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The Premier League makes a welcome return this weekend and with two managerial departures already confirmed in this most unpredictable of seasons, the pressure is mounting on a handful of under-fire tacticians.
Liverpool's move to sack Brendan Rodgers and the decision of Dick Advocaat to walk away from his post as Sunderland boss saw two of the bookies pre-season favourites in the Premier League sack-race make their exits.
The two week international break tends to be prime season for managers to be replaced and with just four more Premier League games on the agenda before another break for national team matches, these are the managers under scrutiny ahead of big games in the next couple of weeks.
Tim Sherwood (Aston Villa)
Sack race odds: 6/4 favourite
Next two matches: Chelsea (a), Swansea (h)
Pressure appears to have bubbled up for Sherwood after his side's desperately disappointing 1-0 home defeat against Stoke in their last match, with reports in the UK media suggesting the manager who took over at Villa last February needs a rapid upturn in fortunes if he is to survive the axe.
Former Spurs boss Sherwood vowed to ensure Villa would not be involved in a relegation fight again so long as he was in charge, but four points from their first eight games has hardly backed up that confident boast. A heavy defeat against under-pressure Chelsea on Saturday will put further strain on Sherwood's position.
Steve McClaren (Newcastle)
Sack race odds: 5/2
Next two matches: Norwich (h), Sunderland (a)
Newcastle were chasing the services of McClaren for a long time before than actually landed him last summer and after just eight games in charge, there are already suggestions that he is under pressure.
Handed a place on the board and given £50m to spend last summer, McClaren was expected to deliver more than three points from his first eight games and the local derby against Sunderland later this month is already looking like a make-or-break game for the former England manager. No one outside of their little North East of England outpost cares too much about Sunderland v Newcastle matches, but it is a fixtures that can define a managers career at both clubs.
Jose Mourinho (Chelsea)
Sack race odds: 9/2
Next two matches: Aston Villa (h), West Ham (a)
It seems remarkable that Mourinho's position as Chelsea boss is under threat eight games into his side's defence of the Premier League title, but such has been the meltdown that he has inspired at Stamford Bridge that he could be out of a job soon unless he finds a solution. He's already had the vote of confidence from his club and that generally precedes the sack in this business.
Mourinho seems to struggle to stay anywhere for too long without upsetting all around him and that familiar pattern has developed at Chelsea in his third season as the club's manager. He needs a win in his side's next two Premier League matches, which will have a Champions League clash against Dynamo Kiev sandwiched in between.
Tony Pulis (West Brom)
Sack race odds: 20/1
Next two matches: Sunderland (h), Norwich (a)
There is only so much any set of supporters can take of the brand of football christened as 'Pulisball' by detractors of the effective and thoroughly unattractive brand of football promoted by the West Brom boss.
When his side are winning, fans will put up with the lack of entertainment to an extent, but the sight of the Baggies going down to a limp defeat against Crystal Palace on the back of their surrender of a 2-0 lead against Everton in their previous game set some alarm bells ringing at West Brom. Their next two games give them a chance to bounce back.
Sam Allardyce (Sunderland)
Sack race odds: 33/1
Next two matches: West Brom (a), Newcastle (h)
The manager whose name cannot be muttered by media commentators without the word 'Big' placed before it only staged his first press conference as Sunderland manager on Tuesday lunchtime and already he is among the tips to face the sack.
It may seem as if judgement on his hopes at Sunderland has been passed with a little too much haste, but thus is the life of a manager at a club that has embraced managerial changes far too swiftly in recent years. Like Pulis, Allardyce promotes a brand of football that is hard to love so he better find a way to start winning quickly.
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Juventus sporting director Giuseppe Marotta is confident the club can strike a deal for Alberto Aquilani.
By Simone Bargellini
Last Updated: 11/04/11 2:12pm
Juventus sporting director Giuseppe Marotta is confident the club can strike a deal for Alberto Aquilani.
The midfielder returned to his Italian roots last summer on a season-long loan deal from Liverpool.
Having struggled to make the grade in England, the 26-year-old was deemed surplus to requirements at Anfield.
Since leaving Merseyside and heading for Turin, Aquilani has been able to steer clear of niggling knocks and rediscover his form.
Unsurprisingly, Juve are now keen for a permanent move to be made at the end of the season.
Marotta believes an agreement will be struck, but has admitted that Liverpool may need to lower their asking price should they wish to cash in on the Italy international.
"Aquilani has been a pleasant surprise, he arrived in the middle of a bad period and we are very happy with him," Marotta told Sky Italia.
"On our side there is every intention to keep him.
"At the right time we will talk with Liverpool and I believe the price is negotiable."
Marotta has also played down fresh reports suggesting World Cup-winning goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon could soon be offloaded.
He added: "There is nothing to be said on Buffon. He's our first-choice goalkeeper and has been voted the best goalkeeper in the world for the past decade.
"A contract at Roma? I hardly think that a club like Roma, who are yet to find their feet under new owners, have entered into talks with a potential signing.
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What if a hospital was your high school, boarding school and summer camp rolled into one? What if it was the place where you fell in love for the first time and made friendships that lasted a lifetime? And what if it was all weirdly hilarious and the most fun you ever had in your entire life? This is the world of Red Band Society.
Emma goes home and learns a secret that throws her into a tailspin, as Jordi debates breaking the law to get what he wants. Meanwhile, betrayal abounds as Leo and Kara hit the road and leave Ocean Park Hospital. Then, Hunter receives the news he has been waiting for and approaches a life-altering medical procedure with Dash by his side. Also, love is in the air as Nurse Jackson and Dr. Naday try to get Charlie to respond.
Someone's unexpected return reveals a betrayal, while another "red bander" fights for freedom. Then, a battle is lost.
The group copes with the loss of one of their own, which results in new hope for one of them. Love is in the air as Nurse Jackson and Dr. Naday take things to a new level, however Dash's love interest could cost him his life. Shocking news leads to new hope and Emma and Kara start facing their family issues.
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The Missouri Association for College Admission Counseling is pleased to announce the 10th Annual MOACAC Spring College Fair for students and parents. The fair will be held at Maryville University's Recreation Center in St. Louis, MO. on Sunday, April 23, 2017, from 1-3 p.m.
