Many insects at Bedford Purlieus in the heat today including these two large hoverflies.
Bit busy last night with 178 moths of 66 species incl 3 garden firsts (*) and only my second ever White-point.
Haven't been doing much mothing recently and the weather has been poor until recently. Things have picked up this week though and this Magpie in the garden trap was quite smart. The Burnet was at Maxey GP.
Some recent lepidoptera from the Etton Road site.


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RUN welcomes new Coordinator
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MS. ANGELIKA S. NAMDAR was appointed Coordinator of the CARICOM Regional Universities Network (RUN) on April 16th, 2021 for a period of one year. The RUN is established as a 'network of excellence' for research and education on sustainable energy and includes the participation of the national and the regional universities to enhance the engagement of the Network, with each other and with external stakeholders, by providing a space for the exchange of ideas and facilitate collaborative dialogue. Ms. Namdar was nominated by the Anton de Kom University (AdeKUS) for this position, where she currently serves as the Director of the Faculty of Technology.
As Coordinator, Ms. Namdar will support the Steering Committee of the RUN in managing the Network's operations and will also work closely with the Dr. Devon Gardner, Programme Manager of the CARICOM Energy Unit, to implement the RUN workplan and other important measures in line with the CARICOM Energy Programme.
After earning her first degree in Infrastructure Engineering, specialising in Land and Water Management from the AdeKUS, Ms. Namdar went on to complete an Advanced Master's of Science in Transport and Maritime Management from the University of Antwerp (UA). With 25 years of experience as a Spatial Planner, over various fields of work, Ms. Namdar has accumulated a wealth of knowledge in research and planning, strategic planning, policy development, project development, implementation, and monitoring and management.
Over the last 12 years Ms. Namdar served as the Senior Lecturer in Spatial and Urban Planning at the AdeKUS where she coordinated scientific and applied research and management in the local and regional context in the field of urban and spatial planning and other interdisciplinary related fields. She also served as the Programme Coordinator of the joint Master of Science programmes in Renewable Energy Technology (RET) implemented at the University of Suriname and the University of Guyana.
Before her career in academia, Ms. Namdar worked in the public sector for six years, where she led the Planning Department at the Ministry of Public Works and subsequently as a Policy Advisor in Spatial and Urban Planning and Environment at the Ministry of Spatial Planning, Land and Forest Management.
Ms. Namdar serves as President of the Spatial Planners Association Suriname (SPASU), Advisory Board Member of the Caribbean Network for Urban and Land Management (CNULM) of the University of the West Indies Chair of the Association of Scientists of the University of Suriname (VWPU), Secretary of the Caribbean Planners Association (CPA), and is an active member of the Regional Organization Committee of the Caribbean Urban Forum (CUF) and the Coordination Team of the Association of Technologists in Suriname (VST) in establishment. Ms. Namdar's contributions as a Board Member of both academic and professional associations in Suriname and the larger Caribbean region, her participation in different civil society groups, in addition to management experience acquired over the course of her career make her an exceptional candidate for the position of RUN Coordinator.


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Q: MPEG2 transport stream PES stuffing bytes length I'm trying to write some code in C that will demux a MPEG2 transport stream into elementary streams. I'm using ffmpeg to compare the output that I'm generating from my code. The output stream from my program is basically bit-exact with ffmpeg except for one case. ffmpeg seems to be picking up the byte 0xff from the bitstream when it is at the start of the payload (after the end of the PES header and PES stuffing bytes), while I'm excluding it as a PES stuffing byte.
My question is this: Is the length of the stuffing byte(0xff) in the PES packet variable or is it encoded in the PES header as well?
note: The way I'm reading the payload data from the PES packet is I basically skip all the initial 0xff until I hit a byte that is not 0xff and read till the end of the packet from there

A: H.222.0 (03/17) (Page 37, table 2-21) defines the length of the stuffing_byte sequence as calculated by means of PES_header_data_length, which is defined as (emphasis mine)

An 8-bit field specifying the total number of bytes occupied by the
  optional fields and any stuffing bytes contained in this PES packet header. The presence of optional fields is indicated in the
  byte that precedes the PES_header_data_length field.

Therefore, when you're reading the PES header, you take note of all the optional fields (for example various combinations of PTS_DTS_flags, ESCR_flag, ES_rate_flag, and all the other stuff) and subtract the length of these optional fields from the length declared in PES_header_data_length. Once you've processed all the optional fields and the remaining length n is still not zero, it means that there's still n stuffing bytes to read before the payload comes.

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The best chance of preventing the oncoming war is Russian-Chinese-Iranian unity and a defeat for American arms in a regional context not worth the Washington psychopaths launching of nuclear weapons. Until Washington is effectively resisted, Washington's European vassals, the UN Security Councit and the OPCW will stand with Washington. Once Washington experiences a defeat, NATO will dissolve and with this dissolution Washington's ability to threaten other countries will lose its cover and evaporate.
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A disappointing season for Washington Redskins running back Rob Kelley has come to an early end. Following a series of tests, on Tuesday morning, Kelley was diagnosed with two injuries: a high ankle sprain and a partial tear of the MCL in his knee. Later in the day, the team announced that he is being placed on the injured reserve list.
Rough Sunday for #Redskins RB Rob Kelley: After tests this morning, Kelley was diagnosed with a high-ankle sprain AND a grade 1/2 MCL sprain in his knee.
The injuries forced Kelley to exit early from Sunday's game against the Minnesota Vikings. Before leaving with the injuries, Kelley had rushed for 10 yards on 4 carries, and added 4 yards on 2 catches. He'd been largely ineffective this season, averaging a paltry 3.18 yards per carry on just 62 carries across all of 2017. This may have been partly due to nagging rib issues he was dealing with. His rookie season, however, was a different story; "Fat Rob" topped 700 yards during the 2016 campaign after being signed as an undrafted free agent by the Redskins.
The Redskins have already announced that they've signed fellow running back Byron Marshall off the division rival Eagles' practice squad, but the majority of touches will almost certainly be split between Chris Thompson and Samaje Perine in Week 11. The Redskins are headed into a tough matchup against New Orleans, but Thompson in particular could be worth a flex play.
Thompson and Perine might not even be the best options available to replace Kelley; this week's waiver wire is actually flush with upside running back options. Jamaal Williams of the Packers is a likely candidate for at least 20 touches in Week 11. Dion Lewis and Rex Burkhead of the Patriots may also have better long-term upside than Thompson or Perine. Danny Woodhead is scheduled to return from his own injuries soon and could be available in your league.
Obviously, Kelley's owners can drop him immediately.


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find_path(
    THREAD_POOL_CPP_INCLUDE_DIR

    NAMES vrm/core.hpp
    DOC "Include directory for the thread-pool-cpp library"

    PATH_SUFFIXES include/

    PATHS
        "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/../thread-pool-cpp/"
        "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/../thread_pool_cpp/"
        ${THREAD_POOL_CPP_ROOT}
        $ENV{THREAD_POOL_CPP_ROOT}
        /usr/local/
        /usr/
        /sw/
        /opt/local/
        /opt/csw/
        /opt/
        "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/extlibs/thread-pool-cpp/"
        "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/extlibs/thread_pool_cpp/"
        "${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/../../"

        NO_DEFAULT_PATH
)

if (NOT EXISTS "${THREAD_POOL_CPP_INCLUDE_DIR}" AND DEFINED THREAD_POOL_CPP_CLONE_DIR)
    set(_build_dir "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/thread-pool-cpp")

    if (DEFINED THREAD_POOL_CPP_ENABLE_TESTS)
        set(_test_cmd ${CMAKE_COMMAND} --build ${_build_dir} --target check)
    else()
        set(_test_cmd "")
    endif()

    include(ExternalProject)
    ExternalProject_Add(thread_pool_cpp
        PREFIX ${_build_dir}
        STAMP_DIR ${_build_dir}/_stamps
        TMP_DIR ${_build_dir}/_tmp

