text:
New Solar Roof System is Smart and Cool
It's called the SmarterRoof. It comes from Petersen-Dean Roofing and Solar Systems and combines the energy-saving logic behind cool roofs with the energy producing value of a rooftop solar system. It is what Petersen-Dean CEO Jim Petersen calls "the 'one-two' punch" of modern roofing systems.
SmarterRoofs utilizes a custom designed, light color roofing tile, complete with an Energy Star coating to increase reflection rather than absorption of incoming sunlight. Cool roofs are getting a lot of attention lately, including some recent shout-outs from President Obama himself, as well as Energy Secretary Steven Chu.
Cool roofs utilize light or white roofs to reflect sunlight away from the home and earth. In turn they help save homeowners energy by reducing cooling loads in hot summer months (dark roofs absorb solar heat and can drastically increase the temperature within a home) and work to reduce the impact of urban heat island effect within cities and towns as well as combat global warming on a larger scale by sending the sun's warming rays back into space.
Petersen-Dean is latching onto the dual advantage of those cooler roofs and solar energy systems. And it makes perfect sense; the two form an easy, symbiotic, and rather logical partnership. The idea should definitely be a consideration for homeowners considering solar, as the cooler roof will only increase the energy value of the solar electric system. Remember that going solar involves energy conservation as well as energy production.
On top of that, Petersen-Dean SmarterRoofs utilize all types of solar PV technology, from standard modules to thermal and thin-film. They are also, believe it or not, cheaper to install, last up to 40 percent longer than similar conventional roofing products, and eventually can offset electricity bills by as much as 90 percent. Of course, I imagine those numbers will vary some based on your roof, which type of system you choose, and other factors. Still, Petersen-Dean claims that a SmarterRoof will pay for itself within just five to seven years.
Posted on June 22 in Solar Products by Marye.


text:
- Filed Under
Fall is a good time to transplant trees, shrubs and vines. The best time to transplant is after the first killing frost, when the soil has good moisture reserve. Roots begin to develop when the soil temperature around the roots exceeds 46 F., which it often does during the winter. Plants transplanted in the fall are more likely to survive when spring arrives, because their root systems have developed over the winter months.
Trees, shrubs and vines suffer a certain amount of shock when they're transplanted. Plants get most of their water through the roots and lose it through the leaves, so there are some steps that need to be taken to minimize shock. For deciduous plants - those that shed their leaves- plant after the leaves have dropped off in the fall, and also plant on a cloudy day if possible. Remove as little of the root system as possible.
Evergreens like Southern magnolias, or most hollies, usually are in a ball and burlap covered, unless they've been grown in containers. You shouldn't remove the burlap when transplanting.
A practice sometimes suggested when planting trees or shrubs is to replace the "bad" soil of the planting hole with "good" topsoil. This technique sounds like a good idea, but often results in the death of the newly planted plants. The "bad" soil most common in landscape sites in Arkansas is poorly drained clay soil. When the planting hole is dug a "bathtub" is created. If the bathtub is filled with good, well drained topsoil, more water will enter the topsoil fill, but because water movement out of the "bathtub" is slow, the roots will often drown.
The hole should be twice as large as the root system. Add 6-8 inches of backfill before placing the plant in the hole. Firm in place to reduce settling. This should bring the top of the soil ball to a level slightly higher than the surrounding soil. The finished planting depth after settling of the soil should be such that the plant is exactly the same depth after replanting as when it was growing. Water the plant immediately after transplanting. New plantings should receive at least one inch of water per week either through rainfall or irrigation for at least the first two years following planting. Use a mulch to keep the soil surface cool and moist. You can use bark, pine needles, grass clippings, leaf mold, well-rotten manure, pecan hulls, peat moss, straw or similar materials.
Avoid heavy applications of commercial fertilizers during the first year after transplanting. Otherwise, burning and death can occur.
For information on transplanting, stop by the University of Arkansas Baxter County Cooperative Extension office and pick up "Planting Trees and Shrubs in Arkansas Landscapes" factsheet, visit www.uaex.edu or call 425-2335.
Mark Keaton is staff chair for Baxter County at University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture Cooperative Extension Service.

subset: commoncrawl


text: We are capable to provide High Quality Power Tool Batteries at lower prices than most of the battery vendors in Australia, and stock a lot of Laptop Batteries, Cordless Drill Batteries, Camcorder Batteries, Camera Batteries, PDA Batteries, Phone Batteries and Laptop Adapter in our warehouse. We also provide Power Tool Batteries which are used as the common power supply in many Cordless Drill. As a reliable supplier of Digital Camera Battery and Battery Charger, we always offer the highest quality products for our customers. Here, we've collected some useful Computer Accessories and Electronic Products for our customers. Shop with us to save more money today!


text:
The centers for disease control and prevention provided of a snapshot of the most severe antibiotic-resistant infections plaguing patients today -- and is asking everyone to get involved to stop the spread of antibiotic resistance.
infections considered "urgent" threats include c-r-e, c-diff, and drug-resistant gonorrhea.
the last line of antibiotics often don't work for patients with these infections -- in fact every year fourteen thousand people die from c-diff.
in order to curb this growing problem c-d-c experts are encouraging people to prevent infections -- by washing their hands and being current on their vaccines.
they also say up to half of antibiotics used today are not necessary -- so doctors and patients need to be vigilant and only use them when indicated.
they are also encouraging drug companies to develop new antibiotics, and are tracking the patterns of antibiotic resistance.
hospitals are the source of a majority of the dangerous, drug-resistant infections.


text:
Recipe Name: V's Temoku Gold
Cone: 6 Color:
Firing: oxidation Surface: glossy
Amount Ingredient
61 Cornwall Stone
8 Whiting
3 Gerstley Borate1999
5.5 Lithium Carbonate
7 Dolomite
5.5 Silica
90 Total
10 Iron OxideRed
Unity Oxide
Lurvely makes it easy to discover the most spectacular photography on Flickr. Connect your Flickr account to see photos you faved, get photo recommendations, and fave photos you discover to Flickr.
This site uses the Flickr API but is not endorsed or certified by Flickr. Photos on Lurvely are publicly sharable photos linked from Flickr. Learn more.


text:
ORDER ONLINE or Call 416 483 5393
Debit on Delivery Accepted
Indian Food Delivery Toronto Made Easy
Maroli Provides late night indian food delivery toronto. Delivery starts from 4pm to 12 am . Since 2004 we have catered to Corporate offices and homes and community events and also provide free "Indian food delivery Toronto" downtown including Hotels and residential areas .
Maroli has been awarded best indian restaurant in Toronto. The Maroli Restaurants caters Indian food to Toronto ,from corporate to small and medium size offices to home and get togethers . Maroli have been well known name in Toronto and GTA for the exceptional quality of Indian food served in Toronto. We offer dine-in, takeout and Indian food delivery in downtown Toronto. Reserve your table at Maroli today.Maroli has also introduced Order Online system integrated into our newly launched website for the convenience of our customers .
Maroli Indian Restaurant in Toronto strives to provide Free indian food delivery in and around Toronto for Residential and corporates and offices or Hotels in downtown Toronto .With 1000′s of Indian Restaurant in Toronto ,Maroli emerged as a the Award Winning Indian Restaurant in Toronto in 2010-2011 .
Every region has its favourite ingredients. South Indian cooking celebrates the versatility of rice, coconut and curry leaves. These three ingredients pop up in various tasteful guises in almost every meal. Dishes from this part of India tend to be made with wettish spice pastes, moistened with water, while north Indian dishes are more often based on dry spice additions.
Malabar is noted for its variety of pancakes and steamed rice cakes, biryani made of mutton, chicken, egg and fish. Arikadaka, a concoction of rice , fennel and coconut filled in mussels and steamed are a Malabari gem . Meen moilee (a Greenish yellow fish curry ), Mathi Fry (Pan Fried Sardine), Oyster stewed in Coconut sauce or a Pan Fried Sardine are also staples of a Malabari diet. olath erachi (fried mutton or beef are amongst the more popular meat items in the region. Another interesting feature is the abundant use of coconut, coconut oil, mustard seeds, curry leaves, and coconut milk.
As Former Governor General Adrienne Clarkson Puts it as a perfect Saturday in Toronto Life Magazine


text:
|Day Time Fun Club - Event 08/06/13 - Afternoon Hotel Party
|Afternoon Hotel Party
[All 1 Events List]
|Sure beats working party!
|SLS Liaison:
Hotel Party
Day Time Fun Club
URL: Day Time Fun Club
|We are having an afternoon hotel party in Paramus area on Tuesday, August 6. BYOB. This party is mainly for couples and single ladies. Plan is to meet in hotel bar for a drink/snack around noon and then head upstairs. You can cum anytime in the afternoon if you cant make it at noon.
If you are interested, sign up here and send me a note so more information can be provided. Look forward to seeing you! It sure beats working!
View the Afternoon Hotel Party forum
|3 members are attending this event.
|Click PARAMUS Swingers to find local swingers
|Events listed above are provided for informational purposes only. SwingLifestyle.com does not control the venue or the events themselves, and cannot guarantee that the events will occur on the dates indicated above. Be sure to check with the specific venues for the latest updated information.


