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A Thinking Man's Boxing Film
(5 out of 5 stars)
"I would rank "Homeboy" along with "Body & Soul" (starring John Garfield),"Rocky" (the first one), "Raging Bull" and "Peniteniary" as one of the best boxing films ever made. A very moody, dark film that is well acted and directed. Mickey Rourke is at the top of his game in this one."
Beautiful film, fantastic soundtrack, glad others think like
James | UK | 07/01/2005
(5 out of 5 stars)
"The guitar pieces are great, Eric Clapton and the other artists who have created tracks especially for this, have done themselves proud. Very moody, bluesy, country, a melting pot of musical influences and emotions, very much like the film. I would recommend watching the film as well as playing this soundtrack - the music is a great backdrop to it.
Pretty Baby by JJ Hutto & The New Hawks is a fantastic tune, amongst the others.
My favourites though are the last two, Dixie and Homeboy. If you watch the film, Dixie is at the climax or focal point of the film, and once this is concluded, Homeboy quietly begins and gently rounds off the film in a beautiful way.
You might not like the film, guess it's not everyones cup of tea, but I think its a masterpiece and wonderfully crafted. Incidentally you will see credits on the film for "Eddie Cook". This is actually Mickey Rourke.


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Hadoop fans, After the successful first edition of the SF Hadoop meetup, we plan to keep the momentum rolling with regular meetups. The second SF Hadoop meetup will be held Wednesday, February 9, 2011, from 6pm to 8pm. CBS Interactive has offered to host the meetup at their office at 235 2nd St, San Francisco. This space is larger than the one used in January; we hope this will better accommodate the number of people who'd like to attend. Like the previous meetup, we will continue to use the discussion-based "unconference" format. At the beginning of the meetup we will collaboratively construct an agenda consisting of several discussion breakout groups. All participants may propose a topic and volunteer to facilitate a discussion. All members of the Hadoop community are welcome to attend. Please RSVP at http://www.meetup.com/hadoopsf/calendar/16123193/ so we know how many people to expect. Refreshments will be provided. Regards, - Aaron Kimball
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Being a successful electrical contractor can be rewarding and profitable but it requires a large amount of personal sacrifice as well as a significant amount of financial liability. IBEW signatory contractors enjoy many benefits, such as access to reliable labor availability, but that is only the beginning.
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Nestlé has joined forces with ITV to offer fans an exclusive, money-can't-buy opportunity to attend a Quality Street themed Christmas party on the famous cobbles.
Bringing together two of the nation's most iconic streets – Quality Street and Coronation Street, ten lucky winners and their guests (three guests per winner) will be invited to a one-off bash hosted on the actual set of Coronation Street at Media City in Manchester.
Forty guests will enjoy an exclusive tour of the Coronation Street set and take home personalised Quality Street gifts. All of this will be followed by a Christmas buffet served in the iconic Rovers Return.
Jonathan Smith, Senior Brand Manager for Quality Street, said:
"Quality Street is a brand that is all about bringing families and friends together and we are delighted to join forces with ITV to offer the prize on Coronation Street, Britain's longest-running soap opera at this most wonderful time of the year.
"I imagine that many a Christmas day has been spent with the family enjoying Quality Street in front of the Coronation Street Christmas special and both are long-time fixtures of the festive season here in Britain."
The special competition will feature at the end of Quality Street's revamped Christmas TV ad which will air during Monday 6th November's edition of Coronation Street at 7:30pm. This will be the first showing of the advert for 2017 and marks the first signs of Christmas.
Fans can enter the competition from Monday 6th November via ITV.com/QualityStreet or STV.com/QualityStreet (Scotland). The campaign will close at 11pm on 30th November. The party will be held on Saturday 16th December.
And that's not all that Quality Street has got to offer this Christmas…
Last month Nestlé revealed that the Toffee Deluxe will return to the assortment in tubs and tins for Christmas 2017. The sweet was replaced by the new Honeycomb Crunch for the brand's 80th birthday in 2018 but has been restored following huge public demand. Honeycomb Crunch is also staying meaning that the assortment goes from 12 to 13 sweets overall.
Quality Street fans will also have an opportunity to walk down a Quality Street experience at the Magical Lantern Festival at Roundhay Park in Leeds running from 24th November through to 31st December. Guests will have the chance to see Quality Street Christmas magic brought to life in front of their eyes with a full Quality Street scene, giant Quality Street sweet lanterns, a snow machine and Christmas music. Visitors will also have a chance to buy a personalised Quality Street Tub – a perfect Christmas gift.
Quality Street was first introduced in 1936 in Halifax, West Yorkshire by Harold Mackintosh. Harold was the son of John and Violet Mackintosh who created the Toffee Deluxe as a standalone product earlier in the 20th century.
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Monique Coleman will attend a special prom for sick kids next month.
"In a couple of weeks, I'll be participating in a prom for children who are really sick," she told JustJaredJr.com. "It's called No Worries Now and it's going to be at the Sony lot. I'm really excited about it. I think that everyone should have the opportunity to experience some of the staples of your youth. The GimmeMo Foundation is actually going to donate a few dresses to the cause as well."
No Worries Now, formally known as the Shiri Foundation, is a nonprofit that believes every teen should have the opportunity to attend prom. They organize proms for teens with life threatening illnesses who may not have the chance to attend their own.
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Juanita Ulloa & Mariachi Picante also appear in concert at Ukiah Cafetorium, Ukiah High School, Ukiah, CA Saturday, March 25, 2006 7:30pm Space.org Vocal Workshop prior to concert 2pm-4pm
Join Symphonic musicians Virginia Morgan, Carol Braves,Graziela Camacho, Sheli Creiderman, Jose Roberto Hernandez, and Ayla Davila with many guest singers.
If music is the universal language, then mariachi is its Latin accent. And no one speaks the language more brilliantly than Juanita Ulloa. Beautiful Juanita Ulloa is the high priestess of Operachi, a new Latin-American sound that's headily contagious combining classical opera mixed with a meringue of traditional mariachi rhythms. When Juanita created Operachi, she set the scene f
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Capacity Building
Human Resource Development sub-component 4.1
The development objective for the first phase of the project (LAP I) was to undertake legal and institutional reforms and key land administration pilots to lay the foundation for the development of a sustainable and well functioning land administration system that is fair, efficient, cost effective, decentralized and that enhances land tenure security. Under the second phase (LAP 2), the development objective is "To consolidate and strengthen urban and rural land administration and management systems for efficient and transparent land service delivery". It seeks to secure and complete the legal and institutional reforms started in LAP-1, building on the momentum underway to transform the Lands Commission (LC), the Office of the Administrator of Stool Lands (OASL) and Town and Country Planning Department (T&CPD) into modern and efficient land institutions.
Although significant achievements were made under Phase I, the system for service delivery is still weak and continues to rely on outdated regulations and business processes, lack of adequate functional and coordinated geographic information systems and networks, as well as transparent guidelines.
There is limited capacity and capability to initiate and coordinate policy actions and to resolve contradictory policies and initiatives among various land delivery agencies. At the same time, the expansion of land services (mapping, cadastre, titling, automated land information services for infrastructure planning, etc), will unleash new demands in the commercial and general public that will compete with available skilled professionals. The LSAs would require trained and skilled administrators, surveyors, lawyers and supporting staff to address land issues and provide better services.
The land sector reform process has been planned against a backdrop of deepening systems integration and broadening geographical coverage. The deepening involves integration of legal and geographical information system with modern technology, requiring the continuous upgrading of staff skills to establish, manage and maintain a robust land information system. The expansion will vastly increase opportunities for high-performing, dedicated staff at the forefront of the reform process to upgrade skills, reach managerial responsibilities and develop careers.
Land administration systems are evolving from a focus on core functions of regulating land rights administration, land and property development, land use controls and land taxation and disputes to a focus on integrated land management systems designed to support sustainable development. Consequently, there is the need to establish a comprehensive, robust, motivated and sustained human resources base and management system for effective and efficient land services delivery.
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If you've ever traveled to the Northwest portion of the United States, you understand the shear beauty that only God is able to create. Nowhere else on earth is the drama of nature so evident than in the lush green forests surrounding the deep velvet-blue waters of Crater Lake.
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This cottage of independent charm welcomes you in an unusual area, classified, mixing calm and animation.
The small house is located in a pedestrian impasse appreciated by hikers and its inhabitants for its greenery and its silence.
Far from the hustle and bustle of cars and noises of the city, its geographical situation is ideal because it allows to reach the heart of Paris in less than fifteen minutes (RER, metro)
You have a kitchen and dining area, a living room, a bathroom with an Italian shower. You can enjoy a small private terrace (6 square meters) that will make you appreciate the calm of the impasse. In the morning, noon, evening, or any time of the day you can take the time to settle there to start your day quietly in an intimate and romantic place.
The bedroom is duplex and has a large bed.
You will have at your disposal all the necessary lingerie (towels, tea towels, sheets ...)
Coffee, tea, jam, bread ... will be available for your first days of your stay.
Your arrival and departure times are flexible thanks to access to the house by an access code.
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Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) was established in 1971 with the name South Pacific Forum (SPF). PIF member countries includes 16 countries namely: Australia, Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesian, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, New Zealand, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu.
Besides the permanent members, PIF has 13 dialogue partners, namely: the United States, China, Philippines, India, Indonesia, Britain, Japan, Canada, Korea, Malaysia, France, Thailand, and the European Union. Indonesia became a PIF dialogue partner since 2001.
Since 1989 Post Forum Dialogue (PFD) is a regular meeting of the PIF with its dialogue partner countries and organizations selected after meeting the leaders of the PIF. Since the merger of Indonesia as a PIF dialogue partner countries, Indonesia is never absent in the PIF-PFD meeting.
The importance of Indonesia as a member of PIF includes:
The last meeting of the the PIF, which was the 41st and held on 4 to 5 August 2010 in Port Vila, Vanuatu, was attended by all members of the PIF countries, except Fiji whose membership is currently suspended. Four main issues under discussion in the meeting are Climate Change, Energy Security, Food Security and Fisheries. The meeting produced a final document, the Forum Communique, which puts together issues of concern and common interest.
The PFD 22nd meeting which followed the previous meetings covered three thematic issues of concern to Pacific region countries, namely: (i) Global Challenges, which focuses on global financial and economic crisis and climate change (ii) Strengthening Development Effectiveness and Coordination, which focuses on Tracking MDG Report and the effectiveness of development efforts in the Pacific region (iii) International Support for the Sustainable development of Pacific Island Countries, which focuses on the review of high-level meeting of the UN in September 2010, the MDG +10, and MSI+5.
In the meeting, Indonesia distributed written material in the form of Matrix Capacity Building Programs by Indonesia to the Pacific Island Countries (2008-2012) which contains information about the programs that have been, are and will be given to the PIF countries.
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FINALLY A Siesta Key Parking Problem Solved
By Brenda Bradshaw | March 16, 2013
Back in the 1980's, when I had time to frequent Siesta Key Beach on a regular basis, there was a parking problem. Over time and national recognition as one of the best beaches around, the parking problem has grown exponentially. Add in a holiday and forget parking easily. Even with Sarasota County's stab at improving parking space and use, there are still difficulties finding a space to park. We had a "Siesta shuFFle" back in the day. Coordinating with friends or family to arrive and leave at the same time so there was a guaranteed space. Trying to do that without the use of cell phones made for one tricky dance!
Now there is a solution. Siesta Shuttle has begun transporting beach goers from the Westfield Southgate Mall located at 3501 S. Tamiami Trail (also US 41) in Sarasota. Just between Bee Ridge Road and Siesta Drive.
Siesta Shuttle's website says, "For only $5 per person, riders can take the shuttles to and from the beach, village and mall all day and children under 12 ride free (2 children max per 1 adult, each child after is $5). Shuttle service will be available every 30 minutes. Your wrist band will also get you discounts and freebies at select local restaurants and establishments. Shuttles will run Monday-Friday 11am-7pm and Saturday-Sunday 9am-7pm." They also say they have extra storage for coolers, beach chairs and other necessities. How can it be any better?
Parking problems solved! For more information, check out their website directly at: http://www.siestashuttle.com/. Don't forget your sunscreen!