        # Since we don't have any files to download, we set the DOWNLOAD_DIR
        # to TMP_DIR to avoid creating a useless empty directory.
        DOWNLOAD_DIR ${_build_dir}/_tmp

        # Download step
        GIT_REPOSITORY https://github.com/SuperV1234/thread-pool-cpp
        GIT_TAG master
        TIMEOUT 20

        # Configure step
        SOURCE_DIR "${THREAD_POOL_CPP_CLONE_DIR}"
        CMAKE_ARGS -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER=${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER} -DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS=${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS}

        BINARY_DIR "${_build_dir}"
        BUILD_COMMAND ""

        # Install step (nothing to be done)
        INSTALL_COMMAND ""

        # Test step
        TEST_COMMAND ${_test_cmd}
    )

    set(THREAD_POOL_CPP_INCLUDE_DIR "${THREAD_POOL_CPP_CLONE_DIR}/include")
endif()

include(FindPackageHandleStandardArgs)
find_package_handle_standard_args(THREAD_POOL_CPP DEFAULT_MSG THREAD_POOL_CPP_INCLUDE_DIR)

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In line with the current thinking of his artistic period, in this picture of the artist expresses his material art.
The wires are the bars of the cage, the bright red is the rush and turmoil. The cut in the canvas symbolizes a glimmer of light.
Hey Buddy!, I found this information for you: "Five – "THE CAGE"". Here is the website link: https://cesarecatania.eu/en/portfolio/cage/. Thank you.


So I'm not sure if this is something that people will even be interested in but I got candles and I'm excited so you're hearing about them. COOL.
The first candle I picked up was this massive 3 wick Winter Berries candle. This one is the sweetest scent of all the candles I picked up, which is the scent I lean towards more. Since it was £2.99 I'm not expecting all of the wax to burn – I'll probably get that big ring of wax round the outside whilst the wicks obviously burn down the rest. It's a nice scent though, it's not stupidly strong and I am actually burning it as I'm writing but I'm choked with the cold so I can't actually tell you how it smells whilst burning. Love that.
This scent is 100% my favourite of all of them. It just smells like Christmas. Which is probably different to a lot of people but my god this is so good. It doesn't smell like apples at all so the name is a little weird. It's not a sweet scent, but I'm not sure what the other ways of describing scents are. Musky? That makes it sound disgusting. It's a really nice scent for the A/W period though, so I'll probably burn this one last since it's my favourite. If I ever burn it. I might just sit smelling it forever.
This is quite a vanilla-y scent but not sickly sweet like most vanilla candles. It's a non-sweet vanilla. Nailed it. This and Apple Orchard are definitely my favourites, they just smell so cosy. Is that even a thing? It is now. I actually don't know what else to say about this, there's only so much you can say about a candle. SMELLS GOOD.
This one is your very standard strong spicy candle smell – which I'm not a huge fan of but the B&M tunnel vision got me and I just needed all the vaguely Autumnal smelling candles. I'm also burning this one right now but can't smell anything, which is due to the phlegm not the candles. NICE. I'm not actually crazy about this scent which is why I'm burning it first – although the other two candles aren't sweet-sweet scents, they're sweeter than this one. This is as spicy as spicy scents come.
Another thing I love about these is the lids. THEY HAVE LEAVES ON THEM! Ahh the Autumnalness. I just love it. This is definitely my favourite season. ALSO all of these candles were only £2.99. How good is that?! I have a feeling this is only the start of my Autumnal candle obsession.
This one and the next one are late additions to this post, I bought them recently because I just can't resist a massive candle. These are by Yankee Candle and you can find them in supermarkets – this one is Holiday Magic and oh god it just smells like all the best Christmas candles in one. I actually don't even want to burn it because it smells too good.
This was a birthday present from my parents – it's not a particularly Autumnal scent but I still love it! It's very sweet, which I don't usually like, but for some reason I love this one. The cherry and the vanilla compliment each other well and it's an all round very pleasant smell!


