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Seville, the fourth largest urban centre in Spain, was recently voted Lonely Planet's number one city to visit in 2018. The award made a point of mentioning Seville's impressive network of bicycles and trams, but it neglected to mention that it's actually their ten year anniversary. The city's metro opened just two years later.
This makes now an excellent time to look back on Seville's public transport network – especially because almost all of it was completed in the middle of the global financial crisis. So, is it a good model for modern public transport? Let's find out.
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Seville, like any good metropolis, features a cycle hire scheme: Sevici, which is a clever portmanteau of the words 'Seville' and 'bici', short for bicicleta, the Spanish for, you guessed it, bicycle.
The service, launched in 2007, is run as a public-private partnership. Users can pay a flat weekly fee of €13.33 (£11.81) for unlimited rentals, as long as all the journeys last 30 minutes or less. For the fanatics, there's a year-long subscription for €33. This makes Sevici cheaper than the London equivalent (£90) but slightly more than that of Paris (€29).
However, the reason why the bike hire scheme has gained particular praise in recent years is down to Seville's network of cycle paths, snaking around the town centre and into the suburbs. The sheer scale of the scheme, 75 miles of track in total, has prompted comparisons to Amsterdam.
But there is a meaningful distinction between the two cases. First, cycling culture is such a big deal for the Amsterdammers that it has its own Wikipedia page. In Seville, cycling culture is a growing trend, but one that faces an uphill struggle, despite the city's flatness. Around half of the cycle paths are on a pavement shared by pedestrians; pedestrians often ignore that the space is designed specifically for cycles.
A Sevici station in the town centre. Image: Claude Lynch.
Surprisingly, cyclists will also find exactly the opposite problem: the fact that bicycles enjoy the privilege of so many segregated spaces mean that, if they dare enter the road, motorists are not obliged to show them the same level of respect – because why would they need to enter the road in the first place?
This problem is only compounded by the Mediterranean driving style, one that takes a more cavalier attitude to objects in the road than that of the northern Europeans. While none of this makes cycling in Seville a write-off – it remains the cycling capital of Spain – budding tourists should bear in mind that the cycle paths do not extend far into the old town proper, making them a utility, for the most part, for budding commuters.
The metro system in Seville consists of a single metro line that travels from Ciudad Expo in the west to Olivar de Quintos in the east. It has three zones, which create a simple and straightforward fare system, based on the number of journeys and number of "saltos" (jumps) between zones, and nothing more.
The need-to-know for tourists, however, is that only three of the metro stations realistically serve areas with attractions: Plaza de Cuba, Puerta de Jerez, and Prado de San Sebastian. Given that a walk between these is only a few minutes slower than by metro, it shows the metro service for what it is: a service for commuters coming from the west or east of town into the city centre.
Some of the behaviour on the network is worth noting, too. Manspreading is still dangerously common. There are no signs telling you to "stand on the right", so people queue in a huff instead. Additionally, there is no etiquette when it comes to letting passengers debark before you get on, which makes things precarious in rush hour – or if you dare bring your bike on with you.
On the plus side, that's something you can do; all trains have spaces reserved for bikes and prams (and they're far more sophisticated than the kind you see on London buses). Trains are also now fitted with USB charging ports for your phone. This comes in addition to platform edge doors, total wheelchair access, and smart cards as standard. Snazzy, then – but still not much good for tourists.
Platform edge doors at Puerta Jerez. Image: Claude Lynch.
The original plan for Seville's metro, launched in the 70s, would have had far more stations running through the city centre; it's just that the ambitious plans were never launched, due in equal measure to a series of sinkholes and financial crises. The same kind of problems led to Seville's metro network being opened far behind schedule, with expansion far down the list of priorities.
Still, the project, for which Sevillanos waited 40 years, is impressive – but it doesn't feel like the best way to cater to an east-west slice of Seville's comparatively small urban population of 1m. Tyne and Wear, one of the few British cities comparable in terms terms of size and ambition, used former railways lines for much of its metro network, and gets far more users as a result. Seville doesn't have that luxury; or where it does, it refuses to use it in tandem.
You only need to look east, to Valencia, to see a much larger metro in practice; indeed, perhaps Seville's metro wouldn't look much different today if it had started at the same time as Valencia, like they wanted to. As a result, Seville´s metro ends up on the smaller side, outclassed on this fantastic list by the likes of Warsaw, Nizhny Novgorod, and, inexplicably, Pyongyang.
Seville: a less impressive metro than Pyongyang. Intriguing. Image: Neil Freeman.
The tram travels from the high rise suburb-cum-transport hub of San Bernardo to the Plaza Nueva, in the south of the Seville's old town. This route runs through a further metro station and narrowly avoids a third before snaking up past the Cathedral.
This seems like a nice idea in principle, but the problem is that it's only really functional for tourists, as tram services are rare and slow to a crawl into the town centre, anticipating pedestrians, single tracks, and other obstacles (such as horse-drawn carriages; seriously). While it benefits from segregated lanes for most of the route, it lacks the raison d'être of the metro due to the fact that it only has a meagre 2km of track.
The tram travelling down a pedestrianised street with a bicycle path to the right. Image: Claude Lynch.
However, staring at a map long enough offers signs as to why the tram exists as it does. There's no history of trams in Seville; the tracks were dug specifically for the new line. A little digging reveals that it's again tied into the first plans for Seville's metro, which aspired to run through the old town. Part of the reason the scheme was shelved was the immense cost brought about by having to dig through centuries-old foundations.
The solution, then, was to avoid digging altogether. However, because this means the tram is just doing the job the metro couldn't be bothered to do, it makes it a far less useful service; one that could easily be replaced by a greater number of bike locks and, maybe, just maybe, additional horses.
So what has changed since Seville's transport revolution?
For one thing, traffic from motor vehicles in Seville peaked in 2007 and has decreased every year since, at least until 2016. What is more promising is that the areas with the best public transport coverage have seen continued decreases in traffic on their roads, which implies that something is working.
Seville's public transport network is less than 15 years old. The fact that the network was built from scratch, in a city with no heritage of cycling, tunnels, or tramways, meant that it could (or rather, had to) be built to spec. This is where comparisons to Amsterdam, Tyne and Wear, or any other city realistically fall out of favour; the case of Seville is special, because it's all absolutely brand new.
As a result, it's not unbecoming to claim that each mode of transport was built with a specific purpose. The metro, designed for the commuter; the tramway, for tourists; and cycling, a mix of the two. In a city with neither a cultural nor a physical precedent of any kind for such radical urban transportation, the outcome was surprisingly positive – the rarely realised "build it, and they will come".
However, it bears mentioning that the ambitious nature of all three schemes has led to scaling back and curtailment in the wake of the economic crisis. This bodes poorly for the future, given that the Sevici bikes are already nearing the end of their lifetime, the cycle lanes are rapidly losing sheen, and upgrades to the tramway are downright necessary to spare it from obsolescence.
The conclusion we can draw from all this, then, appears to be a double-edged one. Ambition is not necessarily limited by a lack of resources, as alternatives may well present themselves. And yet, as is so often the case, when the money stops, so do the tracks.
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The University of Bath-based GB rhythmic gymnastics group made a piece of history today by becoming the first British team to compete in the group competition at an Olympic Games.
The group of Louisa Pouli, Rachel Smith, Jade Falkner, Lynne Hutchison, Georgina Cassar and Frankie Fox have been training full-time at the University for over a year with the goal of competing at the Olympics.
