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A talk on wind turbines' effects on noise levels and public health has been rescheduled and relocated.
Dr. Robert McCunney, a staff physician at Mass General Hospital and a research scientist at MIT, was scheduled to speak at a forum in Brewster last month. As the time for the talk to begin passed, organizers announced that a scheduling conflict required postponement.
The gathering at Brewster Ladies' Library was already lively, with an audience member rising to denounce McCunney as an agent of the wind industry. A group of women seated in the rear of the packed meeting room seemed to share that view: under their chairs, they had sheets of paper pre-printed, in large letters, with this message: WE DON'T BELIEVE YOU.
The Cape & Islands Renewable Energy Collaborative (CIRenew) will try again on July 15, when McCunney is scheduled to speak at 6:30 p.m. at Upper Cape Cod Technical High School on Sandwich Road in Bourne, which has its own wind turbine. According to CIRenew, he will present "key conclusions" from a 2009 expert advisory panel that reviewed research on "wind turbine noise and perceived health effects."
The report of the panel, which included scientists from the U.S., Canada, Denmark and the U.K., convened by the American Wind Energy Association and the Canadian Wind Energy Association, can be found at http://awea.org/newsroom/releases/AWEA_CanWEA_SoundWhitePaper_12-11-09.pdfGiving Cape Wind air
Also on July 15, the federal Environmental Protection Agency will hold a public hearing on Cape Wind's request for an Outer Continental Shelf air permit for its proposed Nantucket Sound wind farm. That meeting begins at 5 p.m. at Mattacheese Middle School on Higgins Crowell Road in South Yarmouth.


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Entering a new church for the first time is not always, if ever, easy. The experience, though we hope it is otherwise, can be intimidating. Aware of that, and as the Rector of Ascension Memorial Church, I welcome and appreciate your interest in Ascension and hope you find here a safe and holy space in which to feel warmly welcomed, known by name, and very much at home.
Though your truest impression of Ascension Church will come from all you see and hear for yourself while visiting Ascension, allow me to share a few words which may help capture the character of Ascension Memorial Church.
Concerning our understanding of the Christian life, we affirm that being a Christian is not primarily about believing the right things or being good. Rather, the Christian life is about entering into relationship with God which transforms us more and more into compassionate beings – into the likeness of Christ. We are more concerned that the Christian life is grounded in relationship – with God and Neighbor – than whether everybody agrees together upon the beliefs we hold. This understanding reflects the very spirit of the Anglican tradition. Queen Elizabeth I saw the wisdom of creating a form of worship that would allow people of diverse, religious beliefs and opinions to be a people of common prayer.
It is also worth noting that the people of Ascension are guided by some basic, commonly held, theological understandings. We are not scriptural literalists. We take the Bible seriously, not literally. We reverently regard the Bible as a window through which we may see the face of God and by which we may better understand ourselves. We are a community deeply centered through worship and prayer in the reality of God's grace. We affirm that we are deeply and boldly loved not because of who we are or what we do, but because we inescapably belong to God. We enjoy humbly walking with God and appreciate how our lives grow in meaning and purpose by acting compassionately and justly for all.
There are many ways for a person to plug into the community of Ascension Church, smaller communities within the larger community, a variety of programs in which to find yourself in the company of those who share a common interest or desire to help. In whatever way you choose to be part of Ascension church, we welcome you to a place in which you can become more freely and fully the one you are already in the eyes of God.
God's peace,
The Rev. Bradford D. Clark
Rector, Ascension Memorial Church

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Nitrogen is still the 800-pound gorilla when it comes to corn nutrition. But it's now joined by several other nutrients, even some secondary and micronutrients, which can be limiting enough in some situations to affect yield. Part of this change may be due to farmers striving for higher yields. Crops consultants like Joe Nester, Nester Ag, Bryan, Ohio, say Clean Air Act laws resulting in less sulfur in the air and raising the pH of rain have also played a role.
You can find symptoms of nutrient deficiencies in the Corn & Soybean Field Guide published by the Purdue University Crop Diagnostic Training and Research Center. Corey Gerber, a Purdue Extension agronomist and director of the center, notes they also just released the Corn Field Scout app for iPhones and Android cellphones. Soybean Field Scout is also available. These apps cost $5.99 each.
Here are symptoms for seven deficiencies you could find in corn this year. Descriptions provided here are from the Corn Field Scout iPhone app.
1. Nitrogen. Younger plants with nitrogen deficiency may be stunted and spindly, with light-green or yellowish-green color. Older plants show traditional V-shaped yellowing on older leaves. It starts at the leaf tip and progresses down the midrib.
2. Phosphorus. Low levels in the soil is an obvious cause of phosphorus deficiency, but cold soils, wet soils, or dry and compacted soils can limit how much phosphorus roots can find, producing a deficiency in the plant. Early symptoms include stunted, dark-green to bluish-green plants with purpling or reddening of tips and leaf margins.
3. Potassium. Yellowing leaf margins on lower leaves, beginning at the tip and running around the margin, is a symptom of potassium deficiency. Plants may wilt easily, especially in full sunlight.
4. Sulfur. Young plants deficient in sulfur will be stunted, spindly and light green in color. Upper leaves will become light green first. Interveinal yellowing or leaf striping is a key symptom.
5. Magnesium. Symptoms for magnesium deficiency are most likely to appear on sandy, acidic soils in high rainfall areas, where soil tests are less than 100 pounds per acre for magnesium, where soil exchangeable potassium levels are high, and where a high rate of ammonia was applied on soils with low magnesium levels.
Look for yellow to white interveinal striping in young plants. Beaded streaking of dead, round spots may appear. Older leaves become reddish purple. Actual symptoms expressed for this deficiency — or any deficiency — are heavily tied to weather conditions. Confirm suspected deficiencies with tissue tests.
6. Manganese. Light-green or olive-green leaves may indicate a problem with manganese. Look for a slight yellowish stripe on upper leaves. Manganese deficiency is most common where manganese soil test levels are low and soil pH and/or organic matter levels are high, in low areas of fields, and in organic sands, peats and mucks.
7. Zinc. Low soil levels combined with high pH or high phosphorus levels may produce symptoms of zinc deficiency. You may also see problems with zinc on cool, wet soils with low organic matter, when it's cloudy early in the season, and if soil compaction affects rooting.
Classical symptoms are white, interveinal strips extending from leaf base to leaf tip. Leaf edges, tips and midribs stay green.


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Spotted at the top of the Coq D'Argent in the City - one of the most moneyed of London's newer restaurants - were two ends of architecture's wonderful spectrum. At the bar discussing his latest results was Stewart McColl, founder and driving force behind the ever-acquisitive SMC Group, which has just bought Alsop. He was looking rather perky - hardly surprising given the squillions of pounds worth of profits he'd just revealed. On the other side of the restaurant, scoping out the scene, was one Alejandro Zaero Polo, co-founder of Foreign Office Architects and former Rem acolyte. Two more different individuals it would be hard to find. When Stewart realised who the figure at the other side of the eaterie was, his eyes positively lit up. After Alsop;Foreign Office? Stranger things have happened. Eek.
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Rediff – 'They have played well against Australia recently and now against us, so it will be difficult to beat them.
- India pacer Shardul Thakur stated it is never easy to come off the bench and perform straight away in high-pressure games, and he too felt the heat in the series-deciding third and final ODI against England in Leeds, on Tuesday.
- Thakur came in for Siddarth Kaul as India went for a new-look pace attack in the series decider against Leeds on Tuesday, but ended up losing the game by eight wickets, thanks to Joe Root's 13th ODI hundred.
- India were restricted to 256 for eight after being put into bat, and Thakur along with the rest of the bowling attack lacked penetration against Root and Eoin Morgan who put on an unbeaten 186-run partnership for the third wicket to guide the hosts to an easy victory, which helped them clinch the ODI series 2-1.
- Thakur said that was where India lost the game, while the English batsmen negotiated Yuzvendra Chahal and Kuldeep Yadav quite well when faced with a below-par target.
- In light of India's loss against the number one ranked ODI side, Thakur said England were favourites for the World Cup next summer.


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For those who want a small hint or a quick spoiler: 'The healthiest and most sustainable way to improve your health is to make minor changes for healthier choices. Sugar is highly addictive and has been associated with a number of adverse effects on health. Healthy fats, on the other hand, are an essential part of the diet and may actually aid in weight loss, improve heart health and reduce inflammation. For this reason, it's best to swap the sugar out of your diet and fill up on healthy fats instead.'
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GTRA automatically collects trade data on derivative deals reported in US SDRs and stores them into a unique database in a standard format after:
so that they are easy to retrieve and use for analsyis and reporting.
The European Banking Authority (EBA), periodically, requires major banks to carry out a stress testing exercise to review the capability of the financial system to withstand adverse scenarios. The FM Stress Tester reflects the exercise precisely by:
Beside the Stress Testing exercize, with its functionalities, the tool supports a number of activities, specifically it can be used:
The generator of risk parameters, G-RiskPar, provides all the inputs necessary to comply with the new accounting requirements, know as IFRS 9. It produces specific PD term structures, on the basis of given macroeconomic scenarios, required to calculate the lifetime expected loss of any credit exposure.