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Robert Kloner, M.D., Ph.D.
Robert A. Kloner, MD, PhD, is Professor of Medicine, in the Cardiovascular Division, Keck School of Medicine, at the University of Southern California, in Los Angeles. He is also Director of Research at the Heart Institute of Good Samaritan Hospital in Los Angeles and attending cardiologist at Los Angeles County/University of Southern California Medical Center. Dr. Kloner received his MD in the Honors Program in Medical Education and PhD degrees from Northwestern University Medical School in Chicago and is a member of Alpha Omega Alpha honor society. He completed internship and residency in internal medicine at Peter Bent Brigham Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts. Additional training included clinical and research fellowships in medicine and cardiology at Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women's Hospital. He served as Assistant and then Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and as an attending cardiologist at Brigham and Women's Hospital. There he received an Established Investigator Award of the American Heart Association. Dr. Kloner is a fellow of the American College of Cardiology, an Inaugural Fellow of the Council on Basic Cardiovascular Sciences of the AHA, and was elected to the American Society of Clinical Investigation. Among Dr. Kloner's major research interests are cardiac cell transplantation, protection of ischemic myocardium, development of therapies for limiting myocardial infarct size, cardiac function following coronary artery occlusion, the effect of toxins on the heart, including the effect of air pollution on the heart, preventative cardiology, hypertension, and PDE5 inhibition. He has participated in studies funded by the National Institutes of Health on cardiac cell transplantation, doxorubicin cardiomyopathy, functional analysis of cardiac grafts, and stem cells. He has served on the NIH Cardiovascular Study Section A and has participated in a number of NIH Workshops. A frequent contributor to the medical and scientific press, Dr. Kloner has contributed over 560 original papers in peer-reviewed journals; over 210 chapters or monographs and over 445 abstracts. Dr. Kloner is the author and editor of 18 medical texts including: Ischemic Preconditioning , Cardiovascular Trials Reviews (10 editions), and The Guide to Cardiology (3 editions). Among his editorial responsibilities, Dr. Kloner served as associate editor of the Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology and Therapeutics from 1996 to 2009 and in 2009 became the editor-in-chief. He is an associate editor of the International Journal of Impotence Research, and is Guest Editor of Circulation. He is on the editorial boards of American Journal of Cardiology, Heart, Basic Research in Cardiology, Regenerative Medicine, and Congestive Heart Failure. Among his many career distinctions, Dr. Kloner has been listed in Who's Who in America and The Best Doctors in America and in 2002 was identified by the Institute for Scientific Information as ISI Highly cited.com; one of the worlds's most highly cited scientific authors. Dr. Kloner is a frequent lecturer at major scientific symposia including the Scientific Sessions of the American Heart Association, American College of Cardiology, and Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics Meetings, and he has lectured at most major academic medical centers in the United States. Dr. Kloner serves as Chairman of the IC Therapeutics scientific advisory board.
Charles E. Murry, M.D., Ph.D
Charles (Chuck) Murry is Professor of Pathology and Bioengineering at the University of Washington in Seattle. Murry is Director of the Center for Cardiovascular Biology and Co-Director of the newly formed Institute for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine. He obtained his Ph.D. and M.D. from Duke University and did a fellowship in vascular biology at the University of Washington under Stephen M. Schwartz, M.D., Ph.D. Of particular note, Dr. Murry is widely recognized as the first to introduce the concept of ischemic preconditioning, in which repetitive brief periods of ischemia protected the myocardium from a subsequent longer ischemic insult (Circulation 74: 1124-1136, 1986). His awards include a Burroughs Wellcome Career Award in Biomedical Sciences in 1996, the Presidential Early Career Award in Science and Engineering in 2000 and 3 awards for outstanding teaching in basic sciences. The Murry laboratory's research focuses on myocardial infarction and strategies to enhance the heart's lack of intrinsic regenerative ability. Active projects explore the molecular mechanisms that underlie the heart's normal wound healing processes and in developing molecular and cell-based approaches to improve infarct repair, with a special emphasis on adult and pluripotent stem cells. They are a multidisciplinary group, doing basic work in molecular biology and regulation of gene expression, cell biology, tissue engineering, animal models of disease and analyses of human tissues.
Harvey Hecht, M.D.
Dr. Hecht is an expert in cardiac imaging and preventive cardiology, and is the author of more than 100 publications in peer reviewed journals. He completed his internship and residency in Internal Medicine at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Mount Sinai Hospital (NY) and a fellowship in Cardiology at Beth Israel Hospital, Harvard Medical School. His academic appointments have included Instructor in Medicine at Harvard Medical School, Assistant Professor at UCLA, Associate Professor at the University of Southern California and University of California, San Francisco, and Clinical Professor of Medicine at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine . A graduate of Columbia College and the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Dr. Hecht is board certified in Internal Medicine and Cardiovascular Diseases, and is a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology. He is a consultant to the editors of numerous cardiovascular publications, including the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, American Journal of Cardiology, Circulation, American Heart Journal, Journal of Invasive Cardiology, and the Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography. He is one of the founders of, and was the first President of the Society of Atherosclerosis Imaging, as well as one of the founders of the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography. He has been involved in early stage development of several startup companies in the medical arena which have had successful IPO's.
Stanley Kleis, Ph.D.
Dr. Kleis is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Houston. Dr. Kleis, who holds a Ph.D. from Michigan State University, has worked with NASA for nearly 20 years to enhance the functionality of its bioreactors. He was principle investigator on two space shuttle flight experiments and received one of NASA's highest honors, the Public Service Medal. He has expertise in fluid mechanics and heat and mass transport with emphasis on experimental measurements and applied computational fluid dynamics.
Ralph Metcalfe, Ph.D.
Dr. Metcalfe received his B.S. in Mathematics from the University of Washington, his M. S. in mathematics from M. I. T. and his PhD in applied mathematics from M. I. T. with Professor Steven Orszag. After completing his graduate studies, he worked for 12 years as a research scientist at Flow Research Company in Seattle, Washington. In 1987, he joined the faculty at the University of Houston where he is presently professor of mechanical engineering and mathematics.
Recently, his work has focused on numerical simulations of blood flow in normal and diseased carotid arteries to investigate the role of fluid dynamic parameters such as wall shear stress and vortex generation on the formation of atherosclerotic lesions. In conjunction with surgeons at the Texas Heart Institute, Dr. Metcalfe has also investigated numerically the fluid dynamical consequences of implantation of a new type of Ventricular Assist Device.
Recently, Dr. Metcalfe was appointed chair of the National Institutes of Health Cardiovascular Devices Study Section.
Hirofumi Tanaka, Ph.D.
Dr. Tanaka is an associate professor and the director of the Cardiovascular Aging Research Laboratory at the University of Texas at Austin. He received a B.A. in physical education at the International Martial Arts University in Japan, a M.S. in Bioenergetics from Ball State University, and a Ph.D. in applied physiology from the University of Tennessee. Dr. Tanaka's research interests revolve around preventive cardiology and preventive gerontology, with primary research interests involving habitual exercise, aging, and vascular function. He has published over 100 original research articles. He is an elected fellow of various professional organizations including the American Heart Association, the American College of Sports Medicine, the Gerontological Society of America, and the Society for Geriatric Cardiology.
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Do you ever just wake up on a Sunday morning and want to bake to your little hearts content? As a kid, my mom would bake something absolutely delicious every Sunday morning breakfast. She'd make things like cinnamon buns, breakfast cakes [like this one], croissants and ham, or a wife saver [which I didn't like much, but you can't win em all, right?] I woke up yesterday with a strong urge to whip up a warm breakfast that the two of us could enjoy. I'd started experimenting with making my own cream cheese icing to replace the tofutti cream cheese I used for these, so I had extra sauce leftover for our breakfast. With a huge bag of zucchini just sitting in the fridge [I cannot pass up a sale on zucchini] and a produce drawer dedicated to 4-5 different types of apples, yesterdays' breakfast was an easy choice.
After baking Kevin and I played around with the camera a bit. Our biggest challenge: we couldn't decide where to put the fork. His favorite was the bridge fork in the middle below.
My solution: grab fork, stab cake, dip cake in frosting, put in mouth. Mmmm. Best place for my fork.
If you like zucchini muffins or apple pie, you'll love this naturally sweetened breakfast cake. Enjoy with your family for a perfect breakfast on a Sunday morning, complete with a dairy free, soy free cream cheese icing!
Preheat oven to 350F and grease a 9×9 cake pan with coconut oil. Alternatively you can use a 6 cup casserole dish.
In a large bowl whisk together almond flour, quinoa flakes, salt, baking soda, and cinnamon.
Place coconut oil, dates, apple juice, and yacon in a blender. Process until smooth and transfer to the bowl of flour mix.
Stir mixture until well combined, then fold in zucchini, grated apple, pecans and dried apples.
Drop mixture into prepared pan, place on the middle rack of the oven and cook for 50-60 minutes.
Remove from oven and allow to cool for 20 minutes. Serve with almond milk and drizzle with cashew glaze.
Cashew Glaze aka Soy Free, Vegan Cream Cheese Icing!
2-4 tablespoon almond milk – depends on how thick or thin you want it. I used 4 tablespoon to make it into a thin glaze.
Line a 2 cup glass container with cheese cloth.
Combine cashews, coconut oil, almond milk, vinegar, and lemon juice in a blender. Process until smooth.
Pour the mixture into the container, cover and leave on the counter overnight.
In the morning, stir in sugar, vanilla, and almond milk. Refrigerate until ready to use.
Will keep in the fridge for 2-3 days or can be frozen for up to 2 months.
Yum! Look at the apple pieces! So much better than a wife saver. Even though times can get busy, and life will get in the way more often that not, I'm a firm believer in setting the intention to have a nice meal with the family at least once a week. Whether it be breakfast, lunch, or dinner. As a kid, our family meal times were a way to reconnect and share, something Kevin and I have continued. Your kitchen should be the heart of the home, and the dinner table a place of warmth, comfort, and support. I can't think of a better environment to healthfully digest food than in the comfort of those you love! Do you and/or your family try to sit down to a family meal once in awhile?


They call it human nature, (that's bad a nature!) that there are people who are "raised eyebrows" when others seem to be successful, or just getting a bit higher than what they used to be. Instead of supporting them morally, rejoicing with them, and be happy for them, some seems to get bitter over it, and in their very depths, afraid to be emulated in what they're trying to be unique. People whose hearts are governed by greed and pride that will never get release unless they do something that will demoralize or embarrass the other, or something that will prove that they are still at the top. Bad and sad but that is first hand. There is no malice in the heart, yet, someone over there is about to burst by what we obtain. There is nothing to be insecure about if we get what we have with pure intentions. Those who envy are those who have malicious minds. Hecks, they are not our business, and let their pride consume them; still, we cannot keep silent if we are stepped upon. We pity to those people who are dealing with their own personality difficulty. They want to be the only one in the position and get all the attention; superficial people as they are, deep inside, they are empty and lonely that is why they are full of insecurities especially over those who are peaceful. One's passion of anger, pride and envy will never be sated unless we are of accepting heart, secure in our own selves and happy over others' gain, and with that, we will be lifted higher still, just as pride consumes the envious heart more.


