The Government promulgates the Decree on the investment in the form of Public-Private Partnerships.
This Decree provides the regulation on the sectors and requirements, procedures for execution of the investment projects developed in the form of public-private partnerships; the management and use of the State funding for execution of investment projects; the government's investment incentive and assurance policies, and government agencies' responsibilities for management of the investment projects developed in the form of public-private partnership.
This Decree applies to the regulatory agency, investor, project enterprise, lender and agency/organization/individual involved in the execution of the project developed the form of public-private partnership.
1. "Investment in the form of public-private partnership" (hereinafter referred to as PPP) means any form of investment on the basis of a contract between a regulatory agency and an investor, a project enterprise to carry out, manage and operate an infrastructure and public service project.
2. "Project contract" means the contracts prescribed in Clause 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 of this Article and other similar contracts prescribed in Clause 3 Article 32 hereof.
3. "Build – Operate – Transfer contract" (hereinafter referred to as BOT contract) means a type of contract to build an infrastructure project between a regulatory agency and an investor; after completing the construction, the investor shall be entitled to operate it for a specified period of time; eventually, the investor shall transfer it to the regulatory agency.
4. "Build – Transfer – Operate contract" (hereinafter referred to as BTO contract) means a type of contract to build an infrastructure project between a regulatory agency and an investor; after completing the construction, the investor shall transfer it to the regulatory agency, and shall be entitled to operate it for an agreed period of time.
5. "Build – Transfer contract" (hereinafter referred to as BT contract) means a type of contract to build an infrastructure project between a regulatory agency and an investor; after completing the construction, the investor shall transfer it to the regulatory agency, and then the investor will be allotted a land parcel used for carrying out another project under the provisions of Clause 3 Article 14 and Clause 3 Article 43 of this Decree.
6. "Build – Own – Operate contract" (hereinafter referred to as BOO contract) is a type of contract to build an infrastructure project between a regulatory agency and an investor; after completing the construction, the investor shall take ownership of this project and have the right to operate it for a specified period of time.
7. The Build – Transfer – Lease contract (hereinafter referred to as BTL contract) means a type of contract to build an infrastructure project between a regulatory agency and an investor; after completing the construction, the investor shall transfer it to the regulatory agency and shall be entitled to provide services on the basis of operation of such project for a specified period of time; the regulatory agency shall have the authority to lease and make payment for the investor's services according to the regulation in Clause 2 Article 14 of this Decree.
8. "Build – Lease – Transfer contract" (hereinafter referred to as BLT contract) means a type of contract to build an infrastructure project between a regulatory agency and an investor; after completing the construction, the investor shall have the right to provide services on the basis of operation of such projector a specified period of time; the regulatory agency shall have the authority to lease and make payment for the investor's services according to the regulation in Clause 2 Article 14 of this Decree; when the lease term expires, such project shall be transferred to the regulatory agency.
9. "Operation & Management contract" (hereinafter referred to as O&M contract) means a type of contract to operate the project between a regulatory agency and an investor for a specified period of time.
10. "Other project" means the projects that the investors shall carry out in order to recover the money invested in infrastructure projects.
11. "Project proposal" is a document that contains the general information on the need, feasibility and effect of the project.
12. "Feasibility study report" means a document that contains the information on the need, feasibility and effect of the project.
13. "Total investment" means the whole of capital invested for the construction project and the initial working capital for the operation and management of the project.
14. "Equity capital" means the investor's stake in the project as prescribed in Article 10 of this Decree.
15. "Investor" means any organization or individual that makes investment in a project according to the regulations on the investment and relevant laws.
16. "Project enterprise" means the enterprise set up by the investor to carry out the project.
17. "State-owned enterprise" means the enterprise of which 100% charter capital is held by the State.
18. "Lender" means the organization extending credit to the investor and project enterprise to carry out the project.
g) Other sectors decided by the Prime Minister.
2. The projects prescribed in Clause 1 of this Article are classified according to the regulations on public investment, including projects of national importance and the Group-A, B and C projects.
3. Ministries, ministerial-level agencies shall preside over, cooperate with the Ministry of Planning and Investment in providing detailed guidance on the investment sectors that fall within Ministries' jurisdiction.
dd) Other lawful sources of capital.
3. The expenses prescribed in Point d, dd, e, g and h Clause 1 of this Article shall be allocated from the State budget included in the administrative expenditure plan outlined by Ministries, regulatory bodies and provincial People's Committees.
1. The Ministry of Planning and Investment shall mobilize and manage the Official Development Assistance (ODA) funds, concessional loans from foreign sponsors and other sources of capital under the decision of the Prime Minister for the investment preparation.
2. The capital prescribed in Clause 1 of this Article shall be allocated to Ministries, regulatory bodies and provincial People's Committees to pay for the investment preparation prescribed in Point a and b Clause Article 5 of this Decree.
3. The investor who is selected to execute the project shall repay the expense for investment preparation and the expense for preserving the funding for investment preparation so as to provide other funding for other projects.
4. The Ministry of Planning and Investment shall preside over, cooperate with the Ministry of Finance in providing guidance on the implementation of this Article.
1. The PPP steering committee is set up and operates under the decision of the Prime Minister.
2. Based on specific management requirements and conditions, Ministries, regulatory bodies and provincial People's Committees shall appoint their directly-affiliated specialized agencies to be the central units in charge of the execution of the PPP projects of Ministries, sectors and localities (hereinafter referred to as the central unit). Ministries and regulatory bodies shall request the Prime Minister to give decision on the establishment of the leading units when necessary.
1. Ministries, regulatory bodies and provincial People's Committees are those who have the authority to sign the project contracts within their functions, tasks, powers, and adhere to their rights and obligations agreed upon in the project contract with investors.
2. Based on functions, tasks, powers and specific management conditions, Ministries, regulatory bodies can delegate to their affiliates; provincial People's Committees can delegate to their directly affiliated specialized agencies or the People's Committees of districts to sign and execute the group B or C project contracts.
3. The delegation of authority prescribed in Clause 2 of this Article must be performed in writing in which the scope of authority delegation, responsibilities of the authorized agencies for the investment preparation, and contract negotiation, conclusion and execution.
4. Regulatory agencies, authorized agencies defined in Clause 2 of this Article shall carry out or request the project management units to carry out their assigned duties but, under any circumstances, shall be responsible for fulfilling their obligations agreed upon in the project contract.
5. When necessary, regulatory agencies have the authority to appoint an independent consultancy organization to assist in the performance of a number of duties prescribed in Clause 4 of this Article.
e) Complete the financial reporting and transfer of the project according to the regulation in Chapter VIII of this Decree.
d) Complete the financial reporting and transfer of the project according to the regulation in Chapter VIII of this Decree.
1. Investors shall be responsible for contributing the equity capital and mobilize other capital to execute the project as agreed upon in the project contract.
b) For the investment capital that exceeds VND 1,500 billion, the equity capital shall account for at least 10% of such financing portion.
3. The State funding for the project prescribed in Article 11 of this Decree shall not be included in the total investment for the identification of the equity capital percentage.
4. Other projects carried out by the investors to recover the investment in a BT project shall meet the requirements for the equity capital (if any) according to the regulation.
1. The State funding for the project shall be derived from the State budget, Government bonds, municipal bonds, the ODA and the concessional loans from foreign sponsors.
c) Supporting the construction of auxiliary facilities, paying the indemnity, and carrying out site clearance and relocation.
3. The State funding prescribed in Point a, b Clause 2 of this Article is only used for executing the project proposed by Ministries, provincial People's Committees and regulatory bodies or the projects financed by the ODA and the concessional loans from foreign sponsors.
1. The amount of State funding is estimated on the basis of project financial plan; policies on the use of State funding prescribed in Clause 2 Article 17 of this Decree and the capability of mobilizing and balancing the State funding for the project.
2. The competent persons prescribed in Article 27 of this Decree shall determine the amount of State funding for the project when approving the feasibility study report or project proposal (with regard to group C projects).
1. Ministries, regulatory bodies and provincial People's Committees shall draw up and make an aggregate planning for the State funding for the projects that are announced in the 5-year public investment program for industry sectors, local areas according to the regulation in Article 18 of this Decree.
