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Belarus Statistics
Capital: Minsk Area: 207,600 sq km Climate: cold winters, cool and moist summers; transitional between continental and maritime Total Population: 9,577,552 (July 2011 est.) Languages: Belarusian (official) 36.7%, Russian (official) 62.8%, other 0.5% (includes small Polish- and Ukrain

Government type: republic in name, although in fact a dictatorship
Independence: 25 August 1991 (from the Soviet Union)
National holiday: Independence Day, 3 July (1944); note - 3 July 1944 was the date Minsk was   liberated from German troops, 25 August 1991 was the date of independence from the Soviet UnionCurrency: Belarusian Roubles (BYB) ; 1 USD= 3,025.61 BYR
GDP: $128.4 billion (2010 est.)
GDP – per capita (PPP): $13,400 (2010 est.)

Information for Foreign Students in Belarus
Obtaining a Visa

Visas are required to enter or travel through Belarus, including on popular train routes such as Warsaw-Moscow and St. Petersburg-Kiev.

You must register your stay with the Belarus authorities if you intend to remain in the country for more than three days. Travellers should register with the local police office in the district in which they are staying. If they are staying in a hotel, this will be arranged by the hotel. i they are visiting somenone, this will have to be  arranged by their host.

Here is a site that gives further information:

The Belarusian State Medical University offers room for its students, the price is relatively cheap: $180 for one place per year (when it is not included in the tuition fees). Accommodation provided by the Belarusian State University:

HealthVaccination against hepatitis B and tuberculosis is sometimes advised. There is a reciprocal health agreement with the UK. Hospital treatment, some dental treatment and some other medical treatment is normally free. Visitors can expect to pay for prescribed medicines. A UK passport must be shown to receive medical treatment. Medical insurance is compulsory for all travellers to Belarus. Foreign visitors are usually required to pay medical insurance starting from â‚¬1 (up to 10 days) to â‚¬85 (up to one year). It is also advisable to carry an adequate supply of prescribed medicines which may be unobtainable in Belarus. Comprehensive travel insurance is advised for all nationals (including UK travellers).

Major international credit and debit cards, including American Express, Cirrus, Electron, MasterCard, Maestro and Visa are accepted in some larger hotels and at foreign currency shops and restaurants. There are a numerous cash machines in central Minsk.

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I realized yesterday that we have been up and running for just over six months (we started up on 22nd April 2014). A huge thank you to everyone who has posted, commented and otherwise participated. You're all doing a terrific job of exchanging information and expanding our group's knowledge about prehistoric, Predynastic and Early Dynastic Egypt. When we started it I had no idea if it would work, but it certainly has. Well done to all of you.  Just for fun, I have put together all the headers to date.  You'll need to click on the image to see the bigger version.

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Areas of Research: Antimicrobial Stewardship Interventions and Education, C. difficile prevention interventions, Healthcare Associated Infection Cluster and Outbreak Control. Healthcare Associated Infection Prevention Interventions

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Dr. Belinda Ostrowsky is the Director of Epidemiology, Stewardship, and Infection Prevention. Dr. Ostrowsky acts as the healthcare epidemiologist for Montefiore Health System, overseeing surveillance and reporting of healthcare-associated infections alongside Audrey Adams, RN, MPH, CIC, and her team of infection preventionists. Dr. Ostrowsky serves as the unified director of Antimicrobial Stewardship and Infection Prevention and Control. Working with Patient Safety, Performance Improvement and Quality, she leads the charge in meeting the expanding needs of our complex healthcare climate.

Dr. Ostrowsky completed a medical degree at SUNY Stony Brook, internal medicine residency at the Mayo Clinic, an infectious diseases fellowship at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, and an MPH from Harvard School of Public Health. She served as an Epidemiology Intelligence Service (EIS) Officer at the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), addressing issues relating to healthcare acquired infections, resistance and related issues. As an EIS officer, Dr. Ostrowsky led two years of a multi-state infection control initiative (32 healthcare facilities, acute and long term care facilities) to control vancomycin-resistant enterococcus. Her initiative became a model for regional cooperatives and the subject of her first-authored article in the New England Journal of Medicine.

Dr. Ostrowsky was Director of Communicable Diseases and STD/TB at the Westchester County Department of Health prior to joining the Montefiore Einstein faculty in 2008 to initiate and direct its multi-campus Antibiotic Stewardship Program (ASP). The Montefiore ASP expanded to Wakefield and the Children's Hospital at Montefiore in 2013. The multidisciplinary ASP team promotes judicious antimicrobial prescribing to improve patient outcomes, avert adverse events such as C. difficile, and stem ongoing antibiotic resistance. Some novel ASP programs include decision-support tools adapted from national guidelines and tailored to local microbiology, and smartphone prescribing apps for prescribers at all levels. The ASP is a multidisciplinary effort with strong support from the Department of Medicine and from Montefiore leadership. The ASP has shown an increase in appropriateness of antibiotic prescriptions and reductions in the volume of antimicrobial use, C. difficile rates, and antibiotic resistance. The ASP recently received funding from the United Hospital Fund to pilot ASP in the adult ambulatory setting along with family medicine and internal medicine champions. Dr. Ostrowsky served as an integral part of Montefiore’s outstanding response efforts to emerging infections such as Ebola and Legionella.  She transitioned to her current position in 2016.

Together with her team, Dr. Ostrowsky has developed a program that has become a leading model in the New York City area, and for which she (and the team) have been recognized regionally and nationally. In 2010-2013, she led a CDC/ AHRQ study on the impact of ASP on C. difficile that lead to the publication of a national toolkit.

Dr. Ostrowsky is a Fellow of the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) and the Infectious Society of America (IDSA), and  a member of Einstein’s Leo M. David Society (recognized for distinguished, caring and committed teaching of medical students).  She is on the planning committee for the 2016 SHEA national meeting and will co-chair the 2017 meeting.

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Nokia 702T price in India has not announced yet. Nokia 702T is one of the latest announce by the nokia company that is the syambian3 operating system and comes with the best features. There are 2.46 inches 640 x 480 pixels TFT capacitive touch screen along with 16M colors. The QWERT key pad made for type easily and fast.

Nokia 702T have 8 Mega pixels of 3264×2448 pixels with fixed focus, dual-LED flash, Geo-tagging and face detection which to be a good photography and 720p video recording at 25fps. The secondary camera will also use for video calling is available on this smart phone. Nokia 702T comes in two colors black champagne and metal. The Bluetooth 3.0 with A2DP feature enables you to connect and sharing data and devices. This phone also include GPRS, EDGE, 3G, Wi-Fi.and also connect through microUSB 702T has 8 GB Internal storage, 256 MB RAM, 1 GB ROM and also extend up to 32 GB micro SD card.

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  • Audio format: MP3/WMA/WAV/eAAC+ player
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  • Accelerometer sensor for auto-rotate
  • SMS, MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
  • Internal Memory: 8 GB, 256 MB RAM, 1 GB ROM
  • External Memory: up to 32 GB microSD card slot
  • Internet Connectivity: GPRS, EDGE 3G – HSDPA, HSUPA, WLAN – Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • File Transfer Connectivity with: Bluetooth v3.0 with A2DP, USB v2.0
  • Battery Model: Standard battery Li-Ion 1200 mAh (BL-4D) to deliver talk time of 7 hours 30 minutes on 2G/ 5 hours 40 minutes on 3G and stand by time of up to 360 h (2G) / Up to 300 h (3G)
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In response to mounting rumors, Ubisoft has confirmed that Beyond Good & Evil 2 is still in production and that Michel Ancel (the game designer who created the Rayman-series and the first Beyond Good & Evil) remains employed at the organization. Last week, rumors began to spread that Ancel had left the organization to found his own studio, leading to the cancellation of Beyond Good & Evil 2 by Ubisoft. However, a Ubisoft representative confirmed to Eurogamer.net that “there are no changes on the horizon”, that the sequel to 2003’s Beyond Good & Evil is still in production and that Ancel remains a member of the organization.

