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There is now a mophie juice pack designed to fit your Samsung Galaxy S III and enhance your enjoyment of all the phone's features. This durable, ultra-thin case contains a rechargeable battery that vastly increases the phone's time to rock, talk, surf and send. It's one of the slimmest S III battery cases on the market, yet the juice pack's comfortable, ergonomic design and tough, light-weight materials fully protect your phone.
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Take full advantage of everything your S III has to offer - without worrying about "down time." Browse the web, download apps, send emails, play games, enjoy music and watch videos. Add up to an 7 more hours of talk time on 4G or 9 extra hours of Internet browsing, 32 extra hours of audio or 8 extra hours of video playback.
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There's no need to give up any features or functions, because the juice pack lets you easily access all of the Galaxy's controls and keeps your ports, buttons, speakers, camera and flash free from obstruction. Keep sharing through touch, since our case won't interfere with your phone's NFC or S Beam capability.
This durable, easy-to-hold, two-piece slider case protects it from everyday drops and scratches. The reliable, smart battery case also protects your phone against overcharge, over-discharge, energy flow back, short circuit and malfunction. This means our case will not hinder your phone's battery. Charge with confidence!
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2.97 in x 5.91 x 0.69 in
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2 Year Warranty
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Frequent Questions
How does it work?
The juice pack has a rechargeable lithium battery inside. When you slide your phone into the case, a connector at the base plugs into the micro-USB port at the bottom of your S III. When your phone gets low on battery power, just flip the standby switch on the back of the juice pack from red to green to start charging your phone. After using up all the power in the juice pack, just recharge it with the included micro USB cable for more on-the-go power. It's as easy as that.How do I charge the juice pack? Simply connect the juice pack to a USB power source, like a wall charger, car charger or your computer, with the included micro-USB cable. You can charge the juice pack while it's on or off your phone. If you charge with the case on, it will also charge your S III!Can I sync my S III while the juice pack is on my phone? Yes! You can charge and sync your S III without removing the juice pack via the included micro-USB cable. Pretty cool, huh?Does the juice pack interfere with antenna reception, S Beam, or NFC (Near Field Communication)? Not a chance. Our case will not affect your signal strength or interfere with your phone's NFC or S Beam capability. You can still share photos, websites, contacts, etc. with the juice pack on your phone.What colors are available? This juice pack is available with a soft-touch black matte finish or a beautiful, high gloss white with metallic silver accents.
How do I get the most battery power out of the juice pack?
Correctly using the standby switch will give you the best battery boost. The S III uses extra power to be on a constant charge, so charging only when you need power is the best way to use the case. We recommend waiting to charge until your phone is down to 20% or less. Limited use of your phone while charging will also increase the percentage of battery the juice pack will give you.How many charge cycles do you get out of the juice pack? Or, in other words, how long will the case last? The juice pack is rechargeable for over 500 full cycles. A full cycle is when the case is charged from 0% to 100%. Partial cycles, like charging from 25% to 100%, will not count as a full cycle until all of the partials equal 100%. It's only after 500 cycles that the battery in the juice pack will be less than 75% of the original capacity. This is normal for any product with a lithium battery.Will I always receive double the battery life with the juice pack? It is not guaranteed that you will receive double the battery life. The amount of additional battery you will receive from the case depends on a variety of factors that are different for every user.Will the juice pack charge any other Android phones? No. This juice pack is compatible only with the Samsung Galaxy S III. You can, however, use one of our powerstations to charge virtually any other smart phone!


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Do you remember the first time you launched a kayak? There was that feeling of nervous excitement eventually turned euphoric when you subconsciously gained control of your boat, your body relaxed and before you knew, all of your life's worries were left behind. It was at that point that you knew something was right, you were in your element and if you're like me, you are now addicted to paddling. Lucky for me, I get to relive that experience almost daily whether it's helping a customer launch at one of our demo days or simply posting a photo that one of our customers shared with us on Facebook in regards to their maiden voyage. This also holds true for those of us who introduce friends and family to the sport, which brings me to this — what do you say we designate April as the unofficial "take a friend or family paddling month"?
Seriously, not only will this help you settle the score with those that wonder why you are crazy about kayaking but it may even encourage you to get out more often. However, the most rewarding experience you'll get from it is the reaction from those paddling for the first time — especially the brightest biggest smiles from children.
I recently had the pleasure of camping out on Lake Georgetown here in central Texas with my family along with several neighbors and their children. Nobody asked, but I decided to load a Wilderness Ride 115, Tarpon 120 and a Hobie Kona on my truck anyway. Sure, I figured I would be paddling alone but much to my surprise, everyone was on board and what a joy it was. I even got to introduce my 3 year old to her first paddling experience and two hours later I still couldn't pry her little hands off my kayak! Fact is, it turned out to be the highlight of our trip and weeks later I heard anything from "wow, I never knew it would be that easy" to "that's it Roland, I'm hooked and I'm buying one"!
Over the years, I have introduced hundreds of family, friends, customers and even complete strangers to paddling and it makes me feel great knowing that I am helping create memories and in some cases even changing lives.
C'mon and join me and let's all band together and make a commitment to introduce this amazing experience to at least one person this month. I'm also interested in hearing about your experiences. Who first introduced you to kayaking and who have you taken paddling for the first time?
Roland @ACK
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Reclaim Toploader
Reclaim Toploader is a practical notebook bag that conveniently gives you access to the notebook thanks to its toploader design. This bag is part of our Reclaim collection that consists of notebook cases made primarily from recycled PET. Recycled PET is a type of polyester that has a considerably lower impact on the environment compared to newly produced polyester. The collection is one way DICOTA is making a substantive contribution to lower our environmental footprints.
Your notebook is kept safely in place in the lockable notebook compartment that is cushioned with HDF (High Density Foam) thanks to the notebook strap. There is plenty of room both for cables and documents in the other compartments of the bag and there is also zippered document compartment as well as a document slip pocket on the back. Accessories such as mobile phone and pens can be placed in the designated compartments in the spacious front pocket. You can carry the bag in the comfortable neoprene handles or use the detachable and adjustable shoulder strap. Reclaim Toploader can also be attached to a roller thanks to the trolley belt.


