The Maldives is made up of 1,190 coral islands that are located southwest of Sri Lanka, on the equator. The coral islands form an archipelago of 26 major atolls. Only 202 of the islands are inhabited, and 87 of these are exclusive island resorts. If sun, sand, and sea are the three requirements for a perfect tropical vacation, then the Maldives is extraordinarily perfect….white sand beaches, lagoons in seemingly infinite shades of blue and turquoise, pristine coral gardens, and dense tropical foliage….does it get any more perfect than this?
The Maldives boasts 200 different species of coral and an abundance of reef inhabitants. Enjoy reef, drift, and wreck dives in water that ranges from 75-81 degrees with a visibility of 50-130 ft. Expect hammerheads, grey reef sharks, white tips, eagle rays, mantas, turtles, frogfish, triggerfish, surgeonfish, jacks, snapper, napolean wrasse, barracudas, and more!
The Maldives has been gaining much international attention for the fragile state of its environment. The impending rise in sea level due to climate change calls for some careful environmental management measures. In fact, the entire capital island is already enclosed with sea walls. These "Pearls of the Indian Ocean" are precious indeed, and all possible actions should be taken to preserve them.
Located at Bandos Island Resort, Dive Bandos is one of the longest established dive centers in the Maldives. The spacious dive center features air-conditioned classrooms, a library, spacious storage rooms, hot water showers and an in-house service shop. Rental equipment includes gear by Mares, Scubapro, Aqua Lung, Dive Rite, Suunto and more.
Dive Bandos operates a fleet of 4 spacious fiberglass dhonis, all equipped with life vests, first aid equipment, DAN oxygen kits and radios that enable communication with the dive center and the island. Thanks to its central location in the southern part of North Male' Atoll, Dive Bandos can offer a variety of over 40 different dive sites including such highlights as Banana Reef, Paradise Rock, Barracuda Giri, Victory Wreck, Rainbow Giri, Lion's Head and Old Shark Point, as well as seasonal manta dives like Lankan Reef and Furana North from September to December or Boduhithi Thila and Rasfaree from January to April.
Dive Bandos is a member of the PADI International Resort Association, and thus offers a wide range of PADI courses and certifications.
The professional staff will ensure that you experience the lush underwater gardens, colorful fishes and stunning seascapes in total safety. It's still comforting to know though, that in case of emergency, a medical clinic with decompression chamber is located on the island. Not only that, but Bandos Medical has two Medical Doctors, a General Practitioner, a Dive Medical Officer and a nurse on location 24 hours a day.
Euro Divers at Velidhu Island Resort is a PADI dive operation that is poised to help you enjoy the best of what the Maldivian waters have to offer. A team of fully qualified professional PADI Instructors is at your disposal, and a full range of courses & certifications is offered.
A normal dive day is comprised of a morning dive at 8:45 am and an afternoon dive at 2:00 pm. Early morning two-tank trips are offered twice a week. Night dives, sunset two-tank trips and full day two-tank trips are offered once a week. Nitrox is available.
The Ocean-Pro Dive Team at Meeru Island Resort invites all guests to enjoy the pristine dive sites directly around and to the north of Meeru. The spacious dive center, located close to the jetty, features a huge lockable wet room for your rental or personal equipment and three air-conditioned classrooms. All rental equipment, by Aqualung, Seaquest, Uwatec & more, is serviced and replaced regularly. Draeger "Dolphin" semi closed circuit rebreathers, underwater scooters & Nitrox are also available.
Ocean-pro's three fiberglass dhonis combine the traditional Maldivian style with modern material and comfort. Features include a large sundeck, toilet & freshwater shower. A typical dive day consists of single tank morning and afternoon dives, although early morning two-tank dive trips, full day two-tank trips to some of the farther sites and night dives are also offered. Take advantage of the full range of PADI courses and certifications, as well as unique specialty courses like Rebreather Diver, UW Photographer and UW Propulsion Diver. For non-divers, guided snorkeling excursions are offered 5 times a week.
Excellent hard & soft corals plus white-tip reef sharks, eagle rays, devil rays, snapper, fusiliers, Hawksbill turtles, Napoleon Wrasses, lobsters, Honeycomb morays and much, much more. The wide range of coral and fish life explains why this dive site is so popular.
This banana-shaped reef is carpeted in soft corals and features a plethora of spectacular rocks, caves, deep gutters and precipitous overhangs. You'll see white-tip reef sharks, barracudas, trevally, black snapper, huge schools of bannerfish, giant morays, several species of grouper, spotted and scribbled pufferfish, squirrelfish, soldierfish and hundreds of species of wrasse.
The south end of this steep wall is blanketed in beautiful soft corals. Look for gigantic schools of basslets, blue-striped snappers & butterflyfish, groupers, yellow margin morays, stingrays and white-tip reef sharks.
Multi-colored soft corals abound on this excellent drift dive. Among all the color you may also spot eagle rays, painted spiny lobsters, anemonies, clownfish and morays. Parts of the reef drop steeply to around 75 ft.
Between May and December, large coral blocks at about 30 ft become cleaning stations. Mantas circle the blocks allowing cleaner wrasse to nibble tiny parasites off of them. If you can tear your eyes away from the action, you may also spot morays, flatworms, nudibranchs, white-tip reef sharks, tuna, mackerel, trevally, whip-tailed rays, eagle rays and Hawksbill turtles.
Search the sand for pipefish, razor wrasse, peacock flounder, garden eels and shrimp gobies. Threadfin butterflyfish and damselfish prefer to hang out around the coral blocks. There is also a small wreck at about 100 ft.
A coral plateau at about 30 ft houses morays and anemones, and attracts large schools of humpback snapper, blue-striped snapper, and oriental sweetlips. Search the coral blocks on the plateau for scorpionfish, lionfish and octopus. The plateau drops to a depth of around 100 ft. This is where white-tip reef sharks and stingrays like to hide.
Two huge caverns covered with soft corals hide nudibranchs, flatworms, blennies, gobies, morays & banded boxer shrimp. Schools of fusiliers are all around. Between August and November a reef flat just above Fairy Tale serves as a manta cleaning station.
This popular site features a sandy slope and a reef flat. You'll see pink-faced checkerboard wrasse, yellow-saddled goatfish, peacock flounder, garden eels, & white-tip reef sharks. A small cargo freighter sits on a sandy plateau at about 75 ft. As you round the bend to the north side, coral and rock formations provide an interesting backdrop for angelfish, colorful basslets, midnight snapper, butterflyfish and harlequin & oriental sweetlips. Leaffish and lionfish can be spotted in the cracks & crevices.
This spot, not far from the Meeru jetty, features an extended reef with plenty of nooks & crannies to explore. You'll see schools of snapper, glassfish, turtles, leaffish, frogfish, scorpionfish, lionfish, stonefish, fusiliers, moorish idols and bannerfish. The base of the wall is at about 75 feet. White-tips and stingrays congregate here on the sandy bottom.
The island of Bandos is known for its clear turquoise waters, lush green vegetation, and pearly white beaches. This heaven on earth is the home of Bandos Island Resort & Spa, a truly serene and relaxing getaway. Offering 225 guest rooms, the resort is just a 15 minute speedboat ride from the Malé International Airport. Levels of accommodation include Standard Rooms, Deluxe Rooms, Garden Villas, Jacuzzi Beach Villas (right), and Water Villas. All are comfortably luxurious and elegantly appointed.
Standard Rooms enjoy beachfront views and feature a/c, a double or two twin beds, fully equipped bathroom, mini bar, IDD telephone, satellite TV, tea & coffee making facilities, and an electronic safe.
Deluxe Rooms also enjoy beachfront views and feature a/c, king bed, separate living room, fully equipped bathroom, mini bar, IDD telephone, satellite TV, tea & coffee making facilities, and an electronic safe.
Garden Villas enjoy serene garden & pool views, and feature a/c, king bed, fully equipped bathroom, mini bar, IDD telephone, satellite TV, tea & coffee making facilities, an electronic safe, and a private patio.
The Jacuzzi Beach Villas are situated on the sand with stunning views of the lagoon. The duplex-style layout features a bedroom and balcony on the 2nd floor, a living room and Jacuzzi on the 1st floor, a/c, king bed, open air bathroom with Jacuzzi, shower, and bidet, mini bar, IDD telephone, satellite TV, tea & coffee making facilities, and an electronic safe.
The Water Villas enjoy breathtaking views of the ocean, lagoon, beach, and sunset, and feature a/c, king bed, spacious private sun deck with freshwater shower, bathroom with Jacuzzi, shower, and bidet, satellite plasma TV, mini bar, IDD telephone, tea & coffee making facilities, and an electronic safe.
Meeru Island Resort is the only resort on the island of Meerufenfushi, the eastern-most resort island in the North Malé Atoll. The island is a scenic 55-minute speedboat ride from Malé International Airport and is surrounded by white sand and turquoise water. The resort offers 286 rooms. Levels of accommodation include 20 Garden Rooms, 77 Beach Villas, 83 Jacuzzi Beach Villas, 27 Water Villas, 77 Jacuzzi Water Villas (right), and 2 Honeymoon Suites.
All rooms feature tropical decor, a king or two twin beds, tile or wood floors, private patio with furniture, air-conditioning, overhead ceiling fan, sitting area, stocked Mini Bar with refrigerator, tea/coffee machine, IDD telephone, color cable TV, internet access, personal safe, bathroom with hot water, shower, bath accessories, hair dryer, and nightly turndown service. The 20 Garden Rooms (left) also offer wooden sun decks with lovely views of the tropical gardens.
The 77 Beach Villas (right) are located right on the beach. These spacious wooden bungalows offer stunning lagoon views and semi open-air bathrooms.
The 83 Jacuzzi Beach Villas (left) are beach villas with private, walled-in outdoor patios featuring a Jacuzzi for two, chaise lounges, and a small tropical garden.
The 27 Water Villas (right) can be found right at the water's edge. Features include a private sundeck with a spectacular view of the lagoon, stairs into the sea, and a semi-open air bathroom.
The 77 Jacuzzi Water Villas (left) are situated over the water and feature a spacious bathroom with double sinks, a Jacuzzi for two, a private sundeck and stairs into the sea.
The 2 secluded Honeymoon Suites(right) are a short boat ride from shore. These over-the-water suites feature the same facilities as the Jacuzzi Water Villas, plus a living room/dining room area, a stocked kitchenette for breakfast, a bathroom with bath and bidet, your private "lagoon" pool and a room service menu for dining on your private sundeck/terrace.
Velidhu Island is located 90 minutes by speedboat or 20 minutes by seaplane from Malé International Airport. Velidhu is known as "The Island of Magic", and for good reason. Once you step foot on the island, the spectacular blues and greens will renew your spirit and soothe your soul. The resort offers 80 Beach Bungalows and 20 Water Bungalows, all designed to pamper and please.
The 80 Beach Bungalows (left) open out to the garden area and feature either a king or queen size bed, air-conditioning, ceiling fan and mini bar. Palm lined footpaths lead you to the beach.
The 20 Water Bungalows (right) are situated over the water and feature gorgeous views, either a king or queen size bed, a/c, ceiling fan, mini bar, IDD telephone, satellite TV and sitting area with glass floor panel for lagoon viewing. Four of these water villas have private Jacuzzis.
This is a one-of-a-kind dining experience…sip champagne while gazing at coral reefs and marine life from 15 feet below sea level. Menu features delicious Maldivian-Western fusion food. Located at the Conrad Maldives Rangali Island. Open daily from 12:30 pm to 11:00 pm. Reservations highly recommended.
The Maldives is made up of 1,190 coral islands that are located southwest of Sri Lanka, on the equator. The coral islands form an archipelago of 26 major atolls.
How long are the flights to the Maldives?
If connecting in Dubai, your flight from LAX to Dubai will take about 16 hours (13 hours from JFK). Your flight from Dubai to Malé will take about 4 hours.
What airlines fly to the Maldives?
Emirates, Qatar Airways, Sri Lankan Airlines and Indian Airlines regularly service Malé International Airport. Your connecting flights may be serviced by American Airlines, United Airlines, Virgin Atlantic, US Airways, Continental or Singapore Airlines.
You'll likely be on a Boeing 777 from LAX to Dubai, as well as from Dubai to Malé. The flight from JFK to Dubai is also aboard a Boeing 777.
The 777's have a 3-4-3 configuration.
The Maldives is 13 hours ahead of Pacific Standard Time and 10 hours ahead of Eastern Standard Time.
The official currency of the Maldives is the Maldivian rufiyaa. One rufiyaa is divided into 100 laari. You will encounter banknotes in denominations of 5, 10, 20, 50, 100 and 500 rufiyaa and coins in denominations of 1 laari, 2 laari, 5 laari, 10 laari, 25 laari, 50 laari, 1 rufiyaa and 2 rufiyaa. One US dollar is equivalent to about 12.80 Rf.
Dhivehi is the official language of the Maldives. It shares similarities with languages from Sri Lanka, South East Asia and North India, and contains many Arabic, Hindi and English words. English is the medium of teaching in the Maldives, and is therefore widely understood, written and spoken.
230 Volts/60 Hertz. It is advised that you carry your own converter/adapter.
Most dive sites are within a 45 minute boat from your resort. Full day excursions to long range dive sites are also regularly scheduled.
A typical dive day consists of single-tank morning and afternoon dives, although early morning two-tank trips, sunset two-tank trips, full day two-tank trips and night dives are also offered.


