Multimedia Gallery on DailyProgress.com http://www.mydailyprogress.com/index.php/multimedia/index/ en mydailyprogress.com Copyright 2008 2008-08-25T16:02:00-05:00 Week in Photos 8/17 - 8/23 http://www.mydailyprogress.com/index.php/multimedia/comments/week_in_photos_8_17_8_23/ Daily Progress photos for the week of August 17th. 

]]> Week in Photos 2008-08-25T16:02:00-05:00 26699/#When:21:02:00Z High School BREAKTHROUGH http://www.mydailyprogress.com/index.php/multimedia/comments/high_school_breakthrough/ 10 high school athletes who are set to rule the gyms, trails and fields this fall. 

]]> Sports, Photos, Megan Lovett 2008-08-19T14:50:01-05:00 26402/#When:19:50:01Z Week in Photos 8/10 - 8/16 http://www.mydailyprogress.com/index.php/multimedia/comments/week_in_photos_8_10_8_16/ Daily Progress photos for the week of August 10th. 

]]> Week in Photos 2008-08-18T10:52:00-05:00 26355/#When:15:52:00Z Seniors compete in Wii Olympic bowling http://www.mydailyprogress.com/index.php/multimedia/comments/seniors_compete_in_wii_olympic_bowling/ Our Lady of Peace residents are getting into the Olympic spirit with a statewide competition of Nintendo Wii bowling.  Several teams compete at the Hillsdale Drive retirement community and the scores are compared with other nursing homes around the state.  For many seniors, it’s the first time they’ve ever played a video game.

]]> Lifestyles, Photos, Megan Lovett 2008-08-17T00:00:00-05:00 26213/#When:05:00:00Z Virgil Goode http://www.mydailyprogress.com/index.php/multimedia/comments/virgil_goode/ On Saturday, July 19th, the Daily Progress traveled to Clarksville in Southside Virginia during the annual Virginia Lake Festival. 5th District incumbent Virgil Goode was interviewed during a break from talking to constituents walking between the street vendors on Virginia Ave.

]]> News, Photos, Matthew Rosenberg 2008-08-16T23:02:00-05:00 26258/#When:04:02:00Z Tom Perriello http://www.mydailyprogress.com/index.php/multimedia/comments/tom_perriello/ On Sunday, July 20th, The Daily Progress traveled to the Crystal Cathedral in Buckingham County. 5th District Congressional candidate Tom Perriello running against incumbent Virgil Goode spoke to the congregation about his relationship with god, his travels to war torn countries, and the current troubling economic conditions.

]]> News, Photos, Matthew Rosenberg 2008-08-16T23:01:01-05:00 26257/#When:04:01:01Z Week in Photos 8/03 - 8/09 http://www.mydailyprogress.com/index.php/multimedia/comments/week_in_photos_8_03_8_09/ Daily Progress photos for the week of August 3rd.

]]> Week in Photos 2008-08-11T11:33:00-05:00 26037/#When:16:33:00Z Greene County demolition derby http://www.mydailyprogress.com/index.php/multimedia/comments/greene_county_demolition_derby/ Car lovers, drivers, and fans of destruction gather at the Greene County fairgrounds Saturday, August 9, 2008 for the demolition derby.  The derby pits stripped down cars against each other in a fight to the death.  Winners live to drive in the final round, losers limp off the playing arena with the aid of tow trucks and tractors.

]]> News, Photos, Megan Lovett 2008-08-10T17:08:00-05:00 26015/#When:22:08:00Z Week in Photos 7/27 - 8/02 http://www.mydailyprogress.com/index.php/multimedia/comments/week_in_photos_7_27_8_02/ Daily Progress photos for the week of July 27th.

]]> Week in Photos 2008-08-04T13:20:00-05:00 25758/#When:18:20:00Z Week in Photos 7/20 - 7/26 http://www.mydailyprogress.com/index.php/multimedia/comments/week_in_photos_7_20_7_26/ Daily Progress photos for the week of July 20th.

]]> Week in Photos 2008-07-28T10:24:00-05:00 25391/#When:15:24:00Z Caring for “Cookie” http://www.mydailyprogress.com/index.php/multimedia/comments/caring_for_cookie/ Thirty-one macaws seized by animal
control officials from an Orange County couple in May are back in the hands of their owners and on their way to a Florida facility.

