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During the second world war, and for a time afterwards, Wilmslow was home to a large RAF camp - RAF Wilmslow. It no longer exists and since the 1980's the site has been gradually redeveloped as housing - now known as the Summerfields area of Wilmslow, more or less a part of Dean Row.
I believe that work on the camp commenced at the outbreak of war and it's role was the reception, kitting-out, basic training and accommodation of 4,000 recruits. A typical recruit arrived at the camp one week into his induction and spent 8 weeks at RAF Wilmslow before being posted elsewhere. It was known as No. 4 School of Recruit Training.
It was not an airfield although there was a Spitfire on show as a gate guardian. The camp had a shooting range, a cinema - The Astra - and a large SSQ - Squadron Sick Quarters - aka a military hospital.
Many of the recruits based at RAF Wilmslow were female; i.e. WAAFs (Women's Auxiliary Air Force - renamed WRAFs in 1949).
The camp closed in 1962. RAF Wilmslow is not to be confused with...
If you have any more details or any pictures please let me know.
My name is Tom McCulloch and I attended (for brain washing, Ha ha) RAF Wilmslow in August/September 1957.
Our group was led by a Cpl. Deakin with assistance of Sgt. Haslam and P.O. Cheeham.
There were 19 in our group namely: McNaughton, E. Jones, Knowles, Kemp, W. Jones, McMurray, MacDonald, R. Lambert, Lomas, MacKenzie, D. Jones, Johnson, D. Lambert, Lenthall, McNeill, Lodwick, Lewis, and myself.
I have a memory of 3 or 4 of us going to Old Trafford to see Matt Busby's team of Man. U. play. I am not sure who joined me on the trip, and I do not recall if the team was known as "Busby's Babes" at that time. I am interested to hear if anyone else remembers going on the trip. I do believe P.O. Cheeham was at the game.
I too was a POM, but in true British manner was told that if my only source of income was my National Service pay then It was unlikely that I could afford the Mess fees. Ha ha.
I enjoyed reading some of the stories told on your site, but was surprised that some referred to the cold weather, whilst I remember standing on the parade square and airmen collapsing with the heat.
I was sent to RAF Goch in Germany where I completed my National Service.
Gerry Fergusson writes: I was in C Flight, Wilmslow in June/July 1946 and remember well the grenade throwing (just one try) and firing both the SMLE Lee Enfield on the short range in camp and out in the country. Never did get used to the ring and bead sight. We had an older rifle, probably from 14/18 for square bashing and bull.
I am fairly certain that we fired on the Bollin range so it must have been near the river. I certainly remember marching there and back on a sweltering hot day. I watched the sweat spreading from under the webbing of the man in front as we marched and no doubt mine was the same. We were all soaked and shattered when we got back.
On the whole I have happy memories of Wilmslow although perhaps time has softened the view. I do not recall any of the hostility in Wilmsow that has been mentioned but perhaps the locals had encountered some of the Bevin boys who had spent some of their national service down the mines. They were no longer needed after the demob programme started but still had to complete their two years. They were as I remember, a tough lot who knew more about life than most of us.
I thorougly enjoyed serving in the RAF and came to wish that I has signed on as a regular when my two years had ended.
Gracjanna Kaminska was at the camp during the war, in 1944. Her son Stefan has written. Click here to read more...
Les Downes sent in formal and informal group photos; click here to view them.
Malcolm Flack ex 3151816 SAC - admires all the numerous group photos taken at Wilmslow but has not seen many around the time he was there. He has looked at those that are shown on the website (and others) without success. He arrived there for square bashing just after Easter April 1957 and was in "C" Flight and Hut 323 seems to ring a bell. His records show him as passing out around the first week in June 1957. He then went on to RAF Weeton for MT driver training and subsequently to RAF Changi on the Troopship "Dunera" for the rest of his National Service.
He assumes that everyone was photographed within a group, however he cannot ever remember having one taken whilst there. Any photos about this time would be appreciated by e-mail to: email@example.com
John Davan arrived in November 1950 and has sent in a picture and recollections; click here to view them.
Jim Renwick was on the permanent staff from 1949 to 1950 and says "I was of delighted to see pictures of camp. It brought back a lot of happy memories. I was a Cook at both 2 and 3 wing; this was the one used mainly by WRAF. 2 Wing was new built by Macalpines, it server airman recruits.
Group Captain Young was CO, discipline was of a very high standard; all permanent staff were either on Colour Hoisting Parades or PT, depending what shift we were on. On daily Monday to Friday. My bosses were F/O Loyd, W/O Durrbridge, F/S Roe, F/S Ward, CPL Scott.
Among my friends were Dave Aitken, George Mitchell, Pat MCourt, Willie Orr; we were all Scots. Brian Manning, Lofty Goodfellow, John Vernon were other cooks, I have never met any of them since I was demobbed in July 1950."
Alan Holmes did his National Service square bashing in 1956 and sent in a photo along with the names and locations of all the conscripts pictured. Click here to view it.
Alan Pearson was "... just in the process of writing my family history and the subject of Wilmslow camp cropped up. I like thousands of others did my square bashing there in about October of 1948. It was a great posting because I lived in Altrincham. I was quite handy at woodwork and had made a plyood box to square up my pack. One of the NCO's spotted this and asked me if I would make some more for his squad and I agreed. It seemed that he had a good supply of plywood which I later found had come from old unwanted (or so he said) wardrobes in the furniture stores. This little enterprise got me off a lot of squarebashing, made a few bob and I hope was of help to some of my fellow recruits."
Philip Preece found himself at a state funeral during his basic training at RAF Wilmslow: "My stay at RAF Wilmslow began circa 15th of December 1955. I reported to RAF Cardington and spent approximately ten days there. When our Flight of 48 had assembled, we relocated to the "WAFF depot" to become D1 and D2 flights of No 1 Squadron. I was in D2 Flight. NCO's were CPL Delaney and Sgt Stevenson, the Officer being P/O Mc Ardle. After about a week the English went home on Christmas Grant, on return the Scots went on New Year Grant. Thus the 8 week Square Bashing Course drew to a close in February.
But there was to be no Passing out Parade for us because of the death of Viscount Trenchard on February 7th. There was a State Funeral for the Marshal of the Royal Air Force in London. So together with contingents from Hednesford, Padgate, West Kirby and Bridgenorth, any Airman 5ft 9ins or over who did not need spectacles found themselves at RAF Uxbridge. At Uxbridge we had extra Drill Rest on your arms reverse and Route lining Procedure, in preparation for the funeral Parade. After a week at Uxbridge we returned to Wilmslow to complete Basic Training.
On completion I went next to RAF Hereford at Credenhill then for the remainder of my two years to RAF St Mawgan in Cornwall."
Derek Thrower found he wasn't welcome at RAF Wilmslow or in Wilmslow itself: "In the summer of 1946 I was posted to RAF Wilmslow as a partly trained new recruit from RAF Sudbury in Suffolk which closed. The drill NCO's were not happy to have us as they liked to train raw recruits to their particular ways, and we were given a most unpleasant time there. One Saturday afternoon we were allowed into town and were dismayed to find that the dislike continued there. Ice Cream ran out when we got to the top of the queue but continued when we left as did drinks in pubs and items in shops.
I have often wondered why this hostile attitude existed at that time. I certainly had no wish to be there! Any explaination would be of great interest as this was the most unhappy part of all my RAF service."
John Baylis was rather too young to be in the RAF during the war, but has some interesting child's-eye memories of wartime Wilmslow...
Rodney Senior was at RAF Wilmslow from 1954 to 1956 and remembers how cold it was...
Alan Holt has nostalgic recollections of doing guard duty at the main gates shown in the picture above... Click here for more...
Alec was an Airman on the permament staff at RAF Wilmslow for 18 months in 1955 and 1956 and sent some notes, a photo and a map. Click here to view them...
Colin Edwards saw the above picture of the entrance to RAF Wilmslow: "It revived memories of over 60 years ago when I arrived there from Padgate. The long lighter coloured building with 8 windows and an entrance facing down the road towards the gate was the camp HQ. In the photo I can make out the sentry boxes either side of the door ; the right hand one is where, during the bitterly cold winter of 1947, I used to stand on sentry-go for 2 hours at a time with an occaisional 15 paces to the left, about turn and back again, otherwise the soles of my boots would become frozen to the path, occcaisionally a "jankers wallah" had the job of scattering sand about my feet and along the path lest I should slip on the ice and skewer someone with my bayonet." Click here for more...
