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Wednesday, November 30
Ombre Sprinkles Cake
We've been going ombre mad over on our wedding blog - a beautiful trend of graduated colour. But this amazing birthday cake stopped us in our tracks and we had to share. From Raspberri Cupcakes, there is a recipe and step by step so you can give it a go at your next party! Or how about layers of red sponge and green sprinkles for a fun Christmas cake this year?!
ombré cakes
To finish the month off, lets take a look at what really started the ombré trend - cakes! There are two ways to get an ombre effect cake, with a gradual change in icing colour, or surprise your guests with layers of different coloured sponge inside.
|From the top: A delicious yellow buttercream cake, accented with cascading fondant ribbons by Sugar Bee Sweets via Southern Weddings. Bands of pink ombre by Cake Croquette. M&M covered cake via Martha Stewart. Another Martha masterpiece in pinks and cream. Cake by Maggie Austin. Ruffles of pink icing by Lulu Scarsdale. A floral top with layers of purple underneath, by Maggie Austin. Turquoise ribbons for the top by Bobbette and Belle. Blue buttercream via pinterest.
|Lovely lilac ombre cake by Kate Miller Events. Pink rainbow cake by Call me Cupcake, complete with recipe. DIY ombre layer cake by Key Lime Weddings.
Tuesday, November 29
rainbow doodle cake
Today we discovered a beautiful blog - Sweet Polita. Full of inspiring cake ideas and better still, instructions and recipes! How amazing is this rainbow doodle cake and what a brilliant idea for the icing?! It was decorated using gourmet writer food decorator pens. These look like loads of fun! They can write on any dried, firm food surface and come in a range of rainbow colours.
Monday, November 28
ombre lights
We've found two great little ombre DIY projects for the home that could easily be used as wedding decor. This gorgeous paper chandelier is simply made with a punch and paint swatches! Check out the whole beautiful tutorial on Hey Gorgeous.
Martha Stewart has a great step by step to make this beautiful ombre pendant lampshade, these would make fabulous decorations over a dessert table or guest book area, and then you can take them home afterwards!
Saturday, November 26
free watercolour images
If you love ombre, you'll love this. We've found some great resources to download beautiful watercolour images, and best of all, they are free. Great for all sorts of DIY projects:
- Lost and Taken has 25 very large watercolour textures to download
- Eight lovely backgrounds from Jocosity
- Another fab 25 textures by Sad Monkey Design
Thursday, November 24
real wedding: kate and barry
We're so excited today to share these gorgeous photo booth pictures from Kate and Barry's recent wedding shot by Hot Metal Studio in Pennsylvania.
Photo booths are a fantastic adition to any weddng. Here Kate and Barry have used 'i do' it yourself's printable photo booth signs - $15 to download a set of 24 here - an empty old picture frame, hats and a feather bower. Talk to your photographer about setting up a photo booth at your wedding, or you could make your own.
To make your own wedding photobooth you will need a good backdrop, some fun props and of course a camera and tripod. Set your camera on the tripod, making sure the height is correct for your shots, and attach a remote camera trigger. Your background can be anything from the very simple but effective brick wall used here, to a piece of fabric or a handmade garland backdrop. Check out some of our previous posts for DIY photo booth backdrop ideas.
Friday, November 18
ombre banners, backdrops and bunting
There are plenty of ways to introduce a little ombre into your wedding decor. Banners, backdrops and bunting are a great place to start. Here are a few ideas we found:
At first glance they may look like strips of fabric, but they are in fact clothes pegs! Just different shades pegged to some string for a very unique dessert bar backdrop. Via Style me Pretty. An ombré shower curtain from Anthropologie works perfectly as the backdrop for an outdoor drinks bar. Or make your own ombré garland from strips of old sheets with a great tutorial from Bump Smitten.
Try this beautiful dyed fabric ombré backdrop step by step from Green Wedding Shoes or for something really simple, just use balloons! Via Little Green Notebook.
Wednesday, November 16
wedding DIY magazine
The latest issue of Modern Wedding DIY magazine is out now and we're so pleased to see our Sixties Style mood board featured on page 28 along with our love love love order of service cover. Thanks guys! This issue is packed full of great DIY wedding projects and ideas so make sure you pick up a copy at your local newsagents.
Monday, November 14
steal that style: ombre table cloth
|Photo by Beck Hill via Green Wedding Shoes
This gorgeous pink table settings stand out feature has to be the beautiful hand dyed table cloth. And it turns out its not too difficult to recreate this look yourself at home. Forget hiring table cloths, make your own ombre masterpieces!
All you need is water, salt, some buckets and dylon! Oh Happy Day has a great post to step you through the process.
Friday, November 11
DIY stationery: softspot
A soft spot is defined as a tender or sentimental feeling. If you have a soft spot for pretty designs then this printable wedding stationery is for you. Featuring a ombre gradient and bokeh photography effect of little sparkling lights, it's perfect for all sorts of occasions and very romantic.
Shown here in a gradient of candy pink and almond, or as with most 'i do' it yourself designs, the colours can be changed. Below are some colour change examples which as you can see make a dramatic difference to the look and feel of the invitation.
The soft spot range is available from the 'i do' it yourself online shop.
Wednesday, November 9
DIY beauty: ombre nails
You might have noticed ombré hair was a hot trend this year, but what about ombre nails? It's really quite simple to achieve at home, and they look fabulous! Use dark colours for a daring look like the one picture above, or for a more subtle effect great for weddings, just use softer shades. There are a few different ways to go about achieving ombré nails, here's one we like:
You will need
Two different shades of nail polish
Foundation sponge
Base coat
Paper plate or similar throw away surface
How to
Step 1. Apply your base coat, and wait for it to dry.
Step 2. Apply your base colour.
Step 3. Pour a small amount of the second nail polish onto your paper plate or similar and dab a little onto the foundation sponge.
Step 4. Pat the nail polish onto your nails in short quick strokes, concentrating on the ends. Before it has dried add the topcoat to blend the colours together.
Pic via Nail Art Mania
Monday, November 7
ombré fashion
|Jorge Terra blush pink wedding dress and ombre gown from Versace via Fashion Bride
The slightly more daring bride may want to consider an ombre dress. I'm sure plenty of us remember Gwen Stefani's wedding dress from 2002 that looked like the ends had been dipped in a vat pink dye. Rock chic? Daring? Or just ahead of its time? Here are a few gorgeous gowns to get you thinking, and remember if its too much for YOUR dress - there's always the bridesmaids.
|After Six bridesmaid dress via Weddington Way, Badgley Mischka ombre chiffon gown via Prom Advice,
ombre bridesmaids dresse by Dessy. Versace via Fashion Bride, ruffled ombre gown by Ziolkowski, colorful ombre wedding dress by Wai Ching, hand dyed ombre ruffled tulle skirt by Onuma, Alice + Olivia ombre rosette tube dress via Shop Style.
