am going to sign up!
I do think I can do this!
- July 4, 2011 at 11:07 AM
- LorettaLynn//Temprance said...
I just got all my book's im reading posted on my blogg!! Happy Reading everyone
- July 5, 2011 at 1:03 PM
- Crystal @ RBtWBC said...
I hope that everyone is ready for some hot summer reads! Challenge starts today, yay!
- July 5, 2011 at 2:58 PM
- Mary @SweepingMe said...
Hi, I have read two books already working on my third. Where and how or when do I post what I have read up? Do I give you links? Email? Goodreads? Let me know!
mary_reiss @ hotmail.com
- July 10, 2011 at 5:10 PM
- Crystal @ RBtWBC said...
Just sent you an email Mary, and yes, Harlequin Romances are fine. =)
- July 10, 2011 at 5:36 PM
- Em said...
Just finished challenge
- July 11, 2011 at 11:02 AM
- Ren said...
I just passed my target to read 10 books for Sizzling Summer Reading Challenge, and add my link at linky list above (I'm number 25). But since the challenge is end September, 5, I'll add more books to read :)
- August 22, 2011 at 9:06 AM
- shae said...
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- September 5, 2011 at 9:39 PM
- shae said...
Glad I got in on this!
- September 5, 2011 at 10:17 PM
- Rhianna said...
Well I didn't get to 10 but it was an enjoyable challenge anyway! :D
I'm curious as to how many of ya actually made it through 10...
- September 6, 2011 at 3:27 PM
- Mary @SweepingMe said...
I must have missed who won. Who did win? I read 10 while I was reading a ton of other things for review.
I did enjoy this challenge thanks for having me!
- September 15, 2011 at 1:13 PM
- LorettaLynn//Temprance said...
I was just wondering who won the challenge?
I had a blast reading all the books i did:) I can't wait to join up on another one!!!
- September 18, 2011 at 6:03 PM
- Crystal @ RBtWBC said...
For those of you wondering we'll have the results for the challenge up soon. Sorry for the delay, to say it's been a crazy last month for Kelly and I would be a major understatement!
Thanks for participating everyone!
- September 18, 2011 at 6:18 PM
- LorettaLynn//Temprance said...
I filled out the form when i was done but i think the url i put in there was the one that was all messed and i had to change it.
This url works it has all the post and the dates on them if thats what you need:)
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LYNBROOK, N.Y., July 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- BioSpecifics Technologies Corp. (NASDAQ: BSTC), a biopharmaceutical company developing first in class collagenase-based products marketed as XIAFLEX® in the U.S, today announced that its partner Auxilium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Auxilium) has entered into a collaboration with Swedish Orphan Biovitrum AB (Sobi) for the long-term development, supply and commercialization of XIAPEX (collagenase clostridium histolyticum) for the treatment of Dupuytren's contracture. Additionally, the process is underway to file for approval of XIAPEX for the treatment of Peyronie's disease in the EU.
"We believe this strategic collaboration with Sobi will enable further growth of XIAPEX in the EU and additional regions. The expanded sales territory now includes a total of 71 countries which will continue the upward momentum of getting this treatment to new audiences. Sobi has a proven track record of commercializing innovative products and we are excited about reaching patients with these unmet medical needs through this collaboration," reflected Thomas L. Wegman, President of BioSpecifics. "We look forward to further news this quarter with the potential approval of XIAFLEX in the U.S. for Peyronie's disease."
According to Auxilium, Sobi will receive exclusive rights to commercialize XIAPEX for Dupuytren's contracture in 71 Eurasian and African countries under this agreement. Sobi will receive exclusive rights to commercialize XIAPEX for Dupuytren's contracture and Peyronie's disease, subject to applicable regulatory approvals, in 28 EU member countries, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland, 18 Central Eastern Europe/Commonwealth of Independent countries, including Russia and Turkey, and 22 Middle Eastern & North African countries. Since 2011, XIAPEX has been approved for the treatment of Dupuytren's contracture in 28 EU member countries, Switzerland, and Norway. Sobi, via its Partner Products business unit, will be primarily responsible for the applicable regulatory, clinical and commercialization activities for XIAPEX in Dupuytren's contracture and Peyronie's disease in these countries.
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ROCHESTER— As more research comes out indicating teenagers need around nine hours of sleep to function normally, and are naturally inclined to fall asleep later at night, school districts across the country are considering adapting their schedules.
According to the National Sleep Foundation, adolescents throughout the United States face chronic sleep deprivation. Their website reads, given the constant conflict "between teens' internal biological clocks and the schedules and demands of society" later start times in local schools makes sense for the average student.
In Rochester, the school district has formed an ad hoc committee to meet and discuss how starting school later in the day would affect their students, and staff. With a deadline set for March 2013 to make an official recommendation to the Rochester School Board, chairman of the committee Dan Harkinson said his team is making progress. Harkinson is a School Board member as well.
"It's been a lot of years since I was a student, graduating from Spaulding (High School) and starting at 8:25 a.m.," Harkinson reflected. "…I think it's a pretty common experience that when you're in those high school years, you don't tend to wake up as early…You can read research all day long, and some conflicting research, but in my viewpoint, this is also part of just taking the time to reflect back on common experience."
Other school districts, like Manchester, have been considering a similar time adjustment. Assistant Superintendent Michael Tursi of the Manchester school district said his colleagues have been inclined to follow the scientific backings of current research even though the new system could prove inconvenient for busing schedules and after-school activities.
"We've been talking about it for some time but we really put it under way more recently in the past year," Tursi said, noting the local Board of School Committee would consider a change for the 2013 school year. "…It comes down to accommodating our high school students and really matching what the research shows in regard to student performance at different times in the day."
Rochester has run across similar issues in their discussions of starting school later, pushing the start time of 7:30 a.m. to 8 a.m. or 9 a.m., but the committee has yet to set a firm idea of the timing they are considering. They also don't plan to implement any changes, if recommended, until the 2015 school year.
The discussion, with Rochester Middle School and elementary school representatives and teachers, as well as the Wakefield school district – which sends their teens to Rochester's Spaulding High School – has brought out the pros and cons in adopting such a proposal.
On the positive side, students may get more sleep, possibly get to school on time more frequently, be more alert in their early morning classes and spend more time with family in the mornings. On the negative side, it is still unknown the costs associated with altering busing schedules, sports and other extracurricular activities, and some have also noted this may hurt students who have after-school jobs or responsibilities caring for younger siblings after school. School Board member Anthony Pastelis has also raised the issue of how students will learn to be on time for appointments and jobs in the working world once they graduate high school.
In Jackson, Wyoming, the Teton County School District has already begun starting their school day at a later time, from 7:35 a.m. to around 8:55 a.m. Superintendent Pam Shea of the Teton County district said administration made the change in September, as part of a sleep study program with Kyla Wahlstrom of the University of Minnesota.
"The staff will report that certainly our students are arriving wide awake instead of sleepy and everybody seems to have adjusted to the later end of the school day so I think that's the most noticeable comment that I've received," Shea said. "The fact that there have been no reported problems coming to me indicates that it is going well."
A paper by Wahlstrom titled "Changing Times: Findings from the First Longitudinal Study of Later High School Start Times" indicates some schools analyzed over a three year period showed some improvement in student grades, though those findings were not "statistically significant."
Rochester School Board member James Gray, who sits on the later start times ad hoc committee, has previously stated in session he is skeptical of the available scientific data, noting he hasn't seen any reports that say it's harmful to students to start school later but there seems to be many findings that read as less than significant. Gray said he questions whether the change could make that large of a beneficial impact on student behavior.
Shea noted in her Wyoming district, with approximately 1,200 students, she hasn't had the new start time system long enough to make overarching determinations, but she noted her staff is much happier not having to get to school so early.
"It was complaints from parents that triggered us looking at the research and there is a real wealth of research," she said. "It's about being healthy. I think that was the driving force … Raising healthy kids is really one of our strategic goals."
The Jackson, Wyoming district also has made accommodations for students who can't start school later in the day due to other personal commitments, like jobs. The district offers 8 a.m. classes available during the "zero hour" block for those in need of it.
Executive Director of the New Hampshire School Administrators Association Mark Joyce said he has heard more school districts thoughout the Granite State considering adopting a time change to later in the day, though his organization does not have an official stance or recommendation on the concept.
"One of the unique things about New Hampshire is that it leaves the control of local education up to the individual community and so I think that's very appropriate that every individual community has to consider what they would like to do with their community," he said.
Joyce noted Rochester has systems in place with surrounding districts, including Somersworth and Dover, so the time change would have to be considered regarding an impact on those districts as well.
"I think the research is pretty solid that kids learn more when they're awake and when they're in school and in good, and instructional, environments for a sustained period of time," Joyce said. "I don't think anybody would disagree with that."
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ROCHESTER— As more research comes out indicating teenagers need around nine hours of sleep to function normally, and are naturally inclined to fall asleep later at night, school districts across the country are considering adapting their schedules.


