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Posted: Sun Jan 24, 2016 13:40
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I was talking to someone about the plane on his holiday and happened to mention that the Tupolev Tu-104 was the first successful commercial airliner. This seemed to amuse him. In the West people know very little about Soviet aviation and many think flying on a Soviet airliner would be a risk. The perception is of poorly maintained, old and low quality aeroplanes that are damaged by the social system they were created in. The powers in the West are always offering themselves as a superior system to any ideology offered by the East and this extends to aircraft, mainly because they benefit financially from this arrangement. The implication is we would be worse off under any kind of socialist/communist system. When you look at Soviet aviation of the 20th century it is full of brilliant designers and their aircraft: Ilyushin, Tupolev, MiG, Sukhoi, Yakovlev are just a few. The powers in the West are reluctant to showcase the brilliance created by socialism as opposed to private business ventures. There were of course many great Western aircraft in the form of Boeing, Airbus, McDonnell Douglas etc. but many Westerners do not see aircraft by Ilyushin (for example) as being as good. Russian aircraft are often designed with different priorities like performance in severe weather and are often durable ultilitarian designs. This durability means that Soviet aircraft are often in service much longer than their Western equivalents although aircraft like the Boeing 737 and MD-11 also share this characteristic. When I played the WWII simulation IL-2 Sturmovik I came across the opinion that the Russian aircraft like the Yak 1 were inferior fighters whereas I found they absorbed lots of damage, were fast (an invaluable characteristic for a fighter) and had good firepower. But because they didn't have a reputation like the Spitfire or Bf-109 and were less automated people thought they were no good. Others also thought that as the developer of IL-2 were Russians that they had enhanced their fighters unrealistically. One of the main fears of Soviet commercial aircraft for those unfamiliar with Russia is their safety record. It is perhaps an unusual fear as Russia was isolated and therefore only people inside the Iron Curtain knew the accident rate. Apart from rare design flaws the aircraft were not the main cause of poor safety. It was more to do with the severe climate, corruption within the aircraft industry or lack of state finance that led to higher accident rates. Now with the end of the USSR the glory days of Ilyushin and Tupolev are over. It is sad that these companies are no longer what they once were and that Westerners have a fear/irrational dislike for them.
Aviation and Nations
Posted: Wed Jan 27, 2016 16:40
Joined: 10 Feb 2009
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Aviation by its founders was conceived as an enterprise of entire humanity. The political colours came in via aviations use for war. Business and the colour of money was a consequence of aviations advance as mass transport.
Both the West and the East used their aviation as "proof of dominance of its political creed". The consequences of all that we see up today.
So statistics are published by political or business interest. Corrected to the relevant numbers the hull losses of first and second generation of jet airliners are equal or better for the Soviet designs (Tu-104, Tu-134, Tu-154 and IL 62). What blurrs that picture is the fact that western designs like the B 737 still are "active" while the Soviet design were early "frozen" and not thought to span various generations (B 737 100 200 300 400 ....NG...).
The better safety record of the actual versions benefits the total statistics of these airplanes.
Nevertheless the aviation industries in all countries benefited from the bad experiences of others: eg. Tupolev and Boeing from De Havilands problems with the Comets cabin structure, Sud Aviacion got the entire cockpit of the Comet for its Caravelle, Douglas and Tuplov learned a lot from the BAC 111 deep stall problems and so on.
Design flaws occured in all designs both East and West and correcting them was after loosing lives of passengers and pilots. And there were problems which were seen during flighttesting (the "grab" in the Tu-104, the baggage doors of the DC-10) but the concerns were brushed away by time limits or financial concerns.
The Sowjet designs were pieces of aeronautical engineering perfectly apt for the service in a vast and sparsly inhibited country extending from the Arctic to tropical deserts and lacking radionavigation facilities in many places.
As long as the USSR existed and was working its aviation was also working, when it fell down also its aviation did fall into a deplorable state.
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Aviation and Cosmunautics
Posted: Fri Jan 29, 2016 15:52
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Talking about Sowjet aviation one has to talk about cosmonautics also, as this was the most noble achievment of the USSR and the designer Sergei Pavlovich Korolev. To his credit not only counts the Sputnik and Vostok but also the Sojus rocket and the Sojus capsula which by now are the only means of transport for humans to the International Space station.
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Posted: Sat Jan 30, 2016 00:52
Joined: 29 Jul 2012
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Interesting thread.
Common sense is the less common of the senses.
First of all...There weren't Russian aircrafts because Russian isn't a synonym for Soviet. There were a lot of effort from other parts of the Union. Antonov is now Ukrainian, also Motorsich, some factories were outside SFSR of Russia (now Russian Federation). For us, westeners this can be a little mistake but not for a former Soviet, and also explain a lot about the evolution of the former Soviet aviation since 1991.
Engineering hasn't ideology. Planes, weapons, machines also haven't ideology. The ideology dictates the requirements in some cases.
I suppose that after the dissolution of the USSR, propaganda, fear and lack of communication stablished a myth about the Soviet aviation. The case of the Tu-144 is a proof of that. The race for the first supersonic airliner was a big challenge also contributes to the myth. Although Tupolev design fly first. This design had tons of flaws and was a dead-end. Soviet politicians wanted a success but they committed an historical mistake (as usual when politician enter in engineering).
