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In the quest for a greener future and to combat the pressing challenges of climate change, the sustainable extraction of critical metals has emerged as a crucial area of focus. These metals play a vital role in clean energy technologies and are essential for the transition away from carbon-intensive sources. However, their extraction, processing, and application come with their own set of sustainability challenges. In this article, we delve into the innovative approaches and opportunities that can pave the way for a more sustainable future in the mining industry.
The Importance of Critical Metals
Critical metals, also known as strategic metals, are a group of elements that are indispensable for various clean energy technologies. These metals include rare earth elements, lithium, cobalt, and platinum group metals, among others. They are crucial components in renewable energy systems, electric vehicles, energy storage devices, and advanced electronics. Without these metals, the development and deployment of clean energy technologies would be severely hindered.
The Unsustainable Footprint of Metal Extraction
While critical metals are essential for a greener future, their extraction, processing, and application often come at a significant environmental cost. Traditional mining practices have led to deforestation, habitat destruction, water pollution, and greenhouse gas emissions. Moreover, the concentration of critical metals in ore deposits is often low, requiring extensive energy-intensive processes for extraction and refinement.
The unsustainable footprint of metal extraction has raised concerns about the long-term viability of clean energy technologies. It is imperative to find sustainable alternatives and innovative solutions that minimize the environmental impact of critical metal extraction.
Challenges in Sustainable Extraction
The sustainable extraction of critical metals is not without its challenges. One of the primary challenges lies in identifying environmentally friendly and economically viable extraction methods. Traditional mining techniques, such as open-pit mining and underground mining, have significant environmental impacts and may not be suitable for sustainable extraction.
Additionally, the availability of critical metal resources is geographically concentrated, leading to potential supply chain vulnerabilities. Limited access to these resources can hinder the widespread adoption of clean energy technologies and create geopolitical tensions.
Rethinking Extraction Methods: The Resin-in-the-Moist Mix Approach
To address the challenges of sustainable extraction, researchers at the University of South Australia have developed an innovative approach called the resin-in-the-moist mix. This method involves the use of a biodegradable resin matrix that selectively binds to critical metals in ore deposits. By utilizing this approach, the extraction of metals can be more efficient, environmentally friendly, and economically viable.
The resin-in-the-moist mix approach offers several advantages over traditional extraction methods. It reduces the need for energy-intensive processes, minimizes water usage, and mitigates environmental impacts such as soil erosion and habitat destruction. Furthermore, the resin matrix can be easily reused, reducing waste and enhancing the circularity of critical metal extraction.
The Role of Technology in Sustainable Extraction
Technology plays a crucial role in advancing sustainable extraction practices. From the exploration and characterization of ore deposits to the development of efficient extraction techniques, technological innovations are driving the transformation of the mining industry.
One such innovation is the use of advanced imaging technologies and machine learning algorithms to identify high-grade ore deposits. These technologies enable targeted and precise extraction, minimizing the environmental footprint and maximizing resource efficiency.
Furthermore, the integration of renewable energy sources into mining operations can significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Solar and wind power, combined with energy storage systems, provide a sustainable and reliable energy supply for mining activities, reducing the reliance on fossil fuels.
Circular Economy and Responsible Recycling
A key aspect of sustainable critical metal extraction is the adoption of a circular economy approach. In a circular economy, the entire lifecycle of products is considered, from extraction to end-of-life. This approach aims to minimize waste, promote recycling, and ensure the responsible management of critical metals.
Responsible recycling of electronic waste, such as batteries and electronic devices, is an essential component of the circular economy. These waste streams contain significant amounts of critical metals that can be recovered and reused, reducing the reliance on primary metal extraction. Implementing effective recycling programs and developing efficient recycling technologies are crucial steps towards achieving a sustainable supply of critical metals.
Collaboration and International Cooperation
Addressing the challenges of sustainable critical metal extraction requires collaboration and international cooperation. Governments, industry stakeholders, research institutions, and civil society need to work together to develop and implement sustainable mining practices.
International frameworks and agreements, such as the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and the Paris Agreement, provide a roadmap for sustainable development and can guide the mining industry towards a greener future. By sharing knowledge, best practices, and technological advancements, countries can collectively strive towards sustainable critical metal extraction.
The sustainable extraction of critical metals is a pressing need to support the transition towards a greener future. As the demand for clean energy technologies continues to rise, it is essential to ensure that the extraction and use of critical metals are carried out in a sustainable and responsible manner. Through innovative approaches, technological advancements, and international cooperation, we can overcome the challenges and create a more sustainable mining industry. By embracing the principles of circular economy, responsible recycling, and reducing the environmental footprint of extraction, we can pave the way for a greener and more sustainable future.
- University of South Australia. Sustainable extraction of critical metals: the resin-in-the-moist mix…
- IEA. The Role of Critical Minerals in Clean Energy Transitions


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Landscape is a work of painting or graphics that depicts a landscape which can be natural or influenced by a person. Landscapes are most often composed of forests, meadows, mountains, water, sky, ruins, city, various times of the day or natural phenomena. In the paintings you can recreate real or fictional places.
The four most common types of landscapes are divided according to what they represent: puristic – nature, marinistic – water motifs, urbanic – cities or villages, and animalistic – animals.
Elements of the landscapes were also found in ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia, ancient Greek wall paintings and decorative pieces of art – mythological, batal (battle or war) or hunting genres of composition. In the 16th century, the landscape began to exist as an independent genre, and the significance of its status was made more significant by the ideas of the Reformation, theories of the landscape set by L.B. Alberti and Leonardo da Vinci which provide principles of perspective, and depth of space. In Lithuania, the landscape as an independent genre began to develop only at the end of the 18th century.

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Floyd Mayweather and Justin Bieber are best friends because rich celebrity douches typically hang out together. But Justin is on a new path. He’s an imperfect man who wants to change. And part of that change means distancing himself from someone like Floyd Mayweather, who likes to hang out at strip clubs.
It feels like this could have been a conversation between two adults. Justin would be like, “Hey man, I just want to have a little distance as I try to get my life on track. Maybe when we hang out we don’t go to the strip club EVERY TIME.” And Floyd, being a 40-year-old father of four, would be like, “I understand and I respect that. More strippers for me.”
But these two aren’t exactly adults.
Instead of having that conversation, Justin unfollowed Floyd on Instagram and that sent Floyd over the edge.
Here’s what TMZ sources had to say:
Floyd went “insane, nuclear.” He lashed out at Justin, called him a “traitor” because Floyd had stuck with Justin during his meltdown when everyone was attacking Bieber.
Yeah, that’s a reasonable reaction to someone unfollowing you on social media.
