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CONFIRMED: Foreign investors flock back to Russia
As economy strengthens Russia overtakes India as top pick for foreign investors and equity funds
by Alexander Mercouris October 8, 2017 1.7k Views 21 Votes
This article was first published by RussiaFeed
Growing investor confidence in the Russia as its historically high inflation rate continues to fall, and as its economy leaves recession behind it, has received dramatic confirmation with the news that for the first time Russia has overtaken India as the preferred investment option of emerging market investors.
This confirmation comes from the most authoritative possible source, an article in the Financial Times, which in recent years has been intensely critical of Russia.
Russia has taken over from India as the largest overweight position for emerging market equity funds.
The move comes despite the imposition of ever-tighter sanctions on Moscow, still low oil prices and an economy now pulling out of bitter recession but still assailed by real, inflation-adjusted interest rates of 5.2 per cent.
In contrast, India has long been a darling of foreign investors licking their lips at the prospect of the world's second-most populous country growing at a punchy rate, assisted by the reformist zeal of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
"Russia is now the largest overweight position among emerging market managers for the first time since our records began in 2011, surpassing longstanding EM favourite India," said Steven Holden, founder of Copley Fund Research, who compiled the data and confessed to "surprise" at Russia's newfound popularity.
The average EM equity fund is now overweight Russia by 1.46 percentage points, surpassing the 1.4 percentage-point figure for India, where fund managers had an average overweight position of 4.4 per cent in early 2015, according to Copley's numbers, as shown in the first chart.
The data are based on the holdings of 126 funds with combined assets of $300bn. Of these funds, 72.8 per cent are now overweight Russia, compared with only 60 per cent with an outsize position in India….
The article points out correctly that foreign investor interest in Russia starts from a very low base, and that Russia has overtaken India as much because of India's recent loss of attractiveness as Russia's rise in attractiveness.
However the article also makes it clear that the rise in investor interest in Russia is ultimately driven by Russia's increasingly strong fundamentals
Mr Jain is among a group of investors with a genuine fervour for Russia now, which is striking given that he was "ultra bearish for 15 years", while CIO of Switzerland's Vontobel Asset Management, where he ran as much as $32bn. Yet now his GQG Partners Emerging Markets Equity fund has an exposure of 10.2 per cent to Russia, more than three times its index weight.
"I was publicly critical of investing in Russia. I have covered Russia for 25 years and this is the most I have had," he said.
Nicholas Field, EM strategist at Schroders and co-manager of the group's Global Emerging Market Opportunities fund, is another convert, with a punchier weighting of 14.2 per cent.
"A lot of the headlines one reads about Russia are about geopolitics and relations with the US and so on, but when you look at the economy you do see some things that are interesting to investors," he said.
Mr Jain's thesis is that the sanctions imposed on Russia by the US and EU, as well as the slide in oil prices, have been largely beneficial to foreign investors because they have forced Russian companies to delever and cut costs.
India is very expensive. It has gone from very cheap to one of the most expensive markets. More specifically, he says Russian oil companies have been forced to develop complex drilling technology in-house, potentially helping them in the long term, while some domestic agricultural companies, such as cheesemakers, have benefited from reduced foreign competition amid Russian counter-sanctions on European food imports.
"Sanctions have been positive for the Russian corporate world. [Companies] were forced to get their act together and there was a massive cost-cutting effort," said Mr Jain. "Because of this cost-cutting, operating profits are higher than people estimate. Corporate earnings have begun to recover after a long slump. You have to follow the corporate profits."
He even sees positives in the travails of Otkritie and B&N Bank, two private banks that have been bailed out by the central bank and nationalised in recent weeks after running into financial difficulties.
About 4.2 per cent of Mr Jain's fund is invested in Sberbank, Russia's largest bank. He said: "The banking industry has seen massive consolidation. Now three banks control 70 per cent of the assets. "Sberbank is very well run, on six times earnings. How many banks make 20 per cent ROE [return on equity] in the middle of a recession? The position they have wouldn't be allowed in many countries, and now there is tremendous credit growth and NPLs [non-performing loans] are coming off."
Overall, he sees room for further top-line revenue growth, margin expansion and a market re-rating, given that Moscow currently trades on a price/earnings ratio of just 7.8 and has a chunky dividend yield of 4.7 per cent.
Readers of RussiaFeed and of The Duran will already be familiar with much of this. By way of example, here is a recent article I wrote for The Duran on the subject of Russia's advances in oil drilling technology (one of the subjects touched on in the Financial Times article by Rajiv Jain), whilst the rapid advance of Russian agriculture, in part as a consequence of Russia's counter-sanctions (a subject also touched on by Rajiv Jain) was recently discussed by me on RussiaFeed here.
As for the growing strength of the Russian financial and banking system – historically the Achilles heel of Russia's post-Soviet economy – I have discussed it many times and in many places (see for example here and here).
