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Saturday, 31 May 2014
Extra Veg Round Up hosted by Shaheen
As host o
Extra Veg Challenge for May 2014
I asked you to share a savoury vegetarian or vegan dish. And I am pleased to say that many of you did, before I kick off with the recipes,
I would also like to thank
Utterly Scrummy Food
Fuss Free Flavours
for giving me the opportunity to host Extra Veg as it has introduced me to some new fellow bloggers.
#Extra Veg Blog Challenge May 2014
Here are the 19 Veg-tastic contributors.
Green Vegetables with Halloumi Cheese
by Mark's Veg Plot.
Black Bean and Sweetcorn Chilli
by Onion and Paper.
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Tuesday, 27 May 2014
Vegan Rhubarb, Vanilla and Pomegranate Tart
the rhubarb that I harvested from my garden
early this month? Well, here is one pretty awesome dish that I made with some of it -
Rhubarb Vanilla and Pomegranate Tart
. I am really really chuffed with it.
Once the tart had cooled down and removed from its fluted tin, I thought it looked pretty plain and required something more to make it visually appealing. Fortunately for me I had some pomegranate seeds in the fridge. I decided to scatter some over the creamy vanilla tofu topping. It gleamed and shimmered like edible rubies and looked absolutely beautiful. But we all know that beautiful looking tarts, and a vegan one for that are not there just for the admiring, this tart had to be sliced carefully, first to see if it had set and yes it had. And secondly for the taste test.
And I have to say, hand on heart it was very very good too. My spoon hit the creamy vanilla tofu topping, then the soft rhubarb and then the hard crust. The rhubarb sitting at the bottom, did not make the pastry base soggy at all. All in all the flavours and textures came together wonderfully.
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Monday, 26 May 2014
Vegan Orange and Lemon Poppyseed Cake Again
I've made vegan lemon and orange poppy seed cake many times in the past, see
; even
Orange and Poppyseed Waffles
. So why on earth would I make the cake again?
because I'm need more zingy citrus inspiration. In stead I find myself following some trusty old recipes. Still these were very enjoyable to eat.
The only thing missing, was a bit of icing drizzle - maybe next time.
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Sunday, 25 May 2014
Vegan Savoury Croissants
D likes traditional croissants more than I do. I can take them or leave them.
So what made me decide to go ahead and make a savoury version. Well the truth is that I had some green filling left over, and instead of lobbing it in the bin, I decided to slather some unbaked supermarket
croissant dough
with it. Then baked them according to the packet instructions until puffed and golden.
The savoury
were a hit with him, he requested that I make them again. I did.
Only thing, (I criticise myself too you know), I need more practice to master rolling the
into proper
shapes, so that they resemble those
you see piled high at French bakeries
But my excuse is that I covered the whole dough with the savoury filling and then rolled it up. It was a fatty, making it more pigs in blanket, albeit a vegan version, than the elegant
that we are all used too. Yes, I know not good enough excuse - yes Miss. I will try harder next time round.
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Saturday, 24 May 2014
Crisp Crumbly Cocoa Biscuits
Unlike my husband who really really likes sweet things: biscuits, cookies, chocolate bars.
I don't reach out for sweet things, it tends to be savoury nibbles until of course I find myself in the biscuit section of the supermarket aisle, then sometimes, I emphasise
I do get tempted by Mr Kiplings Viennese Whirls, a (not so) secret guilty pleasure, so last month when I saw
Chocolate Viennese Biscuits
on Lisa's blog I immediately bookmarked the recipe to make in the near future, well that day came much sooner than I expected.
One of the little nephews requested some chocolate cookies. And his wish my command, well an opportunity for me to try them out too.
Every one who took one, took another nodding their approval. Not too bothered that they were vegan. The only comment I got from the littlest of my nephews, the one who had originally requested them was that '
they were too cocoa'
. Still, that did not stop him from scoffing three in on sitting.
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Savoury Nettle, Ground Elder and Spinach 'Eccles' Cakes
I've written about Eccles cakes on my blog in the past, but for those of you may not be familiar with Eccles cakes - I am happy to write about them again. Eccles cakes are a particular kind of English cake. Individual flaky pastries filled with either currants or raisins, glazed and coated in crunchy sugar grains.
Eccles cakes are believed to have originated in a little place called Eccles, formerly within the Lancashire boundary but this has been debated by some food historians who argue that similar types of sweet patties were being made elsewhere in England.
To add to this, these sweet patties are known by different names. I've known them to be called Squashed Fly Cake, and even a Fly's Graveyard. I've been told that they also exist in Scotland, but in a very different guise: simply as a fruit slice. Something else of interest though, the word 'eccles' actually means church and is derived from the Greek word '
Ecclestia' -
Interesting, don't you think?!
Well here is a savoury take on the sweet variety: made with Stilton cheese and my hedgerow scrummage of nettles and ground elder. I also stirred in some spinach to the mix, only because I had some in the fridge. The other reason, I highlight spinach it, if you don't have the opportunity to forage for some free wild foodie greens like nettles, wild garlic, mustard garlic or ground elder - then spinach will be a good alternative.
Anyway, back to this particular savoury 'Eccles' cake - t
he pastry was light and flaky, (sometimes ready made comes in hand - yes even for me); and the filling was creamy and salty from the cheese, and silky from the sauteed robust greens.
My preference for eating these savoury 'Eccles' cakes if definitely warm, but they would work well cold too, especially at room temperature. So perfect for taking to work for lunch or summer time picnics for those of you blessed with sunshine. Talking of weather, the rain has been pelting down all day and the skies have been proper dark, even though its day-time, its feels like the evening.
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Thursday, 22 May 2014
Vegan Ginger Chocolate Cake
I've made this cake many times.
I actually remember the first time it passed my lips. Th
e texture was airy light, almost mousse like. However, a day later, the texture firmed up a little, still very tasty.
The ginger in the cake certainly kicks you in the mouth on first bite; and wakes you up, just in case you were a tad tired. Because its such an easy cake to knock up and affordable to make, especially as most of the ingredients are to hand in my kitchen store-cupboard, I am sharing this lovely vegan Ginger Chocolate Cake with lots of bloggers - virtually of course!
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Thursday, 15 May 2014
Plant sales
Whenever D and me go out for our adventurous exploratory drives every other weekend, we pass by places with signs promoting community plant sales, but they are never open when we drive by.
I somehow always feel like we lost out on something, but the truth is the garden plot is filling up slowly, that we won't really have space to accommodate other plants (unless put into pots), still I like looking - just to get inspiration.
This picture was taken in Cowbridge, Wales a little while back.
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Wednesday, 14 May 2014
Easy Peasy Asparagus and Courgette Pesto Tart
I made the most of what i had in my fridge a few days back.
The result an Asparagus, courgette and pesto Tart.
The asparagus was lightly steamed, then drained and put into a large bowl with sliced courgettes and a couple of tablespoons of green pesto. Then the coated vegetables were carefully placed upon the uncooked puff pasty. Just before being placed in the oven to be baked, you have the option of scattering over some grated cheese.
After 20 - 25 minutes, dinner was made. This simple tart was served with some sauteed new potatoes.
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Monday, 12 May 2014
Rhubarb Revival
Just a short post as I have a few distractions this week and need to get my serious head down in preparation for them.
I mentioned
last month that my rhubarb was growing fantastically well
, and here is the proof - Just look at these thick long stems shimmering in white, pink and lime green. I am so, so pleased. Last year, I did not get to harvest many stems and they were also on the skinny side. This year I have been bestowed with an armful and there is much more to come! So excited, and I am not that much of a rhubarb fan, finding it a little too astringent, but D loves the stuff - so for him, I will be doing some cooking and baking.
I don't know if I will be able to get through these just between the two of us, so some stems are going over to my family: for the nippers; some being turned into crumble tonight; some transformed into a preserve of sorts and some chopped up for the freezer.
I am also always looking for new recipe ideas, so please if you have any suggestions they would be most welcome - sweet and savoury.