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While The Ritz-Carlton, Pentagon City features an updated look and amenities, it continues to celebrate the past in subtle ways. Traditional elegance is weaved throughout this luxury hotel in Arlington, VA, where beautiful artwork is displayed honoring the Nation's service members and leaders. The past is also present in our Sunday Brunch and Afternoon Tea, two distinct dining experiences offered at fyve Restaurant Lounge. The area surrounding the Arlington, Virginia hotel is filled with historic sights and iconic attractions, from Washington, DC's monuments and museums to impressive shopping at Arlington, VA's Fashion Centre.
Exploration is easy, with the Pentagon City Metro located just outside the luxury hotel and only two stops from downtown DC and Reagan Washington National Airport. As the closest hotel to the Pentagon, The Ritz-Carlton, Pentagon City is the ideal location for hosting high-profile guests. Our luxury guest rooms feature sophisticated décor, 24-hour in-room dining and Italian marble baths, while Club Level accommodations offer an elevated experience, with access to the exclusive Club Lounge.
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McIntosh engineers made the dream come true with a three way dual column design meticulously housing forty tweeters, sixty-four midrange and six woofers. In XRT2K, all elements are chosen for use with high power amplifiers up to 2,000 watts. The XRT2K is a full range line array system with mirror-image symmetry. Listeners sitting close to the home theater systems
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Fashion Merchandise Management Undergraduate Major
Mount Mary University's fashion bachelor's degree program was the first four-year fashion degree program in the state of Wisconsin and today it has a reputation as one of the top fashion programs in the country. Our fashion merchandise management major blends the excitement of change, challenges of new technology and skill in merchandising and manufacturing to create innovative and functional solutions.
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"At Mount Mary, I was able to learn about textiles, assortment planning and several other areas that have been pertinent to my job functions. I felt like I was a step ahead of my peers when I first started."
As a fashion merchandise management major, you can pursue a career as an assortment planner, buyer, fashion magazine editor, fashion stylist, product developer, retail manager or visual merchandise manager. Discover more about fashion merchandise management careers.
Curriculum That Encourages Creativity
Mount Mary University offers a Bachelor of Arts in Fashion Merchandise Management degree, as well as a post-baccalaureate certificate in fashion merchandise management. The fashion merchandise management major is designed for students who love fashion and trends, have strong analytical and math skills, and want to work on the business side of the fashion industry.
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In New York City visit textile and apparel museums, fabric fairs, forecasting services, design studios, apparel show rooms and influential shopping districts.
In Paris take classes in apparel and accessory design and trend analysis through a partnership between Mount Mary faculty and the Paris American Academy. Also meet European designers, couture drapers, accessory designers, costume historians and trend forecasters, as well as help with a runway fashion show.
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From student competitions, exhibits and fashion shows to on-campus student, clubs and organizations, you have many options at Mount Mary for getting involved and making friends outside of class.
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This use case addresses the process of computing the Real Time Price (RTP) signals for the Smart Grid Dispatch.
Studies indicate that customers who understand the cost of electricity reduce their usage, especially when prices are high. The RTP system (real-time pricing system) will produce price signals every 5 minutes and will communicate this via the internet to every RTP customer and to the HEM at the customer premise. In order to produce this price signal, the Smart Grid Dispatch system (SGD) will take its inputs from many existing systems, including the Home Energy Management (HEM)s


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How Lovely is They Dwelling Place from "A German Requiem" composed by Johannes BrahmsEdited by Monty and Phyllis Adams for 2 C flutes, Alto flute, and HarpIncludes score and partsOne of the leading musicians of the Romantic period, Brahms was a German composer and pianist. He spent much of his professional life in Vienna, Austria, leading the musical scene there. The German Requiem, where this piece comes from, was Brahms's largest choral work, and was premiered in 1868. It is not a setting of the liturgical Missa, but a setting of texts that Brahms had selected from the Lutheran Bible. It focuses on the living, while a Requiem Mass in Roman Catholic liturgy begins with prayers for the dead. The text for this piece, the fourth movement of the Requiem, is based on Psalm 84. The C flutes interplay their lines, while alto flute creates the additional harmony with the harp accompaniment.


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What is Included: The mask, original box, mask bag, both visors
This mask was used once at the field. I recently got a Grille, which fits me better, so I can't justify having yet another mask sitting around the house.
The lens is perfect, and the only small stain is on the strap where my idiot teammate shot me off the break lol.
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A new study reveals how the amygdala is involved in controlling predatory behavior in mice.
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I didn't know it at the time, but my journey into tea began in high school. My parents would often have people over "for coffee," and although I liked the aroma, I could not stand the bitter taste. They had an old--probably 20 years old at that time--can of Formosa Oolong, and I grew into the habit of making myself a cup of that tea when I joined the conversation.
In college, when my classmates were beginning their pot-a-day coffee habit, I discovered black teabags--Lipton's, of course, but it was a start! A trip to the UK after I was married introduced me to real tea, and I've been addicted since.
There are very few options to purchase quality bags or any loose tea where I live, here in the midwestern USA. The supermarkets are getting better about having a variety, but I purchase most of my tea online. I have nine teapots in various sizes and either glass or porcelain, a library of tea books, and a collection of tea tins. I prefer hot black tea in the mornings, iced tea with lunch or dinner, and have recently discovered green teas, which I drink in the evenings.
I'm glad to discover a place where I can learn more about specific teas and meet other people who like it as well!


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The term Teaching method refers to the general principles, pedagogy and management strategies used for classroom instruction. Your choice of teaching method depends on what fits you — your educational philosophy, classroom demographic, subject area(s) and school mission statement. Teaching theories primarily fall into two categories or "approaches" — teacher-centered and student-centered:
Teacher-Centered Approach to Learning
Teachers are the main authority figure in this model. Students are viewed as "empty vessels" whose primary role is to passively receive information (via lectures and direct instruction) with an end goal of testing and assessment. It is the primary role of teachers to pass knowledge and information onto their students. In this model, teaching and assessment are viewed as two separate entities. Student learning is measured through objectively scored tests and assessments.
Student-Centered Approach to Learning
While teachers are an authority figure in this model, teachers and students play an equally active role in the learning process. The teacher's primary role is to coach and facilitate student learning and overall comprehension of material. Student learning is measured through both formal and informal forms of assessment, including group projects, student portfolios, and class participation. Teaching and assessment are connected; student learning is continuously measured during teacher instruction.
To better understand these approaches, it is important to discuss what is generally understood as the three main teaching styles in educational pedagogy: direct instruction, inquiry-based learning and cooperative learning. Through these three teaching methods, teachers can gain a better understanding of how to govern their classroom, implement instruction and connect with their students. Within each of these three main teaching styles are teaching roles or "models." Theorist A.F. Grasha explains the five main teaching models in her publication Teaching with Style (1996): Expert, Formal Authority, Personal Model, Facilitator and Delegator. To gain a better understanding of the fundamentals of each teaching style, it's best to view them through the lens of direct instruction, inquiry-based learning, and cooperative teaching.
Direct Instruction
Direct instruction is the general term that refers to the traditional teaching strategy that relies on explicit teaching through lectures and teacher-led demonstrations. Direct instruction is the primary teaching strategy under the teacher-centered approach, in that teachers and professors are the sole supplier of knowledge and information. Direct instruction is effective in teaching basic and fundamental skills across all content areas.
Inquiry-based Learning
Inquiry-based learning is a teaching method that focuses on student investigation and hands-on learning. In this method, the teacher's primary role is that of a facilitator, providing guidance and support for students through the learning process. Inquiry-based learning falls under the student-centered approach, in that students play an active and participatory role in their own learning process.
Cooperative Learning
Cooperative Learning refers to a method of teaching and classroom management that emphasizes group work and a strong sense of community. This model fosters students' academic and social growth and includes teaching techniques such as "Think-Pair-Share" and reciprocal teaching. Cooperative learning falls under the student-centered approach because learners are placed in responsibility of their learning and development. This method focuses on the belief that students learn best when working with and learning from their peers.
In order to identify your personal teaching style, it is important to acknowledge your personal values toward education and how your students learn. Understanding your teaching style early on will prove effective for both you and your students, creating and maintaining a balance between your teaching preferences and your students' learning preferences.


