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CSR said manufacturers in the Far East which usually place large orders after Chinese New Year, have not done so this year. |
CSR shares were down 78p to 348p. |
The firm's preliminary results today showed that annual profits for 2007 did rise to $171.7m (£86m), up from $151m on a year earlier. |
CSR added finance director Paul Goodridge is stepping down after eight years to take on 'new challenges'. |
He is being replaced by BSkyB executive Will Gardiner. |
Tears run down the face of a young Salvadoran woman wearing a blood-stained white dress as she crouches despairingly in the jungle outside her home village of El Mozote. |
Silently, she holds back sobs as she wipes away the tears shed at the loss of her husband, son and three daughters. The thought of her lone surviving daughter Fidelia brings hope for she too, like her mother, escaped that deadly day. |
As the sole survivor of the 1981 El Mozote massacre, mother and peace activist Rufina Amaya’s tale of survival served as a powerful performance. |
Performed in Nordhoff Hall’s Little Theatre Thursday evening, “Tres Vidas” celebrates the life, culture and works of three of Latin America’s most influential women: peace activist Rufina Amaya of El Salvador, poet Alfonsina Storni of Argentina, and painter Frida Kahlo of Mexico. |
Actress Cristina Isabel Lucas played and sang the varied roles of Kahlo, Storni and Amaya in a difficult solo performance backed only by minimal props and the musical stylings of pianist Byron Sean. |
Combining a rich blend of theatrical narration and musical performance, the award-winning Core Ensemble celebrates journeys like Amaya’s with their performance of “Tres Vidas” during CSUN’s first Latin American festival. |
Sponsored by the Center for Mexico and Latin American Studies (CMLAS), the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences, the Department of Central American Studies and several other departments, the festival highlights the artistic offerings of the region with five days of free events held throughout campus Nov. 12 to 16. |
The unique format of the performance created by the Core Ensemble earns acclaim as its own genre within the chamber music world, combining a wide stylistic range of music and narratives with multicultural themes to portray real historical figures. |
The Core Ensemble usually consists of a solo actor or actress accompanied by an onstage musical trio, but their performance of “Tres Vidas” on Thursday evening saw a more minimalist approach with a solo actress backed by a lone pianist. |
Beginning the program with Mexican artist Frida Kahlo’s story, Lucas captures her spunky personality while shooting tequila from a nightstand adorned by a picture of her passionate lover, fellow artist and painter Diego Rivera. Moments of seriousness break her generally funny character providing needed clarity for gett... |
While the Amaya story proved to be the most powerful story of the trilogy, its placement in the middle of the program came too soon and shadowed her later performance of influential Argentine poet Alfonsina Storni. |
Despite finishing with a slightly less gut-wrenching tale, Lucas still captured the unsure nature of Storni in the final hours before committing suicide. |
“Tres Vidas,” despite the minimal nature of its performance, rose above the mundanity of the bare stage on the wings of Lucas for an enlightening glimpse into the three lives of these captivating Latin American women. |
Fans of the iconic show Friends are in for a treat as Bar and Beyond prepare for nights of TV trivia. |
Bar and Beyond on Prince of Wales Road may as well rename itself Central Perk as it readies to host two Friends-themed quiz nights. |
The show itself may never have had an episode called “The one with the pub quiz”, but don’t let that stop you getting into the spirit of the events. |
The first of the quiz nights, Monica’s quiz, will take place on Thursday September 6 from 7pm. |
But you’ll also get the chance to eat cookies and practise a dance routine so it’s not all stickling. |
As for questions, you can expect to be examined on general Friends trivia with a special Monica bonus round. |
And if one Friends-themed quiz just isn’t enough for you then you’re in luck. Ross’ quiz also takes place at Bar and Beyond on November 8. |
The event page says “You won’t need a PhD to triumph at Ross’ quiz – but it certainly helps”, so make sure your feeling sharp for this one. |
Ross’ quiz also starts at 7pm. |
For each quiz tickets are priced at £12.50 for Earlybird admission, £15 for standard entry and £80 for a table of six. |
You can book tickets and find out more on the event website. |
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- The Minnesota Wild will get back four players for their game Friday against the Montreal Canadiens at Xcel Energy Center. |
Perhaps the most notable is forward Charlie Coyle, who sustained a knee injury Oct. 5 and has missed 11 games. Coyle was the Wild's second-line center when he went down but returns Friday as the team's top centerman, splitting up Mikko Koivu and Zach Parise for the first time since Parise signed with the Wild two summe... |
"It's really nice just to be back with the guys again, able to go on road trips and not being left behind here and working out by myself," Coyle said. "I don't really care what line I'm on, I'm just happy to be back on the ice helping our team win." |
With Coyle inserted next to Parise, Koivu will move to the third line, although Wild coach Mike Yeo certainly doesn't view that group as a traditional third line. One of the reasons the Wild chose to split up its top line is to create more balance at both ends of the rink. Each of the Wild's top three lines now has a c... |
"We feel we have anybody we can put out against anybody," Yeo said. |
