text:
Zimbabwe's Platinum Mine Opens For Foreign Investors
Russia and Zimbabwe have had good and time-tested relations from Soviet days, supported Robert Mugabe and his ZANU-PF against the West. Since the collapse of the Soviet era, Russia still maintains close political relations but its economic engagement has staggered.
Russia has attempted to raise its economic profile, the latest considered as an important milestone was in September 2014 when Russia showed interest in the development of platinum deposit in Darwendale.
In September 2014, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov launched the US$3 billion project, the platinum mine located about 50 km northwest of Harare, the Zimbabwean capital. The Russian project, where production is projected to peak at 800 000 ounces year, involves a consortium consisting of the Rostekhnologii State Corporation, Vneshekonombank, as well as investment and industrial group, Vi Holding, in a joint venture with some private Zimbabwe investors as well as the Zimbabwean government.
After the project launch, Brigadier General Mike Nicholas Sango, Zimbabwe's Ambassador to the Russian Federation, wrote me an email letter that "Russia's biggest economic commitment to Zimbabwe to date was its agreement in September 2014 to invest US$3 billion in what is Zimbabwe's largest platinum mine."
"What will set this investment apart from those that have been in Zimbabwe for decades is that the project will see the installation of a refinery to add value, thereby creating more employment and secondary industries," Brigadier General Sango explained in the letter.
"We are confident that this is just the start of a renewed Russian-Zimbabwean economic partnership that will blossom in coming years. Our two countries are discussing other mining deals in addition to energy, agriculture, manufacturing and industrial projects," Ambassador Sango added.
Later, there was another landmark in the bilateral relationship. Groundwork was laid for expanding trade and investment when Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe met President Vladimir Putin in Moscow in May 2015.
Unexpectedly, political developments ushered in a new era with the emergence of a new leader in Zimbabwe. Russia reaffirmed its commitment to the new leadership.
Early March 2018, during his official visit to Harare, Sergey Lavrov was received by President Emmerson Mnangagwa. Lavrov also had an indepth meeting with Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga and later held talks with Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Sibusiso Busi Moyo.
They acknowledged the fact that the two countries are interested in the promotion of partnership in geological exploration and production of minerals. They all discussed spheres for possible cooperation and considered the platinum deposit as the driving force in the entire range of trade, economic and investment ties.
"The Republic of Zimbabwe Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, Sibusiso Busi Moyo, and I have reviewed our contacts in the context of relations between Russia and Zimbabwe. We have focused on a project for the integrated development of the Darwendale platinum group metals deposit, one of the largest in the world, where Russia and Zimbabwe operate a joint venture," Lavrov said.
According to Lavrov, Russia and Zimbabwe maintain very strong mutual sympathies and friendly feelings, and this ensures a very trustful and effective political dialogue, including a top-level dialogue. But now, it is necessary to elevate trade, economic and investment relations to a level that would meet political and trust-based relations.
Understandably, there has always been keen competition among foreign investors for mining projects. In March, the same month when Sergey Lavrov visited Harare, a Cypriot investor signed a US$4.2 billion deal to develop a platinum mine and build a refinery in Zimbabwe, an investment that President Emmerson Mnangagwa said showed the country was open for business.
Signing the agreement with Cyprus-based Karo Resources, Mines Minister Winston Chitando, said work would start in July, with the first output of platinum group metals expected in 2020, aiming to reach 1.4 million ounces annually within three years.
Now early November 2018, President Emmerson Mnangagwa said his government would soon open up the platinum sector to all interested foreign investors.
Zimbabwe has the world's second largest platinum reserves after South Africa.
He said the policy would guide the sector on such issues as exploration, ownership, mining, processing and selling.
Mnangagwa has committed to opening up Zimbabwe's economy to the rest of the world in order to attract the much-needed foreign direct investment to revive the ailing economy, make maximum use of the opportunities for bolstering and implementing a number of large projects in the country.
Zimbabwe, a landlocked country in southern Africa, shares a 200-kilometre border on the south with South Africa, bounded on the southwest and west by Botswana, on the north by Zambia and on the northeast and east by Mozambique. Zimbabwe is a member of Southern African Development Community (SADC).
A New Currency Offers New Hope for Zimbabwe
For many Zimbabweans queuing up outside banks last week, it must have felt like the beginning of a new era. A decade after the Zimbabwean dollar was abandoned after falling victim to years of hyper-inflation, crisp new "Zimdollars" have once again entered circulation. However, this time around the denominations come – at least for now – in two and five dollar bills, instead of the 100 million dollar notes that were printed towards the end of the last Zimbabwean dollar.
This new generation Zimdollar is the latest salvo by the government to combat the physical cash crunch and a crucial step ahead in its currency reforms. The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe plans to incrementally inject $1 billion into the economy over the next six months, stimulating demand and production in a measured manner while keeping money supply in check.
"We will make sure that we drip-feed the physical cash into the market in order to ensure that there is sufficient cash in the economy," said central bank chief John Mangudya. "We believe this will also help in eliminating queues at the bank where people spend countless hours of productive time queuing for cash."
Mangudya added that the new Zimdollar would take the place of existing electronic money, alleviating the fear that the cash injection in the middle of an economic crisis would stoke inflation. Keeping price increases and speculative behaviour in check is also one of the reasons why the Reserve Bank is initially issuing lower denomination notes and coins.
For Zimbabweans, the new cash is a welcome relief. Over the past 10 years, they had to juggle a multitude of currencies and proxies. Following the collapse of the old Zimbabwean dollar in 2009, a basket of currencies became legal tender in the country, from the US dollar to the Chinese yuan. By 2015, the foreign currency notes dried up at the banks, which started the chronic cash shortage in Zimbabwe. The central bank introduced bond notes as a surrogate currency, but black market speculation quickly eroded their value, which then triggered the creation of electronic notes.
Given Zimbabwe's disastrous state of affairs, a popular uprising ensued against the country's long-time strongman Robert Mugabe, leading to his resignation two years ago. He was replaced by Emmerson Mnangagwa, who then won the presidential election in July 2018. He inherited a struggling economy marked by hyperinflation, cash shortages, a budget deficit, endemic corruption and a lack of monetary sovereignty.
Promising wide-ranging reforms, Mnangagwa appointed MthuliNcube as Finance Minister, a respected economist who was a professor of Public Policy at Oxford with a PhD in Mathematical Finance from Cambridge University. Mnangagwa tasked him to stabilise and transform the Zimbabwean economy so that it could achieve upper middle-income status by 2030, in line with countries such as Russia, China, Thailand, Costa Rica, Turkey and Malaysia (in fact, Zimbabwe was upgraded by the World Bank from a low income to lower middle income country in July).
Facing large fiscal deficits due to the expansion of underground economic activity and the sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe during Mugabe's rule – which restricted access to U.S. dollars – Ncube launched the Transitional Stabilisation Programme (TSP) a year ago with far-reaching currency and structural reforms. The move was endorsed by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), with whom Zimbabwe signed a two-year monitoring programme that could earn it debt forgiveness and future financing.
In February this year, the government introduced the so-called Real Time Gross Settlement (RTGS) dollar and abandoned its multi-currency system four months later. By now, most Zimbabweans had resorted to mobile money, which became an integral part of the country's payment system. But it too had its challenges, as wallet holders had to pay premiums of up to 50% to price-gouging mobile money agents to access their funds in cash. This contributed to the rapid depreciation of the currency and compounded the cash shortage. This month's issuance of the physical Zimdollar bills aims to alleviate that problem, as the availability of cash will eliminate the extortionate premiums incurred when transacting through mobile money.
The new currency likely faces an uphill battle. But the government is confident, urging Zimbabweans to embrace the freshly minted bills and coins to ensure they find traction in the market. Leaders from politics, business and civil society need to play their part as well, shedding their differences and quarrels and rally collectively behind the Zimdollar.
Its roll-out comes at a critical time for the government's reform agenda, coinciding with the presentation of Zimbabwe's 2020 budget, which revolved around enhancing productivity, growth, competitiveness and job creation, and the passing of the Maintenance of Peace and Order (MOPA) bill, which replaced a controversial emergency law that dated back to the Mugabe era, a key demand by the U.S. government to remove sanctions.
Implementing reforms – especially after decades of mismanagement – is a painful process and Zimbabweans are tired. But with political will tangible results are gradually being achieved. The country may be on the cusp of a better future, finally putting the years of isolation behind it. Perseverance and collaboration will help to ease the way.
The Geopolitics of natural resources of Western Sahara
In the post-bipolar international legal literature, the right to self-determination is part of the broader concept of human rights, and the only aspect of self-determination that remains in current international relations is the right to self-determination for peoples to dispense with their natural wealth, a concept related of the right of development.
Western Sahara is regarded by the UN as the last colony in Africa. However, Morocco continues to occupy the Saharawi territory without any respect to UN resolutions on decolonization. The main driver of this colonisation is natural resources.
In fact, with the natural resources of Western Sahara that Morocco buys the political positions of the States, to finance lobbyists in the EU and the USA to defend the Moroccan thesis of occupation, and at the same time to develop its internal economy and encourage the movement of Moroccan populations to Western Sahara, to make Sahrawi a minority in their homeland.
Natural resources determining factor in conflicts
There is a high likelihood that most of the important (armed) conflicts in our twenty-first century will be those concerning resources. All the conflicts have an economic aspect, with greater or lesser weight in their emergence and development. Indeed, the French sociologist Gaston Bouthoul states that Germany had to resort to the 1914 war as a result of the too costly economic struggle that it had sustained against others great industrial and exporting powers.
With the same idea, the famous phrase of the Prussian strategist Carl von Clausewitz "War is not an independent phenomenon, but the continuation of politics by different means", one could say that geopolitics is nothing more than the concentrated expression of geo-economics.
This left Lenin the leader of the Russian Revolution of 1917, to observe that "politics is the concentrated expression of the economy", something that we live and that is perfectly valid for all times, economic aspects have been the main engine of interstate relations, the economic realities that truly set the pace for the rest of the politics, including the bellicose or the pacific, which leaves Napoléon Bonaparte to say, "war is done with three things: money, money, money".
The natural resources and their economic exploitation have contributed, and continue to do so, to favour a kind of occupation of the Western Sahara Territory, which would introduce a more complex resolution of a conflict encysted for more than forty-four years.
The marginalized and impoverished of Saharawi people, whether during the Spanish colonial era or during the Moroccan colonial period
We can say that the economic side of the colonialism phenomenon constitutes the decisive characteristic feature of Spanish presence in Western Sahara. Indeed, the international economic crisis which began in the 1870s contributed to the origin of spurred Spain to rush its colonization of the southern flank of Western Sahara, while the other parts of Western Sahara were only pacified late in 1934, by stimulating the imagination of those caught up in it to find means of escaping from a precarious situations.
Historically, since 1884 and until the arrival of the Franco in power in Spain, Western Sahara, had an essentially economic value, both for its proximity to the old caravan routes, and mainly for the very rich fishing bank that runs along its coasts, since one of the most important in the world and has represented the grease between both banks along of history. In addition, the political interest of Western Sahara lay in its geostrategic position in the Atlantic as a rearguard of the Canary archipelago.
The occupation of Western Sahara aims to build up a powerful national economy, whose production is geared to the needs of the mother country while isolating the colonial economy which is just the supplier of the raw materials needed for the economy of the colonial state. This will be amplified with the exploitation of Saharawi phosphates in the region of Boukraa in 1967.
In view of these 44 years of Moroccan occupation of Western Sahara, the Moroccan practice use the same process as that of the Spanish colonial era. In fact, Morocco will start relentlessly to exploit the natural resources (fishing, phosphates, agriculture, other precious metals solar and wind energy, ) of the Saharawi people while marginalizing indigenous populations, by favouring Moroccan settlers who today represent an undeniable majority in the daily life of the occupied territories.
Spain and Morocco they have an important common denominator, that of being despotic regimes and their objective aims to eliminate Saharawi political and cultural identity. However, the international law of the Non-Self-Governing Territories distorts the equation of the colonizing country
The low profile of UN action in Western Sahara to protect the natural resources of the Saharawi people
In 1975 the International Court of Justice (ICJ) Advisory Opinion insisted that the people of Western Sahara should be fully decolonised and allowed their right to self- determination.
From then until today, this opinion has had its political and legal importance, since it has served as a support for the Polisario Front position and explains in a clear way the favouring votes to the self-determination of the Saharawi people within the AU and UN.
The legal aspect will be strengthened in favour of the right of the Saharawi people and their sovereignty over their natural wealth in the opinion of the UN legal counsel Hans Corell stated succinctly in 2002,in accordance with the international law, one cannot exploit the natural resources of an occupied country without the express consent of the indigenous population. To do so is plunder.
These legal instruments in favour of the Saharawi people will be reinforced by the two judgments of the European Court of Justice of 2016 and 2018 regarding raw materials exploited by Morocco with connivance and complicity of some EU states.
However, like MINURSO the only mission of the UN without wings to supervise the human rights in Western Sahara, so how will be protected the natural resources of the Saharawi people:it is a bubble dream.
You have to notice, the discrete role of the UN which is constant, already in 1975, Spain retired without holding the referendum of self-determination, we see that the Security Council does not show a special interest, it is more likely favourable to the role that Morocco plays in the area as an ally of France and Europe from the geostrategicpoint view to leave the situation as it is in an endless status quo.the UN is unable or unwilling to force Morocco to respect the referendum.
We can conclude that the UN has never taken a firm and clear position around Western Sahara and has never used all the mechanisms at its disposal, as would be the use of Chapter VII of the UN Charter and maintain the application of Chapter VI concerning the peaceful rule of controversy and supports negotiations between Morocco and Polisario, as if they are two equal parties.
China's ties with Africa go beyond the "debt trap"
Authors: Do Quynh Anh & Francis Kwesi Kyirewiah*
Over the past decades, there have been numerous arguments about China's relations with Africa which is seen as the foundation of Beijing's diplomacy. Some scholars have linked China-Africa relations to a new form of colonialism and resources diplomatic strategy of China. For historical and political reasons, China has been close with African countries because they share common past of their former colonial suffering and the common tasks of promoting their economic development. Now as the largest developing country as well as the second largest economy of the world, China's economic relations with Africa en bloc is obviously changing from the previous low-technology aid to a rapidly medium- and high-technology assistance. To that end, China is able to provide more financial aid to all the developing countries including Africa.
To be sure, it is normal for any country to provide aid to each other in terms of borrowing and lending. Historically and politically, the parties involving international financial interactions might end up as enemies. Professor J. A. Frieden, of Harvard once argued, in general, developing countries are by definition short of capital, so most of their governments are eager to borrow abroad. It is therefore presupposed that the prospect of using borrowed money is to speed up growth and increase national output. Yet, sometimes the borrowers could have little incentive to use the money wisely. It is also true that the lending powers have used or misused or even abused the financial weapons available: they can cut off debtor governments from future lending, and they may be able to retaliate in related areas, such as freezing debtor governments' bank accounts or taking other government-owned properties. Equally noted is that lending governments are able to use broader foreign policy considerations to induce the borrowing side into compliance with the lenders' demands. That is true in terms of many cycles of lending and debt crises. For example, all through the 19th and early 20th centuries, rapidly growing countries borrowed heavily from the major European financial creditors, primarily London but also Paris, Amsterdam and Berlin. Usually, debts appear to have contributed to economic development, but there are also plenty of crises and political disputes. Therefore, debt crises have existed in world politics for centuries, and now it appears in a new face as "debt trap."
China's relation with Africa is relatively new due to the fact that the rise of China and the independence of Africa are the most recent scenario over the past 40-60 years. As Dr. DambisaMoyo, a scholar in international affairs anda native from Zambia, argued, "No country has come to symbolize the profound economic transformation witnessed in the past half-century than China. It has become the largest exporter and the largest foreign currency-holder of the world and it has already surpassed Japan to rank second in terms of GDP." By 1978, China's world GDP share was only 1.75%, but since then, it share has risen up to 17% in 2017.Today China is the largest FDI source to Africa and the bilateral trade has been rising substantially. The resultant fact is not necessarily because of China's smart policy, but equally due to the West's own folly policymaking.
Yet, China has been targeted by the West headed by the United States as the "debt-trap maker". The reasons might be different but it argues that China has tried to use its increasing financial power to dictate its Communist will and nationalistic goal in the world affairs, in particular towards the Africans. This is really ridiculous. First, a closer look into the Marshal Plan endorsed by the United States in 1948 to assist European recovery from the war-time destruction, the West called it the "European Recovery Plan" which aimed to invest billions of U.S. dollars to help the war-worn states of Europe. However, when they discuss the economic plan from Beijing and Moscow, they use the terms of traps and conspiracy, such as "Beijing's expansion is inexorable, has a global scope and is driven by the depression in the West." Ideologically, the United States has tried to distort any Chinese economic plan including the "Belt & Road Initiative". Second, the United States and many other countries of the West as well have entertained the mentality of their superiority. They do hold the perception that Europeans are the only most creative people on the Earth. Thus the rise of China is surely regarded as the loss of their superiority and prestige as well. In light of this, the third point is that they have perceived China as a potential or even a real rival or enemy in a geopolitical sense, as U.S. politician Mike Pompeo has repeatedly targeted China both publicly and privately.
However, the relationship between China and Africa has gone beyond the so-called "debt trap diplomacy". From the mid-1950s, China was committed to supplying all possible aid and supports to the African peoples who were struggling for their national independence, while newly-independent states consistently extend their supports to China diplomatically and politically. Since the last decades of the 20th century, China-Africa relations have been primarily focused on economic cooperation. With its economic power growing, China's aid has been focused on infrastructure development, consisting of constructing railways, roads and hydropower to business cooperation such as mining, farming and tourism. In return, Africa has made all possible efforts to improve its investment and business environment in order to protect the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese companies. This is now urgent for both sides need to work decisively to transform and upgrade the quality and efficiency of the cooperation in strategic terms. As Italian economist Vilfredo Pareto argued, it is quite possible for there to be an action in an economy that harms no one and helps at least one by one. Whether it is accepted or not, China's sustained growth can't be in isolation from the rest of the world in a long perspective.
China's aid to Africa has never been a lip-service as it believes that in order to insure sustainable economic growth, it is strategically necessary for any country, either small or large, to have a complete transportation network and reliable power-supply system. This is what is referred to as 'two wings theory for development.' Today, most African countries lack basic transportation system and sustainable power supply for accelerated and sustainable economic development. For example, agreements signed in various fields between China and Africa wasvalued at over $50 billion between 2015 and 2016. Most African states have been eager to accelerate their national industries' production capacity in order to achieve their economic independence. Thus far, Chinese companies have been instrumental in the construction of numerous symbolic infrastructure projects, including but not limited to the newly-completed railwayline connecting the capital of Kenya (Nairobi) to its coastal city and port hub of Mombasa, and the highly anticipated network of Chinese-built railway in East Africa. In addition, China is currently the largest contributor to peacekeeping missionin Africa,rangingfrom non-combat peacekeepers in medical and engineering servicesto the deployment of troops in Sudan.
For sure, China's overall capacity in Africa has been much greater than 50 years ago when it started the first railway from Tanzania to Zambia during the Cold War heydays. Now is the time for China to link infrastructure development to a grand strategy, such as "the Belt & Road Initiative" proposed by Chinese President Xi in 2013. This is manifested by the completion of the railway line from Nairobi to Mombasa in 2018. Politically, according to the consensus between China and Africa, the leaders of the two sides vowed to promote their comprehensive ties to a new-level of strategic partnership. Also unlike Western foreign-aid policies, which generally prioritize political issues and social values, China's aid has been primarily driven to economic issues. On one hand, this is consistent with China's adherence to non-intervention policy in domestic affairs of other states. On the other hand, both China and Africa look forward to a future of unprecedented transformation on the launch of the Nairobi-Mombasa railway that would not only revolutionized the transport sector of Kenya, but also more important stimulating investments in advanced manufacturing in Kenya and African as a whole.
For China, the pace of transformation of Africa has been remarkable. Even though its short-term goal remains economic and diplomatic, it seems inevitable that China's basic interests will eventually lead it to far greater involvement in the continent. Though diverse in both economics and politics, Africa remains sided with China on international issues, and this quasi-alliance strictly delimits the scope of Sino-African collaboration and the opportunity to assist in the formation of Chinese conceptions and strategy in the world politics for decades to come. It is true that Chinese leaders are well-aware of this advantage.
In conclusion, China has high expectations for Africa as the latter has an immense reservoir of resources to spur its envisioned growth and China's economic growth. As a rising power, Chinawillwork in conjunction with Africa towards the creation ofa more just and impartial world order and that places the East Asian giant in a stronger position to provide more substantial aid to Africa under win-win cooperation. As expressed at the G-20 FM meeting in Bonn in 2017, Chinese Foreign Minister reconfirmed that China would carry on enhancing strategic relationships with Africa. China would alsoabide by the key tenet which aims to develop the local, regional and international economics in light of "Africa's initiative, Africa's consent and Africa's first". Due to this, China's strategic partnership with Africa is patently beyond the debt trap diplomacyin terms of Beijing's global strategy.
*Francis Kwesi Kyirewiah, a PhD student in International Affairs, at SIPA, Jilin University, China.
Is Russia Rich or Wealthy?
Authors: Apurva Sanghi and Glenn-Marie Lange Vedemosti (Russia) Which would you rather be: rich or wealthy? And what exactly is...
India: Step up reform efforts to increase quality jobs and incomes
India is set for a modest recovery after a loss of momentum, as reforms to simplify taxation, lighten business regulations...
NATO is not lost as the spirit of collective security remains
Authors: Do Quynh Anh & Paul Wang It is true that NATO was founded 70 years ago during the heyday...
Arab Spring and Third Wave of Democratisation: The case of Egypt
Professor Huntington introduced the concept of the third wave of democratization in five phases. They are the emergence of reformers,...
8th Euronest Assembly: The future of relations with Eastern partners
Energy security, EU-Eastern relations and geopolitical challenges are set to be among the focus points of the 8th session of...
Bringing solar-powered water sanitation systems to Ethiopia
The provision of clean water to its citizens is one of the most urgent and important issues for the Government...
A microcosm of Iran's domestic problems, port city bears brunt of crackdown
The Iranian port city of Bandar-e-Mahshahr has emerged as the scene of some of the worst violence in Iran's brutal...
Intelligence2 days ago
Digital Privacy vs. Cybersecurity: The Confusing Complexity of Information Security in 2020
South Asia3 days ago
India-Japan 2+2 Strategic Dialogue Resets Strategic Ties
African Renaissance3 days ago
Psychic, empath or psychosis
International Law2 days ago
South China Sea Dialogue 2019
Tourism2 days ago
How to Develop Tourism in Tajikistan?
South Asia2 days ago
India's De-Humanizing Path to Global Catastrophe
Defense3 days ago
How to Stop NATO
Energy2 days ago
The power of Siberia heralds a landmark of Sino-Russian solidarity


