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I've been trying to dust my dusty house for two days now. I honestly don't know why I bother! With two cats perched on every available surface at various times, it's really kind of pointless. Except for one thing about my haphazard system of dusting. Dusting, friends, is an occasion for prayer. Dusting requires no real thought--swipe here, wipe there--but it frees your mind--lets you think. And pray.
Are you praying for your fellow writers at FW? I have been praying for several of them specifically, and all of them collectively. Have you?
We come to the community of FW and write, post, and then we wait impatiently for some kind of feedback. We're trying to bring glory to God with our words, having been called into this service in His name.
Yet, we're also still leading our lives--lives that are given to disaster, illness, accidents, and death. Most of us here don't know each other, and will never meet in our lifetimes, yet, if you're like me, you feel a kinship, a friendship, a real connection with your fellow writers here.
We have a duty to pray for our brethren. Some are going through some dark days indeed. Some have spent countless hours writing prayers for everyone, yet they've come to the place now where those prayers are needed on their behalf. Are we fulfilling this need for them?
There are several writers here who, if I don't see any postings from them for awhile, I get concerned. Often, I will e-mail them to see if they're okay. Often, they're not, and they'll share with me the reasons why. I immediately pray for them and lift them up. I pray for them every time their names appear in my mind. Some of them are a world away, in other countries entirely. I can't drop everything and fly across the world to help them. I CAN drop everything and lift them up in prayer anytime at all. And I do. Do you?
I can't recall exactly how I discovered this beautiful place on the Internet--this little oasis called Faithwriter's. I will never forget the love I find here. I will never forget the people I have met here. I will be forever grateful for all the different ways the things of God are presented here. I have felt loved and supported, even while being criticized, and I want to pass it on. We're all blades of a sort--constantly challenging and sharpening one another. 'Where two or three are gathered in My name'----hmmmm. Wonder just how many of us there are?
You don't have to call any one of us by our specific name to offer a prayer. You can just say, "For my FW friends (or friend), I pray...". That's all.
My heart is with my friends here. I will continue to pray for you--sometimes by name, sometimes not. I truly love you people--you've all taught me so much. Because we're 'kin', when you hurt, all of us hurt. Because the love here is real, and it's pure. We don't even know what some look like--therefore, there are no hidden motives here. Just honesty and truth.
Thanks for reading this. We've got a great opportunity and blessing in this site. We can't take it for granted. Some of the most beautiful, gifted, and talented people I've ever had the pleasure to know are right here.
Dear Jesus, please take care of my friends, whatever their needs may be.
I can't wait to meet you all in Spirit!
Sigh!!! My dusting awaits. I will be praying as I go about my business. If you have a moment, please pray for me too, and for all your friends here at FW.
In this, there can never be too much of a good thing!
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Beth - You are so sweet and loving. Thank you for your prayers. I also lift you and all my FW friends up to the Father in prayer. BTW - You reminded me I forgot to dust today! ;o(
Love ya! Your sister in Him,
Love ya! Your sister in Him,
Beth, this warmed my heart several degrees, for I was just thinking along these same lines immediately prior to reading this lovely posting of yours. Please do include me in one of your specific prayers. I hardly ever get sick, but I have taken something that sure doesn't like me, sort of like the flu.
Wouldn't it be nice if we at FaithWriters could have a get-together sometime to see each other in person. We are international here at FW, so that would be a difficult thing to do.
But, one day, one day, one day, in Heaven!!!!!!
Wouldn't it be nice if we at FaithWriters could have a get-together sometime to see each other in person. We are international here at FW, so that would be a difficult thing to do.
But, one day, one day, one day, in Heaven!!!!!!
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Project Consortium
The QualitEE consortium is co-ordinated by E7 Energie Markt Analyse GmbH (Austria) and comprises:
- 12 partner organisations covering 18 European countries
- An expert advisory board including the European standards body CEN/CENELEC
- And 59 supporters from major financial institutions, government bodies, trade associations and certification bodies that form the initial National Promotion Teams
QualitEE Project Partners
The partners will deliver the project objectives in the countries where they are based. In addition, some partners will carry out 'capacity building' in other European countries by delivering two workshops. The aim of which are to transfer knowledge gained during the QualitEE project to initiate the discussion process about national assurance schemes for energy efficiency services in these countries.
QualitEE Lead within Partner Organisations
Each of the project partner organisations has a lead expert within their organisation working on the QualitEE project.
Visit our project partner teams page to read biographies of the key consultants working on the project within the partner organisations.
European Advisory Board
The QualitEE consortium has appointed a European Advisory Board that provides experience and advice, as well as supporting project promotion through their established networks.
Members include standardisation experts from CEN/CENELEC (European Committee for Standardisation); Financial experts from IFC (World Bank Group); Energy services experts from EFIEES, eu.ESCO and Econoler; chaired by Jan Bleyl, who is also chair of the IEA-DSM Task Force 16 relating to Innovative Energy Services.
National Promotion Teams
Each project partner is establishing a National Promotion Team within their country, to include members that represent each of the key stakeholder groups.
QualitEE Updates and Involvement
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Genki Rockets
Genki Rockets
|Also known as
|Tokyo, Japan
|Electronic dance[1] house music[2]
|Years active
|Avex Trax and Q Entertainment (2007-2008)
Sony Records (2010-present)
|Associated acts
|Rei Yasuda and Nami Miyahara as Lumi
Agehasprings as Agency
Sony Music Publishing (Japan) as Music Publisher
|Tetsuya Mizuguchi, Kenji Tamai and Lumi
Genki Rockets (元気ロケッツ) is a virtual band created by video game developer Tetsuya Mizuguchi and record producer Kenji Tamai. Rei Yasuda portrayed the band's frontwoman, a fictional 17-year-old girl named Lumi who was the first human born in outer space on the International Space Station on September 11, 2019.
- 1 Biography
- 2 Image and artistry
- 3 Discography
- 4 References
- 5 External links
2006-2008: Genki Rockets I: Heavenly Star[edit]
The two producers behind Genki Rockets are renowned digital media creator Tetsuya Mizuguchi of Q Entertainment, and Kenji Tamai, a renowned music producer and CEO of Agehasprings Corporation, who has produced other musicians and acts such as Yuki, Yuna Ito, Base Ball Bear, and TRF. Mizuguchi co-produced and wrote the lyrics for the first song, "Heavenly Star", and directed the music video, which debuted in the video game Lumines II and was later used in the Wii game No More Heroes. An AAC version of the song began selling on the iTunes Store in December 2006[3] and was eventually accompanied by several different remixes from various artists such as Metalmouse, Headwaters, Techriders, and DJ Sodeyama (the "Count Down", "Glorious", "Love", "Space Walk", "Sunrise", "Aurora", "Floating", and "LnM Projekt" remixes). "Heavenly Star" was nominated for the Best Song category at the 2006 Spike TV Video Game Awards.[3] The original song, seven remixes, and a second song, "Breeze", were released as a maxi single on July 4, 2007. The single peaked at number 24 on the Oricon charts and stayed on the charts for 15 weeks.[4] In September 2007, "Breeze" received its own standalone single and video and was later remixed several times. In October 2007, a "Heavenly Star" trance remix single was released on 12" vinyl by Avex Trax's sublabel Rhythm Republic; it featured remixes by Overhead Champion, Delaction and DJ Ten.[5] Genki Rockets was also awarded with the Best New Artist (Electronic) Award in 2007 by iTunes.[6]
In 2008, the Genki Rockets released two new songs: the medium-tempo "Smile" was released for download on March 23, and the rock-influenced "Star Line" became downloadable on May 14. A music video for "Star Line" was also released around the same time. "Smile" was used in an advertisement for the Menard Facial Salon and "Star Line" was used in promotions for the annual 4-day sale held by Parco. It was later announced that the two songs, along with three remixes, would be featured on Genki Rockets' second maxi single through Avex Trax, which was released on June 11, 2008. The single was followed a month later on July 2 by the release of the group's debut album, Genki Rockets I: Heavenly Star.[7]
On November 24, 2008, Genki Rockets participated in the YouTube Live Tokyo event, playing a non-stop mix of their most popular songs.
