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ALERT: The first concert by the Verona Area Community Orchestra is set for this Wednesday, Jan. 29, at 7 p.m. in the Verona Area High School's Performing Arts Center at 300 Richard St. in Verona. A reception, with a sheet cake, will follow the concert. Admission is FREE.
Thirty-five amateur string orchestra musicians will play selections from: Johann Sebastian Bach (Brandenburg Concerto No. 3), Aaron Copland ("Rodeo"), Sir Edward Elgar ("Serenade for Strings"), Eric Whitacre ("October"), Louis Prima ("Sing Sing with a Swing"), and Peter Warlock ("Capriol" Suite).
By Jacob Stockinger
This coming Saturday, Feb. 1, will see what promises to be one of the most interesting and impressive events of The Beethoven Year in Madison.
At 8 p.m. in the Mead Witter Foundation Concert Hall, in the new Hamel Music Center at 740 University Avenue, the UW-Madison's virtuoso pianist Christopher Taylor (below) will perform the solo piano transcriptions made by Franz Liszt of Beethoven's Symphonies Nos. 1 and 9.
When he was just 12, the young Liszt — often considered the greatest pianist who ever lived — performed for and met Beethoven, who gave the boy his blessing.
For the rest of his life, Liszt (below top) promoted Beethoven's piano sonatas and symphonies through the keyboard. Liszt also studied with Carl Czerny, who studied with Beethoven (below bottom).
These performances mark Taylor's completion of the ambitious and monumental cycle of Liszt's Beethoven symphony transcriptions.
The Ninth or "Choral" Symphony – with the famous "Ode to Joy" finale – will also have five singers to perform the solo and choral parts. They are: Mead Witter School of Music faculty members Mimmi Fulmer and Paul Rowe (below top); and graduate students Sarah Brailey (below bottom), Thore Dosdall and Benjamin Liupaogo.
(You can hear the famous Scherzo movement played by Cyprien Katsaris and see the note-filled score for it in the YouTube video at the bottom.)
Tickets are $20, except for music school faculty and students who will be admitted free on the night of the performance if space allows.
For more information about the tickets, parking, the performers and the program, go to: https://www.music.wisc.edu/event/christopher-taylor-and-friends-beethoven-symphony-extravaganza/
To just purchase tickets, go to the Campus Arts Ticketing box office in the Memorial Union, call (608) 265-ARTS (2787) or go to: https://artsticketing.wisc.edu/Online/default.asp?doWork::WScontent::loadArticle=Load&BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::article_id=79084672-5D75-4981-B0A3-B135EDB97FF1
For more information about the extraordinary keyboard transcriptions, go to the Wikipedia entry and be sure to read the section on History: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beethoven_Symphonies_(Liszt)
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By Jacob Stockinger
As far as The Ear can tell, Marika Fischer Hoyt has two big professional passions: early music, especially the music of Johann Sebastian Bach; and the viola, which she plays, teaches and champions in the Madison Bach Musicians, the Madison Symphony Orchestra, Bach Around the Clock (which she revitalized and directs) and now Sonata à Quattro (which she founded last summer, when it made its impressive debut as an adjunct event to the Madison Early Music Festival).
Those two passions will come together in Madison this Friday night, Nov. 2, and in Milwaukee this Sunday afternoon, Nov. 4, in concerts by the new Baroque chamber music ensemble Sonata à Quattro (below) with the theme "Underdog No More – The Viola Uprising."
Here are the two dates and venues:
Friday, Nov. 2, at 7:30 p.m. at the Immanuel Lutheran Church, 1021 Spaight Street, in Madison; tickets are $15 and available at the door, and also online at www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3660161
Sunday, Nov. 4, at 4 p.m. at the Villa Terrace Decorative Arts Museum, 2220 North Terrace Avenue, in Milwaukee; tickets are $20 for general admission, $10 for students at the door, and online at www.violauprising.brownpapertickets.com
Fisher Hoyt (below) has this to say this about the theme of "The Viola as Underdog":
"A caterpillar turning into a butterfly – that was the violin in the 17th century. In the early 1600's the violin evolved almost overnight from dance band serf into the rock star of the musical family.
But the viola's larger size, heavier weight, more slowly responding strings and darker timbre kept it in the shadows, consigned to rounding out harmonies under the violin's pyrotechnics. (Indeed, vestiges of this status remain to the present day, in the form of the omnipresent viola joke).
Composers like Bach, Mozart and Beethoven played the viola (below is Marika Fischer Hoyt's baroque viola made in Germany in the 1770's) themselves, and gave it challenging melodic and soloistic opportunities in their works. But these were the exception rather than the rule; the viola's main role in the 17th century was that of filler in an ensemble.
But if agile violins and cellos serve as the arms and legs of a musical texture, the viola's rich dark voice gives expression to the heart and soul. This added dimension is enhanced when, as happened frequently in France, Germany and Italy, two or more viola lines are included.
Our program presents works from 1602-1727 that explore those darker, richer musical palettes, culminating in Bach's ultimate exaltation of the underdog, the Brandenburg Concerto No. 6." (You can hear the Bach work in the YouTube video at the bottom.)
Performers in the group for these performances are Consuelo Sañudo, mezzo-soprano; Christine Hauptly-Annin and Anna Rasmussen, violins; Micah Behr and Marika Fischer Hoyt, violas; Ravenna Helson and Eric Miller, violas da gamba; Charlie Rasmussen, cello; and Daniel Sullivan, harpsichord.
The program includes:
Fuga Prima, from Neue Artige und Liebliche Tänze (New-styled and Lovely Dances) (1602) by Valentin Haussmann (1565-1614)
Sonata à 5 in G Minor, Op. 2 No. 11 (1700) by Tomaso Albinoni (1671-1751)
Mensa Sonora, Pars III (1680) by Heinrich Biber (1644-1704)
Sonata à 5 in E Minor, TWV 44:5 by Georg Friedrich Telemann (1681-1767)
Sinfonia from Cantata 18 Gleichwie der Regen und Schnee (Just as the Rain and Snow) (1714) by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Sonata à Quattro II in C Major "Il Battista" (The Baptist) (1727) by Antonio Caldara (1670-1736)
Lament: Ach, daß ich Wassers gnug hätte (O, that I had enough waters) by Johann Christoph Bach (1642-1703)
Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 in B-flat Major, BWV 1051 (1718) by J.S. Bach
Here is a link to the Facebook page of Sonata à Quattro with videos and photos as well information about the players and upcoming concerts: https://www.facebook.com/sonataaquattro/
The Madison concert will be followed by a reception of dark chocolate, mocha and cappuccino.
CORRECTION: The two performances by the Madison Symphony Orchestra the were listed earlier in this post took place last Sunday, and are NOT scheduled for this coming Sunday. The Ear apologizes and regrets the error.
ALERT: This week's FREE Friday Musicale at the First Unitarian Society of Madison, 900 University Bay Drive, features mezzo-soprano Consuelo Sañudo (below) and pianist Jeff Gibbens performing music by Johann Sebastian Bach, Ludwig van Beethoven, Claude Debussy, Andre Caplet and Maurice Ravel. The concert runs from 12:15 to 1 p.m.
By Jacob Stockinger
On this Sunday, March 4, you can hear a sample of the Bach Around the Clock marathon that will take place a week from Saturday, on March 10, from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. in St. Andrew's Episcopalian Church, 1833 Regent St.
The preview of the event that celebrates the 333nd birthday of Johann Sebastian Bach (below) will be this month's Sunday Afternoon Live From the Chazen concert. It starts at 12:30 p.m. in Brittingham Gallery No. 3.
NOTE: It will also be live-streamed from the UW-Madison's Chazen Museum of Art via the following website:
The program features the popular Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F Major (with flutist Dawn Lawler, below top, as soloist) and the familiar Harpsichord Concerto No. 1 in D minor (with Mark Brampton Smith, below bottom, as soloist). (You can hear the opening of the Harpsichord Concerto in the YouTube video below.)
There will also be selections by Bach from the books for the Suzuki method.
Information about the program and performers is on the website above.
For more information about the complete Bach Around the Clock, as well as the Chazen preview, including the full schedule of works and performers with times and information about live-streaming, go to:
By Jacob Stockinger
Regular readers of this blog know how much The Ear likes to recognize community-based initiatives, amateur participation, and events that are affordable or free to the public and so help build and widen the audience for classical music.
On all those counts, the Musician of the Year for 2017 goes to Marika Fischer Hoyt (below) who revived Bach Around the Clock and has given it a seemingly secure future.
In Madison, Bach Around the Clock was originally sponsored and put on for several years by Wisconsin Public Radio's music director Cheryl Dring. But when Dring left for another job five years ago, WPR ended the event, which got its national start in New Orleans and is now celebrated in many other cities to mark the March birthday of Baroque composer Johann Sebastian Bach.
Yet it is not as if Fischer Hoyt didn't already have enough on her plate.
She is a very accomplished and very busy violist.
As a modern violist, she plays with the Madison Symphony Orchestra and is a founding member of the Ancora String Quartet (below), with which she still plays after 17 seasons. She is also a member of the Madison Symphony Orchestra.
As a specialist on the baroque viola, she is a member (below far left) of the Madison Bach Musicians who also plays for the Handel Aria Competition and the Madison Early Music Festival.