The service is based on nearly 2.000 models built on national default data and detailed by counterparty type, geografical area and economic sector.
As input the service takes one or more economic scenarios defined by the bank, through a number of macroeconomic variables.
The output is formed by term a structure of risk parameter for an extended period of time (15-20 years) for any scenario provided.
The Sight Deposit tool identifies how the evolution of deposit volumes, and of deposit rates, is linked to risk factors. The dynamics of risk factors are also modelled so that, by simulating their future evolution up to a given predefined time (cut-off horizon), it is possible to derive the implied dynamics of the deposits and of the interest rate paid on them, and the risk metrics related to liquidity and interest rates.
The approach used is based on the idea that volume trends depends on stochastic risk factors. These dependencies are used to project the future evolution of the deposits.
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Semantic Exercises
1 - What structures can be predicates? What is the difference between predicates and predicators?
2 - Underline the referring expressions of the following sentences and separate the predicators using brackets [ ]:
a) My dog bit the mail carrier.
b) Mr. Anderson is doing Ann's assignment.
c) Saussure was a linguist.
d) This room reeks.
3 - Give an example in which a speaker resorts to an equative sentence sentence in order to clarify a confusion generated by the two interlocutors' different universes of discourse.


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The AIR-VANTAGE KIT allows you to use the existing CT wall thermostat, control box, and ducted ceiling plenum to install Coleman-Mach air conditioners and heat pumps. The kit components provide electrical and mounting changes required to install a new Coleman-Mach rooftop unit. If the current system is not controlled by a CT wall thermostat, AIR-VANTAGE will not provide the necessary components for replacement.This kit is intended to allow replacement installation of a Coleman-Mach rooftop air conditioner or heat pump while still utilizing the original Dometic ducted ceiling grille with single zone control box and "CT" wall thermostat (See Illustration Below). NOTE: Not to be used to replace a rooftop unit with a 3 speed blower – for use with 2 speed, single zone control boxes only.


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Originally published by Law Business Research Ltd.
By Andrew Bembridge1
South Africa has an efficient system of registration of title to land, based on a land survey system. Each portion of land is determined by a diagram prepared by a surveyor and registered in the Surveyor General's Office. This gives rise to a certain and definite basis of registration of land.
Pursuant to the land survey, property registers have been established in the various Deeds Registries within the different provinces of South Africa. Those registers are properly indexed and are now accessible electronically, the originals of title deeds and other documentation having been digitised. The deeds registries are established under the relevant government department, and all fall under a chief registrar of deeds. Given the definite underlying survey system, the property registers are very accurate and create a definite form of land registration. All ownership of land is recorded in a deeds registry.
Ownership of land is evidenced by a title deed issued by the deeds registry, which will record the owner's details and the conditions under which the land is held. These conditions are normally imposed by local authorities and by private agreement. If ownership is not registered in a deeds registry, then it is most likely that ownership of the property has not passed. Transfer of ownership of property is also evidenced by registration in the deeds registry.
The law applicable to the transfer and registration of land, is, in the first instance, the Deeds Registries Act 47 of 1937, together with its regulations. There are a number of other statutes that govern the ownership and transfer of land, but in essence, there is no restriction on ownership of land in South Africa and any natural person or juristic person may own land.
A statutory legal framework for real estate in South Africa gives rise to a definite and comprehensive legislative framework within which property is owned. Actual ownership vests in the owner and not the state.
It is possible to own units in buildings through the Sectional Titles Act 95 of 1986. These are known as sectional title units, and are registered in a deeds registry, by reference to a sectional title plan, prepared by a surveyor registered with the Surveyor General.
Both the Deeds Registries Act and the Sectional Titles Act create the environment and legislative framework within which properties are transferred from one party to another. Property rights are protected in the Constitution of South Africa 1996. The Bill of Rights in the Constitution restricts the deprivation of property, except in the case of expropriation in terms of a law of general application, and then must be subject to compensation, which must be agreed by the affected persons or approved by a court. That compensation must be just and equitable and generally requires that regard be given to the fair-value principle.
There is a process of restitution of land to persons dispossessed of land through racially discriminatory laws, which is governed by the Restitution of Land Rights Act 22 of 1994.
ii OVERVIEW OF REAL ESTATE ACTIVITY
As in the rest of the world, there has recently been a downturn in the property market that has had an effect on prices and activity in the real estate market. The National Credit Act 34 of 2005 became law on 1 June 2006, and is a comprehensive piece of legislation regulating the granting of credit to consumers. Its purpose is to protect consumers and regulate credit providers. This Act regulates consumer credit, promotes responsible credit granting, and prohibits reckless granting of credit.
The National Credit Act has had a marked effect on the real estate activity in South Africa, as credit is not easily available to consumers.
In addition to the National Credit Act, the Consumer Protection Act 68 of 2008, became into force on 31 March 2011. That Act promotes a fair, accessible and sustainable market place for consumer products and services. It protects consumers against certain suppliers of services (i.e., developers) in the property and other industries. The intention of the Act is also to promote the economic welfare of consumers in South Africa. Agreements between suppliers of property to consumers are regulated, outlawing certain unfair practices and illegal provisions and allowing the reversal of transactions under certain circumstances. The Consumer Protection Act does not apply to transactions between two contracting individuals. It only applies to suppliers whose business is the supply of properties to the public.
The land restitution process continues in South Africa. This process is to provide for restitution of land to persons or communities disposed of such rights after 19 June 1913 by past racially discriminatory laws or practices. The Restitution of Land Rights Act 22 of 1994 regulates the restitution of land. One is able with a fair degree of accuracy to determine whether a piece of land is subject to a claim by a community. This is either through enquiry at the local land claims office or the publication in the Government Gazette. The Constitution requires that fair value be given to any property expropriated for Land Restitution or other purposes. Land claims have been made mostly in respect of rural property and not to urban property, although there are certain tracts of urban property that are subject to outstanding land claims. This has had an effect on investment in properties subject to land claims.
All of these pieces of legislation have affected real estate activity in South Africa to a greater or lesser degree. The National Credit Act, has had a marked effect as credit is not easily obtainable. The Restitution of Land Rights Act has affected the activity in the relevant areas. The Consumer Protection Act requires compliance and as such has had little effect on the real estate activity.
i Land Claims Commission
While the South African system of registration of title in land is based on old and well-tried legislation, since free elections in 1994 and the implementation of the new Constitution in the country, a number of laws that directly affect real estate have been passed, many of which are required in terms of the Constitution; many of these protect previously disadvantaged communities. One of the main cornerstones of land reform is the Restitution of Land Rights Act No. 22 of 1994. This provides for the restitution of rights in land to persons or communities dispossessed of such rights after 19 June 1913 as a result of past racially discriminatory laws or practices. The legislation establishes a Commission on Restitution of Land rights and a Land Claims Court. In terms thereof, persons are entitled to lodge a claim for restitution of land with the Land Claims Commission. The Commission is then required to investigate the claim and if the claim has merit, to publish the claim in the Government Gazette. Thereafter, the claim may be resolved in a number of ways. The state must settle the claim and compensate the owners of land should the land be found to have been expropriated by the government, for restitution purposes; fair value is required to be paid by the Government. Where matters cannot be resolved, the Land Claims Court may hear the matter and make rulings. All land claims had to have been filed with the Land Claims Commission by December 1998, and no new claims may be entertained. The Land Claims Commission continues to settle land claims.
ii Fast-track developments
In an endeavour to fast-track housing developments, the Development Facilitation Act No. 67 of 1985 was put in place. This enabled tribunals to make rulings and fast-track land developments and override planning procedures and other laws. However, the Constitutional Court has since found this Act to be unconstitutional and ruled that the government should re-visit the procedure and this particular legislation.
iii Protection of tenants
The Land Reform (Labour Tenants) Act No. 3 of 1996, the Interim Protection of Informal Land Rights Act No. 31 of 1996 and the Prevention of Illegal Eviction from and Unlawful Occupation of Land Act 19 of 1998, all provide security of tenure to particular classes of tenants. The legislation, while giving protection to tenants, does not restrict land owners from approaching a court of law for the eviction of those tenants. the principles of justice and fairness must, however, be implemented by the court and justice and equity must prevail.
iv Communal property associations
The Communal Property Associations Act No. 28 of 1996 enables communities to form juristic persons known as communal property associations in order to acquire, hold and manage property on a basis agreed to by members of a community in terms of a written constitution. This is in essence to allow restitution of land to communities and to create legal entities to hold land for the benefit of communities. The associations are registered at a central registry and upon registration assume legal identity.
v Sustainable housing
The Housing Act No. 107 of 1997 was promulgated to provide for the facilitation of a sustainable housing development process and in so doing to define the functions of national, provincial and local governments in respect of housing developments. A South African Housing Development Board is established under this legislation, which is to give priority to the needs of the poor in respect of housing development.
