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I swear by GHDS and I honestly don't know what I would do with out them. I have tried numerous different branded hair straighteners and non of them have done a better job on my hair than the GHD's have. If your like me and have really difficult and frizzy hair which is hard to straighten and haven't found a pair of GHD's yet then you need to buy a pair because they are a god send for women and work wonders. I have never had a problem with my pair and I have owned them now for about 4 years. The same pair and they have never broken or had a technical fault before like most straighteners which break after a few months or years. They are high quality and can be virtually used all day every day if you wanted to. I have yet to find a pair of straighteners that are competition to the GHD's. Not only can they be used to straighten hair but they can also be used to curl the hair and crimp the hair to create beach waves, they are multi purpose and so great to have in your life! I fyou havent already then I sugest you invest in a pair for only around £120 pounds depending on where you buy them from this is a bargain because they last for ages and work so well on even the most difficult hair like mine. They provide great preformance and satifaction and a 10 out of 10 rating from me.
With all the new hair gadgets on the market today it can be hard to remember the original GHD's that came about to stop us all bending over the ironing board and risking our scalps! GHD's have been an absolute god send to women all over the world since they were first created and the old ones are the best I believe. I have had my GHD's for 5 years now, they have never broken, never needed any repairing, had any faults, anything, they still work as perfectly now as they did when they were brand new so for the price at the time of £120 it was a worthwhile investment.
Takes literally seconds to go from off to on and ready to go which is brilliant when you have limited time to get ready. You are alerted to them being ready by a beep and the light flashing, but I usually just start straight away as within seconds they are hot and ready. Love love love GHD's! Nothing out there like these I feel.
I bought my first GHD hair stylers over seven years ago and have never looked back!
When the first pair finally gave up on me (due to a loose connection in the wire, I believe - I've since learnt that this is easily avoidable by not wrapping the wire around the stylers or tangling the wires) I purchased another pair right away. Unfortunately these stopped working about ten months later for no apparent reason but as they were still under warrantee GHD replaced them with a brand new pair, no questions asked. As the model I'd originally bought was out of date they sent me the latest version at no extra cost. I highly recommend registering your GHD styler online as soon as you buy them to make the most of the warrantee should they break within the year.
The GHD styler itself is fantastic at straightening any type of hair with ease. My hair is naturally very curly but I can transform it in a matter of minutes using my styler. As with any heated hair appliances continuous use can damage your hair but I've been using mine almost daily for years and haven't had any problems. Just be sure to use a heat protection spray and plenty of conditioner each time you wash it.
I've had my straighteners coming up to a year and a half and they haven't seized to fail me yet. I originally had mark hill straighteners which were good in some ways that GHD straighteners lack but not so good in other ways. Unfortunately one day my mark hill straighteners had a break in the spring so they were forever in an L shape if I wasn't holding either side together, needless to say this became a little awkward and so I decided to invest in GHDs I thought for the money that they may be longer lasting than just a year.
I paid £115 for my GHDS straighteners from Tony and Guy from what I can recall, GHDS have always been a top branded pair of straighteners that are not for everyone's budget and a few people I knew when they first came out usually had them as a Christmas or birthday present as apposed to a one off expense. There are straighteners that will do the same job and to be quite honest all straighteners are is two rods with an iron bit with some protection to help prevent damage to the hair - all straighteners are inevitably bad for your hair but equally they are all straightening your hair. The difference is with some GHD straighteners you are able to curl hair too but other than that you're paying for the brand and you know that they will last longer than others.
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I have quite curly hair naturally so if I leave it I get ringlets so when I straighten my hair it's a little awkward so for anyone that has really hard to manage hair then I would say it takes two runs over the hair with these straighteners and one or two with wavy hair or slightly curly and just one if you already have straight hair and want to tidy it up. Realistically they are like any other straighteners in the sense of how long it will take you to straighten your hair. What I like about these straighteners is the rounded barrel that also allows you to curl your hair without the need for a wand or tongs depending what you prefer although personally I still use a wand as it gives me better results in my opinion. One thing I will say is that with other brands my hair would need cutting probably once every two months as it damaged my hair badly and the straightness didn't always hold for as long as I would have liked, whereas GHD the hairs stays straight for longer and I noticed that my hair isn't damaged as easily so I feel like I have more confidence when I straighten my hair.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Ease of Use
Like any such brand of straighteners you plug them in and then some will just turn on some you need to turn on and adjust the setting some just require switching on. GHD straighteners just need sliding the on switch and then they heat up quickly and this takes about 30 seconds but you always know as the straighteners make two beeping sounds, if you happen to leave them on for too long then they beep at you as a reminder so I like the safety function of the straighteners too instead of just switching off likes others when you hadn't finished (and you keep straightening your hair wondering why it's not getting straight). One thing I don't like is you don't have control over the heat setting which is what I have on my curling wand and it's something I think can be important as sometimes I don't want 200 degrees on my hair I would rather 180 or say 120 if I was tidying up my hair if it had caught some damp from the air outside.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Appearance and Box
The box is black with gold squares and the GHD symbolic writing and the straighteners themselves are about 10 inches in length and a round barrel with golden irons which feel smooth to touch. The barrel itself is black apart from the gold GHD symbol at the end of the straighteners and on the slide switch on the inside of the bottom arm. It's sleek and stylish but nothing outstanding or eye catching it's quite simple yet modern. The cord is 2m in length so you have plenty of length to wonder off in front of the mirror to get a better view if needed.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Final Thoughts
I would rate these straighteners 3 out if five stars as they're really expensive considering some are £50 and do the same job and there's nothing entirely special especially since you can't control the temperature settings for how much heat you want on your hair. Aside from the things I don't like I do like the fact that the straighteners are versatile in the fact that you can curl your hair if you wish and the look of the straighteners. I'm not sure if I would recommend as it would depend on the person whether they have naturally curly hair anyway or just slightly wavy as I think these are better for people like me who have hard to manage hair.
i have has ghd's very a few years now. overall i believe this product is definelty worth every penny for the quality and for how long it has lasted without any problems. i have went through numerous brands of straighteners before i cam across ghd's and these were the best i have ever had. there is one heat setting so i dont have to worry bout setting it to high or low. also the plates are quite thick so lift a large section of hair to straighten each time. also gives the hair a sleek, smooth and shiny finish. i would recommend this to beginners that are only starting to straighten hair cause it is not complicated in any way. i would recommend using a heat protecting spray when applying this product as it is very hot and this will help prevent damage to the hair. i wouldnt recommend it to those with very short hair as when i had short hair i found it difficult gettin g pieces of hair but this woiuld be the same with any full size straightener. i can do lots of styles including curling with this product.
Introduction about Professional GHD salon styler with ceramic technology
I have owned a GHD Salon styler for many years now. It cost me about £100 at the time and it still works in perfect condition. For those of you that don't know, GHD stands for "Good Hair Day" and they are well known for producing top quality hair straighteners and hair products.
To switch on the hair straightener,you have to plug the straightener into the wall, and then move the on/off switch to on, on the handle of the straightener. When you switch on the hair straightener,the red led light goes on. There is only one heat setting on the hair straighten and this is all that is required really. The GHD Salon styler hair straightener heats up immediately and I usually wait at least a minute until it heats up.The ceramic plate of the hair straightener is quite wide and is great at straightening the hair quickly as it can capture many strands at once! I have always felt that my hair is very sleek, smooth and soft after using the GHD hair straightener and that it produces excellent results.
