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Newyddion am ymgyrch Cymdeithas yr Iaith dros ddatganoli darlledu gan Heledd Gwyndaf – Heledd Gwyndaf shares news of Cymdeithas yr Iaith's campaign for the devolution of broadcasting
A Future for Public Service Television in Wales
Tom O'Malley looks at what needs to be done to improve the future of Public Service Television in Wales.
The Future of Welsh Language Content
Huw Marshall considers the next steps for shaping S4C's future.
The future of media in Wales: policy challenges
Dr Ruth McElroy looks at two major policy challenges affecting media in Wales: representation of Wales in public service broadcasting programming and lack of quality journalism covering Welsh affairs.
Where are we now? Progress report on the BBC Charter Review
Glyn Mathias takes a look at the implications for Wales of the BBC Charter Review
Finding Wales' voice in the broadcasting debate
Speech by Ken Skates AM, Deputy Minister for Culture, to IWA Cardiff Media Summit
Science on television in Wales (when did you last see…?)
Angela Graham ponders the non-existence of science on Welsh television when it is plentiful in other media
The future of Welsh language television for S4C
Ian Jones outlines the state of play for the funding of Welsh language Television
S4C axes Sunday soap omnibus
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Honorable President of Bangladesh Md. Abdul Hamid congratulated new BGMEA President Dr. Rubana Huq and the Board of Directors.
He made the felicitation when BGMEA Board of Directors led by Dr. Rubana Huq paid a courtesy call on him at Bangabhaban yesterday.
Lauding the contributions of RMG sector, President Abdul Hamid said Bangladeshi products have already earned reputation worldwide which are being displayed and sold in the global markets.
"Workers got their salary and festival bonus properly ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr . . . I hope all garment workers will get their salary and festival bonus before the upcoming Eid-ul-Azha also," BGMEA President Dr. Rubana Huq told the President.
BGMEA First Vice President Mohammed Abdus Salam, Vice President (Finance) M A Rahim Feroz, Vice President Md. Moshiul Azam (Shajal), Vice President A. M. Chowdhury Selim and Directors were present during the meet.
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Match Or EHarmony – Which Is Far Better?
Are you looking out there for Match.com vs eHarmony? It's my opinion that the stigma that utilised to be attached to on the net dating and matchmaking is all but gone. As social networking and connecting on the internet is becoming so popular, a lot of people are starting to embrace the strategy that making use of online dating web-sites to meet new individuals saves a good deal of time and hassles. If done appropriately, this process can be a lot of entertaining and can yield the results that you're hunting for.
So how's the Match.com vs eHarmony? Almost certainly the two sites that I'm most normally asked about are match.com and eHarmony. There's no doubt that these internet sites are really preferred and extensively applied. People typically ask me if a single is greater than the other. There are some definite distinctions amongst the two. I will talk about quite a few of these differences in the hopes that this details will aid you to decide which of these websites may possibly operate greater for you.
Match Vs eHarmony In Terms Of The Amount Of People: If there is one particular place exactly where match.com has an advantage, it's in their volume. It's mentioned that they have in excess of 15 million end users and there is no query that they have a very diverse subscriber group. Numerous individuals think that if you are in a incredibly rural spot, you may possibly have greater luck with match.com since it has these kinds of a larger pool from which to decide on.
That's not to say that eHarmony doesn't have a whole lot of subscribers. They most absolutely do. But they are a bit smaller if you are searching strictly at the numbers. Also, their criteria for obtaining matches is various and a lot more particular. This sometimes implies that you may have a more compact pool, but it can also indicate that the men and women from which you are picking are better suited to you than individuals you may well uncover on other web sites.
Distinctions In The Varieties Of Subscribers That You Are More Possible To Come across On Each Internet site: Each of these sites have a wide range of users. There's no question about that. But, you typically hear that match.com attracts a more youthful clientele who is additional interested in casual dating though eHarmony tends to attract a more mature clientele who is interested in serious relationships. These are stereotypes to be certain. You can most definitely discover men and women seeking a commitment on match and you can also find casual daters on eHarmony.
But, generally speaking, the equipment that every single website employs is heading to contribute to the kind of user and subscriber that these merchandise appeal to. What I indicate by that is that eHarmony has a longer and much more involved matching course of action. They ask you to fill out a character profile. This normally requires at least 45 minutes. Ahead of you meet your probable matches, you're asked to get element in guided communications in the hopes that this will make it possible for you to learn additional about the human being ahead of you come to a decision if you want to take the match any additional. While it's stated that this course of action outcomes in far better dates, pairings, and matches, folks who aren't really serious about this method aren't as possible to sign up for it and have the patience to comprehensive it.
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Differences In The "Accomplishment Rates" Of These Matchmaking Sites: This variable can be a bit difficult to decide because not all people is going to define "success" in the identical way here. For some, just meeting new individuals can be excellent. Other individuals want to meet a extensive selection of men and women and to encounter new items. Other folks would contemplate acquiring another person that they seriously appreciate investing time with to be a good results. For some even though, the ultimate definition of being profitable on a matchmaking web site is discovering a lifestyle spouse or a match that results in marriage.
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So, the reply to whether or not the "better" web page is eHarmony or match.com really does depend on what your ambitions are and how very much time and energy you want to set into this process. My viewpoint on it is that match.com is generally imagined to be much more effectively obtained by casual daters who want to make their personal matches, while eHarmony generally appeals more to folks who are seeking for a committed, lengthy phrase romantic relationship (like marriage) and who do not mind putting a bit much more hard work into the approach. For further info, please read on the match dating service site.


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Driver 327047 CHRISTIAN JOHN ALBERT RANDELL of the Labour Corps died on 24 February 1919, aged 37. He had previously served with the Royal Field Artillery.
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He is also remembered on the memorial of the Sydenham, Forest Hill & District Tradesmen's Benefit Society.
He was the son of Mrs Emma Randell of 111A Elsinore Road, Forest Hill. In civilian life he had been a barrister's clerk.
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Preventive Residential Pest Control Tips
For many of you insects and rodents are far more mild problems at your homes. As rodent mice contaminate our food with their bacteria hampered wastes that cause's food poisoning. Perhaps some termites or other wood destroying insects that infest wooden structures and cause some damages, in the United States of America about $5 billion dollars' worth of structural damages per year caused by this pest. Also we have these particular beetles and moths that can turn our wool and fur clothing that we value into dust. Then we have these critters like cockroaches, fleas, bed bugs, flesh flies, mosquitoes and many more that we certainly not to have in our homes.
Now these pesky pests and rodents have different behaviors, food requirement, and a shelter to hide. By simply targeting these factors, you can manipulate their movement and even prevent them infest your home.
Plastic wrappers and paper bags are no match to withstand the teeth of rodents the same with ants and insects. Food products must be stored and kept in hard plastic containers or glass containers (if available) with an airtight lid. Be sure to include pet food (if you have any) be also kept in sealed tight containers because these are mice's favorite.
Perhaps all we throw in the garbage can are attractive to pests, rodents and insects to feast on. Thus, these rodents and cockroaches would enjoy a good proximity of a food source to your cozy home. So better off to place garbage containers be far as ten feet away from your home. Due to this pest and rodents will not associate with the trash and with your house and will look for another place to infest. And forget not to close the lids of the containers to prevent entry of these pesky pest.
We have mentioned early that pest requires moisture to be able to survive. For example, mosquitoes require a stagnant water supply to lay its eggs where it will grow until it is mature, and repeat its cycle. That is why plumbing system should also be checked for leaked pipes. Include the seals of bathtub, sinks and water closet be checked for possibility of leaks. Reseal old seals from these fixtures to avoid infestations.
As for your home itself, vacuum carpets and furniture frequently especially if you own pets that may have fleas they've pick up from outside. Inspect your pantry or any space stored with food and check for any possible presence of beetles and moth that may have entered.
Therefore these are all the helpful tips that may prevent you home be infested with pests. For professional help check the internet for a pest control near you.
