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J. Storer Clouston
The Fiction of J. Storer Clouston and Beyond – The Stromness Writing Group hosted an afternoon of writing inspired by J. Storer Clouston on Saturday afternoon May 12th at the Orkney Library and Archive.
J. Storer Clouston moved to Orphir in Orkney in 1903. He wrote a prestigious number of novels and had a popular entertaining style admired by many including P.G. Wodehouse. The Spy in Black was adapted into a film and his plays were performed in West End theatres. He also wrote and edited history books about the islands where he made his home.
For more information about J. Storer Clouston visit the Orkney Archive blogspot. A review of the event appeared in the Orcadian newspaper and is also available here.
The Making of the Man was inspired by the title A Lunatic at Large and the cover illustration for Carrington's Cases.
Orkney Book Festival
The 2017 Orkney Book Festival took place between the 9th and 12th November. I read a new short story after the George Mackay Brown Memorial Lecture as well as participating in events with the Stromness Writing Group.
Events were many and varied with workshops on screenwriting from Sara Bailey to Renga Poetry with Yvonne Gray. A review of the festival can be found here.
There was a chance to hear the many voices of Orkney writers with authors such as Amy Liptrot, Tim Morrison and Morag MacInnes reading at venues around the islands.
The Orkney Book Festival is run by the GMB Fellowship and Wirdsmit. It is funded by Creative Scotland and supported by Orkney Library and Archive, OIC Culture fund and West Side Cinema.
Gabrielle Barnby and Sara Bailey appearing at the The Orkney Book Festival.
Stromness Per Mare: Street name Acrostics + Haiku
Stromness Writing Group celebrated the 2017 200 Per Mare year with an exhibition acrostic poems based on Stromness street names. The poems were written by group members displayed with a map of Stromness in the Northlight Gallery, Stromness. The exhibition came back for a second showing from Saturday 7th -16th October. Entry was free to all and there was a chance to meet the writers on Saturday 7th from 2-4pm. A limited edition publication of the poems was available to purchase at the gallery and at Stromness Books and Prints. Copies have been deposited at the Scottish Poetry Library and several of the poems were selected for the Best Scottish Poems 2017.
Stromness Per Mare: Foy
Stromness Writing Group celebrated the 200 Per Mare year by hosting a Foy of new poetry and prose based on and around Stromness. The evening included readings from over a dozen writers as well as music and refreshments. The winners of the Flash Fiction 200 words competition were announced and invited to read their work. The Foy took place at the Pier Arts Centre, Stromness on Friday 8th September.
The Inspiration of St Magnus
These poems were written as part of a celebration of music, visual arts and literature on the 900th anniversary of the martyrdom of Magnus Erlendsson. Between 28th-30th July a number of events organised by the Catholic Church will be held on Orkney, including pilgrimages to Birsay and Egilsay. More information is available on the Diocese of Aberdeen website.
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Gabrielle Barnby talks about her new novel The Oystercatcher Girl to writer, reviewer and radio presenter Shirley Whiteside this Sunday afternoon on Booked, Pulse 98.4 fm. Find out more about the ideas behind the novel and how the characters came to life. Hear about the myth of the oystercatcher and being a writer in Orkney.
Living Diaries
Stomness Writing Group – Diary Extracts and the Stories we Created.
Saturday 8th July from 2pm
Orkney Library & Archive, Kirkwall
A chance to hear diary extracts from 200 Years of Diaries, Life's Documents Chronicled from 1800-2000 curated by Dylan Jonas Stone followed by a range of creative responses from Stromness Writing Group.
The diary extracts are taken from between 1909 and 1975 and have prompted a variety of writing including diary continuations, short fiction and letters. Each piece uses a diary as a starting point and takes the ideas to form a creative response that will be read out by members of the writing group.
Orkney Archive 200 years of Diaries.
Diary Entry Feb-March 1909
Thoughts on Bert and V. and Fluffy
Book Launch
The launch was hosted by Scottish poet Yvonne Gray on Thursday, April 20th , Kirkwall library. There was a full house for the book launch made up of friends, family, writers and visitors. Yvonne Gray steered questions on the new novel and there was an opportunity to talk about the way I worked and what inspired me to write The Oystercatcher Girl. There was also a chance to hear some readings from the new book and a discussion of the myth from South Uist of how the oystercatcher received its markings.
'The oystercatcher, a black and white shore bird with an orange beak, was known as Gille Brighde, or the servant of Brighde, foster-mother of Christ. It was said that an oystercatcher had hidden the baby Jesus from enemies beneath a covering of seaweed; ever since that time the bird has worn a cross on its back.' From Archaeology and Folklore, Ed Amy Gazin-Schwartz, Cornelius J. Holtorf. 2000, Routledge.
Read my review of the Two Hundred Years of Diaries exhibition organised by the artist Dylan Jonas Stone.
The diaries are from all over the UK, including Orkney, and span the years 1800-2000. They will be exhibited in the Kirkwall Library and Stromness Library until 11th July 2017.
Stromness 200
This year Stromness celebrates 200 years of being officially decreed a Burgh of Barony, meaning that the town had the right to manage and run its own affairs separate from Kirkwall. There are a host of Stromness 200 – Per Mare celebrations during the year including homecoming events, drama activities, tea dances, displays of vintage clothing and events on the water organised by the Nav School.
Stromness Writing Group
The Stromness Writing Group is joining in the celebrations with a writing competition with a difference – everyone's a judge. There are 200 days to submit pieces up to 200 words in length that have the theme of Stromness Per Mare. These will then be displayed on the writing group facebook page for people to 'like.' We're hoping the competition will be fun.
Other plans include
- Scrawl crawl at the museum in May.
- Writing Haiku for display at Stromness library and on the Hamnavoe.
- Street name acrostics to be displayed at the Northlight Gallery in June.
- Foy – storytelling with refreshments and music.
Saturday 18th February – Stromness 200 Per Mare Bicentennial celebration launch, Royal Hotel, Stromness
Magnus 900
Monday April 17th – The Inspiration of St Magnus
2017 marks the 900th anniversary of the martyrdom of Magnus Erlendsson. His death took place on the island of Egilsay but his body was later brought to Orkney mainland and rested in St Magnus Church Birsay. At a later time his bones were removed to St Magnus Cathedral.
There will be many celebrations during the year. I prepared a number of poems to perform at The Inspiration of Saint Magnus, an evening of music, visual arts and literature. The evening at St Magnus Church, Birsay included readings and reflections on work by Robert Rendall, Gilbert Marcus and George Mackay Brown, music from the Orkney Schola and readings from the Orkneyinga Saga. The church is also the location of a new an art installation by Erland Brown and Dave Jackson.
George Mackay Brown 20th anniversary
April 2016 marked the 20th anniversary of Orcadian writer George Mackay Brown. A programme of local events was organised by parishoners of Our Lady and St Joseph's Catholic Church, Kirkwall where he attended mass took place to mark the occasion.
The events included an Anniversary Mass and on Friday 15th April the eve of St Magnus' Day. Later, there was an evening of 'Reflection and Celebration' at the St Magnus Centre, Kirkwall during which Alison Gray launched her book George Mackay Brown. No Separation. The Orkney Schola, a Gregorian chant group base in Orkney, also sung parts of the reconstructed office of St Magnus.
My impressions and ideas occasionally manifest themselves as poems. I find joy in everyday happenings, give reverence to small moments that touch deeply and might otherwise pass by unremarked. It's hard work, exploiting any idea to its full potential, critically questioning its value and the effect of a particular phrase, yet retaining the freedom of imagination.
The happenstance of person, place and faith interacts in subtle and beautiful ways in George Mackay Brown's poetry. Faith and environment act as a lens through which a new perspective is found. As a writer and a Catholic living in Orkney this is something I share.
Additional events included an open mic poetry reading night in St Mary's Episcopal church, Stromness organised by the George Mackay Brown Fellowship and supported by the Stromness Writing Group.
There was also a service at St Magnus Church, Birsay to celebrate the feast of St Magnus. 2017 represents the 900th anniversary of the saint and will be widely celebrated in Orkney.


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In design and In Life
When it comes to design, most people fall into two catogories. Either they like to change things around a lot or they like to stay the same. Basically, some people move their furniture around and change out decorative elements several times a year and some people leave them the same way for years. I got a phone call from one of my clients last weeks whose home I decorated about 6 years ago. He wanted to know where I purchased his bedding. He told me that he needed to get new sheets. I said "you mean to tell me that you haven't changed your sheets in 6 years." "No" he said. "The maid washes them and remakes the bed the exact way that you made it."