Andrew Neilson fostered “Cookie” in the time between her seizure and return. 

]]> News, Photos, Matthew Rosenberg 2008-07-25T20:31:00-05:00 25326/#When:01:31:00Z StreamWatch http://www.mydailyprogress.com/index.php/multimedia/comments/streamwatch/ John Murphy the director of StreamWatch compares two Albemarle County streams to show the difference in their realtive health.

]]> News, Video, Matthew Rosenberg 2008-07-25T09:22:01-05:00 25436/#When:14:22:01Z Week in Photos 7/13 - 7/19 http://www.mydailyprogress.com/index.php/multimedia/comments/week_in_photos_7_13_7_19/ Daily Progress photos for the week of July 13th.

]]> Week in Photos 2008-07-21T09:04:00-05:00 25100/#When:14:04:00Z Week in photos 7/06 - 7/12 http://www.mydailyprogress.com/index.php/multimedia/comments/week_in_photos_7_06_7_12/ Daily Progress photos for the week of July 6th.

]]> Week in Photos 2008-07-15T09:15:00-05:00 24825/#When:14:15:00Z Bald eagle surgery http://www.mydailyprogress.com/index.php/multimedia/comments/bald_eagle_surgery/ A juvenile bald eagle undergoes beak surgery at the Wildlife Center of Virginia in Waynesboro on July 12, 2008 following an Avian Pox infection.  With a worldwide fanbase of 150,000 people hoping for the best for the young eagle from Norfolk, a veterinary surgeon realigns the beak and sets it on the road to recovery.

]]> News, Photos, Megan Lovett 2008-07-12T17:02:01-05:00 24743/#When:22:02:01Z Week in Photos 6/29 - 7/5 http://www.mydailyprogress.com/index.php/multimedia/comments/week_in_photos_6_29_7_5/ Daily Progress photos for the week of June 29nd.

]]> Week in Photos 2008-07-07T14:00:00-05:00 24476/#When:19:00:00Z President Bush’s speech at Monticello http://www.mydailyprogress.com/index.php/multimedia/comments/president_bushs_speech_at_monticello/ “You all have one thing in common, that sheer love of freedom,” Bush said to an audience of more than 3,000 people. “This honor for freedom resides in every man and woman and child.”
Bush is the fourth sitting president to attend Monticello’s July 4 ceremony, after Gerald Ford (1976), Harry S. Truman (1947) and Franklin D. Roosevelt (1936). The visit to Monticello was the first of his presidency.

]]> Video, Matthew Rosenberg 2008-07-04T15:40:00-05:00 24406/#When:20:40:00Z Presidential embrace http://www.mydailyprogress.com/index.php/multimedia/comments/presidential_embrace/ President George W. Bush was the fourth sitting president to attend Monticello’s July 4 ceremony, after Gerald R. Ford (1976), Harry S. Truman (1947) and Franklin D. Roosevelt (1936). The visit to Monticello was the first of his presidency. 

]]> Video, Matthew Rosenberg 2008-07-04T14:19:00-05:00 24478/#When:19:19:00Z President Bush visits Monticello http://www.mydailyprogress.com/index.php/multimedia/comments/president_bush_visits_monticello/ His greeting to the audience - many of them waving red, white and blue fans to keep themselves cool on the muggy July morning - was plain and simple: “Happy Fourth of July.” But the 43rd president quickly delved into a more complex message of American citizenry and freedom. 

]]> News, Photos 2008-07-04T13:52:00-05:00 24400/#When:18:52:00Z ‘Once in a lifetime’ chance draws thousands http://www.mydailyprogress.com/index.php/multimedia/comments/once_in_a_lifetime_chance_draws_thousands/ Several thousand people lined up outside the Monticello Visitor’s Center in Charlottesville, Va on Wednesday, July 2 2008 for tickets to the 2008 Independence Day Celebration and Naturalization Ceremony at Monticello featuring guest speaker President George W. Bush. 

]]> News, Video, Matthew Rosenberg 2008-07-02T08:21:00-05:00 24305/#When:13:21:00Z Week in Photos 6/22 - 6/28 http://www.mydailyprogress.com/index.php/multimedia/comments/week_in_photos_6_22_6_28/ Daily Progress photos for the week of June 22nd.

