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The Langham's festive gingerbread house is well known and was last year crowned the biggest one in London. This year it also looks huge; standing at 4.3ft high the gingerbread house will be on display at the entrance to the beautiful Palm Court restaurant – no nibbling though as the house will be on display throughout December so needs to stay on one piece!
The house was created by the hotel's Executive Pastry Chef, Cherish Finden, who recently featured in the Junior Bake Off series and starred as a judge on 'MasterChef'. It took a whooping 200 man hours to complete and was inspired by the story of Hansel and Gretel.
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The arrival of the gingerbread house also marks the start of the festive afternoon tea menu featuring roast Norfolk turkey breast with violet mustard sandwiches, festive eggnog cream, homemade mince pies, chocolate log cake and a mini gingerbread house to allow guests the chance to sample the gingerbread used in the showcase house.
The tea is priced at £42 per person however, you can also win a free afternoon tea for two by heading over to The Langham's facebook page and guessing the weight of gingerbread (to the nearest kg) that was used to construct the house.
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The winner will be selected on Friday 23rd December 2011 but if you can't wait that long then do head along to see the gingerbread house and enjoy this quirky 5 star hotel's Christmas afternoon tea menu.
You may also wish to visit the charmingly festive Chesterfield Mayfair.
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Come on. Cow milking. Camel rides. Do you know how this story ends yet? A county fair is a surreal event: This is where you see the cutest pig alive, where a chicken's hair gets blow-dried, where everything is fried or smothered in something sweet, where a teenager and young lady gets appointed Miss Broward County and things are still sweet, and where guinea pigs will compete in a costume contest. This is a land that hosts the Great American Frontier Show and a Wolf Show. This happens at the Broward County Fair at the Pembroke Pines City Center (10300 Pines Blvd., Pembroke Pines), where -- holy hell: It's just 40 bucks for opening night (Thursday) for the whole carload. That's unlimited rides and admission for every single person in the car -- once you pay $40. Yes, if you arrive in a limo (or more practically a bus), it's still $40 for everyone. But if you walk to the fair, it's $15 -- and that's just for yourself. There will be dozens of rides. Up until the 27th, you can enjoy a bunch of crazy fair shit like watching that chicken get her hair done inside the agriculture tent for the Poultry Showmanship, Fitting & Grooming Competition; a beef-cattle show, a market lamb show, and a "Market Steer Futurity Show" -- none of which leads to an end that would make a kid squeal in horror; the Belmont Magic Show; and the sports bar tent.
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MIAMI (CBS4) – It's the night you never forget. It's the culmination of four years of books, band practice and football games all celebrated in one night. It's called prom night but for many students it's a night to drink and sometimes get behind the wheel.
"A lot of kids do drink and drive and it causes a lot of accidents especially at prom because it's that celebratory experience," said BriAna Hartfield, a junior at Miami Jackson Senior High School.
This year Miami-Dade Schools Police are trying to make sure that kind of thing doesn't happen. So they've teamed up with Trust Specialist and the Division of Alcohol, Beverages and Tobacco.
"One child drinking, driving and getting killed is too many," said schools police Captain Manuel Arrebola.
To get their message across every student in Miami Dade County in the coming weeks will have to watch a special produced public service announcement showing them the consequences of drinking and driving. Also, any high school student in Miami Dade wants to buy a ticket to prom will have to take a pledge promising not to drink and drive on prom night.
"Something has to be done. I feel this is reaching out to juniors and seniors that will be participating in prom," said James Jackson, a junior at Miami Jackson Senior High School.
Recently police even tested local grocery and liquor stores by sending teens inside to try and buy alcohol. If the store sold alcohol to the teen, the person who sold it would be arrested.
"Every time we go into a store to make a buy, half the time they'll make a sale to a juvenile," said Arrebola.
However, in their most recent test no store clerk or manager sold alcohol to the minors.
Police tell parents before their child steps out the door on prom night:
Discuss your child's plans and set a curfew.
Encourage them to call you in unsafe situations.
Talk to the limo company about alcohol/drug policies.
Stay up until your child comes home.
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Becky Worley reports:
Does expensive mascara make your lashes look significantly longer or fuller?
Mascara ads promise long, alluring, sensuous eyelashes. But can one brand of mascara really make your lashes look that different?
To find out I bought four brands:
Chanel Inimitable Mascara, $30
Lancome Oscillation Mascara, $36 (the applicator vibrates as you apply the Mascara)
Benefit "They're real" Mascara, $23
Maybelline Great Lash, $5
San Francisco makeup artist Adrina Yaghoubi applies the mascara to our tester Chase Roberts. Our protocol is to apply the mascara, photograph it up close, and then remove the mascara and apply the next brand.
When we finish with all four applications and photos we compare the finished result. Adrina, our makeup artist, liked the Chanel best; although we all saw a bit of clumping, she felt it went on the smoothest.
Chase liked the Benefit and the Chanel. She said it felt best on her lashes and that the Benefit looked like it had the most coverage on the lashes.
I wasn't so sure. As I looked at the pictures, all the mascaras looked a lot alike. There were tiny variances: the Chanel had the most clumping, the Lancome looked the lightest and the lashes looked the most natural. The Benefit and the Maybelline Great Lash looked the darkest and fullest to me.
There was some differentiation, but not anything that felt like it merited an extra $25 per tube. As a penny-conscious consumer, I know what's going in my bag: the $5 Great Lash.
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New 3D scanner may transform the way doctors diagnose foot problems, but can it revolutionize the fashion industry?
It's long been known that women who wear high heels on a daily basis risk ankle and foot damage but now medical specialists can show wearers of high heels exactly how the shoes are impacting their health.
A new 3D scanner at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital in north London is set to transform the way doctors diagnose and treat foot and ankle problems, and may even influence the way shoes are designed in the future.
The scanner, made by a U.S. company, Curvebeam, allows doctors to examine feet and ankles down to the bones, as their patients stand inside the scanner wearing their shoes. And the patients can see in real time the impact of their choices, which often result in much ankle and foot pain.
"For many years we've been designing shoe wear so that our feet have to fit into someone else's idea of shoes," says orthopedic surgeon Andy Goldberg. "And the new paradigm that I'd love to see in the future is if we can develop shoes that fit people's feet comfortably, and that will improve people's health immeasurably."
