Wanangkura Stadium in Port Hedland by ARM Architecture |

February 22nd, 2013 ? Port Hedland is a natural deep anchorage port in Western Australia. Only 14,000 people live in the town, but it is a significant destination for major sports and social gatherings for the local community. The town was in need for a new recreation center. The town commissioned the creative team from ARM Architecture? to build the?Wanangkura Stadium, which includes an indoor playing court, a gym, squash courts, club rooms for local football teams, short term childcare minding and function rooms. The towns population is forecasted to increase by 2.5 times in the next 23 years, therefore, the need to build a sport and recreation facility which catered to people of all ages and sports of all types was in demand.

After deciding on the architects, the town let the community decide on the name. Hundreds of names for the $35 million building were submitted by the town residents which finally led to Wanangkura, meaning ?whirlwind? in the local Kariyarra language. The title pays tribute to the center?s cyclonic pattern design that creating a shimmering, rippling effect on an otherwise flat landscape.

The architects explained that their ?approach to the design considered this building as a mirage ? a shimmering, rippling effect on an otherwise flat landscape. Using a ?halftone? pixelated technique, the building?s entry facade acts as a clear visual image from long distances, whilst being highly aggregated on closer inspection.?

The 48,000 square foot building is covered in black and blue vitrified facade panels, which on close inspection appear to have been installed at random but from a distance represents a cyclone pattern. LED lights are installed on the front facade and enhance the unique pattern and shape of the building at night.?Externally, the building is covered in approximately 3955 vitrified enamel panels, which were manufactured and delivered from China. The panels have been created to withstand the extreme Pilbara heat and also severe winds caused by tropical cyclones.

Inside the stadium, the club changing rooms have been painted black and white in honor of the home football team, South Hedland Swans. Upstairs is the function room, which spans the length of the indoor stadium with large windows facing the sports oval. The function room has a bar and will be installed with large flatscreen TV?s to provide the ultimate sports experience. Offices and conference rooms are also located on the upper level, with floor to ceiling windows giving people inside a birds? eye view of everything that is happening below.

The town has become excited about the new building, describing the creative boxy structure as the most unique building in Port Hedland.

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Winehouse's dad wears her face across his back

By Courtney Hazlett, TODAY

In Thursday's installment of "we have no idea what to make of this," we offer you this photo of Amy Winehouse's father, Mitch. The father of the late singer arrived at the 2013 Brit Awards wearing a vest with his late daughter's face emblazoned across the back. A tribute to his daughter, perhaps, but a rather garish one? You decide.

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Mitch was said to be in good spirits upon his arrival, and rightly so: Amy is the first Brit to ever be posthumously nominated for a Brit Award. Fellow nominees in the Best British Female category included Emeli Sand? (the ultimate winner), Paloma Faith, Bat For Lashes and Jessie Ware.

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UFC 158 shuffled after Rory MacDonald injury

When the UFC announced the mostly welterweight line-up for UFC 158, it was near the end of injury-2012. After so many big fights were affected by injury, the UFC wisely prepared in case one of their fighters had to pull out of his bout. It turned out to be a smart move, as Rory MacDonald had to pull out of his bout with Carlos Condit.

Now, Johny Hendricks, who was supposed to fight Jake Ellenberger at UFC 158, is stepping in to face Condit. Ellenberger also has his opponent set. Nate Marquardt saw an opportunity and tweeted:

Just heard @ellenbergermma doesn't have anyone to fight March 23 as of today. Just so happens I'm free that night! ;) Whatcha think?? #fb

? Nate Marquardt (@NathanMarquardt) February 19, 2013

He later corrected the date of the fight to March 16, but didn't change his sentiment. He still wanted the Ellenberger bout, and got his wish. Marquardt will face Ellenberger at UFC 158. The updated main card now includes the UFC welterweight champ, the former UFC interim champ, and the former Strikeforce champion.

Champion Georges St-Pierre vs. Nick Diaz
Carlos Condit vs. Johny Hendricks
Jake Ellenberger vs. Nate Marquardt
Chris Camozzi vs. Nick Ring
Colin Fletcher vs. Mike Ricci

Marquardt lost the Strikeforce welterweight belt in the promotion's final card. He dropped a decision to Tarec Saffiedine. This will be Marquardt's first fight with the UFC since he was cut from the promotion the day before a fight. Marquardt couldn't get clearance from the state commission to fight because of his high testosterone levels.

Want to make early picks on the new fights? Speak up in the comments, on Facebook or on Twitter.

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Outlook.com exits preview with 60 million active users, Hotmail UI to be retired this summer

It's been so long since Microsoft launched Outlook.com that we forgot it was technically in preview mode. Well, that ended today, at 12:01AM ET on the dot. The company just announced that the email service is no longer in beta, and that the site has racked up 60 million active users -- over a third of whom came over from Gmail. If you decide to join today, you'll be getting the same feature set announced last summer, just with a smoother, less glitchy experience (not that it was ever that buggy to begin with, if you ask us). To lure in even more users, Microsoft is launching a massive advertising campaign, one that will include TV and radio spots (see one of them after the break), online ads and even posters in subway stations. Basically, the sort of heavy promotion Microsoft is already doing for Surface.

Regardless of how much success Microsoft has in converting Gmail loyalists, though, a lot more people are about to become acquainted with Outlook's clean UI: the company has said it plans to switch Hotmail users over to the Outlook interface by summertime. To be clear, Microsoft says it has no plans to shut down the hotmail.com domain, so your existing Hotmail email address is safe, and you don't even have to register for an Outlook.com addy if you don't want to. Additionally, all of your folders and settings will be preserved. It's just that you're soon going to have to say goodbye to the old Hotmail. Onward, we say.

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Correa re-elected as Ecuador president

Crowds gathered at the presidential palace in Quito on Sunday night to celebrate the re-election of Ecuadorean president Rafael Correa.

The left-wing leader took nearly 57 percent of the vote to claim his third term, avoiding a runoff.

Ecuador?s election authority said although only 40 percent of the vote had been counted, they didn?t expect the figures to change significantly.

Correa has been credited with a drastic reduction in poverty through ambitious but expensive public sector projects.

In a victory speech meant to unify the country, Correa said: ?I am grateful to the people of Ecuador, to the legions of men and women that trusted in us. And to those who didn?t vote for us, we are the government of all the people, we?re going to serve you, all of you, with care and compromise.?

His closest challenger, Guillermo Lasso won less than half of Correa?s figure.

Lasso?s promise of tax cuts weren?t enough and the win for Correa means he?s likely to continue his popularist policies that include liberally spending the country?s oil revenues.

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Video: 68 pythons captured during Florida hunt

>>> while most people typically run from snakes, hundreds of people in florida spent the last month actively looking for them. it is part of the python challenge, the search to find the invasive species . about 1600 people took part in the hunt. most were not successful. only 68 pythons were

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