MOACAC's mission is to assist students and families in the college admission process. The Maryville Spring College Fair is an excellent opportunity for students and parents to meet with college representatives and to gather information on the college selection and financial aid processes.
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I have been going through video cards like a graphics junky looking for his next fix. It all started with an actively cooled Nvidia 6600-noisey but still very nice, then a passively cooled beautiful 7600GS then a 7600GT that was even faster! -Interesting thing about each of these upgrades was not only where they faster they were same price or cheaper than the one before it! -too good to be true? No but it was too good to last.
So when i went into my old friends at MSY and saw the 8600GT was the same price as my 7600GT i knew i needed another hit for my graphics habit...Atypically i hesitated and called Scott Barnes (our resident gamer) and asked him "Are the 8600GT cards faster than of the 7600GT?" his anwer was "Of course it is a bigger number" Cocooned in my ignorance i went home dropped in the card and anxiousely waited the Windows Experience Index to be updated from the lowly 5.3 for Gaming index it was curently sitting at....
So when it finished with a Windows Experience Index of 4.7 i "knew" it must be broken and got on the to the net to see what was going on....only to find out to my horror that the 8600GT despite having a larger number is quite a bit slower - argh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
So just like any other junky that gets a bad hit what do i do? Quite and go back to my old card? - yeah Right! Nope, I drove the 60 minutes back to MSY and spent another $100 for the 8600GTS. At least physically this was a beefier card and looked a lot *nicer than the 8600GT....
So was the 8600GTS faster than the 7600GT - yes, marginally. Was it $100 better? -NO way. My Windows Experience Index for gaming is now up 5.6.
Just to make myself feel a little better about the expense I am running Windows Vista with two Video cards - the 7600GT to drive my 19" and the 8600GTS to drive my 21" (yes, i realize there really isn't any benefit to this)
Oh yeah one of the reasons for this "upgrade" was a game called Civilization IV which on Windows Vista 64 bit was not displaying correctly (the little people in the cities werent' being drawn)...Turns out my new video card had the same problem but a patch from Fraxis fixed it!
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Goodsite Web Solutions, a Los Angeles based web design firm, launched its new website today which can be found at http://www.getgoodsite.com. This entity is the latest evolution of a design team that has been working together for over a decade now and has consistently created innovative, user-friendly sites.
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Occasionally I find myself writing a small .NET assembly that's going to be used across a number of difference applications where I can't assume that any particular Dependency Injection library fill be available. In those situations, I often need to implement some sort of singleton object. It's on those occasions that I turn to the following generic singleton class I created based on Jon Skeet's singleton implementations.
public static class Singleton
where T : class, new() { public static T Instance { get { return Nested.Instance; } } class Nested { internal static readonly T Instance = new T(); // Explicit static constructor to tell C# compiler // not to mark type as beforefieldinit static Nested() { } } }
The class is based on Jon's fifth version of a singleton implementation. With Jon's approach, you have to copy the singleton code into your class that you want to make a singleton. With my variation, you can copy the Singleton
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class:public class HelloWorldService { public HelloWorldService { System.Console.WriteLine("New object!"); } public void SayHello() { System.Console.WriteLine("Hello World!"); } public void SayGoodbye() { System.Console.WriteLine("Goodbye World!"); } } public class Program { public static void Main(string[] args) { Singleton .Instance.SayHello(); Singleton .Instance.SayGoodbye(); } }
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Eight Executive Rooms with private decks and outdoor showers
Air-con and ceiling fans
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Mini bar, tea / coffee making facilities
Bird and tree books in all rooms
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Likweti Lodge offers wedding facilities for up to 120 guests. With a choice of no less than three different outdoor ceremony venues, a thatched reception room with breathtaking views, a romantic dance floor under the stars, delectable cuisine and outstanding personalised service, Likweti offers you an exceptional bush wedding venue.
Likweti Lodge offers conference facilities for up to 80 delegates. Likweti Lodge offers a conference and team building environment that is definitely not the run of the mill. The "compulsory" 20 - 25 min game drive from the main entrance gate to the Lodge - where the Pezulu Conference Room is located - will set the tone for the day ahead, ensuring that delegates begin their session relaxed yet invigorated at being in such a splendid bush environment.
Activities and Attractions
The reserve is home to kudu - as well as a variety of general game including giraffe, zebra, wildebeest, impala, nyala, warthog, vervet monkeys, jackal and the smaller cats live civet and serval.
Over 300 bird species are at home on Likweti, including the seldom seen African Finfoot, and tailored drives for keen birders can be arranged.
Likweti is perfectly situated to offer guests convenient day trips into the nearby world renowned Kruger National Park for Big 5 sightings, a trip made all the more pleasurable accompanied by one of the Lodges scrumptious, gourmet picnic hampers.
Day trips to the regions scenic splendours like Blyde River Canyon, Gods Window, Three Rondawels and the historic mining town of Pilgrims Rest are within easy driving distance from Likweti should guests wish to leave the holistic and tranquil bush experience the sanctuary offers and explore the surrounds!
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The thing with health related hubs, is that often in relation to conditions there are "defined" things that must be included. Reading the info on hubscores, it talks about original content, and not too much paraphrasing - those who write health hubs - how do you get around this 'defined info' versus paraphrasing what is already out there.....I'm feeling a bit "meh" after working on a hub for days, to get a hubscore of 53.
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Hi! I have started hubpages for less than a week, for the purpose of sharing medical information mainly.
Regarding your question, I do agree with you. You are right in saying that in essence, there is almost nothing to add when making hubs in the medical (or scientific field in general) since most are secondary information already. As in my case, I opt to consider only specific points or complications related to the topic at hand. To give concrete examples, let me tell you about how I do ti. In one of my hubs, I only focused on a rare complication of gastroenteririts relating it to a case. Also, I have a hub on asthma focusing only on how to see warning signs.
For the most part, I actually think that it is pointless to write when one can quickly search websites like medscape, emedicine, webmd, or the like. Those websites have authority and leading figures that arguably, we can't contest against. That's why I just put in REAL life cases of REAL people whom I have encountered or heard from with colleagues of mine. With that, I infuse the touch of life into seemingly stern blocks of texts. Of course, I still put relevant information but I also put in personal analysis of the disease, cases, and how it arrived on such scenarios. In short, simply personalize it.
