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My daughter loves baby dolls and was lucky enough to receive a Baby Annabell doll from one of her aunties. I say lucky because these retail for about £45 but I have to say its the best doll she has ever owned. She has got quite a few other baby dolls but I think Annabell is very realistic looking and also the right weight for a newborn baby too.
I am going to have a little moan about her though before I mention her good traits. Annabell never shuts up, it's like having a really baby in the house and its very annoying!! I've done the newborn baby stage, I do not need to go through it again. On Boxing Day morning Annabell actually woke us up by crying. She was sleeping with my little girl and I thought it was my little boy crying at first until I realised it was the doll. She soon stopped when my daughter picked her up but still!! There is an off button on her back under two layers of material but it doesn't take a clever little three year old long to figure out where this is and how to switch it on and off.
Leave Annabell alone and she will giggle and gurgle and make general baby noises all the time, she's really noises although it does sound quite realistic if a bit mechanical at times though.
Anyway that's my moan over because I do quite like Annabell. She is really cute looking with a realistic baby looking face and really nice rosy cheeks. She has pretty blue eyes and baby lips which are open because she comes with a dummy that you can put in her mouth. She has quite a nice white baby grow on with a heart motif on the front and some little lambs with the words sweet love on. Unfortunately the material has started to bobble already and although she hasn't been out of my little girls sight since Christmas I probably wanted it to last a little bit longer. Still, you can buy lots of clothes for Annabell although some gave me a good tip. If you buy the newborn range of clothes from Mothercare they will fit Annabell and are actually cheaper than the purpose made branded doll clothes.
Annabell measures 46cm so is about newborn size. She actually feels like a newborn when you pick her up and it's really funny, I have a photo from Christmas Day where my little girl is sitting with my mum and Annabell is on my mums lap and when I was flicking through the photos afterwards I actually thought my mum had a real baby on her lap. You can feel Annabell's battery pack in the middle of her tummy but the rest of her middle is quite soft and then she has plastic arms and legs.
As I've mentioned above, Annabell has a dummy that she sucks on. It's really cute actually. You have to make sure that the dummy is all the way into the mouth and then she makes sucking noises and opens and closes her eyes as if she is trying to go to sleep. You can hear the motor of the battery whirring when this happens which is a little unrealistic but I don't think my daughter has noticed.
Another cute thing she does is when you lay down and rub her cheeks, she will yawn and fall asleep. I find you can also give them a bit of a press and that will work too. Annabell takes 4 x AA batteries.
My daughter adores playing with Annabell. It actually amazes me when I watch her too. It's funny because she understands Annabell turns on and off as she does it herself but then she actually treats just like a real baby, cuddling her, putting her to sleep etc. she has such a beautiful motherly tender way with her, it's very heartwarming!
A lovely doll.
We recently purchased this doll for my eldest birthday and were really disappointed. I tend to be really impressed with dolls as they have come such along way from when I was a child.
Baby Annabell was one of those dolls which you have really big expectations of, but that fails to match up to. It was half price when I purchased it- £22.49. I would have paid full price if I'd needed too.
I believe the baby Annabell which I purchased was version 6. The previous version has some really good reviews, so they really should have left it the same. Version 6 is meant to babble, laugh, react to your voice, make sucking noises and burp. Pretty impressive hey?
The disappointment was etched on my daughters face when she opened this and the doll made dodgy, unrealistic sounds. It sounded half dead to be honest and didn't react in the slightest.
We took the first doll back as it didn't do anything which it was supposed to. We had high hopes for the second one, as when placed the bottle in its mouth it made sucking noises, and when we removd the bottle it made a slight burping noise. Yet again though, the doll sounded altogether unhealthy, so we contacted the manufacturers-Zapf creations. They were really good and told us to send in the naked doll, and to write a letter requesting our postage costs be refunded.
A few days later I contacted the manufacturers to be told that our doll had had a faulty unit and that we would be sent another one out. Fantastic-if it hadn't been that the third one was faulty too and did no more than the first and second ones. We now have a doll which we refuse to put batteries in, as the noises from its' so-called movements scare my daughter, and the other noises just drive us mad!!
A friend of mine whose daughter has version 5 is really happy with her doll. It retailed for the same amount as version 6 but came with a sheep which made noises, the bottle and a dummy. Version 6 is supplied with a soft sheep which has absolutely no purpose and a bottle. The dummy is no longer supplied and has to be purchased seperately. Baby annabell is a really attractive doll, measuring at 46cm, but the cheap quality sleepsuit which version 6 is supplied with lets it down even more. Previous versions came with an outfit of much better standard.
I would never buy this doll again, and if I thought my daughter wouldn't get upset all over again then I would have returned it and asked for a refund. I know of five people who have this doll-and only one person out of the four has purchased a fully working doll. When full priced, this doll really should be of better quality- next time I think I'll buy the chou chou doll!
In the run up to Christmas last year, my then 3 year was bombarded with TV adverts for dolls that cried tears, dolls that wet their nappies, and dolls that had red cheeks and needed medical attention. And being the age that she was, she was very taken with these adverts and kept asking for a 'baby that cries', so we ended up getting her a Baby Annabell for Christmas. The version she has is version 5, but I think they have since brought out a new one that moves its head and responds to your voice.
**Baby Annabell Version 5**
Version 5 Baby Annabell is not quite as advanced as this, but she does have many features. According to the manufacturer she gurgles, babbles, sucks on her dummy and bottle; drinks real water and cries real tears. She also burps and yawns, and also responds with a giggle to a lullaby played by her cuddly lamb. I'm not quite so sure about all of these things, but I will get onto that later.
When you purchase the version 5, along with the doll in the box you will get a romper suit, a dummy, a bottle, and a toy lamb. You can expect to pay between £35 and £50 for this set, it depends where you go because she is often on offer and will be more so now the newer version is out.
When my daughter opened this on Christmas day, we were all very eager to get Baby Annabell out and see what she did (I never had such a luxury when I was a kid), but first of all we had to insert some batteries, which are not included with the doll; she requires 4 AA batteries which go in the back of the doll. The lamb also needs 3 x AG13 batteries, but these are provided.
**Does She Cry?**
The first thing I noticed about the doll was the size and weight of it, it was pretty heavy and actually felt heavier and looked bigger than a real newborn doll, I suppose the fact that she giggles indicates that she is older than a newborn anyway. The actual size of Baby Annabell is 46 cm in length, which I think is pretty big! So if you are requiring a toy pram you will need to check the sizes because she is the full length of our toy Silver Cross prams.
My daughter immediately wanted to see her cry, so we first of all had to give her a drink so the bottle needed to be filled with water, this was very simple, the lid just screws on and off. But the bottle is quite annoying because the bottom of it is curved so you cannot stand it up, so if it is left lying around the water can seep out. Anyway, to get the doll to drink you have to insert the long spike (otherwise known as the teat but it looks like a spike) into the hole in her mouth, and it's not like feeding a real baby, you really have to shove it in hard to get the doll to start sucking and at first my daughter could not do this. And sometimes if you do not keep the pressure on, the doll will stop sucking and so no water is actually going in. We had to do this over a period of a couple of hours before any water seemed to have been drunk. And then we had to wait for her to cry.
Eventually she had a bit of a sobbing session, but no tears appeared. This resulted in real tears from my 3 year old! Anyway, I had to take over and be the mum for the next few hours and get this damn baby to drink. When giving her a bottle, if you do it for long enough, she will burp after you have removed the bottle, my daughter find this quite funny. Anyway, we eventually managed to get some tears to fall, the only problem being that only one eye was crying, but my daughter seemed to be satisfied with this. And over the 7 months that we have had this doll, I have rarely heard this baby cry or seen any tears come out of her eyes. My daughter actually gave up trying to get the tears to fall and started poking her in the eye with the bottle so it looked like she was crying, but it wasn't because of the doll's mechanism, it was just because my daughter was blobbing water into her eyes. I have to say I am really disappointed with this aspect of the doll because for it to have the feature of the doll crying, you would have expected it to cry quite regularly, but she rarely cries at all, not even the sound of crying. The main thing she does do is say 'Dadda, Da Da Da Dadda' over and over again which REALLY annoys me, and I have yet to hear any 'babbling or gurgling'.
**What Else Does She Do?**
Other features such as the dummy work quite well, you put the dummy into her mouth (which again is a spike rather than a teat) and she will suck it, and sometimes fall asleep. When she falls asleep she closes her eyes and makes snoring sounds. If you press the lamb's tummy this will play a lullaby and this either stops her from crying or makes her laugh, I have never heard her laugh. Another thing you can do when she is crying is pick her up and cuddle her and she will stop. The thing that I find quite infuriating is that when she cries (back to the crying thing again) you have to either put her dummy in or pick her up to soothe her, so the slightest movement you make with the doll makes her stop crying, and this is preventing the tears mechanism from really kicking in. She's not like a real baby that can scream for hours before they can be settled, if Baby Annabell cries you only have to nudge her and she will stop.
The romper suit you get with the doll is a very simple and pink, and the dummy is attached to this with a ribbon. I have left the dummy attached to this item of clothing so that we don't lose it. But my mum knitted a load of clothes for the doll so it's quite annoying that if you want to put her dummy in, it's got a romper suit attached! I think it would have been better if the manufacturers had provided some sort of dummy clip so that you could attach it to whatever item of clothing the doll was wearing at the time.
Speaking of clothes, the fact that the doll is soft bodied makes it easier for a young child to take her clothes on and off because they can bend the limbs. If she was rigid then undressing her would be a difficult task. You can buy extra clothes for Baby Annabell but they are quite expensive so I would recommend getting someone to knit you some, or buy some real baby clothes because that will work out a lot cheaper. We have used a couple of newborn sized babygros and they fit fine and actually look better quality than the Baby Annabell ones.
**Final Thoughts**
Overall I have been quite disappointed with this doll, and I think my daughter has too. The fact that she doesn't cry very well really put my daughter off, and the noises she makes are not varied or actually any good; she only says 'Dadda' which I just find irritating. Actually, thinking about it she also makes a groaning sort of sound but it's very nondescript; I wish they would have put some more noises in like the babble that you get from real babies.
My daughter, who is now 4, recently rekindled her romance with the doll, and she enjoys taking her clothes on and off and changing her nappies (which can be bought separately) and pushing her about in her pram, but I was secretly watching her and she sat with the doll and kept smacking her on the head to make her cry, which didn't work by the way, but this just proves how frustrating it is, and how annoyed my daughter is that she doesn't cry as often as she would like!
Recommended for children aged 3 and upwards, and I would say this is spot on. A younger child would find the doll too big and heavy.
The doll I'm reviewing is doll 5 .My daughter is only 2 but she already owns half of toys r us it amazing how a child so young can have so many presents. This doll was one of her many gifts from her aunty and to be honest I was actually really excited for it as it promised to do so much. The doll requires 4 AA batteries which are not included and the only batteries I have found to work are duracells as with most toys. The doll measures around 40 cm long.
The doll comes with a little sheep toy that when you press its button its plays a tune and the doll supposedly laughs and giggles at it. The sheep itself does play a tune but even with it held up close to Annibel she in now way responds. Also she has a dummy that is tied on to her arm so not to loose it and a bottle you fill with water and baby drinks. Both of these are good features when you put them in her mouth she does start sucking on them and this is what my daughter loves the most as she is feeding baby.
Annibel cry's and you have to rock her to calm her down and talk to her to make her giggle. This is another great part as my daughter gets excited that the doll responds to her just like her little brother does. As it opens and closes it's eyes and checks move while she gurgles its a great touch to making the doll more realistic.
My daughter loves the realistic movements of her face. She also likes that there are different outfits ( purchased separately) for her to change the doll into and because the outfits re removable its very easy to wash them. It is a very sophisticated dolly and is well made and sturdy. It is a good size for young girls to hold and has certainly been a great hit with my daughter she loves feeding her with real water.
My main problems with the doll are that it just does not do half the things it says.The doll should burp after having a bottle but nope we have tried everything can not get that to happen. Also it should cry real tears when she cry's but again this is another let down as this has never happened. Also at some times the doll stops working without the on off button being switched off so you have to remove the batteries and re insert them for her to start working again.
I know it sounds like a lot of negatives for this doll but really it is brilliant and good for a young girl to role play. My daughter is 2 but recommended age is 3 but she has still had some good use out of it and as there are no small parts I did not feel it was dangerous for her to use. I did speak to amazon about the faults and they said some of these problems are common faults which will be improved with the next doll. I was offered a refund but as my daughter does love it and it was a gift we kept the doll. For the price tag of £40 for a doll I think it is a little high especially as there are lot of claims that these dolls do not fulfil but if you shop around you can get it a lot cheaper. My daughter loves the doll ,and I suppose that is all that matters!
As said in my recent reviews, my niece recieved this item for her recent birthday.
This doll measures around 17" long and does require batteries. The doll itself cost around £40 from Argos, though since purchasing I think I have seen it cheaper on the likes of eBay and Amazon.
The doll has 4 plastic limbs (legs and arms) also the head, though the body is soft and squidgy, meaning it is nice to cuddle. The arms and legs do move, though cannot be posed.
The doll comes with her bottle, dummy, outfit, nappy, tissues and hat. When you put the batteries in the doll it is the fun part and the part that most little girls will love.
She bgins to gurgle and coo, and when tickled (pressed around stomach) she laughs and giggles. This also makes my niece laugh, which then makes us laugh, so there is basically bunch full or laughing clowns in a room.
The doll begins to get really magical when you call her name / talk to her as she turns her head to where she hears you voice come from, my niece really loves this part and often runs from side to side of her doll (which we told her she'll break if she does it too much!!) to get her head to move from side to side.
To feed her you can fill her bottle up with water and she'll begin to suck on it and make sucking noise, whilst doing this her mouth also moves in and out as if she is sucking. This also happens when her dummy is given to her. She often falls asleep after he bottle and her eyes close automatically.
However if you make a loud noise she will wake up and begin to cry, this is where the water part comes in as the water will be used for the effect of 'real tears', which is what the tissues are for. This is really effective and my niece even gets a little worried when this happens and begins to rock the doll.
The doll comes complete in her lovely outfit, which can be washed and is very soft.
Overall I would highly reccomend this doll, my niece does love to play with it and I think it would make a good christmas present this year for any little girl!
My daughter was bought a Baby Annabell as a gift when she was 2.
Annabell is about 17 inches tall and measures about 14 inches around her tummy. Her arms, legs and head are made of fairly hard plastic. Her mid-section is made of stuffed material, which means she is a bit cuddly. Her arms and legs can all be moved independently, although they are not posable.
On Annabell's back there is a velcro fastening. When you open the velcro you find her battery pack (she takes 4 AAs) and her on/off switch.
This is where Annabell becomes really impressive. When you switch her on, she suddenly becomes alive. She will coo and gurgle, laugh and even turn her head towards you if you talk to her.
Annabell comes with her own feeding bottle. You fill the bottle with water and push it into the small circular hole in her mouth. She starts to make sucking noises and will even burp when she's finished.
Annabell's eyes have a full set of lashes and open and close according to what she is doing - she will often fall asleep whilst having her bottle.
By feeding Annabell you are filling up her water reserve on the inside. Every now and again she will cry and the water will come out from her eyes. It's very effective and really does look like she's crying real tears.
Annabell does not wee like some other dolls, although my daughter still takes great delight in changing her nappy!
Annabell comes with a dummy. When she cries you can put the dummy in her mouth to soothe her.
Annabell comes dressed in a white sleepsuit with a pink sheep on the front. She also has a matching white hat.
The Baby Annabell range is huge and you can buy just about every accessory you can think of for her - including prams, cots, clothing, cars - you name it, she's got it!
I love how realistic this doll is, the size is very similar to a newborn and even the weight balance is convincing - she feels like a real baby.
At around £30, this is a pricey doll. However, ours has been in regular use for 2 years now and is still going strong. The batteries last well as Annabell just goes to sleep when she's not being played with, so she's not losing power.
My daughter has had lots of fun with baby Annabell. She takes her for walks in the pram, puts her to bed, changes her nappy, feeds her in the high chair. It's all good, simple but imaginative fun.
If your child loves babies, this could be the doll to get them.
Baby Annabell and it's range are becoming a firm favourite with the children of today and my daughter is no exception. When her grandparents took her to Toys R Us to choose a birthday present, it is this stupendously expensive doll that took her fancy. She has taken it everywhere since that day, and unfortunately for us it comes with it's very own (expensive) range!
This doll is interactive and responds to certain actions, such as putting in the dummy which it will then suck, she also cry's, giggles and babbles. The price of this doll is roughly £45, but it is the accessories you can buy which can really bump up the price of this doll, for example you can buy nappies, outfits, bike seats and helmets, high chairs, baby baths, potties.... You name it, you can buy it.
The doll comes with a nappy, outfit, dummy and teddy bear, and while this is enough to stimulate your child for a short while, I would recommend purchasing some extra's along the way, to keep them entertained just that little bit longer. One thing I would recommend doing is going to Toys R Us and buying the accessories from their own range, which is a lot cheaper. While the outfits probably will not fit, your child won't notice the difference between the baby Annabell baby bath or the cheaper version, but you will certainly notice a difference at the till.
My daughter squealed with delight when she first manage to 'satisfy' her baby and she had fed it, then given it a dummy, and it's eyes slowly started moving up and down which was a nice feature. It is handy to know, although I haven't yet told my daughter for fear of getting water everywhere, that the lid of the baby bottle opens and if you put water in, it will go through the baby and basically pee! I'll leave that open to you whether or not you disclose that little secret! It is also worth knowing there is an on/off switch!
There is also a baby Annabell ethnic version and a baby brother version too.
Recommended for young girls.
Every little girl seems to love a doll at some point in their life. My daughter was 2 and a half at Christmas, and she had just started to get really interested in dolls. We knew we would get her a doll, but was unsure which one to get.
Baby Annabell made by Zapf is one of the most popular models of doll against the Baby Born. Each have their own set of pros and cons attached to them as I worked out when we were researching the doll. In the end we decided on a Baby Annabell.
The search doesn't stop when you decide on the doll you want. There are different versions of Baby Annabell, with different price tags attached. It seems that each version will do something just that little better than the last. I probably would have bought the latest version had I not seen the version 4 in a half price sale just before Christmas. I weighed up the pros and cons and decided that as my daughter is only two years old, she wasn't going to know any different. There certainly aren't any friends that she would have to compare dolls with.
So what do you get with Baby Annabell version 4? In our box we had a large doll that is actually quite heavy. I was worried my daughter may struggle with her, but she copes fine. You get a bottle, outfit for Annabell, a dummy, and a pack of tissues. I'm not really sure what the relevance to the tissues is, other than they are of no use to anything or anyone. I was hoping it was going to be a nappy for the doll, but sadly not.
Annabell has various functions that she will do unassisted and also assisted. Without any child interaction, Annabelle will move her head from side to side. This makes her sound and look like a robot which is quite funny. The booklet says she does this with interaction from a child's voice, but I have seen her do this when the room was quiet.
Annabel's dummy and bottle have the perfect ends to fit into the hole in her mouth. Once inserted she will make a variety of noises, sometimes a gurgle and sometimes sucking. If Annabell is hungry, the sucking noises will be heard, followed by a burp once left in for long enough. Once she has burped, there will be a big sigh and she will close her eyes for a while until a loud noise is made, or enough time has passed.
You can put water into the bottle and this will make Annabell cry real tears from her eyes. I haven't introduced this to my daughter as I didn't want to encourage the water at a young age, but I have had a go with this when she hasn't been around. I don't find this feature to be very good at all, you are lucky if you can get any tears to flow to be honest.
There is thankfully an on and off button inserted into Annabel's back which is easily reached. If left on, and not played with, Annabell will gurgle and make weird noises to herself. This can get quite annoying if she's not being played with. My daughter has learnt very quickly that she can turn her off.
I like the fact that Annabell can interact with children, or vice versa, as I think it gives the children a chance to look after a baby, but I do think the doll is more suited to a child over four rather than the recommended three years. This is purely because younger children don't understand the mechanics of how the doll is made, and it could quite easily be broken by trying to force the head to move or eyes to close etc.
I have found the batteries to last with plenty of usage, so it's not expensive to keep replacing them, and the doll doesn't have to be left unloved at the bottom of the toy box because the batteries have worn out. Having said that you do need 4 x AA batteries to make the doll work.
Despite the £38 price tag, I think this doll will last my daughter a few years until she understand the whole concept of having something newer and better when watching adverts. For this reason I rate the doll highly and think it has provided us with good value for money. I have looked at what versions 5 contains and it doesn't appear to be too different, so parents may get away with saving some money.