vi Water
In keeping with the new legislation relating to water, the Water Services Act No. 108 of 1997 was promulgated to provide for the setting of national standards and of norms and standards for tariffs and to provide for water services development plans and a regulatory frame work for water services institution. This is in keeping with and gives effect to the constitutional right that everyone has a right of access to basic water supply and basic sanitation.
vii Roads
The South African National Roads Agency Limited and National Roads Act No. 7 of 1998 makes provision for a National Roads Agency for the republic, to manage and control the national road systems and to take charge, inter alia, of the development, maintenance and rehabilitation of national roads within the frame work of government policy. A National Roads Agency is established under that legislation, which is a public company wholly owned by the state. That entity is governed and managed by a board of directors and they are required to implement government policy relating to national roads.
viii Rental accommodation
The Rental Housing Act No. 50 of 1999 defines the responsibility of the government in respect of rental housing property and creates mechanism to promote the provision of rental housing.
ix Environmental issues
The National Environmental Management Act No. 107 of 1998 is one of the many pieces of legislation to provide for the constitutional requirement of the state's responsibility to respect, protect, promote and fulfil the social and economic rights and to set out a general frame work within which environmental management and implementation plans must be formulated. In addition, the National Environmental Management: Protected Areas Act No. 57 of 2003 provides for the protection and conservation of ecological viable areas and the natural landscapes and seascapes. In essence, the Act provides for the declaration and management of protected areas such as special nature reserves, national parks, nature reserves and other protected areas. It also protects world heritage sites, marine-protected areas, special forests and forest reserves and mountain catchment areas.
x Local government
A number of legislative frameworks have been established governing local government and municipality. One of these is the Local Government: Municipal Property Rates Act No. 6 of 2004, which regulates the power of a municipality to impose rates on property and makes provision for municipalities to implement a transparent and fair system of rating, exemptions, reductions and rebates through rating policies. The valuation methods of properties must be fair and equitable and permit objections and appeal processes to be implemented. Municipalities must adopt rates policies in terms of this act.
xi Mineral and petroleum resources
The Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act No. 28 of 2002 makes provision for equitable access to and sustainable development of the nation's mineral and petroleum resources. In terms of the act, mineral and petroleum resources are the common heritage of all the people of South Africa and the state is the custodian thereof for their benefit. The state in terms thereof grants and administers all prospecting and mining rights in the country. The act sets out the parameters within which the holders of rights may operate and procure and renew those rights. Application for mining rights must be made to the relevant minister in terms of the legislation.
iv FOREIGN INVESTMENT
There is no restriction on foreign investors acquiring property in South Africa. For foreign companies to acquire property in South Africa, they must register as an external company in terms of the Companies Act 2008.
A withholding amount is payable to the South African Revenue Services pending determination of the tax liability by the non-resident seller to the South African Revenue Services. The current rates are 5 per cent for individuals, 7.5 per cent for companies and 10 per cent for trusts. Treaty relief may be available to taxpayers in terms of international treaties.
Before the proceeds of the sale of immoveable property in South Africa or shares in a company owning South African immoveable property may be remitted abroad by a non-resident, South African Reserve Bank approval is required, and one of the requirements for approval is that all taxes have been paid. That aside, there is generally no restriction on remitting the proceeds from the sale of a property, provided the purchase price was funded from abroad.
v STRUCTURING THE INVESTMENT
Investors in real estate generally acquire immoveable property in South Africa using a domestic company. The company confers limited liability on the investor. Any rental income, net of expenses, derived by the company is taxed at a rate of 28 per cent. When the company disposes of the immoveable property, capital gains tax ('CGT') is payable at a rate of 14 per cent. Should a non-resident own the shares in the domestic company and later sell the shares in the property rich company, CGT remains payable, in the form of a withholding tax which must be paid by the purchaser to the South African Revenue Service ('SARS') on behalf of the seller. Where the seller is a natural person CGT is payable at the rate of 5 per cent, in the case of a company it is 7.5 per cent and in the case of a trust it is 10 per cent. The withholding tax is an advance payment of the CGT that may finally be payable by the seller. The rate of CGT applicable may be reduced by a tax treaty concluded between South Africa and the shareholder's home country.
Where the company owns commercial property and derives rental therefrom in excess of 1 million rand a year the company must register for value added tax ('VAT') and charge VAT at the rate of 14 per cent on the rentals collected by it. Any VAT paid by the company on expenses incurred by it, is generally recoverable from SARS; however, where the company owns residential property and derives rental from letting such property no VAT is chargeable and the VAT paid on expenses is not recoverable under the VAT system.
Foreign investors investing into a domestic company need to structure the investment into that company correctly so as not to fall foul of the thin capitalisation rules in place. It is important that the company has sufficient equity and is not too highly geared, failing which the interest on the loan payable to the non-resident shareholder will not be fully deductible for tax purposes. Previously, SARS accepted a debt-to-equity ratio of 3:1. The thin capitalisation rules are in a state of flux and it remains to be seen what new guidelines will be published by SARS in this regard.
Once the domestic company has paid tax in South Africa and chooses to distribute dividends to its shareholders a 10 per cent dividends tax will become payable with effect from 1 April 2012. This tax is a tax payable by the shareholder but which is collected by the company and paid over to SARS on behalf of the shareholder. Where the dividend is paid to another South African company the dividends tax is not payable and where the dividends are paid to a non-resident the tax is payable at the rate of 10 per cent, subject to reduction by a tax treaty concluded by South Africa with the shareholder's home country. Currently, South Africa does not impose a withholding tax on interest paid to non-residents, but this is expected to change from 1 January 2013. It has been proposed that a 10 per cent withholding tax on interest payable to non-residents will become payable, subject to a reduction by the provisions of a tax treaty.
Alternatively, non-residents may invest in real estate in South Africa via an external company. An external company pays tax at the rate of 33 per cent but does not suffer the dividends tax and no branch profits tax is payable on after tax profits remitted to the foreign head office. The disadvantage of using an external company is that South African creditors could have recourse to foreign assets to settle claims due in South Africa. This disadvantage does not arise with a domestic company as local creditors only have recourse against assets owned by the domestic company.
Institutions may invest in so-called property unit trusts or variable loan stock companies that are publicly traded and seek investors from the general public. South Africa does not currently have rules in place for real estate investments trusts ('REITs') as is found in other countries. The government was considering the matter but no legislation to create a REIT regime has been forthcoming.
i Planning
All land in South Africa, falls under either the purview of a local authority or a district authority, by which planning controls are implemented. In the case of urban properties, planning control is extensive through planning ordinances, municipal by-laws and approved development frameworks of the municipalities indicating the extent to which land may be developed with support of the authorities.
Change of use of land requires planning approval and such approval is subject to public participation and may incur objection from persons opposing such change. Opposition to proposed changes is heard by tribunals established by the local authorities. In certain circumstances there may be appeals from those tribunals to an independent appeal body. Professional town planners practise in South Africa and are useful in assisting in proposed change of use applications.
ii Environment
South Africa has a wide range of acts, laws and regulations legislating for the legal provisions relating to the environment. These arise from Section 29 of the Constitution, which accords a fundamental right to an environment that is not detrimental to health or well-being. One of the principal acts is the National Environment Management Act 107 of 1998 (referred to in Section III.ix, supra), which creates a framework for integrated good environmental management for development activities.
Certain prescribed changes of use of property and activities require environmental authorisation from the relevant authority. The National Environment Management Act establishes a public participation process for the change of use of land and the environmental impact on the change of use. Where approvals are granted, they are often subject to rigorous conditions and may require the implementation of environmental management plans and rehabilitation.
iii Tax
All acquisition of property in South Africa is subject to the Transfer Duty Act 40 of 1949. As a general rule transfer duty is payable; the current rate of transfer duty is 8 per cent for acquisition by a juristic person with a sliding scale for acquisition by a natural person where no transfer duty is payable for the first 600,000 rand of the purchase price (this is to assist in the purchase of lower-value properties). If the seller of the property is a registered vendor for value added tax ('VAT') purposes, then VAT at 14 per cent is payable and not transfer duty.
Under certain circumstances the acquisition of a business premises may be subject to zero-rated VAT.
Properties that are held as private residences, are subject to a primary residence rebate on capital gains tax of 1.5 million rand.
Capital gains tax rates are currently approximately 15 per cent in the case of companies and approximately 20 per cent in the case of trusts.
There is currently a tax amnesty until December 2012, allowing individuals to acquire or controlling individuals to acquire properties from trusts, close corporations or companies controlled by them into their name, free of taxes.
iv Finance and security
Given the accurate registration system within the various deeds registries, mortgage bonds are registered as security for land owners obligations against the title of the property. This is the most common source of security for lenders in the property industry.
Mortgage bonds are ranked in order of preference and a bond holder holds first preference from the proceeds of the sale of the property in the event of insolvency of the property owner. Properties may not be transferred unless the mortgage bond is cancelled. Accordingly the consent of the bond holder is required to the transfer of a property.