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Here's how RW members rated this race in the past (23 votes).
In short: FabboIn full: Very much enjoyed - and trail shoes very much required! Thanks to the Oddballs!Date of review: January 30, 2012
In short: Lovely course, perfect weather, great marshalsIn full: My first go at the 'new' Perch. Definitely not as challenging as the original but a great course and equally enjoyable. Very smooth organisation though only XL shirts left by the time I finished. However, rather than just handing out oversize shirts, names and sizes required were taken and the correct size shirt will be forwarded by post.Congrats to the Oddballs on raising a phoenix from the ashes.Date of review: January 29, 2012
In short: Well organised and friendlyIn full: Friendly atmosphere with helpful marshalling and well marked multi surface tracks. Nice day glo tech t shirt as a bonus.Date of review: January 29, 2012
In short: Nice run round Nonsuch ParkIn full: This was a lovely run - not too taxing or hard. Very enjoyable, people at the back to run with, very friendly marshals, pleasant scenery - and good to see the mayoress not only start the race but stay around until afterwards, encouraging runners through the halfway/finish point. Nice event!!!!Date of review: January 29, 2012
In short: Enjoyed the race, slippy and muddy in places.In full: Organized well with good marshaling and location made it an enjoyable if slightly undulating 10k. Date of review: January 29, 2012
In short: Challenging, multi-terrain race with the majority on grass/muddy paths. Very well organised with great encouragement from the marshalls. My Garmin had the race as being slightly short (9.8k) Date of review: January 29, 2012
In short: Well organised, well marshalled, friendly, multi terrain raceDate of review: January 18, 2011
In short: New course but same old good feeling afterwardsIn full: Enjoyed the new course. It's not as varied or challenging as the Epsom Downs course but I still enjoyed it very much. A good venue for racing with all the facilities we need. Date of review: January 18, 2011
In short: Well done, Oddballs, for coping so well with the new venueIn full: As others have said, it was a shame this couldn't be run on the downs. However, Nonsuch Park was a lovely venue, with good facilities and easy parking. The quality of organization and marshalling was up to the usual high standards. I really enjoyed the twisting, undulating route, and I like a bit of mud, too!Well done and thank you, OddballsDate of review: January 16, 2011
In short: Oddballs did well to find an alternative to DownsIn full: It is a great shame that the Epsom Oddballs were not allowed to hold the Perch over the Downs again. I find it bizarre that the Conservators reached this decision, especially given what else is permitted on the Downs, the small "footprint" of running, and the start time being after racehorses typically exercise. Who are the Conservators and how are they selected?The Epsom Oddballs deserve considerable credit for the arranging this alternative - it must have been tempting just to moan and sulk.The main plus points of the race itself were a scenic course for inside the M25; plenty of good marshals; a tech T shirt (I do not need yet another cotton one!); distance markers every K (we were only promised "sparodic").My main negative is that the first K was very congested (even by usual standards), including coming to a stop when the course narrowed after about 300m. This was with about 300 entrants; it would have been much worse if the limit of 500 had entered. I wonder whether going round in the opposite direction would have solved this. A niggle is that my number and chip did not arrive in the post before the event despite a closing date a week in advance - and I was clearly far from unique in this. Not sure whether this is the fault of Sports Systems or the Oddballs.The course was more cross country than multi-terrain and seriously muddy in quite a few places. Reasonable people can differ on whether this is a good or bad thing (for me it was a negative). Perhaps the info on the runners world website could have reflected this better.So a mixed bag for me, but again the Oddballs need great praise for how they reacted to the unfortunate (to be polite) banning from the Downs.Date of review: January 16, 2011
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About the Author: Eythan Sontag is a member of the Department of State's Civilian Response Corps-Active component.
The crack of bullets and explosions pierce the air. Tires squeal and skid as vehicles corner tightly at high speed around curves and dirt roads. Global Positioning System (GPS) units beep and handheld radios crackle as field missions are planned and carried out.
These are just a few of the sounds that characterize the experience for students participating in one of the Department of State's most atypical training curriculums: Security for Non-Traditional Operating Environments (SNOE). The course is designed specifically for the growing cadre of U.S. Government civilians – members of the Civilian Response Corps – who are prepared to deploy on a moment's notice to conflict-affected countries throughout the world. Students gain critical knowledge and field skills that will help them more effectively and safely function in unconventional and austere environments, often beyond the reach of U.S. civilian or military support structures.
SNOE, developed jointly between the Bureau of Diplomatic Security and the Office of the Coordinator for Reconstruction and Stabilization (S/CRS), is entirely unlike the average training most Foreign or Civil Service officers receive. The focus is on "hard skills" that can be utilized in high-threat and remote circumstances – ranging from the jungles of Africa to the mountains of Afghanistan. Topics include everything needed for a hostile or semi-permissive environment including, surveillance detection, trauma first-aid, hostage survival, personal safety practices, weapons familiarization, improvised explosive device awareness, mission planning, land navigation and high-threat on- and off-road driving techniques. The course adopts an "experiential" approach that emphasizes hands-on application of the skills. While some of the training is conducted in classrooms, the majority of it is in the great outdoors – aimed at replicating to the maximum degree possible the stresses and conditions that corps members might experience in the field.
At the outset of the course, students are issued a range of field equipment, from first-aid kits, to body armor to personal survival packs to GPS units. SNOE instructors cover the use and maintenance of this gear, and students have ample opportunity to put the items into practice. Few, if any, of the State Department's training classes actually encourage participants to start fires (with a flint and knife), build improvised shelters (using trash bags, survival gear or material from the local environment) or to signal for helicopter evacuation (employing signaling panels or mirrors). The kit, while often essential in carrying out typical Civilian Response Corps missions, is only as helpful as the ability to utilize it correctly; the SNOE course ensures that its students gain a basic familiarity and proficiency with the equipment so that it can be effectively used when the time and circumstances require it.
The first iteration of SNOE ran from mid-June to early July 2009, and was held at various training venues in Virginia and West Virginia. Instructors included a mix of contractors with extensive military, law enforcement or other specialized experience; highly trained medical personnel; and Diplomatic Security driving, weapons, security and explosives experts. The Civilian Response Corps students represented not only S/CRS, but also other components of the Department of State and other agencies, including the Department of Justice's Marshal Service and the Department of Health and Human Services. Participants' diverse reconstruction and stabilization backgrounds – in such places as Iraq, Afghanistan, Africa, the Balkans, Asia and Latin America – added practical perspectives and context to the course.
SNOE culminates in a field training exercise that synthesizes many of the topics covered in the previous three weeks of training. Throughout the course, instructors feed students information about a notional conflict-impacted country where they will eventually "deploy." The vast range space of U.S. Marine Corps Base Quantico serves as the venue for this notional country, and role players – acting as displaced persons, tribal leaders, militants and other characters – set the stage for SNOE participants to practice mission planning, navigation, surveillance detection, driving and a host of other hard skills.
Participants in the pilot course departed Quantico physically and mentally fatigued, but also fulfilled by the new competencies they had gained and the knowledge that they will be better equipped for future missions.
Additional information about the course is available in the training section of the S/CRS website. Note that this course is an expanded version of OT-610 Foreign Affairs Counter Threat (FACT) and also fulfills all FACT course requirements.
Eric in New Mexico writes:
Seems to me one of the best ways to detect an IED buried by the side of the road, is though thermal imaging.
Disturbed ground will be cooler for some time ( a few hours ) than undisturbed soil and it may be possible to detect via standard night vision equip.
However, a vehical born (land or air) thermal imaging system would have more sensitivity, range, and work in the daytime as well.
UAV's would make for good convoy scouts, and no patrol or PRT should be otside the wire without one as far as force protection is concerned.
In most cases, it's no secret to the insugent that you are coming, so you need to know where the ambush will happen before you get there.
I'm sure this isn't exactly news to anyone, but I hope to see IED's become Impractical Efforts of Destruction rather than the most effective tool of terrorists.
John in California writes:
This sounds very intense.
L.S. writes:
Sounds like a great course! I think these sorts of active and practical-applications courses will bear fruit beyond just the intended training effects. The bonding among a self-selecting group of people who're interested in (or at least preparing for) missions to hostile areas will be invaluable down the road.
I'm just a civilian and don't have much experience with these kinds of things, but I think the addition of medical training that gives your students the training and opportunity to start an IV on each other would enrich the experience immeasurably. Arguably, IV training for the military (in the CLS courses and IFAC) has been tremendously helpful. You guys should consider it!
(looking around nervously. "No, you don't know me. Why do you ask?" *grin*)
Eric in New Mexico writes:
@ L.S., Stick around, we'll get to know each other...(chuckle).
I think your idea is a very good one. I would add to that since folks are going to interact with civilians in conflict zones, a course in disease recognition and symtomology would be an asset.
You don't have to be a doctor to recognize something like dysentary for instance, if you know what to look for.