In addition, she is a private teacher who finds time to attend early music festivals around the country.
To get an idea of what she has done to put Bach Around the Clock (BATC) on a stable footing here, read the update posting from a couple of days ago:
Not only did Fischer Hoyt obtain the participation of some 80 performers — students and teachers, amateurs and professionals, individuals and groups– she also got cooperation, facilities, performers and help from St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, 1833 Regent Street, on Madison's near west side.
She obtained donations of money and even food to stage the event.
She herself played in the event that drew hundreds of listeners.
She lined up local sound engineers who recorded the entire event, which was then broadcast in parts by Rich Samuels (below) on WORT-FM 89.9 and streamed live as far away as London.
She served as an emcee who also conducted brief interviews about the music with the many performers (below right, with flutist Casey Oelkers)
Recognizing she can't keep doing so much by herself, the energetic Fischer Hoyt has turned BATC into a more formal and self-sustaining organization with a board of directors.
She has sought advice from experts about Bach and Bach festivals.
She applied for and won one of five national grants from Early Music America in Boston.
She has consulted legal help to make BATC a nonprofit charitable organization, which should help guarantee a steady stream of funding.
And artistically, she has added a back-up mini-orchestra to accompany singers and instrumentalists.
The event this year is on Saturday, March 10, a little early for Bach's 333rd birthday (March 31, 1685) but a smart decision to avoid spring break in the schools and at the UW, and to help recruit the many performers who are also important, if secondary, Musicians of the Year.
But the center of the event, the force holds it all together, is Marika Fischer Hoyt and all the hard work, done over a long time, that she has invested in making Bach Around the Clock a permanent part of Madison's classical music schedule and cultural scene.
If you didn't go last year, try it this year. It is wonderful, inspiring and enjoyable.
Please join The Ear in congratulating Marika Fischer Hoyt for making Bach Around the Clock the success it now is and giving it the future it now has. Leave your comments about her and BATC in the COMMENT section.
To celebrate, here is a YouTube video of the Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 by Johann Sebastian Bach:
URGENT CORRECTION: The time for tonight's performance of "Privilege" by the Madison Choral Project has been moved from 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. due to noise from a nearby football game in Camp Randall Stadium. For more about the concert, go to:
THIS JUST IN: Hi Jake: We've got cellist Karl von Huene and bassist John Dowling at the Malt House, at 2609 East Washington Avenue on the corner of Milwaukee Street, again this Saturday, from 3-5 p.m. Karl says the pieces they'll play are by J.S. Bach, W. A. Mozart, Arcangelo Corelli, S. Lee, F. J. Haydn, G.F. Handel, Dmitri Kabalevsky, and Francesco Durante. It should be fun! Cheers, Bill Rogers
BIG ALERT: This is a reminder that, in this busy week of music, one stand-out concert is by the Grammy Award-winning Los Angeles Guitar Quartet. It will perform the annual Fan Taylor Memorial Concert this Saturday night at 8 p.m. in Shannon Hall of the Wisconsin Union Theater. (You can hear a sample of the Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 they will play in the YouTube video at the bottom.)
The acclaimed quartet will perform music by Bach, Bizet, Debussy, and Villa-Lobos as well as 17th-century Spanish music from the age of the novelist Cervantes For more information about the group, the program and tickets ($10-$48), go to: https://union.wisc.edu/events-and-activities/event-calendar/event/los-angeles-guitar-quartet/
By Jacob Stockinger
The Wisconsin Baroque Ensemble will give a concert of baroque chamber music on Saturday night, April 22, at 7:30 p.m.
It will take place in Saint Andrew's Episcopal Church, 1833 Regent Street.
Members of the WBE are: Mimmi Fulmer, soprano; Nathan Giglierano, baroque violin; Brett Lipshutz, traverse flute; Eric Miller, viola da gamba; Sigrun Paust, recorder; Monica Steger, traverse flute and harpsichord; Anton TenWolde, baroque cello; and Max Yount, harpsichord.
The program includes:
Georg Philipp Telemann – Quartet for two traversi, recorder and basso continuo, TWV 43:d1
Mr. De Machy – Pièces de Violle, Suite No. 3 (Pieces for Viol)
Francesca Caccini – "Lasciatemi qui solo" (Leave me here alone)
Quentin – Trio Sonata for two traversi and basso continuo, Op. 13, No. 3
Johannes Hieronymus Kapsberger – "Interrotte Speranze" (Vain Hope)
Johann Christoph Pepusch – Trio Sonata for recorder, violin and basso continuo
Georg Philipp Telemann (below) – Nouveaux Quatuors (Paris Quartets), No. 6 in E minor
Giulio Caccini – "Odi, Euterpe" (Hear, Euterpe)
Tickets at the door are $20, $10 for students.
A post-concert reception will be held after the concert at 2422 Kendall Ave, second floor.
For more information, go to: www.wisconsinbaroque.org
ALERT: Radio host Rich Samuels of WORT-FM 89.9, who recorded all of "Bach Around the Clock" this year, writes: "At 7:08 a.m. this Thursday morning, I'll be airing Saturday's "Bach Around the Clock" performance of the Brandenburg Concerto No. 3. This was a collaboration of Trevor Stephenson, Kangwon Kim. Nathan and Gillian Giglierano, Micah Behr, Marika Fischer Hoyt, Illana Schroeder, Martha Schroeder, Martha Vallon, Eric Miller and Mark Bridges."
By Jacob Stockinger
The Ear has been asked by Wisconsin Youth Symphony Orchestras (WYSO) to post something about a worthy cause and a worthy event:
Drum roll, please!
The Wisconsin Youth Symphony Orchestras (WYSO) Percussion Ensemble (below) will host its 16th annual PERCUSSION EXTRAVAGANZA!! on this Saturday, March 25, at 1:30 p.m. in Mills Concert Hall of the UW George L. Mosse Humanities Building. (A video sampler of profiles and music of WYSO's 13th Annual Percussion Ensemble in 2014 can be heard in the YouTube video at the bottom.)
Tickets are $10 for adults, $5 for youth under 18, and are available at the door 45 minutes before the concert begins.
The WYSO Percussion Ensemble (below top) — 14 student musicians from 10 communities playing under Vicki Jenks (below bottom) — hosts this signature percussion benefit to help others. Previous PERCUSSION EXTRAVAGANZAS! have benefitted Second Harvest Foodbank of Southern Wisconsin and the local American Red Cross.
This year—for the first time ever—Ronald McDonald House Charities will partner with WYSO in the collection of tangible items need for the Ronald McDonald House in Madison. The concert will also feature Ronald McDonald himself in person.
Nearly 60 performers—featuring Mannheim Steamroller drummer, Tom Sharpe (below) —will present eclectic, global music dedicated to PEACE. The theme of the event is "Lifting the World to Peace."
Other EXTRAVAGANZA artists include Madison's own Black Star Drum Line Percussion Group, led by Joey B. Banks; the UW-Madison Pan-Global Percussion Ensemble, Todd Hammes, instructor; and the WYSO Chamber Strings, led by its director Karl Lavine (below), principal cellist with the Madison Symphony Orchestra and the Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra.
For more information and details about the performers and the complete program as well as a video and a list of related activities and needed items you can bring and donate to the Ronald McDonald House Charities, go to:
Parking is available at State Street Campus, Helen C. White, and Grainger Hall parking facilities.
For more information, please contact the WYSO office at (608) 263-3320.
The WYSO Percussion Ensemble and PERCUSSION EXTRAVAGANZA! are supported by the Eric D. Batterman Memorial Fund, the Theodore W. Batterman Family Foundation, and the Wisconsin Arts Board with funds from the State of Wisconsin and the National Endowment for the Arts.
ALERT: Tonight's concert of African-American spirituals and songs has been CANCELLED because guest scholar and singer Emery Stephens is ill. The UW-Madison School of Music hopes to reschedule the event later this spring.
By Jacob Stockinger
Guess who turns 332 on March 21?
This coming Saturday will bring a 12-hour, noon to midnight, marathon party for the Birthday Boy – Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750, seen below in a humorous poster for a similar event held several years ago).
The local event – now part of the nationwide "Early Music Month" — is being revived, thanks to Madison violist Marika Fischer Hoyt (below), who performs with the Madison Bach Musicians, the Ancora String Quartet and the Madison Symphony Orchestra, and to many sponsors.
The party will take place at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church (below) on Regent Street. (Several years ago, the event, when it was sponsored by Wisconsin Public Radio, was held at the Pres House.) There will be live audio-visual streaming and free wi-fi, and the event will be recorded.
Here is a link to the updated schedule of performances:
Here is a link to an earlier post about the upcoming event:
If you love the music of Bach (below) – and The Ear doesn't know anyone who is into classical music who doesn't revere Bach — there will be a lot to love and to listen to at this FREE and OPEN TO THE PUBLIC celebration.
The event is modeled after a longtime similar event in New Orleans and those who attend it can come and go and come back again.
Local performers include groups and individuals who are professionals (Madison Bach Musicians and Wisconsin Chamber Choir), amateurs and students (Suzuki Strings of Madison).
The impressive program includes lots of variety.
There will be preludes and fugues.
