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Teacher of PE, China
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|Shanghai United International School
|Contract type
|Full Time
|Contract term
|Fixed Term
|This job has expired
|Job starts
|7th August 2017
Shanghai United International School is opening a brand new, purpose built campus in the city of Wenzhou, Zhejiang province, China. It is a through school from Kindergarten to Grade 12 and we are now seeking to appoint a team of excellent teachers and leaders to staff the school. This is an exciting opportunity as it not only provides a chance to teach in an International context, but to be in at the beginning in the birth of a new school where you can innovate and grow your career as the school grows to its capacity of 2500 students in the next few years. The school is part of the Shanghai based Xiehe organisation with over 40 schools (including Kindergartens) and 20,000 students. SUIS schools are where 'East meets West' to create a truly international education for its students.
The curriculum used in the Middle school will be a unique blend of Chinese and English content and teaching styles, leading to IGCSE's, A Levels and AP (Advanced Program) in the High School. We are seeking teachers with a willingness to collaborate with their Chinese counterparts to create something really special in Wenzhou and who are able and willing to teach Middle School to High School courses.
- Minimum of a Bachelor degree
- Relevant teaching qualification
- At least 2 years teaching experience
- Teachers with TEFL qualifications would be desirable but not essential
The successful candidate will be required to teach across the age and ability range that exists in the Middle and High Schools and in collaboration with Chinese counterparts, help to develop an integrated curriculum that truly meets the needs of our students, so the ability and desire to work collaboratively is essential. We seek flexible and dynamic individuals who can take a full and active role in the development of the school and the team of staff at this important time in the schools growth.
If you are interested and would like some further information please visit our website at www.suiswz.com or contact Mr Peter Round (Vice Principal) by email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Further information on SUIS and Xiehe can be found by visiting the following website: www.suis.com.cn
If you wish to apply for the post please send your CV, letter of application (including the names of 2 referees) and photograph to firstname.lastname@example.com and email@example.com. Please indicate on the subject section of the email which post and campus you are applying for.
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|Org type
|Mainstream School
|Funding status
|Age range
|3 - 16 years


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We have a fabulous opportunity to participate in a great AP co-op preschool. We toured today and absolutely LOVED it as did DD. I really think my spirited LO would benefit greatly from the activities and the freedom the school allows.
My only question is will she suffer in a traditional school when the time comes from the lack of structure? This school has been around since 1950 so I know they have to be doing something right, but I would love to hear from others who have experienced a school like this and how the transition to a traditional school was?
We have also toured a Montessori and like aspects to that as well. Is it crazy to do both at the same time? Both have a 2 day a week toddler program, but with the Montessori it is a drop off situation...don't know how that will go over.
Here is a link to the website if anyone is curious.
Mama to Madelynn 8/16/2009 and awaiting buggy #2 March/2011 , partner to DH
To answer your questions:
1. There is good research to show that children who go to academically focused preschools do NOT end up further ahead by the end of first grade. Children who go to play based preschools where they focus on play and emotional regulation do just as well, if not better. Even Montessori doesn't do much academic stuff in the early years -- they do practical life skills (filling, pouring, washing, etc.)
2. Yes, you're crazy to sign up a 2 year old for both the co-op and the Montessori. She's TWO. Two year olds need lots of time to explore and play.
Our kids went to a lovely Reggio Emilia daycare -- all child led, developmentally appropriate stuff. I kept them there for kindergarten precisely because I did not want my kids in a traditional academic program at such a young age. They both transitioned beautifully to regular public school. They have great powers of focus. They have a good ability to articulate their feelings. They have a good ability to understand others' emotions and to negotiate with their peers. Both have keen powers of observation and great imaginations. Both are academically advanced -- dd more so than ds, but that's her personality. Dd is a very focused child; ds is more of a dilettante.
Both my kids went to developmental preschools. They did lots of nature exploration, all sorts of sensory activities, learned songs, heard stories, made their own snacks, cleaned their own messes, lots of creative play with natural toys. They raised silk-worms to moths. They knew the difference between male and female lobsters. They just loved preschool and both started kindergarten well above average.
I worked at a more academically focused preschool but it was aimed at disadvantaged kids. It was still play-based but unlike my kids preschools, we also actively taught letters, counting, writing, ect. You have to consider that at 4, impoverished children have heard 30 MILLION less words than their middle/upper class peers. They often don't have a lifestyle condusive to developing pre-reading skills and number sense naturally. For them, being in a more academic setting in preschool can make a tremendous difference long term. Your own child won't get the same benefit because she's not starting out so far behind.
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Lynn - Thank you. I am happy to know that your children's experiences were so positive. I knew as soon as I stepped into the school that it would be the right choice for us, it was just so different than any other school I toured it jarred me a bit. I really don't think I would be comfortable with a drop off so the Montessori would be out at least for now anyway.
whatsnextmom - Thank you for sharing your experiences as well, it really makes me 100% confident that this is the right move.