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Nutrition Facts
Serving Size ¼ of recipe
Calories 250
Calories from Fat 5
Total Fat 1 g
Saturated Fat 0 g
Cholesterol 0 mg
Sodium 10 mg
Total Carbohydrate 64 g
Dietary Fiber 9 g
Sugars 49 g
Proteins 3 g
Vitamin A 15% DV
Vitamin C 190% DV
Calcium 6% DV
Iron 6% DV
Percent Daily Values (DV) are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
Servings and Times
Servings 4
Preparation Time 30 minutes
Cups of Fruits and Vegetables Per Person: 4.0
Ingredients and Preparation
Ingredients Measures
Peeled and sliced tart apples (about 2 medium apples) 2 cups
Pitted prunes (about 9 ounces) 1½ cups
Orange juice 1½ cups
Honey 2 tablespoons
Lemon juice 1 tablespoon
Cinnamon ½ tsp
Navel oranges, peeled and cut into segments 2
Pink grapefruit, peeled and cut into segments 2
Mint sprigs for garnish
- In a 2-3 quart saucepan combine apples, prunes, and orange juice.
- Bring to boil, reduce heat, and simmer until apples are tender but not soft, about 10 minutes.
- Remove from heat. Stir in honey, juice, and cinnamon.
- Cool, cover, and chill.
- Stir in oranges and grapefruit. To serve, spoon fruits with their liquid into serving dishes; garnish with mint sprigs.


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Breast feeding and child behaviour in the Millennium Cohort Study
- 1National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
- 2Institute for Social and Economic Research, University of Essex, Colchester, UK
- 3Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College London, London, UK
- 4Mother and Infant Research Unit, University of York, UK
- Correspondence to Katriina Heikkilä, Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, Topeliuksenkatu 41 a A, 00250 Helsinki, Finland; katriina.heikkila{at}ttl.fi
- Accepted 28 February 2011
- Published Online First 9 May 2011
Objective To examine whether breast feeding is associated with behavioural development in children aged 5 years.
Design The authors used data from a large, prospective, nationally representative UK cohort, the Millennium Cohort Study.
Participants 10 037 mother–child pairs from white ethnic background (9525 term and 512 preterm children) were included in the analyses.
Methods Duration of breast feeding (at all or exclusively) was ascertained from parental interview at study baseline, when the children were aged 9 months. Child behaviour was assessed using a parent-completed questionnaire, the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ). The authors used logistic regression to investigate the associations of breastfeeding duration with abnormal parent-rated SDQ total and subscores at age 5 in term and preterm children separately.
Results Abnormal SDQ scores were less common in term children (n=1129/9525, 12%) than pre-term (n=78/512, 15%) children. Term children breast fed for 4 months or longer (n=2741/9525, 29%) had lower odds of an abnormal total SDQ score (multivariable-adjusted OR compared with never breastfed children (n=3292/9525, 35%) 0.67, 95% CI: 0.54 to 0.83). This effect was similar for all the SDQ subscores. In preterm children, longer duration of breast feeding was generally associated with lower odds of abnormal SDQ total and subscores but the effect estimates were imprecise. The associations between exclusive breast feeding and abnormal SDQ scores were similar to those of any breast feeding and abnormal SDQ scores.
Conclusions The findings suggest that, at least in term children, longer duration of breast feeding is associated with fewer parent-rated behavioural problems in children aged 5 years.
Funding This paper reports on an independent study which was funded by the Policy Research Programme in the Department of Health, UK. The views expressed are not necessarily those of the Department. The MCS was funded by the Economic and Social Research Council, UK. KH and MAQ were funded by the Department of Health. AS and YK were funded in part by the UK Economic and Social Research Council Centre for Lifecourse Studies in Society and Health (grant number RES-596-28-0001). MJR was funded by the University of York.
Competing interests None.
Ethics approval The Millennium Cohort Study was approved by the London Multicentre Research Ethics Committee.
Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; externally peer reviewed.