I am sharing this post with Daphne and Dandelions
who is hosting
Harvest Monday
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Saturday, 10 May 2014
Caerphilly 'Just Like That'
The weather was predicted to be wet, windy and wild, yet that did not stop us from venturing out.
We decided to go into Caerphilly for the
Caerphilly Food Festival
. I have to apologise in advance as I do not have many food related pictures. Every time I would point the camera, the rain and wind would conspire against us, but that was nothing to what the stall holders had to endure. It was quite horrid for them as the wind was really whacking, it was really strong with many stall holders holding onto the canopy sheltering their goods from every gust. My heart went out to many of them, as they were looking really stressed.
Despite being there early, I somehow seemed to miss the food demonstration by
The Great British Bake Off
2013 Winner
Frances Quinn,
but I did get a glimpse of her as she was busy talking to fans and signing autographs.
Still, you'll be pleased to know that I did sample some lovely samples from the food festival, but don't have anything to show you - sorry.
For those of you who follow my blog, know I like a bit of graffiti art, so I was excited to see this stunning Green Goddess on the side of the building. I wonder how many people look up?! If you don't, it's so easy to miss.
I missed this 9 foot bronze statue of
Tommy Cooper
the last time I was in Caerphilly, silly really especially as its located opposite the castle, not this time though. For those of you who may not be familiar with
Tommy Cooper
, he was born in Caerphilly and was a popular comedian and magician. The statue was unveiled by Anthony Hopkins, another Welsh legend.
After walking through the High Street, we wandered around Caerphilly Castle.
Follow this link for photographs of
Caerphilly Castle
on a much nicer day.
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Thursday, 8 May 2014
Rustic Asparagus and Purple Sprouting Broccoli Quiche
The asparagus season is so short, so for those of you who like them with a passion, you better get some soon.
Well my husband did not hesitate and picked up some at a reduced price at a supermarket and gave me a big hint to make a cheesy Quiche with them. Who said 'real men don't eat Quiche?!1 Because I would strongly disagree. It got me thinking when it was the last time I made Quiche at home, and I really couldn't remember. So a quick blog search revealed that the last one I shared on my blog was Summertime last year and it was a
Caramelised Red Onion Brie Quiche
made with home-grown strawberries.
So his request albeit through a hint was accommodated.
Not only does this Quiche have asparagus, I also added in some blanched Purple Sprouting Broccoli. showcased
In My Kitchen
blog post.
I couldn't be bothered to trim off the excess cooked pastry and in some places it had shrunk a bit, so I left it and decided to call it rustic - works, don't you think.
Not only did this make for a good meal, there is plenty left over for him to take into work tomorrow.
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Wednesday, 7 May 2014
Savoury Jerusalem Artichoke Rice
The weather has been so changeable recently, one day the sun is shining and I am out in the gardening - sowing seeds, transplanting plants into the ground, building climbing frames for my legumes, the next its pouring with rain and I'm reaching out for my hot water bottle (yes, sometimes I can be a real wimp!). And guess what, today its been drizzling.
The last couple of times when its been wet and windy, I've come home and made Risotto, first
Smoked Paprika with white PSB
and and then
Fennel and Black Olive Risotto
. It could have easily been another Risotto with the last Jerusalem Artichokes of the season, but I've made
Jerusalem Artichoke and Parsley Risotto
in the past and wanted to try something different, but it still had to be rice. So I opted for a
style rice dish.
I know its not the most well presented dish, just dished up on the plate - but this is how real homely food is served and today, I am not in the mood for
about, as well as the fact that the natural lighting is just not conducive for food photography.
This savoury rice dish is my take on a
rice dish that my mother would make, I have just changed the ingredients in it. I must say, my mother would just *throw in all the whole spices into the pot to infuse the rice. It was quite normal for us to be pushing the cassia bark, cinnamon sticks to the side of the plate; or picking out the cloves and peppercorns, so the appearance of these inedible whole spices don't bother me. However, I understand not everyone is like me and may find them unsightly, even off putting. So with the exception of the coriander and cumin seeds, you may wish to tie the spices in a muslin cloth whilst cooking and then remove it when serving up.
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Tuesday, 6 May 2014
In My Kitchen: Pot Stand
Last month I gave you a glimpse of
some Welsh things in my kitchen,
today I would like to share a handful of things: mostly edible. But first this tall handsome pot stand, that
D picked up for the kitchen from a charity shop. I like it, even though its for the kitchen, its actually not in the kitchen as there is no space there - its in the extension conservatory bit.
Next onto, edible things. I haven't had coffee for a couple of weeks now, I have to say I am feeling a bit better for it. In its place, I have been drinking low caffeine tea and lots of herbal Teas. I've gone through the whole
Clipper Fruit Infusions
range in the last two months, (sorry no photograph) my favourite being Apple and Ginger; Orange and Coconut; and Rosehip. Now all I have is this Zen Again
and a tub of Hot Chocolate too, for when the evenings feel a bit nippy.
At the weekend I picked up some real bread from perhaps my favourite baker in South Wales
Tortoise Bakery
. I treat myself every fortnight to a loaf of fresh hand-made bread, but this week it was two. Olive Ciabatta and a Sourdough.
I also picked up some purple sprouting broccoli - last of the season.
During the Easter weekend, we went into
and stopped at an Oriental supermarket. I wanted some silken tofu and D wanted Nori Wasabi coated peanuts (see below). I also picked up some new things to try: Spicy vegetarian 'tofu' meat.
And coloured Tapioca Pearls - I have one or two ideas what to do with them, but would appreciate if you have suggestions to share.
Finally, I have a tin full of raw chocolate that I made from scratch a few days ago when I attended a
Raw Chocolate class
Follow this link
if you want to read more about it.
My Kitchen Serie
s is hosted by Celia at Fig Jam and Lime Cordial. It is an opportunity for worldwide bloggers to share what is happening in their kitchen. Please do go by and read about the other bloggers sharing what's going on in their kitchen - the heart of many homes!
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Monday, 5 May 2014
Making and Eating Raw Chocolate
I've been feeling under the weather the past few weeks, and needed some natural up-lifting. Well, a f
ew days ago, D encouraged me to go and do something just for myself, something that would be a good distraction from the lows bringing me down.
For those of you who know me through blog-reading, will know that I am not a chocolate fanatic, I' enjoy small morsels now and again, when the mood takes me. However, I had recently read about raw chocolate classes and it got me kind of curious. I've eaten raw chocolate in the past, I have to admit I wasn't that keen on it at first, but then with every small bite I developed a taste for it. Still not mad about it, but like it enough to try and attempt making my own. Well before I knew it I was at a Raw Chocolate class being taught on a one to one basis. Raw chocolate base is made from raw cacao and cacao butter. I was also introduced to lots of new ingredients, like mesquite powder (white carob), lucuma, purple corn flour, maca root powder, baobab powder and a number of others that escape my head.
As well as coming home smelling sweet like chocolate, I came home with this impressive selection. You should have seen my reaction when the chocolate fell out effortlessly from the moulds. Totally amazing. They are definitely an acquired taste, none of my nephews or nieces liked them, saying that they were too bitty. I didn't mind them, nor did D - so plenty for us to enjoy over the next couple of weeks.
Above heart-shaped coins enhance with lavender buds, purple corn flour, cacao nibs, carob powder, vanilla and maple syrup
These shaped into butterflies and a flower have lucuma fruit powder and vanilla extract
Sea shells with a hint of Himalayan Rose Pink Crystal Salt
And finally, Mint extract, some kind of seaweed powder (sorry can't remember the name at the moment) and carob powder .
I am planning to go back in a month or so as it was a lovely distraction for the day. And I am planning to take along a stash of chilli flakes as I would like to make some red chilli and cacao raw chocolate.
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Saturday, 3 May 2014
Snail and slug trails
I mentioned in my
last gardening post
that its not all been good in the greenhouse, we have had slug problems. We didn't have shelving/staging in the greenhouse, so most of the seedlings were set on the ground, I know we were asking for trouble but we had no other choice at the time.