Jack Finegan was a young boy when the station opened: "I remember the R.A.F. stations being built during the war. I was a pupil at Cheadle Etchells School in East Avenue, Heald Green, and we were allowed out of school to help the local farmer, John Price, of Finney Lane, gather his potato and turnip crops. The Ministry of Defence had given him three weeks to clear his fields before they confiscated some of his land to build the R.A.F. stations. What was Price's farm is now a housing estate.
Another depot was built in Handforth, 61 M.U. if I remember correctly. This was a stores depot and my mother worked there as a civilian clerk.
62 M.U. was built in the Stanneylands Road area and my father was employed there as a maintenance electrician and later travelling around crashed aircraft, usually German, which had been shot down during the air raids on Manchester & districts, stripping them of the electrical instrumentation. At the same time my wife's father, Ernie Wareing, was employed on the stations as a lorry driver.
One day, early on in the development of the two stations, two R.A.F. lorries drove into West Avenue where I lived, loaded with WAAFs and the Sergeant in Charge went from house to house begging people to provide billets for them. We ended up with two and my brother & I had to bunk in together to make room for them. Although it was war time we had some happy times with them and quite often we would have for or five of them visiting for the evening, playing cards or just chatting."
Guy Jefferson served at RAF Wilmslow & writes: "R.A.F Station Wilmslow was chiefly the home of No.4 Recruit Training Centre that originated in 1939 and was still acting as such until 1950 at least.(I very much regret I do not have the exact dates). A certain percentage of the recruits were WAAF's, which were trained here until transferring to Hawkinge in 1949.
It was also a depot for dispatching units and personnel to Africa during 1941/42. A lodger was No. 75 M.U, present from December 1940 to August 1945, chiefly engaged in the recovery/salvage of crashed aircraft from the West Pennines area.
From May to July 1946 it was the H.Q of No.63 Group, Reserve Command. I have a record of it being involved with sophisticated Blue Steel bomb training from September 1956 to October 1961 although the practical side of this was done at the Avro works at Woodford.
I have a large scale map of the camp site dated 1955 but whether the camp was still open at that time I know not.
I did my 'square bashing' at Wilmslow in 1945/46. I did rifle firing, and tossing of live hand-grenades on a picturesque range about 5 miles from the camp. It could have been Alderey Edge but I just do not know. I have been trying to find the location of this range ever since but have had no success. If you ever come in contact with any other ex airmen that were at Wilmslow around the same time I would like to know of them." [If you know where the rifle range was then please get in touch with this website]. Guy has written more about the camp - click here to read Guy Jefferson's History of RAF Wilmslow.
Jon Bleasdale wrote: "Here's a photo of my ... dad's hut/squadron at "RAF Station Wilmslow" May 1957 as part of his Nat. Service. ... (my dad is second from right on the middle row)."
Alan Grose wrote: "I was at RAF Wilmslow October November December of 1950, for basic training. RAF Wilmslow was later known as Number four School of Recruit Training. Was able to equip and train four thousand airmen a year.What many people thought were Hangers were Drill Sheds (with no doors)The Spitfire was not in flying condition and was used as a Gate Gardian. The Sick Quarters included a large Infectius Disease Section.There was a large fire at the new NAAFI in 1950 and it was rebuit.Just inside the main gate was a Canteen run by the Salvation Army(no beer)The Station was about sixty percent WAAF and forty percent RAF.I was there in 1950 and 1951."
Peter Ward wrote: "My wife and I were both at RAF Wilmslow, which was a Recruit Training Station in Tech Training Command and also an RAF Hospital. The Maintenance Unit was at Handforth, and was known as RAF MU Handforth. It was not part of RAF Wilmslow, though it relied on Wilmslow for medical services (as did RAF Ringway). I was a National Service Medical Officer, and my wife was an RAF Nursing Sister." Click here for more...
Douglas Adams wrote: "I was at RAF Wilmslow as a National Service recruit during the winter of 1957/58. I have no photographs unfortunately - there was no time really as it was a simple matter of survival. Life then was harsh. Up early and drilling etc. in icy winds and rain. At one stage around 80 per cent of the recruits went down with serious flu. Several in fact died and there were quite a few who went AWOL. All I remember about the camp was the rows of huts and the parade ground."
Gerald Harris remembers RAF Wilmslow as a "sausage factory": "I picked up your website while surfing old memories. I was at RAF Wilmslow in the summer of 1957. I joined up for three years on the 28 May and after three days in RAF Cardington getting processed I was sent to Wilmslow where I spent ten weeks. I was in E1 Flight. We had two D.I.'s the one I remember was called Cpl. Bentley. I remember him because we were his last intake before his demob and he cut us rather more slack than he might otherwise have done. The other one was a Wilmslow lad and the Scoutmaster of a troop in the town. HE was a lot harder, although I guess with the benefit of experience they were probably using Mutt and Jeff psychology to get that bit extra out of us. I was P.O.M. (potential officer material) because of my GCE's and got singled out for the odd dose of special 'treatment', but on the whole I took some pride in the training.
It was all a bit of a blur; drill, PE, fatigues and indoctrination. They knew how to wring you out. I remember the White Swan public house (known as the Dirty Duck) and getting drunk for the first time on a pre passing out ceremony celebration in Stockport, at that time still a Lowriesque mill town with damp cobbled streets and canal bridges. It is only as I write this that I realise how little there is to remember about basic training. It was a sausage factory of unremitting grind, day after day, until you fell of the end of the production line ready for the next stage in the process. In my case that was No3 School of Wireless Training at RAF Compton Bassett, but that has no place on this website."
Charles Marshall (now in Canada) wrote: "I did my basic training there from 24th July to 29th Sept 1959 so the base was still in full swing then.I notice in John Bleasdales picture the drill instructor was Corporal Orange...the same DI I had.......he was an extremely firm but very fair man. To the best of my knowledge he eventually took his commision and was a Squadron Leader on retirement.I,m sure the base was still there in operation until the early 60's.
I read mention of aircraft hangers.....these were indeed open fronted buildings and were used for wet weather square bashing and pay parade was conducted in them. For any readers who were also there I was in Hut 449 Flight #H1....Squadron #1 NCO drill instructor Cpl Orange (Jaffa) and Sgt Willocks. A scary time for a lad from the highlands of Scotland but looking back it really was an unforgetable experiance which molded us for our future RAF career.
Janet Roberts wrote: "I was having a surf as one does when memories start to jog. I have often wondered what became of RAF Wilmslow. I was there as a recruit to the WRAF in the Spring of 1958. After 8 weeks induction training I went on to RAF Hawkinge, then into the WRAF Police HQ at RAF Netheravon, then RAF Debden before undertaking my service at RAF Spitalgate (HQ No 2 Police District). I left the service at the end of the 3 years in 1961, met my husband who had been a National Service man in RAF signals in Aden. We were married in 1963 and still going strong. My memories of Wilmslow are the wooden huts with a coke stove, how we didn't suffocate ourselves I will never know, 6.30 am parades for breakfast, and passing out with the salute taken by the Queen Mum!"
Derek (Bill) Bailey was at the camp from March to April 1958 "doing my 'square bashing'" and sent some photos. Click here for more...
Brian Balshaw managed to set fire to his boots & get away with it: "Like Douglas Adams, I was at RAF Wilmslow for my National Service basic training, better known as 'square bashing', in Nov./Dec. 1957 and I also remember how cold it was and how glad we were for the thick uniform and heavy greatcoat. I think we were actually rather pleased that it was not the middle of summer when the exertion of drilling in hot weather might have been an equally nasty experience. I wish there were photos of the camp but all I can remember is that the old wooden billet had holes at the bottom of the walls where the wind howled in! We did have the benefit of the pot-bellied coke stove in the middle of the room and we made sure it was well stoked, so much so that it could be made to glow red. Not wise to get too close, but I can remember being very scared when I put my new boots adjacent to the stove to get them dry and found the next morning they were 'burned to a crisp'. Click here for more...
Percy Welton wrote: "I was posted to RAF Wilmslow, after kitting out at Padgate in the late Autumn of 1945. I had spent two years on deferred service, awaiting traning as Aircrew (I was classified as 'PNB1 i.e. Pilot, Navigator, Bomb Aimer - I never knew what the '1' meant) but as the war had ended I had to remuster to a ground trade. There were four Wings, three for RAFand one for WAAF at Wilmslow and I recall firing a Sten gun on the Camp short range; I also used a rifle (Lee Enfield 303?) on a longer range in (I think) Styal Woods, on the left at the bottom of the road which passes the Stanneylands Hotel. Much later I served at 61 MU --convenient for me as I could cycle home to my Mother's house at Alderley Edge!" Below is Percy Welton in 1945 (2nd from left) and today.
