Minutes of a meeting held on 26th April, 2016.
Present: Councillor G. John (Vice-Chairman in the Chair); Councillors Mrs. C.L. Curtis. R.F. Curtis, Mrs. V.M. Hartrey, N.P. Hodges, Ms. R.F. Probert, R.L. Traherne, C.J. Williams and M.R. Wilson.
AGREED - T H A T the minutes of the meeting held on 26th January, 2016 be accepted as a correct record.
Councillor G. John, Mrs. C.L. Curtis, R.F. Curtis, Mrs. V.M. Hartrey, N.P. Hodges, P.G. King, C.J. Williams and M.R. Wilson declared an interest in respect of Agenda Item No. 6, Re-Shaping Services Programme in that they were Members of the Vale of Glamorgan Council and Town/Community Members and were able to speak and vote due to dispensations received from the Standards Committee.
Chief Inspector Mark Hobrough of South Wales Police was in attendance and provided the Committee with an update in relation to Police matters around the Vale.
In commencing his report he advised that five positive warrants had recently been issued in respect of small to medium drugs factories in the Barry area. In referring to the night time economy he advised that there had been good police presence for all key areas and with cooperation from licensed premises security potential trouble makers were being moved out from these areas utilising section 35 dispersal powers. With regard to crime figures in Vale of Glamorgan the total number had risen by 2% by comparison to the previous year but this was hugely accounted for by there being a 20% increase in reported violent crime and a 30% increase for sexual offences. Although on the face of it concerning, this was not necessarily a negative thing. This is because victims of domestic violence and sexual crimes were evidently gaining confidence in South Wales Police to report such matters which were no doubt going unreported previously. Also a positive visible presence of officers outside late night economy premises meant that any assaults were being dealt with promptly and effectively therefore giving victim care, apprehending offenders and making the area safer. The Chief Inspector also discussed a number of work streams currently ongoing to instil further confidence and reassurance for victims of domestic abuse.
Reassuringly physical crimes in respect of property had reduced with burglaries down 14% and vehicle offences were down by 1%. General thefts were down by 13%. Although there had been a 2% increase in crime the position he stated, in his view, remained a positive one overall.
In referring to Ward specific issues the Chief Inspector referred to additional initiatives that were taking place and advised Members of the Cardiff City FC 5-aside work that was being undertaken for teenage boys who had previously been known to the police. The Vale had had a team entered and it had been a very successful event and specifically of note was the fact that only one young boy had since returned to crime, at this time. A Neighbourhood Watch group had been established at Highlight Park Barry, and at Castleland three males had been arrested for over 40 incidents of criminal damage including damaging the Mural through some good community work and detection from PCSO's and neighbourhood police officers. A problematic family with antisocial behaviour issues had been evicted from the Gibbonsdown area and Romilly School had adopted a Junior PCSO scheme which was trying to educate parents in relation to not parking outside schools. At Llantwit Major, a Vale friendship group continued to meet and was highlighting the issue of rogue traders.
Baruc Ward in Barry had been identified for speeding initiatives and Llandough Hospital would officially move patients from Whitchurch to the hospital during the forthcoming week. The Police Force was optimistic that they could deal with any incidents following the move.
Another significant initiative in relation to violent crime was referred to as the TRICK scheme where police adhere to the principles of the scheme which help and support victims of crime. Following a recent survey the force was now ranked sixth out of the 43 Police forces in dealing with victims of crime.
Following a further query from a Member, as to whether he could advise how much of the crime could be prevented by residents actually taking the initiative and ensuring that their properties, cars etc were secured. The Chief Inspector replied that some crime was avoidable and that it was the intention of the division to undertake an awareness raising session over the forthcoming months reminding people of the need to ensure their property was secured safely especially in relation to securing windows in warm months.
In response to a question in respect of PACT meetings he stated that such meetings were advertised in the local papers but that the force would be looking at other methods of providing information to the public which would commence with the Court Ward by introducing a newsletter on a regular basis. A Member raised concern as to the apparent increase in rogue traders undertaking email and telephone scams. Chief Inspector Hobrough, stated that living in the times we were, there had been an increase in such crime and confirmed a high tech unit was based in Bridgend. In referring to organised crime groups he advised that the Association of Police Officers was currently looking into the issue across the county. The Chief Inspector further stated that dealing with organised crime was a priority for South Wales Police and regular monitoring of such activity was undertaken. He however, took the opportunity to reassure Members that there was not a large amount of organised crime groups acting within the Vale although there was a significant amount at international level which needed to the tackled.
The Penarth Town Council representative queried what the proposals were in relation to the Travellers parked on the Cliff Tops in Penarth with the Chief Inspector advising that this was being monitored on a regular basis. At this point a Vale of Glamorgan Committee Member advised that the Council had recently taken court action which had resulted in the Travellers being requested to leave the site at 6.00 p.m. that evening.
In conclusion, the Chairman thanked Chief Inspector Mark Hobrough for an informative report and advised that the Committee looked forward to receiving further updates at future meetings.
The report had been prepared in response to queries raised by Llanfair Community Council. They had requested that the issue be placed on the agenda for consideration as the Planning Department had advised that they would no longer be sending out paper copies of plans in the future.
Llanfair Community Council had also referred to the lack of broadband connection in some of the rural areas of the Vale of Glamorgan and the difficulty that may be experienced in respect of downloading plans and details from the Council's website.
Penarth Town Council had also sought clarity with regard to the process for requesting paper copies of plans.
The Head of Regeneration and Planning advised that in order to ensure that Town and Community Councils were focussed on applications which were of most concern to them, as quickly as possible and in order to cut down on unnecessary paperwork, the default method of consultation had been changed to email with an attached link to relevant plans and documents on the Council's online register. The Vale of Glamorgan Council had advised Community Councils of this change of process in November 2015 and a copy of the relevant letter was attached at Appendix 1 to the report for the Committee's information.
The report also highlighted that to date since the process had been in operation, i.e. the beginning of January 2016, only two requests had been made directly for plans at the time of writing the report. The Head of Service further advised that the Planning Act 2015 had imposed a requirement on all statutory consultees to provide a substantive response to planning application consultations within 21 days and had indicated that response times were being monitored through a yearly performance report.
The time taken to provide paper copies of every planning application and for the postal service to deliver the copies to Town and Community Councils could be considerably reduced via an email option. Therefore, the alternative method of speeding up the process of notifying Councils of planning applications and allowing them to comment on proposals swiftly had been considered. However, the Head of Service stated that the Department recognised that some applications were larger than others and that opportunities would be made available in such instances for Town and Community Councils to contact the Department and request information in hard copy.
The quality of some of the downloaded plans was not good.
A quality check was undertaken when the information was scanned into the system but as the majority of plans were received electronically there was some issue with quality although paper copies could be asked for.
The Cowbridge Town Council representative advised that their Council had recently purchased a large screen and projector in order to display planning applications but that on occasions there was not enough detail in the plans to make a decision.
The Head of Service referred to the fact that under Welsh Government guidance local authorities could not refuse to consider planning applications and while the plans may not be perfect in detail, they have to be accepted. On a number of occasions when local neighbouring Councils had refused applications as a result of poor quality, when taken to appeal all of these appeals had been upheld.
In response the Penarth Town Council representative advised that on occasions when this was an issue for Penarth Town Council the Chairman and Vice had delegated authority to consider applications and refer comments to the Vale.
The Chairman advised that in Llantwit Major, as soon as the planning applications were received, the Clerk forwarded applications via email to all Members of the Council and a Planning Committee meeting was called.
In referring to the consultation period of 21 days the Head of Service stated that the Council had made representations to Welsh Government, at the time of consultation on the Planning Act 2015 but these had not been taken on board.
A Member raised disappointment that Town and Community Councillors although invited were not able to discuss any issues at site visits.
The Head of Service stated that site visits were arranged for Vale of Glamorgan Councillors, not Town and Community Councillors and that the visit was purely to look at the site as all discussion and comments would be made at the Planning Committee. The Vales' Planning Committee also had the facility for public speaking where members of the public, Town and Community Councils etc. could register to speak on a matter.
Aim - To reshape the Council to enable it to meet the future needs of citizens of the Vale of Glamorgan within the context of unprecedented financial challenges.
to develop the Council and its partners to ensure they are able to meet future challenges.
With specific reference to the Town and Community Council Project Update the Head of Service advised that expression of interests from Town and Community Councils had been received and meetings were progressing to discuss opportunities in more detail with individual Town and Community Councils who had expressed an interest to do so in various aspects. Asset lists had also been provided to all Town and Community Councils where interest existed with the request that all Town and Community Councils be asked to contact the Council to discuss any aspects that they wished to pursue.
Key principles: community need, supporting Council aims and objectives, transparency in decision making and sustainability in the future operation of assets.
Examples assets that could be considered for transfer: public toilets, playing fields, community centres and bowling greens.
Exempted assets: where these are required for the delivery of essential services, are generating an income stream for the Council or have the potential to generate significant capital receipts.
CAT will be by way of lease or licence, with freehold transfers only considered in exceptional circumstances. (The Tenure offered will be determined on a case-by-case basis, but the Council will endeavour to meet the applicants' funders' requirements wherever possible and appropriate).
following the success of the seminar in December 2015 for Town and Community Councils, the development of further seminars to support Town and Community Councils would be held later in 2016 and would focus on lessons learnt to date and any future opportunities.
It was noted that the Reshaping Services Programme was a standard item on the agenda of Community Liaison Committees and the presentation was also tabled at the meeting for information.
The Chairman took the opportunity to advise that a number of requests had been made in relation to assets that he was aware of in the leisure service field and advised that any Council wishing to pursue this avenue should contact the relevant officers as outlined in the guidance. He reiterated that the opportunity was there for Town and Community Councils to consider whether they would wish to enter into a CAT, although the Council would need to ensure that due diligence was observed at all times.
A Committee Member from the Vale of Glamorgan was pleased to note that support would be provided to Town and Community Councils in completing Business Plans and he was aware that there were officers in the Vale that could provide training and assistance should Town and Community Councils wish to take up the opportunities.
In response to a query from a Member that it appeared to them that the Council was transferring its responsibility to Town and Community Councils, the Chairman reiterated his view that there were opportunities for Town and Community Councils. He referred to the opportunities for local organisations and community groups to take on services and said that local organisations were able to access and raise funds which the Vale of Glamorgan could not do. Examples, he stated, could be Bowling Clubs that may want to manage themselves, and services could then be maintained within the community as opposed to the possibility of those services being lost in the future. Other Members referred to the fact that to date a number of Community Centres were run successfully by local volunteers.
AGREED - T H A T the presentation and the update be noted.
Councillor G. Smith had been appointed as the Town and Community Councillor Representative on the Local Service Board by the Community Liaison Committee in 2015 and had been requested at that time to provide a report to the Committee when appropriate on the role.
The operating framework for the Local Service Board had been the delivery of the Community Strategy 2011-2021 and the 2014-18 Delivery Plan. The priority had been set as tackling poverty in relation to preventing poverty, helping people into work and mitigating the impact of poverty.
Vale of Glamorgan Council Corporate Plan.
As a result of recent legislation the Local Service Board would be overtaken by the establishment of a Public Service Board whose membership would consist of four statutory representatives, being Vale of Glamorgan Council, Cardiff and Vale UHB, Natural Resources Wales and South Wales Fire and Rescue Service. Other invited groups would be all other participants on the Local Service Board including a representative from Town and Community Councils nominated by the Community Liaison Committee. This would all be guided by the Wellbeing and Future Generations Wales Act.
Councillor Smith advised that he had learnt a lot from his representation on the Board although he suggested that any position be rotated within the Community Liaison Committee in order that other Members could gain experience. He also considered that the appointment of a Deputy / substitute should be agreed should the appointed representative be unable to attend a meeting. It being noted that the first meeting of the LSB's successor, the Public Service Board, was to take place on 19th May and in recognising Councillor Smith's earlier comments, the Chairman asked the Committee if they wished to appoint a representative for the forthcoming meeting.
(1) T H A T a report be presented to the July meeting in order for Members to consider the nomination of a representative on the Public Service Board.
(2) T H A T the report outlined in recommendation 1 above also contain consideration of the ability to nominate a deputy/substitute on the Public Service Board should the appointed representative be unable to attend.
(3) T H A T Councillor Smith be thanked for his presentation and for representing the Committee on the Local Service Board.
The Scrutiny Committee Economy and Environment had considered the request and had recommended that the presentation and report be referred to the Community Liaison Committee and the Scrutiny Committee (Housing and Public Protection) to apprise Members.
The Amenity Forum had been formed as an independent body to bring together professional organisations with an involvement in the amenity horticultural sector. It was an industry led project to reduce the environmental impact of pesticides and the Forum was fully recognised as the voice for the sector on matters relating to weeds, pests and disease control in the amenity sector. 45 organisations were direct members representing manufacturers, distributors, contractors, Local Authorities and a range of other bodies. It promoted and encouraged proper and responsible use of pesticides and integrated methods for the control of pests, weeds and diseases.
In conclusion, the Parks Officer advised that both the Parks and Grounds Maintenance and Highways Sections believed the current approach to weed and pest control was effective, sustainable and caused minimum interference to the immediate eco systems. There was however, an acknowledgement that cost was a factor in the present working practices but there were however no plans to change the current operating procedures, but both Departments reassured the Committee that they would continually monitor changes in legislation, biological control advances and would modify methods accordingly. The Parks and Highways Sections were very aware of sustainability and climate change issues in relation to the use of pesticides. The current corporate priority was to achieve a quality of the environment through the promotion and use of sustainable practices and by making the best use of current and future resources.
In conclusion the Parks and Open Space Officer advised that the Council worked together with a number of organisations including communities and schools and would always continue to look at best practice. In response to a query he advised that the service also worked closely with Penarth Greening, other community groups and on allotment sites.
Councillor Rob Curtis, a Member of the Committee advised that he had requested the report be considered as it was very important issue that need to be discussed. The organisation APSE ( Association for Public Service Excellence) had recommended that all Councils should take an integrated role in weed and pesticide control. He had been pleased with the report that had been produced for Committee and the presentation by the Parks and Open Space Officer which had advised the Scrutiny Committee and reassured it that the Council was doing all that it possibly could to limit the use of pesticides. Councillor Curtis had been considerably concerned about the effect on wildlife through the use of chemicals and commended the number of methods that could be used in order to try to reduce the use of chemicals.
Following a further query as to what work was being undertaken e.g. with Welsh bee keepers, the Parks and Open Space Officer stated that the Council was aiming to work to 'The National Pollinator Strategy' and in particular had established bee-friendly herbaceous boarders in and around the Vale. Other management initiatives had also been introduced for example, the Council would only be cutting non-strategic verges after 17th July 2016. The Council was also aiming to work with indigenous mixes and colours where possible and that around the trees a column of approximately 30cms was now being left in order to encourage wildlife.
(1) T H A T the Parks and Open Spaces Officer be thanked for a most informative presentation and for the ongoing work being undertaken within his service area.
(2) T H A T Councillor R.F. Curtis be thanked for requesting the matter be considered by the Scrutiny Committee and subsequently by the Community Liaison Committee.
The Fire Service statistics for the Vale of Glamorgan from April 2015 to December 2015 were presented to the Committee and detailed the figures for the whole of South Wales, for the Vale of Glamorgan area and individually for the sector areas of Cowbridge, Llantwit Major, Barry and Penarth.


