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Sexy Evil Genius
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Drop dead sexy and certifiably insane, vengeful Nikki invites four of her ex-lovers to an L.A. bar for a meeting that will drastically alter the course of their lives - or at least what's left of them. Seth Green, Katie Sackhoff, William Baldwin, Michelle Trachtenberg, and Harold Perrineau star. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
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The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day
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Boondock Saints, the 2000 crime picture renowned for the unique story of the fast rise and fall of its egomaniacal filmmaker, Troy Duffy, as well as the cult following that appeared later on home release, gets the sequel treatment with this follow-up. Sean Patrick Flanery and Norman Reedus reunite as the vigilante MacManus brothers, with Billy Connolly returning as Il Duce. Duffy once again directs from his own script, with Clifton Collins Jr., Julie Benz, and David Della Rocco filling out the rest of the cast. ~ Jeremy Wheeler, Rovi
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Greek [TV Series]
First telecast over cable's ABC Family Channel on July 9, 2007, the weekly comedy-drama Greek starred Jacob Zachar as Rusty Cartwright, a nerdy college freshman. Like every other newcomer on campus, Rusty was "rushed" by all the fraternities, and after much consideration he decided to pledge at Kappa Tau Gamma. This was bad news for Rusty's older sister Casey (Spencer Grammer), who was running for the presidency of the girls' sorority Zeta Beta Zeta and didn't want her geeky kid brother messing up her chances. Scott M. Foster played Casey's ex-boyfriend Cappie, the president of Kappa Tau Gamma; Jake McDorman was Casey's current beau Evan, head of Kappa Tau's arch-rival Omega Chi Delta; Paul James was Rusty's best pal Calvin, whose family ties had forced him to bypass Kappa Tau in favor of Omega Chi, and who was afraid to tell anyone (except Rusty) that he was gay; (Clark Duke) was Rusty's roomie Dale, who unlike our hero was a religiously motivated "abstainer", determined NOT to lose his virginity at the first opportunity; and, respectively assuming the roles of Casey's best pal and staunchest rival Ashleigh and Rebecca, were Amber Stevens and Dilshad Vadsaria. Stereotypical to a fault, but a lot of fun all the same, Greek graduated to over-the-air TV when it was picked up by Family Channel's sister network ABC on July 13, 2007. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
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Bickford Schmeckler's Cool Ideas
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Reclusive college freshman Bickford Schmeckler (Patrick Fugit) is a virtual fountain of cool ideas, and he records every single one of them in his prized, steel-bound notebook. When the notebook is stolen by hedonistic sorority girl Sarah (Olivia Wilde) during a toga party and subsequently comes into the possession of schizophrenic campus eccentric Spaceman (Matthew Lillard), the desperate Bickford embarks on a frantic quest to recover his most prized possession and prevent his life's work from being credited to someone else. John Cho and Fran Krantz star in a cinematic labor of love from writer/director Scott Lew - an ambitious first-time feature filmmaker who worked for eight years to bring his creative vision to the big screen. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
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Wildfire [TV Series]
Set in Northern California (though filmed in New Mexico), the weekly, 60-minute drama series Wildfire starred Genevieve Cortese as a troubled teenager sent to juvenile hall for her alleged participation in an auto theft. As a condition of her parole, Kris went to work at Raintree Horse Farm, run by the Ritter family, a once-prominent horse racing clan now fallen upon hard times. Written off as an outcast by society, Kris formed a strong bond with a horse named Wildfire, who had likewise been dismissed as a "loser." Through love and patience, Kris challenged conventional wisdom and trained Wildfire to be a winner, in so doing also bringing a new hope to the Ritters in their perennial cutthroat competition against a rival family of horse breeders, the Davises. Featured in the cast were Nana Visitor as Raintree's owner Jean Ritter; Micah Alberti as Jean's son Matt Ritter, who fell in love with Kris; Nicole Tubiola as the scheming and snobbish Danielle Davis, who went out of her way to discredit Kris in Matt's eyes; Ryan Sypek as Danielle's brother Junior Davis, who rather surprisingly became one of Kris' best friends; and Greg Serano as amiable horse trainer Pablo Betart. During the series' first season, Dennis Weaver was seen as Jean's venerable father Henry Ritter, a role that turned out to be the actor's TV swan song (he died in March of 2006, just as the second season commenced). Originally slated to air on the WB Network, Wildfire was deflected to the ABC Family cable channel, where its debut episode on June 20, 2005, posted the highest ratings of any premiere in the channel's history. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
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As a condition of her parole from juvenile hall, embittered teenager Kris Furillo goes to work at Raintree Horse Farm, located in Fremont, CA, as the ABC Family Channel series Wildfire inaugurates its first season. Upon her arrival, Kris saves the life of Wildfire, an unbroken horse who'd been slated to be destroyed because it was deemed "useless" and "un-trainable." Having herself been consigned to the ash heap of society as an incorrigible loser, Kris forms a strong bond with Wildfire, who will respond only to her commands. As the friendship between girl and horse intensifies, the owner of Raintree, divorcée Jean Ritter (Nana Visitor), begins to see potential in Wildfire as a racing horse, and before long she is pinning her hopes on the notion that Wildfire -- and by extension, Kris -- will enable Jean to restore her family's fortune. Meanwhile, the Ritter family's traditional rivals, the Davis clan, demonstrate that they are willing to do practically anything to prevent Wildfire from stealing thunder from their own stable of horses. In particular, snooty teenager Danielle Davis (Nicole Tubiola) is determined to force Kris off the Raintree property, if for no other reason than Kris has stolen the heart of Danielle's erstwhile boyfriend, Jean's son Matt Ritter (Micah Alberti). Curiously, Danielle's down-to-Earth brother Junior Davis (Ryan Sypek) ends up as one of Kris' best friends and strongest supporters! During the 12 episodes of season one, Kris has a disturbing run-in with her mother Barb (Stacy Haiduk), who is accused of stealing valuables from the Ritter home; Matt develops a gambling problem which siphons much-needed money from his mom's bank account (already depleted by the exigencies of feed bills, IRS payments, and the like); Jean Ritter's troublesome ex-husband Pete (Joe Lando) pops up at the least opportune moment; Kris risks being returned to "juvie" when she starts taking prescription painkillers; and there is intrigue aplenty involving a famous female jockey named Tina Sharp (Amy Jo Johnson). As the season ends, we see a more vulnerable side of the unlovable Danielle Davis as she desperately seeks out the mother who had deserted her many years before. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
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The Dead Zone: Season 03
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The third-season opener of The Dead Zone not only clarifies the presence of the mysterious futuristic stranger (Frank Whaley) who had been stalking psychic Johnny Smith (Anthony Michael Hall) throughout the closing episodes of season two, but also helps Johnny fill in the memory gaps resulting from his six-year coma -- the same coma from which he had awakened at the beginning of the series, to discover that he had gained the ability to read people's thoughts and predict their futures simply by touching their hands. In a more disturbing development, Johnny is accused of murdering a pretty young campaign worker for ruthless politician Greg Stillson (Sean Patrick Flanery), whom our hero knows will destroy the world if he, Stillson, is ever elected president. Once Johnny is cleared of the murder charge, he dedicates himself to proving that Stillson was the killer, with the assistance of a new recurring character, Rebecca Caldwell (Sarah Wynter), the sister of the dead woman. Elsewhere, series star Anthony Michael Hall makes his directorial debut in the episode "Cold Hard Truth," in which young J.J. Bannerman (Spencer Achtymichuk) finally discovers that Johnny is his biological father, and not Walt Bannerman (Chris Bruno), the current husband of Johnny's former fiancée, Sarah (Nicole de Boer). The season ends with part one of a two-part cliffhanger, "Tipping Point," in which Johnny courts a nervous breakdown while trying to bring the elusive Greg Stillson to justice; also in the finale, flamboyant televangelist Gene Purdy (David Ogden Stiers), whom Johnny has long suspected to be the murderer of his mother, makes a shocking confession. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