Michael Burns has been selected as the winner of the second Fred Reiss Lifetime Achievement Award.
He now runs his own consultancy, advising clients on local and international business matters.
Mr Burns has also led several corporate law reform initiatives on behalf of the Bermuda Insurance Management Association and the captive sector. Examples include his work with Bermuda's Ministry of Finance and Attorney-General's Chambers to develop and implement the Segregated Accounts Companies Act 2000 and its subsequent amendment, as well as development of the new Incorporated Segregated Accounts Companies Act 2017, currently being prepared for Parliament.
Mr Burns will be presented with the award at the Bermuda Captive Conference, which runs from September 10 to 13.
David Gibbons, conference chairman, said: "Michael has made a very impressive contribution to Bermuda's corporate landscape over many years.
Mr Burns, who formed the Aquifer Global Group in 2015, said: "I'm humbled and delighted to have been selected to receive this award from the Bermuda Captive Conference.
Mr Burns has extensive international offshore experience, having served as managing partner of Appleby and managing director of Appleby Corporate Services in the British Virgin Islands, as well as in a variety of senior legal counselling, consulting, governance and strategic-development roles.
He has helped establish new offices and start-up businesses in various jurisdictions, advising on special projects in the Caribbean and Bermuda, the Middle East, Far East, Mediterranean, Australia, New Zealand, Mauritius and Seychelles.
Among many roles and achievements, he served as secretary to the former Bermuda International Business Association Legislative Change Committee; assisted international offshore law firm Harney Westwood & Riegels in its 2015 Bermuda start-up; has been a senior legal consultant to the Argus Group and several Channel Island professional services firms; was retained to guide the formation and development of a new international business centre in the United Arab Emirates; and was recently appointed to serve as a member of the Banking Liaison Panel of Bermuda's Minister of Finance.
He has advised corporate clients in a range of product development areas, including structured finance, captive, rent-a-captive and other alternative risk transfer structures, segregated accounts companies, insurance-linked securities structures and platforms, special purpose vehicles, sidecars, convergence and transformer companies, catbonds, life insurance and reinsurance product design and specialised banking, insurance and reinsurance documents.
Mr Burns continues his role as an active thought leader and contributor in all areas of insurance, including offshore developments and new product design, and recently led a speaking tour in Asia on Bermuda and other offshore captive insurance opportunities.
The Lifetime Achievement Award will be presented at the official opening of this year's conference on the morning of September 11, at the Fairmont Southampton. It is named for industry pioneer Mr Reiss, a Bermudian-based Ohio engineer credited as the founding father of the island's insurance industry. Via American steel companies, Mr Reiss pursued the concept of "self-insurance," whereby corporations could insure their own risks. He launched the first captive in 1962 and over the next five decades, Bermuda became the industry leader. Mr Reiss died at age 68 in Bermuda in November 1993.
The conference, now in its thirteenth year, launched the award last year to celebrate the collaboration of outstanding captive insurance industry professionals. Jill Husbands, former chairman and managing director of Marsh IAS Management Services (Bermuda), was selected the inaugural winner.
This year's event is expected to attract hundreds of delegates to the Fairmont Southampton Resort for three days of moderated panels and roundtables focusing on hot topics like insurtech, cyber-risk, climate change, and healthcare. The conference will also mark this year's inductees to the Bermuda Captive Hall of Fame — an honour awarded to companies that have committed at least 25 years to the island's market.