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Please pass Daisy's Bill into Law. I recently was able to help Daisy, a hunting dog that was found wandering the roads abandoned in the Ft. White Florida Wild Life Management area. She still had the indentation of where a collar had been but had obviously been removed to prevent anyone from identify the cruel human being who dumped her out like trash. She was dehydrated, starving, and covered in ticks and fleas. I believe she had been out there for more than a week. We need to make these hunters be responsible for their actions.
I would like to have this bill passed to make ALL hunters who hunt with dogs, and hold a license to hunt in the state to have to microchip their dogs. These microchip numbers would then be attached to their hunting licenses so that when a dog was found they could be identified as to their owner. If the hunter no longer wants the dog then they would be charged for the cost of humanely disposing of the animal or face fines and the possibility of loosing their license to hunt legally in the state controlled wildlife management areas.
This would stop the senseless and cruel "dumping" of innocent animals who then end up dead through the terrible ordeal of starvation or other injury. It would save money for the county humane society where the animal would be dropped off at, and would guarantee that they are not treated like trash.
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The clerk working inside the St. Clair One Stop Phillips 66 gasoline service station said quick action by her father-in-law prevented the teenager who allegedly robbed the store from getting away with all of the money that he had demanded and had been given moments earlier.
Susan Wright, who was the lone employee working at the business at 1125 Sycamore Lane, said she was robbed and threatened at knifepoint at about 1:45 p.m. on Monday by a male who entered the store wearing a handkerchief over his face.
After the robbery, the 17-year-old suspect fled on foot and was apprehended 2 1/2 hours later, at about 4:15 p.m., without incident at a residence in the Crescent Village Mobile Home Park just south of the gas station.
The teen was charged on Tuesday with felony first-degree robbery and felony armed criminal action. He was identified as Joseph Daniel Shine of St. Clair.
A cash-only bond of $100,000 was set. Charges were filed through the Franklin County Prosecuting Attorney's Office.
"He (suspect) came in and demanded money," Wright told The Missourian from outside the gasoline station shortly after the incident occurred. "He pulled a knife and yelled, 'Give me the money.'
"I was really scared, so, I gave him what I had in the cash drawer."
Information from the St. Clair Police Department stated that the suspect threatened to kill the clerk if she didn't cooperate.
Wright said after the male took the money from her, he started to leave when her father-in-law, who was inside the store when the robbery occurred, met the suspect at the front door and pushed him.
"He dropped most of the money," Wright said. "My father-in-law heard what was going on and tried to stop him."
Wright said the suspect fell down after he was pushed but got back up and fled with the cash he still had in his possession.
The clerk told The Missourian she thinks she gave the person between $800 and $900 when he demanded the money and wielded the knife. A probable cause statement filed by St. Clair Police listed the amount of money at $787.
After he fell down, he still had about $100 to $150, the clerk said.
Wright said there were four other people inside the store with her at the time of the incident, including her father-in-law. No one was injured.
The clerk said she and the others inside the store collected the dropped money.
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St. Clair police officer Mark Debrecht, who was making an unrelated traffic stop in front of the One Stop at the time of the incident, observed an individual near the front of the business collecting money off the ground. Debrecht then said he heard someone near the store yell that the business had been robbed. The officer pulled away from the traffic stop and made contact with a witness.
The witness said that the suspect had left the store and fled on foot around the north end of the building. Debrecht radioed the information and attempted to locate the individual on foot but was unsuccessful.
Additional St. Clair police officers quickly were dispatched to the scene and were joined by Franklin County Sheriff's Office personnel and Missouri Highway Patrol troopers.
The entire business, including the gasoline pumps, was taped off while witnesses were interviewed and the investigation continued.
The area around the store was canvassed for clues while the search began for the suspect.
According to reports, the suspect was described as a tall, thin, white man wearing dark pants, a dark jacket and a tan baseball hat. He also was wearing the handkerchief over his face at the time of the robbery.
According to the police report, the clerk identified the person as an individual who has frequented the establishment in the past.
During the investigation, St. Clair Police Chief Bill Hammack said his department received an anonymous tip saying there was an individual who appeared to be watching police drive through Crescent Village.
The caller told police the man was behaving suspiciously, and he had entered a mobile home in the 100 block of Quail Ridge.
Officers responded to that residence and located and arrested Shine, who previously was identified as the robbery suspect.
Hammack said police located evidence from the robbery inside the residence. Officers also located articles of clothing that the suspect shed and left in a field and wooded area located between the service station and the residence where the suspect was found.
Phone Blast
A phone blast sent by St. Clair R-XIII School District Superintendent Mike Murphy at about 2:45 p.m. informed parents that because of the incident, schools were placed on "modified lockdown" because of the robbery.
That meant all outside doors were locked and secured and that no students were allowed to leave school buildings.
The phone blast also incorrectly stated that a man had been apprehended by that time. Central office secretary Joyce Strothcamp told The Missourian that school district personnel received conflicting reports and that they inadvertently put out the incorrect information.
An email sent by Murphy at the same time of the phone blast stated, "Schools lockdown due to armed robbery. Police catch suspect all clear."
The email was sent at 2:42 p.m.
Despite the miscommunication, students in St. Clair schools were dismissed as usual without incident at the end of the school day.
Editor's note: The charges were filed after the deadline for the St. Clair Missourian's Wednesday print edition. This is the updated story.


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wikiHow to Hide Any Disk Drive Without Using Command Prompt or Group Policy
Hiding a disk drive is just like making it inaccessible for any general user. There are a no. of ways to perform it. You can do it using Command prompt and on the other hand you can do it using Group policy editor. But both of these options need some skills in order to perform. In other words, a person who is not much handy with Command prompt and Group policy Editor can't give it a go. But don't worry! After reading this article, You'll be able to hide any disk drive in few clicks. Just take a look at the steps below and follow the same.
1Press Windows+R, type
diskmgmt.mscand press 'Enter' key. It'll open Disk Management Window for you. Here, you'll be able to see all the disk drives listed in a sequence.
2Choose any disk drive you want to hide. Lets say its
3Right-click drive
E:and select 'Change Drive Letters and Paths'. You can do this in 2 ways:
- See this image showing 1st way:
- See this image showing 2nd way:
You're free to choose any of the 2 ways.
- See this image showing 1st way:
4When you click 'Change Drive Letters and Paths', It'll open a window for you. See this image:
5Click 'Remove' and then It'll ask you again to be sure, so click 'Yes'. (Don't worry! Its just a warning message).