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The Dead Zone: Season 02
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The second season of the Stephen King-inspired TV series The Dead Zone begins with the conclusion of the cliffhanger introduced at the end of season one, as schoolteacher Johnny Smith (Anthony Michael Hall), who ever since awakening from a six-year coma has had the ability to predict people's futures and read their thoughts simply by touching their hands, begins his mission to destroy political candidate Greg Stillson (Sean Patrick Flanery), whom Johnny knows will destroy the world if he ever becomes president. His crusade against Stillson encounters innumerable unexpected twists and turns throughout the season, notably in an episode wherein Johnny throws his support behind Stillson's political opponent, Harrison Fisher (Gerald McRaney), only to discover that Fisher may prove even more dangerous in the long run. Meanwhile, Johnny's gifts allow him to arrive at the sobering conclusion that his former fiancée, Sarah (Nicole de Boer), would have married Sheriff Walt Bannerman (Chris Bruno) even if Johnny hadn't been rendered comatose by his car accident -- but would Sarah have borne Johnny's son J.J., who now has no idea of his true parentage? Also, more questions arise as to the extent of televangelist Gene Purdy's (David Ogden Stiers) involvement in the death of Johnny's millionaire mother. Season two was to have ended with the episode "Playing God," but the USA network decided to extend the season by several weeks. As a result, audiences were treated to such choice episodes as "Zion," in which Johnny's therapist and best friend, Bruce (John L. Adams), experiences paranormal visions of his own; "The Storm," the series' first episode filmed in the letterboxed format; and "The Hunt," which was titled "The Hunt for Osama" until late-breaking events in the Middle East dictated a name change. The season finale provides a payoff to a recurring plot strand, in which Johnny is stalked by a mysterious man in black (Frank Whaley) -- who turns out to be a visitor from the future that Johnny has so often peered into, and who has a vital message that may or may not save the world from annihilation. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
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The Dead Zone [TV Series]
This weekly, 60-minute sci-fi/fantasy series was based on a novel by Stephen King, previously filmed in 1983 with Christopher Walken in the lead. Anthony Michael Hall, who (in this instance, at least) bore a remarkable resemblance to Walken, starred as schoolteacher Johnny Smith, who spent several years in a coma after surviving a terrible auto accident. Upon awakening, Johnny realized that his ESP abilities, which had been mild at best before the accident, have been amplified to an astonishing degree. In fact, Johnny now possessed the ability to read a person's mind -- and that person's future -- simply by touching hands. Naturally, this gift turned out to be both blessing and curse, depending upon the touchee. As reconceived by series creator Michael Piller, the TV version of The Dead Zone had a somewhat lighter touch than the original novel and earlier theatrical film. The series debuted June 16, 2002, over the USA cable network. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
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The Dead Zone: Season 01
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Schoolteacher Johnny Smith (Anthony Michael Hall) awakens from a six-year coma to discover himself a stranger in his own land as the TV-series version of The Dead Zone launches its first season. Johnny's wealthy mother has died under mysterious circumstances, and a flamboyant televangelist named Gene Purdy (David Ogden Stiers) is in control of the Smith millions. Worse still, Johnny's fiancée, Sarah Bracknell (Nicole de Boer), is married to Sheriff Walt Bannerman (Chris Bruno), and has a young son named J.J. -- who, unbeknownst to himself and Walt, is Johnny's biological son. Of utmost significance is the fact that Johnny, who harbored minor ESP powers before the car accident that had plunged him into a coma, is now a full-blown psychic, endowed with the ability to predict the future and read people's thoughts by touching their hands. As the season progresses, Johnny dedicates himself to using his mental gifts to help people and to prevent impending disasters -- all the while holding down his old teaching job. Johnny's friend and therapist, Bruce Lewis (John L. Adams), and our hero's reporter girlfriend, Dana Bright (Kristen Dalton), both suspect there is more to Johnny's uncanny ability to prognosticate than meets the eye, but in general he keeps his awesome powers to himself. Season-one highlights include Johnny's brief cosmic romance with a woman who may have died 60 years before, his psychic link with a century-old Native American shaman, his disturbing visions while serving on a jury, and his growing suspicion that Rev. Purdy murdered Johnny's mother for her money. In one episode, "Netherworld," Johnny awakens in what seems to be a parallel world in which his accident never occurred and he is happily married to Sarah...but appearances, here as elsewhere, are most deceiving. The season ends with "Destiny," the first episode of a two-part cliffhanger loosely derived from the 1983 film version of The Dead Zone, in which Johnny receives truly negative "vibes" when he touches the hand of ruthlessly ambitious congressional candidate Greg Stillson (Sean Patrick Flanery). ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
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Cinematographer turned director Ernest Dickerson returns to the horror genre with this African-American, urban twist on haunted house stories. Rap star Snoop Doggy Dogg makes his debut as a leading man in the title role of Jimmy Bones, stylish protector of a thriving inner-city neighborhood in 1979. When he refuses to knuckle under to powerful interests bent on introducing crack cocaine into his turf, Bones is betrayed by some of his own people, murdered, and buried in the basement of his gothic home. More than two decades later, the neighborhood is a drug and crime-infested nightmare, and Bones' decrepit, allegedly haunted domicile is about to become a hip-hop dance club. Although Bones' one-time girlfriend, Pearl (Pam Grier), and his right-hand man, Shotgun (Ronald Selmour), have remained loyal to his memory, the children of his traitor, Jeremiah (Clifton Powell), are the principal owners of the new club. They become the primary targets when Bones' vengeful spirit rises up to exact bloody retribution for past misdeeds. Bones (2001) co-stars Michael T. Weiss, Bianca Lawson, and Khalil Kain. ~ Karl Williams, Rovi
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The Boondock Saints
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Feeling that they are doing God's will, two Catholic men from Boston set out to kill
in this Reservoir Dogs-style vigilante thriller. Brothers Conner and Murphy MacManus (Sean Patrick Flanery and Norman Reedus) take to performing their divine duty against the Russian mob. They massacre a bunch of unsuspecting Mafioso in a scene of absurd violence, then they let more blood in a mass killing of porn-shop customers. Instead of getting thrown in jail, they are dubbed "saints" by the Boston Herald, and they are praised by brilliant, tortured, and gay FBI agent Paul Smecker (Willem Dafoe). ~ Jonathan Crow, Rovi
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Wirey Spindell