Well many of the seedlings on my
Sowing the Seeds page,
no longer exist (even those bestowed upon me by fellow bloggers), where their was once a seedling beginning to germinate, there is now a silver streaky trail
Yes, many of my seedlings including the sunflowers have been got at, by the slimey slugs and snails - I am ever so mift. I was already three weeks behind on the growing front due to the house moving, now I have been pushed back a further three- four more weeks.
Hand-crafted snail from Welsh coal
So as well as picking up mesh shelving, some slug pellets, I put my hands up and admit I am cheating as have also picked up some established vegetable plants like courgettes, squash,
black kale
, c
urly kale
, borlotti beans,
purple french beans
and a number of others that escape my mind.
I know some serious vegetable gardeners will shake their head, but I know most of you will understand. So this year will be a mish mash of seedlings home-grown and not home-grown, but its got me started. I don't want to be defeated by the slug trailers; and yes, I will still sow some of my own seeds - starting tomorrow, the garden nursery vegetable plants will just give me a head start.
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Thursday, 1 May 2014
#Extra Veg Challenge May 2014 - Savoury Vegetarian
Early last the month, we were all being told that our 5 a day fruit and vegetable portion should be
increased to 7 a day
. Well, I have to put hand on heart and say, even though I am a vegetarian, I don't always hit the 5 quota a day, sometimes not even the 3, but then there are days when I hit 10.
Anyway, no preaching here.
I would like to announce today that I have the pleasure of hosting #Extra Veg this month
. Extra Veg challenge was launched by Helen of
Fuss Free Flavours
to encourage us to eat extra vegetables.
#Extra Veg Blog Challenge May 2014
As my blog is 100% vegetarian,
I would like to challenge you to come up with either a vegan or vegetarian savoury dish
. This particular dish could be a tart, a quiche, a curry, a stew, a salad - anything as long as its Savoury and Vegetarian.
For the Round Up
Please Follow this Link.
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Jury gets case of accused 2004 child killer
Policarpio Espinoza-Perez being tried for 3rd time in killings
The fate of convicted child killer Policarpio Espinoza-Perez is in the hands of a Baltimore City jury for the third time.
Closing arguments wrapped up Thursday in Espinoza-Perez's third trial on charges of killing his three young relatives nearly a decade ago. Jurors were sent home Friday evening.
Both Espinoza-Perez and Adan Canela have faced two other murder trials in the deaths of 9-year-old Alexis Quezada, 8-year-old Lucero Espinoza and 10-year-old Ricardo Espinoza Jr. in an apartment building in the 7000 block of Park Heights Avenue in 2004.
The first attempt at convicting the men ended in a mistrial, and the conviction in their second trial was overturned. This time around, the men are being tried separately.
Unlike in the first two trials, prosecutors were not allowed to use certain DNA evidence and witness testimony.
During testimony in the current trial, the jury heard an admission that Espinoza-Perez was outside the building when the killings took place and that only Canela went inside the apartment.
Maria Espejo, Quezada's mother, testified about several male acquaintances involved in the case, including Canela, making sexual advances toward her, which she turned down, possibly hinting at a motive.
One of Espejo's neighbors also took the stand.
Canela will be tried next month.

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Many new fathers are nothing short of awe-stricken by the birth of their child, and cherish their baby's first moments shared with the mother in the delivery room. In fact, ever since Dr. Robert Bradley introduced the concept of husband-coached childbirth in the early 1960s, fathers have been routinely encouraged to be present at their children's births. Yet, now, in what is sure to stir up some fatherly frustration, to say the least, French obstetrician Michel Odent argues that fathers specifically, and men in general, don't have a place in the delivery room.
According to Odent, not only are fathers in the way, but because their presence often makes the laboring mother anxious, they may be interrupting the production of a hormone critical to the birth process. The slowed supply of that hormone, oxytocin, may even increase the chances that a woman will have to deliver by Cesarean section. Odent, who believes that the safest birthing environment involves only the mother and a skilled midwife, told the Daily Mail:
"If she can't release oxytocin she can't have effective contractions, and everything becomes more difficult… Labor becomes longer, more painful and more difficult because the hormonal balance in the woman is disturbed by the environment that's not appropriate because of the presence of the man."
Odent will argue his views this week at a forum hosted by the Royal College of Midwives. He will be challenged in a debate by Duncan Fisher, an advocate for fathers, who believes that men should defer to the women's desire to have them in the room.
Yet, even before the debate, Odent's controversial perspective is likely to generate some opposing views, including those from fellow physicians who suggest that recent increases in C-section deliveries have no correlation with dads being in the delivery room. As Patrick O'Brien of the U.K.'s Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists told Clare Murphy with the BBC:
"What we do know is that there are many reasons why the number of emergency cesarean sections has risen—including obesity, older mothers, and fear of litigation—none of which have anything to do with the presence of dads."
And while the birthing process has been known to make a few men feel squeamish (or even terrified), whether or not they are in the room should be a decision left to the fathers- and mothers-to-be, O'Brien says. He also told the BBC:
"Having a baby together is an intense, life-changing experience that most couples want to experience together. The father can be an immensely reassuring presence for the mother… And as for the suggestion that men won't cope with the so-called gore – well, most of his role can be carried out at the head-end, talking, mopping her brow, offering sips of water. Of course a man shouldn't feel forced to be there, but I have yet to meet one who said after the birth of his baby – 'I wish I'd stayed at home'."


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The news this morning is full of pieces on Kevin Hicks, proprietor of a consumer-oriented wine analysis company called Beverage Grades, and the class action lawsuit he's bringing against multiple California wineries for selling wine with arsenic concentrations far exceeding what the US Environmental Protection Agency allows in drinking water. Many of the reports are emphasizing the "wine may kill you" side of this story.
Mr. Hicks contacted me by way of an email and a suggested arsenic-in-wine story — for which he advised me I could pay him by check or PayPal — a little over a year ago, which prompted me to write this post on whether wine consumers should be concerned. My admittedly brief scan of the literature suggests that no new scientific research on wine and arsenic has been published in English since then. I'll stand by what I wrote in 2014. The key points:
- Arsenic is definitely found in wine. It's also found in many other foods and beverages. Arsenic is, in fact, naturally present in water and soil, and unless you're part of a special population, drinking water is your primary source of dietary arsenic.
- Researchers have found evidence of higher arsenic intake in wine drinkers, but also in people who drink beer and who eat rice, fish, and/or Brussels sprouts. (Exemplar references here and here.)
- The FDA regulates arsenic levels in apple and pear juice, but not (yet) in wine. Dietary arsenic isn't well understood, and whether we have good evidence for the current "safe" cut-offs and what those cut-offs should be has been discussed for decades.
- Our current best evidence indicates that arsenic in wine isn't a health concern. It's fair to say that every food and drink we consume brings minor amounts of potentially harmful substances into our bodies. Risk assessments say that the amount of arsenic in wine doesn't pose a threat to consumers. (Exemplar references here and here)
The wines indicted in Hicks' lawsuit weren't a major part of the studies I've listed above. His data may show something amiss with these specific wines, but he hasn't shared either his methods or his data. When I looked at Beverage Grades a year ago, I was disturbed by the complete lack of detail offered to back up awarding specific wines badges like "HealthyPour™."
I'm uncomfortable with Kevin Hicks and Beverage Grades' tactics of withholding rather than being transparent with information, damaging at the best of times and ironic in light of his accusations. If third-party labs can back up Hicks' claims in the course of this lawsuit, we may well have something to talk about: ways to reduce arsenic levels in wine, new regulations, and/or renewed scrutiny of the EPA guidelines. But until then, the healthiest thing to avoid is likely the inflammatory news headlines.


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As part of the EnVision partnership, Siemens and Varian have jointly developed ARIA® connectivity for Siemens linacs. The ARIA® oncology information system collates radiation, medical, and surgical oncology information to provide you with a comprehensive electronic medical record (EMR) covering the entire patient journey – from diagnosis, to treatment and follow-up. Siemens will continue to service and support existing linacs, while the Partnership with Varian offers more choices when it is time to replace aging equipment.