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Best Bedding for Christmas
This Christmas, give the coziest gift of all with bedding and bedding accessories. From luxury sheet sets to comfortable memory foam, bedding can make a great gift. Keep reading to learn more about cozy, comfy Christmas gifts that make for dream-worthy sleep and a beautifully accessorized bedroom.


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BURBANK — A month after a judge agreed to drop a misdemeanor battery charge against a woman who refused to relinquish a cooler of snacks for her ailing mother at Bob Hope Airport, she now faces a $2,500 fine.
Nadine Kay Hays, of Camarillo, who was traveling to Nashville, Tenn., last year with her 93-year-old mother, was charged with battery after the tussle with Transportation Security Administration officials. She assumed her legal troubles were over when Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Fred Rotenberg last month agreed to dismiss the case against her if she stayed out of trouble for the next six months.
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One of my all-time favorite horror actors is Vincent Price. What a great movie career he had. He was born in St. Louis, Missouri on May 27th, 1911. He had such a distinctive voice that was soothing, yet he presented a devilish style that was perfect for the horror genre. Although he made many movies that were not in the horror genre, 102 movies in his career, his first horror one in 1953 was The House of Wax. A very good movie that also featured Charles Bronson as the deaf-mute helper Igor. Price appeared in The Fly in 1958 and in the year of my birth, 1959 he was in one of my favorite Price films House on Haunted Hill. However, my favorite Price film is The House of Usher from 1960. Madness ruled in this film where the Usher family has a history of insanity. Great movie! I have seen it several times. In 1963 Price was in The Haunted Palace. Really creepy movie where Price plays a descendant of a "warlock" who placed a curse on the town he was living in and a little over 100 years later, the Price character and his wife inherit the house of the warlock. Price begins to be almost possessed by the spirit of his former relative. This is a very good film.
Here's a GREAT (final) scene from the movie House of Usher. I love this movie!
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Joseph ettore remembers the moment when the value of market research truly hit home. The chief executive officer of Ames Department Stores was sitting behind a glass panel, listening to women in a focus group discuss their favorite stores. One woman said Wal-Mart was her first choice, Ames, her second. But then she reported that she visited Wal-Mart once a month, while frequenting Ames five times a month. She loved Wal-Mart's selection, but she didn't always have time to go there. At Ames, she said, she could be in and out in minutes.
"I'm sitting behind that screen," says Ettore, "and I'm thinking, 'Man, let me be your second-favorite store!'"
Understanding the consumer is Ettore's mantra, and it's what he credits with revitalizing Ames. He must be on to something: The company's stock prices have risen more than 700 percent since Ettore took the helm in 1994. Buying patterns, transactional data -the CEO's enthusiasm for the arcana of statistics would make most number-crunchers swoon.
Indeed, the last decade hasn't been an easy one for the folks in research. They've seen their departments, their budgets, their very raisons d'etre scrutinized within an inch of their lives by CEOs with X-ray vision when it comes to numbers they can't use.
And it's not as if the expectations of data analysis have been diminishing. In addition to the standard methodologies, new consumer information is pouring in at mind-bending speeds from scanners and price club tapes, syndicated reports, and the Internet- and in breathtaking detail. The good news is, no one is better poised to jump on that technological wave and ride with it than the qualitators and quantifiers in research. No longer brushed off as back-corridor stat collectors, today's researchers are the premier intelligence agents in a business world increasingly preoccupied with consumer information. After all, who else really knows what to do with all of this stuff?
"If you go back 15 or 20 years, people were looking for data," says Donald Schultz, professor of integrated marketing at Northwestern University. "Today, the problem is not: 'how do we get more data?' It's: 'how do we manage it?'"
Corporate thought-leaders are paying attention as well as they scramble to redefine, even reinvent, the role of research in these fiercely competitive times. In the past three years, the market research departments at both the Campbell Soup Company and Ocean Spray Cranberries have been redubbed Consumer Insight. At Ralston-Purina, the new name is Information Management. And at Procter & Gamble, the Department of Consumer Market and Knowledge was christened early this year.
"They still gather data and crunch numbers," says Thomas Bullock, president and CEO of Ocean Spray. "But I don't want them to deliver information as much as insights."
Terry Lay, president of Lee Apparel Company, agrees that the role of research is crucial because the market is so segmented. Gone are the days when the entire family happily donned the same brand of blue jeans. Now, he says, products and advertising messages must be tailored to specific age and social groups, and doing that means understanding in minute detail the lifestyles of the consumers being targeted.
But Lay cautions that if companies are to stay nimble, they can't weigh themselves down with too much data. "We have to be willing to take risks and move quickly because consumers move quickly and they are exposed to more choices," he says.
That's a sentiment echoed by Ocean Spray's Bullock, who says he has seen the product-development cycle of his company cut in half in the past five years. "At one time an 18-month or 20-month cycle was a fast, efficient cycle. Now it has to happen in eight to nine months," he says. "Everyone is able to compete faster and they can copy faster, so you have to have the next thing."
That kind of pressure increases for technology companies, where products have outrageously short life spans, says Robert Herbold, chief operating officer of Microsoft and former head of advertising and marketing for Procter & Gamble. "There are times when you'd love to look at a problem and study it thoroughly, and you just don't have the time. You do the research that you think gives you good insights...and then you move."
Market research is not a substitute for good judgment, adds Bullock. "The risk is that rather than making a decision, people will want to go back and research again. But you need to stop at some point. That's the job of Consumer Insight: to know when they've gone far enough."
This year's finalists and semifinalists in the Advertising Research Foundation's David Ogilvy Research Awards all know something about that. After all, they didn't make it this far on their looks alone. Every year, teams of researchers and advertising creatives are presented with those nagging little scenarios-a fading brand name, a declining demographic consumer group, a new product launch-and they're given the directive from above: "Make it work." Herewith, a look at the campaigns and the intelligence agents who delivered.


