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BETHLEHEM, Pa. --- The Moravian College football team hosts Ursinus College in a Centennial Conference contest Saturday, September 28. Kickoff is slated for 1:00 p.m. at Rocco Calvo Field in Bethlehem.
THE COACHES: Jeff Pukszyn (Moravian '98) is entering his ninth season as Moravian's head coach after ten years as an assistant coach with the program. Pukszyn joined the Moravian staff as a part-time coach in 1997 after a three-year playing career that saw him named to the All-Middle Atlantic Conference First Team in 1994 and 1996. He was also a two-time captain. Pukszyn became part of the coaching staff full-time in 1999 as defensive coordinator and added the titles of assistant head coach in 2001 and special teams coordinator in 2007. In 2015, Pukszyn led the Greyhounds to an 8-3 record and a berth in the inaugural Centennial-MAC Bowl Series while being named both the Centennial Conference and American Football Coaches Association Division III Region 2 Coach of the Year. He has been a part of 259 games for Moravian since 1994 with a 124-134-1 record.
Ursinus coach Peter Gallagher (West Virginia Wesleyan '93) has a record of 93-91 in his 19th year at the school.
THE SERIES: Saturday's meeting will be the 22nd in the series with Moravian leading 11-9-1. The Bears post a 21-14 win last fall in Collegeville, and Urisnus also earned a 35-17 victory in Bethlehem in 2017. The Greyhounds last victory in the series was a 33-32 win in Collegeville in 2016. Moravian snapped a four-game winning streak by Ursinus with a 31-3 victory in Bethlehem in 2015. The Bears lead the series, 7-5, since Moravian joined the Centennial Conference in 2007.
GREYHOUNDS IN THE CENTENNIAL CONFERENCE: Moravian joined the Centennial Conference as an associate member in the sport of football in 2007. The Greyhounds were selected seventh in the Centennial Conference preseason coaches and sports information directors poll. Ursinus was picked fifth in the poll.
BALANCED & EXPERIENCED 'HOUNDS: Of the 88 players on the Moravian roster, 24 are freshmen, 31 are sophomores and 18 are juniors. There are 15 seniors on this season's squad, and the Greyhounds return 59 letterwinners and 17 starters.
THE QUARTERBACKS: Sophomore Christopher Mills has completed 33-of-69 passes this season for 392 yards with three touchdowns and four interceptions in his second season as a starter. Freshman David LePoidevin has completed 5-of-17 passes for 35 yards with two interceptions as he made his first career start at No. 21 Johns Hopkins University.
IN THE BACKFIELD: Senior Roberto Diez leads the running backs with 269 yards and a touchdown on 58 carries while freshman running back Carrington Smith has carried the ball 15 times for 22 yards this season. Freshman quarterback Sherwin Stewart has rushed for 17 yards on six carries while sophomore quarterback Christopher Mills has 12 yards on 10 attempts. Junior wide receiver Nick Petros has contributed seven yards on two carries and sophomore wide receiver Romello Walters has one attempt for three yards.
THE WIDE RECEIVERS: The Greyhounds have had nine different players catch a pass this season led by junior Nick Petros, who has 14 catches for 150 yards and a touchdown. Sophomore Eddie Olsen has six receptions for 83 yards and a touchdown while senior wide receiver Andrew Lelie has four receptions for 45 yards and a touchdown. Sophomore Cory Little has caught four passes for 55 yards while sophomore Romello Walters has four catches for 30 yards. Senior Alex Pierce has three receptions for 36 yards while senior running back Roberto Diez has one catch for 13 yards. Sophomore tight end Matt Nimas has one reception for 22 yards while senior fullback Sal Pagano has one catch this season.
OFFENSIVE LINE: Moravian has five returners on the offensive line although one starter from 2018, however, junior PJ Weierbach has moved to the defensive side of the ball. Seniors right tackle Jason Barish, center Brett Poling, left tackle Tyler Maxsim and left guard Zach Cregar all return to the front line with sophomore Frank Sallusti moving into the starting right guard position. The Greyhounds' front five has an average size of 6-2, 275.
DEFENSIVE FRONT: Junior Austin Heisler leads the defensive front with 15 tackles including three sacks, three and a half tackles for loss and a pass break-up while junior Shane Mastro has added 14 tackles including two sacks and two and a half a tackles for loss. Junior PJ Weierbach has made 12 tackles with three and a half for loss and one a half a sacks in his first season on the defensive side of the ball while junior Brady Hornbaker has made 11 stops with half a sack and two and a half tackles for loss. Senior Mike O'Hagan has recorded six tackles while junior Andrew Stein has made three stops with one for loss and a pass break-up senior Christian Coia has two tackles.
THE LINEBACKER CORPS: Sophomore Noah Breidinger tops the linebackers and the Moravian defense with 26 tackles including one for loss and two pass break-ups while junior Tanner Barr has contributed 17 tackles with one and a half for loss. Senior Tim Valentine is playing a hybrid linebacker/defensive back and has 10 tackles with an interception while junior Kyle Kooker has seven tackles with one and a half for loss. Sophomore Nicholas Azpeitia has made six tackles while freshman Jack Gawlik has three stops.
THE DEFENSIVE BACKFIELD: Junior Renard Nicholson leads the defensive backs with 23 tackles to go with one sack, one tackle for loss and two pass break-ups while junior Jackson Buskirk has 17 stops with three tackles for loss and two pass break-ups. Sophomore Connor Lyon has nine tackles and a pass break-up while junior Justin McRae has added nine tackles with one pass break-up. Junior Jalen Richardson has contributed seven stops with one tackle for loss.
KICKING GAME: Sophomore transfer Jack Coary is 2-for-3 on extra-points this season, 1-for-1 on field goals with a long of 21 yards and has kicked off three times for an average of 57.0 yards with one touchback while freshman Trevor Yacuboski has kicked off five times for an average of 57.8 yards with one touchback. Junior Brendan Morgans is 1-for-1 on extra-points, and he has punted three times for an average of 53.7 yards with a long of 58 yards, one touchback, one inside the 20-yard line and one blocked. Junior wide receiver Nick Petros has punted 12 times for an average of 34.3 yards, a long of 53 yards, one touch back and two inside the 20-yard line while sophomore wide receiver Tadd Barr has punted three times for an average of 35.o yards with one touchback.
SPECIAL TEAMS: Sophomore wide receiver Cory Little has six kickoff returns for 174 yards with a long of 49 yards while junior wide receiver Nick Petros has returned two kickoffs for 53 yards with a long of 37 yards. Freshman quarterback Sherwin Stewart has returned two kickoffs for 49 yards with a long of 27 yards while sophomore wide receiver Romello Walters has one kickoff return for 21 yards, and he has two tackles. Junior defensive back Jalen Richardson has returned one kickoff for 19 yards while junior defensive back Justin McRae has one kickoff return for 18 yards. Junior defensive back Jackson Buskirk has returned two punts for 15 yards while senior running back Nick Princiotta has made two tackles on special teams.
MILESTONE WATCH: The Greyhounds have three players closing in on milestones in their careers. Senior running back Roberto Diez enters the Ursinus game on Saturday needing just 27 yards to become the 25th Greyhound to reach 1,000 career rushing yards. Junior wide receiver Nick Petros sits in 15th place in school history with 1,353 receiving yards, and he needs 147 yards to reach the top 10. Petros also needs 17 receptions to reach 100 for his career, and he is fourth with 15 career touchdown receptions, just four shy of setting the school record. He is tenth with a 34.9 career punting average on 108 punts for 3,774 yards, both 10th in school history. Sophomore quarterback Christopher Mills enters the week needing 285 yards to reach 2,000 yards passing and 1,285 yards to become the eighth Greyhound to throw for 3,000 yards.
