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Chalet Gelinotte is a charming, old style chalet that has been partially refurbished. Perfect for a family or group who want a relaxing holiday and prefer the tranquillity of a stand alone chalet. The open plan living/dining area is traditionally furnished with double doors opening onto the south facing garden with fine views of the Grand Combin. It is located in a quiet residential area within easy walking distance to the uncrowded Savoleyres lift & Les Esserts beginner slopes. Alternatively you can take advantage of the free bus service since the Camargue bus stop is 30 seconds walk away and will take you either down to Medran in town or up to Carrefour which provides a completely stress-free start to your day, linking into the system part-way up the mountain. Place Centrale is about 10 - 15 minutes (downhill) walk however there are a few popular bars and restaurants close by. Chalet Gelinotte has covered parking for 1 car and external parking for 1 other.
The chalet sleeps 8/9. Upstairs there is master double bedroom (beds can be made either as twin beds or combined to be king-sized) with private south facing balcony over looking Petit Combin. There are a further 2 twin bedrooms, 1 single room, a family bathroom, and a large shower room. Downstairs there is a small bunk room (sleeps 2), a shower/WC, the open plan sitting/dining area, a well-equipped kitchen and doors opening onto the garden.
Additional Facilities:
• iPod dock & DVD/CD player
• Wi-Fi
• Washing machine & dryer
• External barbecue
• Ski locker
Saturday is usually changeover day for weekly rentals, but please ask about other days if the chalet is available. Just email to discuss. NOTE: We also have a local taxes/linens additional charge of Swiss Franc 50 per person.
Check-in time: 16.00 Check-out time: 10.00
Other changeover days and shorter stays will be considered via individual inquiries, with pricing to be discussed.
I am a Californian married to an Englishman and we live in London with our 2 university-aged children. We use Chalet Gelinotte as much as we can, and love it both in the winter and the summer.
Nancy Oliver purchased this chalet in 2006
We bought this chalet with the intention of living in Verbier at some point in our future. So we made the chalet cosy and welcoming with good beds.
We love the sunny location, the easy access to the slopes, the ability to walk into the centre of Verbier easily and yet still be in a quiet place for sleeping and socialising. We love sitting in the garden after skiing with a beer or a glass of wine in the longer and warmer days of March and April.
We had a wonderful week in Nancy's home. It was perfect for our large group of friends and family, especially being just a quick walk to the kids lift and magic carpet made it very relaxed. Everything we needed was there and we felt immediately at home. Nancy was very friendly, accommodating, and flexible. We would love to com back some time!
We spent a week at Chalet Gelinotte and enjoyed every minute. The chalet is perfectly situated on the bus line and is an easy walk to two different access points to the mountain. It was so easy to get around that both the morning trip to the lifts and the afternoon apres ski were easy and fun. The chalet itself was perfectly equipped with everything we needed -- great kitchen for cooking, cozy bedrooms, roaring fireplace, big TV, and of course the all-important wifi. Nancy and Nick have thought of everything and we felt more like family friends than paying guests. We thoroughly enjoyed our stay and hope to get back soon!
We had a great time staying here with our small children and our parents. The bunny slope is a short walk away, the free ski bus is even closer. The croissants at the bakery at Savoleyres were great (the nutella filled donuts are deliciously addictive!). Depending on the time of year, there is a night bus to come back from dinner in town if you don't want to walk up the hill. The house is comfortable and we appreciated the well-stocked kitchen, heated bathroom floor, and the washer and dryer (!!!). The internet worked well. I suggest bringing warm pajamas and sweatshirts as it can be chilly in the house. My only two criticisms are that the front door is hard to lock/unlock and that the couches could use updating. Both things that I am sure Nancy will fix, as she is a very attentive hostess! I highly recommend this house for a family holiday.
Just had a great week in Verbier skiing under the fabulous guidance of Nancy and her lovely chalet. We were 4 adults and 5 children, everyone had enough space and the kitchen was really well equipped as was the rest of the communal areas . The open fire was very welcome as we managed to stay in one of the coldest weeks! The chalet is perfectly located for the number 2 bus to the lifts and it's a 10 minute walk if you have enough energy to walk to the village. Skiing in Verbier is not for beginners, mostly red runs but lots of them so tons of variety. Children loved the ski park area and skiing through the trees... we will be back! Nancy was extremely helpful in the run up to our holiday and we couldn't have wished for a better service.
The chalet is very comfortable and cosy, exactly what we wanted from a traditional Swiss chalet. It has everything you need for a family to stay. It is warm and also has a lovely open fire too. We had a lovely holiday staying in this chalet and would definitely recommend it. Nancy, the owner is a delight to deal with. She is kind and answers any questions quickly and is extremely accommodating of requests.
In a tranquil yet convenient location, authentic Chalet Gelinotte is a few minutes walk from the nearest lifts at Savoleyres, a couple of minutes from buses into town or up the hill and a short walk from a mini market and an Italian restaurant serving exquisite thin based pizza. The chalet is comfortable and well equipped for cooking, dining and relaxing, with beautiful alpine views. The skiing in Verbier is renowned for its variety and challenge for all levels and Nancy and Nick have thought of everything to provide a warm welcome in their home from home. Highly recommended.
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An additional charge of CHF 60 per person will be added at the time of invoicing to cover linens and taxes. The chalet needs to be left reasonably clean or extra charges will be deducted from the deposit.
Our mortgage is in Swiss Francs, so we would prefer to be paid in Swiss Francs, which can be organised at the time of booking directly with the owner. Thank you.


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I have honestly always felt like a boy mama, right from day one. I have never longed for a daughter and much to many people's surprise baby number 4 was not 'one last try for a girl'. But having a daughter has changed me; she has made me look at society differently and the ways in which girl's roles are positioned within it. Having a daughter has made me stop and look at myself, my behaviours and the roles I fulfil. It's left me questioning many of my behaviours and if I'm honest feeling a little lost in myself. What kind of example am I setting to her? What kind of female role model am I to her? What I do know is that I want my daughter to grow up as a strong woman. Who is able to pursue activities in life which make her happy; that enrich her and fulfil her. I do not want her to feel that she has to conform to any pre-conceived ideas about what a woman should do, how they should behave or what they should look like.
