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Wonderfull small Parisienne hotel, right in the heart of the Marais district. Not a flashy upmarket establishment, but rather a small boutique hotel which caters for those who value location and service. The rooms are small (not unusual for Paris) but comfortably furnished with a distinctively French flavor. The bed is comfortable, the bathroom is clean and functional, wifi works well, the staff are welcoming, efficient and knowledgeable about the local area. The hotel is well located with dozens of restaurants and cafes nearby. Rue de Rivoli is only a block away where you can find heaps of bars and food shops. Bastille, Republique, the Picasso Museum and Pompidou centre are within easy walking distance. The closest metro is only 5 minutes away where you can catch a train into central Paris for connections to Eiffel Tower, Louvre, Champs Elysees etc etc. Highly recommended as a place to stay in Paris.
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Be Careful!
There are two Hotel Jeanne d'Arcs in Paris. The Hotel Jeanne d'Arc is the cute one in the Marais on Rue de Jarente. The Grand Hotel Jeanne d'Arc is a smaller, cheaper, and slightly seedier 2 star on Blvd.
Marcel near Place d'Italie. At the hotel in the Marais, they told us they get about 3 groups each week that have mistakenly booked into the other hotel and thought they were geting the Marais hotel. It happened to us and I used to live in Paris. I couldn't believe I had made that mistake. Our room was small and reeked of stale cigarettes (hard for nonsmokers). Our bathroom also smelled of mold, although it all seemed clean. There were no channels in English, not even CNN. The people were very nice and our room was about 25 euros cheaper than the Marais hotel. But I would have paid the difference just to get away from the smell. We bought air freshener at the store next door. Also, our closest metro stop was closed for construction. I won't make that mistake again, don't let it happen to you! PS - They said it's always people with internet bookings.
I will be going back.
The Hotel itself is charming and the staff were friendly, helpful and spoke English. The room was a decent size, spotlessly clean, and overlooked a quiet street, with a large clean bathroom. The location in the Marais district is perfect for those who want to explore the more intimate side of Paris. There is a delightful square just around the corner, Place St Cathrine, which has a great selection of bars and restaurants.
An added bonus for European travellers using Ryanair is that it is only 2 minutes from the St Paul metro station. This is on a direct metro line from Porte Maillot, where the coach from Beauvais Airport drops you.
I will have no hesitation in using the hotel again on any future visits to Paris.
Great low priced Paris Hotel
We are beer budget / champagne taste travelers and this hotel could be described as good beer. The location was outstanding and there are many great restaurants within walking distance. Our stay was late August 2003 and we had a party of people that comprised 4 rooms. Our friends kept adding and deleting days of their stay and the hotel staff was oh-so-patient to our friends' ever-changing minds. The hotel staff called restaurants, gave us ideas and were just great to us. We had a few nights free at the Holiday Inn Place de la Republique from our Holiday Inn points and that filled out our Champagne dreams - it was much more luxurious and but without our free stay would have also been cost prohibitive...I will write a separate review on that hotel. For the Grand Hotel Jeanne d'Arc- it is clean and in a charming neighborhood. We would stay there again.
I found the Jeanne D'arc searching the internet and stayed there this past August. I found it to be absolutely charming. The front desk staff spoke perfect english and were quite helpful. My room was on the 4th floor and was very quiet, clean and decorated nicely. It is a quaint place that felt very homey to me. I would definitely stay there again (the neighbourhood - Marais - is fantastic!)
Great location
This is a great little hotel. Definitely value for money! Fantastic location...Marais district is great...Hotel is very close to the subway, cafes etc. And the staff were extremely friendly and very helpful. As we were travelling on a budget we expected a bit of dump and were very pleasantly surprised at the hotel. When you compare the prices of Paris hotels you'll know what I mean. The rooms were very clean. They differ in size quite a bit. We had 2 single rooms.. one was quite large with huge windows, good size bathroom and the other [mine] was very very small with tiny bathroom but spotlessly clean which was enough for me...as has been mentioned in other reviews 'how long to you spend in your room in Paris.....'
Great location. Great Price.
I've stayed here twice: once in the summer and once in Late November.
Here's the thing, the price is SUPER CHEAP for the fantastic location.
The staff is very kind and helpful, and the rooms are spotless and well maintained. Yes, my shower curtain featured 101 Dalmatians. Yes the stairway was a little crooked. But for the price, I couldn't recommend it more highly. How much time are you going to spend in your room, anyway? Save the cash and spend it on some great evenings out! Until my ship comes in, I wouldn't consider staying anywhere else. (The reviewer from Colorado should have stayed home.)
C'est Tres Bon !!!
I took a trip to Paris in March 2003 and stayed at Grand Hotel Jeanne D'Arc basically because all of the current guide books recommended the place ... they were right ! ... For the money, you wont get better value in Paris ... the location (which as you know is very important) is excellent ... close to Notre Dame, the River Seine, Place De Les Voyages etc ... our room (number 2 I think on the ground floor near the reception) was quite spacious and spotless, bathroom was on the small side (but just exactly how long do you intend spending in the bathroom when visiting Paris ?) ... Hotel Staff were helpfull ... Didn't have breakfast there becuase its Paris for goodness sake ... get out there and choose a cafe or Patisserie of your choice, from the many excellent ones near-by ... oh, and by the way, Reserve your room well in advance ... enjoy !!!
Save your money for a 3 star hotel
Why this place gets rave reviews is beyond me. We booked here for 2 nights on the recommendations listed on this web site. There's nothing charming about this hotel except its location in the Marais district. The first night we stayed in room no. 11 and were kept awake all night by street noise. The next night we moved to a room on the 6th floor. Quieter, but equally as make-shift. Warning: the water temperature in the shower shifts between scalding hot and ice cold without warning. No washcloths and minimal complimentary toiletries. You'd be better off to save your money for a 3 star hotel in the same district.