- Complete and comprehensive OIS
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Should Kobe Bryant tweeting during Lakers playoff games even matter?
While the Lakers were battling the Spurs on the court in Game 1 of the first round of the playoffs on Sunday, Kobe Bryant was playing Twitter-coach from his Orange County pad.
Hoopsvibe's quick call: It was pretty obvious in the post game press conference that Lakers Coach Mike D'Antoni wasn't a fan of Kobe's tweets. Wonder how Phil would've handled it?
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Wonder if someone could help with this ,it is I think the name of a small craft in Hong Kong Kowloon Harbour!
I cannot get a better Pic so hope this will be readable!
As well I am putting a Pic of the actual craft ,so if anyone can identify I would be so grateful!
Thank You
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Can you help with this please
Discuss the Chinese language.
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Understanding PEOs
With Professional Employer Organizations (PEOs), PEOs and their client employers contractually share responsibilities regarding the client employer's business. This shared employment relationship is called co-employment.
As co-employers, PEOs contractually assume certain client employer rights, responsibilities and risks through the client employer's relationships with the client employer's workers.
A PEO that wants to report their client employer's payroll to BWC and make premium payments for their client employer's policy online must become an authorized representative of the client employer. This is referred to as the AC-2 Process. For more information on the AC-2 Process, refer to the:
- Understanding AC-2 section (discussed below)
- Permanent Authorization (AC-2) form
PEO obligations
A PEO that enters into a PEO agreement with a client employer assumes the responsibility of Employer of Record (EOR) and shares any liabilities with the client employer.
When the two organizations have a PEO agreement, it is also the PEO's responsibility to ensure that the client employer maintains active workers' compensation coverage with BWC. A PEO must perform all the following functions:
- Provide written notice to each shared employee it assigns to a client employer
- Pay wages and payroll taxes associated with shared employees as established within the PEO agreement
- Maintain adequate employment-related records for employees
- Maintain complete records, separately listing the payroll and claims of its client employers for each payroll-reporting period
- Maintain workers' compensation coverage
- Pay all workers' compensation premiums
- Manage all workers' compensation claims, filings, and related procedures associated with a shared employee
BWC may deny or revoke a PEO's registration if it finds the PEO failed to comply with the requirements of the laws or rules.
Registering a PEO
Ohio law mandates that PEOs operating in Ohio must:
- Obtain and maintain an active BWC policy.
- Register with BWC within 30 days of commencing operations in Ohio. To register:
- Submit a completed Professional Employer Organization Registration Application (UA-1) form. (Contact the BWC PEO Unit at 614-441-0759 to obtain a UA-1 form.)
- Pay an initial $1,000 registration fee
- Notify BWC about the PEO agreement. Refer to PEO agreements for more information.
- Submit the following to BWC annually:
- A GAAP-audited (Generally Accepted Accounting Principles) financial statement within 180 days of the close of the PEO's fiscal year. Refer to PEO financial statements for more information.
- Pay a yearly $250 renewal fee (due BWC by Dec. 31) for each PEO policy
Handling payroll and claims reporting
Under a PEO agreement, the PEO may choose to:
- Report all claims and payroll on either the PEO or client employer's policy, or
- Enter into a partial agreement with a client employer and report a portion of the payroll and claims under the PEO's policy*
PEOs engaging in a partial agreement (lease) must report the shared employees' wages under the PEO's Federal Tax ID Number (FEIN) and under the PEO's BWC policy number.
Any payroll reported on the PEO policy must be completed monthly on BWC's website using an e-account. Refer to the Monthly PEO Reporting Guide for more information.
*Cannot split a single manual classification.
Determining Rates
If the PEO selects the option of reporting client employer payroll and claims under its policy, BWC transfers the appropriate experience period payroll and claims to the PEO's policy. When this happens, BWC also re-calculates its experience modifier to reflect the true nature of the historical exposure (financial risk).
Online monthly reporting
BWC requires PEOs to pay premiums monthly and report actual payroll online by the 15th of each month. Failure to do so will cause a lapse in coverage and possible revocation of the PEO registration.
BWC has a designated website option (service offering) for PEOs to report payroll and pay premium monthly. For more information, refer to the Online Monthly Reporting for PEOs.
PEO agreements
When client employers and PEOs contract together, they must notify BWC about the contractual PEO agreement.
To register a PEO, refer to Registering a PEO discussed above.
To notify BWC about a PEO agreement, the PEO must complete and submit the Professional Employer Organization Client Relationship Notification (UA-3) form for all new PEO agreements (or for a change in reporting) within 30 days of the agreement's effective date.
If the contractual agreement between a PEO and a client employer terminates, the PEO must notify BWC and each client associated with it within 30 days from the effective date of termination. The PEO must complete and submit the Professional Employer Organization Client Relationship Notification (UA-3) form.
Effective as of January 1, 2016, a PEO can only enter into a new PEO agreement, or modify an existing agreement, and begin reporting claims and payroll for the client employer on either January 1st or July 1st.
Client employers who enter into a PEO agreement in the middle of a payroll period must be reported on the client employer's workers' compensation policy until the beginning of the next payroll reporting period. Refer to Reporting payroll for more information.
PEO financial statements
PEOs must submit GAAP-audited (Generally Accepted Accounting Principles) financial statements to BWC within 180 days of the close of the PEO's fiscal year and then annually. Email financial statements to: email@example.com
Understanding AC-2
BWC requires Professional Employer Organizations (PEOs) to report their actual payroll monthly.
However, if the PEO wants to report payroll and make payments online under their client employer's policy, and submit their client employer's Payroll True-Up Report, the PEO must become a Third-Party Administrator (TPA), also called an authorized representative, for the client employer by submitting an AC-2 form.
There are two ways (methods) to submit the AC-2 form as discussed below.
Note: For additional information about experience transfer requirements for a PEO lease (agreement), see the PEO Agreement Experience Transfer Table. This table provides information about topics such as what happens to the claims experience when a client employer chooses to use a PEO and other PEO activities.
The first method
The PEO can become a Third-Party Administrator (TPA), or authorized representative, by completing an Application for Representative Identification Number (R-4) and submitting it to BWC to receive a representative ID number.
After receiving the representative ID number, the PEO must have each client employer complete a Permanent Authorization (AC-2) form and submit it to BWC. The completed AC-2 form grants the PEO permission to become the client employer's third-party representative.
A PEO must then establish an authorized representative BWC e-account to gain access to all its client employer's online accounts who have submitted AC-2s. Refer to Create an employer e-account for more information.
After receiving the AC-2 form, BWC will attach the PEOs representative ID number to the client employers' policies allowing the PEO to view all policies with a valid AC-2 under their login.
To report the client employer's payroll or to make payments, PEO personnel will click on Employers, then select Payroll/Premium from the left menu. A dropdown menu will appear with the available options. There are also options under Financial Information on the Employers page.
The second method
A second way that the PEO can become a Third-Party Administrator (TPA), or authorized representative, is when the client employer logs into their own BWC e-account, selects:
- Employer from the top menu, then
- Forms, then
- AC-2 and uses the online version of the AC-2 form to make the PEO its third-party representative
However, the client employer can only do this if the PEO has completed the Application for Representative Identification Number (R-4), and BWC has assigned the PEO a representative ID number.
The client employer can use the search option to find the PEOs representative ID number, or have the PEO provide it and complete the online form. However, the PEO must still obtain a client-signed hard copy of the Permanent Authorization (AC-2) to provide to BWC if requested.
Getting help
The below links will assist a PEO in maintaining its client policies:
- Create an employer e-account
- PEO Monthly Reporting
- Payroll History: View a history of past payroll reports including manual classification, rates and payroll amounts
- Accounts Receivable Transaction History: Provides a detailed record of the financial transactions for a policy
- View Rating Information by Policy: View claims cost information used for rate making purposes for a policy number
- View Claim Costs by Policy: View claims cost information for a policy number
- View Costs by Individual Claim: View cost information by individual claim for a policy number
- View Claim Demographic Information: View detailed demographic and status information for an individual claim
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A Christian group is urging ESPN officials to suspend writer and National Basketball League Association reporter Chris Broussard after making controversial comments on the air regarding Jason Collins' groundbreaking coming out announcement on Monday, the Warp reports.