I watched a story on the news today in relation to the up and coming Oscars, which was discussing gender inequality in films. There is a test, called the bechdel test which was designed to test the presence of active female roles within films. In order for a film to pass the test there are three criteria it must fulfil; firstly there must be two female characters in the film, secondly they must talk to each other and thirdly the subject must be something other than a man. My initial through was how basic and almost trivial that criteria seemed and yet the report went on to say that half of the winners for best picture in the history of the Oscars have not passed the bechdel test. I was genuinely shocked. Films that I myself have loved watching and regard as great films, like 'Gladiator' and 'Slumdog Millionaire'. How is this possible? That we are watching films that are so heavily male dominated that two female characters do not even have dialogue with one another. Or if they do it is only concerned with a man!! I haven't been able to get this out my head all day, I've been left me thinking about the way women are treated within our society. The roles they are given and the ways in which the media portray those roles.
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The words being written right here on this blog only exist because a group of women who I'm lucky enough to call friends believed in me. They encouraged me to believe in myself and empowered me to share what I had to say. Because this female voice, this voice of a mum of four, a wife, a daughter, a sister is worthy of being heard. I want to be part of the change. I want to stand up and stand united with other women. It's time we were not simply part of the chorus, a pretty background to the male centred plot. It's time women and what we have to say took over the story line because it's just as worthy of the central plot as a man's; in the movies and in real life.
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On February 24, a Bullmastiff mix named Legend protected its maser and stopped a home invasion after one of the suspects shot it — twice.
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The suspects then allegedly pulled the boyfriend into the home, dragging him on the ground and then the floor. Wells-Shahan ended up being dragged down as well, which is when Legend intervened by biting the suspects.
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Every Christmas, for four years, I received a different book by Gerald Brom. The first was The Plucker, which is – as I like to put it – "Brom's Toy Story on crack with demons." Brom gives us Jack, literally and figuratively, in the box, in the Underbed. He's been discarded. Thomas (his owner) doesn't want him anymore. Unlike a lot of fantasy novels I was reading at the time, Brom starts The Plucker with his protagonist not only in a state of confusion, not only lost but deeply emotional.
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I'm twenty-one. Alone and cold, I step off the Megabus onto the Paris streets. My clothes are heavy, my bags harking down on my shoulders. I've come to visit my friend Dionne who I met when I was in America. One night, after a few too many wines, during a Skype where she showed me her small flat, I booked the fifty pound tickets with Megabus (the perks of a student life) to go to Paris.
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Sébastienne is quite proud that by now ey know the convoluted way from the castle's entryway into the quiet, secluded garden safely tucked away between brick walls and towering trees, so green they rivaled the deepest forest by heart. Not many know that it even exists; fewer still are allowed to pass through the secret passway's narrow halls, to see that which lies beneath the meekly looking wooden door below a spiraling staircase. The garden was used, of course, and used quite often - in festivities, in balls, in summer happenings on days that were just too beautiful to go to waste inside - but guests would never see the garden as it is now, tended to by its most frequent visitor.
"How are the flowers?" Ey lets the door fall close behind them with a loud, rattling clash, and strolls over the well kept, lush grass towards eir young friend. "Have they started talking to you yet? A quite funny little man told me that they start speaking if you're just nice and good enough to them. "Ey gift him with a bright smile, eir eyes twinkling in the sunlight.
Ey've grown quite fond of the youngest of the Ebengruene's over the years - not only because he is the easiest to impress. Sébastienne has started to feel a certain kinship with the boy, and ey delighted in their visits. Ey would tell them stories, about emselves and the world, stories of things that were long past and wouldn't entertain even a polite servant's maid, stories of things so new that talking of them just yet would endanger their social status. Wargen didn't care about any of that - he is always content just to listen, and Sébastienne was content just to be.
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He looks up from the daisy chain he's crafting, and his face lights up as he sees em.
"Sébastienne!", he calls out and runs towards em, almost tripping over his own feet. "I thought you wouldn't come visit us until next month!"
Wargen likes em a lot; where others are quick to dismiss him as childish and unrealistic, Seb always encouraged him to follow his aspirations and patiently listened to the rambling stories he made up. And the stories ey told him in return were always so vivid and fascinating.
"How've you been?", he asks her with a gleeful smile, and bends up to place the daisy chain in eir hair.
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Wargen's youthful energy is always refreshing - Sébastienne feels quite the old one in his presence from time to time, watching him skip so lively across the grass. Still, ey wouldn't trade places with him for the world. Ey bow eir head to accept the daisy chain with grace, smiling at the young noble having to stretch just to reach eir head. Running stark across his name, Wargen is truly the sweetest man she knows. Why he is relegated to a life behind walls, ey would never understand - then again, they would never dare ask, either.
"Well, well, I've been well - well, as well as you can be in April, hm?" ey replied in an earnest tone, as if April was just understood to be a commonly dreadful time of year. "You've been well as well, dear? You look very well, the sunlight suites you. Your gift is quite formidable, too- " ey make a slight bow, and quickly hold the daisy chain tot he top of eir head as it begins to fall.
"I simply had to come visit, now that the Perrault's great spring ball is done and over with - you don't mind, do you?"
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Posted: Apr 29 2017, 11:35 AM
Wargen's eyes begin to sparkle with excitement.
"The spring ball... You have to tell me everything about it!", he says, sitting down in the grass and motioning for Sébastienne to do the same. "I wish I could've gone... Balls sound like so much fun! The dancing, the chatting, the food... Just so many people to talk to!"
He lets out a sigh, plucking some daisies growing near his knee and fiddling with them.