What is finally happening is that the international investment community – and the Financial Times – are finally catching up with the truth of all of this.
Given the enormous amount of negative "noise" from which Russia suffers and the Financial Times's longstanding hostility to the country and its government, the article about international investors coming to Russia nonetheless and entirely unsurprisingly comes with a sting in its tail. The growing interest in Russia is supposedly not because its long term economic prospects are good. It is only because of Russia's recovery from recession
Mr Field's optimism is fuelled by the country's economic recovery, which he expects to continue until at least the middle of 2018. "Demand has been suppressed so the recovery should continue for a while. Inflation has dropped to 3.3 per cent, which is pretty unheard of in Russia. In the next 12-24 months there is room for quite a few interest rate cuts and that can certainly boost the economy. The one thing that can upset that is another major move in the oil price," said Mr Field.
Nevertheless, he is not a long-term bull. "We don't think long-term structural trend growth is very high, so as much as people are buying into Russia now it's not because it has a glorious 10 or 20 years ahead, it's because it's recovering."
We are likely to hear numerous such comments over the next few months as Russia's renewed economic growth becomes impossible to deny even by those who previously said it would never happen.
Such comments are actually meaningless. In what sense is an economy's successful recovery from recession a reason for doubting its future growth?
Putting that aside, the article itself provides abundant examples of the 'structural reasons' why strong growth in the future is likely. To repeat again the comments which appear in the article from Rajiv Jain
…….Russian oil companies have been forced to develop complex drilling technology in-house, potentially helping them in the long term, while some domestic agricultural companies, such as cheesemakers, have benefited from reduced foreign competition amid Russian counter-sanctions on European food imports.
What is cost-cutting, greater efficiency, development of new products and new technologies, high operating profits and (within the banking system) successful industry consolidation if not evidence of the economy successfully addressing its structural problems, thereby ensuring its successful long term growth in the future? No doubt there is much more still to do, but why go on pretending that nothing is happening when it obviously is?
One of the perennial problems discussion of Russia's economy faces is that its Western critics insist on having it both ways. They are forced to concede that the Russian economy has successfully adapted to the harsh post-2014 economic conditions in which it found itself (low oil prices and Western sanctions) and is now recovering from a recession that most of them thought would break it, but at the same time they refuse to admit that this successful adaption of the Russian economy to these same harsh economic conditions in any way undermines their deeply critical even at times apocalyptic picture of it.
In reality an economy that could adapt so quickly and so successfully to the challenges it faced in 2014 cannot be the inefficient, corrupt, badly managed, 'kleptocratic' and underdeveloped 'Zaire with snow' economy imagined by its Western critics.
The article in the Financial Times shows that increasing numbers of fund managers, including some like Rajiv Jain and Nicholas Field who had previously bought into this dark picture, are starting to see the truth of this.
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New Jersey Devils part ways with general manager, Ray Shero
Associated Press Published: January 12, 2020
New Jersey Devils owner Josh Harris, left, announces interim GM Tom Fitzgerald, right, to replace Ray Shero prior to an NHL hockey game Sunday, Jan. 12 in Newark (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)
NEWARK — Ray Shero is out as the New Jersey Devils' general manager.
Owner Josh Harris announced the change less than 90 minutes before the struggling Devils were to face the Tampa Bay Lightning at the Prudential Center on Sunday. The owner said the move was effective immediately.
The change comes a little more than a month after Shero fired head coach John Hynes in the wake of a horrible start to the season. Shero was the GM since 2015-16.
Harris said assistant general manager Tom Fitzgerald would handle Shero's duties with the help of goaltending great Martin Brodeur.
"Ray is a talented hockey executive and I am confident he will have great success in the future," Harris said. "However, Ray and I are in agreement that the Devils need to move in a new direction and that this change is in the best interest of the team.
Harris said the Devils, who are next to last in the Eastern Conference standings, would launch a search for a new general manager. The team has made the playoffs once since going to the Stanley Cup Finals in 2012.
"Our organization remains deeply committed to creating a sustainably winning franchise," Harris said. "Our fans deserve nothing but the best hockey. We thank them for their continued support as we work toward our goals."
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Q: How to use opencv bundle adjustment I have calculated 5 camera matrices (c1, ... c5), camera matrices are calculated by placing a 3D object at 5 different positions and for each position I have calculated camera matrix (and camera is constant). Camera matrix is calculated using SVD method.
Now I want to use bundle adjustment in opencv to get one optimal camera matrix.
I found the documentation here
But documentation is not clear and also I was not able to find any sample code.
Can anybody explain how can I use opencv bundle adjustment to get the optimal camera matrix ?