THE CENTENNIAL CONFERENCE STATISTICAL RANKINGS: The Greyhounds are tenth in the Centennial Conference in total offense at 237.7 yards per game, and the squad is ninth in rushing offense with an average of 95.3 yards per contest and tenth in passing offense at 142.3 yards per outing. The Hounds are tenth in the conference in scoring offense at 10.0 points per game, and Moravian is tied for seventh in points allowed at 25.7. Moravian's defense ranks eighth in the Centennial Conference at 377.0 yards allowed per game, and the squad is fourth in rushing defense at 110.3 yards per contest and ninth in passing defense at 266.7 yards allowed. Individually, junior wide receiver/punter Nick Petros is tied for sixth in the conference in receptions per game at 4.7, 11th in yards per game at 50.0 and eighth in punting with an average of 34.3 yards per punt and while senior running back Roberto Diez is third in the Centennial Conference at 88.0 rushing yards per contest and tenth in all-purpose yardage at 92.3 yards per game. Sophomore kicker Jack Coary is 11th with five points kicking while junior defensive back Jackson Buskirk is tied for tenth with two punt returns. Sophomore wide receiver Cory Little is tied for fourth with six kickoff returns. Sophomore linebacker Noah Breidinger is fifth in the conference in tackles at 8.7 per contest while junior defensive back Renard Nicholson is tied for 11th at 7.7 tackles per game. Breidinger, Buskirk and Nicholson are all tied for ninth with two pass break-ups. Junior defensive end Austin Heisler is tied for fourth with three sacks and tied for tenth with 3.5 tackles for loss while junior Shane Mastro is tied for eighth with two sacks.
OVERTIME 'HOUNDS: Moravian has played a total of 10 overtime games since the NCAA instituted the rule for the 1996 season and is 7-3 all-time in the extra-session. Five of those ten overtime games have been against Juniata College with the Greyhounds going 4-1 in those games. Moravian's contest in Huntingdon in 2008 marked the first time in the Greyhounds' have needed more than one overtime session in a game. The 2008 season also marked the third year that Moravian has played at least two overtimes games in one season, the other years were 1999 when the Greyhounds played three overtime games and 1997 when Moravian played two overtime contests.
SCOUTING URSINUS COLLEGE: The Bears enter the game at 2-1 overall and 1-1 in Centennial Conference action after a 44-38 loss to Juniata College last Saturday. Senior quarterback Thomas Garlick leads Ursinus on the field having completed 45-of-87 passes for 645 yards with seven touchdowns and seven interceptions. Junior running back Sam Ragland has caught a team-high 15 passes for 186 yards, and he also leads the squad with 272 rushing yards and two touchdowns on 46 carries. Senior tight end Matt Gallagher has caught nine passes for 158 yards and two touchdowns while sophomore wide receiver Octavious Carter has six receptions for 95 yards and sophomore wide receiver Ardashes Dulgerian has caught four passes for 74 yards and two scores. Senior running back Stacey Gardner has added five receptions for 53 yards and a touchdown to go along with 13 rushing attempts for 60 yards and a score. Junior fullback Kyle Wiggins as run for 151 yards and a touchdown on 19 carries while Garlick has 80 yards and a touchdown on 27 carries. Freshman kicker Dakota Wherrity is 13-for-14 on extra-points and 1-for-3 on field goals with a long of 20 yards while sophomore Mike Reilly has punted 13 times for an average of 39.6 yards with a long of 60 yards, five inside the 20-yard line, three fair caught and one touchback. Senior linebacker Jacob McCain leads the Bears with 36 tackles to go with three and a half for loss, one sack, one interception, two passes defended, one forced fumble and on blocked kick. Junior defensive lineman Ian Johnson has made 20 tackles with two and a half for loss and one sack while senior linebacker Brett Capobianco has 18 stops with one and a half for loss, a half a sack, a forced fumble and a fumble return of 26 yards for a touchdown. Senior defensive back Jack Spingler has made 15 tackles with four for loss, one and a half sack and one pass break-up while junior Darren Sipf also has 15 stop s with four for loss and two sacks. Reilly has contributed 14 tackles with one and a half for loss and one sack while sophomore defensive back Shane Jones and senior defensive lineman Marcus Weathers both had 13 stops with Jones adding two pass break-ups and a half a tackle for loss and Weathers contributing six tackles for loss, four and a half sacks and a pass break-up. Senior defensive lineman Noah Thomas has five and a half tackles for loss, two and a have sacks, an interception returned 32 yards for a touchdown and one forced fumble for Ursinus.
THE LAST TIME THEY MET: In Collegeville last fall, Moravian fell behind 13-0 before rallying; however, the Greyhounds fell to host Ursinus College, 21-14. The Hounds had 251 yards of offense on 48 plays with quarterback Doug Erney completing 11-of-16 passes for 177 yards and two touchdowns. Wide receiver Nick Petros caught six passes for 138 yards and two touchdowns, and he also punted six times with an average of 35.7 yards per punt with two inside the 20-yard line. Wide receiver Eddie Olsen caught two passes for 13 yards and wide out Cory Little had one reception for 16 yards. Running back Eli Redmond led Moravian's rushing attack with 45 yards on 12 carries, and he caught two passes for 10 yards. Running back Roberto Diez ran for 16 yards on five attempts while Erney had 13 yards on 15 carries. Defensive lineman Nick Tone led the defense with 11 tackles including two and a half sacks while defensive back Jackson Buskirk had 10 tackles. Defensive back Justin McRae and defensive back Jacob Kober both had nine tackles in the contest with McRae breaking up a pass while defensive back Jalen Richardson made eight stops. Linebacker Nick Zambelli contributed seven tackles while defensive lineman Shane Mastro also had seven stops to go with a tackle for loss, a pass break-up and a forced fumble. Linebacker Noah Breidinger added six tackles with one and a half for loss while linebacker Brady Hornbacker had four stops with a half a sack and one tackle for loss. A quickly played first quarter would see each team punting once and the Bears turning the ball over on downs just three plays into the second quarter. After another Moravian punt, Ursinus running back Stacey Gardner would cap a seven-play, 51-yard drive with a 13-yard touchdown run as the Bears took a 7-0 lead with 8:49 to play until halftime. Neither team was able to score in the remainder of the first half with Moravian's defense making a fourth down stop on the final play of the half. The Greyhounds received the opening kickoff of the second half and moved down to the Ursinus 25-yard line before turning the ball over on downs as Erney's fourth down pass to Redmond fell incomplete. The Bears would turn the defensive stop into points as quarterback Thomas Garlick scored on a one-yard run. Ursinus missed the extra-point for a 13-0 lead with 7:50 to play in the third quarter. Redmond opened the Greyhounds' next drive with a short run before catching a pass from Erney for a first down. On the next play, Erney found Petros down the Moravian sideline, and Petros shook off a tackle after the catch and finished racing the 68 yards into the end zone. Kicker Jon Miller split the uprights to cut the deficit to 13-7 with 6:27 left in the third quarter. The Bears would extend their advantage to 21-7 with a seven-yard touchdown pass from Garlick to Tom Cardozo and a two-point rush by Garlick with 6:55 remaining in the game. Moravian would need just four plays to score again. Erney ran for 15 and three yards before Redmond raced to 12 yards to move the ball to the Ursinus 39-yard line. On the next play, Erney and Petros connected again, this time for 39 yards on a post pattern. Miller's PAT cut the deficit to 21-14 with 5:19 to play. Ursinus would take the ensuing kickoff and run out the clock with three first downs.


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The richly embroidered Syon Cope represents many aspects of English history - from Church pomp and pageantry to the status of artists and the importance of culture. Linda Woolley unpicks some of these strands, and holds them up to view.