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Eric Schaeffer writes, directs, produces, and stars in this wacky sex comedy. Nine days away from his wedding, Spindell (Schaeffer) realizes that, though his future bride Tabitha (Callie Thorne) is both gorgeous and understanding, he no longer finds her sexually attractive. In flashbacks, we learn about the sexually precocious Spindell, including a time as a toddler when he tries to have oral sex with an electrical outlet. Later in college, he has a long passionate affair with Samantha, who is just as neurotic and sexually kinked as he is. Wirey Spindell was screened at the 1999 Boston Film Festival. ~ Jonathan Crow, Rovi
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The Bachelor
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In this romantic comedy, Chris O'Donnell plays Jimmie, the grandson of an eccentric millionaire. At the reading of his grandfather's will, Jimmie learns that he stands to inherit $100 million on his 30th birthday. There's only one stipulation: Jimmie has to be married to get the money. And he is going to turn 30 in 24 hours. Jimmie and his sweetheart (Renee Zellweger) have already been talking about marriage, but she thinks it's wrong to marry for the money. The Bachelor co-stars James Cromwell, Brooke Shields, and singer Mariah Carey in her acting debut. This story was filmed before in Buster Keaton's silent classic, Seven Chances. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
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Blown Away
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Opening within one month from each other in 1994, Blown Away invited many comparisons to Speed. Both are pyrotechnical displays involving mad bombers and a multitude of flying building debris and body parts. The cop and the mad bomber in this one are Jimmy Dove (Jeff Bridges), a veteran of the Boston Bomb Squad planning to retire from the force, and Ryan Gaerity (Tommy Lee Jones), a revenge-crazed explosives expert who has recently escaped from a detention center in Northern Ireland. It seems that Gaerity is out to get Jimmy and has been nursing his grudge for the past twenty years. Back in his Irish past, Jimmy, then known as Liam, was a student of Gaerity, who constructed bombing devices for the IRA. But when Gaerity's bombing plans included the killing of innocent civilians, Liam opposed him and thwarted his efforts. As a result, Liam escaped to the United States to become Jimmy, and Gaerity was arrested and sent to prison. But now that Gaerity is out of jail, he is traveling to Boston to wreak havoc upon the city in revenge for what Jimmy has done to him. His plan is to create so many bombings in Boston that the bomb squad's strength will be depleted, allowing him to get to Jimmy and his family. The goal? Blowing up Jimmy's wife (Suzy Amis) and stepdaughter at a Boston Pops concert. ~ Paul Brenner, Rovi
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In Judgment Night, an action-packed thriller directed by Stephen Hopkins, a group of young middle-class men Emilio Estevez Cuba Gooding Jr. Jeremy Piven and Stephen Dorff on a night out with the boys take a disastrous wrong turn that leads to a run-in with a vicious street gang led by Fallon (Denis Leary). A cold, vicious and frightening criminal, Fallon and his band of thugs threaten to permanently silence the foursome after they witness a murder. ~ Linda Rasmussen, Rovi
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Lizard Hatchling
Looks around and sniffs air.
Pit-pattering footsteps; vocalizations (on-click)
This is shaping up to be my longest sought wild pet rare. I've spent hours flying around both northern Stranglethorn and the Cape, caught more than one rare of every other type available in those zones, but have yet to see a rare Lizard Hatchling. At this point I don't even care if I get it in my favourite colour or breed.
It seems like some of the issue is that it shares spawn points with four other critter types, but only rarely appears as a second in battles against them.
Just picked up a rare after a few hours of farming. coord 66/36 outside of Zul'Gurub!!
I can confirm that it changes colour.
Thought I might mention that this is a color changing pet. Random chance for one of the three colors on summons. At least mine is that way; got it in the Cape of Stranglethorn.
Encountered mine behind the walls of Zul'Gurub (not inside the instance).

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Leveraging social media for research career advantage01 May 2012
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Postgraduate researchers and research staff
13:30 - 14:30
The Vitae NW Hub and the University of Manchester are delighted to bring this seminar to you presented by the excellent Inger Mewburn.
Is scholarly publishing as an indicator of your 'marketability' as a researcher under threat? Recently Forbes Business magazine argued that the Curriculum Vitae will disappear within the next 5 years and be replaced with your 'digital footprint'. What does this mean for us as academics and researchers? We are all accustomed to evidence of publication in peer reviewed journals and conferences being an indicator of quality, but we are experiencing an academic job market under flux where publishing in conventional ways may no longer be enough.
In this presentation Inger will talk about the potential for a future 'digital divide' between those academics who take advantage of the opportunities social media offers and those who do not. Inger will try to persuade you that you don't have enough time NOT to be involved in social media and blogging.
To book your place on this seminar, complete the online booking form here
University of Manchester
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- Postgraduate researchers.
Research staff - Region:
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- Vitae NW Hub & Bangor University
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Venue information
Roscoe Building, Lecture Theatre A, University of Manchester
Building 53 on the campus map. For further travel directions, click here.
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Free, open to postgraduate researchers and research staff.
Participants would be expected to cover any travel expenses incurred.
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About Inger Mewburn:
Inger Mewburn is a Research Fellow at RMIT University's School of Graduate Research (SGR) where she co-ordinates the 'On Track' generic skills workshop program; edits and writes for the Thesis Whisperer blog; authors and moderates online courses for HDR students; coordinates the RMIT Three minute thesis competition and conducts research in the field of doctoral education. Her research interests are, in no particular order, Research student experience; Academic sociology; Non verbal communication and Social media and blogging. In a former life Inger worked in architecture practices and made interactive digital art work, which has appeared in magazines and exhibitions around the world including Australia, the UK, France, Greece, Austria, China and the USA. Inger is on Twitter as @thesiswhisperer - this is the best place to talk to her as her email inbox is always full.


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Fancy Pants is in the house!!!!
Holy smokes! What a crazy day!
We survived the garage sale! So many unreal deals! So many shoppers! So much fun! Always a blast to see the craziness!
Shoppers were also so happy to see a store full of new goodies!
We got two darling lines in from Fancy Pants!!! Please visit their blog at http://www.missfancypants.typepad.com/ to see some really cute ideas using the 2 lines we have.
First off we have "Off to School".
It is so cute for all the pics you have snapped of the kiddos, and then just in time for Halloween, we have this line called "OCT 31″.
Don't you just love new stuff? We sure do!
Leave us a comment here, or on our Facebook wall, and we will do our best to carry your new favorite things!
See you soon!
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Laura's Legacy One Year Later: "Because Life With Still's Can Still Be Life"
This time last year, I was pulling late nights studying for final exams. I was failing classes, not doing well, and had an incredible support system getting me through those late nights—in particular, I had a friend, Laura, who kept me company from across the globe. She was my painsomnia partner whose strength and determination fueled mine when I was running close to empty. She was the first 20-something with Still's Disease I connected with and her blog was the first one I'd found after being diagnosed.