]]> Week in Photos 2008-06-30T08:47:00-05:00 24177/#When:13:47:00Z Week in Photos 6/15 - 6/21 http://www.mydailyprogress.com/index.php/multimedia/comments/week_in_photos_6_15_6_21/ Daily Progress photos for the week of June 15th.

]]> Week in Photos 2008-06-23T10:25:00-05:00 23894/#When:15:25:00Z Week in Photos 06/08 - 06/14 http://www.mydailyprogress.com/index.php/multimedia/comments/week_in_photos_06_08_06_14/ Daily Progress photos for the week of June 8th.

]]> Week in Photos 2008-06-16T08:39:00-05:00 23545/#When:13:39:00Z Week in Photos 6/01 - 6/07 http://www.mydailyprogress.com/index.php/multimedia/comments/week_in_photos_6_01_6_07/ Daily Progress photos for the week of June 1st. 

]]> Week in Photos 2008-06-09T10:11:00-05:00 23218/#When:15:11:00Z Week in Photos 5/25 - 5/31 http://www.mydailyprogress.com/index.php/multimedia/comments/week_in_photos_5_25_5_31/ Daily Progress photos for the week of May 25th.

]]> Week in Photos 2008-06-02T09:38:01-05:00 22879/#When:14:38:01Z Charlottesville-Albemarle Kennel Club Dog Show http://www.mydailyprogress.com/index.php/multimedia/comments/charlottesville_albemarle_kennel_club_dog_show/ Charlottesville-Albemarle Kennel Club Dog Show judge Chuck Winslow appraised the tournament’s seven furry finalists.
Arrayed before him Saturday at the Foxfield racetrack was a black standard poodle, a fluffy Pekingese, a smooth fox terrier, a Bernese mountain dog, a rough collie, a petit basset griffon vendeen and a regal orange-and-white English pointer.

]]> News, Photos, Andrew Shurtleff 2008-05-31T22:56:00-05:00 22793/#When:03:56:00Z Home sanctuary for the brids http://www.mydailyprogress.com/index.php/multimedia/comments/home_sanctuary_for_the_brids/ It may not be a jungle at the Central Virginia Parrot Sanctuary, but with 31 macaws, 40 cockatiels, 10 parakeets, 20 African grays, 20 conures, eight Quaker parrots and one quail, it sure sounds like one. 

]]> News, Photos, Andrew Shurtleff 2008-05-27T11:23:00-05:00 22509/#When:16:23:00Z Week in Photos 5/18 - 5/24 http://www.mydailyprogress.com/index.php/multimedia/comments/week_in_photos_5_18_5_24/ Daily Progress photos for the week of May 18th.

]]> Week in Photos 2008-05-27T10:49:00-05:00 22508/#When:15:49:00Z Week in Photos 5/11 - 5/17 http://www.mydailyprogress.com/index.php/multimedia/comments/week_in_photos_5_11_5_17/ Daily Progress photos for the week of May 11th.

]]> Week in Photos 2008-05-19T16:53:00-05:00 22134/#When:21:53:00Z University of Virginia’s 2008 graduation ceremony http://www.mydailyprogress.com/index.php/multimedia/comments/university_of_virginias_2008_graduation_ceremony/ The University of Virginia awarded about 6,000 degrees on Sunday, May 18, 2008 during the 179th commencement.  A light rain didn’t stop raucous celebrations among the graduates and their families, who filled the Lawn with cheers and emotion.

]]> News, Photos, Megan Lovett 2008-05-18T15:51:00-05:00 22094/#When:20:51:00Z Melody’s Rescue http://www.mydailyprogress.com/index.php/multimedia/comments/melodys_rescue/ Crozet volunteer fire fighters and animal rescue helped free Melody, a mixed breed dog who had been stuck inside a culvert since Friday at a farm on Shelton Mills Road in Crozet, VA. Owner Catherine Hermary-Vieille says her dog had gone missing Friday night after heavy storms passed through the area possible scaring the dog into the pipe. Rescue workers worked together for over an hour digging, sawing and eventually freeing the dog. Melody was taken to her veterinarian for observation. 

]]> News, Photos, Andrew Shurtleff 2008-05-12T18:45:00-05:00 21761/#When:23:45:00Z Week in Photos 5/4 -5/10 http://www.mydailyprogress.com/index.php/multimedia/comments/week_in_photos_5_4_5_10/ Daily Progress photos for the week of May 4th. 

