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— On a mission to change perceptions about growing older. Starring inspirational people over 70 —
Ageing, ageism, photography, stories
Bruce Fogle, 71
Bruce is a best-selling author, clinical veterinarian and co-founder of Hearing Dogs for Deaf People. He has recently released Barefoot at the Lake, a memoir of a childhood summer at his family cottage in Ontario, Canada.
"I wanted to become a vet because my best friend was going to study veterinary medicine and I thought it would be fun to go to university with him! He actually dropped out and went into human medicine but I stayed on. I come from a medical family on my mother's side and it had been assumed I'd go into human medicine, so it wasn't that big a jump. I'm sure that part of my success is down to me ending up in the UK by accident. I'm from Canada and came to England in 1970 on a scholarship to Regent's Park Zoo.
I chose the right parents in terms of health – my father lived to 97 and my mother to 100.
The research project at the zoo was only supposed to be for nine months but while I was there I met some vets and one of them offered me a job. His practice had an international reputation so I took him up on it. I was planning on going back to Canada after two years there but then in 1971 a small, but quite attractive woman came into the surgery with her dog. She turned out to be the actress Julia Foster, now my wife. I'd actually seen her at the theatre about three weeks earlier but I didn't recognise her, I was too focused on the animals! She was playing the role of a free spirit at the time and I think a little bit of the character she was playing rubbed off on her and she had the confidence to invite me out. Ten years ago our son Ben first met his wife Marina in the park with his dog. So there are now two generations who have met their partners over dogs, which is quite extraordinary.
I co-founded Hearing Dogs back in 1982. It came about because I met a wonderful woman Babs [the late Lady Beatrice Wright] who was vice president of the Royal National Institute for the Deaf. She was aware that dogs could be trained to act as ears for deaf people and that's what Hearing Dogs does – it's the largest charity of its type in the world. It just goes to strengthen my view that dogs and cats serve a significant role in urban life. We evolved over millions of years living with other animals, it's only the last three generations that have moved into cites and separated ourselves from the natural world.
When Julia and I married we lived just behind Marble Arch but the lease expired and in the early 80s, the only affordable place to move after that was Notting Hill. As a foreigner, if I was going to stay in London, I didn't want to be in the suburbs. We still live there and it's great, I can walk to work through Kensington Gardens in half an hour or just jump on the tube for a couple of stops. We also have a place down in Sussex by the coast in Arundel so whenever we can, we'll drive down there on Friday evenings.
Julia and I have been married for 43 years. There's never a simple solution to having a happy marriage but neither of us pick fights, and I think that helps. We also take enormous pride in what we are both doing. Julia has had two careers which she's enjoyed and she was very much the centre of attention for twenty years. Meanwhile, I built up my veterinary business and ended up writing for extra income. Julia later got bored with acting and gravitated into antiques but she's now come full circle and has just done the Dad's Army film which is coming out in February.
I chose the right parents in terms of health – my father lived to 97 and my mother to 100. I'd say my age sometimes works to my advantage, people assume I must be knowledgeable because of it – I can get a government minister or even a prime minster to listen to me because I am old. Actually though, in my peer group of vets, I am the baby. I don't see any reason to retire though I'd probably like to have extra time to do more writing. I'm doing another book at the moment that I would like to make into a Sunday night TV show!
When my mother was dying a year ago, I asked her if there was anything she wanted me to say at her funeral. Her first response was 'I heard it all on my 100th birthday.' But then she came out with a few life lessons – the first one was 'don't hold grudges.' I think that's a good one – life is too enjoyable to waste your time on that. She also said 'go outside in your bare feet and feel the grass under your toes once in a while' – basically, to look around every now and then and see how wonderful life is. Finally, she recommended having more sex, which I found quite difficult coming from my own mother! Of course she was right, sex isn't there simply for sex, it's there for maintaining bonds and intimacy.
My only regret is that I gave up playing a musical instrument in my early teens. I'm currently getting my old fiddle repaired – when I get it back, I'm just going to play around with it and see what happens!
Cleo Sylvestre, 74
Cleo is an actress in film, stage and television. Most recently, she starred in Alan Bennett's play Allelujah! at the Bridge Theatre. She also performs the Blues as Honey B Mama. "For as long as I can remember, I wanted to act. One of my godfathers was Constant Lambert, a conductor at Sadler's Wells and […]
Esther Rantzen, 79
Esther is a television presenter and journalist. She also launched Childline and more recently The Silver Line, a telephone support service for older people in the UK. She is a trustee of the NSPCC, a patron for 19 charities and has a damehood for services to children and older people. "I lived with my grandmother […]
Zandra Rhodes, 79
Zandra is a British fashion designer whose brand turns 50 this year. She is also the founder of London's Fashion Textile Museum. "My mother taught dressmaking in an art college and I used to love wearing her pretty little dresses on a Sunday to visit my granny. The local kids would laugh at me and […]
Dominique Afacan, 39, Helen Cathcart, 38
A blog? A website? A movement? When we started Bolder back in 2015, we weren't entirely sure how to label it. We just knew we had to do something to change the conversations we kept hearing about ageing. The negativity was rubbing off on us. We were both in our mid-thirties, and yet we were […]
Alberto Portugheis, 78
Alberto is an award-winning pianist, born in Argentina to parents of Russian and Romanian descent. His career takes him all over the world, but he lives in London, where he also works as a piano teacher. "I discovered music thanks to our neighbours in Argentina. I would be on the street playing with my friends […]
Norma Howard, 92
Norma is the oldest female wing-walker in the UK. The former physio took to the skies last year to raise money for charity. "My parents divorced when I was about eight or nine, but they remained friends. My father married again but my mother didn't want to. There was no jealousy between them and as […]
Lotte Moore, 82
Lotte began her writing career age 70 and has since written more than 20 children's books, including the best-selling Lotte's War. She has recently written her autobiography, which details her earlier life as an actress and dancer – and her first novel, In the Fast Lane, is shortlisted for the People's Book Prize. "Writing is […]
Jimmy Cornell, 78
Jimmy is a Romanian-born yachtsman, author and founder of the World Cruising Club. GEOGRAPHY CAN CHANGE EVERYTHING I grew up in a village in Transylvania and only saw the Black Sea once when I was nine years old on a summer camp. I was immediately fascinated by it and wanted to go to sea ever […]
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Maize Yield Trends and Agricultural Policy in East Africa
Cereal yield variability is influenced by initial conditions such as suitability of the farming system for cereal cultivation, current production quantities and yields, and zone-specific potential yields limited by water availability. However, exogenous factors such as national policies, climate, and international market conditions also impact farm-level yields directly or provide incentives or disincentives for farmers to intensify production. We conduct a selective literature review of policy-related drivers of maize yields in Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda and pair the findings with FAOSTAT data on yield and productivity. This report presents our cumulative findings along with contextual evidence of the hypothesized drivers behind maize yield trends over the past 20 years for the focus countries.
EPAR Research Brief #216
LSMS-ISA Tanzania: Intercropping
In this brief we analyze patterns of intercropping and differences between intercropped and monocropped plots among smallholder farmers in Tanzania using data from the 2008/2009 wave of the Tanzania National Panel Survey (TZNPS), part of the Living Standards Measurement Study – Integrated Surveys on Agriculture (LSMS-ISA). Intercropping is a planting strategy in which farmers cultivate at least two crops simultaneously on the same plot of land. In this brief we define intercropped plots as those for which respondents answered "yes" to the question "Was cultivation intercropped?" We define "intercropping households" as those households that intercropped at least one plot at any point during the year in comparison to households that did not intercrop any plots. The analysis reveals few significant, consistent productivity benefits to intercropping as currently practiced. Intercropped plots are not systematically more productive (in terms of value produced) than monocropped plots. The most commonly cited reason for intercropping was to provide a substitute crop in the case of crop failure. This suggests that food and income security are primary concerns for smallholder farmers in Tanzania. A separate appendix includes the details for our analyses.
Full Brief, Appendix to the Brief
LSMS-ISA Tanzania: Sorghum and Millet Cultivation
This brief present our analysis of sorghum and millet cultivation in Tanzania using data from the 2008/2009 wave of the Tanzania National Panel Survey (TZNPS), part of the Living Standards Measurement Study – Integrated Surveys on Agriculture (LSMS-ISA). In the 2007-2008 long and short rainy seasons, 13% of Tanzanian farming households cultivated sorghum and 6% cultivated millet, making these crops some of the least frequently cultivated priority crops in Tanzania. As a result, detailed analysis and determining statistical significance was limited by the low number of observations, particularly of millet. While sorghum and millet are often grouped together, our results suggest that in Tanzania there were differences among the households that cultivated these distinct crops. A separate appendix includes additional detail on our analyses.
Crop Value Chains: Sweet Potatoes in Ethiopia
This report provides a genderal overview of the sweet potato value chain in Ethiopia. The first section describes trends in sweet potato production and consumption since the early 1990s. The second section describes the uses and importance of sweet potatoes in Ethiopia. The final section discuss major issues in production, post-production, and marketing. The literature available on sweet potetoes in Ethiopia was quite limited and draws on the wider literature on sweet potatoes in East Africa where needed. We find that Ethiopia ranks fifteenth in the world in terms of sweet potato production. Production has been rising quickly since 2008, following a period of slow decline in the early 2000s. Yields have also been rising slowly since 2008, but are below their peak from 2001. Sweet potato roots are consumed domestically, mostly by poor rural households. The vines also provide an important source of feed for livestock during the dry season. Major constraints to sweet potato production in Ethiopia include a lack of quality planting materials, pests and disease, and underdeveloped markets.
Crop Value Chains: Sweet Potatoes in Uganda
Uganda is the biggest sweet potato producer in Africa in terms of area harvested and production, although Burundi, Rwanda and Madagascar have significantly higher yields. Sweet potato is a major crop in Uganda, ranking third in cultivated area following plantains and cassava. Sweet potato ranks fourth in gross agricultural production value. The Government of Uganda has recognized sweet potatoes as an important crop for the country and a research priority, especially through establishing the National Agricultural Research Organization potato center. This report provides a general overview of the sweet potato value chain in Uganda. The first section describes trends in sweet potato production and consumption since 1996. The second section describes the varieties grown and their uses. The final section summarizes current practices and constraints in production, processing, and marketing.

