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This British production of the all-American rock musical American Idiot premiered at the appropriately grungy Arts Theatre in London last year [1], after a previous US touring edition travelled to the UK in 2012. Now it, too, embarks on a UK tour; watching it in the Churchill Theatre in Bromley creates a far greater sense of spiritual unease and this works in favour of the show, which is a jolt in the arm of suburban complacency.
American Idiot is a tale of late adolescent angst, even rage and sometimes bleached-out drugged despair in its youthful nihilism; it's not meant to be comfort food, like so many jukebox shows, but a real cry of driving rock emotion. And on that score, Racky Plews' production, musically directed by Robert Wicks, is suitably loud – though sometimes indistinct thanks to an overworked sound system – but also too often ragged and dramatically incoherent.
There's a lot of blinding light and over-repetitive movement, that turns it into something of an undifferentiated mess. Yet Green Day's blazing rock anthems are still among the best of the last two decades; the result is like a contemporary update to Hair by way of Rent, and a punchy, vibrant young company giving it their all. At the performance reviewed, which was heavy with covers, Matt Thorpe as Johnny, Cellen Chugg Jones as Tunny, and Lawrence Libor as Theo are raw and jagged; there was also a strident pop presence from Alice Stokoe as Whatsername, standing in for Amelia Lily.


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There are so many GREAT items that Leahman's non-electric catalog carries! Over the years we have acquired quite a few items! They are SO well made and utilize 'old' technology, yet make my 21st century life much easier!!
Here is the latest: Koal Keeper and air curculating fan. Finding a coal shovel that will sift out the fine ash, but keep the hot embers has actually been challenging. All of my usual retail haunts don't have it, but Lehman's to the recuse! This will make cleaning out the firebox safer and more efficient by keeping the hot embers in the stove until fully consumed, then soft cool ash can be scooped out, placed in an ash can for 2-3 days to ensure any small embers are completely out. All that wonderful ash is spread in my futute garden & where I'm trying to grow grass. It has really helped to condition my soil!
Here is the fan fully assembled & installed in the doorway. 2077's description is 'industrial', and I suppose it is somewhat. I don't mind it at all. I purchased this to help move warm air from the living space through a door & into a bedroom that is always chilly. I had used a 20″ box fan held up to the approximate location this small fan is now and I'd have to say the small fan is much more effective at moving the warm air in. I would think a larger fan would move more air and make it warmer faster, but I did not have that experience. It is also fairly quiet, but not silent.
I love the non-electric products Lehman's carries, but also appreciate the electric options they carry as well. Looking forward to many years of use!

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Class: first
Style: classic
Rooms: 22
countryside, vineyards
Class: first
Style: classic
Rooms: 22
Amongst the vineyards and olive trees just outside the Etruscan city of Cortona lies the Relais Il Falconiere & Spa, set in a splendid 17th century family manor. The hotel is surrounded by a 60 hectares estate on which the owning Baracchi family have been making wine since 1860. Enjoy the magic and culture -not to mention the cuisine- of Tuscany that will make your stay unforgettable.
Rooms at Il Falconiere are set in different locations around the estate. Individually decorated, they reflect the elegant simplicity for which Tuscany is famous. Each room is equipped with air conditioning, flat-screen satellite TV and a private bathroom.
Guests can relax by the outdoor pool, lined with sun beds and deck chairs. The Thesan Etruscan Spa offers a sauna, sensory showers and a Turkish bath, as well as beauty treatments and massages. From the former lemon tree greenhouse with its terrace extension surrounded by fragant rose bushes enjoy a superb view of the surrounding countryside.
Set in a converted orangery, the Michelin starred restaurant serves traditional Tuscan dishes, closely associated with the region's fragrances and flavours. Guests can sample the estate's own Baracchi wines, or join one of the 'Cooking under the Tuscan Sun' gourmet cooking courses.
✅free Wi-Fi in public areas • Cortona historic centre 2.5km • Lake Trasimeno 15 minutes' drive ✅free on-site parking • facilities for weddings • possibility for half-board • member Relais & Châteaux
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I have listed a new property at # 104 2418 E BROADWAY AV in Vancouver.
Investment opportunity! 2BR,2BR with in suite storage and laundry.This unit is on the quiet side of the building near 10th Ave. Building is currently under repair, may need 20-35% down 16 payments of $2361.20 are due quarterly fromMay 1 2008 to Feb 1 2012


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Chrome tanned oxhide. Taken from a mature animal, it is a heavier leather that does not require lining.
Heavy chrome tanned hide from a large beast. During tanning, the leather is impregnated with special oils to make it water resistant. Sometimes known as "red" kip.
A fine grained leather from cattle grown through calf stage, but not yet mature. Most suitable for dress or lighter work boots.
This is a heavy chrome tanned, black pigmented leather. As with oiled kip, the leather is impregnated with water-resisting oils, but it has a slightly "drier" feel.
The strongest leather for its weight in the world. Extremely fine grained, it is as light as a feather and fits the foot like a glove. Chrome tanned, it polishes up to make a winning dress or riding boot.
This soft and supple, fine suede finished, cowhide leather is treated to resist rain, water stains and perspiration marks. When wet, allow to dry thoroughly, then it brushes up to be as good as new.
A stout, matt finished cowhide leather. Its special water repellant chemicals are permanently bonded to each fibre of the hide.
A luxurious suede with a fine nap, an ideal dress leather.
A rugged hi-tech, full grain leather which is water repellant and was developed for outdoor use.
Chrome tanned goat leather. Hard wearing, yet soft and supple to the foot.


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Building your Bandwidth to Grow your Business Lunch 'n Learn
Building your Bandwidth to Grow your Business Lunch 'n Learn
Building your Bandwidth to Grow your Business
Are you ready to shift from being a "solo-preneur" to building a firm or staff/team?
Do you WANT to grow your business - but you just can't seem to get "un-busy"
enough to hire an employee or restructure your workflow?
Is entrepreneurship feeling more burdensome and restrictive than you expected?
In this interactive talk, you will learn:
- How/when to hire your 1st employee
- Using virtual resources
- Using variable cost resources (VAs/1099s)
- What to look for/how to find them
We meet on the 2nd Wednesday of every month for a Brown-Bag Lunch-and-Learn at 12pm. Bring your lunch, there will be a 20-minute presentation followed up open-discussion and brainstorming on the featured topic:
12:00-12:20 - Networking/brown-bag lunch
12:20-12:45pm - "Building your Bandwidth to Grow your Business" by Donna Miller, President & Founder of C3 Workplace
12:45-1:15pm - Q&A/Open discussion
1:15pm-1:30pm - Networking
Donna Miller has been helping business owners bridge this gap for 20+ years. She will help us understand our options as we look to open up our bandwidth so we can take on more clients and delegate more work. To working ON the business instead of IN the business - and create the true entrepreneurial freedom that you crave!
More about Donna:
As founder & president of C3Workplace, Donna brings her experience in growing a multi-location organization to the faculty. She will share her insights on what it takes to start and grow a self-sustaining organization, even if it's only you. Donna is the recipient of a number of awards including the New Jersey Association of Women Business Owners (NJAWBO) Businesswoman of the Year Award, North Essex Chamber of Commerce (NECC) Outstanding Member, and has been named to NJ Monthly Magazine's Top 25 Women Business Owners.
She is a sought after speaker and has presented at numerous events for various organizations. Her insights on Delegation have been published in the book, Big Bold Business Advice. Currently, Donna serves as Advisory Board Chair of The Salvation Army in Montclair. She is also an active member of the Morris County Chamber of Commerce, the Sussex County Chamber of Commerce, NECC and NJAWBO.


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Russia says will increase air strikes in Syria
Russia vows to intensify air strikes in Syria, claiming its recent operations have significantly weakened Islamic State militants. Vanessa Johnston reports.
Russia says it will STEP UP its air strikes in Syria, escalating a military intervention that Moscow says is weakening Islamic State. A senior military officer says Russian jets have carried out more than 60 flights in Syria in three days. (SOUNDBITE) (Russian) RUSSIAN ARMY'S GENERAL STAFF OFFICIAL, ANDREI KARTAPOLOV, SAYING: "Our intelligence witnesses that the fighters are leaving the areas under their control. Panic and desertion has started in their ranks. About 600 mercenaries have left their positions and are trying to escape to Europe." But U.S. and other Western powers say Moscow's military intervention is meant to prop up its Middle East ally, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad... And that the strikes are also hitting rebel groups OTHER than Islamic State. According to Britain's defense minister, only 1 out of 20 Russian strikes are hitting IS targets.