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The following is a positive message to all responsible for raising our children.
On the news we were told of a story involving a mother who left her child standing in a supermarket to take a fall for shoplifting. It seems the mother told her child to wait at the door with an cart load of groceries not paid for, till she came around with her car to carry out the crime.
What message is the child of this mother giving her?
The mother may have said no to her child if she touched something in the house that was breakable, she may have said no if the child wanted to go to an unsupervised party. What then is the word, no worth? What lessons do we teach our children if all we say is no or even spank a child? There is a difference between the word discipline and the concept of disciplining with guidance as the goal.
Our children are growing up in a time when they need to be able to problem solve especially when it comes to moral decisions. Children are tempted by their peers to do things that are not always morally correct.
Children need to know more than just the word no.
No should be saved for those times when a child is putting themselves in harm's way, i.e. running across the street when traffic is coming.
I give the example when I teach child development classes that if you see a child trying to climb on a table do you shout out "no" stop, or do you go to the child before they climb on the table and say to them, "It looks like you need to climb" or "It looks like you need to find something to do, let's find something for you that is safe but makes you happy." You have accomplished two things. You have kept the child safe and given them the opportunity to choose an activity to fulfill their needs and by problem solving this builds positive self-esteem.
Getting back to the child left in the supermarket. What kind of choices did her mother leave her? Is she learning, stealing is OK as long as you get away with it and don't rely on adults to protect you.
Caregivers of our children do have a responsibility to guide children in a positive way. Children need to know there are choices that are moral and lead to a life where children can feel good about themselves.
As adults if we want a better world we have to start with ourselves and look at what kind of role-models we are to our children.
Right now the world needs some posititive discipline. We cannot solve everything with violence. Let's start with our children and give them and yourself the gift of positive discipline.
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Even though we covered holiday parties and proper nutrition planning during the holidays last week, that's not the only important part of staying healthy and fit this month.
Exercise is, of course, a big component of fitness in general, and while it's tough enough to find time for it during the rest of the year, when you add holidays to the mix, if often becomes the lowest priority.
Not only will finding the time to exercise during the holiday season keep you a little more fit and trim, it will also give you some energy, help decrease holiday stress and, of course, help mitigate some of the extra calories of the season.
As you're planning to stay active and healthy this holiday season, there are a few things you can do to ensure you prioritize fitness, while still getting everything else done.
Plan ahead
Especially if you're traveling, planning ahead can make all the difference. Take some time to figure out where you will be, so you know what to expect. A few ideas:
• Plan for walking, running or park trails nearby
• Find out if your hotel has an exercise center
• If you're staying with family, ask if they have any fitness equipment
• If that's not an option, find a local gym that provides a week-long guest pass
• Talk to your family in advance and suggest taking a walk or doing something active together
• If they aren't into fitness, plan your workouts early in the morning, or other times that won't interfere with family time together
• Try to plan your workout schedule before you leave. Even if you have to change it (which is likely when you're traveling), you've already made some commitment to exercise.
Use every opportunity
Planning and preparing are nice, but even the best-laid plans get derailed, especially during the holidays. If you find there's just no way to get in a workout like you are accustomed, there are still things you can do to stay active and fit while you're enjoying the holidays.
First, walk around as much as possible. Take extra laps at the mall, use the stairs instead of the elevator, volunteer to walk the family's dog - all those steps add up. If you're hanging out with kids, set up a game of football, tag or hide and seek; a surprisingly simple game can produce enough activity and keep you moving throughout the day.
Depending on where you live, it might be a white Christmas - and there are few activities that burn more calories than shoveling snow. Sure, it's not the most fun thing in the world to shovel the driveway - but you have to do it anyways, so take it as an opportunity to burn a ton of calories!
The bottom line is that there are plenty of small things you can do to stay active when you're enjoying the holidays. It takes a little bit of planning and a lot of commitment, but even small sets of activity can produce big results if you're consistent and committed. Get to work!
About the author:Bobby DeMuro is the Founder of No Fizz America, a non-profit dedicated to health and fitness. He is also the founder FusionSouth, a sports conditioning firm. You can follow him on Twitter and Facebook .
You can listen to Bobby on his weekly radio show on Radio Exiles.
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PLANS to develop an old well house at a Winchester hotel have been drawn up in a bid to increase its trainee chefs.
Lainston House, in Sparsholt, took on 13 catering students from colleges across the county as part of its new chefs' academy.
Executive chef, Andy MacKenzie, said the new two-year programme was originally meant for only nine trainees but he was unable to whittle the numbers down any further based on their skill set.
They were chosen from colleges from across the south, including Basingtoke, Chichester, Bournemouth and Poole, Guildford, South Downs, Brighton, Farnham and Eastleigh, through a unique selection process.
"We were looking for nine and we took 13 through an X-factor sort of process," Mr MacKenzie said. "It's a two-year programme, a fast-track course, taking them from commi-chef to chef departé whereas normally it would take from three to four years.
"We give them something they wouldn't normally have anywhere else because we're taking them to the source of the ingredients," he added. "So, in the case of beef, they learn about breeds, how old, what they are, how they were treated, the different types of cuts, and then it was onto the butchery and dealing with the difference between fillets rump etc."
Based on the programme's success, which has only been going for a matter of weeks, Mr MacKenzie has plans to take on even more chefs next year by developing the well house which is currently being used as a gym.
It is thought to be at least as old as the main hotel, which dates back to the 17th century, and will house somewhere in the region of six workstations and at least 24 trainees.
By giving the chefs a more supported role within the hotel Mr MacKenzie hopes they will be less inclined to leave once their training is over, as is currently the nature of the industry, he said.
"We want to keep hold of them," he said. "When you train them and get them just where you want they want to get their next opportunity and it's a huge cost to the business. So we had to change our way of thinking to retrain our young chefs so this is our way of trying to keep hold of them."
The cost of the programme, which will also see the chefs paid an annual salary of around £14,000, has been paid for by Exclusive Hotels.