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By Karen Salkin on May 25, 2016 · THEATRE
SEPARATE BEDS
As usual, Theater 40 in Beverly Hills brings us another entertaining show. This time it's a four character (played by just two people) comedy. Separate Beds is the story of two very different couples who meet on a cruise. The author, M. J. Cruise, (I just realized—her last name is the same as the setting of the play!,) is Canadian, so I was a fan before it even began. (Mr. X and I adore Canada!)
Mona Lee Wylde and Daniel Leslie, as the first couple. Photo by Ed Krieger.
The show is very enjoyable, with lots of laughs. Since the krump-dancing-yet-otherwise-reclusive Mr. X, and social butterfly moi, have never adhered to what's considered normal for people in a relationship, the goings-on were mostly new to me. But I have a feeling that many long-married couples will identify with at least a few of the scenarios. (The only one Mr. X and I have been through is trying to avoid other people when we're out in public! Unless we're in pleasant-peopled Canada, of course!)
Since this comedy features only two actors, I must, for once, critique the entire cast.
I rarely go nuts over an actress, as I'm sure many of you know. So trust me when I tell you how impressed I am with Mona Lee Wylde. Not only is she an excellent actress, she's a beautiful woman, with fabulous arms. I knew within a few minutes that she was also a dancer. I don't think I've ever seen a better body on a grown-up woman. (Or on most younger ones, for that matter!) You go, girl!
She portrays her two characters in this show so differently from each other, it's almost scary, (in a good way, of course.) If I hadn't read my program, I never would have guessed that it was the same actress in both roles. Major kudos to her for that! (When I saw Mona at the after-party, I realized that I had met her for an instant at the previous opening night fete. Even then, I perceived her to be perhaps the classiest woman I had ever met. She absolutely radiates beauty in a way that reminds me a bit of Greer Garson.)
Daniel Leslie and Mona Lee Wylde, as the second couple. Photo by Ed Krieger.
On the other hand, (and I hate saying this,) the male, Daniel Leslie, was miscast as the second husband. I realize that one man has to play both parts, so perhaps they should have gone with an actor who could portray two such different men, without the latter one coming off like simply the first guy with a wig on. Leslie's performance really did nothing to distinguish between the two. He was fine as the first act schlemiel, and provided many yuks doing so. But his second guy was a pretty weak characterization. I think that he would be fun in commercials, and a shoe-in for voice-overs because his voice is a wonderful deep baritone, but he was just out of his league playing a character that was so different from himself.
I agree with my friend who came with me to opening night that Separate Beds needs to be a tad shorter, especially the first act. But hang in there when you see it because it's a fun ride, which pays off in the end.
In addition to the length, there was also one small thing about time that bothered us a tad. Either the years mentioned should have been changed to accommodate the cast, or younger actors should have been cast to accommodate the timeline. The first couple keeps talking about the fact that this is their thirtieth wedding anniversary, which would be believable if they had gotten married later in life, as so many people do. But they also mention that they've been together since the woman was seventeen. That would have required actors who are many years younger, so that discrepancy was a bit distracting. (By the way—I'm not saying there's anything wrong with being older. I'm just pointing-out that it's confusing for an audience when a play doesn't have the ages right. Any play. In this case, my friend and I lost several minutes of the narrative trying to figure it all out.)
But back to the many positives of this show. Mona Lee Wylde playing two such different woman with such complete-ness provides definite proof of my theory that hair and clothing choices really show what's on one's insides. I often want to give make-overs to females I meet, and then I realize that what they're choosing to look like is a definite reflection of their inner beings. If they choose to look like nerds, who am I to stop them from doing so? Then they'd look like my interior, not their own.
Daniel Leslie and Mona Lee Wylde. Photo by Ed Krieger.
Adding on to the positives of the story itself, and Mona, we also very much appreciated the entertaining music choices, especially the ones during the semi-lengthy-but-necessary set changes. I heard several audience members singing along with those classic tunes. Good music always puts some extra verve into an evening.
As Separate Beds was going on, and with both acts featuring just one of the couples, I did begin to wonder where it was all heading. But it actually has a very satisfying ending, which is just the way I like my shows to be. And as simple as the wrap-up is, even my detective mind did not predict what it would be. Which made it all the more special.
Separate Beds running through June 19, 2016
Theatre 40 241 S. Moreno Drive Beverly Hills 310-364-0535 www.theatre40.org
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This page displays sold house prices for Caernarvon Drive in Stockport.
Caernarvon Drive in Hazel Grove, Stockport consists predominantly of semi-detached houses. Properties on Caernarvon Drive typically have values around £200,000 - £250,000, ranging upwards of £250,000 for larger semi-detached houses.
1 Caernarvon Drive, Hazel Grove SK7 5PT
£184,950 Semi-detached house, Freehold 15th December 2006
£170,000 Semi-detached house, Freehold 17th November 2008
£117,500 Semi-detached house, Freehold 27th May 2002
£68,000 Semi-detached house, Freehold 4th December 1998
10 Caernarvon Drive, Hazel Grove SK7 5PT
£60,000 Semi-detached house, Freehold 10th January 1997
£156,000 Semi-detached house, Freehold 1st May 2013
£79,000 Semi-detached house, Freehold 30th June 2000
£175,000 Detached house, Freehold 15th December 2010
£67,500 Detached house, Freehold 30th January 1995
£135,000 Detached house, Freehold 23rd May 2003
£97,500 Detached house, Freehold 1st February 2002
£160,000 Semi-detached house, Freehold 3rd July 2014
£169,000 Semi-detached house, Freehold 1st August 2005
All sold house price data on Stockport Online is provided under license from the Land Registry for England and Wales. We cannot be held responsible for errors or omissions. N.B. Sold prices are reported up to 3 months in arrears from date of house sale so there may be a delay for some sold properties to appear on this site. Data produced by Land Registry © Crown copyright 2019.
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I love nothing more than going to eat by myself with a newspaper.
I love and miss Jet every day. It is hard to know that nothing will ever bring her back and because of Roger Bentley, I will never see her again.
For me, exploration was a personal venture. I did not go to the Arabian desert to collect plants nor to make a map; such things were incidental. At heart I knew that to write or even to talk of my travels was to tarnish the achievement. I went there to find peace in the hardship of desert travel and the company of desert peoples. I set myself a goal on these journeys, and, although the goal itself was unimportant, its attainment had to be worth every effort and sacrifice... No, it is not the goal but the way there that matters, and the harder the way the more worth while the journey.


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Victoria & Albert Museum Tour
South Kensington underground station, London (meet just beyond the ticket barrier)
Guided by Molly or Simon W.
Walk Times
Walk Type
Friday Weekly 10.45 am 12.45 pm Winter Summer Reserve Online
The Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) was the first museum not only in Europe but the world dedicated to art and design. It is now one of the world's largest museums dedicated to decorative art and design.
The foundation stone for the V&A was laid by Queen Victoria herself at the building's site along Cromwell Road and is named after her and her husband Prince Albert. Today the V&A is one of the United Kingdoms' largest museums with a collection covering virtually every form of art and design such as sculpture, tapestry, ceramics and photography.
V & A MUSEUM TOUR PRACTICALS
The Victoria & Albert Museum Tour takes place every Friday at 10.45 am. The meeting point is just beyond the ticket barrier (in the booking hall) of South Kensington Tube. N.B. the walk ends at the V & A, a five-minute walk from South Kensington Tube.
The Victoria and Albert Museum Guided Tour
Short read: "It's not what we see but what we see in it"
Well, yes and no. What you see – the route the guide takes and the selection she makes – is worth the cost of the tour of the Victoria and Albert Museum all by itself. You don't think those matters are important in a museum built in the Victorian era that covers 11 acres, has 145 galleries, and runs to seven miles of exhibits and five million objects? Dream on. And logistics and savvy are just the basics. The real thrill is what you see in the pieces Simon W. and Molly, both blue badge guides, show you. These are objects that contain their history – that braid together culture and art. That's why they're in "the world's greatest museum of art and design." To see them – to see into them – the Great Bed of Ware, the Raphael Cartoons ("one of the supreme sights of the world") the Ardabil carpet, etc…. well, it's like sunrise on Mount Moses. And if you want to make a day of it, how about lunch in the V & A's extremely civilised cafe followed by spot of shopping at nearby Harrods!
See the V&A's cast of Michelangelo's David, at the famous cast courts
View the stunning Renaissance collection packed full of masterpieces
Marvel at the pieces of domestic design of the Arts and Crafts movement
Discover textiles spanning an incredible period of more than 5,000 years
Explore the V&A's vast Islamic middle east collection
How long does it take to tour Victoria and Albert Museum?
The tour of the Victoria and Albert Museum will take around 2 hours.
PRIVATE WALKING TOURS
If you can't make one of the regularly scheduled, just-turn-up, public V & A tours do think about booking one as a private tour. If you go private you can have the V & A tour – or any other London Walk – on a day and at a time that suits your convenience. We'll tailor it to your requirements. And – always with private London Walks and tours – we go to great lengths to make sure the guide-walker(s) "fit" is well nigh perfect. Ring Fiona or Noel or Mary on 020 7624 3978 or email us at [email protected] and we'll set it up and make it happen for you. A private London Walk – they're good value for an individual or couple and sensational value for a group – makes an ideal group or educational or birthday party or office (team-building) or club outing.
Other related walks
The Tower Bridge Quarter
Natural History Museum Tour
The Unchanging Changing of the Guard Tour
Tower of London Tour
Walkers' Reviews
4 reviews for Victoria & Albert Museum Tour
Kellie Conn – 17th January 2023
With such a gorgeous collection of thousands of items, this tour was perfect as an introduction and curated selection of the museum's vast collection of design artifacts. Leave yourself time to explore the museum after your tour as well as enjoy the famous dining rooms at the indoor cafe.
Louise Reynolds – 28th October 2022
Simon Whitehouse was a fantastic guide! His enthusiasm, his knowledge and his sense of humour was very engaging. We enjoyed it very much and would highly recommend the tour.
Hillary L. – 3rd June 2022
Our guide Molly's enthusiasm for the V&A Museum was infectious! She was truly knowledgeable about this enormous collection and really brought highlights to bear with wonderful information. I can't wait to return over and over to see all the V&A has to offer.
Cheryl – 27th May 2022
We had a wonderful time today. Molly is so knowledgeable and gave us valuable insight into the museum. We ended up staying at the museum for most of the afternoon.
Thanks so much and we will be sure to recommend London Walks…Cheryl
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A bright upper maisonette within this attractive period building, located in the desirable Brackenbury Village minutes from Ravenscourt Park. The maisonette is available immediately and offers adaptable space with a private ground floor entrance and useful storage. The property is located near Ravenscourt Park's north eastern entrance gate and the popular Anglesea Arms. It is within the highly desired John Betts, Brackenbury primary and West London Free School's catchment, as well as close to the shopping and transport hubs of Hammersmith and Westfield. Ravenscourt Park tube station is also within a few minutes walk.
726 sq ft / 67 sq m approx.