2009-2011: Genki Rockets II - No Border Between Us[edit]
In January 2009, a 15-second clip of a previously unreleased song called "Reaching for the Stars" was used for Parco Japanese department store advertising a 4-day sale. Throughout the year, Genki Rockets did not release any original material, but performed at various live events, such as House Nation. The group remixed two tracks for Japanese artists, Crystal Kay's "Koi ni Ochitara" (included on the album "The Best Remixes of CK"), and Floor on the Intelligence's "Fade" (included on the album "Romaholic").
In 2010, Genki Rockets created the world's first 3D and full CG music video, and presented it at Sony's "make.believe" 3D event in Japan.[8] This made Genki Rockets the first to ever host a live 3D concert in the world. In June 2010, a remix of "Star Line" was used in the reveal trailer for the interactive video game Child of Eden. The game was produced by Tetsuya Mizuguchi and Q Entertainment, and published by Ubisoft for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 platforms.[9] Lumi is featured heavily in Child of Eden, with the central plot focusing on rescuing "Project Lumi" from a malevolent force. The game's soundtrack is composed entirely of Genki Rockets songs and remixes.
At the 2010 IFA exhibition in Berlin, the group performed daily at Sony's "make.believe" stand.
In January 2011, Genki Rockets performed in the United States for the first time at the CES convention, where a preview of the new song "Curiosity" debuted. Throughout the year, the new songs "Reaching for the Stars" and "Touch Me" were used in Japanese television advertisements. Commercial ringtones of the songs were made available for download through the Japanese ringtone store Chaku-uta. In June 2011, the 3D music video for "Curiosity" was released, showcasing Lumi dancing on a futuristic platform surrounded by holograms. Genki Rockets' second album, Genki Rockets II: No Border Between Us, was released on September 7, 2011.[10] The album updates the band's biography, Lumi has visited the Earth when she reaches 20 years old in 2039.[11]
Image and artistry[edit]
Genki Rockets' music videos are all almost entirely computer-generated, and all feature Lumi (who sometimes appears as a digitization and other times in the flesh). The visual art style for the "Heavenly Star" video was created by Japan's Glamoove Inc., and was inspired by Norwegian band A-ha's music video for their single "Take On Me".[12][13] During live performances, a DJ (wearing a space suit costume to conceal their identity) controls a DJ mixer to play a DJ mix, while Lumi appears to the audience via bleeding edge electronic visual display.
Singers Rei Yasuda (credited as her birth name Rachel Rhodes) and Nami Miyahara provide the vocals for the fictional character Lumi.[14] Rei also appears as Lumi on the group's album covers, in their music videos, and in the 2011 video game Child of Eden.[15] Rei noted that at first her voice and appearance are strongly processed, but later the processing effect had become weaker and her identity became more clear.[16]
Notable Live Performances[edit]
|Display Technology
|Live Earth concert, Tokyo
|Makuhari Messe
|Musion Eyeliner[17]
|HOUSE NATION Fiesta -"Best Gig" Release Tour Final-[18]
|Studio Coast
|See-through LED[19][20]
|YouTube Live, Tokyo
|Expo 2010
|Japan Pavilion, Shanghai
|Sony make.believe dot park[21][22]
|Roppongi Hills Arena
|280-inch[23][24] 3D LED Wall[25]
|3D world Created by Sony,[26] 2010 FIFA World Cup[27]
|Nelson Mandela Square
|Internationale Funkausstellung Berlin 2010
|Messe Berlin
|Consumer Electronics Show 2011
|Las Vegas Convention Center
|1,027-inch[28] 3D LED Billboard[29]
|Genki Rockets 3D Music Video Screening[30][31]
|Communication Zone OPUS, Sony Building (Tokyo)
|200-inch 3D screen from Sony SRX-T110 digital cinema projector[32][33][34]
|Splash Live!! in Okinawa[35]
|Chura Sun Beach
|40 x 15 metres water screen projection[36]
|Genki Rockets Special Night!!
|Toho Cinemas, Roppongi Hills and Nagoya Bay City[37]
|MI-2100 digital 3D system and MI-1000 dual projection 3D glass filters[38]
The "Heavenly Star" pack was available for purchase for Lumines Live! on the Xbox Live Marketplace from June 27, 2007 to July 17, 2007. A remix of the song was available in the "SOS Campaign Charity Pack". A portion of the proceeds were donated to Live Earth.[39]
Other appearances[edit]
"Heavenly Star" first appeared in Lumines II and can also be heard as a background song for a number of cutscenes and shop sections in the Wii game No More Heroes. It is the opening theme of the fictional anime "Pure White Lover Bizarre Jelly" that exists in the No More Heroes universe. The music video can also be viewed on Travis' television in the Japanese and European versions of the game. Mizuguchi's videogame, Child of Eden, features Lumi as the central character, as well as music from Genki Rockets.[40]
Japanese electropop singer Mitsuki Aira performed a cover of the song during concerts, and a rare CD copy of it was distributed during the live shows. A Cantonese version of "Heavenly Star" was recently introduced in Hong Kong, featured on pop singer Jill Vidal's new album Jillympics, released on August 8, 2008. It is the first track of the album, titled "Youth We Can Hear" in Chinese.
Rei Yasuda sang Heavenly Star live at 23rd World Scout Jamboree and Count Down TV Special. She also sang Heavenly Star in Christmas Special Live 2014 and Touch Me in 2015. Her first solo debut album also included Heavenly Star (Acoustic Version).
Digital Downloads[edit]
Compilations / Other[edit]
- [2007.05.23] HOUSE NATION Tea Dance Vol.0
- [2007.08.08] HOUSE NATION Tea Dance - Premiere Gig
- [2007.08.29] SUPER★BEST TRANCE PRESENTS DJ Marie in CELEBRITY MIX
- [2007.12.05] HOUSE NATION Tea Dance - Second Gig
- [2007.12.26] TOKYO AUTO SALON 2008 presents EVOLUTION #04
- [2008.01.09] D.A.D presents LUXURY HOUSE
- [2008.02.20] Alpha - Life is once
- [2008.02.27] SUPER★BEST TRANCE x ULTRA Z-TRANCE 03
- [2008.07.02] HOUSE NATION - beach
- [2008.07.23] 20years 200hits -Complete Best Collection Box-
- [2008.07.23] 20th Anniversary -THE LEGEND OF INTERNATIONAL DANCE TRAX-
- [2008.08.06] HOUSE NATION - Best Gig
- [2008.09.17] ZIP DANCE NATION ZIP-FM 15th ANNIVERSARY ~BEST HIT DANCE~
- [2008.12.10] HOUSE NATION - Fourth Gig
- [2009.01.21] DAISHI DANCE remix.
