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Converse has launched “DoYaThing”, an integrated advertising campaign Gorillaz, Andre 3000, and James Murphy. “DoYaThing”, part of Converse’s ongoing Three Artists. One Song series, fuses the animated world of Gorillaz with real life footage, featuring the animated Gorillaz members Murdoc, 2-D, Noodle and Russel along with graphic interpretations of Andre 3000 and James Murphy. The campaign, online at: bit.ly/DoYaThing, features the Gorillaz Converse shoe range and the downloadable track.
DoYaThing was produced at HSI London, Passion Pictures and Passion Paris by director Jamie Hewlett, producer Cara Speller, director of photography Simon Thirlaway, editor Seb Monk and VFX supervisor Neil Riley.
Animation was produced at Fortiche Studio, Paris, by directors Jerome Combe, Arnaud Delord, Pascal Charrue, producers Erika Forzy, Emilie Walmsley, Samantha Plaisted.
Sound was produced at 750mph by Gary Walker. Colourist was James Tillet at Moving Picture Company.
Swedish artist Kilian Eng has a unique visual style and language. He illustrates and animates images that verge upon the dreamlike, evoking curiosity and stirring emotion.
"I like to tell stories in my work and invite people to make up their own stories in response. Even if an image is shown as a single piece and not part of a series, the viewer needs to be able to fantasize about what might happen before and after the exact moment frozen in the picture, as do I. This creative engagement helps me give substance to the worlds my pictures illustrate, and lets me create new scenarios."
Eng is currently working on an animated film project. He also creates his own music.
The wizard of object artistry Luis Urculo is back, this time with a film titled Dear New York for Zara. This latest effort is a homage to the structures of New York City in celebration of Zara’s new flagship store on Fifth Avenue.
Here, Urculo uses an array of unassuming objects to bring to life the buzzing cityscape of the Big Apple in all its forms and industrial fabrication—with buildings borne out of cardboard box toting human robots, an assortment of vintage glassware, or individual stacks of books, blankets and crates topped with a birdcage, iron or brush respectively. There’s also rulers and measuring tape to reflect Manhattan’s eponymous grid system of streets, text and notebooks evoking the linear patterns of buildings and even a trusty arm becomes an artistic canvas, tattooed with the East River bridge.
These carefully curated object assortments are set against blank backdrops, often using light, shadows and small movements to subtly animate them with aspects of daily city life—such as the shadows that move across the ladder arrangement to resemble a bridge or the crane dropping books—hinting at the ongoing transformation, production and energy all too associated with the city that never sleeps.
Zara are known for their collaborations with cult creatives like Todd Selby, so it’s no surprise they’ve cottoned onto Urculo’s distinct talent in their latest initiative as part of their ongoing commitment to fuse fashion with the very best in art and design.
Alberto Seveso was born in Milan / Italy in 1976, but has lived most of his life on the island of Sardinia, in the center of the Mediterranean Sea, in this corner of paradise has begun to take its first steps towards the art, computer graphics and photography.
Alberto has not attended school of Art or Design is a self-taught, began in the early '90s following the "Amiga" scene and start using graphics softwares like Deluxe Paint and mid 90s as a street artist, in the early years of the new millennium, he moved to Rome, where he began his career as a graphic designer / illustrator.


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LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — A string of coast-to-coast attacks on Asian senior citizens has put a shadow on the Las Vegas valley’s Lunar New Year celebrations, elevating concerns about hate crimes against the Asian American Pacific Islander community.
In Oakland, a 70-year-old grandmother was beaten, and an assault in San Francisco left an Asian senior dead. Both attacks happened within the past week.
“I’m very saddened," said Sonny Vinuya, the president of the Las Vegas Asian Chamber of Commerce.
"You never want to see that happening to anybody let alone, Asian seniors,” he said.
Vinuya says the stigma within the AAPI community of constantly being seen as a foreigner and being somehow responsible for the pandemic has resulted in some being verbally abused.
“It’s not like we can walk around with signs saying 'I was born and raised here in the United States' and that we’re as American as anybody else,” he said.
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department says they have not seen a rise in hate crimes towards the Asian community, something Vinuya is grateful for.
“There will always be bad behavior. The rude or bullying kind here but thank god it’s not violent,” he said.
The online reporting center Stop AAPI Hate says its received 21 reports of COVID-19 related discrimination in Nevada with 13 reports in Las Vegas. The vast majority of them involving verbal incidents.
One case happened at a pharmacy where a white lady was heard making insulting remarks. The report shows she emphasized the virus came from Wuhan, China, and said Chinese people take their shoes off and still started this pandemic.
Wayne Tanaka, a retired Clark County educator, says bridging the divide between people can help prevent these situations.
“How do you prevent it? Education," said Tanaka. "Fighting ignorance.”
He says having AAPI leaders in places like Clark County School District can help other community members, especially students, get a more diverse perspective of society.
“You need good, strong leadership no matter what you do," he said. "I would love to see an increasing number of Asians administrators, teachers, staff, because the kids are there."
Vinuya asks the wider community to remain vigilant and call out any hateful situations.
“If you see somebody who does that type of behavior or is boasting about it, let them know it’s not okay," he said.
"We’re all the same," added Vinuya. "We’re all trying to live, trying to survive."
LVMPD says it has a presence in Chinatown for the Lunar New Year holiday and consistently communicate with leaders in that community.

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Relapsing fevers are bacterial infections that can cause recurrent fevers, headache, muscle and joint pain, and nausea. They are caused by bacteria of the genus Borrelia.
There are three types of relapsing fever:
- Tick-borne rel apsing fever is caused by Borrelia dutoni and other species transmitted by leather ticks
- Borrelia miyamotoi Lyme disease is caused by Borrelia miyamotoi and differs from tick-borne relapsing fever in part because shield ticks transmit the pathogen
- Louse relapsing fe ver is a notifiable infectious disease caused by Borrelia recurrentis
Tick-borne relapsing fever occurs in isolated areas around the world, including Spain and Portugal, the mountainous regions of North America, the high plains of Mexico, Central and South America, Central Asia, and much of Africa.
Historically, relapsing louse fever occurred most frequently among slum dwellers, prisoners, and persons living in impoverished, crowded, and unsanitary conditions. In the 20th century, large outbreaks of louse relapsing fever occurred in Eastern Europe, the Balkans, the former Soviet Union, and Africa in association with wars and famine. Due to improvements in living standards, the geographic spread of louse relapsing fever has decreased. Currently, isolated cases and outbreaks occur in Ethiopia, Somalia, Eritrea, and Sudan, primarily in war zones and refugee camps. Cases have also been reported in the rural Andean community in Peru and in northern China. In Europe, homeless people and migrants are among the risk groups for lice-borne diseases.
Borrelia miyamotoi has been detected in ticks in numerous countries in Europe, including Russia, in the United States, and in Japan. By 2022, 504 human cases of Borrelia miyamotoi Lyme disease have been identified in the Northern Hemisphere.
Rodents are the hosts of tick-borne relapsing fever borrelia. Leather ticks are a major reservoir, as they can maintain the Borrelia for many years.
Louse relapsing fever: humans are hosts of the pathogen Borrelia recurrentis.
Borrelia miyamotoiLyme disease: Small rodents and specific bird species are thought to be the hosts of Borrelia miyamotoi.
Tick-borne relapsing fever is transmitted to humans by ticks of the genus Ornithodoros of the leather tick family. The causative agent of tick-borne relapsing fever is transmitted from person to person by the body louse Pediculus human us humanus. Transmission to humans occurs only when the louse is crushed while sucking blood, such as by scratching. The pathogen Borrelia miyamotoi is transmitted by shield ticks of the genus Ixodes.