text:
Joseph Finder
|Joseph Finder
|1958 (age 56–57)
Chicago, Illinois
|Suspense, psychological thriller, crime fiction
Joseph Finder (born October 6, 1958) is an American thriller writer. His books include Paranoia, Company Man, Killer Instinct and Power Play. His novel High Crimes was made into the film of the same name starring Ashley Judd and Morgan Freeman. His novel Paranoia was adapted into a 2013 film starring Liam Hemsworth, Gary Oldman and Harrison Ford.
Early life[edit]
Joseph Finder was born in Chicago, Illinois in 1958,[1] and spent much of his early childhood in Afghanistan and the Philippines before his family returned to the United States and lived in Bellingham, Washington and outside Albany, New York.[2] Finder majored in Russian studies at Yale University, where he graduated summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa.[2] He received a master's degree from the Harvard Russian Research Center and later taught on the Harvard faculty.[2]
Finder published Red Carpet: The Connection Between the Kremlin and America's Most Powerful Businessmen (1983), about Dr. Armand Hammer's ties to Soviet intelligence. Finder's first novel, The Moscow Club (1991), imagined a KGB coup against Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev. His second novel, Extraordinary Powers (1994) was about the discovery of a Soviet mole in the highest ranks of the CIA.
Paranoia (2004) was a New York Times bestseller in both hardcover and paperback,[citation needed] as was Company Man (2005).[citation needed] Killer Instinct, (St. Martin's Press), published in May 2006, won the International Thriller Writers Award for best novel in 2007.[citation needed] Power Play, published in 2007, was nominated for a Gumshoe Award.[citation needed] Vanished, the first novel to feature Finder's series character Nick Heller, was nominated for the 2010 International Thriller Writers Award for best novel. Buried Secrets, the second Nick Heller novel, received the 2011 Strand Magazine Critics Award for Best Novel], tying with The Cut by George Pelecanos.[3]
Finder is a founding member of the International Thriller Writers Association,[citation needed] and serves as Financial Advisor to International PEN-New England.[citation needed] He is also a member of the Association of Former Intelligence Officers.[2] He writes on espionage and international affairs for publications including The New York Times and The Washington Post.[2]
Personal life[edit]
According to his website, he lives in Boston, Massachusetts with his wife Michelle and their daughter Emma.[2]
Nick Heller novels[edit]
- Vanished, ISBN 0-312-37908-0, 2009, paperback 2010
- Buried Secrets, ISBN 978-0-312-37914-8, Summer 2011
Other novels[edit]
- Red Carpet: The Connection Between the Kremlin and America's Most Powerful Businessmen, 1983 (out of print)
- The Moscow Club, ISBN 0-330-31350-9 paperback 1991 (out of print)
- Extraordinary Powers, ISBN 0-7528-2651-4 paperback 1994 (out of print)
- The Zero Hour, ISBN 0-7528-2650-6 paperback 1996 (out of print)
- High Crimes, ISBN 0-380-72880-X paperback 1998
- Paranoia, ISBN 0-312-94091-2 paperback 2004
- Company Man (retitled No Hiding Place in UK), ISBN 0-312-93942-6 paperback 2005
- Killer Instinct, ISBN 0-312-34747-2 (hardcover) 2006
- Power Play, ISBN 0-312-34748-0 (hardcover) 2007
- Suspicion, ISBN 0-525-95460-0 (hardcover) May 27, 2014
- ^ Date information sourced from Library of Congress Authorities data, via corresponding WorldCat Identities linked authority file (LAF) .
- ^ a b c d e f "Bio". Joseph Finder (official site). Retrieved August 15, 2013.
- ^ "What's New". Strand Magazine. 2011, n.d. Retrieved August 15, 2013. Check date values in:
External links[edit]
|Wikimedia Commons has media related to Joseph Finder.


text:
Valentines Day falls on a Sunday this year and it is already boosting business at many Lexington restaurants.
Malones locations around Lexington are nearly booked solid for Saturday and Sunday. They plan to offer a set 4-course menu only on Sunday.
Malones and Sals have set aside a few tables at each location for walk-in guests. They do plan on having a lengthy wait for walk-ins, but wanted to offer it to those who could not get a reservation.
A la Lucie restaurant downtown has already reserved nearly all of their tables as well. The restaurant is typically not open on Sundays, but will be open this Sunday to celebrate the holiday.


text:
A Remembrance Day for Modern Martyrs?
Proponent Notes Ignorance About Present-Day Persecution
| 3540 hits
STRASBOURG, France, JAN. 25, 2011 (Zenit.org).- A representative of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe is proposing a remembrance day for modern martyrs, in tribute of the many Christians killed over the last decades in hatred of the faith.
This was the proposal voiced by Massimo Introvigne, an Italian sociologist, at an intervention today at the Council of Europe. The proposal came during a hearing sponsored by the European Centre for Law and Justice on the "Persecution of Oriental Christians: What Answer From Europe?"
"Awareness of intolerance and of persecutions against Christians is not enough," Introvigne stated. "Three quarters of the cases of religious persecution in the world regard Christians, but few know it."
Introvigne recalled the ecumenical event that Pope John Paul II organized in the Colosseum on May 7, 2000, with eight "stations" that pointed to the principal groups of Christian martyrs of our time: the victims of Soviet totalitarianism, of communism in other countries, of Nazism, of Islamic ultra-fundamentalism, of violent religious nationalism in Asia, of tribal and anti-missionary hatred, of aggressive secularism, and of organized crime.
"Precisely May 7, in memory of that great event, could be the date of a remembrance day for Christian martyrs," Introvigne suggested. "The success of the Day of Remembrance for an effective fight against anti-Semitism, also held in schools, suggests something similar -- certainly not to concur with it -- but to remember the very many martyrs -- a word that means 'witness' -- of the persecution and intolerance against Christians."
The OSCE representative proposed the day as an annual examination of conscience and a review of Europe's response to the problem of minority protection.
Introvigne recalled John Paul II's appeal in 2000: "In the century and the millennium just begun may the memory of these brothers and sisters of ours remain always vivid. Indeed, may it grow still stronger! Let it be passed on from generation to generation, so that from it there may blossom a profound Christian renewal!"
The establishment of a European remembrance day, he said, would be a beautiful response to this appeal, timely more than ever today.
--- --- ---
On the Net:
Pope John Paul II's May 7, 2000, homily: www.vatican.va/holy_father/john_paul_ii/homilies/2000/documents/hf_jp-ii_hom_20000507_test-fede_en.html


text:
We LOVE Weddings!
Around our offices this time of the year starts getting a bit Wedding Crazy! Our phones are ringing off the hook and our staff is full of excitement and joy as they assist Brides, Mothers of the Brides, even grooms while they pick out candles and glassware that will be just perfect for their BIG Day!
One of our Brides from last season recently shared some of her photographs from her amazing Wedding!
Take a look and enjoy the amazing eye-candy from
Nitin and Noreen's Wedding!
Gorgeous gold accents added to her spectacular style!
The happy couple getting ready for their BIG Day!
I simply loved the rich tone of her gown and all the embellishments!
Don't forget on your BIG Day to make sure to have some quiet moments that just the two of your share!
The location was simply gorgeous and adding a Tented Reception topped off the site!
Traditional dance, attire, and family all made this Wedding uniquely theirs!
The carefully positioned extra tall centerpieces were surrounded by lovely Cylinders with floating candles!
Mixing flowers and candle light add a soft and beautiful glow to the tables!
I love that they didn't forget the nighttime lighting as their guests left! Cylinder vases with Pillar Candles inside gorgeous wire lanterns line the pathway with a beautiful glow to end a wonderful night!
Thanks so much for the candles! They really provided such a golden glow!
As you plan your perfect Wedding Day, remember it's a day to celebrate LOVE and a new life together!
If you would like your Wedding to be featured here, simply email email@example.com!


text:
While there were plenty of showstopping accessories on the BCBGMAXAZRIA runway yesterday, it was their brigade of beanies that had everyone talking. Like a cherry on a sundae, the slouchy knit hats deliciously topped off the label's embroidered tunics and printed shifts.
What do you think of the new beanies at BCBGMAXAZRIA? Share in the comments below, or tweet us at @ruelala.
Not a Member and like The (Style) Guide? You'll love Rue La La. Join now.
February 8, 2013


text:
This item has been discontinued.
The cycling world is full of people with addictions. For me, my addiction is candy. Whether in a gel-coated fruit form or something from the nougat family, slathered in a milk chocolate, I do not discriminate. I have even been known to experiment with other more nebulous forms like paper cylinders full of powdered sugar or animal shaped chewy globs that reek of chemicals and taste even worse. But my favorite candy of all time is without question, the Reese's peanut butter cup as it combines chocolate and peanut butter into the perfect amalgam for my confection-centric tastes.
With this in mind, it only seemed natural that I would be drawn to the Evo handlebar basket. Much like Reese's peanut butter cup, the Evo combines the critical function of steering with the secondary function of storage into a glorious cycling synthesis.
I was skeptical at first. I assumed once weight was placed in the basket, the angle would eventually tilt downward after the first few road bumps. I was also concerned about steering speed. "Sluggishness" was my guess for its handling verdict.
Evo Handlebar Basket After a long and adventuresome summer of testing, I can safely say that neither one of those predictions came true. The basket has remained sturdy and immovable after several loads including but not limited to: a 12 pack of Red Stripe, a bag of charcoal, six oranges and a half gallon of milk, two U locks and a large camera bag.
The center of the handlebar (25.4mm) is latticed allowing a better engagement with the stem faceplate, which prevents slippage. Steering in all conditions was smooth and very responsive. Sharp turns with a full load took a little more effort but that was to be expected. Ride steadiness or general balance never felt compromised, even on wet surfaces.
Although traditional handlebar baskets and rear racks carry things equally well, the Evo handlebar basket possesses an aesthetic and simplicity that appeals to a more sophisticated side of urban riding. Retail cost: $65.99.


text:
Buckhorn High School
New Market, AL 35761
About This School
In 2011, Buckhorn High School had 18 students for every full-time equivalent teacher. The Alabama average is 15 students per full-time equivalent teacher.
Student Ethnicity (2011)
Students (2011)
Students Per Teacher (2011)
Female/Male (2011)
Subsidized Lunch (2011)
District Spending (2010)
Grade 11 Biology Performance
Buckhorn High School Reviews
I am currently enrolled in Buckhorn High. It has excellent academics and sports teams (not to mention the high-ranking Scholar's Bowl team). The students who make very good grades influence the other students. It may be a bit overcrowded, but most of the teachers are close to the students, making sure that they do excellent in that paticular course. Overall, I love this school and recommend it.
This school is amazing, as teachers do everything they can to help their students. I have six children, and they all went to Buckhorn some time in the past, and we could all agree that Buckhorn, eventhough overcrowded, teaches students in a very effective ways.
We are a military family. Having moved often, we have experienced many different schools. Our oldest child spent all 4 years and graduated from Buckhorn High School. We now have a 2nd child in this school. We are so thankful that we are moving next year. We have not been happy with this school!
Classes are too large (35 students to 1 teacher in most of the classes) Instruction is nothing to brag about. I understand that the school has serious problems maintaining order in the school, but our children have never been in trouble, and the scare tactics they use are unusually intimidating. School administrators treat parents and students like criminals.


