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The Prune
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I had the smoked trout appetizer and the veal cheeks. Both were superb.
Everything was delicious - not huge portions which is great since this is a prix fixe menu. Everything delicious!
Veal Cheeks is not a food I am familiar with, but I took a chance in ordering it and I wasn't disappointed!. This beef dish was so tender, you could have cut it with a spoon. It was simply delicious! The "amuse bouche" and extra little tart dessert that the chef prepared as nice little surprises to begin and end the meal, were as delicious to the eye as they were to the palate. Simply put, Yum! Also, the ravioli appetizer and chocolate dessert selections were wonderful and flavorful also. My husband ordered the Trout and loved it. His Rhubarb dessert was wonderful also. I would highly recommend this restaurant. You have to pay for truly good food, so be aware of the prices by checking their menu on-line first.
Perhaps a choice for the special in addition to fish?
Really nice high end restaurant. Wine recommendation was very good. Very expensive though.
Chance led us to The Prune for our 37th anniversary. It will be a memorable one! The amazing courtyard will be an outstanding memory - relatively small, but incredibly beautiful! The sommelier knows his stuff - excellent champagne! The food was wonderfully prepared, though the waiter needs to concentrate a bit more, as he brought the wrong main-course order, and waiting for the actual order kind of wrecked our plans for the rest of the evening. Also disappointing was the fact that he didn't seem bothered much by this gross error. But it's all good! The fabulous food/drink, scenery, and ambiance make up for little mistakes. We'll definitely be back!
Perhaps it was the location of the table on a pre-theatre Saturday evening. The wait staff always seemed to be scurrying, sometimes appearing with plates and then disappearinng. Made it a little tough to feel settled. The food we had was lovely (among other items: ravioli, seafood risotto, veal cheeks, lamb tartare, wild leek and potato soup). May be better when the Festival isn't packing them in.
I knew the restaurant did a Prix fixe menu but I didn't realize it was all fixed price. Nevertheless there was flexibility on all but the discount menu ...plus the food was so good you wanted all the courses. The wait staff was attentive and professional. Everyone loved their meal. The honey lavender treats they provided with the check were out of this world.
The veal cheeks ordered by my husband could be cut with the fork, very tender and juicy. I ordered the pickerel and it also was cooked to perfection. For dessert, we chose a cheese plate with local produced cheeses, a very nice finish to the meal.
A lovely setting with windows looking out under glorious trees. A table for two so cozy it made us feel we were the only ones there. Crisp linens ready for a scrumptious meal. Starting with a potato leek soup which looked like an Emerald Isle & tasted divine. A spring greens salad, absolutely deliciously dressed. Followed by a main course of Risotto with crab. The other main course was a vegetarian Galette of asparagus & wild mushroom...just yummy. The wine was a house Chardonnay which was perfectly dry. Desert was a spectacular Lemmon semifreddo. The service at Prune is perfect.. All questions answered thoroughly with a smile. Our hats off to Chef Steele . We can't wait to return from the US to what is Stratford's best restaurant !
The Prune's menu was uncommonly good. My wife and I loved every course. Although it can make for an expensive night, it is well worth the expenditure for a truly special occasion. The braised veal cheeks were so tender that no knife was needed to put bite-sized morsels on the fork. Although a little brightly lit, it was not really an issue for a 5:30 reservation.
We really enjoyed our visit to the Prune. It has a very nice intimate setting with a beautiful view of the backyard. We liked the fact it was close to downtown so we could walk and the wine list offered a good selection from many ontario wineries. We were not able to speak with the sommelier since he was busy with another larger table but the pairings on the menu were good. The food was exceptional and presented nicely. The service was good too! Overall it was a pleasant experience and we would not hesitate to recommend it or stop by again on our next visit.
Our table at Prune looked out on the small garden, which features a Manitoba maple tree that must be hundreds of years old. That was the second thing I noticed, after the very friendly greeting and seating. Food was great, portions beautifully presented and not too large, which I find refreshing. One can always have a cheese course and dessert. We're from New York, so the interesting wine list was a good intro to some fine Canadian wines. All in all, a happy experience in Stratford Ontario.
We have eaten here often over the years and take guests for special occasions. Ownership has changed but chef is the same. They offer a prix fixe, but it is not obligatory. Many choices use local ingredients. Inventive combinations. Good wine list. Excellent desserts.
I arrived 30 minutes late for my reservation due to traffic, but the staff at The Prune made me feel welcome and unrushed while they served me an excellent 3-course meal in just over an hour so that I could make it to the theatre on time. The green pea soup was sublime, and the veal cheek melted in my mouth. Wonderful flavours from the deconstructed warm potato salad served with the veal. Good wine selections by the glass. The back room has a lovely garden feel to it, lots of natural light and greenery outside the windows.
We enjoyed a special dinner at The Prune. Food was superb and the atmosphere elegant without being pretentious. Service was enthusiastic but not overbearing; servers were well versed in the food and eager to share needed information. We had theater reservations but had a leisurely dinner and made it to the theater with time to spare. Bar was out of a listed ingredient in the Manhattan, the Makers Mark bourbon, but the substitute was excellent. Dinner portions were correctly sized; my duck breast and my wife's seared tuna were each more than sufficient without being overwhelming. Overall an excellent experience which we will look to duplicate in future visits to Stratford.
A good choice for Stratford theatre-goers. A little off the beaten track but close to downtown, which made for a quiet and relaxing dinner. The food was carefully through through but didn't quite knock our socks off.
Lovely prix fixe menu, great Ontario wines, excellent service. Be prepared to spend $80+ per person if you have drinks.