Percy also wrote: "after 'working' that comfortable Handforth posting I next received a Records Office posting to Vienna, firstly to the ex-Luftwaffe aerodrome Schwechat but then to the city itself, at Schoenbrunn Palace (AHQ Middle East Command). Vienna was then in its 'Harry Lime' period, under joint British/French/American/Russian control but within the Russian Sector of Austria, which gave rise to some interesting moments."
Gordon Stringer wrote: I did my Basic Training at Wilmslow from March to June 1958. I was called up and kitted out at Cardington and we were trained up to Wilmslow from a Station that was located on the Cardington Camp, now long gone.
Apart from being incredibly homesick at first, I thoroughly enjoyed my time at Square Bashing. Our Drill Corporal was a Cpl Worrall and the Drill Sergeant was Sgt Mclusky who brought fear and terror to everyone, but he had a compendium of sarcastic comments which he fired at the the guys with two left feet and who did'nt know right from left that used to have me in tears of laughter. Click here for more...
George Harrington: "I did my National Service basic training there during February/March 1957. I certainly recall the cinema mentioned by a previous contributor. I initially reported to RAF Cardington and after being issed with kit we were taken by train from Cardington to Wilmslow station. I seem to remember a large parage square,possible two squares where we seem to have been drilled for hours. Also we seem to have spend a great deal of time doing 'fatigues'. I do have a photgraph of the intake prior to our being posted to other stations."
George is the 2nd one on the left in the back row.
Colin Burgess arrived in 1951: "In 1951 I was kitted out at RAF Padgate and then sent over to RAF Wilmslow for training. It was very strict and was commanded by Group Captain Crump. After training I was sent on a course to RAF Kirkham and then posted back to Wilmslow again. So I was there from 1951 to 1953. I had a great time and sometimes wished I had stayed in the RAF. Click here for more...
Frank Arnall's daughter sent in some information and great photos, including the one at the top of this page. Click here for more...
Dave Welch was at RAF Wilmslow in 1956: "I forget which squadron or flight we were in but we were in hut 246. Our DIs were Corporals Jackson and Boulton. Jackson's favourite party trick was to stand on one leg with his beret on the heel of his boot. He would then kick it upwards and catch it on his head. Naturally we thought they were a pair of prize bastards when we first arrived (as was the intention of course) but we got to like both of them and even had whip round for them when we left. Click here for more...
Ron Kelsey's brother wrote in enclosing a photo. Click here for more...
Click here to see more group 'flight' photos. This page is large and may take some time to appear. Pictures sent in by/on behalf of Allan Bingham, Bill Brown, Derek Smith (both of them), Bill Darling, Dave Pexton, Carol Silsby, David Lockyer, Stephen Kilby and others. If you knew any of them then I'll forward any emails received.
Every Minute Counts - an illustration of what to do in your free time.
A film star from Wilmslow; the Gate Guardian at the camp...
Quite a lot of people are now mentioned on these pages - but still a tiny proportion of all those who passed through RAF Wilmslow. If you are looking for a name here then try the 'Search Site' at the top of the page.
Another site to try is www.forcesreunited.org.uk; their search facility is not easy to use and you have to join and pay to get full results. The web site www.servicepals.com is similar.
The best way of accessing these commercial sites is to ignore their search facility and use Google instead: type "forcesreunited.org.uk" (or "servicepals.com") followed by "wilmslow" or the name of the person you're looking for.
RAF Wilmslow closed in 1962. Mike Parnell remembers the time:
Mike Parnell wrote: "RAF Wilmslow closed some time very shortly after bonfire night 1962. I recall standing just outside the Sergeants' Mess with my father while he was discussing the base's imminent closure with a friend while the fire burned and fireworks popped and fizzed. He and many others were then working on detachment from CSDE at Swanton Morley, at Avro's at Chadderton and Woodford on the Avro 748 (the Andover), Blue Steel and other programmes. TSR2 was in there somewhere too.
The closure was really very sudden. It was open one day and derelict the next. I used to walk past the disused wooden huts from the married quarters where we lived into Wilmslow most Saturdays, to the cinema with friends Mark Willis and Donald Oxtaby, whose fathers worked with mine.
The 1962 winter was quite unforgettable with sub-zero temperatures through to spring. I remember seeing through the classroom window the caretaker at Dean Row primary school, where I was at the time, throwing hot water down on the school's main entrance path to clear away ice. It froze where it landed!
The old site could still be seen quite clearly in 1984/5 - albeit flat and grown over with grass and scrub - when I drove by it for old time sake while I was, then a serving navigator, flying the Nimrod AEW Mk3 from Woodford during its development trials."
Many thanks to all the above for their information. RAF Wilmslow was clearly a substantial RAF operation with many people passing through it so I am grateful that those above (and others not directly quoted here) have been able to contribute to this small record of the times. All pictures on the RAF Wilmslow pages are copyright of those who supplied them.


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Almost exactly a year after the America Invents Act passed a number of patent reforms, the US Patent and Trademark Office is conducting an experiment. The agency announced today that one of its patent examiners will be stationed at the new Cornell University applied sciences campus in order to provide expertise and guidance to students and entrepreneurs in the New York City area.
This is a first for the patent office, which has been attacking the reform of its ancient system with a creativity unusual for a government agency. Once the legislature gave the USPTO the signal to start making changes, director David Kappos — the former head of IBM's intellectual property division — was free to get progressive. One easy example is the office's partnership with Stack Exchange, a New York-based startup that built a system to augment its patent review process by letting anyone submit examples of prior art that could invalidate new patents.
Opening a one-woman bureau in New York was not mandated by the new law, but seems in line with the spirit of the reforms. Sue Purvis, who has worked at the patent office since 1998, is already ensconced in the tech campus's temporary Manhattan location. The first Cornell NYC Tech "beta" class starts in January, although the first academic building won't even be completed until 2017. Her precise responsibilities will be determined once she starts talking to entrepreneurs, but the patent office envisions one-on-one consulting and possibly classes. Purvis can help entrepreneurs figure out when and how to file patents or trademarks and encourage them to assert their intellectual property rights.
The US Patent and Trademark Office is conducting an experiment
"It's very unusual," David Kappos, director of the USPTO, told The Verge. "This agency has never done anything like this in 230 years. We're trying to do things that are really relevant to the community. If you have a question now, you can have coffee with Sue. You don't have to go to a faceless bureaucrat in New York."
The patent system is repeatedly criticized for being inefficient and blocking innovation. Over the past few years, the tech sector has become increasingly frustrated as decades-old software patents, assigned liberally when the internet was still new, were bought up and exploited by litigious "patent trolls." This endless debate has primed many young entrepreneurs with a spiteful view of the USPTO. However, Kappos and Cornell president David Skorton hope the initiative will prove to be a "two-way street," opening a new channel for dialogue between the government and the tech sector. "We need to figure out the sweet spot of intellectual property in the tech industry," Skorton said.
Given that Purvis is likely to be immediately overwhelmed with requests for meetings from New York's vast numbers of startups and entrepreneurs, that goal seems ambitious. The USPTO is still implementing the sweeping changes mandated by the America Invents Act, which switched the US from a "first-to-invent" to "first-to-file" system.
"We need to figure out the sweet spot of intellectual property in the tech industry."
The USPTO first approached Cornell about working together after the university won a fierce bidding contest — beating even Stanford, the early favorite — to build a tech campus in New York with the support of City Hall. The USPTO has no plans to send officers to other campuses, but the outreach effort in New York could be a pilot program that eventually extends to other cities. Other universities have expressed interest, but the USPTO wants to see how the experiment goes first.


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Press release No. 176/2015, 2015-05-22
Kiel researchers build the worlds smallest machines
Millions of euros of funding for the development of new medicines and materials
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Great excitement at Kiel University: As the DFG (German Research Foundation) announced today (Thursday, May 21), it will continue to support the research on molecules which function like machines with another 8.9 million EUR. This funding will allow the scientists in Germany's northernmost state to develop new engineering techniques for building tiny machine-like molecules over the next four years. The ultimate miniaturisation of engineering functions should improve the efficiency of energy conversion systems, medicines, diagnostic methods and materials. Moreover, completely new areas of applications will open up along this line. The Collaborative Research Centre 677 (SFB 677) "Function by Switching" now starts into the third and final funding period. Collaborative Research Centres are supported for a maximum of twelve years. They are highly competitive and prestigious flagship institutions at German universities. In total, around 100 scientists from the fields of chemistry, physics, material sciences and medicine collaborate in this Kiel based research network.