text:
FREMONT — Mayor Jim Ellis said there will be a reservoir grand opening ceremony June 1 as the city officially celebrates the completion of its $45 million infrastructure project.
Ellis said the grand opening ceremony will start at 11 a.m.
The mayor said it would be a low key affair, with invitations likely to be sent out to the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency, Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Rep. Rex Damschroder, Ballville Township Trustees, Fremont City Council members and former Fremont Mayor Terry Overmyer.
I just want something where the public can come up and the public knows its open, Ellis said Wednesday.
The city began pumping water into the reservoir earlier this year from the Sandusky River and completely filled it in March.
While residents can use the walking path around the reservoir basin, they are still not allowed to use the boat launch or navigate any boats with gas powered motors on the water.
Ellis said he received an email from ODNR Division of Wildlife Chief Scott Zody this week regarding the reservoir and the possibility of stocking it with fish. The mayor said earlier this month that the city may be able to begin stocking the reservoir with fish before it signs a public fishing and gas powered boat motors agreement with the state agency.
It sounds like we can as long as we do something to (prove) were moving ahead on the gas engines thing for the reservoir, Ellis said, although he noted that Zody put a May 31 deadline in place for any city action.
City council president Jim Weaver had previously said that it would likely be June or July before the issue of gas powered motors came up in a council meeting.
The city will install two security cameras at the reservoir parking lot some time within the next week, Ellis said, with one focused on the boat ramp and the other on the parking lot.
Twitter: @DanielCarson7


text:
Posts by "Smart Background Music II"
CES12, Highlights, NEWS, PRODUCTS
Real Interest from Real People: Samsung Imaging Booth Interview at CES 2012
CES 2012 was held from Jan 10th to Jan 13th in Las Vegas and we have delivered the latest news and updates on the innovative Samsung products. Today I'm back again to share with you the highlights of the interview from visitors at Samsung Imaging Booth at CES. Many spectators visited the Samsung Imaging to Booth to witness the latest in Imaging technology. We had the chance to talk to them about what attracted their attention and they were…Read More
- scamerablog
- January 18, 2012
- 739 Views
- Share
Camcorders, CES12, HMX-F80, HMX-QF20, HMX-series, NEWS, Pocket Cam, PRODUCTS
Samsung Launches Strong Camcorder Lineup with Innovative Features
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd, a global leader in digital media and digital convergence technologies, has announced the launch of the New Camcorders as follows: VF20, QF20, F80, & W300, at Consumer Electronics Show 2012 in Las Vegas. CES is a major technology-related trade show held each January in the Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas, United States. Let's look over on new Samsung Camcorders!Read More
- scamerablog
- January 9, 2012
- 1617 Views
- Share


text:
Gravy WaltzItem #: HL.08744715
Our Price:
Unrated ( Be the first to review this item )
Composed by Ray Brown, Steve Allen. Arranged by Paris Rutherford.
Jazz Chorals. Voicing/Format: SHOWTRAX CD. With CD. 5x5 inches. Published by Hal Leonard. (HL.08744715)
Free Shipping on this item in orders above $199
Temporarily Out of Stock -- Notify Me when Back in Stock
Found in: Jazz Choral Sheet Music
Steve Allen was a multi-talented musician and television personality. His 1963 collaboration with Ray Brown resulted in a Grammy award for best jazz composition. Vocal jazz choirs will enjoy sharing in this moment of musical history! Performance Time: Approx. 3:30.Available separately: SATB, ShowTrax CD and Instrumental Pak (includes parts for Piano, Bass and Drums)
Songs Include:


text:
Rose Bell suspect gets bailComment on this story
Durban - Metro policeman Dayandran "Devon" Govender, suspected of murdering his girlfriend, was released on R10 000 bail on Thursday - and promptly served with a notice of suspension.
Govender, 44, is accused of shooting Rosemary Bell in her upmarket Durban North home, where a scatter cushion, with a hole in it, was found hidden behind a couch, the Durban Magistrate's Court heard.
Bell, 32, a former taxi boss, was shot on Tuesday last week in the lounge of the home she had shared with Govender and her young daughter.
A senior investigator with the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (Ipid), Ntombi Gibson, said in an affidavit read at the bail hearing that she had returned to the crime scene after interviewing witnesses, one of whom had said he had heard a muffled shot.
Gibson said she had searched for clues and exhibits and had moved the couches and recovered a cushion with a bullet hole. She said there were other cushions in the lounge but this specific cushion with the hole was hidden.
Bell was shot in her lower abdomen.
According to Gibson, witnesses had reported hearing Bell screaming for five minutes and then "all went silent". It is alleged Bell was trying to end her relationship with Govender and that she had sent him text messages asking for the return of her BMW, and for him to collect his clothes.
Gibson said Govender claimed there was no argument and that he was showing his girlfriend how to dismantle a firearm when a shot went off.
She also said Bell's cellphone was seized and text messages with her request for Govender to return her car were shown to Gibson.
Bell and Govender's cellphones have been sent for analysis. Gibson said there was blood on Govender's clothing, which he had changed by the time Ipid investigators had arrived. The gun used to kill Bell was Govender's police-issued firearm, the court heard.
Gibson said there was suspicion that Govender was drunk at the time the gun was fired. A blood sample taken from Govender had been sent for forensic analysis. Exhibits were also forwarded to the ballistics unit for examination.
Opposing bail, Gibson said Govender would influence and intimidate witnesses should he be released, as it was evident he had the support of colleagues from the metro police and SAPS.
She said a police officer had charged Govender without the investigating officer's knowledge and he was taken to court last Thursday. She also claimed the officers had tried to move Govender to the Greenwood Park or Durban North police station without consulting the station commissioners or her.
Gibson considered Govender a flight risk, saying his second ex-wife was living in London with their 10-year-old daughter and that they were in constant contact with each other.
Govender's attorney, Sunil Singh, told the court that the ex-wife and daughter had since relocated to Egypt as she was now married to an Egyptian.
Govender's first wife and their daughter, who is currently in matric, are financially dependent on him.
Singh said Govender's daughter was traumatised by her father's arrest and his continued detention would cause further distress, affecting her matric exams.
The metro policeman had lived with Bell in Durban North for three years and they had been in a relationship for the past five years.
Govender said they had enjoyed a "healthy loving relationship" and he was emotionally distraught by her death.
"I have requested that a portion of her ashes from her remains be kept aside for me, which has been acceded to, in order that I perform her last rites to help me cope with the loss," his affidavit read.
Magistrate Vanitha Armu asked Singh if his client was still employed, to which he replied that there had been no directive from Govender's employer - the metro police - as yet.
However, metro police spokesman, Senior Superintendent Eugene Msomi, confirmed the suspension, saying Govender was to have been served with the notice upon his release.
Prosecutor Blackie Swart asked for conditions to be added to Govender's bail.
The accused is to report to Durban Central SAPS every Wednesday and must hand over his passport.
Govender's work colleagues sitting in the public gallery clapped when they heard he had been granted bail.
Also sitting among the police officers was Govender's first wife.
Bell had been close friends with 52-year-old geologist, Louis Venter, who, when he died in 2012, had left her at least three properties - in Durban, Sandton and Saldanha Bay on the Cape west coast.
Govender is due back in court in November.
Daily News
Comment Guidelines
- Please read our comment guidelines.
- Login and register, if you haven' t already.
- Write your comment in the block below and click (Post As)
- Has a comment offended you? Hover your mouse over the comment and wait until a small triangle appears on the right-hand side. Click triangle () and select "Flag as inappropriate". Our moderators will take action if need be.
- Verified email addresses: All users on Independent Media news sites are now required to have a verified email address before being allowed to comment on articles. You are only required to verify your email address once to have full access to commenting on articles. For more information please read our comment guidelines


text:
|New Videos - Best Videos - Hot! - Hits - Tags - Porn Pics - Sex Stories - Pornstars - Adult Forum - UPLOAD
|Blonde dominatrix smothers her lover as he eats her cunt
|Sitting down on her lover's face as she forces him to eat out her juicy pink cunt but when he started resisting she knew she was going to have to put him in his place by smothering him.
|Display / write / close (1) comment(s) for this sex video.
|Ads by TrafficFactory.biz
Terms of service - Content removal - Upload Porn Videos - Tool to download flash videos - Advertising.Return to XNXX Free Porn Videos Homepage .


text:
Bookmark this site!
Here are 10 interesting facts about Mexico that everyone who is planning to go there on vacation should know:
I bet there are some things on this list that you didn't know! Keep browsing this site if you want more interesting facts about Mexico.
All Content © 2011 facts-about-mexico.com


text:
There's a blog post thief about: bring out your memes!
We found a blog post thief – not even the slightest bit of credit for either of the 2 posts they stole! Luckily we still host the images…
Website analytics is about understanding both qualitative and quantitative data. While many are aware of Google Analytics as a tool, we use a variety of other data gathering tools to gain actionable insights. Expect blog posts on analytics tools, strategies, tips and industry observations.
We found a blog post thief – not even the slightest bit of credit for either of the 2 posts they stole! Luckily we still host the images…
It's been almost a year since Amazon Checkout has ruled out in the UK but strangely enough is still hardly used by our E-commerce players. For sure, i don't have any precise data on the usage within the industry (any links are highly welcome) but based on a simple old school observation technique we can conclude that it's not even close to the results it was expected to reach. How many UK Ecom sites using amazon checkout you actually saw? Then compare that to the Paypal or Worldpay.
And the tip is: use the filter button. (Not sure if "simple" applies to the tip or me).
Google Webmaster Tools rank data was useless
I've long dismissed the rank data in Google Webmaster Tools' (GWT) top query report as being useless.
I didn't bother to digging into Google's rank number methodology […]
Google Analytics team continues to work realy hard so they can deliver us all these wonderful updates on almost a daily basis.
It's been quite a while since the new interface and we finally got our email scheduler and PDF export back. That was the only reason so many analysts were still using […]
Following Google's implementation of secure SSL search for logged in queries we're now not provided keyword and other valuable data in Google Analytics – damn and blast! In an attempt to counter this slightly, Econsultancy have come up with an interesting Analytics 'hack' using advanced filters of the data.
The hack […]
The recent New Media Breakfast in Glasgow and Edinburgh concentrated on the topic of QR codes. These dot matrix squares have been part of life in Japan for many a year and are cropping up more and more here in the UK and even Edinburgh.
Their ease of production makes them ideal […]
Topics this month:
Introducing Flow Visualisation
New Integrations
Multi-channel Funnels
Sliding Deck
Holy Cow!!!1
"not provided" – could this be your biggest organic referring keyword soon? Google have moved the goal posts again – time for us to find a way around these changes…
The internet marketing industry is full of shysters. This is not really a discussion starter – it's a fact. During this series I want to talk about the quite popular myths in my favourite area of CRO. Today we address:
Myth 1 – The fold
Myth 2 – Users don't scroll
Myth 3 – Content on long pages is less likely to be seen than on short ones
0131 220 1441


text:
Back in March 2006 on the third anniversary of the war in Iraq, I wrote at my own wee blog:
For many Americans, the war is background noise that only occasionally and inconveniently intrudes as they shop at the mall and catch a glimpse of a bloody street scene from Baghdad on the TVs in the window of an electronics store.
Then in December 2006, I wrote the following here:
Most [Americans] are figuratively if not literally shopping at the mall, and beyond the yellow Support the Troops ribbons on their SUVs, the obscenity that the Iraq war has become is an abstraction. That is unless they are the very rare person who knows a war veteran or happens to stroll past a TV store at the mall and catches a big-screen glimpse of the carnage before they avert their eyes and continue on to Victoria's Secret.
So imagine my surprise when the photograph above, shot by John Moore of Getty Images at a Marine Corps civil affairs office in Ramadi, appeared in newspapers and at military blogs.
I suppose I should feel flattered, but I do not.
As did my words, the graffiti based on them speaks a very sad truth.