This whole thing is dumb and just adds to the circus that is Conor McGregor-Floyd Mayweather fight week. In case this fight couldn’t get anymore nauseating, we can now add “drama between Justin Bieber and Floyd Mayweather” to the list. At least now Floyd has a built-in excuse if he loses. How can the man concentrate just days after his friend unfollowed him on Instagram? I know when I lose a Twitter follower, I’m in a state of shock and depression for at least a week.
It’s not often that Justin Bieber looks like the good person in a situation, but credit to him for actually trying to distance himself from supposed bad influences.
As for Floyd, if he wants to find a douche upgrade over Bieber who will always be there for him at the strip club, I hear Scott Disick is free.
This will no doubt be terrible, sad news for asshole-type boxers with a scrappy lil’ popstar rooting for them in the corner. If Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Justin Bieber can’t keep it solid as a rock, what hope do the rest of them have?
TMZ is reporting that Justin Bieber has cut his former favorite professional punch-thrower out of his life. And guess who was whispering the suggestion to do so in Bieber’s impressionable ear? That would be his current alleged life managers at his church, Hillsong.
Justin and Hillsong’s muscled-up leader, Pastor Carl Lentz, have been getting very close lately. As such, Justin has been receiving all kinds of advice from his friends at Hillsong, like allegedly encouraging him to quit his Purpose World Tour. Sources tell TMZ that Hillsong’s latest attempt at keeping their precious Justin all to themselves has been “counseling” Justin on some of his more unsavory friendships, and to strongly suggest he “pull back” from the bad influences.
One of those bad influences was apparently Floyd Mayweather Jr. Sources claim that Justin’s friends at Hillsong didn’t single Floyd out; Justin decided that on his own. Apparently the friendship deal-breaker was Floyd’s “obsession” with strip clubs. Oh what a pious little lamb he is.
Justin doesn’t want to cut Floyd out of his life completely; he just doesn’t want to be friends, and unfollowed Floyd on social media. TMZ’s sources claim that Floyd went crazy when he found out. Justin is apparently “dead to him.” Floyd also considers Justin to be a “traitor,” because Floyd stuck by Justin during his messiest times.
Last week, TMZ asked Justin Bieber about Floyd’s upcoming fight with Conor McGregor. He wasn’t exactly Floyd’s biggest cheerleader.
I’m sure Pastor Carl and the rest of Justin’s pals at Hillsong are great and all, but Floyd really was a kindred spirit. The bond you build with the kind of dude who arranges fist-fights between unstable messes and frauds up his taxes really is one of those once-in-a-lifetime friendships.
Here’s Bieber leaving a private church event at The Peppermint Club in Los Angeles earlier this month. Church at a nightclub? No wonder Bieber is suddenly so into church.
We have Justin Bieber news! The good kind!
So, you know how Justin Bieber canceled his tour for Jesus reasons? A lot of people are miffed, since there were hundreds of workers counting on that tour for gigs who were just left hanging.
But based on this ... it sounds like the new religious influence in Bieber's life might be doing more good than harm. This is one of those rare, good feuds.
TMZ reports that Justin Bieber and Floyd Mayweather are feuding after the Biebs unfollowed him on Instagram.
Reportedly, the people at Hillsong Church have been encouraging Justin Bieber to carefully examine the people around him who have influence over his life.
(That's usually good advice, though when it comes from a religious leader, it sounds awfully close to alienating someone from friends and family, but ... let's not jump the gun)
Anyway, they've suggested that Justin pull back from bad influences.
So apparently Justin tried to "reset boundaries" with his friend Floyd Mayweather, prompting Justin to unfollow Floyd on Instagram.
Floyd is reportedly furious.
Like, '80s cartoon villain furious -- TMZ's sources said that Floyd went "insane, nuclear."
Floyd is also said to be screaming and incensed about it, calling Bieber a "traitor."
The only bad thing about this story ...
Aside from the fact that Justin and Floyd were ever friends to begin with ...
... Is that Justin's apparent reason for the "breakup" with Floyd Mayweather is because Floyd frequents strip clubs.
She is, as always, very, very relatable.
Floyd Mayweather has made headlines for his rampant homophobia.
But Floyd Mayweather's domestic abuse record is nothing short of horrifying.
No instance of domestic abuse is acceptable, and there's no coming back from such an evil act.
(Though celebrities who are abusers seem to have no problem finding apologists among their fans)
But Floyd Mayweather's record makes him sound like a real monster.
So ... for visiting strip clubs to be the dealbreaker shows some disturbing priorities.
(Though, to be fair, we haven't heard Justin's direct words on why he's consciously uncoupling from Floyd)
We've spoken before about Hillsong Church.
Justin Bieber isn't the only celebrity to have fallen under that megachurch's sway.
Hillsong seems to cater to celebrities -- the Church of Scientology doesn't have a monopoly on that.
It's at Hillsong Church's Hollywood branch that Justin Bieber and Kourtney Kardashian have been spotted, reviving old hookup rumors about the two of them.
Hillsong has locations all over the world, and actually originated in Australia.
You know how sometimes people who are alcoholics or have other addiction problems don't so much fix their addiction problem as they do just become addicted to something that's more socially acceptable?
Religion can be one of those addictions. Initially we worried that Hillsong, an institution said to encourage large donations from its wealthy members, was just going to take advantage of Bieber.
But this news sounds like they're being a good influence on Justin.
To be clear, it doesn't sound like Justin went into this hoping to start a feud with Floyd Mayweather.
Justin didn't call out Floyd for being a "bigot" or a "vicious serial abuser" or a "dude who absolutely deserves to be eaten by a tiger, a tiger who should then escape authorities and lead a nice life free from mankind's unjust retribution."
Justin literally just unfollowed the guy on Instagram. It was Floyd who freaked out.
Floyd Mayweather apparently has a temper. Who knew?


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Marina Pacheco started singing at a very young age, representing Portugal at 37º Zecchino d'Oro, in Italy (1994).
Since then she kept thinking about being a professional singer and started a musical path strongly moved by her desire of doing what she loved the most: to be on stage with all magic it represents to her.
After many years of education and practicing she developed a professional path, traveling all around the world to perform and surrender in front of different audiences.
Marina keeps working hard always under the motto she learned when she was a child: "You're never fully dressed without a smile." (from the musical Annie)
- 3rd Prize and Audience Prize | 19º Concurso Internacional do Estoril (2017: Portugal);
- 1st Prize | Stara Zagora Competition (2016: Bulgaria);
- 1st Prize | Prémio Jovens Músicos RTP/ Antena2: singing category superior level (2012: Portugal);
- Prize Vladislava Starkova | Pustina International Singing Competition (2012: Czech Republic);
- 3rd Prize | 5th Concurso de Canto Lírico da Fundação Rotária Portuguesa (2012: Portugal);
- 2nd Prize and Prize Best Interpretation of Portuguese Song | 4th Concurso de Canto Lírico da Fundação Rotária Portuguesa (2011: Portugal);
- Prize Youngest Finalist | Terzo Concorso Luciano Neroni (2009: Italy).


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When the quantum computer was imagined 30 years ago, it was revered for its potential to quickly and accurately complete practical tasks often considered impossible for mere humans and for conventional computers. But, there was one big catch: Tiny-scale quantum effects fall apart too easily to be practical for reliably powering computers.
Now, a team of scientists in Japan may have overcome this obstacle. Using laser light, they have developed a precise, continuous control technology giving 60 times more success than previous efforts in sustaining the lifetime of "qubits," the unit that quantum computers encode. In particular, the researchers have shown that they can continue to create a quantum behavior known as the entangled state—entangling more than one million different physical systems, a world record that was only limited in their investigation by data storage space.
This feat is important because entangled quantum particles, such as atoms, electrons and photons, are a resource of quantum information processing created by the behaviors that emerge at the tiny quantum scale. Harnessing them ushers in a new era of information technology. From such behaviors as superposition and entanglement, quantum particles can perform enormous calculations simultaneously. The report of their investigation appears this week in the journal APL Photonics.
Phys.org: Quantum computing advances with control of entanglement


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A Half-Bid For Peace In Mideast
Pressure on Clinton, Netanyahu, and Arafat to finish Oslo pact led to a Sept. 28 summit.
As photo opportunities go, it was a winner: long-estranged Israeli and Palestinian leaders flanking the American president in the kind of arrangement that seems to promise a historic handshake.
But a surprise White House summit Sept. 28 may be more a breakthrough of convenience than a real shift toward Mideast reconciliation.
Deadlines for various stages of the peace process, deadlocked for 19 months, have been pushed back repeatedly since the signing of the Oslo accords in 1993.
Israel has resisted scheduled troop withdrawals from West Bank land - including the 13 percent now getting so much attention - on the grounds that the Palestinians have not done enough to rein in Islamic extremists bent on destroying the Jewish state.
But one deadline now looms especially large: In May, the five-year period meant to have paved the way for a final settlement on the control of land and on Palestinian autonomy is up. For Palestinians, that means the time for statehood is at hand.
That deadline, and a confluence of political pressures on Palestinian President Yasser Arafat, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and President Clinton, may push the process forward, though fundamental differences remain.
Mr. Netanyahu faces the prospect of the Israeli parliament calling early elections in the next six months. His political survival may be at risk if he's seen to have been a do-nothing premier who drove the peace process out of business.
Mr. Clinton's presidency continues to be battered by the Lewinsky scandal and possible impeachment hearings. He may be seeking a foreign policy success as a way to boost his credibility.
American officials have been pushing for movement on Israeli-Palestinian talks for most of 1997 and 1998, with little success. Why should now be any different?
For the first time in months, it happened that both Netanyahu and Arafat may have seen something to be gained from real negotiating.
A back-channel deal?
Analysts and officials on both sides say Netanyahu agreed to meet with Arafat regarding the long-overdue transfer of land to the Palestinian Authority if Arafat would refrain from announcing at the UN General Assembly that he would unilaterally declare a Palestinian state next May.
As a result, Arafat toned down his speech, asking only for the world to "stand by our people" because "they await the establishment of their independent state."
At home, that allows Netanyahu to portray his deal as a symbol of his ability to use the withdrawal as leverage against Arafat's ability to rally international public opinion. At the same time, it will seem to Palestinians that Arafat's ultimatum was also the winner, pushing Netanyahu out of stall mode.
"I think that the threat to declare statehood and its postponement were a large part of the horse trading that was involved," says Gabriel Ben-Dor, a political scientist at Israel's Haifa University and expert on the Oslo accords.
"At the moment, it seems convenient for everyone. Netanyahu has not been able to deliver on most of his promises so far, because Israelis asked for peace with security, not a lack of peacemaking. Arafat also needs a success to get going.
"Moreover, this is a US president who needs a big success, not just because of his domestic problems, but also the worldwide financial crisis," he says. "It's good for photo opportunities, but I don't know if we're looking at a real breakthrough."
By his calculations, this meeting serves as proof that Clinton as a world leader has not been as deeply damaged by the Starr report as many Americans feared he would be. Professor Ben-Dor compares him to the late President Richard Nixon - humiliated at home by Watergate but still viewed as a first-class statesman abroad. "I see history repeating itself," he says.
Seeking support in Israel
As for his own history, Netanyahu does not want to go down as the man who lost peace. Though he can't say it outright, those who know him say he'd rather go down as the man who made Palestine safe for Israel. To do that, he can't postpone a withdrawal forever. But every time he moves an inch toward redeployment, right-wing hard-liners threaten to topple him.
That's where former Gen. Ariel Sharon comes in. Mr. Sharon, Netanyahu's sometime mentor and sometime opponent, has the power to rally ultranationalist settlers and their powerful representative - the National Religious Party. So, in order to lure Sharon on board with a redeployment plan, Netanyahu will most likely offer him the job of foreign minister.
Sharon may not be able to convince the more extremist segments of the settlement movement to accept a redeployment plan, but he's the only right-wing figure who could lead it into the mainstream. Without his backing, Israeli rejectionists will be rudderless.
A senior Israeli government official said that while the post had not officially been offered to Sharon, the "speculation was based on fact." The official added: "It's not a done deal, but it's also not speculation out of the blue."
Pressure on Arafat, too
Meanwhile, Palestinian pressure on Arafat to declare a state next May is mounting, in large part due to expectations he has built up along the way in an attempt to restore hope. While Arafat was speaking at the UN Sept. 28, many Palestinians said there was no question that he should declare a state next May.
"When Israel announced their state, how land much did they have?" says Mahmoud Radwan, a resident of the Jalazoun Refugee Camp outside of the West Bank city of Ramallah. "Not much more than we do now, but the whole world supported it."
The land that Israel had in 1948, however, was at least contiguous. If Arafat declared a state now, he would have sovereignty over six West Bank cities, part of a seventh, and most of the Gaza Strip. What would happen to the rest?
"Either they give us our rights," says Mr. Radwan, "or I'm sorry to say, but we'll have to take it by power, by blood, and by fighting."
Arafat likely considers that a much less attractive option that some in this crowded camp of 7,000 would think. With the military balance strongly in Israel's favor, Arafat knows that he stands to lose much were his declaration to be read by Israel as a declaration of war.
There may be a much easier route: Back to the negotiating table. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright and special US peace envoy Dennis Ross are planning a trip here next week to lay down a blueprint for another summit in October. One possibility is a Camp David-style meeting - possibly at the very camp where Israeli and Egyptian leaders worked out their differences 20 years ago.
But that would require conditions to be as convenient next month as they are now, and even Ms. Albright is reluctant to give a sunny forecast just yet.
"I think the term breakthrough gets overused," she said at a press conference Sept. 28 after meeting with both leaders. "[But] I think this time what we really found is that they both sense the need of coming to a conclusion ... [and] we are going to spend what we believe is a good amount of time in order to get it done."

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Veijo Väinö Valvo Meri (31 December 1928 – 21 June 2015) was a Finnish writer. Much of his work focuses on war and its absurdity. The work is anti-war and has dark humor.
Born in Viipuri (today Vyborg, Russia), Meri graduated from secondary school in Hämeenlinna, then studied history and became an independent writer.
Vyborg is a town in, and the administrative center of, Vyborgsky District in Leningrad Oblast, Russia. It lies on the Karelian Isthmus near the head of the Vyborg Bay, 130 km to the northwest of St. Petersburg and 38 km south of Russia's border with Finland, where the Saimaa Canal enters the Gulf of Finland. The population of Vyborg has developed as follows: 79,962 (2010 Census); 79,224 (2002 Census); 80,924 (1989 Census)..
Hämeenlinna is a city and municipality of about 68,000 inhabitants in the heart of the historical province of Häme in the south of Finland. Hämeenlinna is the oldest inland city of Finland and was one of the most important Finnish cities until the 19th century. It still remains an important regional center.
His diverse body of work includes novels, short stories, poetry, and essays.
Frans Eemil Sillanpää was one of the most famous Finnish writers and in 1939 became the first Finnish writer to be awarded the Nobel Prize for literature "for his deep understanding of his country's peasantry and the exquisite art with which he has portrayed their way of life and their relationship with Nature".
Aleksis Kivi, born Alexis Stenvall, was a Finnish author who wrote the first significant novel in the Finnish language, Seven Brothers. Although Kivi was among the very earliest authors of prose and lyrics in Finnish, he is still considered one of the greatest.
Lennart Georg Meri was an Estonian statesman, writer, and film director. He served as the second President of Estonia from 1992 to 2001. Meri was among the leaders of the movement to restore Estonian independence from the Soviet Union.
Jaan Kross was an Estonian writer. He was nominated several times for the Nobel Prize in Literature during the early 1990s.
Arto Tapio Paasilinna was a Finnish writer, being a former journalist turned comic novelist. One of Finland's most successful novelists, he won a broad readership outside of Finland in a way few other Finnish authors have before. Translated into 27 languages, over seven million copies of his books have been sold worldwide, and he has been claimed as "instrumental in generating the current level of interest in books from Finland".
Swedish literature refers to literature written in the Swedish language or by writers from Sweden.
Rahul Sankrityayan, is called the Father of Hindi Travelogue Travel literature. He is the one who played a pivotal role to give travelogue a 'literature form', was one of the most widely travelled scholars of India, spending forty-five years of his life on travels away from his home.
Kaari Marjatta Utrio is a Finnish writer. She has written over 35 historical novels and 13 non-fiction books on historical topics. She is a historian, holding the degree of Master of Arts from the University of Helsinki, and has returned from the position of Professor in service of the Finnish State Commission of Fine Arts.
Finnish literature refers to literature written in Finland. During the European early Middle Ages, the earliest text in a Finnic language is the unique thirteenth-century Birch bark letter no. 292 from Novgorod. The text was written in Cyrillic and represented a dialect of Finnic language spoken in Russian Olonets region. The earliest texts in Finland were written in Swedish or Latin during the Finnish Middle Age. Finnish-language literature was slowly developing from the 16th century onwards, after written Finnish was established by the Bishop and Finnish Lutheran reformer Mikael Agricola (1510–1557). He translated the New Testament into Finnish in 1548.
In Finnish Defence Forces Field Marshal is officially not an active military rank but an honorary rank that can be bestowed upon 'especially distinguished generals'. So far the only holder of this title has been Baron Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim, then Chairman of the Defence Council, who received it on 19 May 1933 by the decision of the State Council. Baron Gustaf Mannerheim (1867–1951) served as Regent 1918–1919 and President of the Republic 1944–1946.
Armas Äikiä (1904–1965) was a Finnish communist writer and journalist. He wrote the Anthem of Karelo-Finnish SSR. A citizen of two countries, who had several collection of poems published in the Soviet Union. Back in Finland, when the Communist Party was banned, he spent years in prison and wrote defiant poems.
Cultural Counsellor Veijo Oskari Baltzar is a world-leading Romani author, who was born in a wandering Gipsy family in 1942 near Kuopio in Eastern Finland.
August Mälk was an Estonian writer and politician.
Dimosthenis Kourtovik is a Greek writer, literary critic and anthropologist. He studied biology in Athens and West Germany and specialized later on physical anthropology. In 1986 he obtained a doctoral degree from the University of Wroclaw, Poland, with a thesis on the evolution of human sexuality.
The Eino Leino Prize is an annual prize award to top writers in Finland since 1956, with particular emphasis on poets.
Meri is both an Estonian and Finnish surname meaning "sea" and a feminine given name. Notable people with the name include:
Kersantin poika is a 1973 novel by Finnish author Veijo Meri. It won the Nordic Council's Literature Prize in 1973.
Toivo Rikhart Pekkanen was a writer from Finland.
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Everyone needs a SIM card in their cell phone, whether it’s for making phone calls, connecting to the internet, or just verifying social media or mobile banking accounts. iPhone users are no exception.
Without a SIM card, your iPhone will not be able to work optimally, because the basic premise of having a phone itself is to make a phone call. Therefore on today’s occasion, I will share information about how to put SIM Card in iPhone 11 according to the proper procedure.
Before we start…
Before we start, make sure that your iPhone device is powered off. Take the SIM card that you want to insert and make sure the size is by the provisions and the SIM ejector that has been included in your iPhone box.
Of course, if the SIM ejector is lost, you can replace it with something similar, such as a paperclip. However, it would be better if you use the original SIM ejector since its edge is not too sharp and is safer for your device.
How to Put SIM Card on iPhone 11
Here are the steps that you must follow:
- Take the SIM ejector or paperclip that you have prepared beforehand
- Look for the SIM card slot lock hole located on the right side of the iPhone 11, then slowly insert the SIM ejector into the hole.
- After the SIM card slot is ejected, carefully pull the SIM tray out of the slot, and place the SIM card on it.
- Make sure the SIM card position is correct (the magnetic side is facing up), and insert the SIM tray back into the slot.
After you complete the steps above, you can turn on your iPhone again, and automatically your iPhone can now operate with the SIM Card.


On Tuesday, the LA Council voted 8-4 to approve the implementation of 'Robot Dogs' with the Los Angeles Police Department after pondering the decision since the first week of March. However, representatives from the LAPD have assured the public that their new $280K tactical machines will not be weaponless and only be used for SWAT (and search and rescue) initiatives, which would allow for their officers to be in the line of danger less. However, critics of the new technology fear that it may result in members of Black and Brown communities being criminalized.
"Our communities have been loud and clear; they do not want this technology in L.A.," Said Councilwoman Eunisses Hernandez. "We've seen these robot dogs crop up in other police departments around the country, including New York and San Francisco, where the community is similarly fighting back against bringing this kind of depersonalized, military-style technology to municipal police forces."
The 'Robot Dog' was created by Boston Dynamics and offered to the LAPD's Metropolitan Division as a gift. Its official name is the "Quadruped Unmanned Ground Vehicle." Thus far, the technology does not include facial recognition software.


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Safar 25, 1432/January 30, 2011 # 5
American Educational Elites Should take Responsibility for
Failure: For the sake of peace and to end war.
"The American power structure draws its intellectual
resources from America's elite universities, Harvard,
Princeton, MIT, Yale, Cornell, Duke, Stanford, UC at
Berkeley, UCLA, etc. We need to realize that the failure of
American foreign and domestic policies is a reflection of
the failure of our most famous universities. The educational
system looks brilliant but it lacks empathy for humanity and
cannot understand the realities of the world. The policies
of war and support for Israel are outcomes of the failure of
supremacist and hegemonic educational processes at the
Dr. Abdulalim Shabazz, Distinguished Professor of
[Talking to Jamaate al-Muslimeen Shoora for Peaceful Change
Imam Badi Ali [National Islamic Shoora]: Spotlight on
Egypt: The Victory of the People Changes Everything.
Hadith of Muhammad, pbuh, prophesied Egypt will Fight for
For 30 years Hosni Mubarak Ravaged Egypt with 100% Support
of Israel and the West.
1. 45% of the Egyptian people were put under poverty level,
which means in Egypt $1 a day.
2. So many were homeless that 1,500,000 slept in
3. Twenty million suffered from depression.
4. 12,000 committed suicide every year.
Egyptian Elites: Recruiting Ground for the West
1. Egyptian upper classes openly became collaborators of
Israel and the West.
2. There was endless corruption. The people in power were
looting the country.
3. Random arrests and torture of Islamic people were
4. Suspects [opponents of America] were sent to Egypt to be
5. Night clubs and prostitution were introduced under the
guise of "tourism."
6. Israelis visited their Egyptian friends in the elite
class as if Egypt was backyard of Israel.
Uprising of the Masses: The People are Taking Power
1. The people have come out on the streets in huge
2. They are organizing, street by street, alley by
3. They have lost fear of the rulers' terror network.
4. Hundreds have been killed but more people have
5. They belong to all sections of society, not to any group
6. The great majority are very young and full of energy.
Attempts to Hijack the Movement & to Recruit al-Baradei
1. Various groups are suddenly claiming credit for the
revolution. None of them did anything and were total
2. The Muslim Brotherhood [Ikhwan] are trying to ride the
bandwagon. Once again they have blundered and are supporting
al-Baradei who is a well-known supporter of the West and
certainly does not speak for the masses.
3. America is trying desperately to claim that it cares for
the people. The masses known that America always supported
Mubarak. Reform after 30 years won't fool anyone.
4. The newly appointed Vice President Omar Sulayman is being
supported by both the US and the Brotherhood. He is
responsible for much terrorism and torture. He was the usual
go between for Mubarak, Israel and the US.
What will the Military do?
1. Mubarak's last hope is that the military will start
slaughtering people as in Algeria. The tanks are on the
streets but even if they open fire, after creating a total
mess, they will fail to quell the masses.
2. Khalid al-Islambouli was from the military and killed
Anwar Sadat when he betrayed Egypt and recognized Israel.
There are many who think like him.
3. Mubarak is preparing for a final blood bath but it's
alreadt too late for him.
On a lighter note: Mubarak should be sent into exile in
Gaza. He should be made to go through the tunnels he blocked
to help Israel.
Israel memorialized the Jewish Holocaust on January 27. See
below for a popular holocaust story which has been verified
as a hoax.
Unite Against Zionism by Spreading Islam
Peaceful Movement to Save America from Zionism & racism
Jamaat al-Muslimeen urges those who want to give the message
of Islam in America to read Br. Shamim Siddiqui's [Long
Island, New York] books. He offers you a systematic program
for Da'wah. Evaluate yourself. If you are willing to spend
some time to spread the message of Islam, email us and we'll
send you Br. Shamim's third book: The Dawah Program. No
charge. Free fi Sabil Allah.
What is Jamaat al-Muslimeen?
assalam u alaikum
my dear brother,
kindly let me know about your organization, its history and
current status. Is this the same which was lead by Dr.
Usmani (late) of Karachi?
Faisal Imadi [Pakistan]
[Ed. response: Jamaat al-Muslimeen is NOT linked to any
organization or group outside USA. For the rest of your
Khutba on Egypt:Main Points
Global Ummah of Islam is Waking Up: Tyrants Facing
US Muslims, Use Peaceful Means to Save America from
On January 28, 2011, Dr. Kaukab Siddique gave a khutba on
the situation in Egypt at a mosque in central Baltimore,
Maryland. Egypt is seven hours ahead of Baltimore time.
Hence some of the most momentous events in Egypt had taken
place by the time Dr. Siddique began his khutba at 1.40
Eastern Standard Time.
Texts: "The Believers are none other than ONE [global]
brotherhood/sisterhood ..." [The Qur'an 49:10]
"And We [Allah] give new life [with sustenance] to land that
is dead; thus will be the Resurrection." [The Qur'an
Just about all the countries in the Muslim world are ruled
by dictators, kings and tyrants who have been imposed on our
ummah by treachery, tyranny and terror.
Muslims stopped following the Qur'an and the authentic
hadith: hence western powers easily took over countries and
embedded in them gangster groups who are Muslim in name but
are armed, funded and protected by western powers.
Muslims countries were cut up into nationalistic entities,
divided and alienated from each other. They forgot that
Muslims are one ummah. They ignored the suffering of Islamic
leaders who were tortured and repressed by the tyrants.
Now a spark has come from Allah Almighty Himself, to ignite
uprisings in the most passive Arab countries. This is indeed
a miracle from Allah.
Tunisia was the first to rise up. They did not need books on
FIQH to realize that injustice must end. Joblessness, daily
humiliation, lack of hope created by secular regimes can
only be reversed by mass action.
Tunisia helped the Arab world to realize that we are ONE
UMMAH and we are suffering the same fate because we ignored
our faith, our heritage of resistance.
The spark of faith, hope and UNITY has now leapt to Egypt,
Yemen and parts of Algeria. Unity is required for change.
Nationalism will not work.
Western powers are working globally against Islam. They know
that Islam is the only force which will not accept
materialism and the profit motive as the basis of
The decency of the Muslim masses, that they consider pork
and liquor HARAM, that their women cling to the hijab, that
they put MODESTY above NUDITY, is the biggest obstacle in
the path of the western powers.
Today, the people of Egypt came out of their mosques after
Friday prayers and changed the course of history. Today, the
children of our Egyptian family, the masses of our youths,
have rejected the false 'Islam' of Mubarak and have given
themselves to the Justice proclaimed by the Qur'an and
enforced by the Prophet, pbuh, and the Khulafa Rashidoon,
Hail the people of Egypt! The Ummah has missed you for many
years. The rulers, the media, the West tried to secularize
you through the Internet, even dressed you in the jeans and
dungarees of the exploiters, but your minds, your souls
still belonged to Islam.
We thought Egypt was dead when its tyrant opened this
glorious land of Islam to Israeli tourists. We were wrong
because Allah Almighty can raise the dead. Who would have
thought that the "secularized" youths would emerge from the
mosques, ignore the call of puppet imams planted by Mubarak
not to demonstrate and defied the power of the tyrant.
As I speak, government buildings are going up in flames
across Cairo. The tyrant
OUR ROLE in AMERICA
Owing to Zionist control of the media, the American people
do not know that they have been fooled by their rulers.
Americans do not realize that our government supports
gangster regimes who are willing to help Israel by crushing
their own people.
Zionists immorality has undemined America sense of right and
wrong.Look at what the friends of Israel and International
Jewry have done to America.
Millions of women are beaten up every year, children are
molested, marriage system is in shambles.
Drugs, crime, fraud, false advertising, degradation of
women, have become part of the fabric of society. Several
million people, mostly poor, are in prison, while the rich
are making obscene profits.
The President of the USA wants to teach morality to Africa.
He has expressed concern about the killing of a homosexual
"activist" in Uganda. Doesn't Uganda have its own laws and
its own values? What about human beings suffering in other
parts of Africa: Somalia, Sudan, Nigeria, Niger, Ivory
Coast... Are they to be ignored because they are not
homosexuals and are Muslims?
We Muslims of America must organize in a peaceful way. Never
break a law. Always be non-violent but make it very clear
that we do not accept the immorality spread by the Zionists
in America. Encouragement of adultery, fornication,
homosexuality, pornography, exploitation of women,
undressing the women and overdressing the men [like the
slave masters did] is good for Zionism but does not help the
It is our task as Muslims to save America from the sickness
which has been introduced here. The extreme attraction
towards violence and love of late model weapons is reflected
overseas in American occupation of Muslim countries and
Zionist-US support for just about ALL dictators in Muslim
lands, particulary those in Tunisia, Algeria, Yemen and most
of all Egypt.
Pray that Allah Almighty may help the Muslims of America to
unite on the Qur'an and the authentic Hadith.
[Jamaat al-Muslimeen was represented in the protest.]
Our America: [Only the text as reported in WBAL TV local
Israeli Jew's Crime Against Black Teen: Elusive Justice
Alperstein, Bernstein & Wardesheim: Jewry at Work
1.28.11.BALTIMORE -- Protesters are questioning how
Baltimore's state's attorney is handling the prosecution of
a case against two Jewish brothers accused of assaulting a
The case has gained lots of attention from the black and
Jewish communities. The city state's attorney said it is
being handled based on a careful and thorough investigation
of the facts, but some are calling what's happened so far
Outside the Mitchell Courthouse in downtown Baltimore,
members of the Black Media Group and civil and human rights
activists on Monday called on city state's attorney Gregg
Bernstein to clarify his handling so far of the case against
23-year-old Eli Werdesheim and his brother, Avi.
"This is not fair, nor is it equal," said Hassan Giordano of
the Black Media Group.
"The perception is this is not being handled in the way it
would be handled if this was an African-American in
reverse," said community activist Michael Johnson.
The group chanted "no justice, no peace."
Last week, prosecutors dropped the felony first-degree
assault charge against Eli Werdesheim, but he and his
brother, Avi, face assault and other misdemeanor charges.
Both were accused in the November 2010 beating of a
15-year-old black boy. The teen claimed he was attacked
while walking along Fallstaff Road in a predominantly Jewish
neighborhood. The boy said he was hit in the head with a
radio and suffered a broken wrist.
Eli Werdesheim, who was part of the citizens-on-patrol group
Shomrim, claimed he acted in self defense. He was suspended
from Shomrim after the incident.
On Monday, another group of protesters also called for a
response, saying they want Shomrim disbanded.
"We're standing against racist attacks in Park Heights.
We're concerned about the disparity of treatment between
upper Park Heights and lower Park Heights," said Sharon
Black of the All Peoples Congress.
Bernstein said he won't comment on any pending case.
"I don't think it's fair to the victim, and I don't think
it's fair to the defendant in any case. It's important we
prosecute these cases in court," he said.
Andrew Alperstein and Susan Green, who are attorneys for the
Werdesheim brothers, also cautioned against calling for
action and rushing to judgment.
"At this stage of the proceedings, allegations are
allegations. They are not facts. We won't know what happened
until there is a hearing and a full-blown trial," Green
Jon Stewart is Funny but the joke is on Gullible Muslims
MAYOR BLOOMBERG ANNOUNCES APPOINTMENT
OF "THE DAILY SHOW" HOST JON STEWART
[Jonathan Stuart Leibowitz] TO THE NATIONAL
SEPT 11 MEMORIAL & MUSEUM BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Holocaust Survivor Memoir Exposed as Fraud
Mark Weber - Institute for Historical Review
A Holocaust survivor memoir that has received prestigious
literary awards and lavish praise has been exposed as a
hoax. In Fragments: Memories of a Wartime Childhood,
Binjamin Wilkomirski describes his ordeal as an infant in
the Jewish ghetto of Riga (Latvia), where his earliest
memory is of seeing his father being killed. Wilkomirski
also tells how he survived the terrible rigors of wartime
internment, at the age of three or four, in the German-run
concentration camps of Majdanek and Auschwitz.
Dr. Aafia in Total Isolation. Charade of "Rules"
Since being moved to Carswell after her sentencing, Dr.
Aafia has not been able to talk with any member of her
family (except being allowed to leave one phone message) or
allowed any visitation.
She had, in writing, appointed a specific lawyer. That
lawyer has not even been allowed to have a phone
conversation with Dr. Aafia.
Several efforts have been made to understand what is going
on but to no avail. The family was informed that they must
coordinate with Aafia for an appointment for a visit at
least 2 weeks in advance and with approval of the
authorities. How that coordination is to occur when no
telephone or written communication is allowed is one of
those "rules" that are creatively crafted to sound
reasonable but with no hope of practical application.
At this time, Aafia is in total isolation. There is no word
on her health or any other matter. It can only be presumed
that she is alive as prison "rules" do require a death
notice to be provided and none has been received to date.
It is believed by family and supporters that she is
continuing to at least receive mail, so a request is
constantly made to keep sending cards, letters and
Meanwhile, the government appointed lawyers will proceed
with an appeal that is unlikely to offer any serious
challenges to the official trial.
Ironically, the appeal deadline was conveniently extended
from January 28 to sometime in March or April. (Lawyers are
giving contradictory information) to allow those same
lawyers to stay on the case.
"Rules", of course.
Indian Occupation Forces Use Brutal Force Against
Srinagar, MTT News Desk: In Occupied State of Jammu &
Kashmir (OSJK), the Kashmiri people staged massive protests
in Sopore and Baramulla towns against the continued illegal
detention of youth and Hurriyat leaders by Indian armed
forces in OSJK.
Kashmir Media service had reported that Indian army and
other security forces had used brute force and fired teargas
shells to disperse the Kashmiri demonstrators who were
raising pro-freedom and anti-India slogans in Sopore town.
They were demanding an end to the continued crackdown
against pro-freedom leaders and activists.
Scores of youth also held demonstrations at Cement Bridge,
main chowk, Jadeed Market and Auqaf Market in Baramulla
town. Paramilitary troops used teargas and water canons to
disperse the protesters. However, the youth offered stiff
resistance and clashed with them.
The demonstrators chanted slogans like "We want freedom,"
and "Go India go".
100,000 Rally in Lahore: Defend the Prophet, pbuh, Oppose
The entire spectrum of Islam united in a mammoth rally in
Lahore to condemn US-backed moves by the secularized ruling
class to remove laws which defend the Prophet Muhammad,
pbuh. Anti-US sentiment has also been inflamed by the
killing of two Pakistanis by a US consulate employee whose
car then rolled over a third Pakistani, killing him too.
The main speaker was Syed Munawar Hasan, ameer of
Jamaat-e-Islami. Other top level speakers were Fazalur
Rahman [Jamiate Ulema-F], Samiul Haq [Jamiate Ulema-S], Abul
Khair Zubair [Ulema-e-Pakistan], Sajid Meer [independent],
Hafiz Saeed [Jamat ud-Da'wa, banned by USA but very
popular], Sajid Naqvi [Shia movement], Hanif Jullundri [Ahle
Hadith], Dr. Wasim Akhtar [provincial leader of Jamaate
Islami], Ameer al-Azeem of Lahore JI, Abdur Raheem
Naqshbandi [Sufi movement]
Munawar Hasan's main points were as follows.
[Summarized by Shaikh Amjad in Lahore.]
LAHORE, Jan. 30: The Jamaat e Islami chief, Syed Munawar
Hasan, has said that if the Blasphemy (of the Holy Prophet)
Law was amended, neither the parliament and assemblies nor
the rulers would survive.
Addressing the Tahafuz e Namoose Risalat rally here on
Sunday, he said the Islamic forces in the country accepted
the challenge of the US and its secular allies and expressed
the confidence that the US and its agents would face a
He said, the people struggling for upholding the Holy
Prophet's sanctity and ending the US slavery would carry
their movement to its logical end and would not give up half
He further said that the revolutionary wave sweeping the
Islamic world at present could not be kept away from
Pakistan as situation here was also ripe for a change.
Syed Munawar Hasan said that the movement for the protection
of the Holy Prophet's sanctity was gaining strength every
day and millions of the people had risen to fulfill their
duty in this regard.
The JI chief said that after the 9/11, the US was planning
to thrust its New World Order and the western civilization
all over the world but the Islamic movements had frustrated
its designs. The US also desired abolition of religious
Madrissahs and religious education net work besides the
Islamic signs and to silent the voices emanating from the
mosque and the pulpit but that too had been foiled.
Syed Munawar Hasan said, it was only due to the cowardice of
the rulers that the Americans were killing innocent
Pakistanis in our streets. He said there had been terrorist
activities in the Punjab capital in the past when vehicles
carrying arms were recovered from the Americans but they
were later released. It was for the President, the Prime
Minister and the Chief Minister to explain the whereabouts
of those Americans, he added.
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Seascape number 56 is a Scandinavian type lodge, and is located within Kingdown holiday park in Deal Kent. It is the perfect hideaway if you are looking for a bit of peace and quiet.
Additionally it is close to many amenities should you choose to venture out and seek a …see more
Having not stayed self catering for many a years I was a little worried about what I might find I needed over the weekend and realising I had not thought of packing but, at seascape that was not a wor… More
Wow! Thank you Zoe, I'm so glad you loved seascape and the area. We would welcome you and your family back anytime. X
Short/long breaks are available - please enquire for rates (2 nights from £350 depending on time of year).
The Old Orchard is a two minute walk to the beach and just a five minute stroll to the 2014 High Street of the Year, full of independent retailers, antiques shop …see more
“Beautiful, centrally based, tasteful home from home”
Reviewed 7 Dec 2015
This was a lovely place to stay. The house is tastefully furnished and decorated and Karen, the owner, seems to have taken great care to create a real home from home. I visited with friends for a re… More
“Beautiful house in a central yet quiet location”
Reviewed 13 Jan 2016
We stayed here for four nights over New Year in a group of 10 adults and children and would highly recommend it. The house is beautifully furnished and maintained, and incredibly well stocked for visi… More
“Brilliant Family weekend venue”
Reviewed 12 Sep 2016
This was an excellent experience from beginning to end. There was six of us and my grandson(2years old) attending a family wedding close by. We needed flexible family accommodation which this charmi… More
Many thanks for your kind words Chris, we do hope to see you in Deal again one day!
SHRIMP COTTAGE IS AN ORIGINAL FISHERMANS COTTAGE AND IS IN PRIME POSITION FOR EVERYTHING IN THE DEAL AREA. - SHRIMP COTTAGE DATES BACK TO 1790, AND IS SET IN THE CHARMING HISTORICAL COASTAL CONSERVATION AREA OF DEAL. QUAINT ROADS AND LANES SURROUND SHRIMP COTTAGE, YET …see more
You soon become attached to this charming cottage which offers everything you need to enjoy your stay in Deal, quiet side road,short walk to sea and shops, comfortable beds, clean and very easy to run… More
Thank you so much for your kind and thoughtful review. we so much enjoyed having you as our guests at "SHRIMP".it is also gratifying that guests comment on our hard work in maintaining the cottage to a high standard of upkeep and cleanliness, which we would expect if we were guests. Come back soon, kind regards Melanie & Tony.
“A Real Gem”
Reviewed 16 Sep 2013
The cottage has a well laid out and pleasant interior, is impeccably kept, and has a standard of equipment far better than that found during our other experiences of holiday lettings. The owners were … More
THANK YOU FOR YOUR KIND COMMENTS. IT IS VERY COMFORTING TO US THE OWNERS TO READ SUCH GLOWING REVIEWS FOR SHRIMP COTTAGE. WE DO TRY TO MAKE OUR GUESTS AS COMFORTABLE AS POSSIBLE AND TO GIVE ADVICE ON SAY, THE BEST PLACES TO EAT OR WHAT TO SEE OR WHERE TO SHOP ETC, WE THINK IT ALL ADS TO A MORE PLEASANT HOLIDAY EXPERIENCE AND DEAL IS JUST GETTING BETTER AND BETTER WITH MORE UPMARKET SHOPS, INNS, AND DINING.
“a real comfortable home from home”
Reviewed 30 Aug 2013
a well-equipped, tidy and spotlessly clean cottage in a central location just a few minutes from the beach and shops;
very comfortable beds, all necessary kitchen utensils, central, but very quiet fo… More
Thank you for your kind comments, we try more than most in this cottage industry to give our customers a service that we would enjoy ourselves.
Tally Ho is a grade II listed former Ale House that changed to private residential use at the turn of the 20th Century. You can discover this historic building in the pretty Middle Street Conservation Area of Deal. This property has just been launched as a seaside holid …see more
Our charming Georgian cottage sits at the western end of a delightful pedestrian alley, off Deal's atmospheric Middle Street. In the heart of Deal's conservation area, Turnstone Cottage is a tranquil spot, yet is only moments from both the sea front and Deal& …see more
Samphire Cottage is an attractive seaside holiday home, recently refurbished and set over two floors, this townhouse is decorated with a quirky beach feel. With three bedrooms and a bathroom upstairs as well as an open plan sitting/dining area, separate kitchen and WC d …see more
Close to historic Walmer Castle, Deal Castle and the fantastic Dover Castle. Breathtaking walks along the White Cliffs, 4 Golf courses including Royal St Georges Open Course, open to guests.
Deal Town is 2km away with it's many restaurants and pier. Historic Canterbury …see more
“From The Sea” was a common - and deliberately vague - response given by pirates and smugglers in days gone by when questioned where they came from.
A cosy terraced cottage in the heart of Deal's Conservation Area, Grade II Listed and built in the early 1700s.
“I could have asked for nothing better - warm and cosy, so welcoming.”
Reviewed 29 Jan 2013
My wife and I enjoyed our stay at the house last year so much that we brought friends with us this time. We all loved Deal and the house is perfect - you immediately feel so at ease. We were pleased t… More
“Cosy and Comfy”
Reviewed 11 Nov 2012
"I had a lovely time staying in your beautiful & cosy seaside cottage. I have been spoilt by all the yummy organic & local produce (especially the bread) which you so kindly provided. The wood burni… More
“A perfect family holiday”
Reviewed 4 Sep 2012
We enjoyed a great week in Deal staying at From the Sea. With 2 young boys aged 5 and 2 we found the cottage and Deal met our holiday requirements perfectly. Location wise you are just a few minutes a… More
183 Beach Street is a charming first floor apartment set in a most attractive building on Deal's seafront with incredible seaviews. Wake to the gentle sound of the waves breaking just metres from your door and if you are up early enough, you are already perfectly positi …see more
Wisteria Cottage is a beautifully newly decorated holiday home, situated 5 minutes walk from Deal Town Centre. The cottage forms a completely self-contained attachment to the owners Main Residence, with a friendly help at hand 'if you need it' service. The property co …see more
Lazy Days Cottage is a fantastic period property (rated 4 star ) set in a prime location and ideally placed for exploring both Deal and the surrounding coast line but also the heart of Kent.
Perfect for long walks in the countryside and also close to the historic city …see more
“We are hard to please and book several holiday cottages every year but this is the best we have ever stayed in. n”
Reviewed 8 Nov 2013
We actually stayed for all of August 2 weeks in September and most of October. The cottage is very well equipped and spotlessly clean. The owners are not at all intrusive but all ways there if you ne… More
“100% attension to details to make our stay great”
Reviewed 31 Dec 2012
On arrival the cottage was made very welcoming and was warm and well equipped. Can highly recommend it… More
“An excellent rural base for exploring the area.”
Reviewed 7 Dec 2012
The cottage was warm and cosy even during the snow. The local footpaths took us via the Little Stour to the Stodmarsh Nature Reserve and other lakes with wildfowl. It was within an easy drive of Cant… More
Smuggler's Cottage is a Grade II listed holiday rental cottage, over 200 years old, nestling in the heart of the Deal's historic Conservation area. In one of the pretty streets leading from Middle Street to the seafront, the cottage is walking distance into the town cen …see more
Our first visit to this lodge, although we have enjoyed several previous holidays on the park. Everything as described. Many thanks to Andreas and Sabina for letting us use your lodge. …
Spectacular seafront period house sleeping 10
Amazing Seaside property.
The property was in really good order with everything you could have wanted. It is in a really good position and has more then enough room for all my guests to be in the same room at the the same time. The garden was lovely and the art work all aroun …
Allotment Holiday Apartment
Relaxing, cosy, a real home from home.
We stayed in the apartment with friends and family for a for a long weekend, receiving a warm and informative welcome from Esme. The apartment was more spacious than we imagined and the kitchen is a great place to gather and chat with a lovely little …
Georgian townhouse by the sea - garden & parking
Brilliant Family weekend venue
This was an excellent experience from beginning to end. There was six of us and my grandson(2years old) attending a family wedding close by. We needed flexible family accommodation which this charming property promised and delivered. The big surpr …
Admirals Rest, vintage boutique cottage in Deal
Beautiful and relaxing
My husband and I , and our two young daughters both under 5, stayed at the cottage last weekend. We had a lovely time. The cottage is gorgeous and very tastefully decorated. Claire had set up the travel cot for our baby so she easily transferred from …
The Beach House
Very clean, comfortable and convenient.
Good location with sea view Pleasant sea walk to Deal. Good restaurants and takeaways with a micro brewery within walking distance. The property was well presented with plenty of space for 5 adults. Very clean, well presented and all the basics prov …
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