6Now, You're done! Check your 'My Computer' and there's no
E:drive anymore.
7In order to get back the disk drive you just hide, follow steps 1 to 4.
8But this time, as soon as you click 'Change Drive Letters and Paths', It'll show this window. See this image:
9Click 'Add' and then Click 'Ok'.
10You're done! You can check your 'My Computer'. Now, you can see the drive you just hide.
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- You can also change the Drive Letter of any drive.
- Check step 8, Here you can also click 'Drop-down List' and can choose any Drive-letter you want to give. See this image:
- Just select any Drive letter and then click 'Ok'.
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A lot of people suggested DH and I totally agree with the skills selection... problem is that you can't dual-wield any 1h non-crossbow weapons. And what kind of ninja uses a shield? Because stats would be so crippled, it's just not worth it.


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Economic and Systemic Consequences of Adaptation to External and Internal Pressures Caused by Global Crisis in China
Global downturn in 2008 exerted strong adaptation pressures on China that incited prompt state response. The one-off large state intervention had consequences in several dimensions: on the one hand, it had a positive impact on the system's short-term economic, social and political stability by dynamizing different economic sub-spheres. State intervention, at the same time, temporary slowed down the process of economic transformation and also mobilized system characteristics that lead to overheating and to renewed state intervention to cool it down. This paper sheds light on the consequences of adaptation to external and internal pressures on national, sectoral, regional, and structural dimensions from a systemic point of view.
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(1) A lamp emitting a white light that, while the bicycle is in motion, illuminates the highway, sidewalk, or bikeway in front of the bicyclist and is visible from a distance of 300 feet in front and from the sides of the bicycle.
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Glasgow's status as "a place where businesses like to locate" will be unaffected by the independence referendum, the London-based developer behind a landmark new £65 million city-centre development has claimed.
Chris McPherson, development director of Abstract Securities, which is building the 17,000sqft St Vincent Plaza on the longstanding gap site next to the M8 and the Hilton hotel, said that the speculative building would be suitable for financial services companies, a law firm, or a new government department in an independent Scotland, depending on the outcome of September's vote.
"Businesses like Glasgow because of the quality of the workforce, the great universities and its strengths as a shopping centre and so on. The people and environment don't change. Uncertainty is not a good thing, we are still going through a fragile recovery and if occupiers have reason to pause, then they tend to do so, and the sooner this referendum is over and we have a clear-cut position, the better. If Scotland becomes a foreign country, that's fine, we've done development abroad before. Locating to an independent Scotland might be off-putting for some [prospective tenants] but it would represent diversification for others."
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Abstract Securities, which along with Norwegian company Aker is also developing the 40-acre, £130m International Business Park next to Aberdeen airport, claims that the Glasgow building's £23 per sqft rental cost makes it "the most competitive city centre build anywhere in the UK ... significantly undercutting current headline rents in the city". The grade-A, 10-storey building will also feature a string of amenities including "internet rooms" for the collection of groceries and other goods for online shoppers, and a dry cleaner's. The landscaped grounds of the building will also provide a walkway from St Vincent Street to the Hilton hotel. Bought "pretty cheap" for £1.8m on land previously owned by Castlemore, which collapsed in 2009, the site required an additional £1.25m of remediation work. The building was designed by Glasgow-based architects Keppie Design, and is expected to be ready in spring next year.


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No self-respecting hockey fan - never mind a hockey parent - could look at a scene like that Sunday night without feeling sick and know we are on a speeding train.
Where does it stop?
How bad does the crash have to be that finally slows it down or stops it?
Its the morbid YouTube clip that is becoming an almost weekly ritual now. A junior player takes a blow to the head or is hammered into the boards and collapses to the ice.
But you couldnt look at Mikael Tam of the Quebec Remparts convulsing on the ice and not know this was different, gone to a different place because of what looks like the blatant intent of Rouyn-Norandas Patrice Cormier to inflict damage.
Michael Liambas of the OHLs Erie Otters was given what amounts to a life suspension from junior hockey (he only had the rest of this year and playoffs to go) for his heavy check into the boards of Kitcheners Ben Fanelli.
It was a big hit that went wrong. Fanelli turned, his helmet flew off and he struck the metal glass support, suffering a fractured skull.
OHL commissioner Dave Branch will meet Tuesday with Windsor Spitfires player Zack Kassian - who propelled himself off the ice and concussed Matt Kennedy of the Barrie Colts Thursday night - to decide what punishment is appropriate for an aggressive, leaping, open-ice bodycheck that inflicted a head injury.
Those were bad enough.
What Cormier did? Different. No attempt at a hockey play.
Mean. Vicious. Take your pick.
In the clip of Cormiers elbow on Tam, it doesnt look like Cormier, the captain of Canadas 2010 world junior team, makes any effort at a body check; he just threw the elbow at Tams face as he skated through the neutral zone.
Tam collapsed to the ice in convulsions and you couldnt be anything but sickened. Thankfully, tests in hospital (he was expected to spend a second night under observation last night and be released Tuesday morning) showed no serious brain injury, according to the Remparts.
Remparts coach and owner Patrick Roy is furious (rightly so, though there are no doubt a few fans saying: Patrick, call the kettle.)
Ive never seen anything like that. I hope the league suspends Patrice Cormier for life, he told the QMI Agency. His junior career should be finished. Hes got a history.
The league needs to put on its pants like commissioner Dave Branch did in Ontario. Hits to the head and vicious attacks, theyve got to stop.
Remparts captain Marc-Olivier Vallerand said Cormier didnt seem too upset with the aftermath of his hit.
The worst is Patrice Cormier had a smile after attacking Mikael, said Vallerand. I hope the league punishes this attack severely.
This is the second incident for Cormier in a few weeks. At the WJC, he threw out that same elbow at unsuspecting Swedish player Anton Rodin during a line change, a dirty play that saw the glancing elbow catch Rodin in the nose.
I think Cormier, 19, has given up his right to play whats left of his junior hockey career after what he did to Tam.
It will be interesting to see how Branch and QMJHL president Gilles Courteau, his disciplinarian (and the Surete du Quebec) handle the Kassian and Cormier incidents, respectively.
Throwing under the bus a fourth-liner like Liambis who had limited potential as a professional is one thing.
