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I happened to be looking up when they flew overhead, a flock of white storks heading south along the Costa Brava, in Catalonia, on Spain's Mediterranean coast.
With the rising sun as their compass, they flew in shifting, untidy groups, black-tipped wings pumping air and red beaks pushing forward. I was watching them when a passing jogger tanned, a bit winded and a Brit, by his accent saw me scanning the sky and stopped to look.
"They should be heading west toward Gibraltar," he volunteered, as the birds veered away to the west. "It's their traditional route. But some are wintering over right here, in Spain. I'm convinced they like it as much as we do."
I was up early that September morning, shaking off jet lag with a walk on the Camino de Ronda, the pedestrian trail that hugs the shoreline for 136 miles, from the French border south through Girona province. The path, sometimes paved, sometimes dirt, connects each fishing village, emerald cove and sandy beach to the next, spangling the coast like a string of rough-cut diamonds.
Intent on the birds, it crossed my mind that for a traveler just arrived and eight time zones from home, I was feeling pretty good. No muggy headache, no unquenchable yawns. Maybe my compass was saying the same thing: The Costa Brava is where smart people come to spend the winter. The trouble was that I had only a week to explore; from the look of things, my eight days on the ground would be stretched paper thin.
We my friends and I didn't want to miss anything: lazy afternoons bobbing in emerald clear coves; searching for Roman ruins; vineyard visits; and tours at the three most important Costa Brava locations associated with the Surrealistic painter Salvador Dali, and known as the "Dali Triangle." So we decided to hire a guide, an idea I scorned when I was 18 and a "know-it-all" backpacker, but which my parents, seasoned travelers, never failed to recommend. "A good guide can take a pencil sketch and turn it into a portrait," they told me.
You'll probably want to grab your bathing suit and head straight to a cove like the one at Playa del Canadell, near Llafranc (guaranteed to put any French beach to shame). Or perhaps to Cadaques, where we blew an afternoon at the "MF" outdoor cafe, sipping wine and eating tapas under an umbrella. But dig into history first, in the city of Girona, capital of Girona province, on the River Onyar.
Here we met our guide, Carles (Carlos, in Spanish) Pongiluppi, a fact-freak who not only guides locally, but accompanies Spanish groups traveling overseas. Articulate, casual and handsome, he also added a sense of humor to history's whys and wherefores.
And a good thing, too, since he was a look-alike for Dexter, the killer in the eponymous TV drama, for which he endured some friendly ribbing.
With a brief stop at the tourist office, we crossed the Sant Felui Bridge and made for the town's old city center, now restored, awash in gardens and crisscrossed by spacious squares and narrow cobblestone passages. Plunging into the heart of the medieval quarter, we poked through every block, looking at fragments of the Roman road the Via Augusta tiny medieval houses, 12th century churches, portions of the old city walls, the half-hidden Jewish quarter, and among these, newer buildings.
Armed with the street map, I nailed the directions. But I lagged behind to look at some flowers, took a wrong turn across another bridge and wound up on Independence Square, where the city's better stores and old and new architecture styles mix and match.
An unexpected revelation was a tour of St. Peter's Cathedral, no longer used as a church. Stripped of its original trappings and completely bare, its 12th century "beautiful bones" showed why art historians use it as a classic example of Romanesque architecture.
As part of Spain, Girona and the Costa Brava, enjoy the warmth of the Spanish sun. But Catalonia's special culture and history infuse the region with a unique sensibility. Whether you're tasting wine, riding a bus, talking to a flower seller or joining a museum tour, Catalonian pride is palpable.
Chef Joan Roca, whose three-starred Michelin restaurant, El Celler de Can Roca, was ranked last year as the World's No. 1 Restaurant (by Restaurant magazine), and who brought me into his kitchen for a quick look, said that the foundation of his cooking styles are based on his mother's cooking at home.
At the other end of the culinary spectrum was the Bonay family restaurant, on the Placa de los Voltes in the historic village of Peretallada. Tell Enrique you want to try his local food and he'll serve what Pongiluppi says is "genuine local food, the kind of dishes that people here prepare at home."
And there's the Catalan language, unique only to Catalonia. Spoken by many and mixed with Spanish for place names (platja for playa) and on signs, it's the wind on which a fervent nationalist movement stays aloft, always agitating for independence.
Traveling with Pongiluppi meant no detail went unnoticed, no question unanswered. We learned more about village life, museum exhibits, mushroom-growing habitats and medieval stone quarries than a Wikipedia researcher. The impossibly-steep, narrowly terraced hillsides? Ancient vineyards. The lake? A wetlands popular with birders. The familiar flower-bedecked staircase in Begur? Used in the filming of "Suddenly Last Summer." The dreary-looking church? A refugee of the Spanish Civil War: During the conflict, once-remarkable frescoes and carvings were destroyed or painted white by anti-Franco Republicans.
And we discovered what Dali, the master showman, was all about. His childhood home, which he later rebuilt, is a hoarder's heaven. See it in Port Lligat, near Cadaques. For a study in symbolism, head for the eye-popping Dali Theatre Museum, in Figueres, which displays his collection and where he lived at the end of his life.
Gala's house at Pubol, in La Pera, is the manor he bought for his wife, Gala, who accepted it with the provision that he never visit her or stay overnight. But he contributed personal touches, leaving a host of touching, funny, sentimental and quixotic works. Don't miss the photo exhibit upstairs, documenting their lives. My recommendation? Visit this one first.
Our most southerly excursion took us to the port at Palamos where we boarded a creaky, slightly dinged sailboat owned by a friend of a friend a relationship never made clear for a coastal jaunt and quick swim in glassy-clear cool water.
The next day we drove north through rugged dry hills to to Cap Creus, the rock-strewn headland that Dali called "a reflection of my tortured mind." From high on the cliff, the Mediterranean's blue sweep fills the frame, cliffs, coves and sea laid out from Spain to France. Here, too, were backpackers toiling uphill on the Camino de Ronda, heading for the cafe and parking lot.
As an ancient coastal trail, the Camino de Ronda is now a now a National Trail, free and open to the public even where it crosses private property. Back at Playa del Canadell, Pongiluppi showed us where the trail and the sidewalk are one and the same, crossing from cafes and souvenir shops to homeowners' front decks.
"It's quite funny," said Pongiluppi, who spent many a youthful summer's day on this particular beach. "Sometimes you get there and the family is sitting outside eating dinner and tourists are walking back and forth past the table. But the public always has the right of passage"
"How do the homeowners respond to that?" I asked.
"They don't," he said. "Most just say hello and go on with what they're doing."
For those who know it, the Costa Brava, too, is a rite of passage.
LODGING: In L'Escala, toward the north, we stayed at the Hostal Empuries, a mid-range property and restaurant on an inviting swimming beach. The one-story property is not a hostal but is rated as such because it was originally a restaurant with available rooms. Though the footprint resembles a motel, it is a Roman villa design, with wings enclosing garden courtyards. The older two-story hotel adjacent, now restored and renovated, is also part of the property. The special attraction here? Empuries, a Greek and Roman archaeological site 100 yards away. Moderately priced. See the Hotel & Spa HostalEmpuries, in L'Escala, Girona, at http://www.hostalenmpuries.com or at firstname.lastname@example.com.
In the south, we stayed at Mas de Torrent, in Torrent, a family-owned and restored limestone manor house on a gentle hill, with spacious public rooms, two fine restaurants, a spa and pool and gardens with extensive views. The beach is three miles away. A five-star-rated property, its 39 luxury rooms are in adjacent casitas with a few in the house itself. Most guests are weekenders from Barcelona or the U.K., or visiting Americans. See the Mas De Torrent Hotel & Spa, at http://www.mastorrent.com; or at firstname.lastname@example.com
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Lilly's Team Solutions and Solutions for Wellness Resources for Serious Mental Illness Added to SAMHSA's Distinguished National Registry
First program from a pharmaceutical company to be included in national registry
Feb 20, 2013, 08:00 ET
INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) announced today that the Team Solutions and Solutions for Wellness program resources for individuals living with serious mental illnesses, such as bipolar disorder and schizophrenia, have been added to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's (SAMHSA) National Registry of Evidence-Based Programs and Practices (NREPP), an online registry of evidence-based interventions for the prevention and treatment of mental and substance use disorders.i SAMHSA, established in 1992, exists to reduce the impact of substance abuse and mental illness on America's communities.
Team Solutions and Solutions for Wellness are an online library of resources developed by Lilly in collaboration with psychiatric experts - including psychiatrists, nurses and mental health advocacy leaders - to empower people with psychiatric illnesses to make informed decisions about managing both physical and mental health.
Studies have shown that the program improves the well-being of people living with serious mental illness, including improvements in patient Body Mass Index, waist circumference, blood pressureii and knowledge about their illnesses.iii
"We are pleased that these initiatives have been further validated through SAMHSA's distinguished NREPP listing and that more mental health service providers today recognize the critical need for an integrated, whole body approach to patient care," said Robert Baker, M.D., vice president of global medical affairs, Lilly Bio-Medicines. "Since Lilly introduced Team Solutions and Solutions for Wellness in 1997, more than 38,000 healthcare professionals have utilized these resources."
Despite advances in treatment, individuals with serious mental illness die an average of 25 years younger than the overall population. The higher death rate in this population is largely due to preventable health conditions such as cardiovascular disease and diabetes, which are often caused by modifiable risk factors such as poor nutrition and lack of exercise.iv
"In addition to medication, mental health providers need evidence-based, non-pharmacological interventions for providing comprehensive care," said Betty Vreeland, MSN, APN.C from the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ)-University Behavioral HealthCare, and a primary author of the resources. "We created these free resources to be easily integrated into almost any behavioral health setting with the ultimate goal of supporting people with mental illness in achieving optimum health and living a full and rewarding life in their community."