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Multiplayer gaming on your mobile device never looked so adorable. Google's newest Chrome-based game, Super Sync Sports, allows players to hook up their mobile gadgets to their computers and use the former as the controller. Players can also send invite codes to friends to join up to four gamers in one session. Naturally, computing editor Jen Bergen and I had to try it out as a fine hump day treat.
"This is a Chrome experiment," the gaming site reads, and it's a darn good one. To get started, players log into the game via their Chrome browsers and insert the same invite code to ensure that everyone is in the same session. After their phones or tablets sync to the computer (we tried it with both the Galaxy Note II and the Nexus 7 tablet), it's time to make a selection from 45 quirky characters. Seriously, you can elect to be a moose, a slab of steak, a vinyl record, or a hipster-looking dude with a sweatband and handlebar mustache. They're all pretty awesome sprites.
Super Sync Sports currently offers three games: Cycle, Swim, or Run. Each game lets players use touchscreen gestures on their mobile devices to control the characters on the computer screen. For example, in the swimming race, players make butterfly stroke motions on their smartphones or tablets. The faster and more uniformly you make these gestures, the faster the character swims. At the end of the race, users can also tweet, Facebook, or Google+ their high scores and invite others to join.
The technology is based off a combination of HTML5, CSS3, WebSockets, and Google App Engine which allows players to enjoy the game without additional plugins. This resulting product makes Super Sync Sports a basic, adorable, and fun game to play alone or with friends regardless of location or operating systems – as long as Chrome runs on your device (sorry, Windows Phone users). You can try it here today. Meanwhile, I'll be over at the game trying to land first place in all three categories. The Olympics ain't easy – even in animated gaming form!
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Dead or Alive: Dimensions, the Nintendo 3DS entry in the long-running, extremely jiggly fighting game series, is coming from Team Ninja. That's the same team behind Wii game Metroid: Other M. Now the two are coming together. How?
A new video of Dead or Alive: Dimensions shows off two Metroid cameos, one from mini-boss Ridley and one from bounty hunter Samus Aran herself in power bombing morph-ball form, appearing after DOA regulars fight on a Metroid-themed stage.
Does that mean Samus herself will be appearing as a contender in the next Dead or Alive, presumably in Zero Suit form? The game's publisher, Tecmo Koei, won't confirm that possible cameo.
But Dead or Alive is no stranger to armored guest stars. Xbox 360 game Dead or Alive 4 featured a cameo from Nicole-458, a female Spartan lifted from the Halo universe.
Thanks for the heads up, GohanEgret.


text: The chambered nautilus is a mollusk, related to the octopus, squid, clam and snail. A nautilus, along with the cuttlefish, squid, and octopus, are all cephalopods, meaning "head-foot," so named because the feet (tentacles) are attached to the head. The nautilus is the only cephalopod that has a fully developed shell for protection. Unlike a squid, cuttlefish or an octopus, the nautilus has poor vision and its primitive eyes have no lenses. The nautilus has more than 90 suckerless tentacles. Grooves and ridges on the tentacles are used to grip prey and deliver food to a crushing, parrot-like beak. Unlike snails, the spiraled shell of the nautilus is divided into chambers with the animal occupying the outermost chamber. A newly hatched nautilus begins life with about four chambers and develops an average of 30 chambers by adulthood. The inner chambers are filled with gas and help the nautilus to maintain neutral buoyancy. The nautilus adds liquid to the chambers in order to dive. The nautilus is considered to be a "living fossil," as it has undergone little change in more than 400 million years. The nautilus dominated the ancient seas before the rise of fishes, and appeared about 265 million years before the first dinosaurs. In prehistoric times, there were about 10,000 different species of the nautilus, but only a few species survived to the present. Did You Know? The nautilus has more than 90 suckerless tentacles. Diet A newly hatched nautilus (about the size of a quarter) feeds on small shrimp and other small prey. Adults feed on crabs, shrimp, and fish, and scavenge on dead animals. Food is most likely located by smell. Size Up to 8 inches Range The chambered nautilus can be found along the slopes of coral reefs of the tropical Indo-Pacific. The nautilus moves to deeper waters (600–2,000 feet deep) during the day to avoid predators. At night it ascends up to the coral reefs (300 feet deep) to hunt for prey. Population Status Some nautilus populations are in decline due to over-collection for their beautiful shells. While the export of chambered nautilus shells is banned in some countries, other countries continue to allow commercial trade. To help curtail the demand for their shells, do not purchase a nautilus shell. Predators The octopus, shark, triggerfish, and sea turtle all prey on the nautilus. Please note that this animal cannot currently be seen at the National Aquarium. Back to the Top