Saturday, November 5
One of the prettiest trends in weddings this year has been the beautiful shaded tones of ombre, or ombré to be precise. It can be any colour - pink, blue even grey but what makes it ombré is the graduated colour, from light to dark.
Credits: Floral centerpiece from Martha Stewart, dyed fabric ombré backdrop via Green Wedding Shoes, pink ombre ruffled ball gown by Sherry Hill from French Novelty.
Pink omber cake with swirl icing from Glorious Cakes. Shirley Temple mocktails via Make Baby Smile. Softspot ombré wedding invitation by 'i do' it yourself. Beautiful ombre rose boquet via Elizabeth Anne Designs. Pink ombre stiletto court shoes by Anne Klein via Endless. Ombre tissue pom poms by Smile and Wave.
Thursday, November 3
Colourful new craft products on our radar this month:
- These cute little journalling vials could make lovely little wedding favours with thank you notes to guests. Each pack contains four glass vials and eight double-sided paper sayings. From Making Memories
- i-rock LED light tweezers. Great for picking up small objects! $14.85 from Discount Scrapbooking.
- Ranger Archival Ink Pads. A beautiful new range of colours that are acid free, non toxic and waterproof. They are even permanent on matte and gloss papers. Great for those fingerprint guest book trees! $8.75 from Lorna Blue Studio.
- i-rock crystal heat setting tool. Permanently affix diamonties, jewels, pearls, or mirrors to paper, fabric, or even furniture! $22.95 from Scrapbook Boutique.
- OPALS embossing enamel. Available in 32 colours including this dazzling 'warms' set. 100% Australian made and acid free. $22 from Pipe Dream Ink.
Tuesday, November 1
melbourne cup picks
It's that time of year again, the Melbourne Cup! And today we have what is becoming a bit of a tradition on the 'i do' it yourself blog, our cup picks - for hats, headbands and fascinators that is. Firm favourites for the races and weddings. We love putting this collection together, partly because of all the great designs we find and partly because we just like making racing puns. Im sure you're all chomping at the bit to see what we've found this year so without any further ado...
- Tulle Bridal Birdcage veil - Blushing Petals. Made with light ivory bridal illusion tulle, and ivory silk and light ivory silk organza flowers each made by hand. €60,00 from SIBO Designs.
- Holly and birdcage veil - with a double blossom hair clip handcrafted from satin and silk organza and a bandeau style bird cage veil. $122 from Percy Handmade.
- Hair flower fascinator and feather hairclip - MELIANA CRYSTALIA. $69 from YJ Design.
- Feathered mini bridal hat - Coco. Made from coque feathers, vintage scalloped lace, russian veiling, strung pearls, vintage velvet millinery leaves and a pearl/rhinestone brooch. US$184 from Tessa Kim.
- Pleated Victorian Bridal Hat - The Byrone. Made with ivory velvet, pleated moire ribbon and bleached peacock swords. US$294 from Topsy Turvy Design.
- Bead Bow hairband. With bugle beads and swarovski pearls, so simple but so pretty. US$235 from Anca Pe'elma.
- Cluster head piece. With hand dyed silk flowers and velvet leaf accents in silvery grey attached to a gold plated wire comb. Available in blush pinks, off white and silver grey. US$125 from Twigs and Honey.
- Bridal mini hat - Amelie. With two cabbage roses made from white silk dupion and sky blue cotton. Finished with vintage pearl tip stamens, blue candy handmade cotton leaves, and an elegant ostrich feather. US$200 from Olive Farm.
- Ethereal floral headdress - Lothiriel. A crown of hand woven vines with curling silver wire accents and cascading drapes of antique silver chain. Decorated with delicate ivory blossoms with antique leaves and pale blue accents. US$79 from Gardens of Whimsy.
- Five strands crystal chain headband. Grecian style crystal chain headband available in gold or silver. With five rows of crystal chains securely hand-sewn to silk ribbons. US$120 from Woomi.
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As a Wedding Photographer, I have tons of radio triggers. I started out with the PocketWizard Plus II, and then after having all of my gear stolen, I switched to the relatively inexpensive PocketWizard Plus X, so needless to say, I'm fairly entrenched in the Pocket Wizard Brand. Could the Chinese company Aputure get me away from PocketWizard while simultaneously saving my wallet from shelling out $100 every time I need a new trigger?
As you have seen over the last few weeks, Fstoppers Reviews has been covering a lot of Chinese made and "off brand" materials. We began with the budget 7" Video Screen the V-Screen and last week we covered the superb Nikon D800 Battery Grip Copy from Aputure. This week however, we're going to look at a product that has the potential to knock the king of the radio triggers from its pedestal, and all for only $80… for 2!
So first, let's take a look at build quality and looks. The Aputure Trigmaster Plus II definitely does NOT borrow from the Pocket Wizard Plus III or Plus X in it's styling. It's a mess. It's covered in knobs and buttons, an extra hotshoe and even has a weird retractable antenna. So if you're looking for a reasonably attractive, minimally styled trigger (if looks even factor into your decision making paradigm) then it's best to go with another trigger. That being said however, it's a well-built piece of machinery. The plastics are solid and it doesn't feel like it's going to fall apart on you. All of the switches feel well put-together and the rotating piece that puts the antenna up and down and the hotshoe is made of metal. My only real complaint is that the buttons are all made of slick plastic instead of a softer rubber. It just doesn't feel quite as nice, and it makes a not-so-pleasant click when you do anything with them.
There is one downside to this: all of this solid build quality means that it's going to be a bit heavy. While this isn't a huge issue, it's a few ounces heavier than the Pocket Wizard alternative. A few ounces really doesn't make a big difference, but it's just something to consider.
The trigger's ergonomics are a little hit or miss as well. The fact that all most of the options are switch or button based, instead of menu based, means that everything you need is available at the touch of a button or flick of a switch and you won't need to spend a few extra seconds going through menus. In fact, after spending a few hours with this trigger, I was able to make adjustments without looking at the device, simply because I had learned their location. The lack of a bright screen or lit-up buttons might be something of an issue though, if you constantly work in dark environments as this trigger has neither of those features, especially since the "test" button is not at all where you would expect it to be.
Why is the test button on the side instead of in the center where it appears like it should be?