text:
PHILADELPHIA – At its April 24 Spring 2012 Community Symposium, the Field Center for Children's Policy, Practice & Research at the University of Pennsylvania poses the question, "Can America Stop Hurting its Children?"
The Symposium will be from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. at the Levy Conference Center at the Penn Law School, 34th and Chestnut streets.
With John Leventhal, a professor of pediatrics at the Yale University School of Medicine, as its keynote speaker, the Field Center will examine whether America has the ability to stop hurting its children, how the definition of child abuse has helped shaped developments in the last 50 years and the future of child protection.
Leventhal is also the medical director of the Yale-New Haven Children's Hospital Child Abuse Program.
He is recognized nationally for his research in the area of child maltreatment, where he has focused on its epidemiology, peri-natal risk factors for abuse and neglect and distinguishing abuse from accidental injuries.
"We are honored to bring someone of Dr. Leventhal's stature to Philadelphia to address how far we have come, yet how much farther we need to go to protect children from abuse," says Debra Schilling Wolfe, the Center executive director. "His most recent research, Using U.S. Data to Estimate the Incidence of Serious Physical Abuse in Children, is the first study to provide national estimates on the occurrence of serious injuries due to physical abuse, has great impact on future child abuse prevention efforts."
In 1962, five researchers published an article in the Journal of the American Medical Association about "The Battered Child Syndrome," a moment that defined child abuse as a public health problem.
In the 50 years since then, there has been a shift in the way people think about child abuse, but researchers at the Field Center say there is much more to be done.
This event is free and open to the community through a grant from Penn's University Research Foundation. Continuing Education Credits are available for social workers for $25, payable by check at the door.


text:
- 1694 - 1752
- Artist
- French
Charles-Antoine Coypel had precocious success as a painter, as his father and teacher Antoine Coypel was the premier peintre du roi (First Painter to the King). Upon his father's death in 1722, Charles inherited the elder Coypel's painting and design responsibilities at court, became the chief painter of the
Besides talents in painting and engraving, Coypel possessed some literary talent: he produced two tragedies, several comedies, prose, and some poetry. He also excelled as a tapestry designer for the Gobelins manufactory; the twenty-eight scenes he created for the


text:
The Laboratory of Microbiology is engaged in research and education in biotransformations and interactions of microorganisms as well as their control. Moreover, it contributes to the exploitation of the generated knowledge in the application areas of Health & Food, Bioproducts & Energy and Environment & Sustainability.
Chair holder
Microbiologist Daan Swarts wins prize for this year's best Wageningen publication
The Wageningen University Fund has awarded its three-yearly Research Award 2015, the prize for the best academic publication produced by a Wageningen researcher, to microbiologist Daan Swarts.Read more
- Genomic and Functional Analysis of Organohalide-Respiring Firmicutes
drs. PHA (Peer) Timmers
Exploring the ecophysiology of anaerobic communities of methanotrophic archaea and sulfate-reducing bacteria
- PhD Students Meeting
Recent Peer Reviewed Publications
DNA-guided DNA interference by a prokaryotic Argonaute
Nature 507 (2014)7491. - ISSN 0028-0836 - p. 258 - 261.
Archaeal (Per)Chlorate Reduction at High Temperature: An Interplay of Biotic and Abiotic Reactions
Science 340 (2013)85. - ISSN 0036-8075 - p. 85 - 87.
Modulation of Lactobacillus plantarum gastrointestinal robustness by fermentation conditions enables identification of bacterial robustness markers
PLoS One 7 (2012)7. - ISSN 1932-6203 - p. 13.


text:
A diverse and constantly updating source of astrology-themed content, Astrodispatch is edited by Elsa P, astrologer and author of ElsaElsa - The Astrology Blog.
To reach the editor, please visit our contact page.
Sign up below to get my free weekly email newsletter on a variety of astrology-themed topics.
One can't help but hear the name Chris ChristiE all over the airwaves. He's being accused of being in on a scam that shut down the lanes of the George Washington bridge in order to create a four-day traffic jam to punish a local mayor who failed to endorse him in last year's election.
Social Widgets powered by AB-WebLog.com.


text:
Batley Bulldogs 6-36 Leigh Centurions
Easy for Leigh
Leigh ran six tries to one in a 36-6 win at Batley to maintain their 10-point lead at the top of the Kingstone Press Championship table.
Ryan Brierley opened the scoring with his 31st try of the campaign and others came from Matt Sarsfield, Adam Higson, Liam Kay, Tom Armstrong and Gregg McNally, while Martyn Ridyard kicked six goals.
Full-back Miles Greenwood scored a try early in the second half and Scott Leatherbarrow added the conversion for Batley, who have dropped to ninth place, just three points above the relegation zone.


text:
Ophthalmologists (MD)
Richard L. Liston, M.D.
Dr. Richard Liston completed his undergraduate degree at Grace College in Indiana. He earned his medical degree from the University Of Utah School Of Medicine where he received the Florence M. Strong award for Compassionate Patient Care. Dr. Liston completed his internship at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital in Ann Arbor Michigan and his residency at the W.K. Kellogg Eye Center at the University of Michigan where he served as Chief Resident. He completed a fellowship at the University of Michigan where he studied pediatric ophthalmology and adult strabismus.
A gifted teacher and lecturer, Dr. Liston has received an award for his teaching and currently instructs ophthalmology residents from the Ohio State University School of Medicine. Dr. Liston is affiliated with several area hospitals including the Children's Medical Center of Dayton, Kettering Medical Center and the Dayton VA hospital.
Dr. Liston specializes in General and Pediatric Ophthalmology, Adult Strabismus and Cataract Surgery.
Paul D. Moyer, M.D.
Dr. Paul Moyer completed his undergraduate degree at Cumberland College in Williamsburg, Kentucky. He received his Medical Degree from the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine where he was elected to the Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society. He completed his internship at Good Samaritan Hospital in Cincinnati, Ohio and his ophthalmology residency at the University of Cincinnati. He completed a fellowship and advanced training in cataract surgery at the Cincinnati Eye Institute.
Dr. Moyer is affiliated with the American Academy of Ophthalmology and the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery.
Dr. Moyer has contributed to research in the fields of wound healing after eye surgery. He has published works in Cataract Surgery in Complicated Cases, Differentiation, and the American Journal of Ophthalmology.
Dr. Moyer specializes in General Ophthalmology, Cataract Surgery and Advanced Intraocular Lens Implantation.
Jennifer Jaworski Shade, M.D.
Dr. Jennifer Jaworski Shade completed her undergraduate at the Ohio University where she graduated Magna cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science in Biology. She received her Medical Degree from the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. Dr. Jaworski Shade completed her transition year residency at Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus, Ohio and her Ophthalmology residency at the Ohio State University Hospital in Columbus. She completed a fellowship in Cornea and Anterior Segment at the University of Minnesota.
Dr. Jaworski Shade specializes in Cataract Surgery, Advanced Intraocular Lens Implantation, and Corneal Disease
Ramesh K. Singla, M.D.
Dr. Ramesh Singla obtained his medical degree at the Government Medical School in Patiala, India. He completed his internship at Rajindra Hospital in Patiala, India and his residency at PGI in Chandigarh, India. Prior to coming to the United States, Dr. Singla practiced medicine in the U.K. for 5 years. His U.S. training includes surgical residency at Prince George's General Hospital in Cheverly, Maryland and a pediatric ophthalmology fellowship at New England Medical Center in Boston, Massachusetts. He was certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology in 1981.
His memberships include the American Academy of Ophthalmology, Ohio State Medical Association, and the Montgomery County Medical Society.
Dr. Singla specializes in General and Pediatric Ophthalmology and Cataract Surgery.


text:
Aaron Aanonsen
- Filed Under
Lakeland College announced on Tuesday it has finalized the administrative team that will lead its athletic department thsi school year.
Nate Dehne, who's been named vice president for student development and athletics, will lead the team. Dehne joined Lakeland's staff as director of admissions in 2003 and was named vice president for student development five years later. His duties in that role included overseeing the athletic department until 2012. As an undergraduate at Carroll University he played football and wrestled.
Dehne's docket will be full. Besides helping lead the ...