VII Leases of business premises
Leases of property in South Africa are respected and given the sanctity of contracts according to South African law. Unless such a contract is against public morals or legislative restrictions such as the Consumer Protection Act, the sanctity of those contracts will be enforced by South African courts of law.
A typical lease will include provisions relating to the contracting parties, the rental payable and the period of the lease.
Leases may be registered against the title deed of a property, and in such event offer security of tenure to a tenant under a lease, should the property be sold to a purchaser unaware of the lease. Generally, leases in excess of 10 years are registered against the title of property as leases in excess of 10 years, will only be binding for a 10-year period on successors in title who were unaware of the lease.
Leases also generally include provisions relating to rent calculations in the event of turnover rental, and the payment of rates and taxes and other outgoings related to the properties by the tenant. A common occurrence is a fully maintaining lease in terms of which the tenant assumes liability for all costs arising from the property including rates, taxes, consumables and insurance. There is no legislation protecting tenants of business premises in South Africa.
Rental increases are often linked to the published consumer price index, which is published by the government. Arbitration clauses are common in extensive leases. Leases of business premises still to be constructed often include the construction obligations relating thereto insofar as they are relevant to the tenant.
Generally, the landlord will insure the premises, as it has an insurable interest in the building. Clauses relating to damage and destruction of the premises often require considerable negotiation as the needs of the tenant may differ from the needs of the landlord, particularly if the lease is security for the financing of the building.
The land reform programme continues in South Africa, but this relates to rural and agricultural properties. This has had an effect on investment of properties subject to land claim, even though it is an expropriation land value that should be paid.
Recently a green paper on land was published by the government for comment. The purpose of the green paper was to facilitate debate around the land and tenure system in South Africa, and it sets out a number of ideological statements and indicates that the debate about land reform and rural development should continue. The green paper also provides for the establishment of a Land Management Commission, which will be an entity established by government to control and regulate the land issues in South Africa.
The green paper clearly recognises that land reform should continue and that the current land reform and restitution programme, has not succeeded; however, it does recognise the concept of privately owned freehold land as well as communal land. There is an indication that land owned by foreigners should be restricted and in certain cases subject to conditions that have to be complied with. The government published the green paper for debate and addressing the land issues of the country, and it should be seen in that light.
The economic downturn has had its effect on the real estate market as has the restrictions on lending through the National Credit Act. That said, South Africa has a firstclass definite registration system and property rights are protected by the constitution.
1 Andrew Bembridge is a director at Edward Nathan Sonnenbergs Inc.
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For prospective PhD students
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A rewarding venture working with animals
Jayne and Mike's story
Jayne and Mike Walker, a lovely couple, who were passionate about pets, joined the We Love Pets franchisee team by operating their franchise in and around Didcot, Abingdon and Wallingford in Oxfordshire. Both came from quite different backgrounds, but equally their experiences made them a perfect pairing to be a part of the growing team of franchise owners.
"Mike's career was mostly spent in telecommunications and he always held management roles. I started off in the pop industry, selling space in magazines and in album manufacturing" said Jayne. "I also spent time as a swimming teacher, nanny, in retail and a dog groomer.
Working around dogs and knowing their behaviour was valuable. The management experience has also been great and has given us a framework around how to organise people. We Love Pets has a template and help and advice on how to do it, but our previous experience really helped with that."
Jayne and Mike both had stressful jobs and had reached a point in their lives where they wanted to do something that gave them and others joy. Being around animals seemed the perfect resolve. Although running their own dog walking business wasn't their immediate plan, they've not looked back.
"We left our last jobs because of the stress! We were under tons of it. We Love Pets is more relaxed and deadlines are not as strenuous. We Love Pets does have stresses, but it's a different type of stress because you feel part of the business and you're happy. If a dogs needs help and assistance you feel like you're doing something worthwhile and important."
"I went for an interview to walk dogs for another franchise area." explained Jayne "We were offered the franchise opportunity instead. Until we were offered the opportunity, it wasn't something we had considered. We liked the ethos behind the business. I just wanted to be able to take the dogs out for walks and the business allows me to do that. We didn't want to do group walks and the company don't do that. We want to provide a personal service that the animals benefit from. What the animal needs is the most important thing."
Jayne and Mike didn't go in to running a franchise lightly, they knew they wanted to have a better way of life than they had before in their stressful jobs, but equally they knew that they would need to work hard to continue the work of the brand. But why did they choose to go for a franchise rather than setting up their own business?
"With a sales background, we didn't want to do something that was too in depth. The reason we wanted to do it was for the animals. By the time we'd set up a business by ourselves, we might have lost the animal side of things. We're not involved in the legal, paperwork or technicalities; head office supported us with all of that. Without that there would have been a lot more stress and we would have lost focus. We can call someone for support and help with moving the business forward.
We just wanted to have a work/life balance."
Ongoing support and direction, when needed, has aided Jayne and Mike to grow their business without pressure. They have all the benefits of running their own business, without the worry of being alone when they come up against things they're unfamiliar with.
"We're learning that we can't do everything ourselves. We had lots of support from We Love Pets and they have a huge amount of information on their main intranet page. We have guidance and advice from both Laura and Jo in almost anything we need. We can call them and they'll talk us through over the phone or visit us at home to run through any issues or progress in the business.
They're always on hand when we need them. They let you run the business your way, so if you don't need the support they leave you to run the business yourself. There's no micro management. If you're doing well, you can just call them when you need them. They keep an eye on the business without interfering."
So, after their first year how are the couple finding their new way of life?
"Rewarding – some customers – older couples who don't see anyone day to day – don't need a dog walker, but they want the contact.
Jo's very good at putting across what the business is – things you can share with someone to stop them making the same mistakes as you – saving time. Go for it!"


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More than twenty years after the Oslo Agreement, it has become evident that the slogan "Gaza and Jericho First" was a euphemism, preparing the ground for the Israeli takeover of our city. The Israeli Judaization of Jerusalem has escalated to an unprecedented level. In the systematic takeover of Jerusalem, most institutional Palestinian offices in Jerusalem have been driven out. The checkpoints and the arbitrary inclusion, or exclusion, of major Arab "suburbs" have created a great demographic change, leading to the total isolation of Jerusalem and of Jerusalemites. Through Israeli-manipulated bureaucratic procedures and unsurpassable barriers, families are broken apart. And as one walks the streets of the Old City, the blatant scarcity of rural peddlers in their colorful embroidered garments and of people in general is a saddening symptom of the demise of Al-Quds.
Following the Oslo Agreement, through a series of Israeli bureaucratic and military procedures, the Palestinians in the West Bank have been denied entry to Jerusalem. Israelis have systematically isolated us Jerusalemites from our fellow Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza. With the completion of the separation wall and heavily guarded checkpoints, access to the Holy City is under total military surveillance. Victims of isolation, abuse, and forced displacement, Jerusalemites must also contend with Israeli economic, demographic, and political sanctions amidst shy mumblings from both Arabic national and Western international communities. Foreign diplomatic missions, to mollify the Palestinians, and in lieu of vociferously standing up against the occupation, have conceded to dole out charity to various dubious cultural institutes and nongovernmental organizations.
Jerusalem is a sad, very sad city. In the past two decades Israelis have forcefully created a de facto reality whereby the status of Jerusalem as an occupied city and that of the Palestinians as a people under occupation has become internationally overlooked. The historical rights of the Palestinians and the incumbent obligations of the occupying army as specified in the Geneva Conventions are violated daily in defiance of all Geneva Conventions. In the absence of international sanctions to coerce an end to the occupation, Israel has become increasingly recalcitrant.
The recent step taken by the United States to ratify and legitimize the Israeli occupation has been epitomized by the move of its embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem in defiance of international law. This was followed by hesitant grumblings of the European community. On the other hand, the Israeli alliances with the Arab nations have developed on both the military and economic levels. This normalization of the Arab/Israeli relationship has increased to the detriment of the Palestinians and their historical rights to their homeland. In the emerging political scene, given the new geopolitical alliances, the Palestinian Authority has been isolated, marginalized, and too weak to make any political dent.
Jerusalem is austere, rugged, and moody, yet thrilling in its unrelenting beauty and spirituality. The sense of the sacred permeates every corner. Though the sacred is immutable, Palestinian hegemony over their religious symbols and Palestinian social, demographic, political, and economic conditions are facing sustained strenuous challenges.
Despite the Israeli municipal insistence on Jerusalem as a united city, the Jerusalemite Palestinians remain without a defined political status. Neither Palestinian nationals with Palestinian passports nor Israelis, we are extended a Jordanian courtesy passport that simply allows us to travel.
In violation of the Geneva Conventions we have been stripped of our historical rights by the Israeli occupation and have become alien residents in our homeland at risk of losing the right of residence should we not fulfil one of the conditions that define Jerusalem as one's home. The Israeli demographic war waged against Palestinian Jerusalemites employs insidious bureaucratic measures whereby we are deprived of our residency rights. To add insult to injury, it is almost impossible to officially register the properties we have inherited or purchased, and trying to obtain the property deeds has become a tortuous bureaucratic challenge.