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The richly embroidered Syon Cope represents many aspects of English history - from Church pomp and pageantry to the status of artists and the importance of culture. Linda Woolley unpicks some of these strands, and holds them up to view.
In the 13th and 14th centuries, national identity was demonstrated through artistic expression as well as through politics and conquest. English embroidery, called Opus Anglicanum ('English work') in contemporary documents, was one art form for which England and the English became particularly famous.
In 1864 the V&A (Victoria and Albert Museum, London) bought a splendid example of this type of embroidery, the Syon Cope, named after Syon Abbey in Middlesex where it was kept by nuns in the 16th century. It was made for a priest of high rank, possibly a bishop, between about 1300 and 1320. The 'cope', a semi-circular cape, is the outer garment worn by priests for special ceremonies and they are still used today, worn, for example, by the Archbishop of Canterbury.
Fantastic sums of money were spent on embroidered clothing and furnishings.
Clerics from the wealthiest churches and cathedrals had robes as fine as any worn by nobles and princes. These influential, and often very worldly, priests wore luxurious ecclesiastical vestments, highly decorated with Biblical scenes and images of saints, rendered in embroidery and sometimes with jewels.
It is difficult to believe, in an age like the present one, when embroidery is considered mostly as a hobby, that fantastic sums of money were spent by rich prelates of church and state in the Middle Ages, on embroidered clothing and furnishings. These were second in expense only to goldsmiths' work, or to jewellery, and were held in the same high regard.
The Syon Cope has embroidered on it scenes from the life of Christ and the Virgin Mary, with figures of the apostles. It is worked in costly silk, silver-gilt and silver thread, which entirely covers the linen background material. The figures are framed in overlapping units, based on the quatrefoil (a form with four lobes), which was a popular design in English architecture in the reigns of Edward I and his son Edward II.
The use of architectural shapes, which also appear in stained glass and other artefacts, was part of a lively exchange of influences between the arts in England at this time. English embroidery was described as acu pictura ('painting with the needle').
We can tell from the style of many of these embroideries, including the Syon Cope, that artists, possibly manuscript illuminators, were involved in their design. This is suggested by the charming figures of angels that decorate areas between the main scenes on the Syon Cope. They have folded wings, in a style similar to those found in contemporary illuminated manuscripts. It is further suggested by the angels shown standing on wheels, also on the Syon Cope, possibly based on the motifs of angels that decorate the first letter of a Psalm in the Ormesby Psalter, an illuminated manuscript produced by artists in East Anglia.
The identification of some of the heraldic shields in the cope's borders (orphreys), which have been found to relate to families in the area around Thetford, in Norfolk, suggests that it may have been made for a religious order in that area, but this is by no means certain.
English embroidery was described as acu pictura ('painting with the needle').
When new, the colours of such ornate embroidered vestments would have sparkled and glittered, particularly by candlelight in an impressive church or cathedral. Churchgoers and onlookers would have looked on in awe, as the priests swept by in procession. This was precisely the intention, as such rich embroideries made a conspicuous display of the power of the Church.
Although neither artists nor embroiderers left their signatures on these vestments, they do sometimes include evidence of the owner or priest for whom they were intended. In the case of the owner or donor, this served a two-fold purpose, showing-off their earthly power but also, hopefully, helping to smooth their path to heaven. The Syon Cope includes an inscription, with letters that suggest it was made for a priest named Peter, but there is nothing more to help identify him.
All of this high quality English embroidery was made of expensive imported materials, and was very labour intensive. Nuns and noblewomen did a great deal of embroidery, but large embroideries like the Syon Cope were made by highly trained professionals, both men and women, employed in workshops funded by merchants and noble patrons.
It was the merchants who took the profits, not the embroiderers, who received only modest payments for their work. Most workshops were in London, where the necessary large sums of money were available and where - as the city was the principal port of England - imported materials arrived. A few records show the considerable expense of the materials, in comparison with the labour involved. In 1271 Henry III paid £220 (the equivalent of about £100,000 today) for a bejewelled altar frontal, while the labour for the four women who made it over a period of 3¾ years cost only £36.
Large embroideries like the Syon Cope were made by highly trained professionals, both men and women...
Written records tell us the names of some of the individuals or families who did the work. Alexander Settere, a member of a great family of embroiderers, received £10 in 1307, in part payment for a choir cope that cost £40 in total. And Johanna Heyroun - the Heyrouns were also a professional embroidery dynasty in the City of London - supplied black vestments for use in Edward III's chapel, to celebrate 'the office of the dead', in 1327-8. These vestments were almost certainly made for the funeral service of Edward's murdered father, Edward II.
Princes and potentates of Church and State all over Europe wanted English embroidery. We can get some idea of how highly prized it was by the fact that the Vatican Inventory of 1295 lists no less than 113 examples of this work. A small number of these Vatican pieces survive to this day, as do other examples in churches, cathedrals and museums throughout the land.
Exquisite church embroideries like the Syon Cope survived the ravages of Henry VIII's Reformation, and later persecutions, by being kept hidden or taken abroad by the persecuted Catholics. The Syon Cope was taken out of the country by the Bridgettine nuns of Syon Abbey during the reign of Elizabeth I. The order was reestablished in England in about 1810, and the Cope returned to these shores at that time.
Princes and potentates of Church and Sstate all over Europe wanted English embroidery.
Edward I sent two copes to Rome, one to Pope Nicholas IV in 1291, and a second to Pope Boniface VIII in 1295. It seems probable that one of these is a magnificent cope that survives in the Vatican today, similar in date and style to the Syon Cope.
Diplomatic gifts of ecclesiastical embroidery by an English king emphasise its significance as a representation of high, and specifically English, achievement. The Syon Cope would have made an equally impressive diplomatic gift.
... that if you look closely you can see that parts of the scenes at the top and bottom of the Syon Cope are missing, because it was originally a chasuble (a large conical shaped vestment), but was then cut up to make a cope? The strips decorated with heraldic shields have been added to the older garment to transform it into a cope.
... that the apprenticeship for a professional embroiderer lasted seven years, as long as it takes today to train a GP or dentist?
... that certain Popes employed their own English professional gold embroiderers, who worked in gold thread alone?
... that nuns were allowed to do embroidery, but only if it did not interfere with their religious devotions?
... that the highest quality embroidery was allowed to be done only during the hours of daylight?
... that there is a hierarchy of angels, and that the angels on wheels on the Syon Cope are six-winged seraphs?
... that measurements for a garment were sometimes sent to the workshop in the form of a cord of the appropriate size?
Opus Anglicanum (Arts Council and V&A, 1963)
Age of Chivalry Art in Plantaganet England 1200-1400 (Royal Academy of Arts, 1987-8)
Linda Woolley is Assistant Curator in the Department of Textiles and Dress at the V&A. Her specialist area is early and medieval textiles. She has contributed to numerous publications, including the V&A publication, Dress in the Devonshire Hunting Tapestries, in conjunction with the V&A exhibition, Late Gothic Art in England from 1400 to 1547.
