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Topic: The Terracotta Army May 09 Mix [Mick Park & Nic Britton]
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01. Nomad In The Dark - Neriya [Stripped Recordings]
02. Nomad In The Dark - Attia (Part One) (Silinder Remix)[Stripped Recordings]
03. Miniminds - Zoe (Luke Dzierzek Edit)
04. Audiojack - Radio (Extended Version)
05. Denis A - Raver (Pig & Dan Remix)
06. Christian Smith & John Selway - Move! (Dimitri Nakov, Gabe & Ritkam Remix)
07. Groove Garcia - Minarama (Pig & Dan Remix)
08. Dubfire - Ibadan
09. David West & Ida Engberg - Supercluster (Ida Engberg Remix)
10. Slam - Positive Education (D'Julz Remix)
11. Skylark - Krakatoa (Joe Mull's Funky Flower Remix)
12. Koen Groeneveld - Wake Turbulance (Spektre remix)
13. Marc de Pulse - PS.You Rock (Spektre remix)
14. Yousef - Letter To No One (Fergie Remix)
15. D-Nox & Beckers - Cala A Boca
16. Nick Muir - Gravitaion
17. Audiojack - Plastic Grass
18. Radiohead - Reckoner (James Zabiela's Tweezers on a Towel Rail Remix)
19. Faithless - Music Matters (Mark Knight Dub Mix)
20. Omid 16B - Same As You (Club Dub Mix)
21. Layo & Bushwacka - L&B 21
22. Doves - Jetstream (Redanka's Booty Remix)
The Terracotta Army are one of the hottest up and coming production teams in the UK at the moment, consisting of Mick Park (of Parks & Wilson, Tilt and Killahurtz fame), Nic Britton (of Tilt and Killahurtz fame). Mick and Nic have worked on countless big name artsits such as U2, Dido, Sinead O'Connor, Arctic Monkeys, Malcolm McClaren and even one of the Spice girls, Mel C. There remixes and production has been heard endless times on TV and Radio from the Champions league final to all the major TV documentaries. With Tilt they took there Electronic showcase on the road playing across the world at all the major festivals and performing live on MTV at the opening of Paul Oakenfolds residency "Home" in London's Leicester square. A review by Mixmag on there Cream live performance summed it up as simply as "One of the most amazing performances and crowd reaction they had witnessed for a long time"!! DJ & producer Alex Brown hails from Cheshire and has been involved in music since 1993. Alex has his been performing in around Crewe and Nantwich and has established himself as much respected name in the north with working on remixes for Way out West and Quivver. Dave MacKenzie provides the vocals and fronts the Terracotta Army. Dave have been in many bands and has vast experience in performing live, playing Guitars and keyboards alongside the rest of the band he can Rock with the best of them, thats a fact!. Finally our newest addition to the fold Kev Mcgee on drums. Kev has been playing since the early nineties in and around the midlands. He is the engine of the Army on stage and drive this juggernuat forward with a powerful presence on stage. So this completes the line-up for the live show coming later in 2009. The band has had major support from DJ's such as Nick Warren, Sasha, Pete Tong, Hernan Cantenao, Andy Moor, Armin Van Buuren & Paul Van Dyk to name but a few. Their debut single "Stealing Souls" has been signed to AVA records, the sister label of Armin Van Buuren's record label Armada Records. The guys also have a hectic DJ and production schedule planned for 2009, so alongside the Live show its looks like a very busy year for The Army!!
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A NORTH-EAST insulation firm has sealed a contract to carry out energy improvements on more than 10,000 North-East homes.
Cosyseal Insulation, based in Thornaby, near Stockton, is working with The Gateshead Housing Company to fit energy saving equipment.
Jamie Scott Robson, Cosyseal's national business development manager, said: "The value of this contract is probably the largest current project for both organisations in 2014.
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"It follows a similarly successful scheme for the company in the same area with Home Housing Group in 2013.
"Loft and cavity wall insulation are part of the Government's eco project, which aims to improve energy efficiency in homes and ultimately create a more comfortable lifestyle, as well as reducing excessive energy costs.
"This is a long-term programme that will cover until 2015."
Alan Sandey, from The Gateshead Housing Company, added: "Our householders and leaseholders are our priority and we continue to look at a number of energy saving measures to make their homes more economic and comfortable."
Cosyseal Insulation is a division of the Cosyseal Group, which includes Cosy Clad and heating branch Cosy Warm.
Last year, the group, which sponsors Darlington Football Club's shirts, revealed a £38m deal to fit external wall insulation and brick cladding to properties in Watford, Hertfordshire.
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Here is this week's edition of the mailbag:
1. JD, huge Devin Hester fan here. I almost cried when they took away his punt return touchdown last week. Can we expect Devin to light it up against Minnesota? -- Brendan, Peoria, Ill.
Dickerson: Brendan, Hester has torched the Vikings' special teams in 14 career games, returning three punts and one kickoff for touchdowns. Hester was named NFC Special Teams Player of the Week for his efforts against the Vikings in Week 2, when he set a franchise single-game record with 249 kick-return yards. However, it is important to note that Sunday's game will played inside the Metrodome. It's much tougher for a return man to get his hands on the football when the game is played in a controlled climate. Maybe Hester's best shot this weekend is to hope that Vikings rookie punter Jeff Locke kicks him a returnable ball.
2. Why are the Bears going back to Jay Cutler? Josh McCown has found the fountain of youth. Ride with him! GO BEARS! -- Chester, Cicero, Ill.
Dickerson: Cutler is the unquestioned starting quarterback. He has too much talent and is earning too much money to sit on the bench if medically cleared to play. But I believe the Bears are taking the correct approach by sitting Cutler on Sunday and letting McCown start against the Vikings. High-ankle sprains are serious injuries. Cutler needs extra time to let his ankle heal before he's ready to return. McCown is clearly capable of beating the Vikings, who own the league's 30th overall defense (allowing 401 yards per game), so there was no need to rush Cutler back, even if he is pushing hard to come back. But when Cutler is ready, likely for the Bears' Monday night game against the Dallas Cowboys on Dec. 9, he will be back in the starting lineup.
3. Please, please, please tell me the Bears are going to cut Shea McClellin soon. What he did last week in St. Louis was inexcusable. Come on, JD, make it happen. -- Bernard, Gainesville. Fla.