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The interplay of classical proportions and state-of-the-art technology defines the unmistakable character of the BMW Z4 – and now an updated version of the roadster is ready for action, armed with a raft of additional powertrain and equipment innovations.
The new BMW Z4 represents a time-honoured and yet alluringly contemporary interpretation of the traditional roadster concept. New exterior features, detailed interior refinements, the new traction equipment package, the new entry-level sDrive18i model and the latest additions to the range of BMW ConnectedDrive features all provide fresh impetus and lend the BMW roadster even greater appeal and individuality.
The new BMW Z4 takes to the stage 25 years after the legendary BMW Z1. That roadster turned heads when it was unveiled at the 1987 International Motor Show in Frankfurt – not only on account of its revolutionary door concept, but also thanks to its agile and precisely controllable handling.
With the BMW Z1 began the latest chapter in the history of BMW roadsters – a tradition which stretches back to the 1930s and reached the first of many high points with the BMW 328 (winner of the 1940 Mille Miglia ) and BMW 507 from 1955. The BMW Z3 and BMW Z8 triggered a fresh wave of excitement for the classical open-top two-seater concept in the 1990s. And they also paved the way for the first-generation BMW Z4 and its successor, the brand's first roadster fitted with a retractable hardtop roof.
The success of modern-day BMW roadsters is rooted in the rigorous execution of a concept, a process which has left its mark on both the design and the driving properties of each car and is clearly recognisable in the new BMW Z4. The sweeping bonnet, long wheelbase, low belt-line and low-slung rear end play a more vivid and uncompromising part in shaping its appearance than is evident with any of its segment rivals.
The low seating position just ahead of the rear axle gives the driver and passenger a particularly intense experience of the longitudinal and lateral forces working on the rear wheels. This sense of being "part of the car" also allows the driver to grade the amount of power he's feeding through the rear axle with sensitivity and precision. That is the recipe for roadster feeling, BMW-style.
The hardtop roof also blends seamlessly into the car's form. As it closes, it seals a smoothly flowing roofline, while large window surfaces optimise all-round visibility and the feeling of space inside the car.
Once opened, the two roof elements are accommodated, one on top of the other, in a compact package inside the roadster's road-hugging rear. The hardtop can be opened at the touch of a button while the car is moving at up to 40km/h (25mph ) in an automated process lasting 19 seconds.
The distinctive twin circular headlights team up with the broad BMW kidney grille to form a roadster-specific interpretation of the brand's signature front-end look. The standard bi-xenon headlights of the new BMW Z4 have an extremely slim design and extend well into the front wheel arches. They feature LED light rings which emit daytime driving light in the brand's hallmark style.
A total of 11 external paint finishes are available for the new BMW Z4, including the new mineral grey metallic, glacier silver metallic and Valencia orange metallic, which can only be ordered together with the Design Pure Traction option. This new equipment package lends the roadster an extremely lively aura; the interior, for example, boasts an energy-charged contrast of black and orange. The bespoke Alcantara door panel trim, like the lower section of the instrument panel, comes in orange. The black leather seats have contrast stitching in Valencia orange and an accent stripe running down the central section of the backrests and seat cushions.
New interior additions to standard specification include high-gloss black surrounds for the central air vents and the iDrive control system's folding control display, which comes as part of the optional navigation system. Elsewhere, exquisite fineline anthracite wood has been added to the selection of interior trim strips available as an option for the new BMW Z4. The BMW Z4 sDrive28i, BMW Z4 sDrive35i and BMW Z4 sDrive35is are offered with Kansas leather trim, which is available as an option for the two other models.
The BMW Z4 will be available with a larger, five-strong line-up of petrol engines from launch, and customers will be able to choose from three four-cylinder and two six-cylinder powerplants. Their most significant shared feature is International Engine of the Year award winning BMW twinpower turbo technology, which ensures an exceptionally effective balance between driving pleasure and fuel consumption throughout the output range. All variants of the new BMW Z4 already meet – as standard – the stipulations of the EU6 exhaust emissions standard due to come into force in 2014.


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If you're a fan of the writings of Carl Hiassen or Elmore Leonard, the interconnected stories of Pulp Fiction, and Keystone Cops-style humor, boy, do I have a documentary for you. Screwball, which comes out this weekend in twelve select cities and on VOD on April 5th, tells the absolutely unbelievable yet insanely true story of the Biogenesis scandal that rocked Major League Baseball and sports fans across the country in 2013. Billy Corben, whose previous documentaries include Cocaine Cowboys, The U, Broke, and Dawg Fight, brings us this sordid South Florida tale of fake doctors, narcissistic baseball players, Florida state investigators, mob-connected enforcers, tanned gym rats, and enough incompetent, lovesick MLB investigators to field an entire team.
The main character in this madness is Anthony Bosch, better known as "Dr. T" to his patients. Bosch is the son of a licensed doctor who immigrated from Cuba and practiced in South Florida. Anthony struggled to get into a good medical college here in the U.S. so he decided to get his license from a strip mall medical college in Belize. It was the first of many questionable decisions and red flags the film would present about the good Dr. T., who parlays his "degree" and his con man sensibilities into a thriving business injecting micro-doses of steroids into his patients to help with "anti-aging" and weight loss. Since he couldn't prescribe steroids to his patients because the U.S. didn't recognize his medical license from Belize, Bosch came up with a plan to use his father's prescription pad. As the business grew in size, he worked out a deal to use the prescription pads from other retired doctors in Florida (including a recently deceased one). Eventually, as the demand from his clients rapidly increased, he turned to the mob to get him steroids off the black market. All of this occurs relatively early in the movie, and that isn't even the crazy part of this story. Bosch's practice would eventually include policemen, lawyers, businessman, high school athletes, and ultimately, Major League Baseball players like Manny Ramirez and Alex Rodriguez.
Corben's master stroke of genius with this documentary lies in the unique technique he uses to tell all the smaller interconnecting stories that comprise this larger sordid tale. It's simple, yet brilliant. Corben employs young actors to portray the real-life adult characters in staged reenactments of the scenes being relayed in these stories. The kids wear facial hair, wigs, fake muscles, skull caps, and even Ed Hardy shirts complete with sleeve tattoos to complete their transformation; it's quite a thing to behold. Corben also chooses to shoot some of the scenes in the actual South Florida locations described in the film. One of these scenes has the young actors portraying Alex Rodriguez and Anthony Bosch looking for a vial of A-Rod's blood on the floor of a nightclub, and it's one of the funniest and most surreal scenes I've ever seen in a documentary. That's why Screwball is so effective as a piece of entertainment: because even though you should be alarmed by how stupid these so-called adults were, the young actors make you laugh instead.
Later in the film, Bosch opens Biogenesis, meets amateur bodybuilder Porter Fischer (who never met a tan he didn't like), and begins making a name for himself among major league players, which is when the film really starts to venture into cuckooland and we're treated to the more stories of 'Manny being Manny.' The star outfielder patted down Bosch while looking for a wire during their very first meeting, and once had Bosch read him a bedtime story to help him sleep. More seriously, the absentminded slugger also got himself suspended for over 50 games when he accidentally micro-dosed on the wrong day. Corben shoots holes into everyone throughout the film except for maybe ESPN's Pedro Gomes and Miami New Times reporter Tim Elfrink. However, he saves his best indictments of a criminal and comically inept system for Alex Rodriguez and the MLB investigators.
The film depicts A-Road as a narcissist of epic proportions who employs Bosch exclusively. He lies to everyone around him about his actions as he blatantly keeps using Bosch's performance enhancing drugs, and as investigators close in on him, he tries to muddy the waters by leaking the names of other ballplayers in Bosch's books. As A-Rod starts to realize that he can't escape punishment anymore, the heights he goes to to cover up his tracks and to avoid blame will astound you. Just when you're ready to write off A-Rod as the buffoon of the piece, the MLB investigators ask you to "hold my beer" as they stumble all over south Florida paying off informants, throwing cash around haphazardly, and even having affairs with the Biogenesis nurses they are questioning.
