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The Countryside Stewardship Woodland Creation Grant 2018 window opened on the 2nd January, providing an opportunity for land managers to get funding to support woodland creation projects. You could get 80% of the standard cost of capital items for planting and protecting new woodland, capped at £6,800 per hectare. In 2018 we are also offering 40% of actual costs for forest roads and tracks.
If you are making an application here are a few top tips to help make planning your woodland and making an application easier.
Register your land!
Your land must be registered with the Rural Payment Agency (RPA). Before you apply, check that your land is registered correctly by logging onto Rural Payments service (www.ruralpayments.service.gov.uk) to ensure your land parcels appear as you expect and are linked to your Single Business Identifier (SBI). If not, you'll need download and complete an RLE1 form to update this information. Send your completed RLE1 form to the RPA as soon as possible otherwise this could delay your CS application.
Guidance, guidance, guidance
Read the guidance! There is a lot of information out there to support you in preparing your application. Read the manual, read the how to guidance and practice using the application form and Annex 2, check out the exemplar maps and watch the webinar. This information is all there to help you get your application right the first time which will help us process your application faster.
Speak to an expert – your Woodland Officer is keen to talk to you
Forestry Commission Woodland Officers are ready to help you. They are here to help you ensure your design is right for your objectives and the area. Engaging with them early in the process will help you understand the process and what's needed from the start. You can find your nearest Woodland Officers on our contact us page.
We are ready to help but if you have little experience of either tree planting or applying for government grants and need help with the finer details or preparation of your application, then consider using a forestry agent.
Environmental Stewardship
Land currently in Environmental Stewardship (ES) must either be removed from the ES agreement or the current ES scheme allowed to expire before a CS Woodland Creation agreement can be issued. For land in an Entry Level Stewardship (ELS) scheme this process is fairly easy but your land must pass the relevant checks for eligibility. For land in a Higher Level Stewardship (HLS) scheme, the checks are more complex and some HLS agreements will not be eligible to come into a Woodland Creation Grant agreement without penalty.
To make the process easier and to limit the delay in receiving an agreement you will need to complete and return the relevant Land Transfer and Amendment (LTA1) form to Natural England before 31 May 2018. You may also be required to complete an RLE1 form if you plan to split the land parcel between the land in ES and that in your woodland creation application – this must also be sent to the RPA by 31 May 2018.
Do you have control of the land?
Check you have management control over the land. If needed, be sure that the owner of the land is supportive and aware of you entering into a CS Woodland Creation Grant agreement. You must be able to demonstrate that you have management control of the land for the two years of the agreement and then the following five year obligation period. If you cannot maintain management control over the land for the obligation period, the owner of the land must be able to guarantee this otherwise you will not be eligible for a Woodland Creation Grant. You cannot enter into an agreement if you do not have management control for the agreement period (two years).
Plan in advance
Do your research: if you're an agent working for a land owner ask the owner about past land management options, previous schemes on the land, land designations including Local Wildlife Sites, archaeology, Internal Drainage Board etc. Check if there are any designations on or near your land that must be accounted for in the woodland's design or which may require consent before an agreement can be offered. Log onto the Land Information Search to check for some designations and look at the local objectives for woodland creation in your area. This will also help ensure your proposal meets the minimum scoring requirements for biodiversity, water or cross cutting objectives.
The more planning you do in advance, the less changes are likely to be needed during the application process and this will speed up your application's processing.
Talk to people
It is really important that you speak with as many people with an interest in your proposal as possible early on in the process of developing your application. This will ensure you have not missed anything that could cause a hold-up further down the line and will help you meet the requirements of the new EIA regulations. Talk to Natural England, talk to Historic England, talk to your neighbours and planning authority – make sure everyone is clear about what you want to do.
Think long-term
What do you want to grow? It is really important that you identify what you want to plant and how you want to plant it based on the site and your expectations of what you want to get out of your woodland for the next 10, 20, 100 years.