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If Autodesk's proposition to engineers is digital prototyping, Microsoft's latest pitch is technical computing. With the launch of its Modeling the World portal, Microsoft is pitching simulation and analysis driven by high-performance computing (HPC) as a way to better understand the complex biomechanical, electromechanical, financial, genomic, and climate systems governing the way we live, work, and play.
The cyclical computing horsepower increases in hardware predicted by Moore's Law are coming to an end, said Bill Hilf, Microsoft's general manager of technical computing. "The free lunch — where, every 18 months, we got faster machines because we added more transistors to the microprocessor — because of physics that is no longer possible. That's why we have multicore systems — more chips on a processor."
But even multicore systems will have a hard time keeping up what The Economist calls "The Data Deluge" (February 27- March 5, 2010). Hilf noted, "We're outpacing our ability to store data. We're actually creating more bytes than we have the capacity to store … Many analysts predict that over the next five years, we'll produce more data than we have ever produced in the history of human kind" ("Pushing through the Inflection Point with Technical Computing," keynote address at High Performance Computing Conference, September 20, 2010).
This, Microsoft believes, makes the rise of HPC inevitable. The increase of data makes it possible to incorporate more micro and macro factors into our simulation and analysis. By the same token, it'll also demand greater computing power, more than what single machines can provide. So parallel processing — dividing up the problem into smaller chunks and solving it on computing clusters — is the way of the future.
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Colorado Family Resort Receives Praise for Guest Loyalty
As for guest service and satisfaction, it truly comes from the heart. At Vail Cascade, it's not business - it's personal. We appreciate each and every one of our guests and are very fortunate to have many of them return year-after-year.
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Fishing expedition: Deep Sushi
DPaul and I had been to Deep Sushi (1740 Church St) once before, but I wanted to withhold any commentary until a second visit, preferably with others. So we returned last night with our foodie friends Cameron and Anita. My overall feelings were reconfirmed.
The short answer: I like it. I don't love it, but I like it. The space is compact but efficiently laid out, and done up in a very hip décor. The dishes are creative, the fish impeccable and the presentation artful. Appetizers run the gamut — we had some lovely curry croquettes, a nice sunomono and a lovely, dry wakame salad (with maybe an eentsy bit too much sesame oil). Our hirame sashimi was firm and delicate. The tai nigiri was excellent, with a fragrant salad of spring onion on top. And, most telling, both the uni and ankimo were light, fresh and satisfying, with nary a trace of iodine flavor or livery funk. They of course have the obligatory soju cocktails, which I confess I rather like, and a very nice list of high-end sakes that, when ordered by the glass, come with a generous overflow into the traditional square wooden cup.
So why don't I love it? The service can be a tad clueless, if always pleasant and cute. The music is always a little overloud. And the place is a bit of a scene. Do yourself a favor and go early — we arrived at 6 pm and were the first ones there. By 7:30 things really started to hop and tables filled up with twenty-something hipsters and the like. It's just not how I like to enjoy my raw fish.
What I yearn for is a great neighborhood sushi joint that serves up hyper-fresh fish in a serene environment. There are many places we frequent, but none yet that really fulfills my wishes wholly. Our regular joints are:
Hamano (Castro btwn 24th and Jersey): Longtime favorite in the city, but the quality goes up and down. They gained fame with their live uni and live scallop, both of which are phenomenally delicious, but we haven't seen them on the menu in months. They also undergo periodic sweeping changes in the staff, which breaks the continuity of the place. Still, last time we went, we had a lovely appetizer of tempura-fried smelts, which were just delightful.
Izumi (16th at Sanchez): I've been going to Izumi for over 15 years. It's nothing special, just a small operation, but it's quiet, and you always get one-on-one service. They have some interesting dishes, like the agu-nase, a baked eggplant appetizer, but on the whole it's just straight-up sushi. The downside is that they rarely have anything exotic or unusual; the menu selddom changes.
Yo's Sushi Club (Mission near 30th): We've followed Yo from restaurant to restaurant for well over a decade, and just love him. But in his current location, where he's been for about two years now, he just can't turn enough volume to expand the selection. When he was at Grandeho and at Daimaru, he was the king of interesting and super-fresh fish. He's still got an eye for quality, but he's too smart a businessman to invest in stuff he cannot turn over.
No matter how popular the sushi restaurant, I have had the hardest time finding my all-time favorite, mirugai, or giant clam. It is extremely perishable, moreso even than most other raw fish, and so increasingly hard to come by. Anyone out there know of a place that has some serious mirugai action?


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Boys' hockey: Alexandria rallies to reach 6A semifinals
The Alexandria boys' hockey players never let doubt creep into their minds despite being down 1-0 after one period in the Section 6A quarterfinals against Prairie Centre on Tuesday night.
That's because the Cardinals controlled the pace of play and outshot the North Stars 13-5 in the first. The only goal came off a rebound from Prairie Centre's Cody Steward, but it felt like just a matter of time before those chances would pay off with a goal for Alexandria.
That's exactly what happened in the second as the Cardinals scored two goals and went on to win 3-1. Their reward is a third matchup with St. Cloud Apollo at the MAC on Saturday with a trip to the section title game on the line.
