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"From People to People" - UNDP launches Digital Good platform to enable individuals worldwide to help achieve Sustainable Development GoalsSep 29, 2015
New York — The United Nations Development Programme launched its Digital Good interactive platform Tuesday, the first global resource enabling people worldwide to fund local and global efforts to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) which were adopted by the UN General Assembly on 25 September 2015.
Supported by a generous financial contribution from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, UNDP's Digital Good offers unique engagement for citizens around the globe to learn, take action and contribute to directly implementing the SDGs.
Adopted by all 193 UN Member States last week, these Global Goals, the SDGs, are an ambitious and visionary set of commitments for both people and planet, with ending poverty at their core. UNDP is a key implementing partner for the Goals, which will guide global development for the next 15 years.
UNDP's Digital Good platform aims to raise much-needed funds for achieving the Goals and to build a strong and lasting global community of supporters for the SDGs by engaging individuals committed to development worldwide.
The platform will allow UNDP and its offices throughout the world to build deep, ongoing relationships with individuals who wish to support the implementation of the SDGs. UNDP hopes that the platform will contribute to the organization's efforts to diversify its funding base as well as reach new audiences.
Launching the platform, UNDP Administrator Helen Clark said: "Digital technologies also provide new opportunities for mobilizing resources for development. This is the main vision behind the Digital Good platform, which will engage individuals online from around the world in support of the new sustainable development agenda."
UNDP Digital Good wants a generation engaged with SDGs
Helen Clark asked participants in the audience and individuals everywhere to provide whatever they could to fund the SDGs and learn more by engaging with the platform regularly.
The rollout of Digital Good is UNDP's response to a surge in demand among people worldwide to achieve results for sustainable human development at the global and local levels. Fundraising directly from individuals is an important way to mobilize resources to support development efforts and create worldwide ownership in the successful implementation of the SDGs. The most direct and fastest growing way to raise funds from individuals, especially youth, is to engage with them where they spend most time communicating: in the digital world.
Digital Good will include cutting edge engagement tools, technology and strategies to build a global community of SDG advocates and supporters. More than a simple fundraising tool, the platform will stand as a key resource allowing people around the world to learn about the SDGs, monitor progress, and take direct action to boost progress towards the goals at global and local levels.
About UNDP Digital Good
UNDP's Digital Good's innovative approach hopes to form a strong and lasting relationship with the public on the SDGs. This online platform allows individuals, companies and philanthropists to give online contributions to specific areas of assistance and projects, or to UNDP's work and mission as whole. To learn more visit: www.digitalgood.info
About UNDP
UNDP partners with people at all levels of society to help build nations that can withstand crisis, and drive and sustain the kind of growth that improves the quality of life for everyone. On the ground in more than 170 countries and territories, we offer global perspective and local insight to help empower lives and build resilient nations.
Contact Information
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Source: RFE/RL; photos by Islamic Republic News Agency
Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari is making a visit to Iran to sign a deal for construction of a $1.5 billion pipeline to bring Iranian gas to his country.
Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari during a meeting with Iranian Oil Minister Rostam Qasemi
Zardari's two-day visit is due to include a meeting with Iranian counterpart Mahmud Ahmadinejad to sign the pipeline agreement and a deal for Iranian help in building an oil refinery in the Pakistani port city of Gwadar.
Zardari (center) with Iranian his counterpart Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (left) and Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
Related Story: Supreme Leader calls for preservation of national unity in Pakistan
Iran is offering to sell Pakistan some 21.5 million cubic meters of gas daily via the pipeline and also provide a loan of some $500 million for building the Pakistani section of the pipeline.
The oil refinery is expected to have the capacity to process some 400,000 barrels daily.
The projects have had trouble attracting investors due to U.S. objections.
Based on reporting by dpa and "Business recorder"
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Wednesday, July 17, 2013
It's Turbo Day!
