NEW YORK, NY and HONG KONG--(Marketwired - May 15, 2013) - New York-based fashion brand alice + olivia by Stacey Bendet and Asia's leading retail, brand management and distribution company ImagineX Group announced today an exclusive strategic partnership to develop the brand in Greater China and Southeast Asia through the opening of 23 points of sale over the next five years.
Reported by Marketwired 12 hours ago.
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Olivia Wilde, Mark Duplass to star in 'Reawakening'
The pair play research students who discover a way to raise the dead.
Reported by Digital Spy 6 hours ago.
Reported by Digital Spy 6 hours ago.
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"The Quiet Ones" - cast: Jared Harris, Sam Claflin, Erin Richards, Olivia Cooke
*Release date :* April 25, 2014*Synopsis :* Inspired by true events, "The Quiet Ones" tells the story of an unorthodox professor who uses controversial methods and leads ... Reported by AceShowbiz 6 hours ago.
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National Honor Society Inducts 170 Students from Westfield High
Patch Westfield, NJ --In recognition of academic excellence, leadership, service and character, 160 juniors and 10 seniors from Westfield High School were inducted into the National Honor Society on April 25. Principal Peter Renwick awarded the students with certificates and Les Jacobsen, NHS Advisor, presented NHS pins and charms.
NHS officers at Westfield High School -- Rob Cassie, Eric Oberman, Maria Hershey and Sophia Barry -- announced the newly inducted members who included the following members of the junior class: Tristen Abaya, Kaitlin Abrams, William Allen, Elena H. Arida, Grace Aronds, Jane Aronds, Nora Aronds, Caroline Baldwin, Audrey Bangs, Anna Ming Bauer, Alexander Beals, William Bennett,Julia Bieber, Matthew Binkowitz, Gabrielle Bleich, Kathleen Bond, Natalie Brennan, Gabrielle Buckman, Eric Cantor, Andrew Capuano, Anna Centrella, Estelle Cervantes, Philip Chapel, Ida Chen, Sandy Guerim Choi, Douglas Clarkson, Abigail Cook, Sarah Cronin, Kelly Culnan, Tyler Debbie, Jennifer DeCandia, Olivia Dembiec, Alexa Derman, Leia Descalzi, Nicole Devitt, Allison Diamond, Jackson Dumont, Philip Edwards, Brandon Egert, Benjamin Eisenberg, Vikranth Eleswarapu, Jared Ellner, Michael Esler, Rachel Fan, Cynthia Faris, Amanda Fischer, Erica Fischer, Shea Fitzpatrick, Jack Foley, Mara Friedman, Ethan Frisch, Nicholas Gabuzda, Evan Garfinkel, Edwin Gee, Mark Gillespie, Geneva Gleason, Sophia Goldschmidt, Elizabeth Gonzalez, David Gruskin, Melanie Grycan, Oona Harrigan, Patrick Harris, Austin Hatch, Kristin Hauge, Dalton Herzog, Sara Hoerrner, Christopher Hogge, Rachel Holtzman, Andrew Hopper, Dane Huber, Michael Hughes, Matthew Jenkins, Sadie Jezierski, Jake Kaplan, Jake Katz, Helen Forrest Keating, Jack Kessler, Michelle Kim, Caroline King, Alicia Kohl, Suzanna Kozlowski, Rebecca Kraus, Rebecca Kreutzer, Daniel Kuhn, David Kushner, Gemma Larche, Bernadette Latimer, Brendan Law, Hongeun (Clare) Lee, Lyndsay Lee, Carly Levine, Olivia LeWarn, Lucia Liu, Matthew Luppino, Magda Magierski, Victor Magierski, Shannon Malley, Morgan Maloney, Emily Mastrocola, Kelly Mazzucco, Elizabeth McCabe, Thomas McDonald, Christopher McGlynn, Luke McGrory, Nicholas Mennona, Stephanie Milan, Tori Miller, Nora C. Moriarty, Christina Mosco, Alexandra Mossawir, Charles Mulrooney, William Murtishaw, Daniel Myers, Julia Napolitano, Elisabeth Neylan, Lauren Nogan, Matthew Nuzzo, Joseph Ohaus, Alexandra Palatucci, Sophia Palia, Madeline R. Pfeifer, Megan Pinna, Thomas Pyle, Kristin Ragoza, Mary Rippe, Calvin Robertshaw, Jill Rosenfeld, Claire Rothfelder, Daniel Sanders, Joseph Santry, Daniel Savickas, Olivia Schiffer, Lauren Schmeider, Amanda Schwarz, Lydia Anne Seaman, Conor Sheridan, Sophia Shiffman, Eric Shor, Samuel Sokolin, Andrew Stockwell, Gabrielle Stravach, Sanjay Sujanthakumar, Maria Tata, Sean Tracey, Sebastien Trott, Dara Tucker, Sabrina Van Ness, John Venezia, Isabella Vergara, Kristen Villane, Joseph Vricella-Stokes, Amy Wang, Yixue (Lily) Wang, Jacob Wasserman, Fraser Weist, Michaela Winberg, Francis Wong, Shawn Wu, Jingyan (Cindy) Xiao, and Tiffany Youssef.