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This week, I'd like to address Roman Reigns. Some people love him. Most of his fans are women, children, and African, Asian, and Arabian, fans. Most of them seem to love Roman Reigns, and that's great. Anyone can be a fan of anyone they like, just like nobody has to be a fan of anyone they don't like, just as long as people don't confuse their opinions with the facts. And as I said in my last post, I respect every Wrestler that has ever stepped between the ropes. But, the sad fact remains that Roman Reigns is the most hated babyface in Wrestling history, and here is why…
It's not simply a case of being a hater, or trying to be rebellious by booing the heroes. It's not about a change in the times, where heroes get booed and villains get cheered. Of course, fans pay their money. They buy tickets, WWE Network subscriptions, merchandise, and they tune into the TV shows. They are entitled to express their customer feedback and entitled to expect value for their money. And as is apparent, most Roman Reigns fans aren't the ones buying most of the tickets, or tuning in, each week. Nobody wants to hate Roman Reigns. But, the sad facts are these…
Roman Reigns has little experience. He's only been Wrestling for 7 years, total, and many fans feel that's not long enough to deserve the top spot. They think that Reigns has not earned a WWE World Tag-Team Championship, a Royal Rumble win, 3 Wrestlemania Main Events in a row, 3 WWE World Heavyweight Championships in less than a year, and a WWE US Championship. Many fans may also feel that he's been handed everything. There is also resentment that the company sent out the wrong message when Reigns got suspended for failing a drug test, because it hasn't changed anything for WWE.
And why would WWE do that? Because Roman Reigns is one of WWE Management's chosen favourites. Because he has the muscular physique that WWE Management have always loved. Also, because he is part of a large influential family in this business, that includes The Rock, WWE's connection to Hollywood, and one of the biggest Stars in the history of this business. So, of course, those family members get a rub. Plus, Reigns sells some t-shirts to children, so that's always a bonus, for them.
But, fans also resent that, because lets face it, Roman Reigns just simply does not have all the skills necessary, to warrant being given the top spot. He doesn't have the all skills needed, to back it up. Apart from the lack of experience, Reigns also has limited in-ring talent and a limited move-set. I'm not gonna say he can't Wrestle. Obviously, he can. He just doesn't possess the talent needed to be worthy of his position. He has no mic skills. And he doesn't display any charisma. Sure, he has the look, but this isn't Modelling, nor Bodybuilding. His character hasn't moved on from The Shield, either. And Reigns has to win, more than he losses. This further frustrates fans, when they see more experienced, more talented, more charismatic, and more over Wrestlers, who can draw, getting held back, overlooked, or just plain buried.
WWE is not simply a t-shirt store. WWE's Headliners need to be able to get over with the fans/customers/viewers. Get over with all of them. They need to be able to draw. Draw with all fans. And that don't just go for babyfaces. The same has to apply to headlining heels, too. But, Roman Reigns isn't meant to be a heel and he just can't get over with the whole crowd, not in the right way, at least, and not how WWE are desperate for him to be. And Reigns cannot draw. He draws a few women and children, but that's not enough. The majority of the audience do not pay to see Roman Reigns. Do not want to see, or hear from, Reigns. See, a great heel can still get over and still draw. Fans will pay to be entertained by great heels. Fans boo great heels, in the right way, but still enjoy their performances. As I said, Reigns is not supposed to be a heel. Most fans boo Reigns. They do not let him speak. They chant for him to "Go away!" That is never the right reaction for any Star. In the past, audience members have walked out of WWE Raw, before the end of the show, because the final segment was a Roman Reigns promo. That's never good for business. Viewers have changed the channel, when Roman Reigns had come on screen. That's never good for business. The above reasons I have listed are why this is happening.
Of course, the way Roman Reigns has been and continues to be booked, is partly to blame, but to be fair, booking him differently isn't going to rectify all the problems that I have listed above. WWE should turn him heel. When he's booed more than he's cheered and booed more than any babyface, ever, they should concede and turn him heel. But, that's not going to stop WWE from overkill booking. It's not gonna make Reigns more talented in the ring, or have him develop some charisma.
These are similar reasons to why the same problem has been happening with John Cena, for the last 12 years, and it seems WWE are determined to repeat the same mistakes with Roman Reigns.
The Shield, as a whole, were hugely over and popular. And when Roman Reigns was in The Shield, his lack of experience, limited talent, lack of charisma, etc, were shielded, pardon the pun. He was carried by the 2 more experienced, more talented, more charismatic, and more over, members, who can draw. When The Shield split, that's when WWE pushed him too hard, too fast, and that's when his lack of experience, lack of skills, lack of charisma, etc, were exposed. So, that's when the most loyal and diehard of longtime Wrestling fans began to turn on Roman Reigns.
WWE are stubborn. They cannot ignore these problems forever. Like I said in my last post, every aspect of WWE business is down. They have lost hundreds of millions of dollars, over the last 3 years. Ratings and attendances have declined to the lowest in 20 years. You've gotta attribute that partly to the chosen Headliner. WWE have to realise that they can't keep flogging a dead horse. Things need to change. Before it's too late.
As someone who has booked, in the past, here is what I would do with Roman Reigns. I'm sure the diehard Reigns fans would think this would be extreme, but I honestly believe this would be in the best interest of Roman Reigns, WWE, and the fans. I'd have him go on a losing streak. I'd have him be frustrated with that. I'd have him fall out of the Main Event picture, because of that. I'd have him blame this on the fans' reactions to him, throwing him off his game. I'd have him come out and blast the audience. Officially turning him heel, at last. Then, I'd have him walk out and leave. I'd keep him off TV for several months. Let his fans miss him and give his haters a break from him. Give other talents a chance to shine. And in that time, I'd send him to the WWE Performance Center. I'd have him training and trying to improve every aspect of his skill set. I'd have him take more acting lessons, too. Then, when everyone was confident he was ready, I'd have him return to TV, as a heel, with new ring gear and new entrance music. I'd then have him start at the bottom and work his way up the ladder. WWE have tried so many things to make Roman Reigns work and none of it has worked. I truly believe this could be the only way he will ever work. Continuing the way they have been will just do more damage, in the long run. And if that still didn't work, then the only wise business decision would be to release Roman Reigns. WWE cannot allow their egos to negatively effect business.
Until next time, I've been your Timekeeper, Davey Dickson, and this has been my bottom line.


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Stirling farmers and crofters will benefit from the first instalment of convergence funding – addressing a "historic injustice" against which the SNP government has long campaigned.
The funding is the first tranche of an £160 million package the UK government has finally returned to Scottish farmers after pocketing EU Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) funding intended for Scotland since 2014.
The initial £80 million will be distributed to support active farming, with a focus on those who farm in marginal uplands, hill farms and island areas.
Alyn Smith MEP said:
"This is money that was hard fought for over many years, and I am delighted for farmers in the Stirling area that the £160 million of convergence money that the UK government tried to appropriate from Scotland has been returned.
"Scottish farmers have been short-changed by the UK government for years, and the SNP has argued long and hard for that injustice to be addressed.
"This funding will play a vital role in helping us meet our agricultural commitments, and will make a crucial difference to the future viability of Scotland's farming industry.
"However, Brexit is by far the biggest threat to Scotland's farming and crofting communities, but this funding will help to provide some security to Stirling farmers during these uncertain times.
"With future arrangements for agriculture still unclear amidst the turmoil around Brexit, it is absolutely vital that Stirling agriculture benefits from the EU support to which the sector is entitled, while it still can.
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Welcome to Blake and Mortimer -The Yellow M, created by Edgar P. Jacobs. A must-read introduction to the adventures of Captain Francis Blake and Prof. Phillip Mortimer!
Picture London after World War 2. The city is haunted by a masked criminal calling himself the Yellow "M". This outlaw isn't like others of his ilk though. He announces all his crime in advance, daring the police to stop him.
When the Yellow "M" steals the British crown jewels, MI5 head Captain Blake is called in. Blake quickly realizes that this isn't an ordinary case of theft.
Stumped, Blake calls in his best friend and fellow adventurer Prof. Mortimer.
What starts out as a grand heist, quickly turns into a personal vendetta. It seems like the Yellow "M" is targeting select members of London's exclusive Centaur Club. Kidnapping them one by one, right under the noses of the police.
What happens when the super powered villain comes for Blake and Mortimer? Read on to find out…
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London is in uproar. Blake meets Mortimer in the 'old boys' Centaur Club.