text:
Isla Mujeres, Mexico is a tiny, beautiful, sleepy little island located off the coast of Cancun. Its bright blue water, coral reef, sugar sand beaches, gently waving palm trees, migrating whale sharks, Mayan ruins, and giant iguanas that walk over your foot sometimes when you're not looking (ok, scratch that last one) make it one of the best destinations in the Riviera Maya. If you're looking for all the things that make Cancun wonderful without … like, all the things that make Cancun terrible (come on, we all know what I mean by that, right?) Isla Mujeres is a much quieter, sleepier way to enjoy a Yucatan vacation. In our giant, massive, extremely long guide to Isla Mujeres, we lay out everything you need to know about getting to Isla Mujeres from Cancun, what to pack, and where to stay. Read on to discover the best things to do in Isla Mujeres!
How to Get from Cartagena to Santa Marta: A Complete Guide
Cartagena is the starting point for most travelers visiting the Caribbean coast of Colombia. But too often, visitors to Cartagena don't venture outside of the city limits and explore the rest of this amazing region. That's a HUGE mistake! There are a zillion amazing destinations nearby, from Minca to Parque Tayrona to the Lost City to the Tatacoa Desert. But before you can dive into all that the northern Colombian coast has to offer, you'll have to get from Cartagena to Santa Marta, which is the jumping-off point for most of these spots. Luckily for you, we've traveled between Cartagena and Santa Marta many times over the years. Here's a step by step guide to getting from Cartagena to Santa Marta!
8 Quintessential Places to Visit on California's Central Coast
I grew up in an area of California called the Central Coast. There are no big cities there – nothing like a Los Angeles or a San Francisco, although the area sits exactly in between the two. Instead of bustling cities, what you'll find is much quieter: about 200 miles of scenic coastline, plus hundreds of wineries, thousands of hiking trails, dozens of charming towns, a smattering of natural hot springs, and enough great food and beer to keep you occupied for months. The Central Coast offers everything from sugar-sand beaches and great surfing, to wine country, to adorable marine wildlife critters (otters! Seals! Sea lions!) and groves of Monarch butterflies flitting through delicious smelling eucalyptus trees, to sheer cliffs looking down on crashing waves. Here are 8 quintessential Central Coast getaways for your next Highway 1 road trip!
11 Crazy Romantic Things to Do in Daytona Beach, Florida
Daytona Beach, Florida is a fantastic budget-friendly romantic getaway. From pristine white sand beaches to adrenaline-pumping adventure, there's something for everyone – no matter what your definition of "romance" is (ours can be a little strange, admittedly). Here's 10 fantastic romantic adventures to have in Daytona Beach with your partner.
The Best Self-Guided Pub Crawl and Beer Bike in Los Angeles
We designed an incredible self-guided craft beer bar crawl – by bike – on the Strand in South Bay, Los Angeles! Drink locally brewed craft beer in Redondo Beach, Hermosa Beach, and Manhattan Beach as you and your fave dudes ride around on gnarly beach cruisers catching chill vibes.
Parque Tayrona, Colombia: How to Get There & Where to Stay
I'm writing this from an open air hut, swaying on a hammock. Nearby is a pool, complete with waterfall and slide. In front of me is our beautiful cabana nestled in foliage and trees. Around us we hear various birds, water trickling or splashing, and some mysterious animals we haven't actually been able to see scuttling through the jungle. It's hard to believe this is anywhere near a city. But we're only about an hour outside of Santa Marta, Colombia, a bustling city that we passed right through on our way to paradisaical Eco Hostel Yuluka, just outside the entrance to Colombia's famous Parque Tayrona. Little did we know that we'd end up liking our hostel more than the tropical, remote beaches of Parque Tayrona…