As Walter wrote, after the end of the USSR, the chaos in the former Soviet space increased the accident ratio of the former soviet aviation due to the poor maintenance, corruption, the deep economical crisis and also the mental health of the aviation workers (I guess that the dissolution of your country, the economical crisis and the collapse of the social and economic structure of an entire empire should affect mental health). In this time (nineties), propagandist started to spread some trash in order to bury the former Soviet Aviation industry saying that the Safety record of the Soviet airliners is explained because the goverment hide the accidents (When in the other side, Westeners obtained a free pass to search in the former Soviet records).
Also lack of performance and modern engine technology was a heavy load when former Soviet companies started to compete in the new market. So again, this problems were viewed by westerns as a proof of Soviet delay in aeronautical technology.
Soviet airliners had very different requirements, oil consumption wasn't a priority in a Petroleum State. Also in a Communist State, a reduced
crew wasn't a priority. Also other "proof". It's only a evidence about different requierements between each aviation industry,
Some Westernes (the majority) saw the world by his prism....They analize Soviet airliners by western standards, and they dont understand that Soviet airliners were designed by a very different standards and requirements.
And sadly in the new century, there still some people writing garbage about soviet and now Russian (they still think that Russia is communist!) aviation.
All companies have strengths and weaknesses. Soviet industry and now Russia, have a weakness microchip and engine (gas turbines) industry, but also have strengths like Guided missiles, space rockets and radars.
There are a great book about Soviet cosmonautics called 'Rockets and People' by Engineer Boris Chertok.
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Chetok was a specialist in Automation and Control, field where Soviets are more advanced than his western counterparts.
Posted: Sat Jan 30, 2016 17:08
Joined: 22 Jul 2015
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Aviation as "proof of dominance of its political creed". I never thought of it in this way. It is true that Soviet designs tend to follow a different path in that their development (after manufacture) is quite short although they may be used for many years, unlike the 737 which has been continually developed as well as being used. I didn't know that the accident rate increased after the end of Communism. So much for Capitalism then. In the West people generally think accidents were not reported in the Communist era but I never thought the Russian government would share such a view or use it to explain the accident rate in the 90s. ce_zeta makes a valid point about fuel consumption and crew sizes. Business costs and profit were not such a priority under Communism. Fuel consumption tended to be a bit higher due to military based designs and engines, as well as heavier engines and aircraft required for operation in Arctic conditions. Soviet designs tend to be very efficient aerodynamically (as I keep finding out with the Tu-134 overstressing) which would compensate a little for their higher consumption engines. I suppose the lack of desire for minimum fuel consumption stemmed from cheap kerosine and Communism's lack of profit motivation as well as the fact that any aircraft has higher consumption in Arctic conditions. I have quite an admiration for Russian technology and find all those free planes in FSX different but not inferior.
A question of age
Posted: Sat Jan 30, 2016 18:10
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Location: Viena Austria
Hi freinds:
As I was born in 1943 I lived the era of cold war at the western side and we were fed all the time by two messages:
Soviet technology is backward and unsafe AND:
A terrible thread for the political survivel of the West.
As this two statements were contradictory nobody had to question, if he did he was called an easter-marcher.This was a protest movement inspired by world known philosophers as Bertrand Russell protesting at Easter against the nuklear arms-race.
That aging aircrafts tend to have increasing safety probelms one sees also in poor countries operating ageing Western airplanes, lack of funds beeing the main reason.
But said that airplanes like the IL-62M show even at "age" a safety record far better than e.g. a B-707 or a DC-8. The good record of the IL-62 is also due to the excellent work of Cuban pilots and mechanics.
I have written in my Brief Flight Manual for the PT-IL-62M:
Often western experts declared the Russian built airliners as unsafe by design, operation, training or behaviour of its crews. But looking at the sheer numbers of hull losses all IL 62 had 5, 1 % losses of all airplanes produced which is a third of the B-707 (16, 8%) and of the DC-8 (14, 9%) families. Its the same as for the similar Vickers VC-10 and a third higher as for the B-747 family (3, 8%). Only the much younger designs of e.g. B 767 have a clearly lower rate of hull losses (1, 3%). In terms of fatalities the IL 62 family was safer than contemporary western airplanes.
Said this one must accept that at the beginning of its service life a fatal design flaw of hot air ducts in the rear of the airplane led to the crash of the IL 62 of INTERFLUG DM-SEA near Berlin in which all 156 people on board perished constituting the worst air-disaster on German soil up to now. This was not discussed in public but the design was rectified accordingly.
Later on as well with the IL 62 as with the IL 62M, although having different engines, problems with the roller bearings of the engines led to two fatal accidents of LOT airplanes (SP-LAA an IL 62, SP-LBG an IL 62M). As consequence of the second crash stricter rules for operation and maintenance came out. Between 4th of September 1989 and 23st of July 2009 no fatal crash of IL 62 s happened and no accident was attributed to technical problems. On 20 th April 2008 on board CU-1283 Engine #2 suffered an un-contained failure during initial climb at 25,000 ft. Rear fuselage sustained debris damage resulting in loss of cabin pressure and compromised fuel supply to engine #1 which was shut down. The aircraft made a safe landing at the airport of departure (Santo-Domingo) and later flew back to Havana but was deemed uneconomic to return to service.
One thing seems was a drawback of Soviet designs: The engines had to be treated with a very soft hand like flying at much lower speeds as possible by design. This say people who worked with INTERFLUG. Practices like using engines up to planed engine life (and beyond!) without exhaustive electronic vibration checks could lead to catastrophic engine failures as happed with the two LOT IL-62s.