About Team Solutions and Solutions for Wellness
Team Solutions is a recovery-based illness and life skill management resource. It consists of 10 workbooks that emphasize knowledge and skills that can help people with serious mental illness better understand their illness, strengthen resilience and partner with their treatment team.
The Solutions for Wellness program incorporates physical health and wellness into the recovery process, including two workbooks that offer information on healthy eating, physical activity and positive lifestyle choices. By turning evidence-based scientific theories into practical and easy-to-use materials, it aims to help reduce many of the modifiable lifestyle factors that contribute to the high morbidity and mortality rates in people with serious mental illness.
Overall, these easy-to-implement workbook materials focus on a whole-person approach to treatment and are centered on the belief that every person with mental illness has the ability to recover.
Team Solutions and Solutions for Wellness resources and training materials are available at no cost to treatment teams at www.treatmentteam.com.
About Eli Lilly and Company
Lilly, a leading innovation-driven corporation, is developing a growing portfolio of pharmaceutical products by applying the latest research from its own worldwide laboratories and from collaborations with eminent scientific organizations. Headquartered in Indianapolis, Ind., Lilly provides answers – through medicines and information – for some of the world's most urgent medical needs. Additional information about Lilly is available at www.lilly.com.
i About NREPP. Accessed on December 8, 2011 via http://nrepp.samhsa.gov/AboutNREPP.aspx.
ii Vreeland et. al., 2010. Solutions for Wellness: Results of a Manualized Psychoeducational Program for Adults with Psychiatric Disorders. American Journal of Psychiatric Rehabilitation.
iii Vreeland et. al., 2006, Efficacy of the Team Solutions Program for Educating Patients About Illness Management and Treatment, Psychiatric Services.
iv J. Parks et. al., 2006, Morbidity and Mortality in People with Serious Mental Illness. National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors (NASMHPD) Medical Directors Council.
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May 10, 2013
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The No.21-ranked Florida State women's tennis team fell in the first round of the NCAA Tournament to No.33 Memphis, 4-1.
Due to inclement weather, play was moved indoors to the Roberta Alison Baumgarder Tennis Facility at the University of Alabama.
"That's a tough way to end the season," head coach Jennifer Hyde said. "I thought we'd be a little bit better, but credit Memphis. They played like hunters today. That team did a great job up and down the line today."
The match started off with the doubles point up for grabs as all three matches were evenly paired.
On court three, junior Kristina Schleich and Kerrie Cartwright jumped out to a 3-1 lead over (No.64) Stefanie Mikesz and Caroline Wegner before surrendering the next four games. Schleich and Cartwright buckled down and created a rally of their own to take back the lead at 6-5. But, Mikesz and Wegner closed out the match on a streak of their own, taking the match 8-6.
At this point both matches on courts one and two were very tight. Amy Sargeant and Mia Vriens were holding on to a 7-6 lead, while Francesca Segarelli and Daneika Borthwick were down 7-5.
On court one, Segarelli and Borthwick took on Tiffany Welcher and Alyssa Hibbard. After falling behind a break early, Segarelli and Borthwick came back to take the lead 4-3. The pair would hold that break before Memphis went ahead 6-5. The Tigers added another game, just as the match on court three wrapped up.
Segarelli and Borthwick held off one match point and looked to stay alive, however Hibbard and Welcher took the game and the double point with an 8-5 victory.
The match on court two was halted just as Mia Vriens and Amy Sargeant went ahead 8-7 over (No.77) Kelly Gray and Courtney Collins.
"When things got tight in doubles, Memphis stepped up," Hyde said. "We always talked about playing those tight points big and we didn't do that today."
Memphis held the momentum going into singles as the Seminoles won two of the six first sets.
"Losing the doubles point really affected us today," Hyde said. "It hasn't been a factor all season but today it hurt us. "
The Tigers went ahead 2-0 after Skylar Kuykendall defeated Vriens on court three, 6-0, 6-1.
Moments later, the Seminoles cut into the Tiger lead after (No.120) Sargeant posted a dominating win on court four against Liza Tymchenko,6-0, 6-1. With that victory, Sargeant became the fifth woman in FSU history to win 30 singles matches in a single season. The Birmingham, England native closed out her senior year with a singles record of 30-5, ranking her fourth in all-time singles wins in a season.
"It was my senior year so I had to go out there and give it my all," Sargeant said. "It's been a great season for me and the girls and making the ACC final two out of my four years was a dream come true. Not too many teams can do that. "
The Tigers had a response for Sargeant's punch as Borthwick (No.62) fell on court one to Collins (No.55) 6-3, 6-2.
Just one court over on two, Segarelli was in a second set 5-1 hole when the Tigers went up 3-1.
After dropping a close 6-4 first set to Welcher, Segarelli could not find her groove as Welcher clinched the match for the Tigers, 6-4, 6-1.
Play was stopped after Memphis won the match. Cartwright outlasted Wegner 7-6 in the first set and was down a break when play was called on court five. Schleich fell in her first set 7-5 before jumping out to a 2-0 lead on court six when play stopped.
The Seminoles finish the season with a 16-10 record and a seventh-consecutive NCAA appearance.
"We fought off adversity all year this season," Hyde said. "We have no reason to hang our heads. We've made the ACC Championship final two out of the last three years and that's a difficult thing to do. We had some big wins and we've made improvements across the board. There are a lot of bright things to look forward to for next season."
For more information on FSU women's tennis, check back to Seminoles.com, Facebook and Twitter.
#33 Memphis 4, #21 Florida State University 1
Singles competition
1. #55 Courtney Collins (MEM) def. #62 Borthwick, Daneika (FSU) 6-3, 6-2
2. Tiffany Welcher (MEM) def. #83 Segarelli, Francesca (FSU) 6-4, 6-1
3. Skylar Kuykendall (MEM) def. Vriens, Mia (FSU) 6-0, 6-1
4. #120 Sargeant, Amy (FSU) def. Liza Tymchenko (MEM) 6-0, 6-1
5. Cartwright, Kerrie (FSU) vs. Caroline Wegner (MEM) 7-6 (7-4), 1-2, unfinished
6. Schleich, Kristina (FSU) vs. Alyssa Hibberd (MEM) 5-7, 2-0, unfinished
Doubles competition
1. Tiffany Welcher/Alyssa Hibberd (MEM) def. Borthwick, Daneika/Segarelli, Francesca (FSU) 8-5
2. Vriens, Mia/Sargeant, Amy (FSU) vs. #77 Kelly Gray/Courtney Collins (MEM) 8-7, unfinished
3. #64 Stefanie Mikesz/Caroline Wegner (MEM) def. Cartwright, Kerrie/Schleich, Kristina (FSU) 8-6
Match Notes:
Memphis 18-6; National ranking #33
Florida State University 16-10; National ranking #21
Order of finish: Doubles (3,1); Singles (3,4,1,2)
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RZA is riding a high after the critical and commercial success of "The Man With The Iron Fists". He seems set for a long inning behind the camera. The Abbot, in his moment of glory, did not forget to remember his days as the head of the Wu-Tang Clan that trained him to direct people with different temperaments and sensibilities.
"[Wu-Tang] was actually the best training I could ever have," he said. "I wasn't conscious that all my trials and tribulations, good times and bad times with Wu-Tang would help me become this kind of psychiatrist of thinking towards other artists and talents. But also one of the biggest things that helped me is that I'm an artist. I understand the grind, the gripes. I understand right now we're getting out early in the rain to sit here and talk to you about a film instead of on the bus, curled up warm. I understand how it feels, so I appreciate what an artist does.
As a director, I'm going to have compassion. There was a situation where we just had a problem, some of the producers were like, 'push through it, push through it, push through it.' I was like, 'No, no, no, no, no. You're not going to push through it. You're not going til he's ready.'"
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Hi, I'm getting a tattoo in latin but need help getting the proper translation.
I do understand this isn't a "free translation" type site however since a tattoo is permanent for the most part I'm trying to make sure it's the correct way.
I'm trying to say exactly "Never Forgive" not with an "I" in it, just 2 words.
Most automatic translation sites say "Nunquam Indulgeo" However I also heard its spelt "NuMquam Indulgeo" and also "Nunquam Indulgere."


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AMD has been quickly introducing the Radeon HD 7000 series (Southern Islands) of graphics cards over the past few months. The company first announced the AMD Radeon HD 7970 in December 2011, followed by the Radeon HD 7950 on January 2012 and then most recently the Radeon HD 7770 and 7750 in February 2012. AMD continues with what feels like the monthly blitzkrieg of video cards and are today releasing the Radeon HD 7870 and the 7850 video cards. Just like the other Radeon HD 7000 series cards, the new are again based on the 28nm manufacturing process and use a new core architecture called Graphics Core Next (GCN).
Before today, AMD had a large price gap between the Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition ($159.99) and the Radeon HD 7950 ($449.99) With the introduction of the Radeon HD 7850 and the Radeon HD 7870 AMD hopes to tap into the $200-$400 video card market and get mainstream gamers to upgrade their current card to one of these. We have been told that the Radeon HD 7850 will be available $249 and the Radeon HD 7870 GHz edition will start
at $349. Don't get too excited yet though as the today's launch date is a preview only. You can call this a paper launch of sorts, but AMD wanted to get the news out before big industry events like CeBIT and GDC take up all the headlines. AMD informed us that they expect consumer availability in mass volume should happen after March 19th, 2012.