]]> Week in Photos 2008-05-12T09:38:00-05:00 21748/#When:14:38:00Z Joe Giovanelli, piano man http://www.mydailyprogress.com/index.php/multimedia/comments/joe_giovanelli_piano_man/ Joe Giovanelli, 79, was born blind. Through playing the piano in weekly concerts, he gets joy by giving joy to others.

]]> Lifestyles, Photos, Megan Lovett 2008-05-11T04:30:00-05:00 21657/#When:09:30:00Z Crozet Pizza, a small town tradition http://www.mydailyprogress.com/index.php/multimedia/comments/crozet_pizza_a_small_town_tradition/ Crozet Pizza has operated in downtown Crozet since 1977. As development plans take shape, patrons and employees worry about the fate of the restaurant.

]]> News, Photos, Megan Lovett 2008-05-07T22:30:00-05:00 21368/#When:03:30:00Z Ash Lawn’s 250th birthday party http://www.mydailyprogress.com/index.php/multimedia/comments/ash_lawns_250th_birthday_party/ Photos from the celebration of Ash Lawn - Highland’s 250th birthday celebration

]]> News, Photos, Andrew Shurtleff 2008-04-27T12:03:00-05:00 24351/#When:17:03:00Z Foxfield Spring Races 2008 http://www.mydailyprogress.com/index.php/multimedia/comments/foxfield_spring_races_2008/ A massive crowd attended the 2008 Spring Races at Foxfield, which was cut short by a fast moving thunderstorm. 

]]> News, Photos, Megan Lovett 2008-04-26T20:40:00-05:00 20948/#When:01:40:00Z Return of the Monticello Guard http://www.mydailyprogress.com/index.php/multimedia/comments/return_of_the_monticello_guard/ Some 150 soldiers from A Company, 3rd Battalion, 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team returned from Iraq to their Charlottesville National Guard armory. 

]]> News, Video, Matthew Rosenberg 2008-04-24T10:14:00-05:00 22221/#When:15:14:00Z Brothers Gray Wingsuit Academy http://www.mydailyprogress.com/index.php/multimedia/comments/brothers_gray_wingsuit_academy/ With parachutes strapped to their backs, a handful of people piled into the Twin Otter plane one by one. The weather was holding up at Skydive Orange, and the parachuters were looking forward to another successful skydive. However, the experience was slightly different for a few of the parachuters. Some wore bat-like suits that connected their arms and legs with a piece of fabric. These wingsuits allowed their pilots to glide around in the clouds, giving them a very different experience than their skydiving peers.

]]> Video, Tasha Kates 2008-04-18T10:01:00-05:00 22219/#When:15:01:00Z Remembering the Virginia Tech shootings http://www.mydailyprogress.com/index.php/multimedia/comments/remembering_the_virginia_tech_shootings/ The University of Virginia community remembers the tragic shootings at Virginia Tech with a one-year anniversary vigil at the McIntire Amphitheater on April 16, 2008.

]]> Photos, Megan Lovett 2008-04-16T20:01:01-05:00 20334/#When:01:01:01Z Skatepark rehab http://www.mydailyprogress.com/index.php/multimedia/comments/skatepark_rehab/ Members of the UVa service fraternity APO are using their skills and time to renovate and build new ramps at the Charlottesville Skatepark.

]]> Photos, Andrew Shurtleff 2008-04-10T12:21:00-05:00 13773/#When:17:21:00Z Charlottesville Lady Arm Wrestlers charity tournament http://www.mydailyprogress.com/index.php/multimedia/comments/charlottesville_lady_arm_wrestlers_charity_tournament/ On the second Tuesday of every month, Charlottesville Lady Arm Wrestlers take over Blue Moon Diner, transforming it from a neighborhood eatery to a wrestling ring. Providing a riotous mash-up of theater and athleticism, the event raises money for a different woman-initiated local charity each month. 

]]> Photos, Megan Lovett 2008-04-09T19:45:00-05:00 13733/#When:00:45:00Z I-64 Shootings http://www.mydailyprogress.com/index.php/multimedia/comments/i_64_shootings/ Officials investigate a series of overnight shootings in Crozet and Waynesboro and along I-64.