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Building Our Beach House
Life on Middle Caicos
Some of our Middle Caicos Friends
Snorkelling Around Middle Caicos
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Hiking the Crossing Place Trail
Remote Locations Worth the Effort
Tropical Flowers and Greenery
Other Islands in the Turks and Caicos
Island Inspired Poetry
Our Family on Vacation
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Dragon Cay Sunrise
Tue 06:30 AM Jul 18, 2000
Dragon Cay is one of the spectacular views at Blue Horizon. We're there for sunrise almost every morning when we stay there. The area is know locally as Mudjin Harbor. At low tide, the beach stretches all the way to the cay.
Rainbow over the Ocean
Sat 03:45 PM Dec 25, 1999
Middle Caicos has it's rainy seasons which we haven't experienced yet. We have had our share of the overnight downpours and isolated showers. They are always welcome since they keep the island green and provide most of the island's drinking water.
Blue Horizon Moon
Mon 06:17 AM Jul 17, 2000
The sky always attracts our attention when we're on Middle. Sunrise and sunset are favorites. On moonless nights, familiar constellations are filled with so many stars that they are hard to find. A full moon like this one setting over Blue Horizon can light the beach for romantic walks.
Fri 01:39 PM Dec 24, 1999
Even on vacation, my engineering background wakes up and I feel the need to build something. I built this fortress at the intersection of beach below Blue Horizon and the sandbar that connects to Dragon Cay.
A Different Kind of Sandcastle
Mon 02:43 PM Dec 20, 1999
Never satisfied to do things the same old way, I took lessons I learned at a Natural Building Workshop high in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado and built a different kind of sandcastle. This dome shaped structure has a door and windows and encloses an open space. It's made from long cloth sacks filled with sand and coiled in a spiral. A crab moved in soon after I completed it.
Sun 03:49 PM May 27, 2001
This sand sculpture was inspired by the reef shark we saw while snorkeling near the reef a few days earlier. The secret to building the vertical and undercut details was to find the right sand. I had to scrape the fine grains from the top inch of the beach. The coarse grains below won't stick together enough to hold a shape.
Y2K Power Failure
On New Year's Eve, 1999, some people expected power failures to spread across the world. On Middle Caicos, it actually happened. But we always lose power at least once on each trip so it wasn't anything out of the ordinary. On that night, it happened as we were preparing for dinner and the evening's festivities.
Electricity is generated on Provo and carried along the chain of islands by underwater cable. When it drops out, the single utility worker on the island drives down to where the cable comes ashore to check the fuses. If the power's going to be out for long, he starts the island's backup generator. We've never seen it out for more than an hour or so.
How We Began the Millenium
Sat 06:34 AM Jan 1, 2000
We've been up for many sunrises on Middle Caicos but this one seemed a little more special. It was January 1, 2000 and we were just where we wanted to be.
A Little Yardwork
Fri 05:27 PM Jun 1, 2001
21°49'36"N 71°43'44"W
A machete, locally known as a cutlass, is indispensible when your front yard looks like ours. A few hours of clearing passages through the brush taught me to push the plants aside and chop low at the base of the trunk.
Thu 06:15 AM May 24, 2001
We never sleep in when we vacation on Middle Caicos. Usually Cathy and I share our coffee on the beach or clifftops. On this morning, Rick joined us.
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Classical music: Here are short takes about some chamber music, orchestral music and choral music concerts for this week, starting TODAY
It is another very busy week in Madison for classical music. Here are some short takes about various concerts, starting today and running through the week.
Today — Sunday, April 7 — at 12:30 p.m., longtime chamber music partners UW-Madison cellist Parry Karp and UW-Oshkosh pianist Eli Kalman (below) will perform a FREE all-French recital at the Chazen Museum of Art in Brittingham Gallery 3. The concert is part of the regular monthly series Sunday Afternoon Live at the Chazen.
The concert will also be STREAMED LIVE starting at 12:30 p.m.
For a streaming portal and details about the program, go to:
https://www.chazen.wisc.edu/index.php?/events-calendar-demo/event/sunday-afternoon-live-at-the-chazen31/
On Tuesday night, April 9, at 7:30 p.m. in Music Hall, at the foot of Bascom Hill, students in the UW-Madison Opera Workshop class perform a variety of scenes from opera and musical theater, staged and with piano accompaniment.
Sorry, but there are no details available about the composers, opera or scenes.
On Wednesday night, April 10, at 7:30 p.m. in the Middleton Performing Arts Center that is attached to Middleton High School, 2100 Bristol Street, the largely amateur but critically acclaimed Middleton Community Orchestra (below) will perform.
The program, under guest conductor Kyle Knox, features the Symphony No. 2 in D Major by Ludwig van Beethoven and "The Wand of Youth" Suites by Sir Edward Elgar. (You can hear the opening of the Beethoven symphony in the YouTube video at the bottom.)
The box office opens at 6:30 p.m. and the auditorium opens at 7 p.m.
A meet-and-greet reception follows the concert.
Tickets are $15 for the general public. Admission is FREE to students.
For more information, including how to purchase tickets in advance and how to support the orchestra, go to:
http://middletoncommunityorchestra.org/concert_information
On Friday, April 12, at 8 p.m. in Mills Hall, the UW Chorale will perform a FREE concert under conductor Bruce Gladstone.
Sorry, no details are available about the program.
On Saturday, April 13, at 8 p.m. in Mills Hall, a FREE concert by UW-Madison Combined Choirs will be performed. The event features the Masters Singers, the University Chorus and the Women's Chorus (below).
Sorry, there are no details available about the program.
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Classical music: Bach Around the Clock marks Johann Sebastian's 334th birthday next Saturday with a FREE 12-hour celebration. Here is the full schedule. Plus, Parry Karp plays all-French cello music on Thursday night
ALERT: This coming Thursday night, Feb. 28, at 7:30 p.m. in Mills Hall, UW-Madison cellist Parry Karp, of the Pro Arte Quartet, will perform a FREE all-French recital with longtime piano partner Eli Kalman of the UW-Oshkosh. The program includes the Cello Sonata by Claude Debussy; the Cello Sonata by Albéric Magnard; "Granada" from "Foreign Evenings" by Louis Vierne; and Cello Sonata No. 1 by Camille Saint-Saens. For more information, go to: https://www.music.wisc.edu/event/faculty-recital-parry-karp-cello-and-eli-kalman-piano-2/
The event is coming a couple of weeks earlier than the actual birthday on March 21.
But next Saturday, March 2, from 10 a.m. until 10 p.m., the annual Bach Around the Clock will celebrate the 334th birthday of Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750).
At 10 p.m., there will even be a birthday cake for the birthday boy and for those who are still there celebrating the Big Bang of classical music.
The FREE informal event – complete with interviews, snacks and beverages – will take place at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church (below) at 1833 Regent Street on Madison's near west side close to Randall Elementary School.
How do you like your Bach?
Sung? Played on instruments?
As originally scored? As arranged and transcribed?
Played by students? By adult amateurs? Or by professionals?
Whatever you are looking for and love to hear, chances are good you will find it on the schedule. There will be all of the above, and more. There will be cantatas and concertos, suites and sonatas, preludes and fugues. (You can hear the instantly recognizable and frequently played Prelude No. 1 in C Major from The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I, in the YouTube video at the bottom.)
The whole event will be streamed live locally and beyond.
To get an idea of what will happen from previous events, go to the previous blog post, which has a lot of photos, or use this blog's search engine:
https://welltempered.wordpress.com/2019/01/20/classical-music-bach-around-the-clock-2019-is-looking-for-performers-of-all-kinds-to-play-on-march-2/
For more information, here is a link to the home website that has both the full schedule and a link for streaming as well as other information about free parking as well as how to participate in and support the event.
https://bachclock.com
Here is the specific link to the full schedule, with names of performers and pieces:
https://bachclock.com/concert-schedule/
Take a look. Do you have any suggestions or recommendations about what others should attend and listen to? Leave a COMMENT if you want.
The Ear wants to hear.
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Classical music: Madison Bach Musicians will host its second summer chamber music workshops in Baroque and Classical music July 25-28 and is now accepting applications for participants and auditors. Plus, UW cellist Parry Karp repeats his recent recital this Sunday afternoon at the Chazen Museum of Art
ALERT: Just a reminder that UW-Madison professor and Pro Arte Quartet cellist Parry Karp will repeat his recent program with pianist Eli Kalman this Sunday afternoon during "Sunday Afternoon Live From the Chazen." The FREE concert starts at 12:30 p.m. in the Brittingham Gallery 3. The program includes sonatas by Ludwig van Beethoven and Cesar Franck plus preludes by Sulkan Tsintsadze. The recital can also be streamed LIVE.
Here is a link to more information about the performances and program:
https://welltempered.wordpress.com/2017/02/22/classical-music-cellist-parry-karp-plays-music-by-beethoven-franck-and-sulkan-tsintszade-in-a-free-recital-this-friday-night/
And here is a link to the Chazen streaming site:
https://www.chazen.wisc.edu/index.php?/events-calendar-demo/event/sunday-afternoon-live-at-the-chazen-3-5-17/
The Ear has been sent the following information to post:
Madison Bach Musicians is excited to offer a Summer Chamber Music Workshop from July 25 to July 28, 2017, focusing on historically informed performances of baroque and classical music.
This workshop is open to intermediate and advanced players who are high school age and older. Participants will be assigned to an ensemble group, and music will be sent in advance to allow musicians to learn their parts beforehand. (Below is a group photo from last summer's workshop that was taken by Mary Gordon.)