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Notice the extra spacing on the left side of the photo of Linday Lohan in the [screen shot of my [URL="http://blog.retrocitysunglasses.com/"]blog](http://retrocitysunglasses.com/temporary/temp.jpg). What is causing that extra spacing on the left side of the post images in my template? Shouldn't the image line up to the left? I can't find it in the code to get rid of it.
Browsers have different defaults for border, margin and paddings. In my CSS file I set the following and then hard-code the parameters wherever required.
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Hi,Your blog template is placing inline styles in the html. The images have auto margins applied to them which is centering the images under the headings.
The first image on that page is setting these styles on line 486
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Thank for the info guys. So if it's an inline style, then the styling is likely coming from some kind of token placed within the template?
then the styling is likely coming from some kind of token placed within the template?Is this blog some sort of CMS like WordPress that uses it's own editor?
If so the editor is probably injecting the inline styles, if that is the case you might be able to remove those default styles in the editor settings.
Something is putting those styles in there if you didn't do it
I'm using the Blogger platform. Yes - I believe it has an editor - I can go in and edit the template myself. I just can't identify the section that automatically inserting the inline styling...
I can go in and edit the template myself.
Try that first then and see what happens afterwards.
If the styles reappear then the editor settings will need to be tweaked (if possible)
The problem with inline styles is that they carry more weight than styles in your stylesheet. That makes it impossible to override them with any styles you attempt to set in the stylesheet.
Yeah - I tried going and playing with the styles. I will try some more. Is it possible that the styling is being inherited from the parent container... wait... that doesn't make sense...
Yeah - I tried going and playing with the styles.
What I meant was: See if you can completely remove them so that only the img attributes remain.