We has successfully opened the FC Barcelona Academy in Canada featuring Vancouver, Edmonton, Toronto, Ottawa, Calgary and Montreal. Our aim is to teach Canadian players the basic concepts of football in line with the FC Barcelona methodology. Our development will empower them to successfully overcome future sporting challenges while simultaneously instilling the personal values which are so representative of FC Barcelona Academy such as tolerance, respect, solidarity, friendship, fair play, integration, effort and happiness.The FC Barcelona Academy are based on the Barça methodology which includes a creative and attacking brand of football as well as the promotion of positive values such as respect, effort, ambition, teamwork and sportsmanship.


Twenty-five building contractors have made the cut for a massive housing and general building framework covering all London boroughs.
Keepmoat and Lakehouse struck gold dominating the key lots for both housing new-build/repairs and the other public building works categories.
Higgins, Kier, Mace, Osborne, Wates and Willmott Dixon have all featured on the largest general building package lots for the London Construction Programme Major Projects framework.
Led by Haringey Council, the new agreement covers five sub-regions of London and will be open to all 33 London authorities.
It will also be available to public sector organisations, including police, fire, NHS trusts and social landlords.
The framework is expected to run until April 2019 and is estimated to facilitate the procurement of approximately £1bn per annum of major construction works across education, leisure, care, health and housing.
The announcement comes just one month after firms were announced for the Southern Construction Framework for projects valued over £5m.
SCF replaces the former Construction Framework South West and iESE South East and London Construction Framework.
The newly-formed SCF framework consolidates a pipeline of work valued between £2.4bn and £3.9bn and is available to public sector organisations in the South West, South East and London.
To see the full list of contractors for the framework click here.


The VFES PTO collaborates with DELTA (Districts Educating and Learning Through the Arts) to sponsor cultural arts programs to enhance how our students experience arts and literature. Programs are selected with input from faculty and staff to compliment and enrich school curriculum and provide exposure to a range of artistic expression throughout your child's years at VFES. Please help by supporting VFES PTO!
Students will have the amazing opportunity to listen to novelist, science journalist, speaker and New York Times bestselling author, Gregory Mone! He is coming to us straight off a book tour with Bill Nye the Science Guy following the release of the second book in their Jack and the Geniuses series. Greg will sign books during his visit… if you don't have any of his books yet, they are in stock locally at Children's Book World, Main Point Books and Barnes & Noble (as well as available through Amazon). For more information on Greg, visit his website at www.gregorymone.com.
The second grade will spend the morning rotating through "stations" to learn about Chinese culture, enjoying lessons on paper cutting, calligraphy, karate, shadow puppets, and Chinese New Year.
Representatives from the Zoo and animal friends return this winter for 1 grade's rainforest study to teach about the "remarkable rainforest animals" up close and personal.
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Woman killed and five relatives badly injured in Warnham crash
John McDonnellMonday 9 Apr 2012 11:56 am
One woman is dead and five of her family members – including three very young children – are in serious condition after a car crash in Warnham, West Sussex.
The A24 was closed for around five hours while rescue and recovery work took place (Picture: PA)
The 56-year-old woman, from London, died when the Honda Accord she was in collided with a VW Golf on the A24, Sussex Police said.
An 18-month-old girl, believed to be the granddaughter of the victim, was critically injured and is fighting for her life.
Two other girls, aged one and three, and two adults, aged 34 and 26, all of whom were in the Honda, were seriously hurt and were taken to St George's Hospital in Tooting.
The 60-year-old male driver of the Golf was taken to hospital with serious chest injuries and his 58-year-old female passenger was treated for whiplash.
The A24 was closed for around five hours while rescue and recovery work took place.
Sgt Paul Skinner from the Sussex Police Road Policing Unit said: 'This is a desperately tragic incident that has left a toddler fighting for her life.
'A full investigation is now under way.'


Home > What is Pain?
Pain changes people. The International Association for the Study of Pain defines pain as "an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage, or described in terms of such damage" (i) .
Pain generally falls into one of two broad categories – acute pain and chronic pain.
Acute pain usually occurs with trauma and gradually resolves when there is no longer an underlying cause for the pain.
Chronic pain is, by definition, pain that persists for more than 3 months. Chronic pain can continue even after the injury that has caused it has gone away.
There is a third category of pain known as neuropathic pain. Neuropathic pain is primarily caused by injuries to the nerves themselves. Neuropathic pain does not start abruptly or settle quickly. It is a chronic condition which leads to persistent pain symptoms.
Pain is the most common reason that people seek medical help, yet it remains one of the most misunderstood areas of healthcare. 1 in 5 Australians lives with chronic pain. This increases to 1 in 3 people over the age of 65 (ii).
The total economic cost of chronic pain in 2007 was estimated at $34 billion (iii). Arthritis and back problems, both associated with chronic pain are the most common causes for people of working age to drop out of the workforce, accounting for 40% of forced retirements (iv).
Whiplash is an injury to the cervical spine. Whiplash commonly occurs as a result of a car accident. Not only is whiplash is one of the most common types of injuries in Australia, it is also one of the most common causes of chronic neck pain. It is estimated that as many as 25% of people with whiplash injuries will experience chronic neck pain as a result of the injury.
There is a powerful link between pain and depression. 1 in 5 adults who suffer from chronic pain also suffer from depression or other mood disorders (v). Physical health problems have been implicated in 21% of suicides in Australia.
It is well known that stress worsens pain. Fighting for compensation is chronically stressful, and chronic stress can cause or contribute to chronic pain. The best idea to reduce the stress involved in dealing with the various compensation schemes is to find a specialist compensation lawyer to act on your behalf, so that you can concentrate on your health. Most compensation schemes can help fund your treatment to help you to regain maximum medical health.
GC Law is a specialised injury and compensation law firm that can help you regain your health and guide you through the compensation schemes in Queensland.
ii Blyth FM et al (2001) "Chronic pain in Australia: a prevalence study" Pain, 89:127-1342.
iii MBF Foundation (2007) The high price of pain: the economic impact of persistent pain in Australia – Pain Management Research Institute, University of Sydney.
Health economics, University Sydney Oct 2012.
v Australian Bureau of Statistics (2011) 4841.0 Facts at your fingertips: Health: Characteristics of bodily pain in Australia.


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Q: Cannot modify the logical children for this node at this time because a tree walk is in progress I have two wpf tool kit charts one is pie chart and second bar series
i have method which i call only on form load
 chartGuest.DataContext = null;
            List<KeyValuePair<string, int>> valueList = new List<KeyValuePair<string, int>>();
            HProDataContext db = new HProDataContext();

            var _RoomTypes = (from d in db.roomtypes select d.roomtype1).ToList();
            var _RoomTypeID = (from d in db.roomtypes select d.id).ToList();
            int count = 0;

            for (int i = 0; i < _RoomTypeID.Count; i++)
            {
                count = Convert.ToInt32((from d in db.actions where d.room.roomtypeid == _RoomTypeID[i] select d.id).Count());
                valueList.Add(new KeyValuePair<string, int>(_RoomTypes[i], count));

            }
            chartGuest.DataContext = valueList;

It gaves such error : Cannot modify the logical children for this node at this time because a tree walk is in progress.
The same code works great on pie series chart.
This is my charts:
 <charting:Chart x:Name="chartRoomType" Width="402" Height="255" VerticalAlignment="Top" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Margin="15,275,0,0">
            <charting:Chart.Series>
                <charting:PieSeries ItemsSource="{Binding}" DependentValuePath="Value" IndependentValuePath="Key" Title="Room Types" IsSelectionEnabled="True" />
            </charting:Chart.Series>
                    </charting:Chart>
                    <Button Content="Button" Height="23" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Margin="314,292,0,0" Name="button1" VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="75" Click="button1_Click"  />
                    <TextBlock Height="23" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Margin="28,296,0,0" Name="textBlock4" Text="Room Types" VerticalAlignment="Top" />
                        <charting:Chart x:Name="chartGuest" Height="269" VerticalAlignment="Top" Margin="6,0" Title="Guests">
                            <charting:Chart.Series>
                                <charting:BarSeries ItemsSource="{Binding}" DependentValuePath="Value" IndependentValuePath="Key" Title="Room Types" IsSelectionEnabled="True" />
                            </charting:Chart.Series>
                        </charting:Chart>

Can anyone help me?
P.s. i found this question but it was unhelpful
What does Cannot modify the logical children for this node at this time because a tree walk is in progress mean?