Though the first Beyond Good & Evil received critical praise, it failed to become a commercial success. Nevertheless, Ubisoft revealed it was working on a sequel in May 2008, though it has released few details concerning the game since then.

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  • Prepare questions for potential employers.

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Think about your strong points, your goals, the organization and where you want to go within the company. Prepare a "one-minute commercial" or "elevator speech" detailing your background and what skills you bring to the company. Understand how your skills; or the ones that you want to develop, relate to the organizations and employment opportunities that are available.

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Check this site often for an updated list of attending organizations. Thoroughly research your 'core' companies and gain background information upon which you can base your conversations with the company representatives. Use the library, career development services center and company web pages for the information that you'll need to prepare for the event.

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If you need assistance in preparing a resume, use the examples found in your Career Development Services Office, or go to CCN's search kit. Once you've started, meet with a career development specialist in Building B, Room B120 to fine tune your resume. If you are a community member, you may also access ECC’s re-employment specialist at 847-214-6391.

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Every year, employers comment how they met someone who they would be interested in pursuing, but won’t due to the lack of professionalism and dress. Don’t let that be you!

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  2. Keep an open mind and don't miss out on opportunities due to lack of information or effort. You may want to tour the event and make contact with all the participating organizations to learn more about them and what they have to offer, but visit your "core" companies first.
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  4. Dress for one position higher than the positions to which you are applying. Dress is the most common job seeker mistake and recruiters do make notes even if you have to apply via their website. The best image is not jeans, sweatshirts, and backpacks. Avoid excessive jewelry and perfume. You will only have a few minutes to make an impression as a job candidate. Positive first impressions are critical.
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Oasis of the Seas Costs $1.2 Billion

Recession has badly affected everyone but it still has not affected builders and architects. Take for example this Floating City which is an engineering marvel. It can house about 6,300 people and just the greenery weighs about 400 tons. It has the world’s largest ‘at-sea’ swimming pool and that weighs about 500 tons. About 2,800 people are working on this unique ship that is also going to be almost like a city on the sea.

It is being touted as the world’s largest passenger ship and is called the Oasis of the Seas. It will have trees, gardens, shopping complexes and many other things you would not expect on a ship. It would also have 18 stories of buildings on it. It would cost about $1.2 billion to build it.

I am sure you would want to sail forever on this awesomely luxurious and massive ship that is almost a city in itself. I would say, these are the things that bring a smile upon recession stricken losers that need to grow up before it hits harder.

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Hotel Bel-Air Reopens after two Year Multimillion Dollar Renovation

The Hotel Bel-Air has a history of over half a century. It has all along been a favorite of the rich and famous. It had been shut down for two years for an extensive and comprehensive renovation. The completely renovated hotel has been reopened on October 14. There was a discordant note created by the ex employees of the hotel who were laid off when the hotel was shut down for renovation. Their numbers add up to 250 and they are protesting the selective rehiring of former union workers.

The hotel is spread over 12 acres of prime property in Los Angeles and serves as an exclusive Hollywood retreat. Alisha Mahon, a hotel spokeswoman said that the celebrities come to the hotel to escape. The hotel provides an ideal and intimate hideaway and the Hollywood celebrities find the location very convenient as it is just minutes away from Beverly Hills, Century City and Rodeo Drive. The hotel was first launched in 1946 and boasts of high profile patrons like Marilyn Monroe, Grace Kelly, Nicole Kidman and Angelina Jolie.

Jobs are scarce in America and the union UNITE HERE Local 11, which represents 20,000 Southern California hospitality workers is fighting for the ex employees of the hotel to get priority hiring consideration as jobs open up and reasonable compensation for what they’ve already lost. Leigh Shelton, spokesperson for the union informed that a group of protestors will march from the hotel down Canyon Road to Sunset Boulevard to press for their demands. The hotel is now owned by Hassanal Bolkiah, the Sultan of Brunei. The multimillion dollar renovation has added new amenities to the hotel and increased the number of rooms from 91 to 103. Rooms at the newly renovated Bel-Air start at $565 per night; the palatial presidential suite goes for $13,500 per night.

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Sautéed Beet Greens with White Bean Mash on Toasted Baguette Slices

A couple of weeks ago, we were at the (indoor) farmer’s market, and looking at all of the gorgeous fruits and vegetables. I guess when it’s 35 degrees and freezing outside, everything that is fresh looks gorgeous, right? But really, this place has the best stuff. Anyway, I picked out some beets to oven roast, and the beet greens were just beautiful! Usually, the ones I see at the grocery store are gross. Not pretty at all, and full of dirt. Seriously, you wouldn’t even want to imagine putting them anywhere near your mouth. Ick.

But the ones a the farmers market? They were so pretty and green and vibrant, and I knew we could do something with them. Wasn’t sure what at the time, but I couldn’t pass them up.

A couple of days before, I’d been reading blogs and came across Pithy and Cleaver. Great blog! They had me at Garlicky White Beans. Because, yum! I had already picked up the beans for that to have on a baguette, so the beet greens just worked their way into my plans. One whole grain baguette before leaving the market and we were all set.

Sliced baguette, toasted, a bit of sautéed beet greens, some white bean mash, and it’s heaven in your mouth. Seriously, we couldn’t stop eating this. And have been looking forward to it ever since! We lead such an exciting life, do we not?

There’s garlic in both the greens and the beans, but it mellows out during cooking, so you won’t be keeping any vampires away with this one. And really, if they all look like Edward Cullen, why would you want to? There’s also fresh lemon juice in both. Add some fresh basil to the beans, and you’ve got some wonderful flavors going on.

Sautéed Beet Greens

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Beet greens from 3-4 large beets, rinsed well and drained, then roughly chopped
2 shallots, minced
3-4 cloves garlic, finely chopped
1/2 cup chicken broth (or vegetable broth, if you prefer)
1/2 a lemon
salt and pepper

Sauté shallots with garlic in a little olive oil over medium heat--don't burn!
Add the beet greens and toss them in the oil mixture, after about a minute, add the broth.
Cover and simmer for about 15-20 minutes.
Remove the lid, and squeeze in the lemon juice and season with salt and pepper. Set aside.

Bean Mash inspired by Pithy and Cleaver

1/4 cup olive oil
4-5 cloves garlic, minced
1 can white beans (don't drain!)
about 1/3 cup fresh basil, chopped
1/2 a lemon
salt and pepper

In a pan, heat the oil over medium low heat. When it's heated, add the garlic and cook slowly, to infuse the oil with the garlic flavor.
Add the beans and cook for about 3-4 minutes.
Begin to mash them with a fork, or a potato masher--even the back of a spoon.
Add the basil, lemon and salt and pepper to taste.

Serve the greens and the bean mash on toasted whole grain baguette slices.