Choose the right tree for the right location. For species choice, thinking ahead for the future is very important and applicants should use Forest Research's Ecological Site Classification (ESC) modelling tool (www.forestry.gov.uk/esc) to see what is suitable to plant under future climate change scenarios.
There are new Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) regulations
Don't forget that the EIA regulations for forestry projects - woodland creation, deforestation and/or forest roads and quarries infrastructure - were changed in spring 2017. You will need to comply with these new regulations.
The principle change is the requirements for applicants to obtain relevant environmental information – checking what designations and features of interest are on the land - and to undertake local stakeholder engagement upfront and to use this information to help plan and design the project.
You will need to provide the environmental and stakeholder information you collect and an outline of how you have used it when designing your woodland proposal. These requirements are incorporated into the application forms – so you don't need complete a second separate application for an EIA opinion. However, depending on your project you may be required to provide supporting information with your application such as reports, surveys and evidence of consultation.
You can find information on the revised EIA regulations and projects guidance on our EIA webpage.
A picture tells a thousand words – use maps!
Maps are extremely important. Your application map needs to clearly show:
- The areas you want to plant and areas of any open space
- Any fence lines and gates – this might only be indicative at the initial application but gives us an idea of whether it is appropriate
Also take photos – even if it is a photo of a space in a field where there might one day be a fence or a gate!
If your application map doesn't comply with the guidelines laid out in section 5.5.1 of the manual, Natural England will send you a replacement base map to do it again – avoid this by checking the guidance and looking at the exemplar maps available in the how to guidance document (Annex C).
We also encourage you to create concept maps to support your application that show a greater detail of your planting design. Annotated maps with information such as where different types of woodland will broadly be i.e., 'conifer', 'native broadleaf', 'mixed', etc. are a simple way to communicate your planting concept.
The planting concept should be developed around the existing features on the land:
- Are any existing priority open habitats or historic monuments incorporated into the design as unplanted areas and do they have enough buffer space?
- Do the trees you have selected all fit with the landscape?
- What is the visual impact going to be: think about the view from the nearby roads and viewpoints on to and out of the site, and try to envisage the woodland in the short (10 years) and long term (100 years)?
What about access?
When you are designing your planting scheme, have you considered how you will access the site at each stage of establishment? From initial tree planting, to weeding and general maintenance of the site, how will you get to your trees? This year the Woodland Creation Grant includes a 40% funding contribution (capital item FY2: Woodland Infrastructure) for forest roads and tracks to help with the establishment of creation projects. Please see the manual for more information.
Submit your application early
The application window runs from 2 January to 16 February. This does not mean you should be submitting your application at midnight on 16 February! Get your application in early and if there are any problems Natural England can work with you to resolve them in good time. This may mean you can get to work with your Forestry Commission Woodland Officer on your application earlier too.
Missing information
One of the most common reasons applications are held up during processing is because the applicant has not submitted all of the information required. If the Forestry Commission or Natural England asks for the information it is because it is needed to process the application. Please send us what we need so we can process your application as quickly as possible.


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In this time of uncertainty in all aspects of the economy and the world your largest asset, your home, is a lifestyle choice. The location, the community, the schools, the transportation, the shopping, the dining, the recreation are all critical factors in where your home is and what it feels like to live there. Home is a state of mind not only a location. For additional information on Lifestyle Consultation please contact me…Elisa Bruno-Midili, NYS Lic. Associate Broker, Home Quest Realty Inc, 937 South St, Peekskill, NY 10566, 914.912.1355
Elisa – my reaction to what you wrote is that we are not lifestyle coaches, nor should we be. There is no doubt that the potential to have a better lifestyle is an important part of a home purchase, and more important now because short term financial gain from a home as an investment is problematic, but buyers are making investments. Financially there are benefits to the investment, and there are other non quantifiable returns on investment, such as a better life style, but … it's still an investment. What a buyer is investing in is …. happiness, and satisfaction, or rather the increased potential for that.
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Activities are organized every year for the benefit of society at large and rural communities, in addition to direct assistance for various organizations, public and private units, foundations, educational institutes and more. Personnel participate regularly in charitable activities such as free meals for blind and disabled children, blood donations, and donations of items to various foundations.