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Steve came to me with his healthcare start up without even a name, but with a great idea and a lot of industry connections. We did research into competitors, identified where he wanted to be active and came up with the company name to bridge his expertise with urgent care centers and emerging care trends.
From there we went through several logo concepts. Steve really pushed me to get to a concept that resonated with him and his audience. We also went through some serious "knowledge extraction" where I interviewed him and distilled that into the content for his web site and materials. This meant I was really tuned in to the metaphors that could visually represent his brand online. You can see some of these ideas carried over into the PowerPoint Slides above.


Talk about an important innovation.
In the wake of Mobile World Congress 2018, we're exploring how the UK is leading the charge to shape the future of technology — and the world as we know it. Here are a few predictions for the coming year.
5G, blockchain, and all the smartphones.
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A recent segment by Michigan Radio reminds us of the rich mining and maritime heritage represented by Marquette's Upper Harbor and Lower Harbor ore docks. BotEco is excited for the opportunity to continue honoring this history as we seek to repurpose the Lower Harbor ore dock into a world-class community center.
Listen to the radio segment and read the summary HERE.
A recent article in The Mining Journal contains good news! A structural analysis conducted by GEI Consultants of Marquette has revealed that the lower harbor ore dock is in excellent condition.
On Monday, September 30, the Marquette City Commissioned approved a plan for GEI Consultants of Marquette to provide a structural analysis of the lower harbor ore dock's current condition.
A group of students from Northland College in Ashland, Wisconsin recently visited Marquette to research sustainable community development. The students spoke with representatives of Ore Dock BotEco center to learn more about the nonprofit's vision to repurpose the iconic Lower Harbor Ore Dock.
Read the news article HERE to learn more.


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Quake-prone homes to expect premium hike as Tower changes insurance pricing
Tower Insurance will start pricing premiums according to how at-risk a property is to earthquake damage, it has been revealed.
According to a report by Radio New Zealand, thousands of Tower's customers situated in high-risk regions started paying hundreds of dollars more from April 01 for home insurance.
The company's chief executive Richard Harding reportedly told the publication that Tower customers living in Wellington, Napier and Gisborne would face the worst of the increases.
A report by Stuff, meanwhile, said the move would not see the majority of the company's customers experience any significant change in their premiums, with only less than 2.5% hit by increases in excess of $250. However, 1% may receive a hike of more than $2,000.
With other customers previously paying too much, Harding said the move to risk-based pricing was a fairer, more equitable way to operate.
"It takes about six Auckland households to subsidise each Wellington household in terms of insurance," he told the publication. "The benefit of [the move] will flow to those people in Auckland who have lower risk properties and elsewhere in the countryside."
The pricing of flood coverage would also soon change according to risk, he reportedly told Stuff. Harding also said he expects Tower to lose some customers but sees other insurance companies following suit.
Insurance giant IAG told Radio NZ that it has not decided to make the same move, but it continues to review its business and position.
Meanwhile, EQC Fix spokesperson Mel Bourke reportedly expressed concern about residents living in quake-prone locations who might forgo insurance altogether should Tower's move become a trend.
"What we might see is more people uninsured - that would be concerning," she said. "If we're now looking at Wellington or Christchurch as high earthquake-prone and people literally cannot afford insurance; that is a downside."
The Insurance Council of New Zealand, however, is optimistic that Tower's move could ultimately result in people making better decisions.
"We know that about $20 billion worth of assets and about 47,000 houses are within 1.5 metres of the high tide level today, so in the decades to come there is a significant challenge there around managing how those assets are protected in the future," ICNZ chief executive Tim Grafton.
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The best electronic dictionary
By Allen Foster
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The more you use your electronic dictionary, the faster the batteries will run out. Don't forget to factor in this ongoing cost. (BestReviews)
As of 2020, the English language has more than 170,000 words that are regularly used. However, the active vocabulary of the average individual is just 20,000 words. This means there are over 150,000 words that exist that the average person doesn't use — just one of the reasons why it's important to have an electronic dictionary on hand.
Electronic dictionaries have an extensive database and an array of tools to make searches and learning easier. Our top pick, the Franklin Merriam-Webster Dictionary and Thesaurus, has phonetic spell correction, entertaining word games, a crossword solver, and a number of other impressive extras. If you'd like to learn more about electronic dictionaries, keep reading.
Considerations when choosing electronic dictionaries
Size can be tricky with an electronic dictionary. If it's too large, it won't be easily portable, but if it's too small, it may be hard to enter words. Look for a model that's large enough to easily use and small enough to easily carry.
Most electronic dictionaries run on batteries. Some run on AAA batteries while others run on the small disc batteries you find in a watch. If you find one that uses an adapter, make sure the adapter is included with the purchase or is easily available.
If you're purchasing an electronic dictionary for a child, you might only need 30,000 words. However, if it's for an adult, you likely want to have a database of over 100,000 words. Understand the capabilities of your electronic dictionary — know whether it's just a glorified spellchecker, or if it has the capacity to serve as an encyclopedia and thesaurus as well.
Suggestions for misspelled words
Consider a model that can still find a word if you spell it incorrectly. This way, you don't become frustrated when you have to repeatedly guess at a word with an unusual spelling.
To save time, some electronic dictionaries suggest words as you type. If you think this would be a useful feature, look for a model with autocomplete.
While you want your electronic dictionary to be small, it also should have a screen that's large enough to easily see. You also need a screen that can be read in all situations, whether you're in bright or dim light.
The primary function of an electronic dictionary is to help you with reading comprehension. However, depending on the device, you can often accomplish much more. Some extras available may include a calculator, a translator, an anagram solver, a collection of games, a quotation dictionary, the ability to convert text to speech, and more. If there's a particular feature or function that sounds appealing to you, make sure the model you're considering has it.
If you're looking for an electronic dictionary for kids, you might only need to spend $20. A model with a larger database, advanced searching options, and other handy features starts at around $50. If you want an electronic dictionary with bells and whistles, you could spend up to $300.
Q. Can an electronic dictionary help me with crossword puzzles?
A. It depends on the model. If your electronic dictionary has a solve function, you can enter parts of a word to get suggestions on what the whole word might be.
Q. Do I really need an electronic dictionary that features word games?
A. If you want to increase your vocabulary, you need to start learning and using words you don't already know. One of the easiest ways to introduce yourself to new words is by playing word games and solving puzzles. If you're not concerned with increasing your vocabulary, having an electronic dictionary with word games isn't of importance.
Electronic dictionaries we recommend
Best of the best: Franklin Merriam-Webster Dictionary and Thesaurus
Our take: Merriam-Webster is the most trusted name in dictionaries among professional wordsmiths, and this electronic version is feature-packed.
What we like: Comes with more than 274,000 definitions. Offers phonetic spell correction and interactive word games; perfect for those studying for the S.A.T. or a spelling bee. Includes handy extras such as a clock, calculator, currency converter, and more.
What we dislike: Some found the screen difficult to read.
Best bang for your buck: If Children's Electronic Dictionary Bookmark
Our take: If your child is reading and stumbles upon an unfamiliar word, this tiny electronic dictionary can always be on hand because it doubles as a bookmark.
What we like: The clever design of this educational tool almost guarantees it will be used frequently. It contains data from the Oxford Primary Dictionary and has an isolation window that allows the reader to focus on the troublesome word.
What we dislike: This unit is designed for kids ages seven and up, so it doesn't have the most robust database.
Choice 3: Franklin Collins English Dictionary with Thesaurus
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Our take: With over 118,000 words, phrases, and definitions coupled with games and other useful features, this is our top choice for electronic dictionaries.
What we like: This model is loaded with extras including six word games, a calculator, a metric converter, and more. It features phonetic spell correction, confusable alerts, and three solvers for crosswords, anagrams, and word-building.
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What we dislike: This electronic dictionary is designed to be easily portable, so it can be small for individuals with larger hands.
Allen Foster is a writer for BestReviews. BestReviews is a product review company with a singular mission: to help simplify your purchasing decisions and save you time and money.
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Film, TV and Stage
Culture | Buro Loves
Check out Andy Warhol's snaps from his only trip to China
Wandering Warhol
Text: Adibah Isa
18/2/17 11:00 am
An upcoming photography exhibition in Mandarin Oriental Hong Kong will shed light on Andy Warhol's one and only visit in China
A visit to Beijing isn't complete without seeing landmarks such as The Great Wall, the Ming Tombs, Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City, Temple of Heaven and Temple of Azure Clouds. You're also looking at part of Andy Warhol's itinerary during his one and only visit to mainland China in 1982. A stop after the artist's visit to Hong Kong, Warhol also penciled in "meet with Chinese artists" in his line-up. Three years later, his seminal Mao series was unveiled, inflicting his signature pop aesthetic to one of the world's most controversial and talked-about leaders of the time.
Travelling with close friend and personal photographer Christopher Makos, Warhol's snaps offer a rare look at the artist's snapshot of the country. 'Warhol in China' is an exhibition that pools together this collection of over 200 photographs, presented in collaboration with Mandarin Oriental Hong Kong. The works will then be auctioned by Phillips on 28 May for a starting price of HK$50,000. See a selection below.
'Warhol in China' will be held at Mandarin Oriental Hong Kong from 20 March to 2 April.