subset: commoncrawl


text:
FIFA announces new World Club Championship starting from 2021
Competition will replace the current format and will be played every four years.
FIFA announced today that it will reformulate the Club World Cup starting from 2021. The competition will be held every four years and will be attended by 24 teams.
The confirmation was made during an interview with FIFA president Gianni Infantino after a council meeting in Miami. The competition will debut in "June or July 2021" and enter the calendar as a substitute for the Confederations Cup, which will no longer be disputed. "We'll see a real tournament, which will crown the world champion of clubs," said Infantino.
Read more in Folha de S. Paulo


text: https://www.switchedonnetwork.com/files/2017/11/d1irvqmwohumaxresdefault.jpgHow to Turn your Laptop's old Hard Drive into a Portable External Drive after installing an SSD13th November 2017842 views1 min read Add commentSubscribe on YouTube! FacebookTwitterRedditPinterestLinkedInStumbleUponWhatsAppHow to Turn your Laptop's old Hard Drive into a Portable External Drive after installing an SSDShare this:TwitterFacebookPinterestRedditTumblrWhatsAppMoreLinkedInPrintTelegramPocketSkypeLike this:Like Loading... Paul Freeman-PowellPaul (@paulfp) is the main presenter of the award-winning Switched On Network YouTube Channel, which covers a variety of interesting topics usually relating to his love of technology and all things geeky. He also founded and runs Innobella Media, where he leads in all aspects of video production, video editing, sound & lighting. A father of 3 children including twins, his hobbies used to include photography, playing the drums and cycling. With a degree in Modern European Languages, Paul speaks French, Spanish and a little bit of Italian, and holds dual British & Irish citizenship. View all postsYou may also like Video How To, Video & PhotographyAdobe Premiere Pro CC Titles Animation Tutorial | Make Slogan Letters Fall off a Wall!2,626 views2 min read Video How To, Video & PhotographyMake Yourself FLY! | Adobe Premiere Pro CC Green Screen Tutorial3,979 views2 min read Video How To, TechnologyUpgrade your Laptop PC Hard Drive to a Solid State Drive (HDD vs. SSD!)349,530 views1 min readAdd commentComment with your Thoughts! Cancel reply This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed. Subscribe to our YouTube Channel! Become a Patron! Follow Us for Updates!