This is definitely one recipe that we’ll enjoy again and again. it’s so easy to prepare, and it’s not to bad for you, either. Makes a nice appetizer, or a light meal. Unless you eat all of it, like we did, and then it’s not so light. hehehe.

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SelfHealingBill said...

This looks so good. I love white bean mash and normally hate greens but the combo must taste really good. Thanks

VeggieGirl said...

Michelle said...

Looks so good..even as a breakfast!

Julie said...

Elle, I live in NH--where is this indoor farmers' market that you speak of?

Dirtcupcake said...

This looks great. I think I might be making this for my boyfriend for his 27th birthday this Sunday as an appetizer, along with breaded, pan-fried goat cheese rounds on top of a citrus-chicken salad, and strawberry chocolate cake. I hope it turns out well! Cheers!

Ingrid said...

Mmmmm, that does look good especially that white bean mash. I've made something similar but the recipe I used called for a bit of roasted red peppers and a generous splash of white wine. It also never mentioned mashing. Now I know! :-)

The greens look yummy as well and think my kiddos just may like it as they LOVE 'em some spinach. It's along the same lines, right?!

Leslie said...

Ohhhh I love your Veggie Recipes!!! This looks so delicious and I cannot wait to make this! The nutrition Factor is off the wall!!! Thanks so much for this one!!! YAY!

Teanna said...

Oh Elle that is AMAZING!!!! I LOVE anything with white beans... I am definitely going to have to try this!

TheGourmetGirl said...

Always looking for a recipe for my Endless Possibilities on becoming a Healthy Gourmet campaign. This is great! The beet greens are beautiful and married with white beans can't be anything but a winning combination.
Thank you for the post.

- bcgw. said...

now thats food to solve any problem.. =)

Michele said...

I love the little Edward Cullen reference! :)I'm actually re-reading the saga this weekend.

So Elle...I love, love beets...but tell me what do the beet greens taste like? I've never had them and now I'm intrigued.

Jennifer said...

Bean mash on a baguette-yum. By the way, new contest involving PEEPS at my blog.

Gloria said...

I really love your recipe, love your greens!! look so nice!! xxGloria

Nick said...

Gorgeous presentation, and the bean mash looks scrumptious! What time is dinner tonight?

Elle said...

Thank so much, guys!

Julie, I did send you an email, but just in case anyone else is wondering, the farm is actually Tendercrop Farm in Newbury, MA. They have a website, if you're interested. But there's also a year 'round indoor one in Amherst, NH--in the Salzburg Shops, I think? And also a little one on Webster St in Manchester--I believe that's a year 'round one.

Michele--the greens are so good. Mild, so the garlic, broth and lemon juice really help. But I've read they need a good amount of cooking--like the 20 minutes--or they'll be bitter. And really, you're getting the greens along w/ the beets, so if you give them a try--you have nothing to lose, right?

Nick--6:00 sharp!

Grace said...

beet greens are awfully pretty, both in their fresh and cooked states. lovely, elle, especially paired with that awesome mash o' beans.

Kevin said...

Beans and greens are a great combo!

unconfidentialcook said...

I saw that recipe for garlicy white beans and mentioned that my all-time favorite salad at a restaurant near my house is composed of mixed greens with a grilled portobello mushroom, warm garlicy white beans and goat cheese. Yum!

Judy@nofearentertaining said...

I just threw out a whole bunch of beet greens! I was getting so tired of them but this would be a great way to use them up next time. Lesson learnt!

kat said...

Oh that looks & sounds amazingly tasty

RecipeGirl said...

Beet greens are really worth trying, huh? I always toss them. I've just never thought I'd like them. Not a good excuse. I will be sauteeing them 'Elle' style next time I pick up some beets!!

Cynthia said...

I can just imagine how satisfying it must have been to eat this.

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Cate said...

Not usually a big fan of beets, but I think roasting makes anything taste good - yum!

giz said...

I'm always on the lookout for what to do with beet greens - what a great option this is and I love the combo of the beans with the greens - hey - beans and greens; has a ring to it don't you think :).

Dawn said...

now this is a healthy snack. I love a good bean dip or mash I should say. I have never used beet greens, but I do know that they are very very good for you (more so for women because of the high iron content).

Carrie Oliver said...

Never thought to eat beet greens. Not even sure the beets come with greens in the markets near me. This looks delicious, really delicious. Thanks! Stumble-worthy.

Authentic Seacoast said...

Great recipe. We love the simplicity, flavour and health of this dish. Gave it a stumble.

Annie said...

Love it!!!

Spryte said...

That looks so tasty!! I think it would fit right into one of my monthly wine tasting parties!

breadchick said...

What a great idea and combo!

annie said...

The bean mash recipe includes so many of my favorite ingredients! I might try the beet green recipe with spinach instead (since I happen to have some on hand). What a fantastic, healthy dinner!

Anonymous said...

I made this and it was wonderful.

Elle said...

Thank you Anonymous!

Dazy said...

This is something new to me. I'm planning to make this tomorrow. I think I'll try to shoot it, but I don't think it will be as pretty as your picture!

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Starbucks vs. Costa – a dairy-free battle (Spoiler: Costa win)

Our daughter can’t have dairy. She’s not vegan – she’ll plough through her weight in spicy chicken wings or my weight in bacon rolls – but milk and milk products make ill. She’s only six so we try hard to make sure that she doesn’t get treated differently and still gets a choice of things to eat. Life’s hard enough without having a food complex. Most places this is fine – whether we’re at home or travelling we’ve found great food and lots of good choices for an adventurous young foodie. That is until we get to chain coffee shops.

The mini one’s swimming lessons happen near a Starbucks and last weekend we popped in for a rare post-swimming treat. I was disappointed to hear from the Starbucks staff that there’s not a single Starbucks sweet, cakey foodstuff of any kind which doesn’t contain dairy. The six-year-old wasn’t surprised and told me Costa was better (known from her elephant-like memory, not her frequent visits).

Here’s the breakdown of all dairy-free food available according to the current Christmas Starbucks allergen menu (available here):

  • Breakfast products
    • Luxury Fruit Toast
    • Soy porridge
    • Dried fruit mix
  • Snack bags
    • Almonds, Cashews, Cranberries & Raisins
    • Smoked Almonds
  • Impulse range
    • Raw Raspberry & Nut Bar
    • Peanut and Cashew Bar
    • Sugar-Free Peppermints
    • Sugar-Free Spearmints
    • Sugar-Free Gum
    • Sweeties
    • Dark Chocolate Bar

That list seems long but the store didn’t have the full Impulse range so didn’t have any cereal bars, it wasn’t breakfast time and a bag of nuts isn’t going to cut it when everyone else wants to eat a bit of cake.

Here’s Costa‘s menu (found here and here):

  • Christmas
    • Vegan Christmas Cake Slice
    • Gingerbread Biscuit (Jumper)
  • Blueberry Muffin
  • Impulse
    • Fruity Crumble
    • Chilli And Lime Mix
    • Fruit And Nut Mix
    • Dried Mango
    • Gingerbread Biscuit (Lion and Elephant)
    • Mini Pecan Pie
    • Mini Bakewell Tarts

Seven decent, kid-approved cakey choices from Costa vs. a big, round zero from Starbucks. The ball’s in your court Starbucks – how’s your 2017 spring menu going to look for six-year-old cake lovers?

The art of the recut

Sometimes the version of a movie that you watch isn’t quite what other people want to watch. Directors cuts have been around since the 1980’s (Blade Runner being a pretty important film where director Ridley Scott had a very different idea of what should be released when compared to the original final cut). Similarly there are a few amazing amateur film editors out there who re-cut or piece together parts of films, tv shows and music videos to create their own preferred version.