A: Use DataPointSeries.ItemsSource to bind to the data context.
Assuming that this is XAML of your your window panel that has the datagrid and charting control sharing a common list as ItemsSource..
  <StackPanel>
    <tk:DataGrid MaxHeight="200" AutoGenerateColumns="False"
                 ItemsSource="{Binding}"
                 IsReadOnly="True">
        <tk:DataGrid.Columns>
            <tk:DataGridTextColumn Header="Key"
                                   Binding="{Binding Key, Mode=OneWay}"/>
            <tk:DataGridTextColumn Header="Value"
                                   Binding="{Binding Value, Mode=OneWay}"/>
        </tk:DataGrid.Columns>
    </tk:DataGrid>

    <charting:Chart MaxHeight="300"
                    Title="Title"
                    LegendTitle="Legend"
                    Name="Chart1">
        <charting:AreaSeries DependentValuePath="Value"
                             IndependentValuePath="Key"
                             Background="Red" >
            <charting:DataPointSeries.ItemsSource>
                <Binding BindsDirectlyToSource="True"/>
            </charting:DataPointSeries.ItemsSource>
        </charting:AreaSeries>
    </charting:Chart>

    <Button Content="Change DataGrid and Chart Data" Click="Button_Click"/>
</StackPanel>

In code behind we reset the data context of the window ....
    private List<KeyValuePair<int, int>> list1;

    public Window1()
    {
        InitializeComponent();

        list1 = new List<KeyValuePair<int, int>>();
        var random = new Random();
        for(int i = 0; i < 1000; i++)
        {
            list1.Add(new KeyValuePair<int, int>(i, random.Next()));
        }

        this.DataContext = list1;
    }

    private void Button_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
    {
        list1 = new List<KeyValuePair<int, int>>();
        var random = new Random();
        for (int i = 0; i < 1000; i++)
        {
            list1.Add(new KeyValuePair<int, int>(i, random.Next()));
        }

        this.DataContext = list1;
    }

Everytime you click the button the chart refreshes without error.
Let me know if this helps.

A: I've received the same exception in different situation. I work with code which takes collection of existing UIElements and create new UIElement and set first one as Content of second one. Aditionally, it takes property value from existing UIElement and set it as value of different property of new UIElement.
foreach(UIElement insideElement in uiElementCollection)
{
    var outsideElement = new TabItem
    {
         Content = insideElement
         ,Header = insideElement.Title
    }
}

But in this case Title of inside property can be a Binding, but code above copies only value and when insideElement.Title is bounded to some source, outsideElement.Header doesn't reflect change.
So I changed code to bind HeaderProperty to TitleProperty of insideElement:
foreach(UIElement insideElement in uiElementCollection)
{
    var outsideElement = new TabItem
    {
         Content = insideElement
    }

    outsideElement.SetBinding(HeaderedContentControl.HeaderProperty,
                        new Binding
                        {
                            Source = insideElement,
                            Path = new PropertyPath(MyUIElement.TitleProperty)
                        });
}

But when I executed code above, I received

System.InvalidOperationException: Cannot modify the logical children for this node at this time because a tree walk is in progress.

I found that I can't bind one dependency property to another one, which is stored inside Content property.
I tried to get binding expression of innerUIElement and set it as new binding to HeaderProperty of outsideUIElement.
foreach(UIElement insideElement in uiElementCollection)
{
    var outsideElement = new TabItem
    {
         Content = insideElement
    }

    BindingExpression titleBindingExpression = pageControl.GetBindingExpression(MyUIElement.TitleProperty);
        if (titleBindingExpression != null)
            {
                tabItem.SetBinding(HeaderedContentControl.HeaderProperty, new Binding { Source = titleBindingExpression.DataItem, Path = titleBindingExpression.ParentBinding.Path });

            }
            else
            {
                tabItem.Header = innerUIElement.Title;
            }
}

Now, outer UI Element is binded to same source and WPF presenter doesn't throw Exception. My problem is solved.

A: I know this has been a while, but in case anyone else comes across it I found another way around it.  Put the chart into a StackPanel, created with Visibility of "Collapsed" ("Hidden" DOES NOT WORK).  Then set visibility to "Visible" after setting DataContext the first time (I'm doing it every time, but after the first it's redundant).
My experience agrees with reports I've seen that the problem is a bug that occurs when setting a non-empty DataContext after having had an empty one; but apparently it doesn't do the "tree walk" if the chart is collapsed.