The cord of the GHD Salon styler is very long and this is very convenient when straightening hair. However, I did once manage to burn the cord slightly
on the ceramic plate but this has had no effect on the quality output of the hair straightener. The GHD Salon styler that I own is black. The plug on the GHD hair straightener is very strong and has never required replacing. Even the fuse has never blown!
Prior to buying a GHD, I owned many straighteners,including straighteners where you had to pour water and steam the hair straight. After buying the GHD , I never had to buy another hair straightener again for many years and even though it was much costlier, it has defintely been worth it!I would definitely recommend that you use the GHD salon styler with ceramic technology as it is long lasting
and produces quality hair straightening results.
Oh my gosh!!! I love these!! Hi there everyone,
I am writing a review about these brilliant high end hair straighteners that I quite proudly own. I brought mine online from the official Ghd website, as I am aware of fakes and was scared of purchasing a fake one, due to some of the horror stories i have heard and read about.
I would like to start off with how gorgeous and professional they look and love the gold plates. I love the fact that it came with a protective plate as none of my many hair straighteners that i own didn't come with one of those.
These hair straighteners makes my thick afro curly hair so smooth and straight without hardly any effort and i only ever have to run the hair straighteners once through a section of my hair. oh did I mention how smooth the plates are while running the straighteners through my curly hair, no pulling or dragging sensation you can get with other hair straighteners if your not careful. These hair straighteners glides through my hair so smoothly its amazing.
I love the fact that these hair straighteners only go up to 180 degrees because it means less heat so less damage. I just cant believe how smooth and silky it makes my hair in such little time and effort, which is so good for when I wake up late to go somewhere and I am in a rush to get my hair done. These hair straighteners are one of my favourite top end styling tool. I use them to straighten and curl my hair, when i want the loose curls and they curl my hair easily and gives the perfect bouncy curls that I love. Some people may think that it is too pricey but it is well worth the money. This item really glides smoothly throughout your hair and make your hair silky straight with little effort. It has cut my straightening time by 50% which is quite a lot to me.
I am so happy with my purchase.
Having thick, naturally curly and frizzy hair, I spent a lot of my younger years longing for sleek, poker straight hair (or praying that perms cam back into fashion!). As perms never took off since the 90's, I decided to try using straightening irons and when my sister purchased some GHD's, I knew I just had to have some.
My other half brought me these as a Christmas present several years ago and paid around £120. He actually brought them from the hairdressers in town so there were a little more expensive (due to the hairdresser adding some margin on) than if he had have brought online (although he brought them back around 2002/2003 when internet shopping was not a big thing). If you are going to buy online, I would always recommend buying from GHD (www.ghdhair.com) or a reputable supplier as there have been so many horror stories about fake GHD's or money debited from accounts and no goods arriving.
There are now lots of different versions available, I would consider mine to be the classic/original version based on the fact I have had them since around 2003. Mine don't have any fancy safety features such as auto shut off (or at least I don't think they do, I haven't actually tried it) or a beeper which operates when they haven't been turned off.
The straighteners measure around 20cm long, the widest part is where the straightening plate is and the plate measures around 8cm x 4 cm. Once plugged in, on the inside of the straighteners is the on/off button which slides across to activate and when turned on, a small red light illuminates. There is only one heat setting but this has never concerned me, the plates get really hot and really quickly, the fact that the irons are ready to use is indicated by the red light flashing really quickly
The cord rotates 360 degrees as the base of the straighteners which helps to prevent the cord from twisting which I like because I hate it when that happens. One think I do remember about the instructions was the note about not wrapping the cord around the straighteners when not in use as this can damage the elements or wiring inside and cause the wiring to overheat, catch fire or stop working completely. The cord on the straighteners is really long too (just under 3m) which is ideal, especially when I go away and the mirror always seems to be miles away from the plug socket!
Having used straightening irons in the past where I had to put my hair into really small sections and then go over with the irons about 4 times, just to get a straight look, I was amazed at how quickly I could style my hair. Yes, I still had to section my hair as its quite thick, but literally one sweep, and my frizz was gone and my hair looked sleek, if I wanted is poker straight, I just go over the same area a couple of times and the results are amazing. The fact that the straighteners get so hot means that they just glide through my hair, even on its frizziest of days. Because of how hot the straighteners get, I always use a heat protection spray before I use the irons to protect my hair.
I love the fact that once I have styled my hair, it seems to stay fairly straight too, don't get me wrong, it its really humid, the frizz starts to creep back but on a normal day, my hair is as straight at the end of the day as it was at the beginning.
My hair has always been quite long and I am amazed at how quickly I could 'do' my hair in a morning (my other half was quite happy too, before the days of GHD's it would take about an hour to dry and straighten my hair).
I must admit that late last year, I had my hair cut into a short bob and I did find it a little trickier to style my hair that I did when it was longer due to the sizes of the plates, so I would recommend the thinner versions if you have shorter than shouldn't length hair.
The straighteners can be used to create curls or flicks, I have used to make flicks before when I attended a 70's party but have never managed to get the hang of curls, if you are interested I would recommend looking on You Tube as there are loads of how to videos on there.
I must admit, if there is one thing I dislike about these is all the horror stories, there have been several occasions when I get to work in the morning and think "Did I unplug my straighteners?" and end up having to pop home just to check.
Overall, I cannot praise my GHD's enough and even despite the expensive price tag, I would still give them 5 out of 5 stars and recommend. In my opinion, these are the best on the market and a real lifesaver!!
Thanks for reading.
I bought my GHD Gold Classic Hair straighteners over a year a go while I was shopping for a birthday gift for myself. I wanted to treat myself and I also desperately needed a new one as my old cheaper pair of straighteners stopped heating up (guess that's what you get for getting the cheapers ones!). I had heard rave reviews about this straighteners from friends and had noticed countless times that these were the main ones being used at hair salons, therefore I decided to go shop online for any good offers or prices.
== Price ==
When I was looking around at prices I was a little shocked at the prices, the prices range from £100-140, and in my opinion a little bit dear for a pair of hair straighteners. However after some apprehension I ended up giving in and buying mine from Amazon for £139.99. There were cheaper options on ebay but I am always a little bit apprehensive about buying expensive things from ebay, as I am never really sure how reliable the sellers are and whether the condition is actually new and used. Amazon is a highly established company that I have had brought many things from in the past and have always been happy with the purchases and service, therefore if I was going to spend this amount I thought I might as do so at a reliable online store such as this one.
The price included delivery and I was more than happy with the delivery and dispatch time, which took around 2 working days for the item to get delivery. Item arrived brand new as expected and well packaged.
== My Experience ==
One thing about using straighteners is that once I started, I just couldn't stop! Nearly every time I went out I would make sure I straighten my hair before I go out. Therefore as you can imagine when my old one packed it I needed a new one ASAP, and thankfully I have not been disappointed at all.
The hair straighteners are very easy to use, all I needed to do is plug the straightener into the mains and then switch the on the power button. The button is very easy to see and once switched on it took literally 90 seconds to fully heat up, which I was very pleased about as my last ones used to take nearly 8 minutes to heat up fully and even then they did not work as well as these GHD straighteners. The light indicator will come on when the straighteners are fully heated, and is located clearly near the power button.