Pioneering work in the field of molecular machines
A rigorous evaluation by scientific experts preceded the approval of the project. "My congratulations go to the colleagues from SFB 677- they did an excellent job and the DFG recognised their outstanding work", commented Professor Lutz Kipp, President of Kiel University. "For Schleswig-Holstein, and particularly for Kiel University, these federal funds will strengthen the research, improve international visibility and create numerous jobs for highly qualified scientists." The outstanding level of scientific research and the international reputation of the SFB members significantly promoted the formation of the Kiel research focus 'Nano Science and Surface Research'.
From the development of tiny machines for technical and medical applications, the researchers expect a tremendous increase in performance, similar to the revolutionary development in microelectronics and information technology during the last decades. However, the basis for a successful development have to be established first. The Kiel SFB provided fundamental contributions to molecular nanoscience along this line.
Towards the end of the first funding phase in 2011, the researchers already achieved ground-breaking success. A team under Professor Rainer Herges, spokesperson of the SFB, managed for the first time to control the magnetic state of a single molecule at room temperature - using light at different wavelengths. The tiny magnetic switch is 400 times smaller than the magnetic storage units in state-of-the-art hard disks. Beyond storage applications it will be further developed for the use in minimally invasive stroke and heart operations as well as in MRI diagnostics. "Application oriented research requires a close collaboration of scientists from different areas, says the chemist Rainer Herges.
Kiel's Collaborative Research Center is an international leader in nanoscience
The number of applications for molecular switches is currently growing at an explosive rate and is revolutionising entire scientific fields, such as brain research. But the Kiel labs are still leading in the design and fabrication of functional molecules. Their nanomachines are foremost in efficiency, temperature-resistance and stability. Moreover, Herges' colleagues have been creative and -based on their fundamental research- developed new materials for solar technology, activatable drugs, and improved medical diagnostics. Further applications are being pursued such as the development of construction materials that display fatigue by colour change before they break or fail.
Within the last four years the researchers published more than 160 scientific articles in reputed journals and 28 doctoral theses were completed. Two companies have been successfully spun off from the Collaborative Research Centre - one develops light technology for scientific experiments and industrial applications; the other produces materials with specifically designed functions.
In the final funding phase, which is now beginning, the researchers want to concentrate further on new applications: "We will be collaborating with material and medical scientists", says Professor Rainer Herges. One goal is to develop drugs that only switch on at the site of the disease and therefore avoid side effects in healthy tissues, as well as molecular machines which convert light energy directly into chemical (storable) energy.
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One word I would use to describe God would be impressive. He is a God of wonder, He spoke the universe into existence, He is the Alpha and Omega, all nations will bow before Him, Nothing is impossible with Him, indeed He is impressive.
Sometimes we forget this truth. As Bobby Conner says, "we are far too familiar with a God we barely know."
We learn the Christian rules, ways and principles and even though they lack that impressive element we continue on and forget that the veil was torn and we have access to the very presence of Almighty God.
Yes, let's not complicate the Christian life but let's also remember there is more to discover in Christ. Once we change God into a man made image we become idolaters. We do not have the liberty to fashion a God according to our own finite understanding. He is divine. He will not be worshiped as an imperfect God or as an object that is not Himself.
What happened to the wonder, to the impressiveness of God that the Bible clearly illustrates? Webster defines impressive as, "making or tending to make a marked impression; having the power to excite attention, awe, or admiration."
I know that living in this society I have been impressed by many man made things. These temporal things compete for my attention and admiration, things that pale in comparison to eternity and Almighty God.
There was a time when signs and wonders were done by the hands of the apostles and although the unbelievers wouldn't dare join them, they were nonetheless, impressed (Acts 5:12,13). Fast forward to today and the unbelievers still don't want to go to church but they aren't impressed either, and why should they be?
There is nothing impressive about meeting in big buildings and being nice people. To possess intellectual knowledge of the truth is not a cause for wonder. But when we repent, return to our first love and welcome the presence of God, supernatural things will happen. Lives will be changed and the Desire of Nations will be revealed and that is impressive!
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S Is For Stars
It's the band we've spoken about the most that haven't done an episode on yet: here it is! Canadian band Stars, and their constantly evolving sound. From pop hits to experimental electronica, Stars constantly strives to mature their sound. The fellas also talk about Taylor Swift dishing on her exes, pop hooks, and helping out your fellow bands.
Music featured this week:
Take Me To The Riot - In Our Bedroom After The War
We Don't Want Your Body - The Five Ghosts
Elevator Love Letter - Heart
In Our Bedroom After The War - In Our Bedroom After The War
O Is For Our Lady Peace
Doug and Steve look at Canadian rock legends Our Lady Peace. The fellas also discuss advertising, teenage rebellion, and commercial versus critical success.
Music featured this week:
Thief - Happiness... Is Not A Fish That You Can Catch
Somewhere Out There - Gravity
Clumsy - Clumsy
If You Believe - Spiritual Machines
P Is For Plants and Animals
*Originally released March 14th 2017*
This week, Steve and Doug tackle Montreal trio Plants and Animals. The guys also chat about the Junos and the Polaris Music Prize, and what Canadians value in music.
Music featured this week:
Control Me - The End Of That
Feedback In The Field - Parc Avenue
The Mama Papa - La La Land
B Is For Bravestation
*Originally released September 13th 2016*
This episode, Doug and Steve chat about Toronto underground Apocalyptic Pop trio Bravestation. The boys also chat about musical frisson, the question of keeping past releases available, and Doug's pick for the best single of 2015.
Music featured this week:
Actors - V [EP]
Signs Of The Civilized - Giants & Dreamers
13th Floor - 13th Floor [single]
Future Love - IV [EP]
An Interview With Marq DeSouza
*Originally released August 18th 2016*
This week, we have an exclusive interview with local musician Marq Desouza, as he chats with Steve and Doug about dinner theatre, exposure to new talent, and how music has changed in the digital age.
Music featured this week:
Who Is Better Than Us? - ...& All His Boyish Charms
Z Is For Zeus
*Originally released June 18th 2015*
The end of the Canadian run! This time Steve and Doug cover Zeus, a quartet who backed Jason Collett for years, and pay homage to the greats of the past. Also, we dish some more love to the Arts & Crafts label, Dr. Zaius, and dam documentaries.
Music featured this week:
27 Is The New 17 - Classic Zeus
How Does It Feel? - Say Us
Are You Gonna Waste My Time? - Busting Visions
Y Is For Young Galaxy
*Originally released June 9th 2015*
This week Doug and Steve jump around Canada to follow in the footsteps of Young Galaxy, a band deeply entrenched in the Canadian music scene while also being underwater apparently. There's also some chit chat about Stars (again), bands who shift labels, and being nominated for the Polaris Music Prize.
Music featured this week:
We Have Everything - Shapeshifting
Fall For You - Ultramarine
Come And See - Young Galaxy
Blown Minded - Shapeshifting
X Is For Xprime
*Originally released May 27th 2015*
This week, journey to Niagara Falls to catch up with Xprime, a quartet made up of three snazzy guys and The Doctor. The bros also talk about wonky pronunciations, rocking the Kasbah / Casbah, and fun music videos. Xprime may have ended shortly after this podcast aired, but three of the members reformed as James Blonde, and that band's info is down below.
Music featured this week:
My Fair Lady - The Album
Tell Me Why - Here We Are [EP]
Early To The Sun - The Album
Ambedo - PM
W Is For We Are The City
*Originally released May 21st 2015*
This week Doug and Steve look at the boys from Kelowna, We Are The City, and their musical journey from high school to violence. The guys also chat about what defines Christian music, the wonder that is Bandcamp, and Doug's first bachelor party.
Music featured this week:
Get Happy - High School [EP]
Friends Hurt - Violent
Astronomers - In A Quiet World
Legs Give Out - Violent
V Is For Vast Robot Armies
*Originally released May 14th 2015*
Three cities, two countries, one band: join Steve and Doug as they look out on the horizon to the Vast Robot Armies. The guys also take the time to talk about when bands combine, lazy music reviewers, and being chill in interviews. Also Steve regales with his story of picking up the fabled UJ3RK5 EP!
Music featured this week:
Foxtrot - Little Creatures
Grey Area Living - Goodnight Myopia
Little Creatures - Little Creatures
U Is For UJ3RK5
*Originally released May 6th 2015*
Back in the dark recesses of the Vancouver nightlife, there was once a post-punk spastic collection of artists called UJ3RK5. Steve and Doug try to make sense of it all.