The group, Faithful America, whose motto is "Love thy neighbor. No exceptions.," has launched an online petition against Broussard for the anti-gay comments he made on ESPN's "Outside the Line," just hours after Collins became the first male professional active athlete in an American major team to publicly come out as gay.
"If you're openly living that type of lifestyle, the Bible says you know them by their fruits, it says that that's a sin," the reporter said and further likened homosexuality to any other sex outside of marriage. "If you're openly living in unrepentant sin, whatever it may be, I believe that's walking in open rebellion to God and Jesus Christ."
Because Broussard used Christianity to condemn Collins, Faithful America wants him to feel some heat.
"Chris Broussard's hateful attack on Jason Collins for being gay was an unacceptable misrepresentation of the Christian faith," the petition reads. "ESPN must immediately suspend Chris Broussard and guarantee that their network will never again be used for gay bashing."
As of this writing Faithful America's petition has received 22,815 signatures out of 25,000.
Soon after Broussard made his initial comments, he took to Twitter to expand his thoughts and wrote, "I offered my personal opinion as it relates to Christianity, a point of view that I have expressed publicly before. I realize that some people disagree with my opinion and I accept and respect that." He added his personal beliefs do not impact the way he reports on the NBA, saying, " I believe Jason Collins displayed bravery with his announcement today and I have no objection to him or anyone else playing in the NBA."
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But not everyone is slamming Broussard for his comments. In fact, the National Organization for Marriage, a conservative group dedicated to outlawing gay marriage across the country, is applauding him.
According to Equality Matters, Jennifer Morse, founder and president of the Ruth Institute, a project of NOM, praised Broussard for being more courageous than Collins.
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Morse added, "I was actually quite touched by his comments because - hate to say this because the gay lobby will certainly pick up on this - but I want you to know I did not coach this man at all whatsoever, but he sounds like a spokesman for the Ruth Institute because he's there saying all of these sins are sexual sins."
Though Collins has been hit with some backlash after coming out, the NBA free agent said that the amount of support has been "incredible." A number of athletes, high-ranking political figures (President Barack Obama and former president Bill Clinton) and celebrities alike have all offered Collins support.
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It should be noted that the Collins picked his jersey number, No. 98, as an homage to Matthew Shepard, the gay University of Wyoming student who was robbed and beaten to death in 1998.
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The Lightroom team thanks you – all the photographers out there that downloaded Lightroom 4 Beta and provided us with comments and feedback. Lightroom 4 Beta was about validating the work that was done to leverage performance and image quality enhancements, like the ability to geotag photos and view them on a map, the new book module or entirely new features like enhanced video support. The community response was fantastic and we've made over 800 tweaks in response to your feedback.
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Bought and downloading. I do have a question about this though, will the cost of this be applied to the upgrade when CS6 ships if I transfer my licenses to the Cloud release?
WHEN will Lightroom offer a truly professional solution that allows ONE catalog to be shared among more than one workstation??
when you put your ONE CATALOG on an external drive and move it from workstation to workstation… like i've been doing since LR2….
Is there a resource somewhere that explains how to merge my LR3 and LR4b catalogs into a new one in LR4? What happens to presets, etc?
First time upgrading an Adobe product.
The upgrade will take care of upgrading your catalog from LR3 to LR4, but I do not believe that the LR4B (Beta) catalog will be upgraded. I am not sure that you can merge that beta with the converted LR4 either. I may be wrong, but thought I read that somewhere.
$79 for the upgrade? Then why it tells me $99 when I add it to the cart, even though the store too says it's $79?
Having the same price issue as Agata. $79 then $99 at checkout ??
What exactly is the link to buy the LR 4 update from LR 3. I can't seem to find it anywhere.
Where is the LINK to UP grade from 3 to 4. I dont see it anywhere.
upgrade pricing from lr1 and lr2 is $99.00. should be $79.00 from LR3 but that option isn't available yet. LR4 Trial Download actually downloads LR3. Adobe's site developers apparently fell down on the job. Maybe tomorrow.
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Wow, today is my lucky day! I was Googling to try to find out how much longer I'd have to wait for Lightroom 4, and to my surprise and delight, it came out TODAY! Yay! I have Lightroom 2 — will I be able to upgrade straight to 4?
I've purchased every version of Adobe Lightroom since 1.0 for my personal (home) use.
Yet Adobe still treats those outside the US as second class customers.
The links above take me to the 'US Only' store which does not provide any way to switch to the 'correct' Adobe store.
Adobe then want to charge me more(as per usual) – I'd be more than happy to pay in USD (my credit card, like most, does cross-currency transactions just fine). Instead Adobe wants to charge me more than USD$104 for the same product.
Adobe, when will you realise the Internet is global? Continuing with this region restriction rubbish is stupid, and ends up encouraging people to pirate your software.
I am with you, I have constantly found Adobe's US vs International practices irritating but unfortunately it is very common amongst large US corporations. I am not looking forward to upgrading.
I bought the LR3 Education version within the last 3 month. I guess I am eligible for a free upgrade, don't I?
Where do I find the description on how to do it?
Upgrade after new release policy is here:
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Can you provide a reasoning as to why Lightroom 4 in Australia costs AU$241 while it's only US$149 for the USA? Considering the Australian dollar is currently higher than the US dollar?
I just went to upgrade to Lightroom 4 and have become absolutely disgusted at the tactics of Adobe. They are wanting to charge us AU$122.38 (incl GST) whereas in the US it is $79.00 and considering the exchange rate this really comes under the heading of thievery. I download the software so what exactly does Adobe have to do? The upgrade is already on the internet so: no human involved, no handling fees, no postage etc – just take our money. I reiterate everything is done over the internet!!
This is not exactly the best PR exercise Adobe!!! You are indeed stealing. PSP is looking better and better.
Unfortunately its about supporting their overseas (Australian) dealer network pricing structure. Its not just Adobe but all Australians know all too well how we are constantly overcharged simply because we have a smaller population base.
Unfair. Buying over the net should free us of this but often doesn't.
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On the French store, the price of the downloaded product is more expensive than the shipped product!!
I agree with Will and Oscar. Why does Adobe charge more just because I live in Australia, especially considering the Aussie dollar.? I'd love to hear a valid reason for this!
Everything in AU costs more money. Might be due to tariffs or things of that nature, but Canon gear is the same way.
No way no tariffs and even no GST under $1000 so there's no reason they charge more other than they can in the same way apple does!
once it's downloaded can you delete previous versions? wondering about Photoshop also I have a previous version besides PS-5 …seems like I wasting lots of hard drive space…
Would be great to get some feedback from those who have already installed it!
Also I hope the PC version is a LOT more stable than the beta.
The Beta was ROCK SOLID on my Win 7/64 bit PC…
It is very unstable on mine — latest crash was a few minutes ago. Win7 w/ 6gb & quad processor. Runs slow as molasses. I'm sticking with 3 till they get it sorted out.
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Of course the price drop is fantastic…
but, you need to tell people that the price of $149USD is not the local price.
If you live in Australia for example ( as I do ) the price is $205AUD, despite the currency being 1.07AUD to 1USD.
I would hesitate to guess that the digital file would even come from the same servers and would NOT have localised language even.
Once again Adobe fails on international pricing.
Let users who have an Australia location buy from the US store… I would have brought it tonight, now I am thinking I will evaluate other software because of your pricing models.
I completely agree, although the pricing is showing as $241 and not $205. Adobe you must listen. I will purchase Lightroom at USD149 or even AUD149 but I will not be purchasing it at the current insulting Australian price.
Complain to ACCC about their price gouging. Apple is being investigated by the ACCC for similar price gouging.
I'm onto the Australian Ombudsman tomorrow, I suggest all people pissed off at the Australian price contact that office. Worth the time, Adobe won't change their practices unless we do.
No one suggest face recognition and visual search or pixel nagged in this new Lightroom 4?