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import org.junit.After;
import org.junit.AfterClass;
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public class CompositePopulatorTest {

    @Test
    public void testPopulate(){
        WormHolePopulator wormHolePopulator = Mockito.mock(WormHolePopulator.class);
        SingleMousePopulator singleMousePopulator = Mockito.mock(SingleMousePopulator.class);
        Populator[] populator = new Populator[2];
        populator[0] = wormHolePopulator;
        populator[1] = singleMousePopulator;

        CompositePopulator comp = new CompositePopulator(populator);

        Universe universe = Mockito.mock(Universe.class);

        comp.populate(universe);
        verify(wormHolePopulator).populate(universe);
        verify(singleMousePopulator).populate(universe);
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Females mate every 4 years, typically.
Peak breeding season is in the spring and early summer between April and June.
Julianne Preston (author), Michigan State University, Barbara Lundrigan (editor), Michigan State University, Tanya Dewey (editor), University of Michigan-Ann Arbor.
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Canadas, A. 2006. The northeastern Alboran Sea, an important breeding and feeding ground for the long-finned pilot whale (Globicephala melas) in the Meditteranean Sea. Marine Mammal Science, 16/3.26: 513-529.
Foote, A. 2008. Mortality rate acceleration and post-reproductive lifespan in matrilineal whale species. Biology letters Evolutionary biology, 4: 189-191.
Gannon, D., A. Read, J. Craddock, K. Fristrup, J. Nicolas. 1997. Feeding ecology of long-finned pilot whales Globicephala melas, in the western North Atlantic. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 148: 1-10. Accessed February 20, 2010 at http://www.int-res.com/abstracts/meps/v148/p1-10/.
Oremus, M. 2009. Worldwide mitochondrial DNA diversity and phylogeography of pilot whales. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 98/4: 729-744.
Ross, G. 2006. Review of the conservation status of Australia's smaller whales and dolphins. Canberra, Australia: Australian Government.
Taylor, B., R. Baird, J. Barlow, S. Dawson, J. Ford, J. Mead, G. Notarbartolo di Sciara, P. Wade, R. Pitman. 2008. "Globicephala melas" (On-line). IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.2. www.iucnredlist.org. Accessed August 07, 2010 at http://www.iucnredlist.org/apps/redlist/details/9250/0.
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Weilgart, L., H. Whitehead. 1990. Vocalizations of the North Atlantic pilot whale (Globicephala melas) as related to behavioral contexts. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 26/6: 399-402.


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The Further and Higher Education Act 1992 (FHEA 1992) established the Higher Education Funding Council for England and the Higher Education Funding Council for Wales (HEFCW).
The constitution and membership of HEFCW is provided for in section 62 of, and Schedule 1 to, FHEA 1992.
Section 85 of the Education Act 2005 provides that HEFCW is also responsible for administering funding to institutions in Wales for the provision of teacher training.
The activities eligible for funding are to be kept under review by HEFCW.
The Welsh Government sends a remit letter to HEFCW in relation to each academic year setting out its areas of priority in relation to allocating funding.
Under section 70 of FHEA 1992, HEFCW is under a responsibility to secure provision for assessing the quality of education provided in institutions to which it provides support. HEFCW is obliged to establish a Quality Assessment Committee to assist it in complying with this responsibility. Currently the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education fulfils the role of assessing the quality of higher education throughout the UK.
Section 69 of FHEA 1992 provides that the Welsh Ministers may, by order, confer or impose on HEFCW such supplementary functions relating to the provision of education as they think fit. The Higher Education Funding Council for Wales (Supplementary Functions) Order 2014 (SI 2014/1464) has been made under this section and confers functions on HEFCW in relation to payment of fee grants to institutions in respect of eligible students.
Section 81 of FHEA 1992 allows the Welsh Ministers by order to give general directions to HEFCW in connection with the exercise of its functions. In the case of financial mismanagement by a higher education institution the Welsh Ministers may also give such specific directions to HEFCW about the provision of financial support for certain activities by that institution as they consider necessary or expedient by reason of the mismanagement.
The Welsh Ministers are able to make grants to HEFCW and can make these subject to such terms and conditions as they consider appropriate. These conditions may impose requirements to be complied with in respect of every institution, or every institution within a particular class, that receives funding from HEFCW, but may not be framed by reference to specific institutions or particular courses of study or programmes of research (section 68 of FHEA 1992 and section 88 of the Education Act 2005).
Subject to these terms and conditions it is then HEFCW's responsibility to determine how the grant funding it receives from the Welsh Ministers is to be allocated to individual higher education and further education institutions in Wales. In carrying out its funding activities, HEFCW must consult (amongst others) higher education institutions and have regard to specified factors, including the denominational or other distinctive characteristics of institutions (see section 66 of FHEA 1992).
HEFCW may also in turn impose terms and conditions on the funding it provides to institutions under section 65 of FHEA 1992 and section 86 of the Education Act 2005.
The terms and conditions that may be imposed by the Welsh Ministers or by HEFCW enable them to require the repayment of sums paid by them if any of the terms and conditions are not complied with.