In addition to this, there are two issues that might be somewhat troublesome for users of the Trigmaster Plus II with regards to its build. The first is that the battery cover on the back is difficult to open AND it's not attached. This may not be an issue for many of you, but I have a tendency to lose things and I just know that with any amount of luck, half of the battery covers will be gone in 3 months. The second is that when a flash is place on the trigger using its built-in hotshoe, it's nearly impossible for someone without toothpicks for fingers to change any of the settings on the trigger and the built in antenna cannot be extended. This could easily be fixed by turning the mount to face the opposite direction though which would save precious seconds for anyone who is a wedding photographer or working a job where seconds matter.
So while the ergonomics aren't nearly as good as it's more expensive competition, what about the features of the Trigmaster Plus II?
First, what's in the box? Well, the kit that I received came with two Trigmaster Plus II's, a myriad of cables, a convenient pouch for storing them and two batteries.
Next up I got everything running and started testing them. The range on this trigger is 500 Meters which works out to about 1600 feet. One of the most most useful features though, is that this can be doubled using the built-in relay mode. This means that if you have 3 triggers, you can place one of the triggers at 500 meters and another at 1000 meters and the center trigger will automatically relay its signal to the flash or device that is further away. The trigger also has the ports for Camera and Flash cables, which lets you trigger both the camera and a flash at the same time, and in case you were wondering, the Trigmaster Plus II comes with the cables for all of these.
The Trigmaster Plus II also has 6 channels, and each channel has 4 zones which allows you to set up numerous lights and fire them all together or selectively. This is an awesome feature if you photograph events frequently because it means that you won't have to bother with switching channels constantly. This isn't as good as other triggers, but when you consider that the signal is proprietary and you're only going to run into issues if 6 people around you are also shooting Trigmasters, which doesn't seem to be that big of an issue.
One of the coolest features is the addition of a hotshoe mount right on the trigger. This is paired with a 1/8th inch screw on the bottom of the camera meaning that you can mount the flash directly on the trigger and then screw the trigger directly into your light stand. It doesn't sound like a big deal, but coming from someone who has assisted for years, holding a light with an unsecured trigger dangling off of it is both annoying and makes me paranoid that one might somehow fall. This setup means it's quieter because the pocket wizard isn't bouncing around, and means you won't have to come up with some other tricky way of keeping your trigger attached to the camera.
Next up is the price and this is a really big deal. At less than $50, this is less than a third of the price of most of it's rivals. For someone just getting into the game, or wanting to experiment with off camera flash, I can't think of a better way to start. In terms of whether or not this trigger is worth getting over its more expensive counterparts, let's take a look below.
- Range: Both the Trigmaster Plus II and the PocketWizard Plus III claim to have a 500m range that can be doubled using its version of a relay mode. When testing, I found that the PocketWizard was slightly more reliable at super long range, but up to 150 feet, which is most than enough for most applications, they were nearly identical.
- Speed: Here the PocketWizard blows the Trigmaster Plus II out of the water. The PocketWizard can keep up with the burst mode on a Nikon D4, while the Trigmaster simply can't. It's quick, but it's not PocketWizard fast. If you're constantly shooting at full tilt and need your triggers to keep up, this might not be the trigger for you. The PocketWizard can sync up to 1/250th of a second on SLRs and 1/500th of a second on leaf shutters, the Trigmaster Plus II has a maximum sync speed of 1/350th across the board.
- Ergonomics and Looks: The PocketWizard wins, hands-down. It's not the prettiest thing on the planet but it's 10 times better than the Trigmaster Plus II for looks and button placement. The Aputure Trigger is kind of a mess of buttons and switches that don't always seem to make that much sense.
- Build: The plastics are a little nicer on the PocketWizard, but the overall quality seems to be about the same between the two units.
- Price: The PocketWizard Plus III sells for $180, while the Trigmaster sells for less than $50.
- Features: The PocketWizard has 32 channels as opposed to the Trigmaster's 6. They both have the option to have 4 separate groups per channel and they both automatically switch between transceive and receive depending on the situation.
The bottom line is that while the Trigmaster is at an amazing price point, the PocketWizard just does everything a little bit better. Whether or not that difference is worth nearly three times the price is completely up to you.
For all of you of the tl;dr disposition, here's a quick summary of what we've covered below:
What I liked:
- Price (less than $50!)
- Pro Features
- Additional Hotshoe Port for direct mounting of flash
- Range (500m extendable to 1000m)
- Build Quality
What needs improvement:
- Ergonomics
- Speed
Overall, if you're just getting into off camera flash, you're looking for a trigger with plenty of features at an awesome price point, or you just need a TON of them (I'm talking to you wedding photographers), the Trigmaster Plus II is definitely something worth looking at. What it lacks in Ergonomics and Speed are easily made up for by the fact that it's reliable, has a handy hotshoe port built-in, and only costs less than a third of its main competition.
So to answer the question posed in the title of this article: No, this won't kill the PocketWizard, but it's a solid product, and is definitely worth looking into.
If you're looking for more information on this trigger, check out the Aputure website or buy them Here!
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The reason I stick with Pocket Wizards is compatibility. An old original Pocket Wizard can talk to a Plus, Plus II, MultiMax, TT1, TT5, Plus III, Plus X, etc.
Agreed. That being said though, all versions of the Aputure Trigmaster talk to each other.
The other reason for wizards that I think is over looked is that it is the industry standard. What that means is any rental house that rents strobes rents pocket wizards...
so ? you can't rent these yet i presume, but a handful of these should also do the job, and this article is about buying not renting
nice article!
Thanks Akeem. I really like to hear positive comments from readers!
It is the best reviews I have ever seen about Aputure Trigmaster Plus II,
PW is very expensive and this one is great.
Then there's the Yongnuo 622 - $90 for 2, and they're phenomenal.
The main reason i switched to PW, was not only b/c of industry standard compatibility, but also one major feature that no other trigger has....pocketwizard TRANSMITTERS will handle flash voltage flowing INTO the transmitter......(notice i said TRANSMITTER, not RECEIVER...most all good triggers will handle a decent amount of trigger voltage into the receiver)
I had some cheap chinese ones that i fried, and i called Paul C Buff to find out if Cybersyncs would, and they said they wouldn't. Some of us like to hook up our transmitters to the PC sync on the SIDE of our on camera flash (nikon sb-800, 900, 910, etc)....this is useful if you're shooting with a D90 or D7000, that doesn't have a PC port.....well you get about 3-5v coming out of that PC connector, going into the transmitter. PW will handle that voltage no problem, other triggers won't. I used to shoot with a D7000, so that was a big reason for me. Now i shoot with other bodies that have PC ports on them, but i still connect my on camera flash/PW the same way....a lot cleaner, personally.
not sure i understand? i use Cybersyncs from PCB and have my transmitter plugged in through the PC port on my A900 all the time with no problem? are you saying that shouldn't work? or am i misunderstanding?
i'm talking about the PC port on the side of the FLASH, not the side of the camera...The camera PC port outputs 0.0vdc.....the FLASH PC port puts out about 5vdc.....which will fry the chinese transmitters
Unless it's a high-amperage output, 5 volts shouldn't fry any unit. It's like in the old days when you had 30+ volts feeding into a unit.
