Runners training in rural Kenya (© NN Running Team/Dan Vernon)
We continue our series to mark this year’s World Environment Day by highlighting some of ways our sport's athletes have become involved in environmental conservation and sustainability efforts.
Respecting the environment is respecting yourself.
That’s how Catherine Ibarguen encapsulated her relationship with the natural environment in a recent World Athletics interview. The Olympic triple jump champion isn’t alone in that intimate, personal assessment. Like people in all walks of life, athletes from across the sporting landscape are becoming increasingly alarmed about the impacts of climate change on their communities, on their health, their livelihoods and their future. They’re demanding concrete action and tangible results from their political and industry leaders, and from their neighbors and friends.
Ample examples in recent years have illustrated how sport is already being substantially impacted by climate change, from event relocations and cancellations forced by extreme weather to heat-related affects on the health and well-being of those who participate in sports - all fueled by climate change. One recent World Health Organization study found that heat stress linked to climate change is likely to cause 38,000 deaths a year globally between 2030 and 2050.
The situation will only grow worse as efforts to reduce CO2 emissions continue to fall well short of the targets that need to be met in order to curb the damage that’s being done.
The Covid-19 pandemic has laid bare how vulnerable the sports industry is to catastrophic global events. Financially, it’s been disastrous. The Sustainability Report reported last month that a recent ESPN study discovered that at least $12 billion will be wiped from sport’s collective balance statements in the virus’s aftermath. Sports marketing company Two Circles has estimated that sport sponsorship could plummet by more than $17 billion year-on-year (37%). Over the course of just a few weeks, hundreds of events had been cancelled, entire seasons, multiple world championships, international tournaments and an Olympic Games postponed.
But as devastating as the human and economic costs have been, more alarming still is that many experts believe that climate change will ultimately be much more destructive and deadly than the new coronavirus if allowed to progress at its current rate.
Sport’s power to deliver solutions
So what can sport do to prevent, or at least mitigate some of those impacts?
Sport is in a position to begin and even lead many of the necessary conversations about ways to combat climate change, said Niclas Svenningsen, Manager of the UN Climate Change Global Climate Action Programme.
“Sport is not only one of the first victims of climate change, but also attracts tremendous attention across all parts of society – much more than politics or science, in fact,” Svenningsen said in an email to World Athletics.
“By using that unique position to show how a team, a club, a league, or individual athletes walk the talk, they have the power to reach people who otherwise would not understand that all of us are affected by the climate change crisis, and all of us can contribute to solving it.”
For its part, World Athletics launched its sustainability strategy in April, with the goal of making the organisation carbon neutral by 2030 at its core. The ten-year strategy is designed to deliver tangible benefits across environmental, social and economic sustainability while its ultimate vision is to become the leading international sports federation in delivering best in class sustainable events.
Athletes answering the call
A new generation of athletes is also answering that call.
Eliza McCartney of New Zealand, the 2016 Olympic bronze medallist in the pole vault, is keenly working to be part of the solution.
“The more I started learning about the issues our environment is facing, the more shocked I was each time, to the point where I thought I could no longer ignore it. I had to be part of the change - suddenly it felt morally wrong to not take action.”
She decided to pursue a degree in Environmental Science.
“Environmental science is quite literally the study of our environment, and particularly how humans interact with it. Since I'm studying in New Zealand, a lot of my degree is based on New Zealand environments and the issues we are facing from human impact. Being an island, we have such a unique, remarkable assemblage of species, and if we lose them, they are gone forever. I really love that I can be involved in the work towards a sustainable future here.”
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Look at this little guy 🌱, he will grow into a great Tōtara tree and live for hundreds of years. I feel so privileged to work with @treesthatcount to plant millions more native trees throughout Aotearoa. Because we all love native trees and we all know how important they are for the whenua (land), for the manu (birds), for sustainability, and for us. Plant, gift, or donate a native tree to help keep Aotearoa beautiful (link in bio)🌿 #lovenativetrees #treesthatcount #plantgiftdonate
Like McCartney, Italy's Carolina Visca, the reigning European U20 champion in the javelin throw, is hoping to put environmental sustainability at the heart of her post-athletics career.
