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Najmeh
By Maria Bauer
Bebachshit, dashui kojast? (Excuse me, where is the washroom?)
Dar Anjoman Irano-Emrika'st. (It is in the Iran-American Society.)
We, a small group of Foreign Service Officers' wives recently arrived in Tehran, were dutifully repeating the sentences of the Persian lessons which the State Department's Foreign Service Institute had devised. That we were not bored to tears was entirely due to Najmeh Ashgar, our teacher, who held our complete attention. With her large black eyes and jet black hair contrasting with her porcelain-white skin, she had the characteristic features of a beautiful young Persian woman. There was a glow about her, an animation and enthusiasm that completely captivated us. She obviously enjoyed teaching us and somehow managed to enliven these idiotic dialogues with amusing, typically Persian idioms in order to convey to us the special flavor of her language.
"May your shadow never grow less" (may you remain healthy) and "May your nose grow fat" (may you become prosperous), she wished us when our four weeks' course came to an end. I had barely learned a few sentences and was eager to continue studying. Najmeh was delighted with my decision and agreed to give me private lessons.
This was in 1958, still under the Shah, when the mountains surrounding Tehran had not yet disappeared behind a veil of pollution; when bicycles, donkey carts, sheep and turkeys still competed with cars on the dusty streets, and the city was not yet overrun by foreigners as it would be later in the years preceding the Islamic Revolution.
Three times a week I would go to Najmeh's house on Naderi Street where, like a child, I started filling the lines of a notebook with the letters of the Persian alphabet. I had always admired that beautiful script, but ever since our arrival, a one-word sign in beautiful calligraphy had particularly intrigued me. It appeared everywhere– over food stores or coffee shops, painted on trees and even in huge white letters on the rock of a far-away mountain. It was a tremendous feeling of triumph when, after a few lessons, I was able to decipher it. It said: Coca Cola.
We worked with great concentration during these lessons for which Najmeh refused to be paid. "But, Maria," she said. "How can I charge for something I enjoy doing?" Later I often wondered whether she realized that these lessons and our hours of conversation by far transcended the language – that they became my key to an understanding of her country and a growing fondness for it at a time when I was still acutely suffering from culture shock.
Soon my interest shifted from the language to Najmeh herself, who kept revealing new, entirely unexpected facets of her personality. I was struck by her independence, quite unusual for an Iranian woman at that time. When she was not busy giving classes to Americans, she kept inviting illiterate workers or garbage collectors to her house where she taught them to read and write despite her husband's vigorous protests.
"Reza," I once heard her say to him, "how can I, in good conscience, teach foreigners our language when so many of our own people are still illiterate?"
Najmeh never allowed any interruptions during classes but when Leila, her five-year old daughter, burst into the room, her interest in the lesson immediately vanished. Leila, with her black curls and glowing eyes peering out of her tiny round face, was devoid of any shyness and could be quite a nuisance, but Najmeh seemed helpless as she watched her child's every move with infinite affection.
After our lessons Najmeh always served Turkish coffee and when we finished drinking it, she made me hold my tiny cup upside down on the saucer for a while and then she would read my fortune from the design the grounds made on the bottom of my cup. Her predictions and her characterizations of me were amazing. Najmeh's antennae were so sensitive that she would be aware of things I had on my mind without my ever having mentioned them. And soon after we drank our cups of coffee, she would reveal to me, little by little in her fluent and melodious English, her thoughts and her agonizing aspirations and frustrations.
In the beginning, her intense personality and her totally different background were so alien to me that I was reluctant to walk into the intimacy of her private life. But she eagerly reached out and opened up to me without the slightest inhibition, as though she wanted to test her anxieties and intuitions on someone who was a complete outsider in her culture.
"All my life I've had to fight for or against something," she once told me when she reminisced about her girlhood. "I wanted to go to school with girls of my own age, but no, I had to stay home and take lessons with an old mullah. And when I knew how to read and write, instead of being taught the subjects I was interested in, I had to memorize parts of the Koran because that was as far as the mullah's knowledge went. Then I had to fight to go to high school and to stay until graduation because my parents felt that this was all the education I would need, since I would soon be married anyway. And when I was married, I had to fight Reza for so many things…"
Reza, an engineer in his mid-thirties who was only a few years older than Najmeh, was a nice-looking, rather meek man who continually seemed torn between anger and admiration for his wife's unorthodox behavior. Although the marriage had been arranged, Najmeh was now obviously in love with him, but she stuck to her convictions even though they were quite contrary to his conservative opinions. After her marriage she took English and education courses at Tehran University to prepare for a teaching career. Insisting that she and Reza move into a home of their own, she managed to free herself from the influence of her mother-in-law. That alone was a revolutionary attitude in a tribal society. And she never gave up rebelling against the fact that Reza had a mistress on the side, a custom few wives at the time thought of fighting. After all, in that Moslem world a man was still entitled to four wives, and although in those days few educated Iranian men took advantage of that tradition, taking a singhe (concubine) was still generally accepted. But the greatest crisis arose when Najmeh converted to Catholicism and insisted on having Leila baptized too, so that she would not have to suffer the humiliations of a Moslem woman. From then on, Najmeh was completely shunned by Reza's family and friends.
"Wasn't it a difficult decision to break with Islam?" I asked her.
"Of course; it was awful. I used to be a very good Moslem child, or rather a very religious child. I was always interested in other religions and couldn't quite see why there was such a fuss about what kind of religion people had as long as they believed in one God. Christianity attracted me – or perhaps it was the mystical atmosphere of the Catholic churches. I loved to read about saints and their miracles. But, since I happened to have been born a Moslem, I accepted that Mohammed was the greatest of the prophets and that Islam was the only true faith."
"What made you change your mind? Was it before or after your marriage?"
"Oh, long before. It all started after an experience…but never mind, it happened a long time ago.'
"You'd rather not talk about it?"
There was a moment of silence as Najmeh stared into the distance and then, suddenly, she threw her head back and laughed. "Well, all right, I'll tell you. It's a terrible story, but it will help you understand…
"I must have been about 12 years old when Father took me, during the Moharram holidays, on a pilgrimage to Meshed. On the way he told me all the details about the martyrdom of Hussein and Ali, how they shed their blood for their faith, and about the sufferings of their followers. In Meshed we spent hours circling the Holy Shrine, squeezed among crowds of men who were crying and beating themselves with chains until blood was running down their backs and chests. There was something catching about that despair and the rhythm of their flagellations, so I too started to beat my chest with my fists; but Father stopped me, saying that girls were not supposed to do that. Then we prayed at the tomb of Iman and I cried and cried – the whole thing was a tremendously emotional experience.
"When we finally got to the hotel where we were to spend the night, I was filled with religious fervor but totally exhausted and hysterical from all that crying. In my room I felt faint; my knees were trembling and my thighs were moist. Having no idea of the facts of life, I was startled to see blood dripping down my legs – deep red blood like that shed by Ali and Hussein and by all those men at the shrine – and yet there was no wound and no pain at all. I was convinced that this was a miracle. I was bleeding for the martyrs – the proof that I was a Moslem and that Islam was the true faith."
"Did you tell your father?"
"No, but back home the next day I told Mother. She explained that 'miracle' to me, probably in more detail than I was prepared to hear. And then she told me about the pain of conceiving and childbearing, about the duty of total submission to all of one's husband's wishes. That, according to Allah and his Prophet, is the one role of a good Moslem woman. Now that I had become a woman, she said, I would have to wear thechador and soon she and Father would start looking for a proper husband for me.
"I was appalled, and so disillusioned. This was when the worst fighting with my parents started. I refused to wear the veil. I refused the many matches my parents were trying to arrange for me. I still believed in Islam but I felt that Mohammed's teachings had been in some ways misunderstood and misinterpreted. Later I was convinced that we, the modern educated generation, would be able to change people's attitudes. But that, of course, was an illusion, because the power and influence of the mullahs is still too strong. Even now I believe that Mohammed would have understood the necessity for change; but the mullahs don't."