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Navigation Systems and Procedures
Posted: Wed Feb 03, 2016 14:45
Joined: 10 Feb 2009
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Location: Viena Austria
There was a constant saying in the West, that soviet avionics were inferior and the crews had therefore more members than in Western airplanes. In the Tu-104 there were 5 : Captain, F.O., F.I. Navigator and Radiooperator. The last one disappeared with the Tu-124, as its radios were solid state and did not needed manual tuning any more and morse signals were not used any more. So for various airplanes the navigator was still on board even in the Tu-154M. But that was a consequence of flying over wide unhabited terrain without radionavigation facilities. Contrary to Western belief the navigation equipment they used were state of the art: Doppler Radar, an area navigation capability built into the RSBN short range navigation systems, compass systems capable of polar navigation and great circle navigation and an automatic (analog) astro navigation computer.
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Five ENG Students Win Clare Boothe Luce Awards
The Clare Boothe Luce Program (CBL), the largest source of private funding for women in science, mathematics and engineering, has named five College of Engineering students as recipients of its annual awards for academic excellence and promise.
Second-year PhD student Haiyao ("Cassie") Huang (ECE), first-year PhD student Alyssa Pierson (ME) and second-year LEAP student Kate Thurmer will receive CBL Fellowships, which are awarded for two academic years to advanced degree candidates. Each fellowship covers the cost of tuition and medical insurance and includes a $19,300 stipend and $4,000 for academic expenses.
Katherine Murphy (EE '13) and Neha Sharma (ME '13) will receive CBL Scholar Awards, which support undergraduate summer research projects and are administered through BU's Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP).
In establishing the program, Clare Boothe Luce — playwright, journalist, U.S. ambassador to Italy and the first woman elected to Congress from Connecticut— sought to increase women's participation in the sciences and engineering at every level of higher education. Since its inception in 1989, the Clare Boothe Luce Program of the Henry Luce Foundation has supported more than 1,500 women in academia from undergraduates to associate professors. Boston University is one of 13 educational institutions specifically designated by Luce to receive CBL awards in perpetuity.
-Mark Dwortzan


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Skin Resurfacing
Skin resurfacing is the treatment, or removal of some or all the surface layers of skin as a therapeutic alternative to the surgical face lift.
Resurfacing carbon dioxide laser is the gold standard for all non surgical skin rejuvenation procedures. This highly effective treatment does require a few days of downtime and is the most expensive laser treatment available. Our patients who have had this laser treatment achieve excellent aesthetic results in very few treatments, without the need for surgery. During the procedure, a high-energy beam of laser light is used to smooth out lines, wrinkles, and scars and remove brown spots and other skin irregularities. It also stimulates formation of new underlying collagen to continue improvement over time for a skin-tightening effect. Our laser clinic has its own hospital-grade approved and inspected surgical facility for your comfort and safety. Although most often performed on the face, skin resurfacing may be performed on the body.
Different procedures, alone or in conjunction, vary in invasiveness and have a range of benefits beyond reduction of laxity including improvements in fine lines and wrinkles, firmness, texture, pore size, the appearance of photodamage (such as vascular and pigmented lesions), and a general healthy glow.


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A huge flaw in Wi-Fi devices using WPA and WPA2 security encryption was exposed by Mathy Vanhoef, working out of KU Leuven, yesterday. Attackers can use this flaw to steal sensitive data – passwords, credit card numbers, emails – or inject malicious software into websites. If you're using an Android device, an attack could be "exceptionally devastating".
Here's what you need to know.
What Is KRACK?
KRACK stands for Key Reinstallation Attack. In short, it is an exploit that takes advantage of the WPA2 protocol - the protocol most internet users are currently utilising to encrypt the information they send when online. It is directed at a process known as a 4-way handshake that all protected WPA2 Wi-Fi networks use.
This 'handshake' acts like a secret greeting between a client (such as your smartphone, laptop etc) and an access point (such as a modem/router): If both client and access point know the secret greeting (the password), then you can connect to the internet. This process also generates an encryption key.
This particular point in the process is vulnerable to being tricked to reinstall that 'key' that is already in use, thus the name KRACK.
Attackers can clone a protected Wi-Fi network while forwarding the internet connection - essentially meaning the user can still access the internet - and then using KRACK can manipulate this 'handshake' process. Thus, the attacker, in Vahoef's words, "obtains a man-in-the-middle (MitM) position between the victim and the real Wi-Fi network." This doesn't give the attacker access to your WPA2 Wi-Fi password, but it does allow them to 'listen in' on the information that a client is sending between an access point.
Confusing? Definitely - the take home message is that this exploit can affect any device that uses WPA2 protection to encrypt data over a wireless network. That means pretty much every device you use in your daily life.
Fortunately, for it to be taken advantage of, an attacker would need to be in the physical vicinity of the Wi-Fi device.
Why Is Android Vulnerable To This Exploit?
Android 6.0 and above is particularly susceptible to attack via KRACK because of the way devices running this system deal with WPA2 protection.
The exploit was unearthed by Mathy Vanhoef who specifically notes that "due to an implementation bug, Android and Linux ... will reinstall an all-zero encryption key [which] makes it trivial to intercept and manipulate all data that is transmitted by these devices."
You can see his explanation, in full, below:
As you can see in the video, Vanhoef also explains that simply visiting secure sites - sites that are HTTPS-protected - does not necessarily prevent an attack, because some of these HTTPS-protected sites are also easy to manipulate. In the video, this results in the attacker, using KRACK, being able to see the username and password combination that the user has entered on a website.
How Can I Ensure My Android Device Is Secure?