Similarly, BTSC has cultivated an awareness of environmental conservation and energy saving, involving all staff in these efforts. In addition, the BTS SkyTrain is itself a mass transit system that involves Bangkok's residents in environmental conservation and energy saving.


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French actor Gerard Depardieu has been removed from a flight bound for Dublin.
The 62-year-old, star of Cyrano de Bergerac and Green Card, was on a flight from Paris when he urinated in front of fellow passengers.
The plane was still on the ground but was preparing for take-off when Mr Depardieu asked to use the lavatory. When staff told him to stay in his seat, it is understood he stood in the aisle of the plane and urinated into a bottle.
A passenger on the CityJet plane contacted a French radio station on Wednesday and claimed the movie star had also urinated on the aisle.
The traveller claimed Mr Depardieu stood up minutes before take-off and declared in a loud voice: "Je veux pisser. Je veux pisser."
Following the incident, he said it was not alcohol related and was so desperate to use the facilities as he had drunk a litre bottle of water before boarding.


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According to my email, many of you who enjoy the Jason Wander books either now serve, or have served, America in uniform. A couple of you have even written that you chose that service because of the books.
Now, if you're celebrating this Fourth in service abroad, you may be hearing that, as the comic strip Doonesbury chooses to report in so many words today, on America's birthday, the country you're defending has gone to hell in a handbasket.
Let me put that view in perspective for you. The Atlanta Journal Constitution ran the strip one day after its front-page news story exposing the terrifying depth and shocking breadth of the handbasket in which America has careened to hell. The story – I am not making this up – was about Starbucks closing some locations because they were cannibalizing business from other Starbucks locations. The Journal Constitution's investigative reporting included an interview with a couple at a Starbucks who had cut back to sharing one $5 latte (vanilla, two straws), not their usual one apiece, because things had gotten so bad for them.
Don't get me wrong. America has problems. Big ones. Always has. Often worse than today's crop. But most nations on this planet and, one presumes, others would still love to stick a straw in our latte.
Churchill said that democracy is the worst form of government ever invented, except for every other one that's been tried.
That's as true today as it was in 1776, and on this Fourth of July, 2008, most of us here thank you for helping to keep it that way.


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This June we will be bringing MeasureCamp; the global measurement – analytics – optimisation unconference back to Manchester.
Over the next few weeks the Manchester organisers will be working away to bring you an unrivalled community driven event. Shortly location will be agreed and the first ticket release announced. In the meantime put the date in your diary and follow us on twitter.
If you want to sponsor the event; please get in touch. Equally if you want to help out on the day we are on the hunt for willing people!


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I believe that I am the best candidate to win the ticket for TGW because I am no average girl.
I am a genuine young lady of substance and the Lord is my personal saviour. I am not ashamed of the gospel and it is my aspiration to spread his word among nations, so all may be known to him. With my God, all things are possible and nothing is impossible when He is by my side. I am proud and content to be His daughter. My God never fails and this is why I am not your average girl.
I am a model student and I believe that you can achieve whatever you put your mind to. I understand that it is crucial to live an exemplary life in this era. My attributes are beneficial in the sense that they promote an influential life towards my peers and everyone around me. My vision is to see people raise empowered young women who will serve the Lord selflessly and later in my life, to be a part of such an initiative.
I hope you consider my application and allow me this opportunity to be empowered, during my youth. I would appreciate to attend this initiative, as it will broaden my knowledge on how to carry myself around as a young girl and brace me for life's difficulties.
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Hon Osei Kyei Mensah Bonsu has promised not to retaliate the act of the NDC during their time of holding the majority in the parliament house.
The current majority leader whose duty start after the dissolution of the sixth parliament and the inauguration of the 7th at midnight today said they will rather expand the frontiers of parliamentary democracy to allow the minority of the house have their say on discussant issues of the house.