"We went into the locker room and we talked about it," senior forward Brady Bast said. "We've been in this position many times, and we're a team that usually can pull through. We got the tying goal and just kept going from there."
It was Bast who scored the tying goal just five minutes, 38 seconds into the second period. Bast got the puck near the blue line and made a pretty move to beat a defender before putting it in the back of the net.
"I was going to shoot it but it looked like he was kind of poke-checking," Bast said. "So I just put it around his stick and went around him. I felt like that goal got us pretty pumped up. Our line especially, we went out there and just kept grinding."
The Cardinals continued to pepper the net and forced the North Stars to take a couple penalties late in the period. Alexandria had 11 seconds of a 5-on-3 when Prairie Centre took a slashing penalty at 14:24 after taking a tripping penalty at 12:35.
With 54 seconds left in the period, senior forward Levi McFarlane capitalized on the man advantage when he knocked one in on an open net from the left side of the crease. Prairie Centre got seven shots off in the third, but McFarlane scored his second of the night on an empty net with 15 seconds left to put the game away.
"We really feel like we're battle tested this year," Alexandria head coach Ian Resch said. "We've been in a lot of close games, and that was one thing we wanted to learn this year was to keep our composure. Just stick to the game plan and rely on each other and trust each other, and the guys did that. I'm proud of them that they didn't panic and didn't start forcing things."
Sam Goetsch stepped up again in net for Alexandria with 17 saves to get the win. He needed to be good on a night when Prairie Centre senior Clay Deters was equally as strong despite getting peppered with 41 shots.
"Their goalie played a great game," Resch said of Deters. "He's a senior who didn't want his season to end. They should be proud of him. He gave it everything he had."
The Cardinals didn't get a lot past Deters, but they got enough to advance to the section semifinals against a familiar foe in St. Cloud Apollo after the Eagles beat Fergus Falls 3-0 on Tuesday. These two teams split in the regular season with Apollo winning 2-1 on February 3 and Alexandria winning 3-1 on January 13.
The Cardinals are expecting another close game when the two teams drop the puck at 5 p.m. in St. Cloud on Saturday.
"Another great opponent," Resch said. "They forecheck hard. They got a first line that's skilled. They got some good team speed and a good goalie. They play with good structure, so it's going to be another one of those games where guys got to execute."


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$200+ dollars to bleed the brakes on my K12RS is giving me heartburn.
Common wisdom says this can only be done by dealers with special tools.
Through an off-line conversation with a friendly dealer, I have learned that he only uses the special tools to force the pads apart in the calipers... and that the correct procedure calls for completely draining the system, flushing, refilling and working out the air.... a 4-hour process requiring 4-5 bottles of brake fluid.
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Development of a Family-Based Treatment for Adolescent Methamphetamine Use (AIMS)
This study has been completed.
Oregon Research Institute
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First received: May 16, 2008
Last updated: August 4, 2014
Last verified: August 2014
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The AIMS study compares a methamphetamine-specific treatment intervention to a treatment-as-usual Functional Family Therapy (FFT) approach for adolescents ages 15 to 19. Adolescents are assigned to one of two treatment conditions: (1) 16 weeks of FFT designed to strengthen family relationships and develop skills for helping the adolescent avoid drug use; or (2) 16 weeks of a combination of FFT and a methamphetamine-specific intervention involving group and individual therapy sessions; Families are assessed using questionnaires and interviews, and adolescents participate in neuropsychological testing, before, during, and after treatment to provide information about family functioning, the adolescent's drug use, the adolescent's peers, and other factors that may contribute to treatment success. Adolescents also provide urine specimens for drug screening at assessment visits. Through a partnership with Oregon Health and Science University (OHSU), adolescents will participate in functional magnetic resonance imaging appointments at the hospital to examine regional brain blood flow during tasks designed to measure impulsivity and risk-taking behaviors. As a treatment development grant, study investigators will study adolescents' acceptance of and response to the newly developed methamphetamine-specific treatment approach.
|Behavior and Mental Disorders Methamphetamine Disorders
|Behavioral: Adolescent Methamphetamine Treament (AMT) Behavioral: Functional Family Therapy (FFT)
|Phase 1
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|Development of a Family-Based Treatment for Adolescent Methamphetamine Use
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MedlinePlus related topics: Methamphetamine
Drug Information available for: Methamphetamine hydrochloride MetamfetamineU.S. FDA Resources
Further study details as provided by Oregon Research Institute:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- Substance Use [ Time Frame: 6 months ]
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- Engagement and retention of adolescent methamphetamine users. [ Time Frame: 6 months ]
|Study Start Date:
|September 2007
|Study Completion Date:
|December 2013
|Primary Completion Date:
|September 2013 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Active Comparator: 1
Family therapy combined with methamphetamine-specific group treatment.
Behavioral: Adolescent Methamphetamine Treament (AMT)
AMT Group Therapy plus Functional Family Therapy (FFT)
Active Comparator: 2
Family Therapy.