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5775N. Korea Signals Kim Succession as South Braces for Impact
Stuart Biggs, Sangwon Yoon and Eunkyung Seo, ©2011 Bloomberg News
Dec. 19 (Bloomberg) -- North Korea said its people and military back Kim Jong Un, the little-known third son of Kim Jong Il, as leader as uncertainty around the political succession on a peninsula where 1.7 million troops are stationed unsettled stock markets from Seoul to Hong Kong.
Kim Jong Il passed away from "great mental and physical strain" two days ago, the official Korean Central News Agency said today, bringing an end to a 17-year tenure in which North Korea built nuclear weapons while some 2 million of its people died from famine. State media called for citizens to "loyally follow" Jong Un, who is at the "forefront of the revolution."
"Kim's death happened at a very bad time for the North Korean regime," said Brian Myers, a professor of international studies at Dongseo University in Busan, South Korea. "It has really not proceeded very quickly with the glorification of the heir-apparent, Kim Jong Un. An average North Korean is still in the dark about his upbringing, his biography, why he is uniquely well qualified to take over the country."
South Korea called in police officers for emergency duty, considered raising alert levels for the military and pledged steps by the central bank if needed to stabilize financial markets. The transition in the north adds to risks for Asia's fourth-largest economy, which is already contending with slowing export growth as Europe's debt crisis dents global demand.
Dollar, Stocks
The Kospi index of shares tumbled 3.4 percent as of 3:25 p.m. in Seoul, and the MSCI Asia Pacific Index lost 1.3 percent. South Korea's won sank 1.4 percent to 1,174.80 per dollar. The U.S. currency gained 0.3 percent to $1.3010 per euro and 0.2 percent to 77.94 yen.
During a state television broadcast monitored in Tokyo, the announcer wept as she read the news of Kim Jong Il's death. Footage was aired of thousands of people in the main square of the capital of Pyongyang chanting in unison and waving Kimjongilia, a flower named after the deceased leader. While official reports give Kim's age as 69, Russian records indicate he was born in Siberia in February 1941.
The late leader last year set in line his succession plan. Kim Jong Un, thought to be 28 or 29, was first mentioned in official KCNA dispatches on Sept. 28, 2010, when his appointments as general and vice chairman of the Central Military Commission of the party were announced.
Jong Un stood at his father's right side at a military parade the next month, wearing a black suit with a mandarin collar similar to the style worn by his grandfather, who founded the nation after World War II. The younger Kim, educated in Switzerland, also emulates Kim Il Sung's slicked-back hairstyle, rather than the bouffant favored by his father.
"It comes at a time when there was a slight indication North Korea was going through one of its good-boy phases," said Carlyle Thayer, a politics professor at the Australian Defense Force Academy in Canberra, referring to signs of a North Korean pledge to suspend parts of its nuclear program. "I don't expect an outbreak of war, but it takes the positive trends that were beginning to emerge and perhaps puts them on hold."
North Korea for years has engaged in a strategy of brinkmanship with the U.S. and South Korea following the 1950-53 Korean war, which ended without a peace treaty. America became one of the nation's biggest aid donors as its negotiators forged periodic agreements with the North to suspend its nuclear armaments program.
The U.S. agreed on providing food aid to North Korea in recent talks held between the countries in Beijing, based on steps including a suspension of the North's uranium enrichment, South Korea's Yonhap News reported two days ago, citing diplomatic officials in Seoul it didn't identify.
The Obama administration resumed direct talks with Kim Jong Il's regime in October after increased sanctions had no effect in persuading it to abandon the nuclear program. The U.S. envoy on North Korea Glyn Davies told reporters in Tokyo last week further bilateral talks hinge on the totalitarian state changing its "provocative" behavior.
The U.S. is "closely monitoring" reports that North Korean leader Kim Jong Il has died, the White House said in a statement in Washington. President Barack Obama has been notified and the administration is in "close touch" with allies South Korea and Japan, the statement said, citing the office of the press secretary. The U.S. remains "committed to stability on the Korean peninsula," the statement said.
Alert Level
All police officers in South Korea were called to work for emergency duty and commanders are discussing "a detailed course of action" in response to developments in the North, the National Police Agency said in a statement on its website today. The military is discussing whether to raise its "watchcon" monitoring to level two from level three, and its "defcon" combat alertness to three from four, an official at the defense ministry said on condition of anonymity.
South Korea's central bank will "closely monitor" any developments and will take steps to stabilize markets and seek international cooperation if needed, Bank of Korea Governor Kim Choong Soo said at a meeting in Seoul today. The BOK said in a statement it will run a 24-hour market monitoring system.
Thomas Byrne, a senior vice president at Moody's Investors Service in Singapore, said in an interview that "we recognize that the collapse of the North Korean state or an outbreak of war pose an event risk for South Korea, which will have severe implications." He added "we consider that likelihood to be remote even under the current uncertain situation."
Coup Unlikely
Yang Moo Jin, a professor at University of North Korean Studies in Seoul, echoed Byrne's assessment.
"The possibility of a public uprising or military coup in North Korea seems low since the North has prepared for the succession for the past year," said Yang. "Kim Jong Un's complete takeover of the helm will not take place for awhile due to his young age and inexperienced leadership. The North will be under the control of a governing body, I expect, for about a year."
Tensions on the peninsula have risen since attacks last year that killed 50 South Koreans. North Korea shelled a South Korean island last November, killing four people. It has denied an international report blaming Kim's regime for the torpedoing of a South Korean warship in March 2010 that killed 46 sailors.
Reactor Program
North Korea last month said it was making progress in building a light-water atomic reactors and producing low- enriched uranium. The U.S., Japan and South Korea have all urged China, North Korea's biggest ally, to persuade it to return to six-nation nuclear disarmament talks that were abandoned in April 2009.
"Kim's death was one of the critical Black Swan risks on the Korean peninsula," said Kwon Young Sun, a Hong Kong-based economist at Nomura Holdings Inc. "The initial shock will be negative for South Korean markets. What's important is the policymakers' responses. The South Korean government probably has contingency plan and international cooperation with the U.S. and China is also very important."
Speco Co. led gains among defense-related companies in Seoul stock trading. A defense equipment manufacturer, it jumped by the daily limit 15 percent to 2,350 won. Victek Co., an electronic warfare equipment maker, and Huneed Technologies, a military communication equipment manufacturer, also rallied 15 percent.
The inexperience and youth of North Korea's heir-apparent Kim Jong Un "increase the likelihood of miscalculation" with South Korea and the U.S. and raises the potential risk of "provocations," General James Thurman, commander of the combined South Korea-U.S. forces, said in written answers to the Senate Armed Services Committee in June.
"Our primary concern is the potential for additional North Korean provocations, which is a tool of choice as part of its coercive diplomacy," Thurman, the top commander of the U.S. troops in South Korea, wrote.
--With assistance from Taejin Park, Saeromi Sim and Seyoon Kim in Seoul, Daniel Ten Kate in Bangkok and Indira A.R. Lakshmanan in Washington. Editors: Chris Anstey, Brian Fowler
To contact the reporter on this story: Stuart Biggs in Tokyo at [email protected]
To contact the editor responsible for this story: John Brinsley at [email protected]
The San Francisco Chronicle (http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2011/12/18/bloomberg_articlesLWFU5F0UQVI9.DTL)
© 2011 Hearst Communications Inc.
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But no reason to believe that whoever replaces him will be any better for the poor bastards who live under that crazy regime.
Iron Yeoman
Seems that his 'Korea' is over.
Thanks, i'm here all week...
Good riddance to yet another Tyrant whos love of fine dining and fine living is paid for on the back of the starving masses who should think themselves lucky to be called North Korean.
Personally, I think if it werent for the Chinese then Korea would have re-unified by now.
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Osama bin Laden, Gaddafi and Kim Jong Il in one year. Who says Team America is just a film?
Team America got only one of them, being bin Laden after a ten year search.
Team America missed Gaddafi mid-eighties in bombing Libya. His own people got him.
Team America missed the opportunity to deal decisively with Korea about six decades ago, when Team America lost the first of its largely unbroken line of losses since in all the major conflicts it has foolishly embarked upon and lost for the same reasons it lost Korea: It doesn't fight those wars to win but only to pursue unclear and shifting political or economic aims while fighting with one hand tied behind its back. The one shining exception to those losses is Bush Senior's defeat of Iraq a couple of decades ago where he had the sense to do what was necessary to achieve the aim, being to defeat Iraq militarily, without getting involved in irrelevant feel-good, moral rationalising bullshit about nation building and winning hearts and minds and all the other nonsense that frustrated the engagements in Iraq II and Afghanistan, and Vietnam (unlike British efforts in the same direction in Malaya). This USMC major had a clear eyed view which, alas, was beyond the view of the politicians who need to justify their wars by balancing then with feel good bullshit: "The insurgent leader is a stallion standing on his hind legs. You don't win his heart and mind. You kill him." http://www.mca-marines.org/leatherneck/marine-corps-quotes
Yet in Afghanistan the stallions are being paid by Team America to allow safe passage for Coalition vehicles. Which makes as much sense as supporting Saudi Arabia and Pakistan, which both export virulent and violent Islamism supported by Team America's dollars and politico-military support. Which ain't that different to Team America, and its collection of usual suspects including my country, supporting Saddam Hussein and sundry other despots contrary to our interests.
Also, Team America got bin Laden with one chopper inexplicably down on a raid where such things should have been impossible, rather like the poorly executed raid into Iran three decades ago to rescue American hostages. There's a world of difference between what Team America manages to pull off, pretty much by good luck when helicopters are involved, and the filmic hagiographic, hyperbolic versions.
Team America did a lot better when it didn't confuse the purpose of war, being to defeat the enemy regardless of cost to both sides as happened in WWII, than it has generally since WWII when it deludes itself that building a well in a village it has burned down or that the inhabitants fear it will burn down is going to convert them to the American Way instead of just being seen as invaders.
Then again, Team America, like my country which has been involved in many of these misadventures with America, hasn't been at war since 1945. It's amazing how many people can die and be injured and how much country can be laid waste when nobody is at war.
Meanwhile nobody has formally ended the war which wasn't a war with North Korea.