To straighten I just separate a few layers of hair and allow the straightener to glide down slowly and smoothly; top to bottom. I found the straighteners to be very easy and light to hold and allowed me to form a nice grip so I could easily control the motion while straightening.
As the heat pads are made from ceramic material they do not burn the hair and instead allows sufficient amounts of heat to build up to safely style your hair. The ceramic plates allow the straighteners to smooth out any frizz or kinks in the hair and leaves my hair looking straight and feeling nice and soft.
Once finished you can manually switch them off and take out the plug to be safe, however it does have a 30 second automatic switch off mechanism which is of course great for safety reasons.
== Conclusion ==
Overall I love my GHD hair styler as they are so easy to use, and heats up in flash so I do not have to wait around for the heat plates to heat up. The design and quality is of a high standard with safety measures built in, and overall this is great hair straightener that gives me the confidence boost I need thanks to its work of magic on my long curly frizzy locks.
I would say that in the end I am more than happy that I spent the £130 on these as they will last me for many years come thanks to the high quality.
My hair
When I was young I used to have dead straight hair much to the envy of some of my curly haired friends. When I was 17 I decided I really wanted to get my hair permed. I had lovely long brown hair and Ive always wanted curly hair so I took the plunge. BIG MISTAKE! As much as I loved the perm it completely ruined my hair, split ends galore, dry and broke easy. I decided that once the perm had grown out abit I would get it all cut off, which I did however since then my hair hasn't been the same, its now more wavy that straight, meaning I need straighteners just to sort it out.
I brought my on Ebay a few years back, up until that point I had used several different types Babylis, Lee Stafford to name a few and they were ok however I thought that they soon lost the heat and effectiveness, Christmas was coming up so I decided to treat myself to a pair of GHDs. GHDS had been recommended to me by several, and going into the hairdressers they used them so I figured it was a good brand to buy. I got mine for £110 which was a bargain. General price wise expect between £90-£160, if you buy online then it will be cheaper. You can get them in most hair salons or online you can buy from Amazon, EBay and some clothing sites. GHDs in general has a wide variety of types/colours etc out there and are easily available to buy.
The packaging is in the distinctive black box which is quite small considering older straighteners seemed to come in massive boxes! The old style straighteners used to take a good 5 minutes to heat up and I had a pair that had the little box which had to be filled with water and connected, GHDs is completely different. Plug them in, switch the on button and they heat in in about 90 seconds and no water needed! Using them is quick and easy, the hair glides through without pulling or feeling like its burning, the heat of these straighteners is amazing, very rarely do I need to keep going over sections of my hair but this will vary on different hair types. To straighten my hair takes between 5-10 minutes but as mine is wavy it doesn't need as much straightening as those with curly hair.
For £110 I was expecting the best and that's what I got, I do have wavy hair so it does not require loads of straightening but a friend of mine who has very curly hair has commented how pleased she was with them. It leaves my hair straight until I wash it again and doesn't leave it feeling dry or damaged. I know that there are other straighteners out there for a much cheaper price but I brought these in 2006 when they were "new" and they are still as going and still as good as they were first day I used them and I very much doubt there are any other branded straighteners that would last even half this long. To me these are most definitely worth paying out for, for anybody who uses straighteners it will be the right choice!
My daughter bought me a pair of GHD straighteners several years ago. I had a different brand which was much cheaper but it didn't seem to work as well and my daughter got fed up of me spending so long on my hair and bought me these. They work so efficiently that they don't take long to use at all.
One of the things I love about these straighteners is that it doesn't take very long to get to the full heat it needs to work. I would say within 60 seconds it's hot enough. A light is red when you turn it on and when it reaches the right heat it begins to flash so you know it's ready.
They are not too wide so they are comfortable enough to hold and the actual heat plate is quite large so you can cover a good amount of hair at a time.
The straightener itself is not too thick which means you can get as close to your scalp as possible really which is good as otherwise it can be tricky to straighten hair properly.
I put a section into the plate whilst holding the straighteners, this can all be done with one hand it's very easy. I gently pull the straightners down so that it covers the full length of the hair. I find that just once over each area is enough to make it straight.
My hair is very hot immediately after but within a couple of seconds it has cooled down.
The effect is very straight hair. It takes the volume out which isn't always something I want but on the days that I am after straight hair this is just perfect.
The GHDs do get very hot so you have to be careful where you put them and make sure you turn them off. You can buy special mats to put them on that are heat proof which are very useful.
You can also use these to curl your hair apparently but I have never tried this.
The lead isn't all that long which is the only negative I can think of, it would be better if it could stretch a bit further than it does.
It's important to not let children near these as they could burn themselves.
All in all I really like these GHDs they straighten hair very quickly and effectively. They cost my daughter £99 which is a lot of money but they are very good quality
My hair is fine, flyaway and almost like baby hair so it is very unruly. I do have naturally curly hair, and like most people, i would rather have a different hair type i.e. straight. I have straightened my hair now for many years and besides my first pair of straightners many years ago, i have always used ghd's because i feel they provide the best finish for your hair. The ghd gold which is the one i have now comes with a protective plate guard which keeps the two parts of the straightner plates together after use, preventing burning if you place it down when finished.
I have had my current GHD's for about 3 years and the pair before this lasted a good 7 years. As i use them most days, i feel i want reliablilty and i do get this. The styler has a very long cord so can be used without fear of having to be right next to a mirror. They heat extremely quickly and a red light will appear and will flash until ready. When ready the straightners make a tweeting noise to let you know they have reached the desired temperature. The product is very easy to hold and the ceramic plates provide a very smooth finish. They also give the hair a great shine. GHD's are more expensive than most with an average pair being about £99 but are well worth the extra as the quality of the ceramic plates and the lifetime use is far more superior to all other makes in my opinion.
Be warned though, hair straightening is addictive (at least in my case) and therefore can cause damage to the hair by thinning it and also burning the ends so use a good heat defense spray when using any hair straightners.
I got bought these about 5/6 years ago now as a birthday present. Before GHD's I was using Babyliss £30 ones and my mum spent over an hour every morning going over and over my hair with them to try and get it straight (my hair is wavy/frizzy, not even nearly curly). These little bad boys were an absolute dream of mine so when I got them I was over the moon, rather than spending an hour in the mornings to get straight/wavyish hair that would kink as soon as I walked outside, I only spent 10-15 minutes on my hair and ended up with perfect, long lasting shiny smooth straight hair.
Now when I got bought these they were about £130.00, however I believe you can now get this model for approx. £95.00 and although it seems a lot to pay out in one go for a hair styler, these are the best of the best and will LAST! Mine are still going strong (touch wood) 5-6 years on. It is definitely worth paying extra for, for quality.
Ceramic plates - fantastic for a good finish, makes your hair look shiny and silky.
200c heat - all straighteners will damage your hair, though these are maintained at a constant temperature which is proven to be the lowest heat to effectively style hair. Also at such temperatures it means you only need to run the plates over your hair once for a good finish whereas cheaper ones you have to go over your hair many times, causing more damage.
Heat up time - Another reason why paying the extra is worth it. They heat up in 5 seconds from turning them on and have a light AND a sound to make you aware that they are now at the correct temperature.