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No lawsuit by parents of child left behind on field trip
MARSHALL – The mother of the 4-year-old Marshall boy who was left behind after a class field trip to the Children's Museum in Brookings, S.D., told the Independent on Wednesday the family will not seek legal action against the Marshall School District.
Jackie Whylly said she has met with Marshall Schools Superintendent Klint Willert to talk about the incident and express her concerns.
"We're just trying to keep things as regular as we can right now," Jackie Whylly said. "We're not taking any legal action; we just want things to go back to as normal as possible. We're just trying to move forward."
Jackie Whylly said her son AJ returned to school the Monday following the April 23 incident and had no problems. She said, like any other child, he's looking forward to school getting out and for summer to begin.
"AJ is doing fine," she said. "We love the school and don't want anyone to get fired over this. We've expressed that to the superintendent. The only thing we want is a direct apology from the teacher."
Jackie Whylly said she appreciates the school district reviewing its field trip policies but wants to be "kept in the loop" as far as changes to said policies; she also would like to be updated on how the investigation into the incident is proceeding.
"It would be great if we can all learn from it," she said.
Willert said the district found out the child was left behind about the time the bus was roughly 10 to 15 minutes outside of Marshall.
A staff member was sent back to the museum to be with the child until his parents arrived, the school said. Jackie Whylly and her husband Antoine traveled from Marshall to Brookings to pick their son up despite being told he would be brought home.
According to Suzanne Hegg, executive director of the museum, the bus departed from the museum about 1:30 p.m., and at approximately 2:15 p.m., a museum staff member brought AJ to the welcome desk and reported that the child was left unattended. By 2:30 p.m., the museum determined he was from Marshall and received confirmation from the school that he was one of their students, and that they would immediately come pick him up. Hegg said a school representative returned to the museum about 3:45 p.m., followed by the parents "shortly thereafter."
Hegg said the recorded times might be off by a few minutes, but that the museum makes every effort to document things carefully.
"Once we realized it would be a while before anyone got here, our employee called the school back to find out if he had any allergies," Hegg said. "When we discovered he had no allergies, we took him into the cafe and asked him if he wanted anything. He said he wanted chocolate milk, so he got some chocolate milk. One of our staff was assigned to play with AJ, and they played together until the grown-ups got there."
Willert said there were 45 children on the trip, accompanied by 23 parents – 20 on the bus and three in separate vehicles – two paraprofessionals and two teachers. Two students, he said, rode home with their parents.
Marshall was one of eight schools visiting the museum that day, Hegg said, "so it was a busy day here."
Willert said no staff members have been fired, although one teacher has been put on administrative leave, and that the school district is investigating the incident. The results of the investigation, he said, will be shared with the Minnesota Department of Education.
The school district's policies regarding student trips was a main point of discussion at Monday's school board meeting. The district's student trip policies and procedures were reviewed and revised.


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Former Oakland University women's basketball coach Beckie Francis has sued the school, looking for reasons why she was fired.
In the suit, filed Friday in Oakland County courts, Francis said the university has not given her a full copy of an internal report used to justify her firing in July. She said in the suit she has asked for the report five times, but has received only a heavily redacted version of the report, in which only the headings are visible.
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"Without her complete personnel record, Plaintiff is left to theorize as to the "cause" of her "for-cause" termination and whether her contract has been breached," the suit said.
"The university has been engaged with the former head basketball coach's attorney and has already provided her with substantial documentation," OU said in a statement provided to the Free Press. "While doing so, however, the university has been careful to respond in a manner that properly balanced the university's various legal obligations, including the federally mandated protection of student privacy rights. The university will continue to strive to protect the privacy rights of its students
Francis was fired amidst controversy this summer. The university claimed she was fired for cause, but has not said what that cause was.
In July, five former players and others close to the OU program in interviews with the Free Press were critical of Francis. A common thread was that the players — some of whom spent four years in the program and some who left early — felt powerless because their coach was married to Oakland University President Gary Russi and she could not be challenged by anyone in the athletic department.
Russi retired from the university on June 12, the same day Francis was fired from her job
Three former players offered detailed, on-the-record accounts of their experiences; the others requested anonymity when providing similar accounts because they feared criticizing OU would jeopardize their employment or playing status depending on their situations.
Those interviewed told the Free Press that Francis:
•Fixated on their weights, to a point that photos were taken of players in their sports bras and Spandex to chart body changes and that some players developed eating issues.
•Pushed her religious beliefs, insisting players attend church services on trips and showing Christian-based videos on bus rides.
•Engaged in intimidation and emotional abuse, "head games" far beyond common motivational methods used by coaches.
There has been controversy over Russi's retirement as well.
In total, Russi will get $228,928 in deferred compensation in two lump sum payments, one on Sept. 1 and another on Jan. 15, 2014. The university will also give Russi the desktop computer from his office on campus, a laptop and printer from his university home and an iPad. He'll also get $59,646 in salary for the months of June and July and $45,434 in back pay for unused vacation.
The university will fund two faculty positions in the School of Health Sciences, each at a value of $250,000, and call them the "Gary D. Russi Distinguished Professorship."
Russi's last day officially was Aug. 1, although the university named an interim president after his retirement was announced in June.
In retiring, Russi violated the terms of his contract in terms of how long of notice he had to give and how long he had to be at the school in order to receive his deferred compensation.
Jesse writes for the Detroit Free Press.


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Here's how RW members rated this race in the past (589 votes).
In short: Best EverIn full: Many thanks to Dr Rob and the great bunch of marshals.I like the new format and the great goodies - a new mug to take into work (will sit along side the other from 2009 that was always a talking point at the kettle!). This race gets better and better, shame my fitness doesn't but hey ho!Happy New Year everyone! :)Date of review: January 3, 2011
In short: God Save the Queen ! ... & Long Live the Piper !In full: Thanks Dr Rob, 2nd time in Knacker Cracker and I know now it will become a tradition. Leith Hill is already becoming a tradition, this year will be my 3rd ... see you at Leith Hill (the Knacker Cracker and then Leith Hill are my two favourite races for starting each New Year. I won't run on road anymore but after Leith I usually revert to more local off road races ... which admittedly tend to be easier in comparison)Date of review: January 3, 2011
In full: well done Dr rob a trionium triumph.second time i've done this did'nt dissapoint.great atmosphere, great camaraderie,great marshalling,and brilliant goodies to take home.best of all lots raised for good causes. regards Dean clarke aka prisoner on the run.Date of review: January 3, 2011
In short: Hard but well earned fun!In full: My first time, liked the mass start but really regret not making a proper effort for the fancy dress. Will hopefully make amends next year. The atmosphere was brilliant from the rousing National Anthem at the start to the prizes at the end. It is refreshing to enter an event where I am not chasing a PB but just having fun! Thanks for a great start to my year. Date of review: January 3, 2011
In short: Tough, but greatIn full: I really enjoyed this race (did it first time). It is incredibly tough, but glorious views and also very well organised. Excellent start to the new year and although quite expensive to enter, the goodies and food were very good. Will definitely do it again.Date of review: January 3, 2011
In short: SPOT ONIn full: As usual Dr Rob has it spot on. These races are always the highlight of my calender. They are the toughest yet most rewarding and without a doubt the friendliest and best organised. If i had to give up all other races trionium would be the ones I'd stick with. Date of review: January 2, 2011
In short: Now that Dr Rob has made the race even harder, it's much better.In full: I love doing the knacker cracker, it's a great start for each new year. It starts hard, then gets a little bit harder, and then it's pure torture going up the steps in the final kilometre. The marshals were great, the Grim Reaper at the top of Juniper Hill and nice touch. Dr Rob's races are always a friendly affair, with the national anthem at the start cementing this.Date of review: January 2, 2011
Date of review: January 2, 2011
In short: brilliant fun-bring on next year- love the goodiesIn full: The sneaky change at the start made it a tad harder. Amazing goodies at the end. A very social event. HUGE thankyou to all the marshalls and the supporters. another trionium cracker !!! thanks Dr Rob Date of review: January 2, 2011
In short: Superb event, great crowdIn full: First "crack" at this event and would definitely do it again, with a costume this time.Great location and challenging course, downhill start was spectacular. Thanks to all marshalls and helpers, you can't run these events without them.Prefer mass start but understand some people's gripes with it, you can't please everyone unfortunately. Originally found the entry fee a bit steep, but the goodies, food at the end, charity donation and memories of a slightly surreal first day of the year amply made up for it.Date of review: January 2, 2011
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This relatively simply cut straight hair is livened by the color styling. Long, silky straight hair is cut following one length, and parted on one side. Hair is left forward, so that both ears are covered. The original brunette is overlaid with strips of several shades of blonde, so that the insides are dark, but the flip side is a visual feast of blonde streaks. Ends are softly feathered, avoiding a blunt line,and enhancing the straightness of the hair.