The workshop will include personalized ensemble coaching, master classes, a faculty concert, community lunches and a final closing concert for a supportive and appreciative audience.
Keyboard player Trevor Stephenson (below top), who founded and directs the Madison Bach Musicians, and violinist Kangwon Kim (below bottom) are the co-directors of the summer session.
Other faculty members include flutist Linda Pereksta (below top) and cellist Martha Vallon (below bottom).
All of this will take place in the beautiful and acoustically rich spaces of the First Unitarian Society of Madison.
Applications will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis beginning Jan. 15, 2017. (Early application discount will be given until March 20.)
Instruments covered include the violin, viola, cello, harpsichord, fortepiano, piano, flute, recorder, oboe and bassoon.
For more information and full details as well as a schedule of classes, faculty and performances – which will include the Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 by Johann Sebastian Bach (see the YouTube video at bottom) as well as music by Antonio Vivaldi and Arcangelo Corelli — go to:
http://madisonbachmusicians.org/education-and-outreach/summer-workshop/
For information about being an auditor and a schedule of concerts, go to:
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/15MHgnVjRFits_P7MZ3oC2Xs_vs7yDCV7fULTRmYv5PM/pub?start=false&loop=false&delayms=3000&slide=id.p
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Classical music: This week the UW School of Music offers two free classical concerts: two symphonies by Beethoven and a cello recital by Parry Karp.
This coming Friday night — Halloween Eve — will be a busy one.
So far, three fine classical music concerts compete for your attendance. They including a UW faculty cello recital, a program of Johannes Brahms and Franz Schubert by Con Vivo and a concert of violin and piano sonatas by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Edvard Grieg and Karol Szymanowski by the Mosaic Chamber Players.
All will receive preview attention here.
But first things first.
The Ear tends to favor FREE and PUBLIC concerts. So he is starting with the two very appealing events at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Music.
On Wednesday night at 7:30 p.m. in Mills Hall, the strings (below) of the UW Symphony Orchestra will perform the Symphonies Nos. 1 and 4 by Ludwig van Beethoven. Graduate student Kyle Knox (center right) will conduct.
For more information about the program and about clarinetist-turned-conductor Kyle Knox, here is a link:
http://www.music.wisc.edu/event/uw-symphony-strings/
On Friday night at 7:30 p.m. in Mills Hall, UW-Madison cello professor Parry Karp (below left), who is also a member of the Pro Arte Quartet, will perform with pianist Eli Kalman (below right), who received his doctorate from the UW-Madison and now teaches at the UW-Oshkosh.
The exotic program mixes the known and the unusual. It includes:
The "Ruralia Hungarica" for Cello and Piano, Op. 34/d (1923) by Hungarian composer Ernst Dohnanyi; the Violin Sonata in E-flat Major for Piano and Violin, Op. 12 No. 3 (1798) by Ludwig van Beethoven, as transcribed for piano and cello by Parry Karp; the Capriccio for Violoncello and Piano (1985) American composer William Bolcom; the First Rhapsody for Cello and Piano (1928) by Hungarian composer Bela Bartok (you can hear the work in a YouTube video at the bottom); and the Sonata in B-flat Major for Cello and Piano, Op. 8 (1899) by Ernst Dohnanyi.
PLEASE NOTE: Parry Karp and Eli Kalman will also repeat their Friday night recital program this Sunday, Nov. 1, for "Sunday Afternoon Live From the Chazen." The FREE and PUBLIC performance will start at 12:30 p.m. for the audience in Brittingham Gallery 3. The recital will be streamed LIVE on the website for the Chazen Museum of Art.
http://www.chazen.wisc.edu/about/news/in-the-news/sunday-afternoon-live-at-the-chazen-november-1-with-parry-karp-and-eli-kalm
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Classical music Q&A: Do cellist Parry Karp and pianist Eli Kalman have favorite cello sonatas by Beethoven? What should audiences listen for this Friday night and Sunday afternoon? How did the two performers meet and develop their collaboration? Part 2 of 2. Plus, violist Mikko Utevsky gives a FREE recital of J.S. Bach and Shostakovich on Saturday night.
ALERT: Mikko Utevsky — a prize-winning UW student violist as well as sometimes Madison Symphony Orchestra player and the founder-conductor of the Madison Area Youth Chamber Orchestra (MAYCO) — will give a viola recital at Capitol Lakes Retirement Home, 333 West Main Street, off the Capitol Square, at 7 P.M. this SATURDAY (NOT Thursday) night, April 20, and would love for a big audience to attend the FREE concert. The ambitious program includes playing J.S. Bach's Cello Suite No. 5, transcribed for viola; Dmitri Shostakovich's late Viola Sonata; and a Kaddish by Tzvi Avni. Utevsky (below) will be accompanied by pianist John Jeffrey Gibbens. A reception will follow the concert.
This weekend brings one of the major and memorable events of the current season: Performances in two parts of the complete original works for cello and piano by Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827).
The performances will take place this Friday night at 7:30 p.m. and this Sunday afternoon at 4:30 p.m. (NOT 3:30 p.m. as mistakenly first listed) in the concert hall at Farley's House of Pianos, 6522 Seybold Road, on Madison's far west side, near West Towne Mall.
The performers are longtime collaborators: University of Wisconsin-Madison professor of cello and Pro Arte Quartet cellist Parry Karp and UW-Oshkosh professor of piano Eli Kalman, who received his doctoral degree from the UW-Madison School of Music.
Tickets are $25 for each individual concert or $40 for the package of two. For more information call (608) 271-2626, go to Farley's website. Here is a link:
http://www.farleyspianos.com/pages/events_main.html
Here are the programs for the two concerts:
Friday at 7:30 p.m.: Sonata In C Major, Op. 102 No. 1 (1815); Sonata in F Major, Op. 5 No. 1 (1796); Seven Variations on a theme "Bei Männern, welche Liebe fühlen" from Mozart's opera, The Magic Flute, WoO 46 (1801); Sonata In D Major, Op. 102 No. 2 (1815)
Sunday at 4:30 p.m.: Twelve Variations on a Theme from Handel's Oratorio "Judas Maccabeus," WoO 45 (1796); Sonata In G Minor, Op. 5 No. 2 (1796); Twelve Variations on a theme "Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen" from Mozart's opera, The Magic Flute, Op. 66 (1798); Sonata in A Major, Op. 69 (1807-8)
Both Parry Karp (below left) and pianist Eli Kalman (below right) agreed to answer a wide-ranging email Q&A. This is the second of two parts. The first part was posted yesterday and covered the evolution and development of Beethoven writing for the cello and piano throughout his career.
Do you both have favorite works among Beethoven's sonatas for cello and piano? Which ones and why?
Parry Karp: It sounds like a cliché, but whatever work I am playing at the moment is my favorite. A week and a half ago Eli and I played three of the works for the Music in Performance class at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
We played an early sonata, a sets of variations and a late sonata. We were both struck by how completely different each work was and how magnificent they all were. The range is extraordinary. As my father (retired UW pianist Howard Karp) is fond of saying about Beethoven (below is a print of the young Beethoven): "He was great from the beginning, he just kept changing." Probably the first Cello Sonata is the least performed, but when you are performing it, it is an overwhelming experience.
Eli Kalman: The one you are playing has always to sound like your favorite -– that is so true. But personally, I have a very strong connection to the fourth sonata, Op. 102, No. 1 (at bottom, in a YouTube video), and I am happy to overlook the words for the reasoning. I could advocate for any sonata as for the first favorite in a rational manner, but I choose to go with my strongest emotional reaction regarding the fourth sonata.
What would you like audiences to listen for or hear in your performances of these works? Are there neglected works you would especially like people to pay attention to?
Parry Karp: In general, I don't like to tell audiences what to listen for in performances. I think these works can be enjoyed and understood in many different ways and on many different levels. In fact every time I play, listen or study them I find new things.
However the works do demand intense concentration from the listener as well as the performer! This music doesn't work as background music.
In addition to the sonatas, we are performing the three sets of variations that Beethoven wrote for piano and cello. The variation form is one that also held interest for Beethoven from early in his compositional career right through to the huge "33 Variations on a Theme of Diabelli" at the end. He was a master at writing variations and these three sets show that well. (Below is a manuscript sketch of Beethoven's most popular Cello Sonata, Op. 69.)
Eli Kalman: It is fascinating to follow the composer's mind at work along with the musically beautiful of many sorts. Instrumental musical treatment is usually of abstract nature but can turn also operatic at times. The singing and the interplay are worth listening to and the passion and the dedication with which the potential of the duo unfolds.
The collaboration is complex, exciting and never really predictable. It is like a mountain of piano sound and one happy hiker — the cello climbing towards the highest peak.
You have played together a lot. Can you recall first getting together and tell us what makes your partnership – or any partnership — so successful?
Parry Karp: I first met Eli Kalman through a door! I walked by a studio and heard a pianist practicing Schumann's Piano Sonata in F-sharp minor, a work rarely heard. I knocked on the door to find out who this excellent pianist was, and it was Eli.
It turned out he was in Madison auditioning for the graduate program in Collaborative Piano. He arrived in Madison the following fall in the graduate program and had an immediate impact on our string program.
He was very generously making it possibly for all of our advanced string students to perform the great piano-string duo repertoire of Mozart, Beethoven, Schumann, Brahms, Respighi, Bartok, Rachmaninoff, etc.
After a year Eli asked if we could do some playing together. I was only too happy to oblige. We have been performing together since that time, some 11 years. We have explored both much of the well-known repertoire as well as many works that we consider unjustly neglected works. It is always a great treat to have Eli as a duo partner.