The rising Italian star, who studies mechanical engineering, spent part of her coronavirus lockdown engaging fans and other athletes in discussions about environmental issues through her new 'Green Mind' video project on her Instagram and Facebook pages, whose launch was prompted by the clear panoramas that were suddenly becoming more visible from the terrace of her flat in the Italian capital.
"The churches, the most visible large monuments, the airport, the Olympic stadium - they were all starting to appear more clearly," she said. "This is because CO2 emissions were reduced."
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Today's key word is: WASTE DISPOSAL♻ I wanted to give life to a project called “𝑮𝒓𝒆𝒆𝒏 𝑴𝒊𝒏𝒅"in which many topics will be treated but united by a fundamental theme: eco sustainability🍃. I thank all those who are helping me to spread this message. On today's episode we have European Champion @nadia.battocletti ; she will tell us how her region keeps the environment clean during this pandemic. But now no more chatter, I leave you to watch the first video of this project. Just a small gesture from each of us to breathe cleaner air. 💚 @atleticaitaliana @worldathletics @europeanathletics @get.waste.ed #ecosustainability #ecosystem #greenmind #cleanworld
Some things she learned from the project spurred her on to take a certified online course on hybrid and electric cars which explored both their functionality and their global economic impact - a topic very much in line with her field of study and passion for cars.
"We ourselves need to learn to breathe cleaner air," she said. With that in mind, she wants to apply her studies to the development of better and more efficient hybrid and electric cars, which she believes "will increasingly be one of human beings' most important needs."
Runners from East Africa, many who were either raised in rural farming settings, or have taken up farming during their profession running careers, have long been known as strong stewards of their environment.
"For a long time I've had a love for the environment,” said three-time world half marathon and twice world cross country champion Geoffrey Kamworor. “When I was young I could take care of the cattle in the forest, where I enjoyed the beautiful nature.
"For that reason I learned the importance of environmental conservation, which was something also emphasised at school. Apart from practising farming we normally complete our runs in the forest, where the beautiful nature and the fresh air we enjoy there acts as a further reminder of the importance of conserving the environment around us.”
Kamworor has planted more than 2000 trees in his community over the past three months. Similarly, Rhonex Kipruto, the world 10km record holder, recently planted 4000 trees in and around his village in Kamwosor to help prevent soil erosion and landslides that affect his hilly community.
Many athletes have adopted more low-key approaches by simply adjusting their lifestyles to live in a more sustainable way without necessarily considering themselves campaigners or eco-warriors.
"I'm not sure if I (can be considered) an 'eco' athlete, but I recycle and try to live on the minimalist side," said Mirela Demireva, the Olympic silver medallist in the high jump two years ago. "I reuse, reduce and recycle."
Elena Vallortigara has similarly adopted a more planet-healthy routine. The Italian high jumper avoids plastic, selected a sponsor because of the ecologically-friendly materials used in their products and drives an eco-friendly car.
Leisure activities have also emerged that work to reduce waste specifically in the running community.
Plogging, a portmanteau of 'plucking' and 'jogging', is a trend among running groups whose members pick up litter along their running routes - while they're out running.
Waste reduction efforts
Zach Michael, who competed as a distance runner for Central College in Naperville, Illinois, near Chicago, spent his two final years at the university working on a waste diversion project that diverted two tons of waste from local landfills.
“My job (at the school’s Office of Sustainability) over the past two years was to take the items that the school didn’t want anymore - desks, chairs, tables, envelopes - and try to either sell them or donate them. Some of my proudest diversions were donating over 200 cushioned chairs to local people in Naperville and some churches, and selling an electric car that no longer worked for the school’s purposes.”
More companies and charities encouraging waste reduction efforts in the running community’s are emerging, too.
One of the oldest in One World Running, founded in 1986 by a group of runners in Boulder, Colorado. Since then, the organisation has sent thousands of new and "near-new" athletics shoes, t-shirts, shorts, medical and school supplies to countries in the developing world, mostly in sub-Saharan Africa.