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Neeti Mohan-Nihar Pandya's First Outing As Married Couple At Akash-Shloka's Reception [VIDEO]
Tags: Neeti Mohan Nihaar Pandya Bollywood celeb couples Akash Ambani And Shloka Mehta Wedding
By Jasleen Kaur Last Updated: Mar 12, 2019 | 02:30:43 IST
Neeti Mohan and Nihaar Pandya walked down the aisle on February 16, 2019, at Falaknuma Palace in Hyderabad. The lovebirds dated each other for a while before finally taking the plunge last month. Though the couple and their families kept the pictures and videos of wedding and festivities under the wraps, fans still got to see a few once, the wedding was over. (You May Also Like: Hrithik Roshan And Sussanne Khan On Movie Date Along With Sons Hridhaan-Hrehaan, Pics Inside)
Nihaar and Neeti are head-over-heels in love with each other and it was very evident when the two had appeared together for the first time on Kapil Sharma's The Kapil Sharma Show. And now, after their wedding, the two have been quite active on their social media accounts as well. On February 20, 2019, Neeti and Nihaar took to their official Instagram handles and wrote, "With the blessings of family, friends and well-wishers, we are blissfully married. Dad's health is getting better each day. The Mohan and Pandya family THANK YOU for your constant love and support."
Yesterday, on March 12, 2019, it was Mukesh Ambani and Shloka Mehta's wedding reception and Neeti along with Nihaar, made their first official appearance together after their wedding. Nihaar Pandya took to his official Instagram handle and shared a lovely snap with his newbie wifey, Neeti Mohan. Along with the caption, he had revealed that it is their first outing together. He captioned the post as, "First outing with the wifey at the reception of #akustoletheshlo. @aambani1 and @shloka11 you both looked Stunning. Stay blessed." Neeti instantly reposted the same picture and wrote, "Hello Husband." Checkout the picture:
Prior to reposting the same, Neeti herself shared a lovely 'couple click', with a totally white backdrop. She had a 'couple wala feeling' at the reception last night and captioned the snap as, "Such a couple wala feeling About last night at the wedding reception #akashambani #shlokamehta #akustoletheshlo." And on a solo picture of hers, she wrote, "Chandni vibes." Here are the snaps, followed by a video of the couple posing happily for the shutterbugs at the event:
Opening up about their love story, Neeti had gone on record on The Kapil Sharma Show and had stated, "A friend of mine was a member of Aasma, the band that Neeti was a part of at the beginning of her career. I asked him several times to introduce us but that never happened. Coincidentally, I met her in Goa at the same friend's wedding almost a year ago, and that's when our love story started". (Also Read: Arbaaz Khan Shares Son Arhaan Is Always In Contact With Him Post His Divorce With Malaika Arora)
Nihaar, on the other hand, had unveiled how he popped up the question to her. The Manikaranika actor was quoted as saying, "We were taking a stroll around my farmhouse and upon reaching a pre-decided spot under a tree, I went down on one knee and asked her, 'Tu shaadi karegi mujhse?' and at that very moment, a phoolon ki baarish happened".
In an interview with SpotboyE, the Socha Hai singer had revealed how love happened between her and Nihaar, "We both have strong values and quite similar ones. I think Jimmy knew that, and trust me, he was very sure that we would click. He introduced us at a wedding, where Nihaar was accompanied by his parents. They met me very warmly and there was an instant connection with not just Nihaar but also his family members." (Checkout: Salman Khan's Sweetest Gesture For Preity Zinta's Hubby Gene Goodenough On His Birthday)
She had also added, "After that, Nihaar met my parents. My Dad loved him almost instantly. He used to keep saying, "I have four daughters. Why is none of them getting married?" She also told the quality that attracted her towards Nihaar, and said, "Well, I am beyond gauging a person based on his looks. I try to gauge the inner core of the person, which I think is so prevalent in Nihaar." (Don't Miss: Akash Ambani's Reaction On Seeing Shloka Mehta Walking Down The Aisle As Bride Is Priceless [VIDEO])
For the uninitiated ones, Neeti's father, Brij Mohan ji couldn't be a part of the wedding because of a sudden illness. Mukti had revealed to SpotboyE, "Dad cannot take too much physical stress, so we had kept him in the hotel room. He was not to be seen at the mandap and people freaked out." She further went on to say, "Well, we had called the doctors to the hotel room and they suggested that he should be shifted to the hospital. Actually, a year and half ago, Dad had become very serious owing to some exertion. Since then, we have been very careful when it comes to any hectic schedule/work where he is involved."
Neeti and Nihaar look super-stunning together, right guys? Wishing them a very happy married life!
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Hearts for Hope
When plumber Dan Ford was furloughed in the first pandemic lockdown, a few lengths of copper pipe and a lot of ingenuity were the catalyst for an unexpected business venture
While much attention has, understandably, been on the struggles of businesses to survive the impacts of Covid-19, there have been some amazing and uplifting stories of entrepreneurship born out of the pandemic. Stories like husband and wife Dan and Lyndsey Ford who unexpectedly started a new business – from a length of copper pipe.
At the beginning of March, plumber Dan was furloughed by his employer as the country went into lockdown. Like many others, Dan found himself with time on his hands and, always being an active kind of guy, looked around for ways to keep himself busy.
In an attempt to create some positivity – and to prevent himself from going mad – he decided to play around and use up some copper pipe he had in stock. Together the couple fashioned their first Hearts For Hope and decided to see if they could sell them via social media as garden ornaments for charity.
EXPANDING RANGE
The hearts proved an instant success, and the range has since been expanded to include homeware items, such as copper heart wine racks, garden hooks and even house numbers. So far, their sales have raised a total of £10,000 for local charities fighting the Covid-19 crisis, including £500 donated to Midlands Air Ambulance which funded two critical care car missions.
Dan returned to his full-time job in July, meaning he only has evenings and weekends free to make orders, so there's now a two-week lead time between ordering and delivery. Charity donations have become 10 per cent of profits from each purchase, instead of the original 100 per cent of proceeds. And Lyndsey has taken over the running of the business, looking after social media, answering enquiries and also learning to make the hearts herself!
She said: "We never imagined this idea would have made it this far and never had any original plans to turn it into a business venture, so we'd like to thank everyone for their support. More than six months on we are still going strong and have now got a variety of designs available on our website and are taking on bespoke designs as well. As long as people still want to buy our hearts, we will keep making them. Charity will always be at the heart of what we do and we have got a few exciting fund-raising ideas in the pipeline."
From playing around with a length or two of spare copper, the couple now have to source considerable amounts of piping to meet the demand for their products. Lyndsey said: "We are now spending all of our spare time arranging supplies and creating the hearts. We weren't expecting to have so much interest and for so many people to purchase our hearts. It's amazing!"
With Christmas just around the corner, the couple have created some special gifts, including brilliant copper star tree toppers. Lyndsey said they are always open to new ideas. "We love to be challenged so if anyone wants to let us know if they have a design in mind we will try and make it!"
CHARITY COPPERS
All products for sale have 10 per cent of the profits donated to charity. Organisations helped so far include:
• St Richard's, Shakespeare and Acorns Children's hospices
• West Midlands Air Ambulance Charity
• Worcester Acute Hospital Charity
• Touchstones Child Bereavement Support;
• Evesham Adventure Playground Association
• Evesham & District Mental Health Support Services
• Marie Curie Solihull
• Heartstart Malvern
• Grace Kelly Childhood Cancer Trust
To find out more about the Hearts For Hope product range, visit www.heartsforhope.co.uk Information is also available on social media: Facebook.com/heartsforhope20 and Instagram.com/hearts.for.hope_