In case you haven't heard, today is opening day for Turbo! I had the chance to see the premiere in Toronto last week and let me tell you, I loved it! It was funny and so well done--the attention to detail on recreating the Indianapolis Motor Speedway was fantastic! Have you seen it yet? What did you think?
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Meaning of the Scandinavian male name Bengt is blessed as Benedict
Meaning of the Scandinavian male name Bengt is blessed as Benedict
Meaning: 'Blessed'
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What is Supermarket – Stockholm Independent Art Fair?
Supermarket is an annual international art fair for artist-run galleries and other artists' initiatives. The art fair itself is arranged by artists. The goal of SUPERMARKET is to provide a showcase for artists' initiatives from all over the world and to create opportunities for new networks in the Swedish and international art scenes. It is also an art fair that strives to offer the visitor an experience, rather than focusing on sales.
Who attends Supermarket?
Supermarket attracts an international audience of artists, gallerists, collectors, museum directors, and curators, as well as people who simply appreciate contemporary art. The welcoming athmosphere attracts a broad audience from around the world.
What kind of art is shown at Supermarket?
Visual art including paintings, sculpture, sound and other installations, videos, multiples, prints, performances... there are few limits to what can be shown at Supermarket. Come and see for yourself!
For Exhibitors
Who is eligible to present artworks at Supermarket?
Artist-run galleries regularly staging public exhibitions in their own exhibition spaces and other artists' initiatives that arrange exhibitions and events with invited artists can apply to exhibit at SUPERMARKET. Individual artists or artists' groups founded only for applying to SUPERMARKET will not be considered.
How does a gallery or initiative apply to Supermarket?
Your application for Supermarket 2019 is to be made online. Deadline is at the end of October each year. You create an account and register on our website. Your account will be used for submitting material if you are selected to participate. For more information about the appication and how to apply, visit this page.
What happens in the selection process?
Every year, each exhibitor proposal is considered anew, regardless of whether they have presented work at Supermarket previously or are applying for first-time inclusion. Each application is reviewed by a group of artists during an intensive review process.
I will exhibit. Where do I find useful information about the participation?
There is an Exhibitors' FAQ section that you can access when you sign in.
For Volunteers
What are volunteers' tasks at Supermarket?
The volunteer work includes various tasks, such as assisting the exhibitors, assisting at the different programmes, and helping visitors and participants at the information desk.
For how long does a volunteer work?
The most work is during the week around the art fair, from the Monday before the event until the Monday/Tuesday after. The work shifts are 2-3 hours each, and each volunteer specialises in between 1 and 3 different tasks.
Who are volunteering at Supermarket?
All types of people! Young and old, experienced and new. Many study, for example, art, art history or curating. But we always need all sorts of help, so please get in touch with us whatever your skills are.
For Partners
How are the logos of our partners shown?
For sponsorship partners, we offer exposure of the logo on the website with a link, printed on the cover page of the catalogue, and on sponsorship signs in the exhibition area.


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Worlds Unite Teaser Image Hints at a Much Bigger Picture/
This is going to be an interesting week...
IGN has posted what is the first of what should be a week of teases as we head towards Archie Comics' second epic crossover event, "Worlds Unite." To get us started, they show us what we already know...
...with a rather large hint of what we don't. Mega Man, X, Sonic, and Sticks were all revealed and given at this point, but the rest? The rest here seems to hint at a much bigger picture.
How many silhouettes can you recognize? The one that catches our eye is the winged one on the right-- if that's from any Sonic or Mega Man game, we're blanking on it at the moment.
Feel free to identify, speculate, and otherwise guess at who else is in the picture in the comments below. Some answers will be revealed tomorrow, and we'll keep you updated.
In the meantime, you can see what editor Paul Kaminski and writer Ian Flynn have to say about the event here.


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Tuesday, 25 June 2013
Australia's media stinks and should be ashamed of itself.
Julia Gillard knitting. To me that shows she is skilled, can problem solve, think spatially, is creative.