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Indian-American IT professional convicted in US of making illicit profits worth $7.3 million
The co-defendant pleaded guilty plea to related charges in 2019. Barama proceeded to a jury trial, and the jury returned its verdicts against Barama on December 13
Barama formerly worked as a contractor at Palo Alto Networks, a public company headquartered in Santa Clara, California and listed on the NASDAQ exchange.
New York: An Indian-American former IT professional was convicted of four counts of securities fraud in the US state of California for using a company's confidential information for trading in its securities, making an illicit profit of USD 7 million, authorities said. Sivannarayana Barama (48), who had earlier worked at multiple technology firms in the Silicon Valley, was charged with his co-defendant for securities fraud and conspiracy to commit securities fraud by a superseding indictment in December 2019, United States Attorney Office of Northern District of California said in a statement on Friday.
The co-defendant pleaded guilty plea to related charges in 2019. Barama proceeded to a jury trial, and the jury returned its verdicts against Barama on December 13, the statement said.
He used Palo Alto Networks' quarterly financial performance even before that information was released to the public and then traded in that company's stock while that information was still confidential, according to US Attorney Stephanie M Hinds and Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent in Charge Robert K Tripp.
As per the evidence presented at trial, during his time with the company, Barama met an employee who worked in the company's information technology department.
From at least October 2016 through September 2017, the employee learned confidential inside information about the company's quarterly revenue and financial performance through his employment.
Trial evidence demonstrated that the Palo Alto Networks employee traded on that confidential information himself in nominee accounts and also provided Barama with the information along with trading instructions.
He used confidential financial information and trading instructions to purchase Palo Alto Networks stock options.
Once the company publicly announced its earnings for a prior quarter, the stock price reacted to the public disclosure and Barama's earlier option trades promptly became highly profitable, according to a statement issued by the attorney's office.
With the help of the information, Barama's trades helped him earn profits more than five times the amount he had invested, it said.
Barama ultimately made profits of USD 7.3 million on his options trades based on confidential information obtained ahead of four different Palo Alto Networks earnings announcements, it said.
He now faces a maximum statutory sentence of 25 years in prison.
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Lauren Bacall dead: All 16 Hollywood icons named in Madonna's Vogue are now gone
Amy DuncanWednesday 13 Aug 2014 4:11 pm
American actress Lauren Bacall (Photo by Silver Screen Collection/Getty Images)
All 16 of the icons from Hollywood's golden age that were name-dropped in Madonna's 90s hit Vogue have now gone after Lauren Bacall died.
The 1990s pop hit paid tribute to the glamorous ladies and gentlemen of Hollywood days gone by and featured the likes of Marilyn Monroe, Grace Kelly, James Dean and Greta Garbo.
But with the news that Bacall passed away after a suspected stroke in her New York apartment, extra thought has now been given to the track.
Paying homage to the stars she lists, the lyrics include: 'Grace Kelly; Harlow, Jean, Picture of a beauty queen', 'and 'They had style, they had grace, Rita Hayworth gave good face / Lauren, Katherine, Lana too, Bette Davis, we love you.'
The 16 Hollywood greats in the song are:
Greta Garbo – April 15 1990
Marilyn Monroe – Aug. 5 1962
Marlene Dietrich – May 6 1992
Joe DiMaggio – March 8 1999
Marlon Brando – July 1 2004
James Dean – Sept 30 1955
Grace Kelly – Sept 14 1982
Jean Harlow – June 7 1937
Gene Kelly – Feb 2 1996
Fred Astaire – June 2 1987
Ginger Rogers – April 25 1995
Rita Hayworth – May 14 1987
Lauren Bacall – Aug 12 2014
Katharine Hepburn – June 29 2003
Lana Turner – June 29 1995
Bette Davis – Oct 6 1989
Stage Door (1937) starring Ginger Rogers . Photo: Radio Pictures
Fred Astaire is shown in this 1935 file photo, in a publicity photo for the 1935 film musical "Top Hat". Astaire was selected by The American Film Institute as one of the 50 greatest screen legends Tuesday, June 15, 1999. (AP Photo)
Singin in the Rain 1952 GENE KELLY PERORMS THE TITLE SONG FROM ONE OF THE BEST LOVED MUSICALS. Photo : MGM
Film: All About Eve (1950), starring Bette Davis as Margo.
Actress Lana Turner (Died 6/95) 1950. The "Lanallure" girl herself is once again where she belongs on the screen! After an absence of two years, during which time she became Mrs. Bob Topping and enjoyed a European honeymoon, the galmourous star is back at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer to head teh cast of "A LIfe Of Her Own" opposite co-star Ray Milland.
Legendary actress Katharine Hepburn. This promotional photo released by Turner Classic Movies shows (AP Photo/Turner Classic Films)
American actress Lauren Bacall, circa 1950. (Photo by Silver Screen Collection/Getty Images)
Rita Hayworth.
Jean Harlow (1911-1937).
American actress Grace Kelly (1929 – 1982) in a lace-trimmed top, circa 1955. (Photo by Silver Screen Collection/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
James Dean (1931-1955),
Marlon Brando and James Dean are from the golden era of cinema (Picture: AP Photo, File)
This 1940's file photo from the Baseball Hall of Fame Library, shows baseball legend Joe DiMaggio when he was playing for the New York Yankees. It was reported 24 January in the New York Daily News that DiMaggio, 84, is in "grave" condition, suffering from pneumonia and the effects of lung cancer surgery. DiMaggio's release from a Florida hospital 18 January was reportedly prompted only by the staff's inability to help him. He is a three-time American League Most Valuable Player with a lifetime .325 batting average. AFP PHOTO/FILES/BASEBALL HALL OF FAME LIBRARY…SPO…BASEBALL
Marilyn Monroe Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images
Swedish born actress Greta Garbo (1905 – 1990) as Yvonne in the film 'Inspiration', directed by Clarence Brown. (Photo by Clarence Sinclair Bull/John Kobal Foundation/Getty Images)
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A US soldier deployed in South East Asia watched helplessly as his pregnant wife was stabbed by an intruder in their home in Texas.
Sgt. Justin Pele Poole was chatting with wife Rebecca over FaceTime when he saw the intruder stab her from behind and then continue the assault. He knew who the assailant was as his wife kept yelling his name – Corey Bernard Moss, 19, a fellow soldier in training.
Helpless, Poole watched at Moss stabbed his 9-month pregnant wife from behind with a stainless steel knife. Thankfully, he was able to call authorities who rushed Rebecca to hospital where doctors performed an emergency C-section on her, saving the life of their baby girl Isabelle who is doing fine.
Moss was later found and arrested by Fort Bliss Military Police. He told them Rebecca owed him money for vehicle repairs, which is apparently his reason for the brutal attack and attempted murder of mother and unborn child. Now, he's being held on $150,000 bond and he's charged with criminal attempted capital murder.
A fundraising effort has been started by friends of the Poole family, to help with medical costs and so far more than $16,000 has been raised. Considering the costs of medical treatment and emergency services in the US this money will greatly help the family and hopefully they will get more so the focus is on healing and it isn't threatened by the worry of financial stress.


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Sri Dharmala Rama Murthy sought Mridangam as his vocation in life and had the good fortune of accompanying the great stalwarts hailing from the South India. In those days the Gurus (masters) were generally conversative and did not disclose the secrets of the art of Mridangam. The disciple himself had to pick up the intricacies of the art by his own intelligence. A thought flashed in Dharmala later to put his vast knowledge in writing for the benifit of the posterity. Further there were no books worth mentioning on the subject. He, therefore, sat himself with the determination and started writing up a book explaining the various Talas of straight and intricate pattern. He laboured hard with respite, for nearly twenty years and producd a voluminous book called MRIDANGA THATWAM by the end of 1965.
The manuscript was first presented to Sri Palghat Mani Iyer, the world famous Mridanga Vidwan for his authentic opinion. He went through the book with the assistance of a Tamil and Telugu knowing scholar and felt over-joyed. He described the book as a stupendous work indeed. Sri Palghat Mani Iyer has also released the first edition of this book at a public function in Rajahmundry.See the photo of this releasing function and other functions.
Sri Bala Murali Krishna also expressed great praise on his effort. Click here for the commendations/opinions expressed by several stalwarts on this book.
The Central Sangeeta Nataka akademy referred the book to experts like Sarvasri Mudikondan Venkataram Iyer and Tinnem Venkataram Iyer. The carefully scrutinised the book and found it worthy of publication and recommended grant-in-aid to Sri Dharmala Rama Murhy.
In this book, the author explained the relation between Kaala and Maarga and about Jaathi and Gathibheda differences and the Dasapraanas of Thaala. In the same way in the chapter on Lakshya (practise) while writing the Prastara (elaboration) of excersies for beginners, the hand/finger position to be used have been indicated on the excersies or the series given, On the photos of the right and left side of the instrument, the places and the exact sounds that can be produced there are noted below the figures. The Paatantharas(lessons) for the thirty five Thaalas and the duration of laghu, druta, anudruta are also given.
Very many details about the technique of the playing have been given for the use of interested students. It is no exaggeration to say that beginners can easily practise by themselves with the aid of this book. Students can acquire in short time a good style og playing on the instrument at higher degrees of speed and also provide good rythmic effects to compositions when sung.
There are also many details to help advanced students. In the tabular forms, calculations of Kriya-Aksharas for Muktaayis(Korvais in Tamil) with Gathi Bheda are furnished. One can understand the form of the muktaayi, its Jaathi, Gathi, and Kaala and also learn to use Thaala Kriya Jaathis from a close study of the tables. All necessary explanation with examples has been given for easy understanding.