Cantatas and concertos.
Sonatas and suites.
Obscure works will be performed.
But there will also be popular works such as two Brandenburg Concertos (Nos. 3 and 5), The Well-Tempered Clavier (Books I and II), the Magnificat, a Violin Concerto, "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring" and some of The Art of Fugue. (You can hear Fugue No. 1 from "The Art of Fugue," which will be performed at BATC, in the YouTube video at the bottom.)
There will be music played on period instruments and on modern instruments, including the harpsichord and the piano; the baroque violin and the modern violin; older recorders and newer flutes, the viola da gamba and the cello. And of course there will be lots and lots of singing and organ music.
Given such a marathon undertaking, you should know that there will be refreshments (coffee, tea, bottled water and snacks), comfortable seating and special birthday cakes — served at midnight — provided by Clausen's Eurpean Bakery in Middleton.
NOTE: You can find out more when several organizers and performers from Bach Around the Clock are Norman Gilliland's guests on Wisconsin Public Radio's "The Midday" this coming Thursday from noon to 12:30 p.m.
For more information –including how to support the event with a donation and how to participate in it as a performer – go to the event's homepage:
Here are some links to previous posts on this blog about attending earlier versions of Bach Around the Clock. Read them and look at the pictures, and you will see how enjoyable they are and how informative they are.
From 2010:
From 2011:
From 2012:
See you there!
By Jacob Stockinger
The big classical music event this week is the opening of the 25th anniversary season of the Madison-based Bach Dancing and Dynamite Society.
It was co-founded and is still co-directed by pianist Jeffrey Sykes, who graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Music and now teaches at the University of California-Berkeley; and by Stephanie Jutt, professor of flute at the UW-Madison School of Music who is also principal flute of the Madison Symphony Orchestra.
Here is a link to the BDDS website with information about tickets, programs, venues and performers:
Recently, Jutt (below) spoke to The Ear about the upcoming season, which runs June 10-26:
"This silver anniversary season has something for everybody, and we've made it extra special in every way, with personnel, with repertoire and with audience favorites that we're bringing back.
"In the first week, we have two short pieces by our featured composer, Kevin Puts "Air for Flute and Piano" and "Air for Violin and Piano," and the world premiere of "In at the Eye: Six Love Songs on Yeats' Poetry," a piece we co-commissioned, with several other participating festivals, from the American composer Kevin Puts (below).
We commissioned him just before he won the Pulitzer Prize, luckily for us! We have performed several works by him in the past ("Einstein on Mercer Street," "Traveler" and "Seven Seascapes"), and he will be here for the premiere performances at the Overture Playhouse and the Hillside Theater at Frank Lloyd Wright's Taliesen compound in Spring Green.
(NOTE: Composer Kevin Puts will speak about "How Did You Write That?" at the FREE family concert on this coming Saturday, to be held 11-11:45 a.m. in The Playhouse of the Overture Center.)
"In Week 2, we have three crazy, inspired works by Miguel del Aguila (below), a Uruguayan composer from Montevideo, who now lives in Los Angeles, that we commissioned and premiered. We'll be performing "Salon Buenos Aires," the piece that we commissioned, along with "Presto II" and "Charango Capriccioso."
During Week Two, we are also bringing back the amazing pianist, arranger and raconteur Pablo Zinger (below), also originally from Uruguay and a longtime New Yorker, to perform his arrangements of movie music by Nino Rota, Henry Mancini and others, as well as some of Pablo's brilliant arrangements of tangos by Astor Piazzolla.
"In Week 3, we are bringing back the "Four Seasons of Buenos Aires" by Astor Piazzolla and the "Four Seasons" by Antonio Vivaldi. People have begged us to repeat this program for years. It's one of the most thrilling programs we've done, and this seems like the perfect time to return to this beloved repertoire. (You can hear the Summer section of Piazzolla's Four Season of Buenos Aires in the youTube video at the bottom.)
"In the same Week Three, you will also hear some favorite works, the Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 by Johann Sebastian Bach and, in Week 1, Franz Schubert's final song cycle, "Schwanengesang" (Swan Songs") with one of our favorite artists, bass-baritone Timothy Jones (below top). That third week also features the Ravel Piano Trio with the San Francisco Trio (below bottom), comprised of Axel Strauss on violin, Jean-Michel Fontaneau on cello, and JeffreySykes on piano.
"We wanted to repeat special things and also do new pieces. Some of the music has links to the number 25 for our 25th anniversary – like Opus 25 for the Piano Quartet by Johannes Brahms or the Piano Concerto No. 25 by Mozart.
"We're spending a lot more on artist fees this summer – it increases our budget by a lot, but it makes for a very special 25th season. We will have special mystery guests and special door prizes, as we love to do, and some special audience participation activities. (Below is a standing ovation from the audience at The Playhouse.)
"Did we think we would reach 25 years when we started? Of course not! We didn't even think we'd reach two. It was started on such a lark.
"But the festival resonated with the summer audience and has every single year. I think we've been a success because listeners love to approach serious music with a light touch. You don't have to behave very seriously to play serious music in a serious way. Artists from all over the United States come to play with the Bach Dancing and Dynamite Society and it's what draws them back year after year.
"We make a huge effort to make the music approachable, for ourselves as well as the audience. We talk about the music itself, about what it is like to learn it, and what it's like to be together in such an intense way during the festival.
"We try to share the whole experience with the audience, and it's something you just don't find anywhere else. The concert doesn't just go on in front of you, presented on a fancy plate. It surrounds you and you are a part of it."


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Volume 8 | Issue 14
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Neurological manifestation of human immunodeficiency virus/Aids
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GA Onwuegbuzie, RS Reng
Neurologic complications occur in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients, but only a few of these complications are directly related to HIV infection of the central nervous system (CNS). The virus can affect virtually every aspect of the central and peripheral nervous system, directly or indirectly with the major target being the immune system, including lymphocytes, microglia, and macrophages. Common neurologic manifestations include meningitis, minor and major cognitive impairment, stroke, seizure, immune-mediated effects and opportunistic infection. Diagnosis usually involves a detailed clinical evaluation, including mini-mental scale, as well as lumbar puncture for serology and culture, nerve conduction studies, electromyogram, and neuroimaging. Treatment is usually targeted at the HIV using highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) and specific disease entities. CNS side effects of HAART may be transient, while others may require withdrawal of the antiretroviral drug.
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Alcohol use among secondary school students in Nigeria: A worrisome trend
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Adewoyin Adejoke Osonuga, Bola Deborah Ogunmoroti, Ayokunle Osonuga, Adebayo Da'costa
Alcohol abuse is a global health problem, resulting in a spectrum of biopsychosocial and medical consequences. In recent times, there has been a surge in the number of adolescents who have been exposed to alcohol abuse and its attending consequences. This study aimed at identifying the reasons for alcohol abuse and assessed the knowledge of students about the harmful effects of alcohol.
Materials and Methods:
The study was a cross-sectional study involving 384 students who were selected by convenience sampling after ethical approval and consent was granted. A pretested questionnaire was administered to get basic biodata. This questionnaire also had five-scale questions to elicit other variables of interest. Data were analyzed using Microsoft Excel and SPSS.
66% of respondents reported to have taken alcohol before, at ceremonies or while hanging out with friends. Alcohol caused problems with the law and family problems in about half of the respondents. Assault and high-risk sexual behaviors were not uncommon (5% and 12%, respectively). Most respondents knew of the consequences of alcohol abuse but gave reasons for taking alcohol; social media (96.2%), fun (94.8%), coping with stress of school (73.9%), and adolescence (93.8%) were common among other reasons.
Alcohol problems are common in our secondary schools, stakeholders should be aware of this. We recommend expert support for students, especially in secondary schools, so that we can save the next generation from self-destructing.
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Incidence of skeletal-related events in advanced and metastatic prostate cancer patients treated with androgen deprivation therapy in a low- and middle-income country
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Oseremen Inokhoife Aisuodionoe-Shadrach, Sadiq Abu
Skeletal-related events (SREs) occur in men with prostate cancer (CaP) and may result from androgen deprivation therapy (ADT).
The purpose of this study was to determine the incidence of SREs in patients with CaP treated with HT while highlighting the burden of advanced and metastatic CaP in a low- and middle-income country practice.
Settings and Design:
Eligible cases were newly diagnosed patients with CaP seen at the University of Abuja Teaching Hospital, Abuja, Nigeria between January 2012 and December 2015 with bone metastases and treated with ADT.
Subjects and Methods:
Data compiled from patient's medical records showed tumor diagnosis, laboratory and radiology results. SREs included spinal cord compression, surgery to bone, pathologic fracture, and radiation to bone.
Statistical Analysis Used:
The data were analyzed using SPSS version 20 for windows (SPSS INC: Chicago Illinois).
Two hundred and nineteen cases of CaP were seen over the period of which 142 (64.8%) cases were first diagnosed as American Joint Committee on Cancer Stage IV CaP and commenced on ADT. More than half the patients on ADT were older >65 years with a mean (standard deviation [SD]) of 68.3 (±9.5) years. Serum prostate-specific antigen range was 1.4–2461.58 ng/ml with a mean (SD) of 113.7 (±288.9) ng/ml. Twenty nine patients (20.5%) had one or more SREs with spinal cord compression (19.1%), pathological fractures (1.4%), and radiotherapy to the affected bone (1.4%) being the most common SREs. ADT was orchiectomy, LHRH, anti-androgens, and complete androgen blockade (orchiectomy plus antiandrogens) in 14 (9.8%), 3 (2.1%), 44 (30.9%), and 81 (57%) patients, respectively.