Behavioral: Functional Family Therapy (FFT)
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|15 Years to 19 Years (Child, Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- 15 to 19 years of age.
- Have at least one parent or parent figure willing to participate.
- Meet DSM-IV diagnostic criteria for drug-abuse or dependence, including a specific meth use disorder.
- Reports meth use on at least 5 of the previous 90 days.
- Have contact with the parent on at least 40% of the past 90 days.
- With their parent be willing to accept randomization to one of the two treatment interventions.
- Be willing to participate in the imaging task in the fMRI pilot study.
- Have basic English competency.
- Have sufficient residential stability to permit probable contact at follow-up.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Evidence of psychotic or organic state of sufficient severity to interfere with understanding of study instruments and procedures.
- Have a medical or psychological condition that would preclude undergoing the fMRI scan.
- Have a sibling who is participating in the study.
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00680511
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00680511
|United States, Oregon
|Oregon Research Institute Center for Family and Adolescent Research
|Portland, Oregon, United States, 97205
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Oregon Research Institute
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
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|Holly B. Waldron, Ph.D.
|Oregon Research Institute
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|Oregon Research Institute
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|NCT00680511 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|May 16, 2008
|Last Updated:
|August 4, 2014
Keywords provided by Oregon Research Institute:
methamphetamine abuse
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Mental Disorders
Psychotic Disorders
Pathologic Processes
Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders
Central Nervous System Stimulants
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Autonomic Agents
Peripheral Nervous System Agents
Dopamine Agents
Neurotransmitter Agents
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Adrenergic Agents
Adrenergic Uptake Inhibitors
Neurotransmitter Uptake Inhibitors
Membrane Transport Modulators
Dopamine Uptake Inhibitors
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Amanda Knox's Ex-Boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito Coming to US
Amanda Knox's Italian Ex and Codefendant Is Coming to Visit
No one can quite understand the ordeal Amanda Knox went through while locked up in Italian prison for four years, besides of course, her ex-boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito. He too was convicted and then acquitted of the murder of British exchange student Meredith Kercher. In Raffaele's first interview since their dramatic release, the 27-year-old told Italian magazine Oggi that he and Amanda still "need each other."
If their trial, conviction, and subsequent release were dramatic, so are Raffaele's feelings for Amanda. He told the magazine, "I really want to see her again, to speak with her and look into her eyes." Of coming to visit her in Seattle, he said he'd likely go before Christmas, explaining, "Certainly I will go and see Amanda in Seattle. She's invited me and I accepted with joy." He said he and Amanda write or talk on the phone every day "to try to understand what happened and to look ahead, towards a future that seemed broken forever but which we can now rebuild."
As sensational details about their personal lives were played out in court and the two were accused of murder in a sex game gone wrong, Raffaele and Amanda sat next to one another in court without having any contact with each other. And they only had dated for a week when the murder took place. But as Raffaele pointed out, they have this one, big thing in common: "We spent four years in a circle of hell." I wonder what Amanda will have to say about Raffaele when she decides to give an interview.


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WASHINGTON (Oct. 5)
Ashraf Ghorbal, the Egyptian Ambassador to the United States, envisions the Camp David accords as bringing about "full withdrawal" of Israeli forces from the Golan Heights, the West Bank and Gaza Strip as well as from Sinai, and "independence" for "the Palestinian nation."
Ghorbal, a member of the Egyptian delegation at Camp David, addressed the annual conference sponsored jointly by the Middle East Institute and the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies at the Mayflower Hotel here last weekend. His text was provided by the Egyptian Embassy to the Jewish Telegraphic Agency which had requested it.
Ghorbal told the gathering, "Let me emphasize that at Camp David we didn't hear objections to the application of withdrawal provision to the Golan Heights. All we heard was, 'How can we Israelis discuss the Golan Heights while Syria does not recognize our country, Israel?' These were the very words of Foreign Minister (Moshe) Dayan at dinner one night at Camp David. We explained that the disengagement agreement between Syria and Israel is proof of the recognition he is concerned about."
Ghorbal continued: "I have full confidence that the principles that have been incorporated in the framework applicable to Sinai in terms of full withdrawal, including the Israeli settlements, mutual security and otherwise, will also apply to the Golan and will be incorporated in due time in the peace treaty between Syria and Israel."
Outlining the measures in the two frameworks adopted at Camp David that include "full autonomy" for the inhabitants of the West Bank and Gaza, Ghorbal noted: "Above all, let us ask ourselves the question, when did the full autonomy anywhere in the world not lead to the self-determination and finally to independence? What we have done in Camp David is to change the course of events and to create a momentum that will ultimately take the Palestinians to their goal of self-determination. A new horizon has already started to dawn on the Palestinian nation. Let us rise with it and help a collective responsibility to move things and not freeze them."
Saying that negotiations over the West Bank "will also resolve the question of minor rectifications included in the 1967 lines," Ghorbal added that "these will be governed by two factors–foremost the legitimate rights of the Palestine people and their just requirements as well as the nature of security arrangements." He said that "border adjustments will be no more than minor rectifications." and urged: "Solve and do not create irredentism is, I believe, the new motto. It must be. It will be."