Had a most pleasant dinner at the Prune with a fine menu and wine list Recommended for after theatre; no rush attentive service, fine dining
We've been coming to Stratford for more than 10 years and never miss dining at The Prune. It didn't disappoint us this year -- the food, drinks, service, and atmosphere were all wonderful.
The Old Prune was an excellent choice for our anniversary dinner. The staff was wonderful and very knowledgeable of the food and wine. The wine list in on the pricey side so be prepared. The staff prepared a special after dinner tasting with "Happy Anniversary" written in chocolate :)
We were seated immediately and the dinner proceeded at a nice pace as the server knew we had 8:00 theater tickets, but we were not rushed. Food was innovative and beautifully served. The owner even helped us (loan of an umbrella) to get to the car in a downpour rainstorm.
The Prune is a charming, intimate restaurant near the Avon Theatre. The food is beautifully cooked and served. The restaurant supports the Stratford Chef's School and the prix fixe meal composed by students from the school is excellent. The non-school fare is superb as well. This is a special occasion restaurant but well worth it.
Best Restaurant in Stratford. Dine here every year and food is consistently outstanding.
From the moment we stepped up to the door (which was opened for us) the experience exceeded our expectations. Service was attentive yet unobtrusive. there were at least four people seeing to our needs. Food was served in a timely manner to allow us to get to the next play without being late, yet was not rushed. the ambiance was contemporary yet inside a wonderful Edwardian house. A beautiful view of the back gardens.
After attending the matinee performance of Fiddler on the Roof, the Prune was the appropriate conclusion to a fabulous day in Stratford. The meal was delicious and accompanied by great wines.
Our favorite restaurant in Stratford, Ontario. The Prune stacks up well with "big city" dining, despite it's out-of-the-way location. This summer, they offered a special menu in honor of the fine young pianist, Jan Lisiecki, from Calgary who was in town for Stratford Summer Music, complete with house-made kielbasa for his Polish heritage. Cool and great tasting. We can only get here once a year in the summer, but The Prune is always part of our Stratford experience.
New ownership seems to have made a big improvement. Had had a dreadful meal/experience a couple of years ago but decided to give the restaurant a try again. Still a few hiccups in service, but the food was delicious and the attitude was heads and tails improved. Would go back again, but still not in my top 5 in Stratford. Very expensive.
Great experience, we were a party of three couples. One person was a real foodie whp was fully delighted. Wonderful presentation. with emphasis on flavor & texture. Portions were appropriate for 3 courses. Service was genuinely attentive & friendly. $100 + per person price point but commensurate with overall experience.
This was our best dining experience in he area for years The food was well prepared, comfortable portions and excellent presentation We were impressed with the service and attentiveness A bit expensive and they should consider a wine pairing included fixed price option We will definitely return next time we are in the area
We enjoyed the Prune but did not love it; and we wanted to love it. The prix fix menu seems limited, and while three courses for $75 in a resort town is not overly pricey,we felt it was a B+ and not an A. Servers were friendly, yet we were missing cutlery- twice. The table next to us sat uncleared and empty for half our meal. The entrees were tasty, but not very pretty to look at. We were hard pressed to choose a dessert- but they were both good. We would return, but perhaps fit a wine tasting dinner- those menus look inventive and interesting.
The diverse menu lived up it expectations and we particularly liked the proportions. The presentation over all was excellent and the service was professional, crisp, and friendly. I would suggest greater diversity in wines and and while Niagara wines are good so are the wines from Prince Edward County, France and south Africa. I am a proponent of Canadian wines but I think they are good enough to stand up to a little competition. Over all an excellent dining experience.
This was perhaps our 15th to 20th dinner at the Prune. As usual, it was very good; but we had a sense that it had slipped just a bit in the quality of the experience. The noise level was a bit more distracting than usual (I realize that is not something that the Prune has much control over), but the major issue was that the main wait person had 10 tables to serve, and she was a bit tardy/inattentive. She was personable and knowledgeable, but in trying to serve so many folks, she left us waiting and wondering at times. The food was very good, as usual, and a wonderfully eclectic selection that I'm sure would suit almost any taste. We will definitely return, but we're hoping not to see a downward trend.
Excellent food, a bit pricey but not unreasonable for special occasions. We went right before our 8pm theatre show. The timing was perfect by the staff. Attentive and knowledgeable service. Good job!
One of the best meals I have had in a long time. We ordered four different appetizers and four different mains. I tasted them all, and they were all outstanding. Nice, quite candle-light atmosphere and flawless service. Not cheap, but if you can afford a $75 dinner, this one is well worth the price. The only rival restaurant in Stratford is Bijoux, which is in the same price range. Highly recommended.
We have been eaten here for over 10 years and have never been disappointed with the food or the service. The presentation and flavor combinations of the food are excellent. If you are someone who enjoys food with a creative flair, then this is the place for you.
In Stratford the bar is set quite high, and if you claim to be one of the best options in fine dining you would be expected to deliver. The (Old) Prune does. The food was excellent. However, perfection narrowly eludes the place. A very attentive Maitre D alternates in his visits to the table with another gent who was wearing a sweatshirt and running shoes, and with a visibly inexperienced young lad (eager to assist, but without the know-how). Those details matter. Service is as important as the food, the wine, and the tasteful decor and lighting.
This is our 2nd visit in two years since the name change. We also made repeated visits when it was the Old Prune. As usual the service, the food were very well done, the portions sized just right. The ambience was casual but elegant especially so in the back room where we overlooked a treed backyard with a pond water feature. The wine list is well edited and includes some hard to find Ontario cult wines. Service was excellent given that some of the servers looked to be still in their teens! Overall we were charmed again and will definitely return on our next visit to Stratford.
A comfortable dining room with excellent food. Service is good and friendly if a bit unexperienced. Disappointed in the salad choices but otherwise superb food. Great value. Good wine list.
