Misfit gave his best Aikido in the deep snow plus I got a good workout myself.
We are working lately a lot on canter as well as transitions from walk, half steps into shifting more and more weight back ending up in something like a Levade. He starts to sit more and more in behind and he improved immensely over the last half year not only physical but also mentally, because the more strength taking the exercises is the more he gets stretched and easily he shows me his border by starting to nip on the line.


Chalet l'Orgentil is a classic chalet that will suit a couple of families or a group of 8. It is a 4 minute walk to the lift at the back of the chalet or about 5 minutes to Meribel centre for the apres ski, shops and restaurants.
The open plan living/dining area has a lovely traditional fireplace and a wrap around sun terrace which has stunning views over the valley and beyond.
The lower ground floor has 2 twin bedrooms and a bathroom. The upper floor has 2 twin bedrooms and a bathroom. This is perfect for either 2 families or a couple of groups of friends.
Located in the Morel area of Meribel.
For evening meals the chalet hosts will offer a mix of fine-dining with crowd pleasers in the ratio of 2 to 1 respectively. This means that out of six evening meals, four will be more refined fayre and the other two will be family favourites. To illustrate this, we have put together a sample menu below to cover three days.
Please note that if your group is taking exclusive use of the chalet, your chef will be in touch in advance of your arrival to discuss a menu more tailored to your party.


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M6 (Heavy Tank M6)
Heavy Tank Project
The American M6 Heavy Tank was outdated from the outset of World War 2, resulting in a production total of just forty vehicles which never saw combat.
Authored By: Staff Writer | Edited: 9/25/2018
Manufacturer(s): Baldwin Locomotive Works - USA
Production: 40
Capabilities: Fire Support/Assault/Breaching; Tank vs Tank;
Length: 27.69 ft (8.44 m)
Width: 10.17 ft (3.1 m)
Height: 10.89 ft (3.32 m)
Weight: 50 tons (45,360 kg); 100,002 lb
Power: 1 x Wright G-200 9-cylinder gasoline engine developing 825 horsepower at 2,300rpm.
Speed: 22 mph (35 kph)
Range: 100 miles (161 km)
Operators: United States (cancelled)
Tank design and production during the interwar years following World War 1 were extremely limited, leaving only a few select developments to see considerable production and usage. The lozenge-shaped tanks developed by the British had run their course in World War 1 and the turreted tank system introduced by the French through the FT-17 was adopted as the worldwide standard. With that, what developments that did appear were beginning to take all new concepts into all new directions with European powers leading the way. Tanks were beginning to evolve into distinct Light, Medium and Heavy tank classifications. For the latter, the concept of the battleship was brought to these "landships" as massive tracked vehicles were afforded a dozen crew and multiple turret emplacements to counter any defense proposed by the enemy.
For the US Army, tank development understandably proceeded at a very slow pace. It was not until the evolution of another world war in Europe showcased the growing need to prepare for possible American involvement on the modern battlefield. Adolf Hitler consolidated his power in the 1930s until he controlled Germany both politically and militarily with his eyes geared towards conquest of France, Britain and the Soviet Union. In the East, the Empire of Japan was growing in its own power and ambitions, developing a plan to take over the resources-rich territories of Southeast Asia and the Pacific. Combat involving tanks grew increasingly normalized in the scope of modern warfare and much data could be garnered from such actions. By this time, the British had developed their Vickers A1E1 Independent heavy tank and the Russians their beastly T-35. However, the concept of a multi-turreted heavy tank was soon unpopular due to their financial and maintenance commitment, sheer weight and size of design and problematic command of such a large crew. With light and medium tanks, a modern armored force could overwhelm the enemy through speed and tactics. Despite this change of doctrine, the Americans proceeded with the heavy multi-turreted tank concept a bit longer and begat the "Heavy Tank T1".
The T1 was to be designed around a 50-ton weight specification and feature two primary turrets, each housing a 75mm main gun - potent firepower for the battlefields of the late-1930s. To this was added a third, smaller turret managing a 37mm cannon mated to a coaxial 0.30 caliber machine gun. Supplementing the 37mm cannon was yet another turret housing a 20mm cannon with its own 0.30 caliber machine gun. An additional 4 x 0.30 caliber machine guns would be used about the hull to defend the tank from infantry attack. For the time, even the 37mm cannon proved capable of handling early generation tanks like the German Panzer I and II series and became a standard anti-tank gun on the battlefields the world over.