Characteristic of tick-borne relapsing fever is sudden onset of high fever (> 39-40 °C) lasting three to six days. Other symptoms include headache, muscle and joint pain, and nausea. Symptoms may recur without antibiotic treatment, and a temporal pattern emerges. The number of episodes varies widely (0-15) and they usually become shorter and milder each time. The interval between fever episodes ranges from four to 14 days.
Symptoms of relapsing lice fever usually occur quite abruptly. There is high fever, general malaise, chills and sweats, headache, muscle and joint pain, and nonspecific gastrointestinal symptoms. Neurologic complications and vision impairment, as well as skin and mucosal, cardiac, and respiratory symptoms may also occur. The disease can be very severe and leads to death in 10% to 40% symptomatic cases without adequate treatment.
The most common symptoms of Borrelia miyamotoi Lyme disease are fever, chills, and headache, as well as joint pain and fatigue. B. miyamotoi infections have been described mainly in immunocompromised individuals.
The recommended therapy for tick relapsing fever is the antibiotics tetracycline or doxycycline. For lice relapsing fever, a single course of antibiotics is effective in most cases. Prolonged treatment is usually given to minimize the likelihood of recurrence. Borrelia miyamotoi infections are treated with the antibiotic doxycycline for two to four weeks. Amoxicillin and ceftriaxone have also been used successfully.
Situation in Austria
There are no known cases of tick-borne and louse-borne relapsing fever acquired in Austria (autochthonous). Cases of tick and lice relapsing fever detected in Austria in recent years were without exception imported diseases. In Austria, the presence of Borrelia miyamotoi in ticks has been documented. Isolated cases of Borrelia myamotoi borreliosis originating in Austria have also been detected.
Tick-borne relapsing fever
Route of Infection: After blood feeding on infected rodents, Borrelia spreads to all tissues of the leather tick, including the ovaries (responsible for transovarian transmission), salivary glands, and excretory organs. Ticks are capable of maintaining Borrelia throughout their life span (5-10 years). Leather ticks differ from shield ticks (which transmit babesia, among other diseases) in two characteristics: 1) the bite of leather ticks is short-lived, usually less than half an hour; 2) leather ticks do not forage for prey in tall grass or brush. Instead, they live in rodent burrows and feed on rodents as needed while they sleep. Humans typically come into contact with these ticks when they spend the night in rodent-infested cabins.
Symptoms: Neurologic symptoms (2%) are caused primarily by B. duttoni and B. turicatae and include delirium, facial paralysis, meningitis, and radiculopathy (irritation/damage to a nerve root). In infants and pregnant women, the course of the disease can be more protracted and severe, leading to low birth weight, premature birth, spontaneous abortion, and neonatal death. Although there is a theoretical risk that tick-borne relapsing fever will result in death, reports of deaths are rare (0-8%), with the highest rates occurring in patients who develop a Jarisch-Herxheimer reaction, an immunologic response of the organism, during treatment. This manifests itself as general malaise, headache, fever, sweating, seizures, tachycardia (increased heart rate) and hypotension (decrease in blood pressure), among other symptoms, and lasts for a few hours.
Diagnosis: During primary infestation, detection of the bacteria on thin or thick blood smears is possible with dark-field microscopy or conventional staining. Molecular methods are sensitive and are becoming more common. They offer the possibility of species identification, even on samples with very low loads.
Lice relapsing fever
The pathogen Borrelia recurrentis is transmitted from person to person by the body louse Pediculus humanus human us. The louse ingests the pathogen from infected individuals, but the salivary glands and digestive tract of the louse are not affected by the borrelia. Therefore, transmission to humans only occurs when the louse is crushed while sucking blood, such as by scratching. This releases the pathogen and it is able to penetrate the human organism through intact skin and mucous membrane. If the louse can finish its blood meal undisturbed and leave its host, there is also no transmission of lice relapse fever.
The symptoms of lice relapsing fever usually appear quite abruptly. There is high fever, general malaise, chills and sweats, headache, muscle and joint pain, and nonspecific gastrointestinal symptoms. Neurologic complications and vision impairment, as well as skin and mucosal, cardiac, and respiratory symptoms (cardio-respiratory symptoms), may also occur. Patient:ins may have an enlarged liver and spleen. Symptoms increase in intensity over approximately five days and subsequently subside as the pathogen disappears from the blood. After this initial regression, the pathogen reappears in the blood and symptoms begin again. The relapse extends over several days to weeks, although untreated patients usually experience fewer than ten relapses. The disease can be very severe and leads to death in 10% to 40% of symptomatic cases without adequate treatment; with treatment, the death rate drops to 2% to 5%
Head lice, Pediculus humanus capitis, are also infected with Borrelia recurrentis, but their role as vectors has not been established. Differential diagnoses of lice recurrent fever are: Malaria, typhoid fever, viral hemorrhagic fever, leptospirosis, tick-borne relapsing fever, nontyphoid salmonellosis, meningococcal septicemia, and meningitis. Infection provides only partial protection due to variations in antigens among Borrelia strains. Louse relapsing fever can be severe, with a mortality rate of 30% to 70% during outbreaks.
The diagnostic test of choice for tick and lice relapsing fever is direct detection of the bacteria in the blood: Borrelia are spirochetes (spirally curved, very long, usually motile, gram-negative rods) that can be detected on stained blood films, especially during the symptomatic fever phase.
Borrelia miyamotoi infection can also be detected by blood tests. Two types of laboratory tests are available: Polymerase chain reaction (PCR), which detects the DNA of the bacteria, and serologic tests, which detect antibodies that the body makes in response to the infection. Due to cross-reactivity, serology does not allow the identification of a specific species of Borrelia.
Last updated: 20.04.2023

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Moritz Glik Naipe Heartish Necklace Yellow Gold/Diamond
New York-based jewellery designer Moritz Glik blends traditional technique with a playful, avant-garde sensibility to create one-of-a-kind pieces.
The Naipe Heart-ish necklace in 18 karat gold with loose round and baguette diamonds enclosed. This piece is Perfect for layering.
Shaker Size: 9mm
Chain: 15.5" (Adjustable to 15")
18K Yellow Gold, 0.29Ct Diamond
Made in New York City

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July 13, 2011:
European Union finance agencies are warning that the cost of bailing out Greece from its economic mess may be another $112- 126 billion. This assessment has led some officials to begin openly discussing the possibility of a debt default by Greece. That would shake the European Union economically and politically.
July 12, 2011: Turkish security agencies launched several raids in cities throughout the country and arrested 14 alleged members of Al Qaeda. One of the biggest raids took place in the capital, Ankara.
July 11, 2011: A munitions dump exploded in the Greek sector on the island of Cyprus, in the Zygi naval base. Twelve people were killed, among them the naval base commander and 62 were injured. In the wake of the blast Greek Cyprus’ defense minister resigned. Now the story gets more interesting. The explosives that blew up were explosives seized in 2009, as part of a shipment of Iranian munitions being shipped to Syria in violation of a UN weapons sanction.
Greece revealed that it will continue to expand its military relationship with Israel. Greece may start buying Israeli weapons and cooperate on other defense industrial projects. Greece and Israel have increased defense cooperation as the Israel-Turkey alliance began to fray. Israel and Turkey remain at odds, with the biggest problem the May 2010 Gaza flotilla fracas where Israeli commandos killed nine Turkish citizens who were on a ship attempting to run the blockade of the Palestinian seaport of Gaza. Turkey insists that Israel apologize for the deaths. The Israelis refuse, but say they will compensate the families of those killed. Greece, seeing a diplomatic opportunity, decided to improve relations with Israel.