Screwball is one of the most enjoyable and unique films I've ever seen. It belongs in the discussion for the greatest baseball documentary ever thanks to its sheer craziness, and how vividly Corben brings it to life. Even if you're not a sports fan, this sweaty tale of hubris, greed and comical incompetence will keep you enthralled throughout with a smirk firmly planted on your face.
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text: Annual Strategy & International Business Symposium LocationLucas House Conference Park, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston Campus, G16 on Campus MapCategoryResearch DatesThursday 19th October 2017 (09:15-16:30) Download the date to your calendar (.ics file) ContactAndrew Maile: firstname.lastname@example.com In collaboration with the Academy of International Business Research Methodologies Special Interest Group (RM-SIG), the Department of Strategy and International Business at Birmingham Business School is hosting its Annual Strategy and International Business Symposium (ASIBS) on Thursday 19 October 2017. The aim of the event is to advance the understanding of various emerging topics within the international business and strategy as well as the quality and diversity of research methodologies applied within those areas. By doing so, it is hoped that the event will help and guide both PhD students and junior academics with their process of planning and undertaking innovative and rigorous research in order to advance knowledge as well as enhance professional standards in those fields. Download the poster for this event (PDF - 1.68KB) Registration This event is free of charge and it is open to all PhD students and early career researchers. Since the event is restricted to 40 participants, please register no later than by Wednesday 4 October 2017 by confirming your attendance to Mr. Andrew Maile at firstname.lastname@example.com. Speakers and organisers Prof. Ulf Anderson: Mälardalen University (Sweden) Prof. Simon Collinson: University of Birmingham (UK) Prof. John Child: University of Birmingham (UK) Prof. Amon Chizema: University of Birmingham (UK) Prof. Pavlos Dimitratos: The University of Glasgow (UK) Prof. Pervez Ghauri (Co-Founder & Co-Organiser): University of Birmingham (UK) Prof. Michael Mol: University of Birmingham & Copenhagen Business School (Denmark) Prof. Oded Shenkar: University of Birmingham & The Ohio State University (USA) Dr. Thomas Buckley: University of Birmingham (UK) Dr Agnieszka Chidlow (Co-Founder & Co-Organiser): University of Birmingham (UK) Dr Amir Qamar: University of Birmingham (UK) Schedule Time Venue Event 09:15 – 10:00 Lucas HouseMain Entrance Registration 09:00 – 10:00 Park Coffee Area Morning Refreshments: Coffee/Tea 10:10 – 11:00 Edgbaston RoomMain Meeting Room Opening Keynote Prof. Simon Collinson 11:10 – 11:15 Park Coffee Area Coffee/Tea Break 11:15 – 12:15 Edgbaston Room Special Session: Theme (1)Publishing - from the Editor's and Author's perspective Prof. Ulf Anderson 11:15 – 12:15 Bournville room Special Session: Theme (2)Internationalisation of SMEs from Emerging Economies: Recent Trends Prof. John Child 11:15 – 12:15 Harbourn Room Special Session: Theme (3)Micro-multinationals and International Entrepreneurship - Reflections and Future Research Directions Prof. Pavlos Dimitratos 11:15 – 12:15 Moseley Room Special Session: Theme (4)Internationalisation through social entrepreneurships: Recent Trends Prof. Pervez Ghauri 12:15 – 12:30 Park Coffee Area Coffee/Tea Break 12:30 – 13:45 Park Restaurant Lunch 13:45 – 14:00 Park Coffee Area Coffee/Tea Break 14:00 – 15:00 Edgbaston Room Discussion Session: Theme (1)Ten common problems in research design in management and how they severely hamper the publishability of your work Prof. Michael Mol 14:00 – 15:00 Bournville room Discussion Session: Theme (2)Corporate Governance Issues: Recent Research Trends Prof. Amon Chizema 14:00 – 15:00 Harbourn Room Discussion Session: Theme (3)Global Clusters: Towards More Rigorous Conceptualisation and Formation.Prof. Oded Shenkar & Dr. Agnieszka Chidlow 14:00 – 15:00 Moseley Room Discussion Session: Theme (4)Defending your thesis: A survival guide for the PhD viva.Dr Thomas Buckley & Dr Amir Qamar 15:00 – 15:15 Park Coffee Area Coffee/Tea Break 15:15 – 16:15 Edgbaston Room Closing Remarks: Interdisciplinary research and collaborating within other fields. Editors PerspectivesProf. Prof. Pervez Ghauri, Prof. Oded. Shenkar, Prof. Michael Mol & Prof. Ulf Anderson. 16:15– 16:30 Park Coffee Area Coffee/Tea Break Sponsors Birmingham Business School at the University of Birmingham is the oldest business school in the UK. It was originally established as the Faculty of Commerce in 1902. It is research-led and multi-disciplinary, and consistently found in global ranking tables and accredited by leading bodies like AMBA, EQUIS and AACSB. Its triple-crown accreditation confirms the School's position within an elite group of global business schools. The Department of Strategy and International Business (SIB) in the Birmingham Business School is a multidisciplinary group of leading academics in international business and strategy. 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A federal magistrate has awarded $37,000 to a man who was strip-searched and detained for four hours by the Broward Sheriff's Office after being acquitted of armed burglary charges.
Allan S. Jones was the representative for 221 inmates who were detained after being acquitted of crimes between 1988 and 1992.
U.S. Magistrate Lurana Snow ruled in Fort Lauderdale in August 1994 that the post-acquittal detentions violated the defendant's constitutional rights following a lawsuit filed by attorneys Gary Kollin and Steven Wisotsky.
Her award to Jones was the first issued in the case, the other plaintiffs in the class-action suit will most likely receive a separate sum, Kollin said.


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This exhibition of art made by primary school children celebrates the creativity of local schools and teachers and champions the on‐going importance of cultural learning for young people at a time when the arts in schools are increasingly under threat. The project focuses on one painting, Cupid and Psyche by Jacopo del Sellaio, as a source of ideas and inspiration. In partnership with AccessArt.
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This past weekend I had the pleasure of attending Mike & Nicole's festive wedding on the seacoast. Held at the Portsmouth Pearl, the details in the event were a throwback to old tradition, from the striking architecture in the old church to the wishing well to the classic tunes. And, as cynical as I have become about weddings in my travels to oh-so-many, I have to say that despite the cold steak tips and a perhaps a drunk deejay, it was quite a memorable event. Best details: the absolutely stunning bride, the chicken satay appetizers, the best man's speech, the table centerpieces and of course, the dancing. (Hey, it's just not a wedding until someone requests Thriller and a congo line forms!)
Congratulations Mike and Nicole!


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Maksym Kopeychykov: Most often courts are taking the banks' side11.02.2014
Maksym Kopeychykov, attorney, partner of Ilyashev & Partners Law Firm
– Maksym, tell us about litigation practice with bank loan agreements: what are the most "popular" requirements of banks, borrowers and the results of such disputes?
– We all know the ultimate goal of the banks – they want their money back. The most popular requirement of the banks is foreclose of loan amount, interest, fines and penalties. The second most popular requirement is foreclosure on collateral/mortgage. Unfortunately, granting of claims and initiation of enforcement proceedings according to effective decisions not always result in actual recovery of money. Thus, sometimes it is more promising to impose enforced collection on some of the borrower's assets. In such cases, it refers to imposition of enforced collection on pledged or mortgaged property. This can be done in several ways. Earlier court decisions usually provided only for the sale of pledged property at auctions. However, after the Supreme Court found that the ways to meet the requirements of pledge and mortgage holders provided in the out of court settlement agreement can be used in court, the judicial mechanism for protection of the banks' violated rights became more efficient.
With regard to the borrowers' requirements, they often try either to obtain invalidation of the loan agreement (to avoid the accrual of interest or change the loan currency), or try to challenge the agreement securing the loan agreement.