A: My answer assumes that you use a specific 3D object, whose dimensions are known accurately, to estimate the intrinsic parameters of one camera from multiple images of the object. In light of your comment to @fireant 's answer, I think this applies to your question.
Quick note on the meanings of 'camera matrix'
The term 'camera matrix' is very vague and can be understood in multiple ways:

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*The camera pose T = [R|t], also denoted extrinsic camera parameters.

*The intrinsic camera matrix K = [fx, s, cx; 0, fy, cy; 0, 0, 1].

*The camera projection matrix P = K.[R|t].

As you say that you have multiple images but you want a single camera matrix, I think that you are talking about the intrinsic camera matrix K.
Why you should not use Bundle Adjustment
Bundle Adjustment is a technique used to solve a more general problem than camera calibration, where both the extrinsic camera parameters (i.e. 3D orientations and positions) and the 3D landmarks (e.g. 3D points) are unknown. As @fireant noted, it is also possible to include intrinsic camera parameters in this global joint optimization. On the other hand, camera calibration assumes the 3D landmarks are known and observed by a single camera in multiple images, therefore it optimizes a single set of intrinsic camera parameters and one camera pose for each image.
The thing to understand is that more general optimization problems involve more variables to be optimized, and it is therefore harder to make them well-constrained. If they are not well-constrained, they will optimize your variables in a way that indeed decrease the global error, but that does not correspond to a solution of your real problem. This is why, when using a joint optimization algorithm, you should always try to reduce the number of variables to be optimized.
In the case of Bundle Adjustment VS Camera Calibration, you should only use Bundle Adjustment if you have no accurate idea of positions of the 3D landmarks. Even then, it is probably a better idea to try and decouple the problems, for instance by calibrating the 3D object beforehand. If you do have an accurate idea of the positions of the 3D landmarks, then they should not be considered as variables to be optimized, hence you should use the Camera Calibration technique.
Initial estimate for the optimization
You are saying that you have multiple inaccurate estimates of the camera matrix K, and want to perform a joint optimization to obtain a single more accurate one. The problem is that, since you want to estimate a single camera matrix, you need to provide the joint optimization algorithm with only one initial estimate.
What you could do, in order to still use your multiple approximate estimates, is to try to select, as initial estimate for the optimization algorithm, the one closest to the true solution. For this purpose, you can use several heuristic criteria. For example you can select the one associated with the minimum reprojection error, or you can use the one associated to the image where the calibration object is the largest, etc.
However, it will probably not make a big difference in the final estimate of the camera matrix.
How to use 'calibrateCamera' for this task
Suppose you have a calibration object with characteristic points. It can be a standard 2D chessboard or assymetric circle grid, or any calibrated 3D object. And suppose you have developped a way to detect this calibration object in an image (e.g. a custom feature detector, or a tool to manually determine the position of the object). Then you can define a vector allObjectPoints, containing the 3D points on the object that can be detected. Then for each image i, you can determine a vector imagePoints_i of the 2D points detected to be observations of some the object's 3D points (note that some object points may be occluded, hence there may be less items than in allObjectPoints). Then, since all the object points are identifiable (either directly or by reasoning), you can determine the vector objectPoints_i, containing the object 3D points actually observed in image i and ordered consistantly with imagePoints_i.
Then you stack all the objectPoints_i vectors in one big vector of vectors objectPoints. Similarly you stack all the imagePoints_i vectors in one big vector of vectors imagePoints. You can then make the call to calibrateCamera, with the flag CV_CALIB_USE_INTRINSIC_GUESS to indicate that you want the optimization algorithm to use the initial value that you provided.

A: See the sample code at page 155 of Learning Image Processing with OpenCV. Something like this:
vector<CameraParams> cameras;
vector<MatchesInfo> pairwise_matches;
vector<ImageFeatures> features(num_images);

// initialize the above params here

Ptr<BundleAdjusterBase> adjuster;
adjuster = makePtr<BundleAdjusterReproj>();
if (!(*adjuster)(features, pairwise_matches, cameras)) {
    cout << "Camera parameters adjusting failed." << endl;
    return -1;
}

If you provide a MCVE then it's easier to help.
Edit:
Given you have 5 estimates of the same K matrix. The easiest method is to simply average your 5 estimations to get a more accurate K. Under some mild assumptions that will be an optimal estimation. If the reprojection errors vastly differ, then you can calculate a weighted average.