This time last year, Laura was struggling. She'd been in and out of the hospital while planning both a wedding and a stem cell transplant. It was early morning her time, and she was talking me through some extremely alarming symptoms—she knew something was wrong. And so did I when she stopped tweeting/texting/etc shortly after describing her symptoms. It was no more than 12 hours of deafening silence before we all just felt in our hearts what had happened. The morning after I'd last heard from her, I remember waking up extremely early, bolting upright in bed, and just knowing. I messaged Kirsten, whom I barely knew at the time, and posed the question.
We just knew. Still's Disease had claimed Laura's life—a life she fought valiantly for up until the very end.
It's a year to the day, today. There is an emptiness in our little group of Still's Disease ladies that is still palpable. She lived with grace and fought with every fiber of her being. I wish I had words that could even begin to describe the strength she inspired in me, the grace she showed me how to have by example alone when I was lacking it, and the wonderful friendship she gave to me—it was her death that brought Kirsten and I together.
It's 11pm and these words feel fragmented, falling short of capturing the essence of her spirit and legacy in a few measly paragraphs. I think of her when I see butterflies in my backyard or patio, and I know she's free of the chains arthritis placed on her. I am reminded of Laura's impact on our community when my rheumatologist pulls up her blog as a reference.
A year later, Laura is close to my heart, still very much on my mind.
Send a prayer, a positive though, a reblog—whatever—for Laura and her family today. You can leave a kind word on her memorial facebook page for her family to read.
Remember why we blog, tweet, reblog, speak, and get up every day to fight for an ounce of awareness of these diseases. In my weak moments of advocacy—when I am burnt out and bitter—I think of Laura, and am always able to keep going.
Even in death, she is a pillar of strength, inspiration, and perseverance. We should all be so lucky to leave behind the kind of legacy she left for us.
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Andrea Kayne Kaufman Biography
Andrea Kayne Kaufman has guided and mentored hundreds of students as a professor at the DePaul University College of Education. A professor and attorney who earned a bachelor's degree from Vassar College, a master's degree in Education from Harvard University and her Juris Doctor from the University of Pennsylvania Law School, Andrea has students who are primarily teachers, seeking masters and doctoral degrees in Educational Leadership to serve as principals and superintendents.
This biography was last updated on 07/14/2012.
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ZEELAND (WHTC) - Construction will begin Friday on a nearly $1 million road project in Zeeland. State Street will be milled and repaved over the next couple of months between Roosevelt Avenue and Business I-196, and a new water main will be installed in the area of State and Roosevelt. Also in the project are sanitary sewer improvements and sidewalk upgrades to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act. The project is getting $357,000 in federal funding, with the city, Board of Public Works and Clean Water Plant picking up the rest of the tab. Visit http://www.ci.zeeland.mi.us/Government/CurrentCityProjects/tabid/3549/Default.aspx for more details on the project.
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Club Metronome, Burlington, Friday, May 23, 10 p.m.
Nothing says "variety show" like drag queens, a touch of '50s rock 'n' roll and an art raffle. At least, that's what made the "Big Bad Box Variety Show" at Club Metronome such an unusually exciting Friday evening.
When I walked in — alone, mind you — I noticed two things: an empty stage and two exuberant drag queens from the House of LeMay standing at the opposite end of the room. I decided that introducing myself to these local legends would be a bit more entertaining than staring at the open stage.
I walked over, we exchanged names and acquaintances, and within minutes we were old friends. Margarite and Lucy Belle told me all about their home in Beaver Pond, their cover story in Seven Days and the many prestigious awards claimed by Lucy Belle's hairdo. By then it was showtime, but not before the LeMays grabbed someone from the Green Candle Theatre Company to take a picture of the three of us.
Rue Mevlana kicked off the evening with a high-energy, electro mini-set that reminded me of the music you might hear walking though a hall of mirrors. I'm not usually drawn to that kind of music (or going to a hall of mirrors, for that matter), but their performance was impressive and made me forget my preconceived notions.
They were followed by The Cave Bees, who got the audience dancing. Then, in between sips of beer and readjusting his shades, Koolaoke, the one-man karaoke band, delivered the evening's comic relief.
But my night peaked when The Jazz Guys invited Ryan Ober on stage. When I heard Ober sing the first lines of Bill Haley's "Rock a Beatin' Boogie," I started tapping my feet and hoped one of the girls wearing horn-rimmed glasses would drag me onto the dance floor. They didn't, but I kept tappin' away.
In fact, after the raffle ended at 1:30 and I left empty-handed, I found that Ober and The Jazz Guys had filled me with enough rhythm to keep tapping all the way home.


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1/4 cup white sugar
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Ahh! Then you live closer to our TN home just north of Chattanooga 35 miles. We are actually gathering in TN from all quadrants of the country (incl Colorado) to celebrate the Thanksgiving holidays. FAMU, huh? My connection there is a sister-in-law (liberal) who teaches there. A friend from our church received reduced tuition there because of his minority status. That was discontinued because too many Caucasians enrolled there. Have a great Thanksgiving. This is a special time for us because of the times in which we live and no longer take for granted the blessings of liberty.
LOL That is so funny (peculiar AND humorous funny). We'll need to meet for coffee then. Are you in upper Alabama or LA? I love that area of Colorado. We rented a house last year in Manitou Springs for my son's wedding (owned previously by an astronaut who walked on the moon) and enjoyed ourselves and the area. I was glad to see where Colorado recalled two of their legislators who attempted to run roughshod over the 2nd Amendment. Keep in touch. SA
I saw your post "How bout them 'noles", but I inadvertently lost it, so I didn't know how to respond until I crossed your path again. It so happens that I picked the BCS title game to involve the Crimson Tide, FSU or GA Dawgs. So far I've got 2 of the 3 correct. Me thinks that Bama and FSU would be a good match and candidly believe there is no other team close to their caliber. Urban Meyer, however, is whining about the unfairness of his team not having a shot at the title game since Ohio State is in 3rd place and undefeated, but he didn't complain two other times when his team played in the title game when they had one loss. Oh well . . . dat's football. BTW. Is it my imagination or did you originally hail from Colorado Springs? I somehow associated your name with CS and was going to mention that I had two children (and their spouses) who live there, I am not so certain now.
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Aaron Cohen was a popular and gregarious triathlete who spent the last minutes of his life riding his bicycle alongside Biscayne Bay, talking about his beloved wife and two children.
Michele Traverso is a 26-year-old student with a rare genetic disorder who battled substance abuse.
The details of their lives played out in court Wednesday in a gripping sentencing hearing that culminated in a surprise decision: Traverso will serve just 364 days in jail for driving away after his car plowed into Cohen on the Rickenbacker Causeway last February.
The sentence, handed down by Miami-Dade Circuit Judge William Thomas, angered scores of Cohen's relatives, supporters, and cycling enthusiasts who gathered in court to pay tribute to the 35-year-old car dealer.
"It's a terrible injustice," Stephen Cohen, a lawyer and Aaron's father, said. "This was the wrong kind of message to send to the public."
Meanwhile, Traverso delivered an emotional hug to his lawyer, Ramon de la Cabada, who argued passionately that the slight, bespectacled young man needed to stay out of state prison to avoid complications from his potentially fatal immunological disorder.
Traverso has already served almost a year in jail, which will not count toward the new sentence. Thomas also ordered Traverso to serve two years of house arrest. The judge's sentence also means Traverso will stay in a Miami-Dade jail, not a state prison.