"So your conversion was really a rebellion against Islam?"
"Oh, no, that alone would not have decided me. I had the same conflict so many of our modern women have these days: on the one hand they want independence and a good education, and on the other hand they want to be good Moslems. And apparently you cannot have both, at least not yet. So those who choose equality and freedom will go after it and not take Islam very seriously anymore. But I had to know more, more about what was right and what the meaning of it all was, and I kept searching, and all that time I was drawn more and more towards Catholicism by so many signs. The revelations I found in scriptures, the deep faith that overwhelmed me in church, holding me warm and secure – all that convinced me that Catholicism would give me the answer or peace of mind or whatever it is one calls 'grace.'"
Najmeh was not always in a mood for philosophical discussions; sometimes she displayed a wonderful enjoyment of life while involving herself almost childishly in material concerns. There were days when we explored the city together, going on shopping expeditions where she would spend extravagant amounts of money on make-up, clothes and trinkets. Both of us loved to lose ourselves in the labyrinth of oriental confusion by driving – amid the deafening noise of cars and trucks blowing their horns at flocks of scared sheep, donkeys and excitable pedestrians, past rows of old, sad-looking suits hanging for sale in long rows along the sidewalk – to the main bazaar.
The bazaar was covered by the old vaulted stone ceiling which kept it delightfully cool. Round and cross-shaped openings allowed the sun to shine through and cast strange patterns of light and shadows into the crowded lanes. (In the never-ending efforts at modernization, the stone ceiling was replaced a year later by a glass roof which made the bazaar unbearably hot and deprived it of all its charm.)
Whenever we entered the bazaar, I would follow Najmeh past what seemed to be miles of shoe stalls, kitchen utensils, silver items and textiles. We always ended up in her favorite place: the rug bazaar – a whole village of rug-covered lanes stretching out endlessly in all directions. By that time, exhausted, we would end up sitting on a pile of rugs, drinking tea and eating delicious, tiny cucumbers with the merchants whom Najmeh charmed into showing us their choice collections.
Still, despite the impact Najmeh had on those who knew her, she had no close friends except for Maryna, an Armenian dressmaker. Often after our lessons, Najmeh wanted us to walk over to the decaying tenement where Maryna had worked and lived with her two small children ever since her husband had left her years ago. Her one-room apartment, though crowded with shabby furniture and lined with her customers' clothes suspended on wire hangers from nails all along the walls, was neat and well-organized. Whenever we came, she seemed delighted and quickly moved her ancient sewing machine and materials from her table to the bed so she could serve us coffee. Najmeh always wanted her grounds read by Maryna, since Najmeh could not predict her own future.
"I don't understand," I once said to Najmeh when she again eagerly handed her empty cup to Maryna. "How can you, with your intelligence and progressive ideas, be so superstitious?"
"But this has nothing to do with superstition," she said rather impatiently. "You can find truths in prophecies just as there are truths in dreams and fantasies."
"Why are you always so concerned with the future instead of living in the present and accepting what comes?" Maryna asked. "Don't you believe in destiny?"
"Of course I believe in destiny, " Najmeh answered. "I have always felt that I am driven to do whatever I do by some force, not by my free will. I am always trying to understand that force. Sometimes I think I am on the way to an understanding: there seem to be hints and signs everywhere – in literature, in art, in dreams, yes, even in coffee grounds – which point to what I am looking for; and then again it evades me as though I had lost my way. I am afraid that time is slipping by without my ever getting anywhere…."
"But, Najmeh, you found your faith," said Maryna. "You are a Catholic–"
"But that's just it," Najmeh interrupted her. "Doubts keep coming up and sometimes I feel as though the faith I have rejected is keeping me from getting complete satisfaction from my adopted one. Maybe we who have lost the faith in which we grew up are forever haunted by doubts…. I thought I was doing what I had to do, but what if I misread the signs? I mean, imagine if I were wrong…."
Maryna glanced at me as though urging me to say or do something to relieve the burden of guilt which weighed on Najmeh, but I could think of nothing to say. After a long silence, Najmeh shook her head as though forcefully dismissing her somber thoughts, smiled, and brought up an entirely different subject.
A few days later, when I came for my lesson, the smile with which Najmeh greeted me seemed artificial.
"Oh, yesterday Reza and I had a dreadful fight. Now he doesn't want Leila to go to the kindergarten of the French Catholic School where she was registered, and as we argued Reza suddenly told me all resentments he has against me because of my attitude. Then he left home and he still has not come back."
Now Najmeh's doubts surfaced again. She wondered whether she had any strength left to fight her environment. And did she have a right to fight it? Could she dare to rebel against her fate? She told me that she had been to her church that morning, praying for guidance and strength, but there was no response. It was as though the saints over the altar were watching her coolly and saying, "You don't belong here. Look for solace among your own prophets."
She had to find out. She would return to the holy city of Meshed where she had gone with her father almost 18 years ago. She urged me to go with her. I agreed, although I knew that I would not be able to visit the famous mosque or even the bazaar area which surrounds it, because it is positively dangerous for a non-believer – man or woman – to be seen in the part of town adjoining the Holy Shrine.
The DC-3 flew for three hours over barren desert, but as we approached Meshed at sundown the golden dome of the Shrine of Iman and the many-colored tiles of the Gauhar Mosque emerged sparkling out of the drab city. The next morning Najmeh donned a black chador over her fashionable white suit, practiced for a while in front of a mirror the traditional way of clutching it under the eyes, then left for the Shrine.
She returned sooner than I expected, bursting into the room and throwing herself on the bed. I stood staring at her. Her face was smudged, her suit dirty, her stockings torn. She told me what had happened.
"It was so beautiful in the Mosque. When I knelt before the Kabah (the Islamic altar facing Mecca), and as 'Allah AlAkhbar' (God is the greatest) sounded all around me, slowly the words and movements of prayer came back to me and I started to recite the surahs I had memorized in my childhood. It all came back to me so easily, and although tears were running down my cheeks, a sensation of tremendous strength and well-being filled me. As I repeated my prayers more and more fervently, I had a sensation of floating in wonderful harmony, and Allah was all around me.
"Then, faintly, as if from far away, I heard rumbling and voices, but nothing could enter the blissful circle which had enclosed me – until I felt myself grabbed, lifted into the air, carried out of the mosque and harshly dropped on the cobblestones of the courtyard. More and more people gathered around me, angry faces shouting, 'haram, haram,' (shame, shame). Someone threw my chador in my face and two men started to beat and kick me. It was so awful I wanted to die. And then, over the roar of the mob and the pounding of my heart, I heard a man's voice, loud and scolding. All became quiet; the men stepped aside and I saw an old bearded mullah bending over me. He helped me up, handed me my chador and told me to leave quickly. I hurriedly wrapped the chador around me and tried to run – it was so painful at first –but I ran as fast as I could, out of the courtyard and along the street until a taxi came along. And only then did I realize what had happened. When I was praying so ardently, lowering and lifting my chest in the rhythm of the prayer, that chador was in my way. I am not used to it anymore and, without thinking, I laid it aside so that I could more easily give in to the movements of the prayers. And all these pious men, in the midst of their worship, were shocked to see a woman's head shamelessly uncovered in the holiest of the Houses of God."
Najmeh was exhausted but not wounded. When she came out of the bathroom, after cleaning her bruises and showering, she seemed her old self again. Laughing, she said, "At least I have it now, the final proof that I am a Moslem no longer. I am no longer capable of wearing a chador when I pray to Allah."
When we returned to Tehran, Najmeh found Reza at home, and soon everything seemed to be going well again. As usual, Najmeh had won her argument and Reza had given in: Leila would be going to Jeanne d'Arc school.