Most often, the borrowers either try to invalidate the loan agreement (to avoid the accrual of interest or change the loan currency), or try to challenge the agreement securing the loan agreement.
– Tell us about the high-profile cases in this regard.
– There is much to tell, because the lion's share of the largest disputes between banks and borrowers comprise disputes where Ilyashev and Partners provided legal advice. These are primarily the cases related to Nadra Bank and BTA Bank (in the latter case – recovery of debt on loans granted when Mukhtar Ablyazov managed the bank).
We also provided legal advice in many less high-profile cases for other Ukrainian and foreign banking institutions. Among the major cases, which the lawyers of Ilyashev & Partners did not counsel or counseled only at a certain stage are the disputes between Ukrsotsbank and Puzata Khata, ISA Prime Developments Group. It is also worth mentioning disputes between banks and AIS Group of Companies and claims of different banking institutions against Hekro Pet Ltd. The ups and downs of the majority of these cases were described in detail in the media.
– Tell us about the court decisions prohibiting to sign a loan agreement without a written consent of the husband/wife and a guarantor.
– The guarantor's consent to signing the loan agreement is not required. Guarantor usually accepts the terms of the loan agreement as a given. Another thing is that the variation of the principal agreement resulting in increase of liabilities without the guarantor's consent causes termination of guarantee.
Regarding the spousal consent the Higher specialized court found already in 2012 that although Article 65 of the Family Code requires the spousal consent to carry out property-related transactions, the loan agreement does not comprise such a transaction. Accordingly, the spousal consent for entering into loan agreements is not required. However, what is important and what was set forth by the Higher Court – it is assumed that the transaction is made by one spouse for the benefit of both spouses. Accordingly, if a bank wants to recover the amount of debt from both spouses, it must prove that the funds were used for the benefit of both. Though some lower courts use this decision very restrictedly – only the part envisaging that spousal consent for credit transaction is not required. Thereto, the courts often ignore the creditor's obligation to prove that the funds were used for the benefit of both spouses.
– What decision is usually approved when it comes to collection of debt and collateral from debtor or guarantor after liquidation of a debtor – individual entrepreneur or a debtor – legal entity?
– It has been already clarified not only by the High Specialized, but also by the Supreme Court. The essence of decisions is simple: no debtor – no penalty, all obligations terminate.
We always recommend our clients-banks to increase the limitation period to at least five years.
– Tell us about the practice of judicial decisions regarding accrual of interest on loan after the expiration of the loan agreement.
– There are many such disputes. As usual, the devil is in the details, namely in the wording of the treaties. The loan agreement may envisage a certain percentage for the use of borrowed funds after the expiration of the treaty itself. There were precedents when courts satisfied the creditors' claims regarding accrual of additional interest at the rate set by the loan agreement, as the treaty itself explicitly provides that interest accrues until actual payment.
Another position is that upon expiration of the loan agreement, pursuant to the Civil Code, interest at the NBU discount rate is accrued for the use of other people's money.
We have had some significant cases where wordings of the agreements were quite miserable, saying that accrual of interest under the agreement is terminated within the period envisaged in the relevant clause of the agreement, i.e. the day of suspension of interest was clearly determined. The courts took the borrower's side. Thus, a bank customer avoided accrual of interest from the date of expiration of the agreement until the actual foreclosure.
– Does a law envisage any limitation periods with regard to loan and deposit litigations?
– There is a general rule that the statute of limitations is three years, unless it is extended by mutual agreement. Many banks apply this rule. We always recommend our clients-banks to increase the limitation period to at least five years. Although now banks have become more disciplined, and their lawyers almost never forget to file a suit. There are almost no problems with regard to the special statute of limitations established by the Civil Code for the requirements for a penalty. However, there were some precedents when courts applied Article 232(6) of the Commercial Code, which limits the period of limitation for additional charge of interest and debt recovery to six months. Further, higher courts have repeatedly emphasized that in such cases the rules of the Civil Code shall apply.
The situation gets settled gradually – lenders begin to feel more secure.
– What are the main risks of borrowers and guarantors in the courts?
– They have the same problem – and it is outside the court room: they cannot or do not want to meet their financial obligations to the bank. They have assumed risks either when entering into the loan or guarantee agreement. Thus, what happens in courts is due to the risk occurrence. Both borrowers and guarantors knew about such risks long before they occurred. Another thing is that they might have not taken into account all the factors possibly affecting the actual situation.
As for the purely judicial risks of borrowers and guarantors, I would note that some banks, also with the assistance of some law firms, try to find a criminal element in civil legal responsibility. Given that after approval of the new Code of Criminal Procedure it has become easier to initiate criminal cases (although it is an outdated term and now we are talking about initiation of criminal proceedings), many banks use it. Actually, they used it under the old Code of Criminal Procedure. Criminal procedures quite often involve purely civil, commercial processes when banks claim commitment of fraud by borrowers and guarantors. I cannot say that it is always untrue. There are cases, when borrowers' fraudulent motives are obvious.
– In your opinion, what are the prospects of dispute resolution between debtors and creditors in 2014?
– Now things are changing greatly in favor of banks. It began already in 2010. Moreover, it is connected with the current trend of acquisition of collection companies owning large credit portfolios, and banks with significant amount "bad", but collateralized debt. This, in my view, suggests that the professionals close to daily legal practice felt the change in the attitudes of the courts, which increasingly take the side of the banks in disputes with borrowers. I would not treat so single decisions of the Supreme Court, which are widely interpreted as an obvious fight with banks. In my opinion, the situation gets settled, and the lenders begin to feel more secure.
– What must be done at the legislative level to make resolution of credit and deposit disputes more successful?
– Talking about what must to be done at the legislative level, you must decide how detailed laws shall be. It is worth remembering that law is a legal act of higher legal force, which regulates only the basic relations in a particular industry. Legal practice gives specific meaning to legislative rules. Therefore, the Supreme Court and the Higher Specialized Court are actually filling law with the content.
Perhaps it would be expedient to make some editorial changes in law on mortgages, law on securing creditors' claims and registration of encumbrances.
– How serious these changes should be?
– Let's return to what has been said. For example, the use in court of extrajudicial dispute settlement instruments to collect credit debt is actually legalized only by the Supreme Court. In terms of law on mortgages, debt collection as part of execution of the judgment is carried out through the sale of the mortgaged property at public auction. While another article of the same law envisages that judgment defines recovery method. However, if there is only one recovery method, what's the point of rule on the possibility of determining such method by court?
Court approached the interpretation of these rules comprehensively. It would be foolish, if the court, which jurisdiction covers all legal relations in the state, did not have the right to satisfy the claim on debt recovery by conversion of collateral into the ownership of pledge holder and it would be possible out of court.
Further, it would be good to improve the rules of the Law on securing creditors' claims and registration of encumbrances governing foreclosure methods for various types of security.


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No matter where they may be, foodies who appreciate a beautifully arranged plate of food are tempted to grab their smartphone and start shooting.
FriendsEAT co-founder Blanca Valbuena has a natural gift for food photography and has compulsively snapped food photos at restaurants from New York to Europe with her smartphone.
As CNET's Sharon Vaknin points out, there's an art to capturing food photos. "A simple lighting error can make your soup look like something post-digestion, while a slight tilt of the camera can make it look magazine-worthy."
For those of us slightly lacking in natural talent, Sharon has passed on some techniques that make food photos stand out from the ones that look like this.
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The International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research (ISPOR) is offering an educational webinar on survival analysis.
The online event, sponsored by Pharmerit International, is slated for 10 a.m. EST Oct. 22.
According to ISPOR, the webinar will delve into existing liminations of standard approaches to survival analysis, which "plays a key role in many cost-effectiveness analyses."
Learning objectives include:
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- Indicate future directions for extrapolation methods.
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When the ISO will become available? A thing like 2 August 00:00 PDT?