Then you can target and style the images via your CSS.
If the styles mysteriously reappear then your editor settings will need to be tweaked so it does not style them. You will probably need to get help with editor settings at the Blogger forum if there is one.


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Title: Anecdotes of the life of the Right Honourable William Pitt, earl Chatham, and of the principle events of his time: with his speeches in Parliament, from the year 1736 to the year 1778, v.4
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ATLANTA—Roddy White and Julio Jones were the last two Atlanta Falcons off the Georgia Dome field after their team's 19-13 victory over the Dallas Cowboys.
As they walked side-by-side through the tunnel toward their locker room, White shouted a single word, as loudly as he could: "What?"
Jones, the understated half of Atlanta's dynamic receiving tandem, just smiled. White repeated himself, with even more volume, as he joined his teammates and the door closed behind him. His word choice couldn't have been more perfect.
The loaded word was a question and a challenge and a statement of fact, all at once. It summed up what these Falcons are: An undefeated team nobody wants to believe in. They entered the game a perfect 7-0, playing at home against a 3-4 team and were only four-point favorites.
Good question. That's highly unusual. In another Week 9 matchup on Sunday, for example, the 6-1 Texans hosted the 3-4 Buffalo Bills and were 11-point favorites. Now, obviously, there are other factors in determining the point spread—injuries, weather, suspensions, etc., but a touchdown difference between Houston's spread and Atlanta's spread is a pretty big gap.
Despite their record, there's just not much national buzz around these Falcons—and that's reflected in the Vegas betting lines.
"I understand why it hasn't been there," Atlanta tight end Tony Gonzalez said. "We haven't had success in the playoffs. Everybody's like, 'Oh, they've been good in the regular season, so let's not hype them because they're gonna lose in the playoffs.' So I understand why. It's up to us to keep doing what we've been doing, put all that noise out of our minds and just keep taking it one game at a time."
Even though they scored just 19 points in the victory, seven of their nine drives ended with scoring chances—four field goals, a touchdown and two missed field goal attempts. Every team in the NFL would take that ratio on a game-to-game basis.
The Falcons moved the ball, almost at ease. They racked up 453 yards against a Dallas defense that entered the game fourth in the NFL in total defense, allowing just 292.4 yards per game. Running back Michael Turner had 102 yards rushing and Atlanta's lone touchdown. Quarterback Matt Ryan had 342 yards passing.
White had seven catches for 118 yards, and Jones had five for 129.
The emergence of Jones, in his second year, as a consistent threat makes the Falcons different this season. "Last year, I was thrown into the fire, without OTAs and everything hit me so fast. I had to learn quick," he said. "Me just knowing the game and how to prepare as a professional has helped me tremendously. This year and last year is totally different."
Jones had one catch for 38 yards, another for 48 yards and took a pitch eight yards for a first down, extending a drive that ended in Atlanta's lone touchdown of the game. "That's what he brings to the table," Gonzalez said. "That's what he can bring, that's what he should bring, and it's what he's doing. That's part of our PYP offense that we're trying to work for—that pick-your-poison offense. Who are you going to double?"
Dallas entered the game ranked seventh in the NFL in total offense, but the Falcons' defense forced the Cowboys to punt on four straight important possessions—their last of the second quarter, their only two of the third and their first of the fourth.
As in, what else do people want in an undefeated team? These Falcons have weapons on offense and they have a defense that makes stops.
This game was tied at 6 when the Falcons got the ball back with 2:39 left in the third quarter. Needing a score, they marched 81 yards in six plays. Needing a little insurance on their next drive, they went 62 yards for a field goal. And after Dallas scored a touchdown to trim the lead to three points with 5:21 left on the game clock, the Falcons responded again.
They rattled off a 12-play drive that ate up 5:04 and ended with a field goal, which meant the Cowboys had to manufacture a 17-second touchdown drive. That didn't happen. A touchdown and four field goals might not add up to SportsCenter highlights, but it does add up to an 8-0 record. For now, the Falcons can live with that.
"The more we win, it's gotta change," Gonzalez said. "They've got to take notice of what we've been doing."
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Want to reverse what braces did
A few months ago I went to an orthodontist to straighten two teeth. Instead he decided to do what he wanted which was push my arches in and bring all my teeth closer together. I also had a small space on the top side which had been left from tooth that had been abstracted years ago. I did not want it touched. He filled the space in by pushing the teeth next to it close together. My face has changed dramatically and I will not even leave my house because of it. This was not what I paying him to do. Please tell me how and if this work can be reversed. I always had a full face with high cheekbones . Now it looks like I need a face lift. I have no trust to even go back to him. This has left me in such a state of depression. Please let me know what I can do. Can the arches be brought back out? Can all this be reversed. Who are the experts that are willing to take a look at this and be able to tell me what can be done. I need to see a light at the end of the tunnel.
When you say you went to an orthodontist a few months ago, it is hard for me to believe that significant facial changes would occur in that time period. It would appear that some communication was lost prior to the beginning of treatment, i.e. treatment goals and advantages and disadvantages of closing spaces. When opening space for replacement, the patient faces the additional cost of replacements.
I would encourage you to revisit the orthodontist and relate your concerns. If that is not possible, you certainly can request a second opinion from another orthodontist. If you contact the web site of the American Association of Orthodontists, there is a link for patient information as to who is a trained specialist in your area, or call the AAO @(314) 993-1700.
Walter C Buchsieb, DDS, MS
Professor Emeritus - Clinical, Associate of Dentistry
College of Dentistry
The Ohio State University