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Thoughts of Monica Lewinsky consumed me thisweek. Her name, her face, the too intimate details of her life. Icouldn't escape the 24-year-old former White House intern whoseallegations against the president have brought on the worst politicalcrisis of the decade. No matter how much I know, I'm compelled to godeeper. There's a story that the media is missing. For me, she's aJewish girl, a Jewish daughter. She is my younger, more naïveself. She is one of our own.
I have never given a moment's thought to GenniferFlowers or Paula Jones. Never wondered about their backgrounds, theirparents, their education. I assumed that they were part of aright-wing cabal, that they were after the presidential deep pockets,looking for money. They were from another part of the world, far fromthe New York/Los Angeles/Jewish axis that defines you and me.
Now, of course, I wonder: Will a nice Jewish girlfrom a well-to-do family bring down the Clinton presidency? Thequestion is too titillating to ignore, too unnerving to bear.
The media has portrayed her as a spoiled rich kid.Don't be fooled by the $1.6 million price tag on the house where shegrew up or the $20,000 vacations or the fancy cars. She comes from afamily much like our own, from a home where the underdigested horrorsof the 20th century were played out each night at the dinnertable.
Of all the facts of Monica's young life, this isthe one that grabs the throat: Bernard Lewinsky, Monica's father, aradiation oncologist, was born, according to a biographical listing,in El Salvador in 1943. His parents, like most of the Latin AmericanJewish community, were refugees from European terrors. According todivorce proceedings reported in The New York Times, there was nightlybickering at the dining-room table, with the father's insults sosevere that Monica fled to her room in tears.
Did the rage and anger expressed at the familydinner table somehow evolve into the Clinton affair? Is the Lewinskyfamily a variation on the "Shine" syndrome, in which a father'sunresolved contact with history explodes at the family's expense? Andif not the Holocaust, what other scars of history were etched on thisfamily? Tragedy does not spring from nowhere. Why did MonicaLewinsky, questioned for nine hours by the Secret Service, resistcalling her father until her mother insisted, as newspaper reportssuggest? Why did Monica reportedly at first refuse her father's help,even his attorney? Look to your own family for an answer.
I have seen not a single mention of Lewinsky'sJewish roots, other than her start in West Los Angeles' ConservativeSinai Temple Hebrew school, where her mother, Marcia, did her turnassisting at Purim and Passover programs. As with Heidi Fleiss andRon Goldman, code words are today used to imply what once would havebeen explicitly named. "Beverly Hills" or "wealthy doctor father"have been allowed to suffice.
And, yet, the inability to recognize these Jews asJews is dangerous; it shows a desire to distance ourselves from theshaping forces of our past.
We have yet to accept our history for its good andits ill. We have yet to find a way to constructively analyze thepersonal cost of the 20th century on our psyches and our homes: theDiaspora, the pogroms, the constant uprooting only to strive again.Silence is deafening.
"There's no Jewish issue here," I heard over andover the past week. On America Online's Jewish community chat lastweek, I repeatedly heard this script: "Monica's Jewish?" "Then, howJewish?" "Does she belong to a synagogue?" "Well, then, does she keepkosher?"
I understand the impulse. I too want this scandalto end. In fact, I am prepared to argue that Bill Clinton's sex life,even with a Jewish woman, is his own business. But I'd also maintainthat the character and lack of judgment of that Jewish woman is ourbusiness.
This character and judgment was at least partiallyshaped in a Jewish home. Jewish women tell me that they feel enraged,threatened, isolated and shamed by the events of last week. Some ofthis is the universally shared sense of betrayal by Clinton, a manwho, as Tom Friedman so well stated it, impeached his own character"with low crimes and Miss-demeanors."
But Jewish women also understand the dynamics oftheir families, the way Jewish history and personal identity cometogether through our children. "This isn't just Monica; this is mydaughter too," said a woman whose own child is Monica's age. I knowwhat she means: In order to make their way in the American world, westill train our girls to worship power, to get their successvicariously, to vamp for Daddy, and if not for him, then for thepowerful men who will take away Daddy's discomfort and pain.
Do not confuse the pain Jewish women feel inregard to Monica Lewinsky with garden-variety feminism. This is notthe Packwood affair. Sen. Bob Packwood's women detested him. WithMonica, the problem is more intimate; it is love.
I feel a kinship with Lewinsky, not in herstrengths but in her weaknesses. She is every single mother'snightmare, and every single Jewish mother's tragic foreboding. BillClinton said that he had an "emotional" relationship with this childof a broken home. To which this Jewish mother says: God help us all.
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I may buy it-
They would be better off making it a 3 CD set (ala Dylan's Biograph) and REALLY include all worthy tracks- that would be enlightening and interesting.
I also wouldn't have a problem if it was SPECIFICALLY touted as "tracks selected in memory of George by his family and closest friends"- that would be cool. But not HITS.