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One of my goals this year was to complete a business plan. For a creative type, this daunting task is about as exciting as watching grass grow, which made it quite easy to ignore in favor of more appealing endeavors, like creating new jewelry or designing new marketing material. But it is already September and I need to get serious about my planning. Fortunately, I discovered an amazing book called The Right Brain Business Plan by Jennifer Lee which has actually tricked me into forging through my plan with a series of creative exercises that appear frivolous but have proven to be extremely helpful. Who knew business planning could be so much fun!
Vision Board
One of the first exercises in this book involves brainstorming about your dream business and creating a collage to reflect this vision. I have been very pleased with what I have done with Serendipity Blu so far, so my next step is to focus on expansion. The center of my board is a photo I took of artwork I own by New Zealand photographer Susannah Tucker. It is a beautiful scene of a hot air balloon floating in a dreamy blue sky with the words "she believed in serendipity." From this center, I have "arms" stretching out into the different areas I want to grow: wholesale accounts, craft show presence, etsy sales, product lines, and social media presence. This vision board not only gives me my "big picture," but will also help simplify my goal setting.
Business Portrait
While I kept my vision board organized, I chose to make my business portrait an explosion of free spirited fun! My jewelry is very casual and boho, so I wanted to capture that essence in this collage.
Value Cards
One of my favorite exercises in this book was creating my value cards. Not only was this so much fun, but it also enabled me to set up parameters for running my business. I value freedom and flexibility over stability, so it is not necessary to have my business housed in a specific location. Rather, I would benefit more from having a business I could run from anywhere.
The Plan
Now I am ready to begin writing my actual plan. Rather than using a word processing template, the book recommends a more creative format for the actual plan. I liked the idea of using index cards on a ring to write my plan. Businesses evolve, and it is important for me to have a document where I can easily update and make necessary changes.
Customer Portraits
So far, I have completed the Business Landscape and Getting the Word Out sections of my plan. I painlessly assessed my barriers, opportunities, and competition. I also developed a new marketing plan by creating my customer portraits. Currently, I market almost exclusively to beach-minded folks. As I expand my business, I want to target potential new customers like yogis, city dwelling bohemians and country cowgirls in addition to my beloved surfer girls.
The Book
I am about half way through the book. I plan to write a follow up post once I am finished (I am giving myself until the end of the year to assess my finances and set my goals.) While I choose to live a good part of my life through serendipity, I do believe it is important to have changeable plan in place for running a business. I highly recommend this book to any of my fellow creative souls who want to realize their business dreams.
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In the past few days I've thought on more than one occasion, 'those bears are onto something'. I could quite easily be hibernating right now. I have found the temperatures in Brisbane lately to be freezing! I realise that New Zealanders and anyone from a colder climate will be scoffing, and telling me that this is positively balmy, but honey – I am NOT a winter person. Yes, I was born in New Zealand, but I spent the first seven years of my life in New Guinea and then moved to Brisbane. So we can safely say that I am a card-carrying summer lover.
I didn't realise this until approximately three days ago, when the Ice Age hit Brisbane. The cold has affected me in a number of ways:
- I'm sleepy;
- I lack motivation to do ANYTHING;
- I dream about scalding hot baths & hot water bottles; and
- the first thing I do in the morning is turn the heater on, instead of the kettle.
For a second day in a row, I found myself dozing on the couch at around the time I'm usually getting dinner ready for the kids. Two nights in a row, The Architect has cooked dinner because I was so lethargic with cold that I didn't do anything. And one of those nights he'd just gotten off a plane. I know - how pathetic. The sheer laziness of it all will hit me when I thaw out.
In the meantime, I'm mooching around our post-war house with floorboards wearing at least two layers, hugging a hot water bottle and sprawling underneath the heater.
Mulled wine anyone?
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So I've been shopping for editors–someone to read my first chapter or so and give me feedback. I'm looking for enough input to give me some ideas for how to improve the novel as a whole. I don't want anyone to rewrite it or to give so much input that it's a collaboration rather than my work. Just a little direction, please.
So the first person I contacted was booked until MARCH 2011! I knew that I would have to wait to hear from publishing houses, but it simply didn't occur to me that I'd have to wait for a paid editor. She was very nice and recommended several other editors. I checked out her recommendations along with those suggested by the editor at the publishing house that turned me down first and I think I may have found the right person. Here's hoping she'll be able to look at my first chapter in 2010.
But the real help I got came when I flopped on the sofa and bemoaned all this waiting I have to do. My husband walked over and said he knew what would help. A backrub? A footrub? Did he have chocolate in his pockets? No. He eased up my t-shirt and blew a big raspberry on my belly. Several, as a matter of fact. It helped immensely. If you're ever stressed out and worried about, well, anything, I highly recommend the belly raspberry as a sure-fire pick-me-up. It made me laugh just as hard at 38 as it did at 8. I'm giggling a little now thinking of it.