2. Based on the approved 5-year public investment plans, feasibility study reports or project proposals (with regard to group C projects), the Ministries, regulatory bodies and provincial People's Committees shall draw up and make an aggregate planning for the State funding for the local projects defined in 5-year public investment program.
3. The Ministry of Planning and Investment shall preside over, cooperate with the Ministry of Finance in carrying out the projects defined in the national public investment program.
b) Based on the completed workload or construction value tested and accepted by the project management enterprises, regulatory agencies shall disburse the state funding and make payments to the investors and project management enterprises according to the amount, value, progress and conditions agreed in the project contracts.
b) The payment prescribed in Point a of this Clause shall be carried out periodically according to the amount and quality of service specified in the project contracts.
3. Using the land fund as a payment to the BT project investors that must be approved by a competent authority according to the law on land.
Funding for the auxiliary works, the indemnity, site clearance and resettlement prescribed in Point c Clause 2 Article 11 of this Decree is used according to the regulation on public investment project.
5. The Ministry of Finance shall provide guidance on the implementation of this Article.
dd) Have the total investment capital of at least VND 20 billion, except for the projects under the O&M contract and the projects prescribed in Point e Clause 1 Article 4 of this Decree.
2. The projects that are not included in the program, plan for the development of sectors, regions, or the plan for the socio-economic development shall be considered and amended by Ministries, regulatory bodies and provincial People's Committees under their delegated authority or submitted to a competent authority for approval.
3. The project that conforms to requirements defined in Clause 1 of this Article and can recover the investment capital gained from operating activities shall be given priority in the selection process.
1. Ministries, regulatory bodies and provincial People's Committees shall use project proposals as the basis for the selection of investment projects in the form of Public-Private Partnership.
3. With regard to the construction project, in addition to the regulation in Clause 2 of this Article, the project proposal shall include the preliminary design according to the regulations on construction.
1. Ministries, regulatory bodies and provincial People's Committees shall carry out the appraisal and approval for group A, B and C projects. Procedures for the formation, appraisal and approval of the project proposal in terms of national importance projects shall adhere to the regulations on public investment.
2. With regard to a project financed by the State funding, based on the estimated amount and proposed capital sources, Ministries, regulatory bodies and provincial People's Committees shall report to competent agencies according to the regulation on public investment so as to decide the budget allocation before approving the project.
c) The appraisal result from the competent agencies about the source and the balance of the State funding for the project.
4. The time limit for the approval for the use of the State funding for the project prescribed in Clause 2 of this Article shall not exceed 30 days from the receipt of sufficient documents stipulated in Clause 3 of this Article. .
1. Within 07 working days from the day on which the project proposal is approved, Ministries, provincial People's Committees and regulatory bodies shall issue the announcement about a single project or the project portfolio on the National Electronic Procurement System according to the regulations on bidding.
g) The contact address of regulatory agencies.
1. The project that is financed by the public investment budget and satisfies the conditions prescribed in Clause 1 Article 15 of this Decree may be considered transforming the investment into the form of Public-Private Partnership.
2. The Ministry of Planning and Investment shall provide guidance on procedures for the transformation of investment according to the regulation in Clause 1 of this Article.
1. Investors may propose the projects other than the ones approved by Ministries, regulatory bodies and provincial People's Committees and make an announcement about such projects according to the regulation in Section 1 of this Chapter.
b) The investor being a state-owned enterprise shall establish a joint venture with another enterprise when proposing.
1. The investor shall make a project proposal documentation and submit it to Ministries, regulatory bodies and provincial People's Committees.
dd) Other necessary documents used for explaining the project proposal (if any).
1. The project proposal of the investor shall be appraised and approved according to the regulation in Article 17 of this Decree within 30 days from the day on which the satisfactory application is received.
2. The Ministry of Planning and Investment shall provide guidance on the implementation of this Article.
1. If the project proposal is approved, Ministries, regulatory bodies and provincial People's Committees shall make an announcement about the proposal and the information about the investor making such proposal according to the regulation in Article 18 of this Decree.
2. If a project includes contents relating to the intellectual property rights, trade secret, technology or agreements on mobilizing capital used for a project that needs top secret, then investors shall make a deal with Ministries, regulatory bodies and provincial People's Committees on the contents of the announcement.
1. Ministries, regulatory bodies, provincial People's Committees shall make a feasibility study report on the project as the basis of the formation of invitation for bid for investor selection and the contract negotiation .
2. With regard to the project that is proposed by the investor and approved according to the regulation in Article 22 of this Decree, Ministries, regulatory bodies and provincial People's Committees shall request the investor to make the feasibility study report.
3. Assigning investors to prepare the feasibility report shall be carried out according to the written agreement between the Ministries/regulatory bodies/provincial People's Committees and the investor. The agreement shall specify the purposes, requirements and expenses for the feasibility study report, expense for independent consultants who are hired to carry out the appraisal, and the approaches to the case in which another investor is selected for executing the project.
2. With regard to the project including building components, apart from the contents prescribed in Clause 1 of this Article, the feasibility study report shall include the fundamental design according to the regulations on construction.
3. Group C project may be not required to have feasibility study report. However, fundamental design and project financial plan shall be included in the project proposal as the basis for investor selection and project contract negotiation.
4. Ministries, regulatory bodies shall cooperate with the Ministry of Planning and Investment in providing guidance on the contents of feasibility study report provided that these contents conform to the performance and project management of the regulatory bodies.
b) Ministers, Heads of ministerial-level agencies, Presidents of the provincial People's Committees shall request the central units in charge of the execution of the PPP to carry out the appraisal of group A and B project.
c) Relevant materials or legal documents.
c) For group B projects: not later than 30 days.
5. The appraisal agency may hire consultants to appraise part or all of contents prescribed in Clause 3 of this Article.
1. The Prime Minister shall be responsible for the approval for feasibility study report of the projects of national importance.
2. Ministers, Heads of ministerial-level agencies, Presidents of the provincial People's Committees are responsible for the approval for feasibility study report of group A and B projects, excluding the projects in the field of national defense, security and religion that are funded by the ODA and the concessional loans from the foreign sponsors.
dd) Other cases according to the regulations by the Prime Minister.
2. Procedures for the appraisal, approval and feasibility study report adjustment shall be carried out according to the regulation in Article 26 and 27 of this Decree.
1. The selection of investor is carried out in the form of open bidding or contractor appointment.
2. An investor may receive concession in the investor selection progress if such organization has a feasibility study report or has a project proposal (applied to group C projects) approved by Ministries, regulatory bodies or provincial People's Committees.
3. Conditions, procedures for investor selection and concession granted to the investor in the bidding process shall be according to the regulations on bidding.
1. Regulatory agencies shall organize the project contract negotiation with the investor (hereinafter referred to as the contracting party) that is selected according to the provisions of Article 29 of this Decree.
c) Other matters according to the agreement between the parties.
1. After receiving the Investment Registration Certificate as prescribed in Clause 3 of Article 40 of this Decree, the regulatory agency and the investor may sign the project contract.
2. With regard to group C project, after completing the project contract negotiation, the regulatory agencies and the investor may sign the project contract.
b) The regulatory agencies, investors and project enterprises shall enter into the written permission allowing the project enterprise to exercise the rights and assume obligations of investors specified in the investment registration certificate and the project contracts. This document is an integral part of the project contract.
q) Other matters according to the agreement between the contracting parties.
2. The documents enclosed with the project contract (if any) include appendices, documents and other papers integral to the project contract.
3. Based on the types of project contracts specified in Clauses 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 of Article 3 of this Decree, Ministries, regulatory bodies and provincial People's Committee shall propose the similar types of contract and request the Prime Minister to consider and decide.
4. Based on the regulation laid down in Point 1 of this Article, Ministries and regulatory bodies shall cooperate with the Ministry of Planning and Investment in providing guidance on the contents of the project contract in accordance with the requirements for execution and management of projects owned by each regulatory agency.
1. Lenders are entitled to take over or appoint a competent organization to take over a part or all of the rights and obligations of investors, project enterprises (hereinafter referred to as the take-over right) in case the investor or project enterprise fails to fulfill the obligations specified in the project contract or loan agreement.