Sixty-five percent of the cases in this series were either advanced or metastatic CaP at first diagnosis majority of whom went on to orchiectomy plus antiandrogens as ADT. This lends credence not only to late presentation and increased morbidity and mortality of CaP in our environment but also to significantly low penetration of radiotherapy services and access to LHRH.
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Biting preferences of blackfly in two endemic communities of ose local government area, Ondo state, Nigeria
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Olajide Joseph Afolabi
Blackflies are hematophagous dipterans who transmit
Onchocerca volvulus
; the pathogen of onchocerciasis.
The study was undertaken in Imeri and Idogun to evaluate the knowledge of respondents on the biting preferences of blackflies.
Settings and Design:
The design is an observational study in epidemiology which involves the use of structured questionnaire to obtain useful epidemiological information from the respondents. Materials and Methods: Structured questionnaire was administered during personal interview and focus group discussion to obtain useful epidemiological information.
Statistical Analysis Used:
Data obtained were analyzed using Carl Pearson Chi-square at
< 0.05 level of significance.
The results showed that only 193 of the 578 respondents interviewed in the two communities had adequate knowledge of the cause and mode of transmission of onchocerciasis. This group knew that the disease is transmitted by the bite of infected blackflies. Other respondents (66.6%) had wrong perception about the cause and mode of transmission of the disease. The wrong perceptions observed in the communities include transmission by sexual intercourse, stepping on charms, and transmission from infected parent to offspring. The knowledge on the biting preference of the blackflies as tested among 193 respondents that were knowledgeable about the disease varied significantly (
= 0.05). Some respondents believed the fly bites in the farm (48.7%) and others believed the fly bites by the riverside (36.3%), in the village (5.2%), whereas 9.8% of the respondents believed the fly bites both on the farm and the riverside. Similarly, others believed the fly bites on the exposed legs (54.4%), hands (9.9%), and face (6.7%). Meanwhile, 29% of respondents believed the fly bites on any exposed part of the body.
The results revealed that ignorance on the bioecology of the vector is still very high in these communities.
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Relationship between ABO blood group phenotypes and hypertensive disorders of pregnancy: A hospital-based cross-sectional study in Kano, North-West Nigeria
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Isyaku Gwarzo Mukhtar, Aisha A Yakubu, Bashir Wada Yakasai, Salisu Ibrahim Ahmed, Shamsuddeen Mansur
Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP) complicate an estimated 5%–10% of pregnancies globally. Studies have linked non-O blood group with the development of HDP, especially preeclampsia (PE). However, these reports have not been consistent. This study aimed to determine the relationship between ABO blood group and HDP among pregnant women attending antenatal clinic at Murtala Muhammad Specialist Hospital, Kano, Nigeria.
Materials and Methods:
Two hundred and ten pregnant women with clinically diagnosed HDP and an equal number of age-matched normotensive controls were recruited for the study. Blood pressure was measured using a mercury sphygmomanometer and a Littman's stethoscope which was positioned on the medial aspect of the right arm at sitting position. Urinalysis was performed using a urine dipstick (Medi-Test Combi 9
). ABO blood groups were determined by tile agglutination method using potent monoclonal anti-A, anti-B, and anti-D reagents (Plasmatec Lab., Bridport, UK). Data were analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences version 23.0. Chi-square test of association, Student's
-test, and logistic regression were used as statistical tools, and results were presented as frequencies, percentages, mean ± standard, odds ratio (OR), and confidence interval (CI);
≤ 0.05 was considered statistically significant.
The mean age of the cases and controls was 26.20 ± 6.96 and 25.90 ± 6.37,
= 0.65, respectively. The mean gestational age of the cases and controls was 32.30 ± 4.15 and 29.06 ± 4.25,
= 0.01, respectively. The mean systolic and diastolic blood pressure of the cases and controls in mmHg were 176.62 ± 32.62 and 123.08 ± 6.40,
= 0.01, and 114.20 ± 20.08 and 76.43 ± 5.07,
= 0.01, respectively. Of the 210 individuals in the HDP group (cases), 90 (42.86%) had gestational hypertension (GH), 50 (23.81%) had PE, and 70 (33.33%) had eclampsia. Type O blood group was the most common group in both cases (93 [44.3%]) and controls (98 [46.7%]). This was followed by groups A (40 [19.0%] and 45 [21.45]), B (58 [27.6%] and 53 [25.2%]), and AB (19 [9.0%] and 14 [6.7%]) for cases and controls, respectively. There was no statistically significant difference in the frequencies of ABO blood group between the cases and controls (
= 1.41,
= 0.70, df = 3). Compared to type O blood group individuals, non-O blood group individuals had 1.106 times odd of developing HDP than the controls (OR: 1.106, 95% CI: 0.753–1.625,
= 0.61). Similarly, types A, B, and AB blood group individuals had 1.292, 1.492, and 1.882 times odds of developing GH compared to blood Group O and controls (OR: 1.292, 95% CI: 0.670–2.490,
= 0.20; and OR: 1.882, 95% CI: 0.746–4.748,
= 0.18), respectively. Equally, types A, B, and AB blood group individuals had 1.243, 0.990, and 1.699 times odds of developing PE compared to blood group O individuals and controls (OR: 1.243, 95% CI: 0.561–2.754,
= 0.98; and OR: 1.699, 95% CI: 0.546–5.281,
= 0.36), respectively. Compared to type O blood group individuals, types A, B, and AB blood group individuals had 0.463, 0.690, and 0.901 times odds of developing eclampsia compared to controls (OR: 0.463, 95% CI: 0.199–1.079,
= 0.90; and OR; 0.901, 95% CI: 0.301–2.695,
= 0.85), respectively. Primiparity (OR: 2.320, 95% CI: 1.451 – 3.711,
= 0.01, for HDP) and gestational age (OR: 1.078, 95% CI: 1.013 – 1.148,
= 0.02 – gestational hypertension; OR: 1.328, 95% CI: 1.212 – 1.456,
= 0.01 – preeclampsia; OR: 1.467, 95% CI: 1.333 – 1.614,
= 0.01 – eclampsia) were identified as pregnancy related risk factors for HDP.
The frequencies of ABO phenotypes in women with HDP are similar to that of normotensive pregnant women. There is no relationship between ABO phenotypes and HDP as observed in this study. However, nulliparity and gestational age were identified as risk factors for HDP. Similar hospital-based and population-based studies should be conducted to further evaluate this phenomenon in this environment.
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A comparative evaluation of the role of cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) imaging and orthopantomography (OPG) in sinus augmentation procedures: An original study
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S Girish Rao, Sushma Mehta, Abhishek Singh Nayyar
Background and Aim:
Radiology and higher imaging modalities have their own advantages and disadvantages. The present study was designed to do a comparative analysis of the role of cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) and orthopantomography (OPG) for preoperative planning and postoperative evaluation of treatment outcomes in implant therapy in combination with sinus augmentation procedures.
Materials and Methods:
Pre- and postoperative assessment of maxillary sinuses was done in 17 patients who underwent implant therapy in combination with sinus augmentation procedures using CBCT and OPG. Statistical analysis was performed using IBM SPSS statistics 20 (Chicago, USA). Paired and unpaired
-tests were used to do a comparative analysis of the two modalities used.
There was a concordance between the treatment type based on pre- and postoperative CBCT assessments. The assessment of sinus morphology revealed a significantly higher detection rate of aberrations in the form of sinus mucosal hypertrophy and septa on CBCT which were imperceptible on orthopantomographs undermining the role of routine radiography in these procedures. The results obtained, also, revealed that vertical alveolar bone height could be measured more precisely with CBCT.
Based on the findings of the above study, it could be concluded that CBCT increased the accuracy of both the sinus morphology assessment and the estimation of gain in vertical alveolar bone height, in addition to bone density, which remains unassessed by the conventional radiological techniques including OPG.
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Pattern of utilization of dental services and oral self-care practices of people living with HIV/AIDS in two tertiary health institutions in Nigeria
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Kehinde Adesola Umeizudike, Opeyemi Daramola, Babatope Bamidele Osagbemiro, Titilope Adenike Adeyemo
People living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) have a high risk of oral health problems. However, little is known about their utilization of oral health services in Nigeria.
The aims of this study were to determine utilization of dental services and oral hygiene practices among PLWHA attending two tertiary health institutions.
Materials and Methods:
This was a descriptive, cross-sectional study among PLWHA attending HIV clinics in two teaching hospitals in South West and South South Nigeria. Information obtained using self-administered structured questionnaires included questions on pattern of dental services' utilization and oral hygiene behavior.
< 0.05 was considered as statistically significant.