- [2009.02.04] Hadaka no Koi ga Shitai Kara. Season 3 (裸の恋がしたいから。Season 3)
- [2009.03.04] CLUB LEGEND 20th -1988-2008- THE BEST OF BEST 50
- [2009.03.04] 20years 200hits Complete Best + aLOVE
- [2009.07.08] Floor on the Intelligence - Romaholic
- [2009.08.05] PANIC Level 01
- [2009.10.07] HOUSE NATION Terminal Disco
- [2009.12.16] Crystal Kay - THE BEST REMIXES of CK
- [2010.07.07] DJ Kaya - Japanation
- [2010.08.04] HOUSE NATION Complete Best
- [2010.10.20] DJ Hello Kitty In The Mix
- [2010.12.15] Gossip
- [2010.12.22] Ongaku 3D Sengen! - 3D Music Video Selection Vol.00
- [2011.02.23] Francfranc presents BLOOMIN' Garden
- [2016.06.22] Tropical Disco Remix
- ^ McWhertor, Michael. "Is Child of Eden Everything You Want From A Rez Sequel? [Update]". Kotaku. Gizmodo Media Group. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
- ^ "Yasuda Rei". JaME U.S.A. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
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- ^ ""Heavenly Star/Breeze" on the Oricon Weekly Charts". Archived from the original on February 28, 2009.
- ^ Cisco Records Profile (Japanese) Archived 2008-03-11 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Genki Rockets wins Best New Artist Award by itunes". Archived from the original on June 6, 2011.
- ^ Genki Rockets Information Page on Avex Archived June 2, 2008, at the Wayback Machine (in Japanese)
- ^ "Sony Japan | make.believe". Sony.co.jp. Archived from the original on August 18, 2011. Retrieved 2011-08-13.
- ^ "Child of Eden E3 2010 Official Trailer (Xbox 360) - GameSpot Video". E3.gamespot.com. 2011-06-14. Archived from the original on 2010-07-12. Retrieved 2011-08-13.
- ^ [1], "News | Genki Rockets Official Site" June 29, 2011, accessed June 29, 2011.
- ^ "元気ロケッツ - TOWER RECORDS ONLINE". Retrieved 19 August 2018.
- ^ "Genki Rockets's music videos inspired by A-ha's "Take On Me" music video".[dead link]
- ^ "Live Earth Artist: Genki Rockets". Archived from the original on August 29, 2007.
- ^ "Genki Rockets credits section of the album: "元気ロケッツI Heavenly Star"". Archived from the original on May 18, 2011.
- ^ "Rachel Rhodes "foursprings homepage"". Archived from the original on September 28, 2008.
- ^ "安田レイ 『Best of my Love』インタビュー | Special | Billboard JAPAN". Billboard JAPAN (in Japanese). Retrieved 11 August 2018.
- ^ "Al Gore Hologram - Live Earth Tokyo - Holographic Projection". www.eyeliner3d.com. Dimensional Studios. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
- ^ "ジュリアナの次にavexが仕掛けたイベント<HOUSE NATION Fiesta>、大盛況 | BARKS". BARKS (in Japanese). JAPAN MUSIC NETWORK, Inc. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
- ^ "元気ロケッツがYou Tube Liveに登場 - iLOUD - ロック&クラブ・ウェブマガジン". iLOUD - ロック&クラブ・ウェブマガジン (in Japanese). Xtra Inc. 8 November 2008. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
- ^ "元気ロケッツ、上海万博ライヴ大成功! - CDJournal ニュース". CDJournal (in Japanese). ONGAKU SHUPPANSHA Co., Ltd.. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
- ^ "Sony Japan | ニュースリリース | "make.believe" 好奇心活性化プロジェクト". www.sony.co.jp (in Japanese). Sony Corporation. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
- ^ "元気ロケッツ「Sony make believe 〜dot park〜」". ライヴ・レポート 音楽情報サイト mFound (in Japanese). mFound entertainment. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
- ^ Yamamoto, Atsushi. "<IFA2010>ソニーブースで連日3Dイベントを開催 - PV上映中の"元気ロケッツ"直撃インタビュー - PHILE WEB". PHILE WEB (in Japanese). Ongen Publishing Co., ltd. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
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- ^ Nozawa, Tetsuo. "Sony Showcases 3D Video Production System, 280-inch 3D LED Display". Nikkei Technology Online. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
- ^ "Sony Global - News Releases - "3D world Created by Sony" 3D Experience Pavilion Opens in South Africa". www.sony.net. Sony Corporation. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
- ^ "Sony Global - News Releases - Sony's 3D Experience Pavilions to Open In Seven Countries during the 2010 FIFA World". www.sony.net. Sony Corporation. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
- ^ "元気ロケッツ「GENKI ROCKETS II 〜No border between us〜」インタビュー Page1". アーティスト・インタビュー 音楽情報サイト mFound (in Japanese). mFound entertainment. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
- ^ Tarr, Greg. "CES 2011 Sony Spreads The 3D, IP TV Wealth". Twice. NewBay Media. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
- ^ "Sony Japan | ニュースリリース | 国内初"参加型3Dライブ"開催 インタラクティブ 3D エフェクトライブ". www.sony.co.jp (in Japanese). Sony Corporation. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
- ^ "元気ロケッツ最新3Dミュージックビデオ上映". Sony Music Group Company Site (in Japanese). Sony Music Records Inc. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
- ^ "Sony Building in Tokyo | Visit A City". www.visitacity.com. Visit A City. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
- ^ "元気ロケッツ、観客参加型「インタラクティブ 3D エフェクトライブ」を実施 | Musicman-NET". www.musicman-net.com (in Japanese). FBCommunications Inc. & Magnet Co., Ltd. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
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- ^ Koda, Satoru. "元気ロケッツ on ウォータースクリーン! 美らSUNビーチで開催!! 12 4/11 | 沖縄LOVEweb". okinawaloveweb.jp (in Japanese). PLANNING OFFICE Coda. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
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- ^ "3年半振りとなる2nd Albumのリリースを発表した元気ロケッツが日本発となる 観客参加型の「インタラクティブ 3D エフェクトライブ」を7月3日まで開催中!! mFound 音楽情報". mfound.jp (in Japanese). mFound entertainment. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
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Theater & Arts
The Show Always Goes On!
Our world-class Sara Belle November Theater is a hub of activity. Our season's schedule is full of national performers and local favorites, and has included the Capitol Steps, the Susan Greenbaum Band, the Richmond Ballet, Richmond Symphony, Virginia Opera and Virginia Repertory Theatre. With more than 330 comfortable seats, wide aisles and spaces for wheelchairs, our theater is truly a place where all of our residents can come and enjoy broadway caliber performances without ever having to leave home. You won't find another community that offers a theater as stunning as ours.