I truly believed that things were different. Obviously not.
Misogyny is alive and kicking.
Sorry, I don't know what else to say.
Oh, except that Ms Gillard's press officers are idiots.
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The media focus on the trivial rather than policies and governing puts me in a white hot rage every effing day.Very bad for my blood pressure. If all they can do is leadership speculation and focus on knitting or budgie smugglers they seriously all deserve to lose their newspaper jobs. Seriously can barely read the paper these days .Will I bother buying a digital subscription when it really is CRAP.ReplyDelete
i think i reached some kind of fuckwittery threshold today. totally cross with our media's total lack of integrity and skill. and plus, what the freaking hell does knitting have to do with feminism.ReplyDelete
...And if she said she couldn't knit or wasn't interested in knitting this would be used as evidence of her lack of femininity! Can't see the media criticising a bloke for spending hours in his shed making, well, whatever it is that blokes make in sheds. Pure sexism.ReplyDelete


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How it works
Your employer buys a bike for you to ride to work, you 'hire' it through salary sacrifice (which is where you save, by not paying tax and National Insurance on the monthly fees) and at the end of the 'hire' period you buy the bike from your employer.
Over 400,000 people have already bought a bike on the scheme, which was introduced as a tax exemption in 1999 by the government to 'promote healthier journeys to work and reduce environmental pollution'. The scheme has achieved that in spades, with a recent report claiming it saves the entire CO2 output of a city the size of Hereford each year.
Because it was set up to promote work journeys rather than cycling in general, your employer technically remains the owner of the bike. Everyone knows that in practice the employee is 'buying' the bike, but that isn't legally the case until the salary sacrifice ends and the employer 'sells' the now heavily depreciated equipment to the employee.
Reasons to sign up
Which Cycle to Work vouchers do Blazing Bikes Accept?
We accept many vouchers from companys from Cyclescheme, Halfords, Bike2Work and many more
How much can I Spend?
For most, the maximum is £1000 including VAT. If your employer has a consumer credit license then the allowance is higher.
What can I buy?
Any cycle you can use for commuting. It can have two, three or even four wheels. It can be a road bike, hybrid, mountain bike or a folding bike but cannot be a children's bike. You can also use the voucher to get any safety equipment you need for commuting. This might include:
- Helmets
- Bells and Bulb horns
- Lights
- Mirrors
- Mudguards
- Cycle Clips and dress guards
- Panniers, Luggage
- Locks and Chains
- Pumps and repair kits
- Reflective clothing, white front reflectors and spoke reflectors
Can I only use it to cycle to work?
No, the government guidelines stipulate that the bike be used at least 50% for riding to work. So do what you like for the other 50%.
Who owns the bike?
Technically your employer owns the bike and equipment and loans it to you during the hire period.
What happens at the end of the hire agreement?
To keep the scheme tax free, there can be no guarantee you employer will transfer ownership at the end of the hire period. However, this is usually what happens. Because HMRC has set fair market values that the employer must pay to keep the bike, you may be asked to pay 18% of the value for a bike costing less than £500, or 25% for one costing £500+ More often, though, your employer will agree to extend the hire period by up to 36 months. During this time you make no further payments and at the end of the term the bike's fair market value is considered negligible and ownership will be transferred to you.
How much will i actually save?
This all depends on your own tax status. Generally, without taking into account any payments or deposits at the end of the hire term, basic rate taxpayers will save 32% and higher rate taxpayers 42%.
See how much you can save with the Cyclescheme Calculator
Next step get in touch with us either by email or by phone 01694 781515 where one of our team will be glad to help out with your enquiry and get you on the fast track to saving up to 42% on your next bike.
The complete facts below
So How Does It All Work? How do employees get a tax-free bike for work through Cyclescheme?
Step 1. Once an employer is partnered with Cyclescheme (employers can sign up here) all employees wishing to participate visit Blazing Bikes Store or our website to choose the bike and, if required, safety equipment.