At that time my life in Tehran became very busy so that I had to reduce my Persian lessons to once a week. Najmeh and I still did errands together or visited Maryna, but there were fewer occasions for our long talks. I did notice, however, that Najmeh was growing increasingly tense and restless. Every time I came to her house there was a change. She was trading her living room rug for a new one; she bought a new chair; she kept moving the furniture around, never satisfied that the house looked as she wanted it to. But in those days I was so preoccupied with other concerns that I did not pay much attention to it.
Later, whenever I thought of Najmeh, I tried to remember at what point I became apprehensive, as though suddenly seized by an intangible premonition of tragedy. It must have been in the late summer of 1960 that I began noticing that Najmeh was in perpetual motion, feverishly driven to undertake new tasks she kept imposing on herself. She took on more and more students among the garbage collectors. She worked on a Persian reader for illiterate adults. And she became overly anxious about Leila, insisting on taking her to and from school instead of letting her ride the school bus with the other children.
One day when I came to her house I noticed that she had dark rings under her eyes, and I asked her what was wrong.
"I hardly slept last night," she said. "I tried to clean out my desk. All my things are in such disorder."
"You work too hard – you are completely exhausted," I said. "Why do you have to do everything at once?"
"Because there are so many things I must do," she answered, "and there is so little time to do them."
I laughed. "What's the hurry? You are only twenty-nine years old."
"Almost thirty," she answered with the same forced smile that now often made me uneasy.
A week later, when we had planned to go to the bazaar after my lesson, she said, "Not today, Maria, I am too busy," and she showed me some fabric laid out on her dining room table. "That's for Leila. I am making her four new dresses for school."
"Why does she need four dresses now?" I asked. "She has so many clothes."
"I have already cut the material so I must finish them today. Tomorrow morning early I want to dry-clean my draperies and the upholstery of my living room furniture. Look, they have already delivered the benzene I ordered; it's the finest on the market." She pointed to a metal drum standing in the courtyard. "I have so much work to do – and so little time…."
She must have noticed that I was disappointed and uneasy. "Never mind, Maria. I should be finished by ten or eleven, so why don't you come back around this time tomorrow? This was not a good lesson anyway, I was absentminded…."
That night, worrying about Najmeh kept me awake. Since she had stopped talking to me about her feelings of guilt and dependency, there was no way I could help her. I decided not to return to her for a few days; maybe she needed some time alone to do all the things she so obsessively felt she now had to do. But the next morning my apprehension was so gnawing that I had to see her.
Driving down Naderi Street, I was stopped by the police. The block around Najmeh's house was closed off and there was a dense crowd on the sidewalk. All I could see were fire engines and police cars and, above, a dark cloud of smoke. "A fire at the Ashgars, " a bystander told me, but no one seemed to know any details. I made my way to Maryna's.
"It was the benzene," she sobbed. "I had just left my house when I heard the explosion. I must have known what had happened because I started running, running toward Najmeh's house. When I got there flames were shooting out of her living room windows. The police and fire engines came immediately. The flames had not reached Leila's room, so they were able to save her. Reza was not there – apparently he had not come home last night." And, shuddering, she added in a barely audible voice, "I saw Najmeh. I stood right there as they carried her out. There was hardly anything left of her. She looked so tiny under the blanket."
The next day a Mass was said for Najmeh at her church. Very few people were there. Reza, leaning against the wall, was weeping loudly. When I walked over to him and took his hand, he stared at me distractedly and whispered, "My family would not come, not even to say goodbye to Najmeh. Mother said that Allah has punished her for having become an infidel."
I never went near Najmeh's house again. Maryna told me that everything that had belonged to her had burned – her desk, her papers, her living room furniture, her clothes, and her rugs. The furniture in the other rooms as well as Reza's and Leila's clothes were untouched by the fire.
"Everything Najmeh worked for is destroyed," Maryna said. "Now Reza's mother will raise Leila as a good Moslem girl."
I asked for a picture of Najmeh. There was none.
© 1990 by Maria Bauer. All rights reserved.
Maria Bauer was born in Prague, Czechoslovakia in 1919. She graduated from the French Lycee in Prague. Her studies at Charles University were interrupted by the German invasion in l939. She fled to France and, at the beginning of World War II, participated in anti-Nazi broadcasts emanating from Fëcamp, Normandy. Arriving in the United States in 1940, she lived in Cincinnati, New York City and Washington, DC until her husband joined the Foreign Service. She spent l5 years serving with him in Iran, France, Egypt and India.
After her return to the USA, she wrote a book entitled Beyond the Chestnut Trees, a memoir that became an alternate selection of the Literary Guild. Several of her articles have been published (in the Foreign Service Journal, Opera News and in several anthologies.)


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Education and Schools in Guangzhou
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Guangzhou has many international schools and most expat parents prefer this option over public schools or Chinese private schools.
Chinese parents put a huge emphasis on education. The Chinese approach to education entails hard work, long hours and plenty of learning by rote, and it may be quite an adjustment for expat children.
Public schools in Guangzhou
Foreigners who plan on staying in China long term and wish to integrate their children into the country, culture and language may opt for a state school or a private school that follows the Chinese curriculum. As this integration is easier for younger children, this option is more popular in kindergartens and nurseries, although preschool is not compulsory in China.
Primary school starts at age six and lasts six years, and secondary school lasts another six years, only three of which are compulsory. Students in senior secondary school can follow an academic or vocational education programme.
Expat children who are more accustomed to a less rigorous or a more balanced lifestyle may feel pressured in a Chinese public school. For this reason, as well as the difficulties that the language barrier creates, selected private and international schools are usually the best option for the children of expats in Guangzhou.
Private schools in Guangzhou
Private schools in Guangzhou can be a good middle-ground for families torn between public and international schools. Most private schools teach the national curriculum, but some provide bilingual education or offer an alternative curriculum or educational approach. These schools can be expensive but fees are still typically well below what international schools charge.
International schools in Guangzhou
There are a number of international schools in Guangzhou that teach foreign curricula, potentially allowing children to study the curriculum of their home country while living in China. Some schools offer the well-regarded International Baccalaureate. Placement is tough; some companies that regularly relocate expats will reserve spots in top schools, and education should be discussed with an employer well before moving to and starting to work in Guangzhou. International schools can also be expensive, so expats should try to negotiate an allowance to cover the cost of their children's school fees before accepting a job in China.
Those who don't have a reserved spot at an international school in Guangzhou need to begin the application process as early as possible because waiting lists at some schools are incredibly long. It is best to check the entry requirements for each school and have the necessary documents readily available so the application process can be done as quickly as possible.
Homeschooling in Guangzhou
Homeschooling is essentially illegal in China, although the extent to which the law applies to foreign nationals is questionable. Expats continue to opt to homeschool their children in Guangzhou, especially parents on short-term employment contracts and those who find the school fees of international schools exorbitant.
Parents who are interested in homeschooling in Guangzhou must do their research extensively and make the decision cautiously. It is worth noting, for example, that homeschooled children aren't allowed to write the national school-leaving exam, which is required for entry into Chinese universities.
Special-needs education in Guangzhou
The level of support for special education needs in schools in Guangzhou is variable. There have been moves to increase admission of students with disabilities into mainstream schools and provide necessary assistance to them, but international schools are still more likely to provide holistic support.
While some schools in Guangzhou offer a range of facilities, support classes, assistant teachers, counsellors and assistive devices, other schools may only provide support for certain disabilities, and physical, psychological or behavioural disorders.
We recommend contacting schools directly and discussing all the support available and the particular needs of the child.
Tutors in Guangzhou
Tutoring has become increasingly popular in Guangzhou, among adults and children alike. Whether adult expats are looking for a tutor to gain language skills or parents would like their children to receive extra support during exam time, tutors are easy to find. Finding a tutor through word of mouth and by networking with other parents is a great option, as are online tutor portals and companies, such as Preply and Apprentus.
►International Schools in Guangzhou gives expat parents a list of schooling options in the city
►For an overview of education in the country, see Education and Schools in China
"It all depends on how much you are looking to pay. I would suggest setting aside at least a week to look at schools. There are so many schools that it is difficult to look at them all in a couple days." Get some insights into finding a school in Guangzhou by reading our interview with Paz.