Dickerson: Bernard, I can assure you that I have zero input in the Bears' personnel decisions, nor should I. Those calls are left to the qualified, paid professionals. As for McClellin, it would be a terrible blow to the organization to cut another former first-round draft choice after just two seasons. McClellin could have value to the Bears next year if the defense changes schemes, or if the club improves its depth at defensive end, allowing McClellin to slide back to the situational pass-rushing role he is best suited for in a 4-3 front. McClellin's cap number in 2014 is $2,253,654, so it's not as if he's eating up a ridiculous amount of cap space. I've been critical of McClellin's performance this season, with the exception of the Green Bay game, but cutting high draft picks is simply bad for business.
4. You tweeted during the Rams game, "This is the worst run defense I can ever remember seeing the Bears play." Is the absence of Brian Urlacher the reason? Thanks. -- Victorio, New York
Dickerson: The main reason is because the Bears played Sunday's game in St. Louis without onetime projected starters Henry Melton, D.J. Williams, Lance Briggs, Charles Tillman, Stephen Paea, Nate Collins and Kelvin Hayden. Every NFL team deals with injuries, so that's not meant to be an excuse, but the Bears are suffering from a staggering decline in experience and ability on defense. And for the record, I do believe Urlacher would have helped the run defense this season. At least he would have guys lining up in the right spot on the field. Urlacher went berserk last year when the Bears lost their gap integrity during a road loss in Detroit, when Jahvid Best busted a long touchdown run. That was one play. This stuff happens on almost every single defensive snap in 2013.
5. Do you think the Bears should give up on Michael Bush and see what Michael Ford can do? -- Carlos, Hammond, Ind.
Dickerson: The Bears might be reluctant to give Ford the football in short-yardage and goal-line situations because he is 5-foot-10 and 216 pounds, as opposed to Bush, who checks-in at 6-foot-1, 245 pounds. But I think we all agree the Bush experiment has run its course. Based on Bush's production working out of a split-backfield in his final year in Oakland (977 rushing yards and seven touchdowns), I understand why the Bears inked him to a four-year, $14 million deal in the spring of 2012, especially with the franchise tag looming over Matt Forte's head at the time. However, Bush has never lived up to expectations, and the Bears don't use him in the offense enough to justify the contract. He has zero total yards in his last 11 carries, and is averaging 1.6 yards per rush for the season. If the situation arises in the next five games where the Bears need to turn to a reserve running back, I would have no issues if the Bears give Ford a shot to carry the football.


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The rupee fell on Monday as weak labour market numbers from United States last week fueled slowdown worries and prompted investors to cut risk, but likely dollar sales by the Reserve Bank of India helped the local unit cut some losses.
The rupee fell on Monday as weak labour market numbers from United States last week fueled slowdown worries and prompted investors to cut risk, but likely dollar sales by the Reserve Bank of India helped the local unit cut some losses.
The RBI likely sold dollars around 51.33 to 51.36 rupee levels in late trades, four traders said.
The rupee ended at 51.14/15 to the dollar, weaker than Wednesday's close of 51.055/065, but off the day's low of 51.41.
Trading in the Indian currency market was closed on Thursday and Friday for religious holidays.
The RBI has been intervening in the foreign exchange market for the last few months, primarily to check the rupee's fall.
The central bank bought USD 1.1 billion and sold USD 1.4 billion in the spot market in February, data released on Monday showed.
"Rupee was weighed down by the negative sentiment with equities falling all over the world," said Naveen Raghuvanshi, associate vice-president of foreign currency trading at Development Credit Bank.
Asian shares fell on Monday as a sharp slowdown in US jobs growth raised concerns about the strength of the world's largest economy, prompting investors to curb risk exposure ahead of more US data and earnings as well as figures from China this week.
"But a clear direction for the rupee should emerge only after the (central bank) policy is announced next week. Till then rupee should be supported around 51.50 with a resistance around 51.00."
The Reserve Bank of India will release its policy statement for 2012/13 on April 17, where many traders expect liquidity boosting measures, while some believe an interest rate cut may be seen support the economy inspite of the still high inflation.
Friday's data showed U.S. payrolls grew by 120,000 in March, far below the expected gain of 203,000 jobs for the smallest rise since October, keeping the door open for the Federal Reserve to provide more monetary support to the fragile economy.
The one-month offshore non-deliverable forward contracts were at 51.62.
In the currency futures market, the most-traded near-month dollar-rupee contracts on the National Stock Exchange, the MCX-SX and on the United Stock Exchange all ended around 51.4, on a total volume of USD 3.1 billion.


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Currently, it is a tough task for the Food Corporation of India to carry PDS grain to most of the northeast due to tough geographical terrain, vagaries of nature and insurgent groups blockades. A truck must negotiate more than 1,650 km to carry grain from Kolkata to Agartala through Guwahati a distance which can be slashed to 350 km if the Bangladesh route is used.
According to sources, as part of a pilot project, FCI, in collaboration with the Inland Waterways Authority of India under the shipping ministry, has called for tenders from private players to transport food grain from Kolkata to the Ashuganj river port. From Ashuganj, grain will be loaded on the trucks for transport to Agartala, which is about 50 km from the river port on the Bangladesh side.
Sources told FE that under the pilot project, around 10,000 tonnes of rice would be transported from Kolkata to Agartala through the river route. After anlysing the feasibility of the project, we will try to send more grain through the Bangladesh route, an FCI official said. There is also a proposal to develop the river port with Indian assistance.
The arrangement, sources said, is worked out under the Indo-Bangladesh protocol which envisages carrying grain or other items between the two countries. Recently, Dhaka had allowed state-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) land access to transport machinery for the Palatana mega power project in southern Tripura using the Ashuganj port.
North-eastern states are not self-sufficient in grain like rice and wheat and depend on supplies from Punjab, Haryana, Andhra Pradesh and Chhattisgarh.
During monsoon, transport is even tougher due to floods and landslides. Connectivity through rivers Ganga (on Indian side) and Padma (Bangladesh) is expected to help north-eastern regions get grain on time.
For transporting goods, essentials and heavy machinery from abroad and other parts of the country to the northeast, India has been demanding land, sea and rail access through Bangladesh, with which India shares a 4,000-km border.
During prime minister Sheikh Hasinas visit to New Delhi two years ago, India and Bangladesh agreed to amend the bilateral Protocol on Inland Water Transit and Trade to declare Ashuganj in Bangladesh and Silghat in India as ports of call.