Charming hotel; dedicated staff
We stayed at Jeanne d'Arc in late August-early September '01. We were actually in the air headed back to America on 9/11 and, of course, were told to return to Paris. After the first night in a "strange" hotel, Jeanne d'Arc made room for us, allowing us to stay on until we could get a flight back to USA. They were extremely
The location was terrific for our needs; the Marais district is very charming. The rooms (we stayed in 3 different rooms) are small, but clean. There are a few very good restaurants near by, which were trafficked by locals. I can't say enough good things about the desk staff.
Affordable, great location, huge room
I stayed here in January 2001 in a room on the third (French third) floor. The room was huge and had two double beds and a full sized desk along with a wardrobe. The bathroom was small, but had very new appliances and was sparkling clean. I would highly recommend this hotel for a tourist visiting France. It might be a bit out of the way for a business person, however. It was a good location near the tourist sights and the Marais district is exciting, but the office buildings and such are far away.
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Andrew Flintoff has urged the younger members of England's one-day squad to relish the experiences of the next few weeks as they embark on a gruelling seven-match one-day series against India.
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With six players in the current squad - Ravi Bopara, Stuart Broad, Samit Patel, Ryan Sidebottom, Graeme Swann and Luke Wright - experiencing their first senior tour in India, England's fortunes could rest on how they adapt to the experience.
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The role infrastructure investments play in promoting growth cannot be overemphasised. However, the announcements from the government do not inspire confidence, especially when it is well-known that the identified projects, worth 100,000 crore INR, cannot realistically be awarded in six months. Even in cases where the project preparatory work has been completed (such as deep sea ports, high-speed rail and greenfield expressways will take a couple of years), financial institutions are rejecting the PPP model used so far.
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That's the word from Dallas tourism officials attempting to lure gay and lesbian visitors with a message that the city is a great place for them to spend their time and money.
"Big D" is a diverse metropolitan area that "has left behind stereotypes of big-haired women and rowdy cowboys - that is, unless you count sassy drag queens and strapping gay rodeo champs," according to a Web site operated by the Dallas Convention & Visitors Bureau.
"Our Secret is Out" proclaims the site, which features images of same-sex couples enjoying the local sights.
"It's not about being politically correct, it's about being economically correct," said Phillip Jones, president and CEO of the tourism bureau. He said gay travelers spend an average of $100 more per day than other travelers and plan four to six trips a year.
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Though some members were initially reluctant to bring their meeting to Texas - where a gay-marriage ban passed with 76 percent support last year - Dallas was chosen over Minneapolis and Chicago, said the group's Executive Director Jennifer Chrisler.
"There's a very large and vibrant gay parenting community in Dallas and an even larger gay and lesbian community in Texas - that coupled with the fact that Texas is a place where there is still a lot of work to be done to educate people about gays and lesbians and what their lives are like, what their families are like," she said. "It really made Dallas the right choice at the right time."
With about 250 people attending, Jones said winning the Family Pride conference was the bureau's biggest success so far. The weekend drew rave reviews.
"I think it was an extraordinarily positive experience in that most of the participants found Dallas to be a warm, receptive inviting place for them," Chrisler said.
About 20 gay-oriented meetings have come to the city since the promotion began two years ago, Jones said. About six events are scheduled over the next year, including a gay rodeo.
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"I believe it's grown from no image to a positive image just in the last year to two years, and it's definitely been because of the efforts of the Convention & Visitors Bureau, their members and partners," said Tom Nibbio, world membership and development manager at the Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based International Gay and Lesbian Travel Association.
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"One of the things that most surprised me about Dallas was the incredible diversity," Jones said. "We have 120,000 GLBT (Gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender) households in the Dallas area."
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William C. "Gopher"Smith Sr.
LANGLEY, S.C – Mr. William C. Smith, Sr., 59, of Langley, SC, known by his family and friends as "Gopher", entered into rest on Tuesday, October 29th, 2013. A lifelong area resident, he was a son of Billy Smith, Warrenville, SC and the late Dollie Brock Smith. He was a former HVAC Technician with Sig Cox. Gopher enjoyed cooking out and playing the drums. However, more than anything he enjoyed spending time with his grandchildren, Cameron Bartlett, Jordan Bartlett, Eli Bartlett and Stephen Mikell, who were all dear to him. In addition to his parents and grandchildren, family members include his children, Beth (Clint) Bartlett, Aiken, SC and William C. "Corky" Smith, Bath, SC; siblings, the late Kenneth Smith, Joey Dewayne Smith, Bath, SC, Elaine S. Moody, Aiken, SC and Laura Swearingen, Warrenville, SC as well as numerous nieces and nephews. A Celebration of Life Service will be held on Friday, November 1st, 2013, at 2 o'clock in the chapel of Hatcher Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Langley, SC, with Gopher's son-in-law, Rev. Clint Bartlett officiating. If so desired, memorials may be made to the American Lung Association. (www.lung.org) Friends will be greeted by the family on (tonight) Thursday, October 31st 2013, from 6 until 8 o'clock at Hatcher Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Langley, SC. Visit www.HatcherFuneralHome.com to share memories of Gopher and to leave a message of condolence for the family


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The Minnesota Timberwolves may hit and miss on the court, but they are superstars off of it. Here are your 2012 T-Wolves magically reinventing the wonder that is Britney Spears.
It's time for a nice little team video, and a karaoke one at that. ...Baby One More Time is that song that we all know and love.
Oh, don't act like you don't.
I will take your blatant lying as you state that you hate the song, but don't act for one second like you are not going to sing like a diva in the shower later.
Like a horrible virus, this song infects us all when it comes on. We move to the awful rhythm and hum the anthem despite our better judgements.
I respect you more if you own it, and some of the Timberwolves definitely own this ballad to being hit one more time.