On September 1st, Germany invaded Poland to mark the official start of World War 2. From 1936-1939, war had already raged across Spain in the bloody Spanish Civil War and both Germany and the Soviet Union took part with their various weapons (including light tanks) on opposite sides. The American T1 initiative was not triggered until May of 1940 and, in the following month, the heavy tank concept was approved for the US Army. The US would not formally enter World War 2 until December 7th, 1941 and the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor.
By the end of 1940, American warplanners had witnessed enough modern combat across Europe between Britain and France against Germany to realize the multi-turret heavy tank concept was truly dead. A new revised concept was brought to light to center around a single 76.2mm main gun fitted to a single main turret emplacement. A 37mm cannon was to be fitted as a coaxial mounting for added firepower and machine guns of various calibers would be used for self-defense. The vehicle's crew was trimmed considerably to six personnel led by the commander. The various onboard systems were then managed by a primary driver, an assistant driver/bow gunner, a dedicated gunner and two ammunition handlers. The driver was seated at the front-left of the hull with the assistant driver to his right - the remaining crew in the turret and middle-hull. The bow gunner was charged with operation of 2 x 0.50 caliber heavy machine guns in the front hull while the driver held controls for a twin, fixed position 0.30 caliber machine gun pairing as well. The commander's position was afforded a 0.30 caliber machine gun fitted at the cupola while one of the loaders could call on the fire support of an optional single 0.50 caliber heavy machine gun mounted at the rear of the turret roof.
Outwardly, the M6 was given a most conventional design and arrangement. The crew compartment and turret were fitted ahead of amidships with the engine in a compartment at the rear. The vehicle's profile was tall, which worked against it, and made for a heavy and cumbersome end product. The running gear was a typical track-and-wheel system with a rear drive sprocket, front track idler and four double bogied wheeled assemblies all partially protected under side armor skirts (rather forward-thinking for the time). The hull superstructure only added to the vehicle's overall height to which the thickly-armored, well-contoured turret was set along the roof line with 360-degree traversal and limited elevation of the main gun. The main gun protruded from the front facing of the turret in the usual way and overhung the front hull a short length, lacking any sort of muzzle brake.
Power for the new tank was to be provided a Wright G-200 radial piston aero engine - the same powering the famous Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress bomber. Baldwin Locomotive Works, a heavy industries firm based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was charged for production of the new T1 pilot vehicle and several powertrain arrangements and hull construction practices would be used during development and this led to several distinct prototypes being realized. The vehicle line was formally designated as the "M6" under the US Army direction and this produced the M6 (T1E2), M6A1 (T1E3) and M6A2 (T1E1) prototypes. Both the M6 and M6A1 featured a torque converter transmission system though the M6 was fielded with a cast hull and the M6A1 with a welded hull. The M6A2 had a cast hull and electric transmission system. The original T1 pilot vehicle that was never produced called for a cast hull and hydramatic transmission. Similarly, the unbuilt T1E4 prototype was to be given a hydramatic transmission with a welded hull.
Baldwin produced the pilot vehicles from 1941 into 1942 to which serial production was ordered by the US government to begin in December of 1942 - by this time, the United States was fully committed to war in Europe while containment of the Japanese in the Pacific was on order and a plethora of military programs were ordered and furthered. The primary American medium tank was originally the M3 General Lee/Grant which was then supplanted by the quantitatively-available M4 Sherman.
The quickly advancing war in Europe soon realized the M6 tanks as a luxury program with limited scope. The US Army was receiving large numbers of M4 Shermans, enough to stock even the inventories of its Allies, and the medium tank's capabilities proved adequate for the war ahead - particularly against the weaker Japanese tanks and the expensive and technologically advanced German tanks which, when lost in battle, were difficult to replace. The available M4 Sherman numbers soon turned into the tens of thousands of available vehicles with various subtypes produced in turn. This led to the M6 slowly falling out of favor in the US Army ranks, the completed production vehicles being retained stateside for the duration of the war. Prototype vehicles were used in developmental affairs concerning armor practices and armament. The M6A2E1 was a short-lived proposed uparmored variant of the T1E1 pilot vehicle completed with a new turret fitting a larger 105mm main gun. This influenced some of the T29 Heavy Tank project development.