Despite the apparent economic dependency of Palestinian Jerusalemites on the Israeli labor market, forced normalization, the hiatus that separates the occupied from the occupier has never been deeper. The disparity in the municipal services administered to the two sectors of the divided city have never been more glaring. The lackadaisical municipal services, insufficient school budget allocations, unpaved roads and potholes, inadequate garbage collection, scarcity of building permits, and the policy of home demolitions are examples that demonstrate Israeli discriminatory measures. In fact, the 23 villages that comprise "Greater Jerusalem" have turned into run-down ethnic slums where drugs and crime run rampant.
Recalcitrant Israeli measures in defiance of international law have proceeded at an accelerated rate. As the Israelis solidify their alliances with the Arab nations, the Jerusalemites under occupation feel forlorn, abandoned, and isolated from the world at large. The de facto Israeli hegemony over Al-Quds, the pernicious Israeli strategies to annex the occupied city under the rubric of the united Jerusalem, but to exclude the people, seeks to obscure the fact that we are an occupied people with historical and civil rights to be protected under Geneva Conventions that specify the duties and obligations of the military occupier towards the occupied civil population.
Over the past two decades, the daily incursions, transgressions, and constant Israeli violations of the sanctity of Al-Aqsa Mosque in preparation for a partition of the sacred place and an eventual takeover have become a daily occurrence. Three years ago, in an unprecedented move, Israelis closed the gates leading to Al-Aqsa Mosque. For over ten days. Neither regular prayers, Friday prayers, nor funerals were allowed.
The tardy response of the authorities on previous occasions and in this grievous moment in particular created a vacuum that forced the Jerusalemites to assume individual responsibility. They gathered around the gates of Al-Aqsa in stunned silence. Left on their own, forsaken by the world, they projected an amazing spectacle as they huddled outside the closed gates all day and night keeping vigil. Prayers were held jointly by Christians and Muslims outside the sacred precincts. As the days of closure and waiting were prolonged, social media provided minute by minute developments. Complex factors, namely the political vacuum and the prevailing sense of being abandoned and battered by the daily harangues of the Israelis led to the use of social media, and in particular Facebook, to foment the dynamics of an emerging Jerusalem political community.
In recent years, it has become increasingly difficult to survive in Jerusalem while being confronted with Israeli incursions and efforts to undermine the family, the sacred, and society.
The "liberation" of the mosque, the reconciliatory Israeli decision to reopen it, remains a most joyous memory and a confirmation of Jerusalem's determination against Israeli measures. The images of the multitudes rushing to celebrate the freedom of the sacred grounds, kneeling and kissing the floor, and the exalted joy filled the Facebook posts. But first and foremost, the event proved to the Jerusalemites that they had won the day on their own merit.
Over the past few years, access to Internet and hence to social media has become ubiquitous. Social media, namely Facebook and WhatsApp, have become the basis for the formation of a cyberculture and a political community in Jerusalem. By posting descriptive, critical, and analytic accounts of the day-to-day eventualities, sharing these posts, placing commentaries, or silently reading to keep up with the developments on the scene, a new social political consciousness has formed. Significantly, the once marginalized silent majority came to be directly involved in the day-to-day details related to the problematics consequent to the continual Israeli occupation of our city. Social media has not only developed as the alternative to journalism but has come to establish a hierarchical political community of "ring leaders," advocates and devoted followers who exert a coercive power.
In the continual struggle to end the Israeli occupation and to curb its malicious strategies to transfer the Arab majority outside Jerusalem, Facebook and WhatsApp have become the new vehicle. Economically, politically, and ideologically abandoned by the Arab world at large and by the feeble authorities in Ramallah, the conditions in Jerusalem on all levels have deteriorated, which is further compounded by the heavy self-censorship in the Arab press. Against this dismal background, Facebook has become the reliable source of information. In fact, it provides the thick description, the detailed day-by-day account of historic developments in Jerusalem and of everyday life.
Forlorn, overwhelmed by a sense of international indifference and abandonment, Jerusalemites are resolutely trudging on. Battered, beaten, and worn out − but not destroyed.


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Tuberculosis "TB"
- Departments:Health
- Phone:(831) 755-4593
Information Sheets
Signs and Symptoms
Not everyone infected with TB bacteria becomes sick. As a result, two TB-related conditions exist: latent TB infection (LTBI) and TB disease. Both latent TB infection and TB disease can be treated.
TB Disease:
Symptoms of TB disease depend on where in the body the TB bacteria are growing. TB bacteria usually grow in the lungs (pulmonary TB). TB disease in the lungs may cause symptoms such as
- a bad cough that lasts 3 weeks or longer
- pain in the chest
- coughing up blood or sputum (phlegm from deep inside the lungs)
Other symptoms of TB disease are
- weakness or fatigue
- weight loss
- no appetite
- chills
- fever
- sweating at night
Symptoms of TB disease in other parts of the body depend on the area affected.
People who have latent TB infection do not feel sick, do not have any symptoms and cannot spread TB to others.
Transmission (How it Spreads)
TB is spread through the air from one person to another. The TB bacteria are put into the air when a person with TB disease of the lungs or throat coughs, sneezes, speaks, or sings. People nearby may breathe in these bacteria and become infected.
TB is NOT spread by
- shaking someone's hand
- sharing food or drink
- touching bed linens or toilet seats
- sharing toothbrushes
- kissing
Testing and Treatment
Latent Tuberculosis Infection (LTBI)
Provider Guidance
There are two kinds of tests that are used to detect TB bacteria in the body: the TB skin test (TST) and TB blood tests. These tests can be given by a health care provider. If you have a positive reaction to either of the tests, you will be given other tests to see if you have latent TB infection or TB disease
Latent TB Infection –
If you have latent TB infection but not TB disease, your health care provider may want you be treated to keep you from developing TB disease. Treatment of latent TB infection reduces the risk that TB infection will progress to TB disease. Treatment of latent TB infection is essential to controlling and eliminating TB in the United States. The decision about taking treatment for latent TB infection will be based on your chances of developing TB disease.
TB Disease –
TB disease can be treated by taking several drugs, usually for 6 to 9 months. It is very important to finish the medicine, and take the drugs exactly as prescribed. If you stop taking the drugs too soon, you can become sick again. If you do not take the drugs correctly, the germs that are still alive may become resistant to those drugs. TB that is resistant to drugs is harder and more expensive to treat.
TB tests are generally not needed for people with a low risk of infection with TB bacteria.
Certain people should be tested for TB bacteria because they are more likely to get TB disease, including:
- People who have spent time with someone who has TB disease
- People with HIV infection or another medical problem that weakens the immune system
- People who have symptoms of TB disease (fever, night sweats, cough, and weight loss)
- People from a country where TB disease is common (most countries in Latin America, the Caribbean, Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe, and Russia)
- People who live or work somewhere in the United States where TB disease is more common (homeless shelters, prison or jails, or some nursing homes)
- People who use illegal drugs
Treatment of latent TB Infection greatly reduces the risk that TB infection will progress to TB disease. Those at high risk for developing TB disease include:
- People with HIV infection
- People who became infected with TB bacteria in the last 2 years
- Babies and young children
- People who inject illegal drugs
- People who are sick with other diseases that weaken the immune system
- Elderly people
- People who were not treated correctly for TB in the past
It is important that individuals with latent TB infection speak with their medical provider about treatment options.
More information
- Tuberculosis (TB) Control Services - Monterey County Health Department
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Tuberculosis (TB)
- California Department of Public Health - Tuberculosis


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Biochar Workshop & Artist Talk in Lime Ridge
Verge, an art installation seen on the 2016 Farm/Art DTour, returns to the area on August 26-27 with a series of events at the Art Asylum on County Road S, ¼ mile west of Main St.,Lime Ridge. In 2016, artists Sara Black, Amber Ginsburg and Lia Rousset worked with local builders of all skill levels to create and place 220 Leopold benches at a farm site between two adjacent ecological communities: where field meets forest. Join the artists for a weekend of transformation from bench, to charcoal and then to biochar – a material host for microorganisms that promote soil biodiversity and long-term carbon storage. The weekend will include a hands-on Biochar Workshop, an Artist talk, and a day-long event where the artists will transform the remaining benches to biochar.
Biochar is the name of a 2,000 year-old practice that converts plant matter into a soil enhancer that can hold carbon, boost food security and increase soil biodiversity. The process creates a highly porous charcoal that helps soils retain nutrients and water. OnSaturday August 26 from 2 – 5pm Tony Saladino will present a workshop in which participants learn-by-doing, producing batches of biochar. Participants will leave with some char of their own and a whole lot of knowledge about the history, benefits, process of making and uses of biochar. Tickets are required for this workshop. Visit http://wormfarminstitute.org/testplot-events/ for more information.
Following the workshop at 6:30 pm, Chicago-based artists Sara Black and Amber Ginsburg will give an overview of their works that address ecological change across forest systems and how these changes are linked to larger systems like the global carbon cycle. Their large-scale projects reach into time on a geologic scale but engage with audiences in the present moment.