While the Yellow "M" started out mild and sensational crimes, he is escalating. Blake fear he might not stop at murder now. Also the British government is concerned. All this commotion so soon after World War 2? Maybe this is all part of some foreign powers plan to destabilize the empire!
Mortimer suddenly gets up and rushes to the window. He thinks somebody might have been eavesdropping on their conversation.
Before they can think any further on it, in walk an eminent bunch of Blake's fellow club members. We meet: Leslie Macomber –Chief Editor of The Daily Mail; Sir Hugh Calvin –judge at the central criminal court; Prof. Robert Vernay –of the British Medical Association; and Dr. Jonathan Septimus –attaché of the psychiatric institute.
The men are having a spirited discussion about the Yellow "M" and his state of mind. Each man seems to have some sort of professional interest in this case.
The British Ruling Class At Work – Blake & Mortimer: The Yellow M
After dinner the men leave the club. Vernay and Septimus decide to walk home. Halfway home, Septimus gets agitated and decides to take a cab instead. Vernay decides to keep on walking.
A police man sees the professor round a dark corner and hears a sudden scream. Rushing towards the scream, the officer is just in time to see a card speed away. Hmm…
On further inspection, the police find Vernay's hat on the ground with a yellow "M" painted next to it.
A Crackpot Book, A Court Case and A Personal Vendetta
This sets off a series of kidnappings from which no club member is safe.
Marcomb is abducted from his office at the newspaper. Right under Blake's nose.
Judge Calvin is taken from his home library. With police Chief Inspector Kendall knocked out right outside.
Dr. Septimus is next. Blake and the police decide to take him out of London by train and hide him in the country side.
A Friendly Warning – Blake & Mortimer: The Yellow M
Mortimer uses this time to search through back issues of the Daily Mail. He is sure he read something that connects all the Yellow "M"'s victims to each other a few years ago.
Mortimer finds reports on an old libel case involving a book called 'The Mega Wave'.
Written by the mysterious Dr. John Wade, the book describes some far-out scientific concepts. Its publication was ridiculed by academics and journalists alike. The books editor James Thornley died after losing the court case.
Each of the kidnapped men was involved in the case.
Is the Yellow "M" out for revenge? Who is the secretive Dr. John Wade? Will Blake and Mortimer manage to save Dr. Septimus and the other kidnapped men?
Read Blake and Mortimer The Yellow "M" to find out!
The Art and Writing of Blake and Mortimer -The Yellow M
I really enjoyed this graphic novel. Jacobs tells an interesting tale. It's also a good introduction to the Blake and Mortimer series.
Mind you the dialogue and description get a bit wordy sometimes. But it all adds to the story.
The Yellow "M" isn't the first volume in the series, Cinebook just decided to publish it first. There were several other Blake and Mortimer novels before this one and it show. The characters make reference to the events of 'The Mystery of The Great Pyramid'.
But that doesn't take away from The Yellow "M". You can understand and appreciate the story without first reading The Great Pyramid. In fact, the Yellow "M" is a better introduction to the world of Blake and Mortimer. Publishing the books in this order just makes them flow better, story wise.
Edgar P. Jacobs' style is awesome. Its classic Ligne claire but more detailed. With more realistic proportions and character anatomy than Herge's Tintin.
A Shot In The Dark – Blake & Mortimer: The Yellow M
Jacobs render a beautiful and authentic late 1940s London. As Blake and Mortimer move through the city you feel it come alive. He takes care with setting up each panel. His characters are unique and have personality.
Unlike other "ligne claire" illustrators, Jacobs isn't afraid to use shadows. But he does so sparingly and to good effect.
The Yellow "M" is a fantastic adventure thriller. It's also family friendly. So if you like a must read graphic novel that you can share with the whole family this is it.
Like Tintin, Blake and Mortimer are part of classic Franco-Belgian graphic fiction.
If you want to explore graphic novels outside the usual US staples this is a good place to start. Also a good, clean pallet cleanser before you get into some more heavy graphic novels.
Happy reading!
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The United States has warned Panama to stay clear of taking Chinese loans if it wishes to maintain sovereignty and not become a puppet of Beijing. This comes on the back of China's takeover of Sri Lankan Hambantota Port last December after the island nation became incapable of paying back its loans.
America's warning
"The importance isn't that China is out competing in the world… We welcome that. It's when state-owned enterprises show up in a way that is clearly not transparent, clearly not market-driven and designed not to benefit the people of Panama, but rather to benefit the Chinese government… Those are the kind of things we think are both inappropriate and not good for the people of Panama or any other country," U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is quoted by The New York Times.
Pompeo's statements come at a time when America's overseas investment agency, the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), is competing against China to fund infrastructure projects in Panama. And while China is known to employ large numbers of Chinese people in the projects it finances, Panama faces no such risk with U.S. investments.
"The United States encourages local governments, like for example in Panama, to use local people and to use local infrastructure to do the projects… We have to look at projects through the lens of 'are we going to get paid back?' We don't make loans intending to foreclose and take them back," Ray Washburne, OPIC CEO, said to South China Morning Post.
Chinese investment in Latin America
China's influence in Latin America can be understood by looking at how it is turning Venezuela into its Latin American puppet. Venezuela's current crisis has reportedly made President Maduro seek loans from Beijing. China already takes out 375,000 barrels of oil per day that the country produces in exchange for existing debts.
If Maduro were to accept any more debt from the Chinese, Venezuelans fear that he would give away more natural resources on the cheap. Of special interest to China are Venezuela's large deposits of coltan, a mineral used in smartphones, besides the huge oil reserves.
But what worries Venezuela's activists more is the fact that Beijing is exporting its totalitarian technologies into their country. China has a vast network of security cameras monitoring citizens, strict Internet censorship to shut down all opposing voices, and a social credit system that functions on shame and fear. Beijing has reportedly developed a "Carnet de la Patria" (Fatherland ID card) that allows the Venezuelan government to maintain strict control over its citizens.
"The system of the Carnet de la Patria is the same as the 'libreta' (ration book) in Cuba and in many communist systems to control access to food… It's coercion. If you're not registered under the carnet, you can't work, you can't get your pension, you can't even fill your car. Everything is connected to the same database," Alessandra Polga, human rights activist, said to CBC.
What keeps pushing Latin American countries into China's debt trap is that Beijing offers loans at far more attractive and compromising terms when compared to the U.S. or European funding sources. But by choosing such "easy" loans, South America is simply risking long-term dependency on the Chinese.
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UB students bring 'Julius Caesar' show to campus
Behind the scenes of UB Theatre & Dance's upcoming 'Julius Caesar' production
William Shakespeare is no stranger on a college campus, but students are taking his work one step further with UB's newest reimagining.
UB Theatre & Dance will present Shakespeare's "Julius Caesar," at the Center for the Arts. Performances on Friday and Saturday are available to the general public.
But the production isn't without surprises.
The historical story is reimagined for UB's production. It takes place on a university campus and all the actors play students reading through the play. The production is the first event to take place in the CFA Mainstage from UB's theatre department.
The stage design brings complexities and adjustments. The production team wants to make full use of the larger stage and use the venue to its fullest.
Katherine Metzler, a senior mechanical engineering major, determined whether the set designs were possible and helped make the set designer's vision a reality.
"It's a pretty cool set design," Metzler said. Gina Boccolucci was the designer. So it was fun to make her vision a reality. The hanging fragments are an interesting departure from the realism of the structural part of the set."
Danielle Rosvally, a professional fight director and stage combat professor is directing UB's iteration of "Julius Caesar." Rosvally is the only professor involved, allowing the students to have artistic control for how the show is run. This practice is common for UB's theatre department.