The sudden and drastic shifts of the war in Europe soon left the M6 to the pages of history. Despite 40 of her type ultimately being completed, non were to see combat service in the global conflict. Production broke down as follows: 8 examples were of the M6 while 12 became M6A1 vehicles and the remaining 20 were of the M6A2 type. American armor was eventually strengthened by the arrival of the M26 "Pershing" heavy tank in Europe which saw service there in the last few weeks of the war. The developmental T29, T30 and T95 heavy tank programs were all limited in their actual reach, particularly amidst the budget slashing that occurred at the end of the war by the US government. Further consideration for the M6 was formally ended on December 14th, 1944 and all but one of the 40 completed M6 heavy tanks were scrapped - the lone survivor falling under the care of the US Army Ordnance Museum in Maryland for posterity as a showpiece of American tank evolution.
1 x 76mm M7 main gun in turret
1 x 37mm M6 cannon coaxially mounted in turret
2 x 0.50 caliber Browning M2HB machine guns in front hull.
2 x 0.30 caliber Browning M1919A4 machine gun in front hull.
1 x 0.30 caliber Browning M1919A4 anti-aircraft machine gun on turret roof at commander's cupola.
1 x 0.50 caliber Browning M2 heavy machine gun on turret roof.
Ammunition:
75 x 76mm projectiles
202 x 37mm projectiles
6,900 x 0.50 caliber ammunition
Variants / Models
• Heavy Tank T1 - Original Project Model Designation.
• Heavy Tank M6 - Formal Designation
• T1 - Cast hull construction; hydramatic transmission system; never produced.
• T1E1 (M6A2) - Cast hull construction; electric transmission system; 20 examples produced.
• T1E2 (M6) - Cast hull construction; torque converter transmission system; 8 examples produced.
• T1E3 (M6A1) - Welded hull construction; torque converter transmission system; 12 examples produced.
• T1E4 - Welded hull construction; hydramatic transmission system; never produced.
• M6A2E1 - Proposed Variant; to be protected over in 190mm of armor at thickest point; to be fitted with 105mm T5E1 main gun in new turret assembly; never produced.

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U.S. files charges over dead Libyan ambassador
Published August 7th, 2013 - 07:58 GMT
(U.S. Department of State)
Almost a year after U.S. ambassador Chris Stevens was killed in an attack in Libya's Benghazi, the U.S. Justice Department has reportedly filed criminal charges.
According to U.S. media reports on Tuesday, the charges – which are under seal - would be the first from the investigation into the attack in Benghazi on a U.S. mission.
The attack killed U.S. ambassador to Libya Stevens and three other Americans.
CNN, citing people briefed on the matter, said the charges were against Ahmed Khattalah, the leader of a Libyan militant group suspected of being behind the attack.
The Wall Street Journal, citing "people familiar with the matter," also reported charges had been filed, but did not specify against whom.
It was not clear how many people had been charged and what the charges were, according to Reuters news agency.
The Obama administration had been criticized for failing so far to bring charges over the incident, in which dozens of heavily-armed militants overran the mission and a nearby CIA annex on September 11, 2012.
Republican Representative Darrell Issa, an outspoken critic of President Barack Obama's administration, said in a statement reported by Reuters that it is "critical" that anyone being charged "be questioned and placed in custody of U.S. officials without delay."
The Justice Department has said in a statement that it had no comment on the reports by CNN and the Wall Street Journal, but that its investigation was ongoing and remained a "top priority."
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Tennis at the 2007 Southeast Asian Games was held at Tennis Court, His Majesty the King's Birthday 80th Anniversary Stadium (5 December 2007), Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand.

Medal tally

Medalists

Gold Medal Match - Men's Team

Gold Medal Match - Women's Team

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Deep Breath: Final UK Ratings
Sunday, 31 August 2014 - Reported by Marcus
Final figures for the UK transmission of Deep Breath give the episode a consolidated rating of 9.17 million viewers.