text:
This section lists art colleges which have courses of interest to those wishing to study for a career in cartooning or sequential art. It also lists some useful websites, libraries, museums, and tutors who are accessible via their web addresses. It also lists events and competitions of interest to those studying cartooning and sequential art. And, lastly, it recommends events or other things which Cartoon Classroom considers of particular value to those studying these specialised art forms.
Comics Forum : A site which continuously recommends and directs all those interested in the serious study of sequential art to books and learned works on the medium. It also has useful articles, discussions and suchlike on its site relating to these matters. Cannot be recommended highly enough. Should be referred to on a regular basis for anyone interested in the subject matter of Cartoon Classroom. Go to the Links section on this site for their web address.
The Leeds Thought Bubble Festival : is both populist and academic in its aims. Has interesting seminars and discussions on the art and purpose of the sequential arts in all their varied forms as well as catering to those fascinated by the characters, situations and stories that dominate the mass- market product of the manga and comic book industry. Tickets are still available. Go to the link in our Links section for more.
Fab Chat At Cartoon County
The great illustrator and sequential artist, Glenn Fabry, will be chatting for podcast at the next Cartoon County meeting. For anyone out there unlucky enough to be unfamiliar with Glenn's work, check out his website -www.glennfabry.co.uk.
Glenn will be talking from around 7.15 upstairs at The Cricketers, Black Lion St, Brighton, on Monday, the 30th April.
Creating A Graphic Novel
Saturday 21st April, 10am,The Chequers, Chipping Norton
Andrew Wildman has illustrated and designed for Comics, Books, Games and Television for over twenty years.
As part of the Chipping Norton Literary Festival Andrew will be talking about his work on projects such as
Transformers, Spider-Man, X-Men and Doctor Who and revealing the secrets and processes
that have given rise to his first self penned graphic novel, HORIZON
all tickets £7.50.
available from The Chipping Norton Theatre Box Office: 01608 642350
or online at www.chippingnortontheatre.co.uk
for more information about HORIZON visit horizongraphicnovel.com
Cradled In Caricature
Cradled In Caricature - Friday, 27th April, COLT3, University of Kent, Canterbury : This one-day event will approach the notion of 'caricature' as an artistic and social practice, using it to prompt debate and discussion on exaggeration, stereotyping, representation, and characterisation. Free to attend, but book quickly. http://cradledincaricature.wordpress.com/cic-event-27-april-2012/
Comics Artist Workshop At The Victoria and Albert
Celebrating British Design Sunday 27 May, 11.00 – 16.00
Comic artist extraordinaire, Brian Williamson, is at the Victoria and Albert Museum for a day of workshops celebrating British Design. Free drop-in event for all ages. Go and and learn from a master! No booking required.
Publisher, QueenSpark of Brighton and Hove, is delighted to officially launch Alt-Brighton, a collaborative graphic novel project funded by Arts Council England.
The writers will be mentored by co-founder of the Comic Book Alliance, Tim Pilcher.
A designer to lead the book's team of graphic designers will be appointed in Spring 2012. In the meantime, go here http://www.queensparkbooks.org.uk/page/189.html for information about how to become one of the writers.
If you are inspired by the project, why not submit a short story or idea from 100 to 2000 words, based around the history of Brighton & Hove, on to the 'New Writing' section of the QueenSpark website, by 28 February 2012 www.queensparkbooks.org.uk (Please note: you will have to register as a new user, and your submission will be able to be read and commented on by members of the public.)
If you need a starting-point, why not use the text and/or images at www.mybrightonandhove.org.uk, www.photosbrightonandhove.org.uk, or www.letterintheattic.org to inspire an idea.
New Comics Course
Comics and Graphic Novels Course For Adults
West Dean College, Chichester Suitable for all levels.
You will learn about comic and graphic novel storytelling techniques, and how to create your own visual narrative. Everyone will end the course with one completed comic page, and the skills to continue their work for themselves. We will look at comic and graphic novel art styles, the use of text and images, the "grammar" of comic art, use of sound effects, abstraction, and styles. You provide a story from your own experience, or one you wish to adapt into the medium.
Comics and Graphic Novels
2nd – 4th March 2012
Details here: https://www.westdean.org.uk/CollegeChannel/ShortCourses/Courses/Art.aspx#
Hatley 3 month residency at Centre for Recent Drawing
Dear all
Dear all
Art School Courses
This section lists some courses available at art schools and colleges throughout the UK which can help those planning a career in comics or sequential art. Explore Search for others.
BA (Hons) Illustration for Graphic Novel
Illustration: BA ( Hons ) and
The Graphic Novel
Writing For The Graphic Novel,
Comic Book Art For Beginners
Swindon College.
BA in Illustration for Graphic Novels at Glyndwr University.
Winchester School Of Art : www.wsa.soton.ac.uk
Edinburgh College of Art : Illustration – BA (Hons) and Masters courses available - http://www.eca.ac.uk/index.php?id=239,
Gray's School of Art, Aberdeen :
Glasgow School of Art : BA (Hons) in Visual Communication - http://www.gsa.ac.uk/gsa.cfm?pid=172
Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design (DJCAD)
AIH: Higher National Diploma in Illustration at Ballyfermot College Of Further Education, Dublin - http://applications.bcfe.ie/courseinfo.php?course=48 includes study of sequential art. Animation Courses also available.
Edinburgh Napier University has a Creative Writing course which includes writing for the graphic novel - http://www.courses.napier.ac.uk/W54719.htm
Sequential Design and Illustration MA (PGCert PGDip) at the University of Brighton - http://courses.brighton.ac.uk/course.php?cnum=216
MLitt in Comics Studies - Dundee University : http://www.dundee.ac.uk/english/prospective/postgraduates/comicstudies
Univ of Brighton ( BA ) - Sequential Design and Illustration ( MA ) www.brighton.ac.uk
Oxford Brookes University - Illustration Narrative and Sequential ( Swindon ) 3 yr full-time ( BA ) www.brookes.ac.uk
University College, Falmouth - Illustration : Authorial Practice www.falmouth.ac.uk
University For The Creative Arts - Graphic Storytelling And Comic Art ( MA ) www.ucreative.ac.uk
University of Kent - ( Phd/ MPhil/MA by research Cartoons and Caricature ) www.kent.ac.uk
The Princes Drawing School - Weekend Caricature Master Class www.princesdrawingschool.org
SCOLA - Sutton College Of Learning For Adults - Introduction To Cartooning www.scola.ac.uk
Merton Adult Education - Family Cartoons www.maec.ac.uk
The Institute ( Formerly Institute of Hampstead Garden Suburb ) - Try Cartooning - Cartooning For Fun And Profit http://hgsi.ac.uk
London Art College - Cartooning Diploma Art Course www.londonartcollege.co.uk
Warners Education Association ( WEA ) - The 20th Century Social Cartoon www.wea.co.uk
Central St Martins College of Arts and Design - Cartooning Fundamentals www.csm.arts.ac.uk
Bristol Folk House Co-operative - Cartooning For Improvers - Cartooning Workshop - Cartoons and Comics www.bristolfolkhouse.co.uk
Walford and North Shropshire College - Cartooning Introduction www.wnso.ac.uk
Telford College of Arts and Technology - Hand Drawn Cartoons Level 1 www.tcat.ac.uk
London School of Journalism - Cartooning Diploma www.lsj.org/web/cartooning.php
Web Sites
Many web sites can help in the study of cartoon and comic art. Some show the history of the medium and examples from some of its best creators. Others demonstrate the techniques involved in the creative processes of cartoon and comic strip art. More in the Links section.
Reading With Pictures - www.readingwithpictures.org. This is the website of a US organization that is trying to increase the recognition of sequential art as a valuable art study subject as well as a useful tool in general education. An interview with the site's founder - Josh Elder - is attached at the bottom of this page. See Staff Room for tutors of comic art who voice similar views.
www.learncartooning.co.uk Paul Solomons' online Freelance Cartooning correspondence course.
Cartoon Art Study via Libraries
Anyone interested in learning drawing skills of any kind can find a range of valuable instructional books at their local library. Libraries can also be a valuable source of local information on art study groups, such as life classes and workshops.
Museum And Gallery Resources
If your local museum and gallery doesn't have artwork from local cartoonists or sequential artists on show, ask them if they have any in their collections. Some have, but can't advertise the work and display it because of space restrictions.
Linley Sambourne House, London : www.rbkc.gov.uk/linleysambournehouse/
Cartoonists And Comic Creators Available For Teaching Or Talks
Cartoon drawing and sequential art are specialised forms of expression and storytelling, which can only be tought effectively by those who practice them. Luckily for those interested in learning these skills, there are a number of such tutors across the country who can be hired on a part-time basis to do this.
Steve Marchant : email@example.com Greater London
Cartoon Museum : www.cartoonmuseum.org Greater London
James Parsons : www.crazycomicclub.co.uk All Areas.
Kev F Sutherland : http://comicfestival.co.uk
Stuart Harrison : www.stu-art.biz
Paul Solomons via : www.hgsi.ac.uk
The Colonial Heritage Of Comics In French
Comics Forum ( see Links ) has just published an article entitled 'The Colonial Heritage of Comics in French' by Mark McKinney over on the Comics Forum website at http://comicsforum.org. It should be a good lead in to the joint international conference in Manchester next week ( see below ) (http://www2.hlss.mmu.ac.uk/conferences/graphic-novels-bandes-dessinees-comics/) !
Dr Who In Comics
Doctor Who In Comics: 1964-2011
27 July - 30 October
Over 100 original works of art at the Cartoon Museum, featuring the Doctor in all his incarnations.
Conference of Graphic Novels and Comics 5-8 July 2011
A conference will take place this July involving three comics journals: Journal of Graphic Novels and Comics, Journal of European Comic Art and Studies in Comics. Speakers come from around the world. The event will be held at the Manchester Metropolitan University. More information can be found here: http://www2.hlss.mmu.ac.uk/conferences/graphic-novels-bandes-dessinees-comics/
Glasgow Life Comic Commission
Glasgow Life commissioned sequential art team, Metaphrog, to create a short comic story - The Photographs - in response to a series of workshops held with teenagers and senior groups around Glasgow. Read it online here: http://www.metaphrog.com/thephotographs/
As part of the project, they also gave a short talk about it at the Growing Bolder Intergenerational Art Festival for Glasgow's Active Ageing Week 2011. The event took place at the CCA in Glasgow on June 7th.
The full colour A6 booklet of The Photographs is being launched at the Growing Bolder Arty Party on June 10th.
Steve Bell Exhibition
Bell Epoque - 30 Years Of Steve Bell
Running at The Cartoon Museum - see Links - from 25th May to 24th July.
'Against the tidal wave of images threatening to overwhelm us, Bell believes in the enduring importance of cartooning as an art form and the power of a single still image to make people stop and think.'
Shrewsbury Cartoon Festival
The Festival, held in April each year, has its 7th incarnation next
year (22nd- 25th April). It is the only - and now the longest running - cartoon festival in the UK. It stages several cartoon exhibitions that run each year for around 4 weeks straddling the festival. It is closely linked with the Professional Cartoonists Organisation, which helps ensure the quality of work on display is always aiming for the best.
The festival weekend features talks, workshops, clinics and other events for the public to see cartooning in action. 40 selected cartoonists are invited to attend and participate. The event has active support from the Cartoon Museum, the British Library and the Cartoon Archive at Canterbury.
See links for website.
The Association for Scottish Literary Studies commissioned Metaphrog to make a comic adaptation of Edwin Morgan's poem, The First Men on Mercury, to celebrate National Poetry Day, as a way of interesting children and adults in poetry, visually.
32,500+ copies were distributed to all pupils in Glasgow Secondary schools on the 8th of October.
The comic can be read at http://www.metaphrog.com/mercury, with some behind the scenes information on the making of the comic, and also teaching notes for the classroom.
Fighting Ignorance
Jag Lall's "Death's Door: Ignorance Likes Company '' is being used as an educational tool to warn against the dangers of racism in schools across Newham in London, and has attracted the endorsement of such bodies for good as the United Nations Association of Canada. Another example of how the graphic novel format can be effective in spreading a virtuous message through educational institutions. More detail about Jag and his book can be found through Search.
A New Cartoon Museum Opens!
Donald McGills Postcard Museum
Opened on the 10th July at 15 Union Street, Ryde, entirely dedicated to displaying and celebrating the famous saucy seaside postcard art of the great cartoonist, Donald McGill. Opening times are from 12.00 -5.00, 7 days a week til early September. Admission £3.50 per adult, children over 5, £1.50, and for the under 5's, a penny only! Coach parties and block bookings welcome for morning visits. Check it all out on their website - http://www.donaldmcgill.info.
Reading With Pictures - Josh Elder Interview ( see Web Sites above )
Why did you start Reading With Pictures?
Cartoon Classroom Now On Facebook
Cartoon Classroom now has a page on Facebook. Visit and like us if you're on Facebook, as well. You can post your views, give us your feedback on this site, and suggest improvements. You can also use it to tell us about anything going on in your area that we've yet to feature here in our pages - anything that's relevant to the study of cartooning and sequential art in the UK and Ireland, and of use to visitors to our site. Exhibitions, art courses you've discovered, new museums opening, good instructional videos you can tell us about. And tell all your Facebook friends about our page and this site if you feel it can help them, or if they can help it by spreading the word about us! www.facebook.com/pages/Cartoon-Classroom/208823042468729
Comics And Conflicts
From Ian Hague at Comics Forum ( see Links ) :
We are pleased to offer a digital archive of the papers presented at the conference along with some other material. This is the first time we'll be trying something like this, and it's part of Comics Forum's remit to help develop scholarly resources online. Although we're still ironing out the technical kinks with this one, the hope is to be able to provide a central archive for various conferences, so if you are a conference director and would be interested in collaborating in future please do get in touch with me. Keep an eye on our site for further announcements on this collaboration as we move forward with the project.
Internship In Comics
Londonprintstudio is offering five carefully chosen 21-25 year olds the chance to:
Deadline for return of application form: Monday 5th September 2011
Start date: Tuesday 20th September 2011
Interviews : Tuesday 13th September 2011
Remember you must live in London, or be living in London for the duration of the internship!
For job description and application click here: http://www.londonprintstudio.org.uk/F13-intern.html
For more information on the project click here: http://www.londonprintstudiocomics.blogspot.com/