On Sunday morning, Sara and Amber will stoke up eight anaerobic charcoal kilns, transforming the remaining material of the original Verge benches into charcoal and then on to biochar for the enrichment of local growing systems. Join them in the morning to tend the roaring kilns while chatting about carbon. The afternoon will be spent working together to turn charcoal into biochar. Participants may take away biochar for their own use at the end of the weekend. All remaining biochar will go to local partner farms.
The Saturday artist talk and Sunday event are free of charge.
This weekend of events is part of Wormfarm Institute's Test Plots series leading up to Fermentation Fest in October. The exhibit is made possible in part through grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, Sauk County Arts and Culture Committee, the Wisconsin Arts Board with funds from the state of Wisconsin and the National Endowment for the Arts.


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Our natcon is not in the best shape right now. I don't mean that the last one was bad or that last few were bad. Some of them were quite good, while others were not really as they should. Yet the problem manifests itself in a more complex way than having a mediocre Polcon once in a while. The problem is with the whole idea and we need to solve it. So what are the issues of Polcon?
In the response to my first post Understanding Polish conventions I received a question about the con culture. I promised I would write about it but the task is certainly not an easy one. Being as deep in the fandom as I am, I might have problems to spot some important things. To certain extent, it is easier for me to spot them in other countries as I am looking at the convention partially from the outside. Still, I tried to give it a thought and to pin down some elements of Polish con culture and traditions.
Understanding Polish conventions
The first topic I have chosen for this blog is not an easy one: I want to present what is important for Polish conventions. I wanted to extract the core of convention-going. However, the only way I can look at Polish cons from the outside is to try to compare them to foreign conventions I have attended (mainly Eurocons and Worldcon). This comparison is not ideal as both Eurocons and Worldcons are very specific events. Still, this is the best option so I will be using this imperfect comparison. Continue reading "Understanding Polish conventions"


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My first thought was, is my hospital bag properly packed just in case, followed by I'm too tired to actually care. I grabbed my notes and off we went. I knew what was coming - urine sample, monitor baby's heart ('oh your baby is very excitable!' Excuse me? Excitable? She had better calm the fuck down then because she has eighteen years of misery ahead of her) and any contractions I may be having, a long wait and then the doctor and her dreaded duck contraption. Now I don't know what the technical term for this is, but any woman who has had an internal examination will know what I mean. It looks like a ducks beak, they use it to open you up and it fucking hurts. Any man may think that it is quite enjoyable, any sick man that is. It isn't. Imagine having an internal exam in your willy, using tweezers to open the hole up. Yeah. That.
By 1am we were home, me clutching a box of antibiotics (suspected water infection although that wasn't confirmed by the urine sample, they 'wanted to cover all bases'), him clutching at straws. I think I've turned him into a nervous wreck, nothing more than he deserves for getting me into this state. Yes it takes two to tango, but shut up.
By 4am she had calmed down and I managed to get some sleep.
Now she's awake again and shit do I know it.


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Spindlestone House is a charming detached property hidden in the countryside just less than a mile away from beautiful Budle Bay. Set within a traditional English garden, you can hear the soothing sound of Budle Burn as it runs past the property. Bamburgh Castle is 2.5 miles away and the village has a host of pubs and restaurants to choose from.
Alnwick, Holy Island and Berwick are easy to reach with the close location of the A1 (3 miles) and are all worth a visit. The property accommodates 10 guests, however groups of up to 14 could stay with the inclusion of Spindlestone Cottage.
Ground Floor
Large kitchen, with central breakfast/dining table. Separate, spacious utility room.
Dining room with table and seating for up to 10 guests.
Spacious living room with gas fire. widescreen TV and iPod docking station.
Shower room and separate W/C
First Floor
Master bedroom with 4 poster bed and en-suite shower room
Two double bedrooms with dressers and wardrobes.
Two twin rooms with storage drawers and wardrobe
Family Bathroom
All the bedrooms are dressed with crisp, white linen and tasteful, co-ordinating luxurious soft furnishings.
- Electric oven
- Microwave
- Gas hob
- Dishwasher
- Washer dryer
- Fridge with freezer
- Widecreen TV with freeview and Apple TV with Netflix
- DVD player
- CD player
- iPod dock
- WiFi
- Travel cot & highchair
Off road parking.
Oil central heating
Upon request: private chef, guided Northumbrian safaris, food delivery, weekly maid services, mid week linen change. Please note: additional costs apply.
Cycling, walking, golf, boat trips, fishing, bird watching, visiting historic landmarks, horse riding, tennis.
Ocean Club, Seahouses
The owners of Spindlestone House have provided all guests with corporate membership of The Ocean Club in Seahouses (nominal entrance fee payable). Guests can enjoy the following facilities during their stay*:
- 20 metre Indoor Swimming Pool, separate Children's Pool & Spa Area
- Air conditioned, fully equipped Fitness Suite
- Health & Beauty Suite (Non members welcome)
- Licensed Coffee Shop (Non members welcome)
- Free Customer Parking
*Please note that different activities will attract varied fees
This property welcomes pets and the fees are £25 per dog
Unit information for Spindlestone House
|Guide price
£981.00per unit per week
Min: £675.00 - Max: £1500.00
|Total capacity:
What's nearby Spindlestone House, Belford
2.33 mile(s) awayBamburgh CastleGroup Attraction
2.35 mile(s) awayBamburgh CastleHistoric sites
2.35 mile(s) awaySt Aidan's ChurchChurch
2.04 mile(s) awayGolden Gate Farne Islands Boat TripsFamily Attraction
4.39 mile(s) awayBilly Shiel Farne Islands Boat TripsNature and Wildlife
4.32 mile(s) awayRNLI Grace Darling MuseumMuseums and galleries
2 mile(s) awayBamburgh Castle InnPubs, Bars & Inns
4.27 mile(s) away
Photo: https://images.visitnorthumberland.com/Spindlestone-House/vn-medium-Bedroom.jpg
URL: http://www.gracedarlingholidays.com/cottages/spindlestone-house/


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Quick and Easy Bruschetta Pasta
Ever have nights where you just don't feel like cooking but really want to eat something delicious? Happens here all the time especially on a day when Goose puts me through the paces and I'm a dishrag by 2 pm. I used to be a fan of going out for a quick dinner on those days, but have you ever gone out to dinner with a toddler that hasn't napped and is teething?
Other torture methods have nothing on that. NOTHING.
So on days like that, when I'm beyond done, I want something easy and comforting. Enter this quick and easy bruschetta pasta.
I love this dish. It soothes the soul and makes bad days better. It could be the answer to world peace.
Ok, maybe not the world peace thing, but it is a big bowl of comforting delicious carbs bursting with sweet cherry tomatoes and subtly spicy garlic all topped off with basil. It's summer pasta at its finest. Although it's basically carbs, it still feels light and it's the perfect meal to take outside and eat on the patio while sipping a glass of white wine. Feel the stress melting away already? I do.
And did I mention, the whole thing comes together in under 20 minutes. I managed to do that despite the train wreck of a child that was hanging off my leg the whole time I was cooking. Basically in the time it takes to boil water and cook the pasta, dinner is done. How's that for quick? You could definitely make this on a busy weeknight when you are running around like crazy. Yet, it still is elegant enough to serve for an at home date night or even make for company.
Plus it's super versatile and should appeal to almost anyone. As written, the recipe is vegan. You could totally top with cheese (we topped it with Parmesan) and it is still vegetarian friendly. Or if you desire, you could add shrimp or chicken to it and it would still be amazing.
And as for my cranky pants kid, she actually gobbled it up. There was only minimal whining, and the bowl of pasta actually didn't wind up on her head or on the floor being licked up by the dog. Bruschetta pasta for the win!
Looking for other quick and easy pasta recipes? Try these:
- Lemon Spinach Pasta with Sun Dried Tomatoes
- Pasta with White Bean Sauce
- Cheesy Chicken Ziti Skillet
- Easy Eggplant Rollatini Pasta
Quick and Easy Bruschetta Pasta
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Total Time: 20 minutes
- Yield: 4 1x
- 1 package of thin spaghetti or angel hair pasta*
- 1 pint of cherry tomatoes
- 5 cloves of garlic
- 4 tablespoons of olive oil
- 1 cup of white wine
- 1/2 cup of chopped fresh basil
- salt and pepper to taste
- Fill a large pot with water and bring to a boil. Add the pasta and cook according to directions on the package.
- While the water is heating up, half the cherry tomatoes (or skip this step if really pressed for time).
- Heat 4 tablespoons of olive oil over medium low to medium heat in a large pan.
- Add the tomatoes. Season with salt and pepper.
- As the tomatoes begin to cook, press the garlic cloves with a garlic press and add them to the pan.
- Pour in a cup of white wine and bring the whole thing to a slow simmer, stirring frequently to make sure the garlic doesn't burn.
- When the pasta is cooked, drain the cooking water and add the pasta to the pan with the tomatoes. Toss in the sauce. Season with extra salt and pepper if desired. Remove from heat and add the fresh basil. Serve and enjoy.
*I kept it gluten free and used Barilla gluten free thin spaghetti in this.