text:
Used Car Bangalore 9916,5072,15/ 9845,0177,11 No B8, Brigade mm, Annexe block, K.R Road, 7th Block jayanagar, bangalore 560082 are you searching an certified used car the your searching end here, we also provide you 1 year warranty, 100% accident free with none meter tamper car available here, its a muiti brand car showroom, for more information you can contact us or visit.
Registration Transfer: Yes
Insurance: Yes
Color: Black
No. of Owners: Second
Registration Place: KA
AM/FM Radio: Yes
Rear Window Wiper: Yes
Transmission: Manual
Power Windows: Front & rear
Warranty: Yes
Variant: Scorpio VLX 2WD BS-IV
Vehicle Certified: Yes
Fog Lamps: Yes
Finance: Yes
Exchange: Yes
Type of Car: SUV
Battery Condition: New
Insurance Type: No Insurance
Condition: Used
Power steering: Yes
Make Month: April
Tyre Condition: Old
Mahindra Scorpio VLX 2WD BS-IV, 2009, Diesel
Posted in
Report this ad


text:
Your list is empty.
Save musicians, entertainers, speakers, and services, and they'll appear here.
I want to hire Club DJs in Chapel Hill, NC
Tell us more about your event.
Receive FREE no-obligation quotes.
Bounce House Kids(2)
Wedding DJ / Club DJ
Raleigh, NC
25 miles from Chapel Hill
4 Verified Bookings
Recent review: Will be using them agin
John Henny(0)
Hip Hop Group / Club DJ
Greensboro, NC
43 miles from Chapel Hill
The John Henny Show > Your whole life flashing before your eyes!
Dj Statiic(8)
DJ / Club DJ
Fayetteville, NC
61 miles from Chapel Hill
8 Verified Bookings
Recent review: Hired for the past 2 years and has excellent service and great price! 10/10 recommend!!
DJ Touché(8)
DJ / Club DJ
Martinsville, VA
70 miles from Chapel Hill
3 Verified Bookings
Recent review: DJ Touchè was such a pleasure to work with and truly made our reception so much fun. He kept…
Papa P The Djay(0)
Club DJ
Martinsville, VA
70 miles from Chapel Hill
Affordable Dj, best to serve you during your event.
Bim Team Music (Jamaican Sound)(0)
Club DJ
Rocky Mount, NC
71 miles from Chapel Hill
Bim Team Music is a Jamaican Based and Grown sound system duo that is home of @rashbimteam and produces song…
InnerG Music(0)
Club DJ
Greenville, NC
94 miles from Chapel Hill
I am a club DJ with 4 years experience. I typically like to play new underground music but my selection can…
DJ Rhino(0)
Techno Artist / Club DJ
Greenville, NC
94 miles from Chapel Hill
I am a solo electronic/techno artist, producing everything from trance to dubstep to trap and house music. I…
DJ Sir-Spen(3)
Club DJ
Roanoke, VA
106 miles from Chapel Hill
Recent review: DJ Sir Spencer was great. He played what I wanted and has great personality. He was awesome and…
You might also like:
Quick facts
Club DJs in Chapel Hill, NC
1,021 quotes sent
In the past year, Club DJs have sent 1,021 quotes to event planners
169th most popular
Club DJs rank #169 in popularity out of 543 categories on GigSalad
4.9 out of 5 stars
251 Club DJ reviews on GigSalad with an average rating of 4.9 stars
1.9 days on average to book
From request to booking, it takes 1.9 days (on average) to hire a Club DJ
You are viewing
Club DJs in Chapel Hill, NC
They be spinnin' and mixin' beats. These guys are the kings (and queens) of the turntables. There will never be a dull moment at your club or party with one of these DJs behind the tables mixing up the hottest songs. Club and party goers will be out dancing til all hours of the night eating up the energy pouring out of the speakers. Don't plan on any awkward silence between tracks. With these guys spinnin' the beats, expect a seamless flow from one song to the next. Book one of these club DJs for your nightclub or party. Search for Club DJs in Chapel Hill, North Carolina above.
Please note that these Club DJs may also travel to University, Research Triangle Park, Hillsborough, Bynum, Morrisville, Pittsboro, Efland, Saxapahaw, New Hill, Mebane, Bahama, Haw River, Swepsonville, Graham, Cedar Grove, Method, and Butner.


text:
Hi , thanks for the tipsI never thought to use a number of those Jobs. I find that the best way for me is to complete surveys. I have been doing this for about a year now for about an hour each day and i'm making about $350-$500 each month, which isn't bad considering it's just meant to be some additional income. I find that this site works the best for those of you that are interested paymentforsurveys.blogspot.com
Cambly is an online, foreign language, tutoring platform that lets individuals practice their language skills with a native speaker. Online tutors make 17 cents per minute ($10.20 per hour) talking to paying Cambly users. To get started, you must be a native English or Spanish speaker; you must have a webcam and Internet connection. Payments are made via PayPal.
Another way to get affordable child care: Pool your resources with several other working moms and hire one babysitter to watch all your children at the same time. Even without the sitter, you can get together with other WAHMs and let the kids play while you all work. "I found that if a child has a playdate, he or she is often amused long enough to allow you to do work that doesn't require extreme quiet," says freelance writer Melissa Dutton, of Columbus, Ohio, who also sometimes swapped child care for her two kids with another working mom a few hours a week. "I knew that she worked from home, too, so I offered to take her kid first, and it grew from there."
I am currently a stay at home Mom and have been searching for almost two years for the right position. I have found a couple positions with Flexjobs but none have offered a "steady income". I am searching for a position that would allow flexible work hours but be guaranteed. I am looking for something that would utilize my 10 years of experienced in Human Resources field, customer service, data entry, payroll, employee benefits etc.
Working Solutions hires independent contractor home-agents to provide sales, technical support and customer service. Home agents can put their experience to work and enjoy the freedom of working when they want, where they want. They select highly educated, experienced professionals with product knowledge, certifications and industry experience to match our clients' business needs. They never charge any fees. Home-agents earn anywhere from $8.00 -$20.00 per hour, depending on the program.
Sunday, June 16th is Father's Day. Here at FlexJobs, we are honoring all the dads out there with positions that allow them to work at home from anywhere in the United States. Many professional fathers are seeking positions that allow them to have more flexible hours and give them the opportunity to be at home with their families more. FlexJobs offers a wide variety of positions that range from telecommuting, part-time, and freelancing. With a company guide of over 27,000 hand-screen employers FlexJobs can connect job seekers in over 50 different job categories to their flexible dream job.
Mark Bildner, who serves as host this day, is a veteran of the local D.C. Metro dads' network. He's raising four kids; the eldest is 10. Bildner says he finds that men often have trouble breaking out of the work mindset and getting into the world of parenting. At work, he explains, projects tend to be linear — the goal is to finish one task and move forward to the next, then hit the next goal, the next milestone.
I did work for a while, and then I got married, but when our first baby came along, we couldn't really afford for me not to work at all. So I started a small editing business from home, which allowed me to bring in a little cash and keep up my professional skills. After a while, I wanted more regular work, so I started doing online tutoring. I set my hours around my husband's schedule, and it all worked well.
Buza: The biggest problem with SAHDs is the isolation. The stay-at-home world is geared for women. All the kids' groups are run by women. The Facebook groups are dominated by women. When I go to the park I'm treated like a shark swimming in a shallow pool. It's REALLY hard to find other dads in the area. It's very isolating…which is the number one complaint SAHDs have.
Tutoring. My friend Jenny tapped into a high-income community and used her teaching background to earn $40/hour helping with homework. The real money came when she bundled three kids together for group homework sessions, charging each family $25/hr. That's $75 for an hour of work that can be done while your baby naps. Or, while you pay a teenager $10 to watch the baby in another room. This is one of those work at home jobs for moms that can be both financially beneficial and persoanlly rewarding as you help children learn.
It seems some people took the opportunity to turn this wonderful article into a market campaign for themselves. I'm sorry to see that – but am wise enough to know it happens. Some of the replies are legitimate, trying to help other people who are interested in making money at home. Other replies are marketing their own at home business – pyramid style businesses. Thank you to Alexa for writing this and to many others that offered additional help in their reply. I work full time right now outside the home, but I need some extra income to help with some unexpected expenses that have come up. Thank you again – I hope all of you looking find/or have found something to help.
Another tactic to adopt when you're in business mode? Dress the part. Aimee Samuelson, a Portland, Oregon, mom of two, who runs a marketing business out of a converted garage, dresses as if she's going into an office when she's on the job. She knows if she works in her pj's she won't concentrate as well and might get distracted by household tasks between conference calls. Not everyone needs a suit on to feel more professional -- sometimes taking a shower and putting on makeup and a clean outfit will do the trick.
If you're a mom that likes to be out and about and don't mind picking up a few extra errands, this option can become a considerable source of income for you. Sites like TaskRabbit connect you with local users who are looking for a variety of tasks they need help with. These tasks can vary from furniture assembly to grocery shopping. Pick the tasks that fit your abilities and your schedule.
We have a FUN opportunity at NexRep to be an agent with Inbound Sales! 1) Customers said yes to the product several times before they even pick up the phone – they want you to help them complete their purchase! 2) You are an extension of that fun and excitement as you place the order for the customer. 3) It's like going on a trip to the mall together – you introduce additional items that complement their original purchase. 4) These are typically happy, fun customers! Our successful agents have high energy and give the customer a fun experience. Our top agents are invoicing $15 – $20 an hour! If you'd like to earn extra money helping people shop and have fun, join us at NexRep with Inbound Sales!
Companies are constantly seeking consultants with a knowledge base in a variety of different areas including medicine, social work, administration, finance, marketing, IT, human resources and more. You can use your college degree and prior work experience to find a consulting job that you can work at from home. Both short-term and long-term assignments are typically available, which offer a great deal of flexibility.
Every WAHM has a similar horror story: She's on an important call, her toddler wants to watch Elmo or is suddenly starving, and her boss is left listening to a whining child and Mom's apologies instead of her bright ideas. Their advice? Hit the mute button during conference calls to avoid any unexpected yells of "Mommmeee!"in the background. If your child is fussing while you're on the phone, end the call and reschedule if you can. That said, you can usually count on a more compassionate response from another parent. When she first went back to work, O'Donnell would hide that she worked from home from her clients. Now she's up-front with them, explaining that her kids might interrupt. She's found that, in general, people are understanding.
There are some good jobs on this list, but I just want to warn others that some of the gigs on this list are very low paying. Some Fiverr sellers do very well, but the majority of gigs don't earn more than $50 a month. Also, keep in mind that if you are writing 1,000 word articles for $25 each for bidding site clients, you will burn out because you'd have to write a ton of those to equal the wages you'd make at a minimum wage job.
Information technology is the most popular sector when it comes to finding the best work-from-home jobs. Singe dads with knowledge of coding and designing can find many online web designing and development jobs. You may have to create new websites, modify templates, update codes, and give usability reviews. To build websites from the ground up, you should have ample knowledge of CSS, and html. You will also have to write code from scratch. Knowledge about search engine optimization is important because it determines how visible a site will be in search engines, which will have an impact on its success. Many web designers make in excess of #175,000 a year.
For Jen and Jon, the "traditional" roles of what a man and wife are supposed to do in marriage presented a challenge early on in the transition to bread-winning wife and stay-at-home husband. "Earlier in this arrangement, every once in a while I would find myself becoming resentful that he got to be with the kids I was 'stuck' working," confesses Jen. "I came from a traditional household, so when I was thrust into the role of breadwinner, and having those financial pressures, it was a lot to deal with."
This is quite a suggestive list. I am 32, turning 33 in Oct, and have 15 years in the Child Care field at a preschool, but would someday like to start working from home. As far as skills outside of Child Care as far as client relations & such, my other skills are crafting/bead making, professional organizing, and can type about maybe 50-60 wpm. Also was thinking of being an elderly companion, running errands, etc. Therefore I am wondering what I can really do from home with all this. I was thinking of creating some cards on vistaprint and just freelance as a Mother's or Family Helper for those who have a rough time getting things done around the home, & who just don't have the time of day whether it's kids, relationships, family, etc. Would that make enough money providing I get a decent amount of clients? I am from south Florida just near Fort Lauderdale, so I'm just not sure. I know I don't want to do child care forever, just cause it can be stressful at times. What do ya think? 🙂
You may think working at home means you can skip child care, but you'll have days when you need help -- and that's okay. When Jonas was about 6 months old, O'Donnell hired a responsible high-school student to watch him two or three hours two days a week. The teenager charged half of what an adult sitter or day care would, and it meant O'Donnell could concentrate on answering e-mails and returning phone calls.
I have two small children and found going to a workplace full time was incredibly difficult alongside meeting the children's needs (and paying for childcare!). It was very scary leaving a place of security and heading towards the unknown of being self-employed and working from home. I believed in myself and took the plunge to teach online for an established company. It was the best decision. The job is fun and energising and I fit it when my kids are at school. My children are happy and calm and I'm not worried about finances.
This one's a no-brainer. Are you skilled at accounting, bookkeeping, running numbers, and analyzing data? Then hop to it and become someone's bookkeeper! Not everyone needs the assistance of a full-scale CPA. Some people just need someone to keep an eye on the books, run payroll, and send invoices at the end of the month. If you love the analytical, you could make a full career out of serving businesses as a freelance bookkeeper.
Dictate Express is hiring transcriptionists in the U.S. for full and part-time remote legal transcription jobs! They are also hiring editors. Night coverage is available for those seeking overnight work! The company provides its remote employees voice recognition and FTP software (for download of audio). From the company: "We work exclusively with typists … Read More
Hi Keith, Food is tricky because each state has different laws and regulations about commercial cooking in home-based kitchens. So, she'll first need to research the laws and regulations in your state to see if her business model is possible. Or she could join a direct sales company like Tastefully Simple that sells food products. As for your career, do you want to record music and sell it?
In other words, I had no friggin' clue of the reality of how hard it is to make a living as a writer. But the MBA sales and marketing skills, and I suppose some writing talent, along with a relentless desire to be successful, accelerated my new career. Now I'm earning in the top 5% of writers. Sounds impressive, right? Well, I'm comparing myself to other writers. I still make way less than I did as a marketing executive.
I did work for a while, and then I got married, but when our first baby came along, we couldn't really afford for me not to work at all. So I started a small editing business from home, which allowed me to bring in a little cash and keep up my professional skills. After a while, I wanted more regular work, so I started doing online tutoring. I set my hours around my husband's schedule, and it all worked well.
Hi , thanks for the tipsI never thought to use a number of those Jobs. I find that the best way for me is to complete surveys. I have been doing this for about a year now for about an hour each day and i'm making about $350-$500 each month, which isn't bad considering it's just meant to be some additional income. I find that this site works the best for those of you that are interested paymentforsurveys.blogspot.com
Rent baby gear to traveling families. BabyQuip.com is a great stay at home mom job as it connects traveling families with family-friendly people at their vacation destination who rent, deliver, and set up baby gear to their hotel or vacation rental. Easily create your rental website and select the gear you want to rent, your rental prices, delivery areas and fees. Fun and rewarding work. Head of Community for the company, Trish McDermott, tells us moms can make about $1,000/month while delighting traveling families as a BabyQuip Trusted Partner.
Associate Entertainment News Editor – Bustle Manage a team of writers, assist in live event coverage (including, but not limited to: TV shows, new music and album releases, award shows, celebrity relationships news, baby news, and more), conduct interviews, and work to ensure that Elite Daily's timely, thoughtful, and unique celebrity coverage is humorous, relatable, and wholly on brand. Full-time.