Minnesota will get a pair of defensemen back, Jonas Brodin (broken cheekbone) and Keith Ballard (upper body). Each player was hit in the face with a puck, with Ballard missing seven games and Brodin missing three. Brodin will play with a shield on his helmet to protect his cheekbone. |
"I just have to go out there and play," Brodin said. "It's always frustrating when you can't play but I worked hard and I'm excited to play." |
The Wild will get a goaltender back; Josh Harding gets the nod in goal after missing one game entirely and backing up Niklas Backstrom in another. Harding sustained a lower-body injury during the Oct. 26 game against the Carolina Hurricanes. Harding leads the NHL in goals-against average (1.00) and save percentage (.95... |
The Canadiens also are getting good news on the injury front; fourth-line forward George Parros returns from a concussion sustained in the season-opener against the Toronto Maple Leafs. |
Another forward, Max Pacioretty, will not play Friday but could be back as soon as Saturday when the Canadiens play at the Colorado Avalanche. |
"He practiced really well [Thursday]," Canadiens coach Michel Therrien said of Pacioretty. "We'll see how he's going to react after [Friday]. If he's good to go he'll probably go [Saturday]. We have to consider it’s back-to-back games too. It's probably smarter to put him in [Saturday]." |
Carey Price will start in goal for Montreal. |
NOT OPTIMISTIC -- Leon Washington was back on the field, without a new deal and not optimistic he'll get one before the season begins. |
Washington, a Pro Bowl selection last season as a kick returner, was a no-show when the rest of the team checked into the players' dormitory Thursday because of the contract dispute. He reported just after midnight and fully participated in Friday's afternoon session after only doing drills in the morning. |
HAPPY TO BE BACK -- Breaking his silence with the New York media for the first time since the season ended -- and since his infamous radio interview in which he lit into Brett Favre -- Jets running back Thomas Jones said he's pleased to be back with his teammates and is looking forward to following up on his AFC-best 1... |
But he had little to say about his desire to rework his four-year, $20-million contract. He's already collected $13.1 million of it and will receive a base salary of $900,000 this season. |
"I'm not discussing any contract situations. Period," Jones said Friday. |
"I've been in Miami working out with my trainer and about 15 or 20 other NFL guys at a facility down there," he said. "That's what I was focused on and getting ready for the season." |
5-DAY DIET -- Coach Rex Ryan began a five-day liquid diet after saying he weighed in at 340 pounds, 30 pounds heavier than he was at the end of last season. "It was a good summer," he quipped. |
1. Backup your data. To be fair, how to efficiently and sensibly back up your computer could be its own article. Luckily, PCMag already has several. See: "The Beginner's Guide to PC Backup" and How to Choose an Online Backup Service." |
2. Run all updates. Check for software and driver updates. Make sure to update not only Windows or Mac OS, but everything! Save yourself some time by setting all your software to check for updates automatically. When a reminder pops up to tell you new software is available to install, either do it on the spot, or save ... |
3. Check hard drive for errors. Both Windows and Mac OS have a utility for checking the hard drive for errors and repairing them. See Microsoft's instructions for Windows and Apple's for Mac. |
4. Run a full malware scan with an antivirus tool or suite. Some jobs you just can't do yourself. To protect your computer from spyware, viruses, and other malware, use a good antivirus tool. This step can be automated, too. |
5. Delete unnecessary files. Those three little words are deceptively simple for what amounts to a very complex task. This step may be a very good reason to use a tuneup utilityeven if you want to use it only for this step and turn off some of the other features so you can do them yourself. A well-used computer has th... |
6. Uninstall unused or unwanted programs. Periodically, uninstall programs that you don't use. Mac users can drag them to the trash bin, then empty it, while Windows users can uninstall from the Settings menu. |
7. Defrag. Note: If you have a solid-state drive, do not defrag ever. Mac users typically don't have to worry about defragging (or "defragmenting," which is to say, pulling back together fragmented pieces of data on the hard disk drive <>) either because the OS does it for you since version 10.2. However, if you have l... |
8. Backup again. Enough said. |
As much as you can automate PC tuneups, you also have to remember to set guidelines and rules for yourself so that you follow through with all these upkeep tasks. As with most organization chores, the first time takes the longest. So set aside a few minutes to wrap your mind around tuning up your PC, and then put in pl... |
Or just install a tuneup utility. |
The latest CBSN Originals documentary, “Gender | The Space Between,” takes a deep dive into the complexities of gender identity and gender expression. While transgender stories have become more visible in the media, there are many identities and terms outside of the two most culturally accepted genders — man and woman ... |
National cricket team batsman Ryan Burl yesterday retraced his footsteps back to the Stragglers Festival where it all started for him. |
This year’s edition of the popular Stragglers Festival started on Monday and will run for a week. |
Some of the national cricket team players have been taking time to go and offer advice and inspiration to the budding cricketers. |
“This is an awesome event. This is where I personally started when I was around Grade 3 or 4. It’s four to five days long. What I found well about is as much as it’s five days of consistent cricket, you get to meet a lot of friends as well as playing guys you wouldn’t normally play with on the school calendar. This is ... |