2. A written agreement on the project must be made between the lenders and regulatory agencies or the contracting parties. Lenders and regulatory agencies are entitled to decide the time to sign the agreement on the project take-over.
3. After taking over the project, the lender or his/her authorized organization shall assume all of the obligations as an investor, project business as prescribed in the project contract and agreement on the project take-over right.
1. Investors may transfer a part or all of the rights and obligations under the project agreement to the lender or another investor.
2. The transfer of a part or all of the rights and obligations under the project agreement shall not affect the target, scope, technical standards, and progress of the project and must meet the conditions for investment and operation according to the regulations defined in the law on investment and other agreed requirements specified in the project contract.
3. A written agreement on the transfer prescribed in Clause 1 of this Article shall be made between the parties in the project contract and the transferee. Lender shall negotiate the concession agreement under the terms of the loan agreement.
Project contract may be amended due to a change of scale, technical standards, the contractual total investment or a force-majeure event, the adjustment to the feasibility study report as prescribed in the regulation in Article 28 of this Decree and other cases specified in the project contract.
1. The duration of the project contract shall be agreed upon between the parties according to the field, the scope, the characteristic and type of contracts, projects.
2. Project contract may ends its validity if the agreed contract term expire, or else the project contract may be terminated prior to the maturity date due to the violation of one of the parties without that defaulting party's effective remedies, due to force majeure events or other cases specified in the project contract.
3. The parties shall negotiate the conditions for the termination of the project contract and measures to handle any issue that may arise during the contract termination.
b) A contract that is guaranteed by the Government for the obligations prescribed in Article 57 of this Decree.
2. The Agreement that applies foreign laws specified in Clause 1 of this Article shall be conformable to Vietnam law on selection and application of foreign laws.
c) The projects that involve multiple provinces.
2. Provincial People's Committees is in charge of the issuance, adjustment and revocation of the investment registration certificate of the projects other than those specified in Clause 1 of this Article.
3. The procedures for the issuance of investment registration certificate do not apply to group C projects.
e) Decision on investor selection.
2. Each investor shall submit 5 application packages. (01 original) to an agency specified in Article 39 of this Decree.
3. Any agency prescribed in Article 39 of this Decree must grant the investment registration certificate within 25 days of receipt of valid documents included in such application.
4. Ministry of Planning and Investment shall specify the application, procedures for the issuance, amendment and revocation of investment registration certificate.
h) The investment incentives (if any).
2. With regard to the BT projects, in addition to the content of the project of infrastructure construction prescribed in Clause 1 of this Article, the investment registration certificate shall include the regulation on the conditions for the execution of other projects.
3. Other projects shall follow required procedures for issuance of the investment registration certificate according to the regulations on investment.
1. After being issued with the investment registration certificate, investors shall establish a project enterprise to execute the project according to the target, scope as agreed upon in the project contract. Documents and procedures for the establishment of project enterprise shall adhere to the regulations pertaining enterprises.
2. With regard to the projects carried out under the BT contract or the group C project, investors shall establish a project enterprise according to the regulation in Clause 1 of this Article or directly execute the project, but shall be required to carry out independent management and make accounting report on the capital and project-related activities.
1. The project shall be executed according to the conditions defined in the project contract after the investor is issued with the investment registration certificate.
2. A group C project shall be executed after the project contract was signed.
3. Other projects may be executed concurrently or after the infrastructure construction has been completed as prescribed in the project contract.
Investors, project enterprises shall promulgate the regulations on the selection of contractor as a consultant, goods supplier, constructor and other contractors on the basis of ensuring the fairness, the transparency and the economic effect that shall then be applied consistently in the project execution process.
1. Provincial People's Committees are responsible for carrying out the site clearance and completing the procedures for land allocation and lease to carry out the project according to the laws on land, project contracts and relevant contracts.
2. The competent authority shall cooperate with provincial People's Committees in the implementation of the regulation set forth in Clause 1 of this Article.
1. Based on the feasibility study report and the regulations defined in the contract project, the investor and the project enterprise shall draw up the technical design and send it to a competent authority for the purpose of supervision and inspection. The adjustment to technical design that may affect the scope, technical standards and progress of the project must be approved in writing by a competent authority.
2. The inspection of construction design shall comply with the law on construction.
1. The investor, the project enterprise are responsible for controlling the quality of the project construction and services; monitoring supervising by themselves or hiring an independent consultant to monitor or supervise the construction and the acceptance testing of construction constituents and all of construction works according to the design, the operation plan prescribed in the project contract.
2. Competent authorities are responsible for monitoring the obligation fulfillment of investors, project enterprises according to the project contract.
3. In case of necessity, the competent agency may hire qualified consultants to assist in their fulfillment of the obligations specified in Clause 2 of this Article.
d) Ask the investors to request the contractor to adjust or suspend the project execution whenever the quality of the execution does not meet the statutory requirements.
2. The supervision of the quality of the BT project shall adhere to the regulated procedures that a public investment project must follow.
3. Ministry of Construction shall provide guidance on the implementation of the regulations laid down in this Article.
1. Investors, project enterprises shall carry out the management, operation of the project or carry out the other projects under the terms of the project contracts.
d) Periodically repair, maintain the project, and ensure that the project shall be safely operated in accordance with the design or processes specified in the project contract.
1. Price, cost of goods, services, other revenues and conditions, procedures for adjustment shall be agreed upon in the project contract according to the principles that benefits of investors, projects enterprises, customers and the State shall be ensured, and these parties concerned shall receive proper conditions to recover their capital as well as gain profits.
2. The agreement about and adjustment to price, fees of goods, services and other revenues managed by the State shall comply with the laws on prices, fees and the conditions specified in the project contract.
3. When adjusting prices, fees of goods, services and other revenues specified in Clause 1 and Clause 2 of this Article, investors, and project enterprises shall send a prior notice to the regulatory agencies and goods/ services customers for a period of 30 days before the date of adjustment.
Investors, project enterprises are provided with favorable conditions to accurately and fully collect the price and service charges and revenues. They are also supported by the regulatory agencies to collect the service fees, and other revenues.
1. The supervision and evaluation of projects shall be carried out according to the laws on the monitoring and evaluation of the investment and the agreement defined in the project contract.
2. Investors, project enterprises shall carry out the disclosure of financial reports, audit reports in accordance with the law and the agreements specified in the project contract.
1. Within 06 months from the day on which the project is completed, the investor shall carry out the final settlement of the investment capital used for the project development.
2. The competent agencies shall negotiate with the investors for the selection of an independent auditing organization that has proper capacity and experience to audit the value of investment capital used for the project construction.
3. Ministry of Finance is in charge of providing guidance on the implementation of the regulations on the final settlement of project value according to the regulation laid down in this Article.
1. For the project contract that has terms and conditions concerning the transfer of the project, the regulatory agencies and investors shall obtain agreements about the conditions and procedures for project transfer in the project contract.
dd) After taking over the project, the regulatory agency shall carry out the management and operation of such project inside their area of competence.
1. Investors, the project enterprise shall be given the enterprise income tax incentives according to the laws on enterprise income tax.
2. Goods imported for the execution of projects shall have opportunities to approach incentives according to the laws on export and import tax.
3. Investors, project enterprises shall be entitled to exemption of land levies for the land allocated by the State or exemption from land rent during the execution of the project according to the laws on land.
4. Investors, project enterprises shall be also entitled to other incentives according to the law.
Foreign and local contractors involved in the project shall fulfill their tax liabilities and shall be entitled to tax incentives according to the law.
Based on the nature of specific projects and demands for the project execution, the Prime Minister shall appoint a competent agency as a representative of the Government to guarantee the supply of raw materials, consumption of products and services and other contractual obligations of the investors, project enterprise or other enterprises involved in the project and guarantee the obligations of the state enterprises who sell fuel, raw materials, purchase products or services of the investors, project enterprises.
1. Investors, project enterprises may use their property, land use rights and the right to operate the project as collateral to the lenders according to the laws of and the civil laws. The duration of such collateralization shall not exceed the duration of the project contract, unless otherwise agreed in the project contract.
2. Agreement on the aforesaid collateralization shall be made in writing and signed by the lender and the contracting parties.