Safety switch - After they have been on for 30 minutes the red light that turns on to let you know they are hot enough, turns yellow and they beep to let you know that the safety is on and they are turning off. If it takes you longer than half hour you simply turn them off for 5 seconds and then turn them back on again. Some people may find this a nuisance but so many people forget to turn them off and this causes fires so better to be safe than sorry in my eyes.
They straighten quickly and efficiently and the results last all day! Now not only do they straighten but due to their curved edges they can also curl your hair. The outside of the end does heat up but not enough to burn you, only enough to enhance the curling abilities.
It also comes with a booklet with different ways to style your hair and how to go about doing so. (Loose curls, wavy, tight ringlets, straight etc)
One word of warning when using ANY heated styling products is to buy a decent heat protection spray.
Bought these on a whim after losing my last pair of cheapy straighteners. I have never looked back. My hair has been abused by bleach and even though ghds are hot they don't singe like other straighteners. I love experimenting with different styles. I no longer need straighteners, tongs, crimper etc ghds are the one stop shop.I'm a but clumsy so thought of attemting anything other than a straight style was slightly adventurous but after practise iam now styling like a pro. The cord is a great length as my plugs are quite a bit away from my mirror so it means i dont have to re- arrange my bedroom everytime i want to style my hair.The ocd-ness in me loves the 30 minute turn off. Out of the door and down the street thinking bugger have I turned my straighteners off !Mine have lasted a year and are still going strong even though I would love them to break so I had an excuse to get the gold ones!


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Labour has retained all three seats in Colindale, securing the party's largest ever number of councillors in the borough.
Longstanding councillors Gill Sargeant and Zakia Zubairi were re-elected alongside first-time councillor Nagus Narenthira. The three celebrated their victory as the results were announced at Hendon Town Hall this evening.
Labour's success came as no surprise to most, considering the party has held all three seats in the ward since 1968.
Despite the rest of Barnet's councillors being voted in last month, the Colindale election was postponed owing to the death of Green Party candidate Jessica Yorke, who died just a few days before the May 22 election.
The party narrowly missed out on securing a majority in last month's polls, with the Conservatives securing just two extra seats.
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But following its success tonight, Labour has its largest number of members with 30 councillors - topping its current record of 26.
Leader of the Labour Group Councillor Alison Moore said: "It's fantastic. We have had councillors in place here for several decades and it's a really emphatic victory.
"We now have the biggest Labour group we have ever had. We are within a hair's breadth of taking control of the council.
"It shows people of Barnet are clearly dismissive of the Conservatives' offer, which is mass privatisation."
New Labour councillor Narenthira has been part of the Labour Party for 15 years and said she was thrilled to have been given the opportunity to represent Colindale.
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"I'm passionate about infrastructure in Colindale and having lived here for a long time, I'm looking forward to starting work here."
Cllr Zubairi added: "We're so proud and we can't wait to continue our good work in Colindale."
Cllr Sargeant agreed. She said: "The result shows we've got a real support in Colindale."
But Conservative council leader Cllr Richard Cornelius was nowhere to be seen as results were announced, having made an appearance for a brief ten minutes just after 10.30pm.
The Colindale election had a turnout of 27.8 per cent, meaning just 3,210 people voted.
Labour took a staggering 68 per cent of the votes, representing a ten per cent swing to the party.
Cllr Sargeant received 2,088 votes, Cllr Zubairi got 2,015 and Cllr Narenthira 2,290.
Barnet Borough Council is now made up of 32 Conservative councillors, Labour has 30, and the Liberal Democrats have just one.

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Remember, the information here is very basic. It is a good idea to talk to a lawyer to make sure you have a good case, and you follow the proper steps and procedures for filing your lawsuit. See help finding a lawyer for more information.
Before you file a civil case, you must figure out:
These are hard issues to decide, even if at first glance they seem easy. For example, let's say you get into a car accident. First, you have to figure out if the person who was driving the car is also the owner of the car. If not, you have to make sure you sue both the driver and the owner. Second, was the accident in part your fault? You also need to know what city and county the car accident happened in. And you only have a certain amount of time to sue, called the "statute of limitations." If you do not file your lawsuit within the statute of limitations, your case can be dismissed, even if the other person was clearly at fault.
And what if the car that hit you is a government vehicle, like a police car? In that case, you might have to sue the city or county where the police department is located. When you sue a government entity, the law generally requires you to first file a Government Tort Claim with the government entity, usually within 6 months from the date of the accident or incident causing injury. Most government entities have forms for this purpose. This requirement is to give the government entity notice of what happened and allow them to review your case and resolve it outside of court. If you do not file the Government Tort Claim with the government entity within the required time period, you may not be able to recover any money from that entity. Once you file your government claim, the government entity will accept your claim, deny your claim, or not respond. If the government entity denies your claim or does not respond within 45 days, you can then sue in court, but there is usually a shorter statute of limitations to file your lawsuit from the date the claim is denied (or the 45 days go by), often only 6 months!
IMPORTANT: Read Preparing for Court to find out how to figure out these issues and why they are so important. If you make mistakes with these first few steps before you even file your case, you may end up losing based on a procedural issue and never get your day in court.How Much Should You Sue For?
If you are suing for $10,000 or less, consider whether small claims court can work for you. To find out more, read the information and instructions to file in small claims court. There are some exceptions to the $10,000 limit, so make sure you understand those too.
Even if you want to sue for more than $10,000, reducing the amount you sue for so you can file in small claims court may make more sense than filing a limited civil case for more money. Remember that when you file a limited civil case, there are many more costs involved than in small claims, like higher filing fees, the need for a lawyer, meeting all the court requirements, and time. Suing for more money in a limited civil case but having to pay much more to file and handle the lawsuit may result in you getting less than $10,000, or only slightly more, and not worth the extra time, effort, and money of a limited civil case.
If you decide that you still want to ask for the higher amount of money and file a limited civil case, the rest of this section will give you general information about the court process.
Once you have answered all the preliminary questions about whom to sue, where to file your lawsuit, and how much to sue for, you are ready to file your case. Civil cases vary a lot depending on what the lawsuit is about, but there are some general steps you will have to follow no matter what you are suing about.
1. Prepare Your Court Forms
Complaint: To start a limited civil lawsuit, the plaintiff (the person who starts the case) files several forms. The first form to complete is the complaint. A complaint is a form that says how the person was hurt or how the dispute arose, who is responsible, and how much the damages are. A complaint must have at least one cause of action. A cause of action is a legal theory that is the basis for your lawsuit.
Summons: Besides a complaint with its causes of action, you will need a summons form. The summons is a form notice that tells the defendant he or she is being sued and gives the time limit for responding. There are several types of summons forms, and you will need to figure out which one you need for your case. Click to find the court forms. It is very important that the names of the defendants appear on the summons exactly as you have them listed on the complaint.
Cover sheet: You will also have to file a Civil Case Cover Sheet (Form CM-010) for every case.
Local forms: Most courts also require certain local forms to be filed when a case is started. Check with your local court for any forms that must be filed and served on the other side.
2. File Your Papers in Court
Once all your forms are prepared, you will need to file them in court to officially get the case started. Before you file any forms, make at least 2 copies of all your paperwork. Take the original of your documents and the copies to the court clerk in the courthouse where you are filing your case. The court clerk will file your papers and give you a case number. The clerk will keep the original of your papers and return the copies to you stamped "Filed."