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Just a killer crossover and a warm welcome for Courtney Lee in his home town...
He is a prime candidate for most improved, though. Afflalo and Turner are good candidates for this award as well. But the front-runner at this point is Bledsoe, imo. He is having a great season and the Suns are actually a winning team under his leadership unlike Orlando and Philly.
Tonight, all flags must burn, in place of steeples.
Autonomy must return into the hands of the people.
Executive of the Year: Larry Bird
MVP: Paul George/Roy Hibbert
Coach of the Year: Vogel
Most Improved: Lance Stephenson
6th Man: Danny Granger
Come Back Player: Danny Granger
Sound good to everyone?
@WhatTheFFacts: Studies show that sarcasm enhances the ability of the human mind to solve complex problems!
If West didn't get in last year with his impressive numbers, then there's no way he gets in this year....IMHO.
Roy looked extremely uncomfortable in that interview. He usually doesn't look at the camera, but he really looked extremely uncomfortable.
So we're on track for about 66 wins. I've always felt that 63-65 was a good benchmark for getting the 1 seed.
Wests one saving grace could be injuries and just how bad the east is. But I agree I doubt he gets in.
Hmm, share the wealth: 6th Man: Luis Scola
Not sure how having the forwards together hurts West. There are three forward spots and two wild cards for coaches to fill.
Maybe DWest should stop blocking out so that Lance can get the rebound and go for them himself.
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A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
Or throw in a first-round pick and flip it for a max-level point guard...
40 points off the bench, that's hard to believe. When you think back to last year that would have taken us 5 games to achieve.
This bench has a chance to be better then the bench we had in some of the late 90's teams and we had an incredible bench then.
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Man, the last 2 games have been a lot of fun, loud & rowdy home crowd!
"Just look at the flowers ........ BANG"
I think coaches still think in more in terms of a traditional lineup then fans do. Now that they've eliminated the center position fans would just vote for 5 wing players if they could.
I see Hibbert and possibly Drummond getting in since no centers will be voted in by the fans. West is a long shot but maybe.
I'm not sure able's servers could handle the bandwidth that would take.
Things I never thought I would Google until tonight, "Lance Stephenson Pelvic Thrust".
I'm usually one of those 'wait-and-see' sorta pessimistic guy that needs to watch the season play out and whatnot. But, the more I watch this team, the more I feel that this year could actually be OUR YEAR! Does anyone else feel that way?
Looking at it objectively I can see how Lance's antics would **** off the other team and its fans.
We know that it's just Lance being Lance but other teams justifiably perceive some of his behaviors as disrespectful.
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Lance to me is like Jo Noah, I love watching both players play. Noah and Lance are two of my favorite players in the league, guys just love to play and want to win. I don't mind when players play with passion like Noah and Lance do as long as you play hard.


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Taylor Swift Goes Bowling With Friends…Oh and the Green Bay Packers Quarterback
Taylor Swift is about to embark on the next leg of dates for her Red Tour, which is going overseas. But she still managed to find the time to enjoy a bowling engagement with some pals after the L.A. premiere of 'That Awkward Moment,' the new film featuring her 'The Lorax' co-star Zac Efron.
No, T. Swizz and Z. Ef were not spotted canoodling, since he wasn't even at the bowling venue. Reports stated that he didn't feel well, so no strikes or spares for the hunky actor.
Swift, however, was hanging out with her pal Jessica Szohr at Lucky Strike on Monday, Jan. 27. The singer (and not the winner of the Album of the Year Grammy) also engaged in some chit chat with amazingly handsome Green Bay Packers QB Aaron Rodgers, who recently refuted a spate of rumors that he is gay.
A source told E! that "Taylor was really sweet and nice to everyone," which falls in line with her warm and fuzzy public persona. She and Rodgers "were chatting a bit together" and we're expecting NEW COUPLE ALERT items to pop up in the gossip media. Simmer down, folks! T. Swizz can talk to people of the opposite sex without it being "a thing" or that which inspires an album's worth of material.
The insider said that Szohr was a decent bowler…while wearing heels. Guess she skipped those communal bowling shoes! We understand those things are kinda grody bacteria factories, but still. Bowling in heels?! That's dangerous, given the waxy wood floors.
Other attendees included Kid Cudi and the 'That Awkward Moment' cast.
In other T. Swizzle news, the singer has been nominated for four ACMs. The Academy of Country Music Awards are handed out in April and she has a good chance of winning even more statues.
Swift needs to consider buying property somewhere just to store her awards. Even though she didn't win the AOTY Grammy for 'Red,' she is the picture of grace and class and she remains one of our girl crushes.


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Joseph L. Badaracco Jr.; Jerry Useem
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|List Price: $7.46
|Source: Harvard Business School
|Publication Date: Oct 8, 1993
|Product #: 309S37-HCB-SPA
|Discipline: Business Ethics
|Length: 4 p, Spanish Hardcopy Black & White
A young investment banker returns home one night to find that her roommate and best friend has been laid off from Universal Bank because Universal is shutting down its capital finance group. Her roommate makes her promise to keep this information confidential because the news is not to be disclosed to the market for several days. The protaganist knows, however, that Universal's capital finance group is collaborating with her own investment bank on a leveraged buyout deal and that Universal's withdrawal could have potentially disastrous ramifications for the deal if her own investment bank is not notified immediately. She must decide whether to break her promise to her friend or to remain silent and expose her own company to great risk.
To give students a chance to think about ethical dilemmas they are likely to face in the business world. In particular, this case poses the questions: To what extent can we separate our private lives from our business responsibilities? How does one reconcile personal loyalty with company loyalty when the two are in conflict?
Business ethics; Conflicts of interest; Decision making; Interpersonal relations; Leveraged buyouts; Organizational culture; Risk; Values
Analyst's Dilemma (B)
Joseph L. Badaracco Jr.; Jerry Useem
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If London Broncos thought they would get immediate sympathy as their 19-year stay in Super League ended they were mistaken, writes John Payne.
Tony Smith, the straight-talking Warrington coach, instead spelt out harsh truths after his side's 72-12 win on Sunday performed the last rites.
"For the London club and for Super League it shows you how not to get ready for a rugby league season," said Smith.
"It's how not to do things and how not to improve the standard of Super League when they are so ill-prepared like London were."
The club's multiple identities and nomadic existence may have been tolerated by a sport desperate for a presence in the capital, but this season's on-field embarrassment couldn't be.
It was all a far cry from when Richard Branson, dressed in open shirt and jeans, led Broncos out the 1999 Challenge Cup final.
Around that time they got crowds of a few thousand.
The Virgin boss had vowed to make Broncos the best side in the world and build support in the capital and such luminaries as Martin Offiah, Shaun Edwards and Steele Retchless wore the shirt with distinction.
Even though Branson was gone just two years later David Hughes had, until now, always invested enough to keep Broncos off the bottom of the table and retain their status as one of just six ever-presents in Super League.
But, for a whole host of reasons, rugby league has never captured London's interest – certainly not with enough loyalty to have endured Broncos' moves from Charlton to Twickenham to Brentford back to Twickenham and now onto Barnet.
During the same period, rugby union has grown to the stage where world-class players regularly grace the Stoop, the sport as a spectacle has improved out of all recognition and club rugby fixtures frequently sell-out Twickenham or Wembley.
Sneering northern clubs should remember this isn't just a failure for London Broncos, it is a failure for rugby league.


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'Today, Terrible Truth escorts you through the actual 'Obama Birth Narrative'.
Don your hard hat and safety goggles. Pack plenty of aspirin. Once the lies start flying, it's going to be rough going.
For the Truth is: there is no such person as Stanley Ann Dunham.
"Stanley Ann Dunham" was invented to hide the girl that "Barack Obama" judged America would never accept as the mother of a President. A 1950′s girl whose behavior, politics, and lifestyle wouldn't find much approval, even today.'
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Is Putative President Barack Obama's Mother, Stanley Ann Dunham, Really Jo Ann Newman?
Why would Obama tell us that his mother's name is Stanley Ann Dunham when it is really Jo Ann Newman, a white teenage girl from the Bronx, New York, who according to Ms. Trowbridge was Malcolm X's teenage lover and devotee?
Is Obama telling us a lie about his mother's true name because he wants to hide his own real identity?