**Retraction! It appears that UJ3RK5 was not affiliated with the soundtrack of the film Big Meateater. We've endeavoured to remove mention of the film from this episode, but just in case any references snuck in, please take note**
Music featured this week:
Eisenhower & The Hippies
The Anglican
The Locator
Naum Gabo
T Is For The Tea Party
*Originally released April 29th 2015*
Doug and Steve take a deep look at The Tea Party, a staple of Canadian (and Australian) music collectors. The duo also gab about the influence of pop radio on Canadian music, rock voices, and albums that reward patience.
Music featured this week:
Heaven Coming Down - Triptych
Temptation - Transmission
Angels - The Interzone Mantras
S Is For Spiral Beach
*Originally released April 22nd 2015*
This week during the Canadian run, Steve and Doug get pumped over the uber-talented Spiral Beach! The two also chat about great music videos, movie soundtracks, and how splinter groups can sound totally different from the originating band.
Music featured this week:
Made Of Stone - Ball
May Go Round (In A Mania) - The Only Really Thing
Voodoo - Spiral Beach
R Is For Remy Shand
*Originally released April 16th 2015*
Jumping forward in our Canadian run, Doug and Steve stop in Winnipeg to talk about a proud addition to the Motown family: Remy Shand. The guys also talk about what really defines true fans, being cautious when investing in purchasing albums, and the move from musician to producer and back again.
Music featured this week:
Rocksteady - The Way I Feel
The Best In Me - The Best In Me [single]
Take A Message - The Way I Feel
The Mind's Eye - The Way I Feel
Q Is For Queen City Kids
*Originally released April 8th 2015*
Stepping back in time a bit to the grand ol' city of Regina for Queen City Kids. Steve and Doug dig deep into nostalgia and what it means to music, while also musing on when labels screwing a band and distributing older music in the digital age.
Six Degrees From King Crimson:
Queen City Kids -> Gene Martynek -> Bruce Cockburn -> Colin Linden -> Bob Dylan -> Ian Wallace -> King Crimson
Music featured this week:
Dance - Black Box
Follow You There - Queen City Kids
Secret Smoke - Queen City Kids
Girls - Black Box
*Originally released April 3rd 2015*
Double the fun on the Canadian run! Steve and Doug talk about the Canadian powerhouse known as The Philosopher Kings and their offshoot band Prozzäk. Throw in a bit of Jarvis Church and Track & Field, and the guys also find The Ultimate Philosopher Kings Song!
Music featured this week:
You Stepped On My Life - Famous, Rich And Beautiful
Charms - The Philosopher Kings
Cry - Famous, Rich and Beautiful
Strange Disease - Hot Show
www.nevergetoveryou - Saturday People
Sucks To Be You - Hot Show
O Is For Owen Pallett
*Originally released March 25th 2015*
The Canadian run pushes on! This time, Steve and Doug chat about composer/musician Owen Pallett. They also talk about Dungeons & Dragons, being a geek, and how Steve got the nickname "The Butcher."
Music featured this week:
Lewis Takes Off His Shirt - Heartland
He Poos Clouds - He Poos Clouds
Song For Five & Six - In Conflict
N Is For Nelly Furtado
*Originally released March 19th 2015*
This week on the Canadian run, Doug and Steve look at the highs and lows of Nelly Furtado, one of Canada's biggest pop acts. The boys also remark on single releases, how publicity effects album sales, and how track order can make or break an album.
Music featured this week:
Powerless (Say What You Want) - Folklore
Maneater - Loose
I'm Like A Bird - Whoa, Nelly!
M Is For The Most Serene Republic
*Originally released March 13th 2015*
Steve and Doug continue the Canadian Run with The Most Serene Republic, a band with an impressively aggressive body of work. The guys also muse on self-production, being an opening act, and the continued evolution of a band's sound.
Music featured this week:
Heavens To Purgatory - ...And The Ever Expanding Universe
(Oh) God - Underwater Cinematographer
The Men Who Live Upstairs - Population
Where Cedar Nouns And Adverbs Walk - Underwater Cinematographer
L Is For LEN
*Originally released March 6th 2015*
On this episode of the Canadian Run, Steve and Doug travel back to the summer of 1999: The Summer of LEN. Don't pretend you haven't missed it. Sidebars include the Frozen phenomenon, ever evolving line ups, and the magic of Biz Markie.
Music featured this week:
A Brother Sister Thing - The Diary Of The Madmen
Candy Pop - Superstar
If You Steal My Sunshine - You Can't Stop The Bum Rush
K Is For k-os
*Originally released February 27th 2015*
This episode, Steve and Doug talk a bit about k-os, and everyone's favourite topic: race relations in Canada! The duo also talk about Fred Penner, issues with the music industry, and the difficulty marketing your music over pop radio.
Music featured this week:
I Wish I Knew Natalie Portman - Yes!
Sunday Morning - Atlantis: Hymns For Disco
Crabbuckit - Joyful Rebellion
J Is For Johnny Hollow
*Originally released February 19th 2015*
Steve and Doug are joined once again by Nathan Ferguson to discuss Johnny Hollow, the musical project spearheaded by Vincent Marcone. The guys chat about being screwed by labels, macabre art projects, and crowd funding done right. Also Steve tells a story about the dark, crazy history of a certain Russian Monk.
Music featured this week:
This Hollow World - Dirty Hands
Devil's Night - A Collection Of Creatures
Dark Thing - Johnny Hollow
I Is For INCURA
*Originally released February 11th 2015*
Steve and Doug are joined by Nathan Ferguson to chat about local group INCURA. The three also chat about the real benefit of going to live shows, getting friendly with local bands, and working Joe Jobs at the local theatre.
Music featured this week:
I'm Here Waiting - INCURA
I'd Give Anything - swords.souls.secrets
Three - swords.souls.secrets
Nickels and Dimes - swords.souls.secrets
H Is For Hey Ocean!
*Originally released January 30th 2015*
On this episode, Doug and Steve look at one of the biggest bands to come out of Vancouver in recent years, and for good reason, Hey Ocean! The two also muse over My Little Pony, guest appearances in music videos, and approaching celebrities at movie theatres.
Music featured this week:
A Song About California - It's Easier To Be Somebody Else
Big Blue Wave - Is
Warning - Stop Looking Like Music
Make A New Dance Up - Is
G Is For Great Speckled Bird
*Originally released January 21st 2015*
This episode, Doug and Steve cover a Canadian classic formed by Ian and Sylvia Tyson: Great Speckled Bird. Two albums, a tv show, and a million line up changes - wow these guys were busy! The brothers also talk about moving to the US as a career choice, variety shows, and making it up as you go along.
Six Degrees From King Crimson:
Great Speckled Bird -> Todd Rundgren -> Hall & Oates -> Robert Fripp -> King Crimson
Great Speckled Bird -> David Briggs -> B. B. King -> U2 -> Brian Eno -> Robert Fripp, Adrian Belew -> King Crimson
Music featured this week:
Long Long Time To Get Old - Great Speckled Bird
Some Kind Of Fool - Ol' Eon
Old Cheyenne - You Were On My Mind
Calgary - Great Speckled Bird
Welcome To The Show!
Join Steve and Doug Ferguson as they trip through the alphabet, covering bands and artists with facts, album reviews, and track recommendations for first time listeners!
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"Frustrating". That was the term used by a senior manager in the consortium "poised" to take over Flybe last week. "Poised" in fact is the perfect word. "Ready" is another term that could be used.
Connect Airways Ltd, a joint-venture company split between Stobart Aviation (30%), Virgin Atlantic (30%) and Cyrus Capital (40%), is now funding Flybe but cannot take over management until the EU competition people in Brussels give clearance at some point in the summer.
In the meantime, the present Flybe administration must take the blame for the chaos that ensured last week when the airline cancelled more than 30 flights at short notice.
Did the airline try to bury the reduction of the winter programme by announcing it more or less at the same time as the termination of the Embraer 195 fleet? It was a PR disaster!
It should have been a glorious week for Flybe with the arrival of Heathrow service from Newquay and Guernsey, and shortly the Isle of Man, joining the established Aberdeen and Edinburgh routes. Flybe now serves more UK destinations than British Airways and backs up Heathrow's stated policy to link London once again with the provinces (see www.btnews.co.uk/article/14438)
Add confusion to frustration and you have a recipe for uncertainty, never a good thing in aviation.
As one industry expert noted: "Flybe is in a period of limbo until EU gives the go-ahead with the takeover. There is a rebrand in the offing, possibly a third-time-lucky Virgin domestic. Virgin CityJet failed at LCY and Little Red never really took off. The name Flybe is well established and memories are short. Perhaps the extension "A Virgin Atlantic Company" as a logo might work. It is certainly cheaper than a complete expensive rebrand. Virgin Connect is another possibility."
Staff are pleased with the new backing, although many lost considerable money due to share ownership.