Eli Kalman: Parry was the most inspiring musical figure of my last musical decade starting from his own recitals in which he was never letting go easily of any note and all the way to the his insatiable appetite for music. I never met somebody hanging on with so much passion to every measure — quite a model to follow!
How did we start? As a student, I told him once about my dream of including Rachmaninoff's cello sonata and Ravel piano trio in my repertoire and he commented warmly: "You had a dream, let's make this happen" – and this is how it started. Ten years later, we have shared so many wonderful and often challenging stage experiences in which we stay together serving music the best we can and continue to marvel about its powers.
Is there anything else you would like to say or add?
Parry Karp: We are very excited to be performing these seminal works at Farley's House of Pianos, a beautiful intimate space, and a perfect environment for hearing these pieces. Eli and I rehearsed there yesterday and it was a wonderful treat.
There was a plethora of great pianos to chose from, "an embarrassment of riches" as it were. We picked an 1877 "Centennial" Steinway Concert Grand (below), lovingly and magnificently rebuilt by Farley's. It seemed perfect for these two upcoming recitals.
Eli Kalman: One is fortunate if the repertoire, the partner and the concert series are special. In this case, Farley's unique restoration of this piano is a significant addition to other aspects. Performing Beethoven's complete cycle of piano and cello works is one of the most exciting moments of my musical life. We are looking forward to it very much!
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England and Nike unveiled new home and away kits for 2014, revealing designs that focus on English football history and culture, and carry the best in performance innovation.
The new England home jersey is a pure and brilliant white with an engineered pinstripe in the fabric. White satin tape on the shoulders gives the jersey a distinctive shine.
The famous three lions crest has a metallic weave to create another shimmering effect, most noticable when the crest catches the light.
Inside the back of the neck is a pennant tab with a graphic of silver pinstripes that together create a St. George's cross.
The jersey has a modern V-neck collar, which is both functional and styled for sport.
The fit of the shorts is slimmer and more tailored to the body, based on fit research and specifically cut to aid movement and comfort.
The central back section of the shorts features Nike's signature laser vents to aid in cooling and allow for moisture management. The new home socks are also white.
The classic new England away kit celebrates the team's history and showcases the most evocative national symbols in an innovative new fashion.
The new England away jersey features a bold red tonal pinstripe design subtly infused with a graphic interpretation of St. George's cross on the front. The St. George's cross, representing the English patron saint, is an optical illusion and cannot be seen up close, coming into focus only from a distance.
The iconic England crest features a satin weave base with embroidered lions to create a lustrous effect. The base uses a bright white with an optical brightener to further enhance its whiteness, making the lions come alive under UV light.
Inside the back of the neck, consistent with the home jersey is a pennant tab, this time with a graphic of red pinstripes that together create a subtle St. George's cross.
The shorts are white with a red tape along each side, and the away socks are red.
The kit aids performance by helping regulate player body temperature over the course of a match. By using a combination of Nike Dri-FIT technology, mesh panels and laser-cut ventilation holes, designers are able to localize cooling where players need it most.
Nike Dri-FIT technology pulls moisture away from the skin to the outside of the garment where it evaporates quickly. Laser-cut ventilation holes and engineered mesh in key areas allow for increased breathability and airflow across the skin.
In addition to helping players stay cool, the kit is made with a new dual-knit fabrication that incorporates cotton and recycled polyester for the best in moisture-wicking properties, while adding a softer feel and more flattering shape.
In line with Nike's commitment to superior performance with lower environmental impact, the shirt, short — and for the first time in a national team kit, the socks — all feature fabric made from recycled plastic bottles (100 percent recycled polyester in the shorts, 96 percent recycled polyester in the shirt and 78 percent in the socks).
Each kit is made using an average of 18 recycled plastic bottles. Since 2010, Nike has diverted almost two billion bottles from landfills, enough to cover more than 2,800 full-sized football pitches.
Designers utilized three-dimensional body scans of elite footballers to collect data on the form of today's players and identify an updated fit, improving comfort and allowing the body to move more naturally within the kit.
While looking at every element of the modern football kit, Nike designers even paid special attention to the kits' socks. Combining athlete insights and research with new materials and fabrications, the Nike Elite Match Fit sock for 2014 features a sleeker fit specific to football.
Strategically cushioned zones provide comfort and protection at the big toe and anklebones where the majority of impact occurs, while arch support locks down the foot to help prevent slipping. Material was also eliminated to enhance touch and decrease bulk, and flex grooves were added to the ankle and the top of the foot to prevent bunching.
The England home and away kits are available to pre-order on nike.com from March 31, and on sale in stores and nike.com worldwide from April 3.
What do you think of the Nike England home and away kits for 2014? Let us know in the comments section below or on our Twitter and Facebook pages.
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Anyone who is a lover of high-fashion knows the feeling of buying their very first designer handbag. For many women, designer handbags are the crowning glory of any collection. But buying your first is not always easy. There are so many brands to choose from, and you also need to consider your budget among other things. In buying authentic bags Philippines Facebook sellers are also increasingly becoming more popular. Aside from online sites and marketplaces, finding your dream designer bag through social media offers added convenience. But if you still don't know which bag to buy, how do you choose your first designer handbag? Read on below for our tips.
Unless you have an unlimited budget, you need to make sure that you are setting a limit to how much you will spend on your first designer handbag. High-end bags don't come cheap. What you need to look out for are styles and designs from known brands which will not go out of style. The advantage of this is that the bag you buy might still fetch a reasonable retail value down the line. Nevertheless, if you want to splurge on something trendier, make sure that you are not spending too much. If you are indeed on a budget, you can look for authentic pre-owned designer handbags online.
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Although fashion houses come up with trendy styles season after season, there are designs which they have been producing from decades and remain relevant in today's fashion scene. For example, the Chanel Flap bag remains an iconic piece in many wardrobes. A classic style becomes an investment piece which you can hand down as an heirloom or resell at a fair value.
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#WCW: Sigourney Weaver
By: Erika Ashley
Let's get one thing straight… I love Sigourney Weaver. She's such a phenomenal force to be reckoned with and a true heroine on the silver screen. Not only is she the Queen of Sci-Fi and Paranormal Film Genre but she has fun and comedic side to her. Sigourney was born in Susan Alexandra Weaver on October 8, 1949 in Manhattan, New York. Her early life was spent growing up in show-business with parents in the entertainment industry – her mom and was an actress and her father was a studio exec. So of course little Susan Alexandra would grow up to be an actress and later changed her name after reading The Great Gatsby (or so sources say).
Sigourney's acting career took off when she landed her first lead role in Ridley Scott's – Alien film in 1979 when the actress was just turning 30. Prior to Alien she dabbled in theater acting and taking small roles on television shows and what not. She then went on taking on more and more sci-fi roles and continued as the main character and heroine of the Alien franchise.
Her most notable roles have been in Ghostbusters and Avatar. She's isn't afraid to own her title as the Sci-Fi Queen and prides herself on taking any movie she feels like even though she's been known to joke that she tends to get the roles that Meryl Streep doesn't want. Either way she rocks every character I've seen her act thus far.
One thing that I really admire about Sigourney is that she is genuine, not only in her demeanor but also in her approach towards life. She really enjoys her fans and her work and she regularly speaks her mind. She once said, "In Hollywood, if you are a man and speak your mind openly, you're considered a man in full. But, if you are a woman and do the same, you're nothing but an annoying bitch." This double standard isn't just in Hollywood and she believes strongly in gender equality. I look up to her for being a strong presence for young girls and women alike because Alien was one of the first films I had seen with a strong female lead and I think that's why I love it and her so much.
She has signed on for several Avatar films that will be releasing up until 2022 and she is dedicated to continuing her acting career for many more years to come. Although she is starting to show her age, Sigourney is still a stunning Amazonian woman standing at 5'11" but tips over 6' in her stiletto pumps. She's like a fine wine, only getting better with age.
I can't wait until next August when she returns to her role as Ellen Ripley in the upcoming Alien: Covenant installment. Hopefully, someday I'll be able to have an interview or just a sit-down conversation with her and pick her brain about all things Sci-Fi. Until then, I'll just quietly worship her from afar.
*BONUS FEATURE – Singer/songwriter Mike Garrigan wrote a song entitled "Sigourney Weaver" that pays tribute to her. Listen to it below!
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Q: Passing value from Controller to view Page I want when i login, the value inside my model i.e.(userProfile) be passed from my controller to my view page so as to display or printout the email of the user.
Below is my View and Controller:
My View Page is:
<c:out value="${userprofile.email}" />

