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BBC stars criticise radio commissioning plan as 'threat to excellence'

Edit The Guardian 06 Nov 2016
Proposed increase in competitive tendering for content will squeeze programme budgets, warn Andrew Marr, Jarvis Cocker and Joan Bakewell. Jarvis Cocker, Andrew Marr and Dame Joan Bakewell are among almost 40 BBC radio stars warning that a plan to commission 60% of the BBC’s radio content by competitive tender “sets bureaucracy over creativity” ... “This is poor value for money ... The letter continues ... A BBC spokesman said ... ....

Growing up with Bob Dylan was to know music as protest

Edit The Hindu 05 Nov 2016
Janis Joplin, Joe Cocker, Joan Baez, they all appear before my eyes for their immersion in the belief of a revolution that would undo authoritarian systems that smother not only creativity but intellectual freedom and self-belief. It was a test of whether people of our generation really believed in one another and the world we were struggling to create ... The answer is blowin’ in the wind.’ ... Keywords....

What does Hillary Clinton need most right now? To get a dog

Edit New Statesman 05 Nov 2016
The week in the media, including paying for a Scottish passport, the Orgreave conspiracy, and what a hound could do for Hillary. " data-adaptive-image-768-img="" data-adaptive-image-1024-img="" data-adaptive-image-max-img=""> ... It is doubtful that more than one in ten of those who shout, “Lock her up!” could explain what she is supposed to have done wrong ... “It was a little cocker spaniel dog,” he said. “Black-and-white spotted . ... ... ....

Remembrance Sunday Parade: Sunday 13th November (Torfaen County Borough Council)

Edit Public Technologies 04 Nov 2016
(Source. Torfaen County Borough Council). Posted on. Friday 4 November 2016. Remembrance Sunday takes place on Sunday 13th November. Here are the Torfaen parade details. Blaenavon ... Cwmbran ... Parade moves off via Oldbury Road, Henllys Way to Cocker Avenue Park for a service and wreath laying ceremony ... 11.15am Parade moves off via Henllys Way, Cocker Avenue and Wesley Street to St Gabriel's Church. New Inn ... Pontnewydd....

U-M vs. Maryland: Scouting report, prediction

Edit Detroit Free Press 04 Nov 2016
Skip AdAd Loading... x. Embed. x. Share. Free Press sports writers Mark Snyder, George Sipple and Shawn Windsor discuss the fall out from the win over Michigan State and how the Wolverines will fare in first College Football Playoff rankings ... Michael Reaves, Getty Images). No. 3 Michigan vs. Maryland. Records ... TV/radio ... Line ... U-M. Out ... Out ... Maryland has running back Kenneth Goins, Jr., linebacker Shane Cocker­ille, and defensive end Melvin Keihn ... ......

Choosing to live without pets

Edit The Mercury News 04 Nov 2016
Peter Ross didn’t need to be a math professor, although he was, to put two and two together and decide owning a pet just wasn’t in the equation. Ross, a retired math professor at Santa Clara University, loves dogs and fondly remembers the cocker spaniels, Tony and Cocoa, that his family had when he was a boy. However, demands of work and life have kept him pet-less for all of his adult life. Ross is not a rarity ... Healy, too....

Michigan Wolverines vs. Maryland Terrapins: Scouting report, prediction

Edit Detroit Free Press 04 Nov 2016
Skip AdAd Loading... x. Embed. x. Share. Free Press sports writers Mark Snyder, George Sipple and Shawn Windsor discuss the fall out from the win over Michigan State and how the Wolverines will fare in first College Football Playoff rankings ... Michael Reaves, Getty Images). No. 3 Michigan vs. Maryland. Records ... TV/radio ... Line ... U-M. Out ... Out ... Maryland has running back Kenneth Goins, Jr., linebacker Shane Cocker­ille, and defensive end Melvin Keihn ... ......

English singer Elliott Tuffin joins Joe Cocker sidemen for tribute show

Edit Worcester Telegram 03 Nov 2016
With a little help from Joe Cocker’s friends, the music and spirit of Cocker is being kept alive and moving on to the next chapter when Cocker Rocks. Elliott Tuffin & The Joe Cocker Band perform Dec. 3 at the Bull Mansion Ballroom, 55 Pearl St., Worcester.Original Joe Cocker Band members Cliff Goodwin, Mitch Chakour and Deric Dyer, along with ......

Dogs Rescued from Suspected Drug House (Oregon Humane Society)

Edit Public Technologies 03 Nov 2016
(Source. Oregon Humane Society). An OHS investigations team yesterday rescued 17 dogs from a suspected drug house that was the target of a raid by the Clackamas County Sheriff's Office ... Harding Road in Oregon City ... Breeds found on the scene included what appeared to be both black and yellow Labrador retrievers, German shepherds, Chihuahuas and cocker spaniels ... 'From this moment forward, they're safe,' Harmon said ... Make the Call ... (noodl....

Expos to boost Māori and Pasifika science learning (Victoria University of Wellington)

Edit Public Technologies 02 Nov 2016
(Source. Victoria University of Wellington) ... 'Te Rōpū Āwhina and SMART have come together because we share the same kaupapa (principles) in wanting to inspire Māori and Pasifika rangatahi (youth) to learn STEAMD-related subjects using mātauranga Māori (Māori knowledge) as a focal point,' says Te Rōpū Āwhina director Marie Cocker ... When. 9am-3pm, Tuesday 8 November. Where. Walter Nash Centre, 20/22 Taine St, Taita, Lower Hutt. When ... Where....

01/11/2016 10:53 E.ON to employ and train 500 new smart meter technicians with support from DWP (EON UK plc)

Edit Public Technologies 01 Nov 2016
(Source. EON UK plc). 01 November 2016 10.53. E.ON to employ and train 500 new smart meter technicians with support from DWP ... E.ON's Chief Executive Tony Cocker said.'The utilities sector needs to continue to attract, employ and train new talent to tackle workforce renewal and skills challenges, andthis programme is a positive example of the energy industry and government working together to support this goal ... Ends. Notes to Editors.....

Music festival to pay tribute to renowned NI guitarist McCullough

Edit Belfast Telegraph 31 Oct 2016
A north coast music festival is to be dedicated to the late singer and songwriter Henry McCullough, organisers said ... Share Go To. The renowned musician, who also played with Joe Cocker and jammed with Jimi Hendrix, died four years after a severe heart attack left him incapacitated. A spokesman for the council-organised event said ... Belfast Telegraph. ....

Atlantic Sessions 2016 music festival to pay tribute to renowned Northern Ireland guitarist Henry McCullough

Edit Belfast Telegraph 31 Oct 2016
A north coast music festival is to be dedicated to the late singer and songwriter Henry McCullough, organisers said ... Share Go To. The renowned musician, who also played with Joe Cocker and jammed with Jimi Hendrix, died four years after a severe heart attack left him incapacitated. A spokesman for the council-organised event said ... Belfast Telegraph. ....
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