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SF Chronicle Editor Bans Newsroom Staff From Attending Saturday's Women's March
Violating the paper's ethics policy is 'a potential firing offense.'
by Nick Miller
A UC Berkeley alumni magazine is reporting that the San Francisco Chronicle's editor sent an email prohibiting newsroom staff from attending this Saturday's Women's March.
Maria Gaura of California Magazine reported in-depth on the email, in which Chron Editor-in-Chief Audrey Cooper wrote that "No newsroom employee, regardless of job function or title, can participate in political demonstrations of any sort. ... This is effective immediately."
Gaura noted that violating the paper's ethics policy is "a potential firing offense."
The editor did not respond to Gaura's request to discuss the email or the Chron's policy, but Cooper did send a written statement, part of which included: "Certainly, ethical discussions always involve shades of gray. My job is to help our newsroom serve our readers and the public by providing fair and accurate news coverage. That includes helping us avoid actual or perceived conflicts of interest."
Gaura also reported that KQED and the Bay Area News Group have not prohibited editorial staffers from attending Saturday's events.
As a newsroom editor going on fifteen years, I of course have some strong opinions about Cooper's email.
Most editors will agree that ethics policies are critical. We don't want writers fabricating quotes. We don't want photographers crossing the line with the manipulation of pictures. We especially don't want the City Hall reporters canvassing for a candidate during election season or organizing protests.
But I would argue that traditional media's concepts of impartiality often are more than simply antiquated — they even fuel declines in readership.
Readers want and embrace insight, and — forbid! — opinion from reporters and editors. Such perspective is an essential ingredient at alternative-weekly papers, of which there are more than 125 in this country. Editorial staffers at these papers understand that impartiality and fairness are not the same thing — and readers welcome this sophisticated, sensible, real-talk approach to news-gathering.
Telling reporters not to attend the Women's March — especially when these very staffers attend other "political" events such as Pride — isn't an ethics policy. It's not commonsense. It's smoke-and-mirrors — and it's insulting to readers.


Richard was born in Birmingham and is a professional artist and tutor, with a studio at Avoncroft Arts Centre near Bromsgrove in Worcestershire.
From here he regularly teaches several classes in watercolour for beginners and the more advanced. He attended Bournville College of Art before going on to a career in graphic design.
Since 2002 Richard has been professionally exhibiting, teaching and demonstrating at galleries, colleges and art societies around the midlands and further afield.


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Grove City Medical Center closes deal with Allegheny Health Network
By Jayne Gest on January 10, 2020
Pittsburgh Local Deals
Allegheny Health Network and Grove City Medical Center have finalized an affiliation agreement that brings GCMC into the family of hospitals affiliated with and operated by the Pittsburgh-based health system. The newly-branded AHN Grove City provides acute care services between Pittsburgh and Erie, with plans to further expand and enhance those services for residents of Mercer County and the surrounding region.
A 67-bed acute care hospital in Mercer County, GCMC employees approximately 400 health care professionals and operates six outpatient clinics and lab sites throughout its service footprint.
AHN plans to invest more than $40 million over the next decade to strengthen AHN Grove City's clinical programs, technological capabilities and physical infrastructure. In addition, through the affiliation, a new independent Grove City Health Care Foundation has been established with an initial endowment of approximately $30 million that will be spent on local health and wellness initiatives.
AHN Grove City is the network's eighth acute care facility in western Pennsylvania and ninth hospital overall. The network is also currently in the process of building five additional hospitals in the greater Pittsburgh area, including a 160-bed full service hospital in Wexford, and four smaller scale neighborhood hospitals in suburban communities north, south and east of the city.


Pierre Paul Prud'hon original lithograph "L'enfant et chien"
Medium: original lithograph. Catalogue reference: Beraldi 3. Executed in 1822; this impression on cream wove paper was printed in Paris by Bertauts and published in 1869 by Gazette des Beaux Arts. The image measures 8 x 5 3/4 inches (202 x 145 mm). Not signed.
Condition: there is a tear to the right edge of the sheet, not affecting the image (see the second photo).


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Solyndra appoints VP of North America sales
Solyndra Inc of Fremont, CA, USA, which manufactures copper indium gallium diselenide (CIGS) photovoltaic (PV) systems consisting of panels and mounting hardware for commercial rooftops, has appointed Corby C. Whitaker as VP of North America sales.
Whitaker has been with United Solar Ovonics, a subsidiary of Energy Conversion Devices, since 2007, most recently as VP of North American sales.
"Corby brings strong solar and roofing sales and channel development experience to our team and, with his leadership, we will continue to rapidly expand sales in our target markets in North America," says Solyndra's CEO Chris Gronet. "He has a proven ability to develop new business and enhance customer satisfaction."
Prior to United Solar Ovonics, Whitaker was director of sales and service for Johns Manville Corp, a Berkshire Hathaway company, from 2003-2007, where he managed sales of roofing systems and services. Before that, he served in executive and sales management roles for Suez Energy Services, Constellation NewEnergy Inc, and Ingersoll Dresser Pump.
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Solyndra targets $175m private placement
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Kenneth M. Wisdom is a Managing Director of Portfolio Advisors and serves as a voting member of one or more of the firm's Investment Committees. Ken has been with Portfolio Advisors since 2002 and serves as lead member of Portfolio Advisors real estate investment and advisory team. Previously he was a Managing Director and founding principal of PrivateTrade, a real estate and private equity secondaries advisory firm. Before PrivateTrade, he served as the Private Equity Officer for the University of California Office of the Treasurer responsible for its $3 billion private markets program; and prior to that, the Senior Investment Analyst for Alternative Investments for the Massachusetts Pension Reserves Investment Management Board responsible for its real estate and private equity programs. Ken has also held senior positions at Douglas Elliman Real Estate where he was involved with residential and commercial property acquisitions and dispositions, leasing and property management. He has served or is serving as an Advisory Board member of thirteen private equity partnerships.


A Texas woman received a huge, slithery surprise in her bathroom earlier this month -- and it wasn't the kind you can trap in a little cup. Ahem ... it was a twelve foot African Python.
Veronica Ruiz told The Eagle, "As soon as I turned on the light, that's when I saw it ... it was crawling into my tub."
The 50-year-old single mom said the creature probably slithered in to her home when she left the back door open while she was giving her guinea pigs a bath.
After an emergency call was made, local officers came to the rescue and managed to get the python into a trash can, where it stayed until animal control officers picked it up the following morning. The bathroom-loving snake was returned to its rightful owner, who will hopefully keep a better eye on it going forward.
Though this happened over a week ago, Veronica said she's still completely shaken. Can you blame her?
And this isn't the first time a snake has slithered into a bathroom. On Monday that a Singapore housewife was bit by a six foot python while she was sitting on a toilet. It was the second time she found a snake in her toilet.