At the moment, there's not a lot you can do short of not using your Android device to access the internet via Wi-Fi, or more accurately, being conscious of your internet usage. Ensure that you update your devices with the latest patches as they become available. Importantly, Google have stated they will implement a fix for Pixel devices in their security update on November 6, 2017 but other, older devices don't have as solid a date, with Google stating they'll be patched 'in the coming weeks.'
If you're running an Android device with an Ethernet port, then you can use an Ethernet cable to connect to the internet instead of Wi-Fi. The exploit can only be used when a device has been connected to the internet via Wi-Fi. We recently posted a guide to the different types of ethernet cables, if you need help deciding which one is right for you.
Public Wi-Fi can also be dangerous, so it would be best to avoid it until a fix is released. Without any clear idea of who is on the network or how they're using it, you open yourself up to attack.
It's a pain, but during this time of uncertainty I would also ensure that you are connecting to secure services and webpages that include HTTPS in their address. Though this doesn't guarantee you'll be safe, it's another layer of protection that you should always be aware of (and not just in the face of a WPA2 exploit). You can also find extensions such as HTTPS Everywhere, for Chrome, which ensure you are connecting to secure websites when browsing the internet.
Lastly, you can use a VPN service and connect to that when using Wi-Fi on your smartphone or connected devices. This will ensure you data is encrypted end-to-end. If you need help choosing a VPN, consult this guide.
One of the big issues will be for Wi-Fi connected devices around the house. Anthony discussed this issue earlier this morning.
Are iOS Users Vulnerable To KRACK?
Apple users can rest slightly more easily as the exploit doesn't work quite as simply on these platforms as it does on Android (and Linux).
At this point, it seems that Apple have developed patches for iOS, macOS, watchOS and tvOS which are currently in beta and these will be rolled out in software updates in the coming weeks.
Similarly, Microsoft rolled out a security patch on October 10th, ahead of the announcement.
Do I Need To Buy A New Router?
Simply put, no. However, these devices and other devices that connect to the internet via Wi-Fi are potentially open to attack until manufacturers and suppliers roll out patches for them. Several have released statements regarding the exploit, which I have included below:
Belkin, Linksys, Wemo
"Belkin, Linksys, and Wemo are aware of the WPA vulnerability. Our security teams are verifying details and we will advise accordingly. Also know that we are committed to putting the customer first and are planning to post instructions on our security advisory page on what customers can do to update their products, if and when required."
"We are in the process of reviewing which of our devices may contain this vulnerability and will be issuing patches where needed."
"NETGEAR is aware of the recently publicized security exploit KRACK, which takes advantage of security vulnerabilities in WPA2 (WiFi Protected Access II). NETGEAR has published fixes for multiple products and is working on fixes for others. Please follow the security advisory for updates.
"NETGEAR appreciates having security concerns brought to our attention and are constantly monitoring our products to get in front of the latest threats. Being pro-active rather than re-active to emerging security issues is a fundamental belief at NETGEAR.
"To protect users, NETGEAR does not publicly announce security vulnerabilities until fixes are publicly available, nor are the exact details of such vulnerabilities released. Once fixes are available, NETGEAR will announce the vulnerabilities from NETGEAR Product Security web page."
A spokesperson for Belong suggested that modems and routers will be "automatically updated once [a patch] is available."
"We are aware of the issue and will be rolling out patches to Nest products over the next couple weeks."
No matter your device, because of the ubiquity of WPA2, pretty much anyone who connects to the internet is able to be targeted with this exploit. Ensure your devices are as up-to-date as possible and that you keep an eye out for available patches as soon as they become available.


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The top 8 things no student should leave college without doing.
1. Take a hike….. seriously.
PHC is surrounded by many amazing places to hike, including Bear's Den and Raven's Rock. Go enjoy some of the gorgeous mountainous scenery in Northern Virginia while you study at PHC!
2. Develop relationships with your professors
Due to the smaller class sizes at PHC, professors often develop personal relationships wit the students. Dr. Sillars, journalism professor, hosts a party for journalism students every semester. Dr. Favelo, a history professor, plays board games with students in the BHC conference room every weekend. Take the time to get to know these professors– they want to get to know you too!
3. Go on a school trip
Whether a debate tournament or going to Rome with Dr. Favelo for spring break, school trips allow you to get to know other students and faculty better. Plus, who wouldn't want to spend some time off campus with some of your best friends?
4. Enjoy the Cherry Blossom Festival in D.C.
D.C. is just a drive and a Metro ride away! When the gorgeous pink blossoms bloom in the Spring, take advantage of PHC's location and go enjoy the flowers!
5. Visit Harper's Ferry!
Just a state away, in West Virginia, Harper's Ferry is home to gorgeous scenery, a cute town, and a lovely park. Philip Bunn recommends going at night. "There's nothing cooler than climbing to the top of the rock and looking over the two rivers while a train passes beneath you and the town is lit up and the night breeze is blowing. It's a wonderful experience!"
6. Dance the night away at the Liberty Ball
Held at a gorgeous country club with a live band, the Liberty Ball is an excellent part of PHC culture. Near the end of the evening, a student will recite the famous Patrick Henry speech– you don't want to miss it!
7. Go to the games!
Yes, PHC has sports teams! Before you graduate, you'll want to cheer on the men's and women's soccer teams and the basketball team! It's a great time when the student body can come together and support their fellow students!
8. Push your limits: try something new
College is a time to discover who you really are. So try something new! Whether it's joining the PHC debate teams, trying a sport, going to a dance, or meeting with a teacher– put yourself out of your comfort zone and have some fun!