Trust me, it fried 2 transmitters i had....both were hooked up to the side of an SB-28, so the off camera lights would trigger when the on camera flash did.....i had one, it quit working, then i contacted the hong kong ebay seller, they sent me a new one, and it worked fine on camera by itself, then hooked it up to the SB-28, and it stopped working completely....
i started doing research, b/c i had heard about older flashes with 300v trigger voltages harming digital cameras.....my research let me to PW, which states that the transmitters can take 250v into a transmitter OR receiver....so i got PW's, everything worked fine after that...the CyberSync PDF that's on the website states for the CST (transmitter)::: CST Sync Voltage: 3VDC at camera.
The CSR (receiver) says: CSR/CSR+/CSRB/CSRB+ Sync Voltage: Withstands up to 300VDC from connected flash unit
Please, proof reading is a good thing:
"The fact that all most of the options are switch" makes non sens to me. "Almost all of the options" you surely meant
"when a flash is place on the trigger" ---- "placed"
On the issue about the flash on the hot shoe...it shouldn't be used there. In fact it is a stupid Idea to have a trigger 90 degree to the flash. You'll just end up with your transmitter pointing upwards (on camera) and the receiver on the flash being horizontal... Not ideal for radio transmitting.
This to me is a major design flaw. Only work around would be an LP180 flash mounted on its 1/4" threads, then the body of the flash is pointed upwards to have the receiver in the optimal position.
I realize it could cause nothing at all but still.... not optimal.
You do realize that the antenna can be rotated to be 90 degrees to the body of the receiver....so if you mount it to a light stand, and have the flash mounted to the hotshoe, the antenna will still be vertical....
PocketWizard Plus III is only $149 @ B&H ... not $180
And you need a pair at least...
But that's besides the point. The author states that each Trigmaster Plus II is about $50 and lists the item price for the PW Plus III wrong. So you're both right.
I bought 4pcs Aputure Trigmaster Plus II ,it is only $184.
I'll stick to my pocket wizards. I like the integration between my Sekonic 758-DR and pocket wizard triggers.
I've been using a set (3) of Aputure triggers for about a year. They've been flawless and kept a few hundred dollars in my pocket.
One thing I'm interested in knowing. On the back of every Pocketwizard you will notice that it's approved by the FCC, since it is a radio device. Is the Aputure devices FCC compliant, what does it say on the back of the units?
The FCC compliant logo and CE logo's are clearly visible in the image at the top of this page.
I switched to the Phottix Odin two years ago and never looked back.
If I mounted this on my 5D Mark III to fire some AlienBee lights would I still be able to mount my Canon Speedlite 600 flash to the top of it and use the 600 to speed with other 600's set up as well. In other words will the flash still communicate normally with the camera even mounted on top of the trigger?
Yes Trevor, if you have a flash in the built in hotshoe, it doesn't cut off it's ability to fire using a cable. Technically you could fire a camera and two flashes with a single trigger at the same time.

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Historically speaking Amazon has had two distribution platforms, Createspace (for POD paper books) and Kindle (for ebooks), but starting last summer Amazon has been beta-testing a combined platform called KDP Print.
The closed beta was limited to only KDP users who had been invited, but today Amazon told KDP users that the beta test is now open to all


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Despite claims by never-in-the-loop-but-always-loopy Atlético president Enrique Cerezo that the club would not be bringing in reinforcements this winter, Atleti confirmed on Friday that Sporting CP left-back Emiliano Insúa has been signed on a three and a half-year contract.
According to MARCA, the 24-year-old former Boca Juniors, Liverpool and Galatasaray man cost los Colchoneros a fee of roughly €3.5 million.
Los Rojiblancos became increasingly concerned with Filipe Luís' injury woes given his significant importance to the squad. His recent call-up to the Brazilian national team finally triggered the move by front office officials and coach Diego Simeone, MARCA reports, as they were worried the defender would be at an even higher risk of suffering a knock.
The defender had started 21 matches with Sporting in the present campaign. Last season, he appeared in 45 games, scoring six goals.
Though he is a native Argentine, Insúa holds a Spanish passport, Atlético stated.
The transfer suggests Simeone wasn't confident that back-up left-back Domingo Cisma, signed this past summer, could adequately replace Filipe.
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Suspect in French Shooting Says He Will Surrender
French gunman suspected of killing four people in a Jewish school this week in Toulouse says he will surrender, Mitt Romney wins the Illinois primary putting pressure on his rivals and Zara-owner Inditex sees profits soar as it expands into China.
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Campaign of the Arabs in Asia Minor, 806
1. Historical backgroundIn the beginning of the 9th century the struggle between the Byzantines and the Arabs was escalating, because of the refusal of the emperor Nikephoros I to continue paying the Arabs the annually submission tax which was agreed by the empress Eirene and the caliph al-Mahdi in 782.1 To this decision, which forms part of the general effort of Nikephoros to strengthen the economy of Byzantium, the Arabs reacted immediately, and already in 803 they launched raids on byzantine territory. The responsibility of the defence of the eastern frontier was given to Vardanes, the so-called Tourkos (Turk), strategos of the thema of Anatolikon and also monostrategos of the five themata of Asia Minor. The former, however, mutinied, on the 19th of July 803, against Nikephoros I and, although his movement was soon -in approximately two months- oppressed, this weakened the defence of the empire in a certain degree. Thus, in August 804, a new Arab attack resulted in a defeat of the Byzantine army, under the direct command of emperor Nikephoros, at Krassos of Phrygia. However, problems in the area of Chorasan2 prevented the caliph Hārūn ar-Rashīd, successor of al-Mahdi to continue the fight against the Byzantines and he preferred to sign a peace treaty with them. In the time to follow, Nikephoros took advantage of the inactivity of the Arab caliph and strengthened the defence of Asia Minor, building or repairing fortifications at Ankara, Andrasos and Thebasa,3 whereas the Byzantine troops launched raids in Cilicia and Melitene, which was under Arab control since the middle of the 8th century. As soon as Hārūn ar-Rashīd solved his problems in Chorasan (November 805), he started the preparations for a campaign against Cappadocia, in order to stop the strengthening of the Byzantine position in this area and to stop their advance towards the east, which seemed probable.