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Sheriff's Foundation Presents Check to Help Vulnerable Youth
The Sheriff's Foundation of Broward County presented a check for the amount of $10,000 on July 19th, to the non-profit community group HANDY (Help Abused Neglected Disadvantaged Youth). These funds will go a long way to support the HANDY mission to embrace, educate, and empower vulnerable youth to become engaged and productive adults. The check was presented by the Sheriff's Foundation Chair Drew Romanovitz to Elizabeth Bryant, Kirk Brown and Barbara Burnette of HANDY.
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WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — The National Stationery Show has joined forces with the Craft & Hobby Association to provide those in the social stationery and crafts, and creative hobby industries with new resources.
Collaboration between the NSS and CHA will begin with the 2013 National Stationery Show, which runs from May 19-22, at the Jacob Javitz Center in New York City. The CHA will debut the Creative & Lifestyle Arts tradeshow adjacent to George Little Management's 67th annual. An estimated 16,000 people are expected to attend. CHA's educational program highlights how incorporating crafting into stores can result in a significant growth potential.
In addition, the National Stationery Show and GLM will bring a distinctive stationery and lifestyle products event to the CHA Conference & Trade Show, which runs from January 11-15, 2014, in Anaheim. Together, the CHA and GLM tradeshows will form the largest business-to-retail event dedicated to California's multi-billion dollar crafting, creative hobby and lifestyle products retail market.
"A partnership between the National Stationery Show and the Craft & Hobby Association is a natural marriage given the retail and product synergies in both industry communities," said Patti Stracher, GLM VP. "We anticipate growing the business and relationship-building opportunities on both coasts through this collaboration, beginning with expanded educational content and product offerings for retailers across the country."
"CHA is constantly seeking new ways to help members and the marketplace as a whole to enhance their businesses," said Andrej Suskavcevic, CHA president and CEO. "This new partnership with GLM and the National Stationery Show is yet another venture that will provide opportunity for growth and professional development."
The Craft & Hobby Association is an international nonprofit trade association consisting of thousands of member companies engaged in the design, manufacture, distribution and retail sales of craft products worldwide.
The National Stationery Show is a leading marketplace for social stationery and related lifestyle products, featuring 800 exhibitors and drawing some 11,000 attendees from around the world. Launching in 2013 alongside the NSS, Creative & Lifestyle Arts will serve the East Coast's $18 billion art, crafting and creative hobby marketplace, featuring a broad range of innovative crafting and paper art supplies; embellishments; art materials; design tools; DIY kits for home decor, party, holiday and card making; along with supplies for floral, glass, woodworking, jewelry making, needlecrafts and scrapbooking.
Collaboration translates to growth for crafts industry
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — The National Stationery Show has joined forces with the Craft & Hobby Association to provide those in the social stationery and crafts, and creative hobby industries with new resources.


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Parkinson's disease (PD) causes motor and non-motor impairments that affect the quality of life of the subjects. The purpose was to assess the effects of treadmill walking training with additional body load on the quality of life and motor symptoms of the subjects with PD.
Methods: Nine subjects with PD, Hoehn and Yahr stages 2 through 3, not demented and with capability to ambulate independently voluntarily participate in this study. The training program was divided into three phases (A1-B-A2): treadmill training with additional body load (A1), control condition (conventional physical therapy group) (B) and treadmill training with load again (A2). Each phase lasted six weeks. The quality of life and motor symptoms were assessed by PDQ-39 and UPDRS, respectively. Both evaluations and training were performed during on-phase of the medication cycle.
|Parkinson's Disease
|Other: Treadmill walking training with additional body load
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|Treadmill Walking Training With Additional Body Load Improves Quality of Life in Subjects With Parkinson's Disease
- The quality of life was measured through Parkinson Disease Questionnaire (PDQ-39). [ Time Frame: 4 times, once before treatment, and 3 after each treatment phase. ]
|Study Start Date:
|August 2007
|Study Completion Date:
|December 2008
|Assigned Interventions
Experimental: PD Group
Nine subjects with idiopathic PD, previously diagnosed by one specialist physician participated in this study.
Other: Treadmill walking training with additional body load
The training program was divided into three phases (A1-B-A2):
Each phase lasted six weeks, totaling 18 weeks. Both evaluations and training were performed during on-phase of the medication cycle.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|51 Years to 81 Years (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Hoehn and Yahr (H-Y) stages 2 through 3
- Absence of dementia (Mini-Mental Status Examination - MMSE, defined according to educational level)
- Capacity to ambulate independently for at least 10 meters
Exclusion Criteria:
- Change medication (dopaminergic) during the study period
- Use treadmill for at least six months prior to the study
- Other neurologic problems or musculoskeletal, cardiovascular and respiratory disease or uncorrected visual deficit that could represent risk and interfere in the accomplishment of the training
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00890669
|Universidade Federal de São Carlos
|São Carlos, SP, Brazil, 13565-905
|Principal Investigator:
|Nadiesca T Filippin, MSc
|Universidade Federal de Sao Carlos
|Study Chair:
|Rosana Mattioli, PhD
|Universidade Federal de Sao Carlos
|Study Director:
|Paula H Lobo da Costa, PhD
|Universidade Federal de Sao Carlos
|Responsible Party:
|Nadiesca Taisa Filippin, Universidade Federal de São Carlos
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|NCT00890669 History of Changes
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|Study First Received:
|April 28, 2009
|Last Updated:
|May 1, 2009
Keywords provided by Universidade Federal de Sao Carlos:
treadmill training
body load
quality of life
Parkinson's disease
Motor Symptoms
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Parkinson Disease
Parkinsonian Disorders
Basal Ganglia Diseases
Brain Diseases
Central Nervous System Diseases
Nervous System Diseases
Movement Disorders
Neurodegenerative Diseases
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 21, 2017


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On January 18, 2011, Shout! Factory, in association with Marvel Knights Animation, will debut Marvel Knights Animation: Black Panther on DVD, inspired by the graphic novel from filmmaker/writer/producer Reginald Hudlin and comic book artist John Romita Jr. Check out the trailer below.
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Marvel Knights Animation: Black Panther features an all-star voice cast including Djimon Hounsou (Blood Diamond) as Black Panther; music artist and actress Jill Scott as Storm; Kerry Washington (For Colored Girls) as Princess Shuri; Alfre Woodard (True Blood) as both Dondi Reese and Queen Mother; Carl Lumbly (Alias) as Uncle SYan; and the legendary Stan Lee as General Wallace. It is executive produced and written by Reginald Hudlin, and Co-Executive produced by Stan Lee.
The Marvel Knights Animation: Black Panther DVD features extensive bonus content including:
* Looking Back at Black Panther with Reginald Hudlin
* Exclusive Music Video
* Trailers
The DVD also features a graphic rich cover, plus a unique replica of comic book-style plastic sleeve packaging that bridges the comic book to DVD concept. Marvel Knights Animation: Black Panther DVD is priced to own at $14.97.
Synopsis: Deep in the heart of Africa lies Wakanda, an advanced and unconquerable civilization. A family of warrior-kings possessing superior speed, strength and agility has governed this mysterious nation as long as time itself. The latest in this famed line is young King TChalla, the great hero known worldwide as the Black Panther.
Now, outsiders once again threaten to invade and plunder Wakanda. Leading this brutal assault is Klaw, a deadly assassin with the blood of TChallas murdered father on his hands, who brings with him a strong army of super-powered mercenaries. Even with Wakandas might and his own superhuman skills, can the Black Panther prevail against this deadly invading force?
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In Virginia and Maryland one of the first crops to herald the arrival of spring is fresh asparagus. Stores will display early examples towards the end of February but for the best and cheapest of the harvest wait until April and May. It is rightly regarded as a delicacy amongst vegetables and often comes with a hefty price tag, reflecting not only its luxury status but also the fact that it has to be harvested by hand. A member of the lily family and therefore related to onions, garlic and leeks, the green variety is the most common, but there are also white and purple varieties; and though freezing and canning enable round year availability, there is nothing like the delicate taste of fresh asparagus. Its popularity is undeniable: the United States is the world's fourth largest grower – about 75% of the country's crop comes from California – whilst at the same time being the product's major importer. Asparagus spears don't react well to over-cooking, though they are amenable to poaching, grilling, and steaming. They are equally at home blended into soup or served cold in a salad, but there are many who will only ever eat their asparagus simply lightly grilled or poached and dipped in melted butter or olive oil. Try it as an antipasti wrapped in paper-thin slices of Parma ham. It was in the lands around the east of the Mediterranean over two thousand years ago that the cultivation of asparagus first began. The Greeks and Romans valued it for its unique delicate flavor and texture, and it was also recognized as possessing medicinal properties. It became popular in England and France during the 16th century and it was brought to America by early colonists at about this time. Many ailments can be prevented and relieved by the healthy nutrients that abound densely in asparagus. Most importantly these include:
- Cancer. Prevention is promoted by the presence of anti-oxidants and glutathione.
- Heart Disease. Regular consumption of asparagus can help strengthen a weak or enlarged heart.
- Rheumatism and Arthritis. Asparagus can provide an anti-inflammatory relief.
Always go for straight, firm spears with tight-closed tips when shopping for asparagus. Thickness of the spear is a matter of personal taste and may depend on how the asparagus is to be prepared. Needless to say, it should as far as possible be eaten fresh, but it may be kept for up to three days without too much deterioration wrapped in plastic and stored in a refrigerator.