Kassian is a first-round pick of the Buffalo Sabres, taken 13th overall last summer.
Cormier is a second-round pick of the New Jersey Devils, 54th overall in 2008.
What amounted to a life suspension for a fourth-liner hasnt slowed down the train, apparently.
Can kicking the captain of Canadas world junior team out of junior hockey put the brakes on whats happening in our rinks?
After looking at both of those elbows thrown by Cormier, I think its worth finding out.


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The Rome Baglioni Collection hotel has joined Relais & Châteaux, the association for global excellence in hospitality.
Baglioni Hotels announces that Regina Hotel Baglioni a unique hotel with an Art Déco spirit in the heart of Via Veneto, has become a Relais & Châteaux hotel. Located in one of the most important historical buildings of the city, which in the past has hosted famous people like Queen Margherita of Savoy, the hotel combines the Classical and Art Deco Styles of its rooms and common areas with the contemporary design of theBrunello Lounge & Restaurant, a trendy meeting place that is also open to non-guests.
Relais & Châteaux, an association that unites unique locations that focus on providing a personal experience, taking their guests on a journey of discovery into the Art de Vivre, shares the same values and philosophy behind the Art of Hospitality of Baglioni Hotels and the Regina Hotel Baglioni.
Talking about the achievement of this important goal, Marco Milocco, General Manager of the Regina Hotel Baglioni, said, "We are proud to be part of Relais & Châteaux, with whom we share the same high standards of service, the beauty of our location and the ongoing quest to provide of unique experiences for our guests. A stay at the Regina Hotel Baglioni brings back authentic values, a chance to immerse yourself in history; it is the discovery of the real Italian tradition for hospitality, it is the warm and friendly service and the dedication that our staff lavish on each guest."
Private terraces with stunning views over the Eternal City, an unrivalled collection of suites, including the Panoramic Suite with outdoor Jacuzzi, original period furniture and a restaurant featuring the best of traditional Italian and regional recipes are the strengths of this hotel, which conjures up the atmospheres of Rome's Dolce Vita.
Having undergone some skilful renovation work over the last few years, the Regina Hotel Baglioni offers accommodation that satisfies various types of clientele, from families to business travellers and diplomats who require particular privacy.
Following the inauguration of the Ludovisi Suite, the hotel now also features a 300 m2 apartment, with modular and customisable spaces, ensuring maximum comfort.
Meeting rooms for business meetings and spaces for events, such as the Belvedere Room on the top floor of the hotel, with breathtaking views over the city, make the Regina Hotel Baglioni the perfect setting for stylish business, social and family events.
Relais & Châteaux is an exclusive collection of 518 of the finest luxury hotels and gourmet restaurants in 60 countries. Established in France in 1954, the Association's mission is to spread its unique art de vivre across the globe by selecting outstanding properties with a truly unique character. Furthermore, Relais & Châteaux is also a family of hoteliers and Grands Chefs from all over the world who share a passion for and a personal commitment to providing their guests with moments of true harmony. To choose Relais & Châteaux is to experience an unforgettable celebration of the senses. From the vineyards of the Napa valley to the beaches in Bali, from the olive trees in Provence to the lodges of South Africa, Relais & Châteaux offers a chance to explore the "Route du Bonheur" and discover a special place in a variety of destinations. The Relais & Châteaux signature reflects this ambition: "ALL AROUND THE WORLD, UNIQUE IN THE WORLD."


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Report: Lighting apps continue to boost LED usage
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MANHASSET, NY -- LED usage continues to rise across applications and lighting is leading with a predicted increase of 20 percent over 2010.
According to DisplaySearch, the total package revenue for backlight and lighting applications was $7.2 billion in 2010 and is forecast to reach $12.7 billion in 2014. A heightened demand for LED lighting applications is the main driver of this increase.
In 2011, DisplaySearch predicts global LED capacity will reach 180 billion units, and by 2013 will reach 227 billion.
The total average LED penetration in lighting was 1.4 percent in 2010 and is forecast to reach 9.3 percent in 2014.
China will be the biggest market for LED street lights in 2011 due to government policies. The countrys market share in 2011 is 55 percent, but will slightly decline to 50 percent in 2014.
Japan is the biggest market for LED bulbs in 2011 with a market share of 63 percent in 2011, but is forecast to decline to 40 percent in 2014. Japan has high LED adoption in lighting due to electrical power limitations and energy-saving efforts.
According to DisplaySearch, Taiwan will take over as the top LED supply country after 2011.
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9/11 is history--but how is it being taught to students in history courses? George Bush and other conservatives maintain that the attacks were acts of evil; liberals, while they condemn the attacks, see them as having a social and political context that we need to understand. These differences are reflected in the debate over the textbooks written in the past three years.
--Jon Wiener, "Teaching 9/11"
It's a standing joke among the president's top aides: who gets to deliver the bad news? Warm and hearty in public, Bush can be cold and snappish in private, and aides sometimes cringe before the displeasure of the president of the United States, or, as he is known in West Wing jargon, POTUS. The bad news on this early morning, Tuesday, Aug. 30, some 24 hours after Hurricane Katrina had ripped through New Orleans, was that the president would have to cut short his five-week vacation by a couple of days and return to Washington. The president's chief of staff, Andrew Card; his deputy chief of staff, Joe Hagin; his counselor, Dan Bartlett, and his spokesman, Scott McClellan, held a conference call to discuss the question of the president's early return and the delicate task of telling him. Hagin, it was decided, as senior aide on the ground, would do the deed.
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Comunicado de Prensa de La Liga de la Leche en cuanto a formula contaminada en China
September 24th, 2008
Hola amigas,
Me imagino que ya muchas conocen el problema de la formula contaminada, que ha causado muchas muertes y mucha enfermedad en bebes alimentados artificialmente.
Aunque nosotros no vivimos en China, se conoce que se ha distribuido de esta formula a distintas partes del mundo. Para disminuir el riesgo de que los bebes se contaminen, se esta sugieriendo que se considere relactar a aquellas mujeres que alimentan con formula artificial.