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The Aussie version is more expensive because they have to change "hello" into "G'day", stuff like that. It's highly complex.
hahah if only they actually did that it might be worth the extra at least we get something for our money!!?
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Love the new aggressive pricing. Too bad Canon didn't do something similar with the 5D III.
Very excited to have soft-proofing at last.
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$149 US for the download using an US account… $205 AU for the download using an Australian account… and the surcharge is for what?!? It's a digital copy, no shipping, no staff wages and the Australian currency is and has been higher than US for the last year or more. So what exactly is the reason for this BS pricing policy?
Most US based software companies frustratingly seem to be trapped in a a USA mindset… there is a worldwide market after all… Maybe 22 million people is just too small for them to think about but that should mean at least charge us the same as USA whats the difference?
I live in the USA and was unaware of the higher cost for those international buyers. I would feel the same way if the situation were reversed. C'mon Adobe, charge one price for everyone.
With regard to the Australian pricing it's also worth noting that though we pay much more we are not offered anything like the same level of after sales support – even where mandated by Australian law.
I'm mentioning this as US companies often cite non-existing support costs as the reason for the price differential. It's not that, it's just using out-dated pricing models and showing no flexibility.
And insulting their customers.
This is very disappointing to see as an Australian customer. Here's the facts:
1. Upgrade from LR3 to LR4 = USD$79
2. US$79 is worth AUD$75 as at 2012-03-07
3. And yet LR4 is listed at $AUD98
4. Which resolves to USD$103 for an advertised USD$79 upgrade.
Is this fraudulent? Some might argue so, as every press release hitting out inbox, feeds, readers and portable devices advertises the good news of a $79 upgrade. I would suggest that this is more a case of a significant and consistent failure by many business units at Adobe to solve what is a growing problem. And that's simply this – Adobe is making it harder for loyal Australian customers to justify giving them their money.
The upgrade looks great, but I refuse to pay an extra USD$20+ for something that should actually be cheaper in my country. After all, we're talking about a digital download, so the regional supply chain economics lectures don't apply. And, let's be honest, who gives a **** about the regional ramifications to the corporate structure. This is the internet. You're fighting piracy, and this isn't helping.
Clock is ticking to fix this.
Was trying to buy, however saw Adobe thinks its fair to charge me more cause I live in Australia……. well I wont feel any guilt using pirate bay to acquire my copy. Will be sure to pass on to my friends too.
thanks Adobe
Very good presentation. Lightroom 4 looks great, I am a hobbyist, and I might take the plunge!
If I have lightroom 2, can I upgrade to Lightroom 4 for $79?
Pirate Bay is looking attractive. Not a fan of paying more in Australia for the privelige of downloading from a US server. I'll stick with 3 for the time being.
Not cool Adobe.
I was so looking forward to giving Adobe my money. Then I realised that they were going to charge me a higher price to download Lightroom 4 just because I did not live in America. I'm sorry Adobe, you're not going to get my money unless you charge the same price.
Very unhappy with the price differential between the Australian price and the US price. There is no valid reason why this should exist, and it only drives people to pirate your software.
On one hand, kudos on the price drop. The Beta was great, I'm looking forward to moving to the full version.
On the other hand, Adobe, what's with the price gouging? Just because I live in Australia doesn't mean I care less than anyone else about my hard earned cash.
I too am annoyed at the pricing for Aussie users. I've checked other countries besides Australia and the US and not one came close to the price we pay down under. I compared the downloadable full version from various countries and found that we are being charged between $20 – $50 more for the same digital version. Come on adobe, stop ripping us off.
Hey Adobe,
As Bender would say "You can bite my shiny metal arse" if you think I'm going to pay more for LR4 from the Australian site than the American one. Its xenophobic companies like you, who constantly price discriminate against anyone not in the US that keeps software piracy alive.
Fix it, and fix it now!
Hey Adobe,
shame, shame, shame! Australian price for the upgrade to LR4 is a clear discrimination case! very dissapointed!
You know this software was $299 last time around right? Your getting an even better version for less than half and your crying because it's $20 more in Australia? I mean get real and be happy it's not the old price. As it is it's a bargain no matter if it's $110 for Australia or $79 for the USA.
Pulling out a fact of the past to argue the present doesn't work in technology.
Seriously? If you are from the states we are paying $46 more than you when you take into account the exchange rate. That's around 32% more. You reckon that's fair?
Heck, if you want to think that way, then would you be happy if adobe up'd all prices to match what the Aussies are paying?
I've bought Lightroom since LR2 and upgraded every time despite the stupid Australian policy becayse I've really wanted to support Adobe.
Unfortunately Adobe's absurd policy has continued and now after paying only $123.75 last upgrade the new discounted price will cost me AU$122.38! (not sure why people are saying $104) The price should be $74.83 yet for my extra $50 I still get stupid "US English" and crappy support to boot.
This time around I can no longer support Adobe and would prefer that they go broke. I'll hang onto my cash and if I find I can't live with Lightroom 3 then I'll simply pirate like everyone else does until Adobe fix their stupid policy.
Yes, the overcharging of Australian customers sucks! If we are downloading the software are we getting anything different to people in the states????? Such a ridiculous situation. Adobe please get your act together or at least try to give some legitimate reasoning for this blatant act of price discrimination!
Completely agree with the guys complaining about the discriminating way Adobe treats its customers! For years I'm a USA customer buying stuff like Adobe Master Collection, Lightroom etc and now that I'm in the United Arab Emirates these guys make it not only a nightmare to upgrade but on top of it want to charge a premium.
Talking to their service hotline or chat you get a phone number in Dubai. Hello, why do you think I'm online trying to download the upgrade? Because I'm fedup dealing with counter staff in shops or offices like the Adobe one in Dubai making a simple task a workout.
Apple had the same issue for years over charging customers in the UAE, by now their online shop is updated and no need for headache. Adobe's limping behind. Since this is a repeating issue I'm shopping for alternative software solutions even if not so advanced because I'm sick and tired of companies like this…. truly Global.
So many people cheat by downloading online. We are genuine people who wait in a queue to purchase and in return we get these policies and discriminations thrown at our face. I live in Dubai (United Arab Emirates) however this country does not appear in your list of Middle East countries.
So whats my solution? Do i end up downloading online or do you have some provisions made for us where we can buy with dignity? Also noticed that the prices go up via buffers of tax, etc.. I mean if it is an electronic download, no shipping, no crossing borders, etc why beef it up with taxes and additonal burden. Lastly, Apperture has inproved vastly compared to its initial release and if Adobe does not solve my issue soon, I am for sure quitting LR.
Another Aussie here. Why oh why do the Adobe marketing people spoil the great work of the software engineers.
I am sorry, but the inequity in pricing will lead me to move to Aperture.
i used to promote Lightroom on forums – not any more!
ummm under 200 bucks seems like a pretty good deal to me for the new version, everything is more expensive in Oz. Since there is no GST on electronic download price, then it's less to pay anyway. Don't buy a box and mess around with shipping. Unless I am mistaken, when you buy in US there is sales tax of 10%..so add 15 bucks to 149. In Oz it's still under 200 if choose electronic download option…do the math..works for me
Great work Adobe. The beta was great but unless you can bring some equity to your Australian customers, I for one won't be in any hurry to upgrade. I've paid more than the rest of the planet to buy your products and to upgrade LR at each version. I fail to see your justification for charging us 30% more for the same product.
And i thought the USA was one of our allies!
Dear All!
Despite Lr4 is already available worldwide, it is still not available in Russian Adobe Store at all.
Like anybody else outside US borders I'm not able to purchase it.
And the prices in russian store are even more than in Euro-based Stores…
Now the price of Lr3 in russian store is around 300 Euro (approx $450)!!!!
It's so pity while someone's money are always less money than another's one…
Adobe, just try to think different! Nay be you could yearn a lot more than now?
Its not all about paying the $20 extra, its about us getting shafted on RRP's all the time, Uk pound is a stronger so they get to buy it at 104 pound to compensate for this, which makes it roughly the same as the US RRP. Aussie dollar is stronger so we pay more! Just because our economy isnt as rooted as other countries doesn't mean Aussies are well off. So don't try to profit from us!
