Coquina Daily

Sunday, June 1, 2008

Shaun the Sheep

Shaun the Sheep is a British stop-motion animated children's television series produced by Aardman Animations. It first aired in the UK on CBBC in March 2007.

The character first appeared in the 1995 Oscar-winning Wallace and Gromit short film A Close Shave. Sucked into Wallace's Knit-o-matic contraption, the sheep is accidentally shorn, so Wallace names him "Shaun" (a pun as "Shaun" is pronounced "shorn"). Shaun later appeared in the 2002 series Cracking Contraptions episode, Shopper 13, ostensibly to rescue a wayward wheel of cheese.
You might also remember him from the Serta commercials. The popularity of the character, as expressed in the success of Shaun the Sheep merchandise, led to this spin-off series of 40 7-minute episodes.  link1   link2

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Five-star accommodations

Believe it or not, the above photo is of a new prison in Austria. All the architectural photos, interior and exterior can be seen here (click VOR to see the next image). This building has been quite controversial, as the amenities and living conditions exceed those of many of the country's law abiding citizens. Indeed, it has been reported that a Georgian website advertises this a tourist destination compared to the conditions in that country.  link
submitted by Ron

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Candyman

Among the street vendors in Nanjing, a gentleman will produce a board decorated with little paintings with a spinning pointer at its centre, and ask a child to spin it. The pointer will point to an animal or object. The gentleman will then proceed to take a ladle of special syrup and whizz it over a smooth marble slab, flattening the sticky things he draws with a special metal tool when needed, where it quickly hardens into a detailed edible sugar dragon! Or a phoenix, or a bicycle, or anything! When the model's finished, he sticks it to a stick, and gives it to the child, who will parade it around for a while, and then quickly gobble it all up.

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Empirical evidence

For those of you who watch what you eat, here's the final word on nutrition and health. It's a relief to know the truth after all those conflicting nutritional studies.

1. The Japanese eat very little fat and suffer fewer heart attacks than Americans.

2. The Mexicans eat a lot of fat and suffer fewer heart attacks than Americans.

3. The Chinese drink very little red wine and suffer fewer heart attacks than Americans.

4. The Italians drink a lot of red wine and suffer fewer heart attacks than Americans.

5. The Germans drink a lot of beers and eat lots of sausages and fats and suffer fewer heart attacks than Americans.

CONCLUSION

Eat and drink what you like.
Speaking English is apparently what kills you.

submitted by Joan

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Today's Activities Schedule

1:00 Madhatters
5:00 BYOB Social
7:00 Clubhouse Bunco

Tomorrow's Activities Schedule

7:30 Men's Golf @ Shores
7:45 & 8:45 Aqua Aerobics
9:00 Pickle Ball/Shuffleboard
10:00 Nia
12:00 Coquina Classics
1:00 Chorus Practice
4:00 Pickle Ball
7:00 Euchre/Mah-jongg
7:00 Ladies' Poker

See the complete calendar

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Coquina Daily Cat

 by Jonathan Arehart - link

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Coquina Daily Dog

When Cute Attacks by Steve Rideout - link

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Sunset

Foamy sunset by David Ebert - link