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Ron Roberts necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 68 diseños de 10 diseñadores freelance.
United States Commercial Trade Contractors Association
This contest is for a new logo and web banner. The banner must include both the logo and our tag line.
We have an existing online membership club that teaches construction contractors how to grow their business. Contractors pay a monthly fee to access "how-to" content. Please familiarize yourself with the site at http://www.filthyrichcontractor.com.
We are re-branding the site as an association named United States Commercial Trade Contractors Association. "USCTCA.COM"
The winning designer will be strongly considered for designing the remaining graphic work needed to finish the website. Future opportunities will be arranged by separate agreement between designer and The Possible Dream, LLC.
Contractors who build and service commercial buildings, specifically those that have employees who perform work in the field.
This includes painters, electricians, plumbing, HVAC, carpenters, pipe fitters, masons, etc. The core group does not focus on residential projects!
Please visit http://www.usconcealedcarry.com for an example of the look and feel we are shooting for however; do not duplicate the exact design scheme.
The United States part isn't that important. The CTCA part is. Our tag line is "Uniting To Share Best Practices and Overcome Industry Challenges" This MUST stand out.
We have been considering a red, white, and blue patriotic color scheme. The logo must be able to stand alone away from the banner and the tag line. Again, the banner must include the logo and tag line.
Banner size to be 950 pixels by 139 pixels.
This new logo and web banner must look as though they were professionally designed. We have learned through feedback that our current url and banner have undermined the current site's credibility.
Therefore the logo and banner must reassure first time visitors that the content inside the pay-site, and the association as a whole, are legitimate and credible and worth investigating.
We are open to fresh ideas. Please keep in mind that our target audience is pro-American and conservative which is why we are leaning to the red-white-blue color scheme. Hence the American flag.
We will be using the winner's color scheme as the basis for the remainder of the site including navigation buttons and headers.
The stand alone logo design shall be on a white background unless otherwise directed.
Please provide the logo and banner as EPS and PSD file formats. We require all ownership, trademarks, and copyrights (US, international and World Wide) and the right to change colors.
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1. attain - verb
· to gain with effort; "she achieved her goal despite setbacks"
Synonym(s): achieve, accomplish, reach
Hypernym(s): succeed, win, come_through, bring_home_the_bacon, deliver_the_goods
2. attain - verb
· reach a point in time, or a certain state or level; "The thermometer hit 100 degrees"; "This car can reach a speed of 140 miles per hour"
Hypernym(s): arrive, get, come
3. attain - verb
· find unexpectedly; "the archeologists chanced upon an old tomb"; "she struck a goldmine"; "The hikers finally struck the main path to the lake"
Synonym(s): fall_upon, strike, come_upon, light_upon, chance_upon, come_across, chance_on, happen_upon, discover
4. attain - verb
· reach a destination, either real or abstract; "We hit Detroit by noon"; "The water reached the doorstep"; "We barely made it to the finish line"; "I have to hit the MAC machine before the weekend starts"
Synonym(s): reach, make, hit, arrive_at, gain
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The NSF International draft standard for fitness facilities is now in its 14th revision. If and when the draft standard will be completed remains uncertain.
Last month, members of the NSF International joint committee on health and fitness facilities met by teleconference to discuss revisions to the latest draft standard, which was released in March. As of press time, the committee had planned another conference call that could determine a timetable for when the standard will be balloted.
NSF International, the not-for-profit, non-governmental organization based in Ann Arbor, MI, is helping to create a standard for health clubs so that club operators and owners can volunteer to have their club certified under the guidelines of the standard.
NSF said last month that the target date to start the 45-day balloting process for NSF Draft Standard 341 would be later this month, around the same time as the start of the public commenting period for the standard. Further discussion could delay the start of the balloting and commenting process for months, says Stephen Tharrett, the deputy chair of the joint committee for NSF.
"It seems some members of the joint committee may not be considering all the realities of the industry when it comes to their positions on the standards," says Tharrett, who also is the senior editor of the soon-to-be-released fourth edition of the American College of Sports Medicine's Health/Fitness Facility Standards and Guidelines. The third edition was used as the basis for the NSF draft standard, which includes definitions of the components of a health or fitness facility as well as forms for a facility safety audit and a safety inspection.
"Through further discussions," Tharrett adds, "the goal is that the joint committee will reach an understanding that will allow the standard to be approved in a fashion that is beneficial for both the industry and consumers."
In October 2009, the joint committee voted 10-9 in favor of the standard. After the vote, little additional action occurred until February, when Walter Thompson, chair of the joint committee, responded to individuals who commented on the draft standard.
Organizations represented in the development of the standard include manufacturers, trade associations, regulators and other stakeholders from the fitness community. The goal of the standard is to help make fitness clubs a more respected resource in the eyes of the public. Doctors would be more comfortable sending their patients to a certified health club for post rehabilitation or simply to lose weight, for example. The same comfort level would apply to insurance providers.


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For the past several months we have proudly posted exclusive reports from our man in Afghanistan, a Minneapolis reservist called to serve with the forces deployed in that remote theater of the war. Our man in Afghanistan is an Army major who seems to be using his special skills to help detain the bad guys. He has served continuously in theater without a break for more than a year and we look forward to celebrating his return home next month. Until then, our thoughts and prayers remain with him and his family.
Over the nearly two years that we have written for this site, we have received a great many gratifying responses to our work here. For reasons that are not entirely clear to us, our man in Afghanistan has honored us for our verbal support of the war effort, providing us with an altogether new high in the form of the certificate attesting to the flying of the flag in our honor over Bagram Air Base for the evocative period of 9 hours and 11 minutes — suggesting that our man and his colleagues haven't forgotten why they're there. We hope our fellow citizens will follow their example.
The certificate reads: "So that all shall know, This flag was flown in the face of the enemy, and bears witness to the capture, interrogation, and detainment of terrorist forces threatening the freedom of the United States of America and the World. It was flown for 9 hours and 11 minutes during Operation Enduring Freedom…at Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan."
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Sooooo if you're like me, you dont actually need to work up the nerve to eat bacon. Not to mention that within the Crossfit community bacon isn't exactly "looked down upon". However, just in case you haven't seen the light and jumped on the "bacon is a miracle" band wagon, here are some more scientific reasons you should embrace our delicious little friend.
From Bacon Today
Top 10 Reasons Bacon Is Actually HEALTHY For You!
OK, well, the extremely biased opinions of the various "beef boards, fish factions, and chicken coalitions" have had their free reign for the last 50 years, so I think it's finally time to hear what the actual doctors, nutritionists, University studies and medical tests have to say on the matter ofbacon's nutritional benefits to our health.
Here is a list of the Top 10 Reasons why bacon is actually healthy for you!
Pork-Powered Protein: The protein found in bacon is extremely valuable to maintaining our energy levels and a fully functioning, healthy body, with a minimum of those nasty, waist, thigh and butt expanding, fat-building carbohydrates.
Bacon's Blood-Balancing Bounty: Several university and medical center studies have shown that including bacon as a regular, moderate part of one's diet naturally works to lower the body's blood pressure and blood sugar levels, helping to prevent and/or alleviate the effects of diabetes, as well as heart disease, stroke and heart attack.
Flushing Fat With Flavorful, Friendly Flesh: While people have heard horror stories for years that bacon is full of harmful fat and after all, if you are what you eat, who wants to be a PIG? But the facts are completely the opposite, as bacon helps to fully satiate our appetite with high protein / low carb energy, helping the body lose weight, raise one's metabolism and build leaner, stronger muscles.
Bacon actually has less total fat, saturated fat and cholesterol than many popular cuts of beef and chicken. While some fish has less fat and cholesterol than bacon, bacon has more protein power and does not contain toxins such as mercury.
Bacon's Brain Building Business: Bacon is chock full of a very important nutrient called "choline," which helps increase our intelligence and memory, from conception to Senior Status, and has been shown in University studies to help fight off the debilitating effects of Alzheimer's Disease and other chronic mental impairments.
Bacon Lets You "Pig Out" On Essential Vitamins & Minerals: Bacon provides us with substantial amounts of the important, necessary vitamins and minerals our bodies need to function healthfully. From bacon, we receive: 65% of our Recommended Daily Intake of Thiamin (Vitamin B1) as well as 47% of our Niacin (Vitamin B3), 38% of our Vitamin B12, 36% of our Zinc, 24% of our Vitamin B6, 22% of our Riboflavin (Vitamin B2), 22% of our Phosphorus, 10% of our Pantothenate, 10% of our Magnesium, 9% of our Iron and the Protein to fat balance in bacon is actually 4 to 1, which is one of the highest protein to fat balances found in any meat, fish or fowl found on Earth.
Effective Mood Elevator: Bacon makes you feel happy, satisfied, blissful, which greatly reduces stress in our lives and effectively relieves the negative effects of frustration, self-deprivation and sense of lack in one's existence.
Nitrates and Nitrites – Now Non-Issues: The fact is, while it is true that nitrates and nitrites are unhealthy for your body, what most pro -veggie, chicken and fish nutritionists fail to tell you is that you can easily avoid nitrates and nitrites by simply (A) not burning / charring / over cooking your bacon or by (B) Baking your bacon in the oven.
Some people also choose to avoid nitrates and nitrites by (C) cooking their bacon in the microwave, however, some medical research shows a strong correlation between microwaved proteins (all meats and proteins, from beef to fish, from cheese to eggs and even milk) and cancers caused by protein mutation under the conditions of microwave bombardment, so we recommend using the oven, 400 degrees, 8 to 10 minutes per side.
P.S. if you always include some dairy and citrus in your bacon meal, the vitamins A, D and E work to effectively prevent conversion of "nitrates and nitrites into dangerously toxic "nitrosamines" in the stomach, rendering them harmless to the body.
Bacon Power Now Expands To Our Vehicles and Industry: Yes, believe it or not, a company in The United Kingdom, TMI Foods has already successfully found a way to use bacon fat and grease to manufacture a powerful, low emission, environmentally friendly, all-natural, bio-diesel fuel that can be used to effectively and inexpensively run anything from motor vehicles to turbines and from the various engines of industry to illuminating and empowering generators. That's right … Pig Power now also means "Power To The People!"
Universally Beloved Flavor Enhancer: Because bacon tastes so amazingly awesome, we're a LOT more willing to set many of our finicky ways aside to enthusiastically eat many of the boring, icky, lackluster, so-called, "healthy, nutritious food items" that are supposedly good for us, as long as they come wrapped in bacon or with lots of bacon bits broken up and served with or within them.
While We Heart Bacon – Bacon Heart's Your Heart: While people over the years have mistakenly made jokes about bacon being a leading contributor to heart disease, actually there are in fact several studies that show that the Omega-3 Fatty Acids and "choline" found in bacon can actually protect the heart from developing detrimental problems, as well as actually help HEAL such anomalies, after they have occurred!
Unlike the Omega-3 Fatty Acids supplements derived from fish sources, the ones that come from bacon aren't chock full of poisonous mercury, like most of the popular fish oil versions are. So bacon Omega-3's can not only help prevent heart disease, as well as lower your cholesterol, reduce inflammation and improve circulation, but also help you to avoid mercury and other toxic poisons being regularly spewed into our planet's oceans.