The Radeon HD 7800 series cards are using the new 'Pitcairn' GPU core, which features 2.8 billion transistors made on the 28nm manufacturing processor by TSMC and a die size that is said to be ~212mm^2. Pircairn features 20 Graphics Core Next Compute Units (CUs), 1280 stream processors, 80 TMUs, 32 ROPs and a 256-bit wide GDDR5 memory interface in pristine form. This specifications just happen to be twice that of the AMD Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition card, so we are expecting to see some pretty good performance numbers from these cards. AMD says that the dual geometry engines and the 9th generation tessellator allows for up to 5x better performance than the Radeon HD 6970 in benchmarks like the Heaven 2.0 benchmark.
Here you can see the full specifications of the Radeon HD 7800 series cards.
The AMD Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition comes with the 'Pitcairn' core fully enabled; it has a core clock speed of 1GHz and a memory clock of 1200MHz (4800MHz effective). This puts the card at 2.56 TFLOPS when it comes to compute power and 153.6 GB/s on memory bandwidth.
The AMD Radeon HD 7850 has 16 of the Compute Units (CU) enabled, so it has just 1024 stream processors, 64 texture units and 32 ROPs. AMD also lowered the core clock speed down to 860MHz. AMD left the memory capacity, type or the bus width, so the memory bandwidth remains at 153.6 GB/s on the Radeon HD 7850. Both the AMD Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition and the Radeon HD 7850 have 2048MB (2GB) of GDDR5 memory. We heard rumors that some companies might be coming out lower cost 1GB versions of the Radeon HD 7850 in the months to come.
AMD is keeping their fingers crossed that AMD Radeon HD 5800 series
owners from 2009 will be persuaded to update to the AMD Radeon HD 7800
series. We'll have to look at the performance numbers before we can see
if that would be a good idea, but looking at their bullet list, it does
look like the Radeon HD 7800 would be a nice little upgrade. AMD shows
that the Radeon HD 7870 GHz edition is 29% faster than the Radeon HD
5870 and being significantly more power efficient.
AMD usually doesn't clearly highlight where their video cards fit against the competition, but they did so with this launch. They feel the AMD Radeon HD 7850 will fit between the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 Ti and the GeForce GTX 570. The AMD Radeon HD 7870 GHz edition card should perform between the GeForce GTX 570 and the GeForce GTX 580. These are very good video cards, so AMD must be confident in the Radeon HD 7800 series to feel these cards will perform with the best of NVIDIA's current offerings and for at a fraction of the price.
We have both the AMD Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition and Radeon HD 7850 reference edition cards that we'll be reviewing today.
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When it comes to weight control, exercise doesn't matter. Non-exercise is what counts.
That may sound like heresy, but, in fact, it's a theory based on years of highly respected research — and the science behind a little high-tech gizmo called the Gruve Solution.
The Gruve is one of a gaggle of gadgets called personal activity monitors that you can carry in your pocket, hang on a keychain, wear like a watch. In this case, you "get your Gruve on" — as its maker, Gruve Technologies, likes to say — by attaching it to your waistband.
The primary function of these monitors is to count the calories you burn and to challenge you, praise you, play games with you,...


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"I also would like to put an official ban on celebrity fragrances. Punishable by death from this point forward." So Tweeted Adam Levine in March 2011. We have to assume he's changed his mind, however, because he just released his first eponymous perfume line, including a women's and men's scent.
What made him repeal his official death sentence for celebrity perfumers? "I wouldn't have been able to do this if I didn't have the creative control," he told PEOPLE at the line's launch in L.A. on Wednesday. "Otherwise it would have wound up being something that I didn't endorse, and I'd be stuck standing here feeling like an a**hole."
We think there may have been another reason he suddenly hopped on the celeb fragrance bandwagon: the testing process. "I got opinions from…all the women I could find," Levine says of the development stage. One has to imagine "What do you think of my celebrity fragrance?" is a pretty effective pickup line.
And the end result? "It's just a very subtle scent. It's not something that completely overtakes a room," he said. "I like the idea of proximity, which is that you have to be close to someone to really experience it."
So has the Maroon 5 front man's thoughts changed on the celebrity-endorsed beauty industry? That's still up for debate, but he's certainly pleased with at least one brand on the market: his own. "I'm proud to say that I do love it and I wear it."
Adam Levine fragrances are available at Macy's stores nationwide and macys.com with prices starting at $35. Tell us: Are you excited to try Levine's new perfumes?
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The National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Saint Sebastian Tended by Irene, the 1625 masterwork of Dutch painter Hendrick ter Brugghen and one of the signature works of the AMAM's collection, will be the focal point of a small installation at the National Gallery of Art celebrating two of the artist's most luminous compositions. The painting will hang near the Gallery's magnificent Bagpipe Player by Ter Brugghen, of 1624. Although of different genres – one a multi-figured religious work, and one a single figure in the act of playing an instrument associated at the time with the lower class – the two paintings reveal the same fluidity of brush, harmonious coloration, and elegant composition for which the artist is celebrated. Bagpipe Player is a recent acquisition of The National Gallery of Art, having been purchased in 2009. Saint Sebastian Tended by Irene was acquired by the AMAM in 1953 under the leadership of Charles Parkhurst, who served as AMAM director from 1949-62, with the advice of distinguished art history professor Wolfgang Stechow. Parkhurst was assistant director and chief curator at the National Gallery of Art from 1970-83, and this showing there of what is arguably his greatest acquisition celebrates his career and legacy.
This exhibition was co-organized by the National Gallery of Art and the Allen Memorial Art Museum. The exhibition is made possible at the National Gallery of Art by the generous support of Michael A. Glass.
Saturday, January 29 at 11:00 am and at 2:00 pm - Andria Derstine, AMAM Curator of Collections, and Arthur Wheelock, Curator of Northern Baroque Paintings at the National Gallery of Art, will give a free public talk about these paintings. Please join the curators in front of these two magnificent works in the West Building, Main Floor, Gallery 44, to hear more about their history and significance.Watch Charles Parkhurst discussing the acquisition of St. Sebastian Tended by Irene - click here.
Hendrick ter Brugghen (Dutch, ca. 1588 - 1629)
Saint Sebastian Tended by Irene, 1625
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Hampton Court Castle
The Gardens at Hampton Court Herefordshire are one of the most ambitious garden creations of our time. Original Victorian garden walls enclose stunning new flower gardens divided by canals, island pavilions and pleached avenues. The kitchen garden is an ornamental garden of fruit and vegetables. It is managed organically, supplying produce to the Orangery Restaurant for its seasonal menu.
The Hampton Court Estate has a rich and fascinating history dating back to the 15th Century. The estate was originally formed by the merging of the manors of Hampton Richard and Hampton Mappenor. It was granted by Henry IV to Sir Rowland Lenthall at the time of his marriage to Margaret Fitzalan, daughter of the Earl of Arundel and a cousin of the King. Lenthall built the original quadrangular manor house in 1427, twelve years after his knighthood at the battle of Agincourt. In 1434 he was granted a licence to crenellate the house by Henry VI.
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The Gardens are open from 10.30am to 5pm every day until the end of October.
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Senior Citizens £10.00
Children 5 to 14 years £5.75
Family Ticket £30.00
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Hi, Dear Folks, I did not see much material that talks about the relation among ontology, database, and OOP (object oriented programming). But I want to say some idea that I am thinking recently to share with you all, and of course any comment is welcome. Nowadays, most of the information systems need an database as the backend. We consider an object and its properties, which help us to design database structure. I think the same progress in help us in designing ontology, and one of its expression langrage "OWL", right? Can OWL help database designing? Can OWL help web access to database? Can OWL help dataset transfer on web? Can OWL file as translator of two databases? Some relations can not expressed in OWL. (suppose in one database a field is defined as integer range from 1 to 5 as code for category of brisk, but in another database a field is defined as string 1,...,5 as code for category of brisk. I think to communicate between these two databases, we can deal with this logic in program.) How can OWL integrated with website, with programming? The Semantic Web is based on the current web. Does this mean that Semantic Web will run on HTTP too? Just return more information about the ontology that this website is using in addition to the request result? Or we have not reach here yet? And for search in the future Semantic Web, I think the only logic in OWL is not enough, and much more rule, or logic, have to be designed in the search engine. Thanks in advance. YongchunReceived on Thursday, 11 December 2003 11:44:40 UTC
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"People try all these insane diets," then give up when they don't lose weight and don't feel any better, says Vik Khanna, executive director of Health and Wellness for Mercy Health Ministry in Chesterfield, Mo.
Instead, Khanna recommends baby steps to fitness — as in walking.
"It's one of the things that is very underrated," Khanna says. "Walking is the universal best exercise. It's accessible. Most of us can do it into our 80s and 90s."
Not only will you feel better, you can also improve your memory and maybe even live longer. How's that for multitasking?
A study published earlier this year in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences found that regular walking improved older people's ability to remember things. Also, says Khanna, "studies show that older adults who walk faster live longer."
So, once you get up and start putting one foot in front of the other, then pick up your speed.
"The problem is, most of us stroll," Khanna says. Going faster will make you feel even better, and you might lose weight.
Walking at 2 mph, a 150-pound person burns about 171 calories, taking more than 20 hours to lose a pound.
At 3 mph, it would take 15 hours to lose a pound.