Those inducted from the Senior Class include: Claire Dorwart, Matthew Haner, Christopher Ick, Lauren Koenigsberg, Olivia M. Mahoney, Connor Moore, Clara Smith, Annalyn Tanella, Kathryn Tracey and Allison Zale.
Elected as National Honor Society officers for the 2013-14 school year are Francis Wong, Shea Fitzpatrick, Abigail Cook, Lauren Nogan and Natalie Brennan.
Musical entertainment for the evening was provided by WHS seniors and jazz duo Jeffrey Marino, on saxophone, and Eric Mikalauskas, on electric keyboard. Reported by Patch 56 minutes ago.
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Bikini Teacher Olivia Sprauer a.k.a. Victoria James Turns Viral Celebrity
A high-school teacher fired for modeling in her bikini on the side is basking in attention from several companies, photographers and magazines and she is now getting more jobs than ever. As I wrote, Olivia Sprauer was let go from Martin County High School in Florida when a parent alerted the principal on her second job, even showing him a photo of her. She said it then and she is still stressing the fact that she has not done any tasteless photography, and all she is...
Reported by Softpedia 4 hours ago.
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Star Trek Into Darkness is light years ahead of the competition
A smooth landing for the Star Trek sequel plus ongoing love for Iron Man 3 means cinematic coffers should live long and prosper
*The winner*
When the Next Generation cycle of Star Trek movies sputtered to an end in 2003, Nemesis closed out its run with a mediocre £4.8m in the UK, down from previous episode Insurrection's £7.7m. Paramount and JJ Abrams craftily reinvented the brand with the 2009 reboot, debuting with a tasty £5.95m (including £872,000 in previews), on its way to a total of £21.4m. Now comes the sequel, Into Darkness. Given the expanded fanbase established by the 2009 film, and the addition of Sherlock star Benedict Cumberbatch as the Star Fleet's formidable new foe, it's no big surprise to see numbers rise. Even so, Paramount will be more than happy with the achieved result: £8.43m including previews of £1.57m. That's a 42% rise on the debut last time around. Sequels do usually open big and then fall off a bit harder, but if Into Darkness were able to manage the same trajectory as the 2009 Star Trek, it would make it to £30m here.
Into Darkness currently enjoys an 8.4/10 score by users at IMDb, although that high mark doubtlessly reflects the enthusiasm of the "early adopter" audience. As a revival of a moribund film brand – one that looks likely to continue to deliver value to its backers for many years to come – Star Trek is a textbook example. The only dark cloud on the horizon is Abrams's switch of attention to Disney's Star Wars property.
*The runner-up*
With a drop from the previous weekend of 49.5%, Iron Man 3 has managed two consecutive falls of less than 50%, a solid achievement for a film that opened at such a high level. Star Trek Into Darkness represents fairly direct competition, so the hold at the weekend is as good as could be expected. After 18 days, the Marvel sequel has reached a nifty £31.1m, which compares to £40.3m for The Avengers at the same stage of its run. The latter film reached £51.9m in the UK, so at this point Iron Man 3 looks set to max out around £40m. The first Iron Man film reached £17.4m, while the sequel got to £21.3m. The top title of 2013 so far is Les Misérables with £40.5m, so Disney have a shot at overtaking it with Iron Man 3 by the end of its run.
*The arthouse alternatives*
With the previous weekend seeing the arrival of Pedro Almodóvar's I'm So Excited, rival arthouse distributors gave that date a miss. Now, a week later, a number of fresh niche titles have arrived, notably Jeff Nichols's Mud, Mira Nair's The Reluctant Fundamentalist and Tobias Lindholm's A Hijacking. Confidently marketed by well-resourced distributor eOne, Mud performed nicely on its 71 screens, landing in seventh place with £239,000 and a £3,367 average. That's a big step up from Nichols's previous film Take Shelter, which debuted with £81,000 from 55 cinemas.
The Reluctant Fundamentalist performed predictably less well, with £34,000 from 29 cinemas, and a £1,176 average. The word "thriller" has been embedded in the marketing messaging from the get-go, but audiences may not have been quite convinced. Other assets included Mira Nair's name, the source material (Mohsin Hamid's acclaimed novel) and a cast including Riz Ahmed, Liev Schreiber, Kate Hudson and Kiefer Sutherland. Nair's previous film, little-loved aviator biopic Amelia, debuted in November 2009 with £49,000 from 133 cinemas.