3. Such collateralization shall not be allowed to affect the target, scope, technical standards, progress of the project and other conditions specified in the project contract.
The land use purpose shall be guaranteed not to change during the execution of the project contract, even when the lender exercises the right to take over the project according to Article 33 of this Decree.
1. Investors, the project enterprises shall be entitled to purchase foreign currency at credit institutions that are licensed to perform foreign exchange transactions to meet the needs for current transactions, capital transactions and other transactions or transfer of capital, profits, liquidated outward investment according to the laws on foreign exchange management.
2. Projects that fall under the authority to decide the investment plans of the National Assembly, infrastructure construction projects that belong to the investment programs of the Government and other essential projects according to the decision of the Prime Minister shall be considered to ensure that foreign currency needs shall be met to carry out the transactions stipulated in Clause 1 of this Article.
3. Based on the socio-economic development orientation, foreign exchange management policy, the ability of foreign currency balancing in each period and the target, the nature of the project, the Prime Minister shall decide and appoint a competent agency to balance foreign currency for the project specified in Clause 2 of this Article according to the proposal sent by Ministries, regulatory bodies or local authorities.
1. Investors, project enterprise shall have the right to use land, roads and other ancillary facilities to implement the project in accordance with the law.
2. Where there is the scarcity of public services or restrictions on entities eligible to use public works, investors, project enterprise shall be given the priority to provide services or obtain rights to use public works for the purpose of project execution.


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Art at Daufuskie Island's Iron Fish Gallery Honors Island Life
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In a sunny clearing among the thick shade of Daufuskie Island, SC, the old white cottage with bright blue windows would catch anyone's attention. But it's the fish, turtles, mermaids and stingrays swimming over the house and across the wide porch's railings that make you want to stop your golf cart on the dusty road and explore.
Iron Fish is the workshop, office and gallery of Chase Allen, an artisan whose whimsical metal creatures have won awards, been featured in national publications and taken him around the country. But it's Daufuskie, this remote, largely undeveloped, bridge-less Sea Island off the coast of Hilton Head that is the inspiration for his work. It's also the place that he has called home since 2001.
Iron Fish, in the shady historic district of the island, is open to all visitors. You're welcome any day to wander the wrap-around porch covered with his metalwork creations. If he's there, Allen is happy to answer questions and chat about his artwork. If he's not, and you'd like to buy something to bring home, just leave a check. Forgot your checkbook? Then just leave a note, and he'll call you for your credit card number. He says he's never once had a problem with this system.
Allen first arrived on Daufuskie as a young man in 1999, commuting from the mainland every day to work in marketing for one of the golf developments. But something about the island made him quickly realize that his heart was somewhere else. He wanted to create art that would reflect the beauty of Daufuskie as it was. He spent his lunch hours learning to weld from some of the mechanics at the golf course and began making his creations. Two years later, he pulled the ripcord. He quit his corporate job, moved to the island and maxed out all his credit cards to buy the equipment he'd need.
Allen doesn't just draw inspiration from the island and the water surrounding it. He also wants to honor it. Like Daufuskie, his work is "rustic, imperfect. It isn't smoothed over," he explains. That's where its beauty comes from. He hopes that people can see the beauty in Daufuskie as it is now, too, and in its rich history.
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Iron Fish Gallery is located at 168 Benjies Point Road, Daufuskie Island, SC. When you get to the island, just look for wooden signs on trees pointing the way. If you can't make it to Daufuskie just yet, take a look at Allen's website: www.ironfishart.com.
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Alicia Sometimes
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Particle Wave in Adelaide!
Particle/Wave is on at The Adelaide Planetarium on Saturday 10 and Sunday 11 August as part of National Science Week!
Times both days: 1pm, 3pm, 6pm and 8pm
Adelaide Planetarium - UniSA, Level 2, Building P, Mawson Lakes, SA 5095
Particle/Wave is an immersive multimedia exploration of gravitational waves where poetry, video art, music and science intersect.
First observed in 2015, gravitational waves are ripples in space-time, traveling away from exploding stars, merging black holes and other cosmological phenomena. Physicist Stephen Hawking called them 'a completely new way of looking at the universe.'
A mind-expanding collaboration of artists and internationally renowned scientists, Particle/Wave offers a unique lens into this incredible discovery. Following a sell-out season at the Melbourne Festival 2018 and this years' World Science Festival Brisbane, Particle/Wave will look deep into the universe under the spectacular dome of The Adelaide Planetarium.
Recommended for ages 16+
Doors will open 15mins before each session.
Please note, due to the format of this event, latecomers will not be admitted. Refunds/exchanges not available.
View the Trailer
buy Tickets here
Image by Andrew Watson
For all enquires, please contact the Adelaide Planetarium via adelaide.planetarium@unisa.edu.au
Particle Wave in Wollongong!
Particle/Wave will be at Science Space Wollongong for National Science Week on Thursday August 15 at 6pm.
Science Space, 60 Squires Way, North Wollongong, NSW
Particle/Wave is an immersive multimedia celebration of the discovery of gravitational waves that combines poetry, video art, live music and science.
A mind-expanding collaboration of artists and internationally renowned scientists, Particle/Wave offers a unique lens into this incredible discovery. Following a sell-out season at the Melbourne Festival 2018, Particle/Wave will look deep into the universe under the spectacular dome of the Science Space plantarium.
"It's a show that's at once spectacular and intimate, bringing home the confounding mysteries of the universe"
Alison Croggon - Witness Performance
Doors open 5.30pm for 6.00pm show start.
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Particle Wave back in Melbourne!
Particle/Wave is back in Melbourne during National Science Week for two shows on Saturday August 17th, 7pm and 9pm!
Scienceworks, 2 Booker Street, Spotswood
'The event is dazzling, with beautiful visual graphics interspersed with poetry, sound art and scientific theory ... it effortlessly demonstrates the beauty in science.' — Dotti Mazga, The Plus Ones
Particle/Wave sees poets, musicians, sound and video artists joining forces with renowned scientists to interpret the theories of gravitational waves, which Stephen Hawking has called 'a completely new way of looking at the universe.'
Recently screened during the Melbourne International Arts Festival to critical acclaim and sold out audiences, Particle/Wave returns for National Science Week, alongside a snapshot and Q&A on Gravitational Waves via a special guest speaker to be announced.
The 2017 Nobel Prize for Physics was awarded for the breakthroughs that led to the decisive detection of the gravitational waves that surround us all of the time.
Directed by Alicia Sometimes, Particle/Wave combines art and science into a compelling show that explores these elusive forces we cannot see.
The event also features entry to the Scienceworks exhibition Beyond Perception: Seeing the Unseen, aimed at young adults. Exploring the imperceptible worlds of science and technology, this ground-breaking exhibition looks deeper, and sees further than ever before. Beyond Perception was developed in collaboration with both an advisory board of young people engaged with STEM subjects, and a selection of researchers and engineers from Victoria's top research and institutions.
Live pic taken from visual work from Isobel Knowles
SPORT RULES!
SUNDAY 19 MAY
12.00pm – 1.00pm
QUEENSCLIFF FOOTBALL NETBALL CLUB
$20 /
George Megalogenis (The Football Solution) and Titus O'Reily (A Sporting Chance) discuss how the solutions to some big issues may lie in our beloved pastime.
George Megalogenis and Titus O'Reily
Facilitator: Alicia Sometimes
Clunes Booktown Festival
Clunes Booktown Festival is on again! So many events, so many great people. For a full list go here.
Nicole Hayes, Kasey Simons and I will be talking AFLW on the Sunday. Nathan Curnow, Nick Lanyon and I will be talking poetry that day too.
On the Saturday...
To mark Writers Victoria's 30 Year Anniversary, a diverse panel will consider where the state's literary scene is at. Michelle Scott-Tucker, the CEO of The Stella Prize will chair the discussion with Tony Birch, Kirstyn McDermott, Alicia Sometimes and Josh Pomare.