- Category: Dinner
- Cuisine: Italian
- Serving Size: 4


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Nit picking but a bit sloppy from Barnhart which leaves the pitcher leading off next inning.
Nit picking but a bit sloppy from Barnhart which leaves the pitcher leading off next inning.
The Kid is missin' some bats today!
8 K's already
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One of the most amazing sideline interviews ever.
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Another easy inning for Castillo. Ten in a row set down. 5-1 Reds in the 4th.
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I love Luis Castillo.
I dont care, Votto said of passing his friend and former teammate. Hes in the past. Bye-bye, Jay.
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Ervin with a one out single.
Then promptly steals 2nd.
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Base Hit for Ervin!
And a stolen base
Votto IBB that prompts a pitching change.
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Duvall K's to end the Reds 4th. 5-1 Reds.
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Billy Hamilton to have an MRI. It must be September.
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We are not really updating these older style web pages any longer.
Exciting plans for new tents in 2015.. see the new price list download on price list page.
We have a new red 15m or 15 x 21m aerial capable big top coming, designed by Tent Maestro Rudi Enos.
And we have a new 9m round rising to 9x19m in red and white coming too!
Both ready in spring 2015
Oct 2014!
Oh my! no updates for ages! Busy year!
A few things;
Check out what Big Bear's been Up to at Big Bear In the Big Top.
(the big Bear's Big Balloon Discos and Big Bubble Bash's have been a hoot!)
Price list for 2015 circus tent has been added to prices page.
New Circus Tents being worked on for 2015.
Various updates on Bigtopmania Facebook and follow us on Twitter!
Come and see us at the Showman's Show!
We are supplying the Acts and Attractions Big Top and exhibiting!
Nov 2013
Not only that but Croissant Neuf Festival get a GOLD award.
Hearty well done to the other Family Festival Winners!
Sept 2013
Mid mad season...
One of our Festival Circus Weddings is featured on Whimsical Wonderland Weddings Blog
We have just taken delivery of 7 of 3 x 3m red and white small mini-marquees/ gazebos to add to our ranges; suitable grass or hard standing.. mini-marquee hire as stalls etc.
Another 100m of connectable led festoon lighting with red and white bulbs.
4m, 5m and 6m small ROUND baby big tops in red and white marquees to add to the Candy range are here and looking fab!
If you are a DIY Festival Bride to be or Party Planner come and see us at the next Fab Wed Fest
Postponed!! was going to be in the Cotswolds ..now going to be in April 2014 in Cornwall at Port ElliotJuly 2013
Busy days! Been full on with weddings, parties, events and circus shows all over UK.
Not only that; we will be extending our Rhubarb and Custard tent range to enable a huge 12 x 34m, 377sqm tent.
April 2013
New 4 x 4m and 5 x 5m peaked tension pagoda style marquees in white are here for use and hire
Circus video from Easter Shows at Wellington Country Park
Big Top Ball Video from St Andrew's University
Trailer for Lady Margaret's Hall Ball, Oxford
Photo Gallery Children's Wild West Cowboy party
March 2013
Fabulous Wedding Festival March 16th!!
over 65 suppliers and a festival to boot!!
We are on the lovely Festival Brides blog!
Scoopy Tent has arrived! and been tested!!
Long term contract arranged to supply
H&S Electrical Training carries on;
Lucas has done a Marquee Electrics course.
Feb 2013
New Blog now set up; Bigtopmania Blog
Wow! Preparations for 2013 season well under way!
1: Lovely and shiny Brand New Roof for Strawberry and Cream range have arrived.
2: New Canvas Scoopy Tent is all sewn up and ready to go but so clean and new it will be a shame to get it out!
3 New Bigtopmania Blog and Tumblr sites are set up and raring to go
4: Twitter continues to rampage. Follow us now!!
5: Certificate for Temporary Electrical Installations BS7909 course has arrived
6: Fire Retardant Fabrics are being sewn for event drapes and marquee wedding and event styling.
7: Brand new Dandy Dura Marquee Flooring has arrived for the Scoopy Wedding Tent Range
8: Red and White Fire Retardant Regentex FR Canvas has arrived for making new medieval tents
Jan 2013
Rock-On! We are back on RocknRollBride.com
Adam and Lucy's almost Reading Rock Festival Wedding
(It was literally just outside the fences on the Thames riverside)
Circus/ Festival Wedding on RocknRollBride Blog
Festival Weddings! showcase and open day
We will be providing the red and white marquee for the Bar, Bands and Catwalk area of
Dec. 2012
A "Real Brides" "How She Did It" feature
of one of our lovely weddings in Maidenhead
is in this months (Jan/Feb 2013) top selling wedding magazine brand. p240 onwards.
See the feature and Download PDF copy here
Festival Awards 2012
Well done our Winning events Bestival and Croissant Neuf,
Nov. 2012
Traditional Canvas Marquee Hire
Built With Modern Contemporary Style, new for 2013
Led Festoon Lighting Hire
Never to be repeated! The Ultimate!
(this tent due a mid-section extension in 2013, creating oval 12 x 16.5m )
Tiered Seating for a Medieval Tournament
for Reckitt Benckiser, organized by Sense London
for the Sainsburys Jubilee festival in Hyde Park.
Marquees for local village celebrations in Devon.
Crazy Bikes and Circus Skills at Salisbury Festival Play day and at Tadley Treacle Fayre,
plus a lovely wedding in Maidenhead!
New White Marquee Walls
This wedding saw our new white marquee walls on Strawberry and Cream.
Don't forget we have panoramic windows wall too!
April and May 2012
Busy times... we have done circus shows, set up marquees and entertainment for 18th, 21st and 40th birthday parties.
Marquee hire at Exeter and Hartford Colleges, Oxford University Balls,
Exeter Food Festival, Storyfest in West Sussex, The National Trust Regional Conference in Clumber Park Nottinghamshire.
We provided Crazy bikes for Cycling Festivals and the Exeter Olympic Torch Relay;
Entertainers at St. Nicholas Shopping Centre Sutton Celebration,
set up and entertained in a big way at The Commando's Forces Officers Mess Circus Ball in Plymouth
(Great set of Circus Ball Photos here) .
March 2012
We are heavily booked up for most dates
in the main April-late Sept. season 2012.
There only a few dates left for tent hires or major engagements,
though we may be able to help with some items or entertainments.
Consider booking for autumn/ Xmas and 2013 NOW!
New-look wood plank tiered seating hire available now....
Mini Marquee and Medieval Tent Hire
DIY Express Store Openings.
Striped and red mini 3x3m marquees
used for DIY Express/ Screwfix store openings
in Shepton Mallet and Hayes in March.
Feb. 2012
New marquee hire and event kit
For events in 2012 including;
An extension for tent no4 making a big 12 x 25.5m red and white marquee:
Top of the range LED outdoor floodlight for lighting up your trees or house:
2 of 5 x 5m white Chinese Hat pagoda tents that can also be a 5 x 10m:
3x3m medieval stiped tent in red and white:
Royal Balcony for Hire!
Totally plush theatrical red and gold braid valences (like a royal balcony)
Our Circus tent has a leading roles in a Nokia web viral
and a TK Maxx Photo shoot
Tk Maxx Circus Photo shoot
New 9.5m round Stripey red and white tent,
set up at Eden Project for the summer,
available for hire after that.
9.5m round striped marquee
perfect for Medieval tent hire events
June 2011
3x3m soft canvas medieval tent hire
Dec. 2011
Festival Awards 2011;
Bestival was winner of Fans Favourite festival.
we run the Kid's area and supplied the Knees Up tent
Shambala was winner Greener Festival Award
,we supply the children's area tents and present our circus there;
well done to these and all the rest.
Nov. 2011
Bigtopmania on The Sooty Show
Treat yourself to something cute on You Tube
3 Brand new 4m diameter bell tents for hire, one white, 2 rhubarb and custard.
They can add a bit of luxury to wedding or party tent hire
and will be used at our festivals
July 2011
Children's TV rocks again!
little Circus tent hired and filmed for the next Series of the Sooty Show
Sooty at the Circus
Big Bear Mascot on Big and Small and our Big Bear was filmed chasing puppets on the Cbeebies Big and Small show.(no clip yet!)
May 2011
Solar Powered Circus Shows / Pa system &Lights
we can do it!
***Circus Theme Posters as Party Theme Decor
Here's some of our collection of
Vintage Circus, Burlesque, Moulin Rouge, theme posters.
We hang them in the tents for parties
and as circus theme props & event decor hire.
circus posters hung on walls as decor in tent
March 2011
Dummy Trapeze Artist as Circus Theme Event Prop for Hire
A lovely lady dummy to be dressed in trapeze /tight wire artiste attire
for hanging in tents on circus theme parties, like this.
Led Fairy Lights for Marquee or Twinkling Gardens!
A large set of safer low voltage high quality 24v Led Fairy Lights
as a system for hanging outside or in tents as a "sparkly fairy light roof"
LED String / Festoon Lighting hire
Feb. 2011
Marquee Flooring Hire
KING SIZE 12 x 29m red yellow tent as shown below.