Step 2. Employees then apply for a Cyclescheme Certificate online using a unique link to Cycleschemes secure Extranet facility. The unique link is provided to employers and distributed to all employees. The employee will usually sign an online Hire Agreement at this time.
Step 3. If the employer approves their application they will countersign the Hire Agreement and pay Cyclescheme for the full retail price of the bike and equipment.
Step 4. Cyclescheme will then post out a paper Certificate, usually to employee's home address.
Step 5. The Certificate is then redeemed in the bike shop and exchanged for the bike package. Salary sacrifice then commences over the hire period (usually 12 months). The salary sacrifice is made prior to Income Tax and National Insurance contributions and, as a result, employees pay less of both.
Step 6. At the end of the hire period the owner of the equipment may choose to offer the employee ownership of the bike for a market value payment, or the employee may pay a small deposit allowing them to remain in possession of the bike and continue to use it.
Please note that the above procedure applies to the vast majority of schemes, but there are some variations to the above. This variation depends on how the employer's scheme is set up, i.e., the employer may use a finance company to fund the scheme or a benefits provider.
Who can participate in the scheme?
Any size employer from any sector can partner with Cyclescheme. Eligible employees must receive salary via the PAYE system, and earnings should be more than the National Minimum Wage after salary sacrifice. Employers who pay staff close to the National Minimum Wage should contact Cyclescheme to discuss the range of attractive options available that allow lower paid employees to participate in, and benefit from the scheme. There is no credit check for employees wishing to participate, and Under 18s can join the scheme if their guardian signs a guarantor agreement.
What is salary sacrifice and how do participants save?
How do participants save?
The key to understanding the way participants save money on a salary sacrifice arrangement is in understanding how they pay tax.
Cycle to Work scheme participants can potentially save on 2 forms of tax; Income Tax & Employees' National Insurance Contributions (NICs).
Income Tax and Employees' National Insurance Contributions (NICs) are expressed as a percentage and applied to participants' gross salary amounts. The tax deductions are then made and what the participant gets in their pocket is NET salary.
This is the clever bit; by reducing their gross salary they reduce the amount the income tax and NICs are calculated on, hence participants pay less of both.
What are the savings for the employee and employer?
What bikes are available through the scheme?
What is the maximum value bicycle and safety equipment package employees can select through the scheme?
Who actually owns the bike?
The bike and equipment remain the property of the employer throughout the hire period, unless the employer uses a finance company to fund the bikes; in this case the finance company or funding bank will own the bikes.
What's the best way to insure the bike?
By insuring your bike, scheme participants can now maintain their savings by avoiding hefty replacement costs in the event of accidental damage or theft and continue to enjoy the full tax exemption for the rest of the hire period. Cyclescheme has partnered with Cycleguard to bring you an insurance product that will support you and your bike throughout your Cyclescheme agreement and beyond. For further information on cycle-specific insurance please visit Cycleguard on www.cycleguard.co.uk/cs15 (Cyclescheme participants can obtain a fantastic 15% discount on Insurance and Roadside Recovery).
Do you have an open framework agreement?
Yes. Cyclescheme are approved within the MOD Open Framework Agreement. The Framework is available to all Public Authorities, runs until 31st March 2015 and is free to use. For more details and a simple guide to implimentation please click here.
How do I return my bike?
If you do not wish to take ownership of the Equipment or sign the Extended Use Agreement you must return the bicycle to Cyclescheme Ltd.
You need to inform Cyclescheme that you wish to return the bicycle by writing to us at the below address:
Cyclescheme Ltd
PO Box 3809
Bath, BA1 1WX
You must inform Cyclescheme of your intention to return the bicycle
Once we have received written notice of your intention to return the bicycle, Cyclescheme Ltd will contact you with further instructions. Whilst Cyclescheme Ltd will not charge for disposal of the bicycle, you will be required to deliver or post the bicycle and are responsible for any financial cost in doing so.