Cheered on by a big home crowd at the Wembley Arena and by a smaller but equally enthusiastic group watching the big screen at their Sports Training Village training base – the group produced a beautiful display for the routine with five balls. Their score of 24.150 for the first of two qualifying round routines put them in 11th place.
Afterwards team captain Rachel Smith said: "It's one of the best routines we've done and to do it out there as Britain's first ever Olympic group is amazing.
"The crowd were unbelievable and we just hope they enjoyed it as much as we did," she added. "It's our aim to get as many people as possible watching our sport and to raise the profile as much as we can during the Games."
They return to action for the second routine, with ribbons and hoops, tomorrow (Friday) afternoon. The top eight teams from 12 progress to the final on Sunday.
Meanwhile in athletics, University of Bath Sports Performance student Jack Green was the star performer for the GB 4x400m relay quartet, producing a stunning third leg in today's heats.
Picking up the baton in third place, some way behind the frontrunners, he handed it over to Martyn Rooney in joint first. Rooney crossed the finish line alongside Trinidad & Tobago in 3:00.38 to progress to tomorrow's (Friday) final.
Jack, who is coached by Malcolm Arnold – UK Athletics National Events Coach Hurdles – clocked the fastest split among the GB runners with a time of 44.42 seconds. On Saturday Jack missed out on a place in the 400m hurdles final when he hit a hurdle in his semi.
After today's relay run he said: "I wanted a chance to run after my disappointment in the 400m hurdles. I had a lot to prove and I would like to think I deserve to be on this stage."
Dai Greene is also in the GB 4x400m squad but did not feature in today's heats. The final takes place in the Olympic Stadium tomorrow (Friday) night.
University of Bath Sports Performance student Danny Talbot is a member of the Team GB 4x100m relay squad – round one takes place tomorrow night.
And French and Politics graduate Marilyn Okoro is member of the women's 4x400m relay squad, which opens its campaign on Friday night.
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If you don't own a contemporary masterpiece, a few tweaks can maximise your curb appeal. Older style properties don't need to look like a display home; they may have original features we can capitalise on.
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People who want to build don't buy when they know there's a long wait for planning approval. Before this downturn, we would have sold older style homes to be bulldozed to the ground for new townhouse developments to come through. Building approvals have decreased by 26 per cent this financial year on the Mornington Peninsula. In April, new building commencements nationally had the largest quarter-on-quarter decline since September 1974. Increasingly, homeowners are renovating, rather than investing in new construction or demolition.
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It can't be a coincidence that more Peninsula residents work in construction than any other industry. Mornington Peninsula property owners spend a fortune renovating our homes. In terms of the total value of building work spent on altering existing properties, we're one of the country's renovation capitals. But get this, we also make the most profit. It's money well spent, and if you've held on to your property for the recommended 5.5 years, you're in luck.
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Similarly to the sounds of an orchestral warm-up, the first few melodic tones we come in contact with in David Drake's new single and music video "Touch the Burning Sky" seem drawn as much from nature as they were tangible, physical instruments. The video for the song alludes to the theme this initial sonic offering seems to reference, but it isn't until the instrumentation comes into full focus around 0:14 that we're able to feel the complete presence of its underlying emotionality. Drake hasn't started to serenade us yet, and already the mood has been set for every word he'll sing.
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IT is now yellow autumn, no longer divided from summer by the plumy sheaf and lingering flowers, but with features of its own, marked with slow decay. There is a rich hectic red on its cheek, too beautiful to last long, and every wind that blows pales the crimson hue, or scatters its beauty on the empty air, for everywhere around us the leaves are falling. But through the openings autumn makes in the foliage, many new beauties are revealed – bits of landscape, which the long close-woven leaves had shut out, of far-away spots, that look like a new country, so strange do they appear when seen for the first time through the faded and torn curtains which have shaded summer. Hill and valley, spire and thatched grange, winding highways and brown bends, over the meadows – with stiles and hedges – shew fresh footpaths, which we have never walked along, and make us long to look at the unvisited places to which they lead. We see low clumps of evergreens, which the tall trees had hidden; nests in hedges, where we were before unable to find one; and in the orchards a few hardy apples still hang, which only the frost can ripen. The fields seem to look larger, where we saw the grass mown and the corn reaped, for we can now see the bottoms of the hedges. The cherry-trees look as beautiful to the eye as they did when in blossom, such a rich scarlet dyes the leaves, mingled every here and there with golden touches. The elders are still covered with dark purple berries, especially the branches which overhang the water-courses, and are beyond the reach of the villagers. We see flags and rushes and water-plants rocking in the breeze, and reflected in the ripples which were hidden by the entangling grass that now lies matted together, and is beginning to decay. As evening approaches, the landscape seems to assume a sober hue, the colours of the foliage become subdued, and the low sighing of the wind, the call of the partridge, and the few notes uttered by the remaining birds, fall upon the ear with a sad sound at times, and produce a low feeling, which we are seldom sensible of at the change of any other season of the year.
There is still one out-of-door scene beautiful to look at and pleasant to walk through, and that is hop-picking – the last ingathering of autumn that finds employment for the poor; nor are there many prettier pictures to be seen than a well-managed hop-plantation. The smell of the hop is very delightful, so different from that of new hay and hawthorn-buds, yet quite as refreshing. What a beautiful motion there is in the light and shadow when the breeze stirs the vine-shaped leaves, and the golden coloured hops swaying the bine to and fro, and sharp quiverings in the open new-work where they cross each other, and all pervaded with a soothing aroma, that makes the blood stir like the smell of the rising sap in a forest at spring-time! Merry people, too, are the hop-pickers, whether at their work, or when going or returning from the hop-plantations. We see them travelling to the hop-grounds with baby on back, and leading children by the hand, carrying cradle and bed, saucepan and kettle, and no doubt nearly everything their humble home contained. We look on and wonder how those tiny bare feet will ever tramp so far, yet while turning the head and watching them, we see them go pit-pat over the ground, three or four steps to the one or two longer strides of their parents, caring no more for the gravel than if they were shod with iron, and we are astonished to see what a way they have gone while we have been watching. Sometimes, in the hop-grounds, we have seen a cradle with the baby asleep in it, swinging between the tall hop-bines, and thought what a pretty picture it would make, if well painted! Good practised growers fix upon the time for hop-picking when the cones throw out a strong peculiar scent, which they know the moment the air is filled with it, and they pay more regard to this powerful aroma than they do to the looks of the hops. Nor is it at hop-picking-time only that this beautiful plant gives employment to the poor, though that is the chief season, for in spring the ground has to be well stirred and drawn up about the young shoots; then the poles must be placed in the ground about the end of April, when the shoots are generally five or six inches high. And after all this is done, the shoots must be tied to the poles as they grow higher, and this must be done very lightly and carefully, for if fastened too tight, the shoot would decay, come off, and send out fresh ones from below, which would attain no height, be dwindled, and not bear a bunch of cones worth the gathering.