Decisions and final determinations are solely in the students' hands.
Emily Williams, a senior theatre major and the production's lighting designer, appreciates how the department gives students artistic freedom.
"As a student, to be able to be the designer for a show, jumpstarts your ability to design in the professional world," Williams said. "You're getting the chance to work in your field, but you're still in a setting where your professors and mentors can say, 'Hey think about it this way' or give you a different view. When you're out in the real world, you're not going to necessarily have that person there."
Williams has been a lighting designer at UB for four years. She has worked on plays in the past but this is her first Shakespeare play. The reimagined setting brings new challenges to students who have to combine the "magical theater world and the world of a student."
"We have a lot of different elements that are working for this," Williams said. "But it's still a show that I feel like students can connect to."
Mary Alice Groat, a junior theatre major and the costume designer, is excited to showcase Caesar's elaborate costume changes to audiences.
"Nobody leaves the stage, which is tricky because all the storage has to be on stage," Groat said. "The other costume pieces, all their props, everything has to be stored on set"
The sound instruments also remains on stage throughout the show.
Graham Manske, a junior theatre major and the sound designer, personally incorporated foley sounds in the show. These effects originate from props or other devices to mimic certain sounds.
"I built everything that isn't the drum, tambourine, noise maker, bell, or basically anything that isn't an actual musical instrument," Manske said.
While this is not uncommon in theater, Manske says that it is unusual for the foley work to be done on stage instead of behind the scenes. Actors will use the various items to make sounds during the show. Manske made some of the items, like the thunder tube that is used mimic thunder.
Joseph Crumlish, a senior theatre major and the projection designer, searched through archives to find old footage to use for the projections. After reading an article from The Spectrum that had some protest pictures from the 1970s, Crumlish was inspired to use archival materials for the show.
"[My work was] a lot of research into the topics that the director was kind of interested in, which was civil disobedience, civil unrest, specifically student-type protests, slightly militaristic, but not too much, with a focus in 1960s in the United States," Crumlish said. "The backdrop that we have is this fractal piece, and trying to map [the images] to that and also create a composition that felt good was kind of a really unique experience."
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A temporary president has been appointed to lead the Liberty Alliance Project, a consortium spawned by Sun Microsystems to simplify login processes by letting numerous Web sites use a single validation of a person's digital identity. Eric Dean, United Airlines chief technology officer and the former Liberty management board president, stepped down because he didn't have sufficient time to devote to the effort, the group said Friday. United will continue its involvement in the group.
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Paul Conneely MSc (Sports Med), BSc (Physio), MISCP, CSCS
Paul graduated with an honours degree in Physiotherapy from Trinity College Dublin in 2004. Subsequently he worked in the Royal Hospital Donnybrook and the St. Vincents University Hospital Dublin, rotating between stroke rehab, cardiorespiratory and then general rehab. In 2005 he commenced a Masters degree in Sports Medicine in Trinity College and graduated in 2006. In 2012 he qualified as a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) with the National Strength and Conditioning Association of America.
Paul has working in Private Practice Physiotherapy and in the area of Sports Rehabilitation since 2005. Paul is currently Lead Physiotherapist and Medical Services Co-ordinator for Paralympics Ireland. He is responsible for putting all the systems in place to ensure our athletes reach the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games healthy and injury free. Paul is also Physiotherapist with the Swim Ireland National Training Centre based at the National Aquatac Centre, Dublin and works as a locum Physiotherapist to the Sports Ireland Institute whre he sees many of our National and International athletes across multiple sports.
Paul has been a coach of the Meath GAA football development squads and the Meath Minor Football panel. He has been Physio to the Carlow Senior Intercounty Football panel and has also worked with numerous club football and hurling teams, UCD rugby and the Irish mens Senior Hockey squad.
Outside of work Paul has many interests, mainly sporting. He continues to play club football in Meath with Moynalvey GAA and has competed in triathlons, adventure races and road races. As a keen cyclist Paul has done numerous cycle tours around Europe and is a regular cyclist around the roads of Meath. He has hiked on most mountain ranges in Ireland and the UK and continues to do this when he can.
Lee Chambers MSc (Physio), BSc (Physio), MISCP
Lee graduated from UCD in 2007 with an Honours degree in Physiotherapy. Since graduating, she has worked in a number of private practices in New Zealand and Ireland treating a wide variety of musculoskeletal conditions and sports injuries. In 2014, she completed her Master's degree in Neuromusculoskeletal Physiotherapy in UCD which further developed her assessment and treatment skills for all musculoskeletal presentations.
Lee is also trained in the area of vestibular rehabilitation. This is a specialised aspect of physiotherapy that involves treating patients with dizziness, vertigo and balance disorders.
Lee has been teaching Pilates classes for over eight years having begun training in New Zealand with Dance Medicine Australia. On returning to Ireland, she continued this training with the Australian Physiotherapy and Pilates Institute. This mix of training has allowed Lee to provide dynamic and exciting classes catering to people of all levels and abilities.
Lee is a keen long distance runner and is a member of Donore Harriers Athletic Club. Her interest in running inspired her postgraduate research in UCD on strategies used to increase running speed in recreational and elite athletes.
David Greene BSc(Hons) Physiotherapy MISCP CORU
David graduated in 2012 with an honours degree from The Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen. A broad range of experience was underpinned with a strong foundation of core rotations working in major hospitals of the National Health Service across London. He has worked in large teaching hospitals including the Royal Free London and St Georges to name a few. David worked closely with the Orthopaedic and Rheumatology Consultants to achieve the best outcomes for their patients.
David currently splits his time between PMC Physiotherapy and Connolly hospital Blanchardstown as a Senior Physiotherapist in Rheumatology managing a range of patients with Rheumatoid conditions and Osteoarthritis. He works closely with the Orthopaedic and Rheumatology Consultants to achieve the best outcomes for their patients. He is also the Senior physiotherapist responsible for rehabilitation and return to work pathway for HSE and TUSLA staff in north Dublin. David currently works at the weekends with numerous GAA teams in Meath.
Following his recent relocation back to Dublin, David has returned to playing football for St Brigids GAA. He has personal experience playing soccer, golf, tag rugby, surf sports and played Aussie Rules for part of his time in London. He is currently in training for long didtance run and cycle events. David currently works with numerous GAA clubs and is also based at Connolly hospital operating as the hospital's Occupational Health Physiotherapist.
Rachael Keating BSc (Physio) MISCP
Rachael graduated with an Honours Degree in Physiotherapy from UCD in 2014. Since then she has been working in Waterford and now Meath and has also completed some valuable research in the areas of childhood obesity and arthritic care
Rachael has worked in Primary Care and Rehabilitation in Waterford. Through this job she specialised in the treatment and care of Orthopaedic and musculoskeletal injuries in a Community settling. She also provided physiotherapy cover for many sports teams in Waterford including the Waterford Institute of Technology's GAA and rugby teams. She now provides Physiotherapy to a Senior GAA football club in Meath.
After graduating, Rachael completed research investigating musculoskeletal injuries,balance and quality of life in children who are obese. This research has been featured at the ISCP and European Childhood Obesity Group conferences, and she is currently working on publishing her work. Rachael also led a pilot programme of community based exercise classes for people with Arthritis called "Be Active with Arthritis", in conjunction with the ISCP and Arthritis Ireland in 2015. The success of this programme meant it has since been rolled out nationwide.
In late 2015, Rachael relocated to Meath to take up a post on the Enable Ireland Early Intervention Team, where she works with children between the ages of 0 - 6.
Rachael has completed post-graduate training in sports traumatology, biomechanics and orthotics prescription.