"But, well... unless I can convince dad to host one I'll probably never see that myself. And even if he would agree, I probably wouldn't be allowed to go anyway..."
|Sébastienne Moreau
Posted: May 1 2017, 08:08 AM
Sébastienne gladly obliges and sits down on the damp grass next to the young, sheltered noble. Ey already knew not to take eir newest, finest dresses, jackets and mantles when ey came for eir visits - out in the garden, they hardly ever stayed as spotless as ey'd like. "I wish you could've been there with me, too. The people who think themselves the most endearing are usually the ones who are dreadfully boring..."Ey sigh, then turn to study Wargen's face. Such a shame, a young boy like him... "Have you asked your family yet why you aren't allowed past the gates? Surely, now that you're almost of mature age...?"
|Wargen of Ebengruene
Posted: May 5 2017, 02:06 PM
He shakes his head, plucks at the grass some more.
"No chance. Father would never let me outside. He just said that I'm safer here, but I don't understand..."
His father had been quite clear in his words. No going outside except for the gardens. No running away from his guards. No sneaking around the halls while he held audiences. It's like he wanted to keep Wargen a secret from the outside world...
"Hey... Can you talk to him, maybe? He might listen to you more than he does to me."
|Sébastienne Moreau
Posted: May 5 2017, 04:42 PM
Sébastienne's smile turned stiff. As much as ey sympathize with his plight, asking the Margrave such a personal question.... no, even as much as Maximilienne was rumored to be taking over soon, it was too big a risk. Especially now, when the guard is facing such uncertain times... Basti shakes eir head, but keeps the smile.
"I'm afraid my words won't do much to change his opinion, either. He seems set to keep you in this garden....A most marvelous prison." Ey lift their head to look around, and wonders again just at the sheer size of what was nothing more than a pastime and leisure for the Ebengruene's. "Perhaps you belong in this garden - perhaps you're a nature spirit, a changeling child", Sébastienne suggests to try and lighten the mood.
|Wargen of Ebengruene
Posted: Jul 17 2017, 11:04 AM
"Seriously? I'm starting to believe that, too. Not even all the staff know about me, can you believe it?"
He flops down in the grass, staring at the blue spring sky. Some birds fly by, cawing and cooing. Sometimes he wishes he could be a bird himself, just soar into nothingness and across those blasted walls that hold him.
"You know... I've been having these weird nightmares lately..."


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Free-to-play Warface is enjoying burgeoning support and is setting world records while the COD franchise is lambasted for releasing the same content every year at a retail premium. Is Warface the COD- and Battlefield-killer?
No it isn't its not that great and just doesn't feel like cod and. I don't believe it will enjoy half of the success COD has.


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Shorty Cars are like normal cars, only … shorter. The best ones look like tiny cute versions of the car they're based on, with childlike proportions that are something out of a cartoon. They're like the opposite version of a stretch limo, but way more fun.
There's two ways that people build shorty cars. The classic way is to take a regular vehicle, chop a big section out of the middle and then weld everything back together. That's a lot harder than it sounds, because aside from getting the two ends to match up, you also need to make sure that the mechanical bits work together properly too.
The other way of making shorty cars is to take something that's already pretty small, like a Smart Car, or a Toyota IQ and then replace the regular body shell with a kit that is designed like a sports car. It takes a lot of the mechanical complexity out of the job.
Check out this gallery of Shorty Cars!
Shorty Audi SUV
Normally with a Q7, you don't so much look for a car park, as look for a port, but this Smart conversion is compact enough to fit anywhere. It might not come with the same presence, but it will definitely get more admiring views!
Shorty Lamborghini
A regular Gallardo is a beast, but this one looks more like a calf than a full on bull. Like the Q7, it's a Smart Conversion.
Shorty Car Lotus Esprit / Elise
Lotus engineering is based on "add speed, remove weight". These look the part, but are probably a bit less fun on a track day than the real thing.
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EXPLODE Your Content Concepts By Avoiding These 10 Critical Thinking Mistakes
For content creators, there's one skill that stands paramount above the rest: critical thinking.
It has more far-reaching benefits than you imagined; Critical thinking may sound a bit collegiate, but it can be valuable when applied even to practical situations at school, office, home, and life. With faster-paced timelines and information-rich resources posted as big challenges to everyone by today's new internet economy, the call for high performance and productivity will only grow.
People trying to find out how to produce more in little or no time at all may send them off on a quest for pricey solutions, but the key may actually just lie with simple critical thinking. In fact, critical thinking skills were recognized as the top vital skill needed from organizational leadership to be competitive in the 21st century. This involves the practice of systematic thinking that draws from logic, truth, context, and options while using data and facts to solve situations. Since critical thinking could influence thoughts, then thoughts can be mobilized to affect actions.
With a better thinking process, wiser decisions could be reached, faster results can be accomplished, and hence, overall happiness can be achieved.
What's great about critical thinking is that can be learned and developed – you don't have to be born with a deductive mind! So next time you find yourself wandering around and lagging behind schedule, keeping in mind these critical thinking habits can turn you around to become more productive wherever you're at.
What's bad about the critical thinking process is that most people fail to garner results despite putting in their best efforts. In this post, I'll discuss mistakes that hamper productivity. Here we go.
1. You aren't zeroing in on the problem
To be systematic, critical thinking starts with a purpose which should set you off with a problem to solve. Try asking these questions: What exactly is the output you want to produce? What specific outcome do you want your actions to result in? Whatever that is, the problem must be clearly recognized and defined.
For instance, before opting for a rigid food diet program, determine first whether what you're aiming for is weight loss, increased energy, or improved nutrition. It helps sometimes to break down a large chunk into smaller bits so you can dig into the problem more easily.
2. You aren't considering different perspectives
It does nothing but benefit you by keeping your mind open to alternative opinions, especially from industry influencers or key opinion leaders who can provide trustworthy advice for more feasible solutions.
Considering different perspectives actually permits you to see through others' eyes, thus leading you to approach the solution more creatively or even from "out-of-the-box". As you recognize others' perspectives, it's proper to cite your sources to build up a strong case for the solution if ever you decide to act on it later.