To an observant eye, many little changes are presented, which shew how rapidly autumn is advancing. The flocks are now driven to the fold of an evening, for the nights are becoming too cold and damp for them to remain in the fields, and they will soon be enclosed in ground set apart for their winter-feeding. It is a pleasant sight to see them rush out of the fold of a morning after their confinement, then hurry on and break their closed ranks to feed here and there on the unpalatable and scanty pasturage. Turn wherever we may, we see the face of Nature changing; nowhere does it now wear its old summer-look, the very sound of the falling leaves causes us to feel thoughtful, and many a solemn passage of the Holy Bible passes through the mind, telling us that the time will come when.' That we shall soon be 'as oaks when they cast their leaves,' and at no other season of the year do these solemn truths strike us so forcibly as in autumn. As the fallen leaves career before us – crumbling ruins of summer's beautiful halls – we cannot help thinking of those who have perished – who have gone before us, blown forward to the grave by the icy blasts of Death. The scenery of spring awakens no such emotions, there is no sign of decay there, for all seems as if fresh springing into life, after the long sleep of winter. But now, even the sun seems to be growing older, he rises later and sets earlier, as if requiring more rest, instead of increasing in heat and brightness, as he did when the butter-cups looked up at him and 'flashed back gold for gold.' Yet we know this natural decay is necessary to produce the life and beauty of a coming spring, and it is some solace to know, that for every flower autumn rains and blows upon and buries, a hundred will rise up and occupy their places by the time summer returns again, for it is her work to beautify decay.
Nearly all our singing-birds have departed for sunnier lands far over the sea, and the swallows are now preparing to follow them, while, strange interchange, other birds visit which have been away all spring and summer. Some days before the swallows leave us, they assemble together, at certain places – generally beside a river – where they wait fresh arrivals, until a flock of thousands is mustered; and were not the same gathering going on at other places beside, we might fancy that all the swallows that visit us were assembled in one spot. One place they frequented, which abounded in osier holts, in our younger days, and when up early angling, we have seen them rise in myriads from the willows about six in the morning, and dividing themselves into five or six companies, disperse in contrary directions, when they remained away all day, beginning to return about five, and continuing to come in until it was nearly dark. No doubt this separation took place on account of the scarcity of food, as sufficient could not be found, without flying many miles from the riverside, where they assembled. Every day the flock appeared to augment, and we have no doubt that every division, on its return to this great mustering-ground, brought in many stragglers. We have also often fancied that it was here the young swallows exercised themselves, strengthening their wings for the long journey that lay before them, by circling flights and graceful evolutions, as if trying at times which could come nearest the water at the greatest speed without touching a drop with either breast or pinions. We also came to the conclusion, that all the young ones did not accompany the divisions that went away every day in search of food, but only a portion – as thousands remained – and that those which went out one day rested the next, and had their turn on the second morning, or each alternate day. They seldom remained later than the middle of October, and when they left for good, went away all together, in the direction of the south. A few generally remained for a day or two, then went off in the same direction. Dead swallows were generally picked up among the willows after the flock had migrated. Earliest amongst the fresh arrivals is the wood-cock, who generally reaches the end of his journey in the night, and very weary and jaded he appears. Seldom is he ever seen to land, though he has been found hiding himself near the coast, in so exhausted a state as to be run down, and taken by hand. But he does not remain by the sea-side a day longer than he is compelled, where, having recruited himself a little, he sets off to visit his former haunts. The snipe also arrives about the same time, and is found in the haunts of the wood-cock, on high moors and hills, while the season is mild, and in low, warm, sheltered localities when the weather is severe. In October the redwing reaches us, and if the autumn is fine and warm, its song may often be heard. Its favourite haunts are parks, and secure places, abounding in clumps of trees, where it feeds on worms, and such like soft food, so long as it can be found; never feeding on berries unless they are forced by the frost, then they soon perish. The early arrival of the fieldfare is considered by country-people a sure sign of a hard winter, especially if there is a large crop of heps and haws, which they say, reverentially, Providence has stored up for them beforehand. We think it is a surer sign, that, in the country they have quitted, severe weather has set in earlier than usual. Some naturalists say, that although this bird obtains its food in the hedges, it roosts on the ground; the reason assigned for arriving at this conclusion it, that those who go out at night with nets to capture larks in the field, often find fieldfares amongst the birds thus taken. May not this have been in some neighbourhood where hedges were rare, and caused them to roost where there is plenty of food, but very few trees, compelling them either to fly miles away at night, or take up their lodgings 'on the cold ground?'
The woods never look more beautiful than from the close of last month to the middle of October, for by that time it seems as if nature had exhausted all her choicest colours on the foliage. We see the rich, burnished bronze of the oak; red of many hues, up to the gaudiest scarlet; every shade of yellow, from the wan gold of the primrose to the deep orange of the tiger-lily; purple, rising from the light lilac to the darkest velvet of the pansy streaked with jet; and all so blended and softened together in parts, that like the colours on a dove's neck, we cannot tell where one begins and the other ends. And amid this change, the graceful fir-trees seem now to step boldly out, and we are amazed at the quiet beauty we have so long overlooked as we gaze upon these stately and swarthy daughters of autumn, who have been hidden by their fairer sisters of summer. We often wish that a few more of our great landscape-painters had devoted their canvas to the endless tints of 'the fading and many-coloured woods,' as they are seen at no other time excepting this season of the year. Nothing can be grander than the autumnal foliage of the oak, with its variety of tints, which are more numerous than can be found on any other tree, where there are greens of every hue, and browns running into shades, that are almost numberless. The beech again – excepting only one or two of our shrubs – is covered with the richest of all autumn colours – an orange that seems almost to blaze again as you look at it in the sunset, recalling the burning bush before which Moses bowed. Nearly one of the first trees to shed its foliage is the walnut; next the ash, if covered with those keys that make such a rattling in the November wind – if these are wanting, the tree remains much longer in leaf. The ash is one of the most graceful of our forest-trees, with its leaves set in pairs as if made to match one another, while its smooth, tough branches have a gray hue, that seems to make a light through every portion of the tree. How beautiful the elm now looks, especially if its changing foliage is seen from some summit that overlooks a wood, for it is the tallest of our forest-trees, and its topmost boughs may then be seen high above all others! What a pattering there is now when the wind blows, as the pale golden acorns come rattling out of their beautifully-carved cups – the drinking-vessels of our old fairy-tales, and often forming the tea-service of our country children in the present day, when they play at giving a tea-party on the floor of some thatched cottage! And how grand is the piping of the great autumn winds, sounding like an organ through the forest, and causing us to feel that we are walking through a temple built by an Almighty hand, for there is no sign of the builder man around us! That trellised roof, where, through the openings made by the fallen leaves, we see only the sky, points to a greater Builder than imitative man.
Beautiful as many of our poetical images are, drawn from the fallen leaves, and sad as the sight is to see them lying around our walks, still the fall of the leaf is not its death, no more than that of one flower fading in a cluster is the death of the blossom. A swelling bus will always be found in autumn above the leaf that is about to fall; and as this bud increases, it pushes down its predecessor, and causes it to break off, or to hang by so loosened leaf. This bud, which forces off the old leaf, forms the future stem or branches, which, during the following summer, will bear many leaves in place of the one it has displaced; and though it will cease to increase during the dead winter-months, will be among the foremost to shew itself in the spring. Evergreens retain their leaves throughout the winter, through the new buds not forcing off the old foliage until spring, instead of putting out above the old foliage in autumn as other trees do. This can be proved by transplanting almost any tree; if it lives, the new buds will come out and push off the old leaves, which soon begin to wither after its removal. But if the tree does not retain life, the leaves will still wither, and instead of falling off, remain on the branches, from whence they are not easily removed though dead. The dead leaf remains on the tree; the live leaf falls before it is dead, pressed down by the swelling bud above it, but still retaining a great portion of its leafy moisture. As for the colouring of autumn leaves, it is supposed that the trees absorb oxygen during the night, which, owing to the coldness of the weather, they have not strength enough to throw out again in the daytime, and that this gives an acidity to the juices of the tree, which changes the colour of the leaf, or, that otherwise, they would be pushed down by the new buds, in all their green summer array. Some admit that this may be the case with leaves that are red, but not with others that are brown and yellow. So the question remains open to many doubts, and as we look at the changing foliage in reverence, we feel satisfied in our own minds, that those beautiful touches have been put in by the wonder-working hand of the Creator.