Just one hour of walking at 3 mph, and you'll burn off the effects of a 99-cent bag of M&M's.
Getting off the couch …
Start with a slow walk, just a few minutes a day.
Increase time gradually.
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LOS ANGELES (AP) - December 12, 2012 --Steven Spielberg's Civil War saga "Lincoln," the Victor Hugo musical adaptation "Les Miserables" and the lost-soul romance "Silver Linings Playbook" lead the Screen Actors Guild Awards with four nominations each.
All three films were nominated Wednesday for overall performance by their casts. Also nominated for best ensemble cast were the Iran hostage-crisis thriller "Argo" and the British retiree adventure "The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel."
"Lincoln" also scored individual acting nominations for Daniel Day-Lewis, Sally Field and Tommy Lee Jones. "Les Miserables" had individual nominations for Hugh Jackman and Anne Hathaway, plus a nomination for its stunt ensemble. "Silver Linings Playbook" also had nominations for Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence and Robert De Niro.
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Whooping cough found in vaccinated children in Pakistan
[ISLAMABAD] Health researchers say they have identified whooping cough in children who had previously been vaccinated against the potentially life-threatening disease in Pakistan's Sindh province.
Writing in the journal Public Health (23 March) [1], the researchers say their discovery suggests new work is needed to tailor vaccines and immunisation programmes to whooping cough strains unique to Pakistan.
The researchers, from Shah Abdul Latif University in Sindh, and COMSATS Institute of Information Technology in Islamabad, studied 700 children in southeastern Sindh, who — despite having previously been vaccinated — were suspected of being infected with Bordetella pertussis, the bacteria that causes whooping cough.
They took samples from 22 children aged from six months to seven years who had "cough-like" symptoms.
Detailed culture and molecular tests confirmed that the 22 children were infected with the bacterium. The study noted that the infection rate could have been higher as not all 700 children were subject to the same analysis.
The study was unable to identify a specific reason for the re-emergence, but said it could be the result of genetic differences between circulating strains and strains used to make the vaccines, a problem that has been observed elsewhere in the world.
It also found an overwhelming majority of Pakistani health professionals were unaware that vaccinated adults can sometimes be reservoirs of lingering bacteria, which they can pass to childen by coughing.
"Present immunisation practices may not be sufficient in protecting infants and children under five years of age against pertussis," the report concluded.
It also suggested giving children a booster shot at the age of four – a practice common in European countries facing similar challenges with vaccine efficacy.
But officials at Pakistan's National Institute of Health (NIH), which operates under the Ministry of Health, have rejected the findings.
NIH executive director Berjees Mazher Kazi told SciDev.Net that other factors might be reducing the effectiveness of immunisation programmes, including a child's immune status, general hygiene conditions, and poor vaccine transport and storage facilities.
Whooping cough commonly occurs in early infancy and accounts for 300,000 deaths per year, mostly among unvaccinated babies. It remains in circulation round the year.
Outbreaks can be triggered by changing weather conditions, Syed Habib Bukhari, associate professor of biosciences at CIIT, and a co-author of the study, told SciDev.Net, adding that the disease is often not diagnosed, and is therefore widely unreported in Pakistan.
An earlier study by Bukhari's team focused on another strain of the disease, B parapertussis, which was also found in vaccinated children.
That study, published in December 2010 [2], found that the vaccine used in Pakistan protects against B pertussis, but offers less protection against B. parapertussis.
The 2010 study recommended further research to confirm the findings, and notes that this may provide evidence for the introduction of vaccines to protect against all strains found in Pakistan.
Link to abstract in Public Health
Link to abstract in Federation of European Microbiological Societies (FEMS) Immunology and Medical Microbiology
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(26 March 2012) DOI:10.1016/j.puhe.2012.02.001
[2] FEMS Immunology & Medical Microbiology, Vol 63, Issue 3 (December 2011) DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-695X.2011.00861.x


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Sep 07, 2013
BRISTOL, Tenn. – The King University women's basketball team may be in their offseason, but they are still active in the community. On Saturday morning, the team was at Holston View Elementary helping build a new obstacle course for their students.
The new obstacle course was able to be built by a grant that was granted to Holston View Elementary. King was able to help build this new equipment through the work of head women's basketball coach Josh Thompson and athletic director David Hicks as they communicated with Holston View's principal Jerry Poteat.
While at Holston View, we caught up with one of the players, Chelsea Bowling.


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Business travelers will appreciate the immediate savings while they also bank more rewards points for a future use, said Dorothy Dowling, senior vice president of marketing and sales for Best Western International.
Phoenix, Ariz. (PRWEB) February 03, 2014
Best Western International, THE WORLD'S BIGGEST HOTEL FAMILY®, is helping guests save on travel this spring, as well as rack up points for future free nights. Now through April 6, 2014, guests can save up to 20 percent off when they book at bestwestern.com.
In addition to the online discounts, Best Western Rewards® members who register for the promotion, and book any stay at bestwestern.com, will receive 1,500 bonus points for each qualified stay through April 6. Elite members will receive an additional 500 bonus points per stay. There is no limit on the number of bookings and points members can earn during the promotion period.
Guests can sign-up for Best Western Rewards, the hotel brand's loyalty program, and register for the promotion at bestwesternrewards.com. Best Western Rewards was recently recognized by U.S. News & World Report as the No. 2 hotel rewards program.
"Business travelers will appreciate the immediate savings while they also bank more rewards points for a future use," said Dorothy Dowling, senior vice president of marketing and sales for Best Western International. "Whether it's free room nights, Starbucks gift cards or movie passes, Best Western Rewards members can turn business travel into something special this spring."
Best Western's spring promotion demonstrates the brand's continued commitment to creating value for its loyal customers. In addition to earning base points for each stay, Best Western Rewards members can combine instant savings and additional point earning opportunities. While other hotel brands recently devalued their programs, Best Western Rewards has maintained its free night voucher levels for more than a decade while enriching its consumer promotions.
For 25 years, Best Western Rewards has been one of the industry's most generous rewards programs. It has the lowest redemption thresholds for awards, and is one of few loyalty programs that is truly international. With more than 4,000* locations in more than 100* countries, Best Western makes it easy for members to earn points that can be redeemed for global free room nights with no blackout dates, the Best Western Travel Card®, dining, shopping and entertainment gift cards, gas cards, airline/partner rewards and more. Best Western's Status Match...No Catch® program will match members' elite status in any other hotel loyalty program at no charge. Consumers who are not members of Best Western Rewards can sign up at bestwesternrewards.com.
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Nov 12, 2012
HARTSVILLE, S.C. – James Sweeney, a senior soccer player at Coker College, is featured in the latest edition of NCAA On Campus, an online video segment that profiles the top student-athletes and inspirational stories across the country. Produced by Lee Nassau, of DL Images, the video follows Sweeney's journey as a four-year starter as Coker's goalie, along with his success in the classroom as a 4.0 mathematics major. It features interviews with Sweeney, head men's soccer coach Paul Leese, Coker assistant professor of mathematics Paul Dostert, men's soccer players Noah Lascell and Mark Nankervis, and an introduction by Coker dual-sport athlete Kelley Godbout.
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- Monkey Team
- AlisonAlison
- AmyAmy
- BarbaraBarbara
- BeckyBecky
- CarolineCaroline
- ChristineChristine
- CidaliaCidalia
- DianeDiane
- EmilyEmily
- GerryGerry
- GracaGraca
- JackyJacky
- JodieJodie
- KathrynKathryn
- KerryKerry
- KianaKiana
- LinakaLinaka
- LizzLizz
- LornaLorna
- MicheleMichele
- NicolleNicolle
- PaddiePaddie
- RachelRachel
- SarahSarah
- ShelleyShelley
- SineadSinead
- SophieSophie
- SophieSophie
- YaYa
Michele has been with the Monkey Puzzle team since the takeover in 2000 and having worked with the previous owners of the Guernsey Montessori School for a number of years.
Michele obtained a Montessori Diploma from London Montessori Centre in 1998 and has continued to work and learn within the field since.
Michele heads up a group of four classes within Pre Reception as well as coordinating a team and teaching within her own Mulberry Group, aiding the children in their learning abilities ready for the first step of their school lives.
Alison has been working at Monkey Puzzle since the takeover in November 2000 and before that at the Guernsey Montessori School.
Alison is our Head Teacher and is in charge of our very popular and successful Prep Class, covering the ages 5 to 7.
Alison enjoys sharing her love of science and the world around us with the children and supporting them at a very critical time of their educational journey. Alison has a great sense of humour and her class room is always a very relaxed and happy place to be.
Amy joined the expanding Monkey Puzzle team in 2004 bringing with her previous experience of working in other local settings.
Amy obtained a diploma in Advanced Health and Social Care and has continued her studies whilst at Monkey Puzzle to obtain her DCE level 3 in childcare.
Amy has worked within various group ages during her time with us and is currently working with her choice age of 3-4 years.
It is an age group that she enjoys as it is a key time in the children's development and their progress can be seen daily with the formation of their characters and personalities.
Barbara joined the Monkey Puzzle team in 2008 after moving to Guernsey from the USA.
Barbara obtained a Bachelor of Arts honours degree from the University of Vermont and has gained extensive knowledge in the childcare field during her studies and through subsequent experience.
Barbara heads up our Apples group in Pre Reception helping the children learn and grow both physically and mentally through the Montessori approach preparing them for school life.
Becky has been at Monkey Puzzle since the takeover in November 2000 and previously at The Guernsey Montessori.