Are you an expat living in Guangzhou?
Expat Arrivals is looking for locals to contribute to this guide, and answer forum questions from others planning their move to Guangzhou. Please contact us if you'd like to contribute.

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Click the + Add to Firefox button and follow the instructions. It pretty much just installs, and you may have to restart your browser.
Now that you have firebug installed open up your web site in a tab. Then right click on the element you'd like to change or investigate. You will see an item in the menu popup called "Inspect Element with Firebug". Choose it. A sort of half window will take over the bottom of your screen. These are the guts of your page. The HTML is on the left, while the CSS is on the right. If you click on and highlight any element from HTML in that window, you will see the CSS assigned to that element.
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Stamford AFC, Stamford (approx. 11 miles away)
Stamford AFC is a non-league football club known as The Daniels who play at the Borderville Sports Centre. In 1894 the town's two most prominent clubs Stamford Town & Rutland Ironworks agreed to amalgamate. Initially the club adopted the name of the Rutland Ironworks who were viewed as...
Holbeach Farmers' Market, Holbeach (approx. 11 miles away)
The popular farmers' market in Holbeach is held on the third Saturday of the month between 8.30am and 3pm offering a large selection of local produce. Holbeach is a fenland market town in the South Holland district of the county. It lies 8 miles from Spalding and 17 miles from Boston.
Holbeach Library, Holbeach (approx. 11 miles away)
Busy with paperbacks and hardbacks, the Holbeach Library plays an important part in the local community. Organised, spacious and wheelchair friendly there is comfortable seating and helpful staff on hand with any questions or inquiries you might have. There are thousands of books to borrow and...
Burghley House, Stamford (approx. 11 miles away)
Burghley House is a Grade I listed building, with separately Grade I listed north courtyard and gate. The rooms and gardens are open to the public.Built during the mid-late 16th century by Sir William Cecil, later 1st Baron Burghley, who was Lord High Treasurer to Queen Elizabeth I, the house is a g...
Blackstones FC, Stamford (approx. 11 miles away)
Blackstones Football Club is based in Stamford off Lincoln Road. Currently members of the United Counties League Division One they play in Lincoln green (Lister Blackstone had Brunswick Green engines) and black shirts with black shorts. Formed as the works team of Blackstone & Co, the club won...
Greenfield Pottery, Holbeach (approx. 11 miles away)
We are a working studio pottery based on a small farm on the outskirts of Holbeach, near Spalding. We make a variety of thrown and hand-built work, which varies from domestic wares to more sculptural pieces. We fire to earthenware and stoneware, and make our own glazes. We offer regular 2 hour...
The Priory of St Leonard, Stamford (approx. 11 miles away)
12th century priory ruins founded by the Benedictines of Durham Abbey. The existing priory building dates from about 1090, and the impressive West Front was constructed about 1150.One school of thought suggests that it was built upon the site of the monastery founded by St. Wilfrid in 658. If true,...
Stamford Leisure Pool, Stamford (approx. 11 miles away)
Highly recommended for children, this is a first class leisure pool with a flume, water features and a wave machine. It is popular with local residents and located on Drift Road in the busy town of Stamford. Pool staff are friendly and helpful and there is also a small gym. Stamford offers ple...
Holbeach United FC, Holbeach (approx. 11 miles away)
Holbeach United are members of the United Counties League Premier Division and play at Carters Park. Formed in 1929 they initially played in the King's Lynn League, and then the Spalding and Boston Leagues before joining Division Two of the Peterborough & District League during the 1930s. After t...
River Welland, Stamford (approx. 12 miles away)
The stunning River Welland is a winding lowland river in the east of the county. At 65 miles (105 km) long it drains part of the Midlands eastwards to The Wash. It rises in the Hothorpe Hills, at Sibbertoft in Northamptonshire, then flows generally northeast to Market Harborough, Stamford and Spa...
Risegate Eau Pumping Station, Fosdyke (approx. 12 miles away)
The pumping station was built in 1964 and is managed by Welland and Deepings Internal Drainage Board. Nearby Fosdyke is a village and civil parish in the borough of Boston. The population is little more than 500 and is situated 7 miles from the town of Boston.
Burghley Park Golf Club, Stamford (approx. 12 miles away)
Situated in the lovely parkland surrounding Burghley House and located on the outskirts of Stamford, one of England's finest towns, Burghley Park is a superbly conditioned private golf club that extends a very warm welcome to all. Burghley Park Golf Club welcomes all visitors on week days and...
Stamford Farmers' Market, Stamford (approx. 12 miles away)
Stamford Farmers' Market is held on a Friday every 2 weeks. It is located on the High Street and is open between 8.30am - 4.00pm. A traditional market is held weekly on Broad Street and Ironmonger Street on a Friday and is open the same time.
St George's Church, Stamford (approx. 12 miles away)
St George's is of very early origin, possibly being mentioned in the Domesday Book.The church was rebuilt in the 17th century.


Morning Musume Concert Tour 2002 Haru "Love is Alive!"
Unless noted, all songs are performed by Morning Musume.
Morning Musume CONCERT TOUR 2002 Haru "LOVE IS ALIVE!" at Saitama Super Arena was Morning Musume's spring 2002 concert tour. The DVD was filmed on April 28, 2002 at Saitama Super Arena.
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11 Meadowview Lane is a $215,000, 2,156 square foot, 3 bedroom, 4.0 bath home on a 1.78 acre lot located in Norwich, CT.
Well built split level home with very large added family room. House is private, yet conveniently located to all amenities, Route 395 and Route 2. House does have deferred maintenance but offers a great deal of potential. THIS IS A SHORT SALE.
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Damn! I Lost My Keys, Parody Song Lyrics of Nirvana, "All Apologies"
Song Parodies -> "Damn! I Lost My Keys"
"Damn! I Lost My Keys"
Another Nirvana parody, hopefully better than the other.
Wonder where they could be?
Damn! I lost my keys!
Wonder if I can see?
Where the hell's my keys?!
Wonder if it's just me?
Can you see my keys?
In the drawers, in my shoes, where could they be?
In the couch, on the shelf? Where are? Where are?
They can't be far, can't be far, where are my keys?
On the stairs or over there? Where are? Where are?
You should have hada SOMETHING rhyme to "Married, Buried" from the original lyrics...that's so key to the song, it would have been 10x funnier, IMHO.
Don't lose your lavigne next, and definitely don't lose your lopez. I'd say don't lose your spears, but that might get censored.
I've misplaced my keys so many times it's not funny, but in a way it is. So 555 for you, what else can I do, funny it's today, parody away!!
Can you make another song like that? Oh,and besides...you..ROCK!
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TV tuning troubles in the South Bay may soon ease
Geek Squad agent Jesse Jankowski of Best Buy in Salem, N.H., adjusts the dipole antenna as he installs a digital TV converter box that will keep an older TV set functioning at a home in Salem, N.H. Friday, June 12, 2009. TV stations across the U.S. started cutting their analog signals Friday morning, ending a 60-year run for the technology and likely stranding more than 1 million unprepared homes without TV service. The Federal Communications Commission put 4,000 operators on standby for calls from confused viewers, and set up demonstration centers in several cities. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)
(JS) bz25tvsales-- Jerry Follansbee, 65, of Bennett, right, is asking about the digital TV to Matthew Martinez of Best Buy at the home theater section of the store in Aurora on Thursday. Hyoung Chang/ The Denver Post
Skip Sahlin fine tunes the antenna on his analog TV digital antenna at his home on Friday, May 22, 2009, in Oakland, Calif. Sahlin is an early adapter of digital conversion and uses a converter box and special indoor antenna to pick up the digital signal. On June 12, most broadcasters nationwide will stop sending analog signals. (Jane Tyska/Staff)
Skip Sahlin changes channels on his analog TV at his home on Friday, May 22, 2009, in Oakland, Calif. Sahlin is an early adapter of digital conversion and uses a converter box and special indoor antenna to pick up the digital signal. On June 12, most broadcasters nationwide will stop sending analog signals. (Jane Tyska/Staff)
By Troy Wolverton | Bay Area News Group
PUBLISHED: September 28, 2009 at 12:06 p.m. | UPDATED: August 14, 2016 at 12:01 a.m.