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Shakori Hills Festival, Oct. 8-11
This Pittsboro-based semiannual festival is about more than just the music, (although that's the biggest draw), with steps toward environmental sustainability that vary in size from a solar panels project meant to offset the electricity used for the festival to separate waste containers for compost, trash and recyclables placed throughout the festival grounds. There's even a biodiesel shuttle that picks up festivalgoers from Carrboro, Chapel Hill and Durham.
Many local music acts are booked each time and as with most festivals there's almost too much to do. So here's a quick and dirty breakdown of recommended (mostly) local artists:
Thursday Oct. 8
- 5:15 p.m. Midtown Dickens at the Meadow Stage (The Durham self-described punk-folk quintet just self-released their newest "Lanterns" in September, which has received quite a bit of attention from UNC's The Daily Tar Heel and Duke's The Chronicle. )
- 6 p.m. Haw River Rounders at the Dance Tent (The all-acoustic Durham band channels the spirit of jug music from the 1920s and 30s.)
- 9 p.m. Roman Candle at the Meadow Stage (One of the festival's more pop-leaning acts, Paste magazine calls the Chapel Hill band's latest release "Oh Tall Tree in the Ear" a "modern-rock masterpiece." )
- 10 p.m. The Hotwires at the Cabaret Tent (Expect energetic traditional bluegrass and a lot of instrumentals from the Raleigh-based band. )
- 11 p.m. dub Addis at the Meadow Stage (This roots reggae band hails from Ethiopia and resides in Durham.)
Friday Oct. 9
- 4 p.m. Cyril Lance at the Meadow Stage (Carrboro-based Lance has decades of blues jamming experience.)
- 7:30 p.m. The Duhks at the Meadow Stage (These Afro-beat playing Canadians are an expected addition to the festival lineup and actually have a sustainability project of their own.)
- 10:30 p.m. Kellin Watson at the Cabaret Tent (The Asheville folk rock songstress is no stranger to the festival's other acts as her latest release "No Static" features fellow performer The Duhks.)
- 11 p.m. Holy Ghost Tent Revival at the Grove Stage (This Greensboro-based group's genre is too difficult to define, but one definite thing is that they inspire a swinging good time. Check out the band's music video for "Getting Over Your Love" to get a taste of their sound.)
Saturday Oct. 10
- 2:30 p.m. The Never at the Meadow Stage (The Chapel Hill group builds upbeat pop upon three-part harmonies.)
- 6 p.m. Chatham County Line at the Meadow Stage (The Raleigh bluegrass quartet is kind of a big deal in Norway and is currently supporting its 2007 collaboration with Jonas Fjeld "Amerikabesok" and 2008 release "IV," which track's "Birmingham Jail" was named one of the best songs of 2008 by the Independent Weekly. Check out the band's 22-minute edition of Sessions at Studio B at NBC-17 in Raleigh on Music.MyNC.)
- 10:30 p.m. Lost in the Trees at the Grove Stage (The Chapel Hill folk makes music equally beautiful and complicated with a lineup that includes most musical instruments imaginable.)
- midnight The Jackets at the Cabaret Tent (An acoustic side project of Chatham County Line's fiddle/ mandolin player John Teer and banjoist Chandler Holt.)
Sunday Oct. 11
- 1 p.m. The Grady Girls at the Meadow Stage (The Ithaca, N.Y., quartet carries on the tradition of southwest Irish dance music.)
- 1:30 p.m. Big Fat Gap at the Grove Stage (There's a good reason this Chapel Hill bluegrass outfit is repeatedly mentioned on TMFN.)
- 8:30 p.m. Donna the Buffalo with Jim Lauderdale and friends at the Meadow Stage (Who better to close out the festival than its founders DTB?)
Check out the full festival schedule and ticket info. [map]
(Don't fret if you can't make this installment, the spring edition is on April 22-25, 2010.)


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Hurricane Michael slammed into the Florida Panhandle as a monstrous Category 4 storm with sustained winds of 155 miles-per-hour on Wednesday (October 10) afternoon. Michael rapidly gained strength in the Gulf of Mexico, growing from a tropical depression to one of the strongest storms to ever hit the Panhandle in just a few days.
Forecasters are warning that life-threatening storm surge and high-winds could devastate areas both on the coast and further inland. They said that the storm surge could be as high as 14 feet in some areas.
"The water will come miles inshore and can easily rise over the roofs of houses," Florida Governor Rick Scott said.
The sustained winds dropped to 125 miles-per-hour as Michael moved inland, but the storm is still extremely dangerous, and conditions are only going to get worse for residents who decided to stay.
"We expect conditions across the Panhandle to begin deteriorating rapidly," Scott said. "Now the storm is here. It is not safe to travel across the Panhandle."
One video shared on Twitter shows a newly constructed building collapsing due to the high winds.
Ginger Zee, the Chief Meteorologist at ABC News, shared multiple videos on Twitter from her condo building as Michael barreled through her neighborhood. In one of the videos, she describes seeing a house that was washed off of its foundation by the storm surge.
After the worst of the storm was over she shared a photo from her condo building that showed the destruction caused by the storm as it made landfall. She said that her building was not damaged by the storm. She also posted a video detailing the devastation in her neighborhood.
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For Lanford Wilson, The Plays Were Always Personal
For Lanford Wilson, The Plays Were Always Personal
Lanford Wilson, the Pulitzer Prize-winning American playwright whose work made waves both on and off-Broadway, died Thursday at age 73.
Wilson's work was always personal, whether he was writing about characters from his native Missouri or the prostitutes and junkies in the greasy spoon across the street from his New York apartment. In 1965, that coffee shop became the setting for his first major success.
"The coffee shop downstairs is the coffee shop in Balm in Gilead," he told NPR in 2002. "I was just amazed by the place. And I just took dictation — page after page after page."
After finishing the play, he showed it to a young director named Marshall Mason.
"He read Balm in Gilead and said, 'You're gonna need a good director,' " Wilson recalled. "And he was talking about himself, and I thought he meant, you know, to save it."
But Mason was such a fan of the play that he spent four hours talking it over with the author.
"He sat down to talk about it and he told me — for four hours — every single thing that's in that play," Wilson said.
The collaboration between the self-effacing playwright and the self-assured director would soon become one of the most successful in American theater. In 1969, Wilson and Mason helped to co-found the Circle Repertory Company, where they put on a remarkable string of successes — among them The Hot L Baltimore, Fifth of July and Talley's Folly, which won Wilson the Pulitzer Prize.
New York Times theater critic Ben Brantley notes that Wilson's plays always had a vitality to them — and juicy parts for actors.
"Lanford Wilson was an interesting combination of 1960s and 1970s sort of disenchantment with the state of the nation," Brantley says. "A couple plays, at least, featured embittered Vietnam veterans. At the same time, he harked back to the era of more sentimental plays — of portraits of losers on the margins of life."
Among the actors who made a mark in original productions of Wilson's plays were Judd Hirsch, Swoosie Kurtz, Christopher Reeve and John Malkovich, all of whom were directed by Mason. And the characters they played? They sometimes wrote themselves, according to Mason.
"Sometimes he'll write a speech and not know where the speech is gonna go or who's saying it," Mason said in a 2002 interview. "He'll just read me the speech, and I'll say 'Wow, that's wonderful. Who is it? Or, you know, what are they?' And he says, 'I don't know yet.' So he waits for his own imagination to unfold, and I wait patiently with him."
That imaginative process, Wilson himself told NPR, was as mysterious to him as it might have seemed to observers like Mason.
"Sometimes, I'm ... I'm annoyed at something and start writing and, you know, someone [in my head] says, 'Oh, shut up,' and I have two points of view. And sometimes ... I couldn't tell you where they came from."
Regardless of their genesis, those points of view always reflected the world around him. As one of Wilson's characters in Burn This says, "Nobody's safe around a writer."