Speaking on Peace FM, he recounted aggrieved moments where the Speaker of Parliament upon the law vested in him will not allow the minority share their views on matters of the house.
"We sometimes have to boycott proceedings at the house or walk out since we were denied the chance of exercising our democratic rights in the house".
The table is turned, we have the power now, does that mean we have to retaliate, that will not help the country's development, we will rather expand the frontiers of parliamentary democracy for a fare shared thought from both sides of the house for a better nation, he said.
Some of the country's critical thinkers were of the view that, the NPP holding the majority seats at the parliament house will have their pay back to the NDC for their maltreatment when they had the majority. Some said it is the time for the NDC to go through the agitations of being at the minority side.
But Mr Osei Kyei said this is not a tit for tat affair but that of a nation building hence the current minority will be given the chance to work their way out in the house. They will be granted space at the house, he stated.
Hon Osei Kyei Mensah Bonsu who wanted to rest after holding several positions for 16 years at the parliament house has be chosen to be the Majority Leader of the Seventh parliament.
He has held positions including Deputy Whip and Chief Whip to the then Majority NPP. He later became the Deputy Majority leader before the end of 2008. He also serve as a Minister of State for a year in 2008. He became the Minority Leader in Parliament from 2008 till 2016 and in 2017 has now been chosen to be the majority leader.
According to him he wanted to be taken elsewhere for another person to take over the position of the Majority leader but will have to adhere to the party's decision since it is in a best interest.
Source: Topfmonline.com/Maame Yaa Emefa Coffie


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Zimbabwe has in the last couple of years seen an influx of foreign players jetting into the country trying their luck in local football.
Be it topflight football a�� the Premier Soccer League a�� or in the Division One leagues, Nigerians, Ghanaians, Cameroonian and even American players are seen flocking into the country for a dance with local teams.
Local football is far from being the best in Africa or even closer to that but it hasna��t stopped foreigners from crossing into our borders, ready to convince local coaches that they are the real deal.
From Highlandersa�� duo of Tambwe Kalunga and Ebabali Esisa Yves to a Ghanaian who answered to the name of Kofi Yeboah trying his luck for Tsholotsho, foreign players are nothing new to local football.
Dynamos unleashed a gem that came in the mould of Cameroonian Christian Epoupa who has suddenly become a darling to hordes of DeMbare fans courtesy of his eye for goal, ball artistry and wizardry.
Not to be outdone, five Americans, who were quickly, dubbed a�?touristsa�? by Highlanders fans also tried flirting with the Bulawayo giants.
Of course the flirtation remained nothing but a far-fetched dream.
As the Zifa Southern Region league draws to a close three Nigerians have landed in Bulawayo at Talen Vision.
By Division One standards Talen Vision is an ambitious side that even sought the services of a Slovakian coach Miroslav Nemec.
Now ita��s all eyes on the three boys from Lagos.
The trio comprises of Amos Adesami Layode, Samson Chimayeze Ezine and Osi Miniru Mande.
Ambitious like their side, the new players are confident to take Talen Vision to the top flight league next season.
a�?Our main target for now is to get our team promoted to the Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League next season,a�? said one of the players Layode.
The presence of the boys has been felt as Talen Vision has scored seven goals in the last two games.
a�?The league is different from where we come from. Back home, we used to play in slow tempo which is different from what we experienced here. In Zimbabwe, the players press too much but we are slowly adjusting and we are helping our team get goals,a�? said Layode.
The players also revealed that the task at hand is going to be a difficult journey.
a�?This is definitely a new challenge for us because we are at a different environment from home. Although both sides have high temperatures, the difference between Zimbabwe and Nigeria is that here we train and play most of our games in the afternoon when ita��s very hot compared to Nigeria where we play in the morning when ita��s cool,a�? said Layode.
a�?When it comes to grounds, Zimbabwean grounds are very rough. We had a hard time in our last game at Railton grounds. However, this is not new to us as we grew up playing in such grounds, we are ready to play, we are soldiers,a�? added Layode.