Established at the time when Jim French was CEO, the Flybe Training Academy at Exeter should be able to resolve the crewing problems that were claimed for the flight cancellations. It will be a useful addition for Virgin Atlantic with its own recruitment plans. Sister company Flybe Aviation Services has an MOD contract for engineering and maintenance of the A400M at Brize Norton.
The directors of Flybe Ltd are CEO Christine Ourmières-Widener, chief financial officer Ian Milne and a former CEO of Virgin North America, Jonathan Peachey, who was appointed by Cyrus Capital and joined the board upon completion of the sale of the business to Connect. Are they being "advised" by the new owners? It is a very curious and exceptional position. The backers of Connect have a wealth of experience in 'low-cost' operations. If anyone can sort out the mess, they can. And quietly in the background is Delta, a 49% owner of Virgin Atlantic, and Air France with 20% of the airline.
Wednesday's statement said the airline was halting jet operations with effect from the start of the 2019-20 winter programme, with the last flights in October. It said the 78-seat Bombardier Q400 aircraft would be the backbone of Flybe's network. Jet operations at Norwich are being halted, but services flown by Flybe's franchise partner, Eastern Airways, would continue.
With the stopping of jet services from Cardiff and Doncaster, Flybe said it would close both bases while continuing to offer flights to and from the airports with Q400s, with aircraft and crew operating from other bases. What happens to the remaining six Embraer 175s? It looks like they will continue at Birmingham and Manchester.
Distancing the two events of cancellations and closures, Ourmières-Widener said: "Our fleet reduction has always been core to improving our profitability. We are committed to assisting all our affected employees across the impacted Flybe bases.
"We remain fully committed to Exeter, Cardiff and Doncaster airports and will continue to offer a comprehensive choice of regional and European destinations operated by our 78-seat Bombardier Q400 aircraft." One has to ask the question: Were these her words, her PR advice-givers or those of Connect?
As BTN says, not the best of starts. We can only hope the new era will lead to greater things, for Flybe staff, its passengers and suppliers, and UK air travel. This map shows the potential.
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When you hear the word dad you think of the man you grew up looking up to and loving. Girls in particular have a special connection to their fathers. He is the man that she will learn how a woman is a treated by the way he is with her mother. He will also build up her self-esteem and self-worth with the time and devotion he gives her. Gabriella Lynde knows all too well that the man that help raise her is not her biological father. Nonetheless, she lovingly calls him dad. For his birthday this month, she gave him a gift he will never forget. The Port Rickey, Florida resident is over 18 years old so what she gave him is more an act of love than a required legality. When her dad realizes what she is asking him to do, he calls it the greatest day of his life since his son was born.
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Adding Alerts to Forms
Looking for immediate answers to how well your product is performing out in the field?
Form alerts are set up through the Create Alert button option at the end of every Repsly Form template. In creating an alert, a back-office user must specify the email's subject and identify recipients.
1. Click on Templates choose the Forms and pick the form you would like to add an Alert to
2. Scroll down to the Alerts tab
3. Click on create alert button. Once you press that button, you must fill out the required information and then press save to create the new alert.
Choose a name for your alert and the recipients of your alert. The recipients must be your back office users, and the alert title can be anything you want.
When the form input matches the desired criterion, an alert is triggered and sent to the assigned e-mail recipients directly linked to a form in question.
Alert that must match all criteria.
To set up an alert that must match multiple criteria, you can create one alert with multiple questions.
In this example, both the answer to "Straightened shelves during the visit" must be "Yes" and "What aisle is our product in" must be "2". Only then will an alert be sent. If the answer to "What aisle is our product in" is "2" and the answer "Straightened shelves during the visit" is "Yes."


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Maurice Renard (1875-1939) was another early 20th century pioneer of science fiction, or to use his own term for it, scientific marvel fiction. The Black Coat Press volume Doctor Lerne includes the novel of that name, a novella called Monsieur Depont's Vacation and an essay of Renard's on the subject of this genre of fiction.
Like most French writers of such fiction at that time Renard found that the reading public had a limited taste for such works although he did later achieve considerable fame with a mystery novel tinged with science fiction, The Hands of Orlac.
Monsieur Depont's Vacation, published in 1905, was Renard's first attempt at this newly emerging genre. There was a considerable vogue for dinosaurs at the time and this is one of the more interesting early attempts at a tale of dinosaurs loose in the modern world. It's rather tongue-in-cheek in style and the highlight is the absurd but ingenious reasoning by which the scientist in the story convinces himself that it really is possible that an iguanadon and a megalosaur are wandering about the French countryside.
Doctor Lerne, published in 1908, is a much more ambitious and much more accomplished work. This is a classic mad scientist story. A young man, Nicolas Vermont, sets off to visit his uncle at his chateau. The uncle, Dr Lerne, has been conducting experiments in grafting and tissue transplant. It appears that he has made some colossal breakthroughs but there are several things that his nephew finds extremely disturbing. His uncle seems strangely changed and fails to recognise his nephew. His handwriting has altered, and he seems to have picked up a slight German accent. Nicolas's assumption is that this is a result of Dr Lerne's long and close collaboration with his three German assistants.
Nicolas however cannot shrug off all his misgivings. When he finally gains access to his uncle's laboratory he is horrified by what he finds. Dr Lerne has not only been transplanting organs from one species to another, he has even performed transplants from plant life to animal life. And this is only the beginning. Dr Lerne believes it may even be possible to break down the barrier between men and machines. Nicolas is the proud owner of a powerful and very advanced motor car, a machine so sophisticated that the scientist believes that machine life is a distinct possibility.
It's an entertaining mixture of horror and science fiction packed with original and ambitious ideas. Certainly one of the neglected early masterpieces of science fiction.
Brian Stableford once again provides not only the translation but also an informative introduction and afterword.
Highly recommended!


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Charlotte had the amazing opportunity to be on session for Guy Farley's second album for Audio Networks – 'Endeavour' recorded in Studio 1, Abbey Road Studios.
The album is a collection of edited and re-worked pieces from his Bear Grylls' Endeavour Live Tour work, which was recorded back in 2017. The album has been developed for use within Audio Networks libraries.
The morning session saw the string section being recorded, followed by the brass in the afternoon as well as the percussion.
Charlotte was assisting Guy on this session, helping prepare parts, scores as well as helping the players with any corrections that needed to be made on the floor.
Here is a video of the string session in the morning, recording and rehearsing:
Here is a video of the brass session in the afternoon, recording and rehearsing:
And here is a video of the percussion in the afternoon, recording and rehearsing:


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Responses Needed: Teaching in Japan General Survey!
"When love is deep, much can be accomplished." – Shinichi Suzuki (1898-1998), Japanese violinist and world famous music educator What have you found satisfying about teaching English in Japan? How do you select or create EFL materials to help your students learn English? What do you know now that you wish you knew when you started teaching English in Japan? We would like to...Read More


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Welt im Bild 130/1954 22.12.1954
01 Bonn: Bundestag debate on the Paris agreements - 1st reading of Adenauer's lectern. Government bank with: Blücher, Schröder, Erhard. Adenauer actuality: "the Treaty, ladies and gentlemen, is the Federal Republic only able to eliminate the Division of Germany and to cope with the tasks involved with the reunion. The Paris agreements capable of even more. You can initiate a new era in the history of Europe. The unity of Europe was a dream of a few, and she was a hope for many. It is a necessity for all of us." Clapping. Erich Ollenhauer actuality: "you can only the responsibility, which contains policy of the implementation of the Paris agreements and their implications for the fate of German and the personal fate of so many people, when every humanly possible effort has been made to avoid the danger of a permanent division of our people and the danger of severe psychological conflicts for millions of our people. Today is the decision still in our own hands, tomorrow it might be too late." Gerstermaier as President of the Bundestag. Ollenhauer goes to his place. The majority of members is behind the Government's position.
02. Finland: 89th birthday by Jean Sibelius Jean Sibelius and wife at his home in Finland.
03. New Jersey: Albert Einstein, the founder of the theory of Relativitäts ceremony for Albert Einstein by the Israeli Institute of technology at Princeton University will honour slides in the Institute and speaks at lectern actuality his thanks.
04. Tokyo: change of Government in Japan Prime Minister Yoshida at the lectern. The fall of the Government and replaced by Ichiro Hatoyama. Hatoyma speaks to reporters. (Normalization of relations with the Soviet Union and Red China seeks new Government.)
05. Washington: missile defense underground stored remote-controlled rockets are up and make missile defense ring around Washington.