text:
Slacker revamps to compete against Pandora, Spotify
Slacker Radio now offers on-demand music services and has redesigned its mobile apps
Slacker Radio has launched a massive rebranded effort to help its music service better compete against the likes of Pandora and Spotify.
Slacker is one of the older services when it comes to mobile music and was originally seen as a competitor to satellite radio when it debuted in 2006. The world has changed though and Slacker has changed to adapt to that.
On the Web and throughout all of its apps, the new Slacker has a distinct design. Gone are the old black and gold look and it's been replaced by a fresher look. It really reminds me of the Windows Phone 8 Metro-style interface. This fresh, new look is coming to the Android, iPhone, BlackBerry 10 and Windows Phone apps.
Slacker is going against nearly every mobile music service out there, as it has a music discovery service that can be compared to Pandora. This free service lets you pick an artist or track you want and then produce playlists based off that. I like Slacker because it also incorporates news and podcasts in this service. Slacker Radio Plus will let you listen to songs offline, kill commercials and give you unlimited skips for $3.99 a month.
If you want a Spotify-like experience, the new Slacker has you covered, too. For $9.99 a month, users can create custom playlists and have on-demand listings. Slacker believes that its pre-programmed stations and its recommendation engine help it stand out from the crowd.
While Spotify seems to grab most of the attention, Slacker has quietly built a nice business. The company said that it now has more than a half-million paying subscribers and four million users per month on its free service. Look for it to make a larger push with its marketing in 2013.
You can download the Slacker apps for iOS, Android, BlackBerry and Windows Phone here.


text:
The artistic advance of Eytan Fox's Yossi
In the new Yossi, Israeli filmmaker Eytan Fox revisits the protagonist from his 2004 military love story Yossi & Jagger. A slight narrative shift shows the former army medic (played by Ohad Knoller) in his mid-30s, now an overweight cardiologist still mourning his lover's death more than 10 years ago, sinking into loneliness: He's introduced alseep. Fox's project is almost a fairytale; a kiss brings Yossi back to life.
Fox's new story deals realistically with the emotions of Yossi's second coming out. Desire is submerged in Yossi's flaccid body and sadness. He limits his own options in two remarkable temptation scenes: a night of bisexual possibility with a beefy partying colleague (Lior Ashkenazi) and a hook-up with a high-living gym rat and dance promoter (Gil Desiano) met on the Internet. These emotional low points are early high points in the film's casually modern view of the situations—erotic free choice—that are part of the acceptance of gay life. Fox, a humanist romantic who bridged Israeli-Palestinian gay brotherhood in the 2008 The Bubble, understands Yossi's potential decadence and pulls him out of his tailspin.
After a quietly devastating visit to his lover's past, Yossi takes off. On the road to Sinai, he meets a group of young Israeli soldiers who draw him back to the camaraderie of military life (rapport memorably expressed by Brando's lonely officer in Reflections in a Golden Eye in a longingly alliterative mumbling about "men among men"). Fox exults in that rapport. His embrace of Yossi's humanity conveys a post-Stonewall and post-AIDS artist's guiltlessness—a quality displayed by few American gay filmmakers. As The Bubble demonstrated, Fox isn't caught up in issues, statements or grandstanding. (That's why his overtly political Walk on Water failed.) Yossi's gentle romanticism disguises the fact that Fox is making a major artistic advance.
Take the transition to Yossi's road trip: Dissolving from solitude to the open road, it recalls a Kiarostami image without the aesthetic remoteness. The Middle Eastern landscape suggests new emotional territory. The film's realistic sensuality (photographed with an optimistic glow by Guy Raz) makes it comparable to Julian Hernandez's Raging Sun, Raging Sky—a masterpiece still unreleased in this country, shown only at gay film festivals. Like that film, Yossi imagines the natural complexity of gay love. Fox doesn't go into the abstract ruminations of Hernandez's magnificent philosophical epic, but his confrontation with the grief process and the depth of yearning is comparably profound.
When Yossi observes the lithe, sun-kissed, hyperactive soldiers on leave—including tall, smooth-faced, bow-lipped Tom (Oz Zehavi) — he's confronted with the life passing him by and notices the gay liberation they take for granted, the burdened past that's outside their generation's awareness. These soldier boys' joking sexual ease goes beyond homophobia; it's a bit idealized to include shared enjoyment of thumping dance music which dates Yossi, who listens to Mahler and grips a paperback of Death in Venice while lounging poolside. "You can read at home!" chides the teasingly handsome Nimrod (Meir Golan).
By evoking—and remaking—Death in Venice so gently and humorously, Fox modernizes Thomas Mann's ruminations on beauty, desire and the divine in human form an essential achievement in gay and human consciousness. Fox connects Yossi's grieving history and rebirth with gay love's healthy future—and does it without the sentimental melancholy of the recent British film Weekend. The scene of Yossi letting down his defenses with Tom uncannily recalls the lyric in "Love, Part II" by Bright Light, Bright Light: "Do what you want with me/Let everybody see/I'm in love again." With such exuberance, Yossi even surpasses gay movies as admirable as Oslo, August 31st and Ira Sachs' Keep the Lights On.
In fact, this film peaks during a wonderful seductive pantomime where Yossi and Tom go through a light-switch tug-of-war. "I want to see you!" Tom insists. Somewhere Luchino Visconti is smiling.
Follow Armond White on Twitter at 3xchair.


text:
Symphony Q2 net profit rises 48%; sales up 56%
|This is a media release from Symphony Ltd
Net sales in first half of FY2013 at Rs 111.98 crore were higher by 32% compared to Rs.84.95 crore in the first half of previous fiscal. For the six months ended December 31 2012, the company reported a net profit of Rs 18.78 crore against a net profit of Rs.15.71 crore in the previous financial year's first half, a 20% growth.
Commenting on the financial performance of the company, Mr. Nrupesh Shah, Executive Director of Symphony Ltd. said,
"Symphony has introduced six new 'i' series models with special features like Dura pump technology, Water tank alarm, Memory storage and Feather touch remote control.
Company plans to increase the dealers network from 14,000 to 20,000 by June 2013.
On export front, the company is aggressive in marketing as well as exploring new countries. The industrial and commercial air coolers manufactured by Impco are launched in Africa and Columbia. The company is also exploring Russia for the same.
In respect of Industrial and commercial coolers in India, the company has undertaken strategic steps, which includes tie-up with large corporates and HVAC consultants. The company is also increasing its manpower strength for this segment to explore huge market potential."


text:
Flattus on the Czech music scene moves more than 10 years and has had has played hundreds of concerts in clubs and at festivals. Genre could be included in the crossover band, in which the predominant rock.
1st Choice is a Prague band, their sound reflects current form in the United States, a popular modern rock. Hallmark songs are catchy and particularly refined and distinctive vocal performance in English, which is becoming the mainstream in the Czech finally acceptable. 1st Choice is music for snowboarders, high school and college students. – Translated by Automatic service
Algorytmus is a young and restless Czech band, because its members born in Great Britain. It was founded in 2011 and within five years has at least one scheduled tour of Bulgaria and other social security. "We play music that we like and we are very handsome, talented and modest," announced that all who want them to listen.
Tell us the street or nearest stop from where you would like to get to the venue.


text:
The instinct in me seems to go crazy
Everytime I see you laying there lazy
My heart begins to pound in my ears
No more does my body hold fears
With you there my heart starts to pound
In your arms is where I want to be found
Pull me close and tease me so
Become naked with me and let me go
Soon my lips will seek yours
Laying there naked seems to open all doors.
And with the animal passion in me
Grab me rough to drive me crazy
My hands rub up and down your back
You push in and out, energy you don't lack
Our bodies mingle my muscles terse
As you cum your energy will dispurse
I roll you over and push you within
Making you moan and your head spin
I get you off again and again
To bed, to bed is where we meet our end.
© Copyright 2015FyresydeHerbalyst All rights reserved. FyresydeHerbalyst has granted theNextBigWriter, LLC non-exclusive rights to display this work on Booksie.com.


text:
"Being a physician is not just about the science of medicine, memorizing formulas and facts, or having to always look things up on a computer. Rather, we continually strive to participate in the art of healing the human spirit, body and mind."
202 S. Park Street, 2 East
Madison, WI 53715
(608) 417-5454
800 Clay Street
Darlington, WI 53530
(608) 776-5748
Meriter Hospital
Unity Point Finley
Prior Affiliation,
Lee Memorial Health Systems
Prior Affiliation,
UW Hospitals and Clinics
Prior Affiliation,
William S Middleton Veterans Hospital
UW Graduate Medical Education
Medical College of Virginia School of Medicine
Medical School,
UW School of Medicine and Public Health
National Institute of Health Stroke Cert
ABMS/AOA Certification,
American Board of Psy&Neuro/ Neurology
Dr. Levine is the Meriter Medical Group's Division Chief for Neurology. He was drawn to neurology because it allows him to piece together the puzzle of the nervous system. To do so, he combines each patient's neurologic history with a detailed and focused neurologic examination using tailored neuroimaging. He is then able to offer succinct and precise neurologic diagnoses, specific treatments, restorative care, and disease/condition-specific counseling.
Dr. Levine strives for excellence, which is evidenced by his recognitions, including being one of only five neurologists in the Madison area with subspecialty expertise in Vascular (Stroke) Neurology. He uses this expertise to serve as a Neurologic Consultant and works with each patient's primary care provider to implement their individual treatment plan. Dr. Levine does not rush through evaluations, and devotes as much time as necessary to provide the best possible care.
In his free time, Dr. Levine enjoys cooking, reading, playing tennis and any family activity. He is also involved with Madison's Downtown Rotary and the Capitol Chordsmen Chorus.