In order to understand other perspective, businesses regularly collect customer feedback. It helps to gain insights that are used in building relevant strategies. Moreover, it empowers businesses to identify the roadblocks that hamper customer experience, and subsequently, rework it.
3. You aren't getting a leg-up by brainstorming
You may not always have the answers to a given problem. Or, sometimes a problem's solution may be drawn in different possible ways. When you have this inkling, brainstorming with a group can be worth the effort in order to gather and list down viable options that can be narrowed down to the most promising solutions.
Remember, critical thinking is more entitled to getting things right than with being right every time.
For instance, customer support reps can work with different teams to brainstorm solutions that will best suit the need of the customer. If it's a technical issue customers are facing, support teams can collaborate with the engineering department to find the reason for the problem and provide an answer accordingly. To make this process as smooth as possible, use Shared Inbox. It will help you assign tasks easily to team members without cluttering their email inbox.
4. You rush to judgment before gathering enough data
Premature conclusions are an absolute NO-NO with critical thinking. Guesswork or hearsays won't help in any way. Focus instead your efforts on gathering data to bring light to complex solutions.
Also equally vital when conducting data gathering is determining which sources are credible given the plethora of internet information around. It's helpful to refer to a checklist guide on how to evaluate online resources so you may know how to tell which one is authentic from a hoax.
5. You don't go beyond the facade of data sheets
On the flipside, critical thinking goes past the face value of data. Data accuracy and inclusion of any assumptions should always be checked to fill up breaks in truth and logic during the thinking process.
Maybe you're quick to assume that the data handed to you by a close office mate is reliable when in fact the person is neither competent nor knowledgeable at all about the subject. When this happens, pause for a while, step back and think again.
6. You're ignoring the picture as a whole – large and small
Once you have enough data and facts, you can try linking them together like pieces of a puzzle when analyzing. Be mindful of similar patterns, surfacing trends, cause and effect behavior, and other telling signs that could make way for more meaningful and relevant information as a basis for sound conclusions later.
By continuously asking questions like: what does this mean? how does this relate to that? or why was this included? you're able to connect the "small" picture elements with the "big" picture, which is the ultimate problem that needs to be solved.
7. You rely on emotions, rather than logic
Critical thinking puts prime value on logical reasoning. Strive to remain with the objective side by getting rid of emotional factors when evaluating statements. For instance, your thinking may be affected by preferential biases or selective listening.
Also, sometimes it's just convenient to be too accepting to avoid confrontational conflicts. When you drift from reason, try to think out loudly and clearly as a way of filtering out emotions. This could let you get through with a valid examination of case arguments.
8. You aren't drawing logical conclusions
Conclusions drawn out from the practice of critical thinking must follow logically from the supporting information and evidence available at hand. As different solutions may answer for different situations, logical conclusions should also be able to determine what can best work for the problem recognized at the beginning.
9. You're thinking short-term
Somehow, critical thinking doesn't just end with the task of making facts-based conclusions. You also need to be critical of what may be the long-term implications of your decisions.
While no one has a hold of the future, training yourself to think long-term will encourage you to be a continuous learner for information which could be vital for the present and future time.
10. You're rushing action
When you've gotten all possible solutions sorted out, don't jump too quickly towards the best obvious option. You may try the reverse elimination process to arrive at the best solution by dashing out the least viable alternative, then moving on to the next least, and so on. This trick helps further refine your thought selection and decision-making by trying to look at all "what-if" possibilities.
Upon eliminating the rest of the options, take action next by implementing your decision.
Critical thinking isn't as hard as you think
The practice of critical thinking isn't as complex as what the concept may sound like. With its practical application at school, office, home, and life, its valuable benefits can translate to wiser decision-making and problem-solving, increased productivity, and leads to an overall greater sense of happiness.
In fact, critical thinking serves as a crucial skill for organizational leadership to better compete in today's internet economy. With just a conscious effort and firm desire to elevate the quality of your self-thinking process, you too could be able to infuse any, if not all, of these critical thinking habits wherever you're at.
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Here is a quick breakdown of the different types of Trusts, their advantages and disadvantages: 1. A Revocable Trust is probably the most common type of trust. As you can tell by the name it is a revocable, meaning the Trust can be revoked (terminated) at any time by the person who created the Trust. The advantage to this type of trust, besides the ability to revoke or change it
In my last consumer article, I talked about the Deceptive Trade Practices Act (DTPA), what it is, and how it protects consumers. I promised a follow up regarding what activities are prohibited under the statute, and what remedies it provides. In this post I'll discuss warranties. There are several avenues for bringing a cause of action under the DTPA, one of the most common stems from the breach of an express
Despite what you may see in the movies, there is rarely, if ever, a "reading of the Will" after a person passes away. Family members and friends don't show up at the attorney's office and sit around the conference table to hear with bated breath whether you are inheriting grandfather's secret Swiss bank accounts or find out that he hated you all his life and left you nothing. And worked
Most people, when they see or hear of the Texas Franchise Tax think to themselves "I'm a small business owner, and I don't own any franchises…I don't own a McDonalds or a Burger King….so the Franchise Tax doesn't apply to me." Wrong. The Texas Franchise Tax actually applies to Partnerships, Corporations, LLCs, professional and business associations, joint ventures, and business trusts, as per the Texas Comptroller's Website. In other words,
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Whether you're planning to move across town or preparing to move hundreds of miles away, relocating can be a lot of work. While you could do everything on your own, you might not want to. Hiring removalists can make the process a lot easier.
With that said, you'll want to make sure that the removalists you do use are fully qualified for the job. Keep these things in mind, and you should be able to find expert removalists Brisbane that you'll be happy with.
1. Look For A Company With Experience
Most people aren't able to become expert removalists overnight. Even if people know the basics of moving furniture, it's likely that they still have quite a bit to learn.
Try to find a company that's been in business for several years. The more established a company is, the better. While it's okay if a few of the movers you hire are new to the job, you'll want to make sure there are a few genuine experts on the team.
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Don't agree to work with a company unless you've read a few reviews. There are a lot of people who live in the Brisbane area, and you should have no trouble finding reviews for a well-established moving company.
