Yulianna Avdeeva has received outstanding international recognition as the winner of the First Prize of the 16th International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition (Warsaw, 2010). She is the fourth female to have won this title, after Halina Czerny-Stefańska, Bella Davidovich (equally placed in 1949) and Martha Argerich (1965).

Andrzej Szpilman, a composer, music producer, publisher, dentist and son of the famous pianist and composer Władysław Szpilman, will be our Guest of Honor. Assisted in the production of Roman Polański's film The Pianist (2002) and later cooperated on the public relations work with U.S., German, Swiss, Italian and Polish movie distributors.

The present article is based on the cycle of research conducted by CSR (Center for Strategic Research) in 2011-2013 (Dmitriev M., Belanovskiy S., Misikhina S., Nikolskaya A.; 2011; 2013). The last research was not published in connection with the following political events...

Summer 2014 is the inaugural season of this series that aims to serve students, parents, teachers, and senior adults with quality performances, during the summer months when academic calendars and transportation issues will not be an obstacle to attendance.

1. Use WD-40 to protect a bird feeder

To keep squirrels from taking over a bird feeder, spray a generous amount of WD-40 on top of the feeder. The pesky squirrels will slide right off.

Dear Mr. President!
I, N. Romanenko, a former officer of the Russian Armed Forces (Major), Veteran of the Armed Forces , Veteran Labor. I have almost 60 years. But I'm still full of energy.

I have higher technical education. Engaged in cycling. Idle. Grown almost without his wife 's two sons. Both - PhDs, have their own families. Housing and material ( by Russian standards ) is provided. Especially because addictions (alcohol, tobacco, etc.) is not burdened. Law-abiding. Live modestly. I have nothing to hide either from society or from the security services. I do not mind that certain government agencies for the benefit of society, if necessary doing my perusal of correspondence and telephone conversations.