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Goals from El-Hadji Diouf and Stelios Giannakopoulos handed the home side their deserved victory.
Newcastle are still yet to score a goal this season and it is not difficult to see why they are so desperate to sign Michael Owen from Real Madrid.
A Lee Bowyer shot, headed off the line by Gary Speed, was their best chance.
Newcastle have won just one point from their first three matches and Souness unsurprisingly cut a forlorn figure on the sidelines.
Bowyer's half-volley, sweetly struck on the half-volley from inside the area after six minutes, proved to be the visitors' only shot on target in the first half.
After that, Bolton assumed complete control.
Kevin Nolan and Gary Speed were outplaying the much-vaunted duo of Scott Parker and Jermaine Jenas in central midfield and Stelios and Jay-Jay Okocha were bombarding Newcastle's defence with a series of excellent crosses from the flanks.
It was no surprise when a header yielded Bolton's opening goal after 37 minutes.
Nicky Hunt curled a ball in from deep on the right, and Diouf rose above Stephen Carr at the far post to head in from six yards.
And after just five minutes of the second half, Newcastle went two goals down.
Diouf, who tormented full-back Carr throughout the evening, whipped in a cross from the left flank and it evaded keeper Shay Given, leaving the unmarked Stelios to tap in from just two yards out.
There was a suspicion that the Greek international - who could have played his last game for Wanderers before a move to European champions Liverpool - was offside when the ball was played.
Newcastle skipper Alan Shearer, who endured a paucity of service throughout the match, almost gave his side hope with a venomous 25-yard shot 10 minutes from the end that Jussi Jaaskelainen tipped round the bar.
But it was Bolton, who go into the draw for the Uefa Cup on Friday, who finished the stronger and almost added to their two goals.
"Certainly my praise goes to Henrik Pedersen first and foremost. He played at full-back and it's the first time he's played there in the Premiership.
"After all that, Radhi Jaidi picked up an injury and Abdoulaye Faye came in for his first Premiership appearance."
"Michael (Owen) would make us a different animal altogether. He has a track record of scoring goals and I'm sure he would here if he chose to join us.
"We've played three games and tonight is the worst we've played so far. To get a result here you need to scrap."
Bolton: Jaaskelainen, Hunt, Jaidi (Diagne-Faye 23), Ben Haim, Pedersen, Nolan, Speed, Okocha, Giannakopoulos, Davies (Campo 70), Diouf (Borgetti 87).Subs Not Used: Walker, Vaz Te.
Goals: Diouf 37, Giannakopoulos 50.
Newcastle: Given, Carr, Boumsong, Taylor, Babayaro, Jenas, Faye (Clark 60), Parker, Bowyer (Milner 67), Shearer, Ameobi.Subs Not Used: Elliott, Harper, N'Zogbia.
Booked: Taylor.
Att: 25,904
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A little about me
I grew up on Long Island, close enough to manhattan to apprechiate it, but far enough to have horses in my backyard. I am the son of Danish / Dutch parents, so I didnt really have the Ny accent, but If I am back there for a few days it will slip in here and there.
Snowboarding and Mountain Biking is what drove me west, and film school too. But once I made it out to California, I saw no reason to go back east, for work yes, but for home the west is best for myself.
With a degree in Audio/ Video Engineering, and another in Fine Art, I am very comfortable riding the line between the technical and the ethereal, worlds of visual storytelling. I love the toys of filmaking, and love to find new and creative ways to use the tools that are comming out every day.
I've had to wear a few hats in my life, and I'm not afraid to get into whatever it is at hand, and if something breaks, or is need of fixing, Usually I can "Macguyver" it to work. But dont hold me to it.
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BEST Summer Academy is divided into two parts: Orientation (week one) and the actual Course Program (weeks two to five).
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Monday: ARRIVAL DAY - Arrival of BEST students, pick up service by local buddy students, evening reception
Tuesday: BUDDY DAY - Introductory session, campus tour, city tour, welcome barbeque (with local students)
Wednesday: DÜSSELDORF DAY - Orientation Day at Düsseldorf. Visit of the Federal Bank, State Parliament and Old Town.
Thursday through Saturday: first German language sessions
Sunday: EXPLORE THE RUHR AREA DAY - Excursion day to highlights of the Duisburg region. Visit of an old coal mine, a medieval castle, suspension railway, and much more!
BEST Course Program
The actual course program starts in week 2. BEST offers three modules: Business, Economics and German language. Each module consists of 3 different BEST courses. Each module is worth three US credits.