Since the digital television transition in June, Santa Clara resident Vilma Pallette has been unable to tune in three of the major Bay Area stations: KTVU (Ch. 2), KRON (Ch. 4) and KGO (Ch. 7).
Despite having a rooftop antenna, Pallette also has had problems getting some of the other stations, such as KBCW (Ch. 44) and KKPX (Ch. 65). She's thought of contacting an antenna specialist to see if it could be better positioned, but has held off, worried that any tweaking might affect her ability to tune in other stations.
"I'm very stoic about it," said Pallette, who is retired. "I just expect they're going to have growing pains in all this."
Such tuning troubles may soon ease. The 11 area stations broadcasting from Sutro Tower in San Francisco are nearing the end of a months-long effort to upgrade their antennas. The upgrades should allow area residents to more easily tune in those stations' signals.
The broadcasters initially thought they'd have the work done by end of this month. But they now expect it to be done by Oct. 20, said Gene Zastrow, the tower's general manager.
Zastrow said the broadcasters don't know yet how much the upgrades will improve their signals. But he added, "We're fully expecting to reach more viewers in a wider area."
The digital transition caused something of an upheaval with local television signals. Many stations are broadcasting their digital signals on a different frequency than the one on which they transmitted their analog signal. Some are broadcasting their digital signal from a different tower than they broadcast their analog one.
Meanwhile, during the upgrade, many of the Sutro stations have had to broadcast at a lower power than their authorized levels because they were on interim antennas. During the daytime hours, when work was being done on the antennas at the top of the tower, stations have throttled down their power further so as to not harm workers, Zastrow said.
Thanks to such issues, many area viewers, like Pallette, have been unable to tune in stations that they previously watched. The South Bay has been affected more than many locations because signals tend to weaken the farther they have to travel and can be impeded by tall buildings or mountains.
Following the upgrades, all of the major Sutro stations will be broadcasting from the top of the tower. That's where their older analog antennas were, but the stations have been unable to broadcast from there while those antennas were being replaced. The new antennas will also broadcast at the maximum power each station is allowed.
"We definitely have some reception issues in the South Bay. We're hoping some of those are resolved by getting back on the top tower," said Valari Staab, general manager at KGO.
Staab said KGO plans to test its signal after the upgrade is complete to determine where viewers may still be having problems. Depending on the results, the station may add equipment to boost its signal to particular areas, she said.
The upgrades are coming too late for some residents.
Before the digital switch, Orinda resident Jim Conran was able to tune in analog stations with his indoor antenna. After the transition, though, he was no longer able to get those stations.
Conran doesn't know anyone near him who has a rooftop antenna, and he didn't want to put one on his house to get the new signals. So, he decided to sign up for pay TV from Dish Network instead.
"I'm happy with it," he said. "The reception is incredibly good."
Contact Troy Wolverton at 408-920-5021. Follow him on Twitter at twitter.com/troywolv.
Sutro Stations
San Francisco"s Sutro Tower is home to the most of the Bay Area"s major TV stations and four of its popular radio stations. The TV stations in particular have been affected by the ongoing antenna work. They include:
TV: KTVU (Ch. 2), KRON (Ch. 4), KPIX (Ch. 5), KGO (Ch. 7), KQED (Ch. 9), KOFY (Ch. 20), KMTP (Ch. 32), KCNS (Ch. 38), KBCW (Ch. 44), KCSM (Ch. 60), KFSF (Ch. 66).
Radio: KOIT (FM 96.5), KSOL (FM 98.9), KKSF (FM 103.7), KFOG (FM 104.5)
Source: Sutro Tower
Troy Wolverton | Personal Technology columnist and reporter
Troy Wolverton writes the Tech Files column and covers consumer technology as the personal technology columnist for the Bay Area News Group. Previously, he covered Apple and the consumer electronics industry. Earlier, he reported on technology, business and financial issues for TheStreet.com and CNET News.com.


A family already dealing with raising two mentally handicapped children was dealt a major blow when the mother was diagnosed with a terminal illness. The father was then forced to be caregiver to all three other members of his family. The family's only saving grace was the joy and comfort of their two Pit Bulls, Sassy and Pie. The mother/daughter dog duo had a double dose of love to share, especially for the children.
Suddenly, tragedy hit again. While they were still reeling from the news of the mother's illness, the city where they lived passed BSL. The father was not able to handle two handicapped teenagers, a terminally ill wife, and fight a city enacting ineffective legislation at the same time. The emotional and financial burden was unbearable. With all that was going on in his life, he failed to meet a deadline to register Sassy and Pie with the city, so he was forced to surrender them to Animal Control.
Over a year has passed, and Sassy and Pie still don't have a permanent home. I'm sure their family never imagined that it would take so long to find them a new home. Quite frankly, neither did we. We know that people are very hesitant to adopt older dogs, and especially a pair. But believe it or not, these self sufficient gals help take care of each other. It has been a confusing and scary time for them. Sassy (the mother) is about 10 yrs old. You would never guess that she is as old as she is (other than the little middle age spread!). She loves to chase a ball in the yard, or just sunbathe. If circumstances force the girls to be separated, she would do better with a submissive male companion. Pie (the daughter) is about 6 years old. She does fine with other dogs, but would really enjoy a stable, loving family with children to play with. Pie is sometimes a shy young lady. However as soon as she sees kids, her eyes light up and you can tell that she would love to go home with them.
Can you find it in your heart and home to provide these ladies an opportunity to show you how much they love you?


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Tamsin Greig to make musical debut in WOMEN ON THE VERGE OF A NERVOUS BREAKDOWN
Jeffrey Lane and David Yazbeck's Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, a musical adaptation of the Spanish movie of the same name by Pedro Almodovar, which closed early on Broadway in 2011, is set to open in London. According to The Daily Mail, the tuner, starring Olivier winner Tamsin Greig, will begin previews on on December 20, with opening night set for January 12, 2015 at the Playhouse Theatre. Bartlett Sher, who directed the Great White Way incarnation, will helm the reworked, scaled down, U.K. production.
Greig won the Olivier for Much Ado About Nothing and received an Olivier nod for The Little Dog Laughed. Her screen credits include Green Wing, Black Books, Episodes and Emma.
Tamsin Greig said: "I am excited, thrilled and terrified to have been invited to collaborate with artists of the calibre of Pedro Almodóvar, Bart Sher, David Yazbek and Jeffrey Lane to perform in a musical. If it's true that you are only as good as the company you keep, then I am in very safe hands. And I feel very fortunate to have been encouraged – well, bullied – by my agent to have singing lessons, to learn new skills and to experience other creative mediums. I have also run out of excuses why I can't do it!"
Director Bartlett Sher said: "I keep returning to Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown because Pedro's vision of the world and women, his humour and his style, seem more important now than at any time since the film premiered. It's a joy to return to Pedro's world."
Pedro Almodóvar, who has been involved in the development workshops, said: "I love that my 'Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown' resists the passing of time. Twenty-six years after having been created, they're still alive. This time, with the very talented Bart Sher in command, they're taking London, a city that's always been to me the paradigm of freedom, pleasure and modernity. I wish them a long and funny stay!"
Women on the Verge played its final performance at the Belasco Theatre on January 2, 2011. It officially opened on November 4, 2010 with a cast filled with Broadway heavyweights including Tony Award winners Patti LuPone, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Laura Benanti and Danny Burstein.