The final figure is a much more accurate one than the initial overnight report. It includes all those who watch the programme within one week of transmission. Apart from the Christmas specials and The Day of the Doctor, this rating is the highest rating since Matt Smith's début episode The Eleventh Hour.
The final rating makes Doctor Who the second highest rated programme for the week on British television, behind The Great British Bake Off which had 9.28 million.
The Thursday late night repeat of Deep Breath had an overnight audience of 0.12 million viewers, a share of 5.9% of the total TV audience, while the Friday BBC Three showing had 0.32 million watching, a 1.6% audience share. The AI for the Friday repeat was 86.
The cinema screening of Deep Breath took £522,908 at the UK box office last weekend, making it the 8th highest-grossing feature of the weekend in the UK, despite only having one showing.
Into the Dalek: UK overnight viewing figures
5.2 million people in the UK watched Into the Dalek, a share of 24.7% of the total TV audience, according to unofficial overnight viewing figures.
Doctor Who was the second-highest rated programme of the night, which was won by the return of the talent show The X Factor on ITV, which had 9.3 million watching. Against the Doctor, The Chase: Celebrity Special had an audience of 4.2 million.
Episode two of the new series of Doctor Who did not suffer any loss of viewers during the clash with The X Factor, with ratings stable throughout the episode. Around 2 million viewers switched to ITV as Doctor Who finished. The second-highest rated programme on BBC One was Casualty with 3.9 million watching.
Doctor Who is currently 21st for the week. Final figures will be released next week.
Into The Dalek poster produced for free download by Radio Times
Saturday, 30 August 2014 - Reported by John Bowman
Radio Times has produced a free downloadable poster for tonight's episode Into The Dalek.
It has been designed by Stuart Manning, who said:
This episode's poster is based loosely on Disneyworld's 1950s Tomorrowland poster art. The Daleks obviously came a little later, but visually they're very Sputnik-era aliens.
The tunnel of shrinking Doctors is taken from one of Jon Pertwee's title sequences. As a childhood viewer of the Third Doctor, I think it's a visual reference Peter Capaldi might approve of.
Last week's Series 8 opener Deep Breath was similarly afforded a Radio Times poster, which was also designed by Manning. Whether this means there will be a poster for each episode of this series is not yet known.
In previous years, the BBC has produced movie-style posters for Doctor Who episodes, but there has been none from the corporation so far for this series. Last October, Radio Times produced free downloadable Manning-designed retro posters to celebrate the return of the nine episodes from The Enemy of the World and The Web of Fear.
Into The Dalek is scheduled to be broadcast at 7.30pm on BBC One.
This week's iPad and iPhone edition of Radio Times has a gallery of unseen and rare Dalek images plus an interview from 1964 with the writer Terry Nation, who created the Daleks.
FILTER: - Radio TimesSeries 8/34
Rise of the Planet of the Ming Mongs
Saturday, 30 August 2014 - Reported by Marcus
The latest edition of the fanzine Planet of the Ming Mongs is now available as a free download.
Ming Mong (n.) - an obsessive fan of Doctor Who
Rise of the Planet of the Ming Mongs (n.) - a free online fanzine celebrating Doctor Who fandom
A suspicious number of years in the making, Rise of the Planet of the Ming Mongs is literally stuffed with contents, from alphanumeric characters to punctuation symbols - all carefully arranged into vaguely coherent sentences!
GASP at Charles Daniels' incredible story of how Doctor Who saved him!
SAVOUR an academic take on spoilers by Professor Matt Hills!
MEET questionable fan Conway in Giacomo Lee's fabulous fiction!
UNCOVER what Garr and Suthers have been up to in their dingy basement archive!
READ JUICY DETAILS of Peri and Yrcanos's private life!
SALIVATE over recently-uncovered deleted scenes from the 1975 Blue Peter annual!
RECOIL IN HORROR as we subject a non-fan to near-lethal doses of Doctor Who!
STARE IN DISBELIEF at our borderline-libellous Writer's Tale parody!
…and lots more besides! Fifty fun-filled pages, all dripping with the warm juices of fandom.
Rise of the Planet of the Ming Mongs. What could possibly go wrong?
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Listen: Press Details
Friday, 29 August 2014 - Reported by Marcus
The BBC have released details of the fourth episode of the upcoming series of Doctor Who Listen.