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I have had this website on the first page of Google for ages yet suddenly it has disappeared of the face of the earth! On checking the code on the site I found a few errors and am slowly learning to watch what you put on Google local as multiple submissions for diferent companies with the same phone numbers has caused havoc. Anyway I am doing some 'dinkling' with the site and hope to get it back on the first page soon. If you would like to see the site please visit window cleaning leicester
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New website launched for Moving Distance. The Manchester branch of the company operate business, commercial and office relocation services in the Northwest UK. Manchester movers has been set up to attract local house removal and business relocation contracts in the Manchester area. Having already worked for the NHS and Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council amongst others the company is sure to make a real impact in the Northwest area. For more information and a free no obligation removals quote please visit the website at http://www.manchester-movers.co.uk
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Achillion Pharmaceuticals Inc. said Tuesday the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has removed the clinical hold on sovaprevir, the company's experimental hepatitis C treatment.
Shares surged 47% to $6.24 in early trading.
The news comes amid heightened interest in makers of hepatitis C drugs, as the pharmaceutical industry bets that improved medicines for the liver disease represent a large, long-term market opportunity. Illustrating that demand, Merck & Co. MRK, -0.38% on Monday agreed to acquire Idenix Pharmaceuticals Inc. US:IDIX , a developer of hepatitis C drugs, for $24.50 a share in cash, more than triple the stock's Friday closing price of $7.23.
Achillion ACHN, +1.47% , for its part, has also been seen a takeover candidate.
In a note to clients, JMP Securities said that Merck's planned acquisition of Idenix leaves Achillion as "the only unencumbered, clinical-stage, HCV nucleotide-analog company," with several potential acquirers in the wings.
The firm went so far as to put a $13 per-share, or $1.5 billion, price tag on Achillion, assuming a premium for intellectual property and expertise in nucleotide-analog development.
An expanded version of this report appears at WSJ.com.
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TRIO SSS offers both General Education and one-on-one Course Specific Tutoring services to students who are a part of the TRIO SSS program.
To receive General Education Tutoring, SSS students can use the TRIO Resource Center or Center for Academic Success, where tutors are available Monday through Friday. Students are able to make one-on-one General Education Tutoring appointments in the TRIO Resource Center, or stop in and receive help as needed.
To receive one-on-one Program Specific Course Tutoring students must complete the following process:
- Complete a Tutor Request Form
- Meet with Tutor Coordinator
- Create a Tutoring Plan
- Receive Tutoring Services
- Provide Feedback on Tutor Plan and Services
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We are committed to satisfying our customers with quality food and excellent service in a fresh and pleasant space. The restaurant is easy on the eyes and is a nice place to spend any time in the day.
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A compact and slim electric car with capability to go up to 60mph from zero within 4.0 seconds! This fancy two-electric motors electric vehicle is capable to top up to 120mph of speed using only one gear, and the slim 39-inches wide electric vehicle's size will allow user to fit the vehicle into a 6-feet half-lane of parking space, eliminating the necessity for parallel parking as it could be parked perpendicularly to a curb without requiring much space.
If roads in your living area are spacy, you will eventually find a slim pathway to get out from the traffic congestion without much problems using this 120mph electric car. The two electric motors are actually the same kind found in diesel-electric locomotives, only these two are smaller in size with capability to produce over 1,000 lbf ft. of torque.
There are two seats, one at the front for driver while the other at the rear for passenger, the car's chassis is constructed using stainless steel, chrome moly roll cage frame that meets the safety standard of sports car club of america racing standards. The vehicle's body panels are built using carbon fiber, Kevlar, and fiberglass, offering four times protection found in typical SUV using the special side impact bars.
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Glenmorangie Quinta Ruban (12 yr)
Posted by Tom
My experiences thus far with Port finished whiskies have pretty much unanimously been positive so i was really looking forward to the Glenmorangie Quinta Ruban when i received it as a present at Christmas.
Essentially like most of the Glenmorangie finished range these are matured for 10 years in ex-bourbon casks beforebeing finished for a further 2 years in ex port pipes.
I enjoy port finishes much more than most of the wine finishes, i think it's the thicker, fruitier, more jam like qualities that i like about it, and the fact i enjoy a glass or two of port on occasion also.
This cracking dram can be picked up from Master of Malt.
my first words were om nom nom nom this whisky really smells good enough to eat, it's like a redcurrent jam with dark mollasses sugar and sweet oakyness, touches of menthol and acetone mix nicely to give it a really rounded nose
more of the redcurrent jam sweetness on the tongue along with a gentle amount of menthol and bitter dark chocolate.
smooth and silky with a heartwarming afterglow
Bottle Name: Glenmorangie Quinta Ruban (12 yr)
Age: 12
Distiller: Glenmorangie
Bottler: Glenmorangie
Type: Single Malt
From: Scotland, Highland
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Size: 13 x 20 cm
Ink: Adirondack - Espresso, Distress Ink - Black Soot & Tea Dye.
Stamps: Art Impressions - Halloween Frame, hÄnglar & stÄnglar - Bat Boy & Halloween sentiment.
Colouring: Prismacolor Premier Pencils.
Papers: Carolees Creations - Spooky Stripes, Bazzill - black & orange cardstock, copy paper 280g, kraft paper bag.
Tools: Martha Stewart - Iron Gate edge punch, Glue Dots - Hook & Loop.
Embellishments: Wild Orchid Crafts - Cheese Cloths, Pearl Swirls & Self Adhesive Pearls, Tattered Angels - Chalkboard Glimmer Mist "Charcoal", ghost brads, spider charms, ribbon.
I'm entering this in to these challenges:
Crafty Boots - Things with Wings
Creative Stamp Friends - Anything BUT a Card
Heart Song Inspirational - Orange and/or Buttons
Pollycraft - Swirls and Pearls
Stamp With Fun - Anything Goes
Card Cupids - Anything Goes
Getting Cricky/Simply Sunday - Halloween
One Stitch at a Time - Punch It
Quirky Crafts - Anything BUT a Card
Catch the Bug - Create a Scene
Crazy 4 Challenges - Pumkins
Make It Colourful - Black & Orange
Frosted Design/Fabolous Friday - Punches
Sew Many Cards - Halloween
Card and Scrap - Charms
Creating Memories in Time - Halloween
Creatalicious - Anything Goes
Crafty Ribbons - Anything Goes
Cute Card Thursday - Anything Goes
Little Miss Muffet - Things with Wings
Papertake Weekly - Things with Wings
Now I'm soon off to the hair dresser to get my hair cut :)
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Ask a Divorced Person About Marriage for Advice
It's true. Ask any divorced person for advice about marriage relationships. They know if they have learned from their mistakes. A recent study covering over 300 marriages over 25 years has been released. The study showed the Top 5 ways to stay together, based upon the 300 marriages with a 46% divorce rate. Yet, 44% did get remarried.
There are two No.1 issues that causes divorces and therefore, need to be addressed by a couple: Money and Communication. From the study, 50% cited that money was the source of conflict, whether good or bad. If it got really bad, divorce was not far behind. The fights were spending styles, on what, lies about money and accounts, using to control the other. Couples failed to discuss the issue and resolve differences. The study showed nearly half refused to discuss money issues.
The other No.1 reason for failed relationships is communication style differences between the couple. The study showed that 41% would change their communication style. The style most cited as beneficial are those who discuss in calm voice and argue that produces a solution not just anger. Learning the art of active listening and repeating back what the other said for complete understanding. The study showed that merely doing "maintenance communication" about household, work, children issues, is not satisfying enough, as it produces a "hollow" impact as the years go by.
Lesser reasons for divorce are past loves and relationships and blaming the relationship. Both men and women can find it difficult to let go of the past, getting over your partner's jealousy, how in-laws treat you, trust issues or other childhood scars that impact the relationship. Even holding onto hate (or, love) can impact your present relationship. The best way to let the past go is to write it on paper, like in a journal, as it helps release them. Whatever works, the issues of the past need to dealt with.
The blame game is a biggie when a relationship ends. The study showed that 80% of the women blamed their ex for just about everything and anything. While, men blamed their ex's 47%. More interestingly is that only 4% of the women blamed themselves for marriage failures compared to 16% for men. Not shocking was the fact that more men did admit having affairs than women did. Those who cling to anger have a harder time finding a new relationship, so let it go. Toss it to the wind.
Then there is the "lack of affection" issue that seeps into all relationships in subtle fashion. The daily grind, the redundant issues or problems that cascade endlessly forever into your world. They all "dull" our feelings. Make us tired. The study showed that 15% of them would be more affectionate, more often, showing the other why they are important, and how they make everything more interesting. The study was a surprise, in that, men need more nonsexual affection or affirmation than women. If a man is not getting it, the chances are higher he will find it elsewhere. Doing little favors for the other means you car about them and think of them often.
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MarPro turned to the federal authorities for clarification. According to the U.S. Department of Transportation, "It is essential to underscore that, despite allegations to the contrary, the Jones Act has not hindered the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill cleanup effort." A prepared statement from DOT goes on to claim that the U.S. Department of Transportation's Maritime Administration, U.S. Coast Guard, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection are working to coordinate all offers of assistance – from domestic and international sources alike. Foreign-flag vessels have been participating, and will continue to participate, in the cleanup effort. Beyond this, DOT also claims, "If the Unified Command determines that specific assets are necessary but require a Jones Act waiver, we will do whatever is needed to ensure those assets are deployed. But to be absolutely clear, to date, the Jones Act has not prevented or delayed the mobilization of useful assets." That position seems clear enough.
On Tuesday morning, the Joint Information Center for the spill response in Houston also provided MarPro with definitive advice on the physical assets now in play in the U.S. Gulf for the purpose of assisting in the spill cleanup. This is what they had to say (*):
* Jones Act Waivers Requested: 7
* Jones Act Waivers Denied: 0
* Pending Waiver Requests: None
* Total Foreign Flag (registered) Vessels in Service (5): ~25
* Vessels of Opportunity in Service (1): 2,718
* Skimmers in Service (2): 584
* Barges in Service (3): 504
* Other Vessels (4): 2,934
According to a local spokesperson in Houston, the numbers do not necessarily add up in a linear way. That's because it wasn't clear if some of the vessels of opportunity – private boats not necessarily built for oil spill response – were included in the totals represented by the bloc of skimmers being used. In any event, a total number of as many as 6,850 floating assets were reported as being used to combat the ongoing spill. The best information available to MarPro on Wednesday morning was that no more than 25 of these vessels were of foreign registry.
I got the same list when I contacted Unified Command a week ago. What I don't understand is why nobody can say if any of the waivers have been approved. "Waivers Denied (0) is not the same as Waivers Approved. Regardless, 25 foreign-flagged vessels assisting in the clean-up is pathetic, especially when one considers that the Mighty Servant III is one of them (previously working in the U.S. on a waiver) and the others are most likely tiny, inshore skimmers that were shipped here by air.
I'm not so sure the debate is a tempest in a teapot. Or maybe it is because it has gone on for so long. There would be no debate if a temporary suspension had been granted from the start. Now, of course, it's too late. There's too much egg flying around.
I think it behooves the government to prove unequivocally that there has been no downside to not granted a temporary suspension of the Jones Act, whether real or just perceived. In other words, perhaps, from a purely legal perspective, it's true that the Jones Act does not prohibit large foreign-flagged oil recovery vessels from assisting in the clean-up withing three miles of shore. But did owners of foreign-flagged vessels choose to not mobilize because they perceived the Jones Act would place them in violation of American cabotage laws?
Another excerpt from the MarPro article:
Veteran maritime attorney and retired U.S. Coast Guard Captain Dennis Bryant perhaps puts it best when he says, "I continue to be mystified regarding all the controversy about the oil spill response and the Jones Act. The Jones Act only applies to the transport of merchandise (cargo) from one port or place in the United States to another port or place in the United States. Such transport by water must be done by a US vessel eligible to engage in the coastwise trade. Skimming spilled oil off the waters of the Gulf of Mexico outside of three nautical miles is not an activity that implicates the Jones Act, even if the recovered oil is offloaded in a US port." Bryant ought to know: he has been actively involved with maritime and regulatory matters for more than forty years.
Regarding the legal aspect, and with all due respect to Captain Dennis Bryant, one lawyer will say one thing and another will say another, and then it's a court and/or a federal judge that decides which is which. Why would a foreign ship owner want to tie up his vessels or open the door to a lengthy and expensive legal battle in the U.S.?
From the MarPro article:
MarPro also reached out on Tuesday to the International Marine Contractor's Association (IMCA), an entity representing the interests of foreign-registered tonnage in the U.S. Gulf. They declined to provide comment for the purposes of this article. Likewise, efforts to elicit comment and clarifications from Allegiance Capital, a firm which is on record as trying to bring oil skimmers and vessels from Europe to the Gulf of Mexico to fight the spill, also proved fruitless. Allegiance Capital was the subject of a Texas newspaper's recent investigative report that reported, among other things, that this firm had applied for Jones Act waivers on June 16. In contrast, the Joint Information Center in Houston told MarPro on Tuesday that no waivers had been denied and none were pending.
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Of all the millennium development goals (MDGs), achieving universal primary education is something that Zimbabwe has recorded tremendous progress in. We boast of the highest literacy rate in Africa, recording an impressive 90.7%; the only country on the African continent with a literacy rate above 90%. I, as some Zimbabweans do too, consider these statistics with a pinch of salt, given that in my context-it is not how the world views us but how we view ourselves that matters the most. Even though we may be considered highly educated, I am disgruntled with the quality of education that our children are receiving. The education system is fraught with challenges, among these;
- the inability of parents to pay fees because of the harsh economic climate resulting in school drop-outs and frequent absenteeism;
- the inability of government to protect children who cannot pay fees from getting expelled from school. Even though policy says children should not be expelled, its implementation is weak;
- the brain drain which has seen many qualified teachers migrating to so called "greener pastures" because they can't stand a life of grooming other people's children to become significant members of society while their own become paupers given their meagre salaries;
- the lack of motivation amongst our teachers because of their poor working conditions characterised by low salaries and no incentives, which causes them not to teach our children in normal time and forces parents to pay for "extra-lessons;" and
- the challenges that the examination body; the Zimbabwe Schools Examinations Council (ZIMSEC) faces in creating examination scripts, disseminating examination material, marking examinations and distributing results of examinations on time.
It is consoling however to hear that enrolment into primary school is still high despite the fact that primary education is not free anymore as it was soon after independence. Rural areas record higher rates of enrolment (84.1%) than the urban areas (73.4%). This could partly be explained by the fact that the majority of Zimbabwe's population resides in the rural areas. The number of girls in primary school also remains high, although dropouts begin to increase from secondary level going upwards.
What have we done well?
- The Basic Education Assistance Module (BEAM) has been instrumental in enhancing girls' and boys' access to education, especially orphans and other vulnerable children. This programme has paid school fees and other levies for the under privileged members of society. However it is worrying that this programme is undergoing financial challenges, meaning that many of its beneficiaries have been left stranded and are likely to fail to continue going to school.
What have we not done?
- Our budgetary allocation to education remains low. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), recommend that an education budget should be at a minimum 6% of the Gross National Product. Although we have done this to the book, our economy's performance means that this amount is so little that it only pays for teachers' measly salaries.
- We have not been compiling statistics on the completion rate of primary level education by girls, to understand in particular why girls drop out of school. This would help us to understand the prevalence of some of the factors that cause girls to leave school such as child marriage,early marriage, sexual violence against girls, teenage pregnancy, domestic servitude and inability to pay fees and how much girls suffer because of it. It would also help us to know where we should focus our interventions.
What more can we do?
- We used to have free primary education soon after independence, what happened to that? Now parents have to bear the costs of sending their children in a challenging economic environment. Let us bring it back if we want to ensure that we have an educated nation. Primary education is the most basic form of education and if we can't give that to our citizens then what kind of population are we growing?
- It is clear that some traditional and religious practices are preventing children from going to school or continuing with their education kunyanya mapostori. Mere policy encouraging them to send their children to school remains inadequate. We need stronger penal provisions to force such religious sects and traditionalists to conform and allow their children to have the most basic need in their lives; an education. If politicians are going to mix and mingle with mapostori when they campaign during elections, but fail beyond the campaigns to have meaningful dialogue with them about treating their women and children better, then the politicians have failed us all and these children.
- We allowed our schools, especially primary schools to be used as political bases where rallies and political meetings were held. In the 2008 election period, such activities were marked with devastating levels of violence which children either experienced or witnessed resulting in some dropouts. Teachers were also targeted, some beaten, others abducted and causing many teachers to desert their posts and migrate. Most of these were replaced by unqualified temporary teachers. Cumulatively, this has also affected the quality of our education and we need to address this and ensure the highest quality of education.
We love bragging, and we have reason to brag because we are better educated than all the other African countries but can our government fix all these problems already so we brag some more!