Three hundred and fifty-two (352) PLWHA participated. Mean age was 42.5 ± 9.4 years, 64.2% were females, and 36.9% were of middle socioeconomic status (SES). Previous dental visits (36.9%) were associated with perception of dental need, center of study, and SES (
< 0.05). Odds of utilizing dental health services were higher among those who perceived they needed dental care (odds ratio: 4.12; 95% confidence interval: 2.13–7.96). Eighty-eight (25%) had visited the dentist in the preceding 12 months and received dental treatment in the form of extraction (64.4%), routine dental check (13.8%), and scaling and polishing (5.8%). Lack of perceived dental need and financial limitations were the main barriers for lack of dental visits. Twice daily tooth brushing was practiced by 40.1% of the respondents.
Utilization of the dental services among PLWHA was low and influenced by self-perception of dental need, study center, and higher SES. Oral hygiene practices were less than optimal.
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Adherence to isoniazid preventive therapy for tuberculosis among HIV patients in Kano, Nigeria
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Ibrahim Rabiu Jalo, Usman Muhammad Ibrahim
Tuberculosis (TB) is the most common opportunistic infection among human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected individuals. It is a major cause of mortality among patients with HIV and poses a risk throughout the course of HIV disease. Adherence to isoniazid preventive therapy (IPT) is a critical factor that needs to be considered in scaling up services in developing countries.
The study aimed to assess adherence and associated factors to IPT among HIV patients in Kano.
Using a cross-sectional study design, interviewer-administered questionnaire was used to collect information from 320 HIV patients from two comprehensive health centers (CHCs).
Up to two-third, 211 (65.9%) of the participants were aware of the use of isoniazid for the prevention of TB among HIV/AIDS patients, but only about half 172 (53.8%) of the respondents interviewed were currently using IPT for TB prevention. Up to 158 (89.5%) of the 172 respondents interviewed had good level of adherence to IPT and the main reasons to enhance adherence were disclosure of HIV status to partner/relatives (77.9%), adequate counseling about IPT (62.8%), and awareness of IPT for TB prevention (65.9%).
Good level of adherence to IPT from this study implies that the need for improve strategies to ensure IPT scale up as adherence to IPT among HIV clients in Kano is optimal, but uptake remains low.
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Willingness to pay for antipsychotic medications in two tertiary health institutions in Nigeria
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Wednesday Joshua Edefo, Stella F Usifoh, Waka Anthony Udezi
Antipsychotic medications availability and affordability enhance patients' compliance and consequently improving their productivity. In Nigeria, where about half the number of her population is impoverished, and health-care cost burden is mostly out of pocket of patients. The study objectives are to determine patients' preference in three antipsychotic medications with different attributes and side/adverse effects and a hypothetical antipsychotics medication with highest efficacy and highest risk, which of the drug's willingness to pay (WTP) price is closer to the actual amount of the medication, as well as the demographic factors that influence WTP of antipsychotic medications.
WTP instrument was administered to 706 consenting patients. The characteristics ranging from efficacy, duration of administration, and possibility of eliciting side/adverse effects of the drugs was provided. A contingent valuation method was used where a virtual market scenario of 20 payment options was presented to the patients with different prices ranging from N 100 ($ 0.33) to NGN5000 (USD16.67). As at the time of this study, $1 (USD) was equivalent to N300.00 (NGN). A linear multivariate analysis was employed to determine the influence of sociodemographic factors on WTP.
At most of the given prices, more patients were willing to pay for the hypothetical antipsychotic D. The WTP for all the medications except haloperidol indicated by most of the respondents were above their reference prices. Longer duration of previous treatment, higher educational status, higher income, and stable marital status gave
= 0.001,
= 0.015,
< 0.001, and
= 0.002, respectively.
Patients preferred the medication that has the highest efficacy and attendant risk; majority of the patients are willing to pay at a lower price than the prevailing price for all medications used except haloperidol. The duration of previous drug treatment, income, age, education, and marital status significantly affected the WTP of drugs.
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A 5-year prospective review of postoperative pain management in Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital Zaria: Challenges and way forward
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Yunus Adeniyi Abdulghaffar, FS Ejagwulu, B Fomete, AB Obidike, SO Abdullahi, TS Akande
Perception of postoperative pain varies. It depends on the type of surgery and the individual involved, which is influenced by race. Postoperative pain, in general, is inadequately managed in developing countries. This study prospectively reviewed the challenges of postoperative pain management in our center, the incidences and other options available for effective postoperative pain management.
Following hospital ethics approval and informed consent, a 5-year prospective review of postoperative pain management was carried out on 3623 patients operated in Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital under subspecialty of general, maxillofacial, orthopedic, and obstetrics and gynecology surgeries, from January 2013 to December 2017. Following the enlightenment of patients about numeric pain score scale, pain scores of the patients that met the inclusion criteria were determined 24 h postoperatively through a predesigned questionnaire. Numeric pain scale was used to ascertain pain intensity and the level of satisfaction following postoperative pain management. The surgeons' and the anesthetic review, as well as the anesthetic chart of the 3623 patients managed, were studied. The incidence of the degree of pain scores was calculated for the different patient's populations. Techniques of anesthesia were also computed. Data were analyzed using Chi-square statistical package.
High rate of severe pain incidences was observed. Out of the overall 3623 patients managed within the study period, 42.1% (1525) of the patients reported severe pain. About 43.8% (1587) of patients had moderate pain and only 14.1% (511) of the patients recorded mild pain. Most of the patients [56.1% (2033)] had general anesthesia, while 41.5% (1503) had regional anesthesia. Around 2.4% (87) of the patients had both general and regional anesthesia.
Postoperative pain is inadequately managed. There is need for the policymakers to provide intensive intervention on postoperative pain management by considering adequate supply of strong opioids regularly. More so, knowledge of the anesthetists and physicians involved in postoperative pain management need to be improved and updated, especially on the techniques for managing postoperative pain.
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Stress response associated with elective cesarean delivery: A comparison of the effect of general versus subarachnoid anesthesia
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Olumide Adeleke Akitoye, Mamuda Atiku, Nathaniel David Adewole
Pregnancy, surgery, and anesthesia are identified forms of stress to the body. Sustained response to stress has been associated with increased morbidity and mortality.
The aim of the study is to determine the effect of anesthetic techniques on the response to the stress of surgery and anesthesia.
Study Design:
This was a prospective, randomized, double-blind study.
Subjects and Methods:
One hundred and forty patients scheduled for elective cesarean section were recruited and randomized into two groups: general anesthesia and subarachnoid anesthesia. Heart rate (HR), blood glucose, and cortisol levels were used to evaluate the body response to stress. Blood samples to estimate glucose and cortisol levels were taken the night of the day before surgery, just before induction, 30 min after induction, 60 min after induction, and 24-h postsurgery. The Statistical Package for the Social Sciences Version 23 was used for analysis to find the mean and standard deviation of both categorical and noncategorical variables. The Independent
-test and two-tailed test were used to show the differences in the HR, blood glucose, and cortisol levels within and between the general anesthesia and subarachnoid anesthesia groups.
The two groups were comparable in terms of age, height, weight, and American Society of Anesthesiologists status. The changes in HR and blood glucose were similar in both groups. However, a statistically significant difference was noted in the level of cortisol between the two groups at 60-min postskin incision with 494 ± 161 nmol/L in the general anesthesia group as opposed to 347 ± 161 nmol/L in the subarachnoid anesthesia group with a
= 0.01.
The study demonstrated that subarachnoid anesthesia offers an advantage over general anesthesia in terms of the reduction to stress response to surgery and anesthesia. However, patient's choice and the urgency in the delivery of the fetus should be considered in choosing a mode of anesthesia.
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Cervical cystic teratoma of the neck in a neonate: A case report and literature review
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Aditya Pratap Singh, Ramesh Tanger, Vinay Mathur, Arun Kumar Gupta
Cervical teratoma is very rare. We are presenting here a case of cervical immature teratoma in a neonate with review of literature. A 17-day-old male baby with huge cervical teratoma and oral extension presented to us with feeding difficulties. We completely excised the tumor. The infant was discharged after 7 days with mild facial palsy. Uneventful recovery followed without recurrence. Histopathology suggested immature cystic teratoma. There was huge cervical teratoma with oral extension in the neonate. It was located at the cervical region which is very rare, and it was present in the male baby. We completely excised the tumor with mild facial palsy without recurrence. It should be kept in mind in case of neck swelling in a neonate. Cervical teratoma is a rare variety.
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Palpitation in a known hypertensive patient, looking beyond the obvious: A case of pheochromocytoma coexisting with hypothyroidism
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Akolade O Idowu, Andrew O Mene, Omotayo F Salami, Theophilus O Ajiro, Daniel E Ezuduemoih, Clement G Inyang
Pheochromocytoma is an uncommon tumor arising from the chromaffin cells of the adrenal medulla. It is a potential life-threatening endocrine disorder. We report a case of a 56-year-old woman who presented on account of recurrent episodes of palpitation with frontal headache that was associated with visual flashes and episodic sweating. Abdominopelvic computed tomography scan showed a well-circumscribed homogeneous mass within the left adrenal gland. The urinary metanephrine and normetanephrine were markedly raised, with an assessment of pheochromocytoma made. Pheochromocytoma should be strongly considered in any patient presenting with palpitations and other neurological symptoms after ruling out cardiac abnormalities. It is important to screen for secondary cause of hypertension in a newly diagnosed hypertensive with ultrasound, which is cheap and readily available. Likewise, ambulatory blood pressure monitoring is highly recommended in any patient with strong suspicion of pheochromocytoma but with normal blood pressure to demonstrate the lability in the pattern.