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Privacy and Confidentiality are of the utmost importance for all clients and customers of Brooke Elizabeth Organics. You can be confident that any interactions will be private and confidential.
Any information collected during our private sessions, events, newsletters, healings or individual work including your name, address, telephone number, purchase history and life situation is also kept confidential. We do not sell your information to outside sources.
Once an Intuitive Healing has been purchased there are no refunds. All Brooke Elizabeth Organics products are available for a full refund within 30 days of purchase. No exceptions.
All health, nutrition, relationship, and wellness information offering during our sessions is for educational/consideration purposes only. It does not substitute or replace professional medical advice of any kind.
If you have concerns about your physical or mental health it is your responsibility to consult with a physician or health care professional. Do not avoid, delay or disregard seeking out medical or health advice from a health care profession.
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Author Book Signing At New York Beatles FEST
Jim Berkenstadt, author of the "Amazon Best Seller", The Beatle Who Vanished, will be appearing at The FEST for Beatles Fans – April 5-7, 2013. There will be a special guest appearance by Chas Newby, The Beatles' temporary base player in 1960. Newby wrote the forward in the new Jimmie Nicol book, The Beatle Who Vanished.
The FEST For Beatles Fans profiles of Jim Berkenstadt, author of The Beatle Who Vanished. Read the Fest Author Profile.
Event: The FEST for Beatles Fans
Date: April 5-7, 2013
- Friday – 5:00PM until 12 Midnight
- Saturday 12 Noon until 12 Midnight
- Sunday 12 Noon until 10:30PM
Location: Empire Meadowlands Hotel by Clarion, 2 Harmon Plaza, Secaucus, NJ 07094
Buy Tickets: http://www.thefest.com/fest/Current/NewYork/ny.php
Don't miss your opportunity to get your very own signed copy of the new Beatles book and meet the author in person!
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The Ontario Provincial Police offers many employment and volunteer opportunities.
Choose a career that makes a difference! The OPP is actively recruiting qualified candidates for the full-time position of Provincial Constable. We offer competitive salaries, pensions, paid vacation, benefit coverage and room for advancement. We also have career opportunities for experienced officers.
View our upcoming recruitment events.Learn More
Civilians are non-uniform members who provide critical support to our organization. They work in many areas including communications, administration, forensics, garage operations, transcription, evidence management, information technology, public relations and more.
We have many exciting full-time and part-time careers for civilians. We also offer summer employment opportunities for students.Learn more
Volunteering part-time with the OPP is a great way to make a difference in your community. Being a volunteer member with the OPP Auxiliary is exciting and challenging.
You can also support the OPP and give back to your community by volunteering with one of our OPP charities, or on a Community Policing Committee.Learn more


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Basics | Starters | Mains | Puddings
Sticky Sesame Tofu
This goes down well with veggies and meateaters alike, and is delicious served with boiled rice and stir fried veggies.
Vegetable oil
Although we often use frozen tofu, this recipe is best made with fresh stuff.
Cut the tofu into bite size chunks.
Heat the oil in a frying pan (use enough oil to generously coat the bottom of the pan), then add the tofu and fry until golden brown all over (about 20 mins).
Add the sauce and stir well, generously sprinkle with sesame seeds and stir again, then let it all bubble gently for 10 mins.
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Tirohia Quarry
Tirohia Quarry located 7km south of Paeroa, is a volcanic Andesite rock suitable for all roading, farming, and forestry applications. The Tirohia Quarry is adjacent to the Tirohia Landfill.
For more contact information, go to contact us.
Quarry Road, Tirohia
Phone: +64 7 862 8727
Fax: +64 7 862 794
Operation Hours
Weekdays: 7am to 4.45pm
Saturdays call Corrie Leach: 0274 983 886 (by Arrangement only)
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Credits: © Fred Hoogervorst / Panos Pictures
Credits: © Fred Hoogervorst / Panos Pictures
Tourist vans cluster around a group of lionesses in Masai Mara game reserve, in Kenya. Thousands come to this safari park every year to glimpse the 'big five': lion, elephant, rhino, buffalo and leopard.
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Hello beautiful………..
Less than 7 minutes with my Silhouette machine and this heavy duty machine turned into a lovely little kitchen accessory.
I got this Kitchen Aid for Christmas almost 4 years ago.
The Christmas that I was pregnant with baby #2, Brian found an amazing deal on this professional grade mixer. He was so excited to give it to me! He went on and on about how his Christmas gift was going to make my life easier, that it really would help me out now that we were going to have two kids. I started getting very very excited too..thinking….what has he found to revolutionize my world? A cleaning service? Magic laundry cleaners? Automatic bed maker?
It was this Kitchen Aid.
His mom says that anything that plugs into the wall, or is used in the kitchen shouldn't be called a "gift".
I like it quite a bit, and LOVE it's pretty new decal.


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The BCM is a student center, a campus organization and a ministry to students all in one. We like to think that we help put the community into community college by giving students opportunities to build great friendships as they are challenged to grow in a relationship with God. Every student is welcome at the BCM. If you need a place to take a break between classes with a game, a nap or a snack, it is just the place for you. Or, if you want to find a place to serve on mission trips, worship with other students, and grow as a disciple of Christ it is still the perfect place for you!
First thing to do is click on the page above entitled "New Students."
If you think you might want to give BCM a try, join the Facebook Group to get up to date info of all events and activities.
Next take a quick look at the building in the "Tour the Building" page.
Finally come by for a visit. We will
warmly welcome you and let you know what all is going on so you can
decide what all you want to be involved in. To get directions and
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The Zumba instructor charged in a Maine prostitution case pled guilty to 20 counts last week, and after serving her sentence, she may sell her story.
Alexis Wright made the pleas Friday in a Portland, ME, courtroom after negotiating a plea agreement that calls for a 10-month sentence, the Associated Press reported. Wright is scheduled to be sentenced May 31.
The counts included engaging in prostitution, promotion of prostitution, conspiracy, tax evasion and theft by deception. Wright was originally charged with 106 counts. All the counts in the plea agreement, according to the Associated Press, were misdemeanors, including three counts relating to welfare and tax fraud that were reduced from felonies.
Mark Strong, the insurance agent Wright was accused of conspiring with in the prostitution business from her fitness studio, was sentenced on March 21 to 20 days in jail and fined $3,000 after he was convicted of 13 counts.
Today, the Associated Press reported that Wright could sell her story in the form of an interview, book or TV or movie script. There is nothing in Maine state law nor in the plea agreement reached with prosecutors that would prevent Wright from selling her story, the AP reported.
"I don't know when and to whom Alexis will choose to tell her story," Wright's defense attorney, Sarah Churchill, told the AP, "but I think that it is a decision that should be fairly left to her in its entirety."


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ONeal Named One of the 2013 Best Firms to Work For
ONeal, Inc., a Greenville-based integrated design and construction company, ranks 14th on ZweigWhites list of the 2013 Best Firms to Work For. This years list was announced at the Best Firms to Work For Conference in Chicago.
This national award recognizes the top architecture, structural engineering, civil engineering, environmental and multi-discipline firms in the country. The ranking is based on an employee survey about employee satisfaction, including workplace practices, employee benefits and employee retention rates. ONeal ranked as the 14th Multidisciplinary Architecture/Engineering firm in the nation.
We are excited to be named one of the Best Firms to Work For on a national level. As an employee-owned firm, our employees have the final word when it comes to the work environment and our overall success, said ONeal President and CEO Kevin Bean. These surveys provide an avenue in which we can assess our strengths and identify areas to improve and build upon. Our work process is being changed every day by the emergence of new technologies and challenging projects.
ONeal is an employee-owned organization consistently recognized for providing its employees with opportunities for advancement and professional development. ONeal has also been named one of the Best Places to Work in South Carolina and one of South Carolinas Fastest Growing Companies, and also has been recognized as ABC Carolinas General Contractor of the Year.