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We've been waiting for this film ever since Tim Burton's Batman appeared on our screens back in 1989 (my birth year), and it's taken nearly 28 years to see the Justice League on the big screen. The question on everyone's mind is whether or not Justice League can live up to the hype. Well, may critics are claiming that it is one of the most disappointing films of the year, with many calling it a "dull joyless affair" and lacking any soul or charm. It's not really any of those things; it's loud, dumb and silly but it's entertaining and in the last few months of Hollywood scandal and misery it's what we need right now. It's a film that really doesn't take itself too seriously and acts like a distraction. It's two hours of explosions, well shot action sequences and amusing banter. It's not a masterpiece but it was never intended to be seen in this way. It's not high end art house cinema, it's a trashy popcorn munching Blockbuster that is meant to be just fun. And, it is fun, no matter what the critics say.
Of course there were always going to be issues with bringing the Justice League together for the big screen. Marvel has dominated the superhero genre for well over a decade and has already had two successful films featuring their all star superhero team, The Avengers. DC is often mocked for its poorly received films (ahem Green Lantern and Suicide Squad anyone?) and as a result their reputation for producing good content has suffered dramatically, despite their comic book sales going through the roof.
The film starts off promising with the world still mourning the loss of Superman (Henry Cavill), the song "Everybody Knows" performed by Sigrid plays over the top of a montage of scenes of civil unrest. We see that Martha (Diane Lane) has been forced to leave the Kent farm after being unable to keep up with the payments. Lois Lane (Amy Adams, as adorable and underused as ever) is still working for the Daily Planet but has lost her inspiration and is writing fluff pieces in a world plagued by terrorism and crime. Batman (Ben Affleck) is still stalking the streets of Gotham but this time taking on flying demon monster aliens who feed off fear. And the world is full of fear right now, so the monsters are growing. Batman realizes that a greater threat is coming in the form of Steppenwolf who has arrive on Earth to find a trio of "Mother Boxes" (funny little metal rubik cubes that just glow and hover off the ground) which will, once they are united, somehow help restart the planet.
So to help save the planet, Batman decides to work with Wonder Woman (Gal Gadot in kick ass top form again) in order to find other meta/superhuman beings in order to save the world, and form a league of their own. There's comic relief from Barry Allen aka The Flash (an electric Ezra Miller who steals the show), there's identity politics in the form of Cyborg (new comer Ray Fisher who make a good first impression) and there's hot new eye candy in the form of Aquaman (Jason Momoa, who spends the majority of the first act taking off his t-shirt, getting wet and drinking).
In "blink and you'll miss them" scenes, there are small supporting roles from Amber Heard (just there simply to look good in a tight suit and do some bland exposition), J K Simmons as Commissioner Gordon (who really doesn't get enough screentime or lines) and the return of hard talking, hard drinking Jeremy Irons as Alfred. All the supporting actors do their best to make an impression but there's too many characters and too many names to remember so it really feels a little too crowded.
There are some serious flaws with the story; a very average bad guy who is all talk and no action (where is he from exactly, I am still clueless) and a very weak ending which just abruptly stops and leaves you going "Is that it?". Some critics have mentioned the bad CGI, but I feel it was deliberate, in order to create that "comic book/video game cutscene" look, which may be disconnecting to some but remember this is a hyper version of reality. Yes, it looks like a mess in places, and it's hard to tell the action apart but this is a common issue with contemporary action films, it's hardly anything new.
There's is an obvious clash of different directional styles here, with the real battle being Snyder verses Weadon. Partway through production, Snyder stepped away from the film to deal with the tragic death of his daughter. It was Joss Whedon who was quickly ushered in to finish the film. Whedon is Marvel's most successful director, and he's far more light hearted in his approach to adapting comic books. Snyder relishes in the doom and gloom. You can easily tell which director was behind the camera in certain scenes and as a result it acts as a distraction. Of course, this unfortunate incident could not be avoided.