Turkey’s Republican Peoples Party (CHP, the main opposition party) ended a boycott of Turkey’s parliament. The CHP joined three-dozen Kurdish politicians in protesting a court ruling that barred nine Kurdish politicians from assuming office. The Kurds were charged with supporting a terrorist organization.
July 10, 2011: The Croatian government arrested the country’s senior military commander (Lieutenant General Mladen Kruljac) and accused him of corruption. Kruljac is charged with illegal land and real estate transactions. The arrest is regarded as a significant political event. One of the most powerful men in the country has been charged with criminal corruption. Maybe things are changing in the Balkans.
July 6, 2011: Serbia’s president visited Bosnia’s capital, Sarajevo, in what is being portrayed as an attempt by Serbia to improve relations. Serbian officials frequently visit the Republika Srpska, the Bosnian Serb statelet inside Bosnia. Those visits, however, result in accusations of undermining Bosnia by fomenting secessionist sentiments in the Republika Srpska.
July 2, 2011: Serbia and Kosovo agreed to take measures to make cross-border travel between the two countries easier. It does not sound like much, and it isn’t, but it is really the first public agreement the two countries have come to since Kosovo unilaterally declared independence in 2008. Serbia does not recognize Kosovo’s independence. However, both governments have agreed that some pragmatic steps should be taken to make peoples’ lives a little easier. Kosovars will be able to cross the border in private vehicles with temporary plates. Serbia refuses to recognize Kosovo’s license plates. The Kosovars have agreed to do it. There will be some other customs agreements forthcoming.
June 29, 2011: The government of Moldova announced that it had arrested six people for attempt to illegally sell uranium-235 to an unnamed African country. Four of the people arrested were Moldovan citizens. Two of the people involved were from the breakaway Moldovan statelet, Transdniestr. Transdniestr has become a notorious smuggling den for virtually everything, but especially weapons and drugs.
June 27, 2011: More Syrian citizens have fled from Syria into Turkey and Turkey has welcomed them. The Syrian government is upset with Turkey’s decision to accept Syrian refugees, as well as Turkey’s decision to beef up its military forces along the Syrian border. The Turkish government also accused the Syrian government of committing atrocities against its own citizens. Syria has responded by harassing Turkish truck drivers transiting the country. Hassling truckers isn’t the big story; the big story is a potential shooting match between Turkish and Syrian military forces. Neither government wants it to happen, but the Turks acknowledge that they have looked at several possible scenarios, including one where Syrian forces cross the border to attack refugee camps. Turkish diplomats have asked Syria to pull its forces away from the border.
June 26, 2011: The Turkish government reported that some 12,000 Syrian refugees are now living in camps inside Turkey.
June 24, 2011: A German member of the European parliament is making the case that corruption is so bad inside Greece, Romania, and Bulgaria that these countries should turn their financial operations over to the European Union. The argument goes that corruption in these countries is so pervasive and so economically destructive that only an outside multi-national group can bring about the necessary economic reforms and systemic modernization. Technical assistance alone won’t succeed; the EU needs to run the day to day administration in order to end endemic bureaucratic theft and economically modernize these countries. The reform program has a name: The Hercules Project. Hercules, for his fifth labor, cleaned up the endemic mess in the Augean Stables.

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Sunday, September 24, 2017
Exposed to toxoplasmosis in pregnancy
Hi, I tested negative for toxoplasmosis (IgG & IgM) at the beginning of my pregnancy and I had an exposure in my last trimester (week 35). My baby is now 7 weeks old and I got tested again for peace of mind. It came out positive (IgG positive, IgM negative). So, the baby was exposed in utero. She has no symptoms but I was told that babies exposed in last trimester show no symptoms usually until childhood or even adulthood. What are the chances she got it from me in the womb, and is it too late to treat her now? Will treating her do any good? Give me the worst case scenario on what effects this will have on her, please. Will she go blind and have eye lesions, hearing loss, etc? Please help! Thanks.
It is unusual for a person to become IgG positive for Toxoplasma (seroconvert) and remain IgM negative. There are occasional problems with results provided by non-specialized laboratories. The first thing that needs to be done is determine whether indeed you seroconverted which would indicate that you were recently infected with Toxoplasma. In order to do that, the blood sample drawn during pregnancy AND the one drawn after your baby was born need to be run IN PARALLEL. In your case, it is advisable to send the samples to a specialized laboratory. The national referral center for diagnosis of toxoplasmosis is the Research Institute of the Palo Alto Medical Foundation (Ph 650-326-8120). They run additional tests not available in the usual commercial laboratories. In addition, it may be a good idea to send them a sample of blood from your baby since the tests that they perform will help determine if she is infected with Toxoplasma. You are correct that babies born with congenital toxoplasmosis can be normal at birth. The later in pregnancy that the infection is transmitted to the baby, the more likely that the infection will be subclinical (no evidence of disease). Babies who acquire toxoplasmosis in the third trimester may develop inflammation of the choroid and retina of the eye which usually manifests during adulthood. This late infection tends to be more benign than those acquired in early stages of pregnancy. It is too premature to talk about treatment of your baby since the diagnosis of toxoplasmosis needs to be made first. Even when the mother becomes acutely infected during the third trimester, babies have a 40% chance of not being infected.
Carlos Subauste, MD
College of Medicine
University of Cincinnati

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With Jacob Zuma’s firing of respected Finance Minister, Pravin Gordhan, now a fait accompli, social media has erupted with outrage and threats of civil disobedience, protests and court actions from middle-class South Africans, media darlings and NGOs, demanding that ‘enough is enough’. Zuma’s dictatorial behaviour and threats of using populist techniques to stay in power, like land expropriation without compensation, have got the privileged midsection of South African society really nervous this time, and rightfully so. However it seems this section of South Africa has not only a very short memory, but is completely oblivious to the realities of the country they live in. So let’s set the record straight for the willfully ignorant out there.
One of the organisations that is trying to oppose Zuma’s power grab is OUTA (Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse), a civil action group of business associations and individuals that was originally created to oppose SANRAL’s e-tolling of Gauteng’s freeways back in 2012, and which has since reinvented itself as an organisation that wants to challenge the abuse of authority in South Africa. In an unfortunate twist of fate Wayne Duvenage, Chairperson of OUTA, delivered an impassioned plea on April Fool’s Day for all South Africans to get behind civil organisations like OUTA to prevent South Africa’s economy imploding further under Zuma’s reign.
OUTA may be 100% correct in its pronouncements, but the stark reality is that the majority of South Africans are either too uneducated or marginalised to support any protest action. We tend to forget that the vast majority of South Africans do not pay income tax and couldn’t give a hoot about state capture or plundering of tax coffers.
More than 50% of children that start school in South Africa don’t make it to the final school year. The South African educational system produces some of the lowest literacy and numeracy results in the world. This has limited the reference frameworks of a large portion of the population, e.g. the majority of South Africans read zero books per year.
In addition, the protection of anti-constitutional fiefdoms run by unelected chiefs has stripped 16 million rural South Africans of their constitutional rights (women can’t appear in traditional courts etc.). All of these factors have made many South Africans incredibly vulnerable to manipulation by populist politicians.
We have written extensively about the dangers of all the aforementioned but because it doesn’t impinge on the lives of privileged, mostly white South Africans nobody cared. Now that Zuma’s corrupt behaviour is affecting wealthier South Africans in a more direct way than ever before suddenly marches should be organised and civil disobedience campaigns launched.
Just like the sanctions and global opprobrium that led to the 1994 elections it seems that white South Africans only do the right thing when its in their own best interest. Let’s be honest, there were no marches and tax withholding by them when the hospital system in the Eastern Cape collapsed or SADTU was allowed to destroy the futures of millions of children with strikes and corruption.
If you didn’t stand up for others when their rights were being trampled, who will stand up for you when it’s your rights being trampled?