REMINDER: There will be no Bulletin dated Oct. 9 due to Columbus Day, a postal holiday, and no Bulletins dated Oct. 11 and 12 due to Yom Kippur.


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NYT: Jeff Bezos: Kindle Books and Readers Are Separate Businesses
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In the future, Amazon.com's Kindle e-book reader will display more book formats beyond its own. And you should also expect to see Kindle books on a lot more devices.
That was the clear implication of comments that Jeff Bezos, Amazon's chief executive, made at a conference in New York Monday on disruptive business models.
Of course, Mr. Bezos didn't release any details at the conference, which was sponsored by Wired magazine. (He's just as secretive as Steve Jobs at Apple, but he laughs more.) Mr. Bezos, however, talked about the Kindle in a way he hasn't before: He described the hardware business and the e-book store as separate.
Already, Kindle books can be read on Apple's iPhone as well as Amazon's own reader. Mr. Bezos said that the company hopes to make the e-books available on other devices as well.
"The device team has the job of making the most remarkable purpose-built reading device in the world," Mr. Bezos said.
"We are going to give the device team competition. We will make Kindle books, at the same $9.99 price points, available on the iPhone, and other mobile devices and other computing devices."
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Now that MOM 2005 has been released are publishing alot of documents that will help you deploy and plan for MOM 2005. Read below for the Operations Guide that is now available for download.
The Microsoft® Operations Manager 2005 Operations Guide includes guidance and recommended best practices for backing up and restoring, maintaining, optimizing and monitoring Microsoft Operations Manager 2005 (MOM) in an existing IT infrastructure. This guidance is based on the supported MOM deployment architectures described in the Microsoft Operations Manager 2005 Supported Configurations Guide. Additional instructions are provided for managing agents across multiple domains, across firewalls, across slow links, and in workgroups. Detailed instructions are provided for each of the MOM components: the MOM Database, the Management Server, agents, consoles and the MOM Reporting Database. Detailed information about MOM security-related features and processes are provided in the Microsoft Operations Manager 2005 Security Guide.


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" Brand: Christy / Product Type: Duvet Cover "
~All about the luxurious Christy Charlton duvet cover~
The gorgeous Christy Charlton Duvet Cover and its matching pillow cases, divan trims, pillows and curtains were something I saw online and thought looked lovely. As I wanted to update my bedding last year I hunted high and low for the creme de la creme of the duvet cover world in search of the ultimate damask/ jacquard bedding products. The Christy Charlton Duvet Cover was something that I really liked as soon as I saw it displayed online and as it seemed it may be just what I was looking for I purchased it along with a number of matching items from the same range. As spring is on the way and many people will be thinking about freshening up the home with new soft furnishings and bedding products I felt it may be something of interest, so I made some product suggestions so that I could share my views.
As my order was made online I did rely on the fact that I had previously bought Christy products in the past and knew them in the main to be of exceptional quality. Once my new Christy Charlton Duvet Cover arrived I was very pleased with the way it was packed and presented as it came in a clear plastic cover which protected the cover when in transit and it was held in shape by a cardboard inner liner, meaning that it arrived with minimum creasing which was pleasing. Once out of the pack my first thoughts were to check the cover from top to bottom in order to make sure it was in A1 condition, at which point I noticed there was a problem with it in that some of the lovely braided detailing had come away from the cover slightly. I was disappointed with that and rang the supplier to see what could be done about it.
~Problem solved with a super new duvet cover~
The fault with the cover turned out not to be a problem at all as the online store I purchased the Christy Charlton Duvet Cover from agreed to send out a replacement product and have the faulty one picked up asap. Once the new product arrived and was checked over I was able to appreciate just how nice it was and I could see that all the stitching on the replacement product was in top condition as were al the trims and braided details. In real life the material used to make up the Christy Charlton Duvet Cover has a really opulent look to it, with lovely damask patterning all over the front face of the cover which is complimented with some striped panels in the same shade and type of material. I feel that the Christy Charlton Duvet Cover has a luxury look and feel to it that makes it a pleasure to use and a wonder to the eyes when it is fully made up as a bed set with the rest of the matching items from the same range.
The material used for the Christy Charlton Duvet Cover is very nice with a good degree of weight to it which is what you would expect from a quality cover such as this one. The colour of the material is more oyster toned than cream and it has a pale shimmery almost iridescent look to the parts of the design which are shown in relief. I really like the way the oyster colour changes as the light in the room increases or decreases as it can sometimes look more like a pale soft beige and at other times the shimmery sections change from looking like a lovely pale oyster shade and seem to take on a slight silvery beige tone. The striped section of the Christy Charlton Duvet Cover is a good contrast for the patterned section and the braided rope stye trim completes the look rather nicely.