Ricky Rubio starts us off by claiming he doesn't know this song. Sure, Rubio. We have heard this claim before, and a subsequent search through one's iPod reveals the counter.
The star of the show is obviously Anthony Tolliver who not only knows the song, but nails the inflections and gambles on every note and wins.
Martell Webster is a close second with his pure ownage of this song. These are the dudes that you want to hang out with at a drunken karaoke celebration.
We have to make note of Michael Beasley, who opts to hum the song with mono-syllabic gusto before belting out the finale.
This video was epic with a dash of awesome.


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Bob Baffert
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Robert A. "Bob" Baffert (born January 13, 1953) is an American racehorse trainer who trained the 2015 Triple Crown winner American Pharoah. Baffert's horses have won four Kentucky Derbies, six Preakness Stakes, two Belmont Stakes and two Kentucky Oaks.
Early life and career
Bob Baffert grew up on a ranch in Nogales, Arizona where his family raised cattle and chickens. When he was 10, his father purchased some Quarter Horses and he practiced racing them on a dirt track. In his teens, he worked as a jockey for $100 a day in informal Quarter Horse races on the outskirts of Nogales. He moved from there to racing at legalized tracks, scoring his first victory at age 17 in 1970.[1]
Baffert graduated from the University of Arizona's Race Track Industry Program with a Bachelor of Science degree.,[2] got married, and began training quarter horses at a Prescott, Arizona farm. By age 20, he had developed a reputation as a trainer and was hired by other trainers to run their stables.[1] In the 1980s, Baffert moved to California and worked at Los Alamitos Race Course, where he switched to training Thoroughbreds. He got his first big break in 1992, when he won his first Breeder's Cup race with Thirty Slews.[1] He became the leading money-winning trainer in the United States four times.[citation needed]
American classic history
Baffert's history in the American classic races began in 1996, when he trained a three-year-old colt named Cavonnier, who ran second in the Kentucky Derby. In 1997, he trained the gray colt Silver Charm to win the Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes, finishing second in the Belmont. Baffert would revisit the Derby the next year sending two top colts, Real Quiet and Indian Charlie to Louisville. Real Quiet won the race that year, but Baffert also finished third with Indian Charlie. Real Quiet went on to win the Preakness as well, but, like Silver Charm, the horse was denied a Triple Crown win and finished second in the Belmont Stakes by a nose. Baffert, however, became the first trainer in history to win the Derby and Preakness in back-to-back years.
Baffert did not win another classic race until 2001, when he swept the Preakness and Belmont Stakes with the eventual Hall of Fame member Point Given. Although he was denied a Derby win that year, he did manage to finish third in the race with Congaree. Baffert won the Derby a third time the following year with War Emblem. The colt went on to win the Preakness Stakes for Baffert, giving the trainer his third shot at winning the Triple Crown. The colt lost the Belmont Stakes due to breaking poorly from the starting gate and failed to finish in one of the top spots. Baffert did not have a horse hit the board again in any of the Triple Crown races until 2009, when he trained Pioneerof The Nile to a second-place finish in the Derby.
Finally, after waiting eight years Baffert trained Lookin At Lucky, co-owned by longtime client and good friend Mike Pegram, to win the Preakness Stakes in 2010. The colt skipped the Belmont Stakes but went on to become the champion three-year-old colt that year. In 2012, Baffert saddled Bodemeister, named for the trainer's youngest son Bode, to second-place finishes in the Derby and Preakness. The trainer would go on to saddle Paynter in the Belmont Stakes later that year, but that colt, like his stablemate Bodemeister, could only manage a second-place finish.
In 2015, Baffert trained the 2014 champion two-year-old colt American Pharoah to win the Triple Crown, the first to do so in 37 years. He won 141st Kentucky Derby, bringing his total number of victories in the race to four; Baffert also ran third-place finisher, the previously undefeated colt Dortmund. As of 2015[update] Baffert is currently tied for second place with D. Wayne Lukas for most wins by a trainer in the Derby. American Pharoah next won the 140th Preakness Stakes, making six victories for Baffert; who also finished fourth with Dortmund. Then, when American Pharoah won the 2015 Belmont Stakes, the win was the fourth attempt at a Triple Crown for Baffert, who at age 62 became the second-oldest trainer to win a Triple Crown.[3]
Between 1997 and 1999 he won the Eclipse Award as outstanding trainer three years running and was voted the 1997 Big Sport of Turfdom Award.
In addition to his Triple Crown race winners, Baffert has trained horses that won ten American Classic Races, ten Breeders' Cup races, and two Dubai World Cups. In 2010 Baffert scored a first when Misremembered, a horse he bred, owned by his wife Jill and their friend George Jacobs, won the Santa Anita Handicap, marking Baffert's first Grade I win as a breeder. He also has seven wins in the Santa Anita Derby, seven in the Haskell Invitational Handicap, and 12 wins in the Del Mar Futurity, a race he won seven straight times from 1996 to 2002, when run as a Grade II event. He also won the race in 2008, 2009, 2011, and 2014 when run as a Grade I event. He has won the Kentucky Oaks twice: first in 1999 with Silverbulletday, who was later selected for the Hall of Fame, and again with Plum Pretty in 2011.
Bob Baffert has trained for numerous owners including The Thoroughbred Corporation (Prince Ahmed bin Salman), Golden Eagle Farm (John C. Mabee), the late Bob Lewis and his wife Beverly, Robert and Janice McNair, for whom he trained champions Chilukki and five-time Grade I winner Congaree, and his good friend Mike Pegram, for whom he has trained champions Real Quiet, Silverbulletday, Captain Steve, Midnight Lute, and Lookin At Lucky. In 2014, Baffert teamed with owner Kaleem Shah to win his first Breeders' Cup Classic with Bayern. Most recently, Baffert has trained horses for Zayat Stables, including Pioneerof The Nile, Zensational, Bodemeister, Paynter, and American Pharoah.