06. Rome: Giovanni Montini is Archbishop of Milan in St. Peter's Church consecration by Monsignor Montini Archbishop of Milan. Ceremony. Montini throws himself to the ground and kissing the floor.
07. India: Opening the Brama Festival President Prasad opened in New Delhi the Festival. Performance of a play from the 15th century. Prime Minister Nehru welcomed the actor.
08 France: Supply of Lighthouse crew on the channel Island Quessant boat with supplies on the high seas. Storm prevents the creation on the lighthouse island. On cable, the supplies are pulled from the ship to the lighthouse.
09th Ruhr: Fog on the highway policemen with warning lights on accident. Overturned truck. Wrecked cars after accidents in the fog. Tow truck in use.
10 Dortmund: train disaster before the station debris of 2 interconnected driven passenger trains from the main train station. Rescue forces mountains killed and wounded at the scene. The accident 15 dead and 34 injured and caused by incorrect setting of the course. Car debris be removed.
11 Japan: Avalanche at the Fujiama crying people. Rescue teams search for crashed 15 students be recovered dead in the snow.
12 Christmas Krippenschnitzer Oberammergau: Woodcarving in Oberammergau carving Nativity figurines. Salzburger Land: shepherd boys Christmas sing a: jacks with instruments through place and sing in a front of House Christmas. Christmas Eve in Bavaria: Bell Rings. Altar in the chapel. Kid lit candles in church. Midnight mass.
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Persons in the Film
Adenauer, Konrad ; Blücher, Franz ; Einstein, Albert ; Erhard, Ludwig ; Gerstenmaier, Eugen ; Hatoyama, Ichiro ; Kopf, Hinrich ; Montini, Giovanni ; Nehru, Indira ; Ollenhauer, Erich ; Prasad, Rajandra ; Reuter, Ernst ; Sibelius, Jan ; Yoshida
Berlin ; New Jersey ; Dortmund ; Finland ; Japan ; Salzburger Land ; Washington ; France ; Ruhr area ; India ; Bonn ; Tokyo ; Rome ; New Delhi
Sachindex Wochenschauen ; Railways ; Disasters ; Children ; Medals, awards, honors ; Political events ; Rockets ; Religious events ; Satellite ; Shipping ; Accidents ; Cultural events ; Transport: General ; Christmas ; space ; Advent ; Anniversaries, Jubilees, birthdays ; 18 finding book world in the picture
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- Title:
Welt im Bild 130/1954
- Country of Origin:
- Federal Republic of Germany
Year of Production and/or Release
- Date of Release:
- 22.12.1954
- Year of Production:
- 1954
- Origin:
- Title: Bundestag speech duel Adenauer Ollenhauer camera: Essmann, reason, Stoll streiflichter Sibelius was 89 years old origin: Filmveli Einstein ceremony Yoshida origin plunged: Asahi news rockets United States repelling the air attacks origin: Metro Montini Archbishop consecration origin: SEDI Brama Festival opening origin: India Lighthouse origin: Gaumont disasters camera: reason, reason, Essmann origin: Asahi news Christmas camera: Kang origin: Cook final
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Rapid Innovation in Development
City of Manchester Stadium Conference Centre
Thursday 3 - Friday 4 September 2009
The Rapid Innovation in Development event is being organised by UKOLN and will be held over 2 days, from Thursday 3rd to Friday 4th September 2009, in Manchester. This event is invitation only, and there is NO registration fee and one night's accomodation will be provided free of charge for eligible guests.
The main audiences for this event are:
- Software developers from the recently funded JISC Rapid Innovation
Projects in the Information Environment Programme
http://www.jisc.ac.uk/whatwedo/programmes/inf11.aspx and http://www.netvibes.com/amcgregor/tab/inf11#inf11
- Invited guests who are developers or innovators either working on (or were/are hoping to work on) other rapid innovation projects in education, industry or elsewhere
We hope the event will follow an exciting, fun and intense format, very much in the spirit of recent Dev8D gatherings which promoted collaboration and creativity across different areas of research. Indeed, we are working very closely with the organisers of Dev8D in the planning for this event.
What will happen at the event?
The main objective of the event is that you will be given the opportunity to explore ways in which you can sell and market your projects/ideas more effectively to wider audiences in order to get more people interested in using your software / or listening and understanding your ideas better. The format for the event is very interactive. For example, during the first day, you will be expected to give a 45 second verbal summary either of your project, an idea or what you are currently working on and no powerpoints allowed!
There will be 'lightning talks' and 'show and tell sessions' delivered by renowned experts and guru developers in the area of rapid software application development. These sessions will cover ideas in the 'now', will be very focused and to the point with an opportunity for questions and discussion.
There will also be plenty of opportunities to:
- Network with familiar and new colleagues
- Explore avenues for co-operation
- Share and brainstorm new ideas
- Showcase some of the work you are doing (e.g. examine each other's code and brainstorm)
- Most importantly have a bit of fun!
There will be bloggers and media experts who are there to help you in communicating more effectively to a wide audience and who will also be recording the outputs of the event e.g. interviews, live blogging, and creating pod/vod casts throughout the two days.
Please note, the tag for this event is:
You will be able to follow announcements about the event via twitter (as well as feeds from blogs and websites etc) by searching for the above tag. If you are new to twitter, please visit, http://www.twitter.com and create an account for yourself, we will be using technologies like this frequently, before, during and after the event.If you require a twitter client (software to keep up to date with the latest twitters), several can be found at http://www.twitstat.com/twitterclientusers.html.


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Today I did 54 caches over 32 kilometers.
I parked in a handy spot, loaded up the bike and set off for the morning loop of 24 caches. I got back to the car at about 1:30 and had lunch, another bottle of water (it was really hot today), a change of battery for the bike and a recharge of the Loox.
Then I set off on the second loop, got back to the car, changed battery again, and went round the third loop. These aren't loops that the cache owner set, it was just me finding a route that would be as short and easy as possible.
Along the way, while on the road, I encountered the remains of a minor accident. A box of drill bits had fallen onto the road and shattered, there were bits of plastic and drill bits lying there, a potential hazard. I tidied up, and I'll be keeping the drill bits - I was thinking of buying new bits anyway, because my current ones are getting a bit blunt. These are Black and Decker, so hopefully they'll be good quality.
Towards the end of the day, I encountered this:
Yes, it's a ferret. On a lead. The lady said that she was training it, but she was still having trouble with it biting. I've never seen a ferret on a lead before.


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Reports and Presentations
Note: These files are in PDF format unless otherwise noted.
The report summarizes the efforts and plans to gather more information for the pilot program implementation. The report also includes information on the funds available in the Veterans Recovery Account.
As required by S.B. 271, HHSC developed this report on strategies implemented by the Texas Department of Aging & Disability Services (DADS) to collect and analyze data related to informal caregiver support services in Texas.


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Accountability, Audit & Risk Management
As part of the Corporate Governance Framework, the following principles apply on accountability and audit:
Principle 10: Accountability of the Board of Directors and Management
The Board seeks to provide the shareholders with a balanced and understandable assessment of GIL's performance, position and prospects through its announcement of quarterly and full year financial results (quarterly financial results are released within 45 days after the end of each quarter while full year financial results are released within 60 days after the financial year end), dividend guidance and other material information via SGXNet and GIL's corporate website. Annual reports are sent to all shareholders and are accessible on GIL's website. The Manager provides the Board with information to enable the Board to make a balanced and informed assessment of Company's performance, position and prospects. The Manager also submits a quarterly compliance checklist to the SGX-ST confirming that all the financial results announced via SGXNet comply with the requirements set out in the Listing Manual.
The Board has formal policies and procedures on reporting and review of financial information. There are also policies and procedures established to ensure compliance with legislative and regulatory requirements such as GIL's Risk Management Policy, Whistleblowing Policy and Code of Conduct. The Board has access to monthly management accounts and is provided with such explanation and information as the Board may require from time to time.
Principle 11 : Risk Management
The Board is responsible for the governance of risk. The Board determines GIL's level of risk tolerance and risk policies and oversees the Manager in the design, implementation and monitoring of the risk management and internal control systems.
GIL has implemented an Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) Framework for the identification of key risks within the business. This Framework defines five major classifications of risks – Strategic, Investment/Economic, Regulatory, Financial and Operational. Operational risks include possible lapses in internal controls and risks from external events such as legal risks as well as environmental risks. Investment/Economic risks are influenced by a variety of general economic and business conditions in the places where GIL has investments or where GIL's underlying assets and economic exposures are located. Such factors may affect the share price of GIL and its ability to meet dividend expectations. While appropriate risk mitigation measures within GIL's risk assessment framework are taken to address such inherent risk, the Board notes that, as elaborated upon below, no system of internal controls and risk management can eliminate all risks.