Last month, Bangladeshs agriculture minister Begum Matia Chowdhury met her Indian counterpart Sharad Pawar in New Delhi and discussed the transport of grain.


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Stanford team develops new approach to overcoming capacity fading in Lithium-sulfur batteries
15 February 2013
Lithium sulfur batteries are of great interest due to their high specific energy and relatively low cost (e.g., earlier post). However, Li-S batteries exhibit significant capacity decay over cycling. A team at Stanford University led by Profesor Yi Cui has now identified a new capacity fading mechanism of the sulfur cathodes and developed a new approach to overcoming this mechanism. A paper on their work is published in the ACS journal Nano Letters.
The new capacity fading mechanism relates to the detachment of lithium sulfide from the carbon surface during the discharge process. To overcome this mechanism, they introduced amphiphilic polymers to modify the carbon surface. The modified sulfur cathode shows excellent cycling performance with specific capacity close to 1180 mAh/g at C/5 current rate. Capacity retention of 80% is achieved over 300 cycles at C/2.
Sulfur cathode has a specific capacity of around 1673 mAh/g, which gives lithium sulfur batteries a specific energy of around 2600 Wh/kg, much higher than the conventional lithium ion batteries based on metal oxide cathodes and graphite anodes. Commercial applications of lithium sulfur batteries have not been very successful despite several decades of research. The major problems of sulfur cathode include low active material utilization, poor cycling performance and low Coulombic efficiency. Much effort has thus been put into improving the electrochemical performance of the sulfur cathode.
Recently, our group demonstrated a hollow carbon nanofiber/ sulfur composite cathode structure that exhibited a high specific capacity of around 1500 mAh/g and improved cycle life. [Earlier post.]...In this work, we investigated the structural change of the sulfur cathode using the hollow carbon nanofibers. It was observed that lithiation of sulfur resulted in the detachment of the lithium sulfide from the carbon surface, indicating the importance of interfacial effect in contributing to the sulfur cathode decay.
We performed first-principles calculations to study how lithiation changes the chemical interaction between sulfur and the carbon surface. The results showed a significant decrease in binding energy between the lithium sulfide and the carbon. In light of this new understanding, we modified the interface between the carbon and sulfur with amphiphilic polymers and showed a much-improved cycling performance of the modified electrode.—Zheng et al.
The team fabricated a nanofiber sulfur cathode using their earlier method and assembled it into a 2032-type coin cell (MTI) with lithium metal as the counter electrode. The battery was discharged at C/5 current rate to 1.7 V and held at this voltage for another 24 h until the discharge current was smaller than 5 μA. TEM imaging showed clear shrinking of lithium sulfide away from the carbon wall along the length of the hollow nanofiber.
This observation is surprising as the density of lithium sulfide is lower than that of sulfur, which means that lithiated sulfur undergoes volumetric expansion. Separation of lithium sulfide from the carbon wall means that the intermediate polysulfides could have leaked out from the hollow carbon nanofibers through the openings. The extra Li2S could have precipitated and segregated from the carbon matrix, resulting in the loss of electrical contact and capacity decay.—Zheng et al.
Results of DFT simulation further suggested that the interfacial effect between the lithium sulfide and the carbon can play important role in sulfur cathode degradation.
To investigate the effect of adding amphiphilic polymers—polymers composed of hydrophilic (water-loving) and hydrophobic (water-hating) parts—in modifying the interface between sulfur and the hollow carbon nanofiber, they used polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) due to its simple molecular structure and availability. PVP also has strong binding with a carbon surface from aqueous solution due to a strong thermodynamic driving force in eliminating the hydrophobic interface.
The electrochemical performance of the modified hollow carbon nanofiber/sulfur cathode showed marked improvement compared to the unmodified material. At C/5, a specific capacity of around 1180 mAh/g was achieved. The specific capacities were around 920 mAh/g and 820 mAh/g at C/2 and 1C, respectively.
Instead of the rapid initial decay generally observed in the unmodified electrodes, the first few cycles showed a slight increase in specific capacity from 828 to 838 mAh/g. The amphiphilic polymers provide anchoring points that allow lithium sulfides to bind strongly with the carbon surface. Subsequent cycles showed very stable performance, with less than 3% decay over the first 100 cycles. The capacity retention was over 80% for more than 300 cycles of charge/ discharge, with Coulombic efficiency at around 99%.—Zheng et al.
Guangyuan Zheng, Qianfan Zhang, Judy J. Cha, Yuan Yang, Weiyang Li, Zhi Wei Seh, and Yi Cui (2013) Amphiphilic Surface Modification of Hollow Carbon Nanofibers for Improved Cycle Life of Lithium Sulfur Batteries. Nano Letters doi: 10.1021/nl304795g
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We need a battery that can take a car with a real world 200 mile range and keep it for 750 cycles to give us 150,000 miles...before you have to replace the batteries. And to get a 200 mile range, you'd need ~60kWh so we need a breakthrough that gets us down to <$100/kWh (about $6,000).
And even then, you'd have to find buyers who would look at total cost over the life of the car to pay the premium for that $6,000 worth of batteries. The average American is paying about $1,750 a year in gas right now (around $3,000 in the UK). That means a multi year payback.
As much as I like EVs, we're a long way from getting something the average person will buy. Still only for us "early adopters" for the next 5-10 years. Hopefully that will still be a few million by 2020.
The approaches for sulfur stabilization are isolation at the cathode (coated sulfur), an electrolyte that doesn't solubilize the polysulfides, and this. Not a bad result, but 300 cycles is a long way from a total success. They may need to investigate alternative coating processes for the amphiphilic polymer. Or, perhaps modification of the functional group.
Actually the 300 cycles rating is excellent and practical for high end cars (assuming cells can be manufactured in mass quantity, safe, et al). If real-world cells had a rating of around 1250Wh/kg (figure based on scaling down the cathode capacity from max theoretical 1673 mAh/g cathode and 2600Wh/kg capacity to around 825 mAh/g and 1250Wh/kg per graphs above), manufacturers would simply over-provision the EV batteries - like the Volt, your battery might have 200kWh of capacity but you only get to use 150 of it [in a Model S or X like vehicle, thats 500+ miles of range]. Extrapolating from that, a cycle life of 300 on a 200kWh pack would yield 180K miles. The bonus in this configuration is that the power draws on each cell would be lower (C/3 instead of C/2) which extends life probably to around 200K miles. Now granted, a 200kWh battery would be awfully expensive (at even $150/kWh, its $30,000 - thats Tesla/Luxury car price range), but thats honestly what I would expect the top end of the market to be at. Lower priced cars with 70kWh batteries would need batteries capable of higher cycle life to hit a 125,000 to 200,000 mile range targets, as DaveD notes above. Even if you over-provision an 85kWh battery, thats only about 75,000 miles (3 miles per kWh).