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The commercial reality of the Internet and mobile access to it is muddy. Generalising, we have a set of cloud service providers (e.g., Amazon, Facebook, Flickr, Google, Twitter, to choose a representative few), and a set of devices that many, and soon most, people use to access these resources (i.e., so-called smartphones such as Android, Blackberry, iPhone, Maemo). This combination of hosted services and smart access devices is what many people refer to as "The Cloud" and is what makes it so pervasive.
But this situation is not entirely new. Once upon a time, as far back as the 1970s, we had 'thin clients' such as ultrathin glass TTYs accessing timesharing systems. Subsequently, the notion of thin client has resurfaced in various guises such as the X-Terminal, and Virtual Networked Computing (VNC). Although the world is not quite the same now as back in those thin client days, it does seem quite similar in economic terms.
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Meanwhile, the academic reality is that many people have been working at the opposite extreme from this commercial reality, trying to build "ultra-distributed" systems, such as peer-to-peer file sharing, swarms, ad hoc mesh networks, mobile decentralised social networks , in complete contrast to the centralisation trends of the commercial world. We choose to coin the name "The Mist" for these latter systems. Haggle, Mirage and Nimbus are examples of architectures for, respectively, networking, operating system and storage components of the Mist.
These approaches are extreme points in a spectrum, each with its upsides and downsides. We will expand on the relevant capabilities of two instances of these ends subsequently; Table 1 summarises them.
Table 1: Comparison of different platforms to store and handle personal data.
Perhaps the most significant of these is the offloading of the configuration and management burden traditionally imposed by computer systems of all kinds. Additionally, cloud services are commonly implemented using virtualisation technology which allows such efficiencies of scale while still retaining "chinese walls", isolating users with no right to see each other.
Why should we trust a cloud provider with our personal data? There are many ways that they might abuse that trust, notwithstanding that most operate within jurisdictions implementing various forms of data protection legislation. The waters are further muddied by the various commercial terms and conditions to which users initially sign up, but which providers often evolve over time. When was the last time you checked the URL to which your providers will post alterations to their terms and conditions, privacy policies, etc.? In such cases, how can we get our data back and move it to another provider, also making sure that they have really, really deleted it?
Accessing the Cloud can be financially costly due to the need for constant high-bandwidth access. Using the Mist, we can reduce our access costs because data is stored locally and need only be uploaded to others selectively and intermittently. We keep control over privacy, choosing exactly what to share with whom and when. We also have better access to our data: we retain control over the interfaces used to access it, we are immune to service disruptions which might affect the network or cloud provider, and we cannot be locked out from our own data by a cloud provider.
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In between these two extremes should lie the makings of a design that has all the positives and none of the negatives. In fact, a hint of a way forward is contained in the comments above.