Becky obtained a BA Hons and further qualifications from the Montessori College in London.
As like Kathryn she works as part of the Prep team and puts her amazing artistic talents to good use during our art lessons. Becky is working part time at present as she has 3 young children of her own!
Monkey Puzzle was established in October 1999 by Caroline Blondel in a small premise in Vauvert, St Peter Port. On the first day it opened with only 1 child and 4 qualified staff and it has now grown to 18 staff and 85 children on the register at the Les Cotils and 21 Staff and 90 children on the register at Kings Life. (As of January 2012).
Caroline is passionate about her job and is always on hand to give any advice. She is often the first point of contact when arriving into school or nursery in the mornings and on the telephone and despite being a very busy lady, she is never too busy to talk to the parents and children no matter what.
"All teaching staff hold up to date first aid certificates and all staff members hold a valid enhanced Police disclosure."
Christine has been with the Monkey Puzzle team since September 2002 bringing a wealth of experience after nannying for many families both locally and abroad for numerous years.
Christine obtained an NNEB in Childcare and Education from Highlands College in Jersey in 1988 before returning to Guernsey.
Christine works with the age group of 2-3 years and runs her own classroom helping the children to learn and grow both mentally and physically preparing them for Pre Reception life.
Christine also has a keen interest in Children's yoga, and has recently qualified to become a childrens yoga instructor offering after school classes at The Core Wellness Centre in Guernsey.
Cidalia joined the Monkey Puzzle team in 2007 after previously being a parent here herself with her two children.
Cidi obtained her Level 3 Diploma in Childcare and Education from the College of F.E. and followed in her sons footsteps of starting at Monkey Puzzle.
Cidi heads up our Citrus Group alongside Shelley in the age group of 2-3 years supporting both the Parents and children in their first experience of Early Years Education.
Diane is our Caretaker; the Angel who magic's away all the mess that the children have made every day!
Monkey Puzzle simply could not run without Dianne. No matter how much glitter is on the floor or paint is around the basins she always restores them so they look shiny and new by morning!
Emily is one of our new members of the Monkey Puzzle Nursery team having started at the beginning of 2012.
Emily obtained a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Winchester University in 2010 before going on to complete a one year post graduate teaching certificate in Early Years and Early Years Professional Status. During her post graduate training Emily gained valuable experience at local Nurseries and Pre Schools within the Winchester area, working with the age range of 0-5 years.
Emily is currently working between the two sites, heading up her own group at nursery within the baby unit two days a week before spending the rest of the week at the school learning the Montessori way.
Geraldine joined the Monkey Puzzle team in 2008 bringing 13 years worth of experience to the Baby unit from numerous other local settings.
Gerry is a fully trained Geriatric Nurse but turned her attention to child Care after raising her three grown up children.
Gerry has completed various childcare courses through the College of F.E. and has gained her certificate in First Aid training and continues to attend new courses to this day.
Her time in the Baby Unit is happily spent watching and aiding the babies to develop and grow in a happy and safe environment.
Graca joined the Monkey Puzzle team in 2007 and has been working as a fantastic assistant with our 2-3 year old class groups.
Graca joined us from another local nursery when the owner retired. She continues to keep up to date with changes within our industry attending courses as and when appropriate.
Graca works between all three of our groups within our preschool age range aiding the teachers and helping to guide the path of the children in their growth and developmental skills.
Jacky has been part of the Monkey Puzzle team since 2009 bringing a large portfolio of experience spanning a 15 year period.
Jacky has gained experience from numerous locations across Guernsey and the UK before going on to complete her Cache Level 2 in Childcare from the College of F.E and graduating in 2008.
Jacky works within our Funky Fish groups with the age range of 1-2 years of age. She helps the children to accomplish their milestones as well as aiding the parents on how to get through the terrible 2's.
Jodie has been with the Monkey Puzzle team since 2010 during which she has gained her Level 2 and qualification in Childcare and Education from the College of F.E. She has continued to grow with us here at Monkey Puzzle with her achieving her Level 3 diploma from the College and graduating in summer 2012.
Jodie has worked within a variety of age groups to help aid in her understanding and knowledge for her courses and has worked alongside Amy in Lower Preschool within the age group of 2-3 over the last couple of years.
From September Jodie will be undertaking a new challenge by joining the Funky Fish team within the age group of 1-2 years, helping the children to reach developmental milestones and to help aid them in their learning journeys.
Kathryn has been at Monkey Puzzle since the takeover in November 2000 and previously at The Guernsey Montessori School.
Kathryn obtained a Montessori Diploma from London Montessori Centre and has continued to work and learn within the field since.
Kathryn works primarily with our Prep class alongside the team of teachers consisting of Alison, Becky, and Guna.
Kerry has been with the Monkey Puzzle team since 2007, and is the senior staff member in the Baby Room.
Kerry is very experienced having worked within the childcare industry for the last 23 years. She has also a sound knowledge and understanding of working within special needs.
Kerry obtained her DCE level 3 diploma in childcare and education as well as a nursery foundation course and various other diplomas within other areas of Health and social care.
Kerry loves her job with the babies, especially the close bonds that are formed with both the children and their Parents at this very early stage in their lives.
Kiana joined the Monkey Puzzle School team in 2012 after graduating from the College of F.E with her CACHE level 3 diploma in Childcare and Education.
She completed a large proportion of her placements with us gaining experience through out the age ranges in both our nursery and school locations from babies up to pre-reception age as well as in other local nurseries.
Kiana has slotted into life at the school working within our Citrus group alongside Cidi and Shelley and assisting them in their daily activities.
Linaka joined the Monkey Puzzle Nursery team in the Summer of 2012 starting in our baby room before moving up in age group to our funky fish age.
Linaka gained her CACHE level 3 diploma in Childcare and Education from the College of F.E in 2011 and went to work at another local nursery for a year before moving to our team. She has slotted in well to our Funky Fish age group as it is an age that she enjoys working with, helping them to reach their important milestones in their lives.
From September, Linaka will be moving into our toddlers group to work alongside Nicole to help the children settle comfortably into the 'big room' and to help them to learn and play in a safe environment.
Lizz has been with the Monkey Puzzle team since 2008 working within the age group of 1-2 years.
Lizz obtained her NVQ level 2 in childcare development from the College of F.E in 2008 and then went on to complete her NVQ level 3, graduating in February 2010.
Lizz has been working within childcare for the last 6 years previously working for a neighbouring nursery before joining our team. Lizz has chosen to work with the age group that she is in as she enjoys seeing the challenges that this age brings.
Lorna has been part of the Monkey Puzzle Team since 2007 bringing with her a large portfolio of experience from both within Educational special needs departments and through experience locally and abroad.
Lorna has continued to study throughout her time at Monkey Puzzle and graduated with her Level 5 Early Practitioner diploma from the College of F.E in 2011. Lorna works alongside Sarah in our Pre Reception groups at our Kings location preparing the children for the transition into big school in a fun and exciting manner. Planning is completed by following the EYFS guides but Lorna often incorporates ideas from the children to make the learning a little more imaginative and enjoyable.
Nicole joined the Monkey Puzzle at Kings team in 2012 after graduating in the 2012 class from the College of F.E with her CACHE level 3 diploma in Childcare and Education.
She completed a large proportion of her placements with us gaining experience through out the age ranges from babies up to preschool.
Nicole has slotted into life at the nursery working within our toddlers age range helping them to transition from the comfort of the calm peaceful babyroom and out into the hustle and bustle of the main nursery. Whilst working full time Nicolle is also furthering her qualifications by attending adult education courses in Sign Language.
Paddie is a new member of the Monkey Puzzle Team starting work with us in our baby room in autumn 2011.
She has brought with her a wealth of knowledge after working within childcare for the last 10 years both in nurseries as well as nannying off island. Paddie obtained a DCE level 3 in childcare from the College of F.E and graduated in 2007.
She has slotted into our Baby Room with ease enjoying the pleasures of watching the babies learn and grow.
Rachel has been with the Monkey Puzzle team since 2001 at both our Les Cotils and Kings locations. She is the current Nursery Manager. After obtaining her Advanced GNVQ in Health and Social care from the College of F.E. Rachel joined the original team at Vauvert and continued her studies by completing her Level 2 in childcare before going on to study and graduate with her DCE Level 3 in Childcare and Education.
Rachel moved to our bespoke location at Kings when it first opened in 2007 to work with the age group of 2-3 years. These days Rachel can be found anywhere from covering a group to supporting the children swimming and maybe even at the front desk helping Parents with any questions they may have! Life as a Nursery Manager is extremely varied.
Sarah is one of our original members of staff becoming a member of our Monkey Puzzle team when we opened our doors at the Vauvert location in 1999.
Sarah is a fully trained nursery nurse with an NNEB in childcare. She has furthered her training and learning by completing her level 5 Advanced Practise in childcare and families of which she graduated in 2011. Sarah has experience working in both of our Monkey Puzzle settings at Nursery and Les Cotils. She transferred back to the nursery location to take up the position of Nursery manager. This is a position which she held for a number of years.
Sarah currently works in our Upper Preschool group alongside Lorna helping the children to reach their full potential before transferring to their 'big' schools come the following september.
Shelley has been part of the Monkey Puzzle Team since 2003 initially working at our original nursery site at Vauvert before transferring to our Les Cotils location to run our Citrus Group.
Shelley is a very experienced Nursery Nurse who trained in Scotland, gaining her certificate in Childcare and Education Level 3 and her ADCE Level 4. She has worked in various parts of Great Britain, Europe and Northern America.