Hall of Fame
Bob Baffert was inducted into Lone Star Park's Hall of Fame in 2007, and in 2009, he was nominated and inducted to the National Museum of Racing's Hall of Fame. Baffert was elected alongside one of the best fillies he trained, Silverbulletday.[4] Point Given was nominated in 2009, but elected and inducted in 2010.
Personal life
Bob Baffert has five children; four from his first marriage to wife Sherry: Taylor, Canyon, Forest, and Savannah. He married his second wife, Jill, a former television reporter based in Louisville, in 2002. They had a son in 2004 they named Bode, after skier Bode Miller.[1] Baffert, and his family reside in California.
He appeared in an episode of the TV show Take Home Chef.
He also is a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity.
Bob survived a heart attack in late March 2012 while in Dubai for a world-class race at Meydan.
Following the 2015 Belmont win, Baffert outlined several charities that he and his wife Jill supported.[5] He had been paid $200,000 to allow The Burger King to stand behind him in the grandstand during the televised broadcast of the Belmont, after having turned down $150,000 to allow the mascot to appear with him at the Preakness.[6] At the post-Belmont press conference, Baffert announced he and his wife would be making substantial donations of $50,000 each to the Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance, the California Retirement Management Account (CARMA), and Old Friends Equine, all programs for retired race horses; and to the Permanently Disabled Jockey's Fund in memory of a Quarter Horse Jockey named Robert Z. "Bobby" Adair.[5][7] Adair was a friend of Baffert's and an inductee into the American Quarter Horse Association Hall of Fame, who died on Preakness Day, May 16, 2015 at the age of 71. Baffert had dedicated American Pharoah's win to Bobby.[8]
Triple Crown in-the-money finishes
The Kentucky Derby
The Preakness Stakes
- ✝ - won Triple Crown.
Selected other major stakes wins
- Arkansas Derby 2012, 2015
- Malibu Stakes 2011, 2013
- Apple Blossom Handicap 2012
- Bing Crosby Breeders' Cup Handicap 1992, 2009, 2011
- La Brea Stakes 1992, 1998, 1999, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2012
- Del Mar Debutante Stakes 1995, 1997–1999, 2001, 2006, 2012
- Charles Whittingham Memorial Handicap 2004
- Del Mar Futurity 1996-2002, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2014
- Del Mar Oaks 1999, 2009
- Santa Anita Derby 1996, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2009, 2011, 2015
- Best Pal Stakes 1998, 2000–2002, 2004, 2005, 2009
- Strub Stakes 1998, 2000, 2001, 2013, 2014
- Hollywood Starlet Stakes 1998, 2001, 2013
- Goodwood Stakes 1998, 2010, 2011, 2012
- San Antonio Handicap 2003, 2010, 2012, 2013
- Alabama Stakes 1999
- Zenyatta Stakes 1998, 2007
- San Vicente Stakes 1997, 1999, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015
- Ashland Stakes 1999
- Black-Eyed Susan Stakes 1999, 2004, 2013
- Santa Ynez Stakes 1997, 2004, 2008, 2014
- Carter Handicap 2003
- Dwyer Stakes 1999, 2005
- Pat O'Brien Handicap 2000, 2001, 2009-2013
- Gazelle Handicap 1999
- Hollywood Gold Cup 1999, 2003, 2011, 2012, 2013
- San Felipe Stakes 1999, 2001, 2004, 2009, 2015
- King's Bishop Stakes 1999
- Cigar Mile Handicap 2000, 2002, 2003
- Jockey Club Gold Cup 1999
- Eddie Read Stakes 1999
- Kentucky Oaks 1999, 2011
- Lane's End Breeders' Futurity 1999, 2000
- Donn Handicap 2001
- Las Virgenes Stakes 1999, 2003, 2012, 2015
- Pacific Classic Stakes 1999, 2009, 2010, 2013
- Pimlico Special 1999
- Santa Anita Oaks 1999, 2003
- Woodward Stakes 1999
- Frank E. Kilroe Mile 2000
- Santa Anita Handicap 2000, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014
- Champagne Stakes 2001
- Haskell Invitational Handicap 2001, 2002, 2005, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015
- Travers Stakes 2001, 2016
- Wood Memorial 2001, 2006
- Santa Maria Handicap 2002, 2012
- Blue Grass Stakes 2006
- FrontRunner Stakes 1997, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2009, 2012, 2014
- Santa Monica Handicap 2006, 2007, 2010
- Forego Stakes 2007
- Los Alamitos Futurity 1997, 1999, 2000, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2014
- Triple Bend Invitational Handicap 1996, 2009, 2010, 2014
- Acorn Stakes 2009
- Frizette Stakes 2007, 2010
- Rebel Stakes 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015
- Swaps Stakes 2000, 2001, 2003, 2009, 2012
- Prioress Stakes 2004, 2008
- Test Stakes 2008, 2012
- Chandelier Stakes 1997-2000, 2002, 2005, 2007, 2012, 2013
- Gallant Bloom Handicap 2008, 2009
- San Fernando Stakes 1998, 2004, 2008, 2011, 2013
- Humana Distaff Handicap 2006, 2014
- John C. Mabee Handicap 1999, 2000
- Clark Handicap 1996, 1998, 2014
- Ruffian Handicap 2008, 2014
- Fantasy Stakes 1999, 2012
- Fair Grounds Oaks 1999
- West Virginia Derby 2010, 2011
- Potrero Grande Handicap 1994, 2010
- Indiana Derby 2009, 2010, 2013
- Super Derby 2011
- Cotillion Handicap 2011
- Breeders' Cup Juvenile Sprint 2011
- Breeders' Cup Classic 2014, 2015
- ^ a b c d Wharton, David (5 June 2015). "Bob Baffert Has Come a Long Way in Horse Racing". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
- ^ "About Bob Baffert". Bob Baffert Riding Stables. Retrieved 15 January 2013.