Looking for more things to do while at Patrick Henry College? Check out the list at the link below!


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Corporate Group Events
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Whether you are traveling as an independent representative for your company, coordinating a convention, workshop or seminar, we can tailor our amenities, services for you every step of the way.
Being green is a lifestyle that we have adopted at the Best Western Plus Regency. We are aware that may be important to you as well and we are proud to be a 2 Green Key rated eco-friendly property, promoting environmental stewardship and practices.
In February of 2011, Best Western International introduced three descriptors in the U.S. and Canada: Best Western, Best Western Plus® and Best Western Premier®. We proudly enhanced our services and amenities and we are now a Best Western Plus property.
Rewarding you and saying thank you is all part of the overall experience throughout the Best Western family of hotels. The following is a description of just two of the programs available to you.
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Give your child a memorable, musical celebration!
Your child's birthday at Music for Little Hands is sure to be a memorable musical celebration! Your child and his guests will enjoy a fun-packed hour if instrument exploration and play-alongs, creative movement, storytime, crafts and dances. We make your party planning simple by taking care of the entertainment, decorations, materials and even the invitations!
We provide:
One hour of musical fun (1 1/2 hrs. total)
The theme of your choice
Storytime, crafts
Party goods (plates, forks, cups, napkins)
Invitations printed and mailed for you
Musical party favors available (optional)
Fifteen minutes of exploration and free play with instruments sets the stage for the next forty-five minutes of exciting activities. Instrument exploration, instrument play-alongs, creative movement, storytime, crafts and circle dances are all among the many wonderful activities that we will lead at your child's party.
For children ages 1 – 7
We recommend 5-8 children. Limited to 10.
Each child 3 and under must have a participating adult.
Parties scheduled for Friday, Saturday or Sunday afternoons and last 1 1/2 hours
$325 / $275 for students currently enrolled in Kindermusik at Music for Little Hands
Party Themes
(or ask us to create a special theme just for your child!)
While the age ranges may seem large in some cases, we personally tailor each party's activities to meet the needs of your group.
Nursery Rhymes (ages 1-2)
At the Circus (ages 1-3)
Barnyard Celebrations (ages 1-3)
Zoo Train (ages 1–3)
My Big Backyard (ages 1-5)
All Around the Kitchen (ages 1-5)
Tea Party (ages 3-7)
At the Beach (ages 1-7)
Under the Sea (ages 2-7)
Winter Fun (ages 3-7)
Fiesta! (ages 3-7)
Camping Out (ages 3-7)
Planes, Trains & Automobiles (ages 1-5)


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I absolutely love a little trip to national trust sites, they are such a peaceful way of spending a few hours allowing you to get lost in history and in your own head. Plus they normally have lots of yummy cakes, and you know how much I love cake.
Now I have already been to Little Morton hall a couple of times ths year and its only tiny so wasn't planning on visiting again for a long time. But then I noticed that the hall was holding a contemporary art exhibition by artist Liz West, now the only thing that I knew about it was that it was called Autumn lights. Now I already knew that little Morton hall had incredible lighting ( don't ask me why my brain remembered about lighting, but it did ).
I arrived to the most perfect of blue skies which created the most beautiful of back drops to a very special house.
I wandered around the grounds all wrapped up in the chilly October air, keeping warm with a cream topped hot chocolate and a big grin on my face. I walked around until my nose turned red, then decided to go and explore the " Autumn lights ".
And I'm so glad I did! As I walked into the first room I found I was stood in the middle of the most vibrant of rainbows. The only thing I knew about the exhibition was that it was contemporary art, yet still I imagined a modern twist of old art but what I actually found was beautiful, simple and very modern.
Different coloured panels of all different sizes stood in front of windows waiting the Autumn light to hit them and light up the rooms as if rainbows were shining through each window.
I must have looked at each panel from so angles that it felt like a yoga class, and with every different angle came a different light show as the sunshine hit a different part of the panel.
You could never imagine how something so simple could bring you so much happiness, I danced through the colours smiling like a cheshire cat. Watching the light move across my skin, stretching my arms between the different couples and hiding behind each panel when I noticed people staring at me.
I can't tell you just how much I loved the exhibition, the mixture of the old and new worked perfectly together and created a wonderful atmosphere. It provided a way of interacting with the house, I enjoyed watching people hiding behind coloured panels, children making rainbows across their bodies and loved up couples taking selfies with a pretty coloured background. The usual awkward silence you tend to find within period properties was replaced with giggles, oohs and aahs and me accidentally shouting wow. I will be absolutely visiting several more times before it ends as it is impossible to see the same light twice! I would love to see the changes during sunset.
After such a breathtakingly beautiful exhibition I headed back outside to enjoy the last of the Autumn sunshine and maybe have another cheeky hot chocolate.
The ducks were enjoying the sunshine as much as I was.
If you live anywhere near by I highly recommend a trip to Little Morton hall or if you just fancy a drive and somewhere new to explore head on by because it is a real treat that will keep everyone entertained and leave you all with a big grin.


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Emma Ayalogu is a versatile actor and one of the pioneers of Nollywood. He is a writer as well as a director. Ayalogu has written many scripts and featured in many films.
I hail from Onitsha in Anambra State,I study French at the University of Jos and graduated the year 2003. I am married with two kids. Married to one of Nollywood's best actress, Edith Jane Azuh a.k.a Mama.