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Primary B-Cell jejunal maltoma in a young adult male: A case report and review of literature
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Mahmood Dhahir Al-Mendalawi
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Bottega Veneta has done it again. Combine exquisite materials with classic design, I mean. This eye-catching intrecciato tote is exactly what the line is known for: balancing trends with tradition.
There's really no escaping this gorgeous tomato red hue, and I don't mean that in a bad way. Bottega knew instinctively that bright orange would be too much, but that regular red would be too little, so it came up with this beautiful combination. The textures of the bag are all unique, but still complementary. I love the way the way the smooth leather is set off with the zig zag stitching (a Bottega trademark this season), and the intrecciato center panel gives the bag an easy casual look that is well balanced by the glossy watersnake accents.
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With wellness travel now the fastest growth sector out of the entire travel industry little wonder that the new trend in urban hotels is the wellness concierge.. Hotel guests seek much more than the best gigs in town. And this is where the wellness concierge delivers! Today's hotel guest are asking for the insiders guide to the nearest and best yoga studios and juice bars. In response, hotels are upping their game and are bringing in experts to nurture their valued customers. From fitness curators to sleep consultants, the dawn of the wellness concierge has arrived. Now there are no more excuses not to keep fit and healthy while on the road.
This month Lux Resorts and Hotels launch an innovative Lux Me Wellness Concierge Service that gives guests travelling to their resorts in the Maldives and Mauritius the opportunity to include more personalized wellness into their itinerary. Lux have collaborated with SP&CO, a London-based spa and medical wellness company, so guests can book in for a pre-arrival complimentary consultation. The concierge will help them define their needs and co-create a programme consisting of wellness boosters such as personalized nutritious meal-plans, treatments, yoga, meditation, detox and fitness work-outs to name a few. Upon arrival at the resorts, guests are also assigned their very own Wellness Concierge who will support them on their journey. Even better, UK guests can maintain their wellness journey with follow up sessions at the SP&CO studio at their Chelsea branch.
On route to London and want to maintain your fitness on the road? Check out Well Aware, London's first wellness concierge service who are in the know and have access to the best of the best in London's health and fitness scene. Well Aware will arrange all your needs - from booking you into the best Pilates class to recommendations of where to go for the best facial. Their Jet, Sweat & Reset package, for example, has been designed for long-haul and frequent travelers. This programme is designed for a speedy jet lag recovery and includes three movement classes, a massage at one of London's best spas, plus you can order organic pressed juices and healthy snacks that can be delivered to your hotel!
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Meghan and I start our journey toward the USA tomorrow. We are driving out with friend and colleague Karen Henriksen. We will make the journey to Windhoek in two days and so arrive there on 15 September. Our flight from Windhoek is 18 September. We arrive in Greensboro on 19 September. Thanks for your prayers as we travel.
September 16-20 the Executive Committee of the UIEA will be having their annual meetings here at Tchincombe! At last year's meeting when we offered to host the meetings we had no idea that I would need to go to the USA. Shelley had agreed to help Stir with logistics of cooking, etc BUT she and Peter's plans changed because the team coming to build their house in August got delayed until September! All to say that Stirling will definitely appreciate your prayers as he hosts 27 delegates as well as attends the meetings! Thankfully Perpetua, our former housekeeper and cook, is coming to help. We are grateful to her new employers (an MAF family in Lubango) who were willing to give her the week off. Pray too that our little church here will wholeheartedly help in anyway they are able!
Stirling and Jeffrey WILL be joining us in the USA on October 26!
Pray for Sheila Fabiano – Stirling's sister - who will be traveling this way to teach a module at the seminary in Lubango. While she is here I will be there to assist Mum and Dad Foster. We are glad of your prayers for them also – the aging process is a humbling one.
Continue to pray for the Foxes as they work through all the feelings associated with losing their home! Pray too that there monthly support would come in so that they can head off to Portugal for language study!
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BGRi Frequently Asked Questions
I am nervous about arriving by myself. Should I be?
Before you arrive on campus, a Team Leader International will email you to help prepare you for BGRi and to answer any questions you or your family might have. After Check-in, you will have time to call or text home to let your family know you have arrived safely. While you will have some time to yourself or to spend with your family, you will be an important part of a small group of new international students along with your Team Leaders. Together you will learn about staying safe at Purdue.
Is Purdue a safe environment for international students?
Keeping students safe is very important to the entire Purdue community. Purdue has its own police force as well as its own fire department. Both the police and the fire department participate actively in educating students on best safety practices. Purdue is also well equipped with emergency call boxes and safety lighting throughout the campus. To learn more about safety at Purdue, please read the Annual Security and Fire Safety Report
What should I bring?
During BGRi, your meals will be provided at no additional cost to you. If you have been assigned University housing, you will move right in to your Purdue residence hall. You will be doing lot of walking while at BGRi so comfortable shoes and clothes will be helpful. Umbrellas and sunscreen are also helpful.
When should I arrive?
Dates for the 2020 BGRi schedule are not finalized, but will be published here when they are ready. Please plan to arrive at Purdue, West Lafayette on the appropriate day. You will need to make transportation arrangements from where you live to West Lafayette.
If you arrive early, you will need to find temporary housing until August 9, 2019, for example at a local hotel.
For more information about local hotels check: http://www.homeofpurdue.com/
Will Purdue pick me up at the airport?
No, it is your responsibility to get from your home to the Purdue – West Lafayette campus in West Lafayette, Indiana. The two major cities nearest West Lafayette are Chicago, Illinois and Indianapolis, Indiana and it is recommended that you fly to one of these cities and then secure transportation to West Lafayette.
How do I get to Purdue from the airport?
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I have special dietary restrictions during BGRi, how will you accommodate my needs?
BGRi will work with students who have special dietary restrictions to ensure that their needs are being met. At each mealtime, vegetarian options and global cuisine will be available.
I won't be attending BGRi, can I still attend my Mandatory International Student Check In Session (MISCi) during BGRi?
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The Moulton "Grand Union" is a special bicycle commissioned by The Traditional Cycle Shop, Stratford-upon-Avon, in conjunction with Moulton's American Distributor, Belmont Distribution. It takes inspiration from the Royal wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle and celebrates the establishment of a new union. Like most Moulton spaceframe bicycles, the two halves of the bicycle come together to form one unified product of exceptional performance, versatility and durability.
Wheel Size: 20″
Frame: Columbus Spirit and Reynolds 525 CrMo steels. Fillet brazed construction.
Front Suspension: Moulton Leading Link
Rear Suspension: Moulton Monosphere
Separability: Separates into two halves via removal of a centre kingpin
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Thomas J. McNulty, Pharm.D.
Chief Executive Officer
Thomas J. McNulty, Pharm.D., has been a practicing pharmacist in the state of California for over 30 years. He began his career as a clinical pharmacist in acute care hospitals where he specialized in metabolic support and pharmacokinetic services. Next he moved into Home Infusion at the beginning of that industry where he eventually became the Vice President of Clinical Services of Curaflex Health Services, a publicly held organization with 43 infusion pharmacies and home health agencies, 10 HIV clinics, a mail order pharmacy and a prescription benefit management subsidiary, where he had responsibility for all clinical, quality, regulatory and accreditation activities. In 1995, Dr. McNulty Co-Founded Ancillary Care Management, later to be named Novologix, a medical benefit management organization that eventually grew to $468 million in annual revenue. Dr. McNulty was the Chief Clinical Officer of HealthcarePays, the first national payment utility that simplifies the movement of money and information among healthcare providers, payers, intermediaries and banks. Dr. McNulty joined the Board of Directors of The Gooden Center in 2007. His healthcare industry experience and Gooden alumni perspective made him a valuable asset to the Board. During a time of transition, Dr. McNulty stepped into the role of CEO of The Gooden Center in early 2015. His passion for recovery and expertise in insurance and healthcare has propelled The Gooden Center into a period of growth. With Dr. McNulty's vision and guidance, The Gooden Center will be poised to treat more men and families annually.
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|Maven by Example
- 7.1. Introduction
In this chapter, we create a multi-module project that evolves the
examples from Chapter 6, A Multi-Module Project and Chapter 5, A Simple Web Application into a project that uses the
Spring Framework and Hibernate to create both a simple web application
and a command-line utility to read data from the Yahoo Weather
feed. The
The multi-module project developed in this example consists of modified versions of the projects developed in Chapter 4, Customizing a Maven Project and Chapter 5, A Simple Web Application, and we are not using the Maven Archetype plug-in to generate this multi-module project. We strongly recommend downloading a copy of the example code to use as a supplemental reference while reading the content in this chapter. Without the examples, you won't be able to recreate this chapter's example code. This chapter's example project may be downloaded with the book's example code at:
Unzip this archive in any directory, and then go to the
Presenting the complexity of a massive Enterprise-level project far exceeds the scope of this book. Such projects are characterized by multiple databases, integration with external systems, and subprojects which may be divided by departments. These projects usually span thousands of lines of code, and involve the effort of tens or hundreds of software developers. While such a complete example is outside the scope of this book, we can provide you with a sample project that suggests the complexity of a larger Enterprise application. In the conclusion we suggest some possibilities for modularity beyond that presented in this chapter.