Rather than concentrate on all of the issues with Justice League, we should admire it's attempts at trying a different tone. It's happier, more upbeat approach does pay off in places, and it's amusing to see the scenes where all of the team bond together and have their little moments of banter. Overall, Justice League is an ambitious mess. It's not a great movie, but it's not the complete dud that everyone is claiming it to be. It's a decent way to spend a rainy Sunday afternoon, but if you're looking for a Christopher Nolan-esque high art graphic novel cinematic adaptation, this is not it.


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Every injury has a cause. Many people do not have a single event that can be traced to an injury. To help us identify poor movement patterns and potential causes for dysfunction, we employ visual equipment to analyze your bio-mechanics. To truly understand the course of many injuries, one must uncover the reason for the injury. We are able to analyze and break-down the mechanics of almost any activity and any faults that may lead to injuries. Once discovered, the faults can be corrected, resulting in quicker recovery time.
Running, Walking and General Movement Patterns
Bio-mechanical evaluations start by going over your range of motion, starting at the foot and moving up the body or kinetic chain. We also identify any muscle weakness or imbalance that may be present. We then compare those values to normal ranges of motion/strength values and give you the appropriate stretches, exercises, or proprioceptive drills to improve your overall mobility, strength, balance, and/or proprioception. We address your complaint, but also look at the surrounding structures to address any compensation as well.


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Popular New York City podcast, The SDR Show, hosted by radio personality Ralph Sutton and comedian Big Jay Oakerson will welcome transgender adult performers, Mia Isabella, Valentina Mia and Brittany Bendz for a special Halloween party celebration aptly titled, "TRANSylvania," live tonight at 9pm EST/6pm PST on www.thesdrshow.com/live or on www.gasdigitalnetwork.com.
"What better way to celebrate Halloween than with three gorgeous and fun transgender porn stars? Tonight, The SDR Show proudly presents the TRANSylvania Halloween Special," says Ralph Sutton. "Who knows what will happen, but let's find out together!"
The three sexy stars will all be in costume for the episode and ready to play tricks and show off their treats.
"This will be my second appearance on The SDR Show and I can't wait, they are so silly and fun," says Mia Isabella. "I'm ready for a party and I hope my fans tune in to see what sexy costume I will be wearing."
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Minnesota is Ground Zero in the Left's efforts to brainwash young people.
Matthew Vadum, Frontpagemag.com, October 12, 2017
"The Roman Empire was destroyed in part by a dysfunctional ruling class, and in part by invading barbarians who did not share those particular [sexual] addictions. One reason why Christians and Jews of those times turned against Greco-Roman culture is that they did not want to destroy themselves." James Lewis
"Marquis de Sade was a French aristocrat who rationalized criminal abuse if it gave him pleasure." Ibid
"The American Founders knew all about French decadence, since Jefferson and Franklin served as U.S. ambassadors to Paris. French sexual addiction was France." Ibid
Editor's note: Sadism was only one of the Marquis' sexual buffet items. See Walter W. Davis, Eastern & Western History, Thought, & Culture (1600-1815), p. 529fRead More
"In places like Edina, Minnesota, the Left [Communists, Socialists, Progressives etc.] has transformed K-12 schools into indoctrination factories whose overarching purpose is to train students to be reflexively racist and anti-American." Matthew Vadum
"A is for Activist. Are you an Activist?" Ibid
"F is for Feminist."
"T is for Trans."
Matthew Vadum, Frontpagemag.com, October 12, 2017
G.K. Chesterton once said, "When people stop believing in God, they don't believe in nothing — they believe in anything." This has proven true time and again in history. Now, we're seeing it in America.
A recent headline on MarketWatch.com announced that "millennials are ditching religion for witchcraft and astrology."
So, young people are not simply ditching spiritual beliefs. They are ditching belief in God for belief in witchcraft and astrology.
An Increase in SecularizationRead More
"The Kurds have no friends but the mountains," is an old lament. Last week, it must have been very much on Kurdish minds.
As their U.S. allies watched, the Kurdish peshmerga fighters were run out of Kirkuk and all the territory they had captured fighting ISIS alongside the Americans. The Iraqi army that ran them out was trained and armed by the United States.