You can see my hubs for reference. I may have not been articulate enough to explain. LOL. I do hope I helped you in your dilemma.
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Thanks! I will personalise this particular one as I have a family member seriously ill with it - so I'll update with his things! Also may break it down into smaller chunks
And have a series. My others are more personalised due to my field of work.
Since I write medical hubs that are only about my area of expertise, and personal experiences in the health care field, I usually manage to get high hub scores. My hubs on blood typing get lots of views and comments. And they tend to be 'evergreen'.
So, I would suggest that a medical writer use their knowledge to write in a personal style and think of what patients would like to ask their doctors about, but never do. Research "doorknob questions" (what patients try to ask their doctors when they reach for the exit doorknob).
As Digital MD says, it's hard to write something original about things that anyone can do research on. You need to write from personal experience.
Basically, any hub should include the who, what, when, where, why, and how of what you are writing about. I also like to write in the journalistic inverted pyramid style where all the important points are on top because that is what draws a reader in.
Maybe it would help to 'think like a nurse' and write from their point of view. Or as I do, which is to think like a Medical Laboratory Scientist :-)
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That's true. I am a nurse, so ow as kinda writing from my side of things but it wasn't as personal as it could be - I have a family member seriously I'll with severe pancreatitis, so as he recovers I can personalise it more! Thanks!
I've written 14 hubs on the general topic of Health/medical. My scores range from 68 to 86. I just do my research and do my best to word things my own way. I try to cover the material as uniquely as possible. Most of mine in some way are written from my own experience. That helps give the article something unique. Good luck with your writing.
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Thanks Cam. My problem could be that I'm a health professional, so I understand it all, but I might be forgetting that other people don't, and explain it a different way as well as personalised. Thanks for your input.
This is a very good question. I do not have the answer for you.
It not only relates to health related hubs but any science where the
facts were gathered by someone other than yourself.
Hopefully, someone can direct you to get answers.
Most of us know that feeling of working on an article and finally publishing
it to show the world your talent, your insight, your heartfelt work, only to have it come back with a very low score. Keep in mind that you are the only one who sees that score that HP has given your hub.
We have all been there and it is not a good feeling. Do your best and
stop thinking about the numbers. You are a fine writer making some great medical articles available. Your contribution to HP is appreciated.
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Thanks DJ - yeah, but I've got ways to fix it now - thanks for your kind words.
While helping my ailing husband combat certain health conditions I researched many remedies and wrote about those that worked for him and those that I had heard about that worked for others. That's original content from first handed experiences.
As for the 53 hubscore, it will likely go up as many hubs start out with low scores.
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Thanks for that Diana, I've tried something like that with the latest hub. As for the score, it did go up! Phew!


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Chix recommended to visit Design Dollies for me to gather more inspirations and to keep me in the mood to scrap. And she was right! The site is indeed fabulous and the challenges are great.
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Small dog – large dog: $462-$562 (amount of anesthesia used will vary by weight and determine final cost within this range) but a 20 pound dog starts at $462
Any size feline: $407 (included in this cost is Gabapentin, a premedication given at home prior to your cat's arrival at our hospital to calm him/her)
A basic dental procedure at Murrayhill Veterinary Hospital begins with a thorough oral exam as well as a pre-anesthetic physical exam by your pet's doctor. Medications are administered to ease stress, anxiety and prevent nausea. Hospitalization includes IV catheter placement and IV fluid therapy. We only use Sevoflurane anesthesia, the safest available. During the procedure, Certified Veterinary Technicians monitor anesthesia and vitals including body temperature, blood pressure, carbon dioxide, oxygen levels and EKG. We use a sophisticated warming system to keep our patients warm, comfortable and safe! Full mouth radiographs (X-rays) are taken, which provide detailed information about the health of the bone surrounding the roots and the root structure of the teeth. Hand and ultrasonic scaling, as well as polishing and fluoride treatment, is performed. And, while your pet is under anesthesia we trim nails and express anal glands at no extra charge. At discharge before and after pictures are provided along with recommendations for at-home care.
It is not uncommon for us to find areas of dental disease (i.e. a fractured or dead tooth, or periodontal disease) once your pet is anesthetized. Your pet's doctor will be in contact to discuss any findings and notify you of your treatment options as well as the additional costs. We can perform those services on the same day or in stages (similar to how human dentists schedule). We advocate for your pet's oral health with respect to your concerns and budget prior to performing any additional services.
*Current bloodwork (completed no more than two months prior to the scheduled dental procedure) is the standard for any anesthetic procedure. This helps us evaluate your pet's internal organ health to make sure he or she is a good candidate for anesthesia. There are a number of blood panels that can be run based on your conversation with your veterinarian as well as your pet's health and age. These panels range from $67-$200. If a dental procedure is performed within 60 days of your pet's annual bloodwork a $25 discount will be applied to your pet's dentistry.
*We make every effort to keep the pricing on these pages accurate, but pricing is subject to change. We will print you out an accurate treatment plan at the time of your pet's visit.


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Euro 2016 cards Adrenalyn XL by Panini - 70 Packs Sealed Box
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Are you excited for Euro 2016? Panini have launched there Euro 2016 Adrenalyn XL trading card game collection!
Are you ready to line up your favourite team on the field? Get passionate, feel the excitement and enjoy the entertainment of Euro 2016 with the new Euro 2016 Adrenalyn XL Official Trading Card Game by Panini! Live and play with Europe's elite teams and the Euro 2016 tournament! Featuring all of the home nations, this year's tournament is sure to be a great one!
Collect the cards in the special binder, trade them with your friends, play with them on the exclusive game sheet and relive exciting matches with your mates! Activate the card by inserting the code printed on the back of it! Manage your virtual binder and set up your own squad. Play versus hundreds of challengers, invite your friends and use your cards to beat them.
There are 459 cards to collect including special cards as well as Limted Edition Cards to look out for. Collectors can kick start their collection with a starter pack available at SoccerGaga!