text:
Trusted Partner
Check out Amazon Deals provided by our trusted partner Brad's Deals!Get Better Amazon Deals
- How are reviewers describing this item?
dress, perfect, nice, fit and comfortable.
- Our engine has profiled the reviewer patterns and has determined that there is minimal deception involved.
- Our engine has discovered that over 90% high quality reviews are present.
- This product had a total of 2,783 reviews as of our last analysis date on Jun 7 2016.
Reviews Summary
Perfect fit i adore this dress! bought it for a wedding and it was perfect i absolutely love this dress, which i wore to my graduation
The fit is great, i was surprised that my beige (coral) dress was made of a different material than the black with red hearts
And i accepted the invite i love this dress! i wore it with and without a petticoat, the petticoat gives it more of a vintage feel, also makes it a little more formal (in the white dress anyways)
I think these dresses are very well made and i love the fabric very happy with the purchas i absolutely love this dress
Review Count History


text:
The scale and attention to detail of both the sand sculptures was amazing!
— Rob, New Zealand
We think your work is amazing. A feast for our eyes! We want to see your art again next year.
Winlaw, British Columbia, Canada
Phone: +1 250 355 0032
Email: email@example.com
Copyright © 2011–2019 SculptureDucharme.com All rights reserved.
Site by Juniper Webcraft


text:
Sign in for additional content!
To fully access this site, log in or create a Membership Toolkit account. If you already have a Membership Toolkit account with another organization, you can use the same log-in and password here.
Returning User?
If you have a Membership Toolkit user account, even with another organization, you can log in here:
New User?
If you don't currently have a Membership Toolkit user account, create one now:
Upcoming Events
- Saturday, December 21
- Friday, January 3
- Thursday, January 23
- Wednesday, February 5
- Wednesday, February 12
- Wednesday, March 4
- Wednesday, March 11


text:
Dive Centre In Sal
Sport Centres In Sal
Dive Centre (Sal)Based in the small town of Santa Maria in the south of Sal the dive centre is on the beach just minutes from the only jetty. It is barely a five minutes walk to the town centre and surrounded by a good selection of accommodation. Day diving is offered to one of the 13 dive areas. There are ei ...
Follow Us
Speak to an Expert
Got a question? Contact our travel experts for a detailed quote to match your holiday requirements. Phone, email, or live chat - or we can even call you back!


text:
Save $15 off orders over $150 with deal code HOLIDAY
Some products are ineligible. See details. Add deal code HOLIDAY to your cart
Save $15 off orders over $150 with deal code HOLIDAY
Save $15 off orders over $150
Some products are ineligible such as "lowest price" items, specific brands, gift certificates, and others. See details. Offer cannot be combined with other offers. Final price will be shown at checkout.
Deals may expire at any time. Prices are subject to change at any time. Buy quickly to guarantee your lower price.
your price $24.99Buy PART NUM 974136
- Extra-wide profile for 3-5" wide tires
- Fits oversized tapered steer tubes along with small and standard sizes
- Front fender made out of durable all-weather polymer
- Mounts to most suspension and rigid forks
your price $24.99Buy
In Store


text:
TMJ specialist Dr. Michael Gelb discusses the special device he created for actress Janet Hubert, which alleviated her TMJ and gave her her life back.
Welcome to the Holiday Showdown! These expert wrappers had to wrap up bowling balls in the most discreet way possible
This modern, lightweight hairdryer from Dyson will totally transform your hair routine!
With "My Queue" you can quickly save videos to watch later.
To add an item to your queue just click the sign next to the video.
Once you've added a video visit "My Queue" to start watching!