This month, so called from being the eighth in the year according to the old Alban or Latin calendar, was, by [the Saxons], styled Wyn moneth (modern, Weinmonat), or the wine-month. In allusion to this epithet, and old writer remarks, 'and albeit they had not anciently wines made in Germany, yet in this season had they them from divers countries adjoining.' October was called, by the ancient Germans, Winter-fyllith, from the approach of winter with the full moon of the month.
In some of the ancient Saxon calendars, this month is allegorised by the figure of a husbandman carrying a sack on his shoulders and sowing corn, in allusion to the practice of sowing the winter grain, which takes place in October. In other old almanacs, the sport of hawking has been adopted as emblematical of this, the last month of autumn.
On the 23d of the month, the sun enters the sign of Scorpio, an astronomical emblem said to typify, in the form of a destructive insect, the increasing power of cold over nature, in the same manner as the equal influence of cold and heat are represented by Libra, or the balance, the sign of the preceding month of September. The average temperature for the middle of the month, throughout the British Islands, is about 50o.
Though a melancholy feeling is associated with October, from the general decay of nature by which it is characterised, there occurs, nevertheless, not infrequently in it, some of the finest and most exhilarating weather of the year. Frosts om the mornings and evenings are common, whilst the middle of the day is often enlivened by all the sunshine of July without its oppressiveness, and the clearness of a frosty day in December or January without its piercing cold.


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Breast Cancer Now charity partnership
Our partnership with Breast Cancer Now, the UK's largest breast cancer charity, helped raise awareness and vital funding for the fight against breast cancer.
Over £600,000 raised to support breast cancer research in the UK
Through our exciting partnership with Breast Cancer Now, EDF Energy employees are a force for good, helping to stop breast cancer taking the lives of the women we love.
Breast Cancer Now was chosen in 2016 after an employee vote where nearly 7000 took part and on Monday 30 September 2019 we celebrated the end of this incredibly successful partnership.
Employees raised more than £450,000 over the three years, and with the additional donation from EDF Energy, our fundraising total was excess of £600,000!
Cheque presentation at the celebratory event on 10 September 2019
Our employee fundraising
Our employees did an amazing job at fundraising and held hundreds of events across all the EDF Energy sites. They showed their support by holding cake sales, raffles, talent concerts as well as taking part in some exciting personal challenges such as skydives, long distance cycle rides, Everest base camp expeditions and many more.
Chris' bike ride to Paris
Chris cycled the 315 miles from London to Paris in 4 days raising a fantastic £2500. The route took him from Crystal Palace in southeast London to the Eiffel Tower in the heart of Paris through beautiful countryside, country lanes and market towns.
Lesley's 56 mile walk
Tour guide Lesley Clancy walked 56 miles round the Isle of Wight in April to raise money for Breast Cancer Now. She raised over £800 for the cause!
Lana and Hazel conquer Everest
Lana and Hazel spent 18 days trekking 130km to Everest Base Camp, raising £10,600 for Breast Cancer Now. The route took them through sub-zero temperatures as they were guided through the Khumbu ice-fall where the high altitude and difficult terrain made the trekking even more challenging.
Louise and Emma climb 10,000 steps
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"For the people on the right-hand side of the aircraft, the City of Los Angeles has a surprise for you."
Flight attendant on Emirates Flight 1355
In my 25-plus years in place marketing, this was a first.
On May 6, 2017, as international flights began their final approach to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), passengers about to land were treated to the sight of more than 400 volunteers on the ground holding large placards in the LAX flight path. The colorful stadium signs spelled out the word "Welcome." They appeared in English, Spanish, Chinese and Arabic, depending on the port of departure of each airplane.
It was an incredible "message of humanity" in the wake of negative press and sentiment that the nationalist policies of the Trump Administration have created overseas. The two-minute video below offers a visual snapshot of the event.
The story began five months earlier in the offices of Discover Los Angeles, the city's destination marketing organization. Research conducted by the organization suggested that Los Angeles was looking at a projected drop of 240,000 international visitors in 2017. The "America First" message was not playing well in other parts of the globe.
Discover Los Angeles quickly pivoted from its planned marketing program and created the now-famous "Everyone is Welcome" campaign. A 30-second advertisement kicks off with a Hispanic boy throwing a paper airplane toward the city's skyline. It floats through the city passing by Angelenos with various racial backgrounds, sexual orientations and disabilities. The campaign is winning awards in a range of advertising and marketing competitions.
It's a broadcast advertisement that is a "feel good" offering that has brought tears to the eyes of viewers. The campaign ran in Mexico, Canada, China, Australia and the United Kingdom. According to Discover Los Angeles Chief Marketing Officer Don Skeoch, the program was "more successful than we could have dreamed."
Building upon the paid program, the organization wanted to create an earned media campaign that would have a similar impact. Discover Los Angeles Chief Executive Officer Ernie Wooden came up with the idea of "doing something" with stadium signs spelling out the word "welcome." Communications Vice President Jamie Foley added the idea of greeting planes arriving at LAX and even found a Little League field in the flight path where the event could be staged.
On May 6, 2017, a "spotter" in a cherry picker located the incoming planes in the distance. A "conductor" relayed instructions to volunteers wearing headphones with phrases like "Okay guys, we're going to go in Spanish now" or "Get ready…this is a 20-second warning." Two shifts of more than 1,000 volunteers worked for a total of eight hours despite a rainy start to the day.
What was the impact of the overall campaign? Preliminary statistics have recently been released. "Los Angeles did experience a drop in international visitors in 2017. But it's less than half of what was originally projected" according to Don Skeoch. "The paper airplane campaign and its message of humanity will continue in the year ahead. But we'll be weaving in a message of hospitality as well."


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Principal – Oneness: Spiritual Truth is Truth is Experiential
All knowledge is part of the whole knowledge.
Once you have seen the larger pattern,
You cannot go back to seeing the part as the whole."
Ursula K. LeGuin, Four Ways to Forgiveness (as cited by Wolff, p. 192)
From "Original Wisdom, Stories of an Ancient Way of Knowing" by Robert Wolff, Inner Traditions, Rochester Vermont, 2001:
"We in the West know our world from seeing, hearing, and measuring what we assume to be a complex thing with many parts. We rarely use any of the other five senses we recognize to know reality.