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Resolute guides return of railcar manufacturing to Chicago
A hiring celebration at CRRC's $100 million state-of-the-art railcar manufacturing facility on Chicago's Far Southeast Side recognized the hiring of the first employees who will assemble the CTA's new 7000-series railcars. Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Chicago Transit Authority President Dorval R. Carter, Jr., CRRC Sifang America and the Chicago Federation of Labor attended the event at the new 45-acre facility where CRRC will create approximately 170 manufacturing, warehouse and professional jobs.
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It's true, you ought to look for the word Organic. Food is the fundamental requirement of each and every human being since it has all of the ingredients that could fulfil all our energy requirements to be able to work properly. Organic food is extremely popular and everyone would like to understand regarding their benefits.
It is quite easy to pull as much as a fast food drive through and find a quick meal. Bright and colored food is also quite attractive for children. You'd be surprised how in 1 meal you are able to eat all the calories that you ought to eat in the whole day.
Fortunately, it's easy to create nutritious food choices in Chinese restaurants. Initially, it is unprocessed. Now healthy soul food is just one of the quickest growing cuisines.
Great health starts with an excellent diet of healthful foods. Very good nutrition shouldn't arrive in the shape of a pill instead, attempt to get a number of good healthy organic foods. Only as long as the food is healthy, you become required amount and varieties of nutrients.
In the event the label doesn't say anything for what percentage of the item is whole grain, check to determine how many grams of whole grain the label states an item is created with (which ought to be posted) and compare this to the amount of grams of carbohydrates on the nutritional label. Dogs donat need plenty of grain, so keep the amount a little proportion of the entire food. This list can be bought at most supermarkets.
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ALBION boast a significant number of famous fans among their ranks of supporters.
Two of the most familiar faces for home matches at The Hawthorns are season ticket holders Adrian Chiles and Frank Skinner.
Broadcaster Chiles published a Baggies-related book in 2007 and recently presented the acclaimed Albion-themed BBC documentary 'Whites v Blacks: How Football Changed a Nation'.
Fellow broadcaster and comedian Skinner regularly showcased the club on the Fantasy Football League show, starring alongside Albion legend Jeff Astle, and continues to do so on radio and stage.
Midlands comedians Lenny Henry and Joe Lycett are Baggies fans alongside Liam Payne of One Direction, one of the biggest music bands in the world.
Continuing the music theme, rock legend Eric Clapton sported an Albion scarf on the cover of his album 'Backless' to show his love for the club. Clapton also sponsored Albion's UEFA Cup tie against Galatasaray in 1978.
A love shared by Twang guitarist Stu Hartland and late Charlatans drummer Jon Brookes, who sadly passed away in 2013.
In the sporting world, former world title holder - and Olympic and Commonwealth medallist - Richie Woodhall and fellow boxer Tommy Langford are both regulars at The Hawthorns, while Wimbledon tennis champion Goran Ivanisevic has been pictured in the famous blue and white stripes.
Actors Matthew Marsden and Josie Lawrence show their support for the club along with local BBC broadcasters Mary Rhodes and Adrian Goldberg.


On Wednesday 27th August Fry's foods hosted a Gourmet Veggie Feast at Harvey's Restaurant in Umhlanga with 2 of the finest chefs in the business; Chef Nizam who reigns from Mauritius and our very own Andrew Draper who is head chef at the renowned Harvey's Restaurant.
I was privileged to be part of this mouthwatering event which has profoundly changed my way of thinking when it comes to Vegetarianism. The food that was prepared was colourful, delicious and truly impressive.
I will definitely be sharing some Fry's food recipes on my blog in the near future.