I would like to take credit for the design being so wonderful that he just couldn't bring himself to change it. The reality is that life gets busy. Life happens and before you know it, you are sleeping on 6 year old sheets. When purchasing items for your home keep this in mind. Only purchase quality pieces that you love for your home. That cheap dresser that you think is only temporary, will end up being that headache piece that you need to replace when you find time. More than likely, you'll lump it with a project like organizing an office or painting a room and end up living with it longer than you ever expected.
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The spaghetti western film genre is noted for its good use of extreme close-ups, its bad use of tomato sauce during climactic gunfights, and its ugly use of Clint Eastwood's hand-puppetry skills. Get a fistful of western-less spaghetti with today's Groupon: for $20, you get $40 worth of Italian fare and drinks at Viaggio Ristorante & Lounge, located in the West Loop.
Executive chef Victor Perdue fills Viaggio with fresh comestibles to placate palates that long for southern Italy. Embark on an eating excursion with an appetizer of meatballs and romaine salad smothered in red-wine vinegar and extra-virgin olive oil ($10). Troublesome tongues can be silenced with a selection of pastas, such as spaghetti, linguine, and fettuccini, which can be topped with your choice from various sauces—alfredo ($16), bolognese ($18), or arrabiata ($14) are just three members of the sauce squad. Savor humankind's dominance over bovine biker gangs with the veal marsala, feauring a sautéed calf loin on a plate with dry marsala wine and mushrooms ($23), or tap into your inner lasagnavore with the house-made pasta's baked blend of meat sauce and ricotta and provolone cheeses ($18). Seafood, steaks, and chops round out the Itali-centric slate of sustenance.
Viaggio, which means "journey" in Italian, combines a casual atmosphere with delicious dining to temporarily transport diners to Italy without the usual issue of having to hitchhike for a helicopter ride. Call ahead and reserve your chance to stroll on wooden floors, sip shaken-up thirst quenchers from the bar, and nosh on wholesome Italian cuisine.
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"Cool spa hotel high in a pretty village with fabulous mountain views - sun terrace, sitting room and swimming pool all look the right way"
And out on the mountain you'll find excellent skiing - the FIS World Cup passes through in the second week in January - while summer is no less exhilarating, with hiking and biking trails to suit all levels. Back at the hotel, there's a fully loaded spa for some well-earned recuperation - indoor and outdoor pools, saunas, treatments galore. Bedrooms above have lots of style: low-slung beds, crisp white linen, signature red blankets and fancy bathrooms. Many have balconies, those at the back have the view, all have Barcelona chairs, while bigger rooms have sofas, too. There's a cool little bar, a restaurant for good Swiss food, and a buzzing village at night.
- The spa, with its outdoor pool and big views over the valley, makes a great spot to unwind after a day in the mountains
- The range of activities, and its position in the middle of town, make The Cambrian a great year-round base
- South-facing bedrooms with balconies and views over the valley are hard to beat
- The landscape here is deeply beautiful, a picture-book pretty Alpine resort - with some excellent après-ski, too
- You don't need a car - fly into Bern and catch the train, it only takes an hour
- This is Switzerland - design hotels with chic spas don't come cheap!
- Service can be slow in the restaurant (which is closed on Sunday night, off season)
- Towels in the bathrooms are quite small: not what you expect in a chic spa hotel
- Breakfast - included in the price - is fine, though probably not the best you've eaten
- The outside pool isn't huge and with 71 rooms in the hotel, it can get a little busy
Best time to go
Like most skiing resorts, the lifts close in early May and don't reopen until June (as does the hotel), then the lifts close again in early October until early December (but the hotel stays open). This puts the tops of the mountains out of reach of all but the most intrepid, so if you want to ski or hike or mountain bike, you'll probably want to come when the lifts are working. However, the hotel has a lovely spa and as prices are at their lowest when the lifts are shut, those who prefer looking at mountains rather than going up them may well want to come during this period."
Our top tips
- Boutique Hotel
- 71
- Restaurant & bar meals (daily)
- All ages welcome
- Open all year
- Pools
- Spa
- WiFi
- Pet Friendly
- Disabled Access
- Beach Nearby
- Off-street Parking
- Restaurants Nearby
- Air Conditioning
- Guest Lounge
- Terrace
- Garden
- Gym
- Pool Table
- Bicycles Available
Lovely rooms and suites come in the same smart style - wooden beds, white leather heads, cow-hide stools and black leather Barcelona chairs. You get warm colours, sleek wooden furniture, flat-screen TVs with DVD players, and good art on the walls. Chic bathrooms have creamy mosaic tiles, lovely walk-in power showers and robes to pad about in.
The big 3 factors to consider are: the view; the size of the room; and whether it has a balcony. More than half the rooms overlook the valley - sometimes Deluxe Rooms do, sometimes Junior Suites don't, so it's not just the type of room (or price) that decides this, though south-facing rooms are your best bet (and worth the premium). It's the same with balconies - some rooms at the front have them, some rooms at the back don't, and while the view at the back is infinitely more impressive, the view at the front over town and up the mountain isn't bad either. In short, prepare to pay more for a bigger room, a little more for a balcony or a view, and a little more again for both.
Deluxe Rooms may be the smallest rooms, but they're fine for a couple of nights and several have balconies and the view. Junior Suites are altogether bigger, about twice the size, with sofas and armchairs in the sitting area, too. Family Suites have a second room for children (sometimes on a mezzanine), and they're up in the eaves with cathedral ceilings and white-painted beams. The Cambrian Suite is awesome, with 3 balconies, 2 bathrooms (one with a bath) and a separate living room.
Features include:
- Bathrobes
- Central heating
- Cots Available
- DVD player
- Extra beds
- Hairdryer
- Phone
- Radio
- Safe box
- Terrace
- WiFi
Breakfast - included in the price - is served downstairs in the smart restaurant, or on the terrace in good weather. It's a help-yourself buffet with fruit salad, freshly baked bread and croissants, plates of cheese and ham, bacon and eggs if you're hungry.
There's a cool little bar with leather banquettes and cow-hide stools where they serve food throughout the day - soups, steaks or salads, burgers, pasta or platters of cheese and charcuterie with some very tasty wild-boar salami. You can also eat at sofas in front of the fire in the reception hall, with the valley on display beyond the windows. There's afternoon tea too - served on the sun terrace in summer - and a small room service menu: salads and sandwiches, burgers, cheese and salami platters.
Dinner in the airy restaurant is the main event. The food is as local as possible and in summer, you can eat on the terrace with the valley spread out before you and the swimming pool to one side. As for the food, you might find Provençal terrine with a fig marmalade, breast of duck with wine-infused shallots, then chocolate fondant with fennel sorbet.
If you want to eat out, there are some good restaurants to try, though most are likely to involve a combination of cow bells, wood cabins or cheese fondues! For the latter try the lovely rustic Alte Taverne; for excellent Italian head to Trattoria Alfredo. Both are popular in the skiing season, so make sure you book. Finally, for those who want something a little different, head up the mountain for a candlelit fondue in an igloo restaurant.
Features include:
- Bar
- Restaurant
- Restaurants nearby
- Room service
- The Swiss love to play on their mountains and Adelboden is no exception, with a full menu of Alpine activities, from plain old skiing and snowboarding to snow tubing, cross-country skiing, tobogganing or sledging with huskies, even snowshoeing (winter hiking) or climbing up an ice face. The 72 ski lifts serve 210km of pistes and the winter ski pass - costing CHF 310 in 2014 - covers all areas, with good reductions for families. In town you can go skating, try your hand at curling, or watch the ice hockey
- The locals' appetite for mountain adventure is undiminished in summer. Hiking is excellent - don't miss the Engstligenalp and its spectacular waterfalls, or the Aeugi-Lowa trail for its magnificent high Alpine views. There's something to suit every level, with blisteringly beautiful landscapes of soaring peaks, waterfalls, deep gorges, flower-strewn meadows, the odd hanging bridge
- The hotel's spa is a big attraction and comes with a cool indoor pool, a hot outdoor pool and views across the valley. There's a steam room and sauna, then 5 separate rooms with a vast range of treatments on offer
- Mountain biking is popular, with over 80km of signposted trails - you can even bike down the FIS World Cup course. There's family fun on scooters, too, with 45km of downhill runs, pony trekking, even llama trekking
- Or you can saddle up and horse-ride through the valley, and try your hand at mountain climbing, abseiling, hang-gliding, paragliding or zip-wiring across the river. There are guided tours of the valley and its villages, too, with a stop for a good lunch on the way
Activities on site or nearby include:
- Hiking
- Horse riding
- Ice skating
- Mountain biking
- Paragliding
- Plantlife / flora
- Pool table
- Private guided tours
- Skiing
- Snowshoeing
- Trekking
- Well being
Children are very welcome - there are extra beds for Junior Suites, or Family Suites with 2 bedrooms (1 double, 1 twin). There's a children's room with table football and a few other games, DVDs for children at reception, the swimming pool, and a pool table for older children. Ski school is available, too, and there are lots of family-friendly activities on offer in the valley in summer.