Lindholm, who co-wrote The Hunt with Thomas Vinterberg and was on the writing team for 20 episodes of TV's Borgen, directs for the second time with A Hijacking, following the negligibly released (in the UK) R: Hit First, Hit Hardest. A debut of £26,400 from 13 screens yielded an acceptable average of £2,031.
Still in the top 10 in its second week of play, I'm So Excited dropped 44% from its debut, a bigger drop than you'd expect for a major arthouse title, for a 10-day cume of £611,000. Almodóvar's previous film The Skin I Live In fell 36% on its second weekend (for a 10-day total of £878,000), while Broken Embraces dipped only 27% at that stage for a total of £745,00 after two weekends. The concern for the new Almodóvar is not so much the gap between the number achieved and the previous films at the same stage, as the rate of descent, which suggests audience word is less than positive.
*The miss*
Landing with a thud in 17th place, heist thriller Deadfall predictably failed to engage cinema audiences. Starring Eric Bana, Olivia Wilde and Charlie Hunnam, the cast alone couldn't punch the film through, and this always looked more like a DVD title. Debuting with £34,000 from 104 screens, and a £328 average, look for the film to make a swift exit from cinemas.
*The future*
Thanks to the arrival of Into Darkness, overall the market was 36% up on the previous weekend and 25% up on the equivalent frame from 2012, when highest new entrant Dark Shadows landed in third place (behind The Avengers and American Pie: Reunion). The good news looks set to continue for cinemas, since the long-awaited The Great Gatsby lands on Thursday, fresh from its $51m US debut. Then the next day, it's the turn of Fast & Furious 6, the latest from a franchise that has been steadily growing in box office over the past few films. Hoping to pick up a few crumbs is British road-trip thriller The Liability, starring Jack O'Connell and Tim Roth.
*Top 10 films*
1. Star Trek Into Darkness, £8,431,574 from 554 sites (new)
2. Iron Man 3, £3,182,108 from 524 sites. Total: £31,122,954
3. 21 and Over, £580,981 from 371 sites. Total: £1,903,367
4. All Stars, £498,334 from 412 sites. Total: £1,378,486
5. The Croods, £383,502 from 458 sites. Total: £25,558,984
6. Olympus Has Fallen, £362,772 from 306 sites. Total: £5,881,469
7. Mud, £239,037 from 71 sites (new)
8. I'm So Excited, £142,240 from 83 sites. Total: £611,304
9. The Place Beyond the Pines, £139,045 from 140 sites. Total: £3,230,966
10. Oblivion, £129,648 from 196 sites. Total: £10,486,465
*Other openers*
Go Goa Gone, 40 sites, £47,089
The Reluctant Fundamentalist, 29 sites, £34,102
Deadfall, 104 sites, £33,897
A Hijacking, 13 sites, £24,402
Journey to Italy (rerelease), 4 sites, £14,521
Our Children, 8 sites, £8,405
Amaidhi Padai 2, 8 sites, £5,022
Immanuel, 8 sites, £1,637
Village at the End of the World, 2 sites, £1,579 (+ £4,246 previews)
Vehicle 19, 1 site, £239
Beat Girl, 1 site, £51
• Thanks to Rentrak. Reported by guardian.co.uk 4 hours ago.
*The winner*
When the Next Generation cycle of Star Trek movies sputtered to an end in 2003, Nemesis closed out its run with a mediocre £4.8m in the UK, down from previous episode Insurrection's £7.7m. Paramount and JJ Abrams craftily reinvented the brand with the 2009 reboot, debuting with a tasty £5.95m (including £872,000 in previews), on its way to a total of £21.4m. Now comes the sequel, Into Darkness. Given the expanded fanbase established by the 2009 film, and the addition of Sherlock star Benedict Cumberbatch as the Star Fleet's formidable new foe, it's no big surprise to see numbers rise. Even so, Paramount will be more than happy with the achieved result: £8.43m including previews of £1.57m. That's a 42% rise on the debut last time around. Sequels do usually open big and then fall off a bit harder, but if Into Darkness were able to manage the same trajectory as the 2009 Star Trek, it would make it to £30m here.
Into Darkness currently enjoys an 8.4/10 score by users at IMDb, although that high mark doubtlessly reflects the enthusiasm of the "early adopter" audience. As a revival of a moribund film brand – one that looks likely to continue to deliver value to its backers for many years to come – Star Trek is a textbook example. The only dark cloud on the horizon is Abrams's switch of attention to Disney's Star Wars property.