2. Beginning and outcome of the campaignOn June 11, 806 the Arab caliph Hārūn ar-Rashīd, having gathered in Rakka of Mesopotamia a large army,4 launched his campaign against the region of Cappadocia, along the Arab-Byzantine frontier. Through the Gates of Cilicia Hārūn invaded the imperial territory and seized Tyana, where he built fortifications and erected a mosque. Then, a part of the Arab army moved towards the north, conquered Andrasos, Malakopea, Sideropalos and Kyzistra and advanced as far as Ankara, without, however, conquering the city.5 Meanwhile, Hārūn ar-Rashīd advanced towards the west and, after a siege that lasted one month, conquered Heraclea (between August 20 and September 17), as well as the nearby city of Thebasa. The fall of Herakleia was followed by the city's sack and destruction, whereas the inhabitants were imprisoned and deported from the city. In order to face the Arab attacks in Asia Minor, Nikephoros organized a campaign against them, led by himself,6 but the numerical superiority of his adversary forced the emperor to come into negotiations for the signing of a peace treaty. The Byzantine embassy was comprised of three clerics, led by Michael, metropolitan of Synada.7According to the unfavourable for the Byzantines peace treaty signed, Nikephoros was obliged to pay the Arabs immediately, but also annually from that year on, 30,000 pieces of gold,8 in which six more coins were added, three as a poll tax for him and three for his son and co-emperor Stavrakios. Also, he pledged not to rebuild Herakleia or any other Byzantine fort which was destroyed by the Arabs during this campaign. In exchange to all this, Hārūn ar-Rashīd agreed to withdraw his forces from the Byzantine territory.
3. ConsequencesProbably the most severe blow by the campaign of Hārūn ar-Rashīd in Cappadocia in 806, was the temporary seizure of the fort of Herakleia, which controlled the road the Arabs often followed during their raids, that is from the Gates of Cilicia towards the hinterland of the Byzantine Empire. The Arabs apparently gave special importance to the seizure of Herakleia,9 probably because they greatly appreciated the importance of this specific fort. In reality, however, although Hārūn ar-Rashīd attacked the Byzantine Empire leading a large military force, his operation did not cost important casualties to the Byzantines, since after the withdrawal of the Arabs, Nikephoros violated the treaty and rebuilt the destroyed forts, whereas at the same time he refused to pay the conditioned tax again. Besides, the death of Hārūn ar-Rashīd in 809 and the subsequent domestic unrest in the Caliphate favoured the Byzantines.Nevertheless, even this brief seizure of important forts of Asia Minor by the Arabs proved their military superiority against the Byzantines, something which suspended Nikephoros' plans to expand his power to the east. Thus, in the rest of his reign, Nikephoros never organized any military operation in Asia Minor against the Arabs again, focusing his foreign policy on the Balkan region.
1. According to this treaty, the annual tax which the Byzantines had to pay to the Arabs reached the amount of 70,000 (or 90,000) denars.
2. The great discontent towards the governor of the province of Chorasan (today NE Iran) forced the caliph to personally visit the area (April 805).
3. Nikeforos wanted to strengthen the forts which were under the constant attacks by the Arabs, as they were near the borders with Cilicia, the usual starting point of the Arab raids. More specifically, however, it is possible that the fortifications of Ankara had been damaged by the raids of 799, whereas Thebasa was ruined after its conquest by the Arabs in 793.
4. It numbered 135,000 men and, according to W. T. Treadgold (The Byzantine Revival 780-842 [Stanford 1988], p. 144), it was the largest army mustered during the time of the Abbasids. Theophanes, on the other hand, in his Chronography (ed. de Boor, C., Theophanis Chronographia [Leipzig 1883], p. 482, 3) mentions 300,000 men, a number considered excessive also by Αικατερίνη Χριστοφιλοπούλου (Βυζαντινή Ιστορία 2/1: 610-867 [Thessaloniki 1993], p. 174).
5. Theophanes, Chronographia, ed. de Boor C., Theophanis Chronographia (Leipzig 1883), p. 482, 7-8.
6. Theophanes, Chronographia, ed. de Boor C., Theophanis Chronographia (Leipzig 1883), p. 482, 8-10. The exact date of the campaign remains uncertain.
7. The other two clerics were the abbot of the monastery of Goulaios and the steward of the metropolis of Amastris: Theophanes, Chronographia, ed. de Boor C., Theophanis Chronographia (Leipzig 1883), p. 482, 11-12.
8. The Arab historian al-Tabari mentions 50,000 pieces of gold and extra four for Nikeforos and two for Stavrakios. This information has been accepted by R. J. H. Jenkins (Byzantium: The Imperial Centuries (AD 610-1071) (London 1966), p. 120.
9. The impact this event had on Arab sources is analogous to the later seizure of Amorion (838) by the caliph Mutasim, which was indeed an important event. On the contrary, the Byzantine historians do not distinguish the fall of Herakleia from the fall of the rest of the forts of Cappadocia.
1. Historical background
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Alex Magnelli has never seen "30 Rock."
And because of Tracy Morgan's anti-gay rant last week — in which he said he'd stab his son if the boy were gay and sounded effeminate — Magnelli said he has no plans to ever watch.
Morgan's comments during a comedy show in Nashville last week were "horrible," Magnelli, a student, told TheWrap soon after the gates to the L.A. Pride festival opened on Saturday. "I was a fan of Tracy Morgan before this."
Also read: Tracy Morgan's Gay Rant: NBC Isn't Happy, but '30 Rock' Star Still Has a Job
Plenty of people shared Magnelli's sentiment. They said Morgan's comments were stupid — and that the "30 Rock" star is not funny.
But they also said they don't think the comments will change what they watch on TV.
"I like Tina Fey, so I'll still watch it," Courtni Segler, a phlebotomist, said. "I'm not going to let him ruin my programs."
On Friday, Morgan issued an apology and both NBC and "30 Rock" creator Tina Fey released statements condemning the comments.
Segler, visiting Los Angeles from Oxnard, said that Morgan needs to offer an apology "that's heartfelt … an open apology — like a televised apology."
Also Read: Tracy Morgan's Gay Rant: NBC Isn't Happy, but '30 Rock' Star Still Has a Job (Updated)
But late Friday night, hours before Pride began, comedian Chris Rock tweeted, "I don't know about you, but I don't want to live in a world where Tracy Morgan cant say foul inappropriate s—."
The Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation quickly responded: "Language about stabbing kids for being gay isn't 'foul.' It's dangerous."
And at the Pride festival in West Hollywood Saturday, Loryn Moore said she was disappointed.
"You kind of think people are really open nowadays. It's 2011! Get with the times. Use your brain."
She refused to take the "stabbing" comments literally, though.
"We know he's not serious," she said. "But he failed to be funny."
Before the festival began, Kirk Luetkehans and David Jaquez sipped coffee outside a Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf on Santa Monica Boulevard.
"I've always assumed Tracy Morgan says some really stupid and offensive things," Jaquez said. "I don't think he's all that funny — especially when you rely on offensive jokes."
He said he doesn't watch "30 Rock" all that often and won't watch it more — or less — now.
Luetkehans called the comments in "extremely poor taste. It just makes him sound like an idiot."
But Luetkehans said the stabbing comments are so over-the-top, it's almost hard to take them seriously.
He noted that some parents do real harm when they hear their children are gay: They disown their own children.
Down the block, Tom Longevin, a writer, put it like this:
"My feeling about actors is, they should never be allowed to talk without a script or dress without wardrobe."


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You may already be familiar with the Data Protection Act (DPA), a piece of UK legislation designed to protect personal data held electronically. From the 25th May 2018, the DPA will be superseded by the General Data Protection Regulation, an EU wide regulation. But just in case you're thinking this may not apply post-Brexit, the UK government has also confirmed that the new regulation will not be affected by the UK's decision to leave the EU and it will likely include fines up to 4% of global revenue or 20m Euros for data breaches, whichever is higher.
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What information does the GDPR apply to?
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The GDPR refers to sensitive personal data as "special categories of personal data". Such categories are broadly the same as those in the DPA, but there are some minor changes and differences as the following examples highlight:
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Data protection principles
Under the GDPR, the data protection principles set out the main responsibilities for organisations. The principles are similar to those in the DPA, with added detail at certain points and a new accountability requirement. However, there are no principles relating to individuals' rights or overseas transfers of personal data; instead these are specifically addressed in separate articles.
The most significant additional principle relates to accountability. The GDPR requires you to show how you comply with the principles; for example, by documenting the decisions you take about a processing activity. Article 5 of the GDPR in particular, addresses the management of data and requires that personal data shall be:
(a) processed lawfully, fairly and in a transparent manner in relation to individuals;
(b) collected for specified, explicit and legitimate purposes and not further processed in a manner that is incompatible with those purposes; further processing for archiving purposes in the public interest, scientific or historical research purposes or statistical purposes shall not be considered to be incompatible with the initial purposes;
(c) adequate, relevant and limited to what is necessary in relation to the purposes for which they are processed;
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(e) kept in a form which permits identification of data subjects for no longer than is necessary for the purposes for which the personal data are processed; personal data may be stored for longer periods insofar as the personal data will be processed solely for archiving purposes in the public interest, scientific or historical research purposes or statistical purposes subject to implementation of the appropriate technical and organisational measures required by the GDPR in order to safeguard the rights and freedoms of individuals;
(f) processed in a manner that ensures appropriate security of the personal data, including protection against unauthorised or unlawful processing and against accidental loss, destruction or damage, using appropriate technical or organisational measures.
Article 5(2) also requires that
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Calling Ella: Grinding out the Best
Test me, Lord, and try me, examine my heart and my mind …
Psalm 26:2 (Tweet That!)
I love coffee. But coffee is nothing but beans without grinding.
While I know the flavor of a good cup of coffee, I know next to nothing about the grinding methods that produce it. So as I considered delving into the subject of coffee making, curiosity took me to the internet where I learned the fineness of the grind, along with other factors, strongly affect the brew.
The finer the coffee is ground, the richer the potential of the final product. But the finer the grind, the less time it should be exposed to the heated water. Too fine a grind for a longer brewing time produces a bitter, harsh taste. But too coarse a grind combined with a short brewing time results in weak, tasteless coffee.
Well-regulated balance is key to flavorful coffee. (Tweet that!)
Burr mills use revolving abrasive elements that crush or tear the beans with little frictional heat. That's a good thing. The coffee beans release oils that, when infused with hot water, make the taste richer and smoother.
Blade or propeller grinders cut coffee beans. But the grounds often aren't uniform, and "coffee dust" can clog coffeemaker sieves.
Another method is pounding. Arabic and Turkish coffees require that the grounds be almost powdery in fineness, finer than can be achieved by most burr mills. Pounding the beans with a mortar and pestle pulverizes the coffee finely enough.
And then there's roller grinding in which the beans are ground between pairs of corrugated rollers. This produces an even grind size distribution and heats the ground coffee less than other methods.
All of which brings to mind Ella McFarland, heroine of my debut novel The Calling of Ella McFarland. At times she's pressed between abrasive materials like her sister Viola and lifelong friend Frank or future mother-in-law Josephine. Other times, she's pounded by the cruelty of gossip or a dream gone bad. Blades like abusive Walter threaten to slice her to bits, and circumstances grind her to powder in a tragic, hard place or two.
As I was writing The Calling of Ella McFarland, I wondered at times if Ella would emerge from a given circumstance bitter or sweet, harsh or smooth, tasty or tasteless. As the author, the circumstances of her life developed creatively as my imagination swirled.
Not so, real life.
Life outside the binding of a book can chafe a woman until she bleeds.
It can crush a man's confidence. Slice completely through good intentions. And pulverize his spirit.
It can produce harshness and bitter words. Or a broken heart and withdrawal from the world.
Cynicism. Or naivete.
Brashness. Or timidity.
In The Calling of Ella McFarland, Ella is engaged in struggles that test her faith. Does faith's aroma survive? Does it dissipate? Or does it thrive, full-bodied and alluring?
Ella is thrust into trials that threaten to destroy her spirit and erase every dream she ever imagined. Does she emerge dreamless, weak and tasteless? Or stronger, more flavorsome?
Much like a decanter of coffee beans, useless until they're ground, David, the psalmist, begged the Lord to test him … try him … examine his heart and mind. (Tweet That!) At times God crushed him; other times, He pressed him between rollers or sliced him down to size. The agony of grief pulverized David's heart and spirit, but like a stream of water heated to perfection, diffusing the flavor of a finely ground batch of coffee beans, delicately timed, the Lord led David to green pastures and still waters where He restored his soul. (Tweet that!)
Millennia after King David the Psalmist, we catch a whiff of the aroma, a taste of the flavor of a man who has been tested and emerged so in tune with His Shepherd that his words are like honey — or fine coffee — on our tongues. (Tweet that!)