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Thought I'd write a review after SoccerGaga has been feeding my soccer trading card addiction for a while. This website is excellent for procuring those footy cards that are not readily available in Canada. SoccerGaga has really excellent service, so thank you!
With respect to this card set, it's pretty good. Same overall design as other Adrenalyn XL sets of this year but that's not necessarily a bad thing. An insert of sorts in every pack. Every team has the same amount of players which is a good or a bad thing. In other words the lesser players as well as the big time players are counted here. The squads are not all up to date, but that can be forgiven given that squads were officially announced 2 weeks before they started.
I haven't opened my whole box yet because I'm trying to ration out my joy. That being said the stated odds on the back of the pack seem to be true.
One disappointment: the sigs are printed and are not actual sigs. The stated odds for sigs are 1:25 so I guess that makes sense given how many cards they must print for Europe.
Just to compare with the Topps Showcase Champions League card set:
The quality of the cardboard for the Topps set is definitely higher. The Topps' sigs are real, however it's 2 per box and that box is significantly more expensive than this Panini box, and that costly box comes with less cards per box. The inserts in the Topps set are more rare. The graphics are more in your face for the Panini set than the Topps set, but it boils down to personal preference at that point.
All in all a great set, that's actually a pretty good bang for your buck all told.
Thanks again SoccerGaga! (btw, glad I got the last one!)
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Deborah Aaronson has been appointed Vice President, Group Publisher at Phaidon Press based in the company's NYC offices. Aaronson will report to Keith Fox, the newly appointed CEO of Phaidon.
As Group Publisher of Phaidon, Aaronson will be responsible for expanding Phaidon's Visual Arts, Photography, Interior Design, Fashion, and Children's publishing programs. She will also oversee design and production. "I am thrilled that Deb has joined Phaidon," stated Fox. "Her extensive publishing experience, intelligence and creativity will continue to drive Phaidon's growth as the preeminent visual arts publisher in the world."
Aaronson comes to Phaidon from Abrams, where she recently served as Vice President, Publisher for the adult trade group. She spent more than 14 years at the publisher. She has a Master of Arts in English from the University of North Carolina and a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Photography from Tisch School of the Arts.
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EVADE Rated Stars Avoid the rapid incomming balls! Skill - Avoid space tiles 1.1 Rated Stars Updated from last version Skill - Other space tiles Rated Stars A game made from a tutorial, and not much else... Skill - Other Falling Up One Day Rated Stars you trip, you fall... up? UnderWater Marbles Rated Stars Short little game I made about a month ago. I could use some touch up though.


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Welcome to The Romantica! You are surely a believer of true love for visiting this blog. Well guess what? I am too and we're not the only ones.
Love has nothing to do with what you are expecting to get — only with what you are expecting to give — which is everything, Katharine Hepburn.
According to the modern psychologists, love is the strong desire for emotional union with another person. However, love can be defined depending on the experienced you encountered with it. How do we know if we're in love? Simple, you'll know you're in love when you behave lovingly towards someone. Love is an extra ordinary feeling.


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A Simple & Efficient Approach for Extracting Features from Blurred Fingerprints
A blurred fingerprint is one which has very less number of minutiae ((i.e.,) ridges) in it. It is difficult to extract features from blurred fingerprints. So, the authors propose a very simple and efficient method for extracting more features from blurred fingerprints. They found some good results when extracted valleys instead of ridges from blurred fingerprints. They tried this research with four different filters and found that in some blurred fingerprints, only valleys can be extracted but not ridges. Keywords-Blurred Fingerprints, Ridges, Valleys, Gabor filter, Gaussian filter, Wiener filter, and Median filter.
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A dissident group of Yahoo shareholders has started a campaign to sell its shares as a block, breaking ranks with Yahoo as it faces an unsolicited takeover bid from Microsoft.
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Eric Jackson, leader of "Yahoo Plan B," an outspoken group of 100 current and former Yahoo employees who own 2.1 million shares, less than one-fifth of 1 percent of the outstanding shares, said Sunday that his group was prepared to negotiate separately with Microsoft or any other bidder.
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Primates of the Caribbean Trailer (2012)
11 October 2012 Animated, Comedy, Family 80 mins
Marco the Monkey works as a beach officer. But he spends most of his time trying to win the heart of the beautiful Lulu. He is just about to succeed, when Marco's rival, Carlo, builds a gigantic monkey-shaped casino right on Marco's beach. Lulu is fascinated by the charming Carlo. Jealously Marco starts an undercover investigation of Carlo's strange casino. Soon he discovers the truth. Carlo will take over the island and force Lulu to marry him! When Marco tries to arrest Carlo a problem rises. Literally from the ground. Because Carlo's Casino is a giant robot.
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Hair care bottles made of plant-based materials, refillable fragrance flacons, skin care brands that take back tubes and jars for recycling, and cosmetic compacts that can be re-used—all are milestones within the beauty industry's continual drive toward developing packaging that's more sustainable. In addition, many brands and manufacturers have made huge strides in areas such as diminishing waste, capitalizing on solar or wind energy, reducing multiple coatings and creating packaging that fully evacuates the product.
Brands that hold sustainability and eco-friendly practices at the core of their DNA, often rely on the product's packaging to tell their story through recyclable symbols, certifications, refillable products and noticeably lighter weight components.
"In general," says Katherine O'Dea, senior fellow with GreenBlue, a nonprofit organization that includes the Sustainable Packaging Coalition, "Packaging is the consumer interface so the easiest way to get consumers' attention in this regard is with the words recycled content and recyclable. Recycled content speaks volumes about being green," she says, adding that packages made of recycled materials and those that can be recycled are today's key trends because consumers understand (or think they understand) these terms.
But while these terms may convey an instant green message to consumers shopping with environmental causes at heart, the term sustainable packaging has evolved to also define what many now consider to be a necessary way of doing business, a way to think through the entire supply chain for the greatest efficiency when designing a package.
Thus the concept of sustainable packaging has changed as brands and suppliers learn what works and what doesn't, what's practical and what's not, what makes sense now and what's further down the road. But this doesn't mean the goal has waned; it's more that the emphasis may have shifted, and while some naysayers claim that the world's current economic situation has put eco-friendly packaging on the back burner, in reality, sustainable packaging and practices have become essentials of remaining competitive in the beauty—or nearly any other—business.