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Alone lyrics
I was a midnight rider on a cloud of smoke,
I could make a woman hang on every single stroke,
I was an iron man,
I had a master plan,
but I was alone.
I could hear you breathing with a sigh of the wind,
I remember how your body started trembling.
Oh, what a night it's been
and for the state I'm in
I'm still alone.
And all the wonders made for the Earth,
and all the hearts in all creation,
somehow I always end up alone (always end up alone),
always end up alone.
So I play (sha la),
I'll wait (I'll wait)
'cause you know that love takes time (even love between you and I).
We came (sha la) so far (so far),
just the beat of a lonely heart.
And it's mine,
I don't want to be alone.
Well, since I got no message on the answer phone,
and since you're busy every minute, I just stay at home.
I make believe you care,
I feel you everywhere,
but I'm still alone.
I'm on a wheel of fortune with a twist of fate
'cause I know it isn't heaven, is it love or hate.
Am I the subject of the pain.
Am I the stranger in the rain.
I am alone.
And is there glory there to behold,
maybe it's my imagination.
Another story there to be told (oh).
So I play (sha la), I'll wait (your time),
and I pray it's not too late (it isn't too late).
You know we came (sha la) so far (so far),
just the beat of a lonely heart,
and it's mine,
and I don't want to be alone.
Gone, but not out of sight.
I'm caught in the rain and there's no one home
(and I don't wanna be alone).
Face the heat of the night,
the one that you love's got a heart that's made of stone
(and I don't wanna be alone).
Shine and search for the light
and sooner or later you'll be cruising on your ocean
(and I don't want to be alone).
Shine and clean out of sight
I'm caught in the rain and there's no one home
(and I don't want to be alone).


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Today, Dad and I went garage and estate "sale-ing" to find some furniture for my new apartment! While we didn't have much luck, we WERE able to score one really great piece…FOR FREE!
It's in need of a total restoration, but it's a Pooley Radio Cabinet for Atwater Kent Radios (without the radio) in a beautiful mustard color! It's been through a lot of wear and tear (and teenage angst apparently…), but we thought it could be fixed up nicely into a totally unique and functional piece!
Check it out!
We both agreed that this would be something that American Pickers would choose to restore. I'm thinking I'll use it as a TV stand and put my DVD player in the radio compartment that has an opening in the front.
After doing some research, I'm thinking that this piece was made in the 1920s or 30s. I love it! Even though it will require a lot of attention, I think it will be an awesome focal point in my future living room.
I'll keep you posted with its progress!


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Bloomberg business 3 March 2016
U.K. court rejects all charges against Djibouti businessman
Judge criticizes Djibouti government's conduct in litigation
DP World said a U.K. court ruling that criticized Djibouti's government and rejected charges against an opponent of the country's president may help the company in arbitration proceedings brought by the Horn of Africa state.
The U.K. High Court in London ruled on Wednesday that Djibouti businessman Abdourahman Boreh didn't take bribes or negotiate secret shareholdings over the construction and development of a port and freezone complex at Doraleh in the Horn of Africa nation. Djibouti's government in 2014 rescinded DP World's concession and began arbitration proceedings after it said it found evidence the Dubai-based company paid bribes and gave other financial incentives to Boreh while he was negotiating the concession.
"We remain disappointed that the government commenced these proceedings and its arbitration against DP World, which is based on essentially the same charges the court has now rejected," the company said in a statement on its website. "We will now move forward in earnest to defend our position but we hope that is not necessary as a result of today's judgment."
Djibouti's $1.5 billion economy relies on services related to its location on the Red Sea, one of the world's busiest shipping lanes. The country serves as the only access to the sea for neighboring landlocked Ethiopia. DP World is one of the largest port operators with 70 terminals stretching from Sydney to Vancouver.
Government 'Disappointed'
Djibouti's government is "extremely disappointed" with Wednesday's judgment and disagrees with its findings, according to an e-mailed statement.
"The Republic of Djibouti is exploring urgently with its lawyers the best course of action to take, including the possibility of an appeal," it said.
Boreh spearheaded the development of the Doraleh port with DP World. Djibouti's government accused him of a string of corruption claims, alleging he improperly benefited from the negotiations. Boreh claimed the allegations were a politically motivated smear campaign orchestrated by President Ismail Omar Guelleh to destroy his reputation.
Judge Julian Flaux criticized the country's conduct in the litigation, dismissing all the claims against Boreh.
"The Republic was intent on pursuing a scattergun approach against Mr. Boreh of throwing as much mud as it could in the hope that something would stick, even though many of the matters were not ones in respect of which the Republic could have had a legitimate or sustainable claim," he said.
'Inadequate' Testimony
Guelleh, 68, declined to testify in the trial, serving witness statements to the court that were "inadequate and simply fail to grapple with some of the most difficult issues in the case," Flaux said.
All of the witnesses called by the government during the trial were former government ministers or high-ranking civil servants who were "in fear of the president" and weren't prepared to say anything that contradicted Guelleh, Flaux said in his ruling.
Boreh, who was previously good friends with Guelleh, faced a campaign of political persecution after he declined to back the president's proposal in 2007 to amend the constitution and enable himself to seek a third term in office in elections in 2011, Flaux said. Guelleh will seek a fourth mandate in a vote scheduled for April 8 after pledging in 2011 not to run again.
"If I could win against him as one individual, the people of Djibouti should also use the verdict to get rid of Guelleh in the elections next month," Boreh said by phone from London. The Dubai-based businessman said he's considering returning to Djibouti "within the next couple of years."
Source: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-03-02/dp-world-says-djibouti-arbitration-based-on-rejected-charges