You will have to pay a filing fee to file your papers. The amount of the fee depends on what type of case you are filing and how much you are suing for. If you cannot afford the filing fee, you can ask the court for a fee waiver. If the court waives your fees, you won't have to pay. But if you win your lawsuit and collect money, the court may ask you to pay back the waived fees.
3. Serve the Defendant
After you file your lawsuit, you have to let the defendant (or defendants, if you are suing more than one person or company) know that you are suing. This is called "service of process." You have to have copies of all the papers you filed with the court "served" on every party in the lawsuit. This means you have to have someone (not you) 18 or older deliver a copy of the papers to the other side. When you serve someone for the first time in a case, like when the case is just starting, you usually have to serve him or her in person. Read the Service of Process section to find out how to serve the defendant.
The person who "serves" the papers has to fill out a proof of service, telling the court that he or she served the papers the right way. Then, make sure you file the proof of service with the court. There must be a proof of service for every party served.
4. If the Defendant Does Not Answer, File for a Default
In general, the defendant has 30 days to file a response to the lawsuit. If the defendant does not respond in time, the court can enter a default. This means that the defendant cannot contest the case unless he or she gets the default "set aside" or "vacated" (canceled). Once a default is entered, the plaintiff can ask for a default judgment against the defendant. The plaintiff can win and get a judgment for up to the amount that he or she asked for in the complaint. You have to follow some steps and fill out forms to do this. If there is more than one defendant, you will have to file a default for each defendant. If one defendant responds and another does not, you can only ask for a default against the one that did not respond.
Read Code of Civil Procedure section 585 to learn the rules for a default. If you get a default judgment, you have won. But the case may not be over yet if the defendant asks the court to set aside or cancel the default judgment.
5. If the Defendant Responds, your next step depends on how the defendant responded:


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Baton Rouge, La. – Oct. 22, 2012 – Draft regulations for alternative oyster culture activities will be discussed on Oct. 25, 2012 at the University of New Orleans' Advanced Technology Center. Officials with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF), and the Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) will discuss draft regulations and answer questions from stakeholders and members of the public. All interested parties are invited to attend, inquire about the regulations and suggest potential changes.
Act 293 of the 2012 Louisiana Legislature authorized LDWF to permit alternative oyster culture activities. A portion of the act required LDWF to promulgate regulations for alternative oyster culture permits.
The draft regulations are available here.
Meeting specifics are as follows:
Discussion of Draft Alternative Oyster Culture Activities Regulations
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Hey there, time traveller!
This article was published 7/9/2013 (1444 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
DEAR MISS LONELYHEARTS: My girlfriend and I like to bitch slap each other and call each other names when we're having sex. I told my best friend and she said we are both "sick people." Really? We just like the sting at the height of excitement. Is it so wrong? Lots of other people do crazier things to enhance orgasm. We're just giving each other little smacks on the cheeks and saying naughty names. — Two Wild 'n' Crazy Women, Wolseley
Dear Crazy Girls: If you are enjoying a little open-handed face smacking and name calling, and neither one of you is alarmed, so be it. Whatever you both consent to in the bedroom is, by and large, your business, but by telling a friend, you were asking for her approval. Surprise. You didn't get it and now you're miffed and a little embarrassed. You probably didn't win this person's silence either. That's a juicy little story to tell one other friend who tells two other friends. You know how it goes. From now on, enjoy your sex life any way you want as long as you both agree, but keep your sex secrets to yourselves.
Dear Miss Lonelyhearts: My boyfriend and I got the apartment into such a mess I decided we would take a whole weekend day and "spring clean" in the fall. I assigned him the kitchen and I took the living room, which included going down the backs of our new (three month old) chairs and sofa to dig out coins and junk. And what do I find, but two new condom packages! We don't need or use condoms and these have best-before dates that don't correspond to old relationships. I was so choked I sat down on the floor in a heap and cried silent tears.
I am a new career woman. I work evenings at a hospital and he works days at a bar, which gives him plenty of opportunity to see someone else at our place. I trusted him completely, although lately he has been complaining bitterly about my shift and our lack of sex life. We are like ships who pass in the night. I thought our love would carry us through until I was high enough on the totem pole to demand day shifts. Should I tell him what I saw? If I do, my home will collapse and I will lose the only guy I have ever loved. — Turn a Blind Eye? St. Vital
Dear Blind Eye: It's too late to pretend. You saw what you saw. At least ask your boyfriend about the condoms and what's going on, and then watch his face closely as he responds. Do not be thinking about your next attack phrase: pay attention to the spaces between your questions, and his words. Does he need five seconds to think of an answer to a simple question? Does he say the old line, "Trust me. You have nothing to worry about?" which usually means the exact opposite. Does he scratch his nose? (A common reaction to the stress of lying.) He may tell you he lends the place to a buddy to have sex with a girlfriend and it may be true, but more likely, it is what it appears to be.
You know he's angry about your sex life. This is the breaking point. If you want to forgive him and keep him, reserve days off for lots of face time and sex and arrange to meet during the week and give up an hour of sleep here and there. (That's probably what you would have done when you first met.) But, if you find you can't stand the sight of him after the shock wears off, you will soon punt him. Whatever you do, don't give up your new career for a cheater.
Please send your questions or comments c/o firstname.lastname@example.com or mail letters to Miss Lonelyhearts c/o Winnipeg Free Press, 1355 Mountain Ave., Winnipeg, MB, R2X 3B6


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William Henry Fox Talbot (1800–1877) and the Invention of Photography
Great Britain and Ireland, 1800–1900 A.D.
Impressed by Light: British Photographs from Paper Negatives, 1840–1860 "Inventing a New Art: Early Photographs from the Rubel Collection in The Metropolitan Museum of Art": The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin, v. 56, no. 4 (Spring, 1999)
Learn more about the 17 curatorial departments whose staff study, exhibit, and care for the objects in The Met collection.
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New York -- Ann Inc., parent of Ann Taylor and Loft, said Friday that its fourth-quarter profit rose to a better-than-expected $2.37 million from $2.18 million a year earlier.
Sales rose 7.2% to $607.7 million. Total company store- sales for the quarter decreased 0.7%. By brand, same-store sales increased 1.4% across the Ann Taylor brand and fell 2.1% across the Loft brand.
"For the fourth quarter, as previously reported, the results reflected the negative impact of Superstorm Sandy and disappointing performance at Loft due to an investment in bright colors that did not resonate with our client during the Holiday season," said president and CEO Kay Krill. "At Ann Taylor, the brand continued to show meaningful progress during the quarter, delivering higher sales and profitability. We also achieved profitable growth in the outlet channel, as Ann Taylor Factory and Loft Outlet delivered stronger bottom-line results versus the fourth quarter of 2011, despite lower comparable sales."
Total net sales for the full year of fiscal 2012 were $2.4 billion, compared with net sales of $2.2 billion in fiscal 2011. Total same-store sales for the full year increased 3.3%.
Separately, the retailer announced the launch of international shipping on its e-commerce sites, Anntaylor.com and Loft.com.
"The introduction of international shipping marks another key step forward as we continue to grow our e-commerce business and expand the global reach of our Ann Taylor and Loft brands," said Krill. "In addition, selling internationally through e-commerce will provide us with further insights to gauge future growth opportunities outside of the U.S."