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The tariffs on steel and aluminum that Trump administration plans to impose on foreign trade partners including Canada, Mexico and the European Union are inspiring a round of retaliatory measures that will drive up costs for American manufacturers and, ultimately, American consumers. "Anything that's manufactured — prices will rise," Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody's Analytics, told CNBC's John Harwood.
Harwood pointed out that rising prices will eat into the modestly larger paychecks many American workers are seeing as a result of the tax cuts. The Trump administration's trade policy, Harwood noted ironically, offers "an unorthodox follow-up to cutting the taxes American families pay: raising the prices of goods they buy."
Add in ever-rising health care costs and sharply higher gas prices, and many American consumers may see all of their tax cut windfalls accounted for, and then some. Middle-income workers are getting a tax cut of $930 per year on average this year, but pricier fuel could claim about $320 of that, health care premium hikes about $612, and tariff-related costs about $210, according to Zandi's estimates. "At best, breaking even," Harwood concluded. And lower-income workers – the bottom 20 percent of households will get a tax cut worth $60 on average – will be worse off just from the tariffs alone.
Howard Gleckman of the Tax Policy Center said Friday that the Trump administration's trade policies, combined with its stance on immigration, could have negative effects on the economy as a whole. Citing analyses by the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, Gleckman said that a trade war could reduce U.S. GDP by 3.5 percent in the long run – more than enough to wipe out any positive growth flowing from the tax cuts.


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Meanwhile, there are many different nail shapes, among which attract the Stiletto Nails and are undoubtedly an absolute eye-catcher. They look very extravagant and at the same time elegant and are in terms of form and design a special challenge. In the following, we have put together some adorable nail design ideas for stilettos to inspire you.
Stiletto Nails as a work of art – pointed, long and unusual
Stilettos are characterized by the fact that they are very pointed and start from a fingertip starting from a length of about three centimeters. The longer the Stiletto Nails, the better they look and therefore provide extra space for a unique nail style. Regardless of whether your stilettos are extremely long, short, natural or acrylic, they attract everyone's attention and look great, even if they are not necessarily suitable for everyday use.
If you have only worn short nails so far, dealing with the long and pointed nails in the beginning will not be easy. But once you get used to the shape, the Stiletto fingernails are just as suitable for everyday use as the almond-shaped or round nails. This special nail shape can be artfully used for a variety of creations, although the stilettos alone by their length act.
Whether you want to make your natural nails in a pointed shape or it is a modelage, the nails must be properly filed so that the beautiful, eye-catching shape comes about. The nails are filed from the finger in the direction of the tip in such a way that the lines are straight. If the nails are filed too far down, they can break easily.
Due to its pointed shape, the Stiletto makes your hands look feminine and your fingers longer. The eye-catching nail tip fits perfectly to short fingers and makes the wider nails look optically slimmer. Whether you want to wear such a manicure in the office, or just want to have it as a special highlight for a party night, is up to you.
If you want to wear your nails longer, you can also make them a little more almond-shaped, so they are also more difficult to tear. With an almond shaped top you look even more elegant. Just take a look that with the special nail shape you can continue to master your everyday life without any problems.
Wollen Sie die Stiletto Nagelart ausprobieren, können Sie für die Gestaltung Ihrer Nägel Gel verwenden und Ihrer Fantasie freien Lauf lassen. Es liegt ganz bei Ihnen, ob Sie Ihren Fingernägeln ein dezentes, elegantes oder provokatives Aussehen verleihen. Die Nagelmodellage ermöglicht Ihnen auch ganze Geschichten und wunderschöne Landschaften auf den Fingernägeln abzubilden und bei besonderen Anlässen dadurch im Mittelpunkt zu stehen.
Es gibt nahezu unzählige Varianten für die Gestaltung Ihrer Nägel. Ihre Stiletto Nails können Sie in auffallenden Farben, in Gold oder mit viel Glitter lackieren bzw. machen lassen. Mit diesen und weiteren ähnlichen Designs werden Sie schnell die bewundernde Blicke der Mitmenschen auf sich ziehen. Auf der anderen Seite stehen Ihnen die neutralen und dezenten Nudetöne zur Auswahl, genauso wie die matten Lacke und die Pastelltöne. Toll sehen auch Kombination aus zwei Farben aus oder Maniküre mit grafischen Mustern oder Linien.
This chic stiletto manicure in dark blue, for example, is a successful combination of different nail art. The great color can be seen on every finger. Blue nail polish with glitter is used for the French nail tip, making the fingers look longer and more elegant. The ombre nails, where the glittering towards the tip are getting brighter completes the noble manicure.
Here you can see a similar combination with lots of glitter, ombre and a rich purple color that creates a chic, feminine manicure. The interesting effect of this nail design is the glass effect. Small glass-splinter-like small mosaics are glued on the nails and shimmer like diamonds. The sparkling glass splinters are made of thin acrylic plates or foils.
Here, the chic manicure was achieved by the combination of black, gray and pink color with glitter particles. A special and very effective impression left here the gray nails with the so-called cat's eye effect. Special color gels contain magnetic pigments, which are evenly distributed with the help of special magnets, resulting in a cat's eye effect.
The mysterious cat's eye effect can also be achieved by using rhinestones in a special form. Take a look at this bright royal blue in its matte version! The color alone is already striking and beautiful, but makes the shimmering pebbles stand out in cat eye shape.
This great effect is paired with a beautiful, opaque color and gives your nail design that certain something. This light reflex makes your nails a mysterious and seductive eye-catcher.
Chic stiletto nails do not necessarily have to be painted in color to make them real eyecatchers. Transparent basecoats or paints in nude shades can be brought to light with rhinestones, sequins or glitter foils. For example, create a fine French manicure by decorating the tips with delicate flowers and glitter.
Are you looking for a summer trend color for your Stiletto Nails? The mint green for example is a trendy color that looks good on your fingernails. This summer color is especially effective when the sun is shining. Combine the mint green with silver and enjoy the sunny days. Mint green looks great in combination with turquoise.
The alternative for everyday life are the so-called mini stilettos. If you make the stiletto nails a little shorter, you will feel as if you have normal, long nails and you have the desired shape without disturbing the nails. In addition, they look no less enchanting and make your everyday life much easier.
If you want an inconspicuous nail design, you can design your stiletto nails with subtle tones or nude tones. Gladly you can lift up individual fingers with small ornaments, such as with stampings or stickers, flourishes, and small, monochrome motifs.
If you would like to wear a very simple design for your Stiletto Nails, you are welcome to use a matt overcoat. Fingernails covered in natural skin or rose tones, look elgant, neat and simple. Beautiful gradient can be created with nude, metallic and pastel shades. The colors champagne, rosé, gossamer pink, mother of pearl and prosecco are simple and suitable for every occasion.
The noble neutrals suit every season and every outfit. The color nuances are very diverse and you definitely can not go wrong with this color selection. If you find the Nuturtöne too simple, you can spice it up with glitter powder and rhinestones.
You are welcome to make your Stiletto Nails monochrome and brighten them with a reflective effect. Trendy are the Chrome Nails, which are characterized by a foil-like and even shine. The mirror-smooth layer is reached by sprinkling special glitter powder on the base coat and rubbing it with an applicator. With a hologram pigment powder one achieves such a great and original effect as with the manicure in the photo.
If you like to be the center of attention, you can paint your short neon color stilettos. If you want to express your summer mood, the bright neon yellow, green, pink or orange are the right notes for you. The expressive and intense color intensity will put your Stiletto Nails in the limelight.
You can combine the neon colors with other colors, color pigments or glitter powder and always create new looks. You are welcome to give your fingernails structure and beautify them with different patterns. A black wave pattern on white undercoat or casual black splashes on the neon color just look great.
You can achieve another eye-catching manicure by combining bright purple and natural colors with filigree ornaments. Purple shades are available for every skin type. They are mysterious and elegant, and look glamorous. Stiletto Nails in purple, violet, purple, lilac, lavender, purple or aubergine are a real eye-catcher.
Stiletto Nails look very charming even with different nuances of a color. In addition to the color design, abstract patterns allow you to develop your own creations and enjoy fascinating and creative nail designs.
Stiletto Nails also look great and elegant in the trendy ombre look. There are no limits to your imagination here. Combine the colors according to your taste and possibly underline the color transition with patterns or stones.
Short Stiletto Nails can also be painted entirely in black. Black nail polish is undoubtedly a timeless classic that looks great in combination with the right outfit. With extremely long stilettos, however, it is not recommended to use black nail polish unless combined with other colors or patterns.
No other color looks so beautiful, stylish and classic on the nails, like the red. Depending on which nuance and which nail design the great color is selected, it can look glamorous, romantic or luxurious.
Red or black nail polish harmonize perfectly with the "Negative Space" look and create great patterns on the fingernails. The red nail polish gets a dramatic touch, if it is provided with golden glitter powder or rhinestones.
Stiletto Nails look very elegant and chic in every length with the typical, white French lace. The eye-catching shape of the Stiletto nails is additionally emphasized by the lacquered tip and your fingernails look neat and beautiful. The French manicure is a perfect choice for everyday wear as well as for special occasions.
Another technique to emphasize the unique, pointed shape of the Stiletto Nails is to frame the painted nails with a contrasting color. The impressive Stiletto shape is even more effective in this way, and slightly wider fingernails look optically narrower.