Controller is:
@RequestMapping(value = "/authenticate", method = RequestMethod.POST)
    public String authenticateLogin(@Valid @ModelAttribute("loginAttribute") UserProfileForm userProfile,                                   HttpServletRequest request,
Model model){

    if(userProfile.getEmail() !=null && userProfile.getPassword() !=null){
        if(userProfileBo.processLoginCredentials(userProfile.getEmail(), userProfile.getPassword())){
            model.addAttribute("userProfile", userProfile.getEmail());
            System.out.println("Email for username is: " + userProfile.getEmail());
            return "redirect:/treepage";
        }
        else{
            return "redirect:/";
        }

    }
    else{
            return "redirect:/";
    }

}

The displayed result is this - ${userprofile.email}

A: I don't like MVC and have only done one project using it so my knowledge is limited. I think there is a ViewBag variable on the client side you can fill with values from the controller and access them from the view.

A: I think your code has one mistake:
You setuserProfile in your controller and use userprofile in your view.
Try to use <c:out value="${userProfile.email}" /> in your view, and if problem not resolved, use something like this:
<h1>${userProfile.email}</h1>

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A convenient respite from the dynamic city, there is ample opportunity to unwind in style and stay energised. Enjoy a fruitful daily workout in the fully equipped gym or relax by the indoor swimming pool. The Jacuzzi, sauna and steam room, and luxury haven CHI, The Spa serve up tranquil settings to escape and luxuriate. Further indulgence can be enjoyed in the hotel's fine dining venues, serving up classic local cuisine and flavours spanning the globe.


We have been a family business specializing in art conservation since 1927. We have been in continuous business for so long, we have even restored paintings we have done in the last 87 years. A real treat for us. We are truly dedicated to our vocation and love every moment of our work.
Lanzini Art began in this country in 1927 when it's founder, Angelo Lanzini immigrated here from his native Venice, Italy.
He was a child prodigy and his talents were discovered at an early age creating frescos at age 7 that still exist today. He decorated his first church at age eleven while attending the Royal academy of arts in Italy. He graduated with a degree in architecture and an incredible ability to paint,design and create churches.
After arriving in New York in 1927 he immediately aligned himself with a decorating firm where he would hone his skills. He decorated churches and grand theaters until in 1936, Banker A.P. Gianini discovered his talents and brought him to San Francisco to design the Bank of Americas display at the Worlds Fair at Treasure Island.
After that work came easily and plentiful. He worked out of San Francisco, Detroit and New York until joining the Army Air Corps in 1942. He was involved in Topographical map making for the pilots.
After his military duty was fulfilled,he began designing again and designed dozens of churches, hospitals and theaters. He won much acclaim for his art and did many commissions during the forties and fifties. In the early sixties he was commissioned by the Vatican to paint the official portrait of Pope John XXIII which now resides in the Vatican museum after originally adorning the Pontiffs private residence. He also was fortunate to paint the portrait of Cardinal Spellman.
He was fortunate to have had the honor to paint portraits of Senator Robert and Ted Kennedy, Hubert Humphrey,Eugene McCarth, Pres. Bill Clinton etc.
During the seventies he was working harder than ever and recruited his sons after they were out of college and they added their own talents to the firm.
These works took as much as a year to complete. The firm was specializing in Stained glass design, fabrication and restoration statue restoration and mosaic design and fabrication through out the 90s. As well as statuary design and mosaic,and bronze works.
Mr. Lanzini passed on in 1998 and left a legacy and body of work that was enormous and the world has had so few people with his capabilities.
His sons continue the business today and devote their work to their fathers legacy and a grandson has now been brought into the business and has his own unique skill set that enhances this 86 year old company.
Hopefully the company will still be in business after another wonderful 90 years.


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Prescription drug take-back day in Franklin, NH. (Photo by Cheryl Senter.)
A public-health emergency — and how you can help
Sweeping measures are needed to turn the corner on the state's drug crisis. But there are also some basic, tangible things that average citizens can do to help. Here are five
By Lois R. Shea, Senior Writer and Communications Officer | February 1, 2018
More people are dying from the opioid epidemic in America today than died from AIDS at the height of that epidemic in the 1980s.
The human cost is staggering — parents lost, children lost, communities in mourning. The economic cost is monumental: substance misuse costs New Hampshire $1.8 billion annually.
This is an all-hands-on-deck moment for our communities. And we are really good at pitching in where work needs doing around here. But this problem can seem so complex, and so intractable, that it can be hard for Jane and Joe Citizen (who are not trained first responders, or recovery coaches, or doctors) to figure out how to help. Yes, we need policymakers and health care professionals and funders to take sweeping, comprehensive measures address this crisis. But there are also some things — some basic, tangible things — that the rest of us can do, even if we don't know anyone (or don't think we do) who is personally affected and needs support.
Here are five:
1. Encourage your community to participate in prescription drug take-back days. The opioids hanging around America's medicine cabinets from long-ago wisdom-tooth extractions and back pain are a clear and present danger, and they need to be disposed of properly. Many communities have prescription-drug take-back programs, and many police stations will accept and dispose of them on a walk-in basis. The next National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day is scheduled for April 28. Call your local police department and encourage your community to participate — and then tell your friends and neighbors. Or contact the substance misuse prevention coordinator at your regional public health network to find the nearest participating department, including some that have permanent take-back receptacles installed. (Some pharmacies also offer their customers a product called DisposeRX, free of charge, which can be added to medicine vials to make medications safe to dispose of in the trash.)
2. Encourage your local school board to implement evidence-based prevention Innovative programs like Life of an Athlete, Youth Leadership Through Adventure and Media Power Youth are showing great promise. If your district has already implemented proven prevention strategies, thank and congratulate your school board. If not, encourage the implementation of such programs in your district.
3. Share the number for the New Hampshire Statewide Addiction Crisis Line with your social media networks. It is 1-844-711-HELP (4357). Experienced case workers answer this line, who assist callers to find the specific kind of help they need. You never know who among your networks might really need this information — for themselves or a family member. So this is one time when sharing on social media really DOES count as doing something. Again: 1-844-711-HELP (4357).
4. Get trained as a New Futures citizen advocate. New Futures is the state's leading policy and advocacy organization for prevention, treatment and recovery issues. It has been instrumental in shaping state policy, including increasing funding for prevention, treatment and recovery and insurance coverage for substance use disorder treatment. New Futures trains citizen advocates whose voices are instrumental in the public policy arena.
5. Give. There are scores of nonprofit organizations in New Hampshire working on getting us through this crisis — providing emergency services, treatment, and recovery support to individuals and families. (Read more about some of the Charitable Foundation's grantees here.) The current crisis has taxed resources to the extreme. Donations can do everything from buying diapers for babies whose families are in transitional housing to helping a recovery support center keep its doors open.