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Obsessive gardener with chronic writeritis. I am chronicling my journey as a full time writer. Take a look at the My Worlds link on the right to see some of my work.
Wednesday, March 13, 2013
I'm going to admit right up front that many aspects of the publishing business would be easier with an unlimited budget. Unfortunately, I don't have an unlimited budget. I don't have the money for professional editing, or the money for a professional cover, or the money to pay someone else to build me a website, or to market my book for me.
With a little bit of knowledge and some common sense it should be entirely possible to do all these things for yourself.
It's irritating to see people who say "Never submit a book that hasn't been professionally edited" or "Don't do your cover yourself. You have to pay someone to do it for you."
I do see their point, but the fact is that this is impossible. Flatly, utterly impossible. I HAVE to do it myself. If I want this, I have no choice. And the statement that if you don't do things this way you have no business trying to get published is utterly wrong.
I won't give in to the sentiment that I have no business trying to publish my novels because of my financial status. The elitists can go play their games somewhere else. I will succeed. It may be a long learning process, it may be by trial and error, but I'm not going to let someone else tell me what I can and cannot do, or how to do it.
End of story.
Web site design Not easy, but very possible
www.drupal.org Be prepared to spend some time learning--this is not plug and play but you can design the website you want. You will still need to pay for hosting. There are other similar programs. Find one that suits you. This may be a step you want to avoid taking until you have a book or two out. I did it first, so I don't know for sure.
Cover art Learning to do this yourself is FUN. Again, not easy.
Istockphoto Stock art that can be used as a base for a cover design
DeviantArt For the most part amateur graphics artists, some who are willing to contract their art. They also generally show where they got the elements in any particular piece.
Lots of others--look around
Get a good graphic arts program. GIMP is free open source software and seems to be capable of most of what the others can do. Be ready for a steep learning curve.
Contact schools in your area and find out if the graphics arts teachers can recommend a student who can do your cover more cheaply (the teachers usually know who's up to it).
Find out if there are community resources you can use.
If you can't find what you need, take your own photos
Remember that the resolution of your cover art is important--and I'm not talking about DPI. A 300 dpi image that's four inches square isn't going to help. A 72 dpi image that's 30 inches square is going to have much more resolution (although you can increase the 30 inch image to 300 dpi, it will just decrease the size correspondingly so that you end up with the same resolution)
Plan ahead, decide what you want before you go "shopping"
myecovermaker.com A mass solution, with limited scope but fine if you want something simple. If you have the image you want, they can put it on a pile of books (in an image) but you need to be a member to use this option. The cover below was one of the free version.
Book Trailers
Animoto.com You can create a 30 second book trailer free, but as an online resource their scope is limited. This trailer is one of their free version. And no, the book isn't ready yet. I'm hoping to have it out by the end of March. This book trailer is preliminary. I did it as a test.
Social Media
Facebook or Myspace, some similar site. Make an author page, not a personal page
Twitter--create a twitter account in your author name
Blogging (Since you're reading this you obviously know about blogging)
Give stuff away, and require that to be in the "drawing" they need to spread the word.
INVITE INVITE INVITE--get your name out there.
Community resources--newspapers, church groups, writing groups, reading groups. Get used to standing up in front of people. Contact these groups about presentations.
Copyright registration
www.copyright.gov (i.e., you don't need to go through one of those we'll-charge-through-the-nose companies. And you definitely don't need a lawyer to do it for you.) At this point, basic copyright registration is $35 for one item. The main advantage of paying $150 for having someone else do it for you is that they handle the hassles. Be careful, though. Some of those companies don't actually pay for the copyright--read the small print. They offer "copyright protection" and say they'll watch for copyright infringement. Most people say that you don't need official copyright registration because you've already got an electronic trail.
If you know other authors who are good with this, offer to trade your books for theirs.
"Good enough" is NOT good enough!
Do a grammar check--some of the things your eyes don't catch will show up in a grammar check.
Don't trust your spellchecker, and NEVER use replace-all
Read the book backwards, a line at a time. Time consuming but it helps
Anybody have other resources I could add to the list?
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As for professional editing, I'm sorry but I do feel it's necessary. It's usually not possible for an author to catch everything on their own as they're too close to the story. It's also hard see something you created objectively. Critique partners are invaluable and I use them. But they're doing this as a favor. They still usually miss things. My freelance editor reads the story for story then she turns it to the last page and reads it backwards to catch typos and grammatical errors. No one is going to do that for free. And I've tried reading backwards. I can't do it.ReplyDelete
As for the cover, I originally self published with a cover Icreated. I thought it was good. People told me it was good. The book flopped. I thought I suck. Then I got a professional cover for $75 and the same book stayed on the best sellers list for a month. I don't think you need an unlimited budget, but I do think you need a budget. If you write a business plan with a complete financial plan it will help you with this. And there are things you can do to offset some of the costs.
Okay, I just left that really long comment and then caught your last line on editing. You're right. If you can read backwards yourself you don't need an editor. I do, because I cannot do this.ReplyDeleteReplies
A lot of different skills go into editing. Reading backward is one tactic, another is to listen to your book in Adobe (and the worse the voice the better off you are because you'll actually catch the word problems). One pass or one kind of editing doesn't do it, for you any more than for a professional.Delete
Great post on those trying to self-publish with a budget. While yes, if you have the means, you can go all out with contracting services, but if you learn how to do some of those things right (like cover art, formatting), you can considerably lower your investment. :)ReplyDelete
I require a solid proofreading edit at the barest minimum. I simply do no have a firm enough grasp on (or confidence with) certain elements of grammar, especially commas. I've also had a couple critique partners flag me on an oddly worded sentence or a difficult paragraph. I cannot catch all those. But I do agree that a person with the appropriate skill set and patience can get their book at least to 99% of the way there.ReplyDelete
Wow, Lauren! I have nothing to add as I have no experience of self-publishing yet. It looks as though you've got it under control, though! Best of luck!ReplyDelete
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I am a graphic artist and web designer by trade, so I know that it takes a lot of time and know how to make a quality cover and website. From my point of view, try never to use free cover art template. Even if you are on a next to nothing budget (like me), choose the stock photography option and then tweak that. Even if that means making the photo black and white or cropping out just half. That is better than your cover looking like dozens of other authors with no budget, or even just one other book.ReplyDelete
Serif.com has a free drawing software to help make easy edits. I also like ribbit.com - a free online photo editor. I love that site! Hope that helps!
I am a graphic artist and web designer by trade and wanted to offer some advice for those who want to create their own cover art.ReplyDelete
Rather than using the free templates that are offered, instead purchase a stock photo and tweak it. Make it black and white or crop just a portion of the photo; Don't just add the title and the author's name. A great free online photo editor is ribbet.com. It will do all kinds of QUALITY effects for you for free. Doing this is better than having a cover that dozens of other books may already have. You may say that dozens of others may have the stock photo, but what are the chances that they have tweaked it exactly as you have?
What a great list! It shows you've really done your research - kudos. I also can't afford any editors or designers, and there's no reason on earth why you can't do those things yourself - and the rewards will be all the sweeter. :)ReplyDelete
You can definitely work through these things yourself. It will be challenging. It's a lot of work with help, I'm sure, even more without. I guess for me, having a some other folks in the process brings a lot to the table. I do think they add a lot and are more than worth it, but if you don't have the budget, you'll learn a lot tackling things yourself. Good luck, HeidiReplyDelete