We also tend to forget that we have been here before: rape, Nkandla, Dudu Myeni’s tenure at SAA, SARS implosion, Omar Bashir allowed entry into the country breaking international law, Eskom bungling and corruption, Nhlanhla Nene’s sacking, Gupta use of a military airport breaking national law. And every single time the majority of South Africans via their chosen party, the ANC, made sure that Zuma stayed in power. The municipal elections of last year proved that again despite some loss of urban votes. Don’t forget that he’s been president since 2009.
So let’s be honest, Zuma and his patronage network may be corrupt to the core, but the majority of South Africans still support him, including his cultural outlook (go read up what he has said about women and his support for traditional leaders). Last time we checked that’s called democracy – as ugly as the outcome is in this country.
So in effect what organisations like OUTA are saying is that democracy in South Africa is not working because (a) things are not going the way privileged mostly white South Africans want it to be, and (b) the majority of South Africans are too stupid to vote in their own best interest. Neither of those sentiments are necessarily wrong, but it does raise the difficult question of what to do about it.
Since none of the current outrage has majority support (trust us, most South Africans do not percolate through your rarefied, pseudo-intellectual social media circles), that means operating outside the political process. However, as we’ve seen, constitutional tenets and court judgments are increasingly being ignored or manipulated. In some cases serious charges never even make it to court, courtesy of a deeply compromised National Prosecuting Authority. The judicial recourse that many South Africans cling to as an alternative to parliamentary democracy is not nearly as strong as is commonly perceived.
So what then? Start a civil war? That didn’t work out too well for Syria, Libya or the Ukraine. The alternative is to stop living in denial and admit that a de facto economic apartheid has created two separate South Africas with vastly different priorities. Maybe it’s time to care more about what is happening in marginalised townships and rural areas than your next braai, fancy restaurant dinner or gas guzzling Toyota Fortuner. Otherwise both South Africas will keep on paying the price for our willful ignorance and selfish myopia.


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Co-Funded by the European Commission in the framework of FP6, the EUMEDGRID project started on January 2006, with the aim of supporting the development of a Grid e-Infrastructure in the Mediterranean Area and promoting the porting of new applications on the Grid platform, thus allowing Mediterranean scientist to collaborate more closely with their European colleagues.
EUMEDGRID disseminated Grid awareness and competences across the Mediterranean and triggered the creation of National Grid Initiatives in the participant countries. During the project lifetime, more than 700 IT professionals, researchers and students were inducted to the use of Grid computing and had the opportunity to benefit of advanced training enabling them to exploit infrastructure.
The Project lasted for 26 months, creating a widespread network of collaboration and making a considerable step forward in promoting the uptake and long-term sustainability of Grid technology in the Region.
At the end of the project, the pilot grid infrastructure included 25 sites distributed across 13 countries, with all relevant grid services up and running. Athough the project officially ended on 29 February 2008, this infrastructure is currently being maintained on a best-effort basis by the project consortium, who plan further activities in the field. Some of our successful partnerships include snoring health information provider The Snoring Mouthpiece Review, as well as organizations such as the Red Cross Europe.
Further information about the project works and achievements can be found in the project deliverables and other documents. If you are interested in further e-Infrastructure initiative in the Mediterranean region, please contact us.
The EUMEDGRID project officially ended on 29 February 2008, and got successfully through its final review on 6 May 2008, after 26 months of activity and a number of goals achieved.
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Pastor Whose Daughter Survived Oregon Shooting: 'We Will Not Allow Violence to Define Us'
A pastor whose daughter survived the Oregon shooting opens up to INSIDE EDITION about the horrific event.
The father of an 18-year-old girl who survived the Oregon shootings last week told INSIDE EDITION: “We will not allow violence to define us.”
Lacy Scroggins is alive today because a classmate who had been shot fell on top of her. Her father, Pastor Randy Scroggins, shared the terrifying scenes she had witnessed.
“She remembered the shooter saying to the young man, ‘What religion are you, and are you a Christian?’” he said.
He spoke to IE after Dr. Ben Carson sparked a social media phenomenon by holding up a sign reading: "I Am A Christian."
The Republican presidential candidate was reacting to the horrific community college massacre following the reports that the gunman had asked victims for their religions.
The photo of Dr. Carson with the sign has received more than 1.1 million likes since it was posted on Facebook, and other Americans are posting photos of their own under the hashtag #IAmAChristian.
Of the photos, Pastor Scroggins said: “Make sure if you’re going to hold the sign up, please make sure you act appropriately like a Christian."
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Office of the Deputy Prime Minister’s “Planning Guide for Householders”
Planning: a guide for householders
1.What you need to know about the planning system Introduction
The planning system plays an important role in modern society by helping to protect the environment in our towns and cities and in the countryside. Planning regulations have to cover many different situations and even the provisions which affect the average householder are quite detailed. This booklet gives a simplified guide to those aspects of the planning system which you are most likely to encounter. However, it is not the law, nor does it claim to be an authoritative interpretation of the law.
The general planning principles and the procedures for making a planning application described in this booklet apply equally to owners of houses and to freeholders or leaseholders of flats and maisonettes. However, the rules that say when you need to apply for planning permission will differ according to whether you own a house or a flat/maisonette.
The different rules are described in Chapter 4. You will see that flats and maisonettes have fewer rights than houses.
Parliament has given the main responsibility for planning to local planning authorities. If you have any queries about a particular case, the first thing to do is to ask the planning department of your local council. You may also be able to find out more about planning law in your local library, and a great deal of planning guidance is now accessible on the Internet.
Planning permission itself does not give anyone the right to do anything on someone else’s land. If planning permission has been granted to your neighbour, for instance, you may still be able to take your own legal action to defend any private rights you or your property may have. If you are concerned about a legal problem, the local Citizens Advice Bureau or a solicitor may be able to help.
Consent required under the Building Regulations is a quite separate matter from planning permission. A free explanatory booklet is available.There is a list of useful publications at the end of this Guide.
2. Why planning controls are needed
The purpose of the planning system is to protect amenity and the environment in the public interest. It is not designed to protect the interests of one person over another. Within the framework of legislation approved by Parliament, councils should try to ensure that development is allowed where it is needed, while ensuring that the character and amenity of the area are not adversely affected by new buildings or changes in the use of existing buildings or land.
Some people think the planning system should be used to prevent any change in their local environment, while others think that planning controls are an unnecessary interference with individual rights. The present position is that major works need planning permission from the council but many minor works do not.The Government thinks this is the right balance. Councils can use planning controls to protect the character and amenity of their area, while individuals have a reasonable degree of freedom to alter their property.
3. Before you start work
There are many kinds of alterations and additions to houses for which you do not need to apply for planning permission. Chapter 4 of this booklet will help you decide if you need to apply. Whether or not you need to apply, you should think about the following before you start work.
Let your neighbours know about work you intend to carry out to your property. They are likely to be as concerned about work which might affect them as you would be about changes which might affect your enjoyment of your own property. Even if what you want to do would be lawful from a planning point of view, there is no point in upsetting neighbours if a compromise could be agreed. For example, if your building work could take away some of your neighbours’ light or spoil a view from their windows, you may be able to meet some of their worries by modifying your proposal. Even if you decide not to change what you want to do, it is usually better to have told your neighbours what you are proposing before you go ahead.
If the work you carry out seriously overshadows a neighbour’s window, and that window has been there for 20 years or more, you may be affecting a “right to light” and you could be open to legal action by the neighbour. It is best to consult a lawyer if you need advice about this.
If you do need to make a planning application for the work you want to carry out, the council will give neighbours and others the opportunity to express their views. If you or any of the people you are employing to do the work need to go onto a neighbour’s property, you will, of course, need to obtain his or her consent before doing so.