Particle/Wave at World Science Festival Brisbane
Wed, Mar 20, 2019 7:00 PM 19:00 Sat, Mar 23, 2019 8:00 PM 20:00
PARTICLE/WAVE: WHERE SCIENCE & ART COLLIDE
SIR THOMAS BRISBANE PLANETARIUM. Tix: HERE
Sir Thomas Brisbane Planetarium, Mount Coot Tha Road, Toowong QLD, Australia
A mind-expanding collaboration of artists and internationally renowned scientists, PARTICLE/WAVE offers a unique lens into this incredible discovery. Following a sell-out season at the Melbourne Festival 2018, PARTICLE/WAVE will look deep into the universe under the spectacular dome of the Sir Thomas Brisbane Planetarium.
"It's a show that's at once spectacular and intimate, bringing home the confounding mysteries of the universe"
Alison Croggon – Witness Performance
Trailer imagery by Andrew Watson, Carl Knox, Sar Ruddenklau, Isobel Knowles and featuring manipulated elements of work by Frédéric Vayssouze-Faure. Trailer edit and music by Andrew Watson.
Particle/Wave is presented in conjunction with Sir Thomas Brisbane Planetarium.
Royal Society of Victoria, 8 LaTrobe Street, Melbourne
Presentations & Interdisciplinary Panel Discussion
What's in a picture?
Almost 50 years ago on Christmas Eve, 1968, US astronaut William Anders took a photo aboard the Apollo 8 mission that became known as 'Earthrise.' This ground-breaking image transformed our view of our unique planet, and the place of our home in the cosmos.
Apollo 8 was the first manned spacecraft to leave the Earth's orbit and circle the Moon. When the craft piloted by William Anders and his fellow crewmen Frank Borman and Jim Lovell emerged from behind the Moon's far side, they saw in front of them an astounding sight – an exquisite blue sphere hanging in the blackness of space.
Taking this photograph was one of the most profound events in the history of human culture, for at this moment we truly saw ourselves from a distance for the first time; and the Earth in its surrounding, dark emptiness not only seemed infinitely beautiful, but also extraordinarily fragile. This wonderful image crystallised and cemented the sense of our planet's isolation and vulnerability. It is linked to the start of the environmental movement and to many significant concepts developed and popularised over the last 50 years such as Spaceship Earth, Limits to Growth, Small is Beautiful, Sustainability and Gaia. It is a significant signpost for our ongoing struggle to safeguard the vitality and viability of our living planet.
With Dr Colleen Boyle, Artist and Art Historian with RMIT's School of Design, Dr Jenny Gray, CEO of Zoos Victoria and the President of the World Association of Zoos and Aquariums, Professor Rachel Webster, Head of Astrophysics at the University of Melbourne's School of Physics and Dr Lynette Bettio, Senior Climatologist with the Bureau of Meteorology.
An immersive multimedia experience in the planetarium dome
6, 10 and 13 October 7pm and 9pm shows
TICKETS HERE.
"The Universe has spoken and we have understood."
David Blair, astrophysicist at the UWA and LIGO collaboration member.
Particle/Wave is an exploration of art and science showcased under the spectacular dome of the planetarium. Poets, musicians, sound and video artists – alongside renowned scientists – have collaborated to present a creative glimpse of the incredible story of gravitational waves.
Over one hundred years ago Albert Einstein suggested gravitational waves could be a natural outcome of his general theory of relativity, which states that very massive objects distort the fabric of space and time—an effect we perceive as gravity.
Gravitational waves are the ripples in that spacetime, traveling away from their original source: exploding stars, collisions between neutron stars, merging black holes or a single star rotating briskly and irregularly. These waves are washing over Earth all the time, but our instruments have not been sensitive enough to detect them until recently. This breakthrough has been recognised with the 2017 Nobel Prize for Physics.
Theoretical physicist and cosmologist Stephen Hawking said, 'Gravitational waves provide a completely new way of looking at the universe.' How do we observe this discovery through the lens of humanity? What stories do gravitational waves tell?
With writers ALICIA SOMETIMES, KRISSY KNEEN, MAXINE BENEBA CLARKE, LISA GORTON, OMAR MUSA, JORDIE ALBISTON and sound artists ANDREW WATSON, CAMILLA HANNAN and NAT BATES and video by ANDREW WATSON, ISOBEL KNOWLES, BENJAMIN PORTAS, MARK MYERS, TOBIAS EDWARDS, AI YAMAMOTO, CARL KNOX, DEE MASON and SAR RUDDENKLAU. Scientists: KATIE MACK, KENDALL ACKLEY, ALAN DUFFY and LING SUN.
Director and producer: Alicia Sometimes
Co-producer & Musical Director: Andrew Watson
With support from OzGrav, Museums Victoria, Creative Victoria, Australia Council and Hobsons Bay City Council.
The Future of Space Travel
Melbourne Writers Festival
Will we ever live on Mars, or maybe another planet we haven't discovered yet? Are these planets even ours to claim? Explore the mechanics and ethics of space travel with biologist and researcher Upulie Divisekera and science-lover Alicia Sometimes. With Charles T Gray.
Frankenslam: Frankenstein-themed poetry slam
What started out as a writing competition among friends in 1816 gave birth to one of the most well-known horror stories to date. This year, Mary Shelley's Frankenstein turns 200.
To celebrate, Science Gallery Melbourne is hosting an evening of Frankenstein-themed spoken word poetry. Established and budding poets will perform works exploring ideas such as gothic sci-fi, transhumanism, artificial intelligence, synthetic biology, and genetic engineering in the collision of arts and science.
Featured speakers include Alicia Sometimes, Leah Kaminsky, Emilie Zoey Baker, Christopher James White and Jess Vovers, plus an artificial intelligence that writes its own poetry created by Deakin University and Move 37.
This event is part of the Melbourne Spoken Word & Poetry Festival. The full program for the festival is available here.
Register for the event on this link.
Footy Girls Melbourne Writers Festival
Hear from an AFL star as Collingwood player Emma King joins Nicole Hayes and Alicia Sometimes (authors of A Footy Girl's Guide) to discuss the rise of women's football. Find out what it means to play footy 'like a girl'!
Sublime Science Cabaret
Sublime Science Slam Caberet features Charlie Marshall & the Curious Minds, Rod Quantock, Alcia Sometimes, Caresse Cranwell and Sean Whelan in a mix of music, video, poetry and stand up comedy that boldly goes where few shows have gone before to extol the wonders of the universe and our planet.
When: Sunday, August 20 2017. 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM
Where: Toff in Town
2nd Floor, Curtin House, 252 Swanston Street, Melbourne, VIC, 3000
Topic: Environment and nature, Space and astronomy
Cost: Tickets $20 plus booking fee.
info@toffintown.com
https://www.moshtix.com.au/v2/event/sublime-science-cabaret-with-charlie-marshall-the-curious-minds-rod-quantock/95981
Other: Wheelchair access
BRAIN FOOD BREAKFAST SERIES: Life, the Universe and Everything
WORLD SCIENCE FESTIVAL BRISBANE
All my events are listed HERE.
Rise and shine – it is time to feed your brain and your belly! Before the working day begins, join us at Festival Lab for a series of entertaining and enlightening science stories while enjoying a delicious breakfast.
The Brain Food Breakfast series provides a casual setting for our guest scientists to share their knowledge and experiences of science, and gives you a glimpse into what makes their scientific hearts sing.
Life, The Universe and Everything with Dr Harry Cliff and Associate Professor Alan Duffy
A Footy Girls Guide to the Stars of 2017
Nicole Hayes, Emma King and I will be launching A Footy Girls Guide to the Stars of 2017 on Saturday Feb 4 at 2pm.
The Younger Sun Bookshop
26 Murray Street, Yarraville.
To celebrate the first-ever elite women's competition, A Footy Girl's Guide to the Stars of 2017 showcases some of the key players to look out for, and reveals how they made it to the top of the women's game.
Players profiled include: DAISY PEARCE, EMMA KING, KATIE BRENNAN, DARCY VESCIO, MADDY COLLIER, KARA DONNELLAN, SABRINA FREDERICK- TRAUB and ERIN PHILLIPS. What age did they start playing footy? What do they love about the game? Who are their role models? What are their greatest talents as players? Find out the answers to these questions and more.
Quantum Words Festival
From the intricacies of DNA to alien planetary systems, science offers writers unparalleled scope to explore the universe and what it is to be human.