"In other areas of the world people know from experiencing their world as a living, organic whole, where everything relates to everything and where we blend in as but another part of that whole. That experience is not seeing, or hearing, or measuring – it is a direct experiencing of all that we are." P.192
"All who are in touch with the natural world can sense energies, emotions, and intentions of people and animals. If we listen, we can know – all we need to do is give up being in charge. Knowing inside is not something unusual; it is how we are. All humans can have that connection with All-That-Is. The connection is within us." P. 197
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I stumbled and groaned with words trying to communicate similar experiential occurrences I have had. From the Preface of my 2nd Edition of "How the Bible became the Bible," Balboa Press 2020;
"Understanding How the Bible became the Bible has to do with trying to see the personalities in the Bible as real people—as real as your next-door neighbors. When you can see a bit of yourself in biblical characters, you will also see a little of them in you. Opening that little window of understanding, depending on your willingness to change your thinking, will allow a small breeze of spirituality and human Oneness into your very being. Welcoming that little breeze is the key to your ability to begin the journey to finding peace, joy, and acceptance in today's world of turmoil." p. xxiii
Also, from my concluding chapter:
"Jesus' message was such a simple, powerful one. It still is. It doesn't save us. It transforms us. Over the four centuries after his death it got garbled, complicated, and twisted. It still is.
glory of this world or the material things we have,
By the love and compassion we have shown to others every day of
our life—without fame or glory or thanks—just in the name of love,
Maybe all the little things we do for one another is the most
significant thing you and I might do in our life-time."
—Mi Sun
"Although I remain unsure of the spiritual persuasion of this Oriental philosopher, I believe I can hear Jesus clapping his hands and shouting: "Hallelujah, brother! Amen! To live this way is to be in the reality of the eternal here and now of the new Kingdom of God I came to proclaim."
"If you've had my experience or experienced your own version of Emmaus, then we can be put in a room and we'll all be able to identify, talk, and laugh at our foolishness, as well as cry with joy and sadness. Some of us in the room will call this Spirit that changed our lives Jesus Christ, or the Holy Spirit, or God, or the Universal Consciousness, or the Great Spirit, or our Higher Power, or the Mind of God, or Universal Truth. The reality we've all experienced, however, will be recognized and honored. The terminology won't really matter.
"That is, it won't really matter until …
• Some of us make the words that make sense to us—become the only words that anyone can use;
• Some of us institutionalize those words into verbal formulas;
• Some of us institutionalize the verbal formulas into an organizational model;
• Then, we'll fear, distrust, and eventually hate each other for not agreeing about how we've institutionalized the reality of the Lord of Love.
"Rather ironic, isn't it? At least now we know it isn't really a new story, so we can have hope. It's the same tension that's exhibited throughout the Old Testament. It's the same tension that was instrumental in the development and selection of the contents of the New Testament. Read or reread the prophet Hosea in the Old Testament (discussed in Chapter 4). It's the same old tension. Yet the prophet Hosea out-loved his wife's (Gomer) rejection of him; the love of God out-loved the error and egoism of human-kind at Jesus' Crucifixion. The priests really didn't win out over the prophets. I don't believe the biblical literalists will win out over the reality of the Spirit of Love and Truth.
"As I stated in the Introduction: I believe it will make a significant difference if people simply begin to say, 'This is the path I have chosen in order to know and experience God, as I understand God rather than 'This is the only path to God.'" pp. 257-58
Blessings, Don
How the Bible Became the Bible - Exploring how the Bible came to be and why a literal interpretation of it may be dangerous. This exploration may open a door to your continued spiritual growth.


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What is Ayushman Bharat J&K Scheme or Jammu and Kashmir Health Insurance Scheme?
J&K Health insurance Scheme or Ayushman Bharat PM-JAY Sehat Scheme was launched on 26th December 2020 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a virtual event. It is one of a kind Universal Health Insurance Scheme in India that will cover every family of the Union Territory of J&K with an annual cover of 5 Lakh rupees.
The best part of the PMJAY Sehat scheme will be its portability across the country. It means the beneficiaries of the Ayushman Bharat Scheme in J&K will be able to avail free health insurance cover across India at any empaneled Hospital under PMJAY scheme.
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Unfortunately, there have been many cases of families missing from the Socio-Economic Caste Census-2011 for availing benefits under the promising Ayushman Bharat Scheme in Jammu and Kashmir.
To address the issue, Government of Jammu and Kashmir by Order No. 846-JK(HME) of 2020 dated 09/11/2020 put forward the procedure to include the families missing from SECC-2011 data, to the database for implementation of SEHAT Scheme in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
It was decided to create Committees that will be analyzing the genuineness of the families missing from the SECC 2011 census and adding them to the database.
Formation of Committees for including missing names from Ayushman Bharat J&K
Block Level Committees will be headed by
- Tehsildar – Chairman
- Block Development Officer – Member
- Block Medical Officer – Member/Secretary
- Tehsil Supply Officer – Member
Village Level Committee will be comprised of
- Patwari
- Village Level Worker
- Store Keeper
How to add name missing in SECC 2011 data for Ayushman Bharat J&K?
- Present an application to the concerned Tehsildar for enlisting the name.
- Tehsildar shall forward the application to the concerned Patwari for verification by the Village Level Committee.
- The VLC or Village Level Committee shall ascertain the fact of separate Chulha and Ration card and report back to the Tehsildar through Patwari in 2 days.
- The case shall then be put before Block Level Committee for genuineness.
The BMO shall forward the case to CMO for uploading the name missing in SECC 2011 Database.
Download Application form to include family under PM-JAY Sehat Scheme
Click here to Download Ayushman Bharat form in J&K to include the missing names in the SECC Database. Just a little reminder that this form is applicable for Rural areas only. There will be separate form for Urban areas.
A total of 8 signatories need to verify the form.
How much time will it take to add the name missing in SECC 2011 data for Ayushman Bharat J&K?
5 days has been fixed to clear the name received by the Committee for including name in 2011 SECC Data for health insurance in Jammu and Kashmir.
We verified it with the officers at the ground level with Tehsildar in Paddar and found out that they have started accepting the applications. But, we think 8 signatories to verify a form that one should be included in a database is a bit inordinate exercise. It needs to be seen how much time does an applicant have to waste to get hold of all the authorized committee members. We hope the process is made simpler and the poor applicants do not have to run from pillar to post to complete the application for including the missing names in the SECC 2011 data.