Want to know what our residents will be enjoying on our stage this season? Glance through our Cultural and Educational Booklet . Canterbury Club members if there is a show you don't want to miss just give us a call.
Let Your Creativity Flow
Our light-filled McGue-Millhiser Arts Studio offers more than 40 classes and workshops each month. Painting, stained glass, pottery, weaving, collage and more; there is something for everyone whether a beginner or a lifelong artist.
For those who enjoy a hobby with more teeth, we have the Gordon Woodworking Shop. Our resident woodworkers build much more than birdhouses. From the fully equipped shop have come four-poster beds, heirloom quality nesting tables, porch swings and even a floating home for the ducks on our Cochrane Pond.
If you're not in the creative mood, you can also be inspired by our permanent art collection, located throughout our campus. Check out our online gallery.


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9 June 2016
At the end of the month the Annual Return, which companies are currently required to file with Companies House, is being replaced by a slightly more detailed Annual Confirmation Statement. This document will incorporate some of the details that should be held in the PSC register that all companies & LLPs ought to maintain since April (please see UHY's factsheet about this if you've missed this new requirement). Companies House have yet to publish definitive guidance on this, but the change is effective from 30 June 2016.
Unlike the current Annual Return process, there will be no statutory filing deadline for delivering a Confirmation Statement. You can choose whatever date you like but you must deliver at least one statement every 12 months. This has the advantage that it will be possible to align the filing date with other statutory filing obligations, such as the filing of the annual accounts, allowing a streamlining of admin burdens.
The date chosen will be known as the 'confirmation date' and companies will have 14 days from this confirmation date to deliver the statement to Companies House. The first Confirmation Statement should be filed within 14 days of:
- the anniversary of company formation, or
- the anniversary of the made-up date of your last annual return.
Subsequent statements should be filed at Companies House within 14 days of the anniversary of your previous confirmation date.
There will continue to be a filing fee. This is yet to be confirmed but is likely to be the same £13 fee that applies to the Annual Return. One slight and welcome change is that it will be possible to update the information on the Confirmation Statement as many times as you like throughout the year, with no additional fee.
Annual Returns cannot be filed from 30 June 2016. From this date, a Confirmation Statement must be filed instead. However, if the statutory filing deadline for the Annual Return falls before 30 June 2016, it must still be delivered to Companies House; this will be the last annual return, and thereafter a Confirmation Statement will need to be delivered every year.
For further information, please do not hesitate to contact your local Kent expert.


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Earlier in Spring this year, somewhere in the period that my blog started quietening down and I had stopped being so up to date with the beauty industry due to my New Job move, YSL put out two very elegant and beautiful 10 piece eyeshadow palettes.
When those were first launched, obviously I didn't manage to catch wind of them given how swamped I was with work at that point.
Though of course somehow along the way I caught glimpses of these here and there, some raves and some mentions and it wasn't till now that I really got to get down and personal with the YSL Couture Variation palettes.
Of the 2, one is a neutral mix of browns (#1 Nu) that are perfectly safe and pretty, something that will definitely strike a chord with neutral lovers.
The other is the more dangerous sibling – a little dark, a little edgy, with a whole lot of mystery.
Meet, Tuxedo (#2).
Smokey and edgy aren't exactly colors that I swear by and go to on a daily basis but I felt in the mood to challenge myself a little where looks are concerned and also because the mix of colors, while intimidating at a glance, are really quite unique and stunning.
Going full out with smokey looks is kind of the name of the game with this palette but it's not to say that you can't attempt to tone it down somewhat and put together looks that are fit for day-wear!
Though that of course depends on your personal definition of wear-ability.
Aren't those smokey sparkly colors just beautiful?
Let's have a closer look at them and share a little more on how they feel and swatch!
I'm not sure what I was expecting with the pigmentation or texture of these shadows but knowing YSL's penchant for that slightly drier and more translucent eyeshadow formula (perfect for layering but not so ideal for 'normal' use), I prepared myself that this palette was going to feel and swatch the same.
Though after giving this palette a quick once-over with swatches (which I'll get to below), it turns out that all the shades are rather pigmented, creamy and pick up very well on both fingers and brush!
It was a nice surprise indeed after having tested the Rock Resille palette out – again, not that that isn't nice but it's got a different purpose!
So, strong pigmentation and smokey colors, what could be scarier to someone who's usually more at home with neutrals or softer and easier to throw on colors right?
While I know the Tuxedo palette can be highly intimidating at a glance, after giving this palette a closer look, I've realized that the shades can easily be grouped into trios for a better sense of 'color direction'.
For those who need a little aid to get accustomed to the palette, that is.
And that includes me…
Though you can always mix and match across the 'groupings', I thought I would give them a mention too to show you that not all things colorful and smokey are scary.
So, apart from the one pale bone-white shade on the extreme left of the palette – that functions as a pretty kick-ass and universal brow highlight shade – there are 3 color trios within Tuxedo.
Of course you can always go across the board with them but if you need a sense of order in chaos, let me break it down for you.
The Silver Smokes
The first trio is what I call the silvery almost-taupes because the shades are definitely silver and neutral in that sense but they're cool and almost a little taupey at the same time.
Especially so for the deepest shade with a satin finish. It's more of a charcoal given how dark the color is but at the same time it's got an ashened hue to it that strikes me as 'taupe'.
This trio is that perfect dressy, slightly sexy and smokey but yet not over the top or too intimidating to wear set of colors.
Wines & Berries
The next trio would be the cranberry-ish and purple-ish hues where there's a beautiful darkened champagne (I love this color so so much), a bejeweled deep purple and a mid-tone aubergine shade for a color kick.
Purples are usually my go-tos if I'm opting for color but still want to keep it a little low-key and easy but these purples amp up the drama so so much due to their smokiness and intense pigmentation that even I was a little surprised at their intensity.
If you ask me, while you could dumb the shades down for the day, I think they're best worn full-on especially so for that deep dark purple so that the sparkles within can really stand out.
Blue Sparkly Blue
The last trio – the smokiest and probably dressiest – seemed the most intimidating to me because I don't often reach for such deep and dark hues, much less blue hues but as it turns out this Look was a little more wearable for me than the purple variant.
How interesting.
And strangely enough I have more to say about this mix of colors because, just look at that bejeweled blue, beautifully sparkly silver-grey and also the smooth charcoal black shade to help add a little 'ground' to the look amidst all that shine.
This trio is definitely beautiful if you're up for a smokey blue-hued look and, just like the purples, while these shades can be worn watered down, they're best packed on for the full complexity of color and sparkles!
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Aaaand here are more snaps of the swatches, just because!
Shadows-aside I thought it would also be nice to give the double-ended brush within a little mention.
If you ask me it's nothing much to shout about but it isn't horrible either. The bristles are synthetic, if I'm not wrong, and it seems like a decent enough brush to use for some quick on-the-go color packing on and blending.
One end of the brush is your regular mildly fluffy paddle shaped brush and the other is a blending brush but not of the fluffy and pouffy variant but the inbetween that works for blending and also for pointed color placement (namely in the outer corner for me).