Different Strokes for Different Suppliers
Taking this into account, Beauty Packaging interviewed a number of key suppliers in the industry to learn about their interpretations of sustainable packaging in 2012, and how they are fulfilling brands'—and society's—expectations.
Dr. Gerald Rebitzer, sustainability leader, Amcor Flexibles Europe & Americas, tells Beauty Packaging from his office in Zurich, that sustainable packaging remains "a hot topic of growing importance." He says: "Beauty and cosmetics packaging is related to emotion and reputation. The economic situation is irrelevant. In fact a positive aspect of economic consequences is that focus has shifted to basics and critical points." For example, he says, "There used to be hype about biodegradable and compostable materials—now [these materials are looked at] just when it makes sense."
Dr. Rebitzer maintains that when it comes to packaging design and material selection, you have to look at the complete picture—raw materials, how it's being manufactured, how efficiently it's used. "Like everything," he says, "it needs continuous improvement for cost and social reasons. It's a continuous process."
At Amcor, Dr. Rebitzer says, "Our approach is to embed sustainability into the business product. Sustainability is similar to quality management." Amcor's focus on sustainability ranges from down gauging to refillable and reclosable packaging.
Carole Branchetti, vice president of marketing services and administration, Berlin Packaging, agrees that sustainability practices are alive and well. However, she also points out the paradox of consumers pushing for eco-friendly changes, but then resisting any cost that may be connected with the move.
"Every market survey or trend study we see shows increasing focus on sustainability, and we definitely see increased interest from our customers for their brands, says Branchetti. However, she adds: "We also know that sustainability often comes with tradeoffs that many consumers aren't ready for. This reluctance on the part of the consumer is actually often cited as the largest hurdle to adopting new or better practices." She says that when asked, consumers think CPGs should be doing more—but then the same consumers often aren't willing to pay for the costs associated with early adoption.
That's why Branchetti says it's important to make sure the packaging sustainability strategy fits into a company's overall strategy and goals for the brand. "So an overall trend we see is the dramatic increase in dialogue regarding the role of sustainability and the tradeoffs companies are considering to let it play a greater role in the product messaging," she explains.
"What can be classified as 'eco-friendly' or 'sustainable' packaging has such a broad interpretation in this industry, it's hard to define their meaning in such general terms," says Rebecca Cohen, marketing specialist, Metsä Group, "but speaking generally, when we think of what 'sustainable packaging' means, we are talking about a package that has been designed holistically to optimize environmental performance and to contribute positively to the product's sustainability."
A holistic approach is also top of mind at RockTenn, where Jessica Kimbrough, vice president, marketing, consumer packaging, says, "With increasing emphasis placed on the development of packaging from a holistic perspective—with the packaging's end of life in mind—innovation and sustainability have become inextricably linked. Developing packaging through the lens of sustainability is becoming an expectation by packaged goods companies that are continuing to design packaging that uses renewable and recyclable materials, meets cost and performance expectations, delivers the in-store 'wow factor' using sustainable technologies, all while reducing environmental impact."
Even small changes can combine for a large impact. At Alpha Packaging, Marny Bielefeldt, director of marketing, says, "Eco-friendly packaging has evolved to encompass any incremental improvement in a finished package's carbon footprint. While several years ago, beauty brands tended to think of eco-friendly as something that was either bio-based or 100% recycled, now brand owners have come to appreciate the cumulative impact of even small changes that incrementally reduce the environmental impact of their packaging." For example, she says, "A lot of beauty brands are beginning to see how much paper and waste they can eliminate by moving from pressure-sensitive labels to UV screen printing directly onto the bottle."
Rosalyn J. Bandy, sustainability manager, Avery Dennison Label and Packaging Materials, points out that brands are going beyond what they want—or don't want—in their own packages—and ensuring that sustainable practices are in place down the line.
"More and more brands are developing comprehensive sustainability plans and external reports; consequently, they want a solid understanding of their entire supply chain. It's not just the product you supply to them; it's also how you plan to reduce your own energy use and greenhouse gas emissions, and what kind of corporate citizen you are. They want the full picture that stands behind the product," she says.
At Unimac Packaging Group, Pamela Conover, VP client services, agrees. She describes sustainable packaging as "packaging that reduces the environmental impact and its ecological footprint through the package design, choice of materials, processing and life cycle." She says that eco-friendly packaging will reduce a company's carbon footprint by using more recycled materials, and reusing more package components.
Conover says, "Sustainable packaging minimizes the use of materials, and takes logistics efficiency, energy efficiency, and the use of renewable energy into consideration during the manufacturing process." This includes everything from recycled content, the recyclability of the package, and whether the packaging materials are biodegradable; all need to be considered, she says. In addition: Are any of the materials toxic to the environment? Does the process in which it is created affect the ozone layer, create greenhouse gases, or produce volatile organic compounds?
Weatherchem's vice president of marketing, Anna Frolova-Levi believes that sustainable, eco-friendly packaging in 2012 has just as much to do with how the package is made as how it is used by the consumer. "Being a good steward of the environment involves many steps throughout the process," she says. "Use less energy in package production. Reduce the weight of the package to not only affect the amount of material used but also reduce shipping and fuel costs to deliver that package. Reduce the amount of scrap when producing the package. Recycle everything possible throughout the production process—pallets, shrink wrap, corrugated paper, etc."
"The definition of 'sustainability' has never been broader," comments Malcolm Sinclair, export sales and marketing director, Tullis Russell. He says sustainable packaging decision-making not only includes the choice of materials through the design, print and construction of the box, but now extends into how it will be disposed of and whether it can have some longer-term functional use.
As an example, Sinclair cites Lancôme's Aroma Blue fragrance, which was launched on Tullis Russell's trucard 1 gloss recycled. "L'Oréal wanted to emphasize the use of natural ingredients by choosing a recycled cartonboard, but also wanted to deliver the type of look that needed a coated surface," he explains.
Shannon Payne, vice president of sales, World Wide Packaging LLC, also views sustainable packaging as a combination of the actual primary package achieving some level of "sustainability" based on materials utilized, as well as the reduction in the carbon footprint to achieve some level of eco-friendly categorization based on process.