We have been going there for a number of years and have had excellent service in a wonderful atmosphere and well trained staff and good wine list.
We discovered The (Old) Prune 10 years ago during a trip to Stratford. We have gone back every year since. The food is exceptional and the service is outstanding. A lovely small restaurant in a residential neighborhood. The menu changes frequently but I have never been disappointed. A wonderful dining experience!
If you have a few extra dollars in Stratford, I would Recommend The Prune to anyone looking for an elegant, personal dining experience. Unless you are the kind of person who needs to complain about everything, you will not be disappointed by the atmosphere, sophistication, and of course, CUISINE, of The (old) Prune!
This restaurant is truly a fantastic experience for those gourmet at home cooks. You are sure to be delighted by the presentation and the taste of every morsel. There wasn't a thing on any of our 3 courses that I would venture to make as, what I like to call myself, a good cook. Every dish was loaded with amazing food compliments and pairing. The wine list offered so much more than the Italian/French upgrades. We had an amazing Pinot Noir from Oregon and it matched perfectly with both our meals. If you want a fabulous experience as well as terrific dinner, with outstanding service, this is the place.
Even if you are stuffed from the very generous portion of the main course, don't pass up the dark chocolate pate with red beet ice cream. The combo may sound odd, but it is the perfect match!
We loved our trip to the Prune. I had been there many years ago when it was called The Old Prune. I checked your online menu and decided we could afford the Chef school 3 course, so I booked, Alas, the pork had not come in so we chose the 2 course selections. which were outstanding and quite enough. I have hearing issues and appreciated the quite atmosphere where we could actually carry on a conversation without shouting or repeating. I will return with my husband one day. Many thanks for a special memorable meal. Eleanor Huber
We hadn't eaten here in a few years on our annual pilgrimage to Stratford, but even though there is new ownership (or management at least) it's lost none of it's charm or good tastes. All of our choices were scrumptious, and it was nice to have a vegetarian option as well as a 2,3, or 4 course prix-fixe choice. We chose 3, and we're glad we did, as the desserts were wonderful.
I don't usually order the vegetarian plate but I did and The Prune and it was very tasty! I like the portion sizes; not too much but satisfying.
We really like the menu created & prepared by the students of the chef school. Recommend you try it. Enjoy fixed menu pricing. Small portions of tasty foods.
Even though Open Table sent us the correct date & time when we made our reservation, on the day of he reservation, Open Table sent us a reminder with the WRONG DAY AND TIME: i.e. Friday at 6:30 instead of Thursday at 7:30. Luckily the Prune could accomadate us, no thanks to the Open table system
Convenient waking distance. Culinary School option on menu was terrific. Staff attentive without being intrusive. Great experience.


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TOWAMENCIN — From using Twitter to keep parents informed to saving big bucks on energy, the North Penn School District strutted its cost saving stuff at its second Innovation Celebration Wednesday evening.
With display tables lining the cafeteria area at the North Penn High School, various employees and other stakeholders spoke to community members about cost saving ideas and members of the Alternative Revenue Committee outlined ideas to bring more money in.
All in all, Superintendent Curt Dietrich said that he was pleased with the event, which highlighted money saving ideas generated by more than 70 staff members and others.
"It sends a good message to our community and all of our employees, also," Dietrich said.
While last year's Innovation Celebration yielded $5 million in savings, this year's celebration expands on some ideas, while bringing forward others.
Director of Business Administration Robert A. Schoch said that while the district is seeking ways to economize, some costs, such as the required state retirement system contributions will continue to skyrocket.
The district is living with more than 100 vacancies, Schoch said. By not hiring when employees retire or leave, its saving more than $5 million.
Kevin DeStano, facilities supervisor, showed how his department has saved North Penn $164,000 by "working as a team" to clean and close down school buildings for the summer. That cuts down on power usage.
"It's been a really good thing," he said.
Thomas W. Schneider, manager of energy and operational efficiencies, described how the district had saved $561,000 in energy costs last year and expects to save an additional $715,000 this year. The energy budget has been reduced 30 percent over two years. Students working with the Alliance to Save Energy and teachers to conserve energy in the schools is a big part of the success, Schoch said.
Schneider is also studying ways to save money by consolidating school bus stops. A study of Gwynedd Square Elementary showed North Penn can get rid of one bus, saving $50,000, he said.
"Over all the schools it's possible to eliminate four buses," Schneider said. That would save $300,000.
A multi-year transportation plan could save $3 million, Schoch said.
In addition, money saving technology changes have also been put into place.
Reductions in computer ink, saved $50,000. Online course selection for 10th grade has saved paper and time for clerks who used to manually input that information.
The district is also reviewing e-text books, which will decrease costs.
Knapp Elementary School Principal Joseph Mazza has been using Twitter to stay in touch with busy parents and also pioneered virtual home and school meetings. Mazza was on hand, along with Twitter-convert, teacher Glenn Yetter, to extoll the virtues of the social media service.
North Penn has found savings in health care self-insurance and has been studying ways for employees to stay healthy or manage chronic conditions, to further reduce costs.
Community members who serve on the Alternative Revenue Committee highlighted a proposal to place tasteful advertisements in schools and at the athletic fields. The Pennsbury School District expects to earn $400,000 from ads in its schools and North Penn, with more schools, could earn more.
Meanwhile, the district just learned it will receive a $1.17 million federal grant to promote literacy. North Penn is also considering whether to add a permanent position for development and grant writing, to help it garner more grants.


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The 'Moving The Nation: Working Together To Get More People Active' event in Craigavon aimed to bring together a number of key experts and agencies to share information relevant to the promotion of physical activity and a healthier lifestyle among the local population, during this summer of sport.