]]> Photos 2008-03-27T14:04:00-05:00 7956/#When:19:04:00Z ‘Art of displacement’ http://www.mydailyprogress.com/index.php/multimedia/comments/art_of_displacement/ Also known as “l’art du déplacement” - French for “the art of displacement” - parkour is an emerging activity that is sort of half sport and half martial art. The aim of its practitioners - known as traceurs - is to propel themselves through any environment quickly and efficiently, using only the human body as a vehicle.

]]> News, Video, Megan Lovett 2008-03-22T10:38:00-05:00 22223/#When:15:38:00Z Regional Spelling Bee http://www.mydailyprogress.com/index.php/multimedia/comments/regional_spelling_bee/ Nearly thirty students from Central Virginia participate in the 61st annual regional spelling bee.

]]> Photos, Megan Lovett 2008-03-15T13:04:00-05:00 7953/#When:18:04:00Z UVa vs. Maryland men’s basketball http://www.mydailyprogress.com/index.php/multimedia/comments/uva_vs_maryland_mens_basketball/ University of Virginia men’s basketball beat rivals Maryland 91-76 in their final home game of the regular season. 

]]> Photos 2008-03-09T13:38:00-05:00 7955/#When:18:38:00Z Wind Damage http://www.mydailyprogress.com/index.php/multimedia/comments/wind_damage/ High winds and storms downed trees and closed roads in Fluvanna County.

]]> Photos, Andrew Shurtleff 2008-03-05T13:18:00-05:00 7954/#When:18:18:00Z Stelling Banjo http://www.mydailyprogress.com/index.php/multimedia/comments/stelling_banjo/ Nestled a stone’s throw from the Nelson County line, Stelling Banjo Works has been making and selling a high-end line of banjos since 1974.

]]> News, Video, Matthew Rosenberg 2008-03-02T11:25:01-05:00 21935/#When:16:25:01Z Backstage at Cirque du Soleil http://www.mydailyprogress.com/index.php/multimedia/comments/backstage_at_cirque_du_soleil/ Megan Lovett goes behind the scenes before a Cirque du Soleil rehearsal at the JPJ.

]]> Photos, Megan Lovett 2008-02-29T17:17:00-05:00 6885/#When:22:17:00Z ‘Luckiest’ Darden student wins big bucks http://www.mydailyprogress.com/index.php/multimedia/comments/luckiest_darden_student_wins_big_bucks/ Jong-Uck (Max) Park became Darden’s Luckiest Student after choosing a briefcase which contained $18,750.00 Wednesday morning at the school in Charlottesville, Va.

]]> News, Video, Andrew Shurtleff 2008-02-20T10:46:01-05:00 22224/#When:15:46:01Z Hillary Clinton speaks at UVa http://www.mydailyprogress.com/index.php/multimedia/comments/hillary_clinton_speaks_at_uva/ Hillary Clinton spent about 90 minutes responding to students’ questions Monday in professor Larry J. Sabato’s American politics class at the University of Virginia, offering her views about energy policy, “good” politics and why she would be the toughest Democrat against the GOP’s John McCain.

]]> News, Video, Megan Lovett 2008-02-11T10:22:00-05:00 22222/#When:15:22:00Z Special Olympics at Wintergreen http://www.mydailyprogress.com/index.php/multimedia/comments/special_olympics_at_wintergreen/ Special Olympics at Wintergreen ski resort.

]]> Photos, Kaylin Bowers 2008-01-28T12:49:00-05:00 7952/#When:17:49:00Z The autonomous musical instrument http://www.mydailyprogress.com/index.php/multimedia/comments/the_autonomous_musical_instrument/ Three University of Virginia graduate students have built a robot that performs avant-garde musical compositions. “This is the first instrument in what will one day become a huge robot orchestra,” said Troy Rogers, one of the device’s designers. “It will begin to dominate the global soundscape.”

]]> News, Video, Matthew Rosenberg 2008-01-23T12:01:00-05:00 22242/#When:17:01:00Z Snow day in Charlottesville http://www.mydailyprogress.com/index.php/multimedia/comments/snow_day_in_charlottesville/ Pictures from a wintry day in Charlottesville.

]]> Photos 2008-01-17T16:39:00-05:00 7925/#When:21:39:00Z Circuit bending workshop http://www.mydailyprogress.com/index.php/multimedia/comments/circuit_bending_workshop/ Adam Rogers leads a circuit bending workshop Saturday evening as part of the Audio January series at the Bridge Progressive Arts Initiative in Charlottesville. Participants reconfigured sound-making toys and keyboards to make new noises.