Rerun Clothing is a small UK company aiming to prolong the life of running clothes and equipment to divert them from landfills. Ultrarunner Dan Lawson, who runs the company along with this family, solicits donations of used shirts and running shoes that are then either resold or repurposed. He's also working to encourage race organisers to reduce the amount of textiles produced for events.
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TRAINERS. . We are getting a big donation of trainers (and finishers tees) together for @collectiveaidorg this week. These are trainers that are no longer good for running but still have years of use left in them. Refugees have been arriving at camp barefoot and in flipflops so these will be much appreciated. . Head over to @collectiveaidorg for more info on their work and here are a few tips for donating shoes... . 😱The last few trainers are pictures that are too gone to donate. Still don't throw these in the bin. Take them to a shoe recycling bank. Some charity shops will take them and the dump should have a bin for shoes. . 👍Give your shoes a little clean before donating. Muddy shoes will most likely be landfilled by charity shops and cannot be recycled(picture 4 is some if the trainers we have put aside for cleaning) Whilst it's not advised to put trainers through the wash for lengevity ,a cold cycle before donating would be acceptable. Just be sure to air dry them as the heat from radiator or tumble dryer will mess with the glue . 😗Tie them or tape them together so they don't lose their pair . 🐸Wear them longer! Whilst it's good we have shoes to donate many (most) could have been worn for many more miles more and still been donated. . 👽If your shoes are very muddy after a run make the effort to rinse them off even if you don't feel like it! . Dried mud will weaken the material and lead to holes. . Thank YOU Rerunners. Many of these trainers were collected at the @nationalrunningshow . We also have several boxes waiting to go to @forgottenfeet when they are up and running. . #werunwithrerun #sustainabletrainers #calaisrefugees #donations #textilewaste #lovenotlandfill #zerowastesport #marathonrunner #textilewaste #ultrarunner #plogging #secondhandfirst #wearthechange #fashionrevolution
"If you think about reducing the textile waste across the running industry," he told Runners World, "60 to 65% of all the unwanted clothes we get are finishers t-shirts.
“I think we really need to give runners the option to ask themselves, 'Do I really need this?'"
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Plans by the University of Warwick to create a 6,000-student campus in California will also highlight development opportunities at its main UK site, according to one of the men behind the project.
The university has announced its intention to create a new campus in Placer County in California, on 600 acres of donated land.
It will start delivering a small number of postgraduate courses offered in interim accommodation but as the project develops, dedicated teaching facilities will be created and undergraduate students will be admitted across a range of subjects.
The university aims to have a campus supporting around 6,000 students by 2031, in a project funded through the University Development Trust, who are providing both the land and what will be hundreds of millions of dollars of funding for this initiative.
The trust is able to offer this support thanks to a significant land donation in December of 2012 by the Angelo K and Sofia Tsakopoulos Family, William and Claudia Cummings, the Wayne L Prim Family and more than 40 partners in the Placer 2780 Partnership.
Bob Wilson, business development director at the University of Warwick, is a speaker at the MIPIM property development and investment conference this week and said the California announcement underlined the property-related opportunities offered by the university.
“We are currently in the middle of a development programme on our UK campus which is seeing us spend around £3million a week on construction over a five year period,” he said.
“That represents a huge investment on that campus – but equally an opportunity for the property industry.
“I think it is fair to say that the higher education sector has been a supplier of work to the property industry, and construction in particular, over quite a few years now, including a time when the industry was suffering.
“But the announcement that the university is to open a new campus in California takes that to a whole new level. It is a long-term plan but it will require major development across a whole range of property disciplines.
“It underlines the university’s global ambitions in its 50th year, and that will resonate with the property industry on both sides of the Atlantic.”
The University of Warwick is a member of the Coventry and Warwickshire MIPIM 2015 Partnership, representing the area at the international show, which attracts 25,000 leading property professionals.
Mr Wilson added: “The California project is not the key reason why we are attending the show but I will be looking to establish new industry contacts from the West Coast, and raising the profile of the new project.”