Traverso faced a minimum of 22.6 months in prison and up to 30 years behind bars.
The fatality, and a similar hit-and-run wreck in 2010, renewed calls for increased safety for cyclists and joggers on the popular causeway. Fellow cyclists staged a memorial ride and erected a billboard overlooking Interstate 95 in Cohen's honor.
"This was not something I did lightly. I did what I thought was most appropriate," Thomas told the Cohen family after choking up himself, recalling the recent death of a family member.
According to prosecutors, Traverso struck Cohen and cycling partner Enda Walsh as the pair rode near the crest of the bridge. Traverso did not call 911, but instead called his lawyer. He surrendered to police the next evening, a delay his lawyer blamed on his own scheduling conflicts and police bureaucracy.
Investigators suspected that Traverso had been drinking after finding receipts from a Coconut Grove bar for three gin drinks.
But with no proof Traverso actually consumed the drinks — no blood testing could be done because of the delay in surrendering — prosecutors could not charge him with DUI manslaughter.
Surveillance video from his family's Key Biscayne condo showed his father covering up the Honda with a tarp.
At the time of the crash, Traverso had been enrolled in a drug-court program after a cocaine-possession arrest. He tested positive for marijuana and also showed up drunk to a court session, admitting he had been drinking the previous night, prosecutor Jane Anderson told the judge.
On Wednesday, relatives remembered Cohen, 35, as a dynamic personality who grew up in Chicago, speed-skated, played polo, and fished with his father on trips. His younger sister, Sabrina Cohen, tearfully recalled her brother driving her across country to attend college.
For his mother, Cohen — a business-development manager at Esserman Automotive Group — constantly posted photos of his two young children on Facebook.


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The idea that the story we know is only the very beginning raises a new question in place of Feynman's objection that Christianity is provincial. Is it presumptuous to claim that in such a grand universe, possibly with intelligent life arising in many places, the redemption and transformation of the entire cosmos starts here, on our pale blue dot?
There is no formula for generating beliefs in people. There are plenty of people with access to the same facts who end up believing different things. But for many Christians—like the ones I heard from this week—access to information about the position we call "evolutionary creation" could make a significant difference for reconciling science and Christian faith.
This entry was originally posted on February 17, 2010. In this video conversation, Jeff Schloss makes the observation that when we use the term "evolution", it is not always exactly clear what we are actually discussing unless we denote the intended usage.
With From the Dust, it was our goal to help Christians see the complexity of the issues raised by modern science, as well as help them to courageously engage with the theological conversations happening within the sphere of Christian culture today.
We're pleased to introduce the first official commercials for BioLogos, produced by Ryan Pettey of Satellite Pictures and featuring BioLogos vice president Jeff Schloss, philosopher Alister McGrath, and theologian NT Wright.
The world is not full of items stamped "made by God"—the Creator is more subtle than that—but there are two locations where general hints of the divine presence might be expected to be seen most clearly. One is the vast cosmos itself, with its fifteen-billion-year history of evolving development following the big bang. The other is the "thinking reed" of humanity, so insignificant in physical scale but, as Pascal said, superior to all the stars because it alone knows them and itself.
Written by BioLogos Fellow of Biology Dennis Venema, this series of posts is intended as a basic introduction to the science of evolution for non-specialists.
Last month, we announced the 37 grantees from our Evolution & Christian Faith program! This month, we take a closer look at the projects and what's "in the pipeline" over the coming years from these grantees!
The evidence suggests that God has chosen to work through a random process, one which involves the routine creation and destruction of millions of cells that never get used. This is the ordinary means by which God maintains our health. The miracles of healing recorded in the Bible are miraculous precisely because they don't occur by this normal, natural process.
Congratulations to the 37 winners of the Evolution & Christian Faith (ECF) grants competition! ECF is a new BioLogos program designed to support projects and network-building among scholars, church leaders, and parachurch organizations.
People hold clearly discordant points of view, and it would be dishonest to ignore the conflict. Yet some voices emphasize the dissonance without any note of harmony to put it in context. Too often, science and faith becomes a hostile battle of worldviews, sounding angry, dissonant chords even among fellow Christians. But civil, gracious dialogue is possible.
With great pleasure, the Board of Directors of The BioLogos Foundation announces the appointment of Deborah Haarsma to become our next President, and of Jeffrey Schloss to the role of Senior Scholar. Professor Haarsma assumes leadership from our outgoing President Darrel Falk, to whom we owe a tremendous debt of gratitude.
This series by Denis Alexander reflects on advancements in genomics as well as their theological implications. He focuses on the relatedness of hominin genomes, arguing that this does not interfere with the image of God in humans. The image of God depends more on the capacity for relationship and covenant, not on a list of particular physical qualities. He then discusses why the recent studies of genomics provide "no grounds for genetic determinism."
My goal in leading this organization for these past three and a half years has been to lay the groundwork to help my fellow evangelicals see that the conflict between our faith and mainstream science is not as great as they thought it was. In the process, my thinking has been significantly shaped by listening to people who think differently than I do
Part of BioLogos mission is to show how all things hold together in Christ—to show how a Christian worldview integrates the knowledge we have of God through the Scriptures with the knowledge we have of God through the other areas in which He reveals himself as Creator and Redeemer.
The tension generated by our understanding of God's character, as revealed in the Bible, and by the reality of the natural world around us has been the focus of much debate within the Christian church since the first century. This series examines critically several of the proposed solutions to this problem, viewing them from the perspective of a geologist, paleontologist, and orthodox evangelical Christian.
Throughout my various conversations with fellow believers, the most-mentioned anxiety over accepting an evolutionary creationist paradigm is the fear of losing the Bible as one's spiritual anchor and source of authority.


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However, owners may also be finding they have little cash on hand to build a traditional marketing campaign.
MainStreet put together a list of some of the most cost effective marketing strategies small businesses can use right now, according to the experts:
1. You're the expert: "One of the best ways to market your business, and an exploding trend this year, is through thought leadership using a content marketing campaign," says Constance Aguilar, strategic communications specialist for The Abbi Agency. "Showcasing your expertise on various subjects, offering the public white papers and case studies, being an expert contributor and using the materials to market your business is the new way of establishing a reputation and getting in front of new audiences."
2. Not just for the financial professionals: Presenting seminars is a widely used tool in the financial industry, but this can work in almost any industry with a local market. "Consumers are always willing to be educated on an issue of importance to them," says Bob Richards, a retired financial planner and blogger at retirement-income.net. "If the buisness does not have a local clientele, then do as a webinar." Richards says not to forget to offer the recording for those who register but do not attend and also to post the video to Youtube to embed on your business site.
3. Stay on top of social media: You know by now that you should be using free social media marketing and aligning it with your traditional marketing campaigns. Are you staying up on the latest trends on social media? "Sign up for Google Authorship with your Google+ account," advises Matthew Zajechowski, Digital Third Coast. "This connects anything you publish online with your Google+ profile and also means your content is more likely to be visible in the search rankings. Google is placing a high premium on Google authorship, so if you are active on your blog or other blogs in your industry via guest posting, be sure to enable Google authorship."