SkillsActive Northern Ireland manager Siobhan Weir (pictured with other delegates) says: "This event was an excellent example of private and public sector organisations coming together to explore how they can all work better together to stop the obesity epidemic. This is a particular issue for NI where one in five adults classified as obese."
Health Minister Edwin Poots told the conference: "All Departments, agencies, groups and individuals have a responsibility to ensure that the decisions which are made and the actions taken, work in the best interests of the population of Northern Ireland. We cannot work in isolation. Physical activity is a vital part of maintaining and promoting good personal health. Being active is as important as having a nutritious diet when it comes to helping maintain a healthy weight. Participating in physical activity, either for sport or a leisure activity, such as walking or gardening, can also help promote good mental health and wellbeing."
Dr Hassan from the Ulster Sports Academy discussed the defining features of the Games, a critical interpretation of the much-vaunted concept of 'legacy' and the political implication of hosting the summer Olympics in the UK for the first time in over 60 years.
Dr Conor McClean spoke about modern trends in public health such as the increase in chronic conditions such as diabetes, heart disease and some cancers. The development of these conditions is, in many cases, linked to lifestyle factors as poor diet and physical inactivity.
Conference organiser, Richie Smith of Unify Global Sport, an organisation specialising in community sport festivals, added: "Increased levels of physical activity of the population will not only relieve the financial burden on the health service, but it will also increase and maximise productivity and the performance of Northern Ireland's workforce. In this Olympic year we have a great opportunity to encourage more people to engage in physical exercise which will enhance the local economy and the life of local communities."
The two day WorldHost customer service training is developed by NITB and People 1st, the sector skills council for hospitality, passenger transport, travel and tourism, and designed for people working in any industry where the quality of front-line customer service is key to business success.
If you are currently employed in a private organisation in Northern Ireland within the tourism sector, then the cost of WorldHost customer service package could be as little as £20. This is thanks to funding from the Department for Employment in Learning in Northern Ireland negotiated by SkillsActive Northern Ireland.
The programme includes:
The support is available to a limited number of applicants for training received until the end of March 2012.
The Register of Regulated Qualifications, OfQual, approved the Level 3 Diploma in Performance Coaching for Gaelic Sports in late 2011. The course will be delivered through the Open College Network Northern Ireland (OCN NI).
SkillsActive manager for Northern Ireland Siobhan Weir says she worked closely with the GAA and OCN NI to achieve the result.
"The formal accreditation of this course is an excellent achievement for Ulster GAA. Accreditation benefits everyone, from the learner to the wider sporting industry, and this is a great example of a work-based course evolving to become a nationally approved qualification.
"Although the course been developed purely for the NI market, it has international potential, especially in London and USA where the GAA has a huge network."
Ulster GAA President Aogán Ó Fearghail says: "We have thousands of volunteers who give their time freely coaching in their clubs from U8s right up to Senior teams. Now the GAA wants to give back to those volunteers."
Brendan Clarke, CEO of Open College Network NI says: "To be associated with this key development, and able to support it by accrediting such a distinctive and important activity as the GAA coaching programme, is a source of significant pride to the OCNNI."
The GAA also agreed in principle to buy activepassports for their candidates.
Active leisure, learning and well-being employers in Northern Ireland stand to benefit from the work of a new initiative developed by Sector Skills Councils (SSCs).
Collaboration groups enable SSCs to collectively lead on partnership activities and common issues that affect more than one sector. SkillsActive has joined three of these 'cluster groups', including the Tourism and Hospitality Cluster group.
SkillsActive in Northern Ireland manager Siobhan Weir says many jobs in the Northern Ireland active leisure, learning and wellbeing benefit from the expanding tourism industry.
"The Tourism and Hospitality Cluster group provides an important opportunity for SSCs to collaborate to benefit employers across tourism related sectors in Northern Ireland.
"Our first job is to coordinate the roll-out of World Host, a world-class training programme designed to raise the standard and delivery of customer service, which is 90% funded by the Department for Employment & Learning (DELNI).
"We'll then move on to developing joint applications for the Skills Collaborative Fund. This is a new fund that DELNI are currently developing and it will be loosely based on the Grant Innovation Fund (GIF) criteria. DELNI will announce details of the application process in January with the intention of projects beginning in April 2012."
SkillsActive is also actively involved with other tourism related partners and forums in Northern Ireland, such as the Northern Ireland Tourist Board, Destination Fermanagh and the Activity Tourism Forum.
English apprenticeship providers and employers acting on the behalf of apprentices will soon be able to request Apprenticeship certificates online.
The Alliance of Sector Skills Councils is now the Certifying Authority for England using the Apprenticeship Certificates England (ACE) system, following changes to the Apprenticeship certification system.
From 10 February 2012, apprenticeship providers / employers acting on the behalf of apprenticeswill be able to use the ACE online system to request certificates from sector skills bodies (SSBs) and sector skills councils (SSCs), such as SkillsActive.
SSBs and SSCs will then issue Apprenticeship certificates, providing the Apprenticeship framework requirements have been met.
Key dates
• On 10 February 2012, SkillsActive will begin issuing Apprenticeship certificates via ACE
• SkillsActive will continue to issue certificates against claims submitted on the current paper based system until 31 March 2012.
• After 1 April 2012, SkillsActive will only accept requests from people registered on the ACE system
To request a certificate using the ACE system, please register on the ACE website. SkillsActive will issue a username and password to you within 5 – 7 working days.
New certificates
If you request an Apprenticeship certificate using the ACE system, you will receive the new certificates with gold (higher apprenticeship), silver (advanced apprenticeship) or bronze (intermediate apprenticeship) foil seals. If you use the paper based system, you will receive the older version of the certificate.