Outside of work, Rachael has many varied sporting interests. She trained and competed for many years in gymnastics and most recently in trampolining in UCD. She holds qualifications in trampoline coaching and judging. She is also a keen runner, completing the Women's Mini Marathon for the past 2 years.
Caitriona Conneely BSc (Physio), Grad Cert (Acupuncture) MISCP
Caitriona graduated with a first class honours degree in Physiotherapy from UCD in 2004. She then worked in the Royal Hospital Donnybrook, Galway University Hospital and St Vincents Hospital Sydney, gaining experience in the core areas of Respiratory, Neurology and Musculoskeletal. In Galway University Hospital she gained extended experience in both Plastics and Women's Health. Caitriona is a qualified Stott Pilates instructor and completed post graduate Women's Health Incontinence courses in 2010. In 2011 she completed a Post Graduate Certificate in Acupuncture in UCD.
Since 2011 Caitriona is working as a Senior Physiotherapist in Temple Street Children's University Hospital, specialising in Plastics and Musculoskeletal.
Based on experience to date, Caitriona's areas of special interest (Women's Health and Paediatrics) naturally compliment each other.
Caitriona is a keen sports person. She represented Ireland in the Lacrosse World Cup in 2009 in Prague and previously played Gaelic Football with her club Padraig Pearses in Roscommon. She has a strong interest in running, having competed a number of marathons and is currently a member of Dunboyne Athletic Club.
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Friday, 22 July 2011
Chad Valley Design a Friend Doll Rocks
10 comments:
- Anonymous18 August 2011 at 12:47
I recently brought a designafriend doll, Ellie and cant tell you how impressed i was with the whole purchase. stunning packing which makes it a very special gift then the doll it self is so pretty and the quality is amazing. can well recommend one if you are looking for a gift with class !ReplyDelete
- Anonymous29 August 2011 at 17:52
Is this what we should be teaching our children designer labels etc, far too grown up for the wee girls they are marketing them atIs this what we should be teaching our children designer labels etc, far too grown up for the wee girls they are marketing them atReplyDelete
I think they look like the characters from the TV show Charmed!!ReplyDelete
- Anonymous23 December 2011 at 22:14
I completely disagree with 'Anonymous' I love her because she is not covered with glitter, she is clearly a little girl dolland dressed as one. Well made, not all boobs, mini skirts and platforms, pretty without being covered in slap and well bodied not a barely hidden glamour model. She is top of my daughters christmas list and I can't wait for her to open her.ReplyDelete
does anyone know if you can wash the doll's hair or not? weird question maybe but my daughter wants a doll who's hair she can wash and I really don't want to buy hair wash barbie!ReplyDelete
Caro, I wouldn't have thought so. The hair is nylon.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous27 January 2012 at 17:31
I make doll's clothes and I can't wait to start. A lovely doll. Look out for dollies boutique on e bayReplyDelete
- Justsue9926 June 2012 at 23:26
I love this doll. I have been making clothes for Annabel, Babyborn and Chou chou and I can't wait to start. I have bought Ellie and will be selling gingham school dress with white collar and knitted cardigan; pyjamas and dressing gown, waistcoat, skirt, blouse and bag; hooded fleece jacket and leggings - what a great change!! Look for dollies boutique soon. oe e mail email@example.com
We now have 2 design a friend doll and crazy expensive kidzone n cats doll and both my girls love the inexpensive design a friend dolls best! What's more all the liberty Jane sewing patterns for anerican girl doll fit these dolls!ReplyDelete
- Chloe Hall20 August 2014 at 12:51
i have tried washing my doll (daisy)'s hair and it has worked wonders!ReplyDelete
I don't know if it will do the same for texture and curly-haired dolls but Ia hope this helped :)


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One of the British countryside's most unremarkable plants could have the untapped potential to cure common ailments or be used as a natural pesticide, according to a team of Welsh scientists.
Researchers at Bangor University have been attempting to unearth sustainable plant-based alternatives to dwindling fossil-fuel based products.
Now ivy, the evergreen, creeping weed commonly seen adorning listed buildings and considered a nuisance by many, has been identified as one such source.
Ivy, which grows abundantly in Wales, is being investigated by Bangor's BioComposites Centre for the fine chemicals and other valuable extracts and fibres which it contains.
The focus of the centre's work is on finding new uses for valuable natural resources which are currently either completely ignored or thrown away.
Scientists have found that ivy could provide a number of extracts which could be used in areas ranging from personal products such as shampoo to horticulture and the food industry.
Development chemist Dr Dave Preskett said: "We're not making the most of ivy; the plant has great potential.
"We've used ivy extract as a slug killer in place of slug pellets.
"Trials using it as a fungicide to treat potato blight – in place of oil-derived chemical sprays – proved very effective in protecting crops.
"The same extract also has great potential to be developed in products for treating dandruff and athlete's foot.
"An oil produced from the berries is edible as, contrary to popular belief, ivy is not poisonous and has all the health-giving properties of olive oil but the more solid consistency of butter or lard."
The centre provides the basic investigation into the compounds found in different plants and how they can be used, and also conducts specific contracted work for individual companies.
The new source of materials could also provide vital rural employment opportunities through local processing facilities known as biorefineries.
Adam Charlton, manager of the BioComposites Centre's biorefinery at Mona in Anglesey, said: "Our role is to provide the basic groundwork for new products that other businesses can then develop and take to market.
"We focus on finding new valuable uses for naturally derived materials, from pharmaceuticals and fine chemicals to materials for roofing tiles and insulation for the construction industry.
"The crops under the spotlight would not compete for land used for essential food crops as they tend to be crops that can be harvested from poorer marginal lands.
"Some are already being grown and harvested for other purposes, but not being fully utilised.
"We're looking at making use of parts of plants that are currently discarded after harvesting the primary crop."
The centre also uses greener extraction methods in their biorefinery than are used in traditional industry, and are unique in calculating the "whole cost" of processing, including energy usage in extracting the plant compounds and materials.
The centre is working on a number of European research projects and their work supports Welsh, UK and European policies regarding sustainability.


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I've added new photos of Demi Lovato during the 'Kellogg's Pop-tarts Crazy Good Summer Concert Series' in Philadelphia on July 17, 2013. Performances. backstage, meet & greet and press junket photos have been added as well. Earlier on, Demi also spotted around Philadelphia. I believe Demi is acutally heading to the event. You can also watch the video performance from the event below previews below.
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Top attractions in Queenstown
Milford Sound Coach Tour & Lunch Cruise from Queenstown
Queenstown: Shotover River and Kawarau River Jet Boat Ride
Skippers Canyon Thrilling Jet Boat Ride & Scenic Transfers
Queenstown: Small Group Wine Sampler Tour
From Queenstown: Mount Cook Small Group Adventure
TSS Earnslaw: Queenstown Cruise & Walter Peak Gourmet BBQ
Shotover River: 1.5-Hour Jet Boat Experience with Transfers
Arrowtown and Gibbston Valley: Self-Guided Bike Tour
Panoramic View Helicopter Flight with Alpine Landing
Queenstown: Fear Factory Haunted House Admission Ticket
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This fantastic resort town is one of the most desirable places to visit in New Zealand. Here, any traveler will be satisfied with the great outdoors, culture and a good night life!
Lake Hayes
Really one of the most beautiful lakes on the planet. On a sunny day, a trip here will not be forgotten.
Skippers Canyon
This historic and scenic gorge was once home to New Zealand's richest gold-bearing river, the Shotover River. The river still exists, of course, but the gold is no more.
Skycity Queenstown
If you feel like a spot of gambling, then definitely head over to Skycity Casino and try your luck.
Shotover River
This fast flowing river is fantastic for thrill seeking tourists who can book on adventure tours.
Hollyford Track
This is a fantastic backpacking track for tourists and is accessible all year round.