When you read reviews, you'll be able to learn things about a company that you could never find on their website. You'll get some insight into what it would be like to work with them. The information you can find in reviews can be extremely helpful.
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Believe it or not, you can't always find all the information you need online. Call up the removalists you're considering so that you can learn more about them. Ask plenty of questions, and make sure you take some notes!
You'll want to tell them a little bit about your move so that you can get a price quote. You should also confirm that they'll be available when you need them. Once you've obtained this information, you can decide who you'd like to work with.
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Dollar store products found to be loaded with toxic chemicals
Everyone wants to get more than they paid for. Who doesn't like a bargain? Unfortunately, recent testing of 164 dollar store products found that the little extras they're offering are toxic chemicals like toxic metals, pthlates, BPAs, and polyvinyl chloride (PVC) plastic.
Healthystuff, an organization that researches toxic chemicals in everyday products, teamed with the Campaign for Healthier Solutions to release this report, which found over 81% of the products tested from retailers like Dollar Tree and Dollar General had a troubling level of at least one hazardous chemical.
With the majority of dollar store customers unable to afford to shop elsewhere, will these findings change the way the dollar stores do business? Or will they continue to take advantage of people who feel they don't have a choice?
Can You Trust Big Business?
Walmart is the first corporation you think of when you think of big business that caters to lower income people and families. That dollar store hidden in a strip mall of doesn't even seem to be on the same level. Don't be fooled – dollar stores are big business and they're getting bigger. Dollar Tree has 4,900 stores and with their tentative acquisition of Family Dollar has potentially added 8000 more stores. In contrast, Walmart had only 4,399 locations in the United States at the end of last year.
The four stores that had products tested in this study (Dollar General, Dollar Tree, Family Dollar, and 99 Cents Only) have combined sales of over 36 million. This is big business, and it seems like dollar stores are more concerned with profiting from cheaply made, toxic items than providing consumers with safe products.
Healthystuff found widespread causes for alarm in their tests of dollar store products. In addition to the 81% of items that were found to contain concerning levels of one hazardous chemical, a little less than half (49%) of the items tested had two or more hazardous toxins at concerning levels.
PVC was found in 38% of items tested and 32% had high levels of pthalates, a group of chemicals found to cause birth defects, diabetes, and cancer as well as other health issues. Forty percent of sales at these dollar stores are food products. Too often, lower income people choose these items due to their affordability, not knowing about the presence of cancer-causing BPAs or other chemicals.
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The Order of the Blackened Denarius is an organization of fallen angels who are bound to thirty ancient silver coins known as denarii. Those bound souls seek to bond with a human host that they might lead, tempt, and influence until the mortal surrenders themselves to the fallen's control. Whoever touches the coins are tainted by the fallen within. The thirty coins are said to be the silver given to Judas Iscariot in exchange for his betrayal of Jesus.
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HARVEST- A 5Rhythms Retreat with Bettina Rothe and Joanne Winstanley
August 29, 2014 - August 31, 2014
In this retreat we will use the 5Rhythms® movement map, ritual, and inquiry to explore: What gifts do we bring to the table? How do we give and receive nourishment in community? What has been ripening in you? What is now ready to be shared?
Come gather round the table. We invite you to pause at this time of year to take in the fullness of your own harvest – to be nurtured by good food grown here on the land, to gather in community, to dance, to take stock, to celebrate, share, and savour the gifts that each of us bring.
The 5Rhythms® are an exhilarating and liberating approach to the exploration of improvised movement that is authentic, inspired and catalytic. It is a workout for body and soul, a moving meditation, a spiritual practice designed to release the dancer that lives in every body,
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Test you performance BMW knowledge with this M Sport quiz
With a deserved reputation for producing some of the greatest performance cars of all time, BMW has produced a diverse range of sporting machinery thoughout its history, and today most are considered highly desirable and collectable machinery.
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How do I use Relayering?
This lesson describes how to use the relayering functionality in LiveCode.
Relayering allows you to manipulate the layers of controls in a dynamic fashion and shift controls relative to other controls on a card. This lesson shows two examples in which layering can be used.
The Test Stack
We are using the test stack shown in this figure as a starting point to demonstrate how relayering works. The buttons b1, b2 and b3 occupy layers 1, 2 and 3 respectively. Layer 1 is the layer closest to the card with higher layers protruding closer towards the viewer.
Relayer Between Controls
In this example we are moving button b1 between buttons b2 and b3. We are using the following syntax to do this:
relayer button "b1" before button "b3"
We could also use the following syntax to complete the same operation:
relayer button "b1" after button "b2"
You can see how button b2 has seemingly moved onto the card.
Relayer Between Controls and Cards
This example demonstrates that you can also move controls relative to the card. We are using the following syntax to move button b3 on to the card:
relayer button "b3" to back of card "Relayer"


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The Curriculum
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- Category: Grendon Pages Grendon Pages
- Created: 26 January 2016 26 January 2016
The Global Curriculum was created in 2009 and has been developed by the school ever since. It is unique to Grendon CE Primary School and has received universal praise from OFSTED, Peterborough Diocese and all school stakeholders for raising standards, engaging children in learning and promoting global citizenship. Supplementing the Global Curriculum are incredible Learning Environments which challenge the traditional view of the classroom and promote immersion in study.
In 2013, OFSTED commented on the Global Curriculum:
'The oustanding curriculum enthuses pupils and staff alike. It ensures that all pupils make excellent progress and reach high standards.'
'The Global Curriculum has made an exceptional contribution to the achievement of all pupils throughout the school.'
One parent was quoted in the recent OFSTED Report as saying:
'The Global Curriculum and the learning environments are so enjoyable and stimulating that children cannot fail to learn.'
The Global Curriculum is a themed, skills based approach to real life learning and was the catalyst for Grendon CE Primary School being shortlisted in the Creative School of the Year category at the 2015 TES National School Awards.