Amateur edits of movies have probably always been out there but Baader-Meinhof phenomenon kicked in recently and I started spotting recut versions of films EVERYWHERE so I thought that I’d share some of my favourites.

To fans of the Harry Potter series Severus Snape is a very important character – this recut takes only Severus’ story and puts his most important scenes into chronological order. It may seem whimsical but this makes Snape’s story seem so much sadder than it seemed when told as only a part of the bigger saga.

There is an amazing cut of Pulp Fiction which has the entire film put back into chronological order – unfortunately it looks like it’s been removed from YouTube but it’s worth doing a bit of a google to see if it’s out there somewhere. Something really interesting here is that you don’t need to pay anywhere near as much attention – much of Tarantino’s art as a storyteller has been removed as the interesting leaps are all gone. It feels weird to me – dumbed down without making any changes to the content, just how it’s ordered – but that makes it all the more worthy of a watch. [There’s also a chronological cut of the entirety of the Lost tv series – I’ve not watched it but I’ve heard that it totally wipes out the mystery!]

Star Wars VI:Return of the Jedi featured the epic space battle… but it was muddled up with the Ewok battle and also Han and Darth duelling it out – this video is all pew-pew, no Ewokese. If you’d asked me how long the space battle lasted in ROTJ I’d probably have said 2-3 mins, not the eight and a half that it actually has. Putting it all together totally changes my impression of the film and, in fact, puts the star wars back into Star Wars.

To finish off… there’s Marvel. The Marvel universe is truly massive and the film series is expanding at an insane rate to try to catch up. This summary is 13 minutes of awesome, really giving you the history of the Avengers and all the other characters. But there’s something else out there – all of the movies with all the segments recut into the correct order! I love the idea of this project so much. Needless to say there’s nowhere available for you to download this, you’re going to have to do the epic work yourself

Tea-Stained Map Making

Staining paper with tea bags
Improvised drying line
Drawing the maps… X marks the spot!
Drawing the maps… sunbathing on the beach
Drawing the maps… a mermaid!
Drawing the maps… my attempt!
Drawing the maps… my attempt at a tea-stained map.

2014 End Of The Year Roundup

Happy Hogmanay!

I’ve made it my tradition to look back over the year come December 31st and it seems to me that this year has been seriously busy and, as a result has flown by. As well as much great music, film and tv which I’ve mostly enjoyed alone (all below) as a family we’ve had great food, great holidays (Durham, Braehead, Norfolk, Hawick, Berwick, camping and Ardnamurchan), great gigs (God Help The Girl and Penguin Cafe), great day-trips (falconry, the Highland Show, the Kelpies and the wildlife park) and so many great Martha moments (the Nativity and the Ryder Cup photoshoot to name just two!). Ruth did the Moonwalk, made cakes for Cakes For Kids and joined a choir – all great to be involved in with her. We also fitted in a fab wedding (and Stag Doo), the Book Festival, Fringe and Festival Fireworks, I went to Rome with work and I brewed approximately once every month… what a crazy year!

Music – My Favourite Music From 2014

Aside from the Disney Princesses playlist, Nick Cope and the Frozen soundtrack here’s what I was listening to:

  • Nine Inch Nails – saw them again and listen to them loads at work
  • Foo Fighters – loving the new album and the documentary that went with it
  • Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross – Gone Girl awesomeness
  • Muse – loving the Live in Rome performance
  • Royal Blood – so much noise from a 2 piece!
  • Ленинград – some crazy Russian-ness
  • God Help The Girl – a real labour of love
  • King Creosote  – From Scotland With Love is a pretty impressive album
  • Machine Head – the heavier end of my year’s listening
  • Chvrches – saw them… it was great

Films – My Favourite Films From 2014

  • Argo
  • Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit
  • The Grand Budapest Hotel
  • Contagion
  • Captain America: The Winter Soldier
  • Safety Not Guaranteed
  • Guardians of the Galaxy
  • God Help the Girl
  • Where Eagles Dare
  • Gone Girl

Films – My Least Favourite Films From 2014

Nothing could beat “Plan 9 From Outer Space” from last year… but I have seen several films that I gave less than 40% to

  • Priest
  • Godzilla
  • Bullet To The Head
  • Cleanskin
  • Green Lantern
  • Rock Of Ages
  • Now You See Me
  • Riddick
  • Oldboy

TV – My Favourite TV From 2014

  • The Walking Dead
  • Twin Peaks
  • Agents Of Shield
  • Under The Dome
  • The 100
  • Game Of Thrones
  • House of Cards

Books – My Favourite Reads Of 2014

I’ve done even less reading than last year 🙁 but here are the highlights:

  • Gillian Flynn – Gone Girl
  • Neal Stephenson – Snow Crash
  • Tom Acitelli – The Audacity Of Hops
  • Dave Eggers – The Circle
  • Andrew Davidson – The Gargoyle

2015 Resolutions

There are so many things that it would be awesome to achieve and I’m not so sure that resolutions help… instead I’m going to try to just keep aiming for awesome in everything that I do!

2013 End Of The Year Roundup

Happy Hogmanay!
It’s become a bit of a tradition for me to round off the year with a post reminding myself of some of the good things in the year. Having a toddler makes life mega busy and we’ve some had some great days and holidays this year, including our roadtrip to France, a holiday with friends and various other little weekends away. The year has involved a birth, a wedding and lots of birthday parties – all very exciting in different ways. Blogging-wise I listened to every album on Kurt Cobain’s top 50 – an achievement of endurance I feel. I completed my 30 challenges before my 30th birthday – great fun. We’ve started a little Tuesday film club and we’ve watched some great films so far. I’ve also done quite a bit of brewing, learning loads in the process – I just need to drink them more quickly!

Music – My Favourite Music From 2013

My top 3 last year were Trent Reznor, Chvrches and Frightened Rabbit… and Last FM tells me that nothing has changed this year.

  • Nine Inch Nails – Hesitation Marks: Awesome album #1 (I’ve also continued to listen to Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, Ghosts I-IV and Year Zero… and am seeing NIN live again next year)
  • Frightened Rabbit – Pedestrian Verse: Awesome album #2 (I’ve intentionally not listened to it too much so I don’t spoil it!)
  • Chvrches – The Bones Of What You Believe: Awesome album #3 (everything I’d hoped for and more)
  • Dum Dum Girls – End Of Daze: I don’t know why I love this EP so much but I really really really do!
  • SONOIO – RED: old music recently discovered
  • Vampire Weekend – Modern Vampires of the City: a really good album that easily blasts their older stuff out of the water… instant classic!
  • The “Oh, Pioneer!” mixtapes – well worthy of a listen

Films – My Favourite Films From 2013

  • Trollhunter
  • Skyfall
  • Cockneys Vs Zombies
  • 30 Minutes Or Less
  • Perks Of Being A Wallflower
  • Source Code
  • Iron Man 3
  • Searching For Sugar Man
  • Taken 2
  • Robot & Frank

Films – My Least Favourite Films From 2013

  • Plan 9 from Outer Space
  • Shock Treatment
  • My Sassy Girl (Korean)
  • Idiocracy (Overall winner)
  • Skyline
  • Twilight Eclipse

Books – My Favourite Reads Of 2013

I’ve done so little reading this year but here are some highlights:

  • Terry Pratchett and Stephen Baxter – The Long Earth
  • Warren Ellis – Iron Man: Extremis
  • Len Deighton – Berlin Game
  • Neal Stephenson – Anathem (part of the reason I’ve not read as much… it’s epic!)
  • Joe Sacco – Safe Area Gorazde
  • Rob Gifford – China Road
  • Neil Gaiman – The Ocean At The End Of The Lane

2014 Resolutions

  • Get away on more family holidays
  • Go camping more often
  • Get fitter
  • Make the house feel more organised

Happy Birthday Craig

Happy birthday Craig – here’s a playlist of some of the bands I know that you like. (Sorry if the track choice is odd… tracks were mostly chosen from ones I like!)