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Google in talks to buy stake in Virgin Galactic says rumor
Virgin Galactic is the company that Richard Branson put together over the last few years that will eventually take passengers into space. Only the wealthy will be able to afford these trips, as ticket prices will cost well over $100,000 each according to reports.
Word has surfaced that Google is in talks to purchase a stake in Virgin Galactic. According to the rumor, it's not a chance to send normal people into space that Google wants. Rather Google wants access to satellite launching technology. Google bought Skybox Imaging this week for $500 million.
The first part of the Google deal with Virgin according to rumor will see it buy a $30 million stake in the Virgin Galactic holding company. The second phase will see Google invest an unspecified amount in the area of hundreds of millions of dollars into a new joint venture with Virgin Galactic. The deal isn't completed yet and is firmly in rumor territory now.


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Sports Day A Super Smashing Record Breaking Success
By the end of the afternoon barely a record still stood, race after race, event after event our outstanding Crescent sportsmen and women dashed, leapt and threw, surpassing all previous achievements to make this year's Sports Day a super, smashing, record breaking success.
Our combined Prep and Pre-Prep Sports Day took place on Monday 10 July. We travelled the short distance to the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Track in Rugby, so we could make use of their fantastic athletics facilities.
Our Pre-Prep children enjoyed traditional sports day races including sprints, egg and spoon, skipping and the ever popular obstacle race. Then after a break to refuel they finished with relay shuttle races.
The Prep children took part in sprints, a middle distance 800m race, the Long Jump and High Jump, a Throwing Challenge and Relay Races. All of the events were hotly contested and there were lots of new school records set. The new record holders will have their names published on our Sports Noticeboard. The records included:
Year 3 60m Sprint Amelia Frere 10.50 seconds
Year 3 Throwing Mehul Patel 28 metres
Year 3 High Jump Phoebe Causer 0.97 metres
Year 4 Long Jump Lewis Darby 3.53 metres
Year 5 and 6 800m Oliver Bell 2 minutes 46.75 seconds
Girls 5 and 6 Long Jump Olivia Sarkies 3.13 metres
Boys 5 and 6 High Jump Alex Ashton and Oliver Bell 1.13 metres
Girls 5 and 6 Throwing Georgia Dowling 33.59 metres
Boys 5 and 6 Throwing Alex Frere 39.74 metres
Year 5 and 6 Relay (5x80m) Red House 1 minute 3.28 seconds
At the end of the afternoon Mr Phillips announced the House results and Mr Marshall presented the trophies.
Years 1 and 2 Relay Yellow House
Years 3 and 4 Relay 3-way tie Red, Yellow and Blue Houses
Years 5 and 6 Relay 2-way tie Red and Yellow Houses
Years 1 and 2 Overall Yellow House
Years 3 and 4 Overall Yellow House
Years 5 and 6 Overall Yellow House
At the Crescent Sports Day it isn't just about the competition, it is all about the participation. Every child ran in a sprint and every child took part in an individual event and, most importantly, every child had fun. As is always the case the children's behaviour was impeccable, they offered support and encouragement to each other and congratulated and commiserated with good heart.
Thank you to all of the staff and volunteers who helped the event run so smoothly and to all of the mums and dads for cheering the children on to success.
What a fabulous fun-filled afternoon enjoyed by all!


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Ovulation Induction
It is estimated that problems with ovulation occur in 25% of couples with fertility problems.
Ovulation problems can be treated with tablets, usually Clomifene (Clomid) or Tamoxifen, or with gonadotrophin drugs. It is important that you are carefully monitored when on any drugs to avoid over stimulation of the ovaries. If you produce multiple eggs, there is a much higher risk of a multiple pregnancy.


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So, as a little treat for you I am going to let you in on a little secret. I am currently working very hard to plan a business venture, to be able to supply Filofax compatible insert packs to you. I will print these made to order.
I won't be selling diary pages, as I think there are already some fantastic printables out there. The insert packs will be so you can all manage the things in life that people often forget to organise, like the things that are important to you. (Books, music and films, hobbies such as scrapbooking and crafting, wedding planner, baby planner, and many, many more). I don't want to spill all the beans just yet!
You will be able to choose from a selection of insert packs, and then select your preferred font styles and colours, and either A5, personal or pocket size.