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Are you curious about what's behind the brass walls of The New School's new University Center? Starting Friday, November 30, students, faculty, and staff of The New School can take a look inside. Weekly guided tours will be led by Josh Stone, a graduate student of architecture at Parsons The New School for Design. Josh interned with Tishman Construction last summer, working on site at the University Center.
Half-hour tours are scheduled every Friday at 3:00 p.m. Each tour group is limited to ten individuals, and advance reservations are required (see the link below). Note: Tours are restricted to New School students, faculty, and staff with current ID. The University Center is not open to the general public at this time.
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"Game changer" is a term you hear often when people talk about how technology has changed their industry.
Business-to-business (B2B) companies are placing even greater emphasis on sales leads prospecting as a result of uncertainty over the global economy and evolving buyer behavior. According to the "B2B Marketing Benchmark Report" by MarketingSherpa, 60 percent of B2B companies say generating business leads is their number one sales and marketing priority for 2012. On average, 74 percent of the over 1,700 respondents said that generating high-quality leads is challenging. Many simply lack the resources they need in house as well as sufficient insight on their target customers and competitors.
The overall prospecting-to-sales function involves administration, research and actual sales calls. But without professional intelligence research resources, a salesperson's time is divided amongst different tasks. Most could end up following cycles and trends that may be unrelated to the actual work of prospecting. Outsourcing sales leads prospecting to a third-party consultant can reap good payoffs, but any consultant you use must understand your business and be resourceful in getting the right and highly qualified information. You need to check that they have access to knowledge about your potential markets, appropriate secondary information, local researcher and analysts, and proper research methodologies. Before commissioning a consultant, check how quickly they can provide the sales leads, the cost of research on existing and new markets and their references.
If that describes you, then what can you do in order to ensure effective prospect targeting, list integrity and good conversion rates? Does it make sense to hire consultants to help with lead generation and qualification?
Here are some vital steps before working with external consultants in sales leads prospecting:
1. Identify your goals strategically.
It helps to first identify your top management priorities. Are they prioritizing improved close ratios? Shorter sales cycles? A target number of customers or amount of revenue?
Next, find out what sales leads tactics have worked for your sales team and what haven't in the past. This will help you evaluate how to go about setting priorities. For instance, it is worthwhile to check if following up with previously lapsed customers has led to sales. Find out which regions tend to generate the most sales leads and if they are well covered by competitors?
Try identifying similar clients or client segments in different industries or geographical markets. Identifying completely new types of client segments can be equally important in expanding beyond the core base of clients.
Growing the revenue contribution of clients outside a core base of customers can also reduce risk exposure, particularly during times of economic turmoil.
2. Create detailed target customer profiles.
Most companies know their top customers relatively well, but it also helps to investigate them and other prospects deeper. Besides knowing the basic demographics, have there been changes in what's driving their purchase decisions? Who are their influencers? Do they belong to any associations or forums?
It is not sufficient to have a list of CIOs for example. You also need to know their buying habits, key concerns or sources of information, for example. The better you know the target customer profiles, the better your sales leads list will be.
It's critical to identify the right persons to target, meaning the ones who have the ability and authority to make a purchase and assess the level of receptiveness to your products or services. That way, you can avoid spending time on those who have little or no influence over the purchase process and focus on those who do and their various purchasing requirements. The purchasing organization may favor low prices; the production manager, state-of-the-art technology, and the sales director, low production cost per unit. In this case, you have three different needs at one client organization. In one such example, GIA assisted a food and beverage company with product attribute mapping analysis to identify and weigh the importance of different product attributes for each stakeholder in the purchasing process. This goes beyond basic sales leads generation, but is often very effective in helping clients close deals.
3. Invest in research and more research.
Gathering databases from local chambers of commerce, newspapers, professional organizations, trade directories, associations or export promotion bureaus is simply not enough. You want to ensure the prospects are "warm" to your approach.
But how much should you pay for the research? How do you know it will be a budget that is likely to cover your needs?
One way to determine how much budget to allocate to professional research resources is to evaluate how much time your sales team spends on creating prospects lists on their own. Is it 30 percent? How much would 30 percent of your company's sales payroll add up to? That amount is a good one to start with. Allocating that 30 percent to a market intelligence company to help research and develop a list of sales leads professionally will probably generate better returns on investment, particularly if they have a very wide range of research sources, industry insights and networks.
As a start, you could consider a pilot project. For example, you can brief the consultant to focus on a specific market segment or a specific geographical area. In briefing your consultant, be sure to tell them everything they need to know, in order to understand where your business is today and where it would like to go, so they can help to identify the type of sales leads that are right for you. Answering these questions is a great start:
The better equipped you are with the market intelligence to monitor and analyze your existing and potential markets, the better positioned you are to identify new potential markets and sales leads.
Aleksi Grym is Business Unit Director UK, and Rahul Dhingra is Senior Consultant North America at Global Intelligence Alliance, a strategic market intelligence and advisory group.


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Grilled these up for the game on Saturday. I've posted these before, as well as a few other people, including jfm0830 and Griffin, so I won't explain them....but the recipe can be found here:
http://www.primalgrill.org/recipe_detai ... isodeID=37
They are dang good.
I like to grill mine indirect at around 375-400 deg f dome temp.
Some good eatin'...these will most definitely be on the menu for the Eggtoberfest. I think Griffin made these for the Eggfest he attended in Texas, but I'm thinking that most of ATL will not have had the pleasure of trying these yet. So on the menu they will be!


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Rays start fast, keep heat on against Rockies
Tampa Bay takes series as Cobb limits damage to three solo homers
DENVER -- A big first inning was the perfect antidote for a Rays squad that had been ailing on the road. The team's short-staffed bench benefited from building an immediate lead and adding to it throughout the afternoon as Tampa Bay defeated Colorado, 8-3, on Sunday to take the three-game series.
"It was a must-win game for us to close out this road trip," starting pitcher Alex Cobb said. "It feels like we've been on the road for a whole month. We've been through some tough times. But the offense has been helping us pitchers out a lot. Whenever you put those numbers on the board, it makes our job a lot easier. We get to attack guys and pitch aggressively."
The Rays' lineup immediately jumped on Rockies ace Jhoulys Chacin, welcoming him back from the 15-day disabled list with a three-run rally in the first frame. Desmond Jennings started it off with a single up the middle, and Matt Joyce followed with a walk. After Evan Longoria flied out to right, James Loney got his fourth hit of the series with a run-scoring single to left. A wild pitch allowed Joyce to score from third, and Kelly Johnson plated Loney with a single to right for the 3-0 lead.
"The way we came out of the chute was really good," manager Joe Maddon said. "And James, boom, first pitch, base hit, drives in the run."
Loney went 3-for-4 with an RBI and three runs, improving to .338 (68-for-201) with 54 RBIs in Coors Field.
"He's hitting with a lot of confidence right now," Maddon said. "He is on time. He's so willing to accept where the ball is pitched and not try to force the action on the pull side, and that's beautiful. This guy can drive in 100 runs without hitting a ton of homers, because he plays with the whole field so well. With runners in scoring position, he's a tough out."
The Rockies attempted a slow comeback against Cobb with leadoff homers in the second and fourth innings -- Michael Cuddyer launched a no-doubter over the 390-foot marker in the second, and Troy Tulowitzki sent a dinger into the seats to make it a one-run game in the fourth.