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The Pharmaceutical Industry's Commitment to Transparency
Disclosure of Transfers of Value (ToV) to Healthcare Professionals and Healthcare Organisations
The Irish Pharmaceutical Healthcare Association (IPHA) values its relationship with healthcare professionals and healthcare organisations. We recognise that healthcare professionals' experience and expertise play a vital part in informing the pharmaceutical industry's work on new treatments for best patient care and outcomes. The shared ambition of IPHA member companies is to make available innovative treatments for patients under the direction of healthcare professionals. Given that today's medical challenges are far more complex than before our member companies believe in connecting their own expertise and capabilities with those of healthcare professionals and healthcare organisations.
Connections between industry, healthcare professionals and healthcare organisations benefit all three and, most importantly, patients. This collaborative work has a profound and positive influence on the quality of patient treatment and the value of future research. In fact, our joint research and co-operation has not only helped develop life-saving medicines but also led to advancements in patient care and medical science.
Additionally, we believe that we have a duty to provide healthcare professionals and healthcare organisations with the latest information on our medicines to help them to make the best treatment recommendations to their patients. Healthcare professionals wish to stay informed about current and new medicines to provide patients with the best treatments and choice. In turn, they provide us with information on how to improve our medicines through ongoing feedback on how the medicines work in clinical settings.
As would be expected, it is important that interactions between our industry and healthcare professionals and organisations meet the high standards of integrity that patients, governments and other stakeholders expect. While such interactions are already highly regulated, in June 2013, and to provide additional transparency, the European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations' (EFPIA) adopted a Disclosure Code regarding Transfers of Value to healthcare professionals and healthcare organisations for implementation in 2016. IPHA, as a member of EFPIA, changed its Code of Practice to reflect this additional transparency. Under this revised IPHA Code, summary details of how IPHA member companies engage with and support healthcare professionals and healthcare organisations through direct or indirect financial support, or 'Transfers of Value', have been made public on www.transferofvalue.ie since 1st July 2016.
In brief, this means that each IPHA member company and also some non-IPHA voluntary contributors provide an annual report that includes:
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The amounts reported are the total per annum for specific categories rather than individual amounts for each transaction. Generally, these are per healthcare organisation or healthcare professional. However, to adhere to data protection laws, healthcare professionals must give consent to the pharmaceutical company for individual named disclosure. In the absence of this consent, annual data is published here in aggregate form in respect of healthcare professionals who have not given consent to publish their names. In contrast, all annual ToVs to healthcare organisations are published on an individual organisation name basis, since agreements with organisations do not fall under the consent provisions of data protection legislation.
The first series of data, or central industry report, related to ToVs made in 2015. Subsequent annual reports will be published within six months of year end and will be publicly available for three years from the date of initial publication on www.transferofvalue.ie. Between those periods HCP data may need to be republished by the companies as a result of HCP consent changes and therefore HCP data within the central report may change. However, changes to the other data is not expected.
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SACRAMENTO – The California Bankers Association (CBA) announced today that it will co-sponsor two measures, Senate Bill 30 and Assembly Bill 42, which will extend important tax relief to borrowers who under this legislation will not be required to report the amount of debt forgiven by a lender due to a negotiated short sale or principal reduction resulting from a loan modification. By extending the sunset date for this tax relief to January 1, 2014, this legislation will eliminate a significant impediment for homeowners seeking viable alternatives to foreclosure.
Established 122 years ago, the California Bankers Association (CBA) is one of the largest state banking trade associations in the country. CBA leads the way in developing relevant educational and legislative solutions to some of California's more pressing financial and banking issues, including adult financial empowerment, identity theft, financial privacy and financial elder abuse. CBA's membership includes the majority of California's commercial, industrial and community banks and savings associations. For more information, visit www.calbankers.com.
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Around the start of the Common Era, the Romans expand their empire to the Rhine delta and the areas along the Elbe. In the year 47 AD, Roman emperor Claudius decides that the River Rhine is to become the northern border of the empire. The border, also called Limes, is protected with fortresses. At a fordable place along the Rhine they build the Castellum Traiectum, which will later become Utrecht.
In 695 the Anglo-Saxon missionary Willibrord settles in Utrecht. Here he helps build a stone church which he dedicates to St. Martin and founds a second church, the St. Salvator. Willibrord, who had been initiated as Bishop of the Frisians by Pope Sergius I, now tries to convert Frisians while in Utrecht. As a cathedral city Utrecht later grew to be the most important ecclesiastical centre of the northern Netherlands.
In 857 AD Vikings reach Utrecht during a pillaging journey. During their attack they destroy the town's gates and walls, and they kill civilians and clergymen at the bishop's court. The bishop himself narrowly escapes to the Frankish king Lothar. The Vikings use Utrecht as base of operation for plundering the city's surroundings.
In 1122, Holy Roman Emperor Henry V visits Utrecht to confer with nobles and clergymen. A few days after Whitsunday, fatal clashes arise between the emperor's guards and the servants of Bishop Godebald of Utrecht. Henry imprisons Godebald and lets Utrecht's inhabitants take an oath of loyalty. In exchange he grants the city a charter.
In 1253 the Romanesque Dom Church was heavily damaged by a large town fire. The Dom chapter chooses not to renovate and instead decides to build a new Gothic cathedral. In 1254 Bishop Hendrik van Vianden placed the first stone of the new Dom Church. Construction is subsidised by, amongst other sources, Pope Clement's granted indulgences. After the choir, the tower and the transept are built a lack of funds brings building to a halt. The Dom is finally completed in 1520.
After Holy Roman Emperor Charles V conquers the Utrecht bishopric in 1528, he commissions the city's inhabitants to build Vredenburg. This castle built under coercion was meant to keep the citizens of Utrecht under control, as well as to better protect the area against the Duke of Guelders. Spanish troops leave the castle in 1577 after being beleaguered by Dutch rebels. It is then destroyed by the people of Utrecht who feared the Spanish might return.
On 23 January the signing of the Union of Utrecht took place in the charter hall of the Dom of Utrecht. In this treaty, which was a reaction to the Union of Atrecht, a number of towns and districts – including Holland, Zealand, Utrecht, Gent and Bruges – agree to march against the Spaniards. Moreover, the agreement settled some disputes in the fields of religion, defence and taxes; thus it can also be seen as the first version of a constitution.
While the first plans for the foundation of a university in Utrecht stem from the late fifteenth century, it is only in the 17th century that the city council takes action. In 1632 the city council founds an 'illustrious school', which is proclaimed to be an academy four years later. Theologian Voetius and lawyer Antonius Matthaeus are the first professors of the new university. In 1642 an observatory becomes part of the university, which makes Utrecht, after Leiden, the oldest university in the world with an observatory.
The Treaty of Utrecht was concluded on 11 April 1713 and marked a critical moment in the history of Europe and Utrecht. This brought an end to a series of devastating wars that had claimed many millions of lives over a period of two centuries. The Treaty of Utrecht is regarded as an important event that paved the way for European cooperation and conflict management – a forerunner to today's European Union and United Nations.
Napoleon Bonaparte comes to power in 1802 and in 1806 he appoints his brother Louis Bonaparte as king of Holland. As Louis doesn't enjoy The Hague he moves his residency to Utrecht in 1807. After the necessary houses have been purchased, palace construction begins, which Louis will later occupies in 1808. A year after that, he heads off to Amsterdam. Today the building is used as the University Library.
On 2 May the news of Hitler's death is spread and on 4 May illegal underground radio reports that the Netherlands has been liberated. Many inhabitants of Utrecht go out onto the streets, but German soldiers shoo people back inside by shooting. While the German commander refuses to acknowledge the capitulation, British and Canadian troops enter Utrecht on 7 May, where they are greeted by rejoicing crowds.
In 1962 the local council decides that the old station neighbourhood does not adhere to the needs of modern traffic and asks the company Empeo for advice. Together with the council, Empeo draws up a plan for a new, raised station square with shops, residences, offices and parking garages. After an understanding is reached with Dutch Railways (NS), construction of a new centre is begun. In 1973 Hoog Catharijne – now the oldest example of a shopping and office centre in the Netherlands – is officially opened by Princess Beatrix.