Dato' Lee Chong Wei is a professional Chinese Badminton player of Malaysian origin. Lee is a singles player. He is the third Malaysian player to be rated 'first' for 199 consecutive weeks across the globe and the only one to remain in the 'number one' slot for over a year. Lee is an Olympic medal winner for 2008 and 2012 Olympic Games. He was the only Malaysian to qualify for the 'men's singles' in the Olympics. He was honoured with the title of 'Dato' by the Malaysian Prime Minister, who called him a 'national hero'.
Lee was born on October 21, 1982 in Bagan Serai, Perak. Lee started to learn Badminton from the age of eleven. He underwent coaching after school. Lee was spotted by Misbun Sidek and drafted in to the national team at 17-years of age.
Lee Chong Wei made a slow start in his career as a Badminton player. He won two titles in 2004; the Malaysia Open and the Chinese Taipei Open. He made his first appearance in the 2004 Olympics. He secured two titles, Malaysia Open and the Denmark Open in 2005. He won the 'Bronze' in the World Championships 2005.
Lee was well on his way to achieving victory. He was conferred the winner of the Swiss Open and the Asian Badminton Championships. He won his third Malaysian Open. Lee did his country proud in the Commonwealth Games 2006, winning two 'gold medals' in the 'singles' and 'mixed team'. Lee was rated twice at the 'top' in the Badminton World Federation's world rankings.
Lee won the Indonesia Open crown, the Philippines Open, the Japan Open, and the French Open in 2007. Lee was the undisputed winner of the Sudirman Cup. Adding another feather to his cap, Lee won his fourth Malaysian Cup in 2008. He bagged his seventh consecutive victory at the National Badminton Grand Prix Final 2008. Lee won a title in the Super Series Masters Finals.
Success smiled on Lee Chong Wei when he won the Swiss Open defeating his Chinese Opponent Lin Dan for the first time outside the home turf in 2009. He bagged his fifth Malaysian Open title. Lee won the Indonesia Open, the Malaysia Open Grand Prix Gold, the Macau Open and the Hong Kong Open in 2009.
Lee made his first landmark in the Super Series titles. It was no major feat that he won the All England Open, the world's most esteemed badminton championship; his first. Lee bagged the only title not won by Chinese players, when he defeated Lin Dan in the Japan Open. The year 2010 was quite eventful for Lee Chong Wei. He won the 'Gold Medal' in the Commonwealth Games, 2010 and a 'silver medal' in the Asian Games. Lee bagged his second consecutive Hong Kong Open title and third consecutive Super Series Master Finals title.
Lee was recognised by Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak for winning the All England Open for the third time in a row in 2011. He tasted success for the first time in India Open. Lee became the first non-Indonesian player to win the Indonesian Open for three consecutive times.
Lee Chong Wei won a 'silver medal' in the Olympic Games 2012. Lee won the ninth Malaysian Open title in 2013 and beat the record of maximum number of home titles held by Wong Peng Soon. He bagged the Masters Finals title for the fourth time in the Super Series tournament. Lee won his tenth Malaysian Open title in 2014. He grabbed the Japan Open for the third year in a row.
Lee won the US Open, Canada Open and the French Open in 2015. He won his first China Open title by defeating Lin Dan, his arch rival. This was Lee's first victory over Lin Dan on Chinese soil. Lee became the first Badminton player in men's singles to win all the titles of the Super Series.
At the Rio Olympics, 2016, he shrugged off eight years of Olympic heartbreak to defeat China's Lin Dan 15-21, 21-11, 22-20 and reach the final of the men's badminton. But in the final, China's Chen Long ended Lee Chong Wei's final bid for an Olympic gold medal, scoring a close 21-18, 21-18 victory.
Lee Chong Wei was involved in a love affair with his team-mate Wong Mew Choo. The couple broke up in 2009 but came back together in 2012. They tied the knot the same year. They have two children, Kingston and Terrance. Lee wrote his autobiography, "Dare to be a Champion", published in 2012. He aspires to- "demonstrate my best both during training and matches, spreading interest in badminton".
Lee won the silver medal in the Olympic Games 2008 and 2012. He was accorded a life-time pension of RM 3,000 a month. Lee was honoured with a Darjah Setia Pangkuan Negeri (DSPN), symbolising the title Dato' by the Penang Governor, Tun Abdul Rahman Abbas.
Lee was made the Malaysian National Ambassador for UNICEF in 2009. He was conferred the Darjah Bakti (DB) award, from Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin for his accomplishments in the Olympics 2008. Lee was made the Ambassador for the KDU University College in 2011.
Lee won the Penang Sportsman Award in 2005 and six times consecutively from 2007 to 2012. He was awarded the National Sportsman Award and the BWF Player of the Year Award four times. Lee bagged the TYT Prime Award Trophy and the Olympian of the Year Award thrice and twice respectively. He was conferred the Sportswriters Association of Malaysia (SAM) Award in 2008. Lee was named the Most Popular Icon on Television Award by RTM in 2013.


HB 279 DUI ignition interlock; required on first offense as a condition of a restricted license.
DUI ignition interlock limitations. Provides that a person who is convicted of DUI may drive only with an ignition interlock after the first offense, as a condition of a restricted license and is required to have an ignition interlock installed in each vehicle owned by or registered to him after a second offense. The bill also provides that the court may authorize a restricted license for travel to and from the interlock installer and a person can pre-qualify for an ignition interlock prior to conviction. Currently, the requirement for an ignition interlock is imposed only upon a second or subsequent offense or when the offender's BAC is 0.15 percent or above. This bill incorporates HB 467, HB 951, and HB 1258, and is identical to SB 378.