The episode will show on BBC One on Saturday 13th September. No transmission time has yet been set.
When ghosts of past and future crowd into their lives, the Doctor and Clara are thrown into an adventure that takes them to the very end of the universe.
What happens when the Doctor is alone? And what scares the grand old man of Time and Space?
Meanwhile the UK transmission time for Episode Three, Robot Of Sherwood, has now been set at 7.30pm. On BBC One it will follow the fifth episode of Tumble the celebrity gymnastics show. Against the Doctor ITV will offer a celebrity edition of the quiz show The Chase followed by The X Factor.
FILTER: - Broadcasting - Series 8/34
Into the Dalek: Red Button Extra and preview clips
Friday, 29 August 2014 - Reported by Chuck Foster
The next edition of online behind-the-scenes show Doctor Who Extra, covering the second episode Into The Dalek, will also be available via digital television's Red Button service on BBC channels at the following times next week:
From 9:30pm on Saturday, we delve into the world of the Time Lord as Peter Capaldi arrives on set early to watch the Daleks in action and talks about his first encounter with them. We also ask Jenna Coleman and Samuel Anderson about their on-screen romance.
Sunday 9:00pm-10:00pm
Wednesday 4:00pm-7:25pm
Thursday 9:00pm-6:00am (Friday)
Friday 7:00pm-7:25pm
There will also be a final chance to catch the first episode at 6:00am-8:55am and 6:00pm-7:00pm tomorrow.
Meanwhile, the BBC have made a number of video clips available to promote the forthcoming episode of Doctor Who, which airs at 7:30pm on BBC One, Saturday.
Introduction to Into The Dalek (YouTube / BBC iPlayer)
Trailer (YouTube / BBC iPlayer)
Next Time... (YouTube / BBC iPlayer)
Clip: You've Not Met Danny Pink (YouTube / BBC iPlayer
Clip: This is Gun Girl (YouTube / BBC iPlayer)
Clip: Am I a good man? (YouTube / BBC iPlayer)
Bill Kerr 1922-2014
Australian actor Bill Kerr, has died at the age of 92.
Bill Kerr played Giles Kent in the 1967 Doctor Who story The Enemy of the World. Five missing episodes were recovered last year bringing a new appreciation to a story, the vast majority of which had not been seen since its initial transmission.
Kerr was born in Cape Town in June 1922, born into an Australian showbiz family while they were on tour in South Africa. His stage role began at just a few weeks old when he played a babe in arms during the tour.
He grew up in Wagga Wagga in New South Wales, Australia, where he became a radio and vaudeville star. His first major role was in one of Australia's first talking films, The Silence of Dean Maitland.
In 1947 he moved to the UK where he appeared in the BBC radio series Variety Bandbox. In the 1950's he won the role which would make him famous across the UK, that of the Australian lodger in the BBC radio comedy series Hancock's Half Hour, staying with the show for six years. In the theatre he played the Devil in the original West End production of Damn Yankees, directed by Bob Fosse. He worked with Spike Milligan appearing in the stage play The Bed-Sitting Room. In 1972 he co-starred with Anthony Newley in the long-running Newley/Bricusse musical, The Good Old Bad Old Days.
His film appearances include The Dam Busters and The Wrong Arm of the Law. Other TV work included Citizen James, Compact, Dixon of Dock Green and Adam Adamant Lives!.
He returned to Australia in the 1979 where he appeared in the Peter Weir films Gallipoli and The Year of Living Dangerously. He had a number of roles in Australian TV shows such as Minty, Snowy, Sons and Daughters and Anzacs as well as appearing on stage in musicals such as My Fair Lady.
In January 2011 Kerr received the 2011 Walk of Honour in his home town of Wagga Wagga. He died at his home in Perth at the age of 92.
(with thanks to Dallas Jones)
FILTER: - Classic SeriesObituary
The Doctor arrives in Minecraft
Thursday, 28 August 2014 - Reported by Chuck Foster
BBC Worldwide have announced that the award-winning virtual world game Minecraft is to receive a visit from the Doctor from September.
DOCTOR WHO COMES TO MINECRAFT ON XBOX
BBC Worldwide are delighted to announce a deal with Microsoft Studios and Mojang which will bring Doctor Who - the world's longest running science fiction drama – to 'Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition'.