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Here's how RW members rated this race (156 votes).
In short: Great event again - thanks SRCIn full: A few people have commented on the lack of facilities - and it was a shame that we did not have use of the school as we have previously - other than that, excellent. It was also great to get a towel at the end. A number of people were commenting that it was good to get something that you could use. Great scenary, friendly marshals.Date of review: February 10, 2010
In short: Very pleasant course and company, good introduction to off road runningIn full: The course runs through some pleasant scenery and is nicely varied with a few hills in it to keep things interesting and some very pleasant fast descents off the back of them as compensation. Conditions under foot were really rather good most of the way round, only a few places where it was a bit muddy, but nothing compared to May Hill, could at a push have done in road shoes (if you didn't mind getting them mucky)This was my first race in over a year and I really enjoyed it. I may well be back and I'd recommend it to anyone, but especially to anyone who's considering giving the off road running thing a bit of a go. Date of review: February 9, 2010
In full: I have completed marathons and not even ached the next day, after this I went home and slept and ached the next day, but it was worth it, loved every minute, even the mud. This was my first cross country, great experience.Date of review: February 8, 2010
In short: Very hard but fantastic to run!!In full: My first time doing this race and what a race it was. Brilliant marshaling,very encouraging. Will def do again. Well done stourbridge running club!!!!!Date of review: February 8, 2010
In short: TuffIn full: A real off-roader. Good organisation and great mashalls.Date of review: February 8, 2010
In short: Always one to look forward to!In full: Another great event by the good folks from Stourbridge Running Club! Seamless organisation, great stewarding, and a suitably difficult course - with a nice mix of all terrain! I'll be looking forward to the Stourbridge Stumble come August.Date of review: February 8, 2010
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In short: Enjoyable race, some good steep hills and well marshalled. A proper X-Country. Date of review: February 8, 2010
In short: A welcome change to the myriads of 'on-road' events. Also great to get mucky without getting told off!Date of review: February 8, 2010
In short: fanstastic off road run would recommend itIn full: Stourbridge Stagger 10. Brilliant run course was challenging, lots of mud & oh thoses hills! lol. Worth doing just for the glorious scenery, such lovely views of countryside. Marshalls were brilliant, very friendly and encouraged you all the way. Thank youDate of review: February 7, 2010
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by Anton Shilov
In a bid to coincide with the announcement of a competing offering from ATI, graphics products group of Advanced Micro Devices, Nvidia Corp. plans to formally launch its new GeForce GTX 275 graphics card as early as on the 2nd of April, 2009. The decision hardly brings any benefits or disadvantages to the company, but rather allows to spoil rival's product launch.
Nvidia GeForce GTX 275 graphics card will feature fully-fledged G200b graphics processing unit (GPU) with 240 shader processors (SPs) operating at 1404MHz, 80 texture units (TUs), 30 render back ends (RBEs) working at 633MHz and 448-bit memory interface. The graphics card will be equipped with 896MB of GDDR3 functioning at 2328MHz.
The new GeForce GTX 275 graphics cards should substitute the GeForce GTX 260 core 216 in the $229 - $279 price-range. Despite the formal launch this week, the GeForce GTX 275 will not be available in stores before the third week of April, according to some estimates.
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Edward F. Domenico, Sr.
FORESTVILLE – Edward F. Domenico, Sr., 92, of King Road, Forestville, also a short-term resident of St. Columban's on the Lake, Silver Creek, died Saturday, Sept. 21, at Buffalo General Hospital, following a short illness. He was born in Rochester, on Oct. 7, 1920, the son of the late Anthony and Rose (Geraci) Domenico.
Mr. Domenico was a graduate of Silver Creek High School, class of 1938 and was a vegetable and fruit farmer. He was the former owner of the Hanford Market, also owned the former Sunset Frozen Foods Canning Factory in Fredonia and had a produce route delivering to area stores and restaurants. He was a member of the former St. John Bosco RC Church, Sheridan, was a member of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Social Club of Silver Creek and the Knights of Columbus. Mr. Domenico was a former member of the Forestville School Board, serving for seven years, and was a director for Evergreen Lawn Cemetery, Hanover Center, and was a past member of the former Silver Creek Lions Club. He enjoyed old cars, traveling and his grandchildren.
Survivors include two daughters: Maureen Daugherty, of Forestville, Donna Marie (Thomas) Murray, of Princeton, N.J.; two sons: Edward F. (Traci) Domenico, Jr., Timothy P. (Sylvia) Domenico, both of Forestville; and one sister, Betty Jane Muscarella, of Erie, Pa. Also surviving are 18 grandchildren, 31 great- grandchildren, 1 expected great-grandson and two great-great grandchildren.
Also surviving are his dear friend Ethel Kowalewski of Silver Creek and several nieces and nephews.
Besides his parents, he was predeceased by his wife, Marion J. (Olsen) Domenico, whom he married Dec. 12, 1945, in St. Ann's RC Church, Buffalo, and who died Dec. 3, 2003, by an infant son, Christopher Domenico, a son Michael Domenico, who died May 23, 2008, a brother, Albert Domenico, and a sister, Rita Gugino.
Friends are welcome to call Tuesday evening from 7-9 p.m. and on Wednesday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. at Riles & Woolley Funeral Home, 39 Main St., Forestville, from where Prayer Services will be held Thursday morning at 9:15, followed by A Mass of Christian Burial from Our Lady of Mt. Carmel RC Church, Central Avenue, Silver Creek, at 10. Interment will follow in Evergreen Lawn Cemetery, Town of Hanover.
The family suggests memorials be made either to the Forestville Fire Dept. Emergency & Rescue Squad, Chestnut Street, Forestville, NY 14062 or to St. Columban's On The Lake Retirement Home, 2546 East Lake Road, Silver Creek, NY 14136.
To post condolences go to www.rilesandwoolleyfuneralhome.com.