*The runner-up*
With a drop from the previous weekend of 49.5%, Iron Man 3 has managed two consecutive falls of less than 50%, a solid achievement for a film that opened at such a high level. Star Trek Into Darkness represents fairly direct competition, so the hold at the weekend is as good as could be expected. After 18 days, the Marvel sequel has reached a nifty £31.1m, which compares to £40.3m for The Avengers at the same stage of its run. The latter film reached £51.9m in the UK, so at this point Iron Man 3 looks set to max out around £40m. The first Iron Man film reached £17.4m, while the sequel got to £21.3m. The top title of 2013 so far is Les Misérables with £40.5m, so Disney have a shot at overtaking it with Iron Man 3 by the end of its run.
*The arthouse alternatives*
With the previous weekend seeing the arrival of Pedro Almodóvar's I'm So Excited, rival arthouse distributors gave that date a miss. Now, a week later, a number of fresh niche titles have arrived, notably Jeff Nichols's Mud, Mira Nair's The Reluctant Fundamentalist and Tobias Lindholm's A Hijacking. Confidently marketed by well-resourced distributor eOne, Mud performed nicely on its 71 screens, landing in seventh place with £239,000 and a £3,367 average. That's a big step up from Nichols's previous film Take Shelter, which debuted with £81,000 from 55 cinemas.
The Reluctant Fundamentalist performed predictably less well, with £34,000 from 29 cinemas, and a £1,176 average. The word "thriller" has been embedded in the marketing messaging from the get-go, but audiences may not have been quite convinced. Other assets included Mira Nair's name, the source material (Mohsin Hamid's acclaimed novel) and a cast including Riz Ahmed, Liev Schreiber, Kate Hudson and Kiefer Sutherland. Nair's previous film, little-loved aviator biopic Amelia, debuted in November 2009 with £49,000 from 133 cinemas.
Lindholm, who co-wrote The Hunt with Thomas Vinterberg and was on the writing team for 20 episodes of TV's Borgen, directs for the second time with A Hijacking, following the negligibly released (in the UK) R: Hit First, Hit Hardest. A debut of £26,400 from 13 screens yielded an acceptable average of £2,031.
Still in the top 10 in its second week of play, I'm So Excited dropped 44% from its debut, a bigger drop than you'd expect for a major arthouse title, for a 10-day cume of £611,000. Almodóvar's previous film The Skin I Live In fell 36% on its second weekend (for a 10-day total of £878,000), while Broken Embraces dipped only 27% at that stage for a total of £745,00 after two weekends. The concern for the new Almodóvar is not so much the gap between the number achieved and the previous films at the same stage, as the rate of descent, which suggests audience word is less than positive.
*The miss*
Landing with a thud in 17th place, heist thriller Deadfall predictably failed to engage cinema audiences. Starring Eric Bana, Olivia Wilde and Charlie Hunnam, the cast alone couldn't punch the film through, and this always looked more like a DVD title. Debuting with £34,000 from 104 screens, and a £328 average, look for the film to make a swift exit from cinemas.
*The future*
Thanks to the arrival of Into Darkness, overall the market was 36% up on the previous weekend and 25% up on the equivalent frame from 2012, when highest new entrant Dark Shadows landed in third place (behind The Avengers and American Pie: Reunion). The good news looks set to continue for cinemas, since the long-awaited The Great Gatsby lands on Thursday, fresh from its $51m US debut. Then the next day, it's the turn of Fast & Furious 6, the latest from a franchise that has been steadily growing in box office over the past few films. Hoping to pick up a few crumbs is British road-trip thriller The Liability, starring Jack O'Connell and Tim Roth.
*Top 10 films*
1. Star Trek Into Darkness, £8,431,574 from 554 sites (new)
2. Iron Man 3, £3,182,108 from 524 sites. Total: £31,122,954
3. 21 and Over, £580,981 from 371 sites. Total: £1,903,367
4. All Stars, £498,334 from 412 sites. Total: £1,378,486
5. The Croods, £383,502 from 458 sites. Total: £25,558,984
6. Olympus Has Fallen, £362,772 from 306 sites. Total: £5,881,469
7. Mud, £239,037 from 71 sites (new)
8. I'm So Excited, £142,240 from 83 sites. Total: £611,304
9. The Place Beyond the Pines, £139,045 from 140 sites. Total: £3,230,966
10. Oblivion, £129,648 from 196 sites. Total: £10,486,465
*Other openers*
Go Goa Gone, 40 sites, £47,089
The Reluctant Fundamentalist, 29 sites, £34,102
Deadfall, 104 sites, £33,897
A Hijacking, 13 sites, £24,402
Journey to Italy (rerelease), 4 sites, £14,521
Our Children, 8 sites, £8,405
Amaidhi Padai 2, 8 sites, £5,022
Immanuel, 8 sites, £1,637
Village at the End of the World, 2 sites, £1,579 (+ £4,246 previews)
Vehicle 19, 1 site, £239
Beat Girl, 1 site, £51
• Thanks to Rentrak. Reported by guardian.co.uk 4 hours ago.