The NSW Writers' Centre's inaugural Quantum Words Festival, on 12 November 2016, will discuss the secrets and challenges of writing about science across any genre – be that journalism, children's books, poetry or literary fiction. Directed by science writer and former science publisher Jane McCredie, the festival features leading science writers, editors and publishers talking about everything from controversies in science to new platforms for engaging with audiences.
The program features over 30 speakers, including writer Tony Birch, astronomer Fred Watson, novelist James Bradley, poet Alicia Sometimes, evolutionary biologist Rob Brooks, science communicator Upulie Diviskera and many more. You'll find out what happens when you put a playwright in a neuroscience research facility, learn how to communicate complex science to kids, and discover how sci-fi could save us all.
I will be at two events. For more information: http://www.nswwc.org.au/whats-on/festivals-2/past-festivals/quantum-words-festival-2016/
Universality at Bloomsbury Festival, London
Language is never perfect. Danish physicist Neils Bohr said, 'We must be clear that when it comes to atoms, language can be used only as in poetry. The poet, too, is not nearly so concerned with describing facts as with creating images and establishing mental connections.' We know that he is talking about the way we speak, the world of analogies, the universe of description. How can one narrate the atom? Musicians John-Paul Muir and The Man Who Wasn't There alongside poet Alicia Sometimes will play with the art of analogy and impressions, exploring science, art and the language of improvisation.
Date: October 19, 2016 8:00 pm
Venue: William Goodenough House, Goodenough College
http://bloomsburyfestival.org.uk/events/event/universality/
Elemental at Glasgow Science Centre
Glasgow Science Centre is one of Scotland's must-see visitor attractions situated on the banks of the Clyde. We present concepts of science and technology in unique and inspiring ways - interactive exhibits, planetarium, live science shows & Imax 3D cinema. See Elemental at the Glasgow Science Centre. Performance by Andrew Watson.
50 Pacific Quay,Glasgow
Footy Friends
AFL legends Adam Goodes and Michael O'Loughlin are blood brothers and great mates. They told Anita Heiss about their school days, scrapes and all, for Kicking Goals with Goodesy and Magic. Heiss and O'Loughlin will take you inside this great footy friendship. I will be hosting and talking to Anita Heiss and Michael O'Loughlin. As part of The Melbourne Writers Festival.
Debate: Soccer v AFL
I'll be hosting this as part of The Melbourne Writers Festival. What's the real football? True blue AFL or the World Game? Specky Magee author Felice Arena and Diary of a Soccer Star's Shamini Flint will fight it out, with teen teammates. Come barrack for your team – football scarves and hats optional.
ACMI Cinema 2
Westside Storytelling Live: Change
Some of life's most interesting things happen when we're on the brink of change. In this night of live storytelling, writers and performers from around the world – including Alan Brough, Toni Jordan, Alice Pung and Lawrence Lacambra Ypil – will share their stories of transformation. I will be doing a story and hosting the event. Part of The Melbourne Writers Festival.
Our Sporting Life with Griffith Review
The latest issue of Griffith Review closely examines the culture surrounding sport in Australia. Griffith Review editor Julianne Schultz will be joined by writers Gideon Haigh, Alicia Sometimes and John Harms for what is sure to be a highly entertaining and thought-provoking panel. Free event at Readings Carlton — 309 Lygon St, Carlton, Victoria, 3053.
Williamstown Literary Festival
Authors Nicole Hayes, Angela Pippos and Michael Hyde are all mad for footy. They write about it, and they talk about it. It's much more than a game! In a session that is suitable for all ages, they chat to me about the role of footy in society, women in footy and their recent books.
Emerging Writers Festival - Masterclass: A Room of One's Own
12:30pm – The Radical Act of Writing Women
Are women's stories for women only? Writing about women can be a radical act against the male-dominated literary canon. These four artists will each present a piece that demonstrates how this is true for them. This will be followed by a short panel discussion hosted by Alicia Sometimes.
With: Emily Bitto, Fiona Wood, Lili Wilkinson, Alice Pung and Alicia Sometimes
Curated by The Stella Prize


The newest addition to our canon of Fayettechill mascots has arrived - and we think it's quite the perfect match. The snail, a staple amongst the crags of the Ozark Mountains, is our new mascot for the slogan, "Goods for the Woods." Art & typography by in-house graphic artist, Taylor Morgan.
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US Department of Transportation Ruled on Tokyo Haneda Slot Allocation
Posted 2015-06-19 2015-06-19 experiencetheskies
Originally posted on March 28 with updates on June 19, 2015.
Our series of Tokyo Haneda International Airport slot allocation (refer to this link for the first post of the five part series) generated a lot of interest from aviation enthusiast. The US Department of Transportation announced its decision.
Here are the three candidates for the application:
1. Delta Air Lines (DL) – The incumbent who wants to continue serving from Seattle Tacoma International Airport (SEA). While the airline recognized that the route was suspended over a period of time in 2013 and 2014. It is committed on serving the community with a daily flight re-starting on March 29, 2015 from SEA. The following is the infographics for the flight and plane facts:
DL Seattle to Tokyo Haneda Flight Path – Information taken from airline's website. Infographic created by Experience The Skies on March 28, 2015 (All Rights Reserved)
DL Seattle to Tokyo Haneda Plane Facts – Information taken from airline's website. Infographic created by Experience The Skies on March 28, 2015 (All Rights Reserved)
2. American Airlines (AA) – The Dallas based airline would like to move its daily flight from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Tokyo Narita International Airport (NRT) to Haneda.
3. Hawaiian Airlines (HA) – The Honolulu based airline would like to start a new route from Kona International Airport (KOA) to Haneda.
Refer to the infographics for both of these options:
DL Seattle to Tokyo Haneda Option Alternatives – Information taken from airline's website. Infographic created by Experience The Skies on March 28, 2015 (All Rights Reserved)
After more than three months of evaluation, the US Department of Transportation (DOT) "tentatively determined that it was in the public interest to permit Delta to retain the Seattle-Haneda route. However, any failure by Delta (absent DOT authorization) to operate any Seattle-Haneda flight, year-round, in either direction, would constitute a violation of its authority. Additionally, any failure by Delta (absent DOT authorization) to perform Seattle-Haneda service on two days of any seven-day period would mean the immediate loss of Delta's authority."
As a backup to its decision, the DOT selected American Airlines' proposal from LAX to HND should Delta Air Lines fail to meet its requirements.
Both American Airlines and Hawaii Airlines have up to April 6, 2015 to file any objectives. Answers to any objections filed will be due by April 13, 2015.
The US Department of Transportation's decision was the expected outcome. It gave DL permission to move its original flight from Detroit to Seattle because it believed there is a market available to serve Tokyo Haneda passengers originating from/connecting to the Northwest. AA's chances decreased when its application is moving the daily NRT flight to HND. This went against the Japan authorities' goal of starting new routes. Finally, KOA is not a big enough city to receive the last slot to HND.
As noted in our series, there is a silver lining to this decision for American Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines. As daytime slots at Haneda will be granted later this year, these two airlines would likely be able to apply and receive the favorable times. This is especially the case for American Airlines where they can re-launch JFK-HND or start ORD-HND/MIA-HND flights.
In a not surprising move, Delta Air Lines decided to pull out of the Seattle to Tokyo Haneda route even after the US Department of Transportation granted them full rights to operate the route on June 15, 2015.
Delta Air Lines has the most daily flights from continental US to Tokyo airports currently. As such, the airline may simply not have enough traffic feeds from other cities or organically from Seattle to sustain two daily flights with more than 400 passengers. This is especially the case for its Delta One product (business class). At Haneda, the Atlanta based airline does not have any feeds from its Asian operations as all the traffic goes to Narita airport.
After Delta ends the flight, it will give the night time slot back to the DOT. American Airlines could be next to receive this slot but the Japanese aviation authority might veto on the grounds that American is only substituting its Narita flight from Los Angeles to Haneda. The authority wants all flights to Haneda to be new and not a substitute from another location.
Another reason why Delta did not mind losing the night time slot is that day time slots may be available soon for application. In this case, Delta can apply for these for its east coast operations.
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In Work for today on 7th January, I was telling you about applying for my driving licence.