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De Oro Puro
De Oro Puro is a Venezuelan telenovela that was produced by and seen on Venezuela’s Radio Caracas Televisión. Julio Cesar Mármol came up with the idea for De Oro Puro. José Antonio Mendez was the general producer, Jhonny Pulido was the executive producer, and Rafael Suarez was the director. De Oro Puro lasted 113 episodes and was distributed internationally by RCTV International.


Steering clear of small issues that can lead to big mistakes.
By Jared Smith
In March of 2011, I wrote an article about vehicle wrap designs that cause issues in alignment, making the install nearly impossible to get right. Since then, I have experienced a few more pitfalls that aren’t necessarily common sense, but small details that can cause a vehicle wrap project to lose margin, add frustration, and cause delays. Here’s how to steer clear of these situations.
Life in the Rear View
The rear of almost every vehicle (other than a box truck) poses a unique challenge. While the rear of the vehicle allows for the most viewing time in traffic, it typically has the most difficult, live-area shapes. If we look at the back of a standard cargo van with barn doors, we can start to identify the challenges.
The area that seems to cause the most drama is the space between the two rear windows. Going from the left window to the right window, any potential graphics will be trimmed back a quarter of an inch so the installer can seal the window perf to the exposed glass, then the 3/8-inch rubber, then the 2 inches of painted surface on the left door, then a half-inch gap between the doors, the 2 inches of painted surface on the right door – followed by the same obstacles in reverse after crossing a 1/2-inch gap between the doors.
With all of these obstructions, I’m amazed when designers present a proof that shows small text going across these areas. I’ve even seen van wraps that are missing an entire digit in a phone number. Unless the element or logo you are bridging across this area is at least 12 inches tall or 44 inches wide, I recommend that you treat these two windows as separate live areas. Put the logo in one window and the contact URL and phone number in the other.


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I was about 10 years old when I first made homemade bread and I absolutely loved it. Did it take forever? Yes and still kind of does but well worth the wait. This Braided Bread recipe is simple and the hardest part is waiting for it to rise, the bread looks amazing, smells incredible, and will having people always asking for more.
With the holidays and cold weather (at least where I’m at) bread is a great snack to have or serve at any get together with friends and family. This recipe is great for a variety of bread recipes like soup bowls, scones, rolls, bread sticks, sweet rolls, cinnamon rolls, and pizza crust.
- ¼ cup shortening
- ¼ cup sugar
- 1 tablespoon salt
- 4 cups milk (warm)
- 3 tablespoons yeast
- 9 cups flour
- Take the first four ingredients and mix them together, make sure your milk is warm and not hot, if it is too hot it will kill the yeast.
- Sprinkle yeast on top of mixture and let sit for a minute. Stir.
- Add 3 cups flour and stir.
- Add 3 cups flour and beat until smooth.
- Add remaining 3 cups flour and knead until smooth, not sticky. I usually keep mine in the mixer with the bread attachment for this part then knead a little bit more flour after for a few minutes.
- Place in greased bowl and let rise until double in size (about an hour).
- Divide into thirds, then divide those thirds into thirds again.
- Roll each section into a snake, not too thin and even in length.
- Pinch one side of the ends together and start carefully braiding down pinching the ends together at the end.
- Place on greased pan and let rise until double in size (about an hour).
- Bake 375 degrees for 20 minutes or until golden brown.
- This recipe is also great for scones, bread sticks, sweet rolls, bread bowls, and pizza crust.
- Makes 3 loaves.
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Hollywood Buzz: Britney Spears, Justin Bieber, Selena Gomez, Charlize Theron
December 16, 2011 (WPVI) -- Brtiney Spears is heading down the aisle again, and police are on the lookout for Bob Seger's guitar. Plus Selena Gomez talks the end of "Wizards of Waverly Place."