text:
The Cessation in Pregnancy Incentives Trial (CPIT): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial
1 Paediatric Epidemiology and Community Health Unit, Section of Child Health, Division of Developmental Medicine, Glasgow University, Yorkhill Campus, Glasgow G3 8SJ, Scotland, U.K
2 Centre for Tobacco Control Studies, and School of Management, University of Stirling, Stirling, FK9 4LA, Scotland, U.K
3 Glasgow Centre for Population Health, 1st Floor, House 6, 94 Elmbank Street, Glasgow, G2 4DL, Scotland, U.K
4 NHS Greater Glasgow& Clyde, J B Russell House, Gartnavel Royal Hospital, 1055 Great Western Road, Glasgow, G12 OXH, Scotland, U.K
5 Directorate of Public Health, NHS Tayside, Kings Cross Hospital, Clepington Road, Dundee, DD3 8EA, Scotland, U.K
6 Robertson Centre for Biostatistics. Boyd Orr Building, University Avenue, Glasgow, G12 8QQ, Scotland, U.K
7 Institute of Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow, 1 Lilybank Gardens, Glasgow, G12 8RZ, Scotland, U.K
8 NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, West House, Gartnavel Royal Hospital, Glasgow, G12 0XH, Scotland, U.K
9 R205 Level 2, Queen Mother's Hospital Tower Block, Glasgow, G3 8SJ, Scotland, U.K
10 U.K. Centre for Tobacco Control Studies and NIHR School for Primary Care Research Division of Primary Care, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, NG7 2UH, Scotland, U.K
Trials 2012, 13:113 doi:10.1186/1745-6215-13-113Published: 20 July 2012
Seventy percent of women in Scotland have at least one baby, making pregnancy an opportunity to help most young women quit smoking before their own health is irreparably compromised. By quitting during pregnancy their infants will be protected from miscarriage and still birth as well as low birth weight, asthma, attention deficit disorder and adult cardiovascular disease. In the UK, the NICE guidelines: 'How to stop smoking in pregnancy and following childbirth' (June 2010) highlighted that little evidence exists in the literature to confirm the efficacy of financial incentives to help pregnant smokers to quit. Its first research recommendation was to determine: Within a UK context, are incentives an acceptable, effective and cost-effective way to help pregnant women who smoke to quit?
Design and methods
This study is a phase II exploratory individually randomized controlled trial comparing standard care for pregnant smokers with standard care plus the additional offer of financial voucher incentives to engage with specialist cessation services and/or to quit smoking during pregnancy.
Participants (n = 600) will be pregnant smokers identified at maternity booking who, when contacted by specialist cessation services, agree to having their details passed to the NHS Smokefree Pregnancy Study Helpline to discuss the trial. The NHS Smokefree Pregnancy Study Helpline will be responsible for telephone consent and follow-up in late pregnancy. The primary outcome will be self reported smoking in late pregnancy verified by cotinine measurement. An economic evaluation will refine cost data collection and assess potential cost-effectiveness while qualitative research interviews with clients and health professionals will assess the level of acceptance of this form of incentive payment. The research questions are: What is the likely therapeutic efficacy? Are incentives potentially cost-effective? Is individual randomization an efficient trial design without introducing outcome bias? Can incentives be introduced in a way that is feasible and acceptable?
This phase II trial will establish a workable design to reduce the risks associated with a future definitive phase III multicenter randomized controlled trial and establish a framework to assess the costs and benefits of financial incentives to help pregnant smokers to quit.
Trial registration
Current Controlled Trials ISRCTN87508788


text:
NWS: Strong Thunderstorm ApproachingThursday, May 28, 2015 at 3:44 pm
UPDATE (4:10 pm): The Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Fairfield and New Haven counties has been cancelled by the National Weather Service.
"The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe limits ... and no longer poses an immediate threat to life or property," the weather service announced at 4:05 pm Thursday. "Therefore the warning has been cancelled.
"However heavy rain is still possible with this thunderstorm," the statement continued.
* * * * *
Severe Thunderstorm Warning Issued By Weather ServiceFriday, November 1, 2013
The National Weather Service has issued Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Fairfield County, along with Westchester County in southeast New York, eastern Bergen County in northeast New Jersey, and Rockland County in southeast New York. The warning is in effect until 10:30 am.


text:
Featured Products
Jayhawk Hexagonal Recycled Plastic Picnic Table
$710.00Choose Options
Arched Polyethylene Table Shade System
$823.00Choose Options
Square Fabric Shade System
$1,641.00Choose Options
UltraLeisure Square Picnic Tables
$642.00Choose Options
UltraLeisure Rectangle Picnic Tables
$631.00Choose Options
UltraLeisure Benches
$367.00Choose Options
Crown Series Trash Receptacles
$405.00Choose Options
AAA Park It Outdoors offers commercial grade park equipments
AAA Park It Outdoors offers a large selection of commercial grade park equipment including picnic tables, benches, and trash receptacles. Our collection is made of quality materials, including modern welded steel and recycled plastic.
Browse from thousands of site amenities, including steel and recycled plastic fabricated tables, picnic benches, and other equipment including trash receptacles. Call our toll free number for a custom quote on bulk purchasing, project bids, custom designs, and shipping prices of custom aluminum outdoor benches, aluminum picnic tables and other products. Whether you are looking for a grill for a campground or a set of bleachers for a soccer field, our product selection features a vast assortment of options to choose.
New Products
Jayhawk Toddler Recycled Plastic Picnic Table
$299.00Add To Quote
Jayhawk Youth Recycled Plastic Picnic Table
$540.00Add To Quote
Jayhawk Small Hinged Message Center
$395.00Choose Options
Jayhawk Medium Hinged Message Center
$599.00Choose Options
Jayhawk Providence Receptacle
$415.00Choose Options
Jayhawk Adirondack Cape Cod Chair
$339.00Add To Quote
Jayhawk Adirondack Seaside Chair
$370.00Add To Quote
Jayhawk Adirondack Ottoman
$95.00Add To Quote
Jayhawk Adirondack Side Table
$95.00Add To Quote
Jayhawk Adirondack Tete-A-Tete
$75.00Add To Quote
Site amenities are beneficial to parks, schools, homeowner's associations, apartments, and businesses as they provide access and use to the environment. The addition of picnic tables, outdoor benches, and trash receptacles promotes a place for outdoor gatherings. Trash receptacles on walking and biking trails reduce litter, benefiting the environment. Keeping areas clean of litter is important in promoting continued use of outdoor spaces. View our articles for the latest trends in parks, park equipment, and general industry knowledge.
With a realm of quality park furniture like; picnic tables, park benches, commercial picnic tables, we have got all the sturdy park furniture. We deal in park furniture that is made up of recycled plastic and could be used again after recycling.
Extremely comfortable, these are quite attractive to look at. Found in various colors, we have designed school furniture like tables and benches, keeping in mind the taste and jolly nature of kids. AAA Park It Outdoors provides you with the finest quality in outdoor trash receptacles, that will help in keeping the surroundings neat and clean. These trash receptacles are available for placement in the parks too.
Talking about the manufacture and materials, the picnic tables and park benches are made up of paramount plastic that can be recycled and have a coating that does not get corroded during the rainy season. The contemporary designs of the recycled picnic tables and park benches have the quality to withstand the bad weather conditions. The pretty colors are long lasting and will never fade, neither under the scorching sun nor in the heavy rain.
Is your organization looking to go Green? Try our recycled plastic park benches. The shift to park equipment built from recycled materials is not a trend, the move is permanent, affordable, and unarguably environmentally beneficial. From bike racks to message centers, the diversity of recycled plastic products increases every year. At AAA Park It Outdoors we strive to offer only the finest commercial outdoor furniture for years of maintenance free use.
AAA Park It Outdoors Blog
Everywhere in the world, parks and places where large number of people meet exist. One of the biggest challenges in maintaining parks and commercial places hygiene is trash collection. If trash is...
Different Types of Outdoor Park Benches
Outdoor park benches are ideal for all outdoors use, as the name suggests these benches come in handy for parks and public places where people can seat and relax. Depending on the scene where the...
Picnics are a Whole Lot of Fun and Enjoyment
Picnics are a lot of fun. You don't need to be an Alice in Wonderland for that magical feeling to descend on you. Just pack a couple of ham sandwiches and a bottle of lemonade and head out for a...