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As a Research Scientists of Information knowledge and Interaction division of IBM Research Lab – China (CRL), Mr. Wen Liu has been working on the research and development work of speech analytics platform since 2007 after receiving his Master Degree of Computer Sciences from Huazhong University of Science and Technology in China.
In his career inside IBM Research - China, Mr. Wen Liu has been working on speech solution and platform research area intensively. He has accumulated a deep know-how to seamlessly integrate automatic speech recognition (ASR), text to speech (TTS) and other speech technologies into advanced solution, his expertise includes distributed computing, speech cloud architecture, web-based service delivery platform, voice over IP (VOIP), big data, and multimedia management, etc.
Mr. Wen Liu is the key developer for lots of speech related research initiatives and customer engagement projects. In 2006's InnovationJam, an online conversation on IBM's worldwide intranet sponsored by IBM CEO. More than 150,000 IBMers, family members, clients and university and business partners, representing 104 countries and 67 companies, came together and finally rated out top-5 innovations which IBM believes will change the way people live over the next five years, RTTS (Real-Time Transcription and Translation Service) is one of those top-5 big ideas which aims at instantaneous transcription and real-time speech to speech translation capability to close the gap brought by the language barrier in people's daily communication. Mr. Wen Liu is one of the major architects and developers of RTTS platform. Recently, Mr. Wen Liu has been leading the development work of another re-useable asset named iTranS (IBM Transcription Server). iTranS provides enterprise-level speech cloud platform and has been widely deployed in several big customer sites of different industries from different countries, including security company, call center and media company.
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My sister is over getting ready for Hailey's birthday party. My sister's good at planning these sort of things for the most part but every once in a while something like this happens:
Sis (looking at the leftover plastic cups from Cole's party, which is a mostly full package. Maybe 5 are missing from it.): Is this all we have?
Me: Yes. Why?
Sis: Weeelllllll ...
Me: You don't think it will be enough?
Sis: Well, we have 25-30 people coming and they're all going to want drinks plus we're having the root beer floats later and we'll need cups for that ...
Me: I think it'll be fine.
Sis: *looks doubtful*
Me: *thinking* You could have gone out and bought some of your own instead of mooching off the ones I bought. Hmmph. */thinking*
Me: *what I actually said* It'll be fine.
Then there was the table incident:
Sis: We should have borrowed Amber's fold-up banquet table to put the food on.
Mom: I thought of that but then I figured we didn't need it.
Sis: *inarticulate noise which might have been rage but probably wasn't*
Mom: Well, you can always go over to Amb's house and pick it up.
Sis: *another inarticulate noise*
Mom: Nevermind! I'll go get it!
Sis: I'll do it! I didn't say I wouldn't!
Mom: *inarticulate noise of possible rage that probably isn't*
Nothing says love like these family bonding moments!
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How well I can relate :)
It was funny but at the same time it wasn't. I'm sure you understand.
Should I go over there and be like "heather, I would have a drink, but there aren't enough cups. I can't believe the lack of cups at this party."
Yes! Fuck yes! Yes to the billionth! YES! That would crack me up so hard I'd probably pee my pants!
*inarticulate noise of possible laughter that probably isn't* !!!
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Genre Writers Organizations:
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Almost all the genre organizations hold conferences, so don't forget to check the above websites.
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printable? etc. work only on ASCII--the first 127 characters of Unicode. But since I'm trying to add Unicode support to Factor, these should instead work for all Unicode code points.
Unicode's character classes make this fairly easy to do. The Unicode standard splits all characters up into 29 character classes. These character classes can be used to implement predicates listed above. All of Factor's existing character predicates can be expressed as the union of one or more Unicode type classes.
At first, I had a lot of pieces of code that looked like this:
: uncased? ( ch -- ? )
category { "Lu" "Ll" "Lt" "Lm" "Mn" "Me" } member? ;
There were ten words defined this way, and four more in
extra/xml/char-classes. Additionally, to "optimize" some of the code, I had things like
: Letter? ( ch -- ? )
category first CHAR: L = ;
Letter? is the union of all character classes beginning with L. But wouldn't it all be clearer if the code were written like
CATEGORY: uncased Lu Ll Lt Lm Mn Me ;
CATEGORY: Letter Lu Ll Lt Lm Lo ;
This makes predicate classes on fixnums that do the same as the above code. So it's basically equivalent to
PREDICATE: fixnum uncased
category { "Lu" "Ll" "Lt" "Lm" "Mn" "Me" } member? ;
You can read more about predicate classes in the Factor documentation, but basically, it creates a new class,
uncased which is a subclass of
fixnum consisting of
fixnums which satisfy the given predicate. A
fixnum is a number 0-2^29, which can be represented by a single cell in Factor. In the end result, the word
uncased? is defined in basically the same way, but we also have a class to use.
Factor parsing words work differently from Lisp or Scheme macros. Instead of providing a source to source transformation, parsing words are directly part of the parser, and use the same tools that the parser itself does. In fact, the parser consists mostly of parsing words, with just a little glue to hold it together. But this ends up easier than it sounds, because all of the internals are exposed. Here's how
CATEGORY: is defined, skipping the word
[category] which takes a list of character classes and other strings and generates an appropriate test quotation:
: define-category ( word categories -- )
[category] fixnum -rot define-predicate-class ;
CREATE ";" parse-tokens define-category ; parsing
The word
define-predicate-class defines a word as a predicate class, given the test quotation and the superclass. It is the runtime equivalent of
PREDICATE:, just as
define-category is the runtime equivalent of
CATEGORY:. By convention, these runtime equivalents should be defined for the sake of future parsing words which might want to use them.
Now, looking into the word
CATEGORY:, the first word used,
CREATE scans the next word and creates it, as a new word, in the current vocabulary. Next,
";" parse-tokens lets the parser read until the word ";" is encountered. The blank-separated "tokens" in between are returned as an array of strings. This array of strings is next processed by
define-category, which gives the word its definition.
For efficiency, I changed the old test using
member? to a bit array mapping category numbers to whether they are included. (In the implementation, the categories are all given numbers, which can then be translated into names.) I also added a feature for XML, that you can include any other characters in this, too, just writing them in as if they were character classes, with all string escapes allowed. So after all that, the automatically generated definition of
uncased ended up being
: uncased? ( object -- object )
dup fixnum? [
dup category# ?{
f f f f t f t f t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t
t t t t
} nth [ drop t ] [ "" member? ] if
] [ drop f ] if ;
This code should be really quick to execute. Since
category# is implemented as a byte-array nth too, everything should run in a constant number of steps. So Unicode here doesn't give a significant speed penalty at all. On my computer, unicode:Letter? runs about 20% slower than strings:Letter? (the current definition), but given how fast they both run, that difference is negligible.
Update: After more careful consideration of the benchmarks, it actually looks like the new
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The Overtime Radio Show recaps some of the Holiday Tournaments. The first period starts off with the St. Louis Park Holiday classic as the Maple Grove Crimson defeated the Wayzata Trojans by a score of 4-2.
Crimson defenseman Jordan Gross potted the game winner late in the third period joins the show along with his head coach Gary Stefano and Wayzata Trojans Pat O'Leary.
The second period looks back at the 25th Annual South St. Paul Premier Tournament that saw the Eagan Wildcats capture their third straight title and had a scrap of a game with the Woodbury Royals, fellow Section 3AA team. Eagan prevailed 3-2 after trailing 2-0 midway through the second period.
Woodbury head coach Wes Bolin discussed his team's effort and Eagan head coach Mike Taylor liked his team's ability to handle the pressure from the Royals.
Wild 102's Zach Swanson reports on the Roseau Rams 4-2 win over the Holy Family Catholic Fire in the Roseau tournament.
A rare 'Overtime' period is required as the Andover Huskies captured the Heritage Tournament in Duluth with a 3-2 overtime win against Cloquet-Esko-Carlton. Not only did the Huskies capture the cup, the also won a huge Section 7AA game for seeding purposes.
We will hear from tournament MVP Andover goalie Chase Perry along with teammate Calvin Rak who scored the game winner in overtime. Coach Mark Manney will also share his thoughts on the game.
Tune in every Sunday night at 7pm to the OTSN.tv's "Hockey Hub" show on 1500 ESPN.
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2. Sara Genge, "As Women Fight" (pg. 24-33) **
Read 13 Dec. 2009. This story has an inventive idea, and metaphor, at its centre: a somewhat evolved human culture, apparently owing to the influence of long-ago visitors from outer space, is built around the potentially annual exchange of bodies between husbands and wives -- rather, exchange of personalities, or selves -- depending on who wins a "Fight" (actual, ritualized physical combat). Yet the story is too heavy-handed with its biases regarding the implications of this idea/metaphor. People switch bodies in order to inhabit, experience, and understand the minds and desires and proscribed roles of both genders; the women, however, are made to be the more desirable choice (faster, heightened senses, etc.) overall, while the men fit into clichéd behaviours and types, despite the story's admirable attempts to blur and challenge gender constructions/constrictions. The main character, Merthe, is an effective focalizer: ambiguous; confused; at a point of personal and cultural conflict, and so willing to do things differently and accept the consequences; chivalrous, heroic. I wonder, though, if switching bodies and a transferrable consciousness/self/personality aren't becoming overly conventional in SF now? Also, Genge seems to be reaching for the substance of Russ or Tiptree, Jr., but the . . . artistry feels not quite up to the task.
3. John Shirley, "Animus Rights" (pg. 34-43) ** 1/2
Read 14 Dec. 2009. I like the premise: two aliens named Adversary and Animus, whose true form is a "lightbody," have been fighting and defeating each other on Earth for centuries, inhabiting a succession of human bodies and participating in major military conflicts such as the French Revolution or World War I. Able to live up to 500,000 years, they see humans as "primates," of interest for the brutal intensity of their wars. Yet they are taking too direct a role in pushing humanity toward its destruction, and so are told to back off by their homeworld's Committee. I like the premise, for it gives Shirley ample opportunity to comment on our penchant for violence in the past, today, and in the future; it creates room for Shirley to suggest a slightly new twist on the "art" of war. However, there is a predictability in the story, and the writing is frequently awkward, especially when the perspective and dialogue are that strictly of the "emerged" Adversary and Animus (e.g., "'Seven years of peaceful marriage, and suddenly you're a man of blood,' Wilamina said suddenly ..." [34]; "Then Adversary looked up at Animus -- at the lightbody that had departed the shattered primate body. ..." [36]). The parts don't quite make for a wholly unified, skillfull whole.
4. Nick Wolven, "Angie's Errand"
5. Jim Aikin, "Leaving the Station"
6. Benjamin Crowell, "A Large Bucket, and Accidental Godlike Mastery of Spacetime"
7. Mike Resnick, "The Bride of Frankenstein"
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Every time I pvp Herotofu he pvp logs and idk why he keeps kicking me out of Nightmares??
Hero tofu pvp logger and other
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Re: Hero tofu pvp logger and other
Alright so he keeps on kicking you out of the faction Nightmares? Thats fine, he is a mod on that faction, so therefore he may kick you out. Your other complaint is questionable. I'm not going to assume anything, but if you are just trying to get him banned, it will be the other way around. Please don't report anyone for no reason. Gengar will check the PvP logs to see if he did.
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Re: Hero tofu pvp logger and other
Yes. But I need direct evidence from you Simba. He did something to you before, and he might have again. Next time you fight him, take a screenshot with (F2); AFTER HE PVP LOGS. Make sure it says "HeroTofu has left the game" And right after "HeroTofu has joined the game". That's enough evidence for me.