Bob Seger's Guitar Stolen
Police in Michigan are on the lookout for the 1978 Gibson guitar that was stolen from Bob Seger. It's the same one that was used in the cover photograph on his greatest hits album. Police say it was lifted sometime between August and October while Seger was moving. In addition, Seger reported that a size 22 Shaquille O'Neal autographed shoe, a Nintendo Wii gaming console, and a Pandora bracelet filled with music charms were also stolen.
Justin Bieber private school concert
Meanwhile, Justin Bieber is in Las Vegas today to keep a promise to a special group of kids. The 17-year-old pop icon performed a private Christmas concert at an elementary school, to which he also promised to donate $100,000. He chose the school for its philanthropic efforts.
Selena Gomez and Wizards of Waverly Place
OTRC.com caught up with Bieber's girlfriend, Selena Gomez Thursday as she gathered with the cast of her hit Disney show "Wizards of Waverly Place." They're celebrating its last episode, which is coming up in early January.
"It was important for us," Gomez said. "We all enjoyed being on the show for four years so seeing it end is kind of bittersweet, but we enjoyed it and we're happy to move on too."
"Young Adult" premiere
In Beverly Hills Thursday night, Charlize Theron and the cast of "Young Adult" hit the red carpet for the film's premiere. Earlier that same day, Theron's performance earned a Golden Globe nomination.
"It was lovely," Theron said. "The response was a lot of love and a lot of excitement. It was so great really a nice way to wake up."
"Young Adult" is in theaters now.
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Tubas and Tambourines
- Real instruments or instrument graphics (e.g., tuba, trombone, trumpet, tambourine, triangle)
- "I am a Fine Musician" modified song lyrics
- T Instruments target text
- Writing practice page
- Book: Meet the Orchestra by Ann Hayes (HMH Books for Young Readers, 1995) (optional)
The children will make music using instruments that begin with the letter T as they practice saying the /t/ sound in words such as trumpet, tambourine, and tuba.
Teach a song with tubas
- Teach the children the "I am a Fine Musician" song.
- Show the children the instruments and teach them the instrument names.
- Have the children circle the letter T in the word on each picture card and emphasize that each word starts with the /t/ sound.
- Sing the "I am a Fine Musician" song with the children and pretend to play each instrument.
- If desired, divide children into five groups and assign each group one verse of the song.
- When their verse is sung, have the children pretend to play the instrument mentioned in the verse.
Find the target letter in a text
- Read the T Instruments target text to the children.
- Help the children circle the uppercase letter T and lowercase letter t throughout the text while they say the /t/ sound.
Write the target letter
- Give each child a practice writing page and help the children write the uppercase letter T and lowercase letter t.
- Have the children produce the /t/ sound each time they write the letter T.
- Have the children draw a picture of an instrument that starts with T (e.g., tuba, trombone, trumpet, tambourine, triangle) in the space below the letters.
SEEL Target Texts
I am a Fine Musician
I am a fine musician,
I practice every day!
And people come from miles around
Just to hear me play.
My trumpet, my trumpet,
I love to play my trumpet!
Ta ra ta ta, Ta ra ta ta, Ta ra ta ta ta ta!!
My tuba, my tuba,
I love to play my tuba!
Toompa, toompa, toompa, toompa, toompa!
My trombone, my trombone,
I love to play my trombone!
Temba, temba, temba, temba, temba!
My triangle, my triangle,
I love to play my triangle!
Ting, ting, ting, ting, ting, ting, ting, ting, ting, ting, ting, ting, ting!
My tambourine, my tambourine,
I love to play my tambourine!
Tam, tam, tam, tam, tam, tam, tam, tam, tam, tam, tam, tam, tam!
Shake the tambourine.
Blow the trumpet.
Blow the tuba.
Blow the trombone.
Hit the triangle.
Tambourine, trumpet, tuba,
trombone, and triangle!
T instruments are fun!
SEEL At Home
Associate the uppercase letter T and lowercase letter t with the /t/ sound as in tuba, triangle, and time.
- "I am a Fine Musician" song
- Instrument picture cards
Activity: Tubas and Tambourines
- Learn the "I am a Fine Musician" song with your child, then sing it together.