From September 2014, Minecraft players will have access to a range of Doctor Who assets which will allow them to change their avatar to resemble their favourite characters from the show. The first pack will include a character inspired by the Twelfth Doctor as well as five other Doctors, each of their on-screen companions and some of the Doctor's most well known adverseries including his arch-nemeses, the Daleks.
Rikesh Desai, Digital Entertainment and Games Director at BBC Worldwide says:
We're constantly looking for new and innovative ways to bring Doctor Who content to our loyal fans. Working collaboratively with Microsoft, we've created an exciting new product which will allow Doctor Who fans to create their own brand new adventures in the heart of the iconic world of Minecraft.
The deal will bring more packs as time goes on, introducing many of the most recognisable characters from the past 50 years of Doctor Who. Each skin pack will feature at least six Doctors and will be released regularly following the broadcast of the first episode.
Minecraft is one of the fastest selling Xbox game of all time with over 13 million sales to date. The deal to bring Doctor Who to Minecraft builds on BBC Worldwide's successful partnership with Microsoft, which has seen Microsoft publish Forza racing games complete with Top Gear themed challenges and features.
Minecraft is a game about breaking and placing blocks. At first, people built structures to protect against nocturnal monsters, but as the game grew, players worked together to create wonderful, imaginative things.
It can also be about adventuring with friends or watching the sun rise over a blocky ocean. It's pretty. Brave players battle terrible things in The Nether, which is more scary than pretty. You can also visit a land of mushrooms if it sounds more like your cup of tea.
Available on over 84 million Xbox devices worldwide.
Packs will be available to purchase by players from the XBox Game Store, with the first pack priced at £1.99/€2.85/$2.99/$2.95AUS.
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Around the World in Twelve Days with the Twelfth Doctor
Wednesday, 27 August 2014 - Reported by Marcus
Around the World in Twelve Days with the Twelfth Doctor, via YouTube
The BBC has released a video highlighting the Doctor Who world Tour.
Meanwhile Reetu Kabra, a publicist for BBC Worldwide who set up international press coverage for the new series has been telling the BBC staff magazine, Ariel, about her highlights of the trip.
The Korean fans came out in full force as we stepped off the plane with Peter Capaldi and Jenna Coleman reaching veritable rock star status.
More than 1,000 people attended the screening - tickets sold out in two minutes - and gave Peter and Jenna treats such as ornamental silk fans, luxury boxes of ginseng and, as expected, heaps of fan-made art. In return, Peter and Jenna greeted their audience in Korean on stage, while the media hung on their every word, frantically typing on their mind-boggling keyboards.
Our photo call at the iconic Sydney Harbour Bridge attracted fans and paparazzi alike with many of the national newspapers running picture stories the following day.
It's odd to think that most British people go to Australia for the holiday of a lifetime, yet our team was there for 48 hours. We had little time to soak up the city and the jet lag was starting to creep in. But most of us got selfies with the Opera House.
The American screening took place at the iconic Ziegfeld Theatre in midtown Manhattan. A vintage yellow taxi brought the cast to the venue where photographers snapped them on a Tardis-Blue carpet. As the event began, the crowd raised their sonic screwdrivers and cheered. One fan even screamed The first Italian Doctor!
After the press rounds, we eventually made it to the Top of the Rock - the Rockefeller Centre - where we did a photo shoot against the iconic New York skyline.
On arrival at the airport, dozens of fans greeted us with sombreros, singing made-up DW-related songs in Spanish. We could feel the warmth, physically and emotionally, of Latin America. Of all the events we put together for the world tour, the crowd in Mexico were, in my opinion, the most receptive and loudest. It was also the biggest event of the tour with more than 3,000 fans.
The morning after our arrival, a group of fans congregated outside our hotel. As I stood outside watching them, one of them actually came up to me and said "I follow you on Twitter - thank you so much for coming to Mexico". At that point, I really started to feel that we as a group - cast and crew - were connecting with fans whom we previously had little idea about. They were so immensely grateful for our visit that we couldn't help but feel overwhelmed.
The Brazilian press had already been warmed up earlier in the year by a visit from Doctor Who writer Mark Gatiss, so their appetites were whetted and ready for Peter, Jenna and Steven's arrival.