Once the bicycle has been received and verified as the original hired equipment you will be contacted with an acknowledgement of receipt and no further correspondence will be sent to you.
If you do not inform us of your intention to return the bicycle, this would result in a benefit in kind that should be declared on a P11D which may result in any tax savings, made during the hire period, being disallowed. Futhermore, you will be responsible to pay Cyclescheme Ltd any costs that we reasonably incur in recovering the bicycle from you.
Does the bike have to be used for commuting?
Employees should use the bike mainly for commuting to and, if relevant, between work places (at least 50% of the bike's use should be for work purposes). However, the bike can also be used for non-work purposes and there is no need for employers to monitor individual usage or for employees to keep a mileage log. Please note that employees cannot claim business mileage allowance with a bike that is being hired to them by their employer.
What happens at the end of the hire period?
In order to preserve the tax benefits of the scheme, there can be no guarantee or obligation to transfer ownership to the employee immediately after the hire period has ended. However, employers generally choose to offer this option in addition to others, either directly or via Cyclescheme.
At the end of the hire period, Cyclescheme will contact employees to discuss the options available.
The most attractive option for employees will be to pay a small, refundable deposit (3% or 7% of the equipment value*) and continue to use the bicycle or safety equipment for an extended period of up to 36 months.
At the end of this period, if the employee does not wish to keep the bicycle or safety equipment, then Cyclescheme will refund the deposit in full. Alternatively, Cyclescheme may at its discretion, offer ownership of the bicycle or safety equipment to the employee at this point, and no further action or payment will be required if they wish to keep the bicycle or safety equipment.
For more information, please refer to the article 'HMRC Market Value Clarification' in our 'Employer Updates' section, or click here to watch our website video guide to our simple end of hire process.
* the lower figure is for an equipment value of less than £500 and the higher one for equipment value of £500 or more. These figures include VAT.
What happens if an employee leaves their job or is made redundant?
Once signed, the Hire Agreement is non-cancellable following a cooling-off period of 14 calendar days following collection/receipt of the equipment. This means that if an employee leaves or is made redundant from their employment during the hire period they are obliged to pay the remaining salary sacrifice amount in full from net pay i.e. without any tax exemptions.
If applicable, the employee may then be offered ownership of the equipment in the normal way (please refer to 'What happens at the end of the hire period?' above).
For further information please see the Department for Transport's Cycle to Work implementation guide:
I already own a bike, can I obtain just safety equipment and accessories through Cyclescheme?
Yes. Your Cyclescheme application can include safety equipment and accessories without the need to include a bike in your request.
I already have a Hire Agreement in place, can I get another Certificate for safety equipment only?
Unfortunately if you are part-way through your initial Hire Period, you are unable to place another Certificate request until the current one has ended. If you are in an 'Extended Use Agreement' with Cyclescheme (as part of the End of Hire Process), you are able to request another Certificate.
Is there a minimum spend for safety equipment only requests?
Yes. If you are submitting a safety equipment-only request there is a £100 minimum.
What safety equipment is allowed?
Allowable safety equipment includes:
This list is by no means exhaustive, so if you do have questions about what equipment you can obtain please contact Us. Bicycle components such as Frames etc are not permitted.


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Fitness Mistakes and Health Fitness Tips to Build Muscles
Four Common Mistakes during Exercise
Here are common mistakes during exercise which people often do. These mistakes need to be avoided in Health Fitness. Firstly, people forget about warming up. It is very prominent to have warming up before exercise so their body will be not surprised with the sudden workout. Muscles can get injury when they are used to exercise without warm up. Instead people need to have 5-10 minutes warm up to ensure circulatory and muscles are ready for exercise. Secondly, people start their exercise with too heavy tools. Many people are proud to have heavy tools because it looks manly and great but muscles need time to adapt with the burden. In Health Fitness, it is important to move step by step, starting from the lightest burden. Thirdly, they are like in a hurry when want to have muscles for example six packs. In fact, it cannot be got instantly so they need consistency to do so. Lastly, exercise regularly. There are rules in exercising schedule. Rather than exercising all day long, it is better to have regular exercise. Body needs time to rest and people cannot change this natural system of their body. Those are common mistakes why people cannot have Health Fitness.