Shelley has a great sense of humour and is wonderful at putting Parents at ease when they first join Monkey Puzzle.
She loves to help guide both the children and the Parents through the initial stages of early years care and education.
Sinead has been with the Monkey Puzzle since 2007 after completing works experience and placements with us during her studies.
Originally from Alderney, Sinead studied for her Level 3 Diploma in Childcare and Education at the College of F.E before graduating in 2006. Sinead has gained experience working at our Kings location and has moved to our Les Cotils site to work as a Pre Reception teacher within the Mulberry Group.
It is a classroom age that she enjoys teaching as it is an important time in their life watching both themselves and their skills blossom each day. Sinead is enjoying discovering how the Montessori methods engage children's learning.
Sophie has been with the Monkey Puzzle team since 2011 and has brought with her a wide range of experience from both on island and off.
Sophie obtained her Level 2 Diploma in Care and Early years from the College of F.E. before continuing on to obtain her Level 3 Diploma in Childcare and Education.
Sophie has brought previous experience to our team after working in other local setting as well as Nurseries and Schools in Australia.
Sophie works within our funky fish age range of 1-2 years aiding the children in developing new skills in a safe and fun environment.
Sophie joined the Monkey Puzzle office team as Caroline and Corinne's sidekick back in 2011.
She has been the main force behind the build of this new website and is our in house photographer and blogger and you will often see her pottering around school with a camera in tow.
Sophie is often your first point of contact when calling into the school and is there happy to help with any questions or queries that anyone may have.
Sukanya has been with the Monkey Puzzle team since 2008 bringing a wealth of knowledge to the Baby Unit after working within the age group for the last 10 years.
Sukanya has undertaken various courses throughout her time here and continues to top up her knowledge of the age group to this day. It is an age group in which she is very dedicated and finds very rewarding.


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Final Record: 9-14-7, 34 pts. (Fifth, Western Conference)
For the second consecutive season, the Galaxy failed to qualify for the MLS Cup Playoffs, finishing fifth in the Western Conference with a record of 9-14-7.
The year began with a bang for LA as the club announced the signing of David Beckham in early January, making him the club's first-ever Designated Player. The England international agreed to join the club after the completion of his season with Real Madrid, meaning that he would miss the first half of his new club's season.
The Galaxy's schedule was weighed heavily toward the back end of the season, giving the club the opportunity to have Beckham in the lineup for more than half the season, but also creating a heavy schedule from mid-July on through the end of the campaign. The schedule had definite effects over the first three months of the season as LA, despite strong showings from Landon Donovan, who again led the team in scoring, Kyle Martino, Joe Cannon and rookie Ty Harden, stood at just 3-5-4 and had been knocked out of the U.S. Open Cup by the July All-Star break.
A July 21 friendly against Chelsea saw Beckham make his LA debut, but the team continued to struggle, despite drawing massive crowds in every market to which they traveled, and sat in last place in the Western Conference heading into mid-September when the tide began to turn.
Following a 2-2 draw at Real Salt Lake on Sept. 19, the Galaxy won five straight, with Gavin Glinton, Chris Klein, Edson Buddle, Carlos Pavon, Kyle Martino and Troy Roberts all scoring huge goals for the club to give the Galaxy a chance at postseason qualification. A draw with New York in the regular season home finale meant that Frank Yallop's squad would need a win in Chicago on the season's final day to reach the postseason. However, despite a spirited performance, the Fire grabbed a late goal to win 1-0 and end the Galaxy's 2007 campaign.
The Galaxy also took fans on a wild and memorable ride in the inaugural SuperLiga tournament, which pitted four MLS teams against their Mexican counterparts. Wins over Pachuca and FC Dallas, in a thrilling 6-5 encounter, saw the Galaxy win their group and set up a semifinal matchup with D.C. United. David Beckham scored his first-ever goal for the Galaxy, beating Troy Perkins with a freekick from 25 yards out, and then set up Landon Donovan to seal the win and set up a SuperLiga Final meeting with Pachuca. A first half own goal and an injury to Beckham could have been enough to kill off LA, but the players kept fighting and grabbed an equalizer with the final kick of regulation, as Chris Klein scored with an acrobatic overhead kick, sending the match to extra time. The Galaxy had the better of the play in the extra session but could not conjure up a winner, sending the match to penalties where Pachuca eventually came out victorious, winning 4-3 to win SuperLiga.
The 2007 season will also be remembered as the final season in the long and illustrious playing career of Cobi Jones. A true Galaxy legend, Jones retired after the 2007 season as the club's all-time leader in every statistical category for the club. The 37-year old reminded fans just how good he is with a series of sensational showings, perhaps none greater than his two-goal performance off the bench to earn LA a 2-2 draw with the Wizards after falling behind 2-0 early in the second half.


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Unborn, The (UK - BD)
Marcus watches the latest generic supernatural horror to hit Blu-ray disc
[/i]The Unborn[/i] tells the supernatural story of Casey Beldon (Odette Yustman), a young woman who starts having nightmares about dogs with masks on, creepy kids with one glove and foetus' buried in the ground. Delving a little deeper into what these visions might mean Casey discovers that she was actually a twin, but unfortunately her brother had died before birth. Now Casey faces the question, is it possible to be haunted by someone who was never even born (cue the rolling of eyes)?
The Unborn is one of the most generic and bland supernatural horrors I've seen in a while. Its story is un-engaging, its characters forgettable and its events forced and mind numbingly clichéd. As we follow Casey through the unravelling of events, I began to wonder when I'd start giving a crap about what was going on.
Yustman does nothing to warm you to her character (besides the obvious looking bloody good in tight jeans or a skimpy pair of white pants), the strange occurrences have no real impact (even if the Hancock kid is one creepy little dude) and the forced and frankly tired explanations about what the hell if going on are basically just tick boxes to get in as many horror plots as the movie can muster. Creepy pale faced kid? Check. Crazy mother? Check. Creepy mirrors? Check. Creepy old lady with a story to tell? Check. Experiments on kids? Check. Exorcisms? Check. The list goes on, but while we're on exorcisms, I may as well throw up the question…what is Gary Oldman doing in this movie?
When Oldman turns up as Rabbi Sendak, a glimmer of hope swept across me. Oldman wouldn't be here unless there was something good to do in the second half… right? He wouldn't just take a paycheque movie unless there was something to it…right? Well even this lucky bit of casting doesn't bring anything to The Unborn. The second half just plays out with the same ol' flaccid results. The scares still plod along the same pattern of a bit of slow motion, a big shock image, some drifting creepy music and then a jump into the next scene. The exorcism is about as teen friendly as they come (bar a broken back or two), and it's all over in a flash before ending up with a closing epilogue which could be considered a twist, if it wasn't for the fact it was obvious from about twenty minutes into the movie that it would end up like this.
Well one thing The Unborn does well is look pretty great. This HD transfer is crisp, clean and almost grain free. The texture of clothing and skin are captured really well (maybe a little too well for Yustmans facial blemishes) and the cold blues and grey's of the exterior scenes look pretty much perfect with the snowy backdrop to the town looking pretty amazing, especially with some of the helicopter aerial shots.
Interiors also fair well, even if some of the lighting is a little too unnatural in places and other that the general design of the movie being a little bland The Unborn provides a solid transfer which in many ways makes it all a little too glossy to take the movie seriously.
Yet another horror movie providing exactly what you'd expect from a horror movie and not faring from the norm at all. Lots of quiet, lots of airy atmospherics and then, boom, everything comes to shrieking life for the scares and then just as quickly drift back to being quiet again.
The score sits well in the mix but is merely incidental as opposed to anything memorable or effective and generally the rear speakers are only used for the extra creepy noises with the majority of the audio sitting snugly in the front speakers with the well presented dialogue.
Well after all the usual and sort of overblown Universal menus, with the twisting logos and the side menu bar all we get is deleted scenes (06:37 HD), all of which add little to the overall movie and are just extensions. Beyond that there's nothing, unless you count the option to flick between the Theatrical cut (01:27:00) and the Unrated cut (01:28:00). Wow, a whole extra minute!
The movie's transfer is impressive, the audio is pretty standard for the genre and the features are all but nonexistent, so there's not really much to praise with the The Unborn]. For me, The Unborn has a very small precise window in which it might be enjoyed—late one Friday night when you happen across it on TV and you're drifting in and out of sleep. Then, and only then, might this be considered effective. Any other time, The Unborn is just cookie cutter generic supernatural horror and if like me you were tempted to give it a shot because of the two good trailer moments of the head twisting old man and Yustman in a white vest and tiny pants, you may want to prepare yourselves for a letdown because neither are used well enough for this to be considered a good movie.
* Note: The above images are taken from the Blu-ray release and resized for the page.
Review by Marcus Doidge
Suitable only for persons of 15 years and over
Disc Details
Release Date: 22nd June 2009
Discs: 1
Disc Type: Blu-ray Disc
RCE: No
Video: 1080p
Aspect: 2.40:1
Anamorphic: No
Colour: No
Audio: DTS-HD MasterAudio 5.1 English, DTS-HD MasterAudio 5.1 Spanish, DTS-HD MasterAudio 5.1 French, DTS-HD MasterAudio 5.1 Dutch
Subtitles: English SDH, Spanish, French, Dutch
Extras: Deleted Scenes, Unrated Cut
Easter Egg: No
Feature Details
Director: David S. Goyer
Cast: Odette Yustman, Gary Oldman, Carla Gugino
Genre: Horror
Length: 87 minutes
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A worker burned Tuesday about midday in a flash fire at a gas-well site near Carracas Mountain in Northern New Mexico was flown to Mercy Regional Medical Center.