Best for:
Teens (over 12)
Family friendly accommodation:
Cots Available, Extra Beds Available, Family Rooms
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Vegan Faire Is TOMORROW!
Healthy Junk restaurant, located in the heart of historic downtown Anaheim, proudly presents its Second Annual Vegan Faire on Saturday, July 25 from noon-7pm and FREE to the public. The event has expanded to almost 60 purveyors of healthy food and services with food tastings, local artisans and educational seminars offered throughout the day along almost 3 blocks of tree lined Center St. Promenade.
I am SO excited to go and just get a feel for things. It's been a few years since I've been to a vegan festival, and the atmosphere is always so nice. And...the food is too, obviously.
Healthy Junk renown chef Lynda Santos, the event organizer, explains: "The rebirth of downtown Anaheim is cause for celebration so this year's theme is 'Dancing in the Streets' and that's exactly what we're planning to do! With performers such as Bram Brata's steel drums, Caitlin Lucia (from The Voice) and Sandro Razciel & Co., along with multiple dance groups including our own Anaheim Ballet School, we are set for a fun day of well-being." There will be yoga classes on the Promenade throughout the day courtesy of The Yoga Mat with a yoga "dance" as the Faire finale accompanied by a drum circle. Don't miss this inspirational and educational family fun day!
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Take Advantage of the Many Things to Do in Calgary, Canada
Situated between the Calgary International Airport and downtown Calgary, The Sheraton Cavalier Calgary Hotel offers seamless access to all of the best things to do in the city. From visiting the Calgary Zoo to soaking in the view from Calgary Tower, view our list of things to do near our hotel below.
Calgary Zoo
1300 Zoo Road NE | (403) 232-9300
Bring the entire family along for an inspiring, educational visit to the Calgary Zoo. One of Canada's preeminent intuitions for animal care, research and conservation, the zoo is more than just a place to see animals. It is located near our hotel, less than a ten minute drive away.
The Art Gallery of Calgary
117 8 Avenue SW | (403) 770-1350
The Art Gallery of Calgary is an internationally-recognized cultural institution offering a comprehensive collection of contemporary art. A must-do for art enthusiasts visiting Calgary, the gallery is currently open Tuesday through Sunday, 10:00am to 5:00pm.
Calgary Tower
101 9th Avenue SW | (403) 266-7171
One of Calgary, Canada's most popular things to do, the Calgary Tower offers travelers a spectacular birds-eye look of the city. Soak in 360-degree views of Calgary and the Rocky Mountains while standing 191 meters above downtown. You can also enjoy a meal at either Ruth's Chris Steakhouse, located at the base of the Tower, or SKY 360, 155 meters from the base, where diners can enjoy a rotating view of Calgary.
Prince's Island Park
698 Eau Claire Avenue SW | (403) 268-2489
Escape Calgary and take a visit to Prince's Island Park, an urban retreat offering a variety of pathways and hiking trails. A wonderful thing to do with the entire family, visitors are encouraged to take along picnics and spend the entire day.
Eau Claire Market Mall
200 Barclay Parade SW | (403) 264-6450
Take time to wander the shops, cafés, restaurants and theatres of Calgary's Eau Claire Market Mall. Featuring pathways that wind through Prince's Island Park and along the river, guests can shop and dine while taking in some of Calgary's most notable landmarks. Eau Claire Market Mall is currently open daily with varying hours.
Calgary Stampede
1410 Olympic Way SE | (403) 261-0101
If you are visiting Calgary during the summer months, then you do not want to miss "The Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth" at the Calgary Stampede every July! With one of the world's largest rodeos, a full fair, a parade, concert series, wagon racing competition and variety of educational exhibitions, there is something for everyone.
Scotiabank Saddledome
555 Saddledome Rise SE | (403) 777-4646
Visit the PenGrowth Saddledome, home to the NHL's Calgary Flames, the WHL's Calgary Hitmen, and the NLL's Calgary Roughnecks. This magnificent indoor arena has played host to the 1988 Olympic Winter Games, as well as a number of today's chart topping musicians, large rodeos, ice shows, circuses, and conventions.
Canada Olympic Park/Hall of Fame
88 Canada Olympic Road SW | (403) 247-5452
Located 15 minutes from downtown Calgary, Canada Olympic Park was the premiere site for the 1988 Olympic Winter Games. While it continues to function as a multi-purpose training facility for professional high performance athletes, the park is open to the general public year-round. If you aren't skiing or snowboarding down the slopes, explore Canada's Sports Hall of Fame located at Canada Olympic Park. The Hall of Fame is currently open Tuesday through Sunday, 10:00am to 5:00pm. And 7 days a week during July and August.
CrossIron Mills
261055 CrossIron Blvd | (403) 984-6800
Offering a combination of large outlet stores and premium brand retailers, you can find anything you need at CrossIron Mills. This large indoor mall, located just north of Calgary, is divided into "neighbourhoods" that reflect Alberta such as: Fashion, Ranch, Resources, Fossils, Sports, and Entertainment.
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Calaway Park
245033 Range Road 33 | (403) 240-3824
With exciting rides, exhilarating entertainment, and delicious treats, Calaway Park is the perfect thing to do in Calgary. As Western Canada's largest outdoor family amusement park, Calaway Park has been entertaining visitors for over three decades. Open from 10:00 AM to 7:00 PM daily, until September 2, Calaway Park will have limited hours throughout the rest of the season.
Glenbow Museum
130 9th Avenue SE | (403)-268-4100
Located in the center of Calgary's Cultural district, the Glenbow Museum houses the largest art collection in Western Canada. Taking a unique approach to how people experience art and culture, this not-for-profit, non-government organization hosts some of the World's best travelling exhibitions throughout the year. The Glenbow's stunning permanent collections allow guests to experience not only Western Canadian history, but also travel throughout the World in a single day! There is something for everyone to enjoy at the Glenbow Museum.


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Oliwier : Year 9
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Zoning Board of Appeals -- Meeting Minutes -- July 5, 2012
A duly posted meeting of the Shelburne Zoning Board of Appeals was held in the Memorial Hall meeting room on July 5, 2012.
Present: Chair: Joseph Palmeri, John Taylor, Ted Merrill, Lowell LaPorte, William Sweeney, alternate
I. MEETING CALLED TO ORDER: 7:30 pm
II. Approval of past minutes:
May 24, 2012
June 27, 2012
III. Mail: Joe noted that we received a copy of a letter from Judith Truesdell to the Planning Board. There is a piece of email from the New Arts Collaborative requesting the ZBA respond to a survey monkey request in regards to the Mohawk Scenic Byway. This email will be forwarded to all members of the ZBA so they can respond if they want. John Taylor said he would like to respond.
A copy of a letter from the Attorney General's office stating their review of the latest zoning bylaws will be reviewed by Sept. 4, 2012.
Following this discussion, Judy indicated that she was interested in the one year appointment. Joe said that he would send a letter to the Selectboard supporting Judy Truesdell's appointment to the one year term.
IV. Old Business:
Liz Kidder handed out copies of the Town Of Deerfield zoning application to use as an initial model for new ideas on procedures to follow. It was decided to review the Deerfield draft and identify what the Board liked and didn't like about their bylaws. Taking this information Liz Kidder would prepare a draft for the Board to work with at a future meeting. Basic issues included:
Liz Kidder will take the comments and put together an initial working draft for the Board to review at their next meeting.
At 9:15pm, Bill Sweeney left the meeting.
c. Prepare for joint meeting with the Planning Board-to discuss possible recommendations regarding the Town Zoning Bylaws.
Joe Palmeri reported that he had gone through the files and records on the computer to pull up all past notes regarding issues to be raised with the Planning Board for possible tweaks or revisions to the Shelburne Zoning Bylaws. These notes included:
V. New Business: none presented.
VI. Other Business: none presented.
VII. Public Comments: none presented
VIII. Schedule next meeting: August 2, 2012
IX. Adjournment
Meeting was adjourned at 9:35pm
Respectfully submitted by,
Liz Kidder


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The Man Who Would Be King: The Story of Outer Baldonia — How Russell Arundel Founded a Nation and Brought the Soviet Union to Its Knees, and Other Tall Tales
(Originally published in onboard publications for Holland America and Carnival Cruise Lines, 2011)
Listen, let me tell you a fish story . . .