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Years ago, few people thought children in suburban communities lacked food.
Times have changed, as data points to a growing number of suburban families with children who get their food from food shelves and their breakfasts and lunches at schools.
National data say one in five families with children struggles to put enough food on the table.
Since 2008, use of suburban food shelves has risen 89 percent, and while that percentage has leveled off, it's still too high.
In the Volunteers Enlisted to Serve People (VEAP) service area of Bloomington, Richfield and Edina, of the 19,000 served, 40 percent are children who are eligible for free and reduced school lunches.
For the most part, these children come from homes where one or both parents are working, but don't earn enough money to buy enough food.
Experts tell us that children who don't have enough food to eat do not do well in school, are more likely to get sick and less likely to graduate.
Programs have developed across the suburban communities that deserve attention and could be replicated.
One unusual breakfast program is at four elementary schools in the Hopkins school district where every child can get a free and nutritious breakfast. The program is paid for through federal and state funds, particularly where there are higher concentrations of students eligible for free and reduced meals. Kindergarten students have their breakfast in the lunchroom, while the other students eat breakfast in the classrooms.
The program is having results. Where only 10-12 percent were eating breakfast, now nearly 40 percent of the students are doing so.
Barb Mechura, director of the district student nutrition program, will tell you how the program works; she can be reached at 952-988-4063.
Hunger isn't just a problem for elementary students. At North Hennepin Community college, where 67 percent of students come from low-income households, a Food Cupboard has been organized. It's run by volunteers and stocked by donations of food and money. School staff members support the program open to all students.
More schools are offering food to students during the school day. At Evergreen Park Elementary school in Brooklyn Center, there's food at the "Den," part of a model community school program.
Students at Champlin Park high school conduct food and fund drives to feed their fellow students.
Perhaps the best community resource model is the Eagan-Lakeville Resource Center which services 45,000 individuals a year, half of them children.
This program, aided by 500 volunteers and run by a staff of six, operates two pantries and a bus loaded with food for targeted families in Dakota county.
A hundred families in need grow their own food in community gardens where the center provides the plots, seed, watering and classes on how to garden.
There are "mission gardens" grown by volunteers and employees of corporations. Residents often bring leftover fruits and vegetables to the pantries.
Call or e-mail Lisa Horn, the executive director, for more information at 651-688-3189 and Eaganrc.org.
So, what can you do now?
This is Minnesota Food Share month, when you are asked to donate food and money to your local food shelf. A donated dollar can buy $7 of food.
The bottom line is that childhood hunger has become a suburban problem, and this month you can attack it with your donations of food and dollars. — Don Heinzman, ECM Publishers


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Hot Toys has officially revealed images of their newest 1/6 scale MMS figure from the hit film "300", King Leonidas.
This 1/6th scale Spartan Warrior collectible stands approximately 30 cm tall, featuring Hot Toys newly sculpted and developed muscled body** with over 26 points of articulation. Dressed with a real fabric cape with harness, faux-leather belt, vambraces and greaves, and this stunning piece also comes with the following accessories and weapons:
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Released date: Q1 2010
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Algerian Islamist leader with ties to Al Qaeda killed in sweep
A "terror" leader who allied himself with Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden has been killed in a military sweep, Algerian newspapers said Sunday.
The official APS news agency reported Saturday night that seven Islamists were killed Thursday and Friday in the Kabylie region, but did not identify them. However, El Khabar newspaper reported that eight Islamists were killed in the military sweep.
If confirmed, Sahraoui's death would mark a major victory in the Algerian government's efforts to suppress armed Islamic oppostion.
Sahraoui took over leadership of the group, known by its French acronym GSPC, last year and declared its allegiance with al Qaeda in September.
Newspapers said Sahraoui and his right-hand man known as "Okacha le para" were killed Thursday or Friday in an operation launched two weeks ago by the Algerian army after an attack by Islamists killed about 10 soldiers.
In the meantime, there was no official confirmation from Algerian authorities of the reported death of Nabil Sahraoui, head of the armed Salafist Group for Call and Combat whose decade-long aim has been to overthrow the Algerian government.
Official radio, for its part, said Sunday that the Algerian army had killed seven gunmen in its crackdown on north Africa's most active group, blamed for killing more than a dozen soldiers in recent weeks.
The report said three gunmen were killed on Thursday and four on Friday near the coastal city of Bejaia, some 100 kilometers east of the capital Algiers. (Albawaba.com)
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Polls: Congress Faces Wrath Over Rising Sons
By Express News Service | Published: 24th January 2014 08:17 AM |
Last Updated: 24th January 2014 08:17 AM | A+A A- |
With just over 100 days left for the Lok Sabha polls, the Congress and the BJP are struggling to cope with ticket demands from senior leaders.
The BJP has put off announcing its first list of candidates, while the Congress is trying to overcome the storm kicked up after it added the name of Harsha Moily, son of Union Petroleum Minister M Veerappa Moily, for the Dakshina Kannada seat.
Earlier, the party had cleared the name of former union minister Janardhan Poojary for that seat.
The BJP has to find two new candidates for Bellary and Raichur, as the current MPs are going with the BSR Congress. It is also considering shuffling the seats of sitting MPs Janardhana Swamy (Chitradurga), Ananth Kumar Hegde (Uttara Kannada), B Y Raghavendra (Shimoga), Shivakumar Udasi (Haveri) and D B Chandre Gowda (Bangalore North).
The BJP has decided to replace Raghavendra and Udasi Jr with their respective fathers: former chief minister B S Yeddyurappa and former minister C M Udasi. There is no clarity in the remaining constituencies. Meanwhile, demand is high for tickets from former ministers and sitting and defeated MLAs.
"Each of them believes he can become a central minister if the NDA comes to power," said a senior BJP leader.
Former chief minister D V Sadananda Gowda, former deputy chief minister R Ashok, and former ministers Shobha Karandlaje and Murgesh Nirani are among those whose eyes are set on Delhi.
The fight for the Bangalore North seat has become so intense that Sadananda Gowda vented his ire on Ashok for attempting to destroy his chances of getting a ticket.
Bangalore North has a significant presence of Vokkaliga voters, and both leaders belong to that community. Shobha, also a Vokkliga, is the third BJP leader eyeing Bangalore North. She is also considering the Mysore seat. Nirani is keen to contest from Bagalkot, a seat currently held by P C Gaddigoudar of the BJP.
Because of these rumblings, the party had to put off its plans to release its first list on Monday (January 20). Party spokesperson C T Ravi, however, claimed the delay had nothing to do with intensified lobbying for tickets.
"We still have adequate time to finalise names by February first week," he told Express.
In the Congress, the situation is no different, with several leaders pushing their sons to test the electoral waters. The sudden inclusion of Harha Moily in Dakshina Kannada has angered Poojary and his supporters.
A delegation from Mangalore met KPCC leaders in Bangalore and expressed their opposition to Harsha Moily's candidature. They even sent a stern warning to party higher-ups that denying Poojary a ticket could prove detrimental to the party's prospects in at least three districts where his community, the Idigas (toddy tappers), hold sway.
The decision to field Infosys co-founder Nandan Nilekani from Bangalore South has not gone down well with several leaders. Though they are mum now, the simmering discontent may come to fore once Nilekani jumps into the fray.
There is also an outcry against including the sons of Law Minister T B Jayachandra and MLA K Rajanna on the list. AICC general secretary B K Hariprasad, whose Rajya Sabha term ends soon, is making an effort to contest from Uttara Kannada, where Nivedith Alva (son of Margret Alva, Rajasthan Governor) and Prashanth Deshpande (son of R V Deshpande, higher education minister) are on the shortlist. Hariprasad is also eyeing Bangalore North.
"Though we give tickets to ensure adequate representation for all sections, winning potential remains our only yardstick," a senior KPCC functionary said.