After several attempts to try and get through to DVA in Coleraine, I finally managed to do so at 11:30. The long route of listening and clicking through a million options, brought me to a recorded voice advising me that I was number nine in the answering queue.
I was not moving. I held on listening to some gentle music and eventually spoke to a young lady.
I had of course to prove who I was etc., And having related the whole tired story, she put me on hold to contact the Post Room to check if they had record of receiving my money. Yes they did. (£30 I paid on 21st April).
Back she came to tell me: 'On 5th May my status was changed from Stopped to current by the medical team'??? The same medical team who gave me verbal permission to drive.
So in order for the new licence to be processed it must go to Swansea, in Wales. The DVA are unable to produce the little plastic 'credit' sized cards that include a photograph, in Northern Ireland… so it would be another few days before I got it.
Twenty five minutes to learn all of that and I was still a lady-in-waiting.
Another few days she said. It has been one hell of a long few days since 19-01-16.
On 16th May my letterbox rattled and Lo and Behold My brand spanking new driving licence landed in my hall!
One whole week later I finally manage to share my delight with you. This new licence is for three years and at least the next one will be free.
This entry was posted in Driving licence, me, Travel and tagged Driving licence, DVA, Health on May 23, 2016 by Grannymar.
Second paragraph should read 11th May, not 11th June. Feel free to delete this comment.
Thanks Elly. I have corrected the date It was really late when I managed to write and post the above.
Glad for you. Are your pictures as absolutely ghastly as those in the california dmv?
Lin, last time the photo was good and in colour. This time the new photo, apart from looking older, it has magically transformed from colour to a faded B&W.
I'll say that again, Sally. Hooray! and double Hooray! Hooray!
Sally, you hit the nail on the head, having a car in the garage or driveway and knowing you can sit in and go where the mood takes you. Real freedom.
You got wheels to go gallavanting!! More power to you…enjoy!! Take care!!
Padmini, All the while, I have had verbal permission to drive, now with the official paperwork and card, I feel like a cat that got the cream!
Your patience is exemplary! I'd have been raging long since, and writing long, intricate and stingingly sarcastic letters left and right. I'm delighted at your (eventual) success and reprieve.
Kate, the health questions were the cause of the delay. My GP took two and a half weeks to fill in his form and return it to me. Then the DVA had to send it to what they called 'The Medical Department in Belfast'… that took the longest time, then finally after I paid my money the info went to Swansea for printing. Ranting and raging only pushes my BP through the roof. I had nine months of "shank's mare" the previous year while tests were carried out only to discover that blackout falls were caused by medication.
He must be hiding, I spent the day searching and never found him.
huzzah! patience and persistence, eh?
It all came right in the end, Nancy.
Congratulations. Better late than never and at least you are not grounded!
Not grounded, Ramana and I can use it as ID for my flight to London.
It was a long haul, Nick, but now I am back on track.
It really is freedom for me, Brighid.
You'd think in this day and age there could be a way of your accessing the info on line rather than this tortuous method?
Info on line? WWW, they are unable to accept payment online. It has to be cash at the office,a cheque or wait for it… A Postal order! I thought we were living in the 21st century.


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Thomas Cook's stores denied £2.5m tax stimulus before collapse
Elias Jahshan
The overall business rates bill for Thomas Cook's retail shops in England and Wales was £11.76 million this financial year, Altus said.
// Government tax policy denied Thomas Cook's shops in England a £2.5m tax stimulus, says Altus
// Altus says it should've been a "winner" under the 2017 business rates revaluation but the policy meant they were denied the relief
// Last week, 600 of Thomas Cook's high street shut down as the company collapsed
Thomas Cook's high street shops in England were "denied" a £2.5 million tax cut due to government policy around business rates, a leading real estate advisory firm has said.
According to Altus Group, the tour operator should have been a "big winner" under the 2017 business rates revaluation.
It said its rateable value on its retail stores in England and Wales, which form the basis of the property tax calculation for business rates, fell by almost 14 per cent from £32.59 million to £28.17 million.
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However, in order for the government to help pay for relief to phase in increases for those businesses facing sharp rises in business rates, strict punitive limits were imposed on tax reductions for those properties in struggling areas where property values and rents plummeted.
Using Thomas Cook's Swindon branch as an example, Altus said the store saw its rateable value fall significantly from £229,000 to £139,000 – but due to the government policy, it would have paid an extra £146,000 in tax under the 2017 revaluation.
Data analysis by Altus suggests that through the policy of "Downward Transitional Relief" – which only applies to tax bills in England – Thomas Cook's retail stores in England were "denied" tax reductions of £2.49 million under the policy so far since the 2017 revaluation came into effect.
Altus head of UK business rates Robert Hayton said that while Thomas Cook was "treated unfairly by the system", the policy has been hugely damaging for high streets in England as a whole.
He said it so far cost the retail sector £1.12 billion.
"The 2017 revaluation will only gradually alleviate costs pressures on firms with large premises that saw property values plummet seeing a real term fall in business rates bills of no more than 13 per cent by 2021 allowing for inflation," Hayton said.
"Whilst it it too late for Thomas Cook, abolishing these ridiculous restrictions on tax reductions would put fairness back into the heart of the English business rates system where the effects will be far more pronounced for the high street at the next revaluation.
"However, it is imperative to maintain the capping of large increases as they do act as an important shock absorber."
Business rates are devolved in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
Last week, around 600 of Thomas Cook's high street stores shut down after the travel company collapsed following an unsuccessful rescue bid.
Thomas Cook, the world's oldest tour operator, ceased trading with immediate effect after failing in a final bid to secure a rescue package from creditors.
Alongside its raft of high street stores, the company's four airlines were grounded and its 21,000 employees in 16 countries, including 9000 in the UK, became unemployed.
The collapse also sparked one of the biggest reparation schemes in UK history, as 150,000 British holiday makers were stranded abroad.
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Thomas Raymond Johnson (born April 2, 1951 in Saint Paul, Minnesota) was a Major League Baseball pitcher. He played five seasons in the majors, from 1974 until 1978 for the Minnesota Twins. He pitched in 129 games during his career, all but one as a reliever.
Johnson was signed as an undrafted free agent in 1970. After four years in the Twins' minor league system, he made his major league debut on September 10, 1974. Johnson racked up twenty-three wins as a starter, then later a closer, over five years with the Twins, including sixteen in 1977.
After the 1978 season, Johnson was released, and signed a year later by the Chicago White Sox. He became a starter for the White Sox triple-A affiliate in Glens Falls, but was largely unsuccessful. After the 1980 season, Johnson retired at the age of twenty-nine.
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Q: Problem while using getline command in C++ I have used getline command in the simplest possible way but when I am running my program, it is not allowing me to enter the input and is directly showing the next output statement.
The code snippet is as follows :
void Account::change_name () {
    std::cout << "Enter the new name : ";
    std::string changed_name {};
    std::getline (std::cin,changed_name);
    name = changed_name;
    std::cout << "The name of the A/c has been changed to : " << name << std::endl;
};

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Telling your children to "never talk to strangers" is only one lesson plan for stranger danger you should teach your child when trying to keep them safe from sexual predators and child abductors.
As children, how many times were we told to "never talk to strangers"? And how many times have we given our own children the same message? We've all heard the horror stories and because of them we're anxious to street proof our children. The "stranger danger" chat however, isn't realistic. Instead, it is important to make your children aware how to interact with strangers in the first place. 'Never talk to strangers' just isn't practical because children who do get lost are then afraid to ask for help from people they don't know, including legitimate emergency personell.
We should teach our children "that there is a circle of safety, as in a safe distance when talking to strangers. For example if a stranger asks them for directions the child should take a step back, and walk away, since adults usually do not ask for help from children. If they are afraid, they can turn in the opposite direction and run away as quickly as possible towards a safe place. You should discuss with them, a list of safety places they can always run to for help.
As well, it's important to explain to our children that strangers look like normal people, not monsters. And the word stranger should be a little more defined in that a stranger is someone you don't know very well or know at all. In other words, a stranger could be someone you've never met, or an acquaintance of the family who knows you by name. Please be aware that in most cases of child sexual abuse, child predators are known to the child as siblings, relatives, friends, babysitters, a parent, or instructors.