The victim was driven to Arboles where a Los Pinos Fire Protection District member met them and used an agency vehicle to take him to Navajo State Park, said Tom Aurnhammer, the districts deputy chief.
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I discovered panoramic photography in the year 2000 after getting my first digital camera (a canon digital elph) which came with its own primitive panorama stitching software. Soon after that I imagined that a virtual tour of Prague, one of the world's most beautiful cities, would be a great idea. I first worked on prague360.com with Adam Trachtman. At the time, there were no google maps (or any other mapping API) available for Prague, and it took some time to even find a high-resolution street map of Prague that could be used for this purpose. The original site used a flash-based map component combined with panoramas in the QTVR format.
After a year, my brother David stepped in and we started working together on it. At about the same time, the global content of Google Maps became much more complete, and it made sense to use it to help map our panoramic photos. It was not long before we decided that this idea could be applied to the whole world....
Besides working as Founder/CEO of 360Cities I am still a very active photographer. I enjoy the experimental aspects of photography, usually related to panoramic and 360 photography: Gigapixel photography and timelapse especially. I am also working on various aspects of the automation of panoramic photo stitching. One of the principal goals of my job is to bring panoramic photography to the mainstream, and this means simplifying the creation and publication of these images.
While this medium of 360 photography has come a long way in the last decade, I think it is only now starting to be utilized in the ways it deserves - as a navigational tool, as a presentation tool, and as a documentary tool. But this is only the beginning! I hope you're enjoying the ride :-)


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Dedo: A Message Board Made of (Faux) Fur
Do you ever have to leave notes for your significant other like "take out the trash" or "don't forget your lunch"? If your experience is like mine, 7 times out of 10 the note doesn't work. I thought it might be what the note was asking, but maybe it's where it's written. Perhaps if it was in faux fur instead of dry-erase marker, action would be taken.
Designed by Gonçalo Campos, Dedo is one part message board, one part decorative piece and all covered in faux fur. Messages and designs are made by running your finger across the board in the opposite direction of fur growth.
The Dedo message board can be purchased via Arcademi.
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October 07, 2010
Entertaining | Baked Brie with Pecans & Brown Sugar | Recipes
I love this appetizer. It is so simple, and so loved by everyone that tries it. When I first began catering (almost 6 years ago!) this was a staple on my menus.
TIP : I always buy brie at Costco for $5. At grocery stores it tends to be $10-15 for the same size.
1 wheel of brie, 16 oz.+
1 can of crescent rolls (unrolled and flat)
1/2 cup of pecan halves
2 tablespoons of brown sugar
For Serving :
green grapes
On a greased baking sheet pan, piece together crescent rolls (6 of the 8) to form a circle or star shape. Place the brie in the center. Pile the pecans and brown sugar in the center of the brie. Pull edges of crescent rolls up around the brie using the remaining 2 pieces to fill in gapes. Don't worry about how it looks, the more rustic, the better!
Bake for 20 minutes at 350 degrees (or until browned and center is melted). Let sit for about 5 minutes, then serve with crackers and green grapes. This platter is all you need to start a party.
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Flames return home to face Bluesby John Kreiser / NHL.com
BLUES (17-11-2) at FLAMES (11-14-4)
TV: FS-Midwest; SNET-West
Last 10: St. Louis 6-4-0; Calgary 4-6-0
Season series: The Blues are visiting Calgary for the second and final times this season. They thumped the Flames 5-2 on Feb. 15.
Big story: The Blues are starting to roll again after a February slump -- their 3-0 win at Edmonton on Saturday moved them into fifth place in the West. The Flames are home after being swept on a three-game road trip.
Team Scope:
Blues: Jaroslav Halak got a 13-day break between starts while rookie Jake Allen played. The time off must have done him some good -- he stopped all 19 shots he faced in Edmonton to earn his third shutout of the season and his 16th with the Blues, tying Glenn Hall for the franchise record.
"It's always good to get back in action in a game," said Halak, who had played in just three of the Blues' previous 10 games. "It's a big win for me and for the team. Looking at the shots it may have seemed easy, but if you ask any goalie around the league, they want to face more shots as they can. But I'll take it. A shutout is a shutout."
Flames: The Flames have to be relieved to be back at Scotiabank Saddledome after a nightmarish trip that ended with a 5-1 blowout loss at Columbus on Friday. But while Calgary hasn't won on the road in more than a month, the Flames have won six in a row on home ice.
Coach Bob Hartley appeared to be running out of answers following the loss to the Jackets.
"I'm not in their body. We're pros. We're paid to face pressure, to face challenges, to play big games, face the media and face the fans," he said. "We're in the entertainment business. That's the job we chose. If they can handle it or can't, I can't answer those questions for them.
Who's hot: Stewart has six goals in his past five games. Halak's shutout on Saturday was his 16th with the Blues, tying the franchise record set by Glenn Hall in the Blues' early years. … Lee Stempniak has one goal and six assists during a five-game points streak.
Injury report: Neither team has any new injuries. The Blues will be without Jamie Langenbrunner (hip surgery) for the rest of the season.


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Students in Sociology and Anthropology at Southwestern University are active researchers. They are highly involved in all aspects of research and presentation of their work. Check out what previous students have done for Sociology and Anthropology capstone projects, what research they have presented at Sociology and Anthropology conferences, who has won the departmental awards, and who has won student paper competitions at regional and national conferences.
The department also provides information on available academic-year and summer internships. See Current Students page for the most updated information. Archaeology field school information is also posted on the department bulletin board on the third floor, west side of Mood Hall.


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Paul Klingenstein Has Built a Very Strong Team
Fund: Aberdare Ventures
Posted by MartyManley on 2007-11-28
Paul Klingenstein invested in my startup as an angel when he was in transition from Accel and invested four more rounds in Alibris over the next six years.
My first experience with Paul was a nightmare -- for him. I called him to say roughly the following: "as you know, Paul, we are closing our financing tomorrow. But this afternoon, I got a call from a guy who works at the small company I just bought. He advised me that the FBI had just entered our data center with their guns drawn and seized our servers".
I am not making this up.
For most VCs, having the federal government seize your servers would be what is known as a "red flag" -- a hint that perhaps not everything is as we thought and that a touch more diligence would be in order. Especially since your capital is about to be consumed in litigation.
Paul wrote his check. This was not a check from a fund of OPM -- other people's money. This was a very healthy personal check. He had decided that he believed in the business and in the management team, so he would see it through -- and he did.
Paul is better at working with CEOs than any VC I know. He gives thoughtful advice. He is happy to ask if you even want advice. And when the time comes, he is not remotely bashful about beginning a sentence "If you want to remain CEO of this business.....".
Every venture investment is based on extraordinary optimism -- but the test comes when times turn bad. Alibris is not the kind of investment that Aberdare usually makes -- they focus on health care technologies, especially device and drug discovery. Paul frankly does not know much about e-commerce. But he is an experienced financier, he knows how to work with management teams, he is smart, and he brings very strong professional values to the table -- and not every VC can claim that.
Paul has assembled a wonderful team at Aberdare. Jake Odden was consistently thoughtful and Vince Kim and Naheed Ismaili appear to be leading next generation VCs, although I did not work with them directly.
Paul does an annual party with his portfolio companies. At the level of drinks and dinner, these are some pretty happy campers, but that is not data and I do not speak to the folks who don't attend.
Would I use them again" In a heartbeat. If I were a health care technology startup, Aberdare would be my first and second phone call.
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Peyton Newell, a defensive lineman from Hawatha, Kan., has not firmed up a list of his top colleges, but he says he will be making an official visit to South Carolina. The date has not been set.
Newell attended USC's junior day last month and has remained in touch with the Gamecocks. He says they are still strong with him.
"I was going to announce a top five next week during my spring break, but I'll wait until the end of summer. There's a really good chance they (USC) will be in the top five."
Newell has up to 30 offers with Arkansas, Vanderbilt, Georgia and Oklahoma being four of the most recent. He has been to Kansas for a junior day and will go to either Georgia or Alabama this spring. Alabama hasn't offered but is showing a lot of interest. Some of his other offers are Nebraska, UCLA, TCU, Oklahoma State, BYU and Arizona State.
In other recruiting news:
DE Kentavious Street of Greenville, N.C., had planned to visit Clemson over the weekend with his family, but he and Clemson recruiter Brent Venables decided he should come in another weekend. Clemson is one of his favorites, along with Virginia Tech, Florida State and Tennessee. "I talk with coach Venables a lot, along with coach Brooks, and we have a great relationship," Street said. "I want to fill my commitment of telling them I wanted to visit during spring practice." Street said Clemson, Georgia and Florida State have been recruiting him the hardest. He also has visited nearby East Carolina and will visit Virginia Tech on April 13 and Florida State this summer. And he plans to visit Georgia and Georgia Tech in May. Some of his other offers are Ohio State, North Carolina, Tennessee, N.C. State, Maryland and Duke.
LB Bryson Allen-Williams of Ellenwood, Ga., made an unofficial visit to Tennessee on Saturday. He has been favoring USC for months, and he said that position has not changed. "It was a good trip, and I do like UT, but I'm still a strong South Carolina lean," Allen-Williams wrote on his Twitter page Sunday. "I'm not making any decision until I feel comfortable," he continued, "but there are about 6 or 7 schools I can see myself playing at on Saturdays." Allen-Williams has had USC in front ahead of Georgia, Alabama, Florida, Tennessee, Michigan, Auburn, Arkansas, Wisconsin and N.C. State, in that order. Florida State and Clemson are two others pushing to get into his top group. Allen-Williams plans to be at USC's junior day this Saturday.