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Bennett Law
The conflict over the Bennett Law of 1889 reveals the social forces acting on Milwaukee's schools in the late-nineteenth century. Immigrant culture, nativism, and the push for "Americanization" were all at issue in this contest over the instructional language to be used in education. The roots of the Bennett Law lie in a speech by Governor William Dempster Hoard to the Wisconsin legislature in January 1889. His pronouncement that children, as citizens, should be taught to read and write in the national language came at a time when the role of schooling in an industrial age was being reexamined.[1] His recommendation that the state strengthen the existing education law of 1879 resulted in legislation known for its author, Republican Assemblyman Michael John Bennett, a Roman Catholic. The statute, passed in April 1889, required children aged seven to fourteen to attend school for twelve to twenty-four weeks per year within their district of residence. To help instill American values, the new law mandated that reading, writing, arithmetic, and U.S. history be taught in English.[2]
The language component of the Bennett Law caused a strong reaction among the large immigrant population of Milwaukee, particularly German Catholics and Lutherans. In a city where 86 percent of the population had foreign-born parents, the children of German-born immigrants usually attended parochial schools (either Catholic or Lutheran) in which German was the primary language used in teaching. By extending state regulation to parochial classrooms, the Bennett Law raised concerns about attacks on immigrant cultures under the guise of "Americanization." Inspired by fears that the law was just a first step in government regulation of immigrant communities, opponents of the Bennett Law mobilized in Milwaukee and around the state.[3] Led by Lutheran ministers and Catholic priests, this unlikely coalition grew to include Irish Catholics when Archbishop Michael Heiss joined the anti-Bennett cause in March 1890. Editorials in newspapers like the Milwaukee Journal, Der Herold, and Germania intensified public hostility to the new regulations.[4]
The Bennett Law became the principal issue in both the municipal election of April 1890 and the statewide elections that following November. In the former, the Democratic platform played to the many German, Irish, and Polish voters in Milwaukee who had pledged to support only candidates opposed to the Bennett Law. George Wilbur Peck, Democratic candidate for mayor, condemned the paternalism evident in the law and won his election handily, by 16,416 votes to incumbent Thomas H. Brown's 9,541.[5] Meanwhile, Governor Hoard maintained his defiant support for the Bennett Law through the spring and summer of 1890. Mayor Peck, now the Democratic candidate for Governor, continued to campaign on an anti-Bennett platform. That November, Republicans lost more than half of their previously held Assembly seats; Democrats also gained a nineteen-fourteen majority in the State Senate and every state office up for election that year, including the governorship. As promised by the Democrats, the Bennett Law was repealed almost immediately. New legislation dealing with attendance and truancy made no attempt to dictate the language in classroom instruction.[6]
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^ Robert James Ulrich, "The Bennett Law of 1889: Education and Politics in Wisconsin" (Ph.D. diss., University of Wisconsin, 1965), ii-iii, 153-154.
^ Ulrich, "The Bennett Law of 1889," 156, 166.
^ Ulrich, "The Bennett Law of 1889," 1-3; Bayrd Still, Milwaukee: The History of a City (Madison: The State Historical Society of Wisconsin, 1948), 260-261.
^ Ulrich, "The Bennett Law of 1889," 173, 194, 213.
^ Ulrich, "The Bennett Law of 1889," 231, 257, 260-263.
^ Ulrich, "The Bennett Law of 1889," 351, 321, 336, 463, 490-491.
Ulrich, Robert James. "The Bennett Law of 1889: Education and Politics in Wisconsin." Ph.D. diss., University of Wisconsin, 1965.
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Two hundred and forty-three urine specimens from 76 elderly institutionalized residents were obtained for urine culture, quantitative leukocyte count and urinalysis. Significant bacteriuria was present in 153 specimens (63%), including 33 (22%) with more than one organism. Pyuria (greater than or equal to 10 leukocytes/mm3) was present in 214 specimens (88%), including 116 (97%) with single organism bacteriuria, 27 (82%) with multiple organism bacteriuria, and 71 (80%) without significant bacteriuria. The leukocyte esterase test had a positive predictive value of 99% for pyuria but a negative predictive value of only 30%. The quantitative level of pyuria was associated with the level of proteinuria and inversely with pH. A relatively constant level of pyuria tended to persist over months to years in a given individual if bacteriuria persisted. Pyuria is significantly associated with bacteriuria in the institutionalized elderly, but is also common in the nonbacteriuric. The clinical significance of pyuria requires further assessment.


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Vangueria esculenta
Vangueria esculenta S.Moore
Family: Rubiaceae
Common names: Chirinda wild-medlar, forest wild-medlar, (Eng.); Chirinda-wildemispel, bosmispel, blinkblaarmispel (Afr.); mobilo (Lobedu)
SA Tree No: 702.1
Vangueria esculenta is an ideal tree or shrub for smaller gardens, with glossy foliage and an interesting shape, and its flowers release a pleasant sweet scent throughout the summer months.
This small, deciduous tree can reach a height of 2–6 m in the domestic garden environment, yet when growing in its natural habitat, it can exceed 12 m in height. The bark appears to be grey and smooth and tends to be subject to flaking as the tree matures. The short branches contribute to the compact appearance of the tree. Yellow to brownish hairs covers the branchlets. The leaves are elliptical to ovate-shaped and about 20–140 × 50 mm in size, and thinly textured. They could be covered in hairs, or the hairs may be totally absent.
The flowers are small, up to 10 mm in diameter, sweetly scented, white, yellow or pale green, in sparse flower heads, in early summer. The backwards curving of the corolla (the inner envelope of the flower) lobes of the flowers, cannot go unseen by the naked eye. The tree produces pendulous (downward hanging) clusters of green fruits, yellow-brown when ripe, which are almost spherical, and can grow up to 25 mm in diameter.
In South Africa, Vanqueria madagascariensis and V. randii var. chartacea, are often confused with V. esculenta. V. esculenta differs from the other two in terms of the number of flower heads, bark colour and texture, leaf size, texture and also fruit size and colour as well as the natural habitat occurrence, which is evergreen forest.
According to the website http://redlist.sanbi.org checked on the 2016/06/08 the conservation status of this plant is Least Concern (LC).
Vangueria esculenta is better known to occur in the Chirinda Forest in Zimbabwe, at altitudes of 1 100–1 800 m. This tree also grows in Malawi and Mozambique, but to a lesser extent. This tree is also well established in South Africa in Gauteng, Limpopo and Mpumalanga. It occurs in evergreen forest, dune forest and at forest margins.
Vangueria is a generic name that was derived from the Madagascan name for Vangueria edulis: voa vanguer. The name esculenta (Latin) means 'edible', which refers to the edible fruit.
The genus Vangueria contains over 50 species distributed in tropical Africa and Madagascar, with 10 species native to southern Africa. It belongs in the Rubiaceae (gardenia family); this family has more than 11 000 species, which include shrubs, trees and herbaceous plants, with more than 611 genera currently recorded.
Insects are responsible for the pollination of this plant. The dispersal of seeds is by birds that eat the fruit and drop the seeds in different locations. Squirrels and various other animals have also been observed eating the fruits and thus spreading the seeds.
The plant produces edible fruits which are eaten fresh or dried by people. They are also eaten by birds and will thus attract birds to the garden.
The healing process of tick-bite sores on livestock can be increased by the application of pulped leaves to the affected area.
Growing Vangueria esculenta
This tree will grow well when receiving sunlight for most of the day. It can withstand long periods of drought when established; it prefers soils with good drainage and it can be used as a windbreaker.
Propagation is by seed or cuttings. Cuttings taken in spring and from the present year's growth yield best results. River sand makes an ideal rooting medium, and a good rooting hormone will stimulate root development.
Remove the fruit from the seeds and sow them in spring. Soak the seeds in water for 24 hours before sowing. Use a general soil mix which consists of 2 parts river sand: 1 part loam: 1 part well-rotted compost; the mix should be sieved well. It is important that the mixture drains well to prevent it from becoming waterlogged. The mixture should be kept moist, but not soaked, at all times. Do not place the seed in direct sunlight; the seeds will germinate successfully at temperatures of 25°C. To prevent pre- or post-emergence damping off, a fungicide can be applied to the seeds; this will increase the success rate of germination.
Seedlings are often attacked by spider mites and aphids and can be controlled by using a suitable insecticide. Avoid collecting seeds from the ground for sowing because these are often parasitised.
Coates Palgrave, M. 2002. Keith Coates Palgrave Trees of southern Africa , edn 3. Struik, Cape Town.
Foden, W. & Potter, L. 2005. Vangueria esculenta S.Moore. National Assessment: Red List of South African plants version 2015.1. Accessed on 2016/06/08.
Fox, F.W. & Norwood Young, E. 1982. Food from the veld: edible wild plants of southern Africa. Delta Books, Cape Town.
Harris, G. & Harris, M.W. 1994. Plant identification terminology, an illustrated glossary. Spring Lake, Utah.
Steel, B. & Behr, K. 1986. A small tree for rocky gardens — Vangueria infausta , wild medlar. Veld & Flora 72: 89.
Van Wyk, B. & Van Wyk, P. 1997. Field guide to trees of southern Africa. Struik, Cape Town.
Venter, F. & Venter, J.A. 2012. Making the most of indigenous trees. Briza Publications, Pretoria.
Von Breitenbach, F. 1990. National list of indigenous trees. Second revised edition. Dendrological Foundation, Pretoria.
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Plant Type: Shrub, Tree
SA Distribution: Gauteng, Limpopo, Mpumalanga
Flower colour: Green, White, Yellow
Zone 3 Winter rainfall Karoo, light frost
Zone 4 Summer rainfall Karoo and Highveld, Frost in winter