All Global Curriculum themes are taught through the progressional, skills based approach detailed in the Planning for a World Class Curriculum framework. A link to this document can be found in the Key Information section.


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Rajasthan Jail Prahari Admit Card 2017 – Exam Date Download
Rajasthan Prisons Department has decided to conduct the Rajasthan Jail Warder 2017 written exam in the month of August & September, 2017. Large numbers of applicants were applied for this Rajasthan Jail Prahari Recruitment 2017. After successful completion of the online registration process, candidates are eagerly waiting for their Rajasthan Jail Prahari Admit Card 2017. Rajasthan Prisons Department has now issued the Rajasthan Jail Warder Exam Call Letter 2017 at its official page. All the applied candidates may check and download their Rajasthan Jail Prahari Hall Ticket 2017 through below link provided by us.
Rajasthan Prisons Department has released the latest Job Notification Rajasthan Jail Warder Recruitment 2017 on its official website to recruit the applicants as 925 vacancies of jail Prahari Positions. Organization invited the online applications from interested and eligible candidates. Selection process will be done based on applicants performance in written examination and followed by the personal interview. Rajasthan Prisons Department is going to conduct the Rajasthan Jail Prahari 2017 written exam on 26th August, 2017 & 14th September, 2017 at various exam centers.
Rajasthan Prisons Department has released the Rajasthan Jail Prahari Admit Card 2017 one week before to the exam date at its official page. All the applied candidates must download their Exam Call letter through online. Hall ticket is very important document for every exam. Without hall ticket no one will give permission to enter into the exam hall.
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- Log on to the official website of Rajasthan Prisons Department www.rajprisons.nic.in
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3 Big Lessons From 4th Circ.'s DMCA Ruling
Here are the three big lessons you need to know.
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The end of 2017 marks the end of the fiscal year for most businesses, which can be the most wonderful time of the year! No, not the holidays. It's tax time! We know tax season can seem intimidating and daunting, so here are some quick tips to get your business ready for a visit with the accountant.
Plan Ahead
The number one reason people dread tax time is because they aren't prepared for it. Even if you start taking a few hours a week now before the end of the year to get organized, you will have a much better experience preparing your taxes. Start by sorting paperwork and putting them into inexpensive folders or envelopes. Label important documents so you can easily find them when it's time to do your taxes. While gathering these invoices and receipts, take time to reconcile your bank accounts to make sure everything matches up. The IRS has generated a handy checklist of things you need to prepare your taxes here.
Business Tax Deductions
The cost of running your business is what is called your business expenses. A business expense is considered to be tax deductible if it is ordinary and necessary. The IRS defines ordinary expense as one that is common and accepted in your trade or business. A necessary expense is one that is helpful and appropriate for your trade or business.
Two common businesses deductions are home office and auto deductions. If you use your home for your business, you may be able to deduct a portion of your mortgage interest, utilities or insurance. Visit the IRS's website to see if you meet the requirements.
For your car, you can deduct expenses in one of two ways. You can either deduct the standard mileage rate (total miles driven multiplied by the standard rate for the year), or you can deduct actual car expenses like gas, insurance or repairs. For more information about these options visit the IRS HERE.
Put Bartercard to Work for You
The IRS recognizes 1 Trade Dollar is equal to 1 USD, so transactions would be reported as income/expenses depending on how they are used. But, did you know you may be eligible to claim a charitable deduction on your tax return? We have a number of non-profits in our trade network that would be grateful for trade dollar donations. If you would like to make a donation please contact your Trade Broker for assistance.
Additionally, it is always recommended that when a Bartercard member is considering making a donation of Trade Dollars to a charity that you consult your tax advisor or accountant to discuss the particulars of the gift, and determine how much of the gift may be deductible for tax purposes.
Plan ahead and remember this is general advice only – please seek specific advice for your own circumstances from your own professional tax advisor and the IRS.
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The Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) / Skrivankova Klara
November 2010, 38 pages
This paper begins with the question: Where does decent work end and labour exploitation begin, and where does labour exploitation end and forced labour begin?
In the process of finding an answer to this question, the paper offers an overview of selected concepts and definitions from across the world, and examines how forced labour is currently framed within national legislations. It introduces a continuum of exploitation and interventions, ranging from decent work to extreme exploitation and covering both labour law and criminal law.
Case studies are used to demonstrate how the concept of a continuum can be applied in practice in the UK.


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Cream, the Police, Rush, Emerson Lake and Palmer + others: Rock Trio Odd Couples
It seems the magical, minimum number needed to qualify as a rock 'n' roll band is three. So, let's pit some famous rock trios against each other.
It seems the magical, minimum number needed to qualify as a rock 'n' roll band is three. So, let's pit some famous rock trios against each other.
'Rockpalast: The 50th Birthday Concerts' illustrates how fertile Jack Bruce's collaboration was with a certain UK guitarist. No, not Eric Clapton.
In the aftermath of Jack Bruce's long-awaited reunion with Cream, some people bitched. All I remember was watching in wonder.
"Cream," Baker says dismissively, "was nearly 50 years ago."
Finding cool old CDs on sale is great. Just don't get the greedy eye.
The resurgent bassist has some stern advice for his younger self.
Eric Clapton already had one eye on the door with Cream when he heard the Band for the first time. In that moment, he knew that the legendary trio was finished.
Five favorites from Eric Clapton's career as a solo artist, and member of Cream and Derek and the Dominos.
Cream legend Jack Bruce's first solo album in a decade finds him collaborating with Phil Manzanera of Roxy Music/Pink Floyd fame, the Scorpions' Uli Jon Roth, Robin Trower, John Medeski and Cindy Blackman Santana. Steam a sample of "Fields of Forever" here!
For all of their many arguments, accusations and on-stage antics, Cream really broke up because of bad management, bassist Jack Bruce says. Having issued three albums in four years, and toured incessantly through 1968, they simply burned out.