- ^ ESPN News Service (June 6, 2015). "American Pharoah claims first Triple Crown since 1978". ESPN. Retrieved June 6, 2015.
- ^ Press Release Racing Museum April 20, 2009 Archived April 24, 2009, at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ a b "2015 Belmont Stakes Press Conference" (video). The Blood Horse. 12:45. June 6, 2015. Retrieved June 6, 2015.
- ^ Paulick, Ray (June 8, 2015). "Bafferts Make Whopper Of A Donation To Equine Charities". Paulick Report. Retrieved June 8, 2015.
- ^ Myrick, Steve (6 June 2015). "Bafferts, Espinoza donate Belmont winnings". The Courier-Journal. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
- ^ Press release (May 16, 2015). "Robert Adair Dies". Retrieved June 7, 2015.


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Paris, March 2 (No.2001-31)
- UNESCO Director-General Koďchiro Matsuura has sent a special envoy to
Afghanistan to deliver a message to the Taliban authorities, urging them to
reverse their decision to destroy the ancient statues of Afghanistan's
cultural heritage.
The Director-General's special envoy is
Pierre Lafrance, France's former Ambassador to Pakistan and a founding member
of the Society for the Preservation of Afghanistan's Cultural Heritage (SPACH).
"I chose someone who is
well-known and respected in the region, who is very knowledgeable about issues
pertaining to the Middle East and Central Asia," Mr Matsuura said this morning
at the opening at UNESCO Headquarters of an international symposium entitled "Cultural
Heritage of Central Asia." The Director-General told participants about the
various initiatives undertaken to "reverse this move into absurdity undertaken
by the authorities in Kabul."
Mr Matsuura spoke of the
emergency meeting he convened last night of the Ambassadors to UNESCO from the
54 Member States that belong to the Organization of the Islamic Conference, to
discuss joint action to be taken, saying: "Their voices unanimously came
together in vigorous condemnation of these unacceptable attacks on humanity's
common heritage. Like me, they feel helpless but are equally determined to join
me in taking concrete action."
He added: "I am working to co-ordinate all
efforts, be they diplomatic, media-based or linked to the mobilization of the
international cultural community."
During a press briefing this
morning, Mounir Bouchenaki, UNESCO's Assistant Director-General for Culture,
spoke of endeavours to safeguard the Afghan heritage undertaken, or supported,
by UNESCO over recent years and of the possible creation of a special assistance
fund for the monuments of Afghanistan. He stressed the fact that the Taleban's
decision was unanimously condemned by the Islamic countries from Africa to the
Gulf and Asia and that no serious religious rationale could be at the root of
this iconoclastic move.
Peter King, the Chairperson of
the World Heritage Committee, expressed profound distress by these barbaric acts
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on December 11, 2011 - 12:01 AM
One of the criticisms of the Occupy Wall Street protesters is that their demands and goals are unspecified and diffuse. "We are the 99 percent" is a difficult slogan to translate into specific actions that government and businesses could consider.
But a basic principle exists underlying these protests, and it is that the current imbalance of power between mega-corporations and all other institutions and individuals in the world constitutes a danger to peace, health and prosperity. While the protesters in the Middle East rebel against powerful repressive governments, participants in the Occupy Wall Street protests share a perspective that a relatively small group of corporate and wealthy individuals now wield too much economic influence and control in the United States and the world.
Given this background, here are a half-dozen ideas to begin a discussion about this imbalance of power:
1.) Enact the Buffett rule. Warren Buffett essentially proposed that people making $1 million or more per year at least pay the same tax rate as middle-class earners. Given that the wealthy and corporate America benefited disproportionately from President George W. Bush's tax cuts, let's tax capital gains and incomes fairly.
2.) Tax stock market transactions. One of the influences on the recent volatility in the stock market is the really large number of stock purchases and selling done on the basis of quantitative computer models. Tax each transaction at a tiny amount to increase revenue for deficit reduction and expansion of job programs.
3.) Hold corporations accountable. Corporations that claim the same legal rights as individuals should be responsible members of their communities. We condemn welfare cheats and Medicare frauds, but what should we think of companies that make enormous profits, and then socialize financial risk at the taxpayers' expense?
4.) Put jobs and labor back at the top of the country's agenda. One of the simplest ways for corporations to increase profits is to cut jobs and assign the work of what used to be done by two or three people to the remaining employees. It is not surprising that job stress and dissatisfaction are the highest they have been for many decades.
We must find creative ways to increase employment for groups of people who need or would benefit from career and work assistance. How could we provide a job for every veteran who returns from a combat deployment in Iraq or Afghanistan? Could we create a technology skills bank of young people to be tapped by small businesses that lack the resources to create Web pages and social media?
5.) Reconsider policies regarding corporate mergers and monopolies. When the failure of a relatively few corporations in a single industry can send shock waves throughout an entire country's economy, those companies are too large. If big government causes problems, doesn't it make sense that big business can, too?
6.) Refocus on environmental concerns. Climate change is here, and its effects will become more extreme in the future. The products and policies of mega-corporations are the single most important factor influencing the status of the environment. For example, manufacturers can make nearly every part of every product recyclable and reusable. How can we make recycling and reuse the norm in our disposable culture?
The genius of the Founding Fathers was to establish a system of checks and balances between branches of government. What the Founding Fathers did not envision was that a new aristocracy would arise based on enormous disparities of wealth and influence between the top 1 percent and the remaining citizens of the country.
The perspective of the Occupy Wall Street protesters is that we now find ourselves as Lilliputians surrounded by corporate Goliaths. "We are the 99 percent" points out a message that has been largely lost in the past 30 years: In a democracy, government's primary focus and policies should benefit we the people.
Scott T. Meier, Ph.D., is a professor and associate dean for faculty development in the Department of Counseling, School and Educational Psychology at the Graduate School of Education at the University at Buffalo.