Any one want to start an auction for the copy of the legitimate ISO I have - All proceeds to Charity of course
Not that I would never break the EULA I agreed to so this is not a serious post


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The Petroleum Cleanup and Redevelopment Fund (Redevelopment Fund) has been created to support the investigation and cleanup of contamination at abandoned former gas stations and other petroleum storage tank properties that have been unaddressed for decades, mainly because these unregulated former storage tank sites were not eligible for reimbursement from the Petroleum Storage Tank Fund.
Petroleum brownfields are often abandoned gas stations with known or perceived contamination that complicates the future sale, reuse or redevelopment of the property. These stations are found in almost every Colorado community, and many are visible on the Main Streets of our towns.
For even more information on what a Brownfield site is, check out our new Petroleum Brownfields Story Map.
Petroleum Cleanup and Redevelopment Fund: Now Accepting Applications
OPS is now accepting applications to the Redevelopment Fund and has created a guidebook that is designed to assist property owners in understanding the application process and how the Redevelopment Fund can assist in reducing the risk and uncertainty that has previously complicated the sale, reuse or redevelopment of their petroleum storage tank properties.
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Northshore School District EAP webpage: This page contains up to date information on the Program, Services, Eligibility Criteria, Testing, Policies & Procedures etc.
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Dear SU candidates, stop coming to Campus Saint-Jean
I've been a student for too long. I've seen two federal governments, two provincial governments, two deans, two university presidents and too many SU election forums. I could wax poetic about all that I've seen and been promised by everyone, but I would rather talk about how CSJ doesn't need you or your half-hearted promises. The simple fact is this: we've been getting it done without you and we will continue to do so.
I just attended my sixth and final election forum at CSJ. My fifth as a student (I lost to a fellow CSJ student for VPSL a few years back) was much of the same. Candidate after candidate came up and tried their best to jam their buzzwordy platforms into our niche reality. Things like better security, better food options, and better support for our events all came up to varying degrees of success this time around. It was word vomit I've heard far too many times.
Consider this: CSJ is roughly 750 students. We have about a dozen student clubs who operate and provide programming for students. We have several intramural teams that participate in campus rec and we boast a strong Faculty Association that must fight tooth and nail for any of our interests. When candidates come here and joke about their bad French, how much they love poutine and how great our student culture is, they fundamentally undermine our efforts for political brownie points.
I would be flabbergasted if candidates could name any of the student-run events at CSJ and completely floored to see them come out more than once a year. I would bet both the minibuses that candidates have no idea about the centre collegial de l'Alberta that offers diploma programmes in business and tourism studies. Candidates only care about us because we are seen as a voting bloc. This is relatively true but remember we are only 750 students. Last year 29.5 per cent of students voted, so maybe 225 votes got split between the candidates. It should come as no surprise that candidates won't focus on us from a numbers standpoint, it is just not worth their while.
To varying degrees, we at CSJ know and accept this. We didn't need the SU when our university-hired student life coordinator went from bad to worse this year. We didn't need the SU when our events were threatened because university staff doesn't understand their own policies. We didn't need the SU when our funding was threatened, and our student leaders fought the battles the SU didn't care about. We don't need the SU to throw great parties or raise awareness about important issues. We sure as hell don't need them to translate their bylaws into French for a pat on the back and no real results for students.
We do need them to understand that our needs are different. We have great relationships with the community that supports us. We have disagreements with the university, but we are listened to and respected. We are proud of the community we have built — one that is stronger than any one of us and better because of the challenges we've faced alone. Don't get me wrong, the SU helps from time to time, and I am proud to be a member of our union. I will vote in this election and encourage all my classmates to do the same. However, it is high time the SU and its election candidates realize they need us a hell of a lot more than we need them. Stop coming into our building and telling us what you are going to do for us. Instead, just for a second, put your egos aside and ask what you can do with us.
Frankly you could learn a lot more than just French.


text: In 1993-1994 the games my friends and I liked were things like Sonic 2 (in two player mode), Streets of Rage 2, Street Figher 2, Mortal Kombat, Mario Kart -- see the trend there? These were multiplayer games you could play with your friends, really fun at parties. The 32X just doesn't have anything like that.


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Exploding Head Syndrome is a rather fearsome but memorable title for the phenomenon of some people hearing loud bangs or crashes as they fall asleep.
Exploding Head Syndrome was first described by American doctor Silas Weir Mitchell in 1876. He described it as "sensory discharges' during sleep. It was given its more lurid current name only as recently as 1989 when it was described again in more detail.
Typically people will hear the sound of an explosion or cymbals crashing as they fall asleep. Normally this is entirely pain free, despite the volume. More rarely it can be accompanied by flashes of light, a sensation of heat or tingling, or muscle jerks and twitches.
It's actually a benign condition – it's not the sign of some other disease or problem. Instead it's what is called a parasomnia, an unwanted or unwelcome event that accompanies sleep. Like many other parasomnias (night terrors, sleep paralysis) it can be experienced regularly, in intermittent clusters, or even as a one-off incident.
Often though it wakes the person abruptly, and can leave them in a state of fright or panic. They may be in a cold sweat, having a racing heartbeat, or even feel a constriction in their chest that makes breathing feel difficult. This is what can make it such a disturbing and distressing experience for people.
And like many other parasomnias the cause of Exploding Head Syndrome, despite being recognized over 140 years ago, remains unclear. There does appear to be a link between it and stress and anxiety, particularly where that leads to sleep disturbance, and specifically people missing out on deep sleep.
It's believed to be under-reported to doctors, and at the time of writing there's no settled approach on drug treatment, with inconclusive results from antidepressants, anticonvulsants, and epilepsy treatments.
However, straightforward explanation and reassurance have been shown to reduce anxiety and so reduce the frequency of episodes. In addition, making sure that they have enough sleep, especially deep sleep, and managing their stress and anxiety are the best self-care for those affected.
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We knew, one day, technology would catch up to our health, but why did it have to be so soon?!
There's proof checking apps like Instagram, Snapchat and Facebook at night can make you go temporarily blind.
The alarming discovery was recently documented in the New England Journal of Medicine.
It outlines two very similar cases: one of a 22-year-old woman and another of a 40-year-old woman.
Basically, both women went to the doctor complaining of a loss of vision in one eye. The younger one had been struggling to see out of her right eye at night for several months. The other had blurry vision from one eye most mornings that would last around 15 minutes.
They underwent check-ups and came out with clean bills of health.
So, what was going on?
By digging around their day-to-day routines, specialists at an ophthalmic clinic figured out both women were using their phones in the dark before bed.
The eyes they were complaining about were the ones they used to check their phones, while the others were typically buried into pillows because they were lying on their sides; those eyes had time to adjust to the dark.
When each woman looked away from her phone, the eye used for checking would display features of temporary blindness while it adjusted to the dark.
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Although most people view screens binocularly, people frequently use smartphones while lying down, when one eye can be inadvertently covered. Smartphones are now used nearly around the clock, and manufacturers are producing screens with increased brightness to offset background ambient luminance and thereby allow easy reading. Hence, presentations such as we describe are likely to become more frequent. Our cases show that detailed history taking and an understanding of retinal physiology can reassure both patient and doctor and can avoid unnecessary anxiety and costly investigations.
There's a very simple solution to this: Turn down the brightness on your phone or, better yet, cut down your nighttime browsing.
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AUSTRALIA: South Australia's Department for Transport, Energy & Infrastructure has appointed Enotrac to assess the plans for the Adelaide rail electrification project.
Enotrac will review the proposed designs for the 25 kV booster transformer electrification scheme, covering loading, power quality and EMC studies.
The electrification of most of Adelaide's 120 route-km suburban rail network by 2014 is being jointly funded by the state and federal governments. The first Class 4000 electric multiple-units are expected to be delivered in 2012.
- Adelaide's 10-year rail revitalisation plan was detailed in the August 2009 issue of Railway Gazette International


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Nationwide is following up on its controversial "dead kid" advertisement from the Super Bowl by announcing a plan to form a child-safety council aimed at reducing the number of deaths of children from preventable injuries.