~Care, ease of use and rating~
The Christy Charlton Duvet Cover may look like a high maintenance item yet in reality it has been very easy to take care of. The beauty of buying a quality product such as this is that it can be washed and dried time and time again and yet it will still come up looking as gorgeous as ever each time. The Christy Charlton Duvet Cover is made with a luxury damask top section and an easy to care for 100% cotton base, I feel that this shows the true quality of the product, as nothing seems to have been skimped on. The top damask layer is made from a 55% polyester and 45% cotton blend and the base as mentioned is a 200 count 100% cotton based material. When the Christy Charlton Duvet Cover has been washed and dried in the tumble dryer it comes out needing just a light iron to make it ready to use again.
The Christy Charlton Duvet Cover not only looks good it also feels very nice and is a comfortable and attractive duvet cover when in use. The slight heaviness of the materials used adds a little extra weight so if you are not the type of person who enjoys a heavier weight duvet cover it may not be for you. I feel that the weight of the cover and its materials is about right and it retains a nice slightly crisp and fresh feel even after a good number of washes once ironed. As the Christy Charlton Duvet Cover I have has rather a pale toned material I am careful to wash it in the machine only with the other items that match it and this has ensured it has remained colour fast and blemish free. All in all I am very happy with the Christy Charlton Duvet Cover which gives a sumptuous and rather luxurious look and feel when in use and as such I feel it ought to get a 4 star product rating.
~Prices and sizing~
The Christy Charlton Duvet Cover comes as a single, double, a king size and a super king sized product with sizes and prices as follows, although shopping around may produce a cheaper price giving even better value for money.
Single duvet cover ~ 130cms x 190cms / £80 at full price
Double duvet cover ~ 200cms x 200cms / £90 at full price
King size duvet cover ~ 230cms x 220 cms / £100 at full price
Super king duvet cover ~ 260cms x 220 cms / £115 at full price
Colour options are ~ grape or oyster


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I had a breast augmentation 2 months ago. I love my results. A week ago, I dislocated my shoulder. It popped back in but hurt for a few days. My ortho says that I need surgery and wasn't concerned about my breast augmentation. How long do I have to wait for shoulder surgery? Should my ortho and plastic surgeon discuss this first? I also want to make sure that physical therapy for my shoulder won't mess up my implants. Thanks!
Shoulder Dislocation After Augmentation: How Long Until I Can Have Shoulder Surgery?
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Shoulder surgery after breast implants
After two months the implants are 'yours' and there is little risk in completing shoulder surgery if you have a rotator cuff tear or other. Also after the eight weeks therapy should not pose any problem either.
Best of luck,
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Shoulder Dislocation Surgery should Not affect a Breast Augmentation Result
The decision to operate on a dislocated shoulder is made to tighten the shoulder capsule and make recurrent dislocations harder. Such surgery is remote from the breast pocket and should not affect your breast augmentation.
Good Luck.
Dr. Peter A Aldea
You can have shoulder surgery whenever your orthopedic surgeon recommend
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Shoulder surgery after breast augmentation
There should be no problem with shoulder surgery 2 months after an augmentation. I would doubt there will be that much manipulation that would harm the implants even if submuscular. Donald R. Nunn MD Atlanta Plastic Surgeon.
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Toby Keith's 'Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue' Helped Bring POW Patrick Miller Home on This Day
April 13 marks a day of celebration and inspiration, and is a reminder that many men and women are still serving overseas. On this date in 2003, Private First Class Patrick Miller was rescued while being held captive in Iraq. Miller turned to Toby Keith's song 'Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue' for strength and hope.
The then 23-year-old father of two and his fellow soldiers were ambushed by Iraqi forces, and as shots were being fired from all directions, Miller stole an Iraqi dump truck. In an interview with his hometown news station, KAKE TV-10, he says, "And that's when I see the mortar pit behind the truck. Then they started to load and I just tried to shoot whoever had the round for the mortar. I shot eight and I ran over one. In my mind, it was either me or them and in my mind it wasn't going to be me."
According to reports, Miller refused to "get down" and save himself; instead, he fired shots to protect his fellow soldiers. Miller's act of heroism kept his unit alive, but they were all taken as prisoners.
While being held captive, Miller tried to keep hope alive by singing one of his favorite Toby Keith songs, 'Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue,' over and over to the enemy soldiers. In an interview with reporter Susan Peters, Miller says, "They started realizing what I was saying, and then they'd get mad and tell me to sit down and shut up." In a happy ending, Patrick Miller and the other soldiers were rescued when Iraqi forces abandoned their posts ahead of advancing American troops.
After Toby Keith learned of Miller's story, he made a surprise appearance at the POW's homecoming in Valley Center, Kan. While Miller was performing his version of the song to his hometown neighbors, Keith made his way through the crowd and joined the shocked and emotional soldier onstage. After the performance, Keith asked the crowd to keep thinking of the troops still in Iraq. The patriotic country star, who has made several trips to perform in Afghanistan and Iraq, said, "We still have people fighting. People are still going over there. Some will come home, some might not come home. We don't know yet. So please keep them in your thoughts."
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Sometimes, I like to subject myself to bad music, perhaps to refresh my value scale of music and make good music sound better, so I decided to track this down, recalling the "Gets Me Through" song from a few years ago.