I agree with your logic, but I'm still looking at how to get to a good EV around $30K that will have true mass market appeal.
For me, I'd be really happy with 150 mile range as I never go over 100 miles in a day, just don't need to. I may buy a Model S or I'm thinking of building my own from a Factory Five GTM frame. Hey, I'm a geek, and it would be a fun project for me...if I can find the time. I'll probably end up just buying the Model S.
All long range EV components; body, ancillaries, e-motors and controllers, the 100+ kWh battery pack etc will have to be built with much lighter material to reduce total weight by 50+% and drag be reduced below 0.20. Otherwise, 200+ huge expensive battery packs may be required to match current 500 miles ICEVs range.
Alternatively, improved PHEVs will have to play that role, for the next 10+ years and/or until such time as batteries (or other type of energy storage; compressed air, flywheels etc) and other components have been improved as stated above.
It will be interesting to see the future use of re-enforced (with NCC) plastics and composites for car bodies and many components.
The 300 cycle capability is encroaching on the capability of the ubiquitous LiCoO2 cathode chemistry that is used in mobile electronics (and the Tesla). So, there should be strong commercial incentive to follow up on this research as smart phones, tablets et al with larger displays and more powerful processors come on the market.
You know, that's a REALLY good point. When one of these new chemistries becomes good enough to be a new standard in the laptop/phone market, then we'll get the kind of volumes that will get their cost down.
That still doesn't solve the format problem though because I just don't see thousands of little batteries as being the long term solution.
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Written on: 10/01/2015 by Ree123 (1 review written)
I have received my dress today and I am over the moon with it. It's is gorgeous and perfectly made. Very good quality and the structure and boning has given me the perfect shape. I cannot wait to wear it to my Party.I look forward to future purchases from this seller, prices are amazing!!… Read Full Review
Written on: 01/01/2015 by Keller89 (1 review written)
Disgusted by the service from diydressservice. Ordered a dress and was specific on bust size and my dimensions being a standard size 6. Dress arrived so large I had tyo get straps fitted to hold it up, and had to remove have the design to fit, and it ended up renders b the dress useless and not useable. I let them know and all they said was send photos of measurements. I did this several times and sent images to show how the dress had to be remaid to fit, cutting away all the nice back detail… Read Full Review
Written on: 22/12/2014 by claire886 (1 review written)
Hi DIYDRESS thank you so much for my prom dress I recieved it today absolutely gorgeous I love it perfect fit. i will be placing another order soon for my wedding and bridesmaids and mother of the bride outfit .And will recommand your site.I would be very grateful thank you again so much regards a very satisfied customer… Read Full Review
Written on: 28/11/2014
I ordered a made to measure dress from this company for my daughters 6th year dance at high school. The dress arrived in around 10 days and had a label attached to it with the correct measurements 34 28 34, however when my daughter tried it on, the dress was too small. I contacted DIY Dress and they asked me send photo's with measuring tape across the bust waist and hips to prove it was too small. I did this and it clearly shows that the dress size is 34 28 30 (i.e. too small on hips) they… Read Full Review
Written on: 26/11/2014 by Joanne_1990 (1 review written)
I absolutely love my dress I was slightly worried after reading some negative reviews but my dress is perfect the details is fabulous the top is covered in beads and sequins and looks really beautiful. I had the size custom made and sent in my measurements and the fit is just lovely. The communication is really good and my dress arrived wiithin 4 days after despatch and I'm in Birmingham England so that was extremely quick! The only one thing slightly negative to say Is that the dress is… Read Full Review
Written on: 26/11/2014 by Emily586 (1 review written)
Dear DIY dress team, i wanted to say a huge thank you for the outstanding service you have provided to me in the search for my dress.I received the dresses and they are amazing. Sorry for the late review.I'm speechless.The bridesmaid dresses look alike and the color are the same, the flower girl dresses are amazing. Thanks very much!!! I will send you some photos of the dresses. Thanks a lot & keep it up… Read Full Review
Written on: 05/04/2015
Have u pics of ur order?! I'm thinking about ordering but confused with the mixed reviews!
Written on: 29/10/2014 by copelj (1 review written)
I cannot rate this organisation highly enough for attention to detail, meeting my every additional request, going above and beyond for customer service, and a superb quality garment received within the timescale indicated. I will certainly use them again and will recomend to friends. I even received an extra piece of material to make myself a matching stole with!!!… Read Full Review
Written on: 29/10/2014 by rachelm1984 (1 review written)
I firstly contacted DIY Dress due to being let down by a differrent supplier, I was very apprehensive about ordering, but the team put my mind at rest. They assured me that they could meet my expectations of a custom made wedding dress and that all the detail could be done. I placed my order, along with a bridesmaid dress, three flowergirl dresses and a couple pairs of shoes. They contacted me several times to double check the measurements I had provided and confirm colours. They really settled… Read Full Review
Written on: 28/10/2014 by JacJac13 (1 review written)
I was looking for a particular style and found the live chat facility very helpful. My friend measured me following the on-line instructions which were very clear. I was apprehensive as although the cost was cheaper than ready made dresses it was still quite costly. The dress arrived much quicker than I expected, I paid extra for a express delivery, it fitted like a glove. I feel a million dollars in it and can't wait for the big occasion it was ordered for. I will post a picture after our… Read Full Review
Written on: 07/10/2014 by Minal666 (1 review written)
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Written on: 26/09/2014 by Shirley666 (1 review written)
Hello Thank you. I received my dress,dress arrived earlier than expected and it's looks gorgeous,very pleased with the service of the DIY team. the staff were very helpful and responsive whenever I contacted them. The quality of the dress was superb and it looked near enough exactly the same as the picture Many thanks for your good work.I appreciate your hard work. shirley… Read Full Review
Written on: 22/08/2014 by louisew619 (1 review written)
I have ordered my wedding dress from diydress.co.uk.Today I picked up my package and immediately unpacked and I must say that I AM SO THRILLED about my wedding dress! It looks just the same as shown in the pictures and it fits perfectly! I am so in love with my wedding dress,You've made me so beautiful on my coming wedding day! I'm so happy.I would easily buy anything from this web site again!!… Read Full Review
Written on: 31/07/2014 by Jasminq1970 (1 review written)
I bought a bridesmaids dress from DIY dress, checked my measurements against the website and ordered. When the dress arrived it was the wrong size (far to big), a different colour to the one I'd ordered and the material looked completely different. I tried to ask to send it back three different occasions using their 'chat' feature but every time was fobbed off with a different excuse of why the manager couldn't approve the return - it was a festival etc etc. I emailed twice and on the… Read Full Review
Written on: 17/09/2014
The same happened to me even though both dresses I'd ordered was custom made!!! The keep fobbing me off and not returning it.