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Pictured: Harvard's nordic team in action last weekend at St. Lawrence (Ann Mangan)
COLCHESTER, Vt. - This week EISA skiers, coaches and fans load in the vans for a drive to Vermont. The last time St. Michael's hosted a carnival was 2007.
Alpine events at Smugglers Notch in Jeffersonville, VT include both Giant Slalom and Slalom. Friday's event is a Giant Slalom for both Men and Women. Saturday's event is a Slalom for both Men and Women.
The Nordic events of the St. Michael's Carnival take place at Sleepy Hollow, Huntington, VT. Friday is a 10/15km Freestyle individual start race. Saturday is a Men's and Women's Classic Sprint Relay and it is not a NCAA qualifier race.
Get up to the minute results and find out race developments online. Nordic live updates are in the same location as results. Alpine result are posted live at www.live-timing.com
Results online at www.eisaskiing.org/results
More information and Lincoln's post race articles with photographs..... www.eisaskiing.org
7:00 pm Nordic Coaches Meeting Tarrant Recreational Center
Hall of Fame Room Saint Michael's College
6:00 pm-7:00 pm Alpine Registration
7:00 pm Alpine Coaches Meeting Smugglers Notch Ski Club
Friday 22 Team Score
9:30 am Women's Giant Slalom 1st Run Start List
10:00 am Women's 10km Freestyle* Start List/Results
10:30 am Men's Giant Slalom 1st Run Start List
11:30 pm Men's 15km Freestyle* Start List/Results
1:15 pm Women's Giant Slalom 2nd Run Results
2:15 pm Men's Giant Slalom 2nd Run Results
Saturday 23 Team Score
9:30 am Men's Slalom 1st Run Start List
10:00 am Men's Sprint Relay Classic Start List/Results
10:30 am Women's Slalom 1st Run Start List
11:00 am Women's Sprint Relay Classic Start/Results
12:30 pm Men's Slalom 2nd Run Results
1:45 pm Women's Slalom 2nd Run Results


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Love has fueled many great works of art. From Picasso's The Lovers to Renoir's La Promenade to the very literal LOVE sculpture by Robert Indiana, artists continue to harness the power of love in their work. But, as in life, it isn't always romance and roses. In that spirit, LACMA has put together a Valentine's evening for the lovers AND the lonely hearts.
On February 14, we will be keeping the Ahmanson building and Stanley Kubrick open from 6 to 9 pm. There are many options for how to spend your evening. For the lovelorn—(or, those just looking to have fun), we've created the Love Hurts tour—a 30-minute tour inspired by works in our collection portraying heartbreak, jealousy, affairs ending badly, and more.
We are also bringing back to popular RED pop-up dinner series. In conjunction with the Love Hurts tour, Chef Jason Fullilove has crafted a decadent and savory prix fixe menu. With communal tables, delicious food, and good company, who knows what you'll fall in love with?
Plus, Ray's and Stark Bar and C + M (Coffee + Milk) have specials throughout the night.
Come to LACMA on Valentine's Day. The only thing you need to love is art.
Learn more and buy tickets for the evening.
Alex Capriotti


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After two disappointing losses, the Fire have the chance a chance for redemption with an all-important match Saturday afternoon at the New York Red Bulls (#NYvCHI), LIVE at 2:30pm CT on NBC 5 Chicago.
Here are five things you should know heading into today's six-pointer…
1) Record vs. the Metro/Bulls in October – After the two defeats, the Fire won't be the favorites heading into Red Bull Arena but there are a few historical things to take into account: The Fire hold a 21-12-9 all-time advantage over the franchise and are 3-0-1 all-time when playing the team in October.
WATCH: Sega, Arne Preview Red Bull
One of those three wins? A memorable 3-2 playoff series deciding victory in which Ante Razov scored the 88th minute game winner.
The date? October 6, 2000.
2) Chris Rolfe – Another one of those October victories over Red Bull was actually the last one, in which Fire forward Chris Rolfe tallied a first half hat trick en route to the team's 5-2 win at Giants Stadium back on October 23, 2008.
Rolfe enjoys scoring against the Red Bulls, having done so seven times in 15 matches since 2005. If not for his brace last month vs. Columbus, the Red Bulls would be the MLS team he's scored the most against (Chris has eight career goals vs. the Crew).
3) SCORE FIRST – I used this in Wednesday's "Five Things" but seeing as the team has conceded the first goal so many times this season (19 of 31 games) and has been victimized by it in each of the last two games, it's worth repeating that It's rather important to score the first goal.
Needing at least a point, It's even more important in this game as Red Bull are an incredible 33-0-14 when scoring the first goal under Han Backe since the Swedish manager took the helm in 2010. The Fire are 16-0-4 under Frank Klopas in the same instance.
Either way, it's safe to say who ever concedes will be looking at a draw as their best outcome.
Watch parties
4) PLAYOFF SCENARIOS – Even after Wednesday's performance, there's still a chance the Fire could make the playoffs by the end of the weekend.
None of it can happen without a Fire win vs. Red Bull this afternoon but if that were to occur, the Men in Red would need either Montreal to beat Houston in their visit to BBVA Compass Stadium Saturday night or Sporting KC to beat or draw with Columbus in their visit to Crew Stadium on Sunday.
5) WATCH PARTIES – You never want to watch such a big match alone, right? With that in mind, why don't you head to one of the two Section 8 Chicago watch parties being held this afternoon at Cleo's in Ukranian Village(1935 W. Chicago) or The Atlantic in Lincoln Square (5062 N. Lincoln).
Section 8 Chicago will be raffling off two of the now nearly impossible tickets to get to Monday's Fire Anniversary Party at each event!