C   Chvrches – Recover
R   Radiohead – Just
A   Alabama Shakes – Hold On
I   Idlewild – American English
G   Come On Gang! – Start The Sound

H   Withered Hand – Religious Songs
P   Prince – Purple Rain

N   Nina Nesbitt – Stay Out
E   Elliot Smith – Between The Bars
I   Interpol – Slow Hands
L   Lidh – Rockpool Hospital
S   Bruce Springsteen – Devils & Dust
O   Oasis – Don’t Look Back In Anger
N   New Order – World In Motion

A Treasure Hunt In Leith

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For Martha and Ruth’s birthday I planned a treasure hunt around Leith. It took a while to draw the images, make the QR codes, layout the text, plan the locations, get the stickers printed, bury the treasure and stick up the stickers… but it was well worth it! Here’s how it works:

  • Scan a QR code, get a picture map (for Ruth)
  • Get a photo of the location (for Martha)
  • Go to the location
  • Find the next sticker… and repeat
  • Follow the clues until you reach our friend’s garden…
  • And dig where X marks the spot
  • Eat a Dirty Pirate Popsicle to celebrate

Worth doing – Martha and Ruth seemed to enjoy it.


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Artist Statement

I am interested in the function of forms and the decorative surface that they lend themselves to.  I approach new ideas as a series of work and an exploration of proportion, texture, color and intended use.  My inspiration is drawn from the foods I enjoy cooking and serving, my surrounding environment, Chinese ceramics and forms found in nature.

Each piece is made with porcelain or stoneware thrown on the potter’s wheel.  I then alter and trim the work, carve, decorate and glaze the surface.  I use glazes that are intended to compliment areas of texture.  Pieces are fired to 2,345°F in a reduction atmosphere lending rich and varied color as well as rendering the wares strong and durable

Emily Reason has been working with clay for fifteen years and has been a full time potter since 2004.  Prior to that, Emily received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from West Virginia University with a concentration in Ceramics and an Art History minor.  Penland School of Crafts drew her to Western North Carolina.  She’s completed Artist Residencies at Odyssey Center for Ceramic Arts in Asheville, NC and EnergyXchange in Burnsville, NC.

Emily exhibits her work nationally; notably at the Smithsonian Craft Show; Philadelphia Museum Craft Show; Mint Museum Show in Charlotte, NC, the annual conference of the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts (NCECA); Blue Spiral 1 Gallery in Asheville, North Carolina; and the Louisville Visual Arts Association, in Louisville, Kentucky.  Her work has been featured twice in Ceramics Monthly magazine; “A Reasoned Approach,” in the November, 2007 and “Emily Reason: Considerations for Carving,” December, 2010.

Emily teaches pottery workshops and private lessons. She is the author of Ceramics for Beginners: Wheel Throwing, Lark Books, 2010.  Emily works in her studio along the French Broad River in Marshall, NC.

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Thursday, 31 May 2012

entertaining three boys...

photograph by Jenny Ross

Having children can be exhausting and last Saturday, with the Mr. on a stag do, I was feeling daunted by entertaining three boys for twelve hours! So I decided to ask the older two what could we do on a hot day with a five week old baby and they chose cycling. So we went to pedalabikeaway in the Forest of Dean with friends, where you can hire all you need for a fun adventure on two wheels.

I thought I must be going mad to choose something so active, but it was easy with the baby neatly fitting (in his car seat) in a bike trailer along with a picnic, which to my relief wasn't heavy at all to pull on the flat. The boys who need daily exercise raced back and forth around us and with a ice cream stop on route and cafe at the end with plenty of picnic benches, we had a fab time. I thought I would struggle fitness wise, but we chose a route that was flat and even with a complete lack of sleep the night before I found it really enjoyable.

Although expensive if you hire all equipment, you can reduce costs by taking your own bikes and just hiring child seats and trailers. I would highly recommend cycling in the Forest of Dean, perfect for families as it suited all ages and abilities on a wide range of bike trails. Pedalabikeaway has a great vibe with lots of cool young trendy mountain bikers (who all cooed over the baby!), the staff were really friendly and helpful too.

Wednesday, 30 May 2012

Over the last year I have found it increasingly difficult to get the boys to enjoy family walks and adventures in the countryside. A bit of a confession eh? With me being pregnant, appalling weather and the eldest boy *committed* to playing football, I felt increasingly frustrated that we were loosing our connection with nature. We spent enough time outdoors, but the sidelines of a football field do not compare with the joys of the countryside.

It's a constant challenge not to be swamped with quite how much the boys do, there are birthday parties, after school clubs, homework, football & cricket practice all eating into our family time. We seem to be constantly driving somewhere and really this is only one boy out of three! I feel quite an ogre to insist on time together when they beg to play with their friends, but I believe the time we have together is so precious and hope they agree when they look back on their childhood.

Tuesday, 29 May 2012

quilting by candlelight...

This gorgeous quilt arrived in the post a few weeks ago from my wonderful 'bloggy' friends. I had admired this Maggie & Sparrow quilt in a previous blog post, so they sent the most perfect gift. I think it truly special as quilts symbolise friendship and were traditionally made by a group of women, for a marriage or new baby. I like to think that in a previous life and were we not divided by an ocean then Leonie, Susannah, Lisa, Penny, Sas, Jo, Meg and I would have sat together quilting by candlelight!

Thank you friends for this beautiful gift that will be handed down to future Bradshaw generations x  Now when are you coming for a visit?

Monday, 28 May 2012

the perfect picnic spot...

I'm forever in search of the perfect picnic spot, and in this heatwave *summer?* we are currently having, we went in search of one near water. We found this glade next to a babbling brook, with a fallen oak tree over it, creating the most perfect bridge for climbing on.

We tested the wee ones new chariot 'off road', a Nipper 360, kindly bought by the grandparents and it did really well. I was going to get a smaller McLaren pushchair that would take up less space in the car, but after trying to get my old pushchair with small wheels up a hill with Anna, I thought we might need something more sturdy for all of our adventures.

It must be summer, as the boy's freckles have come out all over his nose!

Time for eating picnic lunches on our enamel plates and running around without any shoes on.

So where are your favourite picnic spots?

Friday, 25 May 2012

the olympic torch relay...

This week the Olympic torch relay passed through our village. It was impossible not to get swept up in all the excitement, as all the houses wore Union Jack bunting in the sunshine and crowds massed to what is usually a sleepy Cotswold Town.

We cheered all the police cars and motorbikes, we certainly don't ever see that many here, and they were the Met ones too so a lot flashier than Gloucestershire police! There was even a helicopter overhead - almost as exciting as the torch to be truthful.

When the torch arrived we all cheered together in the sunshine and just for one day forgot about the recession! I would certainly recommend seeing the relay if it passes near you.