So… I know ultimately we're still talking about a palette that's a tad daunting, a whole lot of smokey and not something everyone is going to reach for on a daily basis. I'm sure there will be a few that lives for smokey eyes everyday but it's not the vast majority.
Though hear me out, even if you're tuning out slightly due to the shades within this palette 'not being up your alley' because they can be toned down if need be and I guess… you never know when you need to smoke up a look for a night out, right?
It's a very pretty and sleek looking good-to-have item, that's for sure!
I think I'll let my upcoming looks speak for themselves so stay tuned for some Look Features (with this Tuxedo palette coupled with other YSL Color Items) coming your way real soon!
I will still say that I highly urge you all to check this out, or #1 Nu out even, because the quality and pigmentation of the shadows are really quite beautiful.
Thanks for reading!
The YSL Couture Variation Eye Palette in Tuxedo retails for S$119 at all YSL counters and boutiques.
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From this site you find useful downloads to use in SCOM environments where SquaredUp or Sharepoint is used to present monitoring dashboards.
Use these drawings as a starter for your new dashboards.
These drawings is used for datacenter monitoring for ITG (IT in Grenland).
– We want to share these with the rest of public sector in Norway, and other people that find them useful.
A lot of time have been used to create these dashboards , so you will save a lot of time 🙂
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You need to spend quite some time in SCOM to get relevant data in SCOM so that the dashboards actually make your monitoring good..
-Soon I will write blog posts on this site that will help you build a complete monitoring solution for your datacenter ..
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Thank you so much for your blog Sondre. I'm a new SCOM 2016/Squared UP customer as well as a Citrix/SharePoint/Exchange/Cherwell/SCCM customer and would love to hear your tips on SCOM general and DA customizing as well as Squared Up implementations. I've been tasked with showing uptime dashboards initially for some of our main apps and then I'd like to flesh things out in more depth later. I have the Comtrade MPs for Citrix set up as well.
Hi! Join the new Squaredup slack channel , and we can have a chat there 🙂 Happy to help


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Thr Great Quake of '08
Every other state that has horrible natural disasters at least get warnings, us Californians usually don't know it hit until it's over. For a minute you look at each other to make sure somebody else feels what your feeling and that it s just not the tacos you ate last night. Even after you both make eye contact and say, "maybe we should get under a doorway" by the time you get off the couch to do so, it' over. No big whoop. Not so much shaking as a gentle roll. As it happened I was driving by the Mormon space ship in La Jolla and I thought, "now that would be a funny way to die." But I was spared. I know deep in my heart I will be killed on my 80th birthday while running with the bulls.
I was once knocked unconscious during an earthquake in the 80's. My sister and I were asleep when the quake hit and I awoke screaming for my mom. Like a good sister she picked me up to take me down the hall to my parents room. I just wished she would have payed more attention as we turned the corner because maybe then my head would not have hit the wall. Since I stopped crying (you can't cry when your knocked out) she guessed my meltdown had passed and returned me to my bed. And that, boys and girls, is why I am the way I am: Earthquake related brain trauma.
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By BOB THOMAS, Associated Press Writer Tue Jul 22, 12:37 PM PDT
Estelle Getty, the diminutive actress who spent 40 years struggling for success before landing a role of a lifetime in 1985 as the sarcastic octogenarian Sophia on TV's "The Golden Girls," has died. She was 84.
Getty, who suffered from advanced dementia, died at about 5:30 a.m. Tuesday at her Hollywood Boulevard home, said her son, Carl Gettleman of Santa Monica.
"Estelle always wanted to be an actress, and she achieved that goal beyond her dreams," former "Golden Girls" co-star Rue McClanahan told The Associated Press. "Don't feel sad about her passing. She will always be with us in her crowning achievement, Sophia."The Golden Girls," featuring four female retirees sharing a house in Miami, grew out of NBC programming chief Brandon Tartikoff's belief that television was ignoring its older viewers.
Three of its stars had already appeared in previous series: Bea Arthur in "Maude," Betty White in "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" and McClanahan in "Mama's Family." The last character to be cast was Sophia Petrillo, the feisty 80-something mother of Arthur's character.
"Our mother-daughter relationship was one of the greatest comic duos ever, and I will miss her," Arthur said in a statement.
When she auditioned, Getty was appearing on stage in Hollywood as the carping Jewish mother in Harvey Fierstein's play "Torch Song Trilogy." In her early 60s, she flunked her "Golden Girls" test twice because it was believed she didn't look old enough to play 80.
"I could understand that," she told an interviewer a year after the show debuted. "I walk fast, I move fast, I talk fast."
She came prepared for the third audition, however, wearing dowdy clothes and telling an NBC makeup artist, "To you this is just a job. To me it's my entire career down the toilet unless you make me look 80." The artist did, Getty got the job and won two Emmys.
"The only comfort at this moment is that although Estelle has moved on, Sophia will always be with us," White said in an e-mail to The Associated Press.
"The Golden Girls" culminated a long struggle for success during which Getty worked low-paying office jobs to help support her family while she tried to make it as a stage actress.
"I knew I could be seduced by success in another field, so I'd say, 'Don't promote me, please,'" she recalled.
She also appeared in small parts in a handful of films and TV movies during that time, including "Tootsie," "Deadly Force" and "Victims for Victims: The Theresa Saldana Story."
After her success in "The Golden Girls," other roles came her way. She played Cher's mother in "Mask," Sylvester Stallone's in "Stop or My Mom Will Shoot" and Barry Manilow's in the TV film "Copacabana." Other credits included "Mannequin" and "Stuart Little" (as the voice of Grandma Estelle).
"The Golden Girls," which ran from 1985 to 1992, was an immediate hit, and Sophia, who began as a minor character, soon evolved into a major one.
Audiences particularly loved the verbal zingers Getty would hurl at the other three. When McClanahan's libidinous character Blanche once complained that her life was an open book, Sophia shot back, "Your life's an open blouse."
"I always told her she should be a standup comic. She was so funny in person," McClanahan recalled. "She would always say, 'Why couldn't we make these characters Jewish? Why am I Sicilian?'"
Getty had gained a knack for one-liners in her late teens when she did standup comedy at a Catskills hotel. Female comedians were rare in those days, however, and she bombed.
Undeterred, she continued to pursue a career in entertainment, and while her parents were encouraging, her father also insisted that she learn office skills so she would have something to fall back on.
Born Estelle Scher to Polish immigrants in New York, Getty fell in love with theater when she saw a vaudeville show at age 4.
She married New York businessman Arthur Gettleman (the source of her stage name) in 1947, and they had two sons, Carl and Barry. The marriage prevailed despite her long absences on the road and in "The Golden Girls."
Getty was evasive about her height, acknowledging only that she was "under 5 feet and under 100 pounds."
McClanahan said her nickname for Getty was "Slats."
"Because she was so short, itty-bitty," she said.
In addition to her son Carl, Getty is survived by son Barry Gettleman, of Miami; a brother, David Scher of London; and a sister, Rosilyn Howard of Las Vegas.
Saturday, July 19, 2008
Back Off I'm a Comedian
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Ashes to Ashes
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
East to West
Thank you
Sunday, July 13, 2008
Tuesday, July 08, 2008
What's So Golden About the Golden Girls?