4. Watch those websites: Is there a premium website in your industry that would be great to own? Attorney Stephen Schwartz had been watching SchwartzLegal.Com for a decade, waiting for the day it became available. He recently purchased rights to the website at auction when the former owner retired. Schwartz believes acquiring the site might help his own business grow.
5. Virtual Networking: If you haven't figured out how to work professional networking sites such as LinkedIn to your advantage, you should do so, say the experts. "By keeping dialogue on the platform conversational, and not being afraid to connect with people you may not know, you'll be surprised by where your LinkedIn connections will lead you," says Kristin Serio, senior account executive at Donper America.


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The expanding use of Simulation-Driven Product Development places growing demands on the IT infrastructure — for computational power, data storage, networking and effective collaboration across geographically distributed teams. ANSYS works with IT industry leaders to understand and demonstrate solution architectures that support a scalable and cost-effective IT deployment of our software. This webcast series shares the knowledge and experience of ANSYS experts and our partners, to support strategic decision making related to IT systems for ANSYS technology.
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As organizations rapidly expand their Linux based compute cluster deployments, many lose engineering productivity when their CFD users must wait for serial read/write operations, and large file transfers to complete. The challenge is to provide a scalable, cost-effective storage solution that can easily deliver high performance concurrent read and write access generated by CFD simulations. In addition, the system needs to scale simply with the increasing volumes of data and continue to scale performance as the storage and clusters grow
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Checker Finn, chagrined at the lack of attention to gifted education in the U.S., has decided to study what other nations do. His initial assessment is that we're not the only one giving high-ability kids minimal thought. Such a strange, unfortunate phenomenon.
With the failure of SIG, we need a Plan B ASAP for kids in failing schools. I've long argued for a massive new schools strategy. (More on this to come in an upcoming blog post.) If you're likeminded or intrigued by the idea of the starting-fresh approach, check out the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools' ESEA-reauthorization recommendations. This is a blueprint for Plan B.
I think single-purpose chartering bodies are the future. In fact, I think all public schools (and all private schools participating in voucher or tax-credit programs) should have performance contracts with them (more on this in an upcoming AEI paper). NACSA has a terrific short policy brief on such independent chartering boards. Check it out.
If you follow the increasing use of Value-Added Measures (VAMs) and Student Growth Percentiles (SGPs) in state-, district-, school-, and teacher-accountability systems, read this very good new Mathematica working paper. There's high correlation between the two, but there are important differences in how teacher ratings shake out based on differences in student populations. Important and fascinating implications.
Ten years ago, TNTP released its first report, Missed Opportunities, which I vividly remember reading in disbelief—urban districts were...
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The Greeks might be the most accessible of all ancient civilizations, especially for children. It's not hard for kids to relate to the ancient Olympics or to enjoy the richness of Greek mythology. And the influence of the Greeks on Western culture and civilization is, of course, undeniable. So the sooner our children are exposed to Greek ideas, ideals, and history, the better. These videos are one way. Enjoy!
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I'm halfway through an ambitious research project, in which I examine how other countries educate their high-ability kids in the hope that we might pick up tips that would prove useful in improving the woeful state of "gifted education" in the U.S. (In case you've forgotten what's woeful about it, look here, here, and here.)
So far, I've checked out eight lands worth taking seriously, all of which have done pretty well over the years on PISA, TIMSS, and similar measures and all of which are fairly termed "competitors" in the planetary economy. (I'm talking about Japan, Taiwan, Singapore, Korea, Western Australia, England, Finland, and Hungary.) I will soon have more observations from Canada and countries in Europe. Here are a dozen early impressions:
Poland's gains in mathematics and science on the 2012 PISA assessments made big news in the United States. The impressive achievements by fifteen-year-old Polish youngsters contrast starkly with the scores of American youngsters. U.S. results have remained essentially flat since the tests were first given in 2000 to 180,000 students in 32 countries. As a result of these diverging trajectories, Polish students now outperform their American peers in both math and science by a significant margin.
I was a high-school teacher in Poland in 1990–91 and again in 1994–95. During my first stint, I taught in a town of about 15,000; the second time, I worked in one of Warsaw's elite high schools. The children of the students I taught are now the Polish generation that is outpacing much of the world in academic achievement.
After reading the new PISA report—especially when read in tandem with Amanda Ripley's excellent recent book—I am not really surprised by Poland's success. The students I taught had many of the attributes for success that now benefit their own children. These included families that care deeply about education and that view education to be the path to upward mobility. By doing well in school, children could do more with their lives. This was a belief I saw in the parents both of small-town students and of elite metropolitan kids.
Poles also take great pride in knowledge: acquiring it and showing it off. I was always amazed, and more than...
America's approach to the education of children with disabilities is antiquated, costly, and ineffective. "Special education" as we know it is broken—and repainting the surface won't repair it. It cries out for a radical overhaul. Far too many children emerge from our special-ed system without the skills, knowledge, and competencies that they need for a successful life that fully capitalizes on their abilities. This ineffectual system is also very, very expensive. Yet for a host of reasons—inertia, timidity, political gridlock, fear of litigation, fear of interest groups, ignorance, lack of imagination, and so on—neither our education leaders nor our policy leaders have shown any inclination to modernize it. Instead, they settle for "paint jobs"—waivers and the like.
Federal policy is responsible for much of this failure. Even though the education world has changed around it—as have technology, mobility, fiscal conditions, demographics, and so much more—it remains essentially stuck where it was in 1975 when the first major national law in this realm (now known as the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act or IDEA) was passed.
It was much needed at the time. Many children with disabilities (in those days they were called "handicapped") had been denied education or given versions of it wholly unsuited to their needs and unlikely to do them much good. Some adults believed that such kids could not learn. Schools in many cases did not know how to educate them well. And few states or districts had focused on the problem.
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"The United States' standings haven't improved dramatically because we as a nation haven't addressed the main cause of our mediocre PISA performance — the effects of poverty on students," Dennis Van Roekel, president of the National Education Association, the nation's largest teachers union, said in a statement. – "American 15-Year-Olds Lag, Mainly in Math, on International Standardized Tests," by Motoko Rich, New York Times, December 3, 2013
Occam's Razor is the well-known principle that "among competing hypotheses, the hypothesis with the fewest assumptions should be selected." Keep that in mind today, PISA Day, as various pundits hypothesize about why the U.S. scored below the international average in math, and at the average in reading and science, and why we don't seem to be making any gains over time on these much-watched gauges.
Dennis Van Roekel offers the poverty hypothesis as an explanation. I'm not unsympathetic to the argument (though America's child-poverty rate is not as unusual as many people think), but let's consider all of the assumptions that one must make to support it.
First, one must assume that math is somehow more related to students' family backgrounds than are reading and science, since we do worse in the former. That's quite a stretch, especially because of much other evidence showing that reading is more strongly linked to socioeconomic class. It's well known that affluent toddlers hear...