Comparto con ustedes el comunicado de prensa que envio La Liga de la Leche Internacional al respecto:
Mothers Can Choose to Breastfeed or Relactate with Proper Information and Support
(September 2008) La Leche League International was deeply saddened to read about the illness of almost 7,000 Chinese babies who were fed formula tainted by the chemical melamine. The chemical has been found in several brands of infant formula manufactured in China as well as in other dairy products, including regular milk, yogurt and ice cream. At least four babies have died, more than 150 have been hospitalized with kidney failure and thousands have been sickened after being fed contaminated infant formula. Melamine is a chemical which is meant to be used as a binding agent and is also an ingredient in fertilizer. Melamine artificially increases the protein profile of milk and can cause kidney diseases.
Massive recalls of dairy products manufactured in China are being conducted worldwide. La Leche League International (LLLI) strongly suggests that mothers with infants who are being given formula consider relactating to avoid possible exposure to tainted formula, improperly prepared formula and to protect their ability to nourish infants in case of disaster.
Relactation can be accomplished even when little or no breastfeeding has occurred. It does require determination from and support for the mother. LLLI offers a variety of resources for women who would like to relactate at http://www.llli.org/FAQ/relactation.html. Relactation can be established even several months after birth or by mothers who adopt.
Although health professionals around the world advise breastfeeding as the best choice, mothers who choose to feed formula to their babies often do so believing that they are providing the best for their children. Marketing messages from formula manufacturers promote the belief that formula is equal or superior to human milk. These marketing tactics are prevalent even in developing countries where it is often difficult to properly purchase, prepare and store human milk substitutes. Beliefs in the superiority of human milk substitutes can become pervasive, resulting in mothers finding little or no support for their desire to breastfeed.
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), more than one million children die every year because they are not breastfed. WHO estimates that no more than 40% of infants worldwide are exclusively breastfed for the first six months of life. A cornerstone of WHO's and UNICEF's Global Strategy for Infant and Young Child Feeding is the aim that babies be exclusively breastfed for the first six months of life. After six months, it is recommended that breastfeeding be continued along with the introduction of locally available foods. For the first year of life and beyond, human milk provides nutrition and protects infants from disease. Research has demonstrated that the nutritional value of breastmilk, specifically the fat and energy content, continues well beyond the first year. There are many reasons that women choose not to breastfeed, including some medical conditions, which are contraindications to breastfeeding. However, in the absence of such contraindications, providing women with information and support to be able to breastfeed is important.
Pregnant mothers need to know that while breastfeeding is natural, it is a learned behavior. Although many mothers and babies begin breastfeeding and continue on with no problems, this is not always the case. Mothers can find information to help them with their difficulties by contacting a La Leche League Leader or attending a La Leche League meeting.
Women in both affluent and developing countries need to have information and support to breastfeed their babies. Since 1956, LLLI has been offering this information and support. Mother-to-mother support groups now exist in almost 70 countries. The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding, published by LLLI, has sold over two million copies. The LLLI web site reaches millions of women a year. For more information about breastfeeding or to locate a support group in your area, visit the LLLI web site at www.llli.org.
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1. Carmen Cabrer | October 2nd, 2008 at 11:25 am
In China's spiraling milk-contamination crisis, some mothers are making
money selling their breast milk.
As news spread of the deadly taint of the industrial chemical melamine in
China's milk supply last week, new father Jimandy Wu approached his wife
with a business proposition: She could become a nai ma, or wet nurse. He had
read on the Internet about the practice, in which a woman feeds her own
breast milk to someone else's child.
Fresh Milk in China
Security staff kept order as families with children undergoing checks for
possible kidney stones waited their turn at a hospital in Chongqing
"Why not," says his 24-year-old wife, Tina Huang, a mother in the southern
Chinese boomtown of Shenzhen who says she produces more milk than her own
2-month-old baby can use. "It's a pity that I waste my breast milk when I
see on TV so many kids with no milk to drink because of the contaminated
Ms. Huang's old job as a secretary paid just 1,000 yuan ($146) a month. The
12,000 yuan she will earn each month as a wet nurse will "buy some good
clothes for our daughter, and send her to a better kindergarten, " says Mr.
As Chinese parents panic about the tainted milk — which authorities now
admit began in late 2007 — that has killed four and sickened more than
53,000 children, the fallout is breathing new life into an ancient
profession. Wages for Chinese wet nurses, who post online ads and sign up at
housework agencies around the country, have doubled since the milk crisis
began on Sept. 12. They now run as high as 18,000 yuan a month.
On Tuesday in a residential Shenzhen neighborhood, six new mothers showed up
looking for work at Zhong Jia Family Services Co., which serves as a broker
for maids and, increasingly, women like Ms. Huang. "I've been working in
this industry for over 10 years, and never seen such a craze for wet
nurses," says Ai Xiaoxiong, the company's manager. Since Friday, Mr. Ai has
registered 260 available women and found employment for 20.
While doctors say any breast milk from a healthy woman will help a baby grow
and protect it against disease, the practice of having another woman nurse
one's own baby was largely abandoned in the West in the 19th century. But
the practice is common in a number of countries. China also has a long
tradition of wet nursing, but the Communist Party considered the practice
decadent and tried to stamp it out.
On the Decline
Breast-feeding is on the decline in China, where commercial formulas are
heavily marketed. According to China's Center for Disease Control and
Prevention, the percentage of poor rural women who breast-feed slipped to
38% in 2005 from 62% in 2000. The reasons for the decline vary, but many
people appear to believe that formula is somehow better for their children.
Among some wealthier families, a busy lifestyle gets in the way.
Tina Huang
Many public-health experts promote breast-feeding. "This formula scandal is
like nature's wake-up call to all of us. It's not just about unscrupulous
manufacturers, " says Yanhong Wheeler, a breast-feeding advocate and author
under the pen name Xiao Wu who is often compared in China to the late
Benjamin Spock, the famous pediatrician and author. "We really must pay
closer attention to…what we feed our offspring."
Some parents searching for a wet nurse say they're desperate for an
alternative to possibly tainted milk powder. Xiao Guidong, the father of a
4-month-old in the city of Chongqing, posted an ad on a popular online
message board asking for a wet nurse who was "in perfect health, has plenty
of milk, and has good hygiene." He's offering to pay the woman 3,000 yuan a
month, plus free room and board.
"My mom takes care of my son," says Mr. Xiao, who recently divorced his
wife. "I need a wet nurse urgently, especially because so much milk powder
has problems."
The upswing in demand for wet nurses is raising moral questions. It's often
the poor who end up selling their milk. "Many people look down on this job.