Once upon a time, there was a man named Russell M. Arundel. Born in Wisconsin in 1902, Arundel spent the 1920s and 1930s working as a journalist and Capitol Hill staffer, serving on the Mount Rushmore Memorial Commission, and worming his way into the fabric of official Washington life. A decade later he was playing poker at the White House, working as a lobbyist for the Pepsi-Cola Co., and making dubious loans to a soon-to-be-infamous senator named Joe McCarthy.
An interesting life. A colorful life. But would you believe me if I told you that Arundel later became absolute ruler of his own independent country and head of a mighty navy, and that in 1952 he declared war on the Soviet Union?
True, all true. But I also told you it was a fish story — and that's sort of the point.
Read on.
A Rock, a Refuge, a Mighty Nation
In or around 1949, Arundel — a fisherman of ferocious affection for the sport — was attending the International Tuna Cup Match in Nova Scotia when he happened upon an apparently unremarkable four-acre rock called Outer Bald Tusket Island: treeless, harsh, and unpopulated, but located smack in the midst of what were then some of the world's best tuna fishing waters. Soon after, Arundel bought the island for $750 and built a 20- by 30-foot stone lodge at its crest, intending to use it as a fish camp and shelter — but then, one day, inspiration struck, and Arundel and his friends created their own country.
Legend says that rum may have been involved, but I prefer to credit sheer male idealism. Whatever the facts, the story remains both fuzzy and compelling: Gathered upon the island, woozy with camaraderie and drink, Arundel and his friends declared Outer Bald Tusket a separate and independent nation, a place where men could be men, fish could be fish, and society could finally assume its right and ideal form. Changing the island's name to The Principality of Outer Baldonia, Arundel took for himself the title Prince of Princes and drafted a Declaration of Independence, which asserted in part:
That fishermen are a race alone. That fishermen are endowed with the following inalienable rights: The right to lie and be believed. The right of freedom from question, nagging, shaving, interruption, women, taxes, politics, war, monologues, care and inhibitions. The right to applause, vanity, flattery, praise and self-inflation. The right to swear, lie, drink, gamble and silence. The right to be noisy, boisterous, quiet, pensive, expensive and hilarious. The right to choose company and the right to be alone. The right to sleep all day and stay up all night.
The accompanying Charter of Outer Baldonia set forth the requirements and privileges of citizens (anyone who caught a bluefin tuna and forked over $50 was named a prince of the realm), established trade and industrial policy (the Principality's primary export was listed as empty beer and rum bottles), created a hierarchy of the nation's military leadership (69 admirals, and no one else), and established a national currency, the "tunar." Women were banned from the island, but apparently none ever wanted to go anyway.
Introducing His Royal Highness, the Prince of Princes
Back home in Washington, Arundel set about the task of nation-building. He created a flag (a sea-green field with a tuna tail in a circle of white), talked Rand-McNally into putting Outer Baldonia on their maps, and listed the nation's consulate in the Washington, D.C. phone book, its location matching that of his own offices.
And then a funny thing happened: People started to take Outer Baldonia seriously. Invitations to official Washington functions began to arrive, and Arundel found himself attended various soirees in his official diplomatic garb, which reportedly included medals fashioned from beer bottle caps.
This was the golden era of Outer Baldonia, the time later generations would look back on with pride and wonder. Men wrote from around the world, hoping for citizenship. U.S. Vice President Alben W. Barkley reportedly wanted to be Outer Baldonia's Treasury Secretary, seeing perfection in the chance to manage a treasury with neither assets nor debts. Meanwhile, the Baldonians matched the ancient Spartans in dedication to their nation's founding ideals, fishing, drinking, and boasting like Nietzschean supermen. The order of their days was rigorous and totemic: "By 5:30 in the morning you're out fishing," said Prince Arundel in a Time magazine profile. "You have breakfast on the way out, usually lobster stew, cooked on the boat, and masses of coffee. You sit in the rip tide, and some of you hope you get a tuna, and some hope you don't." Come night, "You find some convenient bar or table to collapse on."
It was, for a while, Utopia. But then history came to crash the party.
An Enemy of the People
In 1952, deep in the heart of the Soviet Union, an apparatchik in the state-controlled media got hold of Outer Baldonia's charter and saw in it proof positive of capitalist society's decadence. Publishing in Moscow's Literaturnaya Gazeta (Literary Gazette), the writer denounced Outer Baldonia and singled out Prince Arundel as an imperialist savage intent on decivilizing and dehumanizing his nation's people.
History is replete with small offences that have sparked international incidents, and the Moskva Literaturnaya Gazeta affair proved no exception. When the magazine's writer failed to heed an invitation to come (at her own expense) and observe the wholesome character of Baldonian life, Prince Arundel was left with little recourse. Grasping the reins of history, he stood tall — and declared war on the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.
The tiny nation's military and diplomatic corps sprang into action. The Baldonian Navy, with its 69 admirals and between 20 and 100 dories, smacks, and commercial fishing boats, was put on a war footing and sent to sea, where they immediately proved their superiority to the Soviet Navy in both offensive and defensive fishing. Halifax's Armdale Yacht Club offered to commit its own fleet to the defense of the Principality, and the Nova Scotia legislature voted to officially recognize Outer Baldonia's independence — as long as the Baldonians continued to pay their Nova Scotia real estate taxes.
In the face of this mighty, bellicose response, the Soviet Union chose not to commit its full military might to the Outer Baldonian War — a wise choice, as history would later prove. Forty years on, it was another confrontation with an apparently smaller and less organized military power, the Afghan Mujahedeen, that caused the Soviet Union to lose face and eventually collapse like a flan in a cupboard. Is it too much of a stretch to believe that, had the Soviets pursued war with Outer Baldonia, their end might have come much sooner?
I don't think it is. But then, I like a good fish story.
The End of the Dream: Outer Baldonia Today
In the end, Outer Baldonia's downfall came not due to war but due to overfishing in the vicinity of the Tusket Islands. As the tuna moved farther out to sea, Outer Baldonia's princes and admirals followed and left their utopian nation behind. On December 28, 1973, Russell Arundel gave up both title and lands and sold Outer Baldonia for $1 to the Nova Society Bird Society, which now operates it as a breeding bird sanctuary. The island's name has reverted to Outer Bald Tusket.
Arundel spent his last decades parlaying his Washington contacts and native smarts into a large fortune, owning a chain of Pepsi bottling plants and becoming a fixture on the Virginia fox-hunting scene.
Today, visitors to Outer Bald Tusket — of which there are a few, arriving by boat or occasionally sea kayak — can walk across a landscape of asters, grasses, and Queen Anne's lace to see the simple lodge that once served as Outer Baldonia's glorious capitol. Its roof and floors are long gone and its stone walls are crumbling, but if you look inside, you can still see, above the fireplace, a chiseled letter "A" for Russell Arundel, Prince of Princes, man among men, ruler of all he surveyed. It is up to us, now, to tell his tale. Go forth and spread the word, and feel free to exaggerate. The Prince wouldn't have had it any other way.
(Originally published on Frommers.com, March 2008)
Picture the scene: It's a beautiful, mild weekend day on the southern Washington coast, and my wife and I are taking our new puppy to the beach for the first time. The sun in shining. Tony Bennett is on the iPod. We smile at each other out of sheer domestic bliss.
And then, passing through the town of Raymond on highway 101, flashing lights suddenly appear in the rearview and Barney Fife is asking me to roll down my window.
The charge: 35 miles per hour in a 25-mph zone.
On a highway.
In a car with (literally) the smallest production engine sold in the United States today.
After being handed my $120 ticket and told to have a nice day, I turn to my wife.
"Do you feel like we've just been mugged?" I ask.
The Great Small-Town Revenue Generator Strikes Again
The term "speed trap" generally connotes a place where (a) speed limits are set particularly low; (b) the police write an excessive number of tickets, often with the help of radar guns or lasers; and (c) enforcement seems to be for revenue generation rather than safety.
According to the 2006 study Are Traffic Tickets Countercyclical?, published by the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, towns experiencing hard times are statistically more likely to up their issuance of traffic tickets — by about .38% for each 1% decrease in local government revenues.
Raymond, Washington, for instance, now has about half the population it had in 1913, and its unemployment and poverty rates are nearly double the national average. In one good day, according to my entirely unscientific calculation, Raymond's own Barney Fife could probably write more than 30 tickets, adding at least $3,600 to the municipal coffers.
Draw your own conclusions.
A couple more facts about Raymond: According to Wikipedia, it once gave a speeding ticket to Microsoft founder Bill Gates. By sheer coincidence, "Raymond Washington" was also the name of the criminal who founded LA's notorious Crips street gang in 1969.
High·way·man \-men\ n (1649) : a person who robs travelers on a road.