Everybody’s taste varies and different styles will suit different types of property. Nevertheless, a well-designed building or extension is likely to be much more attractive to you and to your neighbours, It is also likely to add value to your house when you sell it. It is therefore worth thinking carefully about how your property will look after the work is finished. Extensions often look better if they use the same materials and are in a similar style to the buildings which are there already. It is impossible to give a single definition of good design in this context; there may be many ways of producing a good result. In some areas, the council’s planning department issues design guides or other advisory leaflets which may help you. You may wish to consider using a suitably qualified, skilled and experienced designer.
You may feel that your home is secure against burglary and you may already have taken some precautions such as installing security locks to windows. However, alterations and additions to your house may make you more vulnerable to crime than you realise. For example, an extension with a flat roof, or a new porch, could give access to upstairs windows which previously did not require a lock. Similarly, a new window next to a drainpipe could give access. Ensure that all windows are secure. Also, your alarm system may need to be extended to cover any extra rooms or a new garage. The crime prevention officer at your local police station can provide helpful advice on ways of reducing the risk.
Light itself, and minor domestic light fittings, are not subject to planning controls. Nevertheless, if you are planning to install external lighting for security or other purposes, you should ensure that the intensity and direction of light do not disturb others. Many people suffer extreme disturbance due to excessive or poorly-designed lighting. Ensure that beams are not pointed directly at windows of other houses. Security lights fitted with passive infra-red detectors (PIRs) and/or timing devices should be adjusted so that they minimise nuisance to neighbours and are set so that they are not triggered by traffic or pedestrians passing outside your property. A neighbour might take you to court if you are negligent or cause nuisance.
Covenants and private rights
Covenants or other restrictions in the title to your property, or conditions in the lease, may require you to get someone else’s agreement before carrying out some kinds of work to your property. This may be the case even if you do not need to apply for planning permission. You can check this yourself or consult a lawyer. You may also find that some properties enjoy historic rights. The council has no involvement in checking or enforcing your private rights such as a “right to light”.
Whether or not you need to apply for planning permission, there are other consents or approvals you may need to obtain before you can start work. They are described in Chapter 6.
4. Do you need to apply for planning permission?
This chapter gives general guidance about the kinds of work for which you need to apply for planning permission and those for which you do not. If you are in any doubt about whether you need to apply, you should consult the planning department of your council. They will usually give you advice but, if you want to obtain a formal ruling, you (or your adviser) can apply, on payment of a fee, for a ”lawful development certificate” by writing to the council with details of the work you want to carry out.
Take Care! If you build something which needs planning permission without obtaining permission first, you may be forced to put things right later, which could prove troublesome and costly. You might even have to remove an unauthorised building.
When you will need to apply for planning permission The following are common examples of when you will need to apply for planning permission.
• You want to make additions or extensions to a flat or maisonette (including those converted from houses). (But you do not need planning permission to carry out internal alterations or work which does not affect the external appearance of the building).
• You want to divide off part of your house for use as a separate home (for example, a self- contained flat or bed-sit) or use a building or caravan in your garden as a separate residence for someone else. (But you do not need planning permission to let one or two of your rooms to lodgers).
• You want to build a separate house in your garden.
• You want to divide off part of your home for business or commercial use (for example, a workshop) or you want to build a parking place for a commercial vehicle, (The Department’s free booklet, Planning Permission: A Guide for Business, available from your council, gives advice about working from home and whether planning permission is likely to be required).
• You want to build something which goes against the terms of the original planning permission for your house – for example, a planning condition may have been imposed to stop you putting up a fence in the front garden because the house is on an ”open plan” estate. Your council has a record of all planning permissions in its area.
• The work you want to do might obstruct the view of road users.
• The work would involve a new or wider access to a trunk or classified road.
The rest of this chapter gives further advice on when you will need to apply for planning permission. If this booklet does not cover what you wish to do, you should discuss your proposals with the planning department of your council.
Permitted development rights
If you live in a house, you can make certain types of minor changes to your home without needing to apply for planning permission. These rights, called ”permitted development rights”, are described
in this chapter. They derive from a general planning permission granted not by the local authority but by Parliament.
In some areas of the country permitted development rights are more restricted. If you live in a Conservation Area, a National Park, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty or the Norfolk or Suffolk Broads, you will need to apply for planning permission for certain types of work which do not need an application in other areas. There are also different requirements if your house is a listed building. These are described in the relevant sections of this chapter.
Flats and maisonettes are dealt with in Section I. Your council’s powers to withdraw permitted development rights
You should also note that the council may have removed some of your permitted development rights by issuing an Article 4 direction. This will mean that you have to submit a planning application for work which normally does not need one. Article 4 directions are made when the character of an area of acknowledged importance would be threatened.
They are most common in conservation areas. You will probably know if your property is affected by such a direction, but you can check with the council if you are not sure.
The sections below explain when you need to apply for planning permission
Section A: House extensions and additions including conservatories, sun lounges, enclosing existing balconies or verandahs, loft conversions, dormer windows and roof additions. Section B: Buildings and other structures on the land around your house, for example, garages, garden sheds, greenhouses and swimming pools.
Section C: Adding a porch to your house. Section D: Fences, walls, and gates. Section E: Patios, hard standing, paths and driveways. Section F: Satellite dishes, and television and radio aerials. Section G: Decoration, repair and maintenance. Section H: Demolition of buildings. Section I: Flats and maisonettes
Extending your house
You need to apply for planning permission to extend or add to your house in the following circumstances.
• You want to build an addition which would be nearer to any highway than the nearest part of the “original house”, unless there would be at least 20 metres between your house (as extended) and the highway. The term ”highway” here includes all roads, footpaths, bridleways and byways if they are public rights of way. (There are special rules for porches, see Section C.)
• More than half the area of land around the ”original house” would be covered by additions or other buildings.
The term ”original house” means the house as it was first built or as it stood on 1 July 1948 (if it was built before that date). Although you may not have built an extension to the house, a previous owner may have done so.
You will also need to apply for planning permission if the extension or addition exceeds the following limits on height or volume.
Height limits for extensions
You will need to apply for planning permission before building an extension to your house if:
• the extension is higher than the highest part of the roof of the ”original house”; or
• any part of the extension is more than 4 metres high and is within 2 metres of the boundary of your property. (Loft conversions and dormers have separate rules, explained below.)
You should measure the height of buildings from the ground level immediately next to it. If the ground is uneven, you should measure from the highest part of the surface, unless you are calculating volume.
Volume limits for extensions
You will need to apply for planning permission before building an extension if:
• for a terrace house (including an end of terrace house) or any house in a Conservation Area, a National Park, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty or the Broads – the volume of the ”original house” would be increased by more than 10% or 50 cubic metres (whichever is the greater);
• for any other kind of house outside those areas, the volume of the ”original house” would be increased by more than 15% or 70 cubic metres (whichever is the greater); and
• in any case, the volume of the ”original house” would be increased by more than 115 cubic metres.
Volume is calculated from the external dimensions of the entire structure of the extension.
In the following circumstances, the volume of other buildings which belong to your house (such as a garage or shed) will count against the volume allowances. In some cases, this can include buildings which were built at the same time as the house or existed on 1 July 1948.
• If an extension to your house comes within 5 metres of another building belonging to your house, the volume of that building counts against the allowance for additions and extensions.
• Any building which has been added to your property and which is more than 10 cubic metres in volume and which is within 5 metres of your house is treated as an extension of the house and so reduces the allowance for further extensions.
• If you live in a Conservation Area, a National Park, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty or the Broads, all additional buildings which are more than 10 cubic metres in volume, wherever they are in relation to the house, are treated as extensions of the house and reduce the allowance for further extensions.
If any of these cases apply, the volume of the building concerned will be deducted from your volume limit for extensions and additions to your house. For example, if your volume limit is 50 cubic metres and a building of 15 cubic metres in volume is treated as an extension to the house, then your volume limit for extensions would be reduced to 35 cubic metres.
Limits for roof extensions, loft conversions and dormer windows
You do not normally need to apply for planning permission to re-roof your house (see Section G) or to insert roof lights or skylights.
However, there are some special rules which govern extensions to the roof. You will need to apply for planning permission if you live in a Conservation Area, a National Park, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty or the Broads and you want to build an extension to the roof of your house or any kind of addition which would materially alter the shape of the roof.
Outside those areas, you need to apply for planning permission if any of the following is true: • the work would make some part of the house higher than the highest part of the existing
• the dormer or other addition you want to build would extend beyond the plane of any existing roof slope facing a highway.
• a roof extension would add more than 40 cubic metres to the volume of a terraced house or more than 50 cubic metres to any other kind of house. Note: additional volume created by any extension – and that includes roof extensions – will count against the total volume limit for your house. So you will also need to apply for planning permission before building a roof extension if:
• for a terrace house, the volume of the ”original house” would be increased by more than 10% or 50 cubic metres (whichever is the greater);
• for any other kind of house, the volume of the “original house” would be increased by more than 15% or 70 cubic metres (whichever is the greater);
• the volume of the ”original house” would be increased by more than 115 cubic metres. Section B
Buildings and other structures on the land around your house
Many kinds of buildings and structures can be built in your garden or on the land around your house without the need to apply for planning permission. These can include sheds, garages, greenhouses, accommodation for pets and domestic animals, summer houses, swimming pools, ponds, sauna cabins, enclosures (including tennis courts) and many other kinds of structure.
But you will need to apply for planning permission if any of the following cases apply
• You want to put up a building or structure which would be nearer to any highway than the nearest part of the “original house”, unless there would be at least 20 metres between the new building and any highway.
• More than half the area of land around the ”original house” would be covered by additions or other buildings.The meaning of ”original house” is explained in Section A.
• The building or structure is not to be used for purposes ancillary to domestic use and is to be used instead, for example, for parking a commercial vehicle, running a business or for storing goods in connection with a business.
• You want to put up a building or structure which is more than 3 metres high, or more than 4 metres high if it has a ridged roof. (Measure from the highest ground next to it.)
• Your house is a listed building, and you want to put up a building or structure with a volume of more than 10 cubic metres.
You live in a Conservation Area, a National Park, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, or the Broads, and you want to put up a building or structure with a volume of more than 10 cubic metres (though it might be allowable as an extension).
Note: in all cases, if your new building would have a volume over 10 cubic metres and come within 5 metres of the house, it would be treated as an extension (see Section A). Also, if your new extension would bring some existing garden building within 5 metres of the (extended) house, that existing building’s volume could be deducted from your overall volume entitlement for the house, as if it were another extension. Ask your council if in doubt.
Fuel storage tanks You will need to apply for planning permission in the following circumstances
• You want to install a storage tank for domestic heating oil with a capacity of more than 3,500 litres or a height of more than 3 metres above ground level.
• You want to install a storage tank for domestic heating oil which would be nearer to any highway than the nearest part of the “original house”, or situated less than 20 metres from any highway (whichever is the shorter distance). The term ”highway” here includes public roads, bridleways, footpaths, or any other public right of way.
• You want to install a tank to store liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) or any liquid fuel other than oil.
Adding a porch to your house You will need to apply for planning permission if the porch:
• would have a ground area (measured externally) of more than 3 square metres; or
• would be higher than 3 metres above ground level; or
• would be less than 2 metres away from the boundary of a dwellinghouse with a highway (which includes all public roads, footpaths, bridleways and byways).
Fences, walls and gates You will need to apply for planning permission if you wish to erect or alter a fence, wall or
• your house is a listed building or in the curtilage of a listed building; or
• the fence, wall or gate would be over 1 metre high and next to a highway used for vehicles; or over 2 metres high elsewhere.
You do not need planning permission for hedges or trees. However, if there is a condition attached to the planning permission for your property which restricts the planting of hedges or trees (for example, on an “open plan” estate or where a sight line might be blocked), you will need to obtain the council’s consent to relax or remove the condition before planting a hedge or tree screen. If you are unsure about this, you can check with the planning department of your council.
You will not need to make a planning application to take down a fence, wall, gate or other means of enclosure. However, in a conservation area, you might need conservation area consent (see Chapter 6).
Section E Patios, hard standing, paths and driveways
There are no restrictions on the area of land around your house which you can cover with hard surfaces at, or near, ground level.
However, significant works of embanking or terracing to support a hard surface might need a planning application. Alternatively, an elevated patio or decking, especially if it creates useable space underneath, might be regarded as an extension or garden building, and subject to the appropriate limits. You will also need to apply for planning permission if the hard surface is not for domestic purposes and is to be used instead, for example, for parking a commercial vehicle or for storing goods in connection with a business. Ask your local planning authority if in doubt.
You must obtain the separate approval of the highways department of your council if a new driveway would cross a pavement or verge. You will also need to apply for planning permission if you want to make a new or wider access for your driveway on to a trunk or other classified road. The highways department of your council can tell you if the road falls into this category.
Satellite dishes, and television and radio aerials
Normal domestic TV and radio aerials do not need planning permission.
In certain circumstances, you will need to apply for planning permission to install a satellite dish on your house. This is explained in the Department’s separate free booklet, A Householder’s Planning Guide for the Installation of Satellite Television Dishes, which can be obtained from your council.
If your house is a listed building, you may need listed building consent to install a satellite dish on your house (see Chapter 6).
Decoration, repair and maintenance You may not need to apply for planning permission:
• for repairs or maintenance;
• for minor improvements, such as painting your house or replacing windows;
• for internal alterations;
• for the insertion of windows, skylights or roof lights (but, if you want to create a new bay window, it will be treated as an extension of the house – see Section A);
• for the installation of solar panels which, in the council’s view, do not project significantly beyond the existing roof slope; and
• to re-roof your house (but additions to the roof are treated as extensions to the house, see Section A).
Occasionally, you might have to apply for planning permission for some of these works because your council has made an Article 4 Direction withdrawing your permitted development rights (See Chapter 4).
If you live in a listed building, you will need listed building consent for any significant works whether internal or external (see Chapter 6). You also may need planning permission to alter, repair or maintain a gate, fence, wall or other means of enclosure.
If you live in a Conservation Area, a National Park, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty or the Broads, you will need to apply for planning permission before cladding the outside of your house with stone, tiles, artificial stone, plastic or timber.
Section H Demolition of buildings
If you decide to demolish a building, even one which has suffered fire or storm damage, it does not automatically follow that you will get planning permission to build a replacement.
Listed buildings and buildings in conservation areas
You do not need to make a planning application to demolish a listed building or to demolish a building in a conservation area. However, you are likely to need listed building consent or conservation area consent (See Chapter 6).
Elsewhere You will not need to apply for planning permission:
• to demolish a building such as a garage or shed of less than 50 cubic metres; or
• if the demolition is urgently necessary for health and safety reasons; or
• if the demolition is required under other legislation; or
• where the demolition is on land which has been given planning permission for redevelopment.
In all other cases, such as demolishing a house or block of flats, the council may wish to agree the details of how you intend to carry out the demolition and how you propose to restore the site afterwards. You will need to apply for a formal decision on whether the council wishes to approve these details. This is called a ”prior approval application” and your council will be able to explain what it involves.
See Chapter 4 Section D (and, if necessary, Chapter 6) if you want to take down a fence, wall or gate.