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PHOTOS: Ashlee Simpson Goes Backless To The Ballet
Ladies and gentlemen, Ashlee Simpson is back! Literally.
We may have mistook her for Ashley Tisdale back at New York Fashion Week, but Ashlee made a dramatic entry to the premiere of the New York City Ballet on Monday evening. Jessica's kid sister shut it down in a black lace backless dress with feather detailing at the waist.
This aint the scene chick we used to know. Though she stuck to rock's signature non-color, Ashlee styled her black Alice + Olivia gown with dangling emerald earrings and a windswept low ponytail.
No way we're mistaking this style star for anyone else this time around. We're hoping for more Ashlee appearances in the near future -- how about you?
*PHOTOS:*
*These ladies are bringing sexy back:*
Want more? Be sure to check out HuffPost Style on Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr, Pinterest and Instagram at @HuffPostStyle.
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Do you have a style story idea or tip? Email us at stylesubmissions@huffingtonpost.com. (PR pitches sent to this address will be ignored.) Reported by Huffington Post 4 hours ago.
We may have mistook her for Ashley Tisdale back at New York Fashion Week, but Ashlee made a dramatic entry to the premiere of the New York City Ballet on Monday evening. Jessica's kid sister shut it down in a black lace backless dress with feather detailing at the waist.
This aint the scene chick we used to know. Though she stuck to rock's signature non-color, Ashlee styled her black Alice + Olivia gown with dangling emerald earrings and a windswept low ponytail.
No way we're mistaking this style star for anyone else this time around. We're hoping for more Ashlee appearances in the near future -- how about you?
*PHOTOS:*
*These ladies are bringing sexy back:*
Want more? Be sure to check out HuffPost Style on Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr, Pinterest and Instagram at @HuffPostStyle.
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Do you have a style story idea or tip? Email us at stylesubmissions@huffingtonpost.com. (PR pitches sent to this address will be ignored.) Reported by Huffington Post 4 hours ago.
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Funbrain Jr. Launches, Brings Safe Online Fun to the Youngest Learners
Kids and parents can explore games, stories and printables on the new FunbrainJr.com, from the developers of Poptropica and Funbrain
Boston, MA (PRWEB) May 15, 2013
Preschoolers and kindergartners can get a running start to learning online with today’s launch of Funbrain Jr. Brought to parents and kids by the trusted site, Funbrain, this new free website offers the youngest learners, ages 2-6, and their parents a safe and fun place to play games, read stories and find printables together.
When little ones and their parents visit Funbrain Jr., they are welcomed by a host of colorful, engaging and humorous characters who guide them through the interactive activities. Online games that help little ones build early skills include “Mushroom Bounce” and “Bubble Up” for math and “A-Mazing Words” and “Rhyme Time” for literacy. All of the early learning games were developed specifically for young learners to help them build problem-solving and computer skills. Plus, as kids play the games, they earn Funbrain Jr. virtual stickers that they can add to colorful stickerboard scenes on the site.
“Even the littlest tots are anxious to go online and play and explore like their parents and older siblings. Yet, it is important for parents to know where they are going and what they are doing when they are online,” said Jess M. Brallier, publisher, Funbrain Jr. and Funbrain. “With Funbrain Jr., young learners and parents now have a fun and safe online world where they can play and engage with high-quality content.”
Funbrain Jr. is the place to find online books for kids based on well-known and beloved characters such as Olivia, Katy Duck, the Robin Hill School Series, and Stuart J. Murphy’s I See I Learn® Series. These are made available by the Simon & Schuster Children's Division and Charlesbridge Publishing. Parents and kids will also love the books featuring original Funbrain Jr. characters. These page-turners engage kids with their colorful illustrations and compelling tales of fun and adventure.
Funbrain Jr.’s free printable activities, coloring pages and skill-building worksheets can be searched by age, category and keyword. Kids and parents can print them out and have fun learning with literacy skill-builders, such as “Beach Day Letter Match” and math skill-builders, such as “Count the Number Birds,” as well as picture puzzles, doodle pages, mazes and connect-the-dots activities.