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Carballo 2008 Lanzarote Negramoll (Canary Islands) – Diffident. Never gets around to developing. It may be mild TCA that's below my threshold, it may just be a muted or otherwise damaged wine, but there's nothing on which to base a note here. (11/10)
center-north spain
Muga chaka, Muga, Muga
Muga 2008 Rioja Rosado (Center-North Spain) – Tasted next to a more oxidized and much older Rioja rosado (yes, López de Heredia), what's interesting to me is not the points of difference – lusher, more present fruit at a higher volume – but rather the points of commonality. The suggestions of oxidation (the pleasant kind) are already present, as are the pillowy minerality than will erode to something more skeletal with time. So many rosés from elsewhere are about sharp red fruit; these are anything but, showing more kinship with the low plains and valleys of the region's whites than with the sultrier reds from which they're varietally derived. (2/10)
Darian Clarke
Darian 2006 Rioja (Center-North Spain) – Straightforward, entry-level Rioja. Red fruit, sun-weakened, over clumps of tan soil and indefinite pepper dust. Some oak. A fair wash of acidity. Pleasant, but not much more. (1/10)
Not so buena
Montebuena 2006 Rioja (Center-North) – Corked. (1/09)
Peter North
R. López de Heredia "Viña Tondonia" 1981 Rioja Blanco (Center-North) – Served too cold, but that's easily resolved, and the wine improves as it rises through the degrees. Wax, old maple furniture, immovable slabs of granite, and gentle hints of old lemon lead to a candle-flame finish. A little subdued vs. other semi-recent tastings, but still nice. (9/08)
Muga-chaka, muga-muga-muga-chaka
Muga 2007 Rioja Rosado (Center-North) – Seems gentler than it is; a fading salmon sunset with a surprising depth and weight to it, rich with old pinkish fruit, guava, and a bit of persimmon. Then there's apple skin, which adds a bit of tannic complexity, and a finely balanced acidity, and a mild oxidation, yet the wine remains well-knit and beautifully formed. A sophisticated rosé. (1/09)
Muga-chaka, Muga, Muga
Muga 2007 Rioja Rosado (Center-North) – What intrigues me about this wine is how it tastes like an aged rosé – not something most people drink – without being tired or yielding to oxidation, even though there is a touch of the latter. Strawberry, persimmon, perhaps a bit of cranberry…but all in well-aged form, rather than their bright, squirty, fresh-from-the-vine expression (as found in most rosés). Perhaps the effect could best be described as a slight intellectualization of pink. (10/08)
The fine line
López de Heredia "Viña Tondonia" 1997 Rioja Rosado (Center-North) – Old library plus fruitwood-smoked skins and rinds, with the memory and contextualization rather than the actual existence of fruit as it is commonly understood. Breathtakingly opinionated and highly controversial. I both love and hate it, and see no contradiction in those responses. (6/08)
Tobe orbe notbe tobe bebe
Martínez Laorden 2004 Rioja "La Orbe" (Center-North) – Roasted red fruit, a bit wan in parts, but simply presented with neither pretense nor haphazardness. I'd like a little more…I don't know, something…from this wine, but maybe time will bring it. There's wood, but it's certainly neither overwooded nor dried out. (5/08)
Accusations of Byass
Gonzalez Byass "Tio Pepe" Palomino Fino Sherry "Extra Dry" (Jerez) – Shy nose, shy and soft palate, some raw green olive. A beginner's Sherry. There's nothing wrong with that, but aficionados will find little of interest here, and even novice experimenters will move on rather quickly. (11/07)


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Magnus Karlsson
Free Fall
Melodic Rock
Brian Rademacher
Guitarist and songwriter Magnus Karlsson (LAST TRIBE/PRIMAL FEAR) has out done himself on his first solo effort Free Fall. The man himself has accumulated so many accolades threw his music career but it's only scratching the surface of stardom with his debut offering to hit the masses in June 2013 and with the barrage of high profile guest vocalists the disc should shine.
I've been listening over and over again to the disc and with all the guest vocalists many times fans are disappointed at some point because of dislikes of particular vocalists but this is not the case here. Even if you're not familiar with a certain vocalist you will become an instant fan. The songwriting is to perfection, the music is phenomenal and the disc is pure pleasure.
The disc starts off with the title track "Free Fall" with guest vocalist Russell Allen (SYMPHONY X/ADRENALINE MOB). Starting with class filled instrumental goodness that runs into a DIO aura tune yet busts through with a full adrenaline rush.
I mean this track explodes with delight. The jaw dropping guitar work by Magnus is outstanding and Russell Allen is flawless. "Higher" keeps the fuel burning with Ralf Scheepers (PRIMAL FEAR, GAMMA RAY) handling the lead vocals. What a chilling song that will rise with every moment. Scheepers pushes the excitement with some of the best vocals on the disc.I'm not taking a damn thing away from the others because the complete disc is platinum and with Karlsson's fluttering guitar work the song is massive.
Karlsson steps into the vocal spotlight with "Heading Out". A song mild in approach but will uplift sprits of melodic rock fans that will be overjoyed by the sensitive side of Karlsson. Love those additional keys on the track.
If you are looking for the homerun ball check out Mr. Tony Harnell (TNT, STARBREAKER) on "Stronger". A power ballad that will gain enormous attention. Harnell reaches an unbelievable high point during the chorus. Killer track….Karlsson's soaring guitar work is icing on the cake.
"Not My Saviour" featuring Rick Altzi (MASTERPLAN/AT VANCE) starts off with tantalizing keys that runs into a combustion of heavy duty guitar and drums and with the throttling bass lines the house will come down. Rick Altzi is simply put a star that shines bright. Do I sound redundant saying I love this song and that song? Well get used to it because there is still more amazing songs to be heard. This is one of the heavier songs but flows so well and the lyrics are woven so well it can't be ignored.Karlsson will blow you to pieces with the guitar work on this one.
"Us Against The World" David Readman (PINK CREAM 69/VODOO CIRCLE) takes center stage on an AOR shining star. The song has all the elements of top ten songs worldwide. It don't matter what genre this one's a gem.
"Our Time Has Come" with Mark Boals (YNGWIE MALMSTEEN/THE CODEX) takes the reins. Over and over again each song changes your mood from excited to ecstasy. No letting fans down as Karlsson's song writing shows what a veteran in the music industry can do as a huge talent. You also have to give great credit to Serafino Perugino President of Frontiers Records for believing in his artist's ala Karlsson in his debut solo release.
"Ready or Not" Magnus Karlsson once again stands tall with stepping to the forefront. Karlsson's vocals are really exceptional and are molded to appease the listener. The song has killer uplifting guitar work and has highs and lows with directional changes from mild to hard hitting.
"Last Tribe" with Rickard Bengtsson (LAST TRIBE) takes the vocal spotlight of a tremendous song that will pummel your senses during the chorus. I feel the chorus makes Bengtsson push the intensity and excitement of the song.
Herman Saming (A.C.T ) stands center stage on "Fighting". This one's ready for the arena. I am not familiar with Saming but this could be my favorite track. His smooth approach and high pitched vocals that favor my attention is huge in my book. Kinda has that same flare of one of my favorite singers C. J. Snare of FIREHOUSE.
"Dreamers & Hunters" sees Mike Andersson (STAR ONE/FULL FORCE) handling the vocals that keep pace with all the tracks on this melodic gem. The song writing again pocesses the gold and Andersson's vocals are a key part.
"On Fire" ends the disc in high fashion with Karlsson's superb acoustic guitar work and where his vocals stand out. The acoustic in the beginning of the track opens to a full blown dream that puts this is disc on the BEST release of 2013 list. If you're looking to add any disc to your collection this year than this is the one!


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The Congress announced on Wednesday that it would boycott the upcoming Block Development Council election in Jammu and Kashmir. These will be the first elections to take place in Jammu and Kashmir since the abrogation of Article 370 on August 5. Polling on 310 out of the 316 blocks in Jammu and Kashmir would be held on October 24 from 9am to 1pm. The results would be declared the same day.
"We've come to realise that these elections (Block Development Council elections) are being held to facilitate only one party – ruling party. Our leaders are under detention. We have no other option but to announce that we are boycotting the election," Congress leader Ghulam Ahmad Mir was quoted as saying by news agency ANI.
Nearly 400 mainstream political leaders were put under house arrest a day before the Narendra Modi government revoked the special status provided to Jammu and Kashmir under Article 370. Among the detained leaders are former chief ministers Farooq Abdullah, Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti.
Earlier this week, the J&K administration announced that the detained leaders would be released in a phased manner.
On being asked about the release of the detained leaders, Farooq Khan, advisor to J&K governor Satya Pal Malik had said, "Yes, one by one after analysis of every individual, they will be released."
The Bharatiya Janata Party has announced that it would contest on 280 seats in the upcoming BDC polls. After the Congress pulling out, the only major opposition would come from the National Panthers Party.