Some Legendary American Speed Traps
Some towns are so notorious for their speed traps that they've gone down in American legend. Take New Rome, Ohio, a 12-acre town with about a dozen cops, all of them so dedicated to ticket-writing that they could raise some $400,000 in a good year — almost all of which went to fund the department. The town was such an embarrassment that in 2004 it was dissolved by the state and absorbed into next-door Prairie Township. The website www.newromesucks.com remains as its testament.
Just this month, in Island Pond, Vermont, longtime constable Ted Miller was voted out of office after locals decided his alleged practice of targeting out-of-state drivers was costing the town potential visitor dollars. Last year, Miller wrote some 1,100 tickets, bringing in $100,000, about a tenth of the town's total revenues.
The National Motorists Association has a list of The Worst Speed Trap Cities in the United States at www.motorists.org/blog/speed-traps/the-worst-speed-trap-cities-in-the-united-states.
Using Technology to Beat the Rackets
Robin Hood would have loved the internet, which offers about a gazillion user-created databases to help you fight the man.
Sniffing Out Speed Traps & Making Them Pay
Here are a few simple rules to help you stay under the radar, and fight back if you're caught:
Matt Hannafin is a very responsible driver and travel writer who currently makes his home in Portland, Oregon. Oh, and his puppy really enjoyed the beach, in case you were wondering.
An Ode to Dad Beer
As my family and friends know all too well, my soul is pretty firmly anchored within 20 miles of the George Washington Bridge: born in Manhattan, raised in Yorkville and suburban Jersey, then back to live in Manhattan and, briefly, Brooklyn and Queens. Now, though, I'm in the Pacific Northwest, and have come to appreciate some things about it, particularly Douglas firs, humidity-free summers, excellent coffee, and ridiculously good beer — hoppy IPAs and imperial IPAs a specialty. Until recently, I partook of the latter regularly, keeping the fridge stocked with 22-ounce bottles of local standouts, each of which clocked in at a cool $4 or $5. Now, though, being a relatively new dad, and carrying the first mortgage of my life, and it being year two of the Great Recession and all, I find myself reliving a bit of my childhood — or, more accurately, reliving a bit of my father's experiences during my childhood.
That is, I find myself drinking cheap beer out of cans.
I'm talking old-school here: Thin, pale brews that, until the craft brew revolution of the last couple decades, were really the only kind of beers you could get in America. They're the kind I grew up with, gifted with the occasional single sip from my father's can while watching Mary Tyler Moore, All in the Family, and The Jeffersons in our New Jersey living room. They're so different from the robust Northwest ales I've grown used to that they're almost a different species, but they do cost under $5 a six-pack — and with my personal climate having undergone such radical change, I can't argue with those economics.
In truth, though, I'm sort of enjoying it, primarily from the nostalgia angle. I've been thinking about the many brands of cheap beer I remember my father drinking back in that '70s Jersey living room — and in the yard, and at our relatives' homes in Long Island, and floating after work in an inner-tube in the above-ground pool we had for a few summers, bought from a friend who (if memory serves) had moved up/down to an in-ground model.
Here then, is my tribute to Cheap Dad Beer, circa 1967–1980 in the New Jersey 'burbs. It may have been thin, it may have lacked mojo, but it was cheap, and it was cold, and it did the trick.
Those are the major labels I remember from childhood, though I'm sure there were others. I have a vague memory of Stroh's, though that might have been vacation-related, or possibly from a family party — it feels foreign and unusual in my recollection. I also feel pretty confident there was the occasional Pabst Blue Ribbon and Reingold around.
Now, I don't want to give the impression that my father was a man without dreams. He knew there were better beers out there, and he longed for them. Anchor Steam Beer was a kind of totem — a beer brewed way out in San Francisco, using a special alchemical method. I remember him buying some once, and really, truly savoring it. But that was a rarity: To put food on the table, gas in the tank, and me and my brother through school, Dad drank the cheap stuff.
These days, perhaps inspired by the two-week trip we took to Ireland in 2003, Dad drinks Harp, whose Dundalk brewery I toured in 1984 while doing a semester abroad in Dublin. He's also enjoyed some Pacific Northwest greats while visiting us out here in Portland — because even though I'm drinking the cheap stuff now at home, Dad deserves the best when he comes to visit, and by the best I mean brews like Laurelwood's Workhorse IPA, Lompoc's C-Note, Bridgeport's Hop Czar, Ninkasi's Total Domination IPA, Columbia River Brewing's War Elephant, and Hopworks' Ace of Spades. Yum-yum, every one.
For myself, my current cheap beer of choice is Old German Premium Lager, brewed apparently by Iron City Brewing Co. in Pittsburg, PA. It's a beer that at least one other Portland beer-lover and I have agreed "really doesn't suck, and you can't argue with the price": $4.49 for a six-pack of 16-ounce cans! My friend Dan, a Pennsylvania resident, tells me that out there it's sold in "little barrel bottles," which is something I'll have to seek out next time I visit — though actually, if I'm on the East Coast, I suspect I'll want to seek out instead an old cheap favorite that I just can't get here: Ballantine XXX Ale. Back in the early '90s, when I was just starting to make my way in the world and didn't have two nickels to rub together, I'd sometimes dig in my backpack and seat cushions to find a few of those nickels, then walk to the bodega around the corner for a nice 40-ounce bottle of Ballantine, which I believe cost $2.25. Wikipedia tells me that Ballantine is one of the oldest beer brands in the U.S. New York radio host John Schaefer also informs me, via his article in William Duckworth's excellent Sound and Light anthology (Bucknell Review, 1996), that Ballantine India Pale Ale was the longtime favorite of my musical idol and onetime teacher, La Monte Young. Ballantine no longer brews that IPA, which I feel as a real, true, and personal loss.
Anyway, that's about it for my trip down the refrigerated aisle of memory lane — a trip prompted in part by nostalgia, in part by my abiding wish to be a paid beer writer (someday . . .), and in part by my Dad's birthday, which was yesterday. I'd hoped to finish this note in time so I could send it to him with his present, but the baby was teething — which, I'm sure, is something I did too. And when I did, and kept him and Mom up late, and made them both exhausted, I'm sure Dad sometimes slouched to the fridge and dug out a can of Blatz, P&B, Schmidt's, or Carling, and sipped a sip of cold, inexpensive relaxation — a thing to which I can now say, "I can relate."
Hot Meals, Cool Decor, and a Waitress Named Jeannie: New Jersey's Classic Diners
(Original version; edited version published in 1,000 Places to See in the USA & Canada Before You Die, 2007)
The diner is probably the quintessential New Jersey icon, keeping the tradition of greasy burgers, any-hour breakfast, and home-baked pies alive in the face of McDonald's über alles. First appearing on the scene as horse-drawn lunch wagons that made the rounds of factories in the 1870s, diners eventually grew roots in working-class neighborhoods nationwide. Soon after the turn of the century, companies started manufacturing them in prefabricated kits that could be shipped nationwide and set up in no time. In the thirties, you could pick your diner out of a catalog, send a check, and get the whole thing delivered to you — stools, stoves, dishes and all — in about three months.
Of the ten major diner manufacturers, six were based in New Jersey, making the state the unofficial diner capital of America. But what is it that makes a diner a diner, by which I mean a really classic diner? Opinions vary, but here's a working definition: It should ideally be prefab; it should be long and narrow like a railroad dining car (after which they were originally patterned); it should have a counter with stools (with leatherette booths optional); it should serve comfort food, preferably 24 hours a day; and it should be old, with as much of its original décor intact as possible.
The industrial areas of northern New Jersey, beginning just west of lower Manhattan and Staten Island and spreading inland for about ten miles, are a diner lover's mecca. Begin at the White Mana in Jersey City, which began life at the 1939 World's Fair and claims to be the original fast-food restaurant. It's round, with a circular counter and tile floor, and serves legendarily greasy burgers. A second White Manna — this one squarishly shaped and retaining the old chain's original spelling — survives to the north in Hackensack, with room for a dozen or so patrons at its horseshoe counter.
Not far from Manna and flanked by highways on all sides, the Bendix Diner dates from 1947 and is a regular stop for Jerseyites returning from Manhattan after a night out. A steel rectangle with a fantastic neon sign, it's essentially unchanged since the day it opened. The same can't be said for the nearby Tick Tock Diner, which is regularly named as Jersey's best although some years ago its original 1949 exterior was covered in ugly chrome. The huge menu remains, though, as does the clock on the roof, surrounded by the diner's classic motto: "Eat Heavy."