Health Fitness Tips
There are some Health Fitness tips people need to do if they want to get expected result from their workout in gym or fitness center. Firstly, they need to wear comfortable outfit. It is important to let the muscles flexible so the exercise can take effect. Secondly, choose the right group because usually fitness center has some classes. Choose the right group will accommodate your need and level. Thirdly, think positive. In Health Fitness the most important is not fast result but stay positive to know that they can get the expected result. Fourthly, ask for help anytime they have difficulty is important. Sometimes when they start exercising they feel lazy but then when it becomes habit, they feel exercise as their need.


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LOS ANGELES The pioneers may have headed west in search of gold, but New York-based Paper magazine journeyed here last week in search of something of equal value to an arts- and style-driven publication: a teeming pool of artists and underground talent, and an untapped market of potential readers. For the fourth consecutive year, the magazine made its east-to-west migration, setting up camp in the city to host its Los Angeles Project from November 5 through 9.
"Celebrating the people of Los Angeles is really at the root of the project," said Drew Elliott, the mag's New York-based vice president of creative services and marketing. "We see amazing artists coming out of L.A., and we want to celebrate and cover them while raising our visibility in the market, which is a big one for us. We're creating a Paper posse."
To do that, the magazine hosted both invite-only and public events. "We like to keep it very democratic," Elliot said. "You never know when you're going to resonate with someone." The magazine turned to Evolutionary Media Group to help rally what Elliott refers to as a "great cast of people" to attend the festivities, which launched with a private opening party last Wednesday night at a West Hollywood pop-up storefront on Sunset Boulevard, decorated by architecture firm Johnston Marklee & Associates. The firm brought in chain-link fence installations to help convert the space into a public 24-hour department store, where artists and fashion labels like Rodarte and retailer Opening Ceremony sold their goods on Friday.
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- Sleeps: 24
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Forest Lodge Farmhouse is a Bunkhouse style big house for large groups wishing to holiday together. The house is not "very smart" so visitors can relax and not worry too much about children with sticky fingers or running around. There is a large lawned area in front of the house, ideal as a play area. Forest Lodge is an increasingly popular location for groups taking a self catering holiday. It is in a wonderful position with spectacular views of the Brecon Beacons and the beauty of the surrounding area with walks from the door. It is only 1 mile from the Brecon Beacons National Park Visitors Centre. There are magnificent views of Fan Frynach and Rhos Dringarth Mountains from the farmhouse, and across the common to the National Park Mountain Centre. Forest Lodge was once a very large farm, thus the size of the farmhouse, of some 2000 acres, but now reduced to 400 acres of farmland and many outbuildings. Brecon 5 miles. There is a good pub in the nearest village Libanus called The Tai'r Bull Inn but please call to book a meal.
Farmhouse Accommodation
Sleeps 24 (Can sleep 40 with Forest Lodge Cottages) plus cot, 6 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms. Large well equipped kitchen with treble size oil fired Aga, large electric cooker, fridge, freezer, ample work, preparation and storage space. Laundry/boot room with washing machine, tumble dryer and drying space. Off the kitchen is a dining room with two long dining tables and benches. One sitting room with sofas and chairs, TV with Freeview and multi-fuel fire, another with a desk and easy chairs. Bedroom layouts are as follows:
Bedroom 1: Large room, 6 single beds and handbasin.