People who prey on children are very good at getting the interest of a child, so many experts suggest role playing with your child how someone might approach them such as offering candy, asking for help, or if they'd like to come and meet their new puppy. This is a great way to teach your child stranger danger. Then you have the opportunity to teach your child to say a firm "no" and to walk away. If you do role play with your child, keep it matter of fact and calm so as not to overly frighten them, because part of street proofing children is not just pointing out dangers, but teaching them confidence. That way they're more capable of making a good decision in a bad situation. You want to be able to tell your child about some of the hazards in the world. You want to arm them with the information of things that could happen. You don't want to scare your child. You want to ensure that they'll do the right things in an undesirable situation.
If the worst should happen and someone is attempting to abduct your child, the child should fall to the ground and start kicking, screaming, and even biting if necessary — anything it takes to loosen the abductors grip. The child should make as much noise and create as much diversion as possible so that other people in the area will pay attention to what is going on. Also, yelling, "Help! He's not my father!" or "Help! She's not my mother!", is highly recommended as it will encourage others to intervene.
Finally, one of the best things we can instill in our children is trust in their own instincts. Children have very good instinct. They should trust that feeling in their gut that tells them if something is safe or not. We describe it as that feeling in your tummy that gives you butterflies if something isn't right. Teaching stranger danger can be a life-saving tactic for your child and preparing your child by educating them can give them the tools they need to protect themselves when you are not with them.


The debut novel of Anne Lown. I love getting into a series really from ground up.
Having read the debut story of Anne Lown I want shocked by the writing style in the least.
The characters were wonderfully complex. Jason who was very complex soul who was never sure just what he should do. He was dealing with what I would call PTSD and it reflected on him. He seemed more of a character you were meant to hate.
The story plot was very entertaining but slightly confusing. However I do enjoy the style of writing as well as the characters that were created.
It is hard when reading novels to know how much to put and what to leave for other readers to find out for themselves.
All I can say is just try the book so that you can see just how great a writer Anne Lown is.


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2015 Albums of the Year
Instead of writing new blurbs for each of these albums, I'm going to let the reviews stand as my comments about each of them except the album of the year. Since I had so many EPs on my EPs of the year list, there are less than my standard 20 albums of the year this year.
Album of the Year: Worn Out Skin – Annabelle's Curse. (Review) This album came out of nowhere and established itself as a standard component of my listening life. It fits on the shelf right next to Josh Ritter and The Barr Brothers in terms of maturity of songwriting, lyrical depth, beauty, and overall engagement. Each of the songs here have their own charms, which is rare for an album: this one will keep you interested the whole way through. It's a complete album in every sense of the word, and so it was the easy choice for album of the year.
2. 46 and Raleigh– Cancellieri. (Review)
3. Alone on the World Stage – Cameron Blake. (Review)
4. Where in Our Woods – Elephant Micah. (Review)
5. Jaywalker – Nathan Partain. (Review)
6. Little Lights – Josh Caress. (Review)
7. Southern FM – Rob Williams. (Review)
8. Creeps and Cheaters – Red Sammy. (Review)
9. Take What You Can Carry – Local Strangers. (Review)
10. Roll Up the Night Sky – Dana Sipos. (Review)
11. Kind of Blah – Frog. (Review)
12. Finding Time – Andrew Skeet. (Review)
13. Spun – Moa Bones. (Review)
14. Of This I'm Sure – Jenny and Tyler. (Review) —Stephen Carradini
46 and Raleigh
Alone on the World Stage
Andrew Skeet
Annabelle's Curse
Creeps and Cheaters
Dana Sipos
Elephant Micah
Finding Time
Jaywalker
Jenny and Tyler
Josh Caress
Kind of Blah
Local Strangers
Moa Bones
Nathan Partain
Of This I'm Sure
Red Sammy
Rob Williams
Roll Up the Night Sky
Southern FM
Take What You Can Carry
Where In Our Woods
Worn Out Skin
Candysound / Andrew Skeet / Vana Mazi
highlyrecommended
Candysound's Past Lives is the sort of garage rock that seems born of good-natured experimentation, a genuine sense of joy in creation, and a dedication to writing catchy songs. This isn't four-on-the-floor chord mashing–the trio makes lithe, lively, effervescent tracks full of rhythmic, melodic, and textural diversity.
I'm getting all adjective-y on it, but that's because "Be Around" is a gleeful whirlwind, "Details" is all yelpy and groove-laden, and the title track is a mini math-rock tune. Closer "This Place" is a beautiful acoustic tune in the vein of Rocky Votolato and other even-handed tale-spinners. All of the tunes have a fresh, slightly gritty sheen about them, the sort of vibe that is confident but not super-invested in polishing every sound to its poppy ultimate. This feels like a document, not like a presentation: it's the sort of indie-pop-rock that makes me want to hear more of it, maybe even write some myself. If you're excited by a quirky melody and a yelpy vocal hook, Candysound should tickle your ears quite well. Here's to that. Highly recommended.
I knew this day was coming, both for me and for the indie-rock world. Andrew Skeet's Finding Time can be described as a delicate post-rock album that fits in next to The Album Leaf and the soundtrack work of Sleeping at Last or as an engaging work of post-minimalist modern classical music (it's being put out on Sony Classical). Much alt-classical music has been made, but this is the first time it's fit so neatly for me inside the music-listening frameworks I've already cultivated. My listening habits have been moving toward the classical, since my discovery of John Luther Adams' Become Ocean and Philip Glass's work, and now the loop has closed. It's all one continuous line for me now.
And why shouldn't it be? The keening repetition that opens "Passing Phase" calls to mind Philip Glass's Glassworks, while the slow-moving elegy it morphs into is reminiscent of Sigur Ros's work. "Reflect" is nearly ambient in its pacing; the sharp, brittle, electronic dissonance of "The Unforgiving Minute" would make Modest Mouse proud. The two worlds collide here, at least from my frame of reference. "Taking Off" and "Stop the Clock" feel more traditionally classical, with the latter's nearly baroque flurry of keyed notes and the former's heavy reliance on cello and violin. There are moments even in the aforementioned pieces that skew towards traditional sounds, like "The Unforgiving Minute," but overall this is an album that can be appreciated both by the modern classical music enthusiast and the post-rock one.
Andrew Skeet's Finding Time is an engaging, enigmatic, comforting and challenging listen. It has kept me company on long slogs of reading (particularly the electronics-laden title track) and warm afternoons. It's just really impressive, regardless of what you call it.
Like many people my age, my first introduction to the sounds of Armenian music was through the melodic structures that System of a Down fused to its already-wild metal song structures. Since then, those sounds (along with associated gypsy, Balkan, and Eastern European elements) have been floating around in my brain. Izam Anav by Vana Mazi puts those sounds squarely on the forefront on my brain once again, as the album features gypsy sounds played earnestly and enthusiastically.
With so much cultural weight surrounding sounds of this variety, it's refreshing to hear the Austin-based outfit play their songs without theatrical bravado (a la Gogol Bordello) or overtly ominous vibes. These tunes, instead, feel like an tasteful interpretation of a long tradition. "Jove Malaj Mome" marries a complex percussion pattern with an intricate instrumental melody from the accordion and fiddle. The male and female vocals double the melody, creating a dramatic vibe without resorting to tricks. It's just all right there, written in. If you start to sway your hips unintentionally, don't say I didn't warn you.
That call to dance is another distinctive element of Vana Mazi's work: the songs here are miles away from dance rock or electronic music, yet they very distinctly beg to be moved to. It's hard to deny the rumbling, percussive energy of "Don Pizzica"; the sultry, inviting "Celo Skopje"; and the major key perkiness of "Tarantella Del Gargano." This ain't an indie-rock show–crossed arms aren't going to cut it. The most serious of the tunes here is "Fireflies," which heavily draws on the ominous, quixotic Armenian vibe that System of a Down mined; the rest are more like "Sandansko Horo," whose titular element is a Bulgarian folk dance. Eastern European music buffs, adventurous musical types, or fans of interactive live shows (their press assures me of what seems to be inevitable true: these shows are a party) should rush in the direction of Izam Anav. While dancing.
Become Ocean
Candysound
Izam Anav
John Luther Adams
The Album Leaf
Vana Mazi


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