]]> Photos, Megan Lovett 2008-01-12T15:43:00-05:00 6883/#When:20:43:00Z Oded Kishony http://www.mydailyprogress.com/index.php/multimedia/comments/oded_kishony/ What exactly is it about the violins made by old-world masters such as Antonio Stradivari and Giuseppe Guarneri “del Gesu” that gives them such exquisite voices? To this day, most of those violins remain singularly unapproachable in terms of sound quality and are handed with reverence from master to master.

]]> Lifestyles, Photos, Megan Lovett 2007-12-23T14:06:00-05:00 6858/#When:19:06:00Z A way of life http://www.mydailyprogress.com/index.php/multimedia/comments/a_way_of_life/ Located in the historic Green Springs District of Louisa County, the Gryffon’s Aerie farm is home to Ramona and Collins Huff, their two children and a variety of animals, including cows, pigs, sheep and chickens, to name a few.

]]> Photos, Andrew Shurtleff 2007-12-16T14:57:00-05:00 6869/#When:19:57:00Z Monticello High School football state champs http://www.mydailyprogress.com/index.php/multimedia/comments/monticello_high_school_football_state_champs/ Monticello High School wins the VHSL Group AA Division 3 state football championships in Lynchburg.

]]> Photos, Megan Lovett 2007-12-08T14:12:00-05:00 7957/#When:19:12:00Z MHS Football championship highlights http://www.mydailyprogress.com/index.php/multimedia/comments/mhs_football_championship_highlights/ Video highlights of Monticello’s 36-22 victory over Richlands in the 2007 state championships. 

]]> Sports, Video, Matthew Rosenberg 2007-12-08T11:12:00-05:00 22226/#When:16:12:00Z MHS pep rally http://www.mydailyprogress.com/index.php/multimedia/comments/mhs_pep_rally/ The Mustangs received a raucous sendoff Friday afternoon during a pep rally that included a team introduction, dance contest, teacher fashion show and video featuring highlights from the football season thus far. Monticello also held a bonfire for students and community members Friday evening.

]]> Sports, Video, Matthew Rosenberg 2007-12-07T12:30:00-05:00 22229/#When:17:30:00Z High school robotics competition http://www.mydailyprogress.com/index.php/multimedia/comments/high_school_robotics_competition/ Monticello High School students compete with Hugsy, their handmade robot, in the Virginia FIRST Tech Challenge at University Hall.

]]> Photos, Megan Lovett 2007-12-01T14:32:00-05:00 7959/#When:19:32:00Z Kudzu. A pollution problem http://www.mydailyprogress.com/index.php/multimedia/comments/kudzu_a_pollution_problem/ University of Virginia researcher Manuel Lerdau and State University of New York scientist Jonathan Hickman believe that kudzu is emitting sizable amounts of ground-level ozone - potentially increasing smog, aggravating respiratory ailments and quickening the pace of global climate change.

]]> News, Video, Matthew Rosenberg 2007-12-01T13:12:00-05:00 22238/#When:18:12:00Z Game Face http://www.mydailyprogress.com/index.php/multimedia/comments/game_face/ Fans celebrate the tradition and pagentry of the state’s biggest football rivalry before the UVa-Virginia Tech game.

]]> Photos, Matthew Rosenberg 2007-11-24T14:53:00-05:00 7962/#When:19:53:00Z UVa vs. Virginia Tech football http://www.mydailyprogress.com/index.php/multimedia/comments/uva_vs_virginia_tech_football/ University of Virginia plays rivals Virginia Tech in the last home game of the season. The Cavaliers lost 21-33.

]]> Photos, Matthew Rosenberg 2007-11-24T14:44:01-05:00 7960/#When:19:44:01Z Marching band’s Commonwealth Concert http://www.mydailyprogress.com/index.php/multimedia/comments/marching_bands_commonwealth_concert/ In solidarity born of adversity and fueled by rivalry, the Virginia Tech and University of Virginia marching bands will join tonight in a show of pride and camaraderie.

]]> Photos, Megan Lovett 2007-11-23T15:05:00-05:00 6875/#When:20:05:00Z Glocal Thanksgiving http://www.mydailyprogress.com/index.php/multimedia/comments/glocal_thanksgiving/ U.Va. students and faculty members took part in a “glocal” Thanksgiving, in which participants sought to cook with only local ingredients and food from elsewhere that was obtained through ethical means, such as fair trade.

