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Spain's New Ferrari Land Is Disney World For Car Fanatics

... bouncing movements of engine pistons. Of course, an automotive amusement park wouldn't be complete without its own test track, and visitors of all ages will have the opportunity to get behind the wheel of miniature Ferrari cars and navigate a 1,900 foot circuit. How to Tour the Ferrari Factory, and Other Car-Lover Destinations. Ferrari isn't short on panache, so the design of the theme park is all cars, all the time. A sea of varying Ferrari models, including Berlinettas, Californias, Speciales, Italias, and Spiders, along with select Formula One cars will line the streets of the faux Italian village. The scene will mentally transport visitors to Italy, where the heritage of the brand lies. With the help of a reproduction of Ferrari's own automotive production line, guests will get a sneak peak into the hallowed halls of the legendary factory in Maranello , and see how each car is carefully assembled. Access to Ferrari Land from Port Aventura is available for an additional fee. This isn't the first time the Italian supercar ...

Animal-rights Fanatics Have This Clown Feeling Down

... now a teen, to one circus or another each year since she was a tot. The rich experiences brought me back to my own childhood, when my parents would bundle my sister and me into the subway for the journey from Queens to Midtown Manhattan for some family bonding amid Ringling’s majestic living things. As for Bello, whose 20-year-old daughter is his family’s eighth-generation circus performer, he said he hopes to reboot and revive the New York-based Big Apple Circus, which shut down last year amid financial difficulties. Big Apple showed horses and ponies rather than lions and bears, but Bello said he might go the route of Cirque du Soleil, and kiss the animals goodbye. Well, most of them. “I may keep the dogs. Everyone likes dogs.’. RIP Ringling Brothers. A tragic loss. O’s tainted mercy. The Hollywood heartthrob, 53, appeared thin during a surprise appearance at the Golden Globes , and even more gaunt at a charity concert this week. Angelina Jolie, 41, blindsided him with a September divorce filing, and petitioned for sole custody of the couple’s six children. But after federal and California child-welfare authorities cleared Pitt of an allegation that he abused one ...

Five Professors Discuss Art Desecration By Religious Fanatics

... invited five Bowdoin professors to speak about the destruction of images for political and religious gain. Presenting were Assistant Professor of Government Barbara Elias Klenner, Assistant Professor of Romance Languages and Literatures Meryem Belkaid, Associate Professor of Classics James Higginbotham, Professor of Religion Robert Morrison, and Peter M. Small Associate Professor of Art History Stephen Perkinson. Museum Curator Joachim Homann moderated the event. Here are a few quotes from the talk, “Iconoclasm and the Power of Images”. Barbara Elias Klenner: The smashing of objects, in terms of institutions coming in and taking over territories, is clearly something that has a long history. The United States, for example in 2003, upon the invasion of Iraq, one of the first things the US did was smash the idols of Saddam Hussein, a signaling of power and a change of power. Obviously this wasn’t a global antiquity, but the strategic purpose is very similar in terms of signaling a change, signaling power, signaling conquering, and translating that to an international audience. Meryem Belkaid: During Tunisian ...

Phone With Dual Front-facing Cameras Is Perfect For Selfie Fanatics

... Xiaomi , Huawei and Meizu. But you might want to start keeping a closer eye on Vivo. The Chinese phone maker's been around since 2009, but it's just now starting to kick things up a notch. Take the company's newest phone, the Vivo V 5 Plus. It's got two front-facing cameras to take the ultimate selfie. SEE ALSO: Everything we think we know about the Samsung Galaxy S 8. Vivo's not the first company to include two front-facing cameras. LG's V 10 also had dual 5-megapixel selfie cameras , one a regular wide-angle lens and the other an ultra-wide lens. The V 5 Plus's two selfie cameras work differently. The main 20-megapixel camera shoots the selfie and the secondary 8-megapixel camera captures depth-of-field data. With this dual camera setup, Vivo says you'll be able to take photos with bokeh (background blur) just like with a ...

Car Condo Complex Lets Auto Fanatics Mingle, Entertain, Store Collections In Luxury

... Gate Motor Condos in Naperville, has his choice of cars getting home from work because his offices are located in the loft space above his garage at the condominium complex. Tom Burgess, owner and developer of Iron Gate Motor Condos in Naperville, has his choice of cars getting home from work because his offices are located in the loft space above his garage at the condominium complex. (Suzanne Baker / Naperville Sun). "Some are collectors, some race and other enjoy touring," he said. "As different as all of us are, we all have one passion: automobility. "They always talk about six degrees of separation; here it's one," he said. Motor condos are more than garages to park cars; they are urban cabins where owners work, play and entertain. On weekends when it's warm, owners frequently drag grills, coolers and tables out of their garages for impromptu communal gatherings, Burgess said. In the winter, owners host game-day parties and family holiday get-togethers. Most owners live within a 45-minute radius, or "half that depending on the car," said Burgess with a smile. Units feature a overlook ...

Why Space Fanatics Are Freaking Out About Spacex's Next Launch

... has been spaceport USA throughout the space age, more than 60 years now. The fact that you’ve got a company [putting] money into rehabbing an existing facility means you’ve got work for the foreseeable future.”. Built in the 1960 s as part of President Kennedy’s Moonshot program, LC-39 A is legendary among rocket buffs. It was the site of 12 Saturn V rocket launches during the Apollo era, including the Apollo 11 mission which sent Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins to the Moon. After the Apollo program, LC-39 A became the de facto launch pad for the Space Shuttle era. A full 80 Shuttle missions departing the Earth from this single piece of beachfront real estate between the early 1980 s and the summer of 2011. “Combining the history of 39 A with Space X is a perfect storm of joy for rocket fans.”. When the Shuttle program was finally ...

How 2 Cruise Fanatics Cut Costs And Save Time

... year-round, including New York in the north, we do have guests who tell us that beyond the milder weather and abundant sunshine, staying in Florida for part of the year offers added convenience and opportunity to cruise more often during the winter season,” Picariello said. Shortly after we returned from our winter cruise to Caribbean ports in Belize, Honduras and Mexico, our next-door snowbird neighbors at Indian Rocks Travel Park in Largo, Florida, Lawrence and Teresa Allan of Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada, left on a week-long cruise. The Allans joined three other snowbird couples, driving across the heart of. Florida to Fort Lauderdale, for a Princess Cruises’ ship plying ports in the Eastern Caribbean. “We love the entertainment and food and beaches,” said Teresa Allan. “This was a good opportunity for us,” added Lawrence Allan. “It’s hard to beat just relaxing on a cruise ship.”. Wintering in Florida makes it easy and more affordable to hop aboard the state’s many cruise offerings, he said. “On our first cruise from home in Canada several years ago, we had to fly to San Juan (Puerto Rico),” Lawrence Allan ...

Nba Jerseys Sold In Stores Are About To Get Much More Expensive

... Association player wears should not delay. Doing so is about to get much more expensive. The NBA and the NBA Players Association recently ratified a new collective bargaining agreement , which among other things, ends the current group licensing program after the 2016-17 season. That gave the power to broker a deal for player jerseys to the NBAPA, and it has already sold those rights to Fanatics and Nike. Sara Germano of the Wall Street Journal reported that Nike will take over production of on-court authentic NBA jerseys. Those will continue to be sold in stores at the discretion of Nike, the league and its member franchises. Why the Cost of Replica Jerseys Sold in Stores is Going Up. The rights to produce and sell replica jerseys, which are traditionally far less expensive than on-court authentics, will be split between Fanatics and Nike. Nike will produce a “swingman” replica jersey, while Fanatics will handle more traditional ...