"You can give up solo shots; that's not a big deal," Maddon said. "It's going to happen, especially in this ballpark. When you're playing in zero gravity, you cannot let that bother you. Accept it and move on."
The Rays put up another three-spot in the sixth to give Cobb some breathing room. Chacin walked Joyce to lead off the inning, then struck out Longoria. Loney knocked a single to right off the glove of leaping second baseman Josh Rutledge to put runners on first and third.
"It was a knuckleball," Rutledge said of the liner from Loney. "It was coming down but ended up staying up."
Johnson collected his second RBI with a bloop single to center, and Ryan Roberts cleared the bases with a two-run double, extending the Rays' lead to four runs.
"He tried to keep the ball down, used his two-seamer for a lefty backdoor kind of a cutter/slider, and his changeup," Johnson said of Chacin. "When he keeps the ball down really well and he's throwing strikes with his two-seamer, it's tough to want to offer at a pitch down and away that he throws like that."
Colorado touched Cobb for one more run with a two-out blast from rookie Nolan Arenado. All of Cobb's runs came on solo homers, a Coors Field version of minimizing the damage. He gave up eight hits and a walk while striking out six in 6 2/3 innings.
"Pitching in this environment is probably the toughest challenge I've faced so far with that lineup up and down the lineup," Cobb said after his first start at Coors Field. "It's a really good team. A lot of power hitters, and with these elements the ball's carrying. I'm obviously upset that I gave up three home runs, but I couldn't have asked for better situations for those home runs to be hit in."
Cobb's length and the steady offensive support was just what the Rays needed on a day when two of their position players were unavailable. Yunel Escobar is day to day after being hit with a pitch on his left hand Saturday, and Ben Zobrist left the team for two days Sunday following the death of his grandmother.
"I really didn't even want to do a switch with putting Sam [Fuld] in the game late, because that would restrict any kind of movement," Maddon said of his short bench. "Had an infielder been hurt, there was nobody else to play in the infield other than Johnson, so I had to keep him in the game longer. But Cobber kept any kind of chicanery from occurring because he pitched so well."
The Rays kept adding to their lead, getting to reliever Josh Outman immediately upon his eighth-inning entrance. Outman walked Longoria to open the inning, then gave up Loney's third hit of the game, a single to right. The runners advanced to second and third on a passed ball, and with two out Jose Lobaton dinked a two-run single over the second baseman's head to score two more.
"Lobo's base hit towards the end was big," Maddon said. "The two add-on runs from 6-3 to 8-3 were spectacular."
The win gave the Rays a 4-5 road stretch, with one game snowed out, as they head home for an 11-day homestand.
"We played well enough to win other games, but obviously they scored more than we did," Maddon said. "We're playing right on that cusp, that verge of getting over the top and playing like we're capable of playing. You got to be pleased with the effort. Sometimes a wounded dog is more dangerous."
Winning heals all wounds, and the Rays' momentum should help their mending.
Owen Perkins is a contributor to MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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The company has filed a patent, made public yesterday, detailing a chocolate composition using powdered unroasted/green or mildly roasted coffee beans as filler.
"On the one hand, this ingredient serves as volume filler replacing cocoa by cheaper coffee; on the other hand, it considerably reduces the bitter taste frequently associated with high-cocoa chocolate," the patent application reads.
Under the formula, coffee partially replaces cocoa thereby masking cocoa bitterness, resulting in a mild cocoa taste, but without a coffee flavor.
Antioxidant boost
Callebaut said that green coffee could even be used to up antioxidant content and natural sweetener stevia could substitute sugar.
"In addition, mildly processed green coffee beans contain high amounts of phenolic compounds such as chlorogenic acid. Therefore, chocolate enriched in polyphenols and which lacks any coffee flavor can be produced."
Callebaut will hope its formula will make chocolate containing over 40% cocoa more attractive to consumers who complain high cocoa products taste too bitter.
How it works
Under the composition, powdered unroasted (green coffee) or mildly roasted coffee beans are added 1 to 60%, of the weight of the product.
Cocoa beans may be of any origin and it doesn't matter if they are unfermented. The cocoa liquor is also made by standard processes.
Cocoa liquor 41 wt-%
Cocoa powder 14 wt-%
Ground coffee 10 wt-%
Cocoa butter 18.7 wt-%
Sucrose 16 wt-%
Lecithin, Vanilla 0.3 wt-%
(wt = weight)
Adding the coffee
Prior to adding the coffee, the mildly roasted beans are made softer by soaking or with heat before being ground together with cocoa beans to make a coffee-cocoa liquor, while green coffee is mixed in after the cocoa beans have been roasted separately.
EU and US regulation permit ground coffee as an optional ingredient in cocoa products.
Coffee beans will not develop a coffee aroma when processed under the temperatures needed for cocoa. Coffee beans start to develop a recognizable coffee taste when roasted around 200 °C or higher for at least 1 hour, but roasting temperatures for cocoa beans are around 120°C.


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Topic: Happy we are from Dundee!
Just saw this video and read about it in my local paper tonight and had to share it.
Happy We Are From Dundee!
Think I needed this after reading ASCO abstracts and no, I am not in the video!
Hope you enjoy it and it shows off a lot of Dundee!


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ONE of the most remarkable things about the floods that hit Worcestershire this month was the huge number of fabulous photographs that were taken.
We did our best to share as many of them as we could, but things were happening so fast in the newsroom that we simply too busy to get them all online.
We're putting that right now by assembling a gallery of superb pictures, many of them taken by our readers, that chronicled the events of the last few week or two.
The project is a work in progress, so bookmark this link because we're adding new pictures all the time.


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NORTH Melbourne has dismissed reports departing AFL football operations manager Adrian Anderson would join the Roos as chief executive, a role not filled on a permanent basis since the resignation of Eugene Arocca mid-season.
Sources at Arden Street claimed the Roos had not spoken to Anderson about the position.
North said there was no suggestion of him joining the club in the role, despite bookmakers installing Anderson as $2 favourite for the job.
''I've got a couple of ideas but it's not something I'm going to rush into,'' said Anderson.
''I haven't had any discussions with North and I haven't made any decisions about what I'm going to do next.''


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Trentin: the premier Italian stage winner in the 100th Tour
A group of 14 came to the finish of the 14th stage after being on the attack for 150km; the escape would last the distance on the road to Lyon and the winner would come from a selection that worked very hard to gain time on the peloton in the opening two hours. It was a closely fought battle for line honours but ultimately Matteo Trentin of the Omega Pharma-Quickstep had the strength - and the wits - to relegate his escape companions to the minor places. He has been a vital member of the lead-out train for Mark Cavendish but today he got his own chance to shine and, away from the...Read more Key moments
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Located in the Allier department, between Vichy and Moulins, in a rural countryside characteristic of the Bourbon Limagne, Saint-Pourçain-Sur-Sioule mainly owes its reputation to its AOC classed vineyard that stretches today over 19 communes and more than 600 hectares. The vine's presence here dates back to the gallo-roman era and Saint-Pourçain, well respected in the Middle Ages, being served at the tables of the French kings. In the Bailiffs house, a building from the 16th century is the Museum of Vines and the Land that retraces the history of the vineyard and the work of the winemakers. Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule has seen its employment benefit economically from its very central location. The town is determined to develop and expand this situation and economic development projects driven by local government include amongst others the expansion of industrial areas. Saint-Pourçain-Sur-Sioule also has a very active fabric of associations with more than 40 sports clubs.