]]> News, Video, Matthew Rosenberg 2007-11-22T12:52:00-05:00 22230/#When:17:52:00Z John Tuturro interview part 1 http://www.mydailyprogress.com/index.php/multimedia/comments/john_tuturro_interview_part_1/ John Tuturro is interviewed by David Edelstein after the Virginia Film Festival showing of Tuturro’s new film “Romance & Cigarettes.” Part 1.

]]> Photos 2007-11-04T16:18:01-05:00 7970/#When:21:18:01Z John Tuturro interview part 2 http://www.mydailyprogress.com/index.php/multimedia/comments/john_tuturro_interview_part_2/ John Tuturro is interviewed by David Edelstein after the Virginia Film Festival showing of Tuturro’s new film “Romance & Cigarettes.” Part 2. 

]]> 2007-11-04T16:11:00-05:00 7969/#When:21:11:00Z Obama rally draws 4,250 http://www.mydailyprogress.com/index.php/multimedia/comments/obama_rally_draws_4250/ Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama drew more than 4,250 people to an outdoor rally and fundraiser Monday night at the Charlottesville Pavilion, surpassing a fundraiser that Hillary Clinton staged Sept. 23 several blocks away by more than 3,000 paid attendees.

]]> News, Video, Matthew Rosenberg 2007-10-29T13:10:00-05:00 22240/#When:18:10:00Z Laytons’ “Last Chance” http://www.mydailyprogress.com/index.php/multimedia/comments/laytons_last_chance/ Last Chance is William Layton’s chance to make it big in Virginia gourd-growing circles. Outstanding in its field, the pumpkin has a 159-inch circumference and weighs about 1,100 pounds.

]]> News, Video, Kaylin Bowers 2007-09-27T13:09:01-05:00 22241/#When:18:09:01Z The stinging reality of tattoo removal http://www.mydailyprogress.com/index.php/multimedia/comments/the_stinging_reality_of_tattoo_removal/ Once a month, the lasers - in the hands of skin cancer specialist Dr. Vandana Nanda - are turned on tattoos. Neither are the treatments painless. The laser burns as it pierces the skin and injures it much like an abrasion. The skin scabs and the procedure often proves painful.

]]> News, Video, Matthew Rosenberg 2007-09-22T13:18:00-05:00 22231/#When:18:18:00Z Do-It-Yourself wine http://www.mydailyprogress.com/index.php/multimedia/comments/do_it_yourself_wine/ Roger and Monica Mahloch are the owners of Carafe in Hollymeade. Carafe is a Canadian franchise that specializes in do-it-yourself wine making. 

]]> Photos 2007-09-04T16:37:00-05:00 7972/#When:21:37:00Z The UVa Chinese Corner http://www.mydailyprogress.com/index.php/multimedia/comments/the_uva_chinese_corner/ A growing number of UVa students are enrolling in Chinese language courses.

]]> News, Video, Matthew Rosenberg 2007-07-29T14:13:00-05:00 22236/#When:19:13:00Z Harry Potter fans http://www.mydailyprogress.com/index.php/multimedia/comments/harry_potter_fans/ Harry Potter fans lined the sidewalks of Barracks Road Shopping Center outside of Barnes and Nobles in anticipation of the release of the final book.

]]> Photos 2007-07-21T16:25:00-05:00 7971/#When:21:25:00Z Divine Vision http://www.mydailyprogress.com/index.php/multimedia/comments/divine_vision/ Master Charles and his followers at the Synchronicity Foundation meditate while he describes his visions of a Virgin Mary apparition.

]]> Photos 2007-07-19T16:46:00-05:00 7973/#When:21:46:00Z Tommy Jr. http://www.mydailyprogress.com/index.php/multimedia/comments/tommy_jr/ A Crozet-based robotics group has designed a high-tech, low-cost unmanned car to compete in a desert challenge for a $2 million prize from the Department of Defense’s research and development arm.

]]> News, Video, Matthew Rosenberg 2007-06-23T13:56:01-05:00 22234/#When:18:56:01Z Gun scare at UVa http://www.mydailyprogress.com/index.php/multimedia/comments/gun_scare_at_uva/ A student film causes a gun scare at UVa about a week after the Virginia Tech massacre. 

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