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Seeing my students' minds evolve through music
Juilliard Curriculum Fellow and Director of Music at NAIS HK, Naomi Rowan, gives us her personal account on the transformational role that music has had on her students' learning.
By Naomi Rowan, Nord Anglia Education Music Curriculum Fellow
Close your eyes and think back to your music lessons at school. Are you filled with joy, anticipation and excitement? Music education over the years has taken many forms and our groundbreaking collaboration with The Juilliard School brings so much more to our young people, which is increasingly evident in our school communities.
You might think that Stravinsky's Rite of Spring would prove too challenging for our youngest students to learn, (and indeed many music teachers were skeptical), but the vibrant harmonies and unusual rhythms have made this one of the most popular works. The wonderful diversity of music we share with our students opens the door to cultural awareness through the performing arts. By exposing our young people to amazing music, we expand their minds to a world of possibilities.
At the heart of everything we do is the firm belief that an arts education develops a wide range of key transferrable skills. The Performing Arts Learner Ambitions, created by Nord Anglia music teachers in collaboration with Juilliard, reflect these skills and form the basis for assessment. Students are actively encouraged to become curious, reflective and perceptive in their learning; all skills that can be used across other subjects, but are also vital to life-long learning and the ability to thrive in the real world.
Traditional notation is taught and technical brilliance embraced, yet we also seek to enhance the skills of every child through the power of expression. We encourage our young people not only to perform 'the dots,' as my students commonly call musical notes, but to feel emotional resonance with the music. Through experimentation with musical elements, inspiration from outstanding composers and breathtaking performances by Juilliard artist visits, we help our children to discover and nurture their own creative interpretations. For a child to grow holistically - not only as a musician, but as a whole person – we encourage self-expression and open-mindedness in everything they do.
The impact of this is evident every day, as questions and answers from students gain depth of understanding and curiosity. "Please can we listen to Beethoven again today?" (Jules, Age 6) pleading at the start of a lesson, "I can hear the bassoon, like in the Rite of Spring!" (Immie, Age 7) when listening to Mozart's 'Magic Flute', "Please can I change the timbre to make it more expressive?" (Sebastien, Age 7) (yes, he actually used the word timbre, correctly, in context!), "I like practicing because I can play things better and it makes me feel proud of myself" (Harry, Age 8) and 'I LOVE Stravinsky" (Audrey, Age 5). These magic moments are increasing in frequency, not only at Nord Anglia International School Hong Kong but in Nord Anglia schools around the world.
The programme also benefits teachers, taking us from small departments into an unprecedented global team. We now have a fantastic network for sharing best practice and have formed not only professional relationships, but lasting friendships. This in itself has a direct impact on students as the tailored professional development and supportive network has inspired and motivated us to be more ambitious in our teaching and expectations of what is possible than ever before.
With a diverse, inclusive curriculum, phenomenal artist visits and amazing teachers, all underpinned by the Juilliard approach, I truly believe that students at Nord Anglia are receiving the best music education in the world. I am personally extremely proud of what has been achieved by the team over the past two and a half years, and very much look forward to witnessing the future rewards in store for our students across the world as a result.
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Athletics, swimming, ice hockey among those that IPC would not act as International Federation for going forward
Posted On : October 28, 2019 By : Matt Traub
Sports such as athletics, ice hockey and swimming would no longer by managed by the International Paralympic Committee as part of a new proposal made at the organization's meeting in Germany.
Under the strategic plan that has been put forward after more than a year of consultation, the IPC would cease being the international federation to avoid accusations of conflict of interest for the following sports: Alpine skiing, athletics, biathlon, cross country skiing, dance sport, ice hockey, powerlifting, shooting, snowboard and swimming.
With each of those sports, the IPC will either establish a standalone entity for the sports to have their own international federation, the sports could join an existing able-bodied federation, or they could become part of another organization that is a multisport entity. The IPC will set up an international division to manage the separation process called World Para Sports, which will be operated independent from the IPC with its own staff.
The timeline for the separation of sports from the IPC would be by the end of 2028 for summer sports and by 2030 for winter sports.
"Everyone involved with the Paralympic movement wants the IPC to remain a world-leading sports' organization and nowhere is that desire felt stronger than within the IPC Governing Board," IPC President Andrew Parsons said. "In order to achieve this, in today's ever-changing sporting landscape of greater scrutiny and accountability, it is vital that we have in place the best and most up-to-date sports governance structures."
There will be 12 months of consultation to gather feedback to the proposed reforms. An Extraordinary General Assembly will take place in December 2020 and, if approved, the principles will be implemented through a range of changes in the Constitution, bylaws, practices and procedures of the IPC.
The IPC membership also received updates on upcoming Paralympics Games including Tokyo 2020, Beijing 2022, Paris 2024 and Los Angeles 2028. Tokyo 2020 CEO Toshiro Muto said a record 390,000 applications had been received during the first Paralympic ticket lottery.
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Colleges Move To Ban Napster
By Lori Enos
August 31, 2000 12:00 AM PT
In a bid to avoid costly copyright litigation, 34 percent of colleges around the U.S. have banned their students from using Napster, according to a survey released Tuesday by Internet research firm Gartner Group.
According to the report, "Colleges and Universities Prepare for Napster's Sophomore Year," some university administrators are taking the threat of copyright litigation seriously and have decided to ban Napster, while others are still mulling over the issues.
"I would not want to be the university president who neglected to update the school policy regarding music downloads this year," added Gartner analyst Robert Labatt. "Long legal battles can be costly, and one school could easily be singled out to set legal precedent this year."
Joining the Ban
Among the universities that decided to ban Napster are: Kent State, Rice, Seton Hall and Villanova. Napster will play on at two-thirds of the schools surveyed, including Harvard, MIT, Princeton and Stanford.
For the survey, Gartner polled 50 public and private institutions of higher education in the United States.
Multiple Lawsuits
The Redwood City, California-based Napster and the recording industry have been in a fierce battle over the legality of Napster's music-swapping service. The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) sued Napster in December, alleging that its service unlawfully promotes copyright infringement.
The trial court issued a preliminary injunction shutting down Napster in July, but the shutdown order was put on hold by the U.S. Court of Appeals in San Francisco, pending a full hearing.
In addition to the RIAA suit, heavy metal band Metallica sued Napster and three universities — Yale, the University of Southern California and Indiana University — charging that Napster and the schools were encouraging piracy. After the schools acted to limit access to Napster, Metallica dropped the suits against the schools.
According to Gartner, colleges still considering whether to ban Napster need to move quickly to develop policies that address the relevant copyright, censorship, network capacity and moral issues.
"This is a real-world class lesson on campuses nationwide," said Gartner analyst P.J. McNealy. "This is where the school policies must address the student or consumer behavior, and national copyright and censorship laws will help shape the outcome for the music industry."
McNealy added, "Schools must consider the implementation of ethical standards and policy guidelines, even written agreements, that explicitly state that copyright infringement is illegal and will not be tolerated."
Friends of Napster
Although Napster does not have a lot of friends in the music industry, the music sharing service has won support in the computer industry. On Monday, the Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA) — which represents such technology giants as Sun Microsystems, Yahoo! and Intuit — filed a brief in support of Napster with the U.S. Court of Appeals.
In the brief, which was filed jointly with several other industry associations, the CCIA argued that the lower court misconstrued certain provisions of the Digital Millenium Copyright Act when it issued the shutdown order.
The brief stated that "The district court's erroneous construction could threaten core Internet technologies, such as hyperlinking and online directories, as well as beneficial emerging technologies such as peer-to-peer file sharing."
Napster is safe until at least October 2nd, when the appellate court will consider in detail whether the shutdown order should go into effect pending a trial in the RIAA case.
Supporting File Swapping
Even as schools are moving to ban Napster from their campuses, some are embracing another file-sharing product called I-drive.com. A consortium of about 40 schools — including Stanford, Case Western Reserve University and Wake Forest — have partnered with I-drive.com to offer co-branded, ad-free file storage and file-sharing features.
Notably, the University of Notre Dame, which has banned Napster, is offering its students access to I-drive.com.
Although not set up as a music-swapping service, I-drive.com allows students to swap a variety of files, including digital music files. However, I-drive.com has promised to terminate the accounts of anyone caught violating copyright laws. The San Francisco-based company has also placed restrictions on the number of files that users can swap at one time.
I-drive has partnership agreements with digital entertainment companies MP3.com and Scour, both of which have had their own headaches with digital music copyright suits.
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Jean Sorel, vlastním jménem Jean Marquis de Combault-Roquebrune (* 25. září 1934 Marseille) je francouzský herec, který vedle francouzských filmů spolupracoval také na italských a španělských projektech s režiséry, jakými byli Luis Buñuel nebo Luchino Visconti. Nejaktivnější období zaznamenal v 60. až 80. letech. Od roku 1980 se objevoval především v televizních produkcích.