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Budgeting for the ICD-10 transition will be trickier than you think. You need to set aside funds for more than software and equipment upgrades.
There will be two types of ICD-10 transition costs to include in your budget: direct and indirect costs.
Direct costs
Direct costs are kind of easy to spot. Each area requires resources - time and money - to accommodate. These are items such as:
Software and hardware
- In house and vendor modifications
- Upgrades
- New software, systems and equipment
- Coder training
- Clinician education
- Awareness raising
- Testing related costs
Staff time needed for:
- Implementation planning
- Training
- Testing
- Vendor management
Temp staffing to assist with extra work resulting from:
- Decreased coding productivity
- Billing backlogs
- Claims denial and rejection management
- IT work on upgrades and systems
- Lost time during training
- Consulting services
Forms and reports
- Redesign
- Printing costs
- Data conversion
Dual coding
- Added time
- Maintaining data collection
- Analyzing data
Indirect costs
Indirect costs are the factors that can reduce cash flow and revenues:
- Drop in productivity
- Increased accounts receivable cycles
Ken Bradley, vice president at Navicure, writes that medical practices can offset the revenue implications of ICD-10 implementation through several steps:
- Planning
- Thorough education and training
- Testing
Bradley also points out that these steps may not inoculate your medical practice against revenue cycle disruptions. He suggests securing a line of credit in advance.
Carl Natale blogs regularly at ICD10Watch.com.


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It doesn't get any more dramatic than a walkoff fielder's choice, huh?
Friday night, Jason Kipnis hit the fielder's choice ground ball heard round the corner of Carnegie and Ontario as the Indians squeezed out a 2-1 win over the Washington Nationals.
Two runs don't win many games, but two runs were enough for the Indians Friday night because Justin Masterson and two relievers combined on a two-hitter as the Tribe extended its winning streak to three games.
With one out in the ninth, Drew Stubbs singled and went to third on a single by Michael Bourn. Kipnis then hit a sharp grounder to first baseman Adam LaRoche, who fielded it on one knee and made a strong throw home.
It was the Indians' good fortune that the only player on the team who could have scored on the play was the speedy Stubbs, who was a blur as he slid into the plate with the game-winning run, a split second ahead of the tag from catcher Kurt Suzuki.
"I took a chance and went on contact. I was hoping it would go through or I would beat the ball to the plate," said Stubbs.
"I was hoping it got through, but LaRoche made a heck of a play," said Kipnis. "Fortunately, we had fast guys on both bases, and Stubby was able to get in there."
The first seven innings were a mano-a-mano pitcher's duel between Masterson and Washington left-hander Gio Gonzalez.
"Two ace-of-the-staff type guys and it was everything it was billed to be," said Stubbs.
Masterson, who was 0-2 with a 7.43 ERA in two starts on the last road trip, was dominating. In seven innings, he allowed one run on two hits, striking out 10, one shy of his season high, while walking four.
He was removed after seven innings and 113 pitches.
"I had a really good sinker," said Masterson.
Gonzalez in seven innings gave up one run on three hits, with eight strikeouts and four walks and 127 pitches.
"He's a great pitcher. He's their workhorse," said Masterson. "Our guys kept saying, 'Wait him out, wait him out' until we finally got him out of the game."
The Indians had a golden opportunity to score in the bottom of the eighth when they loaded the bases with one out, but were unable to score.
For most of the first seven innings, Masterson and Gonzalez tried to out-strikeout each other. In one stretch from the first to the third innings, Gonzalez struck out five of six batters, and he had eight strikeouts through the first five innings.
"Everyone talks about his breaking ball, but he beat us with his fastball, up. We couldn't catch up to it," said Francona of Gonzalez.
Masterson, who came into the game sixth in the American League in strikeouts, struck out four in a row in the first and second innings. Nine of the first 15 outs he recorded were on strikeouts. The big right-hander ended five of the first six innings with a strikeout.
Masterson's only shaky inning was the third, when he gave up a single, two walks, and threw a run-scoring wild pitch which gave Washington a 1-0 lead.
But after that Masterson and relievers Cody Allen and Joe Smith held the Nationals scoreless and hitless over the last six innings.
The Indians tied it at 1-1 in the bottom of the fourth on a solo home run by Ryan Raburn, who belted a 1-1 pitch over the right-field wall for his eighth home run. It was Raburn's third home run in 13 career at-bats vs. Gonzalez. Raburn came into the game with a career average of .545 (6-for-11) against the Washington left-hander.
Gonzalez's last win came on May 5. In six starts since then, he was 0-1 despite a 2.27 ERA and opponents batting average of .194.
He figured to be happy to see the Indians and Progressive Field, however. Gonzalez came into the game with a career record vs. the Indians of 5-0 and a 0.72 ERA in six career starts vs. Cleveland. In four career starts at Progressive Field he was even better: a record of 4-0 and 0.68 ERA.
Chris Perez threw a bullpen session Friday afternoon. Manager Terry Francona said it went well and said Perez could make a minor-league rehab appearance. It is expected to occur Sunday at Lake County. Francona said Perez may only need one minor-league appearance before being activated. "He hasn't been down long, so getting him back won't take long," said Francona. Perez has been on the disabled list since May 27 with a sore right shoulder. ... Former Indians closer Doug Jones threw out the ceremonial first pitch. ... Stephen Strasburg is expected to be activated off the DL and will start for the Nationals vs. the Indians on Sunday. ... Tonight at 7:05 p.m., Scott Kazmir (3-4, 5.33) will face Jordan Zimmerman (9-3, 3.59).


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After experimenting with my grip/throw, I am getting a lot more spin on the disc and I was finally breaking the 400' without throwing "great".
I hurt my index and middle fingers driving a few weeks ago and they haven't healed up yet so my impressions of my grip pressure may be a off...but...
It seems that when I throw, I'm feeling a lot of pressure on the four fingers on the rim as the disc pivots and not feeling much (any?) pressure from pinching my thumb or thumbpad down onto my fingertips. The main pressure being between the index and some on the middle finger on the rim of the disc. I may be noticing it just because the fingers are injured, but I was curious if that is what I should be feeling, or is there something I'm doing that is fundamentally wrong. Any insight is much appreciated.
I'm not throwing much at all and it is healing (slowly).


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Attorneys for Gov. Pawlenty are asking the Minnesota Supreme Court to take quick action on their appeal of a ruling that undercuts his authority to balance the budget by himself.
The appeal isn't a surprise since Pawlenty announced he would do it one day after a Ramsey County District Court Judge ruled he abused his authority to unilaterally cut spending.
At the time, the judge ordered the restoration of funding for a special diet program for low-income Minnesotans and suggested other parties affected by Pawlenty's use of unallotment could join the suit.
Pawlenty said the judge misinterpreted the law and is asking the Minnesota Supreme Court to immediately take up his appeal. The appeal says quick action is needed because it impacts Gov. Pawlenty's decision in July to make $2.7 billion in unilateral budget cuts.
Pawlenty's appeal also requests the Court of Appeals to expedite the case if the Minnesota Supreme Court declines to act quickly on it.
The group suing the state agreed that quick action by the Minnesota Supreme Court is needed.
A Ramsey County judge also dismissed a lawsuit challenging Pawlenty's unallotment of the state's political contribution refund program. The ruling comes less than two weeks after the same judge upheld a different challenge to Pawlenty's budget-cutting authority.
The governor eliminated about $10 million in funding for the political contribution tax credit last summer, using his unallotment power to balace the state's budget. Minneapolis resident Robert Carney filed suit, arguing that the governor didn't have constitutional authority to eliminate a tax credit.
Judge Kathleen Gearin ruled Monday that Carney -- who announced his candidacy for governor Monday -- did not prove his case.
While Carney argued that the political contribution refunds were a tax program, Gearin disagreed. She also said Carney's case raised policy issues, not legal issues.
The ruling is a win for Pawlenty over his use of unallotment authority. Less than two weeks ago, Gearin ruled that Pawlenty misused that authority by cutting unilaterally eliminating a different program -- a food program for low-income sick people.
"In this case, the judge again affirmed the constitutionality and legality of unallotment and we believe she made the right decision," Pawlenty spokesman Brian McClung said in a written statement.


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Alcuin Bramerton is a human being seeking to operate happily in the post-religious world. The New Spirituality interests him. His friend, Flutterby, is not in physical incarnation on the Earth-plane at present, but he advises Alcuin on spiritual matters. And there is a lot happening. Unreported by the mainstream media, a man in a grey suit is standing by the yoghurt shelves in a supermarket in Cornwall. He is looking for morphine suppositories. This man is not the promised messiah. Coincidentally, at another remote location in southern England, a man with false teeth is eating a cheese soufflé for lunch. He bites on something hard. There is a second pair of false teeth in his cheese soufflé. This man is not the promised messiah either. Epiphanies of this kind illustrate just how difficult it can be to determine the exact size of God in becquerels per cubic light year. But still the attempt is made.
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