Beth Scherer, director of sustainability, Curtis Packaging, sums up the meaning of sustainable packaging as it stands today:
"There are three legs to the sustainability stool: people, profits, and planet—and a sustainable package will take all three into account. There is no single way to create a 'sustainable' package. Materials sourcing, production, product protection, branding and price all need to be taken into account. If a package is made of 100% post consumer waste but is not protecting the product and acting as the silent salesman, then it is not sustainable. Likewise if it protects the product and provides a space for advertising but harms the environment through natural resource depletion or pollution at end of life, it is not sustainable. To be sustainable, a package must be win-win."
Scherer adds, "Unless customers see environmental sustainability as important to their brand, they are unlikely to pay more for 'eco-friendly' materials and often do not take advantage of the eco-conscious logos we offer at no additional charge. However, most of our customers prefer to work with a company they feel is sustainable provided it does not come at an additional cost. In many cases we are able to meet this demand by implementing innovative measures that improve efficiency, decreasing our costs and environmental impacts simultaneously. It is that kind of sustainability thinking, incorporating both environmental and cost concerns that our customers value."
Reducing Waste
One overall practice that's beneficial to people, planet and corporate interests is reduction.
GreenBlue's O'Dea says, "An ideal sustainable package pushes the envelope with recycled content and materials reduction."
Amcor's Dr. Rebitzer reminds us that we can't look at packaging in isolation. "What's more important," he says, "is to look at packaging and product together; look at portion packs, smaller packs, reclosable packs, depending on application." Rebitzer emphasizes that the role of packaging is to protect the product, and that the impact of the packaging is actually small (maybe 5%) compared to the waste of the product contained, in environmental terms. Packing efficiently, according to Dr. Rebitzer, is key to eliminating the most waste.
Cutting back on waste is also a primary concern at Weatherchem, where Frolova-Levi also references the end user. Once the product reaches the consumer, she says, the sustainability loop continues. "One aspect that is often overlooked but can have a significant impact on sustainability, she notes, is ensuring that the closure is appropriate for the product." A closure that allows just the right amount of product to be dispensed ultimately reduces waste. With an appropriate closure, the consumer receives the most value from their purchase, and will not prematurely invest in an additional package because they have consumed the product too quickly due to waste. Not only is this good for the environment, it helps enhance the consumer/brand relationship. When the package is ultimately recycled, sustainability has come full circle."
At Alpha Packaging, Bielefeldt says customers look at the whole package as a means to make an environmental statement. "Because we make the primary package, customers look to us to provide a bottle or jar that uses only as much resin as necessary to protect the product through filling, shipping, retail and use. There is also a trend toward direct screen printing (instead of pressure-sensitive labels) for colorful and environmentally friendly decorating," she adds.
Bandy says, at Avery Dennison, reduced material and recyclability is the most widespread combined approach. To this end, she describes the company's new Greenprint tool that helps converters and end users understand the environmental consequences of labeling and packaging choices. It's a product life cycle assessment tool that quantifies the impact of label choices across six areas: barrels of oil used in the raw materials, number of trees used in the raw materials, water use, greenhouse gas emissions, solid waste generated, and energy used. "This knowledge can help create a powerful sustainability story about packaging that can elevate a brand and accelerate sales," explains Bandy.
"When you think about the hierarchy of waste management," says Bandy, "the very first step is to reduce. A reduced material package means less waste you have to deal with later." Avery Dennison recently launched Global MDO, a reduced-material film label product that has both a lighter-weight facestock and a lighter-weight release liner. In addition, the release liner contains up to 25% recycled content.
A key sustainability trend among RockTenn customers, says Kimbrough, "is an increasing interest in ways we can help them quantify the value of the packaging we provide, from the standpoint of cost, performance and reduced environmental impact. Our supply chain approach identifies opportunities to reduce total cost and environmental impact—from material selection and designing right-sized packaging to optimizing production processes and freight scenarios." She says many of their customers/brands are placing focus on zero waste initiatives, which underscores the need to select packaging materials that are renewable and recyclable, as well as developing waste and recycling programs in their operations.
Weatherchem's Frolova-Levi says the company is so committed to reducing waste that it has invested significantly—and made great progress—toward its goal of becoming "landfill-free."
Not only has Weatherchem invested in new electric presses that consume 30% less energy and consume fewer gallons of water, company employees led an initiative to reduce scrap, and initially cut levels by 50%. The company began recycling pallets, shrink wrap and corrugated paper to reduce landfill content, to the point that actually very little is going into the trash now.
Focus on Recyclables and Light Weighting
Dennis Bacchetta, director of marketing, Diamond Packaging, says, "We mostly see brands approaching sustainability through right-sizing and utilization of eco-friendly materials (e.g., FSC-certified, recyclable paperboard and recycled materials with high PCW content)." They are also adapting their graphics through the use of eco-labels (e.g., mobius loop, FSC, wind energy) and the inclusion of an environmental statement.
At World Wide, Payne says, "PCR seems to be gaining momentum in some areas/market segments, while light weighting of primary packaging continues to gain interest and has been building momentum for the past few years.
Unimac's Conover notes, "When we used to think of 'recyclable paper products,' we used to think of unattractive brown or grey board products, molded fiber products and kraft paper products. The biggest problem with creating a package using those products was the unattractive appeal of the package to the consumer. Since the aesthetics of a package play such a significant role with the consumer, innovative thinking was necessary to change the mindset of the people." She says paper companies began creating colored kraft paper products with the option to utilize many different embossing patterns. This slowly began to change the mindset with the developers and allow more environmentally friendly packaging to be created and sold in the marketplace.
When it comes to plastics, Bielefeldt points out that "virtually all of the bottles we manufacture are recyclable." Many of Alpha's bottles and jars have been light weighted to an optimal gram weight that offers raw material savings while still ensuring performance of the primary package. "For companies that want to take it to the next level," she says, "post-consumer (recycled) materials are the most popular request from customers concerned about the environment."
Alpha recently worked with TricorBraun on a 100% recycled (post-consumer) PET bottle and UV ink decorating for Pangea Organics. The amber PET bottles are not only made from recycled plastic, but they can be recycled again with dark post-consumer regrind. The inks used on the bottles are UV-cured and contain no heavy metals, and no volatile organic compounds or other toxins, explains Bielefeldt.