Flats and maisonettes
Alterations, outbuildings, walls, fences and patios etc
You will need to apply for planning permission to build an extension, an outbuilding such as a garage, shed or greenhouse, as well as for any other work which would materially alter the appearance of the building. You will also need to apply for planning permission to create a hard surface such as a patio.
You will not need to apply for planning permission to paint your flat or maisonette but, if you are a leaseholder, you may first need to get permission from your landlord or management company.
In certain circumstances, you will need to apply for planning permission to install a satellite dish on your flat or maisonette. This is explained in the Department’s free booklet A Householder’s Planning Guide for the Installation of Satellite Television Dishes, which can be obtained from your council. Remember, if you are a leaseholder, you may need to obtain permission from the landlord.
5. How to apply for planning permission
Your first steps
If you think you might need to apply for planning permission:
• Contact the planning department of your council. Tell the planning staff what you want to do and ask for their advice.
• If they think you need to apply for planning permission, ask them for an application form. They will tell you how many copies of the form you will need to send back and how much the application fee will be. Ask if they foresee any difficulties which could be overcome by amending your proposal. It can save time or trouble later if the proposals you want to carry out also reflect what the council would like to see.
• Decide what type of application you need to make. In most cases this will be a full application. But there are a few circumstances when you may want to make an outline application – for example, if you want to see what the council thinks of the building work you intend to carry out before you go to the trouble of making detailed drawings (but you will still need to submit details at a later stage). Occasionally, for planning reasons, the council may insist on a full application even if you would prefer to make an outline application.
• Send the completed application forms to your council, together with the correct fee. Each form must be accompanied by a plan of the site and a copy of the drawings showing the work you propose to carry out. (The council will advise you what plans and drawings are needed, but there is a useful checklist in ”By Design”- see the last page of this Guide.)
What the council will do
Planning staff at the council should acknowledge your application within a few days. They will place it on the Planning Register at the council offices so that it can be inspected by any interested member of the public. They will also either notify your neighbours or put up a notice on or near the site. In certain cases, applications are also advertised in a local newspaper. The council may also consult other organisations, such as the highway authority or the parish council. The planning department may prepare a report for the planning committee, which is made up of elected councillors. Or the council may give a senior officer in the planning department the responsibility for deciding your application on its behalf.
You are generally entitled to see and have a copy of any report submitted to a local government committee. You are also entitled to see certain background papers used in the preparation of reports. The background papers will generally include the comments – perhaps in summary form – of consultees, objectors and supporters which are relevant to the determination of your application.
Such material should normally be made available at least three working days before the committee meeting.
The councillors or council officers who decide your application must consider whether there are any good planning reasons for refusing planning permission or for granting permission subject to conditions. The council cannot reject a proposal simply because many people oppose it. It will look
at whether your proposal is consistent with the development plan for the area. The kinds of planning issue it can also consider include potential traffic problems, the effect on amenity, and the impact the proposal may have on the appearance of the surrounding area. By contrast, moral issues, or the effect the development might have on nearby property prices, would be matters not relevant to planning. Only very rarely would planners be able to take account of an applicant’s personal circumstances.
You are entitled to inspect the development plan; enquire at the planning department. There may also be associated design guidance for the area where you live. The way the development plan comes into being is explained in ”Local Plans and Unitary Development Plans”, another free booklet (see end pages of this Guide).
How long will the council take?
The council should decide your application within eight weeks. If it cannot do so, it will usually seek your written consent to extend the period. If it has not done so, you can appeal to the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions. But appeals can take several months to decide and it may be quicker to reach agreement with the council.
What can I do if planning permission is refused or conditions are imposed on the permission or if the council does not issue a decision?
If the council refuses permission or imposes conditions, it must give reasons.
If you are unhappy or unclear about the reasons for refusal or the conditions imposed, talk to staff at the planning department.
Ask them if changing your plans might make a difference. If your application has been refused, you may be able to submit another application with modified plans free of charge within 12 months of the decision on your first application.
Alternatively, you may wish to consider appealing to the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions.
If you think the council’s decision is unreasonable, you can appeal to the Secretary of State. Appeals must be made within three months of the date of the council’s notice of decision. You can also appeal if the council does not issue a decision within eight weeks. Two free booklets ‘Making your planning appeal‘ and ‘Guide to taking part in planning appeals‘ are available from the Planning Inspectorate, Customer Support Unit, Room 3/15 Eagle Wing, Temple Quay House, 2 The Square, Temple Quay, Bristol BS1 6PN.
Appeals are intended as a last resort and they can take several months to decide. It is often quicker to discuss with the council whether changes to your proposal would make it more acceptable.
You may find the Planning applications Flow Chart available from the foot of this page useful.
6. Other kinds of approval
Whether or not you need to apply for planning permission for your work, there are some other kinds of approval you may need. Most are given by the council which will be able to let you have further information.
Listed building consent You will need to apply for listed building consent if either of the following cases apply.
• You want to demolish a listed building. • You want to alter (internally or externally) or extend a listed building in a manner which
would affect its character as a building of special architectural or historic interest.
You may also need listed building consent for any works to buildings within the grounds of a listed building. Check the position carefully with the council – it is a criminal offence to carry out work which needs listed building consent without obtaining it beforehand.
Conservation area consent If you live in a conservation area, you will need conservation area consent to do the following.
• Demolish a building with a volume of more than 115 cubic metres. There are a few exceptions – you can get further information from your council.
• To demolish a gate, fence, wall or railing over 1 metre high where next to a highway (including a public footpath or bridleway) or public open space; or over 2 metres high elsewhere.
Many trees are protected by tree preservation orders which means that, in general, you need the council’s consent to prune or fell them. In addition, there are controls over many other trees in conservation areas. Ask the council for a copy of the Department’s free leaflet Protected Trees: a guide to tree preservation procedures.
New building work will often need to comply with the Building Regulations. These prescribe minimum standards for health and safety. The Regulations also apply to certain changes of use of existing buildings. You also need approval from the council if the work you want to do involves building over a sewer or a drain. The Building Control Department of your council will be able to tell you whether you need Building Regulations approval and how to apply.
A free explanatory booklet, Building Regulations, a leaflet on the Party Wall Act and other guidance should be available from your council.
Rights of way
If your proposed development would obstruct a public path which crosses your property, you should discuss the proposals with the council at an early stage. The granting of planning permission will not give you the right to interfere with, obstruct or move the path. A path cannot legally be
diverted or closed unless the council has made an order to divert or close it to allow the development to go ahead. The order must be advertised and anyone may object. You must not obstruct the path until any objections have been considered and the order has been confirmed. You should bear in mind that confirmation is not automatic; for example, an alternative line for the path may be proposed. Planning permission for a new gate would not itself grant you any right of way on land outside your own.
You will need to apply to your local council for advertisement consent to display an advertisement bigger than 0.3 square metres on the front of, or outside, your property. A sign no larger than 0.3 metres, if it is for identification, direction or warning, such as your house name or number or “Beware of the dog”, would not require this consent. Temporary notices of up to 0.6 square metres relating to local events, such as fêtes and concerts, may be displayed for a short period without having to apply to the council. There are different rules for estate agents’ boards, but, in general, these should not be bigger than 0.5 square metres on each side. You can get advice from the planning department of your council; ask it for a copy of the Department’s free booklet, Outdoor advertisements and signs: A Guide for Advertisers.
Some houses may hold roosts of bats or provide a refuge for other protected species. The Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 gives special protection to bats because of their roosting requirements. English Nature must be notified of any proposed action (eg, remedial timber treatment, renovation, demolition and extensions) which is likely to disturb bats or their roosts. English Nature must then be allowed time to advise on how best to prevent inconvenience to both bats and householders. Information on bats and the law is included in the booklet Focus on Bats which can be obtained free of charge from your local English Nature office.