Dear Lord, bend an ear to us, will You? We're fearful at times; overly confident at others. Some days we hurt; others, we exult with joy. We're blood and flesh and bone; we break. Knowing You made us, we come to you as little more than powder in Your hands, begging You to mold us through trials and prove us in the midst of confusion. Have Your way with us, for we are Yours. For Jesus' sake. Amen


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Almost every student meets our department at least in a General Education composition or literature course. The 70 or more who major in English each year find themselves drawn deeper and deeper into a culture rich in writing, classroom interaction, and globally conscious literary study. The career highlight for many is a semester in Great Britain with 24 classmates, led by one of our English faculty.
Creative writing, film studies, journalism, gender studies, teacher preparation, internships, Major Honors projects—all of these fit under the umbrella of English studies, alongside close encounters with novels, poems, short stories, plays, and essays from England, America, and around the world. English studies stretch students in Christian faith and reason, by taking them imaginatively, eyes wide open, into the challenging worlds and words of others.
The English major, at a relatively small 10 required courses, doubles easily with many other majors in the curriculum.
Career Choices
English majors graduate with enhanced reading, writing, and thinking abilities. In the course of their studies they become more creatively critical and critically creative. Traits like these give them advantages as they enter into writing fields such as professional poetry or fiction writing, screenwriting, journalism, online editing and publishing, or book and magazine publishing; or into teaching fields such as college, secondary, or elementary teaching, or teaching English overseas; or into other professional fields such as law, medicine, psychological counseling, or the ministry. An English major doubles well with a variety of other majors, thus enhancing a wide array of other career options.


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Generally, if you are trying to do a public service, you would assume the government would love you. After all, you are helping them with their job for absolutely no cost! However, according to Arghya Banerjee, founder of revolutionary educational institute Levelfield School, "you consider it a help if the government doesn't get involved."
A decade ago, Banerjee was looking for a school for his daughter. After finding the same rote-based learning across the country, he decided to move back home to Suri, West Bengal and start a school by himself!
Ever since his disaffection with the Indian education system has only grown. Government schools struggle with the absolute basics, while even private schools don't impress him. Instead, he built a curriculum without subjects – instead the kids watch at least two hours of movies a day and get on twitter for 30 minutes!
If you liked this interview, you can also watch the previous episode of Building Blocks with Mehal Kejriwal, the 22-year old woman putting fitbits on cows!


text: November at Utah Arts Alliance Illuminate The Annual Illuminate Festival! 18 North Rio Grande St, Salt Lake City, UT 84101 Friday & Saturday, November 9th & 10th: The ILLUMINATE SALT LAKE Festival is a free two-day community art event and a celebration of innovation and imagination for the community, art lovers, and families. The festival features installations by more than 30 artists, live music and performances, kids activities, a kids short film fest, interactive light artdemonstrations, virtual reality arts displays, food trucks, local brews & spirits and much more! After Glo: Illuminate After Party 110 South Rio Grande St., Salt Lake City Ut November 10th: Keep it glowing! Get your Tickets here: https://cwstore.cityweekly.net/EventMicroSite/9545 ILLUMINATE ends at 10 but the fun doesn't have to stop. Continue the festivities at AFTER GLO, the official ILLUMINATE after party. Explore Dreamscapes more in depth and watch it come to life with music and live performances. Bars and VIP will enhance your evening. Not required, but you may want to lighten up your look. Dress up in your favorite light up, light reactive, futuristic, whimsical get up. Then get ready to get down, this party goes until 2am. Urban Arts Gallery Seeing the Sacred 116 south Rio Grande St., Salt Lake City Friday, November 16th: "The artist's mission is to make the soul perceptible." –Alex Grey Throughout November, the walls of Urban Arts Gallery will be adorned with art that is spiritual, psychedelic, and surreal. This show features local Utah artists expressing their mystical side, using kaleidoscopic patterns, sacred geometry, vibrant colors, and dreamlike imagery. This show is an exploration of the human spirit that transcends boundaries and traditions. Featured artists include Alex Gregory, Alexander Hofstetter, Alice Bain Toler, Birdie Hess, Brianna C. Rose, Brittany Roig, Brody Froelich, Chris Bodily, Emma Goldgar, Grace Ryser, Graham Rich, Hailey Bruno, Jessica Douglas, Krystal Meldrum, Mykael David Lazzeri, Naomi Owen, Renee Sarasvati, Scott Tuckfield, Todd Powelson, Tyler Bennett, and Violet Soleil. The exhibit will hang from November 6th to December 2nd, with a gallery stroll reception onNovember 16th from 6-10pm. Admission is free and open to the public. Chali 2na 2018 Art Tour 116 S Rio Grande St, Salt Lake City, UT 84101 November 3rd: Chali 2na, celebrated frontman of hip hop group Jurassic 5 and headliner of the 2018 Urban Arts Festival, is returning to Salt Lake City–this time as a visual artist. Chali is touring the states to promote his coffee table art book "Against the Current". The event will feature a collection of Chali's artwork, as well as a live DJ and the opportunity to meet Chali himself. Open November 3rd, 5 – 10pm. Admission is free! Connect 116 S Rio Grande St, Salt Lake City, UT 84101 November 9th: Connect is the free event where every artist can show their work! It's easy! Bring up to two pieces of ready-to-hang work. Bring your own easels! Vote for your favorite 3 pieces. Top 5 selected artists showcase their work in the gallery until our next event. All top selected are entered to win a portion of $4,000 at the end of the year. (View event schedule below) EVENT SCHEDULE 6:30-7pm (Early Art Submission) 7pm (Event Begins) 7:30pm (Voting Begins) 8pm (Voting Closes) Group Activity Begins! 8:20pm (Announce Top Selected Artists) MUSIC Midnight Records Productions At Counterpoint Studios, 2335 South West Temple, SLC Join us in 2018 at Midnight Records Productions (MRP) at Counterpoint Studios. MRP is your Utah Arts Alliancecommunity based full service audio recording facility specializing in affordable recording services for area artists, musicians and singer songwriters. Preview our services at midnightrecordsproductions.com and email us directly email@example.com KUAA Radio 99.9 FM At the Arts Hub 663 west 100 south, Salt Lake City Your very own local radio station is broadcasting live with Bad Brad Wheeler, 2-7pm! Check out our recent article in Salt Lake Magazine, here! Be sure to turn your dial to 99.9FM and listen to your very own community radio station! Listen online, here! UAA Love Ut, Give Ut November 27th: The Utah Arts Alliance is participating in Love Utah Give Tuesday onNovember 27, 2018. To help provide the services and opportunities the UAA offers the community, go to utaharts.org on November 27th and click "Donate Now". Your giving is appreciated! Volunteering with UAA! Interested in giving back in your community? Come volunteer with the Utah Arts Alliance! We are always looking for volunteers to help out around our gallery, Arts Hub, and all the events we're doing around Salt Lake City! ART FACTORY The Art Factory! Have you heard about the Art Factory? We have studio space and performance space for all your creative, arts industry needs! We provide special discount rates on our venue rentals for UtahArts Association members. Learn more by contacting Jonathan King: email@example.com Tuesday Art Factory Open Rehearsals Every Tuesday: Come practice you CIrcus, Vaudville, and performance skills along with fellow performers each Tuesday. The space offers classes and open stage and performance hall opportunities. UAA RENTAL UAA Space Rental! Are you a creative professional, local nonprofit, and/ or event-thrower? Then we're happy to help with all your studio space and venue-ing needs. We look forward to hearing from you! Contact our venue Manager: email@example.com


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9 Things You Should Know About The Dangote Refinery Project.