text:
Indonesia forum
Bali to Flores by boat?
Joined Travelfish
8th February, 2011
Posts: 26
Hi, is it possible to go from Bali to Flores by boat? If yes, how long will it take and how much?
#1 Posted: 16/1/2012 - 20:47
TF writer
Joined Travelfish
19th June, 2010
Location Australia
Posts: 425
Places visited:
At least 132
Yes it is possible. Check out http://www.peramatour.com
Also possible by bus and plane as well which is obviously quicker.
#2 Posted: 17/1/2012 - 23:33
[Profile page] [Private message]
[Twitter] [Google+] [Instagram]
mooball is right about Perama Tours - they're the cheapest boats there, but not necessarily the safest. (a travel blogger's boat sank last year - http://www.adventurouskate.com/adventurous-kate-gets-shipwrecked-in-indonesia/)
But obviously there are no buses! Bali and Flores are two very separate islands...
When I visited Flores, I flew from Bali to Labuan Bajo. Then I chartered a boat for 2 nights / 3 days of cruising to Komodo and Rinca Islands. For 2 people it wasn't that much more expensive than joining a tour.
#3 Posted: 18/1/2012 - 21:53
idreamofdurian.com - the bloggings of a Canadian girl in Asia long-term
[Profile page] [Private message]
[Twitter] [Flickr]
TF writer
Joined Travelfish
19th June, 2010
Location Australia
Posts: 425
Places visited:
At least 132
Sorry, should have mentioned that the bus goes on the ferry between the islands.
#4 Posted: 18/1/2012 - 22:38
[Profile page] [Private message]
[Twitter] [Google+] [Instagram]
Joined Travelfish
8th February, 2011
Posts: 26
Hi, how much is the bus and how long will it take? thanks
#5 Posted: 19/1/2012 - 00:43
Joined Travelfish
31st December, 2007
Location New Zealand
Posts: 2155
Total reviews: 20
Places visited:
At least 107
I believe there are bus trips you can take from Lombok to Flores (via Sumbawa). It's a very long overnight journey. I think it was Tezza who did a trip report on it a couple of years ago. Search the forum...
#6 Posted: 19/1/2012 - 01:09
As you grow older, you'll find the only things you regret are the things you didn't do.
[Profile page] [Private message]
TF writer
Joined Travelfish
19th June, 2010
Location Australia
Posts: 425
Places visited:
At least 132
I was quoted 440,000 for the trip from Denpasar to Labuan Bajo and no one knew for sure how long it would take to get there but somewhere around 24hours. The problem is when travelling that far by bus across all those islands is that drivers change, buses change, destinations change without any one single person knowing what's going on. I would think you'd be fairly lucky if the bus you departed Bali on was the bus you arrived in Flores on, but the people at the bus station say it's possible.
So you'll more than likely get on a bus that allegedly goes all the way to Flores according to the driver, but may not. The only way to handle it is to just wing it. Get on the bus and see what happens. It'll be an experience.
#7 Posted: 19/1/2012 - 02:34
[Profile page] [Private message]
[Twitter] [Google+] [Instagram]
Joined Travelfish
27th July, 2008
Location Global Village
Posts: 151
Total reviews: 7
Places visited:
At least 215
About 6 months ago I took the Kencana boat from Labuanbajo on Flores via Rinca and Komodo to Lombok (from where you can easily get the ferry to Bali - actually the "cruise" finishes on the east side but included is a road transfer to Mataram on the west, not too far from the ferry port). www.kencanaadventure.com
I was a bit hesitant initially as it was hard to find much positive information online and also being aware of Perama's accident a few months prior. Perama and Kencana seemed to be much of a muchness in terms of quality and I wouldn't say either would be deemed "safer" than the other; the accident did happen at a time of year when waters are notoriously choppy but it could happen with any company at any time - you should make it your responsibility to check for yourself that the boat carries sufficient life jackets for all passengers and crew and looks as sea-worthy as you can ascertain BEFORE you set sail. The main reason I chose Kencana was that their boats stop at both Rinca and Komodo whereas Perama stops at only one depending on whether it's the east to west or west to east sailing.
For the 3 night trip we paid 1.5 million rupiah (about £150/$175) per person which included all meals, tea/coffee, 1 large bottle of water per day and National Park entrance and snorkelling fees. The only extra we had to pay was the Rp50,000 camera fee (payable once and valid for both Rinca and Komdo). Snorkels and masks were provided. Meals were good - far better than I expected and there was plenty of food. In addition to the dragons, the scenery on the cruise is absolutely stunning and the snorkelling was fantastic. Sleeping arrangments are simple - mattresses on the upper deck.
We were really lucky as there were only 4 of us booked on our departure so we had plenty of room (I'm sure this contributed greatly to the overall experience) whereas on a busy boat I suspect you would be fighting for space to stretch out - as well as space to sleep! I would definitely recommend going from Flores to Lombok as the boats in the opposite direction all seemed to be a lot busier; the cruises get a big push from travel agents on the Gilli Islands. The cruise is far from luxurious but I think it's good value for what you get and if you don't have massively high expectations of the quality and focus on the amazing surroundings you will have a positive experience. To make it as safe as possible I also woudn't do it in the rainy season.
#8 Posted: 19/1/2012 - 04:28
[Profile page] [Private message]
[Twitter] [Facebook]
Joined Travelfish
3rd April, 2012
Posts: 4
I also had the same question time ago and decide for take a boat to Flores. I traveled with Blue Water Cruises.
They offer different packeges from 4 until 7 days going from Lombok to Flores...depends of if you want to see other islands or just direct to Flores.
I took one for 5 days and could visit Moyo, Santona and Komodo (Flores) in one trip...with enough time to get a look in the island and snorkeling. And then I staid in Flores for a while and flew back to Bali by plane.
Nice experience Can only recommend it
#9 Posted: 3/4/2012 - 23:12
[Profile private] [Private message]
Joined Travelfish
17th March, 2013
Posts: 10
We did the overland option (with a few ferries obviously) and it wasn't so bad, although in the end I don't think it saves enough money to justify the time spent: http://erohisms.com/overland-travel-from-bali-to-flores/
Here's our Flores trip report as well: http://erohisms.com/the-ups-and-downs-of-one-week-in-flores-aka-does-the-emperor-have-clothes/
#10 Posted: 25/1/2014 - 20:50
[Profile private] [Messaging not enabled.]
Have questions? Jump to our menu of forum quicklinks
Add your reply
You need to be logged in to add a reply.
Not a member? you can join here.
|Possibly related discussions
|Latest reply
|Advice on Flores -> Lombok boat in January ... By quigly on 26 Oct 2015
|10 Nov 2015
|Lombok - Flores (Komodo) return boat trip - alternatives to Perama? ... By jodiegallagher on 12 May 2015
|12 May 2015
|3 weeks: Bali to Komodo / Flores and back ... By seaniegraham on 20 May 2015
|21 May 2015
|Bali, Sulawesi, Gili Air and Flores - best route and travel help please ... By breatheagain on 8 Feb 2014
|17 Feb 2014
|21/M British - Java / Bali / Flores + more. July/August 2015 ... By wblaker on 28 Mar 2015
|28 Mar 2015
|travel buddy Indonesia (Java, Bali, Flores) Jun 2013 ... By dominique29 on 7 Jun 2013
|11 Jun 2013
|A little help please! Planing a month long trip from java to bali and possibly flores. ... By clayeee on 22 May 2014
|5 Jun 2014
|21/M travelling Indonesia - Java / Bali / Lombok / Flores July/August 2015 ... By wblaker on 13 Jun 2015
|13 Jun 2015


text:
Please be patient as the full-size map (196 KB) loads
United States maps. Click on the United States Canada Regional Map to view it full screen. File Type: png, File size: 200624 bytes (195.92 KB), Map Dimensions: 2292px x 2214px (256 colors)
You can resize this map. Enter height or width below and click on 'Submit'


text:
Wood-Burning Yugo Breaks Free Of Petroleum's Shackles!
With the assistance of his engineer son (named Igor, of course) Crafty Balkan Yugomeister Anton Peterka has converted his '85 Yugo to run on the combustion gases created by burning wood. This isn't exactly a new idea (plenty of wood-burning cars limped around Europe during World War II) but applying it to a Yugo just… »


text:
- Filed Under
The clash over whether Louisiana's public schools should teach to the Common Core education standards has devolved into a bitter public feud that will have one-time political friends sitting on opposite sides of courtrooms.
Dueling lawsuits have been filed. An ethics complaint is in the works. Contracts are being audited. Accusations have been lodged of illegal behavior, ethical impropriety and political pandering.
And while the attacks grow more personal, major questions about the educational path of the state's public schools remain unanswered with students returning to ...


text:
I came across this website called fuglyhorseoftheday.blogspot.com
Sure it might come across as a little harsh at first, but if you keep reading, you'll see that this person has point..
Its about stupid "backyard breeders" breeding the grace and beauty out of horses. There are also ignorant parents, funny for sale ads, and really funny(but true) comments on all of it!!


text:
POSTED: 9:02 p.m. HST, Oct 31, 2013
LAST UPDATED: 3:36 a.m. HST, Nov 1, 2013
The Hawaii men's basketball team defeated Brigham Young-Hawaii 101-85 in an exhibition tonight at the Stan Sheriff Center Thursday, but in the process may have lost a key player for an extended period.
Senior guard Brandon Spearman went out with a right ankle injury mere seconds into the game when his foot got trapped under a Seasiders player on the center court jump ball. He returned to the UH bench in the second half on crutches.
UH coach Gib Arnold called it a high ankle sprain, adding Spearman would get an MRI on Friday.
"We had to adapt to that. We'll see tomorrow. He'll be back. it's just a matter of when," Arnold said.
As an exhibition, the result did not officially count. UH's regular-season opener is Nov. 8 vs. Tennessee State in the Outrigger Hotels and Resorts Rainbow Classic.
Senior forward Christian Standhardinger led the Rainbow Warriors with 27 points on 8-for-19 shooting, while junior guard Garrett Nevels added 24 on 11-for-17 from the field. Junior point guard Keith Shamburger had 11 assists.
Jerome Harris had 15 points to lead BYUH.


text:
KDL Recommends For Kids > Early Literacy > Katie L. Talks: Books that Invite Participation
KDL Recommends
Shout! Shout It Out!
Title: Shout! Shout It Out!
Author: Denise Fleming
KDL Description:
Mouse invites the reader to shout out what he or she knows as they review numbers, letters, and easy words.
Amazon Description:
Kids are often told to sit still and be quiet. But Denise Fleming encourages them to shout, shout it out! By taking basic learning concepts like numbers, letters, and colors and putting them on display, she asks kids to shout out what they know—and her readers will be happy to oblige.
With bold colors and her unique handmade paper art, Denise Fleming makes learning into a game. Long-time fans and sharp-eyed newcomers will be happy to see that Mouse returns on every page, shouting along with the crowd!


text:
Annis Stars in Ibsen's Ghosts at the Comedy, 2 Apr
Editorial Staff • West End • 20 Mar 2001
Set in Norway, the drama takes place in Mrs Alving's country house, where she is preparing for the opening of an orphanage, a memorial to her late husband. Mrs Alving's son Oswald, an artist, returns home for the celebrations. A story of love, betrayal and hypocrisy gradually unfolds as ghosts from the past come back to haunt the family.
Annis, who plays Mrs Alving, was last seen in London in 1995 playing opposite her now-partner Ralph Fiennes in Hamlet at the Hackney Empire. The production subsequently transferred to Broadway. She is also well known for her television appearances in Wives and Daughters and Reckless, for which she was nominated for a BAFTA for three years running.
For Ghosts, Annis is joined in the cast by Martin Hutson (as Oswald), Anthony Andrews (Pastor Manders), Robin Soans (Jakob Engstrand) and Sarah Tansey (Regina Engstrand).
Hutson has recently been seen on stage in Another Country (Arts Theatre) and Michael Grandage's As You Like It (Sheffield Crucible/Lyric Hammersmith). Andrews' many film and television roles include Love in a Cold Climate, David Copperfield, The Scarlet Pimpernel, Under the Volcano, Brideshead Revisited and Lost in Siberia.
Adapter Richard Harris has had several West End successes including Stepping Out and Outside Edge. His television includes Outside Edge, The Darling Buds of May and A Touch of Frost. Robin Phillips has just directed the acclaimed production of Long Day's Journey into Night, starring Jessica Lange and Charles Dance, at the Lyric. Ghosts is designed by Paul Farnsworth, with lighting by John B Read and sound by Whizz. It is produced by Bill Kenwright.
- by Terri Paddock
Want more stories like these?
No thanks, don't show this popup again.