This album was written by people like Dave Grohl and members of the Offspring, and produced by the same guy who produced Tears for Fears and U2. Boy, does their mediocrity ever show in this -- the songwriting is utter shit. The songs are amazingly boring, with little to point out, and the end result of this album is utterly bland and pathetic pop rock. It's also horribly overproduced and sterile, with all kinds of unecessary shitty warping and echoing effects thrown in everywhere.
At that point in time, Ozzy still had a good voice, but he proved that he's just a drug-addled tool commanded to piss on the legend of Black Sabbath. If he died in the 70s of an overdode, he would be revered, but now all people will remember is some babbling old British washed up rock star, as this album clearly demonstrates without having to watch an episode of The Osbournes. Zakk Wylde also admits in an interview that he's just doing it because a bunch of greedy idiots want to sell records, and was quite angry at the time. There's songs about Ozzy himself that probably wasn't written by him, and songs about junkies that don't sound the least bit heartfelt.
I'm pretty sure some of these hooks in the songs like "Gets Me Through" and "No Easy Way Out" are only played on one string, as they sound really pathetic and simplistic. Whatever developed in the 90s, where they rely on guitar tone and distortion alone to sound "heavy," prevails here. However, there are plenty of guitar solos, but none of them fit in the songs at all. It seems almost certain that there was a conflict of interest where Zakk was trying to insist to the listening audience he didn't suck like today's guitarists do, even though he was forced to play something very similar to the insipid shit they play. Other songs include standard, boring, very forgettable cookie-cutter ballads.
Avoid this like the plague, it's a total mess and an utter disgrace. I'll give it 4 points, just because I know there are actually worse things out there.


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Fergie extols the virtues of OT to Ronaldo
MANCHESTER, England, Feb 9 (Reuters) - In-form Manchester United winger Cristiano Ronaldo is playing his football at the best place possible, manager Alex Ferguson said on Friday.
Media speculation continues to link the Portugal international with a return to Europe with Real Madrid and Barcelona being widely tipped to launch bids for the 22-year-old.
Ferguson remains unconcerned at what he regards as just newspaper talk and is convinced Ronaldo, who has netted 15 league goals this season, could do no better than continue his career at Old Trafford.
'It's always an attraction, a better climate. But when you think about what you can get at Manchester United - every week 76,000 people,' Ferguson told a news conference.
'You are not going to get that anywhere. I know that the Spanish giants of Madrid and Barcelona, and also Milan, when they have got big games they can fill the place without question. But they don't fill it every week.
'Old Trafford is full every week, which is fantastic. He's at a good club and he knows he's at a good football club.'
Ronaldo has played a huge role in helping United gain a six-point lead at the top of the Premier League.
United, at home to relegation-threatened Charlton Athletic on Saturday, reinforced their advantage over Chelsea with an emphatic 4-0 win at Tottenham last Sunday and Ferguson wants no dropping of standards as his side chase a first title for four years.
'I think keeping our feet on the ground is important,' he said. 'I think the realisation that every game is important between now and the end of the season must register with us, no matter who we are playing.
'Most people expect us to beat Charlton tomorrow. Fine, that's what Manchester United are about in that way.
'Fans are dreaming sometimes about what can be achieved in a couple of month's time but we have to be professional enough to know that they are difficult games also and we have to approach them in that vein.
'If we keep our feet on the ground and keep playing the way we are playing I think we have a good chance.'
Ronaldo is a slight doubt after missing training on Friday with a cold and goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar (broken nose) and John O'Shea (neck) are definitely out.
However, striker Wayne Rooney is available after regaining full fitness following a hip injury which kept him out of England's midweek defeat by Spain.


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Whenever there's a high-profile crime it's only a matter of time before someone belittles the victim. That's what seems to be shaping up in the Justice Department's indictment of file-sharing behemoth Megaupload on charges of massive copyright infringement. Stuart P. Green, a Rutgers Law School Professor blogging in the New York Times, writes "Whatever wrongs Megaupload has committed, it's doubtful that theft is among them."
Unless Green has a better word for it, I'm sticking with theft.
He argues that the complexities of modern intellectual property law have obscured the simplistic legal standards by which theft is measured. Those standards were set in 1962 when the American Law Institute issued the Model Penal Code defining property as "anything of value." "Henceforth," says Green, "it would no longer matter whether the property misappropriated was tangible or intangible, real or personal, a good or a service. All of these things were now to be treated uniformly."
Green's beef with the Institute's definition is that contemporary media and services like the Internet blur moral and legal principles. "We should stop trying to shoehorn the 21st-century problem of illegal downloading into a moral and legal regime that was developed with a pre- or mid-20th-century economy in mind. His authority? "Lay observers draw a sharp moral distinction between file sharing and genuine theft, even when the value of the property is the same."
We don't know who these "lay observers" are, but they don't seem to have spent much time speaking to victims. If they had, they might have heard something like this from an author: "If I was in a bookstore, would I just drop this book in my purse and walk out of the store? Because that is exactly what you are doing when you download a book without buying it." (See Are Downloaders Better Than Muggers?)