V roce 1965 si zahrál po boku Giny Lollobrigidy v komedii Le Bambole, následující rok s Claudií Cardinalovou v dalším komediálním snímku Královny a roku 1967 s Catherine Deneuve v surrealistickém dramatu Kráska dne.

Narodil se v roce 1934 do šlechtické rodiny důstojníka Guy de Combaud Roquebrunea. Otec padl ve druhé světové válce roku 1944 během bojů o francouzské město Sennecey-le-Grand, když velel paradesantní jednotce britských speciálních sil Special Air Service.

V roce 1962 se oženil s italskou herečkou Annou Marií Ferrerovou (nar. 1934), která následně opustila hereckou dráhu. Společně žijí v Paříži a Římě.

Herecká filmografie
 2008 – Poslední Pulcinella
 2004 – I Colori della vita (televizní film)
 2004 – Tout va bien c'est Noël! (televizní film)
 1998 – À nous deux la vie (televizní film)
 1997 – Mamma per caso (seriál)
 1997 – Ohnivá poušť (seriál)
 1997 – Tam, kde vychází slunce (seriál)
 1995 – Butterfly (seriál)
 1995 – Laura (televizní film)
 1994 – Les Yeux d'Hélène (seriál)
 1993– Una Madre come tu (seriál)
 1993 – Prigioniera di una vendetta (seriál)
 1993 – La Scalata (seriál)
 1993 – Síla lásky (televizní film)
 1992 – Les Coeurs brulés (seriál)
 1991 – Ďáblovo pokušení
 1991 – Miliardi
 1989 – Casablanca Express
 1988 – Le Clan (seriál)
 1988 – Le Crépuscule des loups (televizní film)
 1987 – Il Burbero
 1986 – Rosa la rose, fille publique
 1985 – Aspern
 1985 – L' Herbe rouge (televizní film)
 1983 – Na příkaz krále (televizní film)
 1982 – Bonnie a Clyde po italsku
 1982 – Le Cercle fermé (televizní film)
 1982 – La Démobilisation générale (televizní film)
 1981 – Les Ailes de la colombe
 1981 – Aimée
 1981 – Quatre femmes, quatre vies: La belle alliance (televizní film)
 1981 – Une mère russe (televizní film)
 1980 – La Naissance du jour (televizní film)
 1979 – Sestry Brontëovy
 1978 – Der Mann im Schilf
 1978 – Švýcarská aféra
 1977 – Les Enfants du placard
 1976 – La Muerte ronda a Mónica
 1975 – Une vieille maîtresse (televizní film)
 1974 – La Profanazione
 1973 – Una Gota de sangre para morir amando
 1973 – Policie se dívá
 1973 – Den Šakala
 1973 – Trader Horn
 1972 – Mil millones para una rubia
 1971 – La Controfigura
 1971 – La Corta notte delle bambole di vetro
 1971 – Una Lucertola con la pelle di donna
 1971 – El Ojo del huracán
 1970 – No desearás al vecino del quinto
 1970 – Paranoia
 1970 – Uccidete il vitello grasso e arrostitelo
 1969 – L' Amica
 1969 – Model Shop
 1969 – Una sull'altra
 1968 – Adélaïde
 1968 – Il Dolce corpo di Deborah
 1968 – L' Età del malessere
 1968 – I Protagonisti
 1968 – Una Ragazza piuttosto complicata
 1967 – Fai in fretta ad uccidermi... ho freddo!
 1967 – Kráska dne
 1966 – Královny
 1966 – L' Ombrellone
 1966 – L' Uomo che ride
 1965 – Le Bambole
 1965 – Hvězdy Velkého vozu
 1965 – Made in Italy
 1964 – Amori pericolosi
 1964 – De l'amour
 1964 – La Ronde
 1963 – Germinal
 1963 – Hipnosis
 1963 – Chair de poule
 1963 – Un Marito in condominio
 1962 – Čtyři neapolské dny
 1962 – Ïl Disordine
 1962 – Julia, Du bist zauberhaft
 1962 – Pohled z mostu
 1961 – Amélie ou le temps d'aimer
 1961 – L' Oro di Roma
 1961 – Vive Henri IV... vive l'amour!
 1960 – I Dolci inganni
 1960 – La Giornata balorda
 1960 – Les Lionceaux
 1959 – J'irai cracher sur vos tombes

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Finecam SL300R
Kyocera Finecam SL300R Review
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Evaluating the Kyocera Finecam SL300R is like judging a figure skating competition; both technical merit and style must be equally considered. The unique design, light weight, and small size of the all metal body allow it to be worn as a wardrobe accessory, turning heads as well as photographing them. This stylish body houses a very functional 3.2-megapixel imager and a swiveling 3X zoom Kyocera lens. The SL300R provides several modes of operation including Standard, Scene, and Aperture Priority. There are 6 Scene modes available, covering most shooting conditions this camera will be used in. The point-n-shoot automation of Standard Mode can be altered using the camera's menu system, allowing you to set White Balance, metering mode, focusing mode, exposure compensation, ISO, sharpness and color saturation. Therefore, the SL300R is suitable for the beginner through intermediate photographer.
Because it has no optical viewfinder, Kyocera used an exceptional color LCD as the viewfinder for the SL300R; it's among the best that we have used in the bright Florida sun. In addition to a brightness control, the 1.5-inch LCD incorporates "Day Fine" technology which uses available sunlight to intensify the viewfinder's display, allowing images to be previewed and reviewed outdoors without consuming battery power for an LCD back light. The viewfinder is also used to navigate the logically-organized menu system and change camera settings.
The SL300R's shooting performance is exceptional by consumer digicam standards. From power-on till the first image was captured measured under 3 seconds. Shutter lag, the delay between depressing the shutter and capturing the image, was 2/10 second when pre-focused, and 1 second including autofocus time; the LCD viewfinder contributed about 1/10 second to the shutter lag results. Shot-to-shot delay averaged about 2 seconds, while continuous shooting mode captured 4 frames per second with the number of shots limited only by the remaining free space on the cameras SD memory card. This remarkable performance is enabled by "Rapid Tuning Technology", claimed by Kyocera to be the world's fastest continuous capture mode. These timings were obtained using a Lexar 256 MB SD memory card, with the camera set for an image size of 2048x1536 at Fine quality with flash off, and include viewfinder delay, photographer response time, and image capture - they are numbers you can reproduce in the real world. Importantly, its LCD viewfinder remained usable during continuous shooting, allowing you to follow the action while capturing images. Using the Kyocera SL300R, you'll rarely miss spontaneous photo ops, and its performance will help you capture action sequences.
I was pleased with the SL300R's outdoor results. The zoom range of 38-115mm in 35mm-equivalence provides plenty of flexibility for shot composition, and produces sharp images throughout its range. Colors were nicely balanced and richly saturated. I did notice a typical amount of chromatic aberration (purple fringing) in high-contrast area in the telephoto range of the zoom lens.
Indoors, your shooting will be limited to small rooms and portraits of small groups because of the moderately-wide 38mm focal length of the lens, and the limited range of the tiny flash. Although the SL300R has a self-timer, you'll have difficulty including yourself in group portraits because it has no tripod mount. The SL300R has a macro mode, but the optical zoom is fixed at wide-angle in this mode, limiting your ability to compose macro shots. Although it has no focus-assist lamp, the SL300R's autofocus system works well in marginal lighting conditions with the zoom lens at wide-angle; autofocus is less effective indoors with the lens in the telephoto range. The SL300R offers a manual focusing mode that's useful when autofocus can't be achieved, allowing you to choose from focus distances of 2, 3, 10, and 16 feet, or infinity.
The SL300R's movie mode is better than most of its competitors, offering 640x480 AVI movies at 30 frames per second, with options for 320x240 and 160x120 and a frame rate of 15 fps to conserve memory. Movie clips are limited in size only by the amount of available memory on the camera's SD card. The optical zoom lens can be used to compose before shooting the movie, but the zoom can not be changed during recording. All movie modes include sound.
The SL300R's swiveling lens body design is not unique, but it does offer certain advantages. First, it folds flat, allowing it to easily fit into a pocket or purse. Secondly, the swiveling lens body provides flexibility in shot composition, allowing overhead and waist-level shooting; it even allows you to take a self-portrait while previewing the image on the LCD viewfinder. Although the camera's small size has a limited area for its various buttons and switches, they are organized and spaced well, allowing even those with large hands to use it without much difficulty. The only physical issue I had with the camera was the absence of a lens cover; I frequently found my own fingerprint on the lens as I prepared to shoot, so make sure to carry a lens cleaning cloth.
The SL300R is powered by a proprietary Lithium Ion battery pack. I was able to capture about 120 images before the low battery warning, a reasonable number considering the battery's small size. As always, I recommend that you keep a fully-charged spare on hand to avoid the disappointment of a dead battery; the battery is charged in-camera, so you'll need to manage the spare carefully.
Combining a small size, durable and stylish body, 3x zoom lens and 3-megapixel imager, the Kyocera SL300R makes an attractive package. With good image quality, excellent shooting performance, and versatile shooting modes, many families will find it a perfect answer to their digicam needs. At an MSRP of under $400, the Kyocera is priced a bit above its competitors, but its unique size, style and performance may justify that difference to many prospective buyers.
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Polio didn't stop Pradeep Negi from pursuing his goal of inspiring disabled children. Before completing Bachelor of Education, Negi did post graduation in Economics, History and English. His wife is a lecturer in Haridwar, and the couple has two kids.