I do it because I have no other method to earn more money," says a woman
named Ms. He, 24, from the northwestern Chinese city of Lanzhou. She runs an
online ad selling her services.
Then there's the problem of what to do with a wet nurse's own child, since
many of the women move in with their employers and, sometimes, they aren't
allowed to bring their own babies to work. Ms. Huang, the prospective wet
nurse, says she's willing to leave her own 2-month-old baby at home if
that's what her employer wants. "We can feed our baby with some other food,
such as rice water," she says.
Mr. Xiao says he doesn't want another baby in his house. "If she feeds my
son while her own son is crying, I cannot stand that," he says.
He admits some might view hiring a wet nurse as exploitation, but he
disagrees. "They need higher pay and a better job while I need them to look
after my baby. It is a good deal. We help each other," he says.
To make sure that everyone is on the same page, Mr. Ai, the Shenzhen agent,
requires that any potential wet nurse come into his office with her husband.
"I have to ask the husband face-to-face whether he will let his wife work as
a wet nurse," he says.
Scouting for employees, he also asks to see a mother's natural baby. "Look
at how fat this baby is," says Mr. Ai, pointing at prospective wet nurse
Zhang Amei's 4-month-old son, Zhang Youmin, who looks like a little Michelin
Man. "The fatter the baby, the better the milk," he says.
It's a point of pride for Ms. Zhang, too. "My milk is really good. My
elderly relatives say the color and density are as good as formula," says
the 28-year-old.
Quantity is also important. "Her milk is sufficient to feed three babies,"
says Mr. Ai.
Ms. Zhang demurs. "Maybe only two."
Professional Training
Mr. Ai provides employees professional training on "ethics, etiquette and
attitude" — such as the best way to hold your employer's baby — to help
ease the emotional and physical transition. He also asks that the families
go to the hospital together while the wet nurse gets a checkup.
Some prospective wet nurses say that making a good match with the family
whose baby they're going to feed is their only priority. Ms. Zhang, mother
of the fat baby, says she first tried wet nursing when she gave some of her
extra milk to her neighbor's baby.
"We do not care that much about money as long as we can make friends with
the other family," says her 38-year-old husband, Zhang Mingchuan.
"I was so angry when I read about the contaminated milk," says Ms. Zhang. "I
had to help."
2. Carmen Cabrer | October 2nd, 2008 at 11:25 am
Comunicado del Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine
Toll From Tainted Chinese Formula Climbs to 53,000; Producer Received Complaints in
New Rochelle, NY, September 25, 2008 – The number of infants in China who have fallen ill as a
result of formula tainted by melamine, has reached 53,000 and is responsible for the deaths of at
least three infants. (New York Times, September 24, 2008)
A report released by the Xinhua News Agency indicates the Sanlu Group, the producer of the
tainted formula, had received consumer complaints about their product as early as December
2007, and repeatedly made efforts to hide information about possible contamination. Melamine, a
chemical compound used mainly as a fire retardant, has been identified as the contaminant in the
formula which has now led to the recall of Chinese-made dairy products in China and other parts
of Asia as well.
In response to these continuing reports of tainted Chinese baby formula, the Academy of
Breastfeeding Medicine (www.bfmed.org) urges public agencies worldwide to renew education
and support for breastfeeding. The tragic and unnecessary deaths of infants in China , and the
sickening of thousands of others, remind us of a truth health experts have long understood: with
extremely rare exceptions, breastmilk is unquestionably the safest method of infant feeding.
Much attention has been focused lately on ways in which food and other supply chains in China
should be more carefully monitored and regulated, a problem which has proven to be ubiquitous,
deeply engrained in the Chinese economy, and thus far highly unmanageable.
In the case of infant feeding, however, very little has been said about what would appear to be
the most effective long-term strategy to protect infants against future feeding catastrophes,
namely, the promotion of breastfeeding. The melamine scandal, together with the terribly
catastrophic earthquake that ravaged so many Chinese communities last May, should have
demonstrated to China and to the entire world that breastfeeding is a practice that all societies
should cherish, safeguard, and promote. This stark reminder of the potential dangers of artificial
milk, underscores the importance of promoting, protecting, and supporting breastfeeding
Dr. Caroline Chantry, President of the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine, pointed out " China is
not the first, or only country to fall prey to contaminated baby formula. But we must make it the
last. And we do know how."
According to the World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action (WABA), a recent decline in funding
world-wide for public education and training of health professionals to support breastfeeding, has
resulted in a decline of hospitals implementing the WHO/UNICEF Baby-Friendly Hospital
Initiative. The Initiative incorporates ten steps for successful breastfeeding, and forbids the
unethical promotion of breastmilk substitutes in health facilities. And the Academy of
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3. Carmen Cabrer | October 2nd, 2008 at 11:26 am
Nestle is on a list of prods that the Malaysian gov't is warning
about with re to melamine contamination.
The PDF file can be downloaded here from Malaysian site. Most of it is
English. Nescafe, Nestle, Ovaltine, Aussie Dairy products, Campbell's,
Lee, Tesco, Oreos (Kraft- although they deny it) M&M's, Snickers.
4. Carmen Cabrer | October 2nd, 2008 at 11:26 am
China baby milk scandal highlights decline in breastfeeding
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Health authorities in China reported this week that nearly 53,000 children have become sick after consuming tainted infant formula. As the effects of these contaminated dairy products become more widespread, many are discussing the alternative to formula — breastfeeding.
The scandal erupted earlier this month when Sanlu, China's top-selling infant formula manufacturer, publicly recalled its products. The baby formula was deliberately contaminated with melamine, an industrial chemical that can cause kidney problems. Since then, thousands of children have become sick and the milk powder has been blamed for the deaths of four infants. The crisis has not only raised questions about food safety, but also about why so many children are being fed formula in the first place, instead of being breastfed.
Thanks to its numerous health benefits, the World Health Organization recommends that children be breastfed exclusively for the first six months of life. However, despite a long tradition of breastfeeding in China, rates have declined as more mothers turn to milk formula. The rates of exclusive breastfeeding during an infant's first four months decreased from around 76 percent in 1998 to 64 percent in 2004. At six months, the percentage of babies being exclusively breastfed is only 51 percent.