text:
40A The Grove
Newcastle Upon Tyne
Tyne and Wear
Tel: 0191 285 2211
Care Provider: Abbeyfield Newcastle Upon Tyne Society Limited(The)
|Care Type
|Care Home
|Care Category
|Respite, Residential.
|Call for details
|Overall CQC Rating
|Add Favourite
Kath Brown is Residential Care Home Manager at Abbeyfield Residential Care Home - The Grove.
For us, the key thing is to recognise that everybody's needs and interests differ, which is why we have tailored our home to respect and respond to your privacy and individual requirements to ensure that The Grove is very much your home.
I look forward to speaking to you soon.
The Grove is a splendid mixture of old and new. Originally a private residence, it retains the charm and warmth of a family home yet has been extended and refurbished to meet the needs of our elderly residents. Our 32 spacious bed sitting rooms are fully fitted, all with en-suite facilities, designed to offer comfort and security to provide a real home from home and are all fully wheelchair accessible.
Abbeyfield Newcastle care homes are a place where you can enjoy your later years, enjoy making new friendships and receive exceptional levels of care. Our ethos is built on the belief that happiness can be found through community, and that loneliness need not be an inevitable feature of old age. Whilst making the decision to leave your own home can be a difficult one, we firmly believe that accessing the right level of care at the right time in life can be a positive step; a choice that not only sustains quality of life but improves it. Abbeyfield Newcastle residential care offers the best of both worlds; we are a small, not-for-profit organisation which allows us to provide a personal service to meet the individual needs of all our residents. We are affiliated to the Abbeyfield Society, an international not for profit organisation, giving us the added security and benefits from being part of a large, stable organisation. Most importantly, as a registered social landlord we deliver value for money services and reinvest our profits back in to our homes to the benefit of our residents.
|Care Options
|We Can Provide
|Support For
|Companionship, Personal care.
|Disability Support
|Wheel Chair Bound, Walking Frame, Physical Disability, Physically Frail.
|By Mouth.
|Respite Care
|Minimum Age
|Our Building and Facilities
Our communal lounges, dining rooms and conservatory are comfortable and homely and many of our residents love to spend time here, chatting amongst themselves, watching TV, catching up on news or some often prefer to sit quietly looking out on to our beautiful, well-kept gardens.
Beautiful sensory gardens
Visiting GPs, district nurses and therapists
Wifi enabled
|How Many Floors We Have
|Who Owns Our Building
|Communal Rooms
|Dining Rooms, TV Lounges, Sitting Rooms, Conservatory, Activities Room.
|What Else Do We Provide
|GP, Physiotherapy, Hairdressers, Minibus.
|Our Garden
|Communal Garden, Seating, Scenic Views, Secure Garden, Wheelchair Friendly Access, Communal Patio, Sensory Garden.
|How 'Smart' Are We?
|Interactive Digital Touch Table.
|Our Photos
Our 32 spacious bed sitting rooms are fully fitted, all with en-suite facilities, designed to offer comfort and security to provide a real home from home and are all fully wheelchair accessible.
All of our rooms feel different as you are welcome to bring your favourite personal belongings and soft furnishings to ensure it feels like home.
32 spacious, individual, single en-suite rooms
|About Our Rooms
|Number Of Rooms
|Type Of Room
|Single Room.
|Room Features
|Furnished, Step Free Access, Garden View.
|Room Facilities
|Freeview TV, Telephone Point, Internet Access, Alarm.
|Our Carers
Helen Angel
Activities Co-ordinator
Helen Angel has just joined us in July. She has a background in activities and events planning for community groups and 12 years of nursing experience, working with the aged population. When she is not with us she divides her time between her role as a mum of two girls, volunteering for Contact the Elderly and being chair of her local school's PTA.
Helen says:
"I am very excited to be joining Abbeyfield Newcastle. I am passionate about supporting older people to have fulfilling and enriching lives, and to combat loneliness and isolation. "
Natalie Pitman
Activities Co-ordinator
We would like to welcome Natalie Pitman to our activities team. Natalie has a background of working with individuals and all age groups in fundraising, organising and running private and charity events and activities. 'I am happy to be joining Abbeyfield Newcastle and look forward to engaging and involving residents in enjoyable and meaningful activities'.
|The Importance Of Meal Times
Meal times form an important part of the day here at The Grove, which is why our chefs are committed to creating menus that are both delicious and nutritious to ensure you enjoy the food you are eating and are benefitting from a varied and balance diet.
Meal times are a time when we all come together and are generally a lovely, sociable time of day.
Delicious home cooked meals
In house chef to cater for special dietary requirements
|We Serve Food At
|Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.
|Dietary Options
|Vegetarian, Vegan, Pureed, Diabetic.
|Our Photos
|Activities Are So Important
We offer a wide range of popular activities which you can choose to participate in if you wish; by far our most popular activity is the weekly chairobics session which is organised by a fitness expert specialising in elderly exercise but often our residents host their own sessions with our support such as our popular music appreciation group.
Community minibus for group excursions
A wide range of planned activities to choose from
|Our Photos
|Activities At Home
|Music, Singing, Painting, Gardening, Cooking, Quiz Games, Board Games, Flower Arranging, Exercise Class, Crosswords, Word Games, Excursions, 1 to 1 Activities, Reminiscence, Card Games, Themed Events, Birthday Celebrations, Visiting Entertainment.
|Activities Outside Our Home
|Local Tourist Attractions, Shopping.
40A The Grove
Newcastle Upon Tyne
Tyne and Wear
|Well Led
|Read More
|Report Published
|14th July 2017
|Registration Date
|20th January 2011
|Car Park on-site.
Do you represent Abbeyfield Residential Care Home - The Grove?
You can claim this profile as your own to keep it up-to-date.


text:
Multi layered necklace with mix of seed/glass and metal beads.
Material: Zinc
Gold plated, Seed/Glass beads
Lead Compliant, Nickle Free
Made In CHINA
CHINA Ship From : RIDGEFIELD, NJ
About AVENUE ZOE
Our Office Will Be Closed For Thanksgiving On Wednesday, November 27th, the Avenue Zoe office will open from 9am-12pm EST. The office will be closed on Thursday and Friday, November 28th and 29th, for the Thanksgiving holiday. Regular business hours will resume on Monday, December ...


text:
Claim Business
Of 48 ratings posted on
4 verified review sites, Grooming by Georjean has an average rating of
4.69 stars.
This earns a Rating Score™ of 94.85.
Show More
Top Rated Local® Business in Texas, Pet Groomers (#4 in 2018)
Top Rated Local® is built upon 5 pillars of the customer experience and is created to empower both businesses and consumers. Capturing the overall customer experience is unlike anything on the market.
©2018 Top Rated Local®


text:
LONDON, Jan. 20 (UPI) -- British authorities are downplaying an Iranian leader's reaffirmation of a fatwa against author Salman Rushdie.
Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, told Muslims making the annual pilgrimage to Mecca Rushdie's killing would be authorized by Islam, according to a story in the Times of London citing Iranian media. The leader's words came in a diatribe against "Western and Zionist capitalists" and the U.S.-led war on terror.
The late Ayatollah Khomeini in 1989 issued the fatwa, or religious edict, over Rushdie's book, "Satanic Verses," which contains alleged blasphemous statements.
British officials say they consider the Iranian government's disassociation with the fatwa in 1998 still valid, even though Khomeini declared it would always stand.
"The original fatwa was issued by Ayatollah Khomeini shortly before he died," one British official said. "It can only be rescinded by the man who issued it or a higher authority so in practice, it will hold indefinitely," the official said, adding that Khamenei's mention of Rushdie is standard rhetoric.
Rushdie now lives in New York.