Tuesday, 22 May 2012

strolls with Stanley...

The tiredness is really kicking in now the babe is four weeks old! I really felt like spending the day on the sofa eating chocolate biscuits watching daytime TV but with such glorious sunshine I made the effort to go for a short stroll.

I'm glad I did, as the sunshine has really brought the cow parsley out and into flower. Where I live there are fields and roadside verges overflowing with this beautiful umbellifer.

I recommend sitting down for a 'bug's eye view' and to completely hide! Great to photograph from this angle too against a bright blue sky, although quite difficult with a baby in a carrier.

The hedgerows were also wearing their May blossom, with blackthorn the first to display branches of tiny white flowers.

The fields were alive and buzzing with tiny bugs, but I only saw one butterfly, an orange tip.

It was certainly worth getting out and making an effort today and remembering to take the camera!

Friday, 18 May 2012

small details...

the 'whirlwind' crown on his head

his tiny toes

the nappy bag that goes everywhere with me

beautiful gifts

and the handmade blanket that grandma knitted...

Thursday, 17 May 2012

ladies who lunch...

Yesterday, the boy was turned away from the school door as he had been sick in the night, he was absolutely fine but the school policy states that a child must stay away for 24 hours if they have sickness or diarrhea! Our lovely friend Alice also had a day off work and was up for a jaunt, so we all decided to go to Cowley Manor as a treat.

"A visit to a luxury hotel whilst on maternity leave!" I hear you cry, and yes it does sound amazingly frivolous BUT it is my top tip for new mum who needs to watch the pennies. The menu at Cowley for example has a fantastic range of food at a range of prices, with coffee & cake starting at £5, this is comparable with Starbucks prices. I had the fishcakes, that were absolutely delicious, the boy had a Cowley burger with chips followed by ice cream from the children's menu, which was a set £5 for two courses. He declared his burger tasted "like cow" which was his way of describing just how beefy it was!

Now throw in the fact that there are beautiful grounds, luxurious furnishing, large comfy sofa's to lounge on, a terrace on which to eat alfresco, sun loungers and secret picnic sites and lovely staff who wait on you and open doors for you! Perfect for a new mum for whom getting dressed in the morning is an achievement.

We spent hours here, relaxing and playing some of the board games available to guests whilst listening to the chilled sounds of Goldfrapp. Now who wants to sit in a busy high street coffee shop when you can be a lady who lunches?

Wednesday, 16 May 2012

we're all going on a summer holiday...

I love holidays and can't wait for our next one this summer. We are returning to Cornwall, to stay in this gorgeous house, Wildwood, owned by the same company 'Forever Cornwall' who we rented the beach chalet (pictured above) from last year. I still dream of the beach chalet, the holiday was just so perfect, the chalet was beautifully furnished and the location on our favourite beach was amazing!

Forever Cornwall is a small, locally owned holiday company, with just a handful of beautifully renovated properties available for hire. Wildwood looks absolutely gorgeous and with a small baby I am quite looking forward to this standard of luxury in a holiday!

So are you going anywhere nice this year?

Tuesday, 15 May 2012

strolls with Stanley...

We took the new little man for his first stroll in the baby carrier on Sunday. My friend has loaned us her bushbaby carrier, which Stanley fell asleep in straight away, so it must have met with his approval. I found it comfortable to wear too, especially as I am prone to back ache.

I find it really important with a baby to get outside for fresh air every day. In these early days when the baby hasn't settled into a routine and I am tired due to waking and feeding in the night, it is sometimes an effort to get out of my pyjamas. But as soon as I get outside, I feel so much better, the cobwebs get blown away and I find the baby sleeps better too. I have read that fresh air and walking can help with post natal depression too, even if it takes us an age to even get out of the front door!

Monday, 14 May 2012

baby prints...

We painted the baby's feet this weekend to make some prints on homemade paper. It was quite easy, using watercolour paint and now we have some to frame and some to make into thank you cards.

Monday, 7 May 2012

boxing clever...

Forget bundles of baby clothes, one of the best presents to send ravenous new parents is a food box, here are just a few that I have received or why not put together your own box?

Born & bread...
Hobbs House do a variety of breads by mail order, but having just received their taster box, it was the most perfect gift with a great variety of their popular loaves. It comes with instructions and some freezer bags so you can make the most of the bread. They have also just started doing meat boxes too - which would make a very different gift to send a foodie friend?

Born in the cabbage patch...
Riverford do a great selection of fruit, salad and veg boxes for a variety of prices. This would make a great new baby gift for parents with older children too. It seems to be a battle in our house to a. have enough fruit and veg in the house (our nearest shop for anything fresh is a supermarket) and b. get the children to eat enough fruit and veg in their diets.

Baby cakes...
I was sent a Meg Rivers baby box when I had my first child, it arrived out of the blue and was a delight for ravenous new parents with lots of visitors. The box contains two delicious cakes and 16 shortbread biscuits, which will certainly keep you going through those first few weeks.

and for the ultimate in gifts, check out this homemade biscuit tin!

Sunday, 6 May 2012

perfect pea soup...

I'm on the hunt for a perfect pea soup recipe after having the most delicious bowl in the pub on Friday. I always think the most simple things are often the most difficult to make, and pea soup must be the most simple soup there is surely? I love it when you sample something so tasty you can't stop thinking about it, or is that just me? This one was just the right consistency, with lovely spring tasting peas and topped with bacon. I now need to recreate it - and feel many an experimental bowl may be made this week!

Many thanks for all your lovely baby comments over the past couple of weeks, it is lovely to read them all - especially at night when I seem to be awake in the wee hours!

Saturday, 5 May 2012

what's in a name?

We have never been able to choose names for our children very quickly. I'm always surprised how many people decide on names from almost the minute they find out they are expecting (or even before), as I need to wait and meet the new babe before I can decide and even then I'm never sure! It seems really hard to bestow a name that they will have for the rest of their lives!

Of course, when you have two boys already, does your third name have to match? Does it matter if the grandparents don't like the names you have chosen? We like names like Jack, Jake, Sidney & Charlie, I like George (my husband isn't as keen), but the name that we keep coming back to is Stanley. It kind of goes with the older two, Alfie and Ted, in a 'cap, whippet and pork pie' kind of way!

You can tell when someone doesn't like your name choice as there is a pause as they politely try and think of something positive to say. Grandma worries that "he will be teased at school" and one of the boys friends tells you their mum thinks it's a bit "random." Believe me when you are dealing with the hormones of a new mum any comments run the risk of bringing on floods of tears!

My late mother-in-law really wasn't keen on the name Alfie saying "no grandchild of mine will have a 'barrow-boys' name" of course, to my husband and I, this in effect named him! Goodness knows where the comment came from as she certainly didn't have 'airs and graces' - but babies names really do bring out the strongest of opinions in people.

So, the past few days we have been trying out the name Stanley and think it rather suits our newest little man, now we just have to choose a middle name!
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My partner engaged in oral sex (without completion) and making out with another man. We talked about it, he was very apologetic, and I forgave him. However, while both things really hurt, I felt that him making out with another man hurt more than the oral sex because I feel that is more intimate than sex because making out is mainly used as a way to express love or deep feelings. Obviously, sex is an expression of that as well, but a lot of the time it's just a physical urge. But I know my partner does not have these types of feelings toward this man. So my question is, since I feel making out is a way to express love or feelings, but he doesn't have these feelings for this man, why does that still hurt more than the oral sex?