- As you sing about each instrument, hold up the corresponding picture card and pretend to play the instrument.
- Have your child circle the uppercase letter T and lowercase letter t in the words of the song.
- Have your child produce the /t/ sound each time he or she circles the letter T.
- Sing the song several times and then perform it for a family member or a friend.
SEEL lessons align with Common Core Standards. Please see the standards page for the code(s) associated with this lesson.
Tubas and Tambourines


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A Suitable Affair by Erica Taylor is the first book in the Macalisters series. This regency era book tells the story of Ian Carlisle, the Earl of Westcott and Lady Susanna Macalister. Susanna is accepting a marriage proposal from someone from Ian’s past. Can he help her before it’s too late?
I love a historical fiction story and this was good because it incorporated in some mystery and suspense which I prefer over just a romance. The characters are interesting and I can see that this series will be interesting since the Macalister family is so large. Overall the story was solid as well as the characters. I liked that there was some backstory and how the stories melded with one another. I look forward to reading the rest of this series.
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Put on your dancing shoes for #quarantinehootenanny #10 of ???: The Bee Gees' Nights on Broadway (Barry, Robin, & Maurice Gibb).
I don't usually add commentary to these but here I have to. When this LP (Main Course) came out, I had serious problems with the hits it produced, including this song. I'd been raised on the "real" original Bee Gees sound (I Can't See Nobody, To Love Somebody, Run to Me, Words, Massachusetts), and "going disco" was the end of my Bee Gees fandom.
Hearing this song recently, however, made me reassess. Beyond the dark themes (stalking), it's actually a well-structured song musically, behind the disco beat, with the alternating minor and major chords, the harmonies, etc. And, sheltering-in-place, I'm just willing to give any song a shot.


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can feel it in my bones. Something bad, very stale and low volume
with this stock it dosent matter---low volume--high volume--IT NEVER F***IN MOVES. siri is frustrating
There's too many shares, that's why. you know how much volume you have to have on this to move it? even 20-30m shares trading barely moves it. daytraders will come in on news and then fucking scurry right on out.
low volume is not good news my nizle
Big investors are at the beach or in aruba :) its vacation month, next month will be better

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Irish pharmaceutical company Solvotrin Therapeutics is developing a range of Aspirin prodrugs that could be used in the fight against cancer, following study results published in the Lancet medical journal.
A new study backs the role of Aspirin in the prevention of cancer and in particular, colorectal cancer.
These study results are consistent with the results of previous studies, where Aspirin was found to reduce the risk of death from several cancers, including breast cancer (by up to 70pc), and lung cancer (by up to 30pc).
“The CAPP2 clinical study clearly demonstrates that Aspirin can prevent cancer. However, the beneficial effects of Aspirin only became apparent following long-term use of at least three to four years and at high doses (600mg) of Aspirin,” said Pat O’Flynn, CEO of Solvotrin Therapeutics.
Dr John Gilmer and his team in the School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences in Trinity College Dublin discovered the range of Aspirin prodrugs Solvotrin Therapeutics is now developing.
“While traditional Aspirin can cause gastrointestinal damage, bleeding and ulcers, even at low doses, Solvotrin’s prodrugs do not cause injury to the stomach and intestines, and there is enormous potential for these drugs in the fight against cancer. New data on our lead prodrug, ST0702, have shown it to be more effective than Aspirin in cancer models,” O’Flynn said.
Dr Mark Ledwidge, VP of Solvotrin, has confirmed the company has completed its pre-clinical “proof of concept”.
“We have received strong interest from the pharmaceutical industry, as the Solvotrin drug’s strong performance in trials has clearly proven the value of the innovative platform technology,” Ledwidge said.
Solvotrin Therapeutics, which is privately held, has initiated a fundraising programme for the next stage of development of the Solvotrin patent-protected compounds, which will be taking the drug to human trials, O’Flynn said.
Solvotrin Therapeutics has offices in Cork and Dublin.