At Berlin, Branchetti says, "We see the most interest in the approaches most easily visible to consumers. This includes recycled content, greater recyclability, and light weighting of components through design. Also formulation changes to concentrates and the real or perceived reduction in wordy chemistry. But we also see some of the most effective improvements in the supply chain, which are often less visible to consumers—such as redesign for greater pack-out and freight efficiencies, as well as relocating manufacturing closer to the filling operation."
Plant-Based Materials
While Amcor's Rebitzer and GreenBlue's O'Dea agree that, except in certain cases, companies seem to be in "a wait-and-see mode" as far as innovative packaging materials such as bioplastics, O'Dea says, "One of the most exciting innovations at the moment is the plant bottle—made from a bio-based PET that is fully recyclable. The polyethelene from sugarcane is identical to petroleum-based, and these plant bottles can go directly into the recycling stream." The material has been used successfully by beverage companies Coca Cola and Pepsi, and in beauty, with P&G's Pantene.
Lageen Tuboplast Ltd. has maintained its focus on the benefits of bioplastics in packaging, developing renewable and "green" polyethylene biopolymer extruded sugarcane tubes that have just launched for personal care, cosmetics and pharmaceuticals.
Steven A. Gallo, Lageen's director of business development-North America, says the whole process is environmentally friendly, from planting the sugarcane to the production of the biopolymer. As GreenBlue's O'Dea described previously, Gallo explains that the technical properties of the sugarcane tubes are very close to the regular polyethylene tubes, but with the benefit of not using petroleum. The sugarcane tubes are also 100% recyclable.
To complement the plant-based tubes, Gallo says Lageen has developed a tube cap that contains wood fibers, and which "falls into the category of products using renewable raw materials." He says the chemical characteristics of the "wood cap" are polymer-blend based on polypropylene (PP) with natural fiber compounds (wood-plastics-composites: WPC) and a fiber content of about 50%.
"We find these new offerings are of special interest to those brands filling natural and/or organic products and to those companies that also have serious 'green' initiatives," says Gallo, who adds, "Lageen is also ISO14001 certified for environmental management and has completed shipping optimization and component down gauging as part of our green initiative."
Step-Saving Strategies
Another tactic taken by many companies to improve sustainability is to combine manufacturing operations.
Diamond Packaging's Bacchetta, notes, "Customers continue to seek more value-added in a single-pass operation." He says, "The goal is to produce more sustainable decorative effects through in-line processes without requiring a separate stamping or embossing pass, thereby reducing material and energy usage." Bacchetta explains that this is often achieved with minimal added cost, and may reduce costs if off-line processes are eliminated.
Diamond has addressed this demand by investing in two state-of-the-art Heidelberg Speedmaster XL 105 offset printing presses that can apply specialty metallic coatings in an initial flexo dispersion coater prior to printing up to eight colors and two additional specialty coatings—all in a single pass.
Bacchetta says that some brands are taking a more comprehensive approach by working to minimize environmental impact through materials and more sustainable converting methods, including the in-line application of specialty coating and holographic effects. This, he says, "often results in lower material and energy usage (compared to off-line processes), with reduced costs and shorter lead times. The added advantage is that these additional decorative processes deliver enhanced shelf impact," he says.
Diamond's Green Chic packaging incorporates multiple technologies, all applied inline, making "a significant advance in the field of sustainable packaging design. Upscale or luxury brands can now support environmental concerns without sacrificing identity," he says.
Strong interest in the use of printing and finishing options and technologies that reduce environmental impact, and can be more cost effective than the traditional processes, are also sought by some of Rock Tenn's customers. "Our customers are incorporating inks, coatings and graphic enhancements such as cold foil, transfer foil processes and textured effects to provide 'sustainable bling' to their packages," says Kimbrough.
Unimac Packaging has also added several processes that decrease steps and energy use, but increase the "wow factor," says Conover, including Cast & Cure and Cold Foil embellishments, "which are more sustainable and eco friendly than conventional hot foil stamping and holographic printing, but still catch the eye of consumers."
Sustainable attributes of Cast & Cure include: fully recyclable films; recyclable UV coating or UV varnish; no harmful VOCs; and less energy use than traditional holographic processes. Cold Foil is an inline process that eliminates the additional steps, tooling and dies needed for hot foil stamping. Like Cast & Cure, Cold Foil does not prevent paper from being re-pulped, recycled, or de-inked, says Conover, and both are recyclable and compostable.
Fueling New Energy
Like many of the other companies mentioned in this article, Unimac has taken great strides to reduce its entire carbon footprint.
Conover says, "The trend to 'lower one's footprint' at point of manufacture is a huge trend and lends a leg up to everyone becoming more eco-friendly, just by doing business with those manufacturing companies. This past January, Unimac installed a solar energy system, which generates 1,000,000 kWhs of clean renewable solar energy. Conover says that as Unimac received ISO 14001 Environmental Management System Certification, and FSC and SFI Chain of Custody Certification, "installation of solar energy was a logical next step as we continue to execute on our overall master environmental plan."
One effort Metsä Board is undertaking is to build a biopower plant at its Kyro Mill in Finland. According to Sophie Fily, marketing communications manager, the plant will not only produce electricity and heat for the mill, but it will also be used to heat the adjacent village of Hämeenkyrö. Metsä Board is investing $65 million in this project, says Fily, and the plant's main fuel will come from wood—more specifically, bark, whole tree chips, crushed stumps, and other wood fractions—in an effort to replace fossil natural gas with CO2-neutral wood energy. Fily says waste from the Kyro mill will be utilized as fuel as well. "We estimate that through the introduction of this new bio power plant, we will be able to reduce CO2 emissions by 100,000 tpa or the equivalent of about 60,000 cars."
Small Steps Add Up
From light weighting and using recyclable materials, to plant-based bottles and tubes, streamlined printing processes and bio power plants—there is an ever-increasing amount of opportunities for packaging companies to achieve goals toward sustainable packaging. And, even better, there are many business advantages produced along the way—making sustainable packaging and practices throughout the supply chain an essential component of product design and corporate planning.