DL Poona Ford of Hilton Head recently visited Tennessee and was impressed with what he saw. "The stadium stood out the most," said Ford, who has USC and Tennessee at the top of his list. And the Gamecocks remain his favorite. "(USC) said they probably will take one defensive lineman, and I'm that one," Ford said. "That's what I'm looking for. It made me feel very good about myself that they would want me." Ford said he's in regular contact with USC recruiter Everette Sands. Ford, who said he's not hearing from Clemson, is not sure when he'll make a decision, but it won't be anytime soon. He is going to Georgia for a junior day later this month, and he might go to Boise State for the spring game. Oklahoma State recently offered Ford, who also counts Illinois, Arkansas, Kansas State, North Carolina, Arizona, Missouri, Michigan, Louisville and Georgia Tech among his offers. Last season, Ford had 154 tackles — 44 for loss — and 10 sacks.
Clemson offered DL Lamont Gaillard of Fayetteville, N.C., last week, two days after he visited for a spring practice. He also visited USC last week and was at Florida State over the weekend. Gaillard also holds offers from USC, Florida, Alabama, North Carolina, Georgia, N.C. State, Florida State, East Carolina and Boston College. He's also planning visits to Georgia, Alabama and N.C. State. Last season, Gaillard had 76 tackles with 4 sacks.
RB Joe Mixon of Oakley, Calif., on Friday released his final 16 list, and Clemson is on it. The others on the list: Tennessee, Oregon State, Washington, Ohio State, California, Georgia, Oklahoma, UCLA, Wisconsin, Arkansas, Texas A&M, Michigan, Notre Dame, Arizona State, Southern Cal. Mixon said the schools are not in any particular order. He rushed for 1,443 yards and 20 TDs last season.
DB Darin Smalls of Summerville continues with USC atop his list. The Gamecocks have offered, along with Clemson, West Virginia, Georgia Tech, Virginia Tech, Florida State, N.C. State and Marshall. Smalls was at Central Florida over the weekend. He has also been to USC and Florida State. He will attend a spring game at USC or Clemson. He plans to wait until signing day before announcing a decision.
WR Thaddeus Snodgrass of Springfield, Ohio, has offers from USC, Ohio State, Penn State, Kentucky, Michigan State, Nebraska, West Virginia and Notre Dame among others. Snodgrass plans to visit USC at some point. His only visit thus far has been to Kentucky. USC, Kentucky and West Virginia are showing the most interest, according to Snodgrass. As a junior, Snodgrass had 33 receptions for over 400 yards and five TDs.
WR Braxton Berrios of Raleigh visited Clemson for a spring practice last week and was offered the next day. The Tigers join USC, East Carolina, Maryland, Wake Forest, Duke, North Carolina, Minnesota, Virginia Tech, N.C. State, Georgia Tech and Kentucky as offers for Berrios, who has had USC high up on his list. Last season, Berrios had 1,142 receiving yards with 22 touchdowns. He also rushed for 766 yards and 10 scores.
QB Mason Rudolph of Northwestern has offers from LSU, Virginia Tech, Ole Miss and Oklahoma State, with LSU showing the strongest interest at this point. Rudolph will visit Baton Rouge on Friday, the first of several trips he plans to make this spring. During his spring break in April, he plans to see Georgia, Auburn, Alabama, Vanderbilt, Ole Miss and Virginia Tech. Rudolph said he does not have any favorites.
USC offered 6-5 Leroy Fludd of Believe Prep in Rock Hill and his teammate 6-3 PG Shadell Millinghaus according to their coach, former Winthrop star Tyson Waterman. Both will take official visits with the Gamecocks and those will take place in early April. "He really likes them," Waterman said of Fludd's interest in the Gamecocks. "They are right around the corner from our program, so we can keep our arm around him, and he has family in South Carolina. They are one of the favorable choices at this time." Last year at Boys & Girls High School in New York, Fludd led his division in rebounding and scoring in leading his team to a state championship.
USC was recruiting Fludd last year but he decided to attend prep school for a year for another season of maturing before going to college. This season he is averaging 26 points and 10 rebounds per game. He is also expected to visit Utah, Colorado State and West Virginia. He was committed to Rutgers last year before deciding to go to the prep school.
Millinghaus is a native of Schenectady, NY and his brother is a freshman guard at Ole Miss. He's averaging 28 points per game and also has offers from Oregon, West Virginia, Loyola Marymount, Providence, Virginia Tech and others. "He wants to stay close," Waterman said. "I would love to place him with coach Martin. I think he has great potential. Oregon is high on him. I do know he likes USC. They are in the top three for both of them."
6-9 PF Demetrius Henry has scheduled his official visit to USC for March 21-23. Henry will also visit Miami and South Florida before making his decision from one of those three. He has not been publicly favoring one of his finalists.
6-1 Dominique Hawkins of Richmond, KY led his team to its first state championship earlier this month and in doing so he attracted the attention of several college coaches including USC's Frank Martin. He has offers from USC, Tennessee Tech, Morehead State and Western Kentucky. Kentucky coach John Calipari scouted Hawkins during the tournament games at Rupp Arena and one of his assistants watched all four of his games in the Sweet 16 segment of the tournament. Alabama, Purdue and Tennessee are also showing interest. Hawkins plans to wait on a possible Kentucky offer before moving forward with other schools. He was named the MVP of the state tournament and averaged over 26 points per game in the Sweet 16.
6-1 Seventh Woods of Hammond, one of the top freshmen prospects in the country, went to games recently at Duke and North Carolina. He talked with Mike Krzyzewski of Duke and Roy Williams of North Carolina. Both remain very interested and Williams plans to visit for an upcoming workout. He has not yet been offered.


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Wednesday August 17, 2011
Derek Hough is reportedly keen for Cheryl Cole to star opposite him in the remake of Dirty Dancing.
The Dancing With The Stars professional – whose close friendship with Cheryl lead to speculation they were dating – is one of the names being considered to take on Patrick Swayze's role in the remake of the hit 80s movie.
And The Sun reports he is trying to persuade film bosses the former X Factor judge should be his Baby.
A source said: "Derek submitted a DVD of him dancing with Cheryl at her O2 show when she supported The Black Eyed Peas last year.
"He wanted producers to see their chemistry.
"He also put in a copy of Cheryl's video for her single Parachute, to show how good a dancer she is."
Lionsgate is remaking the film with High School Musical creator Kenny Ortega, who choreographed the original film, as director.
Cheryl has recently signed up to take a cameo in What To Expect When You're Expecting, starring Cameron Diaz and Jennifer Lopez.
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Friday, June 17, 2011
It never occurred to me that the way SSMS handles tabs could be changed, and it's just that the default settings suck. In this blog post, Brent Ozar shows us how to fix SSMS so that the tabs are actually usable and not annoying anymore.
I can't love his post enough. It has really helped me become more efficient. I'm always flipping between tabs and can't quickly find the one I need at some critical time, but now I can easily find it!
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(RNN) - Animal lovers open their hearts and homes to all types of needy animals.
A sick doe nursed back to heath has become an Internet sensation after a veterinarian decided to raise her indoors.More >>
But while you can typically find an adopted dog or cat in your neighborhood, there's only one "Dillie the Deer."
Dillie, a domesticated doe, has become an Internet sensation after her owner began broadcasting her life inside an Ohio home.
Dillie was taken in by veterinarian Melanie Butera, who treated the deer shortly after she was born on a deer farm. Butera said she raised the deer in her home after Dillie was diagnosed with severe cataracts and her mother refused to nurse her.
"She was so tiny and afraid that we couldn't leave her out in the barn then. We thought we would wait till she was a little older," Butera wrote on Dillie's website. "She got so used to being in the house with the other pets that we naturally thought it was better for her to become a 'house deer.'"
Dillie has since regained 50 percent of her eyesight.
Admirers can go to Dillie's website to learn more about farm-raised and domesticated deer, as well as watch the "DillieCam," which allows viewers to see a 24/7 streaming video of Dillie's bedroom.
Her owners added that Dillie is fully housebroken and is monitored with a GPS tracking device in case she gets loose.
Dillie eats mostly hay, greens, fruit and deer pellets, her owners also give the special treats, including ice cream, coffee and spaghetti.
And although she's recovered from her illness, don't expect to see this skittish doe out in the woods any time soon. Ohio state law prohibits Dillie from interacting with wild deer. Butera and her husband keep Dillie in a fenced area to seclude her from the wild.
Butera's DillieCam has received more than 1.1 million views.
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The delivery of the 747-8 Intercontinental – Boeing's largest and most recognizable commercial airplane – caps a development delay of more than a year.
Boeing marked the milestone with an understated ceremony, keeping the media at arm's length to safeguard the identity of its customer, thought by industry insiders to be the state of Qatar.
Boeing Business Jets president Steve Taylor, who was set to fly the airplane from Paine Field near Seattle, said it will spend about six months at Boeing's Wichita facility which is  the plant that modified Air Force One.  From there it goes to a facility in Hamburg where it will spend two years receiving customer-specific outfitting like bedrooms, dining rooms and galleys, he said.
Taylor said the unnamed customer wants the new Intercontinental to be the "jewel of the sky."
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