What inspired me was the love for acting as well as talent. I have being an actor from my childwood, when I was in secondary I acted. Although, I studied French in the university, I also studied Theatre Art as an elective course where we were asked to act on stage. At that time Zack Amata and Late Professor Sunny Oti were my lecturers Fred Amata was also my course mate at the University of Jos. After graduation, I tried the civil service work but it did not work out. Because of my love for drama I resigned.
Roles played
I have taken part in many films. I could remember"Living in bondage", "Nneka the Pretty Serpent", Taboo, Lean on Me, Glorified, Ripples. Just recently, I took part in Ego's bride, Royal family and Games Men Play.
Scripts writer
I have also written many scripts that I have even lost count of . But the ones I could remember are: Brotherhood of darkness, Ashes of Hatred, The Web by Zack Orji ,Ultimate Warriors, 21 days with Christ, The Year of the Unknown, Glorified, Before the Sunrise,The Amstel Malta Standard (AMBO). The title and concept was written by me in 1996.The organizer changed a few things in the script.
The roles are quite challenging in one way or the other . If you were not told to play a drunk, you would be asked to play a lawyer. If you were not asked to play a doctor, you will be ask ed to play a stupid man and they are not in your character, so you face the challenges of adapting, The most challenging movies that I would always like to remember are: "Lean on Me', Glorified. Dying for tomorrow, Before the sunrise and Roses in the Sun.
A director's perspective is intellectual, artistic and as well creative. The actor's perspective too is also intellectual you need affinity between the director's perspective and the actor's interpretation. A good director can direct and act as well.
First, God is my mentor. Second, I owe much respect to some Nollywood actors like Fred Amata, Late Jennifer Okere-Osai, Richard Mofe Damijo,Olu Jacob,Zack Orji among others.
Embarrassing moment
My most embarrassing moment has nothing to do with Nollywood. Rather it was the day I discovered I was not holy before God irrespective of the laws I have been abiding by That experience made me then to start learning about holiness all over again.
Advice to young actors
They must be creative, obey the laws of the industry. If you have to act, you must go deep down and understand what is going on in the industry. Second, do not dwell on negative thoughts.
Nollywood is on the top now compared to when we started .Nollywood is trying to meet up with that Hollywood. We are really going international and I believe that in the next five years, we will be boasting of attaining a greater height but there would be need for marketers to market the movies outside the country. In doing that there will be less of the pirates.
Next five years
In next five years, I believe Emma will know God deeper.Then, with the will of God for my life, I will reach a greater height.
Piracy is something that can never stop because we are the ones assisting them on that,if we are able to market our film in a larger quantities before the pirates mass produce the films, we would have sold enough to keep us in business and make film making a profitable ventsure.


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There is an inner sense of pride in getting away from a chase. Not getting caught is nice, but maybe in any chase, catching the one in front of you gives a better feel. Majorly because you can bottle that moment. You can re-live the moment you handed upon the person ahead of you till then again and again. Lepcha and Kamal were in a chase. Two childhood buddies with bonds thicker than you can ask for, they always find one week in the year at least when they visit their native town, shedding the glitter of the city. Now in their mid-twenties, their zeal was still there and rightly so. It was a good year since they met each other last. Cutting back to the chase, Lepcha was behind Kamal in all his robust pace, trying to catch up and land some punches in his by now pot-bellied stomach as the latter had cracked a silly joke on the Marilyn of his life, the way only teenagers understand.
He was visibly surprised to see his friend, 15 kilos his superior suddenly running so fast.
"Have you been taking steroids, you jackass?" he shouted.
"Hahaha…" was the reply.
"Wait, I will catch you and tell you how it feels…" and there was a loud thud.
Something caught Lepcha's leg as he fell down, face on onto the ground. Luckily, the ground felt unusually soft and as he tried getting up, with the help of his mud smeared elbows, he saw something he'd never forget his whole life.
His deafening scream scared Kamal 30 paces ahead.
Yellow and blue tape said 'CRIME SCENE' and 'KEEP OUT' in bold white letters. There were baffled faces all around. The police, the media, the locals- everyone wore a face laced with surprise and fear. The news had started flashing all over the country. Lying atop a bed in NEIGRIHMS, Lepcha could see on the television screen what he saw three hours back. Transparent plastic wires, bottles of medical salt water or as people there called it simply 'saline', the stench that only grew, flies and those teeth laughing at him as he screamed out his heart.
On the screen, the chief investigating officer Inspector Recho Benjamin came up after many enquiries by the media present there. His single line description sent shivers down the whole state of Meghalaya.
"We have a case of systematic homicide here."
The NEIGRIHMS morgue wore a tensed look as five people crowded the space. 11 bodies lying in front of them. All in different stages of decay. The surprised look on their faces from a day back had not gone away an inch.
"They all were buried there at different intervals," Basumatary, the forensic expert quipped. "The most recent body was buried a couple of weeks back and the oldest is probably 3-4 months old. And more interestingly, every one of them was exposed to a huge amount of drug overdose."
"So, are we looking at the work of a supplier clearing his traces?" Recho enquired.
"We don't really think that is the case, sir. Although, the possibility cannot be ruled out. The person who did this knew his science," Mary, the other forensic expert quipped in.
"Why do you say so?" Rupert, the Superintendent of Police of the area asked.
Basumatary continued with the details, "Sir, each of the bodies was preserved rather than killed. They were first rendered helpless with a heavy dosage of heroin and then subjected to the decay. We can see huge colonies of Peziza and Aspergillus on the bodies. These are a fungus. They feed on dead matter. He must have placed them to grow there. However, the person who did this made sure the victims do not die. He supplied the standard Sodium Chloride solution we prescribe to people with weakness. He was feeding them as they felt themselves being eaten up by the growing fungus over them. He was not killing them, rather cultivating them. We just dug out someone's personal farm."