New fees
• Apprenticeship certification claims submitted via the paper based system until 31 March 2012 – £25
• Apprenticeship certification claims submitted via ACE – £22
activepassports to link with ACE
SkillsActive is working to integrate activepassports into the ACE certification process.
Providers will soon be able to use activepassports to track a linked apprentice's qualifications and the new statutory Guided Learning Hour requirement.
Following further development, it is hoped activepassport will populate ACE with the required certification information. This will enable providers to better track and manage their apprentices and, ultimately, help streamline the certification process.
Please keep an eye on your email inbox for further details, including activepassport package pricing.
The Skills Funding Agency has advised SkillsActive that the ERR awards will no longer have a value on Learning Aims Reference Application as stand alone qualifications. However, the Skills Funding Agency has calculated an enhanced amount of funding into the competence qualification's (NVQ) funding to cover the delivery of the ERR component of the framework in our sector.
The funding has not disappeared – it is still there but has been captured in the main component of the framework.
SkillsActive apologies if this change has caused concern. However, it was brought in without advance consultation. We hope this notice allays your concerns.
SkillsActive in Northern Ireland recently completed consultation on proposals for 'Minimum Standards for Daycare and Childminding for Children under 12' with Playwork partner PlayBoard NI and eight key Playwork employers in Northern Ireland.
SkillsActive's Northern Ireland Manager Siobhan Weir says the consultation produced three positive outcomes:
Our National Skills Academy for Sport and Active Leisure works with the best training providers in our sector to deliver cost-effective, quality assured training solutions.
Providing training for employees not only helps them develop their skills and knowledge – it's also a building block to business success.
SkillsActive works with employers and training providers to develop vocational qualifications that enable people to be competent in specific types of work.
Discover more about how SkillsActive ensures that quality training is available to those in the sector.
Keep track of your training or your staff's training with activepassport™
SkillsActive helps improve business skills in our sector through a range of training initiatives and resources.
The ability to read, write and do maths opens up the number of career opportunities in the active leisure, learning and wellbeing industry. SkillsActive helps improve adult literacy, language and numeracy skills in England, Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland through a range of training initiatives.
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It takes special skills to lead a team - both on and off the field. Train your staff or improve your skills anywhere, at any time with SkillsActive's selection of quick, simple and cost efficient online courses from quality training providers.
There is one type of Apprenticeship available in the active leisure, learning and wellbeing sector in Northern Ireland:
For information and documents relevant to Apprenticeships in Northern Ireland see Frameworks and Guidance for Northern Ireland.
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SkillsActive manages the Hair and Beauty Apprenticeship frameworks in partnership with Habia, the sector body for the hair, beauty, nails and spa sector. For Hair and Beauty Apprenticeship frameworks see the HABIA website.
For more information on apprenticeships in Northern Ireland see the Department for Employment and Learning website.
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Peter Petrelli (exposed future)
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Peter Petrelli | |
Portrayed by | Milo Ventimiglia |
First appearance | Powerless |
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Known abilities | Empathic mimicry Known abilities mimicked: Precognitive dreaming, Flight, Precognition, Rapid cell regeneration, Telepathy, Invisibility, Telekinesis, Space-time manipulation, Induced radioactivity, Electric manipulation, Phasing, Enhanced strength, Illusion, Body insertion |
Nickname | Pete |
Gender | |
Date of birth | December 23, 1979 |
Date of death | 2011 |
Home | New York City, NY |
Occupation | former home hospice nurse |
Significant others | formerly Simone Deveaux, formerly Caitlin |
Parents | Arthur Petrelli, Angela Petrelli |
Sibling | Nathan Petrelli (deceased) |
Other relatives | Niece: Claire Bennet Nephews: Simon Petrelli, Monty Petrelli |
Peter Petrelli was an evolved human from an alternate future. He attempted to prevent a terrible future, but made things more complicated before being killed by Claire Bennet, while the Haitian blocked his powers. Before he died, he left his mission to his past self, who succeeded in it.
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Character History
At a press conference in Odessa, TX, Nathan, at the podium and flanked by Matt and Peter, introduces himself as a former New York Congressman. When Nathan starts to reveal his ability of flight, he is shot, mid-sentence, twice in the chest, by an unknown assailant, later revealed to be future Peter. Chaos erupts in the press room as Nathan falls to the ground. While present-Peter is occupied catching his brother, future Peter begins to make for the exit. Matt, after failing to discern the assailant's thoughts, appears to catch a glimpse of Peter before he is gone.
Later, Angela Petrelli watches a television news report of her son being shot. The report describes Peter as an "unknown assassin".
The Second Coming
In 2011, Peter is conversing with Claire Bennet. He tells her he can go back and stop the mass genocide on beings with evolved abilities if she trusts him, she responds by saying "I always loved you." Just as Claire fires the pistol, Peter stops time before the bullet hits him. He grabs her gun and teleports to the present day at Nathan's press conference. There, he sees Nathan Petrelli conducting his speech and admittance of his powers. He shoots him twice before he can finish his speech and leaves the area. Present Peter Petrelli follows him with Matt Parkman behind him. They are lead into a bathroom, left empty after the apparent escape of Future Peter. Turns out Future Peter placed Peter in Jesse Murphy's body, and posed as Peter.
He later goes back to get the gun, when Matt busts him. Future Peter tells Matt it couldn't be many places to stash the gun. Matt asks how Peter knew he stashed it. Matt attempts to read Peter's mind when he gets canceled out. Future Peter reveals himself to Matt, and sends him to Africa. He goes to see Nathan, but he isn't there. He goes outside, and sees a couple of camera-men going into the chapel next door. There, he keeps an eye on Nathan, and is ready to fire if he tries to reveal his secret to the world. He does not, however.