Many blame China's shift away from breastfeeding on formula companies who aggressively target the 17 million babies born each year in China. Samuel Dennis, a blogger and local politician in New Zealand says:
"With the recent tainted formula scare in China I immediately became suspicious – why are so many Chinese using formula anyway? It is a poor country, surely they would be breastfeeding? Sure enough, just like in the West in the 40s and 50s, formula is being promoted in China as better than breast milk."
He goes on to cite a report that blames the marketing of formula:
"Under Chinese consumer protection regulations, ads can't claim or hint that a product is a replacement for breast milk. Nor are ads permitted to use images of breastfeeding women and babies. Nonetheless, infant formula companies often flout these regulations."
Mike Brady, blogging for Baby Milk Action, also blames formula companies and their unethical advertising tactics:
"Consider a little further why there is a growth in formula use in China. It is undergoing rapid industrialisation and urbanisation, but that does not have to mean the fall in breastfeeding rates that is being experienced. Part of the cultural change is prompted by western companies. For example, Nutricia, now owned by Danone, promoted its 'Kissing my Baby' formula in China in 2004 with this gift CD with children's music."
Some say that this push to use formula comes from doctors themselves. This despite the fact that China has banned the promotion of breast milk substitutes in hospitals since it launched the Regulation of Human Milk Substitutes Distribution in 1995. One article claims that almost 63 percent of babies receive formula in Chinese hospitals anyway. The same regulation also says that doctors must promote the advantages of breastfeeding.
Covenofovens, commenting on this article, shares his story of pushy doctors:
"We breastfed our baby exclusively for a year (breast milk and water only for the first 4 months, then breast milk, water and food after that)…This is not to say that we had formula pushed on us by doctors – especially the doctor that came to check on my wife a week after the birth. She brought a sample pack of formula produced close to Shenzhen (where our son was born), which sat on the shelf until we eventually threw it away."
Nase, blogging from Malaysia on My Solitude of Space, says that the moms in his local Chinese community are less likely to breastfeed. He asked his mother as to the reasons why:
"Apparently (according to my mom and many Chinese moms), the main concern is about sagging breasts (quote from momma Rose: If I'd breastfed all five of you rascals, I'll be walking on four legs now!)…Other less convincing reasons given by my momma Rose was that due to inconvenience, as moms also need to work and care to other whims of their older children and husbands too!"
minipumpkin agrees that body image is an issue, but also blames a lack of time and the misconception that formula is healthier:
(Translated from Chinese)
"Now there are many young mothers who are worried about their time and their body shape. Even though they have enough milk, they decide not to breast feed their babies. Moreover with so many infant milk formula ads in the market, these mother may feel that the infant formulas are very nutritious and it is very convenient too. Babies grow very fast and look healthy, so why not. I don't want to criticize those mothers who decided not to breast feed their babies, some of them may be forced to use milk powder because they don't have enough milk. I just feel fortunate that I have made a right decision. And now that the Sanlu scandal broke out, I decide to extend the breast feed period for my baby."
kakb2006, quoted from Hong Kong's newspapers, points out that working can be an especially large obstacle to breastfeeding for migrant workers.
(Translated from Chinese)
"Because many rural migrant workers go to the city to work, many women after giving birth need to return to the city and leave the babies in the village. As the mothers are not around to breastfeed the babies, they can only rely on milk powder. And because they are poor and cannot afford expensive infant formula, they can only use the cheaper brand. That's why economic infant milk has a large market in the rural area."
Some Chinese researchers have said that the shift back to breastfeeding will require greater promotion of its benefits. Hoyden About Town adds that this change will only happen if breastfeeding is supported financially, socially and practically. Perhaps the infant formula scandal will start pushing this change to happen in China. A post from the South China Morning Post reports:
"A lack of nursing skills, breastfeeding rooms, and public awareness are among the scores of reasons mainland mothers have abandoned breastfeeding over the years, but the melamine milk scandal is one factor forcing many to reconsider. Hospitals have been packed this week with scared mothers asking about breastfeeding, while the topic has become the most popular source of discussion on maternity and childcare websites."
This article was originally posted on Global Voices Online, a website that tracks global blogger reactions to world news.
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Troops lined the Silom Road, known as Thailand's Wall Street, positioned themselves on rooftops and surrounded the Bangkok Bank, one of the protesters' key targets. Red Shirt protesters stockpiled rudimentary weapons — bricks pulled from the area's pavements, and stacks of bamboo rods — ahead of tomorrow's rally in their continued bid to topple Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva and his Government.
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by Christopher Freeburn | May 30, 2013 11:44 am
[1]After selling CNET to CBS (CBS[2]) for $1.8 billion in 2008, Halsey Minor shouldn't have had any financial worries[3].
But the tech mogul, who aided in the rise of Salesforce.com (CRM[4]) and Rhapsody as well as CNET, turned his attention to investing in art and real estate. That did not pan out so well. His Minor Ventures investment firm was ultimately shuttered after those investments soured during the financial crisis and recession. Now Minor has field for Chapter 7 bankruptcy, the Wall Street Journal notes.
In court filings, Minor claims debts of between $50 million and $100 million and assets of between $10 million and $50 million. His creditors include AT&T (T[5]), Bank of America (BAC[6]) and the Internal Revenue Service.
The court will name a trustee to oversee the sale of Minor's assets to pay off his creditors.
Minor told the Journal that some would argue that he should have confide his investments to technology, where he had a track record of success. However, he said, "I like doing things outside my comfort zone."
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by James Brumley | May 13, 2014 10:48 am
Even with Monday's sharp bounce, the Russell 2000 Index remains in the hole to the tune of 6% since its early-March peak. That's even worse than the Nasdaq's sizable pullback for the same time frame.
This weakness is made more alarming by the fact that, last Wednesday, the Russell 2000 Index moved below its pivotal 200-day moving average line for the first time since late-2012, sparking concerns that we may well be entering our next bear market.
As is so often the case, however, the market's activity of late has been more random and coincidental than rational or calculated. Translation: Don't read too much into the pullback from small-cap stocks. In fact, that pullback appears to have created some strong buying opportunities among the Russell 2000's constituents. Here are four such small caps that bargain-hunters may want to consider first.
For better or worse, collecting bad debts is a business that will never go out of style. That's why Portfolio Recovery Associates (PRAA[2]) is a solid all-weather play, particularly after shares of PRAA stock sank nearly 25% between October and February. Shares have made a modest recovery effort since then, but most of the rebound meat is still left on the bone.