Bank, which is owed NIS 1.8 billion, acts two weeks after Tax Authority files similar petition.
Eliezer Fishman, who once numbered among the biggest of Israel's tycoons, faced a growing threat of being forced into bankruptcy after Bank Hapoalim joined the Income Tax Authority in asking a court to name a receiver for his remaining assets.
The tax agency filed a petition in Tel Aviv District Court two weeks ago, after Fishman failed to pay 196 million shekels ($51.6 million) in back taxes. On Tuesday, Bank Hapoalim, to which Fishman owed 1.8 billion shekels, followed suit in turning to the court.
In its petition, the bank said it wasn't prepared to act on its collateral rights and in any event did not expect to recover anything close to the full 1.8 billion shekels.
"The bank's rough and nonbinding estimate is that the value of the collateral is only sufficient to repay a relatively small part if the debt," Hapoalim told the court.
It asked that lawyers Pini Rubin and Yaron Elhawi be appointed as special administrators, now or after a previously scheduled hearing on September 29.
The court is due to discuss the petition August 25.
Fishman is estimated to have more than 4 billion shekels in personal debt and has for quite some time been unable to service it. His estimated debt to Bank Leumi is also around 1.8 billion shekels.
Leumi acted in March to take over Fishman's 40% stake in his flagship property company, Jerusalem Economy Corporation, which yielded it about 200 million shekels. Leumi's own special administrators, lawyers Eyal Rosovsky and Ronen Matry, have been working to sell off additional Fishman assets, mainly real estate worth hundreds of millions of shekels.
The bank has not yet touched the financial daily Globes, a key Fishman asset it holds as collateral, but sources told TheMarker that by the end of the year it might to turn to the courts to force a sale.
Fishman has so far refused to entertain offers for the newspaper, which in years past he has valued at $100 million. He shares control of the daily with the family of Globe's late founder Haim Bar-On.
Unlike Leumi, Hapoalim has not taken any operative steps to recover its share of the Fishman debt. The new policy may represent a changing of the guard at the bank, Israel's largest, after Arik Pinto succeeded Zion Kenan this month as the CEO of Hapoalim.
Last Tuesday the bank warned Fishman in a letter that he must repay the debt, which he ran up a personal guarantor for loans he took out for his companies.
Among the assets for which Hapoalim holds collateral are Fishman's stake in the Yedioth Aharonoth publishing group, the retailer and filling station company Ten, the Home Center home improvement chain of stores and properties.
Nati Tucker contributed to this report.


IFA 2005 is held in Berlin, Germany, from September 2 - 7 2005. IFA 2005 is the world's largest Consumer Electronics trade fair. This event is very interesting for those who wants to be the first to know what will be the major announcements and innovations for the upcoming season. During this event devices like a digital camera, digital SLR, digital camcorder, photo printer, camera phone, flash memory, photo kiosk, MP 3 player and much more will be show cased by the major brands from the digital imaging industry. During the IFA show various programs with special events for consumers will take place.


The 1" x 6" Wedge Anchor Zinc Plated (5 pcs per box) are designed for fastening items to concrete. All orders will be received in 1 to 3 days when shipped in the Continental United States.
The maximum fixture thickness or the maximum thickness of the material being fastened for a anchor is 1/2". This will ensure that the minimum embedment of 4-1/2" will be met.
The hole can be drilled while the fixture is in place. The minimum hole in the fixture for the 1" x 6" (six inches) Wedge Anchor Zinc Plated is 1-1/4".
Put the nut and washer on the 1" x 6" (six inches) Wedge Anchor Zinc Plated, making sure the nut is on the last threads; this will protect the threads from damage when the wedge anchor is hammered into the hole and into the concrete.


Menopause basically marks the time in a woman's life when she stops menstruating. This is normal and it is often accompanied by a variety of symptoms like hot flashes, mood swings, and many other indicators. This mainly depends on the individual. Menopause usually lasts for about four years before ending.
Every woman is different, and therefore the age at which each woman starts menopause will completely depend on the woman—rather like puberty. With menopause, however, the age may vary even more. The average age for a woman to start menopause is 51, but many women will begin this stage of life either sooner or later. Usually, you can guess that you will start menopause between 45 and 55 years of age, with 51 being the average. Some women will begin menopause in their 40s or even in their 30s. On the other hand, some women do not go through this period of life until they are into their 60s. With 30 years of variability, it may be difficult to know when menopause will start for you, but there is a really good chance that a woman will start to go into menopause at about the same time as her mother did.
The reason that most women take after their mothers is because menopause is quite strongly linked to genes. There are always exceptions and some women just don't take after their mothers. Sometimes even if a woman's mother went through menopause at the average age, she might start before the age of 45. There may not be a detectable reason and it might be the consequence of a one-time genetic mutation or something else. It could be random or it could also be genetic and skip a generation. If you know when most of the women in your family went through menopause, and they were all at around the same time, then there's a strong chance you will follow after them.
There are also other influences which could affect when a woman goes into menopause. Smoking is a lifestyle choice which unfortunately can do quite a bit of harm to the ovaries. As a result, this may make a woman go into menopause early. If your mother didn't smoke but you do, then you will probably experience menopause before she did.
Like smoking, chemotherapy can cause damage to the ovaries. Some women may even go through a temporary kind of menopause during chemotherapy. Sometimes menopause even stops permanently, but if menstruation does return menopause will come several years before it would have without the chemotherapy.
Ovarian surgery and ethnicity may also play a role in when a woman will have menopause. While some Asian women will often go through menopause later in life, Hispanic and African-American women often go through menopause slightly earlier. When a woman had her first period, pregnancy and breastfeeding, and the use of hormonal birth control won't have an affect on when menopause begins. The closer a woman gets to the time of menopause the more easy it should be to predict when that time will come.


Thinly slice steaks into strips and toss with 1 tbsp (15 mL) of the cilantro, soy sauce and hot pepper flakes.
In a nonstick skillet, heat oil over medium high heat and saute beef mixture for 3 minutes or until hint of pink remains. Remove from heat.
In a bowl, toss together arugula, cucumber, carrot and lime juice.
Dip 1 rice paper wrapper into warm water until limp. Place on dry clean tea towel and place a quarter of the greens mixture in the centre. Top with a quarter of the beef, mango, if using and sprinkle with mint. Tuck 2 sides in and roll up. Repeat with remaining ingredients.