The Block Development Council elections will be completed before the state of Jammu and Kashmir is formally declared a union territory on October 31. These polls will also take forward the process of full devolution of rural and urban bodies in Jammu and Kashmir.


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CA249 MKII, Classic ArmyAutomatic electric airsoft gun (AEG). Replica of model the FN Minimi M249 MKII from Classic Army.
Infantry light machine gun FN Minimi M249 was designed by FN - Herstal. The main advantage of this weapon is its extremely high accuracy and rate of fire. For a mmo loading 5,56x45 mm (.223Rem) served a mmo belts or standard magazines from M16 assault rifles. This machine gun (SAW - Squad Automatic Weapon - automatic weapon cooperatives) found its application in military forces of various armies. Airsoft model of guns CA249 MKII is manufactured by Classic Army. The weapon has a realistic process of every detail, extremely high proportion of metal, heavyweight and high robustness. The weapon comes with an adjustable bipod and magazine of 300rds. Airsoft model can be loaded, as well as a real weapon using standard magazines designed for the weapons M16 or a special electrical box-magazine 2400 BBs. Gun includes a new massive gearbox type, 8 mm ball bearings, High Speed & High Torque motor, metal spring guide, fixed stock for place large battery and a long barrel. The weapon is designed for easy upgrade, because it contains high-quality reinforced inner parts, like other weapons from Classic Army.
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|Battery and charger are not included.
|AEG Variant (EBB/NBB)
|Approximate Range
|48 m
|8 mm, ball bearings, metal
|6 mm
|Connector Type
|Tamiya Large
|Fire Mode
|Gearbox Version
|version CA249
|Gun Length
|1040 mm
|Gun Weight
|6,6 kg
|Hop-Up Perform
|adjustable hop-up
|Inner Barrel Length
|509 mm
|Magazine (Lowcap/Midcap/Hicap/Xhicap)
|Magazine Capacity
|Motor Type
|High Speed & High Torque
|Motor Variant
|Muzzle velocity specified by manufacturer
|95 m/s [312 fps]
|Recommended Batteries
|Type Large (8.4V)
|Recommended BBs
|0.20 - 0.23 - 0.25 g
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Bonfire Wine
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Generate national awareness for the innovative packaging of a new wine brand to support U.S. distribution goals.
Create awareness among high-profile race teams to establish brand credibility within a high performance environment while securing early, high-reach product reviews and endorsements from do-it-yourself media followed by service professionals.
Led by a New York Times business section feature, created coverage that drove distribution inquiries.
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Travel Moisturizer
Travel Moisturizer
Product Overview
Deeply Hydrate, and Protect
Enriched with Vitamin E, C, and Beta thujaplicin, the nourishing formulation prevents moisture loss throughout the day and protects the skin from environmental factors. It works to combat multiple signs of aging including the appearance of fine lines, wrinkles, and sun damage.
Hydrates oily/acne prone skin to mattify the complexion Antioxidant protection for multiple signs of aging
What's Included?
Normal to Dry or Combination Skin Type:
1 Mini Daily Moisturizing Cream (15mL)
Very Dry Skin Type:
1 Mini Moisturizing Concentrate (15mL)
Oily Skin Type:
1 Mini Lightweight Moisturizing Lotion (15mL)
We can help! Our sensitive skin care specialists are on duty, we even have medical doctors on staff to help with your skin concerns over the phone. When you contact us, we'll make sure you get exactly what you need. 1.866.774.8377
Beta-Thujaplicin (Beta-T)
An antioxidant found in the extract of the Pacific red cedar tree that has been shown in peer-reviewed dermatological literature to have an impressive rejuvenating effect on the skin. Studies have shown Beta-T to reduce the appearance of discoloration and dark spots.
Hyaluronic Acid (Sodium Hyaluronate)
Sodium hyaluronate is a derivative of hyaluronic acid that helps skin retain moisture without over hydrating and reduces trans-epidermal water loss.
Sea Kelp
Among kelp's many health benefits when ingested, it is a mineral and nutrient dense antioxidant for the skin. Kelp is also a moisturizer as its high mineral content can reduce the impact of temperature changes and exposure to nature's elements.
Aqua, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter, Cetearyl Alcohol, Polysorbate 60, Butylene Glycol, Glyceryl Stearate, Behenyl Alcohol, Disodium Lauriminodipropionate Tocopheryl Phosphates, Tocopheryl Acetate, Aminopropyl Ascorbyl Phosphate, Caprylyl Glycol, Polysorbate 80, Sodium Polyacrylate, Ethylhexylglycerin, Hinokitiol (Beta-Thujaplicin), Sodium Hyaluronate, Allantoin, Propylene Glycol Alginate, Stearic Acid, Lecithin, Laurel Alcohol, Myristyl Alcohol, Cetyl Alcohol, Sodium Citrate, Xanthan Gum, PVM/MA Decadiene Crosspolymer, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Alcohol Denat., Phenoxyethanol, Sodium Hydroxymethylglycinate, Triethanolamine, Sodium Hydroxide, Citric Acid
Aqua, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Propylene Glycol, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea Butter), Cetearyl Alcohol, Polysorbate 60, Propylene Glycol Alginate, Hinokitiol (Beta-Thujaplicin), Disodium Lauriminodipropionate Tocopheryl Phosphates, Tocopheryl Acetate, Aminopropyl Ascorbyl Phosphate, Xanthan Gum, Phenoxyethanol, Caprylyl Glycol, Specially Denatured Alcohol, Sodium Citrate, Sodium Hydroxide, Tetrasodium EDTA, Sorbic Acid, Citric Acid
Aqua, Propylene Glycol, Cetearyl Alcohol, Polysorbate 60, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Xanthan Gum, Propylene Glycol Alginate, Hinokitiol Natural (Beta-Thujaplicin), Aminopropyl Ascorbyl Phosphate, Disodium Lauriminodipropionate Tocopheryl Phosphates, Tocopheryl Acetate, PVM/MA Decadiene Crosspolymer, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Ethanol, Phenoxyethanol, Caprylyl Glycol, Sorbic Acid, Sodium Citrate, Tetrasodium EDTA, Sodium Hydroxide
May Contain: Citric Acid
How To Use
Use a pea size amount. Apply over entire face, except eye area. Use twice a day, morning and night after cleansing and serum application. Apply throughout the day as needed.
Please remember this is a concentrated formulation and only a small amount is recommended per application.
Use within 12 months of opening
Shipping and Returns
We offer a full, money back guarantee on all of our products. If you are not satisfied with any part of your Riversol experience within 60 days of purchasing, please give us a call or send us an email. We will arrange a full refund of your purchase value. All refunds must be made on the same payment method used to make the original purchase.
After the refund is approved a credit will automatically be applied to your original method of payment. This can take a few days to process, depending on your method of payment.
Your products usually ship within 24 hours after placing your order. If your order falls on a weekend, it will be shipped on the following Monday. In Canada we ship with Xpresspost and Priority, and your rates will be calculated at checkout. You get free shipping on orders over $69 CAD.
Customer Reviews
Love both of these. I use the cream in the summer and the concentrate in the winter
I love this face cream. I have tried everything on the market. This is the one I will use going forward. It is not greasy, does not clog pores and leaves my face feeling so smooth.
After using the Retinol treatment and the Daily Moisturizer Cream, which is not at all oily, I noticed a drastic change in the appearance in my skin. Far less breakouts after using these products, which helped control my Rosacea. I would definitely recommend these off you have Rosacea.