About Funbrain Jr. (FunbrainJr.com)
Funbrain Jr. (“A Fun Place to Learn”) helps preschoolers and kindergartners jumpstart their journey of learning with engaging games, stories and printables. Kids will love playing and learning with Funbrain Jr., and parents will love that they’re building math, early literacy and problem-solving skills, while also developing important computer skills. Come discover our world – sit together and play, or let your little learner explore Funbrain Jr. independently – it’s up to you! Reported by PRWeb 3 hours ago.
Boston, MA (PRWEB) May 15, 2013
Preschoolers and kindergartners can get a running start to learning online with today’s launch of Funbrain Jr. Brought to parents and kids by the trusted site, Funbrain, this new free website offers the youngest learners, ages 2-6, and their parents a safe and fun place to play games, read stories and find printables together.
When little ones and their parents visit Funbrain Jr., they are welcomed by a host of colorful, engaging and humorous characters who guide them through the interactive activities. Online games that help little ones build early skills include “Mushroom Bounce” and “Bubble Up” for math and “A-Mazing Words” and “Rhyme Time” for literacy. All of the early learning games were developed specifically for young learners to help them build problem-solving and computer skills. Plus, as kids play the games, they earn Funbrain Jr. virtual stickers that they can add to colorful stickerboard scenes on the site.
“Even the littlest tots are anxious to go online and play and explore like their parents and older siblings. Yet, it is important for parents to know where they are going and what they are doing when they are online,” said Jess M. Brallier, publisher, Funbrain Jr. and Funbrain. “With Funbrain Jr., young learners and parents now have a fun and safe online world where they can play and engage with high-quality content.”
Funbrain Jr. is the place to find online books for kids based on well-known and beloved characters such as Olivia, Katy Duck, the Robin Hill School Series, and Stuart J. Murphy’s I See I Learn® Series. These are made available by the Simon & Schuster Children's Division and Charlesbridge Publishing. Parents and kids will also love the books featuring original Funbrain Jr. characters. These page-turners engage kids with their colorful illustrations and compelling tales of fun and adventure.
Funbrain Jr.’s free printable activities, coloring pages and skill-building worksheets can be searched by age, category and keyword. Kids and parents can print them out and have fun learning with literacy skill-builders, such as “Beach Day Letter Match” and math skill-builders, such as “Count the Number Birds,” as well as picture puzzles, doodle pages, mazes and connect-the-dots activities.
About Funbrain Jr. (FunbrainJr.com)
Funbrain Jr. (“A Fun Place to Learn”) helps preschoolers and kindergartners jumpstart their journey of learning with engaging games, stories and printables. Kids will love playing and learning with Funbrain Jr., and parents will love that they’re building math, early literacy and problem-solving skills, while also developing important computer skills. Come discover our world – sit together and play, or let your little learner explore Funbrain Jr. independently – it’s up to you! Reported by PRWeb 3 hours ago.
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CHS Track Star Featured in Sports Illustrated
Patch Maplewood, NJ --Columbia High School junior Olivia Baker, who was named the Most Outstanding High School Girls Athlete of the Meet for Relay Events at the Penn Relays last month, is in the May 13 issue of Sports Illustrated.
Baker is featured in the magazine's 'Faces In The Crowd,' for her performance at the 119th Penn Relays in Philadelphia, where she helped rally the Cougars from a six-second deficit in the 4 x 800, according to SI. The Cougar's time was the third fastest in New Jersey history and the top high school finish in the nation this season. Baker also ran a 53.5 to anchor Columbia's fourth-place 4 x 400 team.
For more details, see the website.
The CHS Track Team was honored by the South Orange - Maplewood School District in February for winning the Group 4 State Championship; Baker was singled out for winning three gold medals, including for the 400 meter run and the 800 meter run. Reported by Patch 42 minutes ago.
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TV BAFTAs 2013 VIDEO: Olivia Colman is "all wobbly" at the BAFTA press conference
Understandably, double-BAFTA winning Olivia Colman was "all wobbly" at the BAFTA TV Awards press conference. She just couldn't believe her luck! But in between admitting that she was "being rubbish" and that her "brain was not engaged" she told heat's...
Reported by heatworld 19 minutes ago.
Reported by heatworld 19 minutes ago.
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Moorestown High School Alum Dies
Patch Moorestown, NJ --* *
Thomas C. Bernhardt, 64, of Mount Laurel, passed away suddenly on May 13, leaving behind many who loved and mourn him.
Thomas was a graduate of Moorestown High School, class of 1967. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in Pharmacy from West Virginia University. He was director of advanced pharmacy practice experiences and an instructor in clinical pharmacy for the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia, a position he held proudly for 34 years, and from which he received an Honorary Alumnus Award in 2010. He is also past president (1989-90) of the NJ Pharmaceutical Association.