“I urge these youngsters to have as much fun as they can and they should express themselves, not always be limited and also should try going out of the box. Cricket is evolving so they should have fun” he said. |
During the festival, boys from different schools converge to play limited overs cricket and get tips from some of the top cricket coaches and selected members of the Zimbabwe national cricket team. |
The players are placed into teams named after cricketing countries such as Zimbabwe, West Indies, India, England, Australia, and Sri Lanka. Each country challenges a different country every day during the week in limited overs matches. |
All cricketers are rotated and every player has a chance to bat and bowl. Certificates are awarded to high-achieving cricketers twice a day throughout the week. |
Stanbic local non-executive board member, Valentine Mushayakarara, was pleased to see a high turnout at this year’s edition. |
“I am very happy. I am quite impressed with the turnout; I didn’t expect to see so many kids. It’s excellent to see so many children taking interest into the sport. I urge these children to just keep training, keep working hard and their chance will come in the future” he said. |
Doctors are to undergo tough annual reviews to force out poor performers. |
All NHS trusts will have to appraise their doctors every year to ensure they are fit to offer safe care. |
Those judged to be 'unable to remedy significant shortfalls in their standards to practise' could be struck off the medical register. |
Patients' opinions will also be part of the appraisal. |
They will be asked if they have any concerns, such as if a doctor does not explain things properly or does not listen, whether they feel involved in decisions about their treatment and whether they are treated with dignity and respect. |
The changes are being brought in following blistering criticism of the medical profession during the 2004 inquiry into how Dr Harold Shipman was able to murder more than 200 patients over 23 years without being detected. |
It concluded that the General Medical Council, the doctors' regulatory body, had been more concerned with looking after doctors' interests than with protecting patients. |
But doctors' leaders warned last night that the new rules would not have caught Shipman. |
Dr Hamish Meldrum, chairman of the British Medical Association, said: 'We hope Harold Shipman was a one-off terrible person. |
The changes were outlined in a report by chief medical officer Sir Liam Donaldson, who said the 'current NHS appraisal is patchy and not fit for relicensing across the country as a whole'. |
His plan is that the annual appraisals will feed into five-yearly reassessments of whether doctors should remain on the register. |
The annual reviews will also cover their prescribing habits and personal issues which might affect the quality of their work, such as drug or alcohol abuse. |
Doctors will be tested on whether they are up to date with medical advances, and feedback from colleagues will also be taken into account. |
But doctors' leaders said there was a danger the plans could lead to doctors spending less time with patients or being less likely to carry out risky procedures. |
A sitcom you’ve seen every single episode of ten times, so now you’re just inventing conspiracy theories about the characters to keep yourself awake. |
Your friend’s engagement-party invitation on your fridge, taunting you and your life choices. |
Instagram Stories. You know that people can see you watching these, right? And sometimes you’re watching one and it just flips to the next person and there’s a reason it’ll look bad for you to be watching his Story, but now here you are. Have fun! |
“Catch Me If You Can.” It’s just a really fun movie. |
The people outside your window leading happy, uncomplicated lives. You could be out there, too. You could engage. You should sign up for a yoga class. Tomorrow you’ll do all that. For sure. |
Something an algorithm recommends for you, because, in its own small way, this will make you feel taken care of. |
Your phone, for that notification that will finally make you feel whole. |
Things your ex is watching, because you still share a Netflix account. |
A movie that was hilarious when you were twelve but doesn’t hold up. |
Consumers in the south east start their Christmas shopping as soon as they see festive items in the shops, which can be as early as September, but it still takes 39 shopping trips and 33 hours of planning until they are finished. |
With Christmas just 100 days away, new research from TopCashback.co.uk finds shopping online at Christmas is growing with three-quarters (75 per cent) of consumers logging on to shop more than they used to. |
Consumers in the south east will be browsing online 29 times this year, which is nearly three times the 10 high-street trips planned. |
However, more than three-quarters (77 per cent) of consumers in the south east admit to getting distracted and procrastinating with shoppers dilly-dallying away six hours of the time they set aside for shopping. |
In this time, they will typically spend £110 on long lunches, coffees and buying things for themselves. |
Although consumers in the south east favour online shopping for getting the job done, digital distractions including browsing social media platforms such as Facebook, Instagram and Twitter (62 per cent), reading the news (32 per cent) watching funny videos (12 per cent) and pictures of cats (seven per cent) are delayin... |
Other reasons behind Christmas shopping procrastination include people in the south east not knowing what to buy their friends and family (62 per cent), which is surprising given the 33 hours spent planning. |
People also find it too expensive (40 per cent), think the shops are too busy (32 per cent) and find they are easily distracted (20 per cent). |
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