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Former Maryland football coach Ralph Friedgen got his start in the business at The Citadel in 1973.
Now, the former ACC and national coach of the year is giving back to the military school.
Friedgen and his wife, Gloria, have established a football scholarship with The Citadel Brigadier Foundation. The Ralph & Gloria Friedgen Scholarship will go to an offensive player beginning in 2013-14.
The Citadel is where we got our start, said Friedgen, who coached under Bobby Ross and Art Baker at The Citadel from 1973-79. And Gloria joins me as we remember the many good years we had in Charleston.
The Brigadier Foundation raises money for athletic scholarships at The Citadel, and athletic director Larry Leckonby praised the Friedgens generosity.
They are first-class people, and were happy they wanted to remember The Citadel in this fashion, said Leckonby, who worked with Friedgen at Maryland.
Friedgen was an offensive lineman at Maryland, and after his years at The Citadel served as an assistant at William & Mary, Murray State, Maryland and Georgia Tech, and with the NFLs San Diego Chargers.
He was hired as head coach at Maryland in 2000, and led the Terps to a 10-2 record and an ACC title in 2001; an 11-3 mark and Peach Bowl victory in 2002; and a 10-3 record and Gator Bowl win in 2003. He finished his career with a 75-50 record, including a 9-4 record in 2010.


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On the 56th anniversary of the Kennedy-Nixon debate, a showdown between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump shows fissures in the system
Today, Comcast and YMCA of the USA (Y-USA) announced a comprehensive $15.
With the Fed decision behind it, the market focuses on earnings and oil. In the portfolio, we added to three positions and exited from one.
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Comcast Corporation announced today it has reached an agreement to purchase Ed Snider's 24 percent stake in Comcast Spectacor.
200 million Yahoo accounts were compromised by a hacker who was been shopping the account info online since August.
Comcast has successfully completed another in a series of technical progressions that have powered the year-to-date rally.
CBS CEO Leslie Moonves and Time Warner's Jeff Bewkes show very different attitudes and strategies in relation to the evolution of cable television distribution.
The CEO outlined the telecom's big plans for delivering wireless broadband and streaming video.
The streaming leader is directing more of its spending towards original content, and its size is making the media industry uneasy. Amazon, HBO and Hulu should look to take advantage.
Comcast (CMCSA) will offer wireless services in mid-2017, a move that suggests it may need to acquire a carrier such as T-Mobile (TMUS) to support it.
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Comcast Corporation will host a conference call with the financial community to discuss financial results for the third quarter on Wednesday, October 26, 2016 at 8:30 a.


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Gamaliel Bradford (9 October 1863 - 11 April 1932 / Boston, Massachusetts)
Gamaliel Bradford Poems
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Others make verses of grace.
Mine are all muscle and sinew.
Others can picture your face.
But I all the tumult within you.
Others can give you delight,
And delight I confess is worth giving.
But my songs must tickle and bite
And burn with the ardor of living
The Riot
You may think my life is quiet.
I find it full of change,
An ever-varied diet,
As piquant as 'tis strange.
Wild thoughts are always flying,
Like sparks across my brain,
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What Westmeath lacks by way of a coastline, it makes up for in an abundance of lakes… and seven peculiar wonders
There are many reasons why Westmeath makes a great day trip, but one thing makes it a great destination: its lakes. Some, such as Lough Ennell and Lough Owel, are popular spots for watersports and angling. Others, such as Lough Derravaragh, are integral to Irish mythology.
Legend has it that is where the Children of Lir were turned into swans by their jealous stepmother, condemned to 900 years of wandering.
Head off the beaten track, and you'll find plenty of lakes for the angler or picnicker who prefers a bit of solitude, too. Loch Bán (literally "the White Lake", in Irish) is one standout among the lesser-known lakes. On a crisp winter's morning, it's a mass of mists and waving ferns and reeds. In summer, it's a sweet spot for swimming.
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Westmeath also offers water of the faster-flowing variety. Here, bang in the middle of Ireland, the dairy farms of Westmeath meet the River Shannon.
Athlone is the river's gateway town, a cosmopolitan crossroads where you can just as easily rent a cruiser, or stay put and explore its medieval castle and artsy Left Bank.
Just a few miles outside Mullingar – Westmeath's main town – you'll find the beautiful parkland estate of Belvedere House overlooking Lough Ennell. A hunting lodge might seem the last place you'd expect to find exquisite ceilings depicting fire-breathing dragons, but even more curious is the Jealous Wall.
The Jealous Wall is a huge Gothic folly (a mock-up of a ruined abbey) built by the lodge's owner, Lord Belvedere. It was intended to block his view of his brother's nearby residence, the grander Tudenham House.
The same "Wicked Earl" notoriously locked up his wife for 31 years on a spurious charge of infidelity. Not an entirely moderate man, it seems.
If you're wondering at the Jealous Wall, however, just wait till you get to Fore. The tiny village is home to the remains of St Fechin's 7th-century monastic settlement – the largest Benedictine site in Ireland, and site of the fabled Seven Wonders of Fore.
The Seven Wonders are "miracles" associated with St Fechin (a tree that won't burn, a monastery built on a bog, water that won't boil and so on). They're a pretty lighthearted take on the folk tales associated with the saint, but there's no doubting the curious nature of this place.
How has it remained under the radar for so long? Perhaps that's the eighth wonder in the making, you'll just have to visit Westmeath to find out.
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South Korea has at last selected Boeing's 737 with Northrop Grumman's MESA radar for its long-running AEW&C contest. Boeing is said to be arranging the sole-source contract and had reassured Seoul immediately before its selection that problems which plagued the Australian Wedgetail procurement would not affect this acquisition.
Seems like Boeing is especially 'charmed' on the South Korean front, considering the additional 20 F-15K order.