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Name: Marc Quinn
Age: 49
Occupation: The best job in the world
City/Neighborhood: London
Current exhibition: The unveiling of his 2008 sculpture "Planet" — a seven tone, 10-meter-long bronze sculpture of his infant son — at the Gardens by the Bay in Singapore. Donated by Mr. and Mrs. Putra Masagung, the sculpture, one of an edition of three, will be a permanent display in the meadow area of the new public garden.
This sculpture was first exhibited in the Beyond Limits exhibition at Chatsworth House in 2008. Are you happy about its new location?
This piece is about the environment, nature, our relationship to it. So I think it's a perfect location.
What is it about?
It's a paradox, an inversion of our relationship to our planet. It makes you realize that something big, like our planet, is vulnerable as well, and kind of precious. But it's a piece of art, it's not a manifesto and it shouldn't have a particular answer, it should have a lot of different interpretations, because art that lasts is art that is ambiguous. It's poetry not prose.
It's hugely heavy, but seems to float in the air with just one hand gently touching the grass. What's the secret?
It has a huge steel structure within the bronze and huge foundation underground. It's engineering. It's nice to dematerialize things. It's made of bronze which is a traditional material for a sculpture, but because it's white and floating it feels like it could be a balloon.
Last year you started a new series, The Origin of The World. What can you tell me about it?
In a way it's about a kind of archeology of art. The conch shell is a beautiful sculpture made by a tiny brainless animal that live in it. So in a way, it's about the inherent need of nature to create beautiful things, and how beauty and function goes together. I also like the fact that when you look at the shell it has rings like a tree, so there is an element of time. There is a sense of the past, yet the surface, which is made of polished bronze, is always in the present, because it's reflecting all around it. So in a way, it's a sculpture of time, you have the present and the past. Also there is this idea that we've evolved from creatures from the sea, so it's going back to the origins of creation.
Are you continuing this series now?
Yes, I'm having a show at the Fondazion Giorgio Cini in Venice this May and I'll be showing several pieces, six or eight.
What else are you working on this year?
Something in Malaga and something in Istanbul; but I don't know yet what I'll be doing.
You seem to have also gone in a new direction in your painting recently, splashing paint?
For me, they're quite interesting, because again it's about materializing and dematerializing. The splashes are the same colors used to paint the painting. So they exist in two ways at the same time: one is material, an abstraction, and then secondly as image. So it's almost about how paint goes from matter and transforms into an image. When it's an image you don't think about the paint, and when it's the paint, the matter, you don't think about the image. So it's almost like a process of magic happening in front of your eyes, and here you have both steps of process: paint existing as material and in its dematerialized form.
You also last year started to introduce a human element in your flower paintings, is that a new direction?
I did a series with Lara Stone, a British model. It's a similar thing. With human it's similar to flower. All living things come and die. A flower is beautiful and then it wilts, a girl is beautiful and then… It's a classic theme of art, but in a way, it's all about how we're all linked up to nature and creation, I supposed.
Describe a typical day in your life as an artist
There isn't really a typical day in what I do but I always get to my studio by 10 and leave around 6 or later. But the great thing, and the whole point about a studio, is that it's a place where anything can happen.
What's the most indispensable item in your studio?
Definitely my computer!
Where are you finding ideas for your work these days?
Everywhere! Literally, everywhere.
What's the last show that you saw?
Exhibition of Armor at the Wallace Collection.
What's the last show that surprised you?
Lucien Freud at the National Portrait Gallery, because everything you thought you knew about the pictures, from reproductions, was actually everything that was irrelevant to their artistic quality. In other words, everything that was really good about them you cannot reproduce in photographs. It is so easy to forget that in the age of endless reproduction.
What's the weirdest thing you ever saw happen in a museum or gallery?
A Japanese tourist fainting in front of "Self" at the Sensation show at the Royal Academy in London, 1997.
What's your favorite post-gallery watering hole or restaurant?
The Box nightclub, in London or New York
Do you collect anything?
I collect lots of different kinds of art, from Ancient to Contemporary. I find collecting to be an addiction – and I am definitely an addict. Like a cigarette, buying a work of art always leaves you deliciously unsatisfied.
What's the last artwork you purchased?
A 10th-century Chola Bronze from India; I travel to India a lot but I bought this one in London.
What's the first artwork you ever sold?
I really can't remember. It's the works I remember rather than the sales – selling is just a way to be able to keep working. Also, I think if someone pays a lot of money for something, they are more likely to look after it, and as works of art have hopefully a very long life it is best to be able to give them the best start in that life .
What work of art do you wish you owned?
The head of Nefertiti in the Berlin Museum. It looks so ridiculously up to date it could have been made yesterday, yet is 3000 years old. Time changes but people actually don't – we have the same hopes and dreams. I would put this piece in a dedicated room facing the Venus of Willendorf from the Kunst Historica Museum in Vienna.
What would you do to get it?
What international art destination do you most want to visit?
Easter Island (again).
What under-appreciated artist, gallery, or work do you think people should know about?
Jason Shulman, a great British eccentric artist.
Who's your favorite living artist?
I like many different artists. I couldn't pick my favorite. I like bits of everyone – I guess that's why artists make works because no one else is making exactly the work they think should be made in this moment.
What's the last great book you read?
Antarctica by Reinhold Messner.
What are your hobbies?
My work and my family.


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Nature has a value — it's just that it's not market-price value."convert into additional land by damming up the swamp and converting it to agricultural land. Until an economist pointed out that the value of this horrible mosquito-infested swamp, as a way of eating up the human sewage from the city of Kampala, was something like $2 million. The economist also pointed out that to build an alternative physical [sewage-treatment] plant would cost a huge amount of money and would cost another one-and-a-half-million dollars to run. And all this was being provided free by this swamp — the swamp was doing it for free.
There are 20-odd countries where there is an interest in working out nature values."farmer and the poor pastoralist who are the sufferers of loss of nature.
The people who worked on the TEEB project agree that the economic invisibility of nature is a problem."on the Chinese people in terms of loss of nutrient value, disruption due to floods and droughts, loss of waterway value, and things like that, which are basically as a result of deforestation. To give you an example, in 1997, there was a severe drought. The Yellow River went dry for nine months. No water. Villages lost their entire livelihoods. 1998, a year later, the Yangtzee floods, and 5,500 people die after a lot of destruction. During the period from 1950 to 1998, there was a huge amount of cost.
There are societies that value pristine nature because it's a connection. It's a spiritual connection."piece of forest. They will not allow it to be touched because, you know, it's their spirits and their ancestors and their deities that live there, and they're concerned. Now, what's the value of that sacred grove? Well, it's infinity, because you have to kill them before they let you cut it. So society has valued it, in a sense, at a spiritual level. That's valuation as well, right?
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Isaksen and Brady Set for World Cup Final
After five grueling World Cup events around the world, U.S. modern pentathletes Margaux Isaksen (Fayetteville, Ark.) and Will Brady (Howell, Mich.) are among the top 36 men and women who have qualified for the World Cup Final to take place in Moscow, Russia, June 19-20. Isaksen finished 14th at last year's World Cup Final, but enters this year's event in ninth place in the World Cup point totals. Brady did not compete at last year's World Cup Final and is 22nd on the World Cup point total list this year.
2009 champions and current World #1's Adam Marosi (HUN) and Donata Rimsaite (LTU) will be looking to defend their crowns. Marosi will be pushed by David Svoboda (CZE), who goes into the event with the most points from the five World Cups, and veteran Olympic silver medallist Andrejus Zadneprovskis (LTU) who accumulated the second most.
Rimsaite, who will be looking to create history and win three straight World Cup Finals, will continue her famous duel with Olympic champion Lena Schoneborn (GER) who has won three of the five World Cups this year. Also in contention for the gold is current world champion Qian Chen (CHN) who had a successful return from injury at World Cup #5.
The Russian Team will be very strong, headed by double Olympic champion Andrey Moiseev and World Cup #5 champion and world #4 Ilia Frolov. The women's teams hopes will be pinned on World #3 Evdokia Gretchichnikova who will be looking to continue her strong 2010 form.
Fans around the world will have the chance to watch these and other great athletes and share in the excitement of Modern Pentathlon. The UIPM will broadcast the finals LIVE on Internet TV at pentathlon.org on 19 and 20 June at 16:30 local time (GMT +4 hours). The broadcast will feature highlights from the fencing and swimming events as well as live coverage of the riding and combined events.
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