It is no longer news that Dangote Refinery is coming life to Ibeju-Lekki Area of Lagos state Nigeria.
The Refinery is expected to be the world's biggest single-train facility, phase one of this project is going to be completed by the end of 2018.
There have been so many praises going to the Dangote group for venturing into this project in order to save Nigeria from lots of cost.
The project is estimated to cost about $9bn, the refinery will produce Euro-V quality gasoline and diesel, as well as jet fuel and polypropylene. The prosject is expected to generate 9,500 direct and 25,000 indirect jobs.
Nigeria is estimated to hold approximately 37 billion barrels of proven oil reserves, which is the second biggest oil reserve in Africa. Nigeria, however, imports majority of its refined products due to lack of domestic refining capacity.
Table Of Contents
- 9 Things You Should Know About The Dangote Refinery Project.
- #1: Site And Location Details Of Dangote Refinery.
- #2: Infrastructure And Site Facilities For Dangote Refinery.
- #3: Processing Units At Dangote Refinery.
- #4: Products To Be Produced Dangote Refinery.
- #5: Funding For The Dangote Refinery Project.
- #6: Contractors Involved In Dangote Refinery Project.
- #7: Project Completion For Dangote Refinery.
- #8: African Nations Are Waiting For The Dangote Refinery.
- #9: Dangote Refinery As A Key Development In Ibeju-Lekki.
9 Things You Should Know About The Dangote Refinery Project.
The Dangote Refinery will double Nigeria's refining capacity and help in meeting the increasing demand for fuels, while providing cost savings and creating Jobs for Nigerians.
Below are the 9 things you should know about the Dangote Refinery project and why it is a key factor to the development coming to Ibeju-Lekki Area of Lagos and Nigeria at large.
#1: Site And Location Details Of Dangote Refinery.
The refinery site covers an area of 2,635 hectares of land on the Lekki Free Zone near the Lekki Lagoon. The location will enable Dangote Refinery to easily ship out refined petroleum products to the international markets.
#2: Infrastructure And Site Facilities For Dangote Refinery.
The refinery will feature infrastructure facilities such as a pipeline system, access roads, tank storage facilities, and crude and product-handling facilities. A marine terminal, including a breakwater, jetty and harbor, is also part of the refinery.
In addition, an administrative building, guardhouses, fire station and pump stations will be part of the facility.
The Dangote Refinery complex will also include a fertilizer plant, which will utilize the by-products from the refinery as raw materials.
#3: Processing Units At Dangote Refinery.
The processing facilities at the refinery include a crude distillation unit (CDU) and associated facilities, a mild hydrocracking (MHC) unit, residual fluid catalytic cracking (RFCC), naphtha hydrotreater and RFCC gasoline hydrodesulfurisation (HDS) unit, as well as alkylation units.
"With the completion of this project Nigeria is estimated to hold approximately 37 billion barrels of proven oil reserves, which is the second biggest oil reserve in Africa."
Sulphur recovery and hydrogen generation facilities and a polypropylene unit are also part of the refinery. The hydrogen generation complex will consist of two steam methane reformer (SMR) units.
It will generate 200,000Nm³/h of hydrogen and steam, which will be used to produce sulphur-free fuels.
Additional processing units include a set of units supplied by DuPont to produce clean fuels. These units include the STRATCO® alkylation unit and the MECS® sulphuric acid regeneration (SAR) unit.
The MECS® DynaWave® sulphur recovery unit and BELCO® EDV® fluid catalytic cracking unit are also included.
#4: Products To Be Produced Dangote Refinery.
The Dangote refinery will have an annual refining capacity of 10.4 million tonnes (Mt) of gasoline, in addition to 4.6Mt of diesel and 4Mt of jet fuel.
It will also produce 0.69Mt of polypropylene, 0.24Mt of propane, 32,000t of sulphur and 0.5Mt of carbon black feed.
#5: Funding For The Dangote Refinery Project.
The Dangote refinery is being constructed through $3bn equity and $6bn loan capital. A consortium of local and international banks led by Standard Chartered Bank is providing a $3.3bn loan facility.
The United States Trade and Development Agency is offering a N251.3bn ($0.997m) training grant to develop human resources for operating the refinery.
#6: Contractors Involved In Dangote Refinery Project.
Engineers India was awarded the engineering, construction and procurement contract for the refinery.
UOP was contracted to supply catalyst regeneration and dryer regeneration control systems, column trays, heat exchanger tubes, a modular CCR unit, and catalyst coolers among other equipment.
C&I Leasing is responsible for providing transportation and installation services for mooring systems and subsea pipelines of the refinery.
Hang Xiao Steel Structure Company was awarded a $112m contract to supply steel structure for the refinery.
Jan De Nul Group was responsible for carrying out land reclamation works. MAN Diesel & Turbo is supplying two compressor trains, while Air Liquide Engineering & Construction is supplying the SMR units.
Other suppliers involved in the project are Fabtech (18 columns), Schneider Electric (process automation systems), SOFEC (Catenary Anchor Leg Mooring bouys) and WABAG (raw water treatment plant).
#7: Project Completion For Dangote Refinery.
Dagote 650,000 bpd Oil Refinery is projected to start selling petrol, diesel and aviation fuel by early 2020, but the fertiliser plant, will start producing urea by the end of this year 2019.
According to Edwin Devakumar, the group executive director to Bloomberg.
#8: African Nations Are Waiting For The Dangote Refinery.
According to a report from the Pulse Business Insider, Petroleum importing African nations and bulk oil distributors based in Ghana have expressed eagerness to patronise Dangