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Fama y Aplausos
Fue un concurso para formar cantantes se emitió en el 2002. Fue el primer reality show musical transmitido en Venezuela por RCTV; una serie de concursantes demuestran semana tras semana sus capacidades como cantantes en una gala en directo un día a la semana. Durante la semana realizaban especiales con la convivencia, la preparación y los preliminares. Se respetó la privacidad de los participantes. No hubo escenas en los baños ni en los cuartos. En ésta se darán a conocer quienes son los seis preliminados de la semana. De éstos, cuatro serían rescatados por el jurado, el jurado anónimo, el grupo de los siete y los 14 finalistas. Los dos que quedaron fueron sometidos a la votación del público, el cual sería el encargado de elegir a un favorito. El que no sea seleccionado, obviamente, quedaba fuera de la academia.

Así fueron las eliminatorias durante 14 semanas. En cada concierto, que fueron emitidos los días Sábados en horario estelar en vivo con elevada sintonía, se cambiaron los temas de los participantes que sobrevivan al reto, la escenografía y hasta la coreografía. El teatro La Campiña fue el escenario. En cada show se grabó un CD colectivo.

Al término del plazo, se escogieron tres finalistas, quienes grabaron individualmente su CD.

No obstante, el ganador recibió, adicionalmente, un premio en efectivo, un contrato con la disquera Sonográfica, además de la posibilidad de representar a Venezuela en algún festival internacional.

Nerymar Sanó fue la ganadora del programa mientras que Carmen Alicia Lara y Simón Gómez fueron el segundo y el tercer lugar respectivamente.

"Noche de Fama y Aplausos" fue un programa especial para presentar los trabajos de los ganadores, titulados Nerymar Sanó "Quiero ser yo", Carmen Alicia "En este viaje" y Simón "Historias sin sentido"

Cabe destacar que la ganadora Nerymar Sano, canto a duo con Olga Tañon la canción Así es la vida, como parte de su tour Sobrevivir en las instalaciones del Poliedro de Caracas.

Equipo
Presentador

El conductor de las galas del programa fue Nelson Bustamante. Los especiales de convivencias fue por la animadora Annarella Bono.

Jurado de las Galas
Algunos miembros del jurado no fueron fijos, habiendo varios miembros del jurado invitados:
 Joaquín Moreno (Jefe de prensa de Sonográfica)
 Mirna Ríos (Cantante)
 Beatriz Pérez Ayala (vicepresidenta de comunicaciones de RCTV)
 Andrés Badra (Gerente de Programación de RCTV)
 Jorge Spiteri (Productor musical)
 Ignacio Izcaray (Cantante y Compositor)
 Trina Medina (Cantante)
 Norkys Batista (Actriz)

Equipo docente de la Academia
 Kiara (Presentadora y tutora de la academia)
 Angélica Escalona (Profesora de Movimientos Escénicos)
 Felipe Nevado (Profesor de Baile)
 Renny Yagosesky (Profesor de Autoestima)
 Robert Zúñiga (Profesor de Entrenamiento Vocal)
 Félix Formental (Profesor de Canto)

Ficha Técnica
 Producción musical: Diony López

 Dirección de fotografía: Marcos Lalo González

 Producción general: Luis Cuello

 Gerente de proyecto: Carlos González

V. P. De variedades: Rogelio Jaua Marturet

Dirección general: Miguel Matos

Participantes
 Anyer Torres
 Carmen Alicia Lara
 Dexirée Bandes
 Diego Ayssenmeser
 Jorge Luis Segura
 Mariana Socorro Núñez
 Mariana Risquez
 Mark Colina
 Natalí Manrique
 Natasha Tiniacos
 Nerymar Sanó
 Omar Flores
 Simón Gómez
 Yesenia Cuan Ostos

El grupo de los siete también formaba un grupo que acompañará a los finalistas:
 Jairy Vergara
 Enio López
 Eliezer Boyer
 Anelisa Álvarez
 Itche Maya Manzano
 Jean Carlos Cirillo
 Andrea Martínez

Galas
 Concierto 1
1.- LLEGAR HASTA EL CIELO
/ Intérpretes: Integrantes de Fama y aplausos
Autor: E. Pérez

2.- MY HEART WILL GO
/ Intérprete: Nerymar Sanó
Autor: J. Homer/ W.Jennings

3.- A DIOS LE PIDO
/ Intérpretes: Diego Ayssenmeser y Carmen Alicia Lara
Autor: Juanes

4.- AZUL
/ Intérpretes: Omar Flores y Natali Manrique
Autor: Kike y Gustavo Santander

 Concierto 2
1.- YO SIGO AQUÍ
/ Intérpretes: Carmen Alicia Lara, Nerymar Sanó, Dexirée Bandes
Autor: Fabio A. Salgado

2.- COMO OLVIDAR
/ Intérprete: Natalí Manrique
Autor: G. Arenas-Jorge L. Piloto

3.- CLAVADO EN UN BAR
/ Intérpretes: Natasha Tiniacos-Mariana Socorro
Autor: Fer Sierra

4.- I´ WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU
/ Intérpretes: Yesenia Cuan-Mariana Risquez
Autor: David A- Hesketh

5.- TORERO
/ Intérprete: Mark Colina
Autor: Estefano-M. Azevedo

6.- PLANTACION ADENTRO
/ Intérpretes: Diego Ayssenmeser y Anyer Torres
Autor: Tite C. Alonso

7.- EVERYBODY
/ Intérpretes: Omar Flores-Jorge Luis Segura-Simón Gómez
Autor: D. Valle-M. Sandberg

8.- ME HUELE A SOLEDAD
/ Intérpretes: Integrantes del Grupo de los 7
Autor: R. De Ciria-R. Pérez

 Concierto 3
1.- FIESTA EN AMÉRICA
/ Intérpretes: Integrantes de Fama y aplausos
Autor: H. Herrero

2.- Y TU TE VAS
/ Intérpretes: Integrantes del Grupo de los 7
Autor: F. De Vita

3.- SUAVEMENTE
/ Intérprete: Anyer Torres
Autor: E. Crespo

4.- SOLO A TU LADO QUIERO VIVIR
/ Intérpretes: Natasha Tiniacos, Mark Colina, Nerymar Sano
Autor: D. Elizondo

5.- SÓLO SE VIVE UNA VEZ
/ Intérpretes: Carmen Alicia Lara y Mariana Risquez
Autor: Cabañas-Gallardo

6.- REZO
/ Intérpretes: Mariana Socorro y Diego Ayssenmeser
Autor: Piñero-Ponce

7.- DÉJATE QUERER
/ Intérpretes: Jorge Luis Segura y Dexirée Bandes
Autor: Poveda

8.- CORAZÓN PARTÍO
/ Intérprete: Omar Flores
Autor: A. Sanz

9.- SI TÚ TE VAS
/ Intérpretes: Yesenia Cuan y Simón Gómez
Autor: J.L. Guerra

 Concierto 4
1.- CIEGA, SORDA Y MUDA/ Intérpretes: Nerymar Sanó y Yesenia Cuan
Autor: H. Herrero

2.- ASEREJÉ
/ Intérprete: Integrantes de Fama y aplausos
Autor:

3.- TRAGEDIA
/ Intérprete: Omar Flores
Autor:

4.- PROCURA
/ Intérprete: Simón Gómez
Autor: C. Peralta

5.- LA BIKINA
/ Intérprete: Diego Ayssenmeser
Autor:

6.- MI TIERRA
/ Intérprete: Mariana Socorro
Autor:

7.- DÉJAME ENTRAR
/ Intérprete: integrantes de Los 7
Autor: C. Vives

8.- OOPS I DID IT AGAIN / Intérprete: Dexirée Bandes Autor:

9.- ENTRE EL MAR Y UNA ESTRELLA / Intérprete: Natasha Tiniacos y Carmen Alicia Lara Autor:
 Concierto 5
1.- REFUGIO DE AMOR
/ Intérpretes: Nerymar Sanó y Mark Colina
Autor: V. Williams / Chayanne

2.- SI TÚ SUPIERAS
/ Intérpretes: Diego Ayssenmeser y Carmen Alicia Lara
Autor: R. Montaner / K. Santander

3.- EL DUELO
/ Intérprete: Natasha Tiniacos
Autor: B. Cuevas / L. Rojas / A. Bobe

4.- VUELVE
/ Intérprete: Simón Gómez
Autor: D.R.A.

5.- CON ELLA
/ Intérprete: Jorge Luis Segura
Autor: C. Castro

6.- MADERA FINA
/ Intérpretes: Mariana Risquez y Omar Flores
Autor: Yordano

7.- QUIEN COMO TÚ
/ Intérpretes: Dexirée Bandes y Yesenia Cuan
Autor:

8.- LA NUEVA LA NUEVA GUARACHERA / Intérprete: Ex Integrantes de Fama y aplausos Autor:

9.- OYE MI CANTO / Intérprete: Integrantes de los 7 Autor:
 Concierto 6
1.- SIN TU CARIÑO
/ Intérprete: Diego Ayssenmeser
Autor: R. Blades / Ramírez

2.- ÁMAME
/ Intérpretes: Nerymar Sanó y Carmen Alicia Lara
Autor: J.C. Calderón

3.- PUEDEN DECIR
/ Intérprete: Mark Colina
Autor: O. Alfano

4.- SÚBETE A MI MOTO
/ Intérpretes: Natalí Manrique, Anyer Torres y Jorge Luis Segura
Autor: E. Díaz / C. Villa

5.- PIEL MORENA
/ Intérpretes: Natasha Tiniacos y Yesenia Cuan
Autor: K. Santander

6.- HEY BABY
/ Intérpretes: Dexirée Bandes
Autor: T. Dunont / T. Kanal / R. Prince / G.Stefani

7.- EL ÚLTIMO ADIÓS
/ Intérprete: Mariana Risquez
Autor: Estéfano

8.- MARIPOSA TECKNICOLOR
/ Intérprete: Omar Flores
Autor: F. Páez

9.- TE QUIERO COMER LA BOCA
/ Intérpretes: Integrantes del Grupo de los 7
Autor: La Mosca

10.- MEDIAS NEGRAS
/ Intérprete: Simón Gómez
Autor: J. Sabina

 Concierto 7
1.- ES MENTIROSO
/ Intérprete: Yesenia Cuan
Autor: R. Barrera

2.- SI NOS DEJAN
/ Intérprete: Diego Ayssenmeser
Autor: J.A. Jiménez

3.- PATA PATA
/ Intérpretes: Integrantes del Grupo de los 7
Autor: M. Makeba / J. Ragovoy

4.- DÍMELO
/ Intérprete: Simón Gómez
Autor: R. Blades / A. Chirino /  M. Anthony / M Rooney

5.- TE DEJO MADRID
/ Intérprete: Carmen Alicia Lara
Autor: G. Noriega / T. Richardson / Shakira

6.- PERO ME ACUERDO DE TI
/ Intérprete: Natasha Tiniacos
Autor: B. Pérez

7.- NUNCA TE OLVIDARÉ
/ Intérpretes: Mark Colina y Dexirée Bandes
Autor: A. Matheus

8.- ESTOY AQUÍ
/ Intérpretes: Mariana Risquez y Nerymar Sanó
Autor: A. Flores / R. Flores

9.- FUEGO
/ Intérpretes: Anyer Torres, Jorge Luis Segura, Mariana Socorro, Natali Manrique, Omar Flores
Autor: L. Colón

 Concierto 8
1.- AMOR ETERNO
/ Intérprete: Nerymar Sanó
Autor: J. Gabriel

2.- PA' TI NO ESTOY
/ Intérprete: Mariana Risquez
Autor: Rosana

3.- AMANTE BANDIDO
/ Intérprete: Mark Colina
Autor: M. Bosé

4.- TUS OJOS
/ Intérprete: Carmen Alicia Lara
Autor: Luis Alva

5.- ASÍ ES LA VIDA
/ Intérpretes: Jorge Luis Segura y Enio López
Autor: Rafael López Arellano / Reyli Barba Arrocha

6.- AZÚCAR AMARGO
/ Intérprete: Dexirée Bandes
Autor: Mario Ablanedo

7.- FRUTAS DEL CANEY (EL FRUTERO)
/ Intérprete: Simón Gómez
Autor: Cruz Felipe Iriarte

8.- IMAGINAME SIN TI / Intérprete: Diego Ayssenmeser Autor:

9.- NO VOY EN TREN / Intérprete: Natasha Tiniacos Autor:

10.- 25 HORAS AL DIA / Intérprete: Integrantes de los 7 Autor: N. Zapata

11.- MARTHA TIENE UN MARCAPASOS / Intérprete: Ex Integrantes de Fama y aplausosAutor:

12.- VAMOS PA´LA CONGA / Intérprete: integrantes de Fama y Aplausos Autor:
 Concierto 9
1.- DESESPERADA
/ Intérprete: Nerymar Sanó
Autor: S. Singer / A. Roberts / C. Toro

2.- PERFIDIA
/ Intérprete: Jorge Luis Segura
Autor:

3.- I WILL SURVIVE
/ Intérprete: Dexirée Bandes
Autor: G. Gaynor

4.- AH AH, O NO
/ Intérprete: Simón Gómez
Autor:

5.- DUEÑO DE TI
/ Intérprete: Diego Ayssenmeser
Autor:

6.- TU PIRATA SOY YO / Intérprete: Mark Colina Autor:

7.- QUE TE LO PONGO / Intérprete: Integrantes de los 7 Autor:

8.- SE ME OLVIDÓ OTRA VEZ/ Intérprete: Enio López y Mariana Risquez Autor:

9.- OYE (MI CUERPO PIDE SALSA) / Intérprete: Carmen Alicia Lara Autor:
 Concierto 10
1.- LA CIMA DEL CIELO
/ Intérprete: Nerymar Sanó
Autor: R. Montaner / P. Manavello

2.- HÉROE
/ Intérprete: Simón Gómez
Autor:

3.- TAKI TAKI
/ Intérprete: Integrantes de Los 7
Autor:

4.- SEXO
/ Intérprete: Mark Colina
Autor:

5.- PEGAITO
/ Intérprete: Mariana Risquez
Autor:

6.- LLUVIA
/ Intérprete: Enio López
Autor: E. Santiago

7.- SE FUE
/ Intérprete: Dexirée Bandes
Autor: L. Pausini

8.- TU VENENO
/ Intérprete: Carmen Alicia Lara
Autor:

9.- EL NIÁGARA EN BICICLETA / Intérprete: Diego Ayssenmeser Autor:

10.- YO ME QUEDO EN VENEZUELA / Intérprete: Integrantes de Fama y aplausos Autor:
 Concierto 11
1.- EL MOVIMIENTO DE MARÍA
/ Intérprete: Simón Gómez
Autor: Lenín Solarte / Omar Enrique

2.- NO ME DEJES DE QUERER
/ Interprete: Nerymar Sano
Autor: R. Blades / E. Estéfan / G. Estéfan

3.- NUNCA TE VI
/ Intérprete: Diego Ayssenmeser
Autor: M. Anthony / Sodney

4.- AMOR PROHIBIDO
/ Intérprete: Dexirée Bandes
Autor: P. Astudillo / A. Quintanilla

5.- LA QUIERO A MORIR
/ Interprete: Enio López
Autor: Francis Gabriel

6.- PIES DESCALZOS
/ Intérprete: Carmen Alicia Lara
Autor: Shakira / Luis F. Ochoa

7.- NO TE CAMBIO POR NINGUNA
/ Intérprete: Mark Colina
Autor: Franco De Vita

8.- QUE EL FÚTBOL NO PARE
/ Intérpretes: Ex-Alumnos de Fama y aplausos
Autor: J.C Reyes / Estafano Salgano

9.- LA COPA DE LA VIDA
/ Intérpretes: Integrantes del Grupo de los 7
Autor: D. Child / L. Gómez-Escolar / R. Rosa

10.- LA VINOTINTO VA
/ Intérpretes: Integrantes de Fama y aplausos
Autor: Diony López

 Concierto 12
1.- OJALA QUE LLUEVA CAFÉ
/ Intérprete: Simón Gómez
Autor: J.L. Guerra

2.- TEQUILA
/ Intérpretes: Integrantes de Fama y aplausos
Autor: Ch. Río

3.- VIVIR LO NUESTRO
/ Intérprete: Nerymar Sanó
Autor: N. Gonzáles / R. Pérez

4.- TODA LA VIDA
/ Intérprete: Mark Colina
Autor: I. Dalia / L.G. Escolar

5.- THE ONE YOU LOVE
/ Intérprete: Carmen Alicia Lara
Autor: James / Verges

6.- TE QUISE OLVIDAR
/ Intérprete: Diego Ayssenmeser
Autor: C. Baute / Y. Marrufo

7.- ABRIENDO PUERTAS
/ Intérprete: Dexirée Bandes
Autor: K. Santander

8.- CERRO ÁVILA
/ Intérpretes: Ex-Alumnos de Fama y aplausos
Autor: I. Chester

9.- LA GOTA FRÍA
/ Intérpretes: Integrantes del Grupo de los 7
Autor: R. Escalona

 Concierto 13
1.- MOSCAS EN LA CASA
/ Intérprete: Nerymar Sanó
Autor: Shakira

2.- BOM BOM
/ Intérprete: Integrantes de Fama y aplausos
Autor:

3.- MIÉNTEME
/ Intérprete: Dexirée Bandes
Autor:

4.- O TÚ O NINGUNA
/ Intérprete: Diego Ayssenmeser
Autor: L. Miguel

5.- JUANA LA CUBANA
/ Intérprete: Carmen Alicia Lara
Autor:

6.- WOMAN DEL CALLAO
/ Intérprete: Integrantes de Fama y aplausos
Autor:

7.- LA VINOTINTO VA / Intérprete: Integrantes de Fama y aplausos Autor:

8.- LA TIERRA DEL OLVIDO / Intérprete: Simón Gómez Autor:
 Concierto 14
1.- FALLIN´
/ Intérprete: Nerymar Sanó
Autor: A. Keys

2.- CAMINANDO
/ Intérprete: Simón Gómez
Autor:

3.- ADIÓS, ADIÓS
/ Intérprete: Integrantes de Fama y aplausos
Autor:

4.- LA MACARENA
/ Intérprete: Integrantes de Fama y aplausos
Autor:

5.- BOMBA
/ Intérprete: Chicas de Fama y aplausos
Autor:

6.- PERDÓNAME
/ Intérprete: Carmen Alicia Lara
Autor:

7.- EL MENEITO
/ Intérprete: Integrantes de Fama y aplausos
Autor:

8.- POR TI VOLARÉ / Intérprete: Nerymar Sano Autor:

9.- TE HARE FELIZ / Intérprete: Simón Gómez Autor:

10.- A PASARLA BIEN / Intérprete: Integrantes de Fama y aplausos Autor:

11.- CULPABLE O NO / Intérprete: Diego Ayssenmeser Autor:

12.- SOLO ÉL Y YO / Intérprete: Carmen Alicia Lara Autor:

13.- JULIANA QUE MALA ERES / Intérprete: Integrantes de Fama y Aplausos Autor:
 Gala Final
1.- MY HEART WILL GO
/ Intérprete: Nerymar Sanó
Autor: J. Homer / W.Jennings

1.- MI CUERPO PIDE SALSA
/ Intérprete: Carmen Alicia Lara
Autor: G. Estéfan

2.- MOSCAS EN LA CASA
/ Intérprete: Nerymar Sanó
Autor: Shakira

2- THE ONE YOU LOVE
/ Intérprete: Carmen Alicia Lara
Autor: James/ Verges3.- FALLIN´
/ Intérprete: Nerymar Sanó
Autor: A. Keys3.- TU VENENO/ Intérprete: Carmen Alicia LaraAutor:''' F. López Rossi4.- ÁMAME/ Intérpretes: Nerymar Sanó y Carmen Alicia LaraAutor:''' J.C. Calderón

Artistas invitados
 Carlos Baute
 Jerry Rivera
 Proyecto M
 Moisés Angulo
 María Conchita Alonso
 Sobre La Cera (1era Generación)
 Gilberto Santa Rosa
 Willie González
 Franco de Vita
 Carlos Vives
 Luis Enrique
 Son By Four
 José Alberto "El Canario"
 Willie Colón
 Ilegales
 La Ley
 Charlie Zaa
 Magic Juan
 King Changó
 Caramelos de Cianuro
 Sweet Jam
 Tecupae
 Roberto Blades
 La Factoría
 MDO
 Olga Tañon

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The European baseline series in 10 European Countries, 2005/2006--results of the European Surveillance System on Contact Allergies (ESSCA)
Uter, Wolfgang; Rämsch, Christiane; Aberer, Werner; Ayala, Fabio; Balato, Anna; Beliauskiene, Aiste; Fortina, Anna Belloni; Bircher, Andreas; Brasch, Jochen; Chowdhury, Mahbub M U; Coenraads, Pieter-Jan; Schuttelaar, Marie-Louise; Cooper, Sue; Corradin, Maria Teresa; Elsner, Peter; English, John S C; Fartasch, Manigè; Mahler, Vera; Frosch, Peter J; Fuchs, Thomas; ... (2009). The European baseline series in 10 European Countries, 2005/2006--results of the European Surveillance System on Contact Allergies (ESSCA). Contact dermatitis, 61(1), pp. 31-8. Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell 10.1111/j.1600-0536.2009.01572.x
BACKGROUND: Continual surveillance based on patch test results has proved useful for the identification of contact allergy. OBJECTIVES: To provide a current view on the spectrum of contact allergy to important sensitizers across Europe. PATIENTS/METHODS: Clinical and patch test data of 19 793 patients patch tested in 2005/2006 in the 31 participating departments from 10 European countries (the European Surveillance System on Contact Allergies' (ESSCA) www.essca-dc.org) were descriptively analysed, aggregated to four European regions. RESULTS: Nickel sulfate remains the most common allergen with standardized prevalences ranging from 19.7% (central Europe) to 24.4% (southern Europe). While a number of allergens shows limited variation across the four regions, such as Myroxylon pereirae (5.3-6.8%), cobalt chloride (6.2-8.8%) or thiuram mix (1.7-2.4%), the differences observed with other allergens may hint on underlying differences in exposures, for example: dichromate 2.4% in the UK (west) versus 4.5-5.9% in the remaining EU regions, methylchloroisothiazolinone/methylisothiazolinone 4.1% in the South versus 2.1-2.7% in the remaining regions. CONCLUSIONS: Notwithstanding residual methodological variation (affecting at least some 'difficult' allergens) tackled by ongoing efforts for standardization, a comparative analysis as presented provides (i) a broad overview on contact allergy frequencies and (ii) interesting starting points for further, in-depth investigation.
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United also made history under Solskjaer by overturning a 2-0 first-leg home deficit in their Champions League last-16 tie against Paris Saint-Germain, to reach the quarter-finals where they face Barcelona.
Beckham, who spent seven years as Solskjaer's team-mate at United, believes the Norwegian is the right man to take the club forward.
"It's great he has done an incredible job, so he deserves the contract he has got," Beckham told Sky Sports News, speaking at the Bahrain Grand Prix.
Beckham has also been impressed by Gareth Southgate, another of his former team-mates, since he has taken over as England manager, praising his selection of young players.
"It's exciting. I was excited when Gareth took over because I think he spent enough time with the players from a very young age," added the former England captain.
"To see them go into the first team squad and the way they are playing – it is exceptional to see.
"I think it does not matter how old they are – we've all talked about age over the years – but when they've got the experience they've got playing for the teams they play for it does not matter what age they are.


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As a seller it's easy to look at your property and believe it is fully prepped and ready to achieve your asking price.
But the fact is this: Every buyer is different and each will have different needs and aspirations when searching for a new home.
And as much as sprucing up and removing clutter from your home may help when presenting it to potential buyers, there are a number of other factors that affect the price of property and will be taken into account during a house valuation.
What can determine how much my house is worth?
There are a number of things you can do to ensure your property is both appealing to buyers and nets you the valuation you need to take the next step on your property journey.
A survey conducted by Santander Mortgages in 2017 revealed that education-focused parents were pushing up property values in desirable school catchment areas by as much as £27,000.
One in four, meanwhile, had either bought or rented a property specifically for a school catchment and was willing to pay a 12% premium to buy in catchment for a highly-rated school.
So, if your property sits in a catchment area for a highly sought-after school, you could be looking at substantial value being added to your home simply because of where it is.
Here in the South West, Gloucestershire, Somerset and Bristol where we are based at CJ Hole, we're extremely lucky to have excellent transport links to many big cities.
Buyers in 2019 are often willing to accept a commute in order to either secure themselves a better value property or, as we outlined above, make sure they are in catchment for a good school.
So, if your property is close to a motorway or railway station with direct links for workers, there's a strong chance it will command a premium.
For example, a property close to Cheltenham Spa station with 39-minute direct trains to Bristol Temple Meads would almost certainly be worth more than a similar property further away.
While great transport links are often cited by commuters as high on their property wish lists, we all like to escape the hustle and bustle from time-to-time.
That means that a property close to stunning open space, such as the Cotswolds, can command a higher price.
Properties with waterside views, meanwhile, such as those close to the sea or alongside a rival or canal, can also add a hefty percentage on to a home's value.
This is one factor than can effect the value of your home both positively and negatively.
With the UK's housing targets showing no signs of slowing up, more and more new-build properties are springing up in the South West and across the UK as a whole.
For owners of flats and apartments in particular, that added competition could see the value of their older properties drop if there are a surplus of homes in a slow market.
However, if your property like yours with a For Sale board outside is a rare sight, you could be able to take advantage of demand and add a few pounds to your asking price in the right market conditions.
We almost got to the end of a CJ Hole blog without mentioning the dreaded 'B' word, but when it comes to national factors that affect house prices, they don't come much bigger than Brexit.
As well as our departure from the EU, your property's value could be affected by things like interest rate rises, changes to stamp duty charges, or high unemployment.
A study by Halifax showed that property prices near Premier League football grounds increased quicker than those further away.
So, with Bristol City FC edging, it seems, ever closer to a potential spot in English football's top-flight in years to come, properties in places like Southville and Clifton could be on the rise.
And with Cheltenham race course continuing to be a must-visit for National Hunt racing fans in spring, those living near Pittville and Prestbury would almost certainly be able to command a premium for their homes.
According to research from Lloyds Bank, living near a supermarket can increase a property's value by a substantial amount.
And in true British form, that amount can depend on which supermarket it is, with a nearby Waitrose said to add another £40,000 to a property's value.
1. Road, Street or Warren?
Zoopla research found that houses on a 'Warren' fetched more than double the UK's average property price. Homes on a 'Street' were worth far less.
Properties with odd numbers were worth £538 more than those with even numbers, according to Zoopla research.
Being close to a quiet, quaint, traditional country pub can add value to your home, it's claimed. But it works both ways... Being on the same road as a more rowdy venue can cost you dearly if there are noisy drinkers spilling on to the street every night of the week.
If you want to know what your home is worth, contact your local CJ Hole office who will be happy to book an appointment to carry out a free property valuation.


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Dominican Republic – WHAT IS JAMES WEARING?
We savored every moment of our tropical getaway with gratitude for the glorious way life was unfolding and all the beauty that surrounded us. The luscious landscape and the immaculate architecture are an absolute feast for the senses. And while certainly there are a great number of activities one can arrange to do while there – from horseback riding, to golf and tennis, etc., we were perfectly happy to simply relax and luxuriate.
With the days getting darker and colder back here in the city, we are longing to return to the DR!
Do book a holiday at the Playa Grande Beach Club – there are so few places of this caliber left – and If you go, please share with us here at WIJW, we'd love to hear from you!
For our farewell photo (top) I'm sporting a Prada brown and white paisley print cotton voile shirt, Tom Ford turquoise silk pants, brown leather sandals, vintage straw hat, vintage Rolex, and my fragrance Tom Ford Neroli Portofino.
When planning a trip, I always seek the most elegant of accommodations that truly capture the essence of place, and Celerie Kemble's Playa Grande Beach Club absolutely delivered in spades.
Once I've sorted out a destination I immediately start to consider what to wear – what ensembles would be appropriate and what will help to create the most stunning visual narrative.
For our glorious Dominican Republic respite, I conjured up images of Oscar de la Renta in Punta Cana. My thoughts also turned to my Cuban grandfather, who always looked so chic and impossibly fresh in his freshly ironed and starched gauyabera shirts. I thought a more casual yet still rather dressed up approach for a stay at the Playa Grande Beach Club would be right on target – and the gauyabera, with its Latin chic and Caribbean glamour, simply had to be a key component to this look.
The brilliant Cuban born, Miami based designer Debra Torres has a wonderfully unique take on the classic gauyabera shirt – I'm particularly taken with the "David" model and it can be created in a slimmer fit. I introduced myself to Torres and we reminisced about all things Cuba – and of course I ordered some of her fine shirts. needless to say we've become fast friends!
For your own Playa Grande Beach Club getaway, do look up "La Divina" Debra Torres and order your gauyabera shirts!
For today's image (top) I'm sporting a "David" gauyabera in lrish linen by Debra Torres paired with Tom Ford floral pants, a vintage straw hat, white braided leather sandals by Schettino di Capri, vintage Rolex, and my fragrance is Tom Ford Mandarino di Amalfi.
Fortuitously my birthday coincided with our holiday at Celerie Kemble's Playa Grande Beach Club…and I could not have asked for a better way to celebrate!
This marvelous confection of a place in such dramatic tropical surrounds was a dream, and the delicious cuisine and delightful staff elevated our stay to rarely experienced heights. Our meals were created from fresh locally grown organic produce. The menu had wonderful touches of traditional Dominican cuisine, and dining was set beautifully on the veranda with views of the beach, pool, and crisply treillaged cabanas. (We chose a different location each night to enjoy cocktail hour). The staff graciously catered to our every whim and welcomed suggestions for what we might want to enjoy!
What a magical week it was. To celebrate my birthday dinner, I sported a Tom Ford ivory linen sateen suit, lavender and white striped shirt and pale beige suede loafers, Etro pocket square, Seaman Schepps cuff links in coral and shell, vintage Rolex, and my fragrance Tom Ford Mandarino di Amalfi.


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Hymenodictyon floribundum (Hochst. & Steud.) B. L. Rob.
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Synonyms: Hymenodictyon kurria Hochst.
Kurria floribunda Hochst. & Steud.
Common names: Fire bush (English)
Shrub or small tree to 6 m. Inflorescence long, 6 - 22 cm, with, at the base, a pair of characteristic long-petiolate, leaf-like elliptic-lanceolate bracts, 3.5 - 10 cm long. Stipules often 2-fid. Leaves: lamina 5 - 18 × 2 - 11.5 cm, elliptic to obovate; with venation drying finely reticulate beneath; glabrous above and beneath except for the domatia but, in some forms, hairy to even tomentose beneath; apex shortly acuminate; domatia present. Inflorescence a dense terminal spike. Corolla reddish-brown; tube 4-7 mm; lobes 0.8 mm. Capsule 1 - 1.5 cm long, brown with pale lenticels. Seeds 0.7 - 1 cm, winged.
Notes: It owes its common name Fire-bush to the bright red display of the "autumn" leaves.
Derivation of specific name: floribundum: with abundant flowers
Habitat: In rocky terrain, often as as a constituent of shallow vegetation "islands" overlying sheet rock. Occasionally along the margins of riverine and evergreen forest.
Altitude range: 700 - 1900 m
Flowering time: Sep - Dec
Worldwide distribution: Widespread throughout tropical Africa from Guinea to Ethiopia and south to Zimbabwe.
Malawi distribution: N,C,S
Growth form(s): Tree, shrub over 2 m.
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What connects these three things?
1: A 17-year old in Iran who had a violent encounter with Iran's "strongest man"?
2: A 35-year-old Pakistani man in China accused of drug smuggling?
3: A 42-year-old African-American man in the US state of Georgia who says he is the victim of mistaken identity?
Yes, they've all been sentenced to death and their day of execution is … today.
In the case of the teenager from Iran, Alireza Molla-Soltani, he is already dead. He was publicly hanged this morning in the city of Karaj, reportedly in front of a large crowd. According to Iran's official news agency IRNA, there were members of the security forces present "to ensure the sentence was carried out without any glitches". No, we wouldn't want any "glitches", would we ….?
Where to start? It's prohibited under international law to execute juvenile offenders (those under 18 at the time of their alleged crimes). Iran appears to hold international law in contempt on this point (and on numerous others). Another sad day for human rights in Iran.
In China, the Pakistani man accused of drugs offences is Zahid Husain Shah. Sadly, I've just seen news that he too is now dead. Executed within the last hour for drug smuggling. Drug smuggling – not murder. As Amnesty has pointed out, Shah's case is just one of a disturbingly high number of instances where non-lethal crimes in China are punished with death sentences (indeed Asia-Pacific countries generally are worryingly prone to think it's reasonable to kill someone for drugs offences).
Meanwhile, the best know of the three cases is Troy Davis's (I blogged about him only yesterday – please skip back to that post if you're not familiar with his case). Davis is now only hours away from his scheduled execution at midnight tonight. Think about that. Both "sides" – his executioners, and Troy Davis himself – know full well that there is a fixed time at which poisons are to be deliberately injected into a living man's veins. He is to be killed according to a timetable.
Davis is now living through what must be the unbearable torment of what could be his final hours on earth. Legal options are running out. His legal team are requesting that he be allowed to take a polygraph, a lie-detector test. I'm sure that this would show that he maintains a claim of innocence with clarity and credibility (he's always been rock solid about it), that he's not the guilty man here and that he shouldn't be executed tonight. In a sense, it's the US justice system itself that's on trial in Troy Davis's case, and it's looking extremely guilty at the moment.
There is, as over a million people have said, simply too much doubt to execute Troy Davis, and vigils around the world (including one in London) will take place to reinforce that basic message tonight. Please support the campaign throughout the day.
Meanwhile, if you join the dots between the very different cases of Alireza Molla-Soltani, Zahid Husain Shah and Troy Davis, one thing becomes clear. The death penalty is always wrong, no matter what the circumstances or where state officials kill according to the clock.


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Public supports resource efficient policies, says report
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Three quarters of the UK public want the government to ensure that businesses produce repairable and recyclable products, while 90 per cent believe that all packaging should be made recyclable, according to a new survey conducted by Cardiff University.
The survey was part of a project led by the Centre for Industrial Materials, Energy and Products (CIEMAP), a research coalition made up of the universities of Bath, Cardiff, Leeds and Nottingham Trent, which led to the report, 'By popular demand: What people want from a resource efficient economy', published in partnership with think tank Green Alliance.
The results of the project, which surveyed 1,093 people as well as conducting workshops about the transition to a more resource efficient society, suggest significant public support for an economy that makes better and more sustainable use of its resources.
The most popular policies, according to CIEMAP's research, which lead to better product and packaging design and longer lasting products, are also the ones that lead to the greatest decreases in carbon emissions.
Redesigning products to use less material and reducing packaging could cut the emissions associated with commonly used household products by nearly 20 per cent. These savings would rise to nearly 40 per cent if products were also made to last longer and could be shared via schemes like car clubs or London's Library of Things. The findings reiterate those presented in an earlier report released by CIEMAP and Green Alliance earlier this year, which started that greater resource efficiency was the fastest way to cut carbon emissions.
Commenting on the results of the survey, Professor Nick Pidgeon, who led the team conducting the research, said: "We were surprised by the level of agreement from the many people we surveyed and talked to in our workshops. It was overwhelmingly clear that people aren't satisfied and want to see change. They really care about this. They want higher quality products and less waste. Improving resource efficiency is an easy win for both the public and the environment."
Libby Peake, senior policy adviser on resources at Green Alliance, added: "People are frustrated by unnecessary, unrecyclable packaging and shoddy products that don't last. The government has a clear mandate from the voting public to make sure these become things of the past. If it gets serious about dealing with this in its forthcoming resources strategy, it will not only be hugely popular with the public but also have a new route to tackling climate change."
89 per cent of people believe all packaging should be made of recyclable materials
Key findings from the survey
87 per cent of people believe there is a strong or very strong need to shift to a society that uses resources more efficiently. Only 0.4 per cent believe there is no need at all;
Two thirds (65 per cent) of people are frustrated by products that do not last;
Three quarters (75 per cent) believe the government should be responsible for ensuring that businesses produce repairable and recyclable products;
89 per cent believe all packaging should be made of recyclable materials; and
81 per cent believe businesses should be required to provide repair, maintenance or disposal support for their products.
In order to capitalise on public support for a drive towards resource efficiency, the report makes three recommendations:
Go for quick wins first by improving the design and lifetimes of products. Ambition in these areas is already supported by the public and can reduce embodied carbon emissions of products by 20-40 per cent, as stated above.
Tailor resource efficiency policies to chime with people's values. CIEMAP's research suggests that strategies that protect the environment, develop a strong and ethical economy and provide high-quality products are most favourable to the public. Other criteria that are important to the public include wanting to know that measures are fair, affordable and convenient, that they do not restrict choice and that they enhance community connections. The report suggests improving consumer rights first to address concerns around trust.
Don't assume that only cost matters. People favour strategies to cut carbon and material use if they align with their values, and are not solely motivated by cost. Future propositions should be carefully tested by engaging with people early, addressing their concerns and motivations, thus expanding the suite of policies and interventions available to government to drive resource efficiency.
'The ultimate win-win-win policy'
Commenting on the report's findings, Mary Creagh MP, Chair of Parliament's Environmental Audit Committee, said: "Becoming a resource efficient economy is a vital part of tackling climate change, as this timely report shows. Ministers must use every tool in the box to reduce the amount of plastic we use, and boost recycling rates."
"Becoming a resource efficient economy is a vital part of tackling climate change". Mary Creagh MP, Chair of the EAC
Caroline Lucas, MP for the Green Party, pointed to the recent report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), which warned that we have 12 years to drastically reduce carbon emissions to avoid dangerous global temperature rises. Lucas said: "There is no shortage of actions the government could take to improve resource use in our economy. The recent IPCC report makes clear that we need urgent and radical policies if we are to prevent climate breakdown and protect the planet for future generations. The solutions are now clear – and this research shows that the public understands the problem and wants government and business to implement the solutions."
Ben Goldsmith, CEO of Menhaden Capital and Chair of the Conservative Environment Network, added: "Ensuring that we use raw materials of all kinds much more efficiently will not only save us a great deal of money, and the environment a great deal of needless damage, but it will also create numerous new green industrial jobs. Resource efficiency is the ultimate win-win-win policy, and this report by Green Alliance shows that people overwhelmingly want the government to grasp the opportunity."
Brexit risk remains
Though public support for government action on increasing the recyclability of products remains high, Green Alliance has raised questions regarding the government's ability to drive forward policy in this area, especially given the significant work remaining to prepare for Brexit and capacity issues at the Department for Food, Environment and Rural Affairs (Defra).
The government has upped the ante on waste and resources policy in the past year, releasing a series of strategy papers in the form of the Clean Growth Strategy, the Industrial Strategy white paper and the long-awaited 25 Year Environment Plan.
However, in December of last year, a Green Alliance report warned that failure to properly address the risks thrown up by Brexit, which will see Defra assume sole responsibility for the UK's waste and resources policy without the oversight of the European Commission and Court of Justice, could lead to poorly designed products and less ambitious waste reduction targets.
These risks were highlighted by Greener UK, a coalition of 13 major environmental organisations including Green Alliance, in its Brexit Risk Tracker, when it labelled waste and resources a 'high risk' category earlier this year – though this has since been revised down to 'medium risk'.
Part of the basis for the 'high risk' category was the level of cuts having to be accommodated by Defra – £147 million of cuts across 2017/18 and 2018/19 – while having to expand its workforce to deal with Brexit. It was recently revealed that the department is still short of 1,400 staff ahead of the Brexit deadline of March 2019, while last week's Budget showed that the squeeze on funding is set to continue – Defra's departmental resource budget is set to be reduced by a further £100 million between 2018/19 and 2019/20.
While the final nature of Brexit is still to be decided, the future of the UK's waste and resources policy remains up in the air. Much will depend on the contents of the Resources and Waste Strategy, now expected before the end of the year, to ascertain whether the government is ready to take advantage of public support and drive the UK towards a resource efficient future.
Product design and waste reduction at risk at Brexit 'crossroads' - Green Alliance
| 5 December 2017 |
The UK could be heading for a future consisting of increased dangerous chemical use, poorly designed products and less ambitious waste reduction targets if the risks thrown up by Brexit are not properly dealt with, according to a new report by think tank Green Alliance.
Resource efficiency fastest way to cut carbon emissions, new report claims
A report from environmental think tank Green Alliance says the UK government needs to reduce the carbon output from the process of making and using products in order to meet its climate targets.
Autumn Statement: Plastics tax to be introduced from April 2022
| 30 October 2018 |
A tax will be placed on the manufacture and import of plastic packaging containing less than 30 per cent recycled plastic, the Treasury's Autumn Statement has revealed, though a coffee cup levy will not be introduced.
Defra still short of 1,400 staff ahead of EU withdrawal deadline
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs is still short of 1,400 staff as the Brexit deadline of March 2019 approaches, having already recruited 1,300 new employees since April 2018.
£40m glass research facility to boost innovation in sector
A new £40-million research facility that will include the first experimental glass furnace is set to be built in St Helens to boost innovation in the glass manufacturing sector.
University of Northampton launches waste management postgraduate course
The new hands-on Master's degree is aimed at those wanting to begin or progress their careers in the waste and resources management industry.
How the Giro d'Italia is riding the sustainability wave
Organisers of the Giro d'Italia are placing the focus on sustainability for the annual bike race, starting this May.
New kitchen appliance can transform household waste into energy
A solution to household waste promises to save up to 1,200kg of carbon per year by converting domestic debris into energy.
Ice cream waste creating green energy this summer
It's hot outside, but you don't necessarily have to feel guilty about eating that ice cream, as the by-products from its production could be being used to produce 'green' energy instead of going to landfill.


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package collector

import (
	"context"
	"fmt"
	"net"
	"net/http"
	"net/url"
	"time"

	"github.com/go-kit/log"
	"github.com/go-kit/log/level"
	"github.com/mattn/go-xmlrpc"
	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus"
	"gopkg.in/alecthomas/kingpin.v2"
)

var (
	supervisordURL = kingpin.Flag("collector.supervisord.url", "XML RPC endpoint.").Default("http://localhost:9001/RPC2").Envar("SUPERVISORD_URL").String()
	xrpc           *xmlrpc.Client
)

type supervisordCollector struct {
	upDesc         *prometheus.Desc
	stateDesc      *prometheus.Desc
	exitStatusDesc *prometheus.Desc
	startTimeDesc  *prometheus.Desc
	logger         log.Logger
}

func init() {
	registerCollector("supervisord", defaultDisabled, NewSupervisordCollector)
}

// NewSupervisordCollector returns a new Collector exposing supervisord statistics.
func NewSupervisordCollector(logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
	var (
		subsystem  = "supervisord"
		labelNames = []string{"name", "group"}
	)

	if u, err := url.Parse(*supervisordURL); err == nil && u.Scheme == "unix" {
		// Fake the URI scheme as http, since net/http.*Transport.roundTrip will complain
		// about a non-http(s) transport.
		xrpc = xmlrpc.NewClient("http://unix/RPC2")
		xrpc.HttpClient.Transport = &http.Transport{
			DialContext: func(ctx context.Context, _, _ string) (net.Conn, error) {
				d := net.Dialer{Timeout: 10 * time.Second}
				return d.DialContext(ctx, "unix", u.Path)
			},
		}
	} else {
		xrpc = xmlrpc.NewClient(*supervisordURL)
	}

	return &supervisordCollector{
		upDesc: prometheus.NewDesc(
			prometheus.BuildFQName(namespace, subsystem, "up"),
			"Process Up",
			labelNames,
			nil,
		),
		stateDesc: prometheus.NewDesc(
			prometheus.BuildFQName(namespace, subsystem, "state"),
			"Process State",
			labelNames,
			nil,
		),
		exitStatusDesc: prometheus.NewDesc(
			prometheus.BuildFQName(namespace, subsystem, "exit_status"),
			"Process Exit Status",
			labelNames,
			nil,
		),
		startTimeDesc: prometheus.NewDesc(
			prometheus.BuildFQName(namespace, subsystem, "start_time_seconds"),
			"Process start time",
			labelNames,
			nil,
		),
		logger: logger,
	}, nil
}

func (c *supervisordCollector) isRunning(state int) bool {
	// http://supervisord.org/subprocess.html#process-states
	const (
		// STOPPED  = 0
		STARTING = 10
		RUNNING  = 20
		// BACKOFF  = 30
		STOPPING = 40
		// EXITED   = 100
		// FATAL    = 200
		// UNKNOWN  = 1000
	)
	switch state {
	case STARTING, RUNNING, STOPPING:
		return true
	}
	return false
}

func (c *supervisordCollector) Update(ch chan<- prometheus.Metric) error {
	var info struct {
		Name          string `xmlrpc:"name"`
		Group         string `xmlrpc:"group"`
		Start         int    `xmlrpc:"start"`
		Stop          int    `xmlrpc:"stop"`
		Now           int    `xmlrpc:"now"`
		State         int    `xmlrpc:"state"`
		StateName     string `xmlrpc:"statename"`
		SpawnErr      string `xmlrpc:"spanerr"`
		ExitStatus    int    `xmlrpc:"exitstatus"`
		StdoutLogfile string `xmlrcp:"stdout_logfile"`
		StderrLogfile string `xmlrcp:"stderr_logfile"`
		PID           int    `xmlrpc:"pid"`
	}

	res, err := xrpc.Call("supervisor.getAllProcessInfo")
	if err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("unable to call supervisord: %w", err)
	}

	for _, p := range res.(xmlrpc.Array) {
		for k, v := range p.(xmlrpc.Struct) {
			switch k {
			case "name":
				info.Name = v.(string)
			case "group":
				info.Group = v.(string)
			case "start":
				info.Start = v.(int)
			case "stop":
				info.Stop = v.(int)
			case "now":
				info.Now = v.(int)
			case "state":
				info.State = v.(int)
			case "statename":
				info.StateName = v.(string)
			case "exitstatus":
				info.ExitStatus = v.(int)
			case "pid":
				info.PID = v.(int)
			}
		}
		labels := []string{info.Name, info.Group}

		ch <- prometheus.MustNewConstMetric(c.stateDesc, prometheus.GaugeValue, float64(info.State), labels...)
		ch <- prometheus.MustNewConstMetric(c.exitStatusDesc, prometheus.GaugeValue, float64(info.ExitStatus), labels...)

		if c.isRunning(info.State) {
			ch <- prometheus.MustNewConstMetric(c.upDesc, prometheus.GaugeValue, 1, labels...)
			ch <- prometheus.MustNewConstMetric(c.startTimeDesc, prometheus.CounterValue, float64(info.Start), labels...)
		} else {
			ch <- prometheus.MustNewConstMetric(c.upDesc, prometheus.GaugeValue, 0, labels...)
		}
		level.Debug(c.logger).Log("msg", "process info", "group", info.Group, "name", info.Name, "state", info.StateName, "pid", info.PID)
	}

	return nil
}

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


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Home Sections Money & Business Etihad Airways: New Economy Class With No TV Screens
Etihad Airways: New Economy Class With No TV Screens
Abu Dhabi airline Etihad Airways has unveiled a new economy class programme with changed seats and modified entertainment and catering options.
The retrofit programme, which includes new personalised wireless streaming entertainment to smartphone and tablet devices, will remove entertainment screens from its Airbus A320 narrow-body fleet and is scheduled for completion in August this year. However, inflight entertainment via personal seatback screens will remain standard in the Economy cabins on the airline's fleet of wide-body Airbus and Boeing aircraft.
The removal of screens would save the airline 18 tonnes in weight a year. The weight reduction will mean aircraft use less fuel, a major operating cost for all carriers.
The A320s are mainly used on short-haul regional flights but also to cities within five hours' flying of Abu Dhabi, Etihad said at the Arabian Travel Market.
READ Etihad Airways Extends Free Abu Dhabi Stopover Offer
Tony Douglas, group chief executive officer, Etihad Aviation Group, said as a leading full-service airline, Etihad is adapting to meet the specific needs and requirements of all travellers, providing more of what they really want to enjoy inflight.
The airline said after the retrofit, guests on narrow-body aircraft would be able to simply log on and connect via browser to wirelessly stream more than 300 hours of free inflight entertainment through Etihad's onboard Panasonic eXW system directly to their own devices.
The airline is also introducing a new and improved Economy dining concept on all its flights as part of a wider programme of enhancements to its inflight catering.
READ Bahrain's Gulf Air Signs Agreement With Etihad Airways
On journeys of over three hours, the main course of the core complimentary dining service is now a larger, contemporary bistro-style meal which is higher in quality, with a focus on fresh seasonal ingredients and more destination-focused choices, the airline said.
New cutlery is 85 per cent lighter, reducing aircraft weight and fuel burn. Each year, the airline will also remove 27 million plastic lids and other containers, supporting its drive towards greater sustainability and to reduce the use of single-use plastics by 80 per cent by 2022.
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.. _`milkbikis' powerline-bash`: https://github.com/milkbikis/powerline-bash


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Pathways to Australia: A Guide to Residency
By Call For Justice | March 20, 2019 April 15, 2019 | 3 minutes of reading
Now that you've decided to move to Australia, permanently, you're going to have to start the process right away. Australian immigration law is a highly-complex, drawn-out process—which is why it's vital to seek counsel from a law firm specialising in immigration law in the Townsville area or wherever you are.
So, we won't discuss here the 101 reasons you've decided to make Australia your new home; after all, there's a lot to love about Australia. Whatever your reason may be, here are some things you need to know about immigration law in Australia.
There are several avenues available to those who want to live in Australia. But in all of these, you need the professional services of immigration experts, for you to be successful.
The Employer-sponsored Pathway.
Work opportunities abound in Australia, in different industries. If you've found an employer who's approved to nominate a skilled worker for residency, there are stringent sponsorship requirements you must first meet. First is the two-part application process that falls under the Employer Nomination Scheme. Then, all applicants must satisfy the English language competency level as well as be assessed as having adequate skills to meet the employer's standards. For areas outside of major city centres, there is the Regional Sponsored Migration Scheme. Your immigration lawyer can help you with this.
The Skilled Pathway.
In order to go this route successfully, you need to have the proper qualifications, significant work experience and sufficient language ability to obtain a skilled migrant visa. There are a lot of work opportunities in various industries. Some of the jobs listed are computer network and systems engineer, software and applications programmer, chief information officer, multimedia specialist, engineering manager, chief executive director, sales and marketing manager, public relations manager, HR manager, supply and distribution manager, teachers in various levels and of various disciplines, natural and physical science professionals, private tutors and teachers, university lecturers, journalists, technical writers and etcetera.
The Business Pathway.
Opening a business in Australia is possible for a budding or seasoned entrepreneur wishing to migrate on a business visa. This is a lengthy process, subject to regulations, policies and legislation. Your immigration lawyer will guide you through this process step by step.
The Spouse or Fiancé Pathway.
This is another viable way to earn a permanent residency visa in Australia. First, you must be in a genuine relationship with an Australian citizen—either be married to one, engaged, interdependent or in a common-law relationship. This is also open to same-sex partners.
The Significant Investor Scheme.
This is a new program of the Australian government that paves the way for those wanting to stay in Australia by making a sizeable investment. This requires an investment of $5 million, either as direct investment in non-listed Australian companies, state or territory government bonds and Australian Securities and Investments Commission-managed funds (with a mandate for investing in Australia).
The Student Pathway.
The Australian National University, University of Melbourne, University of Sydney, University of New South Wales—these are just a few of the best schools in Australia to study in. If you are interested in studying in Australia, start the process right away with your immigration lawyer.
Indeed, there are many ways for your big Australian dream to come true. Act on your pathway today, beginning with professional legal help, and you will be on step closer to fulfilling your migration to the Land Down Under.
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I'm new to the forum - have been researching Permaculture for the last year or two and safe to say I'm a convert. I have a huge interest in farming and hope to start a permaculture farm someday in the future.
Are there many people here from Ireland?
Is there many permaculture sites of interest in Ireland do you know?
Bealtaine Cottage <---website, is a permaculture site in Ireland. I don't know if she gives tours or not, but she has lots of videos of her place on her youtube channel at, Bealtaine Cottage <---youtube She's been working on her place, on her own, for 13 years now. And has made a significant improvement to her property. It's therapy just to look through all her photos and videos and seeing all the green. It looks like her website has changed since I last looked through it, but somewhere you will find some before photos when she first purchased it and it was just a lot.
Hi there! I'm in the North! Been studying Permaculture for 5 or 6 years now and have taken a year at the end of uni to wwoof round Norway and Ireland to try to decide where to buy land in the next few years.
Brexit could make a big difference what side of the border I settle on and I want to see the lie of the land before I commit.
So glad to see some non US based chat on here!
It may be worth paying for a membership to wwoof Ireland and looking at all the links to all the websites of people's farms on there?
Hi, I'm staying in Cork for 10 days over Christmas and am looking for permie places to visit. Either centres to visit /join in with tasks or just cracking good heartwarming invigorating awe-inspiring places that will help me celebrate all things good.


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William Lawrence
Rep. William Lawrence
Former Representative for Ohio's 8th District
Lawrence was the representative for Ohio's 8th congressional district and was a Republican. He served from 1875 to 1877.
He was previously the representative for Ohio's 8th congressional district as a Republican from 1873 to 1875; and the representative for Ohio's 4th congressional district as a Republican from 1865 to 1871.
Contact Rep. William Lawrence
I live in Ohio's 8th congressional district.
I want to urge Lawrence to take an action on a bill.
Visit Rep. William Lawrence's website »
Look for a contact form on Rep. William Lawrence's website to express your opinion.
Visit Lawrence's Website »
Head over to Rep. William Lawrence's website. If you are having a problem with a government agency, look for a contact link for casework to submit a request for help. Otherwise, look for a phone number on that website to call his office if you have a question.
Not all Members of Congress will accept messages from non-constituents. You can try your luck by visiting Lawrence's website. Otherwise, try contacting your own representative:
You are currently on the website GovTrack.us, which has no affiliation with Lawrence and is not a government website. Choose from the options above to find the right way to contact Lawrence.
From Dec 1865 to Mar 1877, Lawrence missed 435 of 2,766 roll call votes, which is 15.7%. This is better than the median of 26.2% among the lifetime records of representatives serving in Mar 1877. The chart below reports missed votes over time.
Dec 1865-Feb 1866 105 2 1.9% 0th
1866 Jun-Jul 142 12 8.5% 19th
1867 Mar-Mar 61 2 3.3% 6th
1867 Jul-Jul 35 1 2.9% 11th
1867 Nov-Nov 5 0 0.0% 0th
1868 Mar-May 126 11 8.7% 10th
1868 Jun-Jul 150 55 36.7% 43rd
1868 Sep-Sep 1 0 0.0% 0th
1869 Mar-Apr 83 17 20.5% 40th
Dec 1869-Feb 1870 71 4 5.6% 12th
1870 Jun-Jul 170 13 7.6% 6th
Dec 1870-Mar 1871 158 14 8.9% 16th
Dec 1873-Feb 1874 78 6 7.7% 23rd
1874 Jun-Jun 60 1 1.7% 5th
Dec 1875-Mar 1876 60 22 36.7% 83rd
1876 Apr-Jul 106 38 35.8% 54th
1876 Aug-Aug 37 5 13.5% 18th
Dec 1876-Mar 1877 125 27 21.6% 53rd
William Lawrence is pronounced:


To read about the vocation of being a Consecrated Virgin, follow this link.
God calls us in so many ways! Some are sacramental, some are public, some private, but each call speaks to us at the deepest part of ourselves.
Here are some ways to respond to God's call.
The Catechism of the Catholic Church states: "From the very beginning of the Church there were men and women who set out to follow Christ with greater liberty, and to imitate him more closely, by practicing the evangelical counsels. They led lives dedicated to God, each in his own way."


Working with our hands is a lost art. We're more likely to be staring at our phone or computer (or both at the same time) than spending time in a studio or workshop. So if we want a custom piece of anything that's hand-crafted using reclaimed materials, chances are we're buying it, not building it.
Well, that's not the case for John Malecki. Known simply as the Builder, Big John is a woodworker and furniture designer capable of making just about anything you can dream up. Using reclaimed materials, metals, and his hands, John creates custom, rustic and, reclaimed-meets-industrial builds.
And recently, we went behind the scenes with this former NFLer, who spent time with the Steelers, to see him at work inside his shop in Homestead. Check it out.
You can see more of John's work on his website, Instagram, or Twitter.


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The Caribbean: When to Go and How to Get Around
From avoiding tropical storms to the challenges of moving between destinations, a trip to the Caribbean can take some planning. Check out these useful tips from an expert on the region.
Photo © Getty Images / Westend61
Getting around the Caribbean
Video: Take a ride in a Havana taxi
From Jamaica's steamy mangrove swamps to the occasionally snowy top of Pico Duarte in the Dominican Republic, the Caribbean's weather is as diverse as its natural environment.
The entire region benefits from its proximity to the equator – from about 1,700mi (2,735km) in the northern Caribbean to around 621mi (1,000km) on Panama's Caribbean coast – leading to warm temperatures usually between 25-33°C (77-90°F). That being said, there's marked variation in climate across the thousands of islands and the surrounding mainland nations.
Exotic wildlife inhabits the rainforests and reefs that abound throughout the Caribbean, which is considered a biodiversity hotspot. Finding activities that help you explore the environment is easy, and can provide valuable information regarding local conservation efforts and projects aimed at safeguarding the region's natural capital for future generations.
Many islands and mainland nations, such as Puerto Rico, in the eastern Caribbean, and Costa Rica and Belize, in Central America, feature warm, humid tropical weather. Meanwhile, the southern Caribbean islands of Aruba, Bonaire, and Curaçao tend to have a drier tropical climate, evident in their savannah-like landscapes and broadleaf forest. More temperate climates can be found on the elevated terrain of mountainous islands such as Dominican Republic, Haiti, or Jamaica.
Stormy weather in Puerto Rico. Image credit: Getty Images / Bloomberg Creative
The Caribbean experiences a period of dry, warm weather from December to April, and a wet season, which stretches from May to November, with the highest risk of hurricanes and tropical storms occurring between June and November. Transport options, including flight or ferry schedules, can be affected by inclement weather, so it's important to stay updated and trust the decisions made by local operators.
Caution is always warranted when booking holidays during the wet season, but remember that the region is vast, and that a severe weather event occurring somewhere in the area is not always likely to affect your own destination. Responsible travelers should monitor reports from the Global Disaster and Coordination System (GDACS) and other official sources. But refrain from instantly cancelling your vacations when a hurricane hits the news, and instead contact your hotels and listen to local authorities and advice.
Download our free guide, Caribbean: Where Nomads Go
Vintage taxi in Havana. Image credit: Getty Images / zodebala
While all-inclusive package holidays are ubiquitous in the Caribbean, travelers who want to explore their own way will get to experience the region from a totally different perspective. Backpackers are still infrequent, but for the adventurous traveler with an open mind, it can be a highly rewarding opportunity.
Many flights to the region transit through Miami/Fort Lauderdale or Panama, but there are direct flights from various U.S., Canadian, and European cities to some islands. Traveling between islands can be surprisingly difficult and expensive, meaning any multi-island trip requires advanced planning. The regional carrier LIAT links many destinations in the Eastern Caribbean, but you'll often hear the joke that the acronym stands for "Leave Island Any Time", serving as a playful warning to travelers.
Transport within the islands tends to be relatively easy, but can sometimes be expensive. Taxis are usually a safe option but require the same common sense that you would employ at home. Local buses on many islands provide an affordable alternative, but you may have to ask around to work out the schedules and routes. In Jamaica, the Knutsford Express provides a reliable, comfortable option with air conditioning and Wi-Fi, and serves most major towns on the island.
Despite its beautiful waters and the short distances between islands, the Caribbean lacks an extensive ferry network. Fort Lauderdale, Florida to Freeport, Grand Bahama is the only regular ferry link between the region and the United States, and services departing from South or Central America are available from only a handful of ports to nearby islands.
Domestic ferry links are common within countries to their smaller islands, such as from Trinidad to Tobago, Grenada to Carriacou, St. Vincent to the Grenadines, and within the Bahamas archipelago. One of the best options for an international island trip is with the L'Express des Îles ferries running frequently to connect the islands of Dominica, Guadeloupe, Martinique, and St. Lucia.
By James Ellsmoor,
World Nomads Contributor - Fri, 20 Dec 2019
3 Caribbean Museums Worth a Special Trip
From celebrating the richness of Caribbean culture to reckoning with the past, these museums offer a unique take on the region's heritage.
Sint Maarten on a Shoestring Budget
Learn how a family can spend a month on this notoriously expensive Caribbean island without breaking the bank.
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This scaly, grey to blue-green Cladonia, with red discs, is characteristic of many different habitats, but is probably most often encountered on dead wood. It has upright stalks (podetia) without cups and the thallus is usually scaly below and entirely powdery or granular (sorediate) above. It turns yellow with a dab of Potassium hydroxide (K). It is a common species in suitable habitats throughout Ireland.
Simms, M. J., (2016). Cladonia macilenta Hoffm.. [In] LichenIreland.


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Touch Yemen, Get Burned
by Patrick Cockburn
We are the Awaleq
Born of bitterness
We are the nails that go into the rock
We are the sparks of hell
He who defies us will be burned
This is the tribal chant of the powerful Awaleq tribe of Yemen in which they bid defiance to the world. Its angry tone conveys flavor of Yemeni life and it should give pause to those in the US who blithely suggest greater American involvement in Yemen in the wake of the attempt to destroy a US plane by a Nigerian student who says he received training there.
Yemen has always been a dangerous place. Wonderfully beautiful, the mountainous north of the country is guerrilla paradise with well-defended villages and towns clinging to every peak. The Yemenis are exceptionally hospitable, though this has its limits. For instance, the Kazam tribe east of Aden are generous to passing strangers, but deem the laws of hospitality to lapse when the stranger leaves their tribal territory at which time, he becomes "a good back to shoot at."
The Awaleq and Kazam tribes are not exotic survivals on the margins of Yemeni society but are both politically important and influential. The strength of the central government in the capital Sanaa is limited and it generally avoids direct confrontations with tribes, clans and powerful families. Almost everybody has a gun, usually at least an AK-47 assault rifle, but tribesmen often have own heavier armament.
I have always loved the country. It is it physically very beautiful with stone villages perched on mountain tops on the sides of which are cut hundreds of terraces, making the country look like an exaggerated Tuscan landscape. Yemenis are intelligent, humorous, sociable and democratic, infinitely preferable as company to the arrogant and ignorant playboys of the Arab oil states in the rest of the Arabian Peninsula.
It is very much a country of direct action. Once when I was there a Chinese engineer was kidnapped as he drove along the main road linking Sanaa to Aden. The motives of the kidnappers were peculiar. It turned out they came from a bee-keeping tribe (Yemen is famous for its honey) whose bees lived in hives inside hollow logs placed on metal stilts to protect them from ants.
The police had raided the tribe's village and had upset and damaged hives for which the owners were demanding compensation. The government had been slow in paying up so to tribesmen had decided to draw attention to their grievance by kidnapping the next foreigner on the main road and this turned out to be the Chinese engineer.
Yemen is a mosaic of conflicting authorities, though this authority may be confined to a few villages. Larger communities include the Shia in the north of the country near Saada with whom the government has been fighting a fierce little civil war. The unification of North and South Yemen in 1990 has never wholly jelled and the government is wary of southern secessionism. Its ability to buy off its opponents is also under threat as its oil revenues fall as its few oilfields begin to run dry.
It is in this fascinating but dangerous land that President Barack Obama is planning to increase US political and military involvement. Joint operations will be carried out by the US and Yemeni military. There will be American drone attacks on hamlets where al-Qa'ida supposedly has its bases. There is ominous use by American politicians and commentators of the phrase 'failed state' in relation to Yemen as if this somehow legitimises foreign intervention. It is extraordinary that the US political elite has never taken in board that its greatest defeats have been in just such 'failed states' such as Lebanon in 1982 when 240 US Marines were blown up; Somalia in the early 1990s when the body of a US helicopter pilot was dragged through the streets; Iraq after the overthrow of Saddam Hussein; and Afghanistan after the supposed fall of the Taliban.
Yemen has all the explosive ingredients of Lebanon, Somalia, Iraq and Afghanistan. But the arch-hawk Senator Joe Lieberman, chairman of the Senate Committee for Security was happily confirming this week that the Green Berets and the US Special Forces are already there. He cited with approval an American official in Sanaa as telling him that "Iraq was yesterday's war. Afghanistan is today's war. If you don't act pre-emptively Yemen will be tomorrow's war." In practice pre-emptive strikes are likely to bring a US military entanglement in Yemen even closer.
The US will get entangled because the Yemeni government will want to manipulate US intervention in its own interests and to preserve its wilting authority. It has long been trying to portray the Shia rebels in north Yemen as Iranian cats-paws in order to secure American and Saudi support. Al-Qa'ida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) probably only has a few hundred activists in Lebanon, but the government of long-time Yemeni President Ali Abdulah Salih will portray his diverse opponents as somehow linked to al-Qa'ida.
In Yemen the US will be intervening on one side in a country which is always in danger of sliding into a civil war. This has happened before. In Iraq the US was the supporter of the Shia Arabs and Kurds against the Sunni Arabs. In Afghanistan it is the ally of the Tajiks, Uzbeks and Hazara against the Pashtun community. Whatever the intentions of Washington, its participation in these civil conflicts destabilizes the country because one side becomes labelled as the quisling supporter of a foreign invader. Communal and nationalist antipathies combine to create a lethal blend.
Despite sectarian, ethnic and tribal loyalties in the countries where the US has intervened in the Middle East. they usually have a strong sense of national identity. Yemenis are highly conscious of their own nationality and their identity as Arabs. One of the reasons the country is so miserably poor, with almost half its 22 million people trying to live on $2 a day, is that in 1990 Yemen refused to join the war against Iraq and Saudi Arabia consequently expelled 850,000 Yemeni workers.
It is extraordinary to see the US begin to make the same mistakes in Yemen as it previously made in Afghanistan and Iraq. What it is doing is much to al-Qa'ida's advantage. The real strength of al-Qa'ida is not that it can 'train' a fanatical Nigerian student to sew explosives into his underpants, but that it can provoke an exaggerated US response to every botched attack. Al-Qa'ida leaders openly admitted at the time of 9/11 that the aim of such operations is to provoke the US into direct military intervention in Muslim countries. It is a formula which worked under President George W Bush and it still appears to work under President Barack Obama.
In Yemen the US is walking into the al-Qa'ida trap. Once there it will face the same dilemma it faces in Iraq and Afghanistan. It became impossible to exit these conflicts because the loss of face would be too great. Just as Washington saved banks and insurance giants from bankruptcy in 2008 because they were "too big to fail," so these wars become too important to lose because to do so would damage the US claim to be the sole super power.
In Iraq the US is getting out more easily than seemed likely at one stage because Washington has persuaded Americans that they won a non-existent success. The ultimate US exit from Afghanistan may eventually be along very similar lines. But the danger of claiming spurious victories is that such distortions of history make it impossible for the US to learn from past mistakes and instead to repeat them by intervening in other countries such as Yemen.
PATRICK COCKBURN is the author of 'The Occupation: War, resistance and daily life in Iraq' and 'Muqtada! Muqtada al-Sadr, the Shia revival and the struggle for Iraq'.
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On this recap, recorded LIVE on Sunday, August 10th, Josh Wigler (@RoundHoward) is joined by co-host, Antonio Mazzaro (@ACMazzaro), to recap episode 5 of The Strain: "Runaways".
Josh Wigler is joined tonight by Antonio Mazzaro. Josh thinks the show is starting to get real here. Unfortunately, Rob can no longer do recaps for the Strain moving forward in order to accommodate Big Brother over RHAP. They do hope this becomes a smooth transition though.
Antonio says he's on the Strain Train. Some vampire killing is what he wants to see. It's great that Eph and Abraham are finally getting together for some vampire-slaying action. Corey Stoll with a nailgun is not so bad.
The Wigler Wig Watch: They hope Corey is putting the hat on for the rest of the show. Josh is pretty down with the wig this week, saying it's worse than it was last week especially in the scene at the end of the episode during Eph and Jim Kent's scene. Unfortunately, it was so clear it was a wig. Hopefully, he will shave his head off eventually. Is it possible it's because he's gonna go smooth? Is he the character who can still hang on to his humanity? We'll see.
Which is a better weapon – nail gun vs. chain sword? Josh thinks there might be something more about the sword. Antonio would go for the sword. At this point, Josh is scared getting close to any vampires. He thinks the nail gun isn't gonna kill anybody and not a lethal weapon against these vampires. Josh says Antonio cannot count on him and he might point the nail gun to his head before any vampire could attack him. He would be the last guy you could count on when it's the end of the world. But then Antonio offered him some pizza and Josh says he's coming back in without any hesitation at all.
What Antonio thinks is making this show interesting is that aside from the unique kind of vampires which is nothing like those in other shows, he likes how this is being a coordinated campaign to really spread the virus. It's planned and purposeful. Josh thinks Eichorst is not just dangerous for being a vampire but because he has a silver tongue.
The monster thing is a witty, sharp, dangerous-thinking creature as well and Abraham spells that out tonight.
The flashbacks of Abraham back in 1944 with Eichorst there – Antonio thinks we're definitely not done here. Josh thinks this is the Chapter 1 in the story showing Abraham's history with the vampires which is barely a taste. He wonders if this is going to be a big storyline. We don't get much elaboration on Eichorst though. Although we can conclude here that Eichorst definitely hasn't become a vampire here yet seeing that he could stay out in broad daylight. But he could be working with the vampires. At this point, not enough information is being divulged yet.
Josh is fascinated with what Abraham revealed in the modern day that silver affects them since it's the weakness of the werewolves. So there might be more in the can here. What's for sure is that their expectations are being flipped.
The Master manipulating things as an explanation as to why the four survived the flight which is for disinformation purposes is good. Antonio appreciates this. He likes how they are building the Master up into something.
Ansel's wife killing herself came as a surprise though. Antonio explains what's the deal with the silver mirrors.
Finishing off Eph's storyline, Josh likes the scene under the shed when Eph goes in with the camera phone out and he's shaking. He thinks it is so 2014. That is definitely what you would do in the modern day vampire world. Vampire may just go into doing selfies as well. So Eph records the assault against Ansel and it's a surprise Ansel is gone too soon. What bugs Josh is that when Eph brings the video to his boss in the headquarters and then basically calls security and gets Eph arrested. Antonio likes this for being true to reality with a lot of bureaucracy involved.
Here's what's interesting, the captain's head didn't get cut off nor was it set on fire. So who knows what's gonna happen next?
Dr. Everett Barnes is acting weird in this episode and there is a possibility that he's a mole.
At the old folk's home with Nora and her mom. Josh says the storyline was kind of the snoozer of the night until there are vampire's seen there, or rather "grandpires." This goes to show that the virus is really spreading quickly.
Josh is also disappointed with Vasiliy, rat-exterminator extraordinaire, expecting that he would've killed the vampires in the sewers but he runs away instead. He is looking forward to see Vasiliy hooking up with our heroes and get his full story.
Joan seems to be slowly progressing compared to Gabe. So show people might be changing at different rates. For now, she still hasn't lost her hair or her genitalia either.
Josh thinks the way vampires eat people on the show is really nasty. Antonio doesn't want to be part of that either. Every time the vampire's tongue comes out, Josh is definitely happy. To cap it off, Josh and Antonio are happy with how the show is going.


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