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algorithmic modeling for Rhino
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Leafcutter exposes the following components:
Google Authenticator. Creates a session token for connecting to your Google account.
Spreadsheet List. Fetches a list of spreadsheets in your account.
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There are many strong opinions on carbohydrate consumption. Many high protein diets (e.g. Paleo) are relatively low in carbohydrates. Here's my opinion on carbohydrates:
- There has to be a balance in carbohydrate consumption (consider low glycaemic index carbs like brown rice, wild rice, quinoa, millet as a superior option instead of white carbs (e.g. bread/pasta/white rice)) Especially when high intensity exercise is involved, moderate carbohydrate consumption is required for energy. Exercising too much (e.g. 6 days a week, high intensity for long hours) raises stress hormone cortisol in the body that can impact on sleep, mood and adrenal health. What happens when cortisol is raised continuously due to stress/exercise, glucose is being released consistently. This impacts on insulin receptors that can cause insulin resistance.
- High cortisol levels long term can cause weight gain. High glucose levels in the blood accompanied by insulin suppression lead to cells starved of glucose. As the cells are crying out for energy they send constant hunger signals to the brain. This leads to overeating and unused glucose stored as fat. Cortisol can also influence appetite and cravings.
- A low carb diet long term has an impact on thyroid function, hormone health and adrenal fatigue. At the start, weight loss is easy but it may stall later on. Convince your body that it's not in danger of starvation for energy. This includes stress reduction through meditation, spending time in nature, music, cutting back on exercise (mixing it up with relaxing exercises such as yoga), having good quality sleep and eating enough whole carbohydrates to maintain normal body functions. Ladies, moderate carbohydrate intake may be the missing link in balancing thyroid function, losing weight and balancing hormones.
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I illustrate children's books and any other kind of book. I go wild with graphic arts and layouts making sudden forays into cross-border territories such as calligraphy. I scribble all over the backside of a receipt, I portray molecules using vector graphics. I like gouache and inks and enjoy sticking small pieces of paper, mostly on my fingers, challenging both graphic tablets and computers of any kind to work for me. Luckily I have an amazing helper who gives life to incredible interactive images while repeatedly singing.
Have you browsed through the gallery or through my latest works from the newest session? Some of them have received a prize, others are for my faraway friends; the next one might be telling your story. Have you got a children's tale to turn into a picturebook? Would you like a customized logo to represent your business? Have you a particular illustration in mind for a special event? Rush to the "contact page" and drop me a line. We will develop your idea (note that we both have to love the final result!). For additional information, you can download my portfolio and take a look to my curriculum as well…which also tells about plasmonics and me.


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Welcome to my little nook of the blogosphere. It's mostly to share all my papercrafting projects, but you may see an occasional recipe or other piece of randomness. Enjoy!
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
You are Totally Fantabulous!
I think you all need to hear that you are totally fantabulous every once in a while! Today for my weekly SP and Company design team post I have a little card that could be used for anything from a Thank You to a Thinking of You for a great friend.
Sewing Chic set from last year that I don't use often enough. So I challenged myself to use it and this is what I got! I stamped the Bold Houndstooth background in gray on the large label and layered it under a smaller gray label. Then I stamped the large dressform from Sewing Chic in black onto pink polka dot paper and fussy cut it (you could use the svg file if you prefer).
Mix n Match Sentiments: Friends stamps and cut them out. Everything was layered onto striped paper and finished off with some seam binding ribbon.
I really like the way this turned out and I think I will make some more to add to my stash for future use! Thanks for stopping by today! Head over to the SP blog for more ideas and inspiration.
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What is an EHIC?
An EHIC (European Health Insurance Card) is a little plastic card which ensures that you (the EU citizen) and your family members can benefit from healthcare throughout the EEA (European Economic Area) at a cost which is no more than those who are nationals of the host member state would pay.
Who can obtain an EHIC?
The rules governing EHIC eligibility are set out in Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council:
(In short: An EU Citizen, who is a national of the state, or paying social security contributions in the state, AND their family – with an emphasis on no discrimination.)
How do I get my EHIC
The EHIC is free of charge and you can apply or renew a card via the official EHIC online application form. Beware of unofficial websites, which may charge if you apply through them.
What if I'm not resident within the United Kingdom?
If you are not resident within the United Kingdom, DO NOT PANIC. You (and your family) are still eligible for the same social benefits as other citizens of the EU within an EU member state. It is however a slightly more complicated process.
What if my spouse/family are not resident within the United Kingdom?
Only the main applicant needs to be resident within the United Kingdom. This means that if the EU Citizen is resident within the United Kingdom, they can obtain an EHIC. The main applicant can then add all of their family members to their own application, regardless of whether the family are resident within the United Kingdom (or the rest of the EU). Please note: Confirmation that this is the case took considerable persistence, but the response was finally sent on WhatDoTheyKnow and the EHIC form was also changed as a result of the FOI Request – DOH – EHIC (See the long email body attachment dated 15th September 2015) – the operative parts of the request being:
[1.] Is a non UK resident – who is a direct family member of a British Citizen, (who is resident within the UK) entitled to hold an EHIC issued by the UK.:
The rules governing EHIC eligibility are set out in Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council:
Further information is available on the NHS Choices website:
[2.] What would be the process for applying for the EHIC for said NON EU- Non UK Resident be.:
2. The application for a "family member" can be made on an application where the "main applicant" is a UK resident. The application can be made via the internet, telephone and postal routes as follows:
Application route
How to apply
0300 3301350 or 0191 279 0575
Download an application form at http://www.nhs.uk/NHSEngland/Healthcareabroad/EHIC/Documents/ehic-app-form.pdf
I am aware that the NHS website has recently been updated to include the line:
I agree that all persons to be specified in this application are UK residents.
[3.] Please provide all information which you store relating to when this update was conducted. Please provide the reason for adding the line to the website.
3. …..
Thank you for highlighting the discrepancy within the 'Terms and Conditions' (T&C's) of the EHIC application. We have now changed the relevant line in the T&C's to reflect this. The updated line now read as follows:
"I agree that the main applicant specified in this application is a UK resident".