At Amcor, Rebitzer says, I think our big customers—like Unilever and P&G—all have sustainable packaging goals. It's at the heart of packaging." He adds, "Amcor has a comprehensive plan in place. The company sees sustainability as an integral part of doing business today."
Cohen says the Metsä Group anticipates that sustainable packaging developments and considerations will continue to gain momentum in 2012 and onward. "More and more," she says, "brand owners are outlining their own sustainable requirements, and they fully expect their suppliers to comply with them. It is evident that the sustainable movement is quickly becoming an integral and key consideration in packaging, and those companies that embrace eco-friendly practices will be seen as assets in the industry."
Finally, GreenBlue's O'Dea predicts, "There will be increasing interest as companies find out there are ways to save money while moving sustainable packaging strategies forward."


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This is always a tricky topic. How can you date on a budget? It goes without saying that dating shouldn't be based on finances to begin with. You should date who you enjoy spending time with and vice versa, but the reality of the world we live in is that doing things typically costs money and buying things definitely costs money. Its unfortunate when you feel like you are held back from asking a girl/boy you are interested in out simply due to your nervousness of being able to afford the date or multiple dates that could come. Truth is, the significant other you are interested in (this goes both ways) really shouldn't care about how much money you have, how much you can afford and everything in between. If they do care, there is probably more that needs to be discussed then just going out on a date, since that would sound like a potential relationship issue but I will leave those topics to your local newspapers Love column or similar 🙂
There are ways to happily date on a budget though! Think about it, if you're 25 with plenty of student loan and now, life debt, odds are so is the person you are hoping will say "yes" to you. If they aren't, they can probably relate just fine as its pretty rare today to find us mid twenty-somethings without any debt while having money burning holes in our pockets. Don't let the Lyft commercials on Pandora make you think otherwise, sharing your car for a few hours and getting a few bucks wont burn a hole in your pocket, I promise!
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This is an obvious one and most times, this isn't even an issue. While I am a bit old fashion and would prefer to pay, open doors, etc. there are many people who don't feel this way anymore. Times have changed and we all can relate to that, regardless of our age or dating status. Its very common to have the cost of a first (or first few) dates split equally. Even if you insist, she/he might insist otherwise and you will have to come to an agreement or risk a first date and first fight simultaneously. Also, on a side note, splitting the cost in a way can set you up for a second date 🙂 "Okay, okay fine, you can pay this time, but next time I'm paying" and now your'e on date #2. If you're a Seinfeld fan, its the old "leave something behind" trick but in a new light!
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This is the greatest part about first dates or early dates. You don't and shouldn't have to go to extravagant measures. There are countless FREE things you can do together as you start to get to know one another and work your way up to more serious and in some cases, more expensive dates. Walks in the park, picnics, a cruise to walk the beach, and many more outdoor type things can be done at no immediate cost that can be enjoyable and fun. In addition, there are tons of other things you can do for free. Do you have Bank of America? If so, there is a program for free admission to countless museums across the country. Are you a student? If so, student discounts and free admission exist all over the place, especially in big college cities like Boston. Do a bit of Googleing and you would be surprised how much fun you can have for little to no immediate cost at all. Be creative!
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So here is where I stand corrected. Not long ago I did a post about Groupon and how much you might be "wasting" on them. Well when it comes to a date, Groupon might be a win. If you are bored and its Wednesday afternoon and you're cruising Groupon.com then yes, you are much more likely to impulsively buy two passes to a glass blowing class and create a nice glass pumpkin for Halloween. However, if you plan accordingly, you can get a Groupon for a dinner cruise around the Boston harbor, a local concert or event in your area, or something similar for a substantial discount. This kills two birds with one stone. You now have your date night activity taken care of and you saved money doing it. Living Social has deals similar to this and there are countless other daily deal type websites you can review.


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Martin Bates and his wife Anna, also known as the Seville Giants, moved to Seville, Ohio in 1873 around the time of the revolt of the common man. Mr. Bates was born a normal sized baby, but around the age of six or seven he was over six foot and 300 pounds. He continued to grow until he reached 7 feet 9 inches tall and his wife was 7 foot 11 inches tall. Martin was born in Kentucky, while Anna was born in Nova Scotia. Martin Bates received his title of "captain" during the Civil War fighting with the Virginia State line troops. The couple traveled the United States as well as Europe giving lectures and on several occasions presented at the Courts of England. In 1874 the couple purchased a 160 acre piece of land in Seville. In May of 1872, Anna gave birth to a twenty-five pound stillborn baby. She had her second child in February of 1879, who was a twenty-two pound boy who unfortunately only lived a few days. Mrs.Bates became ill and died in 1888. Her husband died in their Seville home in 1919 at the age of 81.
Ulysses S. Grant was the president when the giants moved to Seville. He was a member of the Republican Party that disagreed with president Andrew Johnson's conservative approach during reconstruction. Martin Bates did not like the violence between the Union and the Confederate armies so he left Kentucky and joined the circus, where he would meet his future wife Anna Haining Swan. Anna Bates established a career for herself by working with P.T. Barnum. Martin joined a circus that toured all over Europe. The couple's main source of income came from traveling around Europe giving lectures, however they were not tied down to this job that is why the decided to quit and known by the royals in England at the time. When the giant couple decided to get married, their wedding was given a lot of publicity. Queen settle in Seville. There was much talk about the "biggest couple in the world". They were very well known, in fact, Queen Victoria herself gave them two diamond-studded gold watches as their wedding presents.


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A lawsuit has been filed against the makers of Vioxx, and more are expected to follow. Olga Sanchez of Pharr is claiming that a July 2001 heart attack resulted from her using Vioxx for the preceding seven months.
Vioxx was pulled off shelves worldwide when Merck & Co. Inc., the New Jersey-based pharmaceutical company, announced last week that the arthritis and acute pain medication increases risks for heart attacks and strokes.
Sanchez's lawsuit was filed Tuesday afternoon in Judge Noe Gonzalez's 370th state District Court at the Hidalgo County Courthouse in Edinburg. Garcia said his office is screening five more people who used Vioxx to see if they have legitimate claims against the pharmaceutical company.
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