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NOT PLEASED: Leigh-Anne Pinnock
LITTLE MIX singer Leigh-Ann Pinnock has called out British Airways (BA) after allegedly receiving poor customer service.
Pinnock took to the band's Twitter account on Monday (Sep 4) to publicly air a grievance she had with the airline.
"Upset with lack of customer service at @British_Airways no communication and cbb (can't be bothered) to help us! May avoid booking wit (sic) them in future leigh x," she wrote to Little Mix's 9.7 million followers.
Following her tweet, BA's social media account quickly responded - but not before fans criticised the company.
"We're really sorry to hear this, Leigh. Could you DM us your booking reference and phone number? We'd like to call you to discuss this. ^C," the airline's account responded.
Leigh-Anne is yet to reply, and also added no further details about where she was flying.
This complaint follows a series of hiccups for the airline, as fellow X Factor alumni Alexandra Burke also complained about BA's service in July.
The company also experienced technical problems more than once over summer, including an IT failure that left 75,000 passengers stranded when more than 700 flights had to be cancelled in May.
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The Telegraph is running a series called "Britain unleashed". Bookmark this link.
This article Britain unleashed: it's not money that matters - it's markets. A good read.
Check out also: business mustn't apologise for making a profit
Today Sir Terry Leahy, who worked his way to the top at TESCO from a humble background, reminded us that Truth and courage can power an economic recovery
The Olympics starts on Friday. Bang on cue, the unions representing public transport and immigration staff are calling strikes and work-to-rule.
Here's one chance to show the world what a wonderful nation (?) this is. But union leaders, who are paid obscene sums of money, are going to ruin it for their own personal gains (ie power base).
I wonder if "Britain unleashed" would discuss how the welfare state and trade unions are having a stranglehold on this nation.
I wonder how many have noticed that the pervasiveness of welfare provision has led to the "survival of the unfittest" (and feckless).
But should 'free enterprise' be introduced into education?
This morning we learned that even the top universities had to give their incoming students remedial Maths lessons, and that "20 per cent on engineering courses in 2009 had not completed an A level in maths".
Someone who commented on this gave a link to a GCSE paper: http://store.aqa.org.uk/qual/gcse/qp-ms/AQA-4306-1F-W-QP-JUN09.PDF "Read it and weep", he/she said. The first question required the candidate to tell the time. I kid you not.
Another question required the candidate to identify the highest and lowest value from a list of numbers.
My 12-year-old looked through the paper and found it a doddle.
The race to the bottom began when someone thought it was a good idea to have a market for exam boards. Schools choose the exam board that would give their students the best results. The result was a dumbing down to the point that British school leavers do not have the basic skills that their counterparts from the rest of Europe do.
How does Britain think they could compete with the rest of the world?
Please don't let us have a comprehensive welfare state in Singapore. And please don't let us have a market for exam boards.


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Global point of care molecular diagnostics market is anticipated to reach USD 3.9 billion by 2024, according to a new report by Grand View Research, Inc. Ongoing research & development to miniaturize molecular diagnostics testing that provides enhanced near patient testing with high accuracy & lesser turnaround times are major factors expected to reinforce the high growth potential for POC MDx products.
Growing demand for CLIA tests that are, by definition, portable and safe enough to be used in non-laboratory settings such as pharmacy clinics, physician offices, and home-care settings, is expected to drive demand in the market over the forecast period. Ongoing research and development is continually supported and funded by a number of major international entities including the national governments of developed countries and high-value private funding agencies such as the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
Furthermore, a growing portfolio of point-of-care testing capabilities that, had initially been focused on screening, testing, and diagnosis of infectious diseases in low-income developing countries, has been developing at a rapid pace over the past decade to expand its potential market to a broader range of medical faculties. Consequently, POC and molecular diagnosis tests are available and/or are under development for cardiology monitoring, oncology testing, and hematology testing.