The subtle intricacies of modern life make it easy to rationalize crimes like stealing and call them something else. But calling theft a non-crime doesn't make it a non-crime. Green may have many other words for the deed (the book that he and a social psychologist are writing is called 13 Ways to Steal a Bicycle: Theft Law in the Information Age). But for victims there's only one way to say it: "I've been robbed."
Judge for yourself: When Stealing Isn't Stealing by Stuart P. Green.
Richard Curtis
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Héctor Vergara
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Héctor Vergara (born 15 December 1966) is a Canadian football referee. Although born in San Javier, Chile, Vergara grew up in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. He attended John Taylor Collegiate. In the early 1990s Vergara earned a Bachelor of Recreation Studies (Sports Administration) and a Bachelor of Arts in Advance Psychology from the University of Manitoba.
Vergara played soccer competitively for 10 years and recreationally for 30 years. He began working as a referee in 1983 and now has 28 years of experience as a referee. As executive director of the Manitoba Soccer Association, Vergara oversees the MSA's many member leagues, clubs and associations, not to mention the countless players, coaches, volunteers – and yes, referees – throughout Manitoba. Since he was hired, the MSA's core staff has grown from two or three employees to seven, mirroring soccer's rise in popularity in the province and the world. Vergara has become one of the most prolific – and well-respected – referees in Canada.
Vergara retired as a FIFA Assistant Referee effective November 12, 2011, the day after his last FIFA international appointment. He was part of the full Canadian crew alongside Mauricio Navarro (Referee), Daniel Belleau (AR2) and David Gantar (4th) that took take charge of the FIFA World Cup Qualifying match between the US Virgin Islands and Curaçao on November 11, 2011 in Frederiksted, US Virgin Islands.
Héctor spent 19 years on the FIFA list and was involved in 11 FIFA competitions. Three of those competitions were FIFA World Cups (2002, 2006 and 2010). The Canadian claimed the record for most World Cup games as a referee/assistant referee at 14 when he took the field July 10, 2010 in the third-place play-off match between Uruguay and Germany at Port Elizabeth Stadium. His amazing World Cup appointments included two 3rd placed matches (2002 & 2010) as well as the Germany - Italy Semi-Final in 2006.
In total Vergara officiated nearly 150 international matches involving Clubs and Nationals Teams playing at the highest competitions in the world. His list of accomplishments include Six CONCACAF Gold Cups (three Finals), the 2004 Olympic Games (Semi-Final), the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup (Fifth official on final), two FIFA Club World Cups (finals in 2005 & 2009) as well as two FIFA U-20 World Youth Championship (ARG-FRA QF) and two FIFA U17 World Championships (BRA-ARG semi in 1995, 3rd place match in 1993).
In 2012, Héctor was appointed by FIFA to its Referees' Committee[1] as a Development Member. He was selected as a member of the Canadian Soccer Hall of Fame in 2014.[2]
Vergara is married and has 4 children.
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International Tournaments and Competitions Refereed[edit]
- 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup
- 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa
- 2010 FIFA World Cup Qualification Matches
- 2010 CONCACAF Champions League
- 2010 Interliga
- 2010 UAE Games
- 2009 FIFA Club World Cup
- 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup
- 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup
- 2007 U20 FIFA World Youth Championship
- 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup
- 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany
- 2006 FIFA World Cup Qualification Matches
- 2005 FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2005
- 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup
- 2004 FIFA Athens Olympic Games
- 2004 FIFA Athens Olympic Qualifying Tournament - Mexico
- 2004 FIFA Toyota U-23 International Tournament - Qatar
- 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup - Mexico
- 2002 FIFA World Cup Korea/Japan
- 2002 FIFA World Cup Korea/Japan Qualification Matches
- 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup
- 2001 FIFA U-20 World Youth Championship
- 2000 Olympic CONCACAF Qualifying Tournament
- 1999 CONCACAF Club Championship
- 1999 US Cup
- 1999 Canada Cup
- 1998 FIFA World Cup France Qualification Matches
- 1998 CONCACAF U-20 World Championship Qualification Tournament
- 1998 CONCACAF Caribbean Shell Cup
- 1997 US Cup
- 1995 FIFA U-17 World Championship
- 1995 Canada Cup
- 1993 FIFA U-17 World Championship
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- 2010 Sport Manitoba Official of the Year
- 2006 Sport Manitoba Official of the Year
- 2005 Sport Manitoba Official of the Year
- 2004 Sport Manitoba Official of the Year
- 2004 Included in the book of "Who is Who in Canadian Sport"
- 2003 John Meachin Memorial Soccer Award
- 2002 Sport Manitoba Official of the Year
- 2002 CSA International Achievement Award
- 2002 MSA Frank Major Award of Merit
- 1997 MSRA Outstanding Contribution Award
- 1996 CSA Ray Morgan Memorial Award
- 1995 WYSA Recognition Award
- ^ http://www.fifa.com/aboutfifa/organisation/bodies/standingcommittees/committee=1882029.html
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on August 10, 2014. Retrieved August 9, 2014.