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Thalidomide, the drug that was prescribed to relieve morning sickness in the late 1950's and early 1960's, caused a worldwide epidemic of severe birth defects. The drug is not kind to certain growing tissues. This turns out to make it very powerful in treating leprosy, AIDS, cancer, diabetic retinopathy, and perhaps a number of other conditions. In 1998, the drug was put back on the market. The same drug that put so many in wheelchairs is now helping others get out of wheelchairs — and saving people's eyesight.
Dr. Cynthia Moore, of the Centers for Disease Control, reported that less than 20% of young women know about the dangers of thalidomide. I suspect young men are even less well informed. Even one tablet can cause severe birth defects. No man or woman taking thalidomide should conceive a child while on the medicine. Two forms of birth control, including condoms, should be used. Thalidomide is extremely powerful — a powerful boon for some, but devastating for unborn babies.
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Sea-EagleCAM Intervention Policy
- The primary function of the project is scientific research, to provide information for
the understanding and conservation of the WBSE.
- They are wild, free-flying birds and it is our privilege to observe their breeding
behaviour as we do.
- Our approved research protocol states that the cameras will be placed before egg-
laying. Then the nest area and a buffer zone of 60 metres will be determined to
protect the birds from any disturbance until several weeks after hatching. In other
words, no visits at all during incubation and in the early time after hatching. From
then on, there will still be minimal disturbance.
- The approved research protocol does not allow any access to the nest itself or any
handling of the birds.
- Advice is sought where necessary from experienced wildlife managers at the
Office of Environment and Heritage (National Parks and Wildlife Service), BirdLife
Australia and/or SOPA Ecology staff.
- The main threats to the chicks are natural – such as extreme weather, lack of food
or sibling rivalry. Nature will take its course, with no human intervention. Mostly this
will bring joy and wonder and at times, sadness.
- In the event of a chick falling from the nest, the Office of Environment and Heritage
(National Parks and Wildlife Service) has agreed that the chick could be retrieved
from below the nest. It would be cared for by the approved NSW Wildlife Information
Rescue and Education Service (WIRES) raptor carer. The approved release
strategy would be to release the bird, after recovery, close to the Newington site for
natural dispersal.
EagleCAM is operated under a BirdLife Australia Research Agreement, working
in partnership with the NSW Office of Environment and Sydney Olympic Park
Authority (SOPA). Our objective is to observe and learn about White-bellied Sea-
Eagle (WBSE) biology without interfering in their behaviour or the processes
that they undergo in the natural environment. These are wild birds and it is our
privilege to observe their breeding behaviour.
The nest is in the Newington Nature Reserve Woodland that contains the threatened
Sydney Turpentine-Ironbark community. The area has restricted access; there is no
vehicle access. The only possible predators at the nest would be other large raptors
Though there are foxes in the area, the nest is high in the tree and inaccessible to
foxes, cats or dogs.
Notes on intervention at the Sydney Olympic Park WBSE nest and EagleCAM


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The Eight Warriors – Eight huge pine trees growing in the mountains in Taichung Guguan area use their strong root networks to guard the 150m-deep cliff. Attacked by 921 catastrophic earthquakes, and the flooding of 72 and 88, they have not collapsed and win the title of The Eight Warriors. The local Atayal people have always regarded them as their guardian gods.
Atayal people:Where are the Eight Warriors from?
Lydia:These ancient trees – the Eight Warriors, are thousands-year-old souls. For the sake of guarding this piece of land, a whole group of them came together to Earth in the very beginning. Nowadays, due to the environment and natural reasons, only eight of them are remaining.
The Eight Warriors say their souls came from Heaven above. They were chosen to come here.
Atayal people:That's right. We Atayal people all regard them as our guardian angels!
Lydia:They know, and they are doing this job and mission.They are emanating a vibration of love and peace to protect the local people and this land, so that they could live in a peaceful atmosphere and enjoy a comfortable life. This vibration forms a protective net naturally. It encompasses the whole mountain area.
They are kind of protective gods of this mountain area.
Atayal people:What benefit would humans derive by getting close to the trees?
The Eight Warriors:If you come close to us with a grateful heart, we will always emit good energy to you. We will detect and heal your wounds. We will fill you with joy and bliss. This is what we can do to benefit you.
Atayal people:How do the trees interact with other animals and nature?
Lydia:Lots of flora and fauna take shelter on them. The trees also have healing power; they can heal the little animals, both in body and mind. They provide a home for flora and fauna and let them feel secure. Therefore the relationship between the flora and fauna is similar to that of the sea anemone and the clown fish. This applies to all flora and fauna.
Our hearts are always connected; the great nature and all the plants are connected. We understand the needs, the thoughts, and the situation of each other. We are always aware.
Atayal people:What do the Eight Warriors want to say to Atayal people?
Lydia:The people in this area are very benign and friendly, very kind at heart and simple-minded. The aborigines spent a lot of effort to protect them. The main thing is that the Atayal people are very loving. For the sake of protecting the Eight Warriors, the Atayal people advocate the protection of flora and fauna. They refrain from cutting trees randomly; they take only what they need.
Atayal people:How do the trees evolve?
Lydia:It is the mission and obligation of the trees to guard the great earth. When their mission is completed, they will advance into another stage, which is an elevation for them.
They can purify the unclean substances in the air. They can transform the energy and the abundant blessing from Heaven into energies that ordinary people can receive, by dispersing it in the air, so that the plants and people can receive it through inhalation. This is their most important task.
They are also capable of purifying the magnetic field in the atmosphere. This is what we cannot see, the invisible part.
They link with each other to form a network, which is invisible to us. All the trees in the world are working on this.
They emit a kind of vibration inaudible to human ears, something like resonance, which can be sent to very faraway for flora and fauna in the other corner of the world to hear.
Another way is by sending signals to each other, but this is just a local area network. With the extensive network, they make use of the resonance that plants emit at night, which is a common language among all plants. With the vibration of this resonance, they eliminate many of the impurities in the air, including bad atmosphere and magnetic field.
Atayal people:Concerning deforestation by humans, what is the resulting impact on the planet?
Lydia:As the vibration field of the planet as a whole is getting worse now, we need more trees to work together to purify the negative vibration on the planet. However, the situation is just the opposite. The number of trees is decreasing, but the negative vibration is getting stronger. They are working very hard but still sometimes they just cannot completely dispose of all the negative energy, which is the cause of natural disasters. That is when the plants failed to get rid of them in time.
Atayal people:What do the Eight Warriors want to say to human?
Lydia:Please cherish us! The trees are components of the great Earth protecting the land that humans rely on for existence. We are protecting humankind and their homestead. Please cherish and love us. We are a very important part of you. We play a very important role in the world on this planet. Please do not neglect our existence.