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"Bonnie And Clyde" Is Released
Bonnie and Clyde is a 1967 American crime film about Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow, the bank robbers who operated in the central United States during the Great Depression.
The film was directed by Arthur Penn, and stars Warren Beatty as Clyde Barrow and Faye Dunaway as Bonnie Parker. The screenplay was written by David Newman and Robert Benton, with Robert Towne and Beatty providing uncredited contributions to the script.
Bonnie and Clyde is considered a landmark film, and is regarded as one of the first films of the New Hollywood era, in that it broke many taboos and was popular with the younger generation. Its success motivated other filmmakers to be more forward about presenting sex and violence in their films.
Bonnie and Clyde received Academy Awards for "Best Supporting Actress" (Estelle Parsons) and "Best Cinematography" (Burnett Guffey), and was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry.
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Producer/star Warren Beatty had to convince Warner Bros. to finance this film, which went on to become the studio's second-highest grosser. It also caused major controversy by redefining violence in cinema and casting its criminal protagonists as sympathetic anti-heroes. Based loosely on the true exploits of Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker during the 30s, the film begins as Clyde (Beatty) tries to steal the car of Bonnie Parker (Faye Dunaway)'s mother. Bonnie is excited by Clyde's outlaw demeanor, and he further stimulates her by robbing a store in her presence. Clyde steals a car, with Bonnie in tow, and their legendary crime spree begins. The two move from town to town, pulling off small heists, until they join up with Clyde's brother Buck (Gene Hackman), his shrill wife Blanche (Estelle Parsons), and a slow-witted gas station attendant named C.W. Moss (Michael J. Pollard). The new gang robs a bank and Clyde is soon painted in the press as a Depression-era Robin Hood when he allows one bank customer to hold onto his money. Soon the police are on the gang's trail and they are constantly on the run, even kidnapping a Texas Ranger (Denver Pyle) and setting him adrift on a raft, handcuffed, after he spits in Bonnie's face when she kisses him. That same ranger leads a later raid on the gang that leaves Buck dying, Blanche captured, and both Clyde and Bonnie injured. The ever-loyal C.W. takes them to his father's house. C.W.'s father disaproves his son's affiliation with gangsters and enters a plea bargain with the Texas Rangers. A trap is set that ends in one of the bloodiest death scenes in cinematic history. The film made stars out of Beatty and Dunaway, and it also featured the screen debut of Gene Wilder as a mortician briefly captured by the gang. Its portrayal of Bonnie and Clyde as rebels who empathized with the poor working folks of the 1930s struck a chord with the counterculture of the 1960s and helped generate a new, young audience for American movies that carried over into Hollywood's renewal of the 1970s. Its combination of sex and violence with dynamic stars, social relevance, a traditional Hollywood genre, and an appeal to hip young audiences set the pace for many American movies to come. ~ Don Kaye, All Movie Guide
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As the light grows over Mt Kenya
Sat, 30 April 2011 1:01PM
It was often big game hunting that made big names hunt in Kenya, but it was conservation that kept Hollywood star William Holden here.
One of the biggest box office draws of the 1950s, Holden's Mt Kenya Safari Club, which was established in 1959 exclusively for members and guests, was once a home away from home for big game hunters.
The walls still have some mounted trophy heads, and photographs of big game hunting. White men with rifles in the crooks of their arms and a boot on some hapless dead beast.
Holden won an Academy Award for best actor in 1954 for his role in Stalag 17, and is famous for his parts in Bridge over the River Kwai and with Gloria Swanson in Sunset Boulevard, although he had parts in 73 films.
Mt Kenya Safari Club drew the international jet set. Marlon Brando, James Stewart, Humphrey Bogart, Clark Gable, Gene Kelly, Grace Kelly, John Wayne, Clint Eastwood, Kim Novak and Ernest Hemingway came to stay, to name but a few.
There's still part of an old studio on the property, from when The Lion was partly filmed there in 1962.
But it also drew English zoologist Jane Goodall, who from 1970 conducted prolonged and intimate chimpanzee studies at Lake Tanganyika.
And actor Stefanie Powers, perhaps still known for the television series Hart to Hart. They began a relationship in 1972, though Holden died in 1981.
After his death, she set up the William Holden Wildlife Foundation, which runs alongside and supports the work of Mt Kenya Wildlife Conservancy, which Holden had started with friends Don and Iris Hunt. Mr Hunt is still there and involved.
Powers still has a cottage at Mt Kenya Safari Club, visits a couple of times a year and is actively involved in the orphanage.
The Mt Kenya Wildlife Conservancy has so far rescued and released 1500 animals to the wild under wildlife manager Donald Bunge.
But it is wildlife guide James Kinyua who shows me the pigmy hippo, eagle owl, the crowned crested crane, the colobus and Sykes' monkeys, the African lynx, dwarf antelope and rock hyrax.
I see three cheetahs and, perhaps more importantly, bongo. They are native to the area but this conservancy is now the only place they exist. There are just 60, but its successful breeding program has seen 28 births since 2004. Using its 486ha, around 20 are being conditioned to be returned to a secure area in the wild. "We have to train them how to adapt to the wild," says James Kinyua.
I join an early morning horseride on feisty Casper up towards Mt Kenya, through forest and past zebra, waterbuck and aardvark holes, to find a breakfast table all laid out and champagne and cooked breakfast under way.