Recent advances in the development of microfluidics and genetic sequencing instrumentation pave the way for development of cost-effective, highly accurate and rapid testing platforms, which are able to be used as true POC systems. This is a key factor that significantly contributes towards the favorably funded, high growth potential environment prevalent in the point of care molecular diagnostics market.
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Application of POC MDx tests for infectious diseases accounted for over 45% of market revenue in 2015. The large share can be accounted for by the presence of an extensive portfolio of the concerned tests with a number of major market entities. Furthermore, growing disease burden of infectious diseases in developing as well as developed countries is another factor the reinforces the dominance of this segment.
PCR-based POC tests accounted for the largest share of the market in 2015. Widespread usage of PCR-based techniques for molecular diagnosis and commercialization of POC real time PCR products such as the cobas LIAT by Roche have provided this segment with ample opportunities for revenue generation and are expected to maintain a favorable market environment over the forecast period.
North America was observed to be the most lucrative region on this market and estimated to account for over 40% of the global revenue. presence of a technologically advanced medical framework, sophisticated insurance & copayment system & high R&D investment by governments and private funding organizations for the development of POC MDx tests are major factors responsible for the region's dominant market position.
Key players operating in this industry include Johnson & Johnson, Danaher Corp., Cepheid, Bio-Rad Laboratories, bioMerieux, Becton Dickinson, Roche Diagnostics, Bayer Healthcare, Alere Inc (Abbott), Abbott Laboratories among others.
Grand View Research has segmented point of care molecular diagnostics market on the basis of workflow, mode, services, and region:
Global Point of Care Molecular Diagnostics Application Outlook (Revenue, USD Million, 2013 - 2024)
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Prenatal Testing
Other Applications
Global Point of Care Molecular Diagnostics Technology Outlook (Revenue, USD Million, 2013 - 2024)
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Global Point of Care Molecular Diagnostics Test Location Outlook (Revenue, USD Million, 2013 - 2024)
Global Point of Care Molecular Diagnostics End-use Outlook (Revenue, USD Million, 2013 - 2024)
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Assisted Living Healthcare Facilities
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Point of Care Molecular Diagnostics Regional Outlook (Revenue, USD Million, 2013 - 2024)
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Latin America
South Africa
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One classic line I hear a lot in my job (and amongst other photographers too) is "I'm just looking for one photo, is that a cheaper option?" While I appreciate that everyone is on a budget and photography is a luxury expense, I feel like I constantly have to explain my worth to people who are simply budget shopping. If you were shopping in a department store and saw a pack of 5 socks, would you then go to the till and ask if you could buy just one pair as it would be cheaper? It seems as though we feel more comfortable to ask for discounts and devalue a product when it's being offered from a sole person or small business. Why is that?
I speak not only for myself but a lot of other photographer friends who also share my pain. So I want to bring just a few things to your attention in case you were wondering why I don't sell just ONE photo...
1. Firstly and fundamentally we have bills to pay like everyone else. If we are lucky enough to have a studio space there's even more outlay than an in home studio too. If we are spending a few hours working on your images (yes, it's not just the session time we spend with you) then we don't want to have to bin 95% of those images knowing you won't be choosing them anyway.
2. We invest in training...constantly. Any good creative photographer should be training and developing their skills at least once a year. For me, I train with leading professionals in the industry and do a lot of online training to learn new editing techniques 2-3 times a year.
3. We want you to book us for our style...not budget. Yes, this is an ideal scenario as I fully appreciate being on a budget. BUT, if something is worth it we are always happy to invest. I recently had my photos taken by another photographer who I saved up for as I valued their style above their cost.
4. Hidden costs... There are a lot of costs that you don't see beyond the camera and lighting equipment. We have to have the appropriate insurances, expensive editing software, and the beautiful wall art samples on the wall...not to mention the abundance of props we have!!
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Ultimately we want you to have an experience with us and walk away with memories that will last forever. It would be a bit of a naff experience if you went to buy a new Ferrari and then started stripping all of the best parts away. It wouldn't make for the best driving experience...
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