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12 Brand New And Free JavaScript Slideshow Builder Projects
Demo – Slideshow Effects:
Freeze slideshow/caption animation when touch
If slideshow or caption animation is running, it will freeze when touch by finger or mouse down.Continue or rollback slideshow/caption animation when release touch
If slideshow or caption animation is frozen, the animation will continue or rollback when release touch. No-Jquery minimum 15KB javascript code by smart compression. slider (1%), slider with caption (4%), slider with slideshow (~4%)
360+ slideshow effects/transitions
Jssor slider comes with 360+ impressive slideshow effects/transitions
Javascript code deep compression by smart compression engine
Auto slideshow with optional pause on hover
2. WOW Slider
WOW Slider is a fantastic responsive image slider with
killer animations and tons of professionally made templates. NO Coding - WOW Slider is packed with a drag-n-drop wizard to create beautiful slideshows in a matter of seconds without coding and image editing. Wordpress plugin and Joomla module are available.
Also, you can share your slider on Facebook.
Check the Slider Builder Tool
Auto slideshow and loop. Coded in object oriented JavaScript. (Minified JavaScript file)
(Non-minified JavaScript source code)
Default Javascript Options
Page with the style and effects builder allows you to see how each effect looks like with different built in color styles. Style builder for testing each of the styles and effects
Updated: Improvements to the main JavaScript file
Updated: Demo files, builder and information
Fast CSS3 & JavaScript engine.
just a little bit of of JavaScript or Flash wizardry, these tools allowed websites to pick and use any font they pleased, and there
editor and generator called the Visual Builder.Javascript configuration settings. The visual builder includes 7 custom fonts and over 30 images and video files that you're free to
Lightbox with slideshow (play, pause, auto-play)
It's a powerful javascript-css slider using CSS3 and dojoToolkit.Slider builder included
To ease your work, there is a slider builder script included.
Lush Slider Builder
Javascript code invocation
Pure OOP JavaScript code, no usage of jQuery or other libraries, in this way there will be no incompatibilities with HTML pages that might be using jQuery or other JavaScript libraries. Responsive / Flexible / Fluid layout: you can control the size of the grid with CSS or JavaScript, basically it has an adaptable layout which makes it the perfect candidate for any type of project. Slideshow button (optional). Slideshow delay, the delay of the slideshow can be set in seconds. Slideshow autoplay. Slideshow custom animated graphics.
A good and successful example of such application is our Ether Content Builder plugin for WordPress that takes advantage of all the options Ether Grid Slider offers.


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Before you consider developing, subdividing or rezoning, you will want to review the major documents, which govern development and land use in Saddle Hills County.
We have listed the Bylaws and Policies which guide our decision making process under Planning Bylaws & Policies. You will find complete listings of our Bylaws and Policies at the links below:
To enquire about a specific bylaw or policy related to Planning please email us or call us at 780-864-3760 and ask for the Planning & Development Department.
Municipal Development Plan
The County's Municipal Development Plan (MDP) informs you of the County's long-range land use strategy. It sets out the policies for guiding growth and development in the County.
The MDP is the foundation for the preparation of more detailed plans and is used in conjunction with the County's Land Use Bylaw when reviewing applications for development, subdivision or rezoning.
Land Use Bylaw
The County's Land Use Bylaw (LUB) regulates the use and development of land, buildings, and signs in the County.
By planning our land use, we help our communities grow and prosper.
Intermunicipal Development Plans
The County's Intermunicipal Development Plans (IDPs) are plans made between the County and its neighbouring municipalities. These plans help us cooperate with our neighbours in planning the future of land use along our borders.
Area Structure Plans
The County's Area Structure Plans (ASPs) help guide how land in a specific area can be subdivided and developed in the future, as well as the locations of transportation routes and public utilities.
The County has ASPs for Woking, Bay Tree, and The County Complex.
For more documents, see our Planning Policies.
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History and Background
The Hong Kong Central Library was established in 2001. Under the purview of the Leisure and Cultural Services Department of the HKSARG, it is the largest public library in the Hong Kong public libraries system in terms of floor areas, library services and with the most comprehensive collection.
Since its opening, the Hong Kong Central Library has been welcomed by the public. It has the highest attendance and borrowing rates among Hong Kong public libraries. According to UNESCO Public Library Manifesto, the Hong Kong Central Library aims to provide quality library services to every citizen and people from all age groups and walks of life.
Special Characters of the Building Design
Consisting of 12 storeys, the Hong Kong Central Library has a gross area of 9,400 sq. metres and a floor area of 33,800 sq. metres. The arch-shaped entrance at the front elevation represents the Gate of Knowledge is always open. The logo design of the Hong Kong Central Library, featuring a circle, a square and a triangle, was inspired by the Chinese philosophies of "The Sky is round and the Earth square" and "Harmony of Man with Nature". The three graphic shapes stand for the sky, the earth and the accumulation of knowledge respectively. The Hong Kong Central Library has an intelligent building design. Power supply line and dataline, which reach every corner of the Library, have laid the necessary foundation for the building and development of digital library service in a digitalization era.
In order to embellish and enhance the cultural atmosphere and create an artistic environment for the library, three pieces of decorative art works selected from the "Competition on Design of Decorative Works of Art for the Hong Kong Central Library" held during its commissioning, are installed at different locations in the library:
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With decades of combined experience, we are dedicated to fitting you with the correct size, type, and construction of footwear and accessories offered.
We know that no two feet are the same - not even your own two feet – and biomechanics vary as much as personal preferences do. Research and development are ongoing efforts in the fitness-footwear industry, so we make every effort to stay up-to-date with the latest models, terminology, technology, and products available. We're happy to share that information with you, so let our staff share the expertise, knowledge, and training to guide you in the fitting process.
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Q. How do you become a Member?
A. There's only one way: simply by subscribing to any meat product(s) in our store.
Q. Are there any commitments?
A. No! As a subscribing customer, you can pause, change or cancel your subscription at any time! (You will only receive Club benefits though when your subscription is active).
Q. What's the purpose of the Meat Club?
A. We designed the Meat Club as a way to extend our gratitude through extra, exclusive benefits to our subscribing customers. While all of our customers have access to earning points through purchases (whether one-time orders or subscription), subscribing customers have the added bonus of counting on these extra benefits throughout the year.
Q. I cancelled my meat subscription, do I still get to be a Member?
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Multi-purpose Butane Torch Lighter - Glow Version
Zeus multipurpose double flame butane torch lighter, featuring an ergonomic design, and a powerful flame that fit all your needs. 5.5" Size and powerful butane torch with a no-slip soft grip body.
Double Flame Butane Torch Features:
- 5.5" Size Butane Torch Lighter
- Powerful Flame
- 3 Seconds Quick Refill
- One-click piezo ignition system
- Glow in the dark
- Designed with safety in mind.
Butane Torch Lighter Specifications
- Fuel Cap. 12ml
- Refilling times for each Newport Zero 300ml gas canister: 25
- Burning Time per tank: 10min
- Flame Temp. (Max): 2000 - 2300 Degree Fahrenheit
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Amelia Robe
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There is a richness in colour to see and touch with the Amelia robe - this is a true artisanal little luxury made just for you. Made to transition between lounge and at-home work, day to night, casual to classy. The Amelia Robe is a versatile style from the incredible and unparallelled Turkish textile tradition - a meaningful gift for new homeowners, parents, or for milestone celebrations. Layer with, or cocoon in this robe, depending on season.