Written on: 16/01/2015
I had mine custom made but it arrived totally difdernet to online and didnt fit. The material was horrible and the detailing was faulty and not central at all. After a lot of emails of getting nowhere i decided to return it and get proof of postage advised by my bank. I got there address from there website and was then told after i returned it that this is the wrong address as it doesnt exist. I now have no idea where the parcel is and it looks like i have lost £165. Absolute shocking company!!
Written on: 25/10/2014
The exact same thing has just happened to me except mines too small but was told the same about the colour, was told my computer screen may affect to colour when choosing and now left with the dress and nothing to do with it
Written on: 28/11/2014
Same again ! They made the 'custom made' dress too small on the hips, asked me to send photo's with measuring tape on, which I did, They then agreed they made it too small and said to compensate me if I sent another £80 they would make another one!. No refund or replacement offered and when I asked, I was told to sell the dress online to get my money back or sell to a friend!! Shocking!
Written on: 31/07/2014 by tmcd31 (1 review written)
The dress I ordered arrived quickly and looked lovely. I asked for burgan burgandy but it looks more red to me. This wasn't a problem though. The problem is the dress had four little silver bow broaches at the join of each shoulder strap. One was broken. According to their staff I would be understanding of I just bought one on their site at a discounted price. I'm still fighting for them to send me a replacement but the way things are going I don't feel I will get a result. Not a happy shopper… Read Full Review
Written on: 31/07/2014 by Nashm209 (1 review written)
My girlfriend and I are getting married at short notice and instead of looking at reviews first, we got rather excited and started looking at dresses. After seeing one she like my girlfriend ordered instantly. Once ordered, she checked out the reviews and we can loon this site. Realising we had done the wrong thing we asked for a refund within five minutes of ordering.I understand we should have checked the reviews first but the customer service from this point was terrible. It was obvious they… Read Full Review
Written on: 26/07/2014 by Norah99 (1 review written)
I do not recommend this website at all! It's not based in uk, they're Chinese and all of the worst quality. Customer service is horrible, items arrive very late and they're anything but not what they look like in the pics. This website should be closed urgently !… Read Full Review
Written on: 22/07/2014 by 1959McManus (1 review written)
I bought a dress from this website and the quality is awful! It doesn't even look finished. They are currently fobbing me off and telling me there's nothing wrong with it despite me sending them plenty of photos! They should be shut down… Read Full Review
Written on: 06/07/2014 by ReneSharp (1 review written)
Right so my dress has come and I've tried it on gave it to the tailors because it's long but I ha expected it to be long..my neighbour and I had ordered from the same website now I haven't worn it to prom yet but everyone who have seen pictures have mentioned how stunning it is and I agree. Online ordering is something you have to read properly! But I'm actually really glad and satisfied with the results just waiting for prom now; eeeeeek! So excited x padding on chest is big but hey ho I will… Read Full Review
Written on: 03/07/2014 by Karmaroc (1 review written)
DO NOT ORDER FROM THIS RIP OFF COMPANY! THEY WILL MAKE PROMISES THEY ARE UNABLE TO KEEP AND DO NOT MAKE QUALITY GGODS. IT WOULD APPEAR THE TAKE PICS OF GLAMOROUS DRESSES AND THEN TRY TO RECREATE THEM WHICH IS NOTHING LIKE THE ORIGINAL! MATERIAL IS CHEAP, BAGGY AND NO POINT IN PROVIDING MEASUREMENTS AS THERE TAPE MEASURES APPEAR TO MEASURE DIFFERENTLY TO THE ONES I HAVE??? THEY ARE UNCOOPERATIVE AND WILL FOB YOU OFF WITH ANY BS. THEY WILL REFUSE TO REFUND YOU AND TRY TO OFFER DISCOUNTS AND GET… Read Full Review
Written on: 17/07/2014
Could not agree more. My partner has ordered a dress from the same site. The material, supposedly satin is more like a quilt cover. The length is 4 inches longer than what she requested. There are also marks on the dress. I have enquired about a full refund on her behalf but we are not holding our breath. Please avoid this site at all costs
Written on: 02/07/2014 by Mckin-barba (1 review written)
Avoid buyin from this site.i purchased my daughters prom dress from here for £153 and it ripped up the seam after she had it on for 3 hours! It ruined her night completely as she had to leave her prom.i contacted them and their response was that I should get it mended and sell it to a friend or sell it online! Disgraceful service and disgraceful product!… Read Full Review
Written on: 03/07/2014
I wish i had of read the reviews first. Like yourself i got totally ripped of by this company. My daughters prom dress came and shed of looked better in a bin liner and the dress had so many faults! Ive tried and tried to get my money back and they have flat-out refused saying the dress is ok. I have gone to my credit card company who said they will help me sort it to get my money back do fingers crossed. I would suggest that you to call your card company and explain to them what has happened as they maybe able to help you.
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March 27, 2011 news
Video of the week : La Lettre de Metal (Stade de France)
Japan : The band is particularly shocked to see that the Un Ange à ma Table (feat. Amwe) CD is sold more than 100€ on some bidding websites. Please don't buy it ! We are currently working on a MP3 version for the Red cross website. Again, all benefits will be given to the japanese Red cross, for the earthquake survivors. Thank you for Japan.
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The Level company, which is producing the CD (disc and cover) has offered 100 CD for the cause. Thank you. These 100 CD (last ones) will be sold tomorrow (6 pm). We're actually working with the french Red cross to create a MP3 version (sold on the website of the Red cross). Thank you for Japan. And don't forget, you can also make a donation.