To the south, in East Orange, the Harris Diner represents the move into the 1950s. A large, double-size diner manufactured by Jerry O'Mahony, Inc., of Elizabeth, NJ, it wins plaudits for its original steel-and-chrome exterior, its food, its booths with their individual juke boxes, and its old-school diner waitresses. Another O'Mahony diner — this one a 1927 model (earning it the "oldest in Jersey" award) — lives on as Max's Grill in Harrison, to the east. A serious time-warp, it's train-car shaped, with a fireplug-red exterior, barrel-shaped roof, and classic diner sign out front. Though it changed hands from its original owner a few years back, it retains its classic diner appeal.
Back in Jersey City, the Miss America Diner is another 50's-era chrome-and-steel classic with a block-lettered neon sign on top and good, solid food within. For a last treat on your tour, head inland about fifteen miles to the Summit Diner, built in 1938 in its namesake town and sporting an interior straight out of a Frank Capra movie. It's got a railroad-car exterior, deco lettering, and a wood-paneled interior with booths on one side and a long counter on the other. It's no great stretch to imagine some east-coast Tom Joad sitting here during the Depression, having donuts and coffee before hopping a freighter west.
Writing samples:
nonfiction / lifestyle
The Man Who Would Be King: The Story of Outer Baldonia — How Russell Arundel Founded a Nation and Brought the Soviet Union to Its Knees, and Other Tall Tales (2011)
Highway Robbery: Coping with the Great American Speed Trap (2008)
An Ode to Dad Beer (2010)
Hot Meals, Cool Decor, and a Waitress Names Jeannie: New Jersey's Classic Diners (2007)


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Photoshop World 2011Wednesday, April 13th, 2011
Derry and I flew to Orlando to attend my tenth year of Photoshop World — a conference on the latest and greatest of all things Photoshop, including digital photography — being held at the Orange County Convention Center in "sunny" Orlando. We got an upgrade to First Class both going to returning, which was fabulous! I'd love to fly across country or overseas in such a chair. It reclined to a full bed position!
Our pre-session day class was with Faye Sirkis, The Art of the Contemporary Painting in CS5. I've taken several classes with Faye in the past, but I was interested to see how she uses the new mixer and other brushes in CS5. The last few hours of the class were very good. And, I was the lucky winner of one of Faye's training DVDs.
Sunny Florida, right? Wrong. The only day it was sunny was the day we landed and the evening Photoshop World ended. Otherwise, it rained. It poured. There were thunder and lightening storms. There were daily tornado warnings with tornadoes touching down in surrounding areas. At times it sounded like the roof might cave in! But, so it goes!
The opening keynote has the feel of a rock concert where everyone eagerly awaits the start of the show (much like the days of Steve Jobs giving the opening keynote at Macworld). This year's theme was Project Photoshop — a take off on Project Runway. The huge workbook cover, however, included the tag line, "The Feel. The Fashion. The Filters," which reminded me more of "he look, the feel, of cotton, the fabric of your life," rather than Project Runway. Small nitpick, I know. Anyway … the opening video featured Julieanne Kost playing the Heidi Klum character and David Ziser playing the Tim Gunn character, each having a different take on the name. A team of NAPP teachers were the Photoshop designers and the fabulous photographer Jay Maisel, and instructors Fay Sirkis and Terry White were the judges. After the video Scott Kelby started the show, and the models strutted down the runway with garments created by Florida fashion design students. Each garment was based on a different Photoshop tool, such as the paint bucket, pen, type tool, and so on.
I was very happy to see designs ink jet printed with pigment ink (I was told with an Epson wide format) onto silk fabric. Later I obtained a sample pack of the fabric from an Adobe employee and was very surprised to see the name of the company on the package. Without naming the company, it's one that I used extensively in the past but have not ordered from in some time due to delivery problems. Hmm..
Johnny Loiacono (aka Johnny L.), an Adobe Executive, also gave an overview of some of the latest Photoshop advances, which is always fun to see. He and Bryan Hughes (another Adobe person) demonstrated some future concepts. I'm looking forward to some of the new iPad apps coming out, such as "Toolbar meet Palette," which puts Photoshop navigation on your iPad, meaning more screen real estate!
The keynote concluded, and the rush to classes began. While I took many, a few were stand-outs.
The Art of the Digital Print was excellent. I've taken a full day panel discussion on digital printing, with Jeff being one of the instructors, and have taken classes with him at prior PSWs (including one with the late Bruce Fraser which was amazing). However, he continues to be one of the most knowledgeable teachers going, and I jump at any opportunity to learn from him. I also enjoyed the panel talk on The Art of Digital Photography. At the concluding keynote, a talk given by Dave Black was one of the most inspiring talks I've heard. He talked extensively about how a college teacher took an interest in him and literally changed his life. It bought him to tears and most people listening to tears. And so another Photoshop World concluded.
There are so many sharing teachers, classes, and incredibly talented people at the show that it can be overwhelming. I left feeling very humbled, but very inspired. And, the sun was finally out!


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We're used to seeing the polished and elegant Aishwarya Rai of today but before she became a movie star, she was still learning the style ropes.
A vintage photo of the gorgeous Bollywood actress has been unearthed which shows a 21-year-old Ash trying on a dress for the Miss World competition in 1994, which she ultimately won.
The young budding actress and model looked a little nervous and wide-eyed as she was being fitted into a red sequined gown by two helpers and sported not a speck of makeup on her smooth face (not that she needed any!).
But her bare face and shy demeanor would soon be replaced by glossy hair, lots of red lipstick, a dazzling gown and a confident attitude when she walked on the stage and impressed the hell out of the Miss World judges.
That young pageant winner grew up to become one of the most recognizable faces in the world, having starred in countless Bollywood films (and a few Hollywood ones too) and making a name for herself as a style and beauty icon.
Even though Ash hasn't made a film since her daughter Aaradhya was born, she still keeps busy by attending movie premieres at the Cannes Film Festival, hanging out with husband Abhishek Bachchan and going glam on the cover of magazines.
Isn't she fabulous?
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Tax if you return to the UK
If you come back to the UK after living abroad, you'll usually be classed a UK resident again. This means you pay UK tax on:
- your UK income and gains
- any foreign income and gains – although you may not have to if your permanent home ('domicile') remains outside the UK
You stayed UK resident if you were abroad less than a full tax year (6 April to 5 April the following year). This means you usually pay UK tax on foreign income for the entire time you were away.
What to do when you're back
You may need to register for Self Assessment, eg if you start working for yourself or have other income or gains from the UK or abroad.
You don't need to register if you're an employee and don't have other untaxed income to report.
If you return to the UK within 5 years
You may have to pay tax on your foreign income or gains you brought into the UK while you were non-resident. This doesn't include wages or other employment income.
Bringing to the UK includes transferring income or gains into a UK bank account. Chapter 9 in HMRC's guidance on 'Residence, Domicile and the Remittance Basis' explains the rules for bringing income or gains to the UK.
These rules (called 'temporary non-residence') apply if both:
- you return to the UK within 5 years of moving abroad (or 5 full tax years if you left the UK before 6 April 2013)
- you were a UK resident in at least 4 of the 7 tax years before you moved abroad
Chapter 6 of HMRC's guidance note to the Statutory Residence Test has more information about temporary non-residence.
National Insurance
You'll usually start paying National Insurance again if you work in the UK.
If you didn't pay it while you were abroad, you can check your National Insurance record to see how your State Pension might be affected.
Find your National Insurance number if you've lost it.
You don't always need to pay National Insurance if you're not coming to the UK permanently.
Contact the International Pension Centre if you want to move a pension to the UK.
Take cash in and out of the UK
Travelling in the EU
If you bring cash to the UK from another EU country, you don't need to declare it.
You may need to declare cash you take in to other EU countries – check with the authorities in the country you're travelling to.
Travelling outside the EU
You must declare cash of €10,000 or more (or the equivalent in another currency) if you take it between the UK and any non-EU country.
Cash includes:
- notes and coins
- bankers' drafts
- cheques of any kind (including travellers' cheques)
If you're travelling as a family you need to declare cash over €10,000.
There has been no change to the rights and status of EU nationals in the UK, and UK nationals in the EU, as a result of the referendum.
Declare cash
- Download and fill in form C9011 or get a copy at the port or airport.
- Make a copy – if you fill in the form at the port or airport, it automatically makes a carbon copy.
- Leave a copy in the drop-box at the port or airport and keep the other to show custom officers.
You could face a penalty of up to £5,000 if you don't declare your cash or give incorrect information.
Your declared cash can be seized by customs officers if they have reasonable grounds to suspect a crime. They can keep the cash for 48 hours – after that they need a court order.
Registered Traveller service
Apply for the Registered Traveller service to get through the UK border faster.
You won't need to fill in a landing card when you use the UK and EU entry lanes (or ePassport gates if your passport has a 'chip') at any of the following airports:
- Heathrow
- Gatwick
- Manchester
- Stansted
- Luton
- Edinburgh
- Birmingham
- Glasgow
- East Midlands
- London City
You also won't need one at Eurostar terminals at Paris, Brussels and Lille.
You must:
- be 18 or older
- have a visa or have visited the UK at least 4 times in the last 24 months
- have an eligible passport
Eligible passports
Brunei, Hong Kong (must be a Special Administrative Region passport), Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan (you must have a personal ID number on the photo page)
Australia, New Zealand
Middle East
North America
Canada, Mexico, USA
South and Central America
Argentina, Belize, Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Uruguay
How much it costs
It costs £70 to apply to use the service for 1 year. You'll get £50 back if your application is unsuccessful.
You need:
- your passport number and expiry date
- a debit or credit card to pay online
You'll get a decision on your application within 10 working days.
What you need to know
It costs:
- £50 to renew your Registered Traveller membership for another year – you have 28 days to do this before it expires
- £20 to update your passport details if you get a new passport
It doesn't cost anything to update your visa information.
Moving personal belongings to the UK
You have tax and customs responsibilities when you move your personal belongings to the UK from abroad.
You must follow the rules on:
- banned and restricted goods
- food, plants and animals
- vehicles and boats
- arriving with goods or cash
- goods sent by post or courier
You must pay Excise Duty if you ship alcohol or tobacco.
If you break the rules, your things and any vehicle you move them in may be seized. You may also be fined or prosecuted.
Move from another EU country
You don't usually pay tax or 'duty' (customs charges) on personal belongings you move to the UK from the European Union (EU).
Move from outside the EU
You may be able to claim relief on tax and duty if you're moving from outside the EU – ask your shipping company for more information.
Claim relief
Your shipping company will ask you to fill in form C3 when your things arrive in the UK (or form C88 if you're moving temporarily).
Customs officers use your form to work out:
- if you qualify for relief
- any tax and duty you owe
You'll also be asked to fill in:
- form C5 for pets
- form C104A for vehicles (or C179B if you're bringing a vehicle back to the UK)
There are conditions for claiming.
If you don't qualify for relief
Your shipping company will tell you how much duty or tax you owe. You must pay it before you can collect your things.
You can be charged:
- Customs Duty – rates depend on the type of goods and where they came from (call the helpline for rates)
- Excise Duty at standard rates on alcohol or tobacco
- VAT at standard rates on the total value of goods plus shipping, insurance and any duty you owe
Fill in form C285(PI) to ask for a refund if you think you've been charged too much.
Get an electronic visa waiver to enter the UK
You can get an electronic visa waiver (EVW) instead of a visa if you have a passport from Kuwait, Oman, Qatar or the United Arab Emirates. You must pay £15 for an EVW.
An EVW lets you visit the UK for up to 6 months for tourism, business, study or medical treatment. If you're visiting for another reason, check if you need a visa instead.
You must apply between 3 months and 48 hours before you travel.
To apply you need:
- your current passport
- an address in the UK where you will stay
- details of your journey, including departure and arrival dates and times
Before you apply
You must enter your personal details so they match your passport exactly. This includes any punctuation, eg spaces, hyphens, apostrophes or full stops.
Your travel details must also be exactly right.
You won't be allowed to travel if your personal or travel details are wrong.
Each person travelling needs their own EVW, including children.
If someone applies on your behalf, they must enter their own contact details as well as yours.
After you apply
You'll get an email within 24 hours with a link to download your EVW.
You must print out your EVW and show it on departure and arrival. You can't show an electronic copy of the EVW, eg on a phone or tablet.
You can't use your EVW to:
- work in the UK
- get married or register a civil partnership
Your EVW will only let you enter the UK once. You must get another EVW or a visa if you want to enter the UK again.
Changes to your travel plans
You must change your travel details on your EVW if you'll:
- leave from or arrive at a different airport, port or train station than planned
- arrive in the UK more than 8 hours later than planned
You'll need your EVW number and your date of birth to change your details.
CAS Request for Continuing Students
CAS Request for Continuing Students prior to attending an appointment with an Adviser, for a Tier 4 application made in the UK
If you have been at university for more than 6 months and have made an appointment to meet with an International Student Adviser in the Immigration Service to have your application checked. Please respond to any emails you receive after the appointment to ensure your CAS is generated in time ahead of your submission appointment. Please note that you will only receive your CAS once the Adviser has seen your completed application form and ALL supporting documents, including your finances, and is satisfied that these meet Home Office requirements. You should be aware that we will not assign a CAS to students who do not have valid leave to remain in the UK (you are an overstayer) and we will withdraw a CAS if we later learn that a student is or has become an overstayer.
Visa Rejections and Refusals – CAS
Visa Rejections and Refusals
There is a very clear legal distinction between a rejected (invalid) and a refused application.
A refused application
A refused application is a valid application which has been processed and the Home Office have decided that the applicant fails to meet the requirements of the Immigration Rules. For example, if the applicant has not demonstrated the required level of funds in their bank account or has submitted a translation which does not meet the policy guidance requirements or has submitted a photocopy rather than an original document.
In order for the Immigration Service to offer advice to you about your refusal, we ask that you complete a formtelling us of your refusal and upload the refusal notice so we can advise you on the best course of action.
If you are in the UK you should urgently seek immigration advice from us and book an appointment to see an adviser at the earliest opportunity. If you made an in-time application, ie your visa was still valid on the date of application, then you will have appeal rights but a very short time-frame within which to exercise them – quick action will be required to ensure your stay in the UK continues to be legal. The University can help you take forward your appeal and represent you through the process as we have a Students' Union Adviser who is appropriately qualified and competent to do this. At the Immigration Service we will talk through your options, the implications on your immigration status and enrolment at the University. If appropriate we will then refer you to the appeals specialist.
If your application was made out-of-time, ie your visa had already expired when you applied, you will not have any appeal rights and will be required to leave the UK as soon as possible – this will all be set down in the refusal letter you receive. Sometimes the Home Office retain your passport to ensure that you leave the UK. If you find yourself in this unfortunate situation please make an appointment to see an adviser as soon as possible and we will assist you with arrangements and ensure that you know what your obligations and options are.
If you are not in the UK you do not have appeal rights (other than on humanitarian grounds) but can submit an administrative review.
An administrative review is a review of the application you submitted by a differen Home Office official, no new evidence can be submitted in support of an administrative review so this is only an appropriate course of action if you believe you submitted all the correct documentation but the Home Office made a mistake in refusing you a visa. Details on how to do this are detailed in th Home Office Tier 4 policy guidance. Unfortunately administrative review can be a lengthy process so, whilst you may have a basis to make one, you may not have a decision in time to commence or rejoin your course. If this is the case you should therefore also submit a fresh visa application, or, if you have an appropriate current visa, travel to the UK and make an extension application from within the UK. If you choose this travel option you should ensure that you carry all of your supporting documents with you to show at port of entry.
If you are in a position to request an administrative review we would strongly encourage you to do this for two main reasons:
1. If you win your administrative review you will not have a refusal on your immigration record. Any refusals must be declared and explained on all future visa applications for the UK and often for visa applications for other countries.
2. If you win your administrative review whilst making a fresh application your second application fee will be refunded.
If, however, your refusal was a correct decision, then you should pay detailed attention to the refusal notice given to you which will tell you the reason(s) for refusal. If you are in a position to submit a new application with correct documentation then you should go ahead with this if you will be able to obtain your visa in time to travel to the UK. You will need a new CAS in order to make this application as your previous one will be 'used' and therefore no longer valid. If you are a continuing student and applied on the basis of having an established presence in the UK, please ensure that your existing UK visa has not now expired as, if it has, you will no longer qualify for established presence and will be required to show the higher maintenance level.
If there is any flexibility in your course start date your CAS will detail your 'latest start date' which is the latest date you should arrive at the University to start your course. As long as your fresh visa application can be processed in time for you to travel to the UK for this date then you can go ahead with this. In some cases, such as research degrees, it may be possible to negotiate a later start date and you should contact admissions to discuss this.
Please note that the Immigration Service does not have any influence over the Home Office refusal decisions nor do we have any special contacts at Embassies to overturn or rush applications through. However, if you have received a refusal which is clearly in error and you have a named Entry Clearance Officer and their contact details please forward these to us along with your refusal notice (see flow chart link above).
A rejected (invalid) application
In order for an application to be valid, it must:
- be made on the correct form with all mandatory sections completed
- include the correct fee
- include photos in the correct format
- include a passport or travel document
- include a BRP (Biometric Residence Permit) where one has been issued (cards are only currently issued when the visa application is made in the UK)
- involve a biometrics appointment being booked and attended by the applicant (in the UK and other countries where biometrics are captured)
Where an application is deemed invalid it will be returned unprocessed with the fee payment not taken or refunded. It will be as if an application had never been made and, if your visa has already expired, this has serious implications for your immigration status and record.