Now run by Fairmont hotels, Mt Kenya Safari Club has maintained its somewhat clubby feel and each room has a fireplace, glass doors that open to let in the fine, high air, and a view of the second-highest peak in Africa.
Two nights at Fairmont Mt Kenya Safari Club is included in Wildlife Safari's new 10-day Celebration Safari, which also includes staying at Nairobi Serena Hotel, Larsens Camp in Samburu and Mara Explorer Camp in the Masai Mara, famous for its wildlife.
As the light grows over Mt Kenya, I take this picture. At 5199m, the stratovolcano created some three million years ago in the Plio-Pleistocene is second only to the 5895m of Kilimanjaro, and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. I woke with the first light of dawn, just before the lion on the adjoining property started his morning roaring ritual. I opened the doors under a clear, dark velvet sky and let the cold air rush in.
All of the Fairmont property's 120 rooms have a view of Mt Kenya and glass doors that open to let in this wonderful, clear, high-altitude air.
A natural oxygen treatment.
They also all have fireplaces for real fires. When I had got back to my room last night, a log fire had been lit in the fireplace. Treated like royalty.
Mt Kenya's celebrity status was revitalised in November by another William.
Prince William, who will one day be king of England and the Commonwealth, proposed to Kate Middleton by a secluded lake on the mountain.
He flew them up to the remote, secluded spot at 3810m in a borrowed helicopter and the big name hunters missed out.
The couple was staying in a log cabin during a Kenyan holiday. Mt Kenya stands above Lewa Downs, the wildlife conservancy owned by the family of Jecca Craig, Prince William's friend.
The Prince spent several months working there during his gap year after finishing at Eton.
Kenya holds special meaning for the British royal family. Prince William's grandmother made history here in 1952 when, as the young Princess Elizabeth, she was told she had become queen following the death of her father, George VI.
Mt Kenya holds even more meaning for the Kikuyu, Ameru, Embu and Masai - the four main tribes that live around it.
The Embu believe it is God's sacred place, and build their houses so that their doors face it. The Kikuyu believe the mountain is God's throne on Earth.
The Kikuyu name for Mt Kenya is Kirinyaga - quite literally, "God's resting place".
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·Wildlife Safari, a family business which is based in Nairobi, where it was started 40 years ago, has an office in Subiaco, and is an expert in Kenya travel. The Celebration Safari is a 10-day trip, with nights at Nairobi Serena Hotel, Larsens Camp, Fairmont Mt Kenya Safari Club and Mara Explorer Camp. For departures until March, it is $9900 per person, twin share. In April and May it is $7900 each, in June $8900 and from July to December, $9900. This includes luxury accommodation, a guide all through, most meals, special events and game viewing. It also includes a four-year high school scholarship for one child at Kilimani. (It excludes international and domestic airfares.) Wildlife Safari has other itineraries and options. The animal migration is from the end of July to October, but any time is good to visit. Details: see www.wildlifesafari.com.au , or phone 1800 998 558.
·Wildlife Safari recommends flying with Emirates to Nairobi. The flight is through Dubai, with good connections to Nairobi and other parts of northern Africa. The flight from Dubai to Kenya is only about four hours. See www.emirates.com/au and travel agents.
·Stephen Scourfield travelled as a guest of Wildlife Safari and Emirates.
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The Insight Show strikes back in 2017: new date – 8th & 9th March, new location – Olympia West, and a brand new event organisation. Askia couldn't miss this opportunity to come back to this major event as an exhibitor once again.
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The perfect ending for an exotic meal. Sweet and tart without being heavy--very refreshing. Unfortunately, this sorbet melts rather quickly. However, you'll be eating it so fast that it probably won't matter!
This recipe is great for hot summer afternoons, or when you're just craving a cold snack! It is easy to make and uses only 3 simple ingredients. For one cup of mashed bananas, you will need about 3 bananas.
No ice cream maker is needed to make this simple, refreshing sorbet for summertime. It has only four ingredients -- grapefruit juice, blueberries, sugar, and a little optional vodka.
This is the sorbet version of a favorite summertime drink -- Pina Colada! It's creamy, cool, pineapple-coconutty and a wonderful summer dessert which just might inspire a fiesta.
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This delicious sorbet combines basil and lime in a perfect, light dessert.
This berry-ful sorbet is made in your ice-cream machine and is a sweet way to end the day! It is made with three types of berries - blueberries, blackberries, and raspberries - and sweetened with Splenda(R). Heavy cream can be added to make a creamier dessert, but is optional.
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This sorbet recipe calls only for fresh peaches and pineapple, orange juice, and some simple syrup, but can be used with whatever fruit you desire.
Raspberry-lemon sorbet is a refreshing treat on a summer day.
This is the sorbet I served on Rosh Hashana meal between first and main course. It is white flecked with bright green, tangy from the green apples, and sweet with honey. Fresh and fabulous. Shana Tova! I recommend eucalyptus blossom honey, easily found in Israel.
This cranberry sorbet with fresh squeezed citrus juice does not require an ice cream maker. It is frozen overnight and served cut into squares. Use as a dessert or in lieu of cranberry sauce with turkey.
Fresh peaches and strawberries are sweetened with orange juice and brown sugar to make a refreshing summertime treat. This simple sorbet recipe requires an ice cream maker.