Nationwide is following up on its controversial �dead kid� advertisement from the Super Bowl by announcing a plan to form a child-safety council aimed at reducing the number of deaths of children from preventable injuries.
The Make Safe Happen Advisory Council will develop ways to communicate how parents and other caregivers can make their homes safer. The council, which includes Nationwide Children�s Hospital as a member, will convene this spring.
Work on the council began in March when Nationwide executives began discussing what could be done to raise awareness of the issue of childhood safety, said Matt Jauchius, Nationwide�s executive vice president.
But the insurer said yesterday that it didn�t want to announce the creation of the council immediately after the game, when there still was so much focus on the ad. The spot featured a small boy talking about all the things he missed out on because he died in an accident. The ad showed an overflowing bathtub and other hazards, and it noted that accidents are the leading cause of preventable deaths among children.
�The ad was still so fresh,� Jauchius said. �People might have missed it.�
Nationwide took plenty of heat, especially on social media, for an ad that ended up being among the most talked-about from the game. Even weeks after, the ad still is generating buzz.
�I�m not apologizing. I put a tough message in the middle of a party. I didn�t intend to ruin the party,� Jauchius said.
The ad was meant to be a conversation starter, he said.
�Let�s put an ad in the largest media platform in the world, not to sell insurance, but to start a conversation and raise awareness of the No. 1 killer of children in the country,� he said.
Shashi Matta, a clinical associate marketing professor at Ohio State University, said he buys Nationwide�s story that the safety council was long in the works before the ad aired.
�They were trying to evoke a conversation about child safety, the major ways children are harmed,� he said.
Matta said the ad has led to an increase in Internet searches about childhood deaths and the causes.
�You get the attention of everybody. Some people made a big fuss about it on social media,� he said. �I think it�s great that it continues to capture interest. Now, that conversation is a little more thoughtful.�
Nationwide will work with the groups to hold events on childhood safety as part of its Make Safe Happen campaign, Jauchius said.
Research has shown that 72 percent of caregivers don�t know that preventable injuries are the leading cause of death among children.
�We do not presently have all the answers at Nationwide,� Jauchius said. �Our role is to raise awareness.�


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Antonín Dvořák (1841–1904)
Antonín Dvořák was born in 1841, the son of a butcher and innkeeper in the village of Nelahozeves, near the Bohemian town of Kralupy, some forty miles north of Prague. It was natural that he should at first have been expected to follow the family trade, as the eldest son. His musical abilities, however, soon became apparent and were encouraged by his father. After primary schooling he was sent to lodge with an uncle in Zlonice and was there able to gain the then necessary knowledge of German and improve his abilities as a musician, hitherto acquired at home in the village band and in church. Further study of German and of music at Kamenice, a town in northern Bohemia, led to his admission in 1857 to the Prague Organ School, where he studied for the following two years.
On leaving the Organ School, Dvořák earned his living as a viola-player in a band under the direction of Karel Komzák, an ensemble that was to form the nucleus of the Czech Provisional Theatre Orchestra, established in 1862. Four years later Smetana was appointed conductor at the theatre, where his operas The Brandenburgers in Bohemia and The Bartered Bride had already been performed. It was not until 1871 that Dvořák resigned from the orchestra, devoting himself more fully to composition, as his music began to attract favourable local attention. In 1873 he married a former piano pupil, Anna Čermáková, sister of an actress from the theatre and daughter of a Prague goldsmith, and in 1874 became organist of the church of St Adalbert. During this period he continued to support himself by private teaching, while busy on a series of compositions that gradually became known to a wider circle.
Further recognition came to Dvořák in 1874, when his application for an Austrian government award brought his music to the attention of the critic Eduard Hanslick in Vienna and subsequently to that of Brahms, a later member of the examining committee. The granting of this award for five consecutive years was of material assistance. It was through this contact that, impressed by Dvořák's Moravian Duets entered for the award of 1877, Brahms was able to arrange for their publication by Simrock, who commissioned a further work, Slavonic Dances, for piano duet. The success of these publications introduced Dvořák's music to a much wider public, for which it held some exotic appeal. As his reputation grew, there were visits to Germany and to England, where he was always received with greater enthusiasm than might initially have been accorded a Czech composer in Vienna.
In 1883 Dvořák had rejected a tempting proposal that he should write a German opera for Vienna. At home he continued to contribute to Czech operatic repertoire, an important element in re-establishing national musical identity. The invitation to take up a position in New York was another matter. In 1891 he had become professor of composition at Prague Conservatory and in the summer of the same year he was invited to become director of the National Conservatory of Music in New York, an institution intended to foster American music, hitherto dominated by musicians from Europe or largely trained there. Dvořák's contribution was seen as that of providing a blue-print for American national music, following the example of Czech national music, which owed so much to him. The musical results of Dvořák's time in America must lie chiefly in his own compositions, notably in his Symphony 'From the New World', his American Quartet and American Quintet, his Violin Sonatina, and, to a lesser extent, his so-called American Suite, works that rely strongly on the European tradition that he had inherited, while making use of melodies and rhythms that might be associated in one way or another with America. By 1895 Dvořák was home for good, resuming work at the Prague Conservatory, of which he became director in 1901. His final works included a series of symphonic poems and two more operas, to add to the nine he had already composed. He died in Prague in 1904.
Dvořák's orchestral works include a number of arrangements of compositions originally designed for smaller forces. His Mazurka, Op 49, was written in February 1879 for violin and piano and also effectively arranged by the composer for violin and orchestra. The work was dedicated to the violinist Pablo Sarasate and first heard in Prague in the following month.
The Rondo in G minor for cello and orchestra, Op 94, was written in October 1893, an arrangement of the earlier work for cello and piano that he had completed in December 1891. It was designed for the cellist Hanuš Wihan, who had joined the teaching staff of Prague Conservatory in 1887. It was to Wihan that Dvořák dedicated his Cello Concerto of 1895, and with him that he played the original version of the Rondo in a Prague concert in March 1892. The work is a fine vehicle for a virtuoso performer, and a testimony to Wihan's technical ability.
Dvořák's Seven Interludesscored for small orchestra, were written in January and February 1867, dating, therefore, from a period when the composer was employed as a viola-player, playing operas from Italian and French repertoire, and, under Smetana, now starting to tackle more Czech works. There is something patently operatic and dramatic in the first of the pieces. The same mood informs the second, while the third offers a contrast, while still preserving the conception of an operatic entr'acte, in an idiom that would have been very familiar to the composer in the orchestra pit. The fourth is a livelier piece, an introduction to a cheerful finale, and the fifth suggests a triumphant and happy scene to come. The sixth piece has an air of gentle lyricism, while the seventh returns to the dramatic contrasts of the first, demonstrating, like the other pieces. Dvořák's skill in handling the orchestra, however conventional the musical material.
Klid or Waldesruhe (Silent Woods) was originally the fifth of a set of six pieces for piano duet. Ze Šumavy (From the Bohemian Forest), completed in January 1884. Dvořák arranged it for cello and orchestra, for the primary purpose of a concert tour with Hanuš Wihan, and it was included in the Prague programme of March 1892, in a version for cello and piano.
Dvořák, it will be recalled, had years of experience in lighter music, as an orchestral player in Karel Komzák's band. His Polonaise in E flat major was written in late December 1879 and heard on 6 January 1880, among the celebrations, usual for the Epiphany. His Five Prague Waltzeswere written a week or so earlier, to be heard on 28 December. The Polka ill B flatmajor was written in December 1880 for a Prague students' ball on 6 January 1881.
The Nocturne was arranged first for violin and piano from the Andante religoso slow movement of String Quartet No 4 in E minor, and forms the basis of the string orchestra version, apparently completed in 1875. It was published in 1883 and heard the following year in London, when it was included in a programme conducted by Dvořák at the Crystal Palace, where Elgar was soon to have his first work played in London.