The Butterfly Effect
Angela finds Peter in his apartment creating a string web/map hybrid. She warns him of his mistake by coming to the past and tells him of the "butterfly effect": Step on a butterfly now, and in three years a million people die. He refuses to heed her warnings.
Claire is standing on railroad tracks and about to be hit by an on coming train. Peter swoops in just in time to save her. Claire begs him to help her learn to defend herself against people like Sylar. Peter refuses, not wanting to cause greater changes and teleports away.
At Level 5 of Primatech Research, Peter is astonished to find Sylar unconscious in a cell and all the others empty. Angela appears and tells him once again of the butterfly effect and the dangers of it. She tells him the inmates escaped, and Peter panics. He tells Angela he put his present day self in the body of Jesse Murphy. An enraged Angela screams at a departing Peter to get her son back and go back to where he came from.
One of Us, One of Them
Future Peter briefly visits Nathan in his office and explains he is trying to find his younger self. He later arrives at the First Federal Bank of New York just as Peter uses Murphy's power to incapacitate Flint and Knox. After stopping time and releasing his younger self from Murphy's body, Future Peter and Peter travel to the future.
I Am Become Death
Future Peter and present-day Peter arrive in New York, four years in the future. Peter remarks that things seem exactly the same as they did in his time, but future Peter tells him there is one big difference. They witness a person rush past them and two businessmen fly off into the air. Then they step out into the open to see hundreds of people flying around the city. Future Peter says that this is what Peter needs to prevent, because now abilities are available to anyone who has the means to obtain them and shows him a a painting he drew on the side of a building of the world splitting in half, explaining that he has foreseen in both paintings and dreams that the world will be destroyed by people with abilities. He tells Peter to find Sylar, because his ability is the only thing that will allow Peter to figure out how to properly mend the timeline and that he can't do it himself because he made too many mistakes trying. Suddenly, Future Claire shoots future Peter in the chest, killing him as the Future Haitian blocks him from regenerating. She is shocked to see another Peter and attempts to shoot him but misses. Peter's body is later seen laid out on a slab and when he is captured, Present Peter is tied up next to him.
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Three years into the future, Claire visits Peter, a long time after not haven't seen each other. She asks him if he's seen the news, but Peter tells her that whatever she's doing is dangerous, and she might hurt herself in the process. Days later, Peter implants a bomb in the heart of Pinehearst Company, killing all the workers except for Claire and Daphne.
A week passes, and Claire targets a terrorist cell, where Peter resides with two other members. He looks different, and survives the attack (which includes getting shot and a grenade explosion). Claire does not understand how the person Peter looks like survived, and Peter reveals himself to her, stating he will not make her forget again. Peter confesses to killing 200 people, and defends his actions by explaining he had dreamed the future, in which he saw hell on earth. He exclaims that he would rather kill 200 people than to see two million people die. He then teleports away, leaving Claire by herself, with a new goal—to kill Peter.
Evolved Human Abilities
Like his present-day self, Peter can mimic the powers of other evolved humans he encounters. By 2011, he has been exposed to a number of new powers and has also become far more adept at controlling them, able to teleport and time-travel much more accurately than his present-day self before he activated Sylar's ability and can block telepathy without causing himself pain. He displayed the ability to use two powers at once several times, he was able to maintain the illusion of his present day self while teleporting and using telekinesis and telepathy. He also seems to prefer to teleport than fly like his present self, though he does use that power to stop Claire from getting hit by a train.
Abilities Mimicked
By 2011 in the "exposed future," Peter has acquired additional evolved human abilities; after he has acquired the ability, he does not need to be in the person's presence. His known abilities at this time include the following:
- Precognitive dreaming from Angela Petrelli. (Genesis)
- Flight from Nathan Petrelli. (Genesis)
- Precognition from Isaac Mendez. (Don't Look Back)
- Space-time manipulation from Future Hiro Nakamura. (Collision)
- Rapid cell regeneration from Claire Bennet. (Homecoming)
- Telepathy from Matt Parkman. (Fallout)
- Invisibility from Claude Rains. (Godsend)
- Telekinesis from Sylar. (Unexpected)
- Induced radioactivity from Ted Sprague. (The Hard Part)
- Enhanced strength from Niki Sanders. (How to Stop an Exploding Man)
- Phasing from D.L. Hawkins. (Four Months Ago...)
- Electric manipulation from Elle Bishop. (Four Months Later...)
- Illusion from an unknown source. (The Second Coming)
- Body insertion from an unknown source. (The Second Coming)
Abilities Exposed To
By 2011 and his time in the present, other evolved humans have been within Peter's proximity, exposing him to their abilities. These abilities Peter has not yet exhibited:
- Healing (from Daniel Linderman in Villains)
- Power absorption (from Arthur Petrelli in Villains)
- Persuasion (from Eden McCain in Collision)
- Enhanced memory (from Sylar in Homecoming)
- Freezing (from Sylar in Homecoming)
- Intuitive aptitude (from Sylar in Homecoming)
- Shattering (from Sylar in Homecoming)
- Mental manipulation (from the Haitian in Unexpected)
- Enhanced hearing (from Sylar in Parasite)
- Melting (from Sylar in Parasite)
- Clairvoyance (from Molly Walker in How to Stop an Exploding Man)
- Technopathy (from Micah Sanders in How to Stop an Exploding Man)
- Alchemy (from Bob Bishop in Four Months Ago...)
- Enhanced speed (from Daphne Millbrook in Our Lady of Blessed Acceleration)
- Future terrorist's ability (from a terrorist in Resistance)
- Magnetism (from a terrorist in Resistance)
- Pyrokinesis (from Flint in One of Us, One of Them)
- Sound manipulation (from Jesse Murphy in One of Us, One of Them)
- Clairsentience (from Gabriel Gray sometime before I Am Become Death)
See Also
- For Peter Petrelli's history in the present, see Peter Petrelli.