The Tennessee Charter School Center (TCSC) is out with a terrific new report on Nashville's schools landscape. This new organization subscribes to the notion that the district need not be the primary unit of analysis; instead, TCSC focuses on the number of high-quality seats in the city. The findings are grave—there are so very few great schools serving kids in the city—and the recommendations are strong. Like lots of places, Nashville is evidently scared of charter-school growth, even though charters make up a disproportionately high percentage of great schools, and have therefore put policies into place that will hem in charter growth. TCSC suggests doing otherwise. This is a very good, reader-friendly analysis with strong ideas.
I think we're on the way to fundamentally changing K–12 delivery in America's big cities; these shifts aren't inevitable, but we're headed in the right direction, and the pace is accelerating. SEA reform, which is almost as important, is unfortunately many years behind. Too few groups are working in this space. But just as CRPE helped launch the thinking of systemic reform in cities, they are trying their hand at state-level stuff. Good for them! Their latest report is on SEA productivity. If you care about SEA reform, give it a read. I particularly like Roza's and DQC's pieces. The pension stuff is fascinating too, especially if that's your gig. In full disclosure, I have a different take on what...
During your pre-Turkey trot out of town, you might have missed the big news about the federal School Improvement Grants program. Education Week's Politics K–12 blog, which generously called the results a "mixed picture," put it this way:
While more than two-thirds of schools in the first cohort (which started in 2010-11) saw gains in reading and math after two years in the program, another third of the schools actually declined, despite the major federal investment, which included grants of up to $500,000 a year, the department said Thursday.
Even Arne Duncan himself could muster only faint praise for the schools, acknowledging their "incremental progress."
Andy Smarick, a long-time SIG skeptic, showed a great deal of holiday cheer in not shouting, "I told you so." But neither was he shy in stating the obvious, labeling the results "disappointing but completely predictable." He went a bit further in a Washington Post quote, arguing that "you can't help but look at the results and be discouraged . . . . We didn't spend $5 billion of taxpayer money for incremental change."
And lest you say, "Hey, it's only money," pause a moment on that. Five billion dollars. Enough to control Malaria. Enough to implement Core Knowledge in every single elementary school in the country. Enough to keep 2,000 Catholic schools alive.
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The Cottage in Frodsham has been inspected and accredited by the Team of famous travel writer, Alastair Sawday, as a very special place to stay.....
It fits right into this traditional Cheshire market town: a half-timbered cottage from 1645 with original wooden pegs, wattle and daub and a stylish twist. Everything kindles quirk and charm, from studded oak door to spacious wooden stairs up to the cosy mezzanine 'library' overlooking the expansive living room. Timber beams spider over walls and down cathedral ceilings. Step into the elegant dining room with sophisticated table and chairs to seat 6, through to a modern country kitchen, then saunter up gleaming stone stairs to the living room's comfy sofa and rug-topped floors. The master bedroom has an oak dresser and fireplace with views over the main street; the second double room overlooks a leafy, secluded courtyard. Frodsham's main street – one of the widest in England. The cottage bursts with character and charm and makes the ideal retreat.
It's perfect for visiting Chester, Oulton Park, Chester Racecourse, shopping at Cheshire Oaks, Liverpool, Manchester and North Wales.
From £150.00 per night fully inclusive. Weekend breaks commence on a Friday.
The nightly rate quoted does not include Christmas & New Year breaks - please enquire separately.
Guests can arrive from 4pm on any day for a minimum of a 2 night stay. Our departure time is 10am.
On reservation a 25% deposit is required or full payment if 8 weeks or less to arrival. Payments can be made via debit/credit cards (2% charge for credit card payments) or bank transfer (£10.00 fee if an international payment).
The Cottage is a traditonal, half timbered property with wattle and daub walls built in 1645 with solid stone floors downstairs and solid wood floorboards upstairs.
Master Bedroom:
The King Size bed with hotel style duvet overlooks on to Main Street. Solid wood furniture. Ornamental hanging rail.
Double Bedroom:
Double bed with hotel style duvet overlooks the rear courtyard. Solid oak furniture.
Large, spacious bathroom with large bath and separate shower cubicle with thermostatically controlled shower, inset basin and toilet. Gas central heating boiler is located in the cupboard along with heating controls.
Solid wood painted kitchen with fridge, freezer, washing machine, dishwasher, cafetierre, toaster, kettle and microwave oven.
Living Room:
Matching traditional style sofa, chair and foot stool. Solid oak coffee table, drawers and TV corner unit.
Laura Ashley wing back chair, solid oak table. Book case containing books.
Dining Room:
Large glass table on ornamental, metal frame and six ornamental metal, padded chairs.
Unrestricted parking is available in the parking bays outside on Main Street.
The rear courtyard area has a metal and ceramic, bistro style table and four metal chairs. From time to time the staff to the two neighbouring shops may need occasional access to the courtyard.
The Cottage will have been professionally cleaned for your arrival and all linen, towels and kitchen towels are provided and changed after 7 days (unless arranged sooner for an additional fee). Toilet rolls, hand wash, dish wash tablets, washing up liquid, bin bags, tea and coffee are provided at the start of your stay.
Amenities/Facilities provided
· Rangemaster Electric range. Double oven, grill and warming drawer
· Fridge and freezer
· Microwave
· Dishwasher
· Washing machine
· Coffee Maker
· Iron/ironing board
· Toshiba 32" TV & DVD player
· Wi-Fi Internet access
· Gas Central heating
· Sony iPod Docking Station
· Hairdryers in each bedroom
Ground Floor:
Entrance is directly from the pavement with a 5" (12cm) step down into the Dining Room. The floor is solid stone. Stone staircase to the first floor is just off the right hand side of the dining room. There are ten 10 " (250cm) steps leading to the first floor with handrail. At the rear is the doorway through to the to the kitchen. From the rear of the kitchen is the back door leading out to the outside courtyard area with a step of about 5" (12cm).
First Floor:
From the top of the stairs it leads into the large living room.
There is a doorway just to the right leading to the bathroom.
A narrow, wooden staircase of nine 8" (20cm) steps leads up to the small library area into the roof space overlooking the living room.
A small corridor leads off the dining room to the two bedrooms.
Main lighting for all rooms is controlled by switches just inside each doorway and small occasional lamps. In the interests of helping the environment and saving energy as well as for health and safety reasons please ensure all lights and appliances are turned off on leaving the property.
All radiators throughout are thermostatically controlled and in the interests of the environment would be be greatful for heating to be turned off/returned to automatic programmes when not in the property.
Additionally, there are bedside lamps on each side of the bed.
TV (includes Freeview) and DVD are remote controlled and the controls are located next to the TV.
A non-slip bathmat is provided.
Wireless broadband is available through a secure network. Details will be provided on how to gain access.
Guide Dogs
We welcome guide dogs but please advise us at the time of booking.
The duvets and pillows are hotel style standard suitable for allergy sufferers.
No smoking is allowed throughout the property and smoke detectors are fitted throughout.
Waste & Recycling
The Courtyard supports the recycling policy of Cheshire West & Chester Council which has one of the highest recycling rates of any council. In the rear courtyard garden is a green plastic box for cans and bottles and a red box for plastic bottles. Newspapers can be placed in the boxes. General waste can be placed in the black bin outside in the courtyard.
We would be grateful for your support in helping to look after our environment.