Well, I do losers.
I bond better than Goop glue. And what has brought the bonding together? The Golden Girls. None other than Dorothy Petrillo Zbornak, Blanche Devereaux, Sophia Petrillo and Rose Nylund. Those sexy senior citizens bridge the age gap between me and my mom...and what about my dad? He bonds with us because he hates that show. It turns out Bea Arthur was on a show called 'Maude' a few years back which my dad did not agree with a certain episode so now every Golden Girl must now carry the shame and resenment of Patch. Good thing they have such broad shoulder pads.
The goodness that comes from watching the Golden Girls with my mom is that we can both laugh at old ladies saying dirty things but it's OK because it's on Lifetime and that's not naughty. My mom can say, "oh she's so bad" when Sophia says something inappropriate and I can silently agree with Sophia and wonder why my mom thought that what she said was inappropriate but be happy that she's mad at Sophia and not at me.
We can judge Blanche for being a swinging gal but then also judge Dorothy for judging Blanche for being said gal and feel good that we aren't as bad as either of them. And of course we all feel smarter than Rose who always seems to get the best lines and in the end is vastly morally upstanding than have the population of Miami.
The Golden Girls proves that at the end of the day Catholics, Lutherans and Baptists can come together and solve any problem that might come their way as long as they stick together and eat cheesecake.
Monday, July 07, 2008
But I was wrong. My mom simply found this brown sandal under our guest room (which we call grandma's room, even though grandma lives in heaven with Jesus and every dog I ever owned) under the bed. Just like every other thing that is found in our house that does not have a specific resting place it gets sucked into the vortex that is my room. "What's this Barbie head doing on the floor? Oh, must be Jude's." OK, bad example. But you get the idea, whatever s floating around eventually ends up in my space. My cell. My crib.
That is the main reason why I was scared when I gazed upon the shoe because I thought my mom might have found a homeless man and mistakenly put him away in my room.
So please, if you have stayed in our house in the last year and you have lost a sandal please inform us so it can leave my room. Even if you were not an invited guest and just happened to break in to take a nap let us know, that's not as creepy as coming home to articles of clothing, wigs and Barbie heads stacked up in my room.
Friday, July 04, 2008
Marathons, Sharks and Communist Dogs
Then the movie "Jaws" came on and well, I'm a sucker for Chief Brody and who doesn't like a young sexy Richard Dreyfus. Then "Jaws II" came on (Jaws II Electric Boogaloo) and once again that Chief Brody had to do everything himself and kill the giant fish all by himself with the help of a giant power cord. After two down I had to stay and watch "Jaws 3". That was a favorite of mine when I was little because it takes place in Sea World and the giant momma shark comes looking for her giant baby shark and eats water skiers, now you understand how a 7 year old would absolutely LOVE this movie. By the time "Jaws: The Revenge" came on I was just too stuck to the chair to physically get up. Michael Cane who appeared in this movie had the best quote when he said, "I have never seen it, but by all accounts it is terrible. However, I have seen the house that it built, and it is terrific." Silly Englishman.
By the time all the blood had cleared the water the local fireworks began and I was again reminded that my dog hates America. OK, he does not hate America, just fireworks. I guess if I had super hearing I would not be too keen on them either. It happens a few times a week because we live close to the Marine Base and when they practice shooting things with their tanks Mac goes from a tough 8 year old 70 pound golden retriever to a quivering little puppy who tries to get into any lap he can. This can be cute but also proves embarrassing at dinner parties. So tonight as I type this with a golden retriever on my lap I say, "Happy Birthday America and thanks for the great television programming for your birthday!" Amen.
Tuesday, July 01, 2008
Happy Birthday Mom!
Today, to celebrate my mom's birthday we all went golfing and my mom shot her age!
Too bad we only played nine.
The good news is that we all had fun, we got to eat soup and no one lost an eye, in our family that's a good day!


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I had grander plans for this half-term week but a lingering cold had other ideas. Refusing to relinquish it's vice-like grip on my sinuses my plans needed scaling down and I was able to complete another journey I had sitting in my ideas cupboard for quite some time.
Lindås and Radøy are two islands that sit to the north of Bergen. They are splintered and cut-through with inlets, bays and channels making the ideal for sheltered canoeing and sea kayaking adventures. I had initially picked up a map of the area whilst shopping in the kayak store earlier this year. With a bike offering unique access to these 'middle' opportunities between my local hills and the more distant, public transport-accessed mountains, it was time to load up the Fargo with camping gear and Snickers and see if the islands offered ideal terrain for the bikepacker too.
Sinuses free and feeling much better I set off from Bergen on Thursday morning in good weather. Taking National Cycle Route 1 means avoiding the Frogger-like journey across the dual carriage ways to Åsane and instead a more serpentine but prettier route along the edge of Salhusfjorden. The route here reminds me of the coast of Cornwall, small collections houses clinging to rock, precipitously above the sea. Local shops. A cafe selling cooked crab. Steep hills and narrow streets. Eventually you come round to the northern point of the Åsane area and the 1.6km long Nordhordland bridge curls away like a seagulls wing. In the first picture you can see the huge, confidence-inducing concrete 'H' pylon of the bridge rising 99 meters into a clear blue sky and offering clear headroom for ships to pass below. In the picture above you can see the second half of the bridge, the half that simply floats on ten pontoons because the fjord here is too deep. No one told me that before I set off across it...
Just before I rolled onto the bridge I stopped for lunch at the WWII Tellevik hill fort that sits right on the edge of the cliffs with strategically commanding views up and down the fjord. The fort appears to have been occupied by the Germans from what little information is there and the exhibits are in varying states of renovation and disrepair. Wheels pointed across the fjord I pedaled onto the bridge, up over the main span and then swooped down to the stepping-stone island of Flatøy. Hagelsundbrua bridge took me across onto Lindås. After some urban misdirection I eventually found the road that heads out to the north east side of the island. Unfortunately this road did not lead me away from big trucks and tunnels so I had to leave the direct main road and head onto the far more interesting bike lanes, side roads and gravel roads. One of these included this sphincter-tightening single lane tunnel through a cliff with dripping roof and antiquated lighting. Thankfully I avoided the mid-tunnel head-on tractor meetings that haunted me and emerged unscathed.
I loaded up with water at a local petrol station and chugged a much needed can of coke. With the sun starting to edge unrelentlessley towards the other side of the main ridge it was time to find a spot to call home for the night. Fjord-side spots were not easily forthcoming so I headed inland. Along a quiet road I spied a small wooden sign showing a hiking trail. With no-one looking I ducked off the road, down the trail and bush-whacked myself and my bike through dwarf birch and juniper shrubs onto a small wooded hill, ripping my cheap plastic clip-on fender off in the process.
It wasn't an ideal camp site. The floor was deep in sodden berry and willow bushes and the ground was hidden under a thick carpet of moss and forest duff making pitching the shelter and carrying out just about every camp chore a total, well, chore. The sun filtered and diffused through the thick brush as the night and cold crept over the land. Turning in at 8pm seemed a little early but I was tired and there wasn't much else to do. Somewhere in a far off wood the muffled cracks of gunfire signalled people out trying their luck for the pot. I settled down hoping the hunters wouldn't be coming my way. The deep foliage that had made setting up the shelter difficult had one saving grace. It was so, so comfortable...