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LTR 50,000pts or More
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Food Replicator[edit]
Creates an object in your Sim's personal inventory, which can then be placed in the house. Anyone can use it to create a meal (though it can sometimes hilariously malfunction), but the meal's quality will never be as good as a meal cooked by a Sim with a high Cooking skill level. This reward is repeatable.
60,000 Points[edit]
Moodlet Manager[edit]
Creates an object in your Sim's personal inventory, which can then be placed in the house. Anyone can use it to alter another Sim's buffs and debuffs. Its most useful function is to just immediately cancel the target's debuffs no matter how devastating, allowing the target to be happy all the time (or at least cancel a seriously terrible long-term debuff, like the death of a spouse).
The Moodlet Manager is subject to the user's mood as well for whether it works. For example, let's say Pyro is sad because Aralia dumped him (so Pyro has the "Broken Relationship" debuff). Pete attempts to use the Moodlet Manager to cure Pyro. However, if Pete is also unhappy, then the Moodlet Manager has a high chance of malfunctioning, causing Pyro's debuff to intensify. Simply put: whoever is using the Moodlet Manager needs to be as happy as possible so as to impove other people's moods.
This reward is repeatable.
65,000 Points[edit]
Age Freeze Potion[edit]
Immediately and permanently disables this Sim's aging. The Sim can still die from other methods.
70,000 Points[edit]
Young Again Potion[edit]
Ages the Sim down to the Young Adult stage, and/or removes all aging progress in that stage. This reward cannot be bought by a SimBot.
75,000 Points[edit]
Teleportation Pad[edit]
Creates an object in the household inventory, which can then be placed in the house. When using the teleport pad, the Sim is instantly teleported anywhere in the neighborhood. It's only a one-way teleport, so the Sim will have to still get home by car or otherwise.
The teleport pad has a chance of failing and sending the Sim somewhere else. It can be upgraded by a Sim with a Level 10 Mechanical skill to prevent any screw ups.
Due to its one-way nature, its use is limited, but it's a sign of ultimate wealth. This reward is repeatable.


text: Do Flaming Lips make good music, or create really cool music-related gimmicks? At the band's best, the answer is "both." It remains to be seen whether "Found A Star On The Ground" will rank among Flaming Lips' greatest songs, but it already belongs with the band's zaniest ideas. "Ground" is a six-hour song that the Lips plan to record to benefit the Central Oklahoma Humane Society and the Academy of Contemporary Music at the University of Central Oklahoma. For a donation of $100, you can have your name included in the song's lyrics, which will likely end up being only slightly shorter than the Oklahoma City phonebook. To donate, go here. [Via Pitchfork]


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So you're on your way to college – or maybe you're already there. It may be your first year, it may be your eighth year, or perhaps you're somewhere in between. Either way, the eco-friendly habits you keep over the summer living on your own are likely to be compromised by the dorm environment. Some things may be out of your control; for example, I only use fans at home, but my dorm building automatically turns on the air conditioning through the fall. But other aspects are in your control, and a few simple tips can help you keep supporting the planet until your spring exams are finished.
Here are 10 simple ways to make your dorm life greener, from back-to-school shopping to packing up at the end of the year.
1. Buy natural fiber, organic bed sheets. Also consider springing for all natural pillows, comforters, and mattress pads. Bamboo – a very sustainable resource – is also a great option when shopping for bedroom items for your dorm: not just linens, but bath mats and shower curtains, too. Not only will your bed be as comfy as it can be, but you'll be making the most ethical sleeping choice possible. Check out Earthsake for all of your organic bedding.
2. Decorate secondhand. It's easy to get caught up in Target wall decals and shiny new posters of your favorite bands, but refrain from impulsively buying new decorations. Shop instead on sites like eBay Classifieds, Craigslist, and Etsy Vintage to find unique, one-of-a-kind items to decorate your dorm room with. Also check out Freecycle or your local thrift shops for lamps and other basic room essentials secondhand. Used is great, but we all know used and free is even better! Not only do you avoid having the same Beatles poster as the rest of your hall, but your secondhand shopping makes a big environmental difference.
3. Replace incandescent bulbs with CFL ones. If you're lucky, your school has already done this for you with your room's overhead lights – but odds are that it hasn't. So take initiative and bring a few light bulbs to school. But I get it – mood lighting is important. You need that string of Christmas lights across your door. Make sure you buy LED decorative lights, or purchase strings to which you add your own bulbs. If you have some extra light bulbs, consider giving them away to your roommate or a friend. It makes a huge difference in the long term. And don't forget to turn off your lights when you leave the room. There
won't be anyone there to appreciate them!
4. Buy natural candles and air fresheners. It's college – your room just isn't going to smell great every day. Even though almost all aerosols like Febreze are now CFC-free, according to the Washington Post, over the course of the year, an ordinary plug-in air freshener will use about 18.4 kilowatt-hours of electricity – equal to about a barrel of oil's worth. As for spray fresheners, take a look at the ingredients offered on their labels and websites and ask yourself how many names you recognize. Try instead to make your own air freshener with essential oils. Or purchase soy candles, free of paraffin and synthetic fragrances, like these beautiful USA made ones from Maddison Ave. After all, stenches are sometimes out of your control, and it's best to be prepared.
5. Make sure you only use eco-friendly laundry, bath and cleaning products. I think it's safe to say that I'm Seventh Generation's biggest fan. They've made environmentally friendly products available to everyone at reasonable prices. No matter where you're shopping for dorm items, you're likely to find Seventh Gen products there. Think about it this way: if you buy laundry and dish detergent, cleaners, scrubs, tissues, paper towels, toilet paper, bleach and trash bags that are all made responsibly, you're alleviating a huge strain off of our precious resources that make those items. Hint: try to avoid fabric softeners. I know your mom probably uses them and that makes all the difference, but steering clear of them will save you money and save help make our environment a little bit cleaner. Think carefully about which products are essentials and which ones you'll forget about after September ends.
6. Buy Fair Trade and organic snacks (and coffee!). I have a Keurig coffee machine at school and try to only buy Fair Trade cups (like these). If you're making coffee in a French press or with a traditional machine, try to steer clear of big brands. Equal Exchange is my go-to for delicious Fair Trade and organic coffees and foods. You'll definitely want to pick up some bars of their chocolate and bags of nuts and berries. Don't forget to bring your reusable traveler mug and water bottle to school! Having your own water filter or drinking tap water makes a big difference. If you're sharing a kitchen, try to buy a water filter that fits on your sink to avoid the extra step.
7. Try to buy Energy Star appliances – and share them. Converse with your roommate(s) before you get to school to find out what appliances they're planning on bringing. Split the cost of an EPA-approved Energy Star minifridge to save money and
electricity. Microwaves are also a greener alternative to cooking on a stove or in an oven (plus you can make all the Cup of Noodles you want) – just make sure you keep it unplugged when it's not in use. The best option? Go without these kitchen appliances. But if you don't think you can go without late night Ben and Jerry's binges for a year, then make sure you bring a few extra spoons to share with your fridge-mates.
8. Use electronics wisely. If you're only doing your hair on the weekends, why keep your blow dryer and straightener plugged in all week? Same goes for your laptop – if you head home for the weekend, don't keep it plugged in while you're gone. The simplest way to control your energy usage is to plug all of your electronics into a power strip that you turn off when you leave your room. Once you get into the habit of unplugging electronics, you won't even think twice about doing it.
9. No more nasty red Solo cups! Nothing says "college drinking" like a red plastic cup. But these cups are wasted on a nightly basis in college environments, and they're almost never disposed of properly. Since you don't want to be that kid picking up after everyone reminding them to recycle, host BYOG (bring your own glass) parties or have reusable glasses to offer everyone. That way you have less cleanup and you help make Saturday nights on campus a little greener.
10. Store – don't ship! And reuse packing supplies. The end of the school year seems to come out of nowhere, but don't let yourself face packing unprepared. Try to get your hands on used boxes by asking local companies and businesses if they have any extra or visiting recycling centers yourself. Don't buy packing tape with an unnecessary plastic handle, and share the tape with your friends so it doesn't go to waste. The most important part? Don't ship everything home! Do you really foresee yourself using your printer more than once over summer vacation? Store it with your school, along with your winter clothes (if applicable). You'll save serious money with these tips, and time and frustration. Did I mention you'll save money? Now the cash you made selling your textbooks can go to something useful, like a new bathing suit for summer. Now I'm getting a little ahead of
Have a great school year! Keep up the green work in college. Educate those around you who aren't as aware of these environmentally friendly tips. Print out this list or your own list on recycled paper and post it in your common room. Spread the word that it's not all that hard to stay eco-friendly in the crazy world that is college dorms.
– Jessica Nicholson