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Maintaining good oral health goes beyond daily brushing and flossing. Visiting your dentist every six months for a check-up and professional cleaning is key. Yet, millions of Americans avoid the dentist altogether, due to a paralyzing fear known as dental phobia. Having some anxiety about visiting the dentist is common, but dental phobia goes beyond a bit of nervousness. Could you be suffering from dental phobia? Learn the signs below:
Insomnia: If you have trouble sleeping in the days-- or even weeks-- leading up to a dental appointment, you might be suffering from dental phobia.
Avoidance: If you've avoided going to the dentist for years, you're likely suffering from dental phobia.
Feeling physically ill: Sometimes extreme anxiety manifests itself with physical symptoms, like nausea and headaches.
Panic: If you feel panicked and unable to breathe when dental instruments are placed in your mouth, you might be suffering from dental phobia.
Now that you know how to recognize the signs of dental phobia, how can you cope with it? Avoiding the dentist entirely is not a healthy coping strategy; after all, minor dental problems can become major concerns if not treated in a timely manner. Instead, consider the following coping techniques:
Communication: Some patients try to hide their phobia from their dentists. This is never a good idea. It's important to be open with your dentist from the beginning. Discuss your specific fears (are you afraid of pain? Having dental tools placed in your mouth?). Remember: dental phobia is extremely common, so don't worry about sounding silly. Being honest with your dentist upfront allows you the opportunity to work together to determine the best way to handle your anxiety.
Know what to expect: For many people who suffer from dental phobia, the anxiety stems from feeling a loss of control. To help combat this feeling, consider asking your dentist to let you know what to expect during your procedure. Have him relay the procedure to you step by step so nothing comes as a surprise.
Come up with a sign: Work with your dentist in advance to come up with a simple sign that will indicate to your dentist that you need a break during the procedure. Since you likely won't be able to talk, an easy gesture like raising an arm or touching your nose can signal to your dentist that it's time to take a break.
Be mindful of your breathing: Many fearful patients get so worked up during dental appointments that they forget to focus on their breathing. Taking slow, deep breaths through the nose can help you to remain calm during a procedure.
Bring some relaxing music: Sometimes it's helpful just to tune out all of the sounds around you during a procedure. Consider bringing along some headphones and your favorite relaxing music, or perhaps even a book on tape. This will help provide a distraction and give you something to focus on other than what's going on inside your mouth.
Use guided imagery: This simple relaxation technique can be extremely effective for fearful patients. Imagine yourself in your favorite, relaxing setting. Think carefully about all of the details of the setting, from the scenery to the temperature. Focusing on the small details while creating your image is often calming for patients.
Remember: dental phobia is extremely common and nothing to be ashamed of. However, it's important not to use your fear as a reason to avoid the dentist. Instead, the key is to find a dentist you feel comfortable with and then implement the above coping techniques. For more information and to learn how we can help you, please contact us today.


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If you're someone who hasn't experienced the decaying underwater city of Rapture and its maniacal inhabitants then you may want to consider picking up BioShock right now.

Its usually sold at the full price of £7.99 / $9.99 but you can pick it up for half that at £3.99 / $4.99 right now.

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Los Angeles producer Flying Lotus has shared a new song entitled “Night Grows Pale.” It prominently features a sample of Queen’s “White Queen (As It Began).”
A pitched-down Freddie Mercury opens the song, singing, “White queen walks and
the night grows pale.” A bass-heavy, boom bap-style beat takes hold of the psychedelic instrumental. Staccato hi-hats pulse against bone-cracking snares and jazzy bass guitar notes. Like most of FlyLos’s catalog, the music is hallucinatory and beat-forward — brightened by lush, ethereal samples that sound like they’re from another dimension.
FlyLo has been a huge fan of Queen for many years. In his cover story with The Fader, it was revealed that he has a portrait of Freddie Mercury in his bedroom. When asked about the portrait, he replied, “That is my hero.” Additionally, in a 2013 Twitter Q+A, he was asked who his favorite artist was, replying with none other than the Queen frontman.
“@sgtpeppersloner: @flyinglotus who's you favorite artist at the moment?”Freddie mercury
— KUSO Out Now! (@flyinglotus) December 10, 2013
Ever since his progressive 2014 album You’re Dead! was released, the producer has been exploring new creative endeavors. He released his first-ever film, Kuso, this year, starring Hannibal Buress, George Clinton, and David Firth. It was premiered at Sundance Film Festival; however, the film was so grotesque that several audience members walked out of the movie. The Verge called it “the grossest movie ever made.”
But filmmaking isn’t all FlyLo has been up to — earlier this week, he remixed the Twin Peaks theme song. His version features a downtempo electronic drum beat, jazzy keyboards, and choir-like synths. He also contributed to Thundercat’s recent album, Drunk. The two artists have a long history of making music together.
It’s not clear whether “Night Grows Pale” is going to be a part of a larger body of work that FlyLo intends to release. But with all the noise he’s been making lately, we can only hope that a new album is sitting on his hard drive somewhere.


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Huff Wagon Train: Introduction
January 3 - 27, 2005
Follow the adventure as dozens of school students from California and Texas boarded mule-drawn wagons to retrace the route of gold rush adventurer William P. Huff, whose 300,000-word diary shares a detailed account of his mid-1800s trip from near Houston to near Fresno, California. This journey took the students from El Paso through the southern tip of New Mexico and then back across Texas. See their daily adventures, the proclamation at the capitol and the ceremony at the Houston grave of William Huff, where they turned over the diary to his descendants.
The students will share their experiences by publishing a book in the summer of 2005.
This educational project is a partnership venture of Madera Unified School District, Madera, California; the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department; the Texas Historical Commission; and the many generous and gracious communities along the route.

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Funding from the NSW Nationals in the federal government is delivering upgraded road and recreation facilities in Bolwarra near Maitland.
Federal funding of $672,400 has delivered major road reconstruction on Lang Drive at Bolwarra Heights, resulting in a safer and smoother road with better traffic flow.
At Bolwarra Lookout, the final stages of a $700,000 redevelopment are underway, with a new play space to be completed mid-March and a new car park to be completed by the end of April.
With funding from the Federal Coalition Government’s Local Roads and Community Infrastructure program, Bolwarra Lookout already boasts a new BBQ shelter and seating areas, an upgraded amenities building, a new footpath, and pedestrian refuge on Paterson Road and new access from Paterson Road.
Federal Nationals Member for Lyne Dr David Gillespie has toured the upgraded projects, as well as the Federally-funded irrigation system at Bolwarra Sporting Complex, with newly-elected Maitland Mayor Philip Penfold.
“It’s a great pleasure to be here to see these improvements for Bolwarra,” Dr Gillespie said.
“I haven’t seen the ovals looking this good; it’s an impressive sprinkler system which keeps up optimum water levels, while remaining efficient.
“We proudly supported the Bolwarra Sporting Complex project with a $100,000 grant, to back up Council’s $58,000 contribution.
“I look forward to working with Mayor Penfold to continue delivering important upgrades for the community.”


Jimi Hendrix’s brother Leon always claimed that the song was about their family – Jimi had told him so – but most people seem happier with the broader interpretation of the song as a meditation on the impermanence of all things, both good and bad.
Whatever the truth may be – and as with all art, isn’t the truth that works for you sufficient? – “Castles Made of Sand” was the second track on the second side of the Jimi Hendrix Experience’s second album. It was never released as a single, although it did become one of Hendrix’ more popular songs, and the album it was from “Axis: Bold as Love”, was ranked at 82 on Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Albums of All Time list in 2003.
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