Following a successful press conference, the final screening was attended by 2,000 Brazilian fans, with Peter high-fiving people as he walked past. The morning of our departure was probably one of the most surreal of the trip - our team visited the Christ the Redeemer statue overlooking Rio.
The full article can be read online.
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Win a life-size TARDIS for your school
This week's Doctor Who Adventures gives you a chance to win a life-size TARDIS for your school.
Editor Moray Laing says:
Don't miss the latest issue as we've got an amazing competition. We're giving away life-size TARDIS to one lucky reader for their school classroom or playground. It's a perfect replica of the Doctor's amazing time machine – and although, sadly, it isn't actually bigger on the inside, it's a massive prize to win!
This TARDIS is worth £4,000 and to enter, readers have to collect two tokens. You'll find the first token in the current issue and the second one appears in the issue out on 10 September.
Five fantastic gifts! A magnetic TARDIS box, special key, a sonic screwdriver and two more magic, moving lenticular cards.
Special door hangers to cut out and pop on your door.
Exclusive interview with actress Jenna Coleman who tells us what it's like to be the Doctor's companion.
Two amazing fact figures of the new Doctor and a Weeping Angel.
Preview pictures from the next two episodes.
A special appearance from Cheryl Cole in the Alien Babies comic strip.
Loads of activities and puzzle pages.
Dalek secrets.
Strax's guide to the Half-Face Man.
Two posters.
Read an exciting comic strip with the Doctor and Clara.
BBC Doctor Who Adventures Issue 353, on sale 27 August – 9 September 2014, priced £4.99.
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Tuesday, 26 August 2014 - Reported by Marcus
Doctor Who Showrunner Steven Moffat has won the 2014 Emmy for Outstanding Writing for a Mini-Series or Movie for the Season 3 episode of Sherlock His Last Vow.
Moffat was presented with the award at the ceremony in Los Angeles on Monday evening. Diana Rigg who was nominated for Outstanding Guest Actress in Game of Thrones, lost out to Allison Janney.
Paul Cornell has achieved a life's ambition with an article in the new issue of Fortean Times
The article is about the history of Fortean themes in Doctor Who (that is, the appearance of UFOs, ghosts, the Loch Ness Monster, etc.)
It's based on a lecture the author delivered several years ago at the Fortean Times Unconvention, but has been updated to include the whole of the current series thus far.
ABC have released the pilot of Selfie, the new comedy starring Karen Gillan
Based on the My Fair Lady story, Gillan plays young woman Eliza Dooley, who is desperate to become famous via social media, but gets lessons in how to make real friends from an ettiquette expert.
She stars alongside Star Trek and Harold and Kumar actor John Cho as well as Homeland's David Harewood in the series which debuts on the US network ABC on September 30th.
The channel has added the whole programme to its Twitter feed.
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Into the Dalek - New Images
The BBC has released new images from the second episode in the new series of Doctor Who, Into The Dalek.
A Dalek fleet surrounds a lone rebel ship, and only the Doctor can help them now… With the Doctor facing his greatest enemy, he needs Clara by his side. Confronted with a decision that could change the Daleks forever, he is forced to examine his conscience. Will he find the answer to the question, "am I a good man?"
Written by Phil Ford and Steven Moffat, and directed by Ben Wheatley (Kill List)
The episode introduces Samuel Anderson (History Boys) as Danny Pink, a teacher at Coal Hill School, where Clara Oswald (Jenna Coleman) also teaches.
Deep Breath: Canadian Ratings
Monday, 25 August 2014 - Reported by Marcus
Viewers tuned into Canadian channel Space in record numbers on Saturday night where the debut of Peter Capaldi as the Twelfth Time Lord, Deep Breath, delivered 805,000 viewers, making it the number 1 program of the day on all of television among the key A25-54 and A18-49 demographic, and the most-watched Space episode this broadcast-year-to-date, reaching nearly 1.4 million viewers overall.
On Twitter, #DoctorWho garnered more than 5,000 tweets on Saturday, creating an estimated 6.5 million estimated impressions on the social media platform in Canada. Throughout the day, multiple Doctor Who related topics appeared in the Top 10 trending list.