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by: James (Send Feedback)
Series: Issums Bunny #1
Chapters: 001 Word Count: 2048
Rating: YTEEN
Character(s): Jethro Gibbs, Tony DiNozzo, Ensemble
Category(ies): Action/Adventure, Humor, Hurt/Comfort
Pairing(s): Gibbs/DiNozzo
Summary: Crackfic. Werebunnies. Er, one werebunny.
Chapters: 1
Issums Bunny
by James
Gibbs hurried down the stairs, ignoring the looks he was getting. It had been half an hour, now, and he still had no idea what had gone wrong. Still had no idea how to make it right, again. He saw Kate and Tim at their desks, working diligently. They might have got some leads by now, but nothing they could tell him would answer the immediate question.
He shifted his grip, holding on tightly. "Easy, now," he said, keeping his tone calm and soothing. He wasn't about to make the day even worse by chasing a frightened rabbit through the NCIS office.
Not if he could *help* it. Last time he'd ended up underneath Mrs. Saunders' desk, wielding a carrot and a canvas bag.
As he went past Kate's desk, he saw her look up -- then she was on her feet, following him. "What happened?"
"I don't know, exactly," Gibbs told her. McGee was standing now, as well, and coming over -- but from the confusion on his face Gibbs knew he didn't have a clue why Kate would be worried about the rabbit in his arms.
Well, now wasn't a good time to explain. Rather, it was probably the perfect time but he didn't feel like explaining anything. Gibbs continued to his own desk, kicking the chair back from the desk with his foot and sitting down without losing his grip. Kate knelt down beside him and rubbed the rabbit's head.
"Hey, it's ok," she said, and kept talking. The same reassurances Gibbs had been saying the entire drive over -- and wasn't that an experience to be missed, driving with one hand firmly gripping the furry neck of a rabbit that was trying to hide under the seats.
Gibbs would have let him, but the last time Gibbs had let him hide down there, he'd ended up under the damn brake and nearly got them both killed.
"I need a carrier for my car," Gibbs said. "This is the third time--" He stopped and looked up at McGee, who was standing on the other side of Gibbs' desk, staring open-mouthed.
He sighed.
"Yes, McGee?" He should just explain, but it would be interesting to see what McGee came up with, as his first question.
"You...have a rabbit," McGee finally said. It was obvious he thought that maybe he was seeing things, and Gibbs didn't have a rabbit in his lap.
"I do. And he's still a rabbit, which is the part that worries me." He rubbed the furry head, fingers sliding in beside Kate's. Huge brown eyes stared back at him.
"Maybe I can...?" Kate asked, and she held out her hands. Gibbs nodded. She picked the rabbit up and cradled him like an infant. She kept petting him for a moment, then stopped and said, "You had better not change back while you're nuzzling my breast, DiNozzo."
McGee made a strangled noise, which Gibbs ignored. It wasn't working -- Tony was clearly still agitated, and being held by Kate was just making him struggle more. Gibbs reached over and grabbed him by the scruff of the neck, and took him back. Tony calmed down a little; at least he wasn't struggling to get away.
"Sorry," Kate said.
"It's OK. If I knew what had set him off this time, maybe we could...." He sighed again. "Yes, McGee?"
McGee eeped. His jaw moved slowly up and down, but nothing more came out.
Kate finally took pity on him. "Yes, it's Tony. He's a small, cute, furry bunny rabbit. You're welcome to tease him about it whenever you want -- except most of the time it isn't very funny." She frowned at Tony again, still worried.
"Isn't funny?" McGee repeated. "Why?"
"It's a fear-response," Kate said quietly. "Totally involuntary -- changing, as well as changing back."
There was no comment from McGee, so Gibbs looked up. Tony was burrowing in his arms, clearly more content to be held by him than Kate -- but he was still very obviously a rabbit.
McGee looked confused. At Gibbs' silent query, he said, "Not that I don't think this is an elaborate prank, but...as an NCIS agent, and a cop before that, wouldn't Tony have...um...changed into a rabbit almost every day?"
The expression on his face said that he clearly thought this was a poorly thought out prank. Gibbs could see his thought processes churning. Gibbs was in on it, so it couldn't be poorly thought out. But it was illogical. Which meant either they weren't lying, or the illogic of it was a ruse to make him think it wasn't a prank.
He waited until McGee settled on not having a clue. Then he said, "You're right. Except it isn't a response to just 'fear'. It's only when...it gets too bad."
And what the hell had happened to frighten him so badly? He and Tony had gone to question Mrs. Delany about her son's activities before he'd joined the Navy a month ago. The interview hadn't turned up anything unusual, so they'd left. Tony had run across the street to the car while Gibbs had tried to escape Mrs. Delany's last-ditch attempts to keep them there -- grief and loneliness had made her offer them coffee, cookies, even lunch and maybe she'd thought of just one more thing about her son, wouldn't they like to come back inside and talk.
But she hadn't had anything, she'd just wanted someone there. No other family to speak of and neighbors who didn't know or care that she'd lost her son. He'd felt sorry for her, but they had a murderer to catch.
Gibbs had tried to be polite while extracting his arm from her hand, then he'd finally got away and turned to follow Tony. He'd waited for traffic to clear, then jogged over.
To find a small, brown rabbit hiding behind the front wheel of the car.
"It isn't just being scared," Kate elaborated. "It's when he's terrified. Like, the most terrified he ever gets. It's only happened four times since he became a cop." She grinned, very slightly. "Before that, I understand it used to happen during finals week every semester."
"You...you people are serious, aren't you?" McGee said, narrowing his eyes.
"This isn't working," Gibbs said.
"Abby?" Kate asked, standing up. Gibbs nodded.
McGee followed them down to forensics. He didn't say anything, and Gibbs had no idea if he'd decided to believe them or not. Tony could explain it to him, later.
If they could get him changed back.
They found Abby with her head down over one of her scopes, music as always blaring. Tony jumped in his arms, and Gibbs had to squeeze tight to keep him from getting away.
Kate hurried over and tapped Abby on the shoulder; Abby turned and started to grin. Then she leapt off the stool and ran over.