The Suite in A major for piano was completed in the spring of 1894 and is sometimes known as the American Suite It was arranged a year later by Dvořák for orchestra, before his return from America, and while he thought well of it, critics have generally found little good to say of it, although fashions seem now to be changing. The first of the five movements has touches of the American, both in the opening motif and the rhythmic and melodic ending of the theme. There is a stormy C sharp minor introduction to the second movement, before the appearance of a gentler central theme, related to the opening figure of the first movement. The musicologist Michael Beckerman has drawn attention to other motivic connections between the movements, apparent again in the main theme of the third movement. Contours familiar from Dvořák's other compositions of the American period are heard in the fourth movement and in the final Allegro, linked to the others in its main theme and in the pentatonic element with which it ends.
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"Please just make it stop!" tweeted Health Minister Simon Harris on Sunday last in connection with a report on a conference on Humanae Vitae at the weekend. "Increasing access to & availability of contraception is and will remain public health policy. Religion plays an important role for many on an individual basis – but it will not determine health and social policy in our country any more. Please get that."
One might think from this that Bishop Kevin Doran of Elphin had called for Church teaching on marriage and sexuality to become national public policy, but even reported excerpts from his speech never hinted at such a suggestion, and rightly so, because the bishop had said no such thing.
Rather, Dr Doran had said that sometimes in the past marriage was understood in a "lopsided" way, unduly focused on procreation and insufficiently focused on the love of a man and a woman, but that today people tend too often to the opposite extreme. In Humanae Vitae Blessed Paul VI had mapped out a more integrated, and wholesome view of marriage, he said, with Pope Francis having in Amoris Laetitia repeated this vision.
Fidelity to this vision, he said, would require rediscovering the natural connection between committed married love and the procreation and care of children, with married people understanding how natural cycles can be embraced both to achieve and to avoid pregnancy. Dr Doran described this as a "challenging way" of living sexuality in marriage, which can be enriching and fulfilling but which should not be misrepresented as somehow easy.
A failure to meet this challenge, the bishop argued, had had impacts on such diverse matters as promiscuity, infertility, artificial reproduction, same sex marriage, and threats to the dignity of women, with the last of these claims provoking heated debate online.
"It may seem to some that contraception has liberated women insofar as it allows them to take control of their own fertility," he said. "But the fact that they are less likely to become pregnant also takes away from women one of the principle motives or freedoms for saying no to unwanted sex."
Tweeting about this, Minister Harris twice equated "unwanted sex" solely with rape, heedless of how the term has broader implications. In a 2016 study, for instance, 13% of 17- and 18-year-olds who had had sex said they had felt a little pressure to do so, with 4% saying they felt a lot of pressure, and 6% saying they feared losing their partner if they did not have sex with them.


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How to make a killer charcuterie board – that's healthy too
With the festive season fast approaching, it's always good to have your platter game in check when you're entertaining! And the newest trend in this space is a killer charcuterie board. They are traditionally a meat and cheese board and can be as big or as small as you like, depending on how many mouths you are going to feed! I've got to say there have been some mouth-watering (and insta-worthy!) boards at the past few events I've been to. I took some serious mental notes in order to replicate one on my own with a healthy twist and share it here!
Cheese, honey
I love a nice piece of cheese, particularly when there's a wine involved! A good guide with cheese is to pick a soft one, a firm one and an aged one. I like camembert, pecorino and aged cheddar to cover the board. It's a personal choice so pick away. A good way to add a nice touch is to put some good quality comb honey on top of the camembert cheese and let it drip down the sides. Yum!
Bread and crackers
Get your hands on some nice sourdough and either break it up in pieces or toast and place on the board. You can pair it with some little ramekins of extra virgin olive oil and balsamic vinegar. A nice crunchy dukkah goes well with this too. Go for wholegrain or seed crackers to give it a healthy (and delisious!) kick.
Go Nuts
As long as you and your guests are nut tolerant, a nice range of nuts can make your charcuterie board pop and give it some crunch. I like almonds, pistachios and cashews the best. Put them in little bowls or sprinkle them around the other items on your board.
Fresh fruit and veg
These are a must for a healthy twist on your killer board. Cut up celery, carrot, red capsicum and cucumber into sticks and place decoratively around the board. Spread fresh strawberries, figs, grapes and cherry tomatoes in between your other items. They add a splash of colour and are irresistibly moreish!
Dip it
A couple of yummy dips on your platter are the icing on the cake. Go for a nice healthy hommus and tzatziki and serve them next to the veggie sticks for dipping.
The extras
If you love your meat and want to add some in, go for some nice prosciutto and salami. Add a bowl of olives to one end of the board. You might also like a quince paste to pair with your cheese. Go nuts!
So next time you're in entertaining mode, think about creating a charcuterie board that is next-level delicious. And remember it can be healthy by adding some fresh stuff and keeping some of your options wholegrain and homemade. So you won't feel so bad after the wine!
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I recently spotted an advert for socks on Instagram, I hate the adverts that pop up on my timeline and I always hide them, but just this once, I decided to have a look and what I discovered was Happy Socks and their rather spectacular Beatles Limited Edition socks. I am a huge fan of the Beatles (check out what I thought of the Lego Yellow Submarine in this post) and so I couldn't resist, unfortunately I couldn't afford them, so I stored them for later on my wishlist!
Imagine my suprise when the post arrived one day a week later, Neil had treated me to a set! I'd told him about them and he very kindly got me my very own set! What a gem he is.
My set contains 3 pairs of the most amazingly, colourful and wonderful Beatles themed socks, Yellow Submarine themed in fact!
First up is the Pepperland set, featuring John, Paul George and Ringo as they are in the film, Yellow Submarine. The design wraps around the sock.
Next up The Monsters sock. Featuring some of the baddies from the film. Bright orange with yellow, green and purple details, these are a fabulous pair of socks!
The last pair in the set feature the Yellow Submarine itself, on a plain navy background with yellow trim, the design looks amazing.
Each pair is an actual joy to look at. Guaranteed to lift anyones spirits, not just a Beatles fan. There are 3 other pairs that I have my eye on! Happy Socks has some fabulous designs – I wonder if there is such thing as a sock ambassador? Cause I'd bloody love to be one!
Priced at £11.95 per pair for the Beatles set, other socks are priced at around £9.95. Box sets and gift sets will offer you savings and other limited edition sets are more costly. Obviously these aren't the cheapest socks in the world but you are really are getting good quality, well designed, beautiful socks. The gift box they came in is also gorgeous and I will be trying to find a use for it so I have an excuse to keep it.
I would definitely suggest you check out the website and treat your feet to some fabulous socks.
What do you think of my new socks? Are you tempted to treat yourself? Let me know below.


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Philip Sparks gives guys a new dress code. By Christina Gregory
The best time to check out designer Philip Sparks' menswear collection is right after watching a film like The Thin Man, when you're practically drunk on snapshots of Myrna Loy swishing about in long white furs while William Powell is swilling whiskey and wittily quoting Dashiell Hammett. You'll wonder: Why don't people wear hats and dress for English muffins anymore? But then you'll get a peek at Sparks' dapper double-breasted jackets and polished slim-cut dress pants and it all becomes clear: This is where the essence of old Hollywood resides.
A bespoke attitude via ready-to-wear is part of the appeal. "The pieces become modern because of the silhouette," Sparks says, referring to his choice of trim not-too-skinny shapes. Such grown-up wares belie Sparks' youthfulness. He's just 25, and Canadian, speaking with just a hint of a mid-western lilt. He confided that the calling for clothes came early: At 16 he started making his own garments when the narrow vintage look he strove for was impossible to find. Fashion design at Seneca College of Art followed, and later work with a local tailor and the drama department. Sparks eventually landed at the Stratford Festival costume department, which seems to have informed the stage-worthy maturity that embodies his handsome fall collection.