Despite the early night I slept a solid 11 hours and I would have probably slept longer had it not been for the hideous animal roar reverberating through the trees. Eyes wide open, ears straining and heartbeat galloping in my chest I listend intently. There it was again. What was that?! It didn't sound like a dog, at least not a dog born of this earth... With my fingers wrapped tightly around the knife in my pocket I wiggled out of my sleeping bag and into my shoes. I stumbled out into the pre-dawn. There it was again! A nerve-jangling, throaty animal call. Closer this time. I could hear it moving periodically through the bushes. Finally the beast partially revealed itself through the shrubs. A thick shaggy brown coat, huge, powerful shoulders and steaming breath in the cold half-light. Antlers. A huge stag Red Deer. He froze when he saw me. I felt tiny, the knife in my pocket pathetic. With a final snort of derision he crashed on through trees. The wily old buck had evaded last nights guns and could continue his rut. Laughing nervously I reached for the stove and a double serving of coffee. It was alright, everything had been cool, I wasn't alarmed. Yeah, right...
The sun finally crept over the mountains to the east and the menacing shadows of the woods receded leaving a far prettier and safer environment. The sodden vegetation and lack of wind meant everything in my camp was damp and I started the pointless task of hanging everything up in the vain attempt to dry it out in the still, damp, morning air and weak, autumnal sun.
Back on the road and the morning mist and low-angled sun conjured to make everything drip in burnished tones. I should have stopped to take more pictures but my route, first north, and then after I realised my mistake, south along a main road was tinged with danger as the drivers had to contend with intermittent blinding sun and deep shadows. I hugged the white line and kept an eye out over my shoulder. The road north has been upgraded to speed traffic along to the oil refinery at Mongstad and it dives through several tunnels. No place for a bike. So after my detour south for a few kilometres it's along the backroads again for me. My toes are slightly numb from the freezing temperatures and I wish for thicker socks. I stop for a break at a small quay, the residents still getting up and the local ducks mooching around on the mercury-like water. Not a breath of wind. Along the empty road the only sound is the soft hum of my tyres and the periodic 'crunch' as I gently swerve now and then to crush golden, papery leaves that have strayed from the gutter.
Low on water I am feeling tired and my thighs twinge with cramp up the long, low hills towards Mongstad. Slowly pedaling I peer up from my white line daze and notice a blue sign. I was entering the hamlet of Hope. I was hoping for some kind of oasis. Looking further up the road, towards the horizon, I spy the numerical neon of a petrol station. That's the kind of oasis I'm talking about! I roll onto the forecourt, my fuel gauge on empty, lock the bike to the picnic bench and raid the shop of water, juice and coke. I add a kanelboller to the pile on the counter, pay and retreat to the picnic bench to perform my own, weird, bike touring rituals away from the public. Filling water bottles from water bottles, stuffing sugary boller into my mouth, reading maps, chugging coke, adjusting layers.
Refueled, I roll on past the oil refinery at Mongstad, thankfully mostly hidden from sight to the passer-by. It was noticeable how quickly the traffic volume reduced and I no longer have to peer nervously over my shoulder for eighteen-wheelers thundering up behind me. The area further north is far more peaceful. Cute, painted houses and hyttes nestled between the sea and the rocky tundra. Every nook and cranny along the crumpled coast sports a little painted boat house or workshop. I'm in bridge country again as the shattered northern tips of the main islands along with Fosnøyna are stitched together with rolling bridges over roiling tidal runs. Huge seagulls stand sentry on every lamp post and defecate in contempt at my passing. Small private fishing boats bob in the tidal rips like white plastic bottle tops. Further down the road a rapidly increasing snowstorm of cotton fluff blows towards me. Soon I come across a field of the culprits, each stem heavy with their gossamer seeds, gently shaking them loose in the wind.
I'm on Radøy now, the second main island of my tour. I've had the strange feeling of the changing position of the sun along this circular trip and I'm now staring into it for much of the afternoon. To my right I glimpse the North Sea. Less welcome is the shift in the wind direction and I now find myself toiling into a headwind. Along one, low but never-ending hill I find myself becoming introspective and white-line gazing again when a screech from above shakes me from my stupor. A pair of White Tailed Sea Eagles wheel over head. They circle several times, giving me time to get my camera out. But not long enough for me to run to the shops and order a telephoto lens... Concentration and interest in my surroundings resharpened.
I try and keep to my 'quick break every hour' routine. I'm finding it keeps me energy levels more balanced and ensures I keep a better eye on the map to prevent any unnecessary detours. I'm finding this part of the island lacking in picturesque road-side stops and have to peer down side road and trails to try and find somewhere to rest. Along one barren stretch even the start of a jeep track and a broken gate offers enough to make me stop. My belongings explode from my bags to fill the space around me. I dry my damp shelter and sleeping bag and reorganise. Middle of the afternoon. Time to think about camp spots. I study the map and earmark several likely looking places. It's also the time of the day when my body best responds to chocolate and I tear into another Snickers. Riding again I find the first three potential camp spots are a bust. At this point I'll take a commercial campsite but even those are proving elusive. Then I roll down a long hill into the early evening and spy more public hiking trail markers on the side of the road. Time to pull my daily skid-to-a-stop routine.
That's better. After a bit of exploring I find a dry, grassy ledge on a hillside over looking a valley containing a lake and a bazillion sheep. Mostly they stare at me for a few moments then go back about their business of chewing and tinkling their little bell. One doesn't though. She marches right up to me and stares at me, partly chewed grass hanging out of her mouth like a green moustache. It's a little unnerving at first but I've never heard of anyone being attacked by a sheep, well, almost never... I'm pretty sure I'm on private land here, despite the marked hiking trails and try and keep myself inconspicuous from the road not too far away.
It'll be another early night but this time it won't feel as alien. My body is really tired. With a high pitch, dry grass and gentle breeze this camp will be drier. Near-by rocks and a broken down stone shelter offer plenty of seating and eating spots. I watch the sun burn orange on the mountains and cliffs I can see from my vantage point, the sun long gone from my own valley. Owls hoot in the forested slopes on the far shore and bats dog-fight against the pale night sky. A final hot chocolate drink and Oreo cookies for desert and I'm ready for bed. I snuggle into my sleeping bag, pull up my hood and watch the stars through the unzipped upper portion of my shelter's door. The sound of the sheep bells slowly fade into the distance as they descend to shelter of the wood and pasture below.
Another pre-dawn start. I awake fully restored despite a less than perfect sleeping spot. Why does it take until you are warm in your sleeping bag, in the middle of the night, for you to realise that your chosen sleeping spot is on too much of a slope?! Thankfully I had my bike inside my shelter and I'm prevented from sliding off the hillside by my seat and handlebars. Hmmmm, comfy...
I'm up in time for the sheep to make their tinkling return to the hillside and the stars and moon to fade away into the milky dawn. My tent is bone dry and still pitched taught. My feet crunch on the frosted grass. A double helping of porridge and a double dose of coffee are in order. Time to strike for home. I take a brief look at the map. It's pretty straightforward today. Early morning commuters start lighting up the dark twisty road below. Locked and loaded I hang on to the fully-laden bike, both brakes locked as we career off the hillside, across a bog, over a crumbling stone wall and through the gate.