"What do you mean he was cultivating them?" Recho was taken aback.
"The bodies we have in front of us were alive when we dug them. Their organs were depleting, but their veins were still functional. They could feel the pain as the mycelium of the fungus, much like our vein network ate through their bodies. Only, they were helpless. We killed them as we dug them out, so to speak." Mary ended the analysis.
The room never felt as silent as the time when the last line escaped the lady's lips.
As Recho sat in the superintendent's office that day, he could all but feel the tension in the air. A tension which only kept rising day after day since his team dug out the 11 bodies.
"We need to get to the bottom of this soon, Benjamin. We don't have much time. The media is killing us every day and the state is adamant at not handing this case to the NIA or CBI. We have very less time." the senior explained the situation in one frantic breath.
He was right. And Recho was listening to the same lined for the third time that day. The media ran bizarre stories. Someone ran a story called 'The Man-Eater of Mawdiangdiang" the other day. That day saw a cover story titled 'Doctors Turn Killers'. Things weren't exactly in their hands. A list of all the missing people in the state in the past half a year was made. Three reported people were in the pits, alright. But that meant nothing to the investigation. How could they all be related? Or were they just randomly picked by the criminal? And why would someone do something like this? Fiddling through the pictured of the three identified victims in his hands, he could not listen to what his senior was telling him. He was lost in thoughts. The only thing he could see was the shiny bald head of his superior, shaving as he kept on speaking. And then it struck him. Could it be…?
One glance at his senior, three on the photos in his hands and he was out of the room. He'd hit the ultimate jackpot.
The forensics laboratory or NEIGRIHMS had been busy all these three weeks. As Recho entered the room, Basumatary literally ran towards him.
"Sir, you were right. We conducted an autopsy on all the bodies. There is a link. Each of them had cancer. Two of them had breast cancer, four had lung cancer and five had tumours in their brains."
Recho showed a sign of relief that had been eluding him since a long time. In half an hour, his team assembled there.
"We are looking for someone who has the knowledge of science, we know that. The search has narrowed now. We need to find out people who had the resources to know about the medical conditions of patients. The criminal is either a doctor or a chemotherapy lab staff or anyone who sells medicines pertaining to cancer. And we know he visited his farm, so he must be a local. We need to find this person. Are we clear?" Recho explained it to his team.
"Yes, sir!" echoed in unison as the officers went out on the biggest manhunt the area had ever seen.
Dr. Himanta Gogoi.
The nameplate in front of a bungalow, secluded and towards the outskirts of Mawdiangdiang read. Almost everyone knew him. Famous environmentalist, social activist, doctor and resident physician at NEIGRIHMS. However, he was on the wrong side of the law that morning.
Recho assembled his team and instructed them on the to-dos. His breast pocket contained the warrant for the doctor's arrest. As always, he took out his revolver and was the first one to lead the team into the scene.
As they entered the house, they heard a warm voice coming from the living room.
"Ah, inspector! I have been expecting you. Why did you take so long? Are you here to praise my farm? Sit, let me make you a cup of tea."
"We have taken a lot from nature; is it not our time to give back? And they were dying anyway. What better way to go away other than being fed by beings we feed upon? And, I did not kill them, you did. Had it not been for you, my farm would have flourished. The veins of humans are an extensive network, you know. You should see what miracles happen when our network combines with that of nature! I am a man of science, I was just enhancing their lives. Giving their life a new meaning. A new and better end." the doctor blurted out as he was tried in court.
Everyone wore a look none could explain. They were in the midst of psychopathic genius. And no matter how brilliant his idea might seem, everyone knew what the verdict would be.
A perfectionist to the core, Inspector Recho Benjamin wrote a memoir for every case he solved ever since he solved his first two decades back. He'd just finished the most recent one. The doctor was hung the previous day. Now, he'd put finishing touches on the account in a way no one else could. His diary sat there, on the table as he looked out from the balcony of his house he was sitting in. Taamul trees surrounded the periphery and the Khasi Hills were just around the corner. His chai felt like a sigh of relief.
The wind blew and opened the page where he'd left his pen. The top of the page pronounced "The Perfect Murders".


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Category Archives: Radiotherapy Appeal
Brighter Futures Radiotherapy Appeal reaches it's target
A £175,000 pledge from Swindon and Wiltshire Rotary clubs recently took the Brighter Futures appeal to raise cash to buy equipment for a new radiotherapy unit at Great Western Hospital, to it's £2.9m target.
This is fantastic news, and Devizes Rotary can be proud that we did our bit to help reach the target by helping to organise the Singing for Life Concert last year which raised over £3,000 – click HERE for details.
Another event in support of the Brighter Futures Radiotherapy Appeal
Earlier this year Devizes Rotary helped Gianni Campanella, of Dolicpani Bakery and Coffee Shop in Devizes, to raise just over £3,000 for the Brighter Futures Radiotherapy Appeal through the Singing for Life Concert – click HERE for details.
At the end of July the appeal had hit £1.7million, which means that with less than 12 months to go the Appeal still needs to raise a further £1.2 million to turn this dream into a reality.
To that end I'd like encourage you all to buy tickets to the 'Bard Heads' event which will take place in Ramsbury at7:30pm on Saturday 23rd September 2017.
Jules Hobbs, who lives in Rowde, will be performing her own show to say thank you for her Dad's life, and all profits raised will go to the Radiotherapy Appeal.