My question for you is why does it matter to differentiate between acts? Do you get to decide the meaning of someone else's behavior? If you forgave him, why are there still hurt feelings? How can I tell you why one thing hurts more than another?

What I am saying is, talk to your partner. I don't have the answers to your questions. No one outside yourself does.

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Hello, I am a 42 year old male in good health. 11 days ago I had my front tooth (#9 I think) extracted and a bone graft completed. (I cracked the root  during by a biking accident.) I had my check-up two days ago at which time my periodontist removed the stitches and after a brief examination indicated all looked well. I have no pain, but do have a sensation of pressure that started (or at least I started noticing it) yesterday. The pressure in only there when I smile or when my upper lip presses down on the gum when I am talking. There also seems to be a bit of pressure in my sinus cavity on the side where the tooth was extracted, but again no true pain. Is this pressure sensation common to the healing process or should I be more concerned? One thought I have is that maybe the flipper tooth I am currently wearing is causing this by pressing on the socket where the bone graft is currently placed? My doctor did check its fit and thought it looked "great." As an FYI, I follow up with my periodontist in 10 days. Thank you in advance for any insights you may be able to share! Matt

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You question is a good one but I cannot answer it without examining you.  I would recommend you discuss these concerns with your periodontist.  They can evaluate the symptoms and decide if they are a concern or just normal healing.  Each is a possibility.  It is probably normal healing but clinical examination is warranted to answer your questions accurately.

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I am a board Certified periodontist which means that I am an expert in treating gum disease (periodontal disease) and placing dental implants. I can answer questions related to treating gum disease, bleeding gums, maintaining healthy gums, and structural issues with the gums such as recession, to gummy a smile, crown lengthening etc. I am also certified in Laser Periodontal therapy which allows me to treat gum disease with a laser rather than a scalpel. I can address those questions as well.

I have been practicing periodontics and placing dental implants since 1990. I have treated thousands of patients for both gum disease and dental implants. I currently an a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Periodontics and Implant Dentistry at the nations largest dental school.

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West Ham named preferred bidder for Olympic Stadium

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West Ham United moved a step closer to moving into the London Olympic stadium after they were named as preferred bidders for the tenancy on Wednesday.

The Hammers' offer to move into the stadium in Stratford in time for the start of the 2014-15 season has been "ranked highest of the received" by the London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC).

Although the decision - which came after discussions between the British government, the London mayor's office and LLDC chiefs - does not involve any contracts being signed or other bidders being excluded from the process, it does mean the east London club's plans of moving out of their current home at Upton Park are closer to becoming reality.

A timescale for the next phase of the bidding process to take residency of the £429 million arena is yet to be confirmed.

West Ham vice-chairman Karen Brady said in a statement via the club's official website: "In selecting West Ham United, the LLDC have secured a long-term viable financial future for the park. On behalf of West Ham United, I feel privileged to have been granted the responsibility to play a key part in delivering a true Games legacy.

"I would like to thank the loyal, passionate and patient West Ham supporters who have given their time to share their opinions on our proposed move and, despite the considerable constraints and confidentiality agreements we were required to enter into, I can assure them that their feedback was instrumental in shaping the board's approach to our bid.

"I guarantee they will not be disappointed when our full vision for a stadium that is world-class in terms of supporter experience, sightlines and facilities is revealed. We will seek to share full details as soon as we are able to do so."

In a joint-statement, West Ham co-owners David Sullivan and David Gold expressed their hopes that a move of three miles will reward the club's current fans and help them attract new supporters.

''We believe that this move, together with the realisation of other key goals that the board set out to achieve from the outset, will play a huge part in helping to realise our ambitious vision to move the club to the next level on behalf of our fantastic and deserving fans," they said. "Our absolute priority is to take them with us, as well as enticing those supporters that have previously eluded us due to barriers such as affordability and accessibility."

West Ham increased their upfront offer from £10 million to £15 million for the 99-year lease. Added to the £2.5 million RPI-linked annual rent and giving up of catering rights, their tenancy will be worth an extra £6.5 million a year to the LLDC.

LLDC's board will have to pay all of West Ham's matchday costs for the 25 days a year it will have access to the stadium under the terms of the tenancy agreement. West Ham will redevelop Upton Park using the proceeds to help pay down debt before the move.

UK Athletics is guaranteed 20 days of use a year and will host the 2017 World Athletics Championships in the stadium, while Newham Council will be guaranteed a specific number of days for community use.

Newham Council will increase its loan from £40 million to £70 million, and while £38 million is available from the Olympic budget towards conversion costs, that still leaves a gap of about £20 million.

West Ham have made a compelling case, suggesting they would bring 1.2 million additional people to the Olympic Park every year, raising the profile of the entire Olympic Village through the global reach of the Premier League and its mushrooming overseas TV rights.

The Hammers plan to have a maximum attendance of 100,000 in the all-purpose new stadium with retractable seats to cover the running track to include pop concerts and hand out a section of cheap tickets.

West Ham believe they would have the ideal legacy for the Olympic Park when they pledge to ensure "the park and local businesses would continue to see the increase in footfall they witnessed during the Olympic and Paralympic Games."

The Hammers pledge to create 720 new jobs if selected as anchor concessionaires, with a further expansion of the award-winning Community Sports Trust mentor programme promised.

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Torres turns down Inter move

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Fernando Torres has rejected the chance to join Inter Milan and is determined to prove himself at Chelsea, according to the Daily Mail.

Torres and fellow Chelsea strikers Demba Ba and Samuel Eto'o were criticised by manager Jose Mourinho last season for their lack of goals.

Mourinho even played midfielder Andre Schurrle up front in the Champions League quarter-final tie against Paris Saint-Germain in an attempt to fix the striker crisis.

With Chelsea closing in on the signing of Atletico Madrid's Diego Costa for £35 million, the Daily Mail reports that Torres will fight for his place at the club and turn down a move away from Stamford Bridge.

Torres has been named in Spain's final World Cup squad despite scoring 11 goals in 41 appearances during the previous campaign. He was on target for his country in the 2-0 victory over Bolivia on Friday.

Since his £50m move from Liverpool in January 2011, Torres has only scored 45 goals. The Spaniard earlier this week claimed the team's tactics have hurt him and has admitted he is looking to return to top form.

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Wales and Cardiff Blues centre Jamie Roberts admits that he is not sure where his future lies with his current deal up at the end of the season.

Roberts started his first match for the Blues in six months on Saturday and scored to help Cardiff to a 34-18 win over Treviso. He has endured an injury plagued couple of seasons but with British & Irish Lions caps to his name, he is still one of the most sought after players in Europe. He was linked with Toulouse earlier in the year but did not follow in the footsteps of James Hook and Gethin Jenkins in making the cross-Channel switch.

But with his Blues deal up at the end of the current campaign, Roberts is unsure where his future lies. "I haven't got a clue what I'm doing next year. I'm completely undecided," Roberts told the BBC. "I haven't got a clue if I'm staying yet or going. Obviously my contract's up and I will have finished my medical degree.

"There's a lot to be resolved and hopefully over the next couple of months we'll get that all sorted. It's quite an exciting place to be. It's the first time in my life where I won't have any commitment with any university work. It is a big crossroads, and who knows. I haven't got a clue."