The Remarkables
These mountains are visible from Queenstown, and are worth heading to for walking or other adventure activities.
Lake Wakatipu
New Zealand's third largest lake, and at the feet of The Remarkables, the views here are breathtaking.
Routeburn Track
Another great backpacking track, popular with tourists - why not book onto a guided trip?
Fiordland National Park
This national park is truly remarkable, and a great place to visit when in the region.
Lake Wanaka
Another lake worth visiting, with plenty to see and do for tourists.
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When to visit?
A difficult question to answer, as Queenstown has 5 different climate zones! To be safe however, the dry season is May to October, but you can visit all year-round.
How long to visit?
It all depends on what you're planning - if you want to go backpacking, visit the mountains, and see the beautiful countryside, then one to two weeks will satisfy any happy campers.
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- Each season has something to offer, so plan according to what you want to do. Skiing in the winter, milder temperatures and rejuvenation in the spring, warm weather and hiking in the summer, and the beautiful foliage in the fall.
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The whole travel was stress free with amazing views all throughout the journey. The blue colour of lake pukaki is incredible, however the mount cook and other mountain ranges around made it perfect, as well as the short walk to hooker track that offers heaps of spots where you can relax and appreciate the glacier with the sound falling ice from afar. I bet everyone who visited wants to go back, including myself. Plus the tour guide is cheeky and friendly who knows what to say and also considerative to grant request like when we stop at the side of the road just down the mount cook village for photos.
Whatever the weather, you must go. It was windy, cloudy and raining when we get to fiorland to the cruise but it was super cool and fun. You're like in real adventure without worrying because the tour coach is experienced and knows everything. He will let you know every details of the mountains/rivers/waterfalls/etc. The cruise itself was amazing and getting wet from the rain and waterfalls was the best experience. While I took a lot of photos of myself and the views. I even met new friends whom I asked to take a photo of me
All tables by the windows and through the middle were reserved for a party so couldn't take photos, had to wait for them to go off so I could get photos at the top deck.
Really good. Roland was a great driver/guide and talked in a way that was pleasant to listen to. His knowledge was great and he was friendly. Lovely lunch too.
Had the most enjoyable day ever, everything from the driver the journey the cruise was first class. Highly recommended, you won't be disappointed.%


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Senior snapshot: NU Fulbright Fellow to head to Europe to study organ donation, transplantation
May 8, 2011
Weinberg senior Brendan Lovasik will be taking his brains and motivation overseas this summer to begin his quest to make an impact in the medical community.
This August, Lovasik, a biochemistry and economics double major, will be heading to Europe as a Fulbright Fellow. There, he will spend about nine months studying the best practices of organ donation and transplantation in the European Union in preparation for medical school and a career in transplant medicine.
Lovasik will be headquartered in Barcelona, Spain, but because the grant allows him to travel free of cost throughout all 27 EU member nations, he will also spend time in Berlin, Athens and Brussels studying organ transplantation.
A long slate of events has shaped Lovasik's aspiration to become a transplant surgeon, he said. When he was a senior in high school, his neighbor and friend received a heart transplant after being diagnosed with restrictive cardiomyopathy. Organ transplants once again became part of Lovasik's life when he began volunteering at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and was assigned by chance to Case Management in the Transplant Division. Here, Lovasik witnessed a number of transplants, including a kidney donation between mother and daughter.
Lovasik later volunteered at the National Kidney Foundation U.S. Transplant Games in his hometown of Pittsburgh and later in Madison, Wis. There, he got the opportunity to witness transplant patients excel at various athletic feats.
"It was a profoundly moving experience to meet the transplant athletes," he said in his personal statement for medical school.
In addition to his work with transplant patients, Lovasik has been extremely involved with the NU community throughout his four years. He is currently the vice president of Northwestern Class Alliance, which hosts events such as Dinner with 12 Strangers and NU Day at Wrigley that are aimed at connecting current students with alumni. He has danced in Dance Marathon every year he's been an undergraduate and was on DM's finance committee since his sophomore year. He has also run the Chicago Marathon and will run in another one in Pittsburgh this weekend.
Lovasik has served as hearings board chair on the University Hearing and Appeals System, which hears cases involving violations to the Student Code of Conduct and administers appropriate sanctions to those who breach the code.
He said one of his favorite classes at NU included a humanities course, taught by Prof. Gary Morson and University President Morton Schapiro, which he said examined how people make choices. Lovasik said he enjoyed the course's joint teaching style.
"The combination of Schapiro's economic background with Morson's humanities background really challenged each student to reflect on their own personal viewpoints about the material," he said. "Their in-class chemistry showed what truly great friends they are in and out of the classroom."
He also cited Cell Biology with Prof. Greg Beitel as another one of his favorite courses due to its focus on stem cell research.
"The incredible potential for stem cells in transplantation is an emerging branch of science that promises to be beneficial in years to come, and it was a privilege to be taught higher-level concepts of stem cell research as an undergraduate," he said.
Lovasik said his four years at NU have been enhanced by the people with which he has had the opportunity to interact.
"The community has a wide variety of people, and they're really motivated to be the best in whatever they can be," he said. "It's really inspiring to actually interact with people and see the multitude of backgrounds that they come from and what they hope to do throughout their lives."
Even with his promising future, Lovasik said he will greatly miss the community at NU.
"The people that you're with make such a huge impact on your life, especially in your undergraduate career," he said. "That's professors, that's other students, that's your friends."
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Facebook AI Chatbots Create New Language, Fail at Marketing
Facebook's chatbots speaking their own language with each other isn't the creepy dystopian world depicted in the "The Terminator," the Evening Standard emphasizes. Facebook just thought the chatbots weren't creating a desired result — the ability to negotiate with humans — so the social network shut down its test. Then Facebook bought Ozlo, an AI assistant startup, in order to talk to Messenger users, VentureBeat reports.
As for the former, Gizmodo reports on Monday that "the only thing the chatbots were capable of doing was coming up with a more efficient way to trade each others' balls."
So Facebook stopped that test in the Facebook Artificial Intelligence Research unit and made the negotiating bots start speaking to each other in a way humans could understand, Gizmodo says.
And in the case of the latter, VentureBeat says Ozlo's original purpose was "helping users sift through restaurant listings in a conversational format."
Ozlo's announcement about being acquired by Facebook shows the tech that the company created in 2014 has already come a long way.
"When we started Ozlo, we saw a tremendous explosion of on-the-go communication. We wanted to build a new way for people to connect with each other, gather information and discover services. Our world-class team has built a knowledge graph containing over 2 billion entities and created amazing AI technology that uses this data to understand real-world nuances.
"Now, we're ready to take the next step in our journey with Messenger. By joining a team that shares our values and our vision, we will be able to continue to work on building experiences powered by artificial intelligence and machine learning."
This means Facebook's chatbots are getting smarter. They'll be able to provide more nuanced information to consumers than they do now.
Social Media Examiner reported in March that marketers are using Messenger chatbots for canned responses, rather than learned ones, such as content marketing — which Whole Foods uses to provide consumers with recipes, for instance. The bots answer basic customer service questions for Domino's Pizza.
1-800-Flowers processes simple orders in the app, the article says:
The bot asks for the recipient's name, phone number, and delivery address. Then it prompts customers to choose what category of products they're looking for and displays relevant products.Once users select an item, the chatbot asks them to schedule the delivery and provide billing information.
Social Media Examiner said finally, some marketers offer automated services through Messenger:
RemitRadar's money transfer service is one of the best examples of this type of chatbot. Chatbot users can use automated services to send money, pay for international mobile while abroad, request exchange rates, and find other money transfer locations.
What do you think, marketers?
Please respond in the comments section below.
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