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Deep Breath: US Ratings
Deep Breath has an audience of 2.6 million on BBC America, the biggest ever audience for a series opener on the channel.
The initial screening, scored 2.2 million, slightly down on the record breaking figure of 2.4 million achieved by the 50th Anniversary story, The Day of the Doctor, last year, but up by 46% on the last equivalent premiere.
The total of 2.6 million includes plays and same-day views.
In the demographic of adults 25-54, Doctor Who had just over 1 million viewers.
During the premiere on Saturday evening, Doctor Who was the most-watched show on cable. It dominated Twitter for the day among TV shows.
FILTER: - Ratings - Series 8/34 - USA


The official page for the Artificier major can be found here.
Those who wish to enter the field of artificiery must develop the most detailed understanding of how magic affects the physical world.
Those who study artificiery will find that the field is complicated by an internal conflict, the pragmatism of building (ArtificER, the fabricator's term) juxtaposed by the aesthetics of design (ArtificIER, the artisan's term). If it's a magical object or artifact, the artificiers must know how it was made, how to destroy it, how to replicate more of it, and how to make it better. This type of magical creation is not nearly as forgiving as spell casting or potion brewing, requiring a detailed exactness in order to make functioning objects that also last. More than any other path, there's significant amount of Leeuwendaalders waiting to be invested in artificiers who might create the next life-changing device in the Magimundi. The most significant interest is in artifacts and devices that can function in concert with mundane technology, or at least duplicate mundane technology's functionality. These items and designs are at the very cutting edge, with students creating innovations that even their professors have never seen before or imagined.
Power stockpilers often create artifacts that resemble batteries for magical energy, most commonly crystals and gemstones. They easily find work for the cities and emergency facilities of the Magimundi, building infrastructure in case of emergency, as well as creating these batteries for members of the Magimundi who are preparing, personally, for some potential or impending disaster.
People of this specialty design/create artifacts with an emphasis on profitability. Includes both "next big thing" and efficiency innovations to improve production (and profit). Merch makers frequently find work with large businesses, especially those of the prestigious Penumbra on Virginia Isle where they are always eager to tap into wherever the winds of taste and fashion are leading.
Fabricator artifacts emphasize utility and de-emphasize aesthetics. Philosophically opposed to the Artisan. The utilitarian works of Fabricators are often put to work in ways that many don't see, and are regarded as something of a 'backbone' for society- just as visually hidden, but just as vital to the persistence of life. Fabricators are responsible for a lot of the design and layout of the Lava Tube Lazenby and Fumarole Funicular systems.
The artifacts created by weaponizers are tools for conflict, includes enchanting artifact swords in the ancient style as well as creating brand new innovations of violence. Weaponizers are employed by private corporations like Hudson Unlimited, as well as by the Magimundi and Virginia Isle, who seek to keep themselves well prepared in case of an emergency or conflict.
Artisans design/create artifacts emphasizing beauty and aesthetics, using the belief that utilitarian design is less magical and therefore results in weaker artifacts. Philosophically opposed to the Fabricator. Artisans present a lot of the artificiery that is seen on a day-to-day basis, from elegant wands and transportation devices, to the immaculate faces of enchanted buildings that are seen in their full detail and glory to members of the Magimundi, but appear unassuming to the mundane eye.
These people study artifacts to know how to destroy them, and includes those that believe Artifacts are themselves reckless magical energy pollution as well as those who just enjoy breaking things. They will often work with private firms to clear out dangerous artifacts alongside cursebreakers, in the past Mishipeshu Province hired a great deal of artificiers to dismantle Inunnguaqs.
Technophiles design/create artifacts that are connected to modern Mundane technology innovations, includes both making modern tech that's more magical energy resistant as well as duplicating technological effects using magical artifacts. There has been a deal of work that looks into computer code in regards to numerology, which has some technophiles interacting with astromancers. There is a great deal of resistance to these sorts of creations from some older members of the Magimundi, but interest in this field has increased significantly in recent years.


Hey friends! Here today to post a new card for this week's MFT Color Challenge. Check out this week's colors, I LOVE!
Here is my take on these beautiful colors.
Hope you will come over and play along!
Loving how you used the stencil and how the colors blend a little. Great card!