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Landmarking a neon sign just turned into a Cat Fight.
The motion to landmark the Felix the Cat Neon sign and Showroom was in the second round of a three round bout Tuesday. It got a no decision from the Planning and Land Use Management Committee, as the judges scored it 1-1-1.
The PLUM committe of Councilmembers Ed Reyes, Jose Huizar and Jack Weiss split the decision, according to several sources. This leaves any designation to be decided by City Council, with preservationists bringing in chambers just a 4-1 recommendation from the Cultural Heritage Board.
Reyes voted to designate only the neon sign in a new compromise while Huizar supported both the sign and showroom to be landmarked. Weiss voted down any designation of either sign or showroom.
"It's another day the sign is still standing," says Jim Childs, Chair of the Adams Dockweiler Heritage Association (A.D.H.O.C.) who authored the original motion with architectural historian, Charlie Fisher, who has had the popular support from those who consider the sign and showroom a historical artifact.
Those opposing landmark status still have the Mayor and District 14 in their corner
A long time claim that the Felix the Cat Chevrolet dealership could be required to build a modern dealership building was looked into by Daily Trojan's Laura Keller:
[Felix the Cat Chevrolet's Darryl] Holter said he worries that after his mother-in-law and trustee of the dealership, Jeannette Shammas, dies, the dealership might not be able to meet General Motors' image standards if the Felix sign and showroom were a historic monument.
"There's way too many dealers," Holter said. "One of the only ways [GM] can close one of them is when the owner dies."
GM officials said decisions to close dealerships are private matters and would not be discussed publicly.
"However, [GM] understands the historical importance of Felix Chevrolet, and we're working collaboratively to renovate the dealership to today's contemporary image requirement," Ann Blakney, the regional director of General Motors' Dealer Network Planning and Investments, said through a GM communications spokesperson.
But city officials, citing a February 2005 letter sent from Cadillac - a division of GM - to the Los Angeles Conservancy, said other Los Angeles Cadillac dealerships with historic ties were not required to participate in the company's facility image program.
In this week's Los Angeles Downtown News, the Downtown's Figueroa Corridor Partnership chaired by Holter, is reported to be planning a "$100 million plan to turn the Figueroa Corridor into a thriving link" once the AB 1053 bill is signed by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Even in that has had a major influence, there are many who hope that the sign can be landmarked so it will be safe from any future development and not simply be demolished,
The final round will be held at City Council, reportedly sometime next week.
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viewfromaloft on October 04, 2007 at 05:13 AM in City of LA | Permalink
Wow. I always joked with my LA friends that when the Felix sign came down, it was time to put a roof over the whole city, pump in some air conditioning, and rename the place The Shoppes at Los Angelese.
My friend Kirk always asserted that the city must hire people to drive around and find interesting architecture and landmarks, then send their findings to some central cabal with a note that says "This is unique. Obviously it can't stand."
C'MON, GUYS. Don't f--- with Felix.
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For the last 20 years Wrzesińska Orkiestra Dęta has developed a unique approach to attract the audience. Youth and modern repertoire are a guarantee of a successful concert.
The program of our orchestra can consist of an independent, almost two-hour long concert. We present a rich and diverse repertoire of excellent and modern musical arrangements which prevent the audience from boredom. During the celebratory, gala concerts the orchestra is smartly dressed.
Show Parades
Our orchestra presents spectacular show parades, rewarded multiple times on festivals in Poland and abroad. During the performance we are accompanied by majorettes, what enriches the show and catches viewers' attention.
In the course of the show we demonstrate an appealing choreography to popular and much-loved musical pieces, including polish ones. Our shows do not lack humour and entertaining elements.
In our offer there are parades as well, during which we perform marching pieces in amusing musical arrangements. The orchestra is led by a drum majorette; ahead of the orchestra majorettes march, which makes a parade more attractive.
Our orchestra has a very rich repertoire that includes more than a hundred pieces of popular, jazz and classical music standards, as well as marches and occasional pieces.
With a great deal of enthusiasm, we perform the greatest hits of popular music artists, in amazing, modern musical arrangements, orchestrated by such arrangers as Naohiro Iwai, Toshio Mashima or Manfred Schneider.
The list of selected musical pieces that we currently play:
Elvis in Concert, arr. P. Kleine Schaars
Ob-la-di, Ob-la-da, arr. T. Mashima
Titanic Medley, arr. T. Hoshide
Wielkopolskie Wariacje, G. Duchnowski
Deep Purple Medley, arr. T. Sahashi
The Lion King, arr. J. Higgins
Espana Cani, arr. T. Mashima
Disney Festival, arr. T. Mashima
Paris Montmartre, arr. T. Mashima
Jonetsu Tairiku, arr. M. Amano
The Latin Pop Special, arr. M. Myokoin
Pilatus: Mountain of Dragons, arr. S. Reineke
Puszta, J. van der Roost
Casiopeia, C. Marques
Watch our concerts »
Wrzesińska Orkiestra Dęta has played continuingly for more than 20 years. This group consists of about 50 young people who, thanks to their passion and commitment, create a unique team. Despite the fact that it is an amateur band, it stands out from the crowd because of its professionalism and attractive repertoire. It has played with the greatest polish artists, such as Zbigniew Wodecki, Krystyna Prońko, Grażyna Łobaszewska, Alicja Majewska & Włodzimierz Korcz, and Andrzej Rybiński. Moreover, it has won many prestigious prizes and distinctions on national and international competitions. Ones of the most important awards are:
Bronze medal in the second category on 4th International Competition for Wind Orchestras in Velenje in Slovenia in October 2010. Considering the high level of the competition this should be treated as the greatest achievement of our orchestra.
I prize in concert performance and a special prize for a show parade on International Competition "Diffwinds" in Differdange in Luxembourg in July 2008.
Golden Prize Summa Cum Laude Laureate on International "Złota Lira" Competition in Rybnik in Poland in June 2018.
Grand Prix on XXXIX Polish Youth Wind Orchestras Festival in Inowrocław in Poland in June 2011.
II prize in the third category on prestigious International Wind Orchestras Competition in Flicorno d'Oro in Riva del Garda in Italy in March 2005.
Every year our orchestra gives several concerts during which we present extremally rich and attractive repertoire.
Our band has played across the whole country, as well as in Germany, Spain, France, Greece, Turkey, Italy, Luxembourg, Slovenia, Bulgaria, Latvia, and Czech Republic.
In the repertoire of Wrzesińska Orkiestra Dęta one can find the greatest hits of popular, film and jazz music. Thanks to interesting and innovative pieces' orchestrations by the world's best arrangers our band breaks the stereotype of the wind orchestra that plays nothing but marches.
Show Parades performed by our orchestra are noticed to be greatly popular. During a performance the orchestra is accompanied by majorettes led by the drum majorette – Ewa Olszewska.
Wrzesińska Orkiestra Dęta has recorded 6 albums representing our artistic achievements. The CDs are available to listen on our website: www.orkiestra.wrzesnia.pl. On this page one can also watch recordings from the concerts, see the photo gallery and learn about the history and the repertoire of our orchestra.
Through the orchestra's effort, Wrzesiński Festival for Wind Orchestras, which has gained popularity in our country and abroad, has attracted the best Polish and European orchestras every year since 2005.


Griffin Hospital will host a free hernia screening on Thurs., April 25 at the hospital.
DERBY — Griffin Hospital will host a free hernia screening event on from 5 to 8 p.m. April 25 at the hospital, 130 Division St., Derby.
— In the case of hiatal hernias (when the upper part of the stomach bulges through the large muscle separating the abdomen and chest) there are no bulges on the outside of the body. Instead, symptoms may include heartburn, indigestion, difficulty swallowing, frequent regurgitation and chest pain.