In this chapter, we're going to look at a multi-module Maven project that will produce two applications: a command-line query tool for the Yahoo Weather feed and a web application which queries the Yahoo Weather feed. Both of these applications will store the results of queries in an embedded database. Each will allow the user to retrieve historical weather data from this embedded database. Both applications will reuse application logic and share a persistence library. This chapter's example builds upon the Yahoo Weather parsing code introduced in Chapter 4, Customizing a Maven Project. This project is divided into five submodules shown in Figure 7.1, "Multi-Module Enterprise Application Module Relationships".
In Figure 7.1, "Multi-Module Enterprise Application Module Relationships", you can see that there are
five submodules of
This chapter contains a contrived example simple enough to introduce in a book, yet complex enough to justify a set of five submodules. Our contrived example has a model project with five classes, a persistence library with two service classes, and a weather parsing library with five or six classes, but a real-world system might have a model project with a hundred objects, several persistence libraries, and service libraries spanning multiple departments. Although we've tried to make sure that the code contained in this example is straightforward enough to comprehend in a single sitting, we've also gone out of our way to build a modular project. You might be tempted to look at the examples in this chapter and walk away with the idea that Maven encourages too much complexity given that our model project has only five classes. Although using Maven does suggest a certain level of modularity, do realize that we've gone out of our way to complicate our simple example projects for the purpose of demonstrating Maven's multi-module features.
This chapter's example involves some technology which, while popular, is not directly related to Maven. These technologies are the Spring Framework and Hibernate. The Spring Framework is an Inversion of Control (IoC) container and a set of frameworks that aim to simplify interaction with various J2EE libraries. Using the Spring Framework as a foundational framework for application development gives you access to a number of helpful abstractions that can take much of the meddlesome busywork out of dealing with persistence frameworks like Hibernate or iBatis or enterprise APIs like JDBC, JNDI, and JMS. The Spring Framework has grown in popularity over the past few years as a replacement for the heavy weight enterprise standards coming out of Sun Microsystems. Hibernate is a widely used Object-Relational Mapping framework which allows you to interact with a relational database as if it were a collection of Java objects. This example focuses on building a simple web application and a command-line application that use the Spring Framework to expose a set of reusable components to applications and which also use Hibernate to persist weather data in an embedded database.
We've decided to include references to these frameworks to demonstrate how one would construct projects using these technologies when using Maven. Although we make brief efforts to introduce these technologies throughout this chapter, we will not go out of our way to fully explain these technologies. For more information about the Spring Framework, please see the project's web site at http://www.springsource.org/documentation. For more information about Hibernate and Hibernate Annotations, please see the project's web site at http://www.hibernate.org. This chapter uses Hyper Structured Query Language Database (HSQLDB) as an embedded database; for more information about this database, see the project's web site at http://hsqldb.org.


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You may have seen some of his fixtures keeping the place alight at Sensory Lab or making things moody at Berlin Bar, but where you will most certainly see the light is at the Abbotsford Convent, where inventive Melbourne lighting designer Volker Haug has recently opened a bright new studio.
To coincide with his new space, Haug is also debuting a new range of wirey light designs, including the Crazy Daisy. The ceiling mounted lampshades are hand woven from electrical cable and available in black, white and red.
Known for his industrial, minimalist design style, Haug designs lights for contemporary spaces, utilising unique materials such as electrical fittings, synthetic wire, crushed aluminium lamp shades, copper pipe and other more general light fittings. He also produces the globes for lights range, which he stencils and coats himself.
Haug's lighting range consists of table, wall and pendant styles and can be found in numerous homes, stores, cafes, bars and restaurants around the country.
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Who was the New Woman and her bicycle? Why did Victorian men hate her & doctors warn against her? Find out the role the bicycle played on women's empowerment.
The Doctrine of Separate Spheres: Why a Woman's Place Was In the Home
Why are there more men in politics, and why do women STILL do most of the housework? It's because we're still influenced by the doctrine of separate spheres.
The Surprising History Of The Birth Control Pill That Almost Wasn't Invented
Ever wonder about the history of the birth control pill? Did you know it was once illegal to even TALK about? Find out why…
The Law Of Coverture: Why Call A Woman By Her Husbands Name?
Ever wondered why a married woman can be addressed by her husband's name? It's because married women didn't exist under the law of coverture.


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A better world can be built also as a result of your efforts, your desire to change and your generosity. Do not be afraid to listen to the Spirit who proposes bold choices; do not delay when your conscience asks you to take risks in following the Master. The Church also wishes to listen to your voice, your sensitivities and your faith; even your doubts and your criticism. Make your voice heard, let it resonate in communities and let it be heard by your shepherds of souls. St. Benedict urged the abbots to consult, even the young, before any important decision, because "the Lord often reveals to the younger what is best."
Excerpt from the Letter of Pope Francis to Young People in the occasion of the presentation of the Preparatory Document of the Synod of Bishops. Given at the Vatican, 13 January 2017
Youth and Young Adults Group meet after the 5.00pm Mass (6:00-7:30pm) on Sundays. All are welcome!
We took the time to deepen our Faith by living friendship, by playing and having fun together, by meeting other young people of our Diocese, by participating in community services, by sharing our doubts or queries about our Christian Catholic faith.
Our activities for the year may include…
Meet other youth groups
Movie nights
Art projects
Sports challenges
Games, quiz night….
And many more…
All youths are welcome!
Since the Church is Universal and because we believe that cultural diversity is a wealth, all young people from our parish are welcome!
The facilitator of the group is: Nikos Palaiologos.
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Our Values are:
- Being Christ centred
- Having fun
- Being welcoming and accepting
- Building each other up
Would you find it hard to come to a group where you don't know anyone? Everyone is made to feel welcome, our leaders make sure no one will is left out or on their own. We work really hard to make sure everyone fits in and there's something for everyone.
If I don't like an activity will I be made to do it?
No, we encourage you to try new things, but if there's something you really don't want to try then that's fine.
"Dear young people, the Lord, the Church, the world are waiting for your answer to the unique call that each one receives in this life!"
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Feeling Under the Weather?
NHS Wiltshire CCG is supporting the NHS winter campaign, 'Feeling under the weather?'.
The campaign is urging older people to seek early advice from their pharmacist for minor winter illnesses. It is targeted at the over 60s, and also at those aged 45 and above who often look after an older friend, neighbour or relative.
If you're over 60 a minor illness can get worse quickly. The campaign encourages people feeling under the weather with a bad cough, trouble breathing, a cold or sore throat, to pop down to their local pharmacy for quick health advice.
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'Citizens' participation' is a fashionable political concept, but one that increasingly means all things to all people. It is time to reclaim 'participation' from those who would use it simply to legitimise existing political institutions. This issue of Eurotopia explores different models of participatory democracy in Europe.
Anna Pizzo is a director of Carta (a partner in Eurotopia), and has been a councillor for three years in the Lazio region. Inspired by the experience of Porto Alegre, she has been working on 'the borderline' between the movements and the political institutions, in order to open up the Lazio regional council to the demands and pressures of the movements.
Carlos, who is 13 years od, has left his house to go fishing. Not far away, there is a reservoir where he spends long hours watching the birds nest while he waits to catch a fish or two.
Participatory Democracy in 6 Steps.
Jeronimo Fernandez Cortes, 43, is a member of the Federación de Asociaciones Gitanas Calí (Federation of Gypsy Calí Associations), an organisation that is a participant in the Albacete Participation Forum.
Everywhere – from Brazil to Britain, from Barcelona to Berlin – the reality behind the language of 'participation' is contested, complex and contradictory. To encourage and support participatory democracy, a political party has to lead processes of experimentation, critical reflection and challenge, through which people are able to educate themselves to become subjects and therefore knowing actors.
Since 2002, the number of municipalities across Europe which have taken up participatory budgeting in some form has grown from just a handful to well over 150. Yet the nature – and success – of the schemes varies widely.


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The Renegades CS:GO team went down swinging to the Brazilian giants in MIBR in their quarter-final last week 0-2 (6-16, 12-16), but even this result wouldn't sour an otherwise perfect three weeks of competition in Katowice.
Justin 'jks' Savage summed up his experience on stage with IEM interviewer Frankie Ward shortly after the loss to MIBR. "It was pretty awesome walking out onto stage in front of the crowd - the atmosphere was unbelievable. We've never played on as big of a stage as that before, pretty incredible."
RNG opted for a riskier Dust 2 pick with the expectation that MIBR would study up on the boys' other maps, but in reality the Brazilians prepared for Dust 2 and executed their game plan perfectly. The boys wouldn't go down without a fight though - after dropping Dust 2 16-6, the Renegades took MIBR to the limit with a brilliant 11-round CT half.