GIL adopts the Committee of Sponsoring Organisations of the Treadway Commission Model and the International Organization for Standardization on Risk Management (ISO 31000:2009(E)) guidelines for assessing the soundness of its financial reporting, and the efficiency and effectiveness of its risk management, internal control and compliance systems.
The ARMC assists the Board in the oversight of risk management in GIL. It reviews the effectiveness of the overall risk management system in meeting sound corporate governance principles. GIL's risk management process is an ongoing process and requires the continuous identification, assessment, monitoring and management of significant risks. The ARMC will report any material matters, including findings and recommendations pertaining to risk management to the Board.
The Manager is responsible for reporting the status of any key risk exposures or incidents to the ARMC. The Risk Register and Risk Profiles are reviewed on a quarterly basis. Key risks at the process level will be identified via risk self-assessment exercises. Risk awareness and ownership of risk treatments are also continuously fostered across the Manager's organisation.
The Board reviews the adequacy and effectiveness of the company's risk management and internal control systems, including financial, operational, compliance and information technology controls on an annual basis.
Internal Controls
GIL does not have any employees and in this externally managed model, it relies on the Manager to establish, implement and maintain a sound system of internal controls to safeguard shareholders' investments and GIL's assets and to report to the ARMC on the adequacy and effectiveness of these systems of internal controls and risk management on a regular basis. The ARMC reviews the effectiveness of the system of internal controls at least annually. In its letter of representation to GIL, the Manager has confirmed that it has established an adequate system of internal controls, addressing financial, operational, compliance and information technology controls of GIL.
Based on the work done and the reviews undertaken by the external auditors and the Manager's internal auditor, the Board (with the concurrence of the ARMC) is of the opinion that there are adequate and effective risk management systems as well as internal controls in place to help to mitigate critical and significant risks relating to financial, operational, compliance and information technology matters.
The system of internal controls and risk management framework established by the Manager provide reasonable, but not absolute, assurance that GIL's assets and investments are safeguarded. The likelihood of achieving the objectives of the Committee of Sponsoring Organisations of the Treadway Commission Model is affected by limitations inherent in all internal control and risk management systems. The Board notes that no system of internal controls and risk management can provide absolute assurance in this regard, or absolute assurance against the occurrence of material errors, poor judgment in decision-making, human error, losses, fraud or other irregularities.
Principle 12: Audit Committee
While GIL does not have a CEO/CFO, for FY2018, the Manager has provided written assurance to the Board confirming that GIL's financial records have been properly maintained and the financial statements give a true and fair view of GIL's operations. This certification also confirms the adequacy of GIL's risk management, compliance and internal control systems.
Audit & Risk Management Committee
GIL has established an ARMC and has adopted a formal charter setting out its key responsibilities. All three member of the ARMC, including the Chairman of the ARMC, possess relevant accounting or related financial management expertise or experience.
The ARMC comprises the following three independent directors:
|Mr Tan Kok Wee
|Mr Ronald Seah Lim Siang
|Mr Tan Wee Peng Kelvin
The ARMC has the explicit authority to investigate matters within its terms of reference. It has full access to and cooperation of the Manager, full discretion to invite any director of GIL or any executive officer of the Manager to its meetings and reasonable resources to discharge its functions properly. It is empowered to:
- retain external counsel, accountants, or others to advise the ARMC or to assist in the conduct of an investigation
- seek any information it requires from external parties
- meet with the officers of the Group, external auditors, or external counsel, as necessary
The ARMC assists the Board in fulfilling its oversight responsibilities for the financial reporting process, the system of internal controls, the audit process, the compliance monitoring process and risk management.
Specific Responsibilities
The following is a non-exhaustive list of the specific responsibilities of the ARMC:
- Financial Statements: The ARMC reviews the significant financial reporting issues and judgments to ensure the integrity of the financial statements of GIL and any announcements relating to GIL's financial performance. The Manager makes representations to the Board in connection with GIL's financial statements on the proper accounting record and transaction.
- Internal Controls: The ARMC reviews and reports to the Board at least annually the adequacy and effectiveness of GIL's internal control systems, including financial, operational, compliance and information technology controls and risk management systems. It reviews the scope of the external auditors' review of internal controls and reviews reports on significant findings and recommendations.
- Internal Audit: The ARMC reviews the effectiveness of the Manager's internal auditor's work on GIL.
- External Audit: The ARMC reviews and advises the Board on the external auditors' annual plan for GIL, the external auditors' proposed fees and their independence as well as the scope and results of the external audit. It establishes policies as appropriate with regards to, and reviews, the independence and objectivity of the external auditors.
- Compliance: The ARMC considers the work plan for compliance activities and reviews the updates and effectiveness of the system for monitoring compliance with laws and regulations.
- Risk Management: The ARMC considers the overall Risk Management Framework and reviews its effectiveness in meeting sound corporate governance principles. It keeps the Board informed of all significant business risks and reviews the status report from the Manager.
The ARMC meets as required and normally at least four times a year. It reviews its effectiveness and performance against its charter, and reports its findings to the Board at least annually. The ARMC meets with the external auditors at least semi-annually or more frequently if required. The ARMC has the opportunity to discuss any matters in a private session with GIL's external auditors at least annually.
During the year under review, the ARMC, among others:
- Reviewed and recommended to the Board the release of the quarterly and full year financial statements
- Reviewed and recommended to the Board the Compliance Plan 2018
- Reviewed and opined that GIL's risk management and internal control system was adequate and effective for FY2018
The ARMC conducted a self-review against the responsibilities set out in the Audit and Risk Management Committee Charter and concluded that the ARMC had been adequately fulfilling its duties.
To ensure ARMC members keep abreast of changes to accounting standards and important accounting issues, continuing education is provided to update and enhance their skills and knowledge. Information on training and updates can be found in the Induction, Orientation and Training section under Principle 1.
External Audit
The ARMC recommends to the Board the proposals to the shareholders on the appointment, reappointment and removal of the external auditors and recommends to the Board the remuneration and terms of engagement of the external auditors. The re-appointment of the external auditors is subject to approval of the shareholders at GIL's AGM.
During the financial year, the ARMC held a meeting with the external auditors without the presence of the Manager.
Independence of the External Auditors
For the purposes of the FY2018 audit, the ARMC reviewed the independence of the external auditors and determined that there were no circumstances that would impair the independence of the external auditors. The ARMC noted the declaration of independence in the external auditor's report and noted that for FY2018, the fees paid to the external auditor for audit services and non-audit services were as follows:
|Fees (S$)
|Audit Services
Neither the members nor the Chairman of the ARMC are former partners or directors of the external auditors.
Principle 13: Internal Audit
The Manager has its own outsourced internal auditor, RSM Risk Advisory Pte Ltd (RSM), which conducts audit on certain areas of the Manager's scope of work under the Management Agreement with GIL such as operations, setting of risk parameters and adherence to risk limits, monitoring of risk limit breaches, adequacy of compliance policies and periodic monitoring framework. RSM adopts and meets the International Standards for the Professional Practice of Internal Auditing. The Manager's internal auditor has access to GIL's documents, records and properties. RSM reports the findings from the audit of the Manager's scope of work under the Management Agreement to the Manager's ARMC. The Manager's officers also meet with RSM and the Board to ensure that GIL's internal procedures and policies are compliant with all applicable laws and regulations.


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Teleperformance to create 400 new jobs in Newry
Teleperformance has today revealed that it will create 400 new jobs in its Newry and Bangor premises.
Teleperformance, which represents major clients in the private and public sector, said it is recruiting at least 400 new staff to fill a numbers of roles.
Chief executive of Teleperformance UK Alistair Niederer said: "We are currently enjoying a high level of growth across the UK and are proud to be creating such a boost in Northern Ireland with these vacancies. We are looking for talented people that have a passion for delivering excellent customer service."
The announcement was welcomed by Dr Gerard O'Hare, chairman of the Parker Green Group which owns the Quays Complex in Newry where the majority of the jobs will be created.
He said: "We are delighted Teleperformance are expanding their current operation at The Quays Complex in Newry, where over 2,500 people already work on a weekly basis. Delivering real jobs right now is a tremendous boost for the local economies and Teleperformance UK are to be congratulated for demonstrating an ongoing commitment to Northern Ireland at this time."
Newry & Armagh DUP MLA William Irwin welcomed the news. He stated, "This is great news for the area and it comes at a time when employment opportunities are not plentiful. It is important that our Executive continues its work in terms of bringing jobs to Northern Ireland and ensures that investors continue to see Northern Ireland as a prime location for their operations."
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