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TOTAL conducting seismic testing on Congo oil Block
French oil major Total is conducting seismic testing on a block it operates in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo, a company spokeswoman confirmed on Thursday, making it the first oil major to conduct such testing in the country.
Congo produces just 25,000 barrels of oil per day along its Atlantic coast in the west but hopes that further exploration offshore and near Lake Albert, which straddles the eastern border with Uganda, will boost that figure significantly in coming years.
Total holds a 66.66 percent stake in Block 3, located along Lake Albert. Semliki Sarl, majority owned by South Africa-based SacOil, and the Congolese state hold minority stakes.
Total acquired its exploration licence in January 2012 but has had to contend with persistent insecurity in the conflict-ravaged area caused by rebel groups.
The spokeswoman did not provide additional details about the testing.
Crude deposits were first discovered in the Albertine rift basin by Uganda in 2006. Uganda estimates the reserves on its side of the border at 6.5 billion barrels and some experts believe Congo could have a similar quantity.
Research and exploratory findings based on seismic testing by a company owned by Israeli billionaire Dan Gertler on two other blocks in northeastern Congo suggest they could contain reserves of close to 1.5 billion barrels of oil, the company has said.
Campaign groups have criticised oil exploration on both sides of the border, saying it risks disturbing the ecosystem in Congo's Virunga National Park, home to the endangered mountain gorilla and other rare species.
One-third of Block 3's acreage is located inside Virunga but Total has promised not to explore in or near the 7,800-square-kilometre park.
Source: REUTERS (Reporting by Aaron Ross in Kinshasa; Additional reporting by Bate Felix in Paris; editing by Susan Thomas)
UNESCO Welcomes Total's Renewed Commitment Not to Conduct Operations in World Heritage List Sites
On January 3, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) welcomed Total's confirmation that it would refrain from conducting operations in World Heritage List sites, calling it "a landmark decision by one of the major oil companies."
The pledge was originally made by Christophe de Margerie in June 2013, when he said that Total "will refrain from prospecting or exploiting oil and gas in natural sites inscribed on the World Heritage List as at June 4, 2013." This stance was reaffirmed in a letter sent to UNESCO in December 2013.
"This commitment is another building block of our environmental policy," said Bertrand de Nadaillac, Senior Vice President, Environment & Health at Total. "We have long been engaged in protecting biodiversity and will continue to safeguard ecosystems wherever we operate." Total introduced an official Biodiversity Policy in 2005. It is predicated on minimizing our environmental footprint and paying special attention to areas whose biodiversity is particularly rich or vulnerable.
Some environmental NGOs have interpreted the exploration license in the Democratic Republic of the Congo as a sign that Total intends to operate in Virunga National Park, home to the largest gorilla population in the world.
But our response is unequivocal: we made it clear in May 2012 that we would not operate in the park.
To find out more:
Source: TOTAL
BREAKING NEWS – MAY 17, 2013 – Good News for Africa's Oldest National Park
Oil and gas group Total will not explore for oil within the boundaries of Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Chairman and CEO Cristophe de Margerie announced today. Source: WWF
Total and SOCO International – the main operators in the key oil blocks – have failed so far to declare Virunga National Park a "no go" area for oil development…. It is deplorable to see a protected area that has survived years of armed conflict threatened by the activities of commercial companies whose activities risk devastating the Park's wildlife and the livelihoods of surrounding communities. In addition to direct impacts on the environment and the livelihoods of communities, the indirect impacts of oil development, in particular in the form of an influx of people attracted by the increased economic activity as well as new vested interests and power holders in the area, are likely to lead to increased conflict both with local community members and with the Parks wildlife.1
How attractive hydrocarbon prospective location is Block III, when it covers 32% of Virunga National Park?
Block III
Total percentage of Block III that contains Virunga National Park
Partners : Block 3 is 66.66% owned by Total – Operator-, 18.34% by Semliki Energy (a company incorporated in the Congo), with the remaining 15% belonging to La Congolaise Des Hydrocarbures, the state-owned oil firm of the Democratic Republic of Congo.1
Awarded in January 2012, the Block III, Albertine Graben exploration license is operated by Total, in partnership with Semliki and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). One-third of the acreage is located in Virunga National Park. Total has pledged not to work on this section of Block III, in compliance with Congolese legislation and international conventions.2
12 November 2013
SacOil Updates DRC Activities
SacOil saw an airborne gravity and magnetic survey conducted over the northern part of Block III in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The acreage is outside the Virunga National Park. The company said that the interpretation of the survey, acquired by the operator Total, confirms the geological trend observed in the adjacent concessions in Uganda. Features similar to those found to be oil-bearing in Uganda in the Albertine Graben have been observed and identified with the new data.
With this positive geological information, planning for the acquisition of a 2D seismic survey has begun. The current design envisages the acquisition of a minimum of 400 km of 2D seismic data.
There has been a delay of approximately six months to the planned work program, as a result of civil unrest to the south of the area of activity. With the situation on the ground now stabilized, it is anticipated that the seismic acquisition will take place within the next dry season in Q1 2014. (source PetroleumAfrica)
13 September 2012
SacOil says survey in Congo block completed
Completion of the survey takes Total E&P RDC a step closer to ascertaining the presence of oil or gas in the area SACOIL on Wednesday announced that Total E&P RDC, the energy multinational and operator of Block 3, Albertine Graben, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, has successfully conducted an airborne gravity and magnetic survey on the northern part of the Block 3 area, outside the Virunga National Park.
The completion of the survey takes Total a step closer to ascertaining the presence of oil or gas in the area. Discovery of hydrocarbons in the block will boost SacOil's balance sheet. SacOil owns a 12.5% interest in Block 3. Preliminary processing of the Block 3 gravity and magnetic data broadly confirms the trend observed in the adjacent concessions in Uganda. "It is expected that more detailed processing will identify features similar to those that were found to be oil-bearing in Uganda," SacOil said.
SacOil CEO Robin Vela has in the past said there is a huge potential in the block because of oil and gas discoveries in Uganda which he says suggest that Block 3 is in an attractive hydrocarbon prospective location. Until now, exploration in the area has taken place within the borders of Uganda.
SacOil said planning a two-dimensional seismic survey, to map potential oil and gas prospects, was under way and Total had initiated a tender process."Subject to the positive identification of structures that may contain oil and gas, Total intends to drill an exploration well in order to determine the presence of oil or gas and the potential commercial viability of Block 3," SacOil said.
In terms of the farm-in and joint venture agreements on Block 3, Total bears all the costs associated with the acquisition of the airborne gravity and magnetic survey and will carry SacOil through the seismic survey, any subsequent exploration and appraisal wells, up to a final investment decision. As a result, SacOil will not be required to contribute any further capital to this project until the final investment decision.
Block 3 is 66.66% owned by Total, 18.34% by Semliki Energy (a company incorporated in the Congo ), with the remaining 15% belonging to La Congolaise Des Hydrocarbures, the state-owned oil firm of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
In addition to the 12.5% interest in Block 3, SacOil also has a 20% interest in OPL 233, an offshore oil block in Nigeria's Delta region. OPL 233 is scheduled to start producing next year, with a minimum production of 10,000 barrels per day. SacOil also has a 20% interest in OPL 281, an onshore block in the western Delta region of Nigeria. Oil extraction from 281 is expected in 2014. It is expected to produce in excess of 30,000 barrels per day.
Source: SacOil
WWF to Total: Virunga "is in your hands"
13 May 2012
WWF has called on French oil company Total to refrain from exploration in Virunga National Park. At a meeting of Total shareholders and investors Friday, WWF hosted a demonstration and published an open letter to the company president.
Total has been granted an oil concession that includes a portion of the World Heritage Site, which is recognized as a treasure of biodiversity. WWF is asking Total to declare Virunga and all World Heritage Sites off limits for oil development.
WWF is concerned that oil exploration could have negative impacts on communities that depend on the park for their livelihoods and on endangered species that live in the park, such as mountain gorillas.
To illustrate to Total investors the threat oil development could have on mountain gorillas, volunteers marked off a symbolic crime scene at the company's annual meeting and launched an online petition.
Open letter: Mr. de Margerie, the future of the oldest African national park is in your hands
To the attention of Mr. Christophe de Margerie,
President and CEO of Total
Dear Sir,
Virunga National Park, located eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, was the first national park to be created on the African continent over 85 years ago.
With its exceptional ecosystems, it also is especially known for hosting over 200 species of mammals including the rare okapi, protected since 1933, but also the mountain and lowland gorillas, two sub-species in critical danger of extinction.
It is thanks to this unique ecological value than Virunga National Park was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1979.
For WWF and its members, the preservation of Virunga National Park is of paramount importance as it is written into the history and identity of our international network which was created in 1961.
This irreplaceable jewel is now under threat.
Sir, you are aware that one of the oil concessions that overlaps the park area is in the hands of Total.
Therefore, we take the opportunity of this annual general meeting to publicly alert you and your shareholders on the dangers posed by your company to the Virunga park and its treasures.
We cannot believe that an industrial group like yours, which upholds the value of sustainable development, can be insensitive to the risks that oil exploration would pose to this area.
That is why WWF asks you to state publicly that the current boundaries of the Virunga park and all the World Heritage Sites are a "no go" for your company.
Yours and our planet,
Isabelle Autissier, President of WWF-France
Serge Orru, Director General of WWF-
Source: WWF


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Hello all!
Just hatched out our very own 8 EO's last week and I just love them! They have to be the cutest little yellow chick ever. I am really looking forward to enjoying their personalities and beautiful feathers in the near future!
Good folks here - pull up a chair!
To our friendly forum Amada. Did you get your eggs from Island Girl or from someone else?
Welcome Amanda, again on your first EO chicks.
Welcome Amanda! You will continue to find them the friendliest little chicks you've ever had
Welcome Amanda , you will love this site and your new EOs. The people here are great and there is so much info here on the EOs. I wish I could have been your supplier, lol, where did you get your eggs from? I have a back yard full of roos I am growing out if you are in need and for you maybe even a pullet or hen . There was a lady on the Island some time ago selling EOs but some were not pure I sold 9 pullets at our last swap and the people were lined up to buy and then a few people came home with me for more, I sold 13 in total but they were all sold as layer quality not breeders. I am very excited to see you here and talk EO with you
XOX Monika
Hi Amanda and . I recognize your username from ACE. Hope you enjoy your new little balls of yellow joy
Welcome Amanda. You'll really enjoy your chickies~
Welcome Amanda! I have bought Coronation Sussex and Blue Wheatan Ameraucana eggs from you! I am so excited that you have EOs now! Tell us all about them! I think you will love them. EOs are so personable, loving and bright. The hens are super layers.
Your experience will be such an asset to all of us. Are you done your Nurse program? Are you staying on the island or moving East?
Glad to have you along Amanda. I have visted your website many times. Your birds are beautiful =). Once you get to know the EO's you will be in love.
Hello everyone! Thanks for the lovely welcome!
Our eggs came from someone off ACE, Tom. We bought some cream legbars and, as an afterthought, asked if he had any other eggs for sale as we were paying for shipping from Manitoba anyway! We got a dozen eggs and had 8 hatch, very happy with that! IslandGirl! I will definitely be in touch with you! Just waiting for my parents to fall in love with them and decide they can not live without them Actually, I will message you!
Looking forward to spending some time on this forum!
Hi Amanda. Welcome to the forum. You're going to love your EO's They are great. You should recognize many of the people here as well. Great place to find yourself.