For Tickets click HERE
Thanks for your support
Singing for Life Concert
Below are a few photos and videos taken at the Singing for Life Concert held at Dolcipani Italian Bakery and Coffee Shop in Devizes on 30th March 2017. Those that attended were treated to a fantastic evening of Italian music from the 1950s and 60s played and sung by Gianni, owner of Dolcipani, and his uncle Enzo. Unfortunately many people were unable to attend the event due to the limited number of places available, so I hope these 'photos and videos will provide some consolation to them!
The Appeal currently stands at just under our target of £3,000, so if you'd like to help us meet or even exceed that Pease click on the on the following Brighter Futures image and follow the instructions.
Thanks & best wishes
Radiotherapy Appeal on the day of the Singing for Life Concert
The winning lottery tickets have been drawn, Gianni Campanella (owner of Dolcipani where the concert will take place) and Vincenzo Bua have been practising their routine, and the delicious home-cooked buffet food has been prepared, so all is now set for tonight's very special Singing for Life Concert which Devizes Rotary Club helped to organise.
Further details are given below in a copy of an article which appeared in the online version of the Gazette and Herald yesterday.
Best wishes
Singing baker raises £2,500 for radiotherapy unit before concert even begins
1 day ago / Joanne Moore
SINGING baker Giovanni Campanella, who was diagnosed with cancer nearly two years ago, has raised more than £2,500 for charity before a concert tomorrow evening (March 30) even begins.
Mr Campanella, who runs Dolcipani Italian bakery and coffee shop in Devizes and was diagnosed with lung cancer nearly two years ago, has joined forces with Devizes Rotary Club to collect money for the Brighter Futures Appeal at Great Western Hospital, Swindon.
Mr Campanella and Vincenzo Bua will perform from 7.30pm to 9pm at the coffee shop in Old Swan Yard in a concert called Singing For Life to raise money for a new radiotherapy centre in Swindon.
The tickets were sold through a draw with people pledging cash for the charity. Mr Campanella said: "We are delighted to have raised so much already but people can of course continue to donate via http://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/DevizesRotary1
"I was diagnosed with stage three lung cancer in April 2015, and without the care and support of the Great Western Hospital I wouldn't be here today.
"It's my small way of thanking them for everything they've done for me and everyone like me. I've been playing guitar for fifty years, so I'm excited about the concert."
Devizes Rotary Club president Cliff Evans said: "It's a privilege for the Rotary Club of Devizes to have been invited by Giovanni to help organise the event, and thereby raise much needed money for the GWH Radiotherapy Appeal, which currently stands at £1.4m of a £2.9m target."
Singing for Life Concert in aid of Radiotherapy Appeal
Imagine being given news that will change not only your life but the lives of the people you love.
Imagine being given news which means you'll need to spend countless hours travelling to and from hospital to receive treatment in the hope it will save your life.
Every month, almost 300 people are given a diagnosis of cancer at Great Western Hospital, and have to make the journey to Oxford, Bath or Cheltenham to receive their radiotherapy treatment.
The Rotary Club of Devizes are therefore partnering with Dolcipani Italian Bakery and Coffee Shop in Devizes to help change that by raising cash to help buy equipment for the new Radiotherapy Unit in Swindon.
For details of how you can make a donation or buy raffle tickets for the Singing For Life fund-raising concert to be held on Thursday 30th March at Dolcipani in Devizes, go to https://rotaryclubofdevizes.wordpress.com/donat/. Please buy your tickets this week as we'll be holding the draw this coming Saturday to see who will be the lucky ones attending the concert.
This is your chance to support the biggest improvement in cancer care in Swindon in a generation. Thank you for your support.
Hackers try to spoil party for radiotherapy fundraising evening
The following has been taken from a story today by Joanne Moore in the Gazette and Herald:
ORGANISERS of a charity music evening fear their fundraising efforts might be in vain after hackers ruined a website page set up by Devizes Rotary to sell tickets for the event.
Devizes Rotary president Cliff Evans was shocked when the page allowing people to make donations and win tickets for the evening at Dolcipani Italian Bakery and Coffee Shop in Devizes to raise money for the Brighter Futures Appeal at Great Western Hospital, Swindon, on March 30 was defaced. He said: "Until yesterday all had been going well, but then disaster struck when the above website page was one of around 1.5m pages hacked."
A new web page has been created by leaving the 'e' off the word donate. People should now go to www.rotaryclubofdevizes.wordpress.com/donat to make donations and buy tickets for the event.
The evening called 'Singing For Life' will feature cafe owner Giovanni Campanella who was diagnosed with cancer nearly two years ago and has been helped by specialists at Great Western Hospital. He said: "I was diagnosed with stage three lung cancer in April 2015, and without the care and support of the Great Western Hospital I wouldn't be here today. It's my small way of thanking them for everything they've done for me and everyone like me. I've been playing guitar for fifty years, so I'm excited about the concert and want to offer our guests the chance to immerse themselves in an authentic Sicilian night in the warm atmosphere of our Mediterranean coffee shop."


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Since I hear that we may have at least two participants from North America, to the rest of you, please do come over. (Why not have a weekend in London?) Closest hotels are the South Palace Hotel (approx £206/night) or the Liverpool Street Hyatt (approx £320/night advance booking)
It would be helpful if we can get approximate numbers for attendees, so that they set aside a large enough area for us. So please, could you confirm/reconfirm if you plan to attend? As always, please do pass this on to anyone who you think would be interested
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