If you are in the UK you should book an appointment to see an adviser for specific advice on your options (in particular whether to re-apply from within the UK or to leave and apply for entry clearance) as this can differ depending upon the expiry date of your visa and whether this has already passed. It is very important that you are fully-aware of all the options and implications of your decision on how to proceed.
If you are not in the UK the immigration implications are not so serious, but a delay to obtaining an appropriate visa to start or return to your course could impact on you being able to take up your place on the course or to return to your course. If you do not act swiftly you may need to defer or temporarily withdraw in order to meet strict attendance requirements in compliance with the UK Visas & Immigration (Home Office) rules. You will need to resubmit your application as quickly as you can, ensuring that your CAS is still valid and that any financial documents meet the strict date requirements for your new application date. If you are a continuing student and applied on the basis of having an established presence in the UK, please ensure that your existing UK visa has not now expired as, if it has, you will no longer qualify for established presence and will be required to show the higher maintenance level.
CAS request for offer holders joining the PEPS course
CAS request for offer holders joining the PEPS course
If you would like to request a CAS for the PEPS course, you must have applied for and been accepted on to at least term 3 (normally April to June. If you are applying for terms 1 and 2 only, you should apply for a Student Visitor visa); you must hold a Secure English Language Test showing that you have achieved at least B1 in all four components of language learning (equivalent to IELTS 4.0). If you have previously studied English language at the same level in the UK, your CAS may be slightly delayed as more information need to be sought from your academic department.
Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies (CAS)
A CAS is a virtual document which confirms that an institution is willing to act as your educational sponsor. With the CAS on your Tier 4 visa application form, the Home Office UK Visas & Immigration (UKVI) caseworker who considers your visa application will have access to a database which contains your personal details, details of your proposed course of study, and details of any fees you have paid to the University.
Who assigns your CAS?
If you are going to start a new course of study at the University (or, if you started your new course of study within the last six months), your Admissions team will be responsible for providing you with a CAS (the CAS Assignment process usually starts about 3-4 months before your course start date, if you have accepted an unconditional offer then). Once you receive your CAS, you can submit your Tier 4 visa application within 3 months ahead of your course start date (for example, if your course starts on 1 October, the earliest time you can submit your Tier 4 visa application is 1 July). You are advised to apply as early as possible within this time frame, allowing sufficient time for your application to be processed.
If you are a current student and started your course more than six months ago, the Immigration Service Team will be responsible for providing you with a CAS.
What makes a CAS valid?
In order for your CAS to be valid it must:
- Have the same details on it as in your passport; and
- Have been assigned no more than six months before the date of your visa application; and
- Not have been withdrawn or cancelled by the Tier 4 sponsor or the Home Office
- Not have been used in a Tier 4 visa application which was processed and refused (where the fee was processed)
Having a CAS does not mean that you are guaranteed your application will be successful. You must meet all the requirements of a Tier 4 application, including completing the Tier 4 application form correctly and submitting all the required supporting documents.
You should also ensure that your course information (course title, start and end dates etc.) that appears on your CAS is copied exactly onto your application form.
Detailed information can be found below on how to apply for your CAS.
|CAS for PEPS Students
|CAS request following visa refusal
|CAS for Continuing Students(UK)
|CAS for Continuing Students(Overseas)
Immigration Health Surcharge
Immigration Health Surcharge
At present the fee is £150 per person per year and will be charged for the maximum period of leave which could be granted under the immigration rules. For example, an Undergraduate student applying for Tier 4 leave to cover a three year course would be subject to a £525 health fee (this is because such students will receive 4 additional months of leave at the end of the course, and the IHS calculation is based on the length of leave, not the length of course).
The fee will apply to all applications made after 6 April 2015, whether inside or outside the UK. Failure to pay the health surcharge will result in the application being refused or returned as invalid.
Since 5 July 2015, the IHS payment function is integrated with the Tier 4 online application form for improved user experience. We are aware of a technial glitch which may have affected some students who submitted their application on 5 and 6 July 2015. If you are affected by this technical issue, please contact the Immigration Service at for more information.
Students who are exempt from this surcharge may still need to submit the form and obtain an IHS reference number. Please check the Home Office guidance.
Students are advised to ensure that in addition to the having sufficient money available to cover the visa application fee, they will also have access to a credit or debit card which can be used to pay the health charge online. There is no requirement to hold the health fee for 28 days or to provide evidence of sufficient funds to cover the health fee in the visa application. However, students using the same account to pay the visa application fee and health charge as they are using to evidence maintenance should ensure that there is enough money available to cover everything.


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Unfortunately the choir has ceased to operate from 2011. We hope to start again if we can find a new director. Since its beginning in 2005, the Chelmsford Youth Choirs have looked to provide young singers in and around Chelmsford the opportunity to join together in music making that is enjoyable and of the highest quality.
Our original music team of Simon Warne and Simon Harvey offered some of the best choral training available to young voices. Now under the new musical directorship of Tony Chew with Simon Harvey still accompanying we continue to develop the choir whilst retaining the same quality of musical expertise. All our training is executed within a relaxed, fun but hardworking rehearsal atmosphere. Our singers find confidence in their own musical development as well as excitement through new musical experiences.
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A Dumb Family Die
A Dumb Family Die is very fun game to brighten your day! You are given series of challenges and need to follow the instructions carefully to beat them. Some of the challenges are jumping to avoid mines, bomb defusing, and tapping challenge. Time is ticking fast and you need to finish each challenge quickly! After you completed several challenges, the time limit is going to be shorter. It goes shorter and shorter until you run out of lives. You can only lose 3 times, after that it is game over. How high a score can you achieve?
Use left mouse button to play.
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Campaign of the Month: June 2016
Fate Accelerated: Star Wars: The Infinite Empire
Kara Thane
"The Galaxy is a place of terrible contradictions. Plenty of food, but trillions go hungry. Lavish lifestyles for a few, but poverty for too many others. Huge advances in medicine while mothers die every day in childbirth, and children die every day from drinking dirty water. Billions spent on weapons to kill people instead of keeping them safe. This must change if we are ever to be considered a civilized culture."
―Kara Saleem―
HIGH CONCEPT: Master Diath's Altruistic Young Pantoran Padawan
TROUBLE: Naive and Inexperienced
- Small But Fierce
- Highly Attuned to the Force
- Passionate Defender of the Weak
- Fair (+2): Quick
- Average (+1): Clever, Careful
- Mediocre +0: Flashy, Forceful, Sneaky
LIGHTSABER (-1 Refresh)
Aspect (Cuts Through Almost Anything), Harm 1, Exceptional x2 (defender can't use Armor or Stress), Consuming (Costs a Fate point), Limited (once per Scene), Troubling (Symbol of the Jedi)
Lightsabers do Weapon: 1 damage and have the Aspect: Cuts Through Almost Anything, and once per scene, for a Fate point, the attacker can ignore all armor and Stress of a target to either force a Consequence or, if no Consequences are available, take a target out. They are also recognized galaxy wide as a symbol of the Jedi and Sith.
FORCE AWARENESS (-1 Refresh)
Focus x2, Situational (Only Overcome action)
Gain a +2 bonus in Overcome actions with Careful or Forceful (choose one when making the roll) to sense other Force users in the Force. Forceful will obviously be much more obvious to other Force users as the character will resonate with the Force while Careful takes more time but isn't as noticeable.
High Concept: Master Diath's Altruistic Young Padawan
Trouble: Naive & Inexperienced
Kara Saleem was born a pauper on Pantora in the Outer Rim. She suffered in poverty after her parents were taken by creditors and placed in a work factory. They both perished there. She was discovered by Master Tosh Diath at the age of six living in squalor in one of the Waste Zones outside of Pantora City. She was taken to the Jedi Praxeus on Yavin 4 and learned the ways of the Force there.
Phase One:
Adventure Title: The Shattered Peace
Aspect: Small But Fierce
Master Diath was tasked to negotiate a peace between rival factions in the Corporate Sector and Hutt Space. He and his young Padawan were making headway and convinced the Hutt ambassador to meet with them. That was when the Mandalorian mercenaries attacked. Master Diath took on the full brunt of the assault and was knocked unconscious by a rocket attack. As the Mandalorian mercenaries closed in on the fallen Jedi Master they were surprised when his young Padawan jumped out of cover and stood over his insensate form with her lightsaber activated. Kara was able to fend off the Mandalorian's fierce attack with surprising ability until Master Diath awoke and drove them away. After that the Jedi Master was able to use the attack in the negotiations to broker a peace between to the two rivals.


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