- For Peter Petrelli's history in the "explosion future", see Peter Petrelli (explosion future).
- For articles related to Peter, see Related Articles:Peter.
- For other members of the Petrelli family, see Petrelli (disambig).


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The Big East is a joke and doesn't deserve an automatic BCS representative.
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@KySportsRadio: Rumor to file away in case it happens: reliable source tells me Memphis will join the B-East Tues.
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First of all, only of Big Ten fans and Notre Dame (and others who want to join the Big Ten) would be upset about Rutgers joining the Big Ten. Big Ten fans would obviously be upset (with the possible exception of Indiana football fans) because Rutgers would be a perennial doormat in football and basketball. Notre Dame would also be upset because the generally open door that the Big Ten has left for Notre Dame to join would likely close. Now, Notre Dame has made it clear that they have no desire to join the Big Ten and prefer their independent status in football. However, the open door that the Big Ten has provided for Notre Dame has given them a powerful tool when negotiating with the Big East.
This brings me to the heart of the matter. Should Rutgers join the Big Ten, the Big East could actually benefit. Rutgers has given the Big East very little. Through St. John's, the Big East already owns the New York basketball market. Meanwhile, Rutgers football has generally been unable to deliver any ratings in New York, due to their being generally terrible through the years, and thus the Big East hasn't really benefitted from them. However, if Rutgers were to leave for the Big Ten, the Big East would get a huge opportunity. Because the Big Ten would have been eliminated as an option for Notre Dame, the Big East would likely have a conversation like this with Notre Dame:
Big East: Since Rutgers has gone, we're looking for a new football team to join the conference and we think you would be a great addition.
Notre Dame: Well thanks for the offer, but we're quite happy with our independent status and we don't think that such an arrangement would benefit us financially or athletically.
Big East: Don't be so sure. You would get five non-conference games every year, so you could keep up your rivalries. And let's face it, our conference is weak enough that you'll be able to get to a BCS bowl at least 2 out of every 3 years, so long as your coaching hires work out.
Notre Dame: Still, we would prefer independence. Joining the Big East would restrict our schedule a lot and our alumni would be very unhappy. Furthermore, we could still easily lose football revenue.
Big East: That's a shame, because if you can't join us for football, we'll have to kick you out for basketball.
Notre Dame: [mouths a few profanities] That would be unfortunate, but we can always join Conference USA or the Atlantic 10.
Big East: Well, that's an option for you, I suppose, but you should know that we'll probably be raiding those conferences for replacement teams for you and Rutgers [evil grin].
Anyway, should Rutgers join the Big Ten, they can easily get a replacement like Memphis or someone, and they would also gain a huge amount of leverage when negotiating with Notre Dame. And that situation, I feel, is likely the reason that Notre Dame is saying that they may be forced to join a conference. Also, I really hope that leaking the idea that Rutgers is perhaps the preferred candidate is just a method of putting pressure on Notre Dame to join the Big Ten, because if Rutgers actually came to the Big Ten, it would really suck.
An Analysis of Conference Strength Since 1969
Ed: I looked a long ways back and am at convinced this topic hasn't been "diarized" recently. Many apologies if it has—may there be some original ideas in my writing. This is all for fun and to keep my mind occupied during the dark of the offseason.
Currently, the conventional wisdom among many college football fans and pundits is that the SEC is the sport's premier conference with the Big 10, Pac 10, and Big 12 in some order behind the SEC and the ACC and Big East rounding out the six BCS automatic qualifiers in terms of overall strength. However, this was not always the case. In the early portion of this millennium, the Pac 10 was considered by many to be the weakest conference while the Big 10 and SEC dueled at the top for perceived supremacy. Back when Woody and Bo stalked the sidelines, many thought the Big 10 or the SWC was easily the best conference.
What I'd like to examine with this diary is which conference was the best conference at various periods since the modern era of Michigan football began, which I'll use as Bo Schembechler's arrival. If conference supremacy has changed, why has this occurred? I'm not a subscriber to the "fast athletes come from the south" school, and unless something IS found in the water, I'll likely never be convinced. Unfortunately, neither of these items is easy to prove.
I'm going to begin with the prevailing notion of conference supremacy, and I plan to examine reasons things may have changed in a later diary. The best way to accomplish this analysis is to create a statistical model capturing the strength of each team based on their accomplishments, their opponents' accomplishments, and their opponents' opponents' accomplishments to include margin of victory. My statistical prowess leads me to believe that Jeff Sagarin needs to create this model for me. My repeated visits to his house have only resulted in a restraining order, so until he creates or I can find a historical statistical model, I have to use another means to ascertain dominance.
Sagarin's approach (statistical modeling) is clearly an excellent approach because it evaluates each team and provides some means to objectively analyze each team's performance. Human polls are notoriously inaccurate because they are based on preconceived notions and have obvious inertia—humans tend to keep teams that are rated highly up high after losses and don't move teams up quickly who are rated lower to start with. Furthermore, "name brand teams," such as Michigan and Ohio State tend to start out rated more highly, which lends itself to a bias in final polling. In other words, teams who start high tend to stay high relative to teams with similar resumes who start lower. Unfortunately, I am not a mathematical genius, so an in-depth statistical analysis is out.
Using team records for the analysis does not provide useful data for two reasons. First, because conference opponents play an even number of games and each conference game must be a win, loss, or tie—each conference will have an overall .500 record in-conference. The Pac 10 plays a round robin schedule, so ten teams played nine games this year totaling ninety games, with ninety wins and ninety losses. The only win percentage variation between conferences would be out of conference games, but without a way to objectively evaluate those opponents, I cannot use those games to evaluate a conference's strength. Second, records can be deceiving in conference. The ACC has tended to have many teams gravitate towards .500. However, those .500 records could indicate many excellent teams knocking each other off or a protracted cripple fight.