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clashes between police and Bolsonaro supporters after the arrest of an indigenous leader – RT in French
The Brazilian capital has been shaken by violence between the police and supporters of outgoing President Jair Bolsonaro who are demanding the release of an indigenous leader and opponent of elected President Lula, arrested on the orders of Justice.
Clashes erupted on the evening of December 12 in Brasilia between police and supporters of incumbent President Jair Bolsonaro, who demanded the release of an indigenous leader arrested for inciting violence.
The unrest broke out outside the police headquarters, after the arrest, on the orders of Federal Supreme Court Judge Alexandre de Moraes, of the cacique José Acacio Serere Xavante for threats and acts of intimidation against the "democratic rule of law ".
He is accused by the prosecution of having organized several demonstrations "of an anti-democratic nature" in the capital, including in front of the hotel where left-wing elected president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is staying.
The police tried to disperse the demonstrators using tear gas and rubber bullets. The protesters, some armed with sticks, responded by throwing stones, according to the AFP photographer at the scene. Several buses and cars were attacked and set on fire.
According to the General Prosecutor's Office of the Republic, Serere Xavante "used his position as cacique" to incite natives and non-natives to "commit violent crimes" against Lula and magistrates of the Federal Supreme Court. Lula received on December 12 the certification of his election for a third term as President of Brazil, before his inauguration on January 1.
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Sentence reduced on appeal for ex-minister Alain Griset for having reduced his heritage – France
Ruslan Khasbulatov, last president of the Supreme Soviet, died at the age of 80 – RT in French
Pensions: CFDT and CFTC think that the legal retirement age will be 64, but this remains "unacceptable" – Understand everything about pension reform
Pantin renamed "Pantine" in the name of gender equality – RT in French


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selected by Max "Drlacxos" Cueto from Discolai
"Through the Window" EP
Diego Cepeda leaves the country to study cinema in Spain, before leaving he comes up with a lot of sound ideas that he had in mind. And that's when he creates his solo project The Living Room.
The 4-track EP "Through the Window" is the best example of what Living Room sound is about: simple songs, simple drums, guitar and bass, without room for long guitar solos, with sticky choirs strongly influenced by The Smiths or Brian Wilson from The Beach Boys.
As short as it is, "Through the Window" is a complete work.
♪♫ Listen: "Wonder" + album stream
The Living Room on Bandcamp, Facebook, Spotify.
"Vestidos" EP
Here we find an EP of 5 songs, with a sound that seems like Jenga blocks game of dream pop, indie and post-punk, but all grouped between layers of arrangements giving us that beautiful shoegaze noise.
"Vestidos" is a sound journey of less than 20 minutes, which leaves you waiting for more. Actually, it even leaves you wanting to listen to anything else.
Vestidos is a new project of Juan Julio (Franny & Zooey), and an unusual thing in the scene is the band has two girls among its members: Lita Mena (bass) and Maria Fernanda (voice).
♪♫ Listen: "Vamos a escuchar a los Pastels" + album stream
Vestidos on Spotify, Bandcamp, Facebook.
Auro Sónico
"Disco Lágrimas"
Having a new material from Auro is always an event. He is one of the emblematic figures of the local music circuit. And we are happy to hear from him again with this new (?) project.
Although we can identify the peculiar sound of his previous line-ups – like También Yo!, Los Violetas, Bizarro or Subsónica, as well as Auro & Clemt – in this solo album the synth-pop element is working so well and it's the distinguishing component.
"Disco Lágrima" is a journey filled with melodies with a background of of indie-rock, glam and pop. Auro Sónico also had the luxury of arranging strings and bringing female voices into this pleasant sound stretches along these 10 songs.
We dare say that all this seems to us already known, but at the same time as new as never heard on the scene.
♪♫ Listen: "La Música (no Apaguen)" + album stream
Auro Sónico on Soundcloud, Facebook, Twitter.
Alex Ferreira y El Frente Caribe
Alex Ferreira is not a new name on the scene, over the time he has gone from being a local exponent to becoming an international artist.
After touring the world, he returned to the island in 2016 and formed El Frente Caribe with Ricardo Ariel Toribio, Mariela Pichardo, Nicole Santiago y Boly Lingopoff. Their new adventure was to go back to their Dominican roots and bring together merengue, bachata and tropical rhythms.
The experiment resulted in a self-titled EP of 5 songs that show the seriousness of this project. Alex would not invent anything new, on the contrary, he would go to the basics, like the sound of bachata in "La Insoportable" and in "Mala Maña".
El Frente Caribe opened a crack in the career of Alex Ferreira, and although it will not be he full time activity, we know he will return with more songs like this.
♪♫ Listen: "La Yugular" + album stream
Alex Ferreira y El Frente Caribe on Soundcloud, Bandcamp, Facebook, Twitter.
Playa O Radio
"The Upa Father of the Little Tree"
Listening and watching projects as they evolve and mature, is not given very often in our local scene. But when it happens, it's the closest thing to a solar eclipse: they are not usual, and it is fantastic to observe when they occur.
It is the case of Playa O Radio, a project that collects different pieces of the alternative landscape, but we could witness its very own evolution. On "The Upa Father of the Little Tree", their debut release of just 6 songs, they show us that the influences you have can help you a lot to find your own sound.
We like that they pick titles in English but sing in Spanish, and vice versa. The name is another hook. And well, the boys did their homework. Let's see how it goes in their next challenge: to maintain that standard.
♪♫ Listen: "Rediseño" + album stream
Playa o Radio on Soundcloud, Bandcamp, Facebook, Twitter.
Carolina Camacho
"Afrotaína"
Carolina Camacho is – in her own words – what she is, simply. Voice beyond an image, body and soul of "Afrotaína", a powerful record.
Starting with the song "Leona", we have been discovering this album, a work of great consistency and full of excellent songs from its beginning to the very end. In Carolina's second release, you can feel not only the growth of her as an artist, but also her power.
Her style that has been defined as "Electro Palo", in which different musical fusions have been conceived from autochthonous inspirations, with an incredibly organic correspondence with contemporaneity.
"Afrotaína" is complete, it's avant-garde with folkloric elements, it's spiritual and lyrical with sounds from the most urban Caribbean places.
♪♫ Listen: "Leona" + album stream
Carolina Camacho on Soundcloud, Facebook, Twitter.
Gnómico
"Sinergia"
"Sinergia" is a delicate project, from the moment of choosing the songs to the collaborations.
It brings us new versions of classics such as "Mesita de Noche" with its creator Victor Victor, Rafael Solano's "Por Amor" played by Danny Rivera, "Viajero" from Toque Profundo by Tony Almont, on this occasion with a bit more reggae.
There's also "Te di" with Pavel Nuñez, Rando Camasta in "Compañera", Laura Rivera in "Para Quererte" and Covi Quintana in the song "Quiero Andar"…
Between rap, funk and soul, "Sinergia" is a work taken care of, and we could say the most mature effort in Gnómico's career yet.
♪♫ Listen: "Te Di" + album stream
Gnomico on Soundcloud, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter.
La Gran Mawon
Featuring both amateur and experienced musicians, this project concentrates on everyday experiences in a city that does not forgive you anything. Contrary, it alienates you and makes you doubt whatever you believe.
All this can be found in La Gran Mawon's lyrics ("Quemando Ganja", "Hija del General", "Ahora Que") and the fusion of music styles like Carabiné, MereMambo, Bachata, Reggae, Jazz, Ska and more.
The best thing about these "rebels" is that while they claim their origins, at the same time they escape the canons of being a "roots music" group. They make it clear: there is nothing established and in the world of various music mixtures everything is worth trying. And that's a truly experimental approach.
♪♫ Listen: "La Kulebra" + album stream
La Gran Mawon on Soundcloud, Facebook, Twitter.
Pat Pereyra
"Mestura"
Patricia Pereyra is a symbol of Dominican excellence, her music is part of those national treasures that we hold dear.
"Mestura" is the third album in Pat Pereyra career yet and undoubtedly, its her the most pop-oriented effort. In this record, we can observe a kind of transition of her as an artist.
Patricia has now become now "Pat" Pereyra, and while she has brought us production containing all the elements of her universe we've known, at the same time she sounds different. It's not a contradiction. It is "Mestura", or "Mixture".
Pop, rock, fusion, electronica, folk, jazz, world music and more… a production difficult to catalogue, a work of art not suitable for everyone.
♪♫ Listen: "El Niño del Sol" + album stream
Pat Pereyra on Soundcloud, Facebook.
Vicente García
"A La Mar"
With "A la Mar", the second album by the singer-songwriter Vicente García, produced by Calle 13's Eduardo Cabra a.k.a. Visitor, we have experienced many different things. First of all, it is a honest musical work.
This record includes twelve songs plus two interludes. To describe each song, it is necessary to read Vicente's comments in his social networks, where he has described the whole process of this effort's creation and explained each concept.
"A La Mar", which means "To the Sea", was recorded between 2015 and 2016, between Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico. Musical and lyrically, it takes the listener on a popular route – places, rhythms, rites and local cultures.
This album manages to compile so many cultural elements that it keeps surprising us in its subtlety and beauty.
♪♫ Listen: "Zafra Negra" + album stream
Vicente Garcia on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, www.