The ironic risk here is if the economy tanks so badly, even debt collectors struggle simply because the money to repay loans just isn't in consumers' hands, as was the case between 2006 and 2009[3]. As long as the economy remains stable, however, Portfolio Recovery Associates is plenty capable of maintaining its double-digit earnings growth rate, qualifying it as one of the market's better small-cap stocks.
Marlin Business Services (MRLN[4]) finances equipment purchase and equipment leases for small businesses — photocopiers, computers, and the like. It's not a riveting business, but it's a reliable business as long as the economy is humming like it is now.
So why did MRLN stock get cut nearly in half earlier in the year even though other small-cap stocks didn't? Good question — the answer still isn't clear. That may be why shares have finally perked up the last couple of weeks. The recovery may also have something to do with the fact that the forward-looking P/E of 12 for a steady-Eddie grower like Marlin Business is a bargain[5].
Ever wanted to invest in small caps that aren't publicly-traded? Hercules Technology Growth Capital (HTGC[6]) is one way of doing so.
The private equity/venture capital fund currently backs 270 companies[7], ranging from Achronix Semiconductor to online game developer WildTangent. HTGC has a solid history of incubations too, with 74 exits of portfolio companies[8] — once they were ready to sell — since the fund's inception in 2004. It's simply one of the better technology and life-science VC names that come in a publicly-traded wrapper.
The 17% pullback over the first quarter of the year had less to do with the company's portfolio and more to do with the market's mood, and now that the broad market is easing up, the market's mood regarding Hercules Technology Growth Capital looks poised to improve.
With the stock down more than 13% since early March, it would be easy to assume Multimedia Games Holding Company (MGAM[9]) was headed for a nasty earnings report at the end of April. The market was wrong, however. MGAM posted a 25% increase in revenue for the quarter,[10] and a 28% improvement in earnings … and that was before the acquisition[11] of PokerTek (PTEK[12]). Bringing PokertTek into the fold will almost assure a fourth straight year of revenue and income growth.
And it hasn't been chump-change growth either. Once the company finally shook off the recession, the top line has grown from 2010's $118 million to last year's $189 million[13]. Annual profits have swelled from $2.63 million to $35 million during that time for Multimedia Games Holding Company; that's a growth rate most other small cap stocks can only envy.
It's still not a cheap stock, even with the recent weakness, priced at a trailing P/E of 22.3. But plenty of earnings beats and a double-digit growth rate make the premium worth it … especially after the stock's multi-month nap.
The rhetoric has soured on small-cap stocks, and that pessimism has materialized in the form of a severe slide in the value of the Russell 2000 Index. Even Janet Yellen and Federal Reserve Governor Daniel Tarullo have joined the discussion[14], suggesting last week that valuations for small caps were too high for our own good. That was the day after the index closed under the 200-day average, and the day before the bears put some distance between the long-term moving average and the Russell 2000.
While it's all unnerving at first glance, far more often than not, the right time to be bullish is when everyone else is bearish. We were due for a pullback, and we got one. End of story. The economy is still in growth mode, and earnings remain on the rise. Despite Yellen's concern — perhaps because Yellen made a point of voicing an oddly-specific concern — we should take it as a contrarian clue that small caps have already hit their short-term bottom.
As of this writing, James Brumley did not hold a position in any of the aforementioned securities.
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Project team and forthcoming consultations for AECC redevelopment
Henry Boot Developments a leading UK property developer and Aberdeen City Council's joint venture partner for the new multi-million pound Aberdeen Exhibition & Conference Centre is pleased to announce the team which will deliver the project.
In the lead-up to submitting planning applications for the proposed new facility, as well as redevelopment proposals for the current AECC site (which will be vacated once the new facility is up and running), a comprehensive team of professionals from across a wide spectrum of disciplines will work in partnership with Henry Boot and Aberdeen City Council.
The project teams comprises: Turner & Townsend (Programme & Project Management; Cost Management); SASANBELL (Architect); Arup (Civil & Structural Engineer); Mott MacDonald (Transport); DSSR (M&E Services Engineer); Brindley Associates (Landscape Architect & Ecology); Hurley Palmer Flatt (Energy & Sustainability); GVA James Barr (Planning Consultant); Streets UK (Community Engagement); Cooper Cromar (Architect); Goodson Associates (Civil & Structural Engineer); AECOM (Transport); Ryden (Planning Consultant); Hirst (Landscape Architect & Ecology); and Perceptive Communicators (Communications).
A vital element of the development project is consultation with relevant stakeholders in the City and beyond, before the public consultation commences in the next two months.
Nick Harris of Henry Boot Developments said: "We are carrying out a number of pre-consultation meetings with key stakeholders ahead of the first phase of public consultation.
"Once these meetings are underway, we will confirm the dates and venues for the public consultation and publicise these widely as we are keen to hear the views and feedback on our plans from as many people as possible.
"We expect these to take place in early summer and look forward to hearing the views of all those who participate."
"The new AECC facility is a vital element of Aberdeen's future growth and development, not least as a World Energy City and the Energy Capital of Europe. Therefore, the new conference centre and associated facilities will be developed with the ambition to make it the most sustainable facility of its kind in the UK.
"That is, of course, a tall order but one that we are confident we can meet especially in conjunction with the project team that we have assembled to ensure that we are delivering to brief, on time and on budget."
Council leader Barney Crockett said: "The AECC makes a crucial contribution to the economy of Aberdeen, Scotland, and beyond. We must ensure Aberdeen continues to attract large and popular events, like Offshore Europe, to the City. Securing a top-class exhibition centre is essential if we are to succeed in that.
"The companies appointed to the project team by Henry Boot Developments are very well regarded and have strong industry reputations. I am confident that they will deliver a facility which Aberdeen, as a leading world energy city, needs, deserves and can be proud of."


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Four i-Phones and YouTube brought the "Applegirl" a Record Deal
Kim Yeo-hee, a 22-year-old South Korean girl, caught the attention of the music producers with her home-made videos uploaded on YouTube where she sings Beyonce's "Irresistable" and Lady Ga Ga's "Poker Face" while at the same time playing the musics using nothing other than four i-Phones and music creation applications according to the Wall Street Journal. The same report states that the Applegirl002, as she refers herself on YouTube, already signed a record deal with the Seoul-based producer, Dreamhigh-Ent.
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