Long story, but I feel it necessary to point out that I understand the weaknesses of the analysis to follow. Records without extensive statistical analysis are not useful, so I've decided to use human polls, hoping that the relatively large sample size (forty plus years) and using end of season polls will limit (although not eliminate) the human bias. The major weakness of this analysis is that a Top 25 poll ignores mid and lower level teams. Conferences are made of top, mid, and low level teams, not just top teams present in annual rankings. I played with using bowl results to include mid level teams, but the bowl season was too small until recently, and I believe bowl matchups are not inherently even. A great example is 6-6 MSU facing 8-4 Texas Tech this year. Bowls are based on conference contracts and grabs at TV ratings and ticket sales, not facilitating equal matchups between conferences.
My methodology follows:
1. I'm using the AP Top 25 polls from 1969 through the final poll in 2009.
2. The #1 rated team in the poll receives 1 point, #2 gets 2 points, and so on. Prior to 1989, the AP ranked 20 teams, and has ranked 25 teams ever since. Because conferences have unranked teams, they must be counted in some way. I've decided to count each unranked team as five points below the lowest ranked team in the poll (25 points prior to 1989, 30 points thereafter). While this does inflate the rankings of conferences with several truly crappy teams, I have no way to objectively evaluate the quality of 1983 Northwestern versus 1983 Vanderbilt. I feel this method is relatively fair, because each conference receives the same treatment.
I thought about rating 25% of unranked teams at 30, 50% at 50, and 25% at 75, but that seemed to complicated and error prone.
3. I only used current BCS conferences. It's too difficult to try to measure the smaller conferences because so few teams were ranked over time. Each team counts against their current conference. The SWC doesn't exist today, so they are not the best conference anymore.
4. The conference with the lowest average ranking wins that year. The lowest per decade wins decade, etc.
5. Thanks to http://homepages.cae.wisc.edu/~dwilson/rfsc/history/APpolls.txt for the historical polls.
The decade by decade encapsulation follows:
1969-1978 |
1979-1988 |
1989-1998 |
1999-2009 |
Overall |
23.7333 |
21.1000 |
23.2750 |
24.4470 |
23.1707 |
Big 10 |
20.045455 |
20.672727 |
23.781818 |
23.63636364 |
22.07317 |
Big 12 |
19.325 |
20.475 |
23.558333 |
23.88636364 |
21.86179 |
Big East |
23.683333 |
22.333333 |
27.616667 |
26.89772727 |
25.17581 |
Pac 10 |
21.02 |
21.34 |
25.23 |
24.96363636 |
23.18293 |
19.766667 |
20.091667 |
22.808333 |
22.5 |
21.32114 |
Overall, it's clear that human voters prefer the accomplishments of the SEC to every other conference, particularly in the new millennium. The 22.5 average ranking has only been equaled seven times by every other conference COMBINED. They have also had the lowest average six out of the past nine years and 15 total years, which is the most of any conference (the Big 10 is second with 12).
I actually thought the Big 10 would come out stronger earlier and weaker later on. However, based on this analysis, the Big 10 is in a solid second place behind the SEC today, and would be second overall if it weren't for the teams that would become the Big 12 having an excellent period from 1969-1978. The Big 10's weakness was primarily due to the bottom portion of the conference. Indiana and Minnesota were only ranked twice, for example. The Big 10 rated highest from 1998-today five times, second only to the SEC, but ranked behind both the SEC and Big 12 for the first twenty years of my analysis.
The ACC is not a strong conference historically, but it benefits the most from my methodology. FSU and Miami (that Miami) were not part of the ACC for a large portion of their respective runs, but count towards the ACC's point totals—which is why they are second place from 1989-1998. Two very strong teams move the ranking for a conference significantly.
The Big East is essentially a default. The conference didn't even exist until the 1991 season, and two of their members, UConn and South Florida didn't play D-1A until the 21st Century. I didn't count them until they joined D-1A, for what it's worth.
West Coast bias has a basis, regardless of whether it is valid or not. Despite USC's strength the past decade, the conference only beat the Big East, and only beat the Big East over time as well.
I spent way too much time on this project, and plan to examine why there may have been any changes in a later diary. Please ask any questions in the comments and I'll try to see if the analysis has any answers.


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This motion shows up in some styles of Karate (opening movement of several Shotokan kata - Bassai Dai, Jiin, Jion, Jitte) and some Kung-Fu styles. What does it represent?
This ritual is called Bao Quan (抱拳), literally meaning "Fist Wrapping", and is a common etiquette derived from (but not exclusive to) Chinese Martial Arts. It is not necessarily a bow, but rather a salute. Traditionally, this is practiced by:
There are two traditional explanations.
Edit: I have also heard numerous other explanations from various instructors in different styles of Kempo and Wushu, ranging from the "Right is war, left is peace" to the meeting of Taoist (right) and Buddhist (left) cultures in unity. The two I list as traditional (above) come from sources who've been very helpful in researching things in the past. These edit-included excuses tend to be perpetuated down less reputable lines. | ||||
There are many reasons for this action. It is, by the way, not the opening movement of a form, but a salute, a ritualistic motion. Here are a few reasons:
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In the system that I teach in, the left hand symbolizes the mind, the right symbolizes the body. We have three bows as you progress through training:
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I think this is being over analysed. This is simply a courteous symbol of respect. All martial art instruction emphasises that conflict should be avoided wherever possible. I must admit that I find the idea of different expressions of respect dependent on grade a little bizarre. | |||||