Health & Safety
To minimise the risk of fire please ensure when going out from the property that all appliances and lights are turned off at the wall. This includes making sure appliances such as the TV, DVD player etc are not left on standby. Please also ensure that no taps are left running.
If you have any specific mobility issues or matters that you think may be relevant to your stay we would be grateful if you could advise us at the time of enquiry so we can see how best we can meet your requirements.
Access Statement for The Cottage at The Courtyard Frodsham
We would like to extend a warm welcome to everybody at The Courtyard. To ensure we can make your stay as comfortable and relaxing as possible we would be grateful if you can inform us of any special requirements upon booking.
We aim to provide an excellent visitor experience and continually strive to improve our service. We are a small family run self catering accommodation business based in the village of Helsby. The Cottage, built in 1645, is located on Main Street in the heart of the market town of Frodsham. As a business we believe that we should, wherever possible, appreciate the abilities, whilst giving full consideration to any disabilities of our customers, visitors and staff.
Local Facilities:
The Cottage is located a few minutes' walk from Frodsham Railway station which is on the Manchester Piccadilly-Frodsham-Helsby-Chester-Llandudno line. Local buses run along Main Street and the stops are located just outside The Cottage on both sides of the street. We are 25 minutes from Liverpool & Manchester Airports. Frodsham has a Post Office, a wide variety of shops, banks, bars, restaurants, Arts Centre and other businesses along with a market held on the street every Thursday. Morrisons Supermarket is a few minutes walk away. There is a telephone box about 200 yards away, on the opposite side of the street just outside Milmark Health Shop.
A comprehensive website with galleries of pictures show the exterior as well as the properties room by room. Information can be provided in large print.
Arrival and Car Parking Facilities:
Luggage assistance is available.
As the owners live in the nearby village of Helsby arrival will be pre-arranged and you will be welcomed by them to The Cottage and any assistance required.
For more information on accessibility of The Cottage please see above.
A large print version of The Welcome letter is available on request. A large print version of the Property Guide is available on request. All properties are fitted with fire blankets in the kitchen. All properties are fitted with smoke alarms. A non slip bath mat is provided. All TV & DVD and ipod appliances are remote controlled. All bedrooms have main lighting controlled with switches by the door and also have bed side lamps. Heating is thermostatically controlled and adjustable. Coloured drinking glasses are available on request.
Free WiFi wireless broadband is available.
Allergies - The duvets and pillows are hotel style standard.
Waste & Recycling:
The Courtyard supports the recycling policy of the local Council which has one of the highest recycling rates of any council. At the rear of the courtyard is a small green plastic box for cans and bottles and a small red box for plastic bottles. Newspapers and magazines can be left inside one of the boxes for us to separate later. General waste can be placed in the black plastic bin. We would be grateful for your support in helping to look after our environment.
The staff are trained to be very aware of guests needs. The staff will gladly assist guests with any help they may need to ensure as comfortable and enjoyable stay as possible.
Additional Information:
Guide dogs are welcome but please advise when enquiring. We operate a no smoking policy in The Cottage. Guests are welcome to smoke outside in the courtyard but it is requested that it is done responsibly and all butts should be disposed of in the bin.
Future Plans:
We feel that we have achieved much but will continually review ways of improving our facilities to increase the convenience and enjoyment of all. We are continuously re-assessing our access statement to ensure that it accurately reflects our access for all policy. We are always pleased to hear feedback from our guests and welcome your views at all times to help us improve our service.
Latest News All the latest news from The Courtyard Cheshire.
Contact General contact page for The Courtyard Cheshire.
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Don't Treat Injuries Lightly
As what promising shuttler Arvind Bhat of India has to come to grips with and missing the Doha Asian Games as a result:
Bhat likely to undergo surgery
Saji Chacko
Hindustan Times
New Delhi, November 19, 2006
Being replaced by Nikhil Kanetkar for the Doha Asian Games seems to have shaken up Arvind Bhat. The Karnataka shuttler, who suffered a knee injury in August, has finally decided to consult Delhi orthopaedist Dr Ashok Rajgopal and is likely to undergo surgery.
Speaking from Bangalore, Bhat said, I was looking forward to playing at the Asian Games. But now all that is gone. I am coming to Delhi on November 21 to meet Dr Rajgopal. It was Gopi Chand who advised me to consult him.
It was Dr Rajgopal who resurrected Gopi's career after the Hyderabadi suffered a career-threatening knee injury in 1996.
At the time of injury, Bhat had been playing possibly the best badminton of his career, having upset the then world No. 2. Kenneth Jonassen (Denmark) in the pre-quarterfinals of the Singapore Open in June.
"Things were going great for me. I had upset Jonassen, I was on a high and then, within a couple of months, I was down in the dumps. I must admit it was a very frustrating experience," he admitted.
The most ironical part of the story is that Bhat sustained the injury playing football, not badminton, at a training camp.
"I was playing football in Hyderabad. I fell awkwardly while trying to execute a kick and badly twisted my left ankle. Though there was no swelling, but every time I exerted pressure on my left knee, it would pain a lot. That was when I realised there was something seriously wrong," he said.
He admitted he should have been more careful. Yes, I was careless in not looking after my knee well. I should have visited a doctor immediately," he said.
haha Loh, I thought you were talking about your injury when I saw the thread title.
so how's the vids?
11-20-2006, 08:00 AM #3Originally Posted by modious
Hope you enjoyed yourself yesterday sparring with some of my teammates.
I tried to play the vids, but someone was not successful. My player just couldn't read your disc. I will have to find another solution. Can you suggest any?
A few pics I took yesterday:
11-20-2006, 09:48 AM #4Originally Posted by Loh
Of course I did enjoy myself yesterday!
How old is your DVD player?? Anyway, you should be able to watch it on your comp with just a CD player. Download http://www.videolan.org/vlc/
What type of knee injury is it? Ligament? Cartilages? Tendon? Bone fragments?
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Rooney scored his 200th goal for United when he claimed a brace in Tuesday's 4-2 Champions League win over Bayer Leverkusen, but questions over his happiness at Old Trafford remain.
However, the 27-year-old England international says he is focused on letting his football speak for itself following a summer of discontent.
"I've put my head down and worked hard and tried to do everything right," Rooney told The Mirror.
"I've tried to show the right attitude. I've always felt that's a really important thing to do.
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Rooney also backed manager David Moyes to succeed with the Red Devils and hopes they will be able to form a strong working relationship.
"He's a great manager and thoroughly deserves this job because of what he did at Everton. It's good to work under him and hopefully be successful together," Rooney added.
Mighty comment, cookie79. Too true. My only hatred of Rooney stems from his being a diving knut, since I don't really care about the behind-the-scenes malarkey. Obviously don't care for United either. But still, if I were (God forbid) a United fan for some reason I'd be ashamed at the prospect of him leading (and let's face it, he will eventually) the club's all-time scoring charts. Just think about that. It's actually all of time, and by the same token all of Rooney. There'll never be any escaping the fact that a relatively average, atypically lardy and exceedingly divey player was one of the best in Man United's history. Not just Oldham, which would be bad enough, but Man U-bloody-nited. There's something very f**ked up about that.- MeMcMe
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