Details :
Sales of 1600 CD (8€) :
12 800 € for the french Red cross (all money given to the japanese Red cross). the studio and japanese coaching are offered by Sony. All production, manufacturing and packaging costs are paid by KMS/ Indochine. Next week, all band's members will participate to the sending of CDs.
- Manufacturing and delivery of 1500 CD : 2768,74 €.
- Postage costs : approx. 1600 CD at 2,85 € : 4560 € (we've made consolidated shipments for people who have purchased several articles on the merchandising). Action for Japan continues.


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Swine Flu—Is Industrial Agriculture to Blame?
We're hearing a lot about swine flu on the news these days. The phrase "global pandemic" is being tossed around quite a bit. All that's missing to take us from the realm of the merely worrisome to the zone of full-blown panic is Dustin Hoffman in a hazmat suit.
But curiously, one phrase I haven't been hearing an awful lot in connection with the swine flu is "factory farm." A Mexican industrial hog farm is the likeliest point of origin for the virus, of course—the cramped conditions making them ideal incubators for all sorts of new disease—bird flu, human flu, and swine flu, mixing in some kind of hyper-evolutionary genetic soup. Scary stuff.
And it's all the more reason to support small, local farms, buy organic, and cut down on meat consumption. As we've seen time and time again, in the food system as well as others (yeah, I'm looking at you, Wall Street!), smaller is better; slower is better; local is better.
The Huffington Post's David Kirby has more:
Officials from the CDC and USDA will likely arrive in Mexico soon to help investigate the deadly new influenza virus that managed to jump from pigs to people in a previously unseen mutated form that can readily spread among humans.
One of the first things they will want to look at are the hundreds of industrial-scale hog facilities that have sprung up around Mexico in recent years, and the thousands of people employed inside the crowded, pathogen-filled confinement buildings and processing plants.
Industry calls these massive compounds "confined animal feeding operations," or CAFOs (KAY-fohs), though most people know them simply as "factory farms." You have seen them before while flying: Long white buildings lined up in tightly packed rows of three, four or more. Within each confinement, thousands of pigs are restricted to indoor pens and grain-fed for market, while breeding sows are kept in small metal crates where they spend most of their lives pregnant or nursing piglets.
In the last several years, U.S. hog conglomerates have opened giant swine CAFOs south of the border, including dozens around Mexico City in the neighboring states of Mexico and Puebla. Smithfield Foods also reportedly operates a huge swine facility in the State of Veracruz. Many of these CAFOs raise tens of thousands of pigs at a time. Cheaper labor costs and a desire to enter the Latin American market are drawing more industrialized agriculture to Mexico all the time, wiping out smaller, traditional farms, which now account for only a small portion of swine production in Mexico.
"Classic" swine flu virus (not the novel, mutated form in the news) is considered endemic in southern Mexico, while the region around the capital is classified as an "eradication area" – meaning the disease is present, and efforts are underway to control it. For some reason, vaccination of pigs against swine flu is prohibited in this area, and growers rely instead on depopulation and restriction of animal movement when outbreaks occur.
U.S. and Mexican epidemiologists and veterinarians will surely want to take swine samples from Mexican CAFOs and examine them for the newly discovered influenza strain (No one knows exactly how long it has been in circulation). And though it is too early to know if this new virus mutated and incubated on Mexican hog CAFOs, the industrialized facilities unquestionably belong on the list of suspects.
Pigs are nature's notorious "mixing bowls" for inter-species infections, and many swine flu viruses have long contained human influenza genetic components. Then, in the late 1990's – when industrialized swine production really took off in North America – scientists were alarmed to find that avian influenza genetic material was also mixed into the continent's viral soup (see below). Fortunately, it was not the dreaded and lethal H5N1 strain, which most people know of as "bird flu."
So where did this new, virulent and highly infectious influenza emerge from? According to Mexico's Health Minister, Jose Angel Cordova, the virus "mutated from pigs, and then at some point was transmitted to humans." It sure sounds like something happened on some farm, somewhere.
For years, leading scientists around the world have worried that large-scale, indoor swine "factories" would become breeding grounds for new pathogens that could more easily infect humans and then spread out rapidly in the general population – threatening to become a global pandemic.
We know that hog workers in Europe and North America are far more likely than others to be infected with potentially lethal pathogens such as MRSA (Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus), drug-resistant E. coli and Salmonella, and of course, swine influenza. Many scientists also believe that people who work inside CAFOs are more at risk of contracting and spreading these and other "zoonotic" diseases than those working in smaller-scale operations, with outdoor pens or pasture and far lower animal density.
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NEW YORK — The New York City area's Jewish population is growing, in large part due to its Orthodox community, a comprehensive study has found.
There are 1.54 million Jews living in 694,000 Jewish households in New York City and three suburban counties, an increase of nine per cent between 2002 and 2011, according to the Jewish Community Study of New York: 2011. The figures in the study, released last week, show the New York area with the largest Jewish population anywhere outside of Israel.
The study, sponsored by UJA-Federation of New York, was conducted from Feb. 8, 2011, to July 10, 2011 by Jewish Policy & Action Research, led by Dr. Steven Cohen. Some 5,993 self-identifying Jewish adults from New York City and suburban Nassau, Suffolk and Westchester counties were interviewed by telephone. The poll's margin of error is plus or minus two per cent.
According to the study, 32 per cent of the New York area's Jews are Orthodox. Orthodox households are home to 61 per cent of all Jewish children in the New York area.
The total number of Jewish children and young adults under the age of 25 has grown by 66,000 since 2002. Meanwhile, the number of Jewish senior citizens also has risen since 2002, with 45,000 more Jews age 75 and above.
Some 361,000 people – both Jews and non-Jews – live in poor Jewish households, defined by the study as having an income of under 150 per cent of the federal poverty line. Some 43 per cent of chassidic households are identified as poor.
On the subject of Jewish engagement, the numbers of Orthodox and nondenominational Jews each increased by more than 100,000 over the past decade, while the numbers of Conservative and Reform Jews each decreased by about 40,000. Twenty-two per cent of married couples are intermarried, and some 40 per cent of non-Orthodox married couples are intermarried. Of the non-Orthodox couples married in the past five years, 50 per cent are intermarried.