The Oscar-nominated film centers on Pepa, a voice-over actress on a mission to deliver an important secret to her philandering boyfriend, Iván. A two-day chase ensues, involving Iván's mentally insane wife Lucía, who has been recently released from a mental institution and is hunting down the father of her child and his mistress for one last confrontation. The plot involves an unstable best friend, Shiite terrorists, a mambo-loving taxi driver, a hostage motorcycle driver, gazpacho laced with sleeping pills and a charred bed.
Read Baz Bamigboye original article here.
Labels: gossip, playhouse, tamsin greig, women on the verge of a nervous breakdown


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Montgomery Council President Hans Riemer talked to reporters Monday about the fiscal 2019 budget, an effort to provide legal representation to low-income immigrants who face deportation, STEM instruction at the KID Museum, the Costco suit and the capital budget reconciliation.
Montgomery County Council President Hans Riemer meets with reporters to discuss new zoning regs for large companies moving into the county, a new regulation to add clarity to winery regs, the budget and the fate of the old Silver Spring library.
Council President Hans Riemer has his regular meeting with the media. He talks about the budget, small-cell antennas and his hip.


Bryce Harper was ejected by umpire Brian Knight in the bottom of the 9th inning of the Nationals' walk-off win against the Tigers on Monday night after arguing balls and strikes throughout the game, during his at-bats and during those of his teammates.
In the 4th inning, Harper struck out and nearly blew a gasket arguing with Knight over his calls. Somehow, he wasn't ejected. Then, with the game tied in the bottom of the 9th, Nationals shortstop Danny Espinosa struck out looking and Harper — from the dugout — again started yapping at Knight.
This time, Knight promptly tossed him.
One batter later, Clint Robinson hit a walk-off home run to give the Nats the win. As the Nats streamed from the dugout to celebrate the win, Harper turned to Knight to get some final words in.


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The Executive Management Team for Neonc Technologies is comprised of highly accomplished business executives who have each had significant success in taking small startup ventures from initial vision to the marketplace, and even IPO. Under the direction of Dr. Thomas Chen, the Executive Management Team's main focus is on creating the systems and structures that will allow for rapid effective research and development of the company's novel delivery technologies while ensuring concurrent regulatory certifications are met, and securing all Intellectual Property in order to ensure that transition to commercialization can be achieved quickly, safely and with a strong business platform that will be ready for immediate scalability.
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Dr. Chen is a board-certified neurosurgeon and the Director of Surgical Neuro-Oncology at USC. He is also a tenured- Professor of Neurosurgery and Pathology at USC. Dr. Chen graduated summa cum laude from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where he also received Bronze Tablet honors and was inducted into the Phi Beta Kappa national academic honor society. He attended the University of California, San Francisco, and was inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha National Medical Honor Society. He underwent neurosurgery training at USC and obtained a Ph.D. degree in pathobiology. His thesis was on the role of immunotherapy in malignant brain tumors. He is also a fellowship-trained spine surgeon and one of a few surgical neuro-oncologists in the country who specialize in spine cancer surgery. Dr. Chen maintains a busy clinical practice in both surgical neuro-oncology and spine surgery and heads a research laboratory focused on glioma biology. Dr. Chen has published extensively on glioma biology and neurosurgery. He is on the editorial board for The Spine Journal and is on the review board for Neurosurgery and Journal of Neurosurgery. He also serves on numerous national neurosurgery committees.
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Mr. Patrick Walters has over 30 years of experience in finance, accounting, and operation. Since 2001, Patrick has been the President of the Group1, LLC, advising small to medium size companies in need of infrastructure and financial restructuring. From 2005-2007, Patrick was the EVP Finance for a Shamrock Holdings portfolio company in the luxury magazine publishing business with a national network of 25 luxury magazines. He was instrumental in increasing the valuation of the company from $54 million to $235 million. Other clients have included the two family offices of Forbes 400; an entertainment company; a financial institution; and a production company. Patrick was employed by Sony Pictures Inc. from 1984 to 2000, as the SVP, Operations, Worldwide Marketing. Patrick started his career at Deloitte & Co. where he earned his CPA license.
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Army Officer Soldier Shouldn't Have Taken Those Iraq Bribes, But Dammit, She Needed The Plastic Surgery
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Richard Connelly | January 28, 2010 | 12:12pm
The Department of Justice announced today that Theresa Russell, a former staff sergeant, pleaded guilty money laundering while stationed in Iraq. It wasn't all that much of a surprise, since two years ago the guy who gave her the bribes pleaded guilty to doing so.
Russell, 40, was at Camp Anaconda in Iraq while she took more than $30,000 in cash from a former Army major now working for a contractor. He told her to make small deposits in banks so the cash couldn't be traced.
"Russell admitted that she knew the money she received from Rivard was the proceeds of bribery," the DOJ announcement said.
Russell didn't deposit all the cash: She "admitted that she subsequently used the criminal proceeds to purchase, among other things, a car, cosmetic surgery, and household furnishings and goods," the statement said.
GLARING HOLE IN STORY, PEOPLE: What kind of cosmetic surgery? Using bribe money for some botox is not half as interesting as a boob job, legal experts agree.
We asked the DOJ for clarification.
Unfortunately, the court documents the spokesperson had on hand in DC did not offer any details. But she promised to contact prosecutors and ask, and we'll update when we hear.
Unless it's some mole-removal, and then we won't give a shit.
Update: The DOJ's Laura Sweeney has sent us the court document that consists of the official "Information" regarding the plea, and it is sadly silent on the details of the cosmetic surgery.


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Qualicum Beach artist Deb Peters. (Emily Vance photo)
Qualicum Beach artist produces vibrant landscape paintings
'We need to have colour and brightness and life around us'
Emily Vance
A strong sense of place runs through Deb Peters's landscape paintings.
The Qualicum Beach artist produces vibrant acrylics firmly rooted in west coast sensibilities. A handful of these pieces currently line the walls of the gallery at Qualicum Beach Art Supply.
At first glance, the paintings seem to be classic depictions of west coast scenes. A cabin by the sea, birch trees dotted with colourful bird houses, a lighthouse by the ocean, two kayaks and life jackets caught abandoned on the shore, as though their owners had just ducked out of the frame for a quick dip in the Salish Sea.
Talking to Peters one understands that yes, they are landscapes – but the understanding starts to unfold that they are also commentaries on the mark that we as humans leave on the natural world.
READ MORE: Qualicum Beach artist's recent exhibit deals in texture, subdued tone
The discussion starts with mention of the tugboat painting in the window of the shop.
"I think it's also a responsibility for us to talk about how we influence nature. Like, if we do have the tugs, what are we doing? And is it for logging? How much should we be logging? We can never get away from it, but what should we be doing?" said Peters.
"Even the trees, the birch trees having houses on it, we still get ourselves into nature very deeply. And hopefully we're respecting it. I think that's very important for us to be able to put that idea across, too."
Peters is quick to point out that there is a levity to the paintings, a lightness to this commentary.
The message mingles with the supreme beauty of nature and the ways that people, especially Islanders, harbour a deep appreciation for its raw beauty.
"For me, I'm trying really hard to put in landscape paintings … but I'm also trying to put something into the landscape that says we also are part of it, so hopefully we can co-exist. That's really important to me. Still, we need to have colour and brightness and life around us," said Peters.
"I'm consciously aware of it when I'm painting something, but I also want people to be happy."
Peters moved to Vancouver Island from the Fraser Valley some years ago, and wound up spending a fair amount of time working on the northern tip of the Island, spending time working for the school board in Alert Bay, Port McNeill and Port Hardy.
READ MORE: 20/20 vision: Qualicum Beach's Illana Hester on the future of TOSH
Some of the images in her paintings – a war canoe, a rack of smoked salmon, three totems standing guard over a bay – come from a deep appreciation of the First Nations cultures and peoples she worked alongside during those times.
"They're really in tune, I think, with people and nature, much more so than we do in our every day lives here," said Peters.
"It's meaningful, their stories. You say 'oh! That's really a good philosophy to live by.' I know they've really tried to promote their youth with that kind of story, so they can be good citizens and make life a better place."
Peters draws a lot of inspiration from locations around Vancouver Island.
She visits places across the Island and is particularly drawn to locations with historical significance.
"It's just a wonderful place to immerse yourself that way. And then of course, the paintings become what your surroundings are. And I think every painter and every musician and every writer, everybody's got a story to tell. So that's what I kind of try to put into a painting," said Peters.
She starts by painting the whole canvas black, and then uses chalk to build the composition after she makes sketches from photographs.
"I build from back to front, and slowly go from big to detail," said Peters.
She's been artist her entire life.
READ MORE: Future of the arts in Parksville looks bright
"I did the art through my childhood, art through university, the life drawings, the painting, the theatre set design, all that kind of thing. … did the career, and then came back to this. Wholeheartedly embraced it. It just felt right, so I just kept going with it. And it's been a lot of fun doing it," said Peters.
As the conversation turns from nature and place to process, Qualicum Beach Art Supply & Gallery owner Bonnie Luchtmeijer comes over to share good news.
"Sold the one in the window!" says Luchtmeijer. A couple from Vancouver had just called to purchase an acrylic depiction of a tugboat out on the open water that hung in the window of the shop.
Peters laughs and exclaims.
"There we go! Alright! God bless ya!" said Peters with a laugh. Her face is lit up with happiness as she describes the feeling of making a sale.
"It's always shocking! It's overwhelming. I'm always surprised, and I'm always really happy," said Peters.
Deb Peters's work will be available at Qualicum Beach Art Supply & Gallery until the middle of February.
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Unsuk Chin is one of the world's most successful living composers, with her music played across the globe by some of the leading conductors, orchestras and soloists. Her inspiring new work, The Song of the Children of the Stars - a mixed piece for orchestra, boys choir, mixed choir and organ - received its European premiere at Southbank Centre in April 2018. Ahead of this much anticipated performance she sat down with musicologist Jonathan Cross, for the Philharmonia Orchestra.
In this interview the composer discusses her background, from growing up with music in Seoul to her own musical education and what it was like to study under Gyorgy Ligeti. Chin also talks us through her new composition, how it was born of a realisation that no matter how different we are, we are all children of the stars, and how it is intended as a hopeful piece.
There is no boundary or difference: even different skin, different religion or different culture – we are all children of the stars.
The European premiere of Unsuk Chin's The Song of the Children of the Stars, performed by the Philharmonia Orchestra, led by Esa-Pekka Salonen has now passed.


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Site of Atomic Lab Explosion
Authors: Long Island Daily Press
Subject: Sylvania Electric Products, Inc. | Aerial views | Laboratories | Accidents | Explosions
Type: black and white print; digital image
Description: Rescue personnel and others are seen in this aerial view of the Sylvania Electric Products Co. plant in Bayside in the aftermath of an explosion in a second floor laboratory. A quantity of thorium met ... More
Explosion at Sylvania Electric Company
Subject: Sylvania Electric Products, Inc. | Fire engines | Laboratories | Accidents | Explosions
Description: At the Sylvania Electric Products plant in Bayside, an explosion of thorium metal scrap in a second-floor atomic energy lab injured nine people. In this photograph, a ladder leans against the building ... More
Injured in Atomic Lab Explosion
Subject: Sylvania Electric Products, Inc. | Ambulance drivers | Ambulances | Laboratories | Accidents | Explosions
Description: An unidentified ambulance driver from St. Albans Hospital comforts a blast victim after an explosion in an atomic energy lab at the Sylvania Electric Products Co. plant.
A View from the Top of the Tesla Experimental Station Tower at Shoreham, Looking at What is Now State Highway 25A
Authors: Thomas R. Bayles
Subject: Tesla, Nikola, 1856-1943 | Wardenclyffe Tower (Shoreham, N.Y.) | Laboratories
Description: A view of what is now Route 25A from the top of the Tesla Tower in Shoreham, 1913.
Tesla Tower (Wardenclyffe) and Laboratory at Shoreham, 1913
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Description: Nikola Tesla laboratory and tower at Shoreham 1913. Also known as the Wardenclyffe plant. The tower was built in 1902 and demolished in 1917.
The Nikola Tesla Experimental Laboratory Building at Shoreham, as Seen from the Top of the Tower
Subject: Tesla, Nikola, 1856-1943 | Laboratories
Description: A view of the Nikola Tesla Experimental Laboratory building at Shoreham, as seen from the top of the Tower
The Shoreham Long Island Railroad Station as seen from the Tesla Tower
Description: A view of the Shoreham Long Island Railroad Station from the Tesla Tower, 1913.
Inside the Tesla Laboratory in Shoreham, 1912
Description: Interior view of the Nikola Tesla Laboratory at Shoreham. Poor quality prints.
Enlargement "Taking Down the Nikola Tesla Tower (also known as Wardenclyffe Tower) at Shoreham, July 4, 1917"
Description: Enlargement of the tower portion of trb-000072. Demolition of the Tesla Tower, July 4, 1917.
Taking Down the Nikola Tesla Tower (also known as Wardenclyffe Tower) at Shoreham, July 4, 1917
Description: Taking down the Nikola Tesla Tower (also known as Wardenclyffe Tower) at Shoreham, July 4, 1917 The building was built in 1902.
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The Cordillera Peoples Alliance (CPA) welcomes Benguet Gov. Nestor Fongwan's call for an independent investigation on the disastrous sinking and ground subsidence in Brgy. Poblacion, Mankayan. CPA also iterates the urgency of evacuating the residents of Poblacion to safer grounds, and for the immediate relocation of the Mankayan National High School and the Mankayan Elementary School.
The Cordillera Peoples Alliance is issuing this story, following the recent environmental disaster in Mankayan, Benguet. July 26, 2009 marks the 10th year since the massive sinking, landslide and ground subsidence in Colalo Mankayan. Ten years after in the same province, the sinking and subsidence takes place in another barangay. More than ever, residents fear for their lives, knowing that no one is safe in Mankayan.
Edna (*not her real name) is near tears. The sinking in Colalo, Mankayan in 1999 remains fresh and real in her memory—and so does the fear it caused her and her family.
BONTOC, Mountain Province – Like the anti-Chico Dam struggle in the 1980s, tribal elders in this province, 394 kms.
There was a time when we were all expected to follow the law. There was a time when we had to respect clear social and environmental standards if we wanted to build a dam. These days may soon be over if the hydropower industry has its way. A new initiative called the Hydropower Sustainability Assessment Forum puts social and environmental rights and standards at risk.
Over the last 20 years, the World Commission on Dams, the World Bank and various UN bodies issued standards and policies on the development of international infrastructure, mining and forestry projects.
This archeological site compose of stone formations similar to England stonehenge has never been recorded in the National Museum.
Found at the tribal Barangay of Mikasili, Damulog, Bukidnon, the stonehenge is in a hill with hundred of burial rocks. The site is near the riverbank of Pulangi river.
The "stonehenge" formation is an impressive engineering feat which could require present day workers huge time and effort to construct.
A stonehenge is a standing stone circle which can also found in England.
Canatuan residents report that TVI mine tailings are leaking into their creeks.
DCMI has recently heard reports from the community on Canatuan that mine tailings from TVI's operations have been leaking out into the Lumot Creek. This creek runs into the Lituban River which, in turn, runs into the Siocon River and to the coastal area.
LA TRINIDAD, Benguet — The five decade quest of the displaced families for proper compensation for their vast track of land used as basins for the Ambuclao and Binga dams in Bokod and Itogon, Benguet, respectively, is not going anywhere.
Dumingag, Zamboanga Del Sur – Reforestation was promised by logging companies to the people in this town. This never happened.


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L.L. Bean Gave The Boston Red Sox Special World Series Boots
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Besides all of the money, the glory, the fame, and a duck boat parade in their honor...the Boston Red Sox got another perk for winning the 2018 World Series.
L.L. Bean gifted the team special edition World Series boots.