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Was trying to buy it but am over it
AU store is not only dearer it doesn't allow payment by paypal
seems they dont want AU customers.
fine, i'll ablige, as of now.
Another annoyed Aussie user! Was excited to read that v4 was out and I could upgrade for US$79 – VERY disappointing to come to the Adobe website to find out this is not the case for Australians. Like everyone else, I can not think of any plausible reason for this when we are getting the exact same software from the exact same place?!? Would like to hear an explanation from Adobe? They should should just be happy for the bit extra from the strong AU$ exchange rate if you ask me?!?
I love Lightroom and am always happy to pay good money for a good product.
I woud happily pay $US149. But there's no way I'm going to pay A$240.
So instead I will acquire Lightroom 4 by "other channels" and Adoble will get $0.
Adobe, you are stupid greedy mongrels and I feel ethically at ease for having beaten you at your own greedy gamne.
I had the same complaint when LR3 was released when the Europeans were charged much more than those in the US. The answer is simple, pay the price in USD on a credit card and let Visa take care of the conversion – both fair and simple. Come on, Adobe, why not?
Another Aussie here.
Adobe, sort yourselves out. I'm not paying a premium for the privilege of not being in the U.S.
I would also upgrade straight away, but not until Adobe fix this pricing issue.
Ditto everyone above from Australia. I live in New Zealand and have to purchase my software from the Aussy server.
Why should I be concerned with ripping off Adobe and using pirated software when Adobe clearly aren't too worried about ripping off the rest of the world.
As it happens I won't allow Adobe's greed to force me into illegal software use. Luckily I have a family member going on a work trip to the USA at the end of March and they are going to pick up a boxed version for me.
If, however, Adobe continue this blatant discrimination I'll just swap to someone else. Stuff 'em.
Oh and isn't it typical that despite the many, many posts on the pricing there hasn't been a single reply from anyone at Adobe. Arrogant f***ers 🙁
I'm an Aussie expat living in the states. Was going to drop the coin to upgrade but won't bother now out of solidarity with my Aussie brothers. I'll stick with Lightroom 3 until Adobe fixes the disparity.
Not going to do the whole "I'll pirate it because Adobe are greedy bastards" route, as it is all Americans think we are convicts that drink Fosters anyhow.
Had the credit card out and ready to purchase, but as many others have said the bulls*ht tax applied to Aussie customers is a disgrace.
Just make it 79AU & 149AU, whats the worst that would happen?… maybe people like me will buy it instead of passing on it and looking elsewhere.
Card put back in wallet.
Just wanted to say that I had my credit card ready to make the $79 upgrade purchase – very disappointed to see the price disparity for a downloaded product.
Ridiculous having such a high Aussie tax – I would be happy with a $10-$15 price differential, but > $40 – you have to be kidding me!
Another unhappy Aussie here Adobe. I'm sticking to L3.
Was looking at Lightroom, installed trial and quite happy with it. Been comparing with Corel AfterShot Pro, but Lightroom seems to do it for me more. But AU$205 is bullcrap. Head over to your favourite torrent site, download a published generated key, problem solved.
Adobe, once you fix your pricing disparity I will purchase your product. But as you are being unfair on the pricing I am being unfair to you and using a generated key and you get $0.
I know that if I cave in and buy the Aussie version, Adobe will drop the price closer to the US$ version within 48hrs of my purchase. I know they will……it's always the way.
Sorry all you Aussies, not going to do it yet.
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Yet another unhappy Aussie customer.
Just like many others here, I was ready to upgrade but stopped when I saw the price discrepancy between USD and AUD…
And still no reply from Adobe.
Hello, Adobe… Hello? This *is* an official Adobe site isn't it?
I've been an Open Source user for ten years. On the basis of reviews of LR3 I was just about to buy 4, which would have been the first photo software I'd paid for, EVER.
Then I see the price you want Aussie Me to pay in comparison to my American photo pals.
Confirming to me the wisdom of staying Open Source. What a noxious pricing decision. Underscored by a seriously stupid silence.
Companies seem to have forgotten that respect is still a quality many consumers value. If you treat me like an idiot who will allow you to steal from me if I open my wallet then my decision is to penalise you by not giving you any of my money at all.
Smarten up.
Another Aussie here just waiting to buy from Adobe – all it will take is a reasonable price for Australian customers.
A stark warning to anyone purchasing Lightroom 4 from Adobe directly: DON'T! Do anything but buy direct from this bunch.
I've had no end of trouble. I ordered on 7th March – dispatch was listed on the product page as "usually within 24 hours". On 9th March (having opted to pay by Paypal), my order and payment were still "pending" and so with a holiday impending, I decided to cancel.
I thought this shouldn't be a problem since it was pending but there is no easy way to cancel. After a chat to their "Help", I managed to cancel but my Paypal payment was still pending. On Monday I called Adobe as they STILL had not released the hold on my money although the agent did agree to send me an e-mail confirming that the order had been cancelled and that I would be contacted by 2nd tier manager in 24-48 hours (I haven't been contacted).
Today, Wednesday (48 hours later), payment has been sent to Adobe but they've still to pick it up and when I log into my Adobe account, the order is now in progress again! A further long online chat to a useless Indian call centre manager and a call (at my considerable expense – again!) to an equally useless and godddam arrogant SOAB Adobe rep (God knows where) reveal that although my order was "cancelled", another system ignored it and progressed it. So although it's not been shipped (and might never be), they've taken my money for an order I have formal confirmation of that was cancelled.
Fantastic. Usually if you cancel an order, it's simple, don't ship it and don't request the money (or refund if taken already). Adobe have ignored this entirely and rather fraudulently (IMO because I did not authorise this beyond the first attempt to purchase and was assured it was cancelled) ploughed ahead with the transaction I cancelled. Their Indian call centre said to phone when I receive it but confirmed it wasn't yet shipped and I suspect wont ever be. The single worst online shopping experience I've ever had.
If someone at Adobe more senior than a 3rd party Indian call centre reads this then get in touch ASAP, please!
Adobe! You owe me money!!!!!
From Adobe today…
Thank you for contacting Adobe.
Adobe has already cancelled order AD001******UK and Authorization charges should be removed within 3 to 5 business days after cancellationn.
Thank you,
Adobe Support"
Ok….so I should have my money back already…but I don't. Idiots. Absolute morons. This further confirms I wont receive the item and mirrors the previous emails I've had about cancellation but contradicts Adobe India regarding the order progressing.
And it contradicts my "Shipment history":
Order history
Order date: 07/03/2012
Order number: AD001*****UK
Status: In Process
View order details
Lightroom 4.0, Multiple Platforms, EU English
We are still working on your order. See "View Order Details" for further details on this order.
And now I've just received a shipping email! Argh! Your systems do not talk to each other.
Just tried ringing Adobe (non)support to ask about the higher price for Aus/NZ customers but the 2o minutes of elevator 'on hold' music nearly drove me postal, so I hung up.
Come on Adobe – man up and answer the question – why do we not get the advertised 79US upgrade price? It's a simple question and wouldn't take one of your PR pawns long to come up with some excuse to appease the masses.
Another Aussie in disgust of our pricing treatment and lack of response from Adobe. Grow a pair and respond on this thread Adobe, clearly you're risking loosing a huge market.
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Same compaint as all the other Aussies here, it is ridiculous, it's not like it's extra for shipping as it is a digital download. Be Fair!
DAMN….. those Aussies are a bunch of whiny bitches eh?
wah! wah! wah!
consider it punishment for sending Paul Hogan and Nicole Kidman over here….
and Men At Work…. you gotta pay for that crap!
was really interested in LR4 because of some of the new features in the develop mode. Would have helped my workflow a lot.
In short – I would hold off on buying LR4.
Especially if you use Photoshop CS5 to do further editing.
When I try to edit in CS5 it tells me i need new Raw Plug-in 7.0
Which is not available for CS5.
If I ignore the warning and edit in PS any way- CS5 hangs.