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It Comes at Night (2017)
Date: July 8, 2017Author: Mr. Movie 0 Comments
Fear turns men into monsters.
Before I begin, a warning — spoilers ahead. I feel it would be impossible to properly review It Comes at Night without revealing certain aspects of the plot, as it's sorta vital to the discussion. Thus, if you're curious about the film already, you may as well check it out for yourself first then come back to this after; however, if you're on the fence or don't mind spoilers, feel free to read on.
2017 has marked the return of the psychological thriller. Split (2016) and Get Out (2017) were the most notable mainstream examples, but there were also arthouse faves Personal Shopper (2016) and Berlin Syndrome (2017), not to mention the highly ambitious, yet fundamentally flawed epic anomaly A Cure for Wellness (2016), which 20th Century Fox distributed? What chutzpah! Mixing elements from a lot of the aforementioned titles together, It Comes at Night is an experience which is simultaneously disappointing in one regard, yet admirable in another — it will no doubt continue to polarize audiences, as it already has, for reasons which I feel are actually fair and can only be explained with spoilers. (This is your final warning).
Angry Grandpa
During an undisclosed virus breakout, a close-knit family consisting of patriarch Paul (Joel Edgerton), wife Sarah (Carmen Ejogo) and teenage son Travis (Kelvin Harrison Jr.) live an isolated existence in the middle of the thickets. Having been forced into helping perform a mercy killing on his sick maternal grandfather Bud (David Pendleton), Travis begins to have nightmares, which worsen with the abrupt arrival of a panicked Will (Christopher Abbott), who's found sneaking into the house in the middle of the night. As an uneasy understanding emerges between Paul and Will, the family welcome Will's partner Kim (Riley Keough) and young son Andrew (Griffin Robert Faulkner) into their home — at first a blessing to the socially starved trio, but it's not long before suspicions abound and tensions rise to an unbearable high.
Let's start with the expectations going in. A brilliant marketing campaign matched by a mysterious title that utilized a really great hook — one poster featured a blurry dog barking into a dark forest, with the question on everyone's mind being, 'What's in the woods?' Another poster, this one of a silhouetted figure shining a beacon of light down a black corridor, raised all the classic expectations of a suspenseful horror. The trailer emphasized a tight family that wouldn't go out after dark as the tagline is thrown at us, 'Fear turns men into monsters' — powerful stuff. Are you thinking about the monsters yet? Hell, I was. I figured this could be the version of M. Night Shyamalan's The Village (2004) that we yearned for back in the day, but got short-changed on, courtesy of a twist that turned most people off (I didn't mind it as much). I was hooked from the opening frames of It Comes at Night and patiently waited on edge for the 'it' to arrive; but here's the kicker, it never does, certainly not the 'it' you're expecting and definitely not the way some might hope. Sorry to burst your bubble, but Evil Dead (1981) this ain't.
Into the woods, without delay, but careful not to lose the way …
Knowing what it isn't, the question then moves to what the narrative really involves and what merit it holds. Well, as you all know, monsters come in many forms — in nightmares, viruses, fragile, paranoid human behavior — this latter aspect (especially) being key to appreciating what writer-director Trey Edward Shults, Krisha (2015) is genuinely going for. Imagine living in a world of intense distrust, isolation and fear of the unknown — what does that do to someone's mind? Shults suggests a relentless nightmare — one that doesn't stop upon waking. One part, the claustrophobic paranoia of William Friedkin's Bug (2006), the other caught up in the deathly dreams of the mysterious Jacob's Ladder (1990), Shults creates an atmosphere that will either keep audiences on the edge of their seats or have them looking for the exit in boredom.
The most ideal way to engage with It Comes at Night would be to avoid all of the marketing, including its title, as this way the film would exist within itself, without preconceived expectations and could be seen for what it actually is, rather than what it isn't. There's a lot to admire here from yet another flawless performance by Joel Edgerton, The Gift (2015), (give the man an Oscar already), to the amazing rendering of unlit space by director of photography Drew Daniels, Krisha (2015), and the unsettling mood created by composer Brian McOmber, Ugly (2013). While some may feel that the narrative raises too many unanswered questions, I feel that this fits well within the intentions of the story — we fear what we don't know and in order to try and get a lid on it, our minds go into overdrive, creating possibilities that may or may not actually exist, usually from little evidence. This excited state of over thinking is what the audience will (probably) be going through while watching this film — talk about interactive cinema.
Burning the midnight oil
If you're willing to re-visit the film again, you may even find yourself appreciating the subtle, yet firm suggestions that were there in the first place (that you might've missed). Notice the extra wide frame during the nightmare sequences, which, by the climax, becomes a motif that's expanded upon and used to suggest a waking nightmare, which famous screenwriter guru Robert McKee called 'the negation of the negation' — basically the worst thing that could possibly happen within the narrative context. As frightening as it feels, a nightmare can't truly affect one's reality, but what if that reality becomes a nightmare? It's this question that It Comes at Night finishes on, without saying a word — frustrating to some, chilling to others.
See too how the film resolves the question of how the bolted down door was opened — the ending shows us that we just need to accept the visual information as it's presented rather than fight the obvious answer — sure, you may want it to be something more, but it's not. There's a lot going on with Travis, it's his story after all and viewers understand everything through his eyes — once again, there's an obvious answer to his arc if one is willing to accept the manner in which it resolves, the key revelation illuminating the mysteries that have come before it. By focusing your attention on what the film is truly doing rather than what it isn't, it's clear that It Comes at Night is a tense character study and not 'the monster in the woods' horror flick some might want it to be. By accepting the former and leaving aside the latter, it'll become much clearer as to why questions concerning 'what's in the woods' are fundamentally irrelevant — it's just not the point at all.
To put it all together, It Comes at Night ultimately takes a familiar apocalyptic plot device and renders it in a stunningly original, audacious manner. Make no mistake, it will divide audiences and a huge amount of that will be based upon what's being brought into the film, rather than an acceptance of what its real intentions are. If you can somehow divorce what you think you know about the movie beforehand from what will be revealed to you over the course of its running time, you may just find one of the most unique, bleak cinematic experiences of the year.
3.5 / 5 – Great
Reviewed by Steve Ramsie
It Comes at Night is released through Roadshow Entertainment Australia
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The first thing we always say to visitors is to be sure to book a guided tour of Pearl Harbor. Tickets to the USS Arizona Memorial are free; however, there are only a limited number available per day. Every so often we receive an email from someone telling a very sad tale of not being able to see the USS Arizona Memorial, because they were not able to get a ticket. We do not want you to be that person. Booking a tour is the best way to secure your ticket to the USS Arizona Memorial. As a side note, there is a ticket package called the Passport to Pearl Harbor. The Passport to Pearl Harbor does NOT include admission to the USS Arizona Memorial but is a great option if you're skipping the guided tour and you've already secured your USS Arizona Memorial ticket and would like to see the paid attractions at Pearl Harbor. If you go the "free ticket" route, please arrive early. The Pearl Harbor Visitor Center opens at 7 a.m.
All tours start at the Pearl Harbor Visitor Center. This is where the parking lot is. From the Visitor Center, you can catch the shuttle boat to the USS Arizona Memorial (ticket required). Adjacent to the Visitor Center is the USS Bowfin Submarine Museum & Park (paid). From here, you will need to take a shuttle over the bridge to Ford Island where you can visit the USS Battleship Missouri Memorial (paid), the USS Oklahoma Memorial (free) and the Pacific Aviation Museum (paid). The Pacific Aviation Museum is home to the Laniakea Cafe, where you can have lunch.
Other places of interest are the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific (a resting place for veterans and their families in Honolulu), the US Army Museum of Hawaii (located in Waikiki) and the Honouliuli National Monument (not yet completed).
The bombing of Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941 wasn't just an attack on Pearl Harbor - it was an attack on the island of Oahu, on the United States and on peace. Each year, we take time to remember and honor the valor and sacrifices of so many. The 75th commemoration in 2016 was particularly special. Hawaii.com was able to collect several stories of soldiers and civilians who lived on Oahu during that time.
In honor of the 75th commemoration of the bombings of Pearl Harbor, the Honolulu Star-Advertiser created an 88-page special edition with first person accounts, narratives and infographics outlining the day, the attack, what happened on battleship row and the aftermath. This special edition was then published, with additional material, as a hardcover book. Both are available while supplies last.