"Oh, Tony! Poor baby!" She scooped him out of Gibbs' arms and cuddled him. Gibbs was glad he couldn't hear what she was saying, but he expected it included 'iddles' and 'oobie's.
The music stopped suddenly, and Gibbs nodded his thanks to McGee. McGee came back over and frowned at Abby.
"This...is beginning to look a lot less like a joke."
Abby glared at him, fiercely. "It's not a joke! Poor Tony. What scared you, huh?" She nuzzled him -- and Gibbs told himself he was not going to snatch Tony back out of her arms. The whole idea was that maybe Abby could make him feel safe again. If that didn't work, it was McGee's turn.
Gibbs unclenched his fists and waited. Much as he wanted to be the one -- the only one -- holding onto him, it hadn't done any good.
He decided he didn't want to think about that particular thought, at all.
Soon enough they'd realised it wasn't going to happen any time soon. McGee had taken to sitting across the room and watching Tony with suspicion while Abby and Kate gossiped about people whose names Gibbs didn't recognise.
Gibbs had finally taken Tony back from Abby and sat down on the floor, leaning against the wall. He'd asked them each to update him on their progress, but they didn't uncover any new or useful leads while they exchanged theories. All they knew was that Thomas Delany had been killed by a sniper, and that there was nothing in his past that would explain it. Finally Kate volunteered to go down to the cafeteria and get them all lunch, since it was clear none of them were going anywhere soon.
Gibbs couldn't tell if Tony was calmer, but at least he wasn't trying to get away. He seemed content to sit in Gibbs' arms and play with the sleeve of Gibbs' jacket.
"You chew a hole in that and you're buying me a new one," Gibbs told him, idly.
Brown eyes just blinked at him. Gibbs sighed.
"I have lunch," Kate announced, as she walked back into the lab. She handed Abby a small white sack, another to McGee, and brought over two more sacks and a covered plate.
"I got him a salad," she said, setting the plate down and removing the cover. Tony's nose twitched, but he didn't make a move towards the food. Kate picked up a leaf of lettuce and held it out to him -- and Tony began to nibble.
"Apparently he just wanted to be hand-fed," Gibbs teased.
"Then here," Kate replied, handing him the leaf. Gibbs just took it, and held it out for Tony. Tony began eating in earnest, nibbling quickly on the lettuce.
"Probably the only time we'll get him to eat his vegetables," Kate said, settling down on the floor and unwrapping a sandwich. She held it out to Gibbs, but he shook his head.
She gave him a frown, but set the sandwich aside and took out her own lunch. "Still no ideas?"
"Nothing." Gibbs shook his head.
Then he suddenly had a lapful of human-Tony, who was burying his head against Gibbs' shoulder. Gibbs' arms went around him almost reflexively, and for a moment he heard himself saying the same reassuring whispers he'd said when he'd first picked up a terrified rabbit by his car.
"There was...." Tony began.
"There was what?" Gibbs asked gently.
He felt Tony take a deep breath, then he said, "A sniper. I saw...the light...on your back and then there was a van and I couldn't tell if he'd fired and then I didn't see you at all--"
Tony was shaking and for a second Gibbs thought the memory was going to yank Tony back into lupine form. But he stayed human, and for a moment Gibbs didn't say anything. He rubbed Tony's back, trying to make sure he stayed calm enough to stay human.
"There wasn't a shot fired," Gibbs said, calmly. As though he hadn't just nearly been killed.
"Yeah," Tony agreed, exhaling sharply. "Yeah." He relaxed, then, collapsing against Gibbs. Gibbs held onto him and determinedly ignored the way Abby was giving him a high sign.
Behind her, McGee was staring again.
"I hate to say I told you so," Gibbs said lightly, looking at McGee.
McGee shook his head. "Yes, boss," he said, distractedly. Staring at Tony, and Gibbs realised that pretty soon he was going to have to get Tony out of his arms or there would be a whole other round of questions he didn't want to answer.
Not that the entire building didn't already know how Gibbs' nearly -- or not so nearly -- getting himself killed made Tony turn into a rabbit. But that didn't mean Gibbs liked talking about it, or answering nosy questions from people who didn't know better than to stare.
Or maybe it was just that Tony was completely naked. Gibbs looked over at Abby. "Can we borrow a jumpsuit?"
Abby pouted. "Aww!"
It was Tony who flipped her off, but he also gave her a small, and vaguely smug, grin.
Kate, who was still sitting beside them, raised an eyebrow. "It's rabbit-sized."
Tony jumped off Gibbs' lap and onto Kate, who squealed and hit him with her lunch. Gibbs just picked up his sandwich and began to eat.
the end
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Grand Piano Tuning
Grand Piano Tuning – What Does It Involve?
Grand piano tuning is as much an art form as playing the piano. And as such, it requires an expert to ensure it is done correctly, and to get the best possible sound from the instrument. Knowing what to expect from your piano tuner can help to understand why it is important to take good care of your piano.
All pianos for sale, including grand and baby grand pianos, should be tuned twice a year as a general rule. When your grand piano's technician arrives, they will need time and quiet to work in. Piano tuning requires them to be able to judge the pitch of the strings. As pianos have in the region of 230 strings, the need for time is self-explanatory. Tuning your grand piano will require access to the strings to be able to check the pitch and make adjustments to each of the piano's strings. They will also need to be able to easily access their tuning tools to make the job run smoother. In terms of equipment, each piano tuner will work slightly differently. There will be those who still rely solely on a tuning fork and work by ear. Others will use either an electronic tuning instrument or even a smartphone app. However, you should ensure that these have been calibrated with a tuning fork prior to work starting on your grand piano. Other apparatuses that you can expect to see include a tuning lever and a wedge. The wedge is essential for muting strings that are not being worked on, such as two of the three strings on a treble.
As well as having a wide range of pianos for sale, Little & Lampert Pianos offer a top quality grand piano tuning service. We work within the London area, but if you are in need of our services and live beyond this, we will find you a comparable specialist for your piano. Visit http://www.llpianos.co.uk/ to learn more about what we can offer you.