Bedroom 2: Large room, 6 singles and handbasin with featured fire place
Bedroom 3: Double bed and cot
Bedroom 4: Double bed
Bedroom 5: Double and a single bed with attractive feature fire place
Bedroom 6: 5 singles beds and and en-suite shower and toilet
Two bathrooms both with a bath, shower, handbasin and toilet.
Also another separate toilet and handbasin.
Useful information
Activities and leaders can be arranged on discussion with Brecon Beacons Holiday Cottages.
Local Activities
Libanus boasts a village pub but the nearest supermarkets, markets, leisure facilities and hospital etc. are in Brecon. There are several pony trekking centres close to Brecon and an excellent Climbing Wall Rope Centre. Ideal location for groups or family groups - Property to be vacated by 10am on departure day to allow adequate cleaning time. Forest Lodge can be booked solely, or with Charlotte's Cottage, Fern Cottage and Ivy Cottage, in all sleeping up to 40 Visitors.
National Park Visitors Centre, 2 miles from Libanus with its pub and restaurant. Brecon 8 miles.
If you would like to speak to someone who has visited this property please ask for: Elizabeth, Ann, Andria, Lucy and Ceri
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- Walks from the door
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- Woodburner/ open fire
- Large Freezer
About Brecon
Brecon is a beautiful cathedral town with views of the majestic mountains all around. We've got over 150 holiday cottages in and around Brecon, whether you're looking for a group getaway or a romantic retreat; a town house or a rural farm, we've got the perfect cottage for you.
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I've never got the fascination with Halloween.
When I was growing up, the greatest excitement on October 31st was semi-drowning in a bucket of water while trying to pull an apple out with your teeth.
That was it. Party over.
It was only when I moved to the US that I realised what I had been missing out on. My local Williams-Sonoma store in Beverly Hills started stocking up on Pumpkin Carving Kits at the end of summer. I'd never before been in contact with a pumpkin, let alone something to turn it into a work of art. It wasn't that my parents were mean; they were just a bit slow on the uptake when it came to essentials for festivities.
We were always, for example, the last people Christmas shopping for sprouts at 5pm on Christmas Eve (I still am, by the way). My Jack o' Lantern was always a turnip, not a pumpkin, because the latter sold out at least a week before we needed them (I recall one year when even the turnips had run out; I think we had to make do with a plump carrot that year).
In Los Angeles, people start turning their lawns into Halloween Festivals round about September 1st. Skeletons, ghouls, fluffy white stuff, pumpkins, candles - everything guaranteed to terrify a small child goes on display, and for what purpose I have never been able to fathom.
A notice came around in my building last week asking whether I wanted to be included in the Trick or Treat festivities carried out by the complex's little people. Not unless they never want to be reunited with their parents again and eke out their remaining days under my floorboards, I said. Politely.
I put it down to the fact that I was born on November 5th. In the UK, that is the day that celebrates (or commemorates, depending on which side of the political fence you are sitting) Guy Fawkes's unsuccessful attempt to blow up the Houses of Parliament in 1605. He was a Catholic. That may or may not be relevant - depending on which side of the religious fence you are sitting.
Every year, children came to my birthday party armed with (and I mean this literally) explosives. Sometimes, I got a present, too, but the bigger the box of explosives, the smaller the present. After everyone sang Happy Birthday and I blew out my candles on the cake, everyone retired to the garden to watch the explosives display.
Except me.
I always stayed inside, hiding under the dining table or behind a chair until it was all over. I hated fireworks then and, to this day, I still do. They make me cry. To me, it's the loneliest sound in the world.
I suppose I equate Halloween with that time of year. I've never been able to be near anyone wearing a mask; my dislike of beards is probably because I genuinely have a fear of being close to anything with its face covered. I would need to be accompanied by paramedics if I were to attend a masked ball; my mother once had to carry me out of the circus when a clown approached me for a friendly chat. I had hysterics in Paris Disneyland when a mouse came within nibbling distance.
And I was 43 at the time.