Anders Olsson, literary historian and writer.
Anders Olsson was born 1949 in the city of Huddinge, just south of Stockholm. In his youth he studied Nordic languages, literary history and philosophy at the universities of Uppsala and Stockholm and was one of the founders of the cultural magazine Kris, which contributed to a renewal of the literary climate during the 1980s. He has been working as a critic since the late 1970s.
He made his debut as a writer in 1981 with Mälden mellan stenarna: litterära essäer ("The Grain between the stones : literary essays"). His first collection of poems was published in 1984 and is called Dagar, aska ("Days, ashes"). By then he had also taken his phD with a dissertation named Ekelöfs nej (1983; "Ekelöf's no"). In this he presents basic themes and intertextual connections within the Swedish poet Gunnar Ekelöfs writing. The interest remained and later blossomed in the work Gunnar Ekelöf (1997) as well as in the editorship for the Swedish Academy's publication of Ekelöfs gathered poems in 2015. Of similar importance is the authorship of the Finland-Swedish modernist poet Gunnar Björling and in 1995 Olsson published Björlings writings in five volumes. The same year Olsson also published the ground breaking study Att skriva dagen : Gunnar Björlings poetiska värld ("Writing the day : the poetical world of Gunnar Björling") in which he analyses Björling's sence of urgency in life as well as his most important poetical techniques.
Anders Olsson was a Professor of Literature at the University of Stockholm since 2004 and have in his research examined fundamental elements in the development of modern literature, such as the death of God and poetical nihilism in Läsningar av Intet (2000; "Readings of nothingness"), the art of writing in fragments in Skillnadens konst (2006; "The Art of Difference") and modern exile literature in Ordens asyl (2011; "Asylum for words"). In Tankar om läsning (2015; "Thoughts about reading") Olsson reflects on the conditions for reading and the role time, space and memory plays in this context, for example in the works of Marcel Proust.
Anders Olsson has published seven collection of poems, most recently men så oändligt lätt att svara dig (2010; "but how endlessly effortless to answer you"). In the year 2008 Anders Olsson was elected to the Swedish Academy as successor to the writer Lars Forssell.
Curiosity: Since several decades Anders Olsson begins every morning with a ten minute long Zen meditation.


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Mobile Electronics Retailer Featured With KidsandCars.org in Backover Prevention News Segment
Kerry Moyer • (978) 645-6457
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• KidsandCars.org and Cartunes of Atlanta were featured in a news segment outlining the dangers of backover accidents and the advantages of adding a back-up camera
• Reporter demonstrated how a group of kids could stand behind a vehicle and be unseen through the side mirrors
• "Janette Fennell lobbied hard to introduce and pass legislation that requires rear-view cameras on all vehicles manufactured in or after 2018. But drivers need not buy a new vehicle to get this life-saving technology. They can get it today from their local mobile electronics specialist."
"Hidden Danger" segment tells tragic story, demonstrates addition of rear-view cameras on any vehicle
NORTH ANDOVER, MASS. – November 21, 2014 (SDG MEDIAWIRE) – The Mobile Electronics Group (MEG), which provides infrastructure, business resources and enterprise solutions to retail and manufacturing entities in the automotive aftermarket, joined one of its premier retail members to work with a prominent partner to participate in an on-air segment advocating the safety benefits of installing a rear-view camera. The segment aired on WXIA Channel 11 in Atlanta during its evening newscast on November 17, and is available to view on the station's website as well as the group's consumer site, www.incarexperts.com.
KidsandCars.org, a website and organization that champions vehicle safety in the prevention of child-related accidents, worked with the station and Cartunes of Atlanta, a 36-year-old mobile electronics sales and installation facility in Georgia's capital, to create the segment, called "Hidden Danger: Preventing Vehicle Backover Accidents." Janette Fennell, KidsandCars.org's president and founder, provided information and statistics on backover-related deaths to the station in preparation for the segment, while Cartunes of Atlanta performed a rear-view camera installation on the 7-year-old vehicle belonging to news reporter Julie Martin, who produced the story.
The segment recounts the tragic death of 4-year-old Jackson Peck, who was unseen behind his grandmother's vehicle, and who was killed when she accidentally backed over the child. The reporter went on to demonstrate how an entire group of children could stand directly behind a vehicle and not be seen through the side-view or rear-view mirrors.
"When I put the car in reverse, it's a whole different picture on my camera," Martin said.
In the segment, Cartunes Atlanta Manager Emran Alborno outlines the basics of the installation and how the camera can be connected to an existing factory-installed screen. This connection can require a separate third-party adapter to make the camera compatible with the factory radio. Nav-TV (www.navtv.com), a safety and convenience product supplier based in Coral Springs, Fla., provided the camera and integration module for the specific installation.
Other options include connection to an aftermarket radio screen, or to an added on-dash monitor. Several companies also produce a replacement rear-view mirror with an embedded monitor that turns on when the vehicle is put into reverse gear and disappears behind the mirror's surface when not in use.
"It's an important message for our industry, and for the safety of children and drivers alike," said Chris Cook, president of the Mobile Electronics Group. "The driving message of the piece, tragedy notwithstanding, is that we can provide the safety and peace of mind of dependable behind-the-vehicle viewing on almost any vehicle, regardless of age. Janette Fennell lobbied hard to introduce and pass legislation that requires rear-view cameras on all vehicles manufactured in or after 2018. But drivers need not buy a new vehicle to get this life-saving technology. They can get it today from their local mobile electronics specialist."
The video can be viewed at Channel 11's website, 11alive.com, and at incarexperts.com. Consumers can use the dealer locator at incarexperts.com to find an authorized retail sales and installation center to upgrade their vehicle with a rear-view camera system. Select manufacturers of these systems include VOXX International (www.voxxintl.com), Brandmotion (www.brandmotion.com), Accele Electronics (www.accele.com) and Alpine Electronics (www.alpine-usa.com).
About Mobile Electronics
Mobile Electronics strives to grow the mobile electronics industry by supporting its suppliers, retailers, technicians and advocates with integrated services built around the organization's industry association, trade publication, tradeshow and specialized partnership programs. Through these offerings, Mobile Electronics delivers education, networking avenues, legislative representation, business resources and collective purchasing opportunities to benefit its members and the industry.
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problems identified: battery is dead, body damage (bumper, fender, etc), brake system not working... hydraulic issue, missing rear view mirror, missing rear wiper, various and sundry other things.
new battery and rear view mirror brings the total to $1500. I got the car registered and got the title transfered. new plates should be here within the month.
Installing the new battery gave me a better idea of the condition of the car. it starts up just fine and idles ok with the new battery and repaired vac leak. new issues identified: passenger window won't go down. stereo seems to be wired into a constant 12v rather than switched... it's also asking for a security code, that i don't have. AC isn't cold. the damage to the bumper is preventing the headlights from opening... a major hurdle to passing an inspection. it might need some convincing of the sledgehammer variety. there was also a bunch of oil in the breather assembly... looks like it was coming from the pcv tube. i'll probably just install a catch can and be done with it.
Bummer... some research into various option/engine/transmission codes reveals that the car didn't come equipped with a limited slip differential as I had hoped. this is a $1400 part... it's going on the list as one of the first performance modifications.
EDIT: BONUS! It turns out that Phantom Grip makes a kit that converts the differential i have now into a limited slip for just $500. Some people swear by phantom grip, others say they're a shortcut to a box full of shrapnel between the wheels. I think much of it depends on the quality of the installation.
the lights are open now, bringing me 1 step closer to having the car road legal. i discovered another added bonus. The car was originally equipped with sealed beam headlights (as were most cars of this vintage). My car however, has had the sealed beam lights converted to use a standard H4 halogen bulb. i tried to get the nose panel off tonight so that i could try to pull the bumper back into place. the problem was that the last 2 bolts holding it on are a royal pain to get to. it's like you need a thin-wall, deep well socket in order to get to them. the more i work on this front end, the more frustrated i get. mechanical stuff i can do, but body work is not something i've ever dealt with. the bumper on my matrix comes off with 8 screws and 3 clips. this is completely different. it may be worth it to just get the brakes fixed and take it to a body shop so they can fix the body issues.
Well, the project has had some setbacks. Not long after the plates arrived, I was going to where the car is temporarily parked to do some work on it and when I'm 500 feet from my destination, the differential on my daily driver shreds itself. Looks like all those track events I did in that car were finally too much for it. Long story short, I needed to spend my Porsche budget on getting the daily back in running order. I've almost paid that off, and I've started doing some more minor stuff to the 944.
eBay has been a great source of used parts for little money. I've picked up a black nose panel, guards red front bumper, new bumper shocks, new rear hatch struts, ATE master cylinder and brake booster (the car originally had a Girling master cylinder and brake booster) and a sun roof diffuser all for under $300 including shipping. Body work can wait, so I've started work on swapping out the brake parts, and I've already installed the new hatch struts since that was an easy 5-minute job.
However, once I pulled the car into my parents' garage to work on the brake issues, I discovered that the engine is leaking some oil afterall. I couldn't tell from where since I didn't feel like jacking the car up and sliding underneath getting covered with oil and cat litter that night. I've been leaning towards replacing the engine anyway and I've found a place that sells used ones for $2100 shipped with a 3 year warranty. It's just a matter of saving up the money to buy one. I'd like to try to do the engine swap myself. This will definitely be the biggest job I've ever done on a car.