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I started buying AB in the mid 20s thinking they would get their act together. Earnings and the div payout have improved BUT its still a dog, any opinions.
As assets under managment at present have fallen to $410 Billion from over $800 Billion in 2007; the income (EPS) has dropped from over $4 per share to estimated 70 cents per share in 2011.
AB needs to cut costs, and inccrease assets under mgmgt to get price to go up.
Why do so many clueless people buy blindly? You are in a chat board asking people about a company you already spent money on? Do you see what a fool you are? AB is a joke.
Its not buying blindly- I'm a divy investor and its earnings, payout, etc, looked ok a while back. Yes its my dog in a decent portfolio of 31 dividend companies.
they have lost tons of accounts...hired a guru for 52 million who is an art buff, I left, 4 of 6 docs in my group left, I have gone to their conferences...I should record one and send it to u....then the both of us would have gas. Frankly the art buff is a savy art person...what AB needs is a specialist in the art of inveating
I won't comment on the stock but the company is in a shambles. My wife worked there as a stock analyst but left when it was clear that the focus was no longer on fundamental research. More importantly she left because all our money was under AB management and she simply didn't want it managed by them anymore (what does that tell you?). When the new CEO stepped in he had limited experience with asset management and it showed. He's a deal guy and focused on marketing and presentation. Morale is low. Layoffs and pay cutbacks back in 2009 were largely targeted at analysts not portfolio managers. I have heard rumors there is another round of layoffs coming as internal fund performance this quarter has been a disaster. Simply put there is no reason that outstanding stock picking will return to what it once was without the breadth and depth of talent they used to have coupled with a return of the culture of rigorous analysis.
They never had "outstanding stock picking." It's called a stock market bubble. AB blows.
I heard the rumor,too, that AB will let go all dead woods and brain deads.
Naturally the morale is at lowest especially the dead woods and brain deads as they may not be able to find another job warming the chair all day long.
thanks for the insite
Excellent analysis, it appears that private client assets are fleeing right behind the institutional outflow, the senior advisors have headed for higher ground as well, their strategy appears to be to try and sue these folks out of the business as evidenced by the lawsuit filed against Gelwarg and Mayer, http://www.law360.com/articles/248466/ex-alliancebernstein-execs-stole-client-info-suit,
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Ski Buyer's Guide
These top skis will help you take on the whole mountain.
These top skis will help you take on the whole mountain.
If prepared even moderately well, meals cooked when camping seem more satisfying than those fixed at home. A well-matched camp stove makes the plein air experience enjoyable, even downright delightful.
Active Junky gear testers picked out these 12 gifts for those mountain lovers, the ones who wear everything from skirts to snowshoes in the same day.
While fair-weather camping mistakes lead to "we'll laugh about it later," winter is less forgiving; know where you're going, what you're taking, and trust who you're going with.
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We ran through the Basin and Range line this fall and early winter, and these are four of our favorites.
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Planning a climbing trip? Going international? Follow these tips and you're sure to have an experience of a lifetime.
Watch and share with your backcountry partners. Make sure to follow up on the five steps outlined in the film:
A basic ski wax, done by hand, involves three major steps.
Wintery conditions don't always lend to the best photos, so make sure you arm yourself with these basic tips.
Compass fundamentals are imperative in any backcountry endeavor. Silly as it sounds, accelerated compass competence begins with a rhyme.
If prepared even moderately well, meals cooked when camping seem more satisfying than those fixed at home. A well-matched camp stove makes the plein air experience enjoyable, even downright delightful.
From steamy jungle hikes and bike rides to two-tank dives under the sea, San Pancho sits in close proximity to a smorgasbord of outdoor offerings.
Active Junky got a peek inside one of their Sprinter-type vans recently in Las Vegas at InterBike and found their system to be practical and timely.
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Active Junky took backpacking and car camping stoves out to test their performance in the field.
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If you're a multi-sport, four-season person, this kind of lightweight outerwear is even more important.
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Established in 1919, Zion is Utah's first national park. It covers an area of 230 square miles over three southwest counties near the town of Springdale.
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At the bike industry's largest U.S. gathering, InterBike, it's good the bike brands on display don't hit the attendee's credit cards based purely upon second looks.
Active Junky focused on men's jackets capable of longer stretches that could be termed "continuous wear" pieces.
Compact and powered by Bosch, there's now no reason to fight the fold - or fail to take advantage of advanced safety features.
With a coating rated as 10x more rust resistant than the average chain, this one is one to watch -- and ride hard.
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Oregonians and tourists alike were disappointed to hear that a favorite Cape Kiwanda sandstone formation, endearingly nicknamed "Duckbill," has toppled over.
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As the National Parks Service rings in its Centennial, Yosemite National Park also has reason to celebrate: the addition of 400 acres to its expansive wilderness, an Active Junky favorite.
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National Park Service's 100th birthday, the excitement of a new park is a great way to start the next century.
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American Quarter Horse Association will "Celebrate the Horse" on Saturday.
Events begin at 10 a.m. with crafts activities, artist discussions, riding demonstrations and more.
Featured at the event is "Orren Mixer: Artist of the American Quarter Horse," a collection of works by the famed equine artist that hangs through July 27.
Admission is free for the day.
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Novell Releases Mono 2.6 and MonoDevelop 2.2
The Mono framework compatible with Microsoft's C# .NET is available in version 2.6. Developers also upgraded its associated MonoDevelop environment to version 2.2.
Mono project leader Miguel De Icaza applies two keywords to the changes: cross-platform and debugger. MonoDevelop 2.2 also runs on Windows and Mac OS X. A feature matrix shows what works on Linux, Mac and Windows. The second big development is the Soft Debugger, available for UNIX and OS X and a part of Mono 2.6, that can be used from MonoDevelop and can debug ASP.NET, Moonlight and desktop programs as well as applications for iPhone/MonoTouch. The complete MonoDevelop features are described on a "What's new" webpage.