text:
Скачать 180.89 Kb.
for the
Threat abatement plan
for predation by the European red fox
Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage
and the Arts
© Commonwealth of Australia 2008
This work is copyright. Apart from any use as permitted under the Copyright Act 1968, no part may be reproduced by any process without prior written permission from the Commonwealth, available from the Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts. Requests and inquiries concerning reproduction and rights should be addressed to:
Assistant Secretary
Biodiversity Conservation Branch
Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage
and the Arts
GPO Box 787
Canberra ACT 2601
This publication and the threat abatement plan are available on the internet at: http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/threatened/tap-approved.html
They are also available by emailing the Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts, Community Information Unit, at firstname.lastname@example.com
or freecall 1800 803 772.
This publication should be cited as: Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts (DEWHA) (2008). Background document for the threat abatement plan for predation by the European red fox, DEWHA, Canberra.
Front cover photo: Graeme Purdy
Technical editing and production management: Biotext Pty Ltd
Design and artwork: Design Direction
1 Introduction 1
1.1 Fox distribution 1
1.2 Impact of foxes 2
1.3 Fox biology 3
2 Controlling foxes 4
2.1 Baiting 5
2.2 Biological control 6
2.3 Barriers 6
2.3.1 Fencing 6
2.3.2 Islands as natural barriers 7
2.4 Habitat management 8
2.5 Shooting 8
2.6 Bounties 8
3 Factors affecting fox control 9
3.1 Impacts on non-target species 9
3.2 Effects of wild rabbits, dingoes and feral cats 9
3.3 Animal welfare concerns 10
3.4 Cultural issues 10
4 Developing a national approach to fox management 12
4.1 Planning for nationally coordinated action 12
4.2 Strategies for allocating resources to fox management 12
4.3 Identifying priority areas for action 14
Appendix A: Threat abatement plans and the EPBC Act 16
Glossary 18
Acronyms and abbreviations 20
References 21
1 Introduction
This is the background document to the Threat abatement plan for predation by the European red fox (DEWHA 2008). It provides information on fox characteristics, biology and distribution; impacts on environmental, economic, social and cultural values; and current management practices and measures.
The threat abatement plan (TAP) establishes a national framework to guide and coordinate Australia's response to the effects of predation by the European red fox on biodiversity. It identifies the research, management and other actions needed to ensure the long-term survival of native species and ecological communities affected by foxes. It replaces the Threat abatement plan for predation by the European red fox published in 1999 (EA 1999).
1.1 Fox distribution
The European red fox (Vulpes vulpes) has a natural distribution across the continents of Europe, Asia and North America. Hereafter in this document, a reference to 'fox' means 'European red fox' unless specifically indicated otherwise. In the Southern Hemisphere, foxes occur only in Australia, where they were introduced by English settlers in the 19th century (Rolls 1984). The fox is now one of at least 20 exotic mammals that have established a feral population (Strahan 1995). An adaptable and elusive predator and scavenger, the fox is distributed widely across the Australian mainland except for the far north (see Figure 1.1), and is now confirmed to be present in Tasmania (Saunders et al. 2006), although the extent of its distribution there is yet to be determined. Foxes in Tasmania are currently the subject of a major eradication program. The fox is creating environmental and economic impacts in Queensland (Gentle 2006); however, it has not yet colonised the tropical far north and is not established on Kangaroo Island or other offshore islands. In the light of current knowledge of control methods and ecology, the fox must be viewed as a permanent addition to the fauna of the Australian mainland.
Figure 1.1: Occurrence of the European red fox, Vulpes vulpes
Source: IA CRC and NLWRA (2007)
1.2 Impact of foxes
In 2004, foxes were estimated to cost the Australian environment and agricultural industries more than $227 million, of which $190 million was environmental impact (McLeod 2004). This estimate was based on two foxes per square kilometre, and a total of 7.2 million foxes in Australia. Anecdotal, circumstantial and experimental evidence shows that fox predation is a major threat to the survival of native Australian fauna (Saunders et al., in press). Terrestrial mammals at the greatest risk are those that weigh between 35 and 5500 grams (sometimes referred to as critical-weight-range species) and ground-nesting birds, many of which are endangered or vulnerable.
Given the extent of their impact on biodiversity, predation by the European red fox is listed as a key threatening process under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act). Of the threatened species listed under the EPBC Act, foxes are considered a threat to 14 species of birds, 48 mammals, 12 reptiles and 2 amphibians, with the orange-bellied parrot, spotted quail-thrush (from Mt Lofty Ranges), herald petrel, Gilbert's potoroo and western swamp tortoise listed as critically endangered
(see Appendix A of the current TAP).
For each key threatening process under the EPBC Act, the Minister must decide if a TAP is to be prepared. The Act prescribes the content of a TAP and the mechanisms by which it is to be prepared, approved and published. The relevant sections of the Act are reproduced in Appendix A.
Foxes occur on Commonwealth land such as national parks and Department of Defence properties. On a national scale, however, fox management on Commonwealth land is only a small part of the larger picture of conserving endangered or vulnerable species threatened by fox predation. State and territory wildlife agencies and their counterparts responsible for agricultural pest control have a long history of practical on-ground fox management, and it is largely through their efforts, often supported by Commonwealth programs, that major technical and strategic advances have been made.
1.3 Fox biology
A range of characteristics combine to make the fox an extremely successful invasive animal. It is listed by the World Conservation Union in its 100 worst invasive species in the world (Lowe et al. 2000). Foxes have a wide dietary range, few serious diseases and few natural enemies. They also have a high reproductive rate and a high rate of cub survival, although they only breed once a year.
Movement patterns vary during the year, depending on the breeding cycle. Sub-adult foxes are the most likely to disperse to new areas, particularly from late summer until the start of the breeding season. In one Australian study, some extreme dispersal distances were observed, the longest being a straight-line distance of 300 kilometres (Saunders et al. 2002).
2 Controlling foxes
Eradication of foxes is an attractive prospect because, once achieved, it requires no further commitment of resources; however, eradication is not currently considered a viable proposition for mainland Australia. According to Bomford and O'Brien (1995), to eradicate the fox:
• the mortality rate must be greater than the replacement rate at all population densities
• there must be no immigration
• sufficient foxes must be at risk from the control technique so that mortality from all causes results in a decrease in population
• all foxes must be detectable even at low densities
• a discounted cost–benefit analysis must favour eradication over control, and
• the socio-political environment must be suitable.
Complete removal of foxes from Australia is well beyond the capacity of available techniques and resources because the species is well established across a vast area. However, eradication from an island, or of a localised, newly introduced population, may be feasible provided a sufficiently rapid, well-funded and persistent campaign can be mounted.
Saunders and McLeod (2007) reviewed current knowledge on techniques for suppressing fox populations, including baiting, shooting, trapping, den fumigation or destruction, and exclusion fencing. The review concluded that, with the exception of broadscale baiting, the existing control methods are expensive and labour intensive, require continuing management effort and can be effective in only limited areas.
Fertility control through immunocontraception has been investigated as an alternative or supplementary means of fox control (Bradley et al. 1998), as has chemical fertility control (Marks et al. 1996). Other measures such as the use of guard animals have been promoted (Olsen 1998), but have not yet been fully evaluated in Australia.
Fox predation problems range in scale from individual foxes at a local level, to populations of foxes at the level of a national park or agricultural region (Saunders et al. 1995). The scale of the problem will determine the most appropriate and effective means of control. Large areas could be most appropriately targeted by aerial baiting or fertility control, while individual properties could make use of guard dogs. The cost-effectiveness and efficacy for each control technique, and in combination for integrated control programs, should be measured before deciding the most appropriate strategy.
Control of foxes will also be best achieved where integrated approaches target local or regional circumstances, and use the most appropriate suite of options to reduce and control population numbers and their impacts. Careful attention is needed in the selection and implementation of control methods to minimise any non-target impacts resulting from the control activities.
Control methods discussed here are baiting, biological control, barriers, habitat management, shooting and bounties.
2.1 Baiting
In most situations, poison baiting is the most effective method of reducing fox numbers and impact, although a major drawback is that it may affect native carnivores and scavengers such as dingoes, quolls, goannas and some scavenging birds, and also domestic dogs. The benefits of this control method are confined to the baited area and, unless some barrier prevents re-invasion, last only for as long as baiting is regularly applied.
Bait materials used in Australia include injected eggs, dried meat baits, fresh meat and commercial products such as Foxoff and De-Fox. The Western Australian Department of Environment and Conservation developed and manufactures its own bait, known as Pro-bait.
Aerial baiting of foxes can effectively control foxes in large areas, provided the risk of non-target bait uptake is minimal. In Western Australia — where aerial baiting is the most common form of fox control — baiting programs over areas of up to three million hectares have been shown to dramatically reduce fox numbers, to allow populations of rare species to increase and to have minimal impact on non-target species. This latter point is largely due to the native fauna having a higher resistance to the naturally occurring sodium fluoroacetate (1080) poison found in native plants.
Aerial baiting has not been implemented to the same extent in eastern Australia due to differences in landscape, land ownership, human habitation and lesser (compared to Western Australia) tolerance of native species to 1080 (Saunders and McLeod 2007), although it is used in Queensland and the Northern Territory (Sharp and Saunders 2004a). Aerial baiting is not legal on private land in New South Wales (Saunders and McLeod 2007), but the New South Wales National Parks and Wildlife Service has a special permit to aerial bait in the Yathong, Nombinnie and Round Hill nature reserves near Cobar to protect endangered mallee fowl. Further information on this program is available from their website.1
An example of a recent fox control program using aerial baiting is the collaboration between the Australian Wildlife Conservancy, the Invasive Animals Cooperative Research Centre and the Western Australian Government to reduce fox and cat numbers at Mt Gibson Wildlife Sanctuary. At the time of writing, sites for monitoring feral predator and prey abundance have been determined, a baseline 'pre-baiting' survey has been conducted and more than 70 000 aerial cat baits have been distributed on the property over a period of about six months. Early results suggest the baiting program has had a major impact on cat and fox numbers (IA CRC 2006), with foxes also taking the bait.
Where broadscale baiting is not feasible, and where the risk of bait uptake by non-target species is high, fox suppression at a local scale can be effective. With any small-scale baiting program (less than 1000 hectares), the establishment and maintenance of an effective buffer zone should be considered. Protection of prey species may require developing buffer zones of more than 15 kilometres, where foxes are held at a low density, to decrease the risk of inward migration rapidly replacing the foxes killed (Thompson et al. 2000).
Saunders and McLeod (2007) discuss the use of attractants in fox baits, a practice that has been recommended but not widely taken up. For example, a trial of bait containing synthetic fermented egg product, carried out in the southern highlands of New South Wales, found that the product significantly increased visits to the site from wild dogs and foxes (Hunt et al. 2005). The product is now commercially available, as FeralMone, in an aerosol can. Saunders and McLeod (2007) suggest that the development of this readily available and user-friendly commercial product could mean an increase in the use of attractants. They also note that auditory lures were successful in attracting foxes to bait stations in arid regions of South Australia.
One of the consequences of prolonged baiting is that animals may develop bait shyness or an aversion to the poisons being used. For example, if foxes consume sublethal doses of 1080 due to a combination of bait caching and decay, they may become averse to baits. Saunders and McLeod (2007) suggest that further research is needed to determine whether this situation is important and, if so, how it can be averted.
To be effective, baiting must be intensive and cover a large area (as in the Western Shield program in Western Australia). Therefore, Saunders and McLeod (2007) suggest that research should focus on how baits are deployed rather than on developing the perfect bait.
2.2 Biological control
Some form of pathogen could conceivably affect foxes on a continental scale, but currently none is known to be sufficiently virulent, humane and specific to foxes.
Since foxes only breed once a year over a short period in early winter, fertility control could be applied over a short period of time each year. Targeting fertility may yield an effective long-term approach to reducing fox numbers. However, fertility control will not significantly reduce the danger to prey species until fox numbers have been reduced by natural attrition or by other means. Lethal control (e.g. through baiting) will therefore still be needed to rapidly reduce fox numbers. This could be followed by fertility control, used strategically to keep fox numbers low and thus provide long-term protection for threatened species.
Saunders and McLeod (2007) provide a detailed review of the state of biological control of foxes. Fertility control is still at an experimental stage of development, but the aim is to develop a safe and effective fertility control agent that may be delivered in bait. In practice, fertility control of wild vertebrates has been achieved on only a very limited scale using expensive and labour-intensive methods (Bomford 1990). It has not been successfully applied to a free-ranging population of wild vertebrates over a large area, nor has it been attempted as a method of reducing the impacts of predation on an endangered or vulnerable species.
Methods of fertility control include hormone treatment and the use of abortifacients such as cabergoline. Hormone treatment is not considered a viable option for managing populations of wild foxes as there are no practical methods of ensuring effective treatment of unrestrained animals. Saunders and McLeod (2007) state that preliminary research on the use of cabergoline is equivocal and that the technique, if proven, may be appropriate where active dens can be targeted (e.g. in peri-urban environments), but its suitability in rural settings remains unsubstantiated. The authors also note the need for economic assessment of the use of cabergoline and consideration of ethical concerns.
Much funding has gone into immunocontraception, particularly in the past 10 years. The Cooperative Research Centre for Biological Control of Vertebrate Pest Populations began a major program of research on immunocontraception in 1992 with funding provided through the Australian Government. Saunders and McLeod (2007) suggest that the most likely outcome of research into immunocontraception for foxes would be a bait-delivered, immunocontraceptive vaccine containing zona pellucida antigens, delivered as an oral vaccine through a recombinant canine herpes virus (PAC CRC 2001). However, this research has been discontinued, and the use of an immunocontraceptive vaccine as a control method is unlikely to be trialled.
2.3 Barriers
2.3.1 Fencing
Australia has a long history of fencing to control pest animals, extending over more than a hundred years. The early fences were designed to control rabbits or dingoes. More recently, fences have been proposed as a component in conservation management programs to protect prey species from predators such as foxes and cats.
Various fence designs have been developed to exclude foxes, but their relative effectiveness has not been assessed because of the lack of published information (Long and Robley 2004). A list of fence types for the exclusion of foxes, rabbits and cats, and their estimated cost, is provided in Table 2.1. Moseby and Read (2006) more recently tested fence designs for conservation purposes and found that the most effective against foxes was a 180-centimetre-high wire netting fence with a foot apron and a 60-centimetre-wide external netting overhang, curved in an arc and supported by lengths of heavy gauge wire. Steel posts were more effective than timber, as the foxes targeted the posts. Electric wires were only effective if supplemented with a physical barrier to ensure that animals received a sufficiently severe shock to be repelled.
Table 2.1: Types of fences used for fox, rabbit and feral cat exclusion
1 http://www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/npws.nsf/content/fox_factsheet
|Decision support and disease management: a Logic Engineering approach John Fox and Richard Thomson
|Self-discovery through digital portfolios: a holistic approach to developing new library and information professionals
|Isle royale national park management plan and the national environmental policy act (nepa) (David V.)
|Strategic Approach to International Chemical Management (saicm)
|Магистратура программа двойных дипломов
Партнер рудн международный институт менеджмента Национального университета наук, технологий и менеджмента (cnam-iim – conservatoire...
|National Chemicals Environmental Management
|National Water Quality Management Strategy
|Developing a Methodological Framework for Developing Local and Regional Plans for Social Inclusion
|"national program for the integral management of mercury in chile"
|Directory of chemicals management officials in national governments