Thomas was the loving husband of Pamela (nee Nims); father of Erin (James) Sauer and Andrea Bernhardt; doting grandfather to Matthew, Olivia and Joseph; son of Jean Bernhardt and the late Howard; brother of James (Lindsay) Bernhardt and Susan (Arthur) Cucinotta.
A funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at Lewis Funeral Home, 78 E. Main St., Moorestown. Viewing will be from 6-8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Interment will take place at Presbyterian Cemetery, Moorestown.
Memorial contributions may be made to the University of the Sciences Scholarship Fund, 600 S. 43rd St., Philadelphia, PA 19104, Attention: Intuitional Advancement.
Condolences may be left at www.lewisfuneralhomemoorestown.com.
Courtesy of Lewis Funeral Home
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*Want to recognize a loved one's passing? Email obituaries to rob.scott@patch.com.* Reported by Patch 11 hours ago.
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Simsbury High School Releases Third Marking Period Honor Roll for 2012-2013
Patch Simsbury, CT --*Grade 9 High Honors: *
Melissa Acheson, Mikayla Bibbins, Isabel Bielat, Sydney Bledsoe, Maxime Braun, Maya Brody, Noah Burrick, Olivia Burrick, Frederick Calkins, Hannah Cary, Brian Chen, Christina Costa, Meghan Cross, Maia Czaikowski, Victoria Da Reported by Patch 16 hours ago.
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Burglars chatted and smoked during four-hour jewellery shop break-in
This is Leicestershire --A gang of burglars spent four hours dismantling a wall 'brick-by-brick' to break into a jewellery shop.
The men were captured on CCTV casually chatting and smoking as they broke into Grace and Co in Ashby.
Once inside, the raiders – whose faces were covered with hoods or masks – smashed glass display cabinets and grabbed a number of Pandora bracelets and charms. The value of the stolen items was being calculated yesterday.
The shop's security cameras filmed the men outside the back of the shop as they took the external wall apart.
The raiders were also filmed inside the shop, where they stayed for only two minutes.
Shop manager Olivia Towey said: "We have four hours of CCTV footage of them taking the wall apart, brick-by-brick.
"You can see them chatting and smoking.
"They seem to have known exactly what they were doing and what they were looking for."
Police believe the men began making the hole in the wall at 12.30am on Friday and left the Market Street shop at about 4.30am.
Shop owner Mick McQuillan said: "We sell a wide range of jewellery and watches but they were only interested in Pandora.
"Despite this, we are determined it will be business as usual – we have a Pandora promotion on this weekend and would like to thank Pandora for helping us get back on our feet so quickly.
"It is the first time we have had anything like this in three years of trading.
"Everyone has really pulled together and we can now trade as normal, although with upgraded security."
Detective Constable Alf Doyle said: "The owners of the shop are understandably angry and upset their property has been taken and they are keen to have it returned.
"The suspects spent some time outside the premises while they made attempts to break in.
"Anyone who was in the area between 12.30am and 4.30am may have seen them at the shop.
"It's likely those responsible will now try to sell the items.
"We would like to ask anyone who knows someone who has acquired a large quantity of Pandora goods, or anyone who has been offered Pandora goods to buy in suspicious circumstances, to call us."
Contact Det Con Doyle on 101 or Crimestoppers, which is anonymous, on 0800 555 111. Reported by This is 9 hours ago.
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What will Olivia Colman do next after Bafta and Broadchurch success? Quite a lot, actually
She was the toast of the Baftas but what will Olivia Colman (right) do next?
Reported by Independent 6 hours ago.
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Michael, Sophia Top List Of New York’s Most Popular Baby Names
Michael was followed by Jacob, Jayden, Ethan, and Mason, while the top 5 for girls was rounded out by Isabella, Emma, Olivia and Ava.
Reported by CBS 2 4 hours ago.
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News: The Thursday Playlist: Office, Big Bang, Idol and Other Finales
News: The Thursday Playlist: Office, Big Bang, Idol and Other Finales
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Copyright 2013 Seattle Post-Intelligencer. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
Published 6:32 am, Thursday, May 16, 2013
Given the fanfare with which NBC is closing The Office after nine seasons (at least two too many), you'd think it was a Cheers or Seinfeld-sized hit from the "must-see" glory days, instead of the show that presided over the slow fade of a once-powerful comedy brand on the back of too many same-seeming niche comedies specializing in preciously arch irony. The drama showdown is between CBS' two-hour Elementary (9:01/8:01c), in which a shattered Sherlock comes to grips with the apparent return from the dead of soulmate Irene Adler (Natalie Dormer), while the mysterious "manipulation is my business" Moriarty plots more mischief; and ABC's hot combo of Grey's Anatomy (9/8c), in which a storm bears down on Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital just in time for Meredith to give birth under what will no doubt be the most perilous of circumstances, followed by the deliciously juicy Scandal (10:02/9:02c), which gave us a great shock last week with the reveal that former veep aide Billy Chambers (Matt Letscher), long presumed dead, is the mole, conspiring with not-so-milquetoast David Rosen (Joshua Malina) to bring down Olivia & Co. Is it even possible to take this crazy show to the next level? Last but to cult fans not least among the night's season finales, The CW's The Vampire Diaries (8/7c) finally celebrates Graduation Day of the Mostly Undead, with ghosts on the loose in Mystic Falls and Elena once again making a decision about the Salvatore boys while facing her evil doppelganger Katherine. ... Reported by SeattlePI.com 4 hours ago.