It was the coldest time of the ride so far. My beloved Rab gloves, faithful friends for four years, had finally developed a hole in the end of one of the thumbs and the insidious headwind exploited the tiny weakness. Cold seared at my thumb tip as I tried to tuck it behind the handlebars, other fingers, or even one of my bar bags in an attempt to get it out of the wind. My eyes stream and the headwind roars past my Buff-covered ears. The journey was still beautiful though. The deeper cold seemed to add even more luxurious colour to the leaves and the frosted grass set them off perfectly. A Nuthatch swoops up from a shrub and settles on a barbwire fence, inches from my handlebars, it's bill wedged open carrying some kind of seed that is bigger than it's own head.
My daily petrol station pit-stop was early today but none-the-less routine. Water, coke and bakery goods. Several cars, with trailers laden with expensive-looking boats, bristling with fishing rods, sat side-by-side on the forecourt, the passengers well dressed and cheery in the cold, bright morning. No doubt headed for marine adventures, possibly some of the last of the year. Time to get going again. The straight run-in to the bottom corner of the islands and the bridges home. I swung off the ridge and onto familiar roads again. Traffic increased and I stuck to the bike lanes that weave their way under and over big roundabouts and on different sides of the bridges. On top of Hagelsundbrua I stop and look south towards the last bridge that connects with the main land. Alarmingly I notice that despite all the steel and concrete around me I can feel the bridge swaying under my feet in the sea breeze.
I stop at Tellevik again, resting a while among the silent, rusting guns. Nature slowly reclaiming her elements through oxidization. Gun sights and bunkers covered in spider webs and fluffy seeds. It was easy to feel like I'd made it safely home now that I was back on the mainland but the truth was there was still 30km to go. My map of the islands was useless here but thankfully I was back on National Cycle Route 1 and just needed to follow the signs all the way to the city. The twisty, undulating road pushed me in and out of tailwinds and headwinds. The streets were busier, especially at the bus stops, full of people heading into the metropolis for some weekend retail therapy. Unburdened runners and recreational cyclists whizzed past me on both sides.
By the time I hit the cobbled streets of Bergen I was down to a crawl. I squeezed myself through the queue of visitors waiting for the Fløybanen funicular railway and past knots of friends and families out enjoying a sunny Saturday in a city that rarely basks in such weather, especially in a late Scandinavian autumn. Down jackets and sunglasses. I was passed by two cyclists on the final hill up to my part of the city and I was forced to walk the final rise to my front door. My legs hollow but quickly flushed with feel-good endorphins as they realise their work is done.
Three days of guns, bikes and bridges. I could now draw a contented line beneath that with pizza, central heating and sleep.


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Vernon Village, Inc. v. Gottier
ELR Citation: 21 ELR 21186
Nos. Nos. H-88-48(JAC), -89-667(JAC), 755 F. Supp. 1142/32 ERC 1697/(D. Conn., 12/18/1990)
The court holds that the owners of a Connecticut trailer park are not liable under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), or state law to a park resident for damages resulting from the release of chromium chemicals into the park's water supply. The court first holds that the parties are not entitled to summary judgement of the plaintiff's Safe Drinking Water Act claim because there is sufficient confusion in the record to raise a genuine issue of material fact about the precise level of contamination in the defendant's water supply. Further, sufficient evidence exists to raise a genuine issue whether the defendants permitted the quantities of chromium and radionuclides in their drinking water to exceed the maximum contaminant levels allowed by regulation.
The court next holds that, in light of the reasoning of other courts and Congress' purpose in enacting CERCLA, the defendants are not owners of a "facility" within the meaning of CERCLA §101(9). The court also holds that RCRA does not apply to the defendants, because neither Congress nor the Environmental Protection Agency intended that a system of wells, pipes, and distribution tanks designed for the purpose of delivering drinking water to private citizens would be considered a "facility" within the meaning of RCRA. Further, the plaintiff has failed to present any evidence that, in this case, the chromium in the water supply presents an imminent and substantial endangerment to health or the environment.
Exercising pendent jurisdiction over the plaintiff's state claims, the court holds that the defendants are not liable for either private or public nuisance, because the proximate cause of the alleged nuisance was the chromium leakage at a nearby industrial park. On the plaintiff's public nuisance claim, the court notes that the plaintiff also failed to demonstrate that drinking water from the defendants' water system is a right held by the general public. Finally, the court holds that the defendants' failure to test the water system is not conduct sufficient to give rise to a claim for battery.
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Critically-acclaimed Scottish quintet Frightened Rabbit are pleased to announce the details of their eagerly-awaited fourth studio album 'Pedestrian Verse', out February 1st. The first single from the album is 'The Woodpile' and the track has just been added at Triple J.
The forthcoming release was recorded at the famed Monnow Valley Studio in Rockfield, South Wales, with producer Leo Abrahams (Brian Eno, David Byrne, Grace Jones).
Frightened Rabbit released the 'State Hospital EP' in September, which was met with rapturous applause as was the band's last album, 2010's 'The Winter Of Mixed Drinks'. The Guardian declared the 'State Hospital EP' brilliant and the "songwriting is sharp throughout and most of their songs – with themes of escape, freedom and reinvention – have huge impassioned choruses that are made to be shouted from the nearest available mountain…This is the sound of a band upping their game."
The band has toured consistently since their beginnings, in 2010 the band blew away Australian audiences when thy played both Laneway Festival and Splendour in the Grass, coinciding some headliner shows while here for Splendour. The band has also toured the UK, Europe and the USA heavily, including multiple runs as supports for Death Cab for Cutie, Gomez and Modest Mouse.
In the lead up to the release of 'Pedestrian Verse', the band has released a 17 minute documentary, a chronicling series of their recent performances in the Scottish Highlands. Frontman and guitarist Scott Hutchinson talks about the film – "It had been an ambition of mine since I started the band to take to Scotland's outposts to play shows. The opportunity took its time to arise so when it did, it felt silly not to document the whole thing in some way."
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- service-friendly construction
- oil-drain valve on the pump
- motor protection switch
- soft air and MAP function (against surcharge, also retrofit)
Brochure download: duoMAT brochure
Very comfortable: This packaging machine provides a fully-automatic swivelling lid. This convenience does not require cost-intensive compressed air, because the swivelling movement of the lid is carried out by the built-in 160m³/h high capacity vacuum pump (optional 250m³/h vacuum pump).
You can choose to activate the packaging process automatically or manually. Four sealing bars with a length of 830 mm are integrated in the chambers which provides for the procession of industrial packaging quantities with this double chamber machine.
This vacuum chamber machine is serially equipped with a Soft-Air function. Further options like pluggable gas nozzles for MAP gas supply, bi-active sealing and compressed air supported sealing as well as perforation knives are also available so that the packaging process is even more efficient.
The model PNC 20 A-D-M2 (shown above), completely equipped with a fully automatic product discharger. In combination with other WEBOMATIC components, like shrink units, dryer, collecting devices, etc. it can be extended to an industrial packaging line.
Brochure download: PNC brochure