According to WCVB Channel 5 in Boston, the boots feature red leather, blue rubber and the numbers 108-54, representing the team's record season.
WCVB Channel 5 says Shawn Gorman, executive chairman of L.L. Bean released a statement saying, "At L.L.Bean we've been cheering the Red Sox for generations, and we're always thrilled when the Red Sox extend New England's baseball season into Bean Boot season,. We're proud to help celebrate the Red Sox win, plus, nothing looks better in a duck boat than a duck boot."
You have to look no further than the L.L. Bean Twitter page to see the employees clearly know how to celebrate a World Series title. Heck this could be a scene from inside the Sox club house.
Sadly, you and I will not be able to get a pair of these on our next visit to Freeport. The boots were made exclusively for the players and Red Sox staff and will not be sold to the public.
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Q: How do I calculate the number of turns or inductance while designing a transformer? I was trying to design a transformer for a SMPS but can't find any resource to calculate the number of turns and the core area. I know that the turns ratio has dependency with the signal frequency. If someone could refer a document explaining high frequency transformer design or explain here in brief, it would be great.

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What does the Plum Pudding in Danger represent?
Who made the Plum Pudding in Danger?
Where was the Plumb Pudding in Danger published?
When was William Pitt the Younger Prime Minister?
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Who is the oldest UK prime minister?
What was wrong with Napoleon's hand?
When did James Gillray create the plum pudding in danger?
What is the meaning of the Plumb pudding in danger?
What was the power of the plum pudding?
Which is the most famous print by Gillray?
The two people caricatured in this print are Prime Minister William Pitt (the younger), representing Britain and its empire, and Napoleon Bonaparte, the Emperor of France. Between them, the two are carving up a pudding that represents the world. Britain and France were at war almost constantly between 1793 and 1815.
'The Plumb-pudding in danger – or – State Epicures taking un Petit Souper' by Gillray
'The Plumb-pudding in danger – or – State Epicures taking un Petit Souper', from The Caricatures of Gillray; with historical and political illustrations, biographical anecdotes and notices
Creator: James Gillray
The print was published by Hannah Humphrey, of 27 St James's Street in London, on 26 February 1805, and was originally sold for about five shillings. There are examples in many museum and private collections. It has been described by Martin Rowson as "probably the most famous political cartoon of all time …
He became the youngest prime minister of Great Britain in 1783 at the age of 24 and the first prime minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland as of January 1801. He left office in March 1801, but served as prime minister again from 1804 until his death in 1806.
The longest bone in the body, the femur comprises about a quarter of a person's height. According to Steckel's analysis, heights decreased from an average of 68.27 inches (173.4 centimeters) in the early Middle Ages to an average low of roughly 65.75 inches (167 cm) during the 17th and 18th centuries.
The oldest prime minister to be appointed overall, and oldest to win a General Election, was William Ewart Gladstone, who was born on 29 December 1809 and appointed for the final time on 15 August 1892 at the age of 82 years, 7 months and 3 days, following that year's General Election.
It has been claimed, based on no evidence, that Napoleon hid his hand because it had been deformed in battle. There's another idea that he was constantly pressing on his stomach to alleviate his chronic pain, which at least makes more sense as he is thought to have succumbed, in 1821, to stomach cancer.
Britain and France had been at war for twelve years when James Gillray created what is now considered to be his most notable caricature – The Plumb-Pudding in Danger; – or – State Epicures taking un Petit Souper.
The print includes at top left the title "The Plumb-pudding in danger; – or – State Epicures taking un Petit Souper" the latter half in French, meaning 'state gourmets taking a little supper ' – "Epicures" refers to the Greek hedonist philosopher Epicurus.
The power in The Plum Pudding lies entirely in its capacity to make us laugh, which arises from the way Gillray portrays the two great statesmen: Pitt lanky and crafty; Bonaparte short and manic. (In exile on Elba, Napoleon said Gillray's depictions of him did him more damage than a dozen generals.)
"'The plumb-pudding in danger' is probably Gillray's most famous print. It achieves its impact through the simplicity of its design and the brilliant economy with which Gillray captures the political situation.
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Vitamin D Recommendations Miss the Mark
BUDAPEST, Hungary — High doses of vitamin D₃ are safe and more effective in preventing bone fracture in kidney transplant recipients than standard recommended doses, according to the results of the VITALE (NCT01431430) study.
"Currently recommended doses of vitamin D are not sufficient to protect patients," said Marie Courbebaisse, MD, PhD, from Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou in Paris.
"Our findings challenge advice in the current international KDIGO guidelines, which recommend using low doses of cholecalciferol, similar to those recommended for the general population," she said during a news conference here at the European Renal Association–European Dialysis and Transplant Association (ERA-EDTA) 56th Congress.
Vitamin D insufficiency is common in patients who have undergone kidney transplant because their intake is inadequate, their vitamin D catabolism is elevated, and they limit sun exposure to reduce the risk for skin cancer induced by antirejection therapies, Courbebaisse explained.
This study is important for nephrologists and their patients "because it shows that high-dose vitamin D is an effective way of lowering the rate of fractures after kidney transplantation, with a very low risk of any side effects," said ERA-EDTA President Carmine Zoccali, MD, from Ospedali Riuniti, Reggio Calabria, Italy.
All participants in VITALE had undergone kidney transplant in the previous 12 to 48 months and had serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations (25[OH]D) below 30 ng/mL. In patients with chronic kidney disease, 25(OH)D levels should exceed 40 ng/mL, according to the Endocrine Society.
VITALE Study
The 536 patients were randomized to cholecalciferol — either 12,000 IU or 100,000 IU — every other week for 2 months, and monthly thereafter for 22 months. They were then followed for 24 months.
During the 22-month maintenance phase, the low dose was equivalent to about 400 IU/day and the high dose was equivalent to about 3300 IU/day.
At baseline, 25(OH)D levels were similar in the low- and high-dose groups (19.2 vs 20.2 ng/mL), as was daily calcium intake.
The primary objective of the study was to evaluate the effect of the two doses of cholecalciferol on a composite end point of diabetes, major arterial coronary events, de novo cancer, and death.
At 24 months, 25(OH)D levels were significantly higher in the high-dose group than in the low-dose group (43.1 vs 25.1 ng/mL; P < .0001). However, there was no difference in the number of composite end-point events in the high- and low-dose groups (15% vs 16%).
"Importantly, the incidence of each item in the primary end point was not significantly different between the two groups," Courbebaisse reported.
There were also no significant differences in infection rates between the high- and low-dose groups (51% vs 47%) or in acute rejection episodes (3% vs 2%). And rates of graft loss were identical in the two groups, at 0.37%.
However, the risk for symptomatic fracture was significantly lower in the high-dose group than in the low-dose group (1% vs 4%; odds ratio, 0.24; P = .02).
Serum parathyroid hormone concentrations decreased from baseline to month 24 in the high-dose group (77 vs 71 pg/mL; P < .05), but remained stable in the low-dose group throughout the study period (77 vs 78 pg/mL).
There were also no differences in the incidence of hypercalcemia in the high- and low-dose groups (17% vs 13%), the incidence of hyperphosphatemia (5% vs 4%), or in the urinary calcium to creatinine ratio.
"After renal transplantation, high doses of cholecalciferol are well tolerated and they do not increase the risk of extraskeletal complications, compared with the minimally recommended intake of vitamin D for the general population," said Courbebaisse.
"Recommendations should be rewritten, as we now know, thanks to this study, that to obtain sufficient vitamin D levels after renal transplantation, we obviously have to increase the dose," she said.
"More broadly," Zoccali added, "we see, yet again, that other benefits for vitamin D seen in observational studies are not reflected when supplementation is tested in randomized controlled trials."
Courbebaisse and Zoccali have disclosed no relevant financial relationships.
European Renal Association–European Dialysis and Transplant Association (ERA-EDTA) 56th Congress. Presented June 14, 2019.
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