The Blues are currently second in the RaboDirect PRO12 and Phil Davies will hope to keep many of his stellar names in the region. "It's important we keep all our best players and Jamie's no different," Davies said. "He's doing well for us at the moment. I've been in this game for a long time and we've got some great players here. We want to keep all of them obviously and hopefully Jamie will be no different in wanting to stay."

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Kimi Raikkonen says interest from Red Bull will not affect his chances in the world championship battle.

With Sebastian Vettel failing to finish at Silverstone, fifth place saw Raikkonen close the gap to the top of the standings to 34 points. However, more interest has surrounded Raikkonen's chances of moving to Red Bull since Mark Webber announced he would leave the team, but having already fielded questions about his future Raikkonen said he won't be affected by the extra media interest.

"It's been like that for ten years so it's not going to change now!" Raikkonen said. "I do my things and you guys do your stuff but I've never had to worry about those things. I've got good people to look after me and they always make good choices for me, so I've got no doubt that they will do so again."

Having lost out on a podium finish at Silverstone by not pitting under the final safety car, Raikkonen is aware that his championship hopes mean Lotus needs to raise its game.

"We cannot make the mistakes that we made in the last race. Obviously we could have scored much more points and we need to put two cars in the points to change the situation. It's easy to say but it's not easy to do."

With Mercedes showing itself to be a threat to Red Bull in recent races, Raikkonen said it would help him if it kept taking points off Vettel but that he's wary of Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton passing him in the championship.

"Sometimes [it will help] yes, but at a certain point [Rosberg and Hamilton] will overtake us and it's not going to help us then. So we have to improve and try to get more strong results ourselves."


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Possibly only the All Blacks among the world's great rugby teams are more aware of their heritage than the British and Irish Lions. So it is a reasonable bet that the Lions team who step out in Durban on Saturday will have been made aware of how their predecessors of 1955 did when they played their first Test.

Like the current squad, the 1955 Lions were led by an Irish lock - the Ulsterman Robin Thompson - and had a sizeable Welsh contingent. There were six, including the entire front-row, in the line-up at Ellis Park, Johannesburg on 6th August 1955. It was the 13th match of a tour that eventually extended to 25, including four Tests.

The Lions also, equally inconceivably to modern eyes, included a player making his international debut. Scrum-half Dick Jeeps of Northampton had been kept out of the England side by Johnny Williams but, chosen for the Lions on the recommendation of Haydn Tanner, had moved ahead of Williams on tour because his pass suited outside-half Cliff Morgan - who liked the ball placed in front of him to run onto - better than Williams' rocketing service.

Their feats would go into Lions legend. They were watched by a then- world record crowd estimated at 95,000. Those packed into the segregated non-European enclosures included Nelson Mandela, a rising lawyer and political activist with trial and imprisonment still ahead of him.

That crowd saw a match worthy of its number. When all elements are included - significance, excitement, tension and quality of play - it has a good claim to be regarded as the greatest in Lions history.

The Boks had not lost a Test series since 1896, but were hardly match-practised. It was two years since their last match, against the touring Wallabies of 1953, and there were nine new caps, including league-legend-to-be Tom van Vollenhoven at centre and lock Johan Claassen, destined to win a then-record 28 Bok caps, in a team led by Western Province flanker Stephen Fry.

Scottish lock Ernie Michie, in full highland dress, piped the Lions on to the pitch and they started well with a try - then worth three points - by Irish wing Cecil Pedlow after England centre Jeff Butterfield had kept the move going by catching a pass behind his back. But the Boks hit back.

Fullback Jackie van der Schyff, playing his first Test for seven years after landing the winning drop-goal for Western Transvaal in their victory over the Lions in the first match of the tour, kicked two penalties. Then, five foot three scrum-half Tommy Gentles combined with Fry to send debutant wing Theunis Briers across. Van der Schyff converted and the Boks led 11-3.

The next 20 minutes or so may just be the best in Lions history. Butterfield, of whom Morgan recalls :"We played beautiful rugby because of him" went over near the posts, Scottish full-back Angus Cameron converted and the interval deficit was only 11-8. Shortly after the break Liverpool flanker Reg Higgins went down injured. This was long before replacements were allowed, but there was no question of Higgins carrying on - he would be out for a year with damaged knee ligaments. Down to 14 men and with most of the half to go, it should have been the end for the Lions.

Morgan has told the story of Higgins insisting that the stretcher-bearers let him watch for a while from behind the posts, saying :"I want to see the Lions score a try". They duly delivered one.

Hooker Bryn Meredith and the Lions seven-man scrum struck against the head. Jeeps passed and Morgan, described by journalist J.B.G.Thomas as 'the radioactive particle around which the whole social side of the tour revolved' burst past marker Basie van Wyk, swerved around van der Schyff and scored under the posts.

Cameron converted and was on target twice more in the next few minutes as Lions kicks bamboozled van der Schyff for Scotland flanker Jim Greenwood - later to be mentor to generations of Loughborough students and author of 'Positive Rugby', claimed by Clive Woodward to be the only rugby book he ever read - and teenage Irish wing Tony O'Reilly, destined for a still more exotic post-retirement career, to score tries. Twenty points in around as many minutes, most of them with only 14 men, gave the Lions a 23-11 lead.

The Boks, as might be expected, struck back. It was Cameron's turn to be caught by a well-placed kick and Sias Swart, a centre from South-West Africa (now Namibia) had only to fall on the ball to score. It was 23-14 with 19 minutes left and the depleted Lions inevitably tiring.

They held on until the final minute of regular time when Bok prop Chris Koch scored a remarkable solo try. Van der Schyff converted and the game went into injury time at 23-19. With the extra three minutes almost up Briers forced his way over for his second score. Morgan remembers thinking 'Oh, god, this is it. We've lost the game' as van der Schyff prepared to kick.

The scoreboard operator stood ready to amend numbers which read BRITISH ISLES 23 SUID AFRIKA 22. He had no need. Van der Schyff missed. The photograph of him hanging his head as he turned away is among the definitive images of sporting dejection.

The Lions went on to draw the four-match series, the sole break in 70 years of failure between the maturing of southern hemisphere rugby around the turn of the century and the heroics of 1971 and 1974. Surviving members, an eloquent and animated presence at a pre-Tour event in Cardiff last year, retain fond memories of the rugby they played and off-field enjoyment, notably the choir conducted by Morgan. South African writer Edward Griffiths draws a cooler picture and records that relations between the teams 'were never more than cordial', but also that O'Reilly's influence has led to a substantial thawing in later years.

Nothing would make the 2009 Lions happier than to emulate them. To match the achievements of 1955, either by taking the first and third Tests or alternatively winning in Johannesburg and Pretoria, would add up to a series victory. Over to them…

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Williams looks set for Martini sponsorship

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Williams looks set revive one of motorsport's classic liveries this year as part of a new sponsorship deal with Martini.

The Martini brand has sponsored various teams in different forms of motorsport over the years, including a deal with Brabham in Formula One during the 1970s (pictured). The team was not willing to comment on speculation surrounding its future sponsorship deals when contacted by ESPN, but confirmed a new livery would be revealed for Australia.

At the Jerez test the team ran an all-blue livery, but a Martini deal could see the the famous blue and red stripes of the drinks brand on the car in time for Melbourne. Earlier this week a merchandise website promoted an image of a white Williams Martini team shirt on its homepage, which was quickly removed once it started appearing on social media.

Williams recently announced a new sponsorship deal with US insurance company Genworth and it is rumoured to be close to a deal with Brazilian oil company Petrobras.


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