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A walk through the Chor Bazaar and the adjacent areas will give you a peak into what makes Mumbai ... well Mumbai! The legend behind the Chor Bazaar, the recycling and "used" items market, the centrality of religion in everyone's lives, literally and figuratively (!), the creation and sustenance of destination markets, the harmonious confluence of different cultures - all brought to life here in a small area! And of course, marvel at Mumbai's oldest Jain Temple, the awe-inspiring Raudat Tahera (perhaps the largest chandelier and the full Quran carved inside the structure) and perhaps along the way, discover why Mumbai has 2 Jama Masjids! Rs. 1,500/ person. Duration: 3 hours. Meeting Point – Café Almas


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Hullo Ladies!
I've been super busy this month so I have hardly posted anything lately but I thought I'd write up a perfume review as I seem to be obsessed with collecting perfumes again!
This is a new favourite of mine called Pleats Please by Issey Miyake.
I received a sample earlier in the year and fell in love instantly but I had so many perfumes to go through that I didn't allow myself to buy a new one.
Finally about a month ago I finished a few bottles around the same time so I made a few sneaky orders and Pleats Please was one of them.
I bought the 50ml bottle from Amazon for a great price so I suggest having a look on there :-)
I would call this a unique floral scent. It's so hard to explain because I've never smelt anything like it.
The notes are - Sweet Pea, Pear, Peony, Musk, Indole, Vanilla, Cedar and Patchouli.
It's long lasting and has great silage so I've had many complements when wearing it.
It also develops beautifully over time and I can honestly say it's one of my favourite perfumes right now.
Have you tried this perfume? What's your favourite right now?


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Ninety Six National Historic Site is now on Facebook! Find us by following the highlighted link, searching for "Ninety Six National Historic Site" or by typing in the following URL: facebook.com/ninetysixnps
This is a place where our visitors can interact with us and learn more about what is happening at the park. "Like" our page today!
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Then it was off to yum chan at a omni place with Toby's family on his father side. It was nice to meet his cousins and uncles/aunts but there was limited food options for me. I focused on trying all the different types of green tea. I had some choy sum and plain rice and added my own soy sauce. I also had some red bean soup.
Then we met Toby's uncle at a dessert place and I had some doufuhua which is a traditional chinese dessert with silken tofu on the bottom, sweet syrup on top. You can choose different flavours, I got a mango one with mango puree and mango chunks. It was so sweet and filling after my small yum cha lunch. Many chinese desserts are thankfully naturally vegan and gluten free!
Toby got durian with black sticky rice which he loved and I hated because I hate durian.
聰嫂私房甜品 (no english name)Shop 28, G/F, Metro City Plaza Phase One, 1 Wan Hang Road
Tseung Kwan
For dinner we went to Liza Veggies. Toby used to frequent the owners old restuarant when he lived in Hong Kong. They have english menus and this was perhaps my fave meal out. I had some plain rice which contained red rice and millet.
Then some gai lan. I love Chinese greens and they can often be made g/f if asked with no soy sauce.
And finally some salt and pepper tofu. This was super exciting since I had been missing out on many tofu dishes in hong kong because the sauces tend to contain wheat. It was just simple and tasty fried tofu with salt and plenty of white pepper.
However, g/f folks be careful! We returned on our last meal and I had some fried rice. Toby checked all of the ingredients with the wait staff and had 2 small bowls before I realised that there was barley in the rice. Yes unfortunately got glutened for last meal. In their defence he didn't ask for no barley, only no soy sauce and no one seems to be aware or understand gluten free or coeliac disease in Hong Kong.
LizaVeggiesRoom A-D, 2/F, Harvard House, 105-111 Thomson Road,
Wan Chai
After returning from Macau (will get to that next) we caugh up with some friends for dinner at Branto, an indian vegetarian place. We shared some dhal.
Some aloo palak or spinach potato curry for those of you not familar with Indian menus. Also a curried potato dish but I can't remember the name. The nameless potato curry was one my faves but it did come with bread.
Then we had some papadums with salad on top. I've never had a dish like this in an indian restaurant before it was such a simple idea but kept my mouth feeling slightly cooler.
We also ordered channa masala or (chickea curry) and two types of biryani rice, the only difference we could taste or notice was that one had cashews in it.
Basically we ordered every single dairy free curry (with the exception of spinach-pea curry). The food was delicious but so so so spicy. Spicer than I've ever had in Melbourne. Toby was sweating like crazy and my nose was running throughout the meal. If you want a mild dish, I would recommend the plain potato one. Otherwise you have been warned!
Branto Pure Veg Indian Food
1/F., 9 -11 Lock Road
Tsim Sha Tsui
Afterwards we met up with friends for dessert which also helped cool our burning mouths. I had mango doufuhua again. This was my fave of the two, it has a better mango to tofu ratio and was slightly tangy as well as sweet.
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I and Gautham started off from Candlewood suites at 6AM in the morning in my Chevrolet Impala to Lindsley Alms to pick up Ben & Edna to start our exploratory trip to Manhattan, NY. After breakfast, we set out on our trip at 6:45 AM. Ben had done some research on parking spaces and he was driving since my license(IDP) did not allow me to drive in the state of NY.
The traffic was light, and without major hiccups, we reached our designated parking at 8:15 AM and was heartbroken to see that the parking would cost us $38 different from the $12 that was mentioned in the website. Whatever; the more we start looking out, we might end up with not getting a parking at all. So we subscribed to the same parking lot and started our exploration with a hand held GPS & a black berry. We walked on to the nearest intersection and started our search for the Empire State building. While the GPS was downloading information, I read out the name of the building right in front of us and it read - "Empire State Building" - Now, Isn't that amazing? But again, this is the problem if all the buildings are sky scrapers, cant make out which one is the tallest from our frame of reference.
We bought tickets for the 86th floor deck & the 102nd floor observatory to have a view of downtown Manhattan. There was an express lift available to the 80th floor and then another to the 86th one and yet another one to the 102nd observatory. It was a very nice view from the top, though it was foggy, later during the day, the vision cleared - We could see the Liberty Statue, Ground zero (Where the twin towers stood before the terrorists brought it down), The neighbouring islands, ferry, dock and stuff like that. After about spending 3 hours there and clicking pictures, we decided to continue our expedition; but obviously after taking a bite at the nearby McDonald's.
We decided to go to the Times Square next. Times Square is a major intersection in Manhattan, at the junction of Broadway and Seventh Avenue and stretching from West 42nd to West 47th Streets. Times Square has achieved the status of an iconic world landmark and has become a symbol of its home city. Times Square is principally defined by its animated, digital advertisements. We took a Taxi to Times Square and realized that noon was a wrong time to be at Times Square, though we hit a jackpot there. Somebody was distributing $10 discount cards to go to the Madame Tussuad's wax museum which was pretty close. And I must say that the best deal of the day was the this wax museum; though we were a bit disappointed to see that our own AB, SRK & Aish are in the London museum & not in the NY museum.
After taking entry ticket in to the museum where we had Paris Hilton & the Shrek (wax statues) to welcome us at the entrance. The statues looked so real and at many places (where I dint know the real celebrity), I mistook them for real people. There was a self portrait that Madame Tussauds(1761-1850) had personally modelled in 1842 when she was 82. All I could say is that it is just amazing! Who ever plans to visit Manhattan should not miss this. It is definitely worth it! We went ahead clicking pictures with each and every celebrity and the most recent one was Johny Depp in the last version of the Pirates of Caribbean - At worlds end. We spent time until 3:30 there and the finally decided that we should cover the Central Park too before we start back to Morris town. After a few minutes of effort to find out out way through blackberry & GPS, we figured out that the best way to go to Central park is to take another taxi. And that took us there.
There was a group of street dancers whop had put up a show there and we were kind of relaxing there. Then thundershowers started playing spoiled sport then and we just saw the south entrance of the central park and decided to stay away from adventure since we had costly electronic equipment with us and more importantly due to other factors of Ben's family. We decided to go back. Another taxi to the parking lot where the taxi driver was a paki. We found that most of the Cabbies in New York are either Pakistanis or Indians and some others.
We were much relaxed to see that the parking had cost us only $14 unlike the anticipated $38 because of some early bird offer; and the website was true! And the travel back to Morris town started amidst the rain, and we figured out that it was bright sunlight in New Jersey... And back home by 6 PM.
And all through the trip, I missed my dear daughter Amiya & Kannu. I wish they are with me...