I've tried all the "work arounds" short of using the beta of CS6. Most do not work or are unacceptability cumbersome.
Who wants to use a Beta of anything for production work?
Not me. Especially after the latest upgrade to LR4.
LR is suppose to stream line work flow not complicate it. This version is a DOG.
Check out the Photoshop family forums at photoshop.com to get an Idea of all the issues.
Some of which did not exist in the beta version.
On top of all that it's slower than LR3.
Had to go back to LR3 for production work. LR4 is just too unreliable.
My recommendation for now is DO NOT BUY.
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+1 Complaint against charging us Aussies more for a digital download!
If you could email me with a few hints on how you made this website look this good , I would be thankful!
+1 Aussie stopped in my tracks from buying the LR4 upgrade download due to the price differential in AUD vs USD. Was understandable when the AUD only bought us 0.75 USD, but now?? seriously??
NOT happy Jan!!
IT SUCKS THAT AUSTRALIANS (AND ANYWHERE ELSE) HAVE TO BUY ADOBE AT 33% INFLATED PRICES FOR A DOWNLOAD !!! I AM JUST GOING TO WAIT TO GO TO THE STATES TO BUY IT IN A FEW MONTHS INSTEAD OF UPGRADING TO LR4 NOW. AND THEY WONDER WHY SO MANY PEOPLE PIRATE SOFTWARE !!! IT IS BECAUSE WE FEEL CHEATED ! ACTUALLY CONSIDERING OF SWITCHING TO CAPTURE 1 PRO 1 – at least they dont rip us off for our location.
I am going to Capture… sorry Adobe … too much bullshit here … too many complaints … and silence from you. Shame on you.
sorry to see that the Fill Light in Develop mode is gone…other than that…I'm enjoying getting to know the new incarnation of Lightroom!!!
Price disparity for Australian customers is disappointing. Looking for an alternative…
I discovered this on bing and checked a few of your older posts. Great writing. I just added your blog to my MSN NewsReader. I'll be keeping up with the site!
Wow that was odd. I just wrote an really long comment but after I clicked submit my comment didn't show up. Grrrr… well I'm not writing all that over again. Anyhow, just wanted to say superb blog!
I think you have mentioned some very interesting points, thank you for the post.
Wow. It's so nice to find somebody with some new ideas on this. Thanks for the interesting discussion.
[…] about this, Adobe's own blogsites are overflowing with complaints. A posting at http://blogs.adobe.com/photoshopdotcom/2012/03/lightroom-4-now-available.html has (when I last checked) 112 comments of which at least 50 are from Aussies disgruntled about the […]
+1 Australian annoyed by Adobe trying to charge me extra to upgrade (because they can). LR3 will do for now; this certainly prompts me to have another look at alternatives.
Carry on and win over other people by expressing your ideas about vegetable salads and I'll be one of the people that will continually there to help cheer you up.
Another discontented Aussie, was going to get both Lightroom 4 and Photoshop CS6, but won't get either until Adobe change their discriminatory pricing policy. It is nothing short of legalised theft.
Beautifully really interesting.
Final assessment of the pricing issue stated and restated above … Adobe is too big to give a shit!
No buy from me either.
Here's my conversation with a customer rep regarding Aussie pricing:
Kathleen: Hi. Ok. I'm probably the millionth Aussie to say this, but I am being charged 50% more for the same download. It has stopped me from purchasing the product (Lightroom). I think Adobe needs to have a fair international price at current rates. The Aussie dollar is higher than the US dollar at the moment.
Shirley: I understand your concern, however, there are many factors that decide pricing like 'the cost of doing business in each country' and the 'difference in the perceived value of the product'.
So I think what they are saying here is that if the customer really wants the product, they'll pay whatever is asked of them and Aussies are prepared to pay a higher price as we're stupid enough to do so because we do love our technology. The 'cost of doing business' cannot be much higher for a downloadable product and even if it was, is it high enough to justify an extra 50%!? I doubt it.
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Somehow we doubt we'll see Lance Armstrong rubbing elbows with Hollywood's elite the way he used to.
The disgraced cyclist came clean to Oprah Winfrey in an interview that aired on OWN Thursday night, and Piers Morgan, Seth Meyers, Lena Dunham, Rashida Jones and more celebrities took to Twitter to express their disappointment in, and contempt for, the former American hero.
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Washington • The Great Government Shutdown of 2013, when congressional gridlock and partisan squabbling shuttered federal programs and furloughed 800,000 workers, may be over soon.
But it would be a temporary fix, setting up another impasse and another possible shutdown in a few months.
After 16 days of government closure, Senate leaders were confident Wednesday they had the votes to reopen the government. House action was expected to come soon.
The kick-the-fight-down-the-road solution would fund the government through Jan. 15, raise the nation's borrowing limit through Feb. 7 and require income verification for those seeking health-care coverage through Obamacare.
Utah's senior senator, Orrin Hatch, said he would back the compromise while his Beehive State colleague, Mike Lee, is expected to oppose it.
Lee and Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Tex., vowed to oppose any budget compromise that funds Obamacare, which this latest deal does. Many blame their hard-line tactics for the shutdown. A large number of Republicans have criticized them for it.
"When Republicans control only one-half of one-third of the federal government, we have to understand what is achievable and what is not," Hatch said in his strongest rebuke yet of the Cruz-Lee plan. "Too many were led to believe we could accomplish something that was never possible namely defunding Obamacare through a government shutdown."
Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., called the shutdown "one of the most shameful" chapters in his 26-year Senate career. Sen. Kelly Ayotte, R-N.H., said she agreed with ending funding for Obamacare but disliked the Cruz-Lee plan.
"Shutting down the government was a stupid strategy," she said on the Senate floor. "I hope we never do this again."
White House Press Secretary Jay Carney said President Barack Obama applauded the deal worked out between Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky. He said Obama would sign the legislation when passed.
Though Carney said there were no winners in the shutdown fight and that the economy had been harmed by it Republicans essentially capitulated to most of the Democrats' demands and the Affordable Care Act escaped nearly untouched.
The GOP's lone victory in the deal was a concession that people receiving subsidies to buy health insurance would have to prove their eligibility.
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New functionality provides a wide range of support for 5-axis machining.
New functionality provides a wide range of support for 5-axis machining.
Gibbs and Associates, developer of GibbsCAM software for programming CNC machine tools, announced today that a new GibbsCAM option, which supports 5-axis simultaneous milling, will be demonstrated at EASTEC 2007. The new option further extends GibbsCAM's existing machining capability and provides the user with a complete range of 5-axis milling functionality. EASTEC is being held at the Eastern States Exposition Grounds in West Springfield, Massachusetts on May 22nd – 24th, 2007.
"In addition to multi-task machining, we are seeing an increased use of 5-axis machine tools in production manufacturing," states Bill Gibbs, founder and president of Gibbs and Associates. "Not only do 5-axis machine tools minimize the number of set-ups required to machine a part, but many of the models being created by today's CAD systems contain geometry that can only be machined using 5-axis technology. Impellers, turbine blades, porting on cylinder heads, and wing spars are great examples of parts whose geometry requires 5-axis."
The new 5-axis module introduces the following capabilities:
- Multi-surface 5-axis roughing and finishing.
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- Complete control over entry/exit, cut-to-cut, and between cut moves.
- 5-axis depth cuts machining.
"5-axis technology provides the user with the ultimate amount of control when applying tooling to a part," explains Mr. Gibbs. Because of this, collision avoidance, improved surface finish, and educed tool wear are some of the numerous benefits realized. With the new 5-axis module, GibbsCAM users will not only be able to machine parts they couldn't before, but may even be able to improve the machining of parts they could."
In addition to the new 5-axis enhancements, a number of 3-axis enhancements for GibbsCAM will also be previewed at EASTEC, offering the user an expanded range of 3-axis machining functionality.
For more information about GibbsCAM, GibbsCAM's production machining capabilities or to see GibbsCAM's new 3- and 5-axis capabilities, go to the GibbsCAM booth, #5429. Information about GibbsCAM is also available at the company's website, www.GibbsCAM.com.