What's more, Mono 2.6 now provides autocompletion of C# shell commands and a security sandbox integrated with Moonlight.
The new framework release covers the API version 3.5 better and initial support for the upcoming C# 4.0 in .NET 4.0 is available at compile time. New language features include continuations and co-routines. The full list of features and changes are in the Mono 2.6 release notes.
Mono components are under GPL, LGPL, MIT-/X licensing as well as Microsoft's Ms-PL public open source license. Free downloads of Mono 2.6 als auch MonoDevelop 2.2 source code and various packages are available.
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Nextcloud Announces Raspberry Pi-Powered Home Cloud Box
Innovative system adds a hard drive and Ubuntu Core to the RPi for an IoT hub.
Linus Torvalds Confirms the Date of the First Linux Release
Linux is two weeks younger than we thought!
End of OpenOffice?
The Apache Software Foundation considers retiring OpenOffice
Adobe Gives New Life to NPAPI Plugin for Linux
Adobe won't kill the plugin in 2017
LinuxCon North America Convenes in Toronto, Canada
Linux Foundation's big event celebrates the 25th anniversary of Linux
Linux Turns 25
Linux has evolved from "won't be a professional" project to one of the most professional software projects in the history of computers.
Mirantis Joins Hands with SUSE To Offer RHEL Support; Red Hat Not Happy
Competitors get in the game with RHEL without Red Hat
Linux on Windows 10 Poses a Security Risk
Security researchers have already notified Microsoft; some fixes are available
Mirantis to Refactor OpenStack Fuel for Kubernetes
The company is collaborating with Google and Intel to use Kubernetes as an engine for Fuel
Canonical Joins Document Foundation Advisory Board
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Are you wondering what the big deal is about cyber security and DDoS attacks? Think it will never affect your company because you have all the right firewalls and detection systems in place? Then consider what today's cyber criminals are capable of and how even the largest organizations have not been able to stop them. Imagine you're an employee of a huge media or broadcasting company. You feel secure and never think that your sensitive information might be accessed. But one day you come to work and discover that cyber criminals have stolen your unfinished project, along with confidential files. In fact, they have managed to infiltrate devices across the company's entire IT infrastructure, stealing and erasing data on servers and PCs. The network contained email addresses, salary lists, bank account data and health insurance records, as well as your own personal credit card numbers..... READ ON.....
Securing video analytics data is a high priority for operators and customers, but the intricacy of data security is a highly sensitive topic. Service providers become faced with new risks of maintaining data privacy and consumer trust. Any security breach not only reduces customer trust in their video service provider, it also reduces the trust of vendors, partners, and advertisers in the ability of an operator to provide valuable analytics information and insight.
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The virtual reality market today is exploding with new content and ecosystems, with market size estimates ranging from $40B to $80B by 2025. Driven by ever more affordable end user equipment, the key for broadcasters to unlock the mass market is to create unique and immersive experiences. One of the most interesting areas where VR can disrupt and create new opportunities is broadcast and live streaming for sports, music and news as well as the studio and post processing market.
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A survey by analyst firm SNL Kagan and Irdeto of 475 global video service providers, including pay TV and OTT operators, and content producers around the world reveals a firm commitment to 4K UHD content and services. 96% of respondents believe that a majority of consumers and video service providers will adopt 4K UHD TV by 2020. Correspondingly, 88% of total respondents say they will launch 4K UHD content by 2020, with 78% saying they will have launched content by 2018, in anticipation of the expected adoption rates.This report provides more information about the specific plans and strategies among global and regional video service providers and content producers for 4K UHD content development and distribution.
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In one of the most vaguely headlined recalls I've ever read, the Consumer Product Safety Commission has issued a warning against "various toys."
Apparently Fishing Games, Rattles, Pull-A-Long Cars, Mini Pull Back Cars and Cartoon Bubble Guns wouldn't fit in the headline. I completely understand. It wouldn't fit in our headline either.
Here are the details from the CPSC web site, with photos to help you in your search for these "various toys:"
Name of product: Fishing Games, Rattles, Pull-A-Long Cars, Mini Pull Back Cars, and Cartoon Bubble Guns
Units: About 39,000
Importer/Distributor: CBB Group Inc., City of Commerce, Calif.
Hazard: The fishing games, baby rattles and pull-a-long cars contain small parts, which can detach and pose a choking hazard to children. The mini pull back cars and bubble guns have surface paints which contain excessive levels of lead, violating the federal lead paint standard.
Incidents/Injuries: None reported.
Description: The recalled toys are described below:
Product information:
Fishing Games
Model KK-4296 UPC# 782468042968
Model PT-2006 UPC# 830002020061
Model T-8112 UPC# 704291081129
Model KK-4461 UPC# 782468044610
6-Piece Rattle Set
Model ET-1293 UPC# 800323012939
6-Piece 3″ Pull Back Cars
Model KK-4382 UPC# 78246804382
3-Piece Rattle Set
Model KK-4382 UPC# 78246804382
3-Piece Rattle Set
Model ET-1388 UPC#800323013882
Pull-A-Long Car
Model ET-1041 UPC# 800323010416
Model KK-4218 UPC# 782468042180
Battery-Operated Cartoon Bubble Gun
Model KK-4275 UPC# 782468042753
Model KK-4276 UPC#782468042760
Battery-Operated Dolphin Bubble Gun
Model OR-2238 UPC# 868333022386
Sold at: Dollar stores and toy stores nationwide from July 2007 through December 2008 for between $1 and $5.
Manufactured in: China
Remedy: Consumers should take the recalled products away from young children immediately and return them to the place where purchased for a full refund.
Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact CBB Group, Inc. toll-free at (866) 628-6238 anytime, or visit the firm's Web site at www.cbbgroup.com