When done correctly, routine street sweeping is the most efficient and cost effective BMP used to keep a construction site in compliance and aesthetically pleasing to potential customers. However like with most services on a construction site, site prep and timing can be the difference between a successful sweep and an "I don't think your guys showed up last night" sweep. Here are a few things to keep in mind when scheduling and prepping your site for a street sweeping service.
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Heavy Washouts– Having heavy washouts scraped prior to your site being swept will not only give you a cleaner street but also significantly cut your cost. There is no point in having a sweeper spend 15 minutes on a pile of dirt that a bucket can clear in one scoop.
Site Map– Giving your sweeper accurate information on where you need swept is by far the most important information. The initial sweep in never an issue but updating as construction continues always tends to slip the mind. We always recommend giving your sweeper an updated site map every month. Make sure to include concrete washout areas, construction trailers, and where you would like to have the sediment dumped on your site.
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package agenda.service.mongo;

import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.List;

import org.amdatu.mongo.MongoDBService;
import org.apache.felix.dm.annotation.api.Component;
import org.apache.felix.dm.annotation.api.Property;
import org.apache.felix.dm.annotation.api.ServiceDependency;
import org.apache.felix.dm.annotation.api.Start;
import org.mongojack.JacksonDBCollection;

import com.mongodb.DBCollection;

import agenda.api.Agenda;
import agenda.api.Conference;

@Component(properties = @Property(name="persistent", value="true"))
public class MongoAgendaService implements Agenda {

	@ServiceDependency //(required=false)
	private volatile MongoDBService mongoDbService;

	private volatile JacksonDBCollection<Conference, String> conferences;

	@Start
	public void start() {
	    DBCollection collection = mongoDbService.getDB().getCollection("conferences");
	    conferences = JacksonDBCollection.wrap(collection, Conference.class, String.class);
	}

	@Override
	public List<Conference> listConferences() {
	    List<Conference> result = new ArrayList<>();
	    conferences.find().forEach(result::add);

	    return result;
	}

	@Override
	public void addConference(Conference conference) {
		conferences.save(conference);
	}

}

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USCHO.com Fan Forum | board.uscho.com > College Hockey > Men's Division I > Ferris State Bulldog Hockey Records History Tonight
View Full Version : Ferris State Bulldog Hockey Records History Tonight
FerrisStateHockeyFan
This was in a post on MLive from another Ferris State fan.
Ferris State Bulldog Hockey Records History Tonight
The Bulldog Hockey squad overcame the Bowling Green State Falcons 3-2 marking the first time in team history where the Bulldogs went Back-to-Back-to-Back Home Sweeps, 6-0 at home in three weekends.
Sweeping the University of Connecticut Huskies
Sweeping the Robert Morris University Colonials
Sweeping the Bowling Green State Falcons
Most fans will say, "Look who they are playing, those do not count." When most knowledgeable hockey fans will realize, "Hey, it's Division 1 College Hockey, anybody can beat anybody in Hockey. The worst place team beats the best teams every week. Check out Bemidji State last year. Or Airforce over UofM. Don't give me the look who they are playing line."
Anybody can beat anybody in college hockey. A sweep in any league, or any team is very hard to do. And to do it three times at home in a row is amazing.
The Bulldogs are 7-3 now on the year, 6-0 at home. Off to the best start in the Universities history.
Best start in home history, maybe. But the 02-03 CCHA champs got out to a 8-2 start:
http://www.uscho.com/schedules/team.php/ferris-state-bulldogs/mens-college-hockey/team,fsu/season,20022003/gender,m.html
It's still a nice start, all the same.
And, no, the rest of you do not have a green light to go off here.
kdilks
Can't I Godwin the thread by saying that Hitler also started out 6-0 against other countries in Europe?
No. :p
Oh, and by the way, I don't agree with the mlive poster's logic. We've got 7 wins against bad teams.
Bowling Green is 0-7-1
Connecticut is 1-6
Robert Morris is 2-5
Canisius (who we split with) is 3-6
Canisius and Connecticut compete in Atlantic Hockey, and thus, have scholarship limitations as a requirement of being in that league.
The above teams are a combined 6-24-1. We are supposed to beat those teams. I'd be really worried if we didn't. At this time I'm taking the rest of what I have to say to the Ferris thread.
KC8NIY
There's the problem.
Yeah, I see your point Hammer. But a wins a win in any league, no?
congratulations... you're probably slightly better than RIT.
True. But a win against Bowling Green is not exactly comparable to a win over Michigan or Miami.
Hamms, Your predictions this weekend?
In a word: trouble. Miami is a big step up from the BG's and UConn's of the hockey world. They just boat-raced Michigan at Yost this past weekend, holding Michigan to 2 goals on the weekend. This is a different animal that we're dealing with. Games like this are exactly why we had to clean up on the bottom feeders. If we can't beat them, we're toast against teams like Miami and the like.
The next month is likely to tell the story for this season. Anything less than .500 over the next four weeks and we're in real trouble.


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