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The creative core of The Dirty Hearts was forged in a Santa Fe, NM recording studio when Frankie Medina, a songwriter who had previously worked with a notable assortment of producers, including Jack Good (the Beatles) and the Kessel Brothers (the Ramones), took time from his own work to produce an album for a young songstress named Calida. Not long after, the couple packed their bags and set off on a journey leading them to a cramped and sweaty garage in Austin, Texas, where in the summer of 2005, the two began cranking out stripped down and honest rock & roll like their heroes The Pixies, Nirvana, and The Stooges. After successfully spreading the word with their first cow punk influenced EP, Five Canciones Five Pesos, the band dropped their eponymous debut full-length in 2006. The album was well received by college radio and the music press, with The Austin Chronicle selecting it as one of their favorites of the year. Following that release, the band had a monumental 2007. The Dirty Hearts toured the Southwest and West Coast, performing a SXSW showcase and a number of live radio spots. The highlight was a hilarious spot on the Andy Dick "Shit Show" where The Dirty Hearts performed a song backed by James Brown's widow, Tommie Rae. The same year the band shot a video for their song, "New One," and the song quickly became a favorite with many radio DJ's. Notably, the song was played for 14 weeks on Andy Langer's "Next Big Thing" radio show. The video's satirical take on the Bush administration also garnered attention in the blogging community. The band later hunkered down and recorded a new album, Pigs, due to be released July 22, 2008. The creative nucleus remained while new talent was brought in on bass and drums. Still at the helm are Frankie Medina and Calida, with newbies Keith McManus and Walrus filling in the rhythm section. Pigs features a more focused version of the band careening through hooks and digging deeper than before. "Record Store" kicks off the album in a full-on assault of what Medina says at it's beginning initially reminisced a Bo Diddley jam. The band takes a rest from the fast-paced rock with "Possession Blues," revealing The Dirty Hearts can slow it on down and bear their dark and vulnerable side while maintaining their punk aesthetic. Not everything went according to plan during the creation of the track though. Things kept glitching out and odd noises filled the room while tracking, according to Medina. The candlelit room and a PJ Harvey soundtrack between tracking most likely was an influence. The garage rock of The Dirty Hearts carries over to the stage with non-stop high energy. Whether it's a performance from The Dirty Hearts ending, or Pigs coming to it's end, you'll feel like you just need to smoke a damn cigarette until your next fix.
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K'NEX Amazin' 8 Roller Coaster Building Set
Twist, Turn, Dive & Swoop… The K’NEX Amazin' 8 Coaster building set lets you build a real working roller coaster! A motorized chain lift sends the coaster car screaming through twists and turns 76m high.
Building with K'NEX aids the growth of key developmental abilities; fine motor skills, hand-eye coordination and dexterity. Encourage building and cognitive skills. Combine with other Kid K'NEX box sets and use imagination to create endless more possibilities! Other sets sold separately.
- Contents: 448 K'NEX parts and instructions
- Build a working, “Out-of-this-World”, motorized roller coaster!
- Stands over 76m high!
- The high-speed motor shoots the coaster car screaming through twists and turns
- Full colour instruction leaflet included
- Dimensions: 5.08L x 38.10W x 27.94H cm
- Batteries required: 2 x AA (Not included)


text: Russian Prison Tattoos, from prisons in Russia, that’s what the author of these books documented his prison made tattoo collection to be a Russian prison tattoo encyclopedia book. I really admire this collection. It really is not an easy job to carry out activities under pressure and violent environment where in this place it have been divided between predator and prey. But the artist can produce outstanding work using makeshift tools. and the tattoos result are authentic and original even though the theme is more about death and darkness of the criminal underworld in Russia.


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مشاهدة فيلم Where I Grow Old مترجم
Feb. 09, 201799 Min.
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Two young Portuguese women try to put down roots in Brazil. Teresa is newly arrived; Francisca has been there a while. This sure-footed, loving portrait of two counterparts, attracting and repelling, is also an ode to Belo Horizonte: a city with no tourist attractions, but bags of atmosphere and lust for life.
Original title A Cidade Onde Envelheço
TMDb Rating 5.9 11 votes