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WIC Program
WIC is the Special Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants and Children up to age five. WIC is part of the Warren County Combined Health District and is a program funded by the United States Department of Agriculture. WIC helps low-income pregnant, breastfeeding and postpartum women, infants and children who meet income guidelines, a residence requirement and a health and/or nutrition risk.
Women, infants and children eligible for the program receive coupons which enable them to receive milk, eggs, cereal, 100% juice, whole grains, fruits and vegetables, peanut butter or beans and infant formula from participating grocery stores. WIC provides nutrition education, breastfeeding support (breast pumps for special circumstances), health care referrals, immunization screening and supplemental foods. WIC is not a welfare program, many working families qualify to receive WIC benefits. Appointments are scheduled to meet the needs of all family members. Participants visit the WIC office every three months to pick up coupons for free foods from local grocery stores. WIC Program offices are located in Lebanon at 416 South East Street and in Franklin at the Conover Health Center, 333 Conover Drive, Suite B. For more information on the WIC Program please contact one of our WIC offices - phone numbers listed below.
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If you actually researched the management company that you do business with, you would know that they dont allow us to do the walk through with them. They are scammers. It is ILLEGAL for them to do the inspections without us. We have to turn off the water when we leave because they will charge us for the days we didnt even live there. Those are the prices YOU should pay since YOUR the one renting it out...there are downsides to renting out your home. and YOU pay for them not us. thanks.First off, I want to say that I was born in Oak Harbor at Whidbey NAS. I am not Dutch but lived in Oak Harbor until I graduated and my family still lives there. I married a man from Ca so no, Californian's are not all bad. My father is retired military and stayed in Oak Harbor. I own a property that is mangaged by Churchill and Associates. I want to say to 'ripped off' that a walk through inspection before and after moving in and out would have saved this person the feeling of being 'ripped off'. If you walk through at the start and the door is fine, and then at the finish and it is broken, then you are responsible for the door unless it was normal wear and tear. I have paid for things that are normal wear and tear. I should not have to pay for a door YOU broke. You see, Churchill is not getting your money for the door. Either YOU pay for a new door, or I pay for a new door. They bill your or they bill me. It isn't fair to blame Churchill and Assoc. because the door is broken. They don't actually make money on your door. They charge a fee for management. I have always been happy with Chuchill and Associates and have found them to be fair and honest. I also find them to be true to what they say. It is unreasonable for you to come online and blast them because YOU moved out early, broke the door and shut everything off. There is typically a utility account for rentals that stays open and is switched to the responsible party by the owner. If you shut off the water, we have to pay to turn it back on. So YOU would pay that, or I would pay that.(but see, I shouldn't have to becuase it should not have been turned off, only switched over to me) Again, something you missed in your instructions. Read your lease agreement. Churchill and Assoc. is a good company to work with. And Mrs. Churchill is a judge. Sounds fair to me.
Do not rent from Churchill & Associates, they are a fraud!!!
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#43 Sep 28, 2011
As a sixth generation Islander (not Dutch or related to the Churchills) I will say there are many scam artist
Old Yeller sounds like a do nothing NAS retiree..ruining our once beautiful Island by retiring here and brining ALL the California Trash with you!
In response to your to comments concerning the Navy and it's retirees. I am also a newcomer to Whidbey I have only been here 17 years as a homeowner and a taxpayer. I make it a point to buy local and from private family owned business. And I am a Navy retiree, who doesn't even know anybody in California.
You need to be careful with your stereotypical comments. The Navy in Oak Harbor provides the majority of the towns income and tax base. And the thousands of jobs for people in this community. Not to mention the amount of time donated by Sailors and Marines in our local community and schools.
I believe the Navy has brought more positives to this community than negatives. If it wasn't for the Navy I believe the Churchills rental business would not be so lucrative.
Just a thought?
#44 Oct 20, 2011
Churchill wouldn't do a walk through with me when I got here, they also can't fix my apartment. Everytime they try to fix something, it stays broken or becomes broken in a new way. I honestly dont think its a churchill specific thing, as many places as I've lived in as many states, they all do it. Its more of a rental property scam. I also take offense to the Calitrash comment. If you didnt want navy people around, you might want to move away from a Navy base. The navy and the military are individual communities, you have all types in them, including trash and snobs like you.
#45 Nov 3, 2011
I just moved out a month-ago and they want to replace all 8 doors due that my baby drew on two doors and they are charging me 600 per door and also for dumping the dish they had in the property before I got there. They are very bad people and I was told by Churchill it self that he will take me to court and that my life will be a living hell!!!!!!!!
#46 Jan 25, 2012
We recently moved out of our apartment rented by Churchill. When we moved in, they were very nice. Little did we know the problems we would find in moving out. I never thought that it was odd to not do a walk through with the property manager, until I heard from people I know it is quite common, and does nothing but protect both parties. I was only given a move-in checklist, the bare minimum to be legal. Upon move out, my mom who is a Landlord herself, told us we should schedule a walk-through with someone from the office. I didn't think that would be necessary until everything I read on this website. So I called the office the next day to do that. I said I would be moving out soon and wanted to schedule a walk through with someone. He said, "That is not our policy. We do the walk through after you move out." I said I understood that but wanted to be present to protect ourselves, so could we please go. He replied "No, we do not allow tenants to do a walk through, you will hear about the inspection within 14 days in the mail." I hung up the phone infuriated! What were they trying to cover up, that they couldn't let us come?! Over the next 2 weeks of getting ready to move, I called tenants right hot lines, looked up the land lord tenant laws, and really struggled to find anything specifically about the "move out." The day we went to turn in our keys they still took the same stance. They would not let us go, and claimed that it was because Mr. Churchill was too busy, and if they did that for everyone it would never happen. We told them we would be available ANYTIME, even MIDNIGHT! Anything to make it so we could be present. Clearly flustered, the women in the office just kept telling us the same story. So, we called Mr. Churchill. While on the phone, he was very rude, and it was just a ten minute long argument. I kept saying, it was NOT in our lease that we could not be present for the walk through, but he said nor did it say we COULD. After feeling like I was talking to a 5 year old, he finally stated that at that moment he was at our apartment,doing a "pre-inspection" and it looked clean, and as long as we did everything on our list, we should get our full deposit back. If he was sooooo busy, why could he just drop everything and go there? We could have met him! At this point, it wasn't even about getting my money back, it was about the principal of a silly policy, not allowing tenants to go along for the walk through of their place. We ended up getting our full deposit back, but from other experiences I heard from people with them, I am pretty sure we just got it all back so we would shut up about it. Well, I still think everyone needs to know they are shady!!! I don't agree with this policy at all, and I don't think you will find many other property management companies or landlords who work this way. I would avoid renting from these people if you can.