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Heathers (1989)
STARRINGWinona Ryder - Veronica Sawyer
Christian Slater - Jason 'J.D.' Dean
Shannen Doherty - Heather Duke
Lisanne Falk - Heather McNamara
Kim Walker - Heather Chandler
Lance Fenton - Kurt Kelly
Patrick Labyorteaux - Ram Sweeney
Jeremy Applegate - Peter Dawson
Carrie Lynn - Martha 'Dumptruck' Dunnstock
Score - 4 Howls Outta 4
High school is a different experience for everyone. Once we enter that school building for the first time in our freshman year, we're automatically labeled for the next four years. Some of us become jocks. Others become nerds and geeks. There are those who become cheerleaders. And there are those who all of these or none of these, becoming social outcasts among their peers. And while labels are just society's way of differentiating people to put them in some kind of status order, this action hurts more people than it helps. Especially if you're on the bottom of this status order. Some deal with it by tolerating their place. And others take action by changing it in violent and non-violent ways. High school is or was a nightmare for most people, as these years have or will make us into the adults that we are or will become.
In the 1980s, there were a lot of teen comedies that dealt with high schoolers. John Hughes was probably the biggest force behind this trend, displaying the issues of teenage life on screen through the likes of Molly Ringwald, Andrew McCarthy, and Anthony Michael Hall. But in those films, there was always a light at the end of the tunnel - a happy ending for everyone involved. But is that really true? Does every high school get what they want at the end? If we look at our current state of high school tragedies, I'd say no. One film at the end of the 1980s showed us the dark side of high school - a place that was pretty on the outside but really ugly on the inside - a place where anyone who wasn't a jock, or a cheerleader, or even in a popular clique was a victim of cruelty and humiliation - a place where if buttons were pushed, bombs would set off in ways that many would not recover from. That film is the cult black comedy and one of my favorites, HEATHERS.
PLOTThere's a hierarchy of popularity in Westerberg High School. The most popular clique is a trio of girls named Heather (Shannen Doherty, Lisanne Falk, Kim Walker) who are not only beautiful and rich, but are arrogant, snotty, and just downright mean to anyone who isn't them. Veronica Sawyer (Winona Ryder) has become part of the group, but she's not as vicious or devious as her counterparts. While she craves to be popular, she can't stand to be around the Heathers and wants their popularity eliminated. This comes into fruition when she meets bad boy Jason 'J.D.' Dean (Christian Slater), who she falls in love with even with his love for bringing guns to school and playing with poisonous chemicals. When J.D. learns about Veronica's dislike for the Heathers, J.D. creates a plan to get rid of all of them by creating fatal scenarios for each of them, using suicide as their motive. Things start off well, but start spinning out of control when Veronica and J.D. turn on each other over different of opinion over their actions. When Veronica learns that J.D. plans on murdering everyone at the school using explosives, Veronica has no choice but to stop him.
HEATHERS is not a comedy for everyone. It's really smart, but it's extremely dark and makes light of really serious issues like suicide, homosexuality, and obesity. If you're a huge fan of John Hughes, this film may not be to your liking because it's the total opposite. With Hughes, everyone who was against each other earlier in the film would eventually get along towards the end. In HEATHERS, except for one scene, we don't get that happy ending. Everyone still dislikes each other and the hierarchy of popularity still exists. This is a teen comedy that shows a real glimpse of what high school was like in 1989, and I believe it still applies now. With events like Columbine and even Virginia Tech [which really isn't a high school but still fits within the hierarchy angle], HEATHERS proves that it was ahead of its time. The film not only shows how superficial and silly being popular in high school is, but even when people try to change the hierarchy, it never goes away because the survivors will just fill in the pieces to complete the order again. There will always be a privileged top and a subjugated bottom. There will always be a set of Heathers, male or female, in every high school for generations to come and trying to change that is pretty much pointless. It's just life, simple as that.
First-time director Michael Lehmann [who also directed HUDSON HAWK, AIRHEADS, and 40 DAYS AND 40 NIGHTS] does an admirable job visually exposing the struggles many high schoolers go through without making it so mainstream that it feels fake. There's no happy ending. People die horribly. The truth is never revealed. He doesn't direct a commercial film to make people feel happy, like MEAN GIRLS would do many years after the release of this film. This isn't just a story that's put on film. Lehmann creates a dark world for these characters where the adults don't understand and the teenagers discuss openly bulimia, homophobia, murder, and drugs. Everything is so vividly detailed about these characters that we know a lot about them without really knowing them at all. It's a very thought provoking film that continues to make people think because most of us have been there and understand. Just a great directorial job and great visual storytelling by Lehmann and his team.
The direction wouldn't have been good without the script by anot her first-timer Daniel Waters [his brother Mark would actually direct MEAN GIRLS 15 years later]. Each of the characters have such a distinct personality that they sound like real people. The teenagers sound like teenagers. The adults sound like adults. There's no in-between. Plus, who can forget the lines these characters have the audacity to say. Who can forget Heather Chandler's "f**k me gently with a chainsaw" line? Or her "bulimia is so '87" line? Or Ram's father loving his "gay, dead son"? While these things sound really dated today, it humorously shows life back in 1989. And the way the murders occur that end up breaking up Veronica and J.D. are so strangely written that it's almost believable in a way. Waters really went inside the world of high school and pulled out the darkest, most malicious stuff that many films in Hollywood at the time wouldn't have had the balls to touch. Not even MEAN GIRLS is as mean as this film. This film really pushes the button on what it's like to be an outcast and I think for those of us who have been there, it really hits close to home.
The acting is really top-notch in this film. I honestly don't believe Winona Rider has acted as well in her later roles as she does in this film. She is Veronica Sawyer - sarcastic, brutally honest, and oddly intriguing as a very conflicted teenager. Her transformation from popular girl, to accidental murderer, to reluctant hero is done flawlessly. She acts and speaks like a normal teenage girl, which is refreshing. I think a lot of females will be able to relate to Veronica thanks to Rider's wonderful performance.
Christian Slater is also great in this film. Using his earlier Jack Nicholson-esque acting, it enhances his bad boy character, J.D. His devilish looks and his oddball body language, Slater gives J.D. just the right edge the character needs to give the audience a sense at how unstable and menacing he is. Plus his misguided humor is really well-timed. Rider and Slater have really awesome chemistry together and make a very entertaining pair. Just great casting for the two leads.
The rest of the characters are equally as good. Kim Walker is great a t playing the bitch, Heather Chandler. In her short time in the film, I wanted Rider to beat the crap out of her. I knew girls like her too. I hope they're busy pulling their hair out raising seven kids while barefoot and pregnant with their eighth! That's how good this actress was in her role. And Shannen Doherty was more subtle as Heather Duke. She hit just the right notes and wonderfully transformed from the insecure Heather to confident Heather once Heather Chandler bit the dust and leadership of the Heathers was open for the taking. This was the role that won Doherty the Brenda Walsh role on BEVERLY HILLS 90210, where she played another mean girl. I guess this just proves that Doherty really is a Heather in real life as well.
And some really ironic trivia here: Kim Walker, who in the film asks Winona Rider, "Did you have a brain tumor for breakfast?", really died of a brain tumor in 2001. And Jeremy Applegate, who played newspaper and yearbook editor Peter Dawson, has also passed. While he prayed that he would never commit suicide in the film, Applegate really did commit suicide with a shotgun in 2000. I guess art imitates life, huh?
HEATHERS is one of the best teen comedies ever made. Interesting story involving great characters, what more do you want from an 80s comedy about the dark side of High School? While costing only $2 million and only making half of that at the box office when it was released, this cult film deserved to make more. This film should be appreciated for its guts and realism because in our complicated and sensitive world, this film probably wouldn't see the light of day because of the controversy that will most likely be surrounding the subject matter. But in reality, this film shows that underneath the darkness, the Heathers of this world don't really matter in the scheme of things that we call life. So for all you outcasts out there, watch this film and realize that you weren't alone in how you felt. And for you popular people out there, yeah...this is how we saw you. No offense.
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