Mini Marquee HireNew "easy-up style" Proper gazebo type tent bought at Showman's Show.
It is incredibly strong and is made of quality PVC not flimsy stuff.
Ideal for setting up in front of the red and white Strawberry and Cream Tents
as matching entrance porch or smoking shelter.
Bigtopmania FaceBook Page
We have finally joined the revolution
Traditional European style,
We are fortunate to have taken delivery of
Clown Kevin's Tiered Circus Seating.
We are calling them the "Tiers of a Clown"
as he built them and they have seen many thousands of bottoms!
See our old friend Clown Kevin's clowning website here www.clownkevin.com
They go in our circus tents,
or can form an outdoor or indoor outdoor theatre/show ring by themselves
and can be used in smaller amounts too as well as in straight lines.
New Tent ready for marquee hire work 12 x 6m great for smaller gardens! Garden Party Tent / Medieval Tent
a beautiful new 6 x 12m red and yellow stripy marquee
Disco Marquee Lighting Hire
November/ December 2009
some HOT NEWS!!
as well as being busy at Santa's Ice Castle Plymouth again
(with Xmas Balloon modeling, Snowman and Rudolph costumes) + other events for the Xmas Season..
some of the festivals we are heavily involved with did exceedingly well!!
Bestival. Winner Best Medium sized festival.
We organize the really cool children's area KidZone!
Camp Bestival.. Winner Family Festival Award. previous winner Best New Festival
We organize a BIG KidZone bit of the massive children's field!
Croissant Neuf Summer Party
Winner Greener festival Award. We organize the KidZone!
Rewind Festival ..Nominated Best New Festival. We organize the KidZone!
Guilfest. Nominated Family Festival Award .Previous Winner Family Festival
We organize the Fabulous KidZone!
For these and more we gather a really great team of Activities, Acts, Artists and Animators.
Well done to all !! See you in 2010.
June 2009
New 12m round red and white marquee in action..
May 2009
New colourful marquee, 12 x 18m in action
April 2009
New Crazy Inflatable in action for first time.. Mega Blob! BIG FUN .
Lucas won the British Freestyle championship again4th time.
March 2009
Just been on an Essential Supplies' Pat Testing course so that we can now test all our electrical equipment in-house
.and also spent a small fortune on updating the stock of marquee lighting and electrics.
Late Feb. 2009
Britney's CircusJust been chatting to Kimberley Dayle.. with a great idea for big shows.. what with Take That and Britney Spears both releasing Circus albums.
Kimberley Dayle is U.K. leading Britney tribute act suggested big shows for clients ..music and circus.. why not!?
She's fantastic, has a great choreographed show with dancers and now we can offer circus acts to go with it..
Jan 2009
The British Unicycle Convention is happening just up the road from us at Okehampton, Devon
December 2008
children's entertainment, circus shows and big top hire
built for 2009 season
a 60x 40 ft. / 12 x 17.5m simple oval,2 king pole, ridge bar tent, not suitable for aerial acts.
This is a middle extension to the 12m baby top made in 2008, so will be red and yellow too.
built for the 2009 season, a new 12m / 40 ft. dia' red and white round tent.
Christmas Theme work now. Major Contract at Plymouth City Centre
providing Children's entertainment and Christmas Mascot Characters to Santa's Ice Castle
Christmas theme entertainment
Yet Again.. very proud of the events we do..
CAMP BESTIVAL (we organize a large part of the Children's Area) WINS
Blue Peter BadgeTues. 29th April 4.30pm ish on CBBC.
No longer a little-un Pete still gets his Blue Peter Badge and catches up with Lucas who already has one for unicycling live on Blue Peter
Pete's on BBC's Blue Peter, showing off a bit with cowboy rope spinning
and teaching presenter Andy to spin and lasso.
Whole episode themed towards it ..great fun to be involved and film.
Heads up to Themba Theatre too in Shepperton
as they got me to teach their kids rope spinning for production of Oklahoma
and we took one of the stars, Adam, onto Blue Peter too.
PeteZa and Adam on Blue Peter
PeteZa and Adam with Andy on Blue Peter
Edited video on PeteZa page (or You Tube).
new KMX Carts and Wave boards for Cycle Circus brand new 12m dia' circus tent for hire and small circus shows.
Mascot Costume Hirenew Fantastic Big Bear Mascot Costume.
Bears available for children's entertainment!
Big Bear Mascot Costume Hire
Radical new Australian Street Surfer and top KMX carts join the Crazy Bikes Cycle Circus.
More "Pedalo" Crazy Bikes for the kit
New BIG Top for hire and its lovely ..shiny and marvelous
Lucas picks up new sponsor "Plain Lazy" pushing the unicycle even further..
national recognition amongst other styles of riders!
Lucas wins again! British Freestyle Unicycle Champion for the 3rd time
Mid March
Just picked up and used for first time at the Amida Spa Beckenham, London,
new Baby Big Top .lovely, shiny, bright and colourful, gorgeous!
Jan 2007
Celebrating 20 years
in the outdoor events world and show business!
Nov. 2006.
GUILFEST .... home of the Bigtopmania KidZone for many years now ... won this year's festival award for the ...
It's got to have a lot to do with how we organize and produce the Children's Entertainment Area each year.
Could that be why we get asked to arrange Bigtopmania Kidzone children's areas
and children's entertainers at many other festivals and events too?
Oct. 2006.
The Bigtopmania "Cycle Circus" back in Barnstaple
May 7th 2007
Put it in the diary now all you unicyclists and cyclists.!
July 2006
Lucas came 4th in his categories at the world unicycle competitions .. UNICON..
not bad considering it was his first time and he was up against the very best in the world!
June 2006
Purchased Spike!
(Not a Bouncy Castle!) from Designs In Air, Bristol excellent fun to play with ..seriously BIG HIT with the kids!
Who needs a bouncy castle for children's entertainment when you can get Spiked ?
June 2006
To add to our range of cycling resources we have purchased a range of Crazy Bikes,
from old friends at Sterling Entertainments to add to the existing wacky bikes & children's entertainment!
May 2006
At the British Unicycle Convention April 2006,
.Our Mega Son, Lucas, won the British Freestyle Unicycle Competition again, 2nd time, with his fancy footwork and unicycle skills act with sound track from Queen's "Don't Stop me Now!"
He featured on
Blue Peter
BBC 1 on 20th June 2006
so check it out on You tube and envy the Blue Peter badge!
April 2006
PeteZa went on a Certificated Course
"Appointed Person; Emergency First Aid"
PeteZa went on a Certificated Course
"Good Practice and Guidance in Child Protection"
Cycle Circus
Showcasing one of our hot events May 2006
..it went magnificently well and the unicyclists scored many points on the Northshore Mountain Bike set up.
Showcasing Bigtopmania's range of children's entertainment cycle-circus-style.
A diverse range of attractions for
Outdoor Events - Indoor Shows , Marquee, circus tent and Big Top Hire,
Kid Zone's & Play Areas, Festival Acts & Street Theatre,
Circus Shows, Whip Cracking-Cowboy Tricks, Mime-Magic-Clowning,
Juggler-Stilt Walker, Unicyclist-Trick Cyclist,
Fire Eater-Pyrotechnic Arts, Circus Skills Workshops
Balloon Twister, Bionic Bouncy Stilt Dancing,
Odd Comedy Characters-Friendly Freaks!
Manipulation and Balance, Hat Manipulator, Walkabout Performances
Artist Extraordinare!
PeteZa has been a Featured Artist presenting his various circus skills
Appearing Nationwide and World-Wide
at All Kinds Of Prestigious and Grass-Roots Events,
and of course on Stage and Screen.
Bigtopmania proudly presents our very own in-house performances and resources including;
Top Quality Circus Skills Workshops and Residencies;
Colourful and Creative Circus Skills Arenas;
Processions, Street-Bands and Carnivalesque Creations
plus Community Participatory Arts, Environmental Arts and Site Specific Events
Not forgetting that PeteZa has created host of original
Walkabout Characters, Freaks and Oddities,
countered by more charming family orientated
Kid's Talent Shows and Children's Circus shows,
turning children into Stars!
Plus Creative Crafts and Toddler's Spaces for the little ones.
We are, most definitely, insured for
Pyrotechnic Displays,
Flame and Fire Theatre
and delight in a liberal dose of Fire-Eating!
Of Many Things Possible.. But a Few!
Telephone PeteZa or Bigtopmania on
+44(0) 1409 21 11 78
Mobile 07768 49 80 90
& PeteZa
Circus Show & Children's Entertainment Action.
Wedding Tents and Alternative Marquees.
You can see lots of wedding specific information and 100 more photos
Bigtopmania Wedding Spot page
and we are now on 21st century Iphone app
Not just Marquee Hire
Not Just Children's Entertainment
Not Just Circus Shows
Not Just Big Top Hire
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British acts One Direction and Ed Sheeran have received nods for the 2015 MTV Europe Music Awards (EMAs), but it is US singer Taylor Swift who dominates this year's nominations.
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