#47 Mar 5, 2012
obviously an employee who need to keep your job. read the complaint again and you'll see her complaint is the door WAS NOT BROKEN. But she was bogasly charged. you are a perfect fit for that company
#48 Mar 19, 2012
Churchill and Associates were great to me. I rented from them for 6 years and I got my whole security deposit back. I guess if you are have way smart these people that are complaining could have gotten theirs back too.
#49 Mar 19, 2012
I know I too got my security deposit back when my husband and I moved and we stayed with Churchills and rented again. So stop complaining they are a great company to rent from. Maybe all of you need to grow up.
#51 Mar 19, 2012
I can't believe all the babies that compain about stuff like this. If you take care of the property you will get your security deposit back so grow up!!!!!!!!!!
#52 Mar 20, 2012
Seems to me a comment like that about churchills wife is uncalled for. What are you jealous you didnt marry someone so smart you probably married a hick from the mountains. Go suck an egg!!!!!!!!!!
#53 Mar 20, 2012
I love it when people say they are going to small claims and they never do. They just like to hear themselves talk. I know this idiot that wrote this comment and they did go into the churchills office to discuss the bill, but they ended up paying the whole thing because they were wrong. Sure I think dusting the top of the door is a little overboard but oh well the next place you rent you will be sure to do it won't you. This isn't daycare people grow up!!!!!!!!!!
#54 Mar 20, 2012
Cry me a river!!!!!!!!!! Sound like sour grapes to me!!!!!!!!!!If you want to live on your own stop acting like you need your Mommy. Take care of the property clean it when you move out and you will get your money back. I DID!!!!!!!!!!
#55 Mar 20, 2012
You will get all of your deposit back if you are a grown-up and act like one. I got all of mine back and I would recommend them to anyone.
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#56 Mar 23, 2012
I hate when people degrade others on these posts saying "if you are have way smart" first its HALF, second I WAS very smart and took every measure possible to get my deposit back, rewarding us in the end. But that still doesn't excuse Churchills outrageous old school ideas and inability to budge on anything that was "policy".
#57 Apr 3, 2012
Look, all I can say is protect yourself. You can not expect the people working in these offices to come to your rescue. They do not have any control over the prices that are charged by the people doing the work. They do however have control over who they hire to do the work and these people should hire less expensive repair people who may even do better work. So next time you rent an apartment fill our your inspection paper, and take pictures keep a copy for yourself of everything. Then call in repairs right away; do not wait till you move out or just before or you will be charged for the repair. I have worked in this feild in the past and I do know that the employees get the worse of the complaints not the people who do the hiring and contracting of the maintenance. Just protect yourself and take pics of what the place looked like before you moved in and then know that you need to return it in the same condition. The Owners should not have to pay to fix your damages, and they are the ones who pay if you don't not the rental companies.
#58 Apr 7, 2012
I reneted from Churchills and received all of my security deposit back. I quess it goes without saying that if you take care of the place you are renting and act like an adult then you will get your money back. But if you act like a child and ruin the property than you will have to pay like this idiot below.
#59 Apr 7, 2012
This complaint is a prime example of someone that just wants to bitch. This chick probably doesnt even work sits home and has nothing better to do except bitch this whole paragraph and then at the end she gets her whole deposit back anyway. So why the F... are you complaining. Get a job!!!!!!!!!!
#60 Apr 10, 2012
Sue, Tamara, Bob, Sara:
work for churchhill much?
there is absolutly no way possible that those basically identical posts from you are actual legitimate posts.
George churchill is a piece of shit piece of work. Yep, you read that right.
Even with photos and signed documents from their office upon initial and final walk-through, they still fuck you over.
Don't rent from them! It's really that simple.
Look how far back these posts are dated! They go back years and years and are people are still frustrated with the same exact things! Overcharging for things that weren't even the tenents' doing. hmmm seems to be a pattern here!
#61 Jul 24, 2012
I got totally screwed over by Churchill also AND they REFUSED to do a walk through with me! They said it wasn't their policy to do walk throughs with renters!! They made us pay our last month's rent EVEN THOUGH we are navy and had to move because of orders!!! They screwed us over about $1000!!!! NEVER USE CHURCHILL!!!!
#62 May 15, 2013
Talk about some abuse of power. These people are really a work of art. I highly recommend NOT renting from these people.
Have a complaint? Don't waist your breath. You and everyone else will receive a letter but don't expect any additional enforcement.
Need a repair? May as well waist your own money and do it yourself. Maintenance is HORRIBLE at there job. They even go as far as saying they came by and fixed the problem when they hadn't.
Clean your place PERFECT, even hire the person that does there cleaning for them. Don't expect your deposit back, they will make excuses and even go as far as charging you for landscaping!
As for taking advantage of service members. I AGREE 10000% with the previous statements. They have no respect for our military and will screw them over without any care.
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58-year-old Eliot Sibanda is a house painter from Zimbabwe. He's lived here 37 years, but on that night, it made no difference.
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A wave of opportunistic criminality swept the country. South African taxi owners seized land owned by Mozambicans. Somalis were dragged out of their shops. Zimbabweans saw young men kidnap their wives and children. Looters went wild.
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Venitia Govender: These are all small businesses. They are not insured, so all of that's gone.
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Images of mob violence make foreign investors skittish. They also threaten South Africa's $1 billion-a-year tourism industry, its biggest generator of foreign exchange.
The economic aftershock will be felt acutely outside of South Africa's borders, too. Immigrants in South Africa send about $800 million in remittances to their home countries every year. Zimbabwe's tattered economy is kept afloat by these remittances.
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So she is stuck with no good option. Her shack was taken over by squatters, so going home is unthinkable. And she's not prepared to face what lies behind the walls of this police station.
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"We're certainly aware of these reports, and if true, this would be highly provocative and would serve only to escalate tensions instead of deescalate tensions," Pentagon spokesman Army Col. Steve Warren said Monday.
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Ukrainian forces have gained ground in recent days against pro-Russia militants, raising fears Moscow would again intervene.
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