So, tonight, I am staying in. I've just had to turn off Strictly Come Dancing on BBC1 because they are doing a Halloween theme, and I never thought I'd run screaming from BBC presenter Jeremy Vine.
What's to like about something that celebrates everything that is horrible? That preys upon our greatest fears about the unknown? That transforms people into hideous incarnations of grossness?
Bizarrely, it is a celebration - the first day of Allhfallowide - that takes place on the eve of the Western Christian feast of All Hallows' Day. In my book, that's just a posh way of saying "Another Excuse for Christians to Get Rat-Arsed Day".
Apparently, we're not supposed to eat meat today, but we're at liberty to light candles on the graves of the dead.
Go figure.
So, a very happy Halloween to you all. I'm keeping all my doors locked, eating all the candy I have (sorry, kiddies), and watching back to back Law and Order: SVU (again).
Come November 5th, I might emerge.
Drinks are on you.


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SEOUL, Feb. 24 (UPI) -- An official at South Korea's unification ministry said North Korea closed its borders to tourists in October because its leadership lacks the confidence in its own healthcare infrastructure to contain an epidemic, South Korean news agency Yonhap reported.
The statement on Tuesday came a day after North Korea travel specialists said the reclusive regime banned foreign runners from its annual Pyongyang Marathon. Marathon organizers cited concerns of an Ebola outbreak within North Korea's borders.
In addition to the marathon ban, it was unclear whether a North Korean youth soccer tournament scheduled for April would also be suspended.
South Korea's top intelligence chief, Lee Byung-kee, said in a separate statement that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is personally fearful of an Ebola outbreak. The South Korean official said Kim is convinced an epidemic could shake North Korea's infrastructure and lead to the state's collapse.
To date, there have been no reported cases of Ebola in the countries that border North Korea.
Threats to state security loom large for the North Korean leadership, and they continue to grow, said Kim Jin-ha, head of a South Korean government think tank specializing in unification issues.
Speaking at a National Unification Advisory Council panel on Wednesday, Kim Jin-ha said the intensification of the cult of the North Korean Kims and specialized distribution of wealth to the elite is angering North Korea's less privileged population, a development that paves more roads to instability.
Remco Breuker, a professor of Korean studies at Leiden University in the Netherlands, said events like the Pyongyang Marathon allow Kim Jong Un to show North Korean citizens that the nation counts in the international world, but its economic benefits to ordinary North Koreans are slightly less clear.
"There is money [the marathon] brings in," Breuker told UPI. "But it has become clear that it is routed completely to Room 39 to be spent under Kim Jong Un's direct supervision...with the money routed to the top of the regime."
Room or Office 39 is a branch of the North Korean regime that handles the country's illicit financial activities, according to the U.S. Treasury.


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Nick Franck grew up in a small town in North Dakota. He joined the cbs4 sports team in July of 2016. From a young age, he was always passionate about sports.
Nick graduated from Arizona State University with a bachelor's degree in Broadcast Journalism. During his time at ASU, he was a sports anchor for the college TV program and the sports director for the college radio station. He earned a national Hearst Broadcast Award for his radio work.
After college, he was hired as the weekend sports anchor at a TV station in Duluth, Minnesota. Nick spent two years covering some of the best prep hockey in the country as well as Vikings' training camp and the 2014 MLB All Star Game.
When he is not busy reporting on sports, Nick loves golfing, running, biking and grilling! Despite the lifelong heartache it has caused him, he fully supports the Vikings, Twins, Timberwolves and Wild.


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Finally posting pictures!
So here are some relatively unflattering pictures of me in my IC when I finally got to wear it for a summer wedding. (Have you ever bought a dress top in summer? There was nothing that wasn't sheer at the dept. stores.) Anyways, I think it looks really good on me when I'm not being blasted by a flash. I got quite a few compliments, and when people found out I made it, they thought it was even cooler. I think if i ever went out with it at night, I'd switch to black ribbon though.