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Farmers' Markets
Maine farmers' markets offer high quality, delicious foods and agricultural products, harvested fresh and sold direct to you by your neighbors, the farmers. Markets are located throughout the State, and each offers a unique blend of personalities and products. Search below for a market in your town or county. Visit more than one to enjoy all the flavors of Maine!
Farmers' Market in Portland, ME
Related links:
Permits Required For Starting a Farmers' Market
State statutes regarding Maine Farmers' Markets
Resources for vendors and organizers of farmers' markets can be found at The Maine Federation of Farmers' Markets.
Maine farms, farmers' markets and farm stands are now accepting Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Please check at the bottom of the page to see if there is a market in your area.
Additional Reading:
Recipe To Market: How To Start a Specialty Food Business in Maine
Farmers' Market...Think Food Safety
For more information regarding starting a farmers' market please e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com or call 287-3491
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Implementing WIC & SNAP at Maine Farmers Markets
Information on how to become certified to accept SNAP and WIC benefits.
SNAP & WIC Resources
Information on who to contact, application links, and where to find more information.


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UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN River Falls
Professor of Art (Painting & Drawing)
Office: 152 KFA
Phone: 715.425.0639
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Peter Mak is an professor of art at the Art Department, University of Wisconsin-River Falls, where he has taught since 2004. Peter Mak's artwork comprises of a range of medium from drawings, prints, digital photos, paintings, ceramic sculptures to installation work. He has been honored with awards (Best of Show and Distinguished Teacher), grants and museum permanent collections, has participated in over fifty-five solo and invited joint exhibitions, and has taught over 25 years in colleges and universities both Hong Kong and America.
One of my recent projects was a series of large digital prints and sculpture installations. The work began with a study of French philosopher Henri Lefebvre's The Production of Space (about urban space, dwellings and living) and Michael de Certeau's The Practice of Everyday Life. My study looked at the ordinary man and his struggle to pursue his shelter, personal space, existence and meanings in everyday life. The red-white-blue nylon sheeting and shopping bag, a cheap and widely used article in Asian countries, is symbolic of transient shelter, fleeting being, and a means of transporting belongings, personal effects and experience. The displaced person, moving from town to town, country to country, is often an ever-present universal unnamed hero like many of us, who takes care of his/her own business, fulfills his/her own schedule, and lives life as an individual among many others within a family, school, workplace, community and country. He and his acts are not noticed and attended to, but his being and efforts are responsible for the beginning and the continuation of humanity and the simple human existence that we are all a part of. A bulldozed village (next to the train station pictured in one of the prints) and its residents served as the subjects of this investigation.


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If you ask former "American Idol" executive producer Nigel Lythgoe, there's only one candidate who can replace Simon Cowell after the longtime judge's departure – Elton John.
"He's absolutely it," Nigel told The Hollywood Reporter's Showbiz 411 blog of the legendary British rock pianist.
Nigel left "Idol" prior to Season 8. The show is now in the midst of its ninth season, with Simon due to leave the show upon its conclusion and his replacement still up in the air.
For Elton's part, the musician's rep told Access Hollywood in January that "there is no truth to reports that he is in talks to replace Simon on 'Idol'" – though that, of course, may change in the coming months.
Nevertheless, Elton has no lack of projects to keep him busy. He and partner David Furnish are among the producers of Broadway's latest drama, "Next Fall," which opened last night in New York.
And according to Billboard, the star is working on a new album in Los Angeles with Oscar and Grammy-winning producer T Bone Burnett and songwriter Leon Russell. Neil Young and Booker T. Jones are among the guests who will reportedly appear on the 15-track release, which longtime songwriting collaborator Bernie Taupin described as an "organic recording unlike anything you've heard from our duo before."
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Google has reportedly distributed a test version of Google Maps that works on Apple's iOS platform, hoping to perfect the app before submitting it to the iTunes store.
The news comes from an unnamed source used in a Wall Street Journal article, and it wasn't obvious when Google would be submitting the app for inclusion into the App Store.
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The reasons for that may be many, but it's likely because Google is considered a rival of Apple's. Recently Apple has decided to rid itself of Google's apps, such as dislodging YouTube and dropping Google Maps for its own maps app. Unfortunately that much-maligned map app was made the but of jokes because of its wildly inaccurate information.
An Apple spokesman said the company doesn't comment on apps that haven't been submitted for approval, according to the WSJ.
A Google spokesman said, "We believe Google Maps are the most comprehensive, accurate and easy-to-use maps in the world. Our goal is to make Google Maps available to everyone who wants to use it, regardless of device, browser, or operating system."
We believe that all smartphone users should be allowed to use quality apps. While Apple understandably wanted its users to use only its products, it should have made sure those products were adequate before replacing them.


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Cayenne is a powerful antioxidant and is known to be good for digestion and ease bloating. It is rich in Vitamins A, C and the full B complex, calcium and potassium.
Fushi herbs and superfoods are bio-dynamically grown, cold processed and 100% raw to retain their complete nutritional properties. They are grown and derived from sustainable sources. Fushi believe in being honest to their customers, kind to the planet and responsible for their actions.
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460mg per capsule.
Origin: India
Made from freshly ground herb from this seasons harvest. Capsulated within 1 hour after being ground.
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Suitable for vegetarians and vegans.


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No, this isn't a Spanish inquisition. This is simply my reaction to the Dec 2nd comic, and I'll give you a few questions to think about. I don't need an answer.
If the United States of America was founded on religious tolerance, then why is there a movement by Christians to ban same sex marrage (prohibited in the Bible) when it may be allowed by a different, unknown religion?
Why is there a general disdain of homosexuality when science has proven that it's both a mix of natural inclination from medical condition, enviromental factors, and little nurturing by parents? Why encourage a change with someone who literally cannot change his/her/hir body makeup?
Why are Christian church leaders slow to recognize advancements outside their own circle?
and finally...
What happened to the tolerance origonally taught pre-King James edition? What ever happened to the love?


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