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David Mach: INCOMING
11 May – 7 July 2017
Solo exhibition
David Mach has constructed a gargantuan installation from 20-tonnes of newspaper cascading through the room like a wave of paper, exploding through gallery walls and engulfing cars and objects in its wake.
Mach's past installations have engulfed objects whole such as cars, furniture and airplanes. The large-scale piece will create an organic volume of colour and texture, characteristic of Mach's work.
"Everybody at this time was making permanent works. Sculpture that was a solid form, welded together. It was formed out of wood or plastics, materials that could be put together permanently in some way and certainly ending up as some kind of object. I didn't want to make objects. I wanted to make something that would certainly appear solid but that couldn't be lifted up and carried away like an object."
- David Mach
David Mach's artistic style is based on flowing assemblages of mass-produced objects. Typically, these include magazines, newspapers, match sticks and coat hangers. Mach has also produced iconic public sculpture and collages.
David Mach - BBC Front Row: June
David Mach - BBC Front Row: May
David Mach - Sky News
David Mach - London Live
David Mach - BBC London News
David Mach - BBC Radio London: Robert Elms
David Mach: Incoming - by White Noise
David Mach - by It's Nice That
Installation of 20-tonnes of newspaper + Jeep takes shape for London exhibition - by FAD Magazine
David Mach: Making our news into art - by Colart
The David Mach Conversation - by Cellophaneland*
David Mach Incoming - by Steam co.
An Overwhelming Installation by David Mach - Bulgari Hotel News
Installation Live Streaming
Installation Week - Live on YouTube


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Since I was rather MIA last week, locked in a cleaning frenzy (see last post!) and other life events, I'm going to make it up to you through a week full of giveaways and I'm making it super easy to enter!
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The winner will be chosen completely randomly through the old school process of names in a hat, hand-picked by my two-year-old son! I'm passing on the high tech entry forms of late and keeping it seriously simple for you! Please be certain to include your email or blog link so that I can contact you when you win! All giveaways this week will be open for JUST 3 DAYS! So enter now! The winner will be contacted by Friday and will have 48-hours to respond or a new winner will be chosen.
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The lure of eccentric sports
Every year during bank holidays, the UK hosts an array of outlandish sporting events such as bog-snorkelling, shin-kicking and cheese-rolling. Why are these odd activities so enduring?
There are two sporting Britains. In the first, hundreds of thousands troop to stadia each week to watch football, rugby or other popular, mainstream games.
In the second, participants enjoy such activities as pea-shooting, wife-carrying and black-pudding throwing.
Eccentric they might be. Entirely serious they are not.
But eating nettles, pulling silly faces, wrestling with one's toes and collecting worms all form part of a less-discussed side of the nation's competitive culture.
What's more, these bizarre traditions are not as marginal as the layman might think, drawing diverse crowds to remote parts of the country.
The UK hosts at least 20 outlandish sporting events which draw enthusiasts and amateurs from all over the world.
Bog-snorkelling entices participants from as far afield as Australia, others give shin-kicking a go and the practice of chasing Double Gloucester cheese wheels down hills is long-established.
Some of these extraordinary sports can be traced back as far as the 13th Century.
Chipping Campden is one such host of unusual historical games. The Cotswold Olimpicks are held during spring bank each year where attendances have been over 5,000.
Eccentrics and novices flock to Dover's Hill, keen to have some fun. And occasionally get hurt.
Competitors can participate in shin-kicking, which is centuries old. It sounds painful but a bit of straw padding can offer protection.
Rules state one must hold onto the opponent and kick their shins until they fall to the floor, under the watchful eye of the stickler, or referee.
Clive Thompson, vice-chairman of the Games, believes the unique traditional 17th Century roots are the attraction.
Thankfully, nowadays the dress code no longer includes iron-tipped boots. Broken legs used to be the norm.
Getting injured in the name of fun is all too familiar for those who each year take to Cooper's Hill in Gloucestershire to chase a wheel of cheese.
Every spring bank holiday, up to its cancellation in 2010 and this year, about 200 people would climb the notoriously steep hill, almost vertical in places, to take part in this two-centuries-old tradition.
After a head start for the cheese, competitors would run down the hill trying to catch it, inevitably tumbling to the bottom.
In 1997, 33 cheese-rollers were treated for everything from splinters to broken bones. In 2005, some races were delayed due to the lack of ambulances - because they were all already at A&E with other competitors.
Sarrah Macey of the Gloucester Folk Museum has been a spectator. "Half of me was really scared, shielding my eyes from the injuries, the other half was excitedly egging-on the leader to catch the cheese," she recalls.
Some keep their bones intact and, instead, get down and dirty.
This August bank holiday, many people donning goggles, a snorkel and flippers, will immerse themselves in sludgy, peaty water. Out of choice.
More than 200 competitors will travel to the World Bog Snorkelling Championships, which date back to 1985, to swim the 60-yard peat bog in Llanwrtyd Wells, Wales.
Conventional swimming strokes are not allowed.
Serial bog-snorkellers Kez Mercel and Tigger Webb fly from Australia every year to join in the fun. "The water comprises of ancient rotted vegetation swilling in black acidic water," say the pair, enticingly.
But the bog must have something endearing about it.
"We have the world's best beaches on the Gold Coast; however, we go half-way around the world to swim in a bog. That's how good it is," they add.
Despite dreadful weather, last year's event drew over 1,000 attendees.
Those steering clear of mud could head to the home of extraordinary sports, the Egremont Crab Fair in Cumbria.
Events include gurning, speed pipe smoking and greasy pole climbing.
Gurning, the act of grotesquely contorting one's face, attracts up to 100 competitors a year and features in the Guinness World Records thanks to Tommy Mattinson who has won the championship title 11 times.
Another long-standing event even reportedly helped to inspire the world's most famous sporting competition.
Much Wenlock in Shropshire has Olympic history running through its veins. Ask the majority of people when and where the modern Olympics began, and they would say Athens, 1896. But to some sport historians, it really began there in 1850.
The Much Wenlock Olympics now run every summer and this year should attract not quite the 10,000 competitors joining the London 2012 line-up, but more like 1,200. It includes typical Olympic-style events.
In the early Wenlock Olympian Games, one event had old women race in order to win a pound of tea. That's mild compared with the other bizarre sports of today.
These are a mere handful from a plethora of similar events staged in Britain each year, and they are somehow surviving.
Macey believes it's down to tradition, and that these sports are a key part of the British identity.
"Many visitors to Gloucestershire solely come to experience the cheese-rolling, shin-kicking or the bog-snorkelling because that's what they think of as quintessentially British."
Benedict le Vay, author of Eccentric Britain, agrees.
"It's part of British eccentricity. We get wonderful humour, off-the-wall explorers, wacky inventors and bonkers aristocrats out of the same tin, and we have a heck of a lot of fun," he says.
He believes in Britain, often if you try something twice and enjoy it, it becomes a tradition. "People are wedded to tradition and will always find a way. World War II didn't even stop Gloucester townsfolk from cheese-rolling, who [with] rationing, used a wooden model cheese instead.
"It doesn't matter what we're doing or why, people get carried away in the enjoyment, and return again and again, daft or not," he adds.
Despite being banned, in 2010 100 people were still cheese-rolling down Cooper's Hill in an unauthorised event.
Macey believes there is a future for these quirky games thanks to loyal cult followers and promotion through travel guides.
Le Vay agrees. New sports are invented all the time. Many are the result of a conversation in the pub, as was the case with the World Stinging Nettle Eating Championships.
"The best thing about these sports is there's a bit of risk, and they don't require skill," Macey says. "It's often about luck and every competitor feels the thrill of the possibility of holding that prize cheese at the bottom of the hill. It's a chance for people to show courage and be a winner".


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Back in the 1980s, the television character MacGyver earned a reputation for making complex devices out of everyday things he found lying around. Because field medics can't carry an entire hospital with them all the time, they need to be extremely resourceful. On one level, it could be as straightforward as making a tourniquet out of a piece of clothing, a simple but critical life-saving device.
Not all resources are physical, though. Sometimes being able to relate to a patient in a completely nonmedical way can be enough to stabilize a situation. For example, speaking softly to a child, even if the child doesn't understand your language, can do amazing things. This kind of resource relies on the emotional care a medic is able to provide [source: Seehusen].
Physical or emotional, a medic's resourcefulness in some measure has to come from within. On the other hand, the hazards medics face can come from literally anywhere.


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Prepare to be transported to a bustling Greek taverna, where the flavors are big and the value is high. A folkloric concept, "kefi" – or the bliss that accompanies bacchanalia – is a word deeply tied to the cultural ethos of Greece. The menu of favorites, straight from owner Michael Psilakis' childhood, consists of homestyle dishes like Grilled Octopus, YiaYia's Meatballs, Braised Rabbit over Pasta and Roasted Lemon Chicken. From the spacious bar, an extensive list of well-priced Greek wines and ouzos are available to complement each meal. Most importantly, however, Kefi brings you Chef Psilakis' award-winning Greek cuisine at reasonable prices and with neighborhood charm.
NOW BACK IN ITS ORIGINAL LOCATION AT 222 W 79th STREET.