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The Tacoma Film Alliance Splattermouse Film Festival
What is the Splattermouse Film Competition?
Click here to visit Splattermouse on Film Freeway!
The Splatter Mouse Horror Film Competition is being held in partnership with the Tacoma Film Alliance, Friday Night Frights, Frighthouse Square and The Blue Mouse Theatre. The event will be held at the historic Blue Mouse Theatre in Tacoma WA, the City of Destiny. This will be first and foremost a film festival and competition but will be much more than the standard screenings and prizes. The Splattermouse will have the added spectacular presentation of an old style horror spook show. A horror variety show of this kind has not been seen in decades! You won't believe what we have in store for you and your film. This event is "destined" to be become a yearly major attraction, featuring special guest judges, lots of surprises and other things that go bump in the night. What a great way for your film to be presented on the big screen at an event that the audience will be talking about for years!
The legendary Blue Mouse Theatre in Tacoma is Washington's oldest continuously operating theater that opened its doors on November 23, 1923. We're pretty sure there are more than a few ghosts that haunt the aisles, and more than likely, there will be even more at this unique fun festival.
Don't dream it, be it. Local filmmakers? Have a few scary shorts in your closet? Submit it! Want to create a brand new terrifying masterpiece for this event? Do that too! Basically, if your horror film is local and is either already complete, or will be before the final deadline, it is fair game for the competition. Submit your film/s and get in with this exciting film competition. Winning filmmakers get free tickets and other cash prizes based on the amount of entries.
Entries will be viewed and selected by our panel of special guest judges. Depending on the amount and length of the entries, finalists will be screened at the Splattermouse event. From the feature length films submitted, one film will be chosen as the winner in that category and will win a special award. All short films selected will go on to compete at the event and will be eligible to win the coveted audience award!
Filmmakers must be local to enter this competition, coming from the Tacoma area, and roughly a 50 mile radius around it. That covers Olympia to Seattle and all points between. So submit your film and bring your buddies on down to the historic Blue Mouse Theatre on July 24th 2020 for a grand macabre experience.
A handful of local filmmakers have banded together to create a one-of-a-kind event, a gourmet concoction of horror films, screening at the historical Blue Mouse Theatre in Tacoma WA. on July 24th 2020.
This horror themed competition and screening is to celebrate the unique craft of local film making as well as support the legendary Blue Mouse Theatre in Tacoma WA.
It's called Splatter Mouse for a reason, ;) all films must be horror themed.
Prizes to be determined by number of entry submissions.
All films submitted must fall into the horror genre. However, they can also fall into sub-genres such as "horror comedy" "Horror sci-fi" or "horror romance", etc., just so long as they are horror films in some capacity.
Must be a local Filmmaker within a 50 mile radius of Tacoma WA. Olympia, all the way up to Seattle and all points between.
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Submit your film!Click here to visit Splattermouse on Film Freeway!
February 19th, 2020Opening date
April 30th, 2020Earlybird deadline
June 1st, 2020Regular deadline
June 26th, 2020Late deadline
July 5th, 2020Notification date
July 24th, 2020Event date
Tacoma Film Alliance
To Support and Promote Greater Puget Sound Motion Picture Artists via Resources, Networking, and Education in a Mutually Supportive Alliance.
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<?php

namespace Drupal\comment\Tests\Views;

use Drupal\comment\Entity\Comment;
use Drupal\user\Entity\User;
use Drupal\views\Views;

/**
 * Tests the user posted or commented argument handler.
 *
 * @group comment
 */
class ArgumentUserUIDTest extends CommentTestBase {

  /**
   * Views used by this test.
   *
   * @var array
   */
  public static $testViews = array('test_comment_user_uid');

  function testCommentUserUIDTest() {
    // Add an additional comment which is not created by the user.
    $new_user = User::create(['name' => 'new user']);
    $new_user->save();

    $comment = Comment::create([
      'uid' => $new_user->uid->value,
      'entity_id' => $this->nodeUserCommented->id(),
      'entity_type' => 'node',
      'field_name' => 'comment',
      'subject' => 'if a woodchuck could chuck wood.',
    ]);
    $comment->save();

    $view = Views::getView('test_comment_user_uid');
    $this->executeView($view, array($this->account->id()));
    $result_set = array(
      array(
        'nid' => $this->nodeUserPosted->id(),
      ),
      array(
        'nid' => $this->nodeUserCommented->id(),
      ),
    );
    $column_map = array('nid' => 'nid');
    $this->assertIdenticalResultset($view, $result_set, $column_map);
  }

}

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A "Chrysalis" is a life cycle stage between a caterpillar and a butterfly. Chrysalis refers to both the stage and the pupa itself. It is a sort of protective covering for the butterfly and is similar to a cocoon.
The universe is in a constant state of development. Transition is a "Chrysalis" in the universe of moving to adulthood. Our students with disabilities develop from being children and adolescents to young adults. We protect and teach them as long as we can, providing them opportunities to establish skill sets, until they are ready to leave their cocoon and fly out on their own, equipped with the skills and support necessary for them to be contributing members of our communities.


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from django.contrib import admin

# Register your models here.
from learning_logs.models import Topic, Entry
admin.site.register(Topic)
admin.site.register(Entry)


Weddings already bring enough of a stress to the brides planning them – you have to think about food, venue, music, dresses, overall mingling with people, etc. But one of the untold stresses is having to figure out a way to go to the bathroom without ruining your dress.
It seems that one crafty bride may have solved that toilet disaster for the rest of brides worldwide, after she took it upon herself to prepare for the worst and find a solution. She knew that she was going into it with a struggle on her hands, so she created her own DIY toilet aid out of an IKA bag in order to safely hoist up her beautiful mermaid wedding gown.
It's quite simple really: you cut a large hole in the bottom of your IKEA bag, the pull the bag up to catch the dress in the process, and you're done. Simple and effective.
Naturally, many other women chimed in to share their own tips for desperate brides facing the fear of a bathroom trip in a wedding gown.
"I just took mine off in the hotel room before going the toilet. I don't really drink so I only had to go a few times throughout the day," a third woman added.
Regardless, of the debate, know any brides-to-be who might like to try the IKEA bag trick?


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Kindred agrees to pay $125 million for Medicare fraud claims against subsidiaries it bought after most wrongdoing occurred
Louisville-based Kindred Healthcare Inc. has agreed to pay $125 million to settle federal allegations that it knowingly submitted false claims to Medicare for rehabilitation therapy, according to a U.S. Department...
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Three doctors, nine others in western half of Kentucky are indicted in the largest-ever federal 'takedown' of Medicaid fraud
Former Dr. Fred Gott of Bowling Green was arrested.(Photo: Miranda Pederson, Bowling Green Daily News) Twelve people in the western half of Kentucky, including three doctors, have been charged with Medicaid...
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Scammers taking advantage of new health-insurance system
Scammers are using the new health-insurance system "as an opportunity to try to collect consumers' personal information or to make false claims," Gov. Steve Beshear and Attorney General Jack Conway...
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Here are the seven factors driving health care cost increases
Escalating health care costs are everybody's problem and no one entity's fault. Julie Appleby at Kaiser Health News reports that the United States spends about18 percent of its gross domestic...
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Chiropractic clinic to pay $650K for Medicaid and Medicare fraud
A chiropractic clinic in Williamsburg will pay $650,000 to settle claims it improperly billed Medicare and Medicaid, reports Trent Knuckles for The News Journal of Corbin. (News Journal graphic) Ho...
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