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Population: 5,200
Chef-lieu de canton of Allier (03)
Slogan: Life at 100 pc
Specialities: wine, le saint-pourci-noix (cake), andouillette of Saint-Pourçain, potato pie, honey.
Economy: Wine
Sport: Tour cycliste Saint-Pourcinois, ARCCSP cyclo club
Celebrities: Blaise de Vigenère (16th century scholar), Andre Lakoine and Jean Cluzel (politiicians), Remi Laurent (actor)
Festivals: printemps du Saint-Pourçain (April), Festival viticole et gourmand (wine and food, August), La Ficelle (December), Photosynthèse.
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For some years now the bicycle has been one of the symbols of change in the capital city of the Rhône. With the creation of Vélo'V in 2005, Lyon was the first city to equip itself with a self-service bicycle scheme. Today, there are 4,000 bicycles that are hired out 7 million times per year. In parallel on the sporting field, the Lyon Free VTT mountain bike race offers you the chance to discover or rediscover the most beautiful sites in the Capital of the Gauls and will once again mobilise tens of thousands of sportsmen and women for its 11th edition next September. Youth also plays a key role with speeches given in schools and bike awareness plans aimed at 10 year olds reaching over 4,000 children. Besides its network of bike lanes that continues to grow, Lyon has on its horizon in 2014 the longest tunnel in Europe for use by cyclists and pedestrians. At over 2 km long it will be built under the Croix-Rousse hill and reserved for environmentally friendly means of transport.
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Population: 480,000
Prefecture of Rhone (69)
Signature: the town as we like it
Specialities: quenelles (fish sausage), tablier de sapeur, cervelles de canut, Beaujolais wines.
Economy: banking, printing, mechanics, research, textile, health, chemicals, pharmacy.
Sport: Olympique lyonnais (football), ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne (basket), LOU (rugby).
Celebrities: Claudius, Francois Rabelais (writer), André-Marie Ampère (scientist), Joseph-Marie Jacquard (industrial), Lumiere brothers (cinema pioneers), Antoine de Saint-Exupery (airman and writer), Edouard Herriot (mayor and prime minister), Paul Bocuse (chef), Raymond Barre (prime minister), Jean-Michel Jarre (musician), Bernard Pivot (journalist), Bertrand Tavernier (film director), Jacques Deray (film director), Guignol (puppet).
Festivals: Festival of Lights (December). Festival des nuits de Fourvière. Biennale de la danse. Biennial of Contemporary Art, Quais du polar (crime book fair)
Labels: UNESCO World heritage (old Lyon).
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Five things to consider when watching the Bombers break-in a new starting quarterback against the Ticats tonight:
1. Pour Some Sugar on Joey Elliott
THE man faced with the task of getting the Bombers on track has a total of two appearances over the last 24 regular-season games and just two career starts in the CFL -- those coming in the 2010 season.
On top of that, he takes control of an offence that is last or next to last in most offensive categories.
Then there's this: Winnipeg's attack has been putrid in the first quarters, scoring just seven points in the six game span. They've been playing from behind almost the entire summer.
Enter the Elliott experiment. The coaches gush about his confidence, accuracy and overall presence in the pocket -- not that anyone expects them to say anything different. Elliott is not afraid to bomb it, so this will either be fun to watch or bring back memories of Alex Brink in Toronto a few weeks back.
2. Rock of Ages
LET'S stay on Elliott for a second. While his pocket awareness is solid, the knock on him has been that he's lost some mobility thanks to his torn ACL last season. Of the four pivots -- Brink, Buck Pierce and Justin Goiltz -- he may be the slowest in the scrambling department.
Elliott still wears a brace, but insists he's moving just as well as he did before the injury.
Expect Ticats defensive co-ordinator Casey Creehan, a former coach with the Bombers and a guy who has some knowledge about Elliott, to put some heat on the Winnipeg backfield when he can. That's standard operating procedure for a defence going against an inexperienced QB.
Good news for Winnipeg: Hamilton's pass rush is quiet, recording just six sacks in six games.
3. Bringin' on the Heartbreak
WINNIPEG'S secondary gets a big boost with the return of safety Ian Logan and defensive back Alex Suber. Both players should help minimize the big play against -- something the unit has been burned by all season.
The club feels those injuries (and the inexperienced replacements) had a lot to do with those defensive breakdowns and have talked about the return of the veterans providing a comfort level back there. That remains to be seen.
Here's where Logan and Suber need to make a difference: Winnipeg has given up a CFL-worst 61 points in fourth quarters. Can't have comebacks if the defence doesn't hold, right?
4. High 'n' Dry
HAMILTON'S Chris Williams has two touchdowns on punt returns and has run back missed field goals for 117 yards and 119 yards (one for a TD) already this year. If he finds a crease, don't blink.
Winnipeg's Mike Renaud is one of the best directional punters in the league. He's been able to put a league-high 11 punts inside the opponent's 20-yard line (three of those inside the 10). Renaud will be asked to keep the ball away from Williams as much as possible tonight.
5. Hysteria
TICKET sales were at the 26,000 mark Wednesday, putting the club's nine-game sellout streak in jeopardy.
Attendance is something to keep an eye on moving forward. Of interest tonight, though, will be the crowd reaction if the club stumbles out of the gate again (Winnipeg has been outscored 47-7 in first quarters).
The 1-5 record and last-place standing has made for some tense moments around Canad Inns Stadium; another loss could trigger some real financial hand-wringing for the franchise. Forget about what this game means in the standings. The Bombers are in danger of losing some goodwill in the community, too.
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Christ Carrying the Cross
about 1505-10
Oil on wood, 49.5 cm x 38.5 cm
Genre: European Art, Paintings
Location: Titian Room
Accession Number: P26n17
In the late fifteenth century, new types of private devotional pictures emerged in Italy. This painting is innovative in its depiction of strong emotion to aid prayer and meditation. The subject has been excerpted from narrative representations of Christ carrying the cross to Mount Calvary. However, lacking distracting details or any indication of setting, this image focuses instead on the tear-streaked face of Christ, who stares out at us melancholically, as well as the knotty wood cross over which he casts a shadow. It is an intimate and intensely personal depiction of a suffering more emotional than physical. This type of dramatic close-up was perfected by Giovanni Bellini, who was influenced by devotional images derived from the work of Leonardo da Vinci. This work is in turn based on a composition by Bellini (recorded in a painting in the Toledo Art Museum), and was made by a close follower of the artist, perhaps Vincenzo Catena (ca. 1470–1531).
When Isabella Stewart Gardner purchased the painting in 1896, it was attributed to Giorgione, who was also pupil of Bellini and documented as a colleague of Catena. Even at that time, Gardner was unsure about its authorship, although the painting's strong quality and stirring piety led her to buy it. Bernard Berenson was frankly surprised that Gardner wanted such a strongly religious work. According to Morris Carter, the first director of the museum, the painting was Mrs. Gardner's favorite, and she often placed a vase of violets in front of it, a tradition maintained by the museum.
Source: Alan Chong, "Christ Carrying the Cross," in Eye of the Beholder, edited by Alan Chong et al. (Boston: ISGM and Beacon Press, 2003): 99.
Purchased in 1898 from Conte A. Zileri dal Verme, Vicenza.