"We knew we could always be good but in the past couple of week's we've grown so much as a team. I guess what I've learned is that we have a high potential, as long as just we keep working the way we've been working I think we can do even better next time. - Justin 'jks' Savage
Led by Sean 'Gratisfaction' Kaiwai's 24 kills including 13 with the AWP, the Renegades won the opening gun round in the second half to go 12-6 ahead and looked to force a third map. However, three 23-kill efforts from FalleN, fer and TACO helped contribute heavily to MIBR's massive 10 round comeback and despite a number of post-plant opportunities, the Brazilians were just too good taking Train 16-12 and the series 2-0.
Regardless, a scintillating 3-0 in the Challenger stage and a confident 3-1 in the Legends stage put the CS:GO scene on notice. Their record-breaking 6-1 Swiss record included Major Champions Astralis' only map loss in the Katowice Major coming to the boys on Mirage, whilst Major runner-up ENCE dropped both a best-of-one and a best-of-three to RNG.
"Everyone's on the same page right now." - Justin 'jks' Savage
The boys' run in Poland now sees them sitting in 7th position in HLTV's CS:GO rankings - over a year since their last top 10 position in February 2018 and their highest ranking ever. Consistency is key, and RNG will look to uphold their performance in Katowice in their coming events, with StarSeries & i-League's Season 7 LAN just around the corner and both ECS & ESL Pro Leagues starting shortly after.
If it's anything like the previous month, it might be time to dust off the trophy cabinet.
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While the CS:GO team stole the spotlight at the Spodek Arena main stage, the x2 Twins Jordan & Jesse Eckley put OCE on the map at the Fortnite Katowice Royale.
Against some of the best to play the game from around the world and battling jet lag & minor technical issues the twins combined to score 172 points in the opening day of solos, with Jordan finishing equal 32nd and Jesse 62nd in their international debut under the Renegades.
But the big one came on day one of the duo tournament. Finishing 34th overall with 209 points, the twins made a break at the end of day one of the duos with a Victory Royale in game 6, including a monstrous 8 eliminations from Jesse.
"That was so much fun. We changed up our drop spot and Jesse just popped off, dude. I was just following him the whole game - he was just going off. We had a bad stroke of luck at the start but [winning the match] is a big relief." - x2 Twins Jordan & Jesse Eckley
The undisputed Kings of Australia will return home in preparation for their road to the Fortnite World Cup. With over two months of qualifiers culminating in the World Cup Finals in New York and with over $30,000,000 in prize money up for grabs, you can be sure the boys will be pushing hard to be in the mix for late June.
Written by Nicholas "Taffy" Taifalos
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The new leadership of Association of Nigerian Authors, Abuja branch on July 7, 2016 decided to honour 10 women writers of all kinds of genre as a way of celebrating the women and also commemorating the American independence.
Ema Ime Ekpo
In their letter conveying the awards to the selected women, the Association stated that its readiness to work with the women on their literary activities and other projects of Human and National Development.
Halima Usman
The women who were honoured were Teresa Ameh, Halima Usman, Getrude U. Uzoh, Ema Ime Ekpo, Mabel Erwierhoma, Catherine Agbo, Joan Oji, Vicky Sylvester, Lois Otse Adams and my humble self- Chinyere Obi-Obasi.
Getrude U. Uzoh
The occasion was graced by many important dignitaries from all works of life. They include, Mrs. Nwala; FIDA representative, Dr. Henry, Dr. Omokaro, Emma Ogbeche, immediate past secretary of Nigerian Union of Journalists, Rafat Salami, Dr. Princewill Nwajobi a consultant and infection diseases expert, Ayodele Obe, Speaker of the Nigerian Youth Parliament and members of his team and many more.
Chinyere Obi-Obasi
The keynote address was delivered by Dr. Farida Habib, a human right activist interested in women affairs. She noted that 50% of the world's population are women; yet, they are grossly marginalized. This was despite the fact that enshrined in our constitution law was provision for equal rights.
Joan Oji
She wanted certain things done to rectify these wrong;
· Government must make haste to implement the policy of 35% participation of women.
Lois Otse Adams
Banish any laws discriminating against women.
· Media must stop portraying women in negative light and help change the stereotype narration.
· There is need to empower everyone so that the next generation will be better off for it.
Prof. Mabel Erwierhoma
· Civil Societies must ignore the people who think they are too forward and push on with advocating for women agenda and participation.
She urged women writers to be steadfast and continue to dream like a lot of successful female writers who have gone ahead of them.
She urged them to use their writing to advocate for women equality.
There were a number of goodwill messages from Mrs. Obioma who was happy that ANA was celebrating women.
Teresa Oyibo Ameh
Rafat Salami an author, stated that she was happy to be present where women were being honoured. She wanted women to continue to write.
Dr. Henry Ewunonu urged women to write on health in order to raise awareness. He wanted women writers to bring to the fore the trauma that those with life threatening diseases go through. He challenged them to do a book on Dr. Stella Adadevoh who lost her life as she fought to keep the Liberian Ebola victim from entering into the country and thereby spreading the disease.
The event which was jointly anchored by the famous Willy Willy of Wazobia Radio and Ben Ubiri, the Chairman of ANA, Abuja Chapter was spiced up with performances by Daisy Obe, Yaski, Bash and Storyteller.
The awardees were grateful for the recognition.
The awardees were given some book presents, a plaque and a letter of commendation.
Prof. Vicky Sylvester
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As Nigerians joined the rest of the world to celebrate St Valentine's Day on Wednesday, a survey has indicated that there was about 70 per cent increase in the sale of condoms and contraceptives purchased mainly by fun seekers.
A check by the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, around Oyingbo, Yaba, Ikeja and University of Lagos, UNILAG, on the day shows that there was an increase in the sale of the materials for safe sex.
NAN reports that though there are many diverse historic stories surrounding how St Valentine's Day came to existence, the most celebrated account is about a Roman priest beheaded in the third century.
The date is for the celebration of what many chose to call season of love.
Arguably, no one can agree on exactly what he did or why he was executed but some legends say St. Valentine was a bishop in Terni, Italy.
He was said to have healed the sick, including the blind daughter of a prison guard whom he met while in jail for practicing Christianity in a pagan world.
Some say he was sentenced to death because he tried to convert Emperor Claudius to Christianity.
Others yet say the sentence came because he was caught secretly performing weddings, defying a ban on marriage that had been imposed by the Emperor as a solution to a military recruitment crunch.
The check by NAN on the supermarkets, chain stores and kiosks around Lagos showed that condom sales are on the increase with the sellers' acknowledging the increase in their sales.
At Anifat Stores, Oyingbo road, there was about 80 per cent increase in the sale of condoms according to the shop owner, Mrs Anifat Adebiyi.
Adebiyi said that it was expected that there should be a major increase in the sale of condoms and contraceptives because there would always be an increase in sexual activities on such a day.
"We do have a sharp increase, and it is expected we have more sales during Valentine's Days because that is the day many will want to express themselves.
"We are expecting more sales because many will still come to buy, but we don't normally increase the price of the condoms.
"Condoms are in various qualities depending on the one the consumer may want to buy. It is a season everybody wants to show love through love making.
Another Kiosk owner at Oyingbo said that he was expecting his supplier to give him more quantities because he was almost out of sale.
"I am expecting my supplier for more condoms because there will be more demand today being Valentine's Day.
"I always have increase in the sale of condoms during Valentine days and it is expected because many anticipate that,'' he said.


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Final Fantasy XV Aiming for 1080p/60 FPS and 4K/30 FPS Modes on PS4 Pro
During the latest Active Time Report broadcast, Final Fantasy XV Director Hajime Tabata provided more information on the performance of the game on PS4 Pro.
The game will launch with 4K and HDR support on PS4 Pro, but Tabata-san expects it to need further tuning. We learn that the current build runs between 40 and 50 FPS in 1080p most of the time on Sony's new and upgraded console, but the team plans to update the game for improved performance in December.
The developer is aiming to have two modes: one will run at 1080p, and will target 60 frames per second. The second will target 4K (upscaled) resolution and 30 FPS.
Final Fantasy XV will release on November 29th, just 19 short days away. And I can feel it in my bones already.


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The Buddhist-Themed Flamenco-Inspired Rock-Driven Acoustic-Metal Album We NeedWith infectious melodies influenced by a variety of genres, Rodrigo y Gabriela's album, "Mettavolution," represents the duo's latest accomplishment.
Designing a CandidacyThe designs of campaign marketing materials can have certain effects on candidacies. Here we take a look at some past and upcoming designs.
Hail to Whom? Democratic Candidates Have Little Military ExperienceOnly two of the 16 candidates for commander in chief have previous military experience, and they get significantly less attention than other politicians.
Ask the Gav': What was the first news event you remember having an impact on ...Welcome to Ask the Gav', where every other week, we ask four Gavel staffers a question, and you get to read their answers!
Professor Peter Krause Breaks Down Facts of Pipe Bomb AttacksThe Gavel's report on the pipe bombs that were mailed to democratic leaders and media outlets.
Obama West Wing Panel Implores Students to Remain Politically ActiveFormer White House staffers hold a panel reflecting on their experiences in the Obama administration.
Shut up and Play: Tokenism in the Age of KaepernickIn an age where racial divides can rule the country, Kaepernick's protests look to open an important dialogue and break the mold of tokenism in American culture.
A House DividedThere is nothing wrong with holding your ground, but seeking an understanding of the opposing opinion is just as important as having one of your own.
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