Much of Sparks' line is based on the traditional techniques he's gleaned from his costume research. "I've always had a love for old things," he says, "and my collection is a way of bringing the old traditions forward. My tail coats aren't stiff, they're comfortable and wearable." The collection ranges from preppy to military with smoking jackets and fine-fitted crew knits in Nantucket stripes, even a soft metallic bomber jacket. "The fabrics I use like a silver-colored leather can make a piece relevant," the designer says. If you're ready to hang up your denim and henleys (if only temporarily) these are the clothes to wear for after-dinner drinks, before-dinner drinks, even a proper breakfast—the Thin Man is reborn.
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Day 1: Amritsar
Upon arrival in the walled city, transfer to your hotel to freshen up. In the evening you can learn about the history of this important Sikh centre while discovering some lesser-known facts and points of interest on the Amritsar Heritage Walk. Follow the city's narrow lanes and stroll through markets en route to the Golden Temple and see the only gurudwara, or 'gateway to the guru', built by the British in honour of the 21 Sikh soldiers that fought for them against the Afghans in 1897. This evening can be spent at leisure or at an optional Palki ceremony, the worshipping of the Holy Book by pilgrims, at the Golden Temple. Stay: Hyatt Amritsar.
Day 2: Amritsar
This morning visit the spectacular Golden Temple – the spiritual centre of the Sikh faith, which is crowned with an inverted lotus-shaped golden dome. Continue to the sombre Jallianwala Bagh, the site of the tragic Amritsar Massacre in the early 20th Century. Next, put your dexterity to the test during a turban-tying experience. In the early evening you will visit the Wagah Border, the only road border crossing between India and Pakistan, for the elaborate Beating the Retreat ceremony. Stay: Hyatt Amritsar (breakfast included).
Day 3: Amritsar to Delhi
Rise early to transfer to the railway station for your journey to Delhi on board the Shatabdi Express which leaves at 5am (approx. 6¼ hours). Enjoy breakfast on board and upon arrival in the capital, transfer to your hotel. Explore the city on an afternoon orientation tour which visits the outstanding Jama Masjid Mosque and drives past the 17th-Century Red Fort and the Raj Ghat – a peaceful open-air memorial to Mahatma Gandhi. Stay: Sheraton New Delhi (breakfast included).
Day 4: Delhi
Embark on a full day of sightseeing, exploring the capital's narrow bustling streets and teeming colourful bazaars of Old Delhi. Visit the UNESCO-listed Humayun's Tomb – the 16th-Century tomb of the Mughal Emperor Humayun which was designed by a Persian architect and was the first garden-tomb on the Indian subcontinent.
Continue to Lutyens' New Delhi, which was designed by British architects and features wide roads and sprawling parks – providing a stark contrast after exploration of Old Delhi's labyrinthine lanes. See the India Gate, which is dedicated to the Indian soldiers that lost their lives during World War I, and drive past the monumental government buildings. Stay: Sheraton New Delhi (breakfast included).
Day 5: Delhi to Agra
Rise early for your journey to Agra by road. Visit the UNESCO-listed Agra Fort, an important 16th-century Mughal monument resembling a walled city that is just one-and-a-half miles from its more famous neighbour, the Taj Mahal. Enjoy an afternoon at leisure to relax or join an optional tour to Itmad-Ud-Daulah, also known as Baby Taj. Built in 1622, this stunning tomb is renowned for its intricate inlaid stonework and elaborate carvings.
Continue to Mehtab Bagh – a park built by Emperor Babur as the last in a series of 11 parks on the bank of the Yamuna River. This serene park offers enchanting views of the Taj Mahal during sunset away from the crowds. Stay: ITC Mughal (breakfast included).
Day 6: Agra to Ranthambore
Today there is another early start, this time for an unforgettable visit to the magnificent Taj Mahal, one of the finest pieces of architecture in the world. Built in the 17th Century by the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his queen Mumtaz, this exceptional monument to love has been declared one of the New Seven Wonders of the World.
After breakfast, drive to Ranthambore National Park (approx. 6 hours) which covers some 240 square miles of beautiful scenery, boasts one of the country's leading tiger conservation efforts and is one of the best parks in India to spot this elusive animal. The afternoon is yours to relax or explore Ranthambore at leisure. In the evening enjoy a discussion on the famous tigers with a renowned local naturalist. Stay: Vivanta by Taj - Sawai Madhopur (breakfast and dinner included).
Day 7: Ranthambore
Today you can look forward to a morning and evening game drive in the park. You may be lucky enough to spot one of the endangered tigers as you explore the park in shared open top canters, as well as leopards, crocodiles and over 300 species of birds. Stay: Vivanta by Taj - Sawai Madhopur (breakfast, lunch and dinner included).
Day 8: Ranthambore to Jaipur.
In the morning you have the option of joining another game drive before breakfast. You will then depart the park and enjoy a packed lunch on your journey to Jaipur (approx. 4 hours) which is renowned for its beautiful palaces and forts. In the evening you will have the chance to join a one-hour yoga session with a yoga guru. The origins of this ancient spiritual practice can be traced back to India over 5000 years ago and the opportunity to learn from an experienced guru is not to be missed. Later you will visit a local temple to attend the evening Aarti ceremony – the Hindu ceremony of light. Stay: ITC Rajputana Sheraton (breakfast and lunch included).
Day 9: Jaipur
Enjoy a full day of sightseeing in the 'Pink City' of Jaipur. Many of the buildings in India's first planned city were painted pink to welcome the Prince of Wales in 1876. Visit the striking hilltop Amber Fort and the City Palace – an exquisite complex of Rajasthani and Mughal architecture. You will also visit the Royal Observatory and stop for photos outside the unique Palace of Winds, an intricately designed five-storey building that resembles a beehive. Stay: ITC Rajputana Sheraton (breakfast included).
Day 10: Jaipur to Delhi
Return to Delhi by road for your final night (approx. 6 hours). This evening there is an optional 'Glimpses of Delhi' tour which will include visits to the beautiful Lodhi Gardens, Gandhi Smiriti museum, which is dedicated to Mahatma Ghandi, and the extravagant Birla Temple. Stay: Sheraton New Delhi (breakfast included).
Day 11: Delhi
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KUALA LUMPUR: Almost 80% of the distress calls made to firemen here to remove rings on bodies involved cases where they were stuck on men's private parts.
Rings that were stuck on genitals were more difficult to remove as most of them were made from dense metal that was too thick to cut through, said City Fire and Rescue Department chief operations officer Samsol Maarif Saibani.
"Usually, if it is normal jewellery such as rings that are stuck on fingers, they are quite easy to cut through.
"But the rings used on private parts are larger, thicker or made from dense metal, making them difficult to remove," he said.
Samsol said his department handled eight cases involving the removal of such rings last year, compared to 22 cases in 2015 and 10 cases in 2014.
He said almost 80% of these calls were seeking help to take out rings that were stuck on the penis.
It was usually the hospitals that would make the calls, he added.
"Medical facilities do not have the tools to remove a ring from private parts," he said.
Samsol urged men to be more careful with penis rings, especially those that are made from metal.
His remarks came about following the latest case where 12 firefighters took about five hours to free a man whose penis got stuck in a metal ring on New Year's Eve.
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Robin Van Persie went some way to answering his critics with a stunning strike as Manchester United crushed Hull at Old Trafford.
The Holland striker scored the third, after goals from Chris Smalling and Wayne Rooney had put Louis van Gaal's side in the driving seat.
United were dealt an early blow with an injury to Angel Di Maria in the 14th minute.
The club's record signing was subbed off for Ander Herrera with what looked like a hamstring strain.
Smalling opened the scoring, turning in from inside the six-yard box, after a goalmouth scramble started from Marouane Fellaini winning a header against two Hull defenders.
The ball dropped to Smalling and he hit goal wards, with Allan McGregor failing to keep it out.
Rooney then doubled the lead five minutes before the break with a low strike from the edge of the box after Van Persie's lay off.
The ball swerved into the bottom corner beating the Scotland keeper.
Van Persie then rounded the game off with his fourth goal of the season.
He drove his effort, left-footed, into the roof of the net, making it three nil to the hosts.
United go back above Arsenal into fourth, just two points below Man City who play Southampton tomorrow afternoon.