text:
Serviced Office Space Sheringham
Make a Quick Enquiry or Add to List, then click SHORTLIST in top right hand corner.
Lamas Road, Norwich, NR10
Our ref: # 20778
Unbranded office space in Norwich occupies this business centre, which is ideally located close to excellent local transport links and amenities. This business centre boasts a range of featu...
call us
for pricing
Vulcan Road North, Norwich, NR6
Our ref: # 18022
The Centre has been refurbished to a high standard and offers 20 individual offices ranging in size from 117 sq ft to 1706 sq ft located over two floors. The offices can be tailored to suit ...
call us
for pricing
Whiffler Road, Norwich, NR3
Our ref: # 28993
This highly prominent roadside location in arguably the busiest Business park in Norwich offers you the opportunity to upgrade to your own Front door premises. The whole building is being f...
call us
for pricing
Stannard Place, Norwich, NR3
Our ref: # 447
An impressive modern building occupying an excellent corner plot. This contemporary business centre offers flexible serviced offices, available in a variety of configurations that are suitab...
call us
for pricing
Magdalen Street, Norwich, NR3
Our ref: # 862
At Sackville Place Business centre we can offer you: -Great location 5 mins walk from the Cathedral -Access 24 hrs a day, 7 days a week -Cheap parking bays right outside -Public Car Pa...
From £160
per person / month
Palace Street, Norwich, NR3
Our ref: # 16780
The huge Georgian windows let the light flood in and the spacious rooms with interesting features are a delight to work in. Offices start from as little as £10 per day up to £10,...
From £200
per person / month
Queens Street, Norwich, NR2
Our ref: # 19877
We are proud to offer these serviced offices spread over the second and third floors of this attractive period building. There are eight offices all of different sizes, ranging from single d...
call us
for pricing
Prince Of Wales Road, Norwich, NR1
Our ref: # 20634
Outstanding opportunity to gain a foothold in the centre of Norwich, with units ranging from 150 sq ft to 2,000 sq ft in the heart of Norwich City. This property is in a very central locatio...
call us
for pricing
School Lane, Norwich, NR9
Our ref: # 13802
A modern high specification business centre situated off Norwich's A47 Southern Bypass. The property is well equipped with phone, broadband and power supplies, all of which are managed fo...
From £250
per person / month
Rouen Road, Norwich, NR1
Our ref: # 18180
At the heart of the beautiful medieval city of Norwich stands a vast business centre offering tenants the perfect location and optimum flexibility. Currently undergoing an extensive impro...
From £185
per person / month
Queen's Road, Norwich, NR9
Our ref: # 5023
In Hethersett, no expense has been spared to bring these offices up to the most modern specification. A comprehensive range of business services, including a 'virtual office', are available....
From £300
per person / month
Chapman Way, Norwich, NR14
Our ref: # 16226
The East Anglia business centre is a veritable hub for high-value engineering and advanced manufacturing. Primed for growth during occupancy, these spaces are offer a range of specialist ser...
From £850
per person / month


text:
Évaluations des clients Secured Storage USA
Les commentaires de nos clients sont extrêmement importants pour nous. Nous en tenons compte pour guider nos efforts et améliorer notre service. Tout ce qui suit vient directement de la part de nos clients, sans filtre ni modification.
Témoignages des clients récents de Secured Storage USA
Les commentaires sans texte sont cachés. Afficher affichés. Ne pas les afficher
Raymond S. le
I have nothing but praze for business.
Randal S. le
Everything was good, I would rent from this place again
Denice K. le
The people at this location are some of the nicest I've had the pleasure to meet. They are an asset to your organization. I've rented for here before and they exceptional then also. I won't rent from anyone else.
david A. le
Le client n'a pas laissé de commentaire.
Craig B. le
I reserved a 6x12 open utility trailer. Upon arrival I was informed that they only had a 6x8 trailer. It was clearly insufficient and resulted in a wasted trip from a long distance away. What's the point of reserving something if you feel free to not deliver? Pathetic.
Jacqueline L. le
This truck was disgustingly dirty I was afraid to sit on the seat with shorts on. Coffee was spilled all over the cup holders. I was told it had half a tank of gas and it was below that. It had a little over one quarter. Steering box was off as well it had alot of play in the steering wheel it was all over the place. If I had to drive this truck at night it would have been very difficult because the windshield was filthy. The gentleman and the location were perfect. Very disappointed with this truck!. Jacqueline Lafey 111 Wendell ave Broadalbin NY 12025
Elvin L. le
I rented a uhaul for an hours use and was chargers 100 dollars. Which is RIDICULOUS! I will be calling for an explanation.
Heidi S. le
Store windows were soaped...it looked closed and dingy. We dropped of our van and had to use key drop. Not open on Saturday am 10?? strange.
Juan M. le
Le client n'a pas laissé de commentaire.
Kristina F. le
The store should have a sign stating what door to use for picking up the truck.
Diane W. le
I had no contact with anyone there. I dropped off after hours.
Susan O. le
Le client n'a pas laissé de commentaire.
Mikaela P. le
Le client n'a pas laissé de commentaire.
Paula D. le
Le client n'a pas laissé de commentaire.
Melissa M. le
Le client n'a pas laissé de commentaire.
Susan O. le
Nothing this is our second rental at this location and everything was great
Susan O. le
Le client n'a pas laissé de commentaire.
EMILY S. le
Le client n'a pas laissé de commentaire.
Michael C. le
Make sure the locations have the accessories selected online. They didn't have any furniture blankets.
Michael A. le
Le client n'a pas laissé de commentaire.
Heather W. le
After the horrible trip from ca. Joe the man who helped us here in Amsterdam was very understanding to horrible things we have been through with uhaul and actually treated us as human beings and not just money in their pocket. Would highly recommend using this drop off site for either pick up or drop off. As well as storage units. This was only high light to our trip across country with uhaul.
Christopher G. le
I had a reservation at 9am. The guy didn't show up to open the door until 9:15. I lost 15 minutes of work time because of this. I'm not sure if 15 mins of pay means anything to you, but it means something to me. I also received no info on how to return the trailer. When I returned it no one was there so I just left it. When I called UHaul to ask what I need to do to check it in the rep basically asked if I can bring it to a place that was open!!! The answer was No. My contract was to pick up and drop off at the same place. I was not about to lose another 30 minutes driving to another U-Haul spot. Terrible service.
Peter S. le
Le client n'a pas laissé de commentaire.
Randy G. le
Le client n'a pas laissé de commentaire.
Glen M. le
Le client n'a pas laissé de commentaire.
Connie W. le
Very friendly and helpful...everything was ready for our reservation...truck was clean and ran great ...very satisfied with the whole expience
mike M. le
I did not receive a phone call the night before my move and of course the next morning found out that the truck did not have any rope or any dollies for rent--I had to purchase rope at the store so it was an additional expense--Had they called the night prior this would have been a non issue- The gent at the store was very helpful
David B. le
Rented a trailer. It was full of snow. The tongue and chains were frozen in ice firmly to the ground. I feel the trailer should have been prepped and ready. I did reserve it in advance.
christopher D. le
All good. Great vehicle,great ride, and great fuel economy.
Thomas G. le
It was a seemless transaction!
Vinnie C. le
Overall, I had a positive experience with this location. The staff was kind and extremely professional.
Amanda C. le
Le client n'a pas laissé de commentaire.