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Copyright 2013 Seattle Post-Intelligencer. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
Published 6:32 am, Thursday, May 16, 2013
Given the fanfare with which NBC is closing The Office after nine seasons (at least two too many), you'd think it was a Cheers or Seinfeld-sized hit from the "must-see" glory days, instead of the show that presided over the slow fade of a once-powerful comedy brand on the back of too many same-seeming niche comedies specializing in preciously arch irony. The drama showdown is between CBS' two-hour Elementary (9:01/8:01c), in which a shattered Sherlock comes to grips with the apparent return from the dead of soulmate Irene Adler (Natalie Dormer), while the mysterious "manipulation is my business" Moriarty plots more mischief; and ABC's hot combo of Grey's Anatomy (9/8c), in which a storm bears down on Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital just in time for Meredith to give birth under what will no doubt be the most perilous of circumstances, followed by the deliciously juicy Scandal (10:02/9:02c), which gave us a great shock last week with the reveal that former veep aide Billy Chambers (Matt Letscher), long presumed dead, is the mole, conspiring with not-so-milquetoast David Rosen (Joshua Malina) to bring down Olivia & Co. Is it even possible to take this crazy show to the next level? Last but to cult fans not least among the night's season finales, The CW's The Vampire Diaries (8/7c) finally celebrates Graduation Day of the Mostly Undead, with ghosts on the loose in Mystic Falls and Elena once again making a decision about the Salvatore boys while facing her evil doppelganger Katherine. ... Reported by SeattlePI.com 4 hours ago.
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Linux Mint 15 RC Cinnamon "Olivia" Screenshot Tour
The first RC for Linux Mint 15 has been launched and comes with two distinct flavors, Cinnamon and MATE. According to the developers, Linux Mint 15 “Olivia” is the most ambitious project so far and they are aiming to incorporate a lot of new features. Highlights of Linux Mint 15 RC Cinnamon: • A unified control center has been implemented; • The login screen can now be themed in HTML5; • “Software Sources&rdquo...
Reported by Softpedia 3 hours ago.
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Linux Mint 15 RC MATE "Olivia" Screenshot Tour
Linux Mint 15 RC MATE Linux distribution has been launched and it marks the start of a new branch. The MATE version of Linux Mint 15 RC (dubbed Olivia), has been launched alongside the Cinnamon version, and it incorporates a fair amount of changes. Highlights of Linux Mint 15 RC MATE: • MATE (a fork of GNOME 2) has been updated to version 1.6; • mateconf has been replaced with gsettings; • matecorba and matecomponent have been r...
Reported by Softpedia 3 hours ago.
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What Were the Top 10 Baby Names of 2012?
Patch Roswell, GA --Here are the names the U.S. loves:
*Top 10 Girl Names of 2012*
1. Sophia
2. Emma
3. Isabella
4. Olivia
5. Ava
6. Emily
7. Abigail
8. Mia
9. Madison
10. Elizabeth
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*Top 10 Boy Names of 2012*
1. Jacob
2. Mason
3. Ethan
4. Noah
5. William
6. Liam
7. Jayden
8. Michael
9. Alexander
10. Aiden
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*Fastest-Rising Baby Names for Girls in 2012*
1. Arya
2. Perla
3. Catalina
4. Elisa
5. Raelynn
6. Rosalie
7. Haven
8. Raelyn
9. Briella
10. Marilyn
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*Fastest-Rising Names for Boys in 2012*
1. Major
2. Gael
3. Jase
4. Messiah
5. Brantley
6. Iker
7. King
8. Rory
9. Ari
10. Maverick
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Source: Social Security Administration Reported by Patch 1 hour ago.
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G'day! The sweet moment a kangaroo sniffs out the four-year-old imposter in a onesie
This curious Tasmanian Forester kangaroo soon sniffed out Olivia Rayner, four, and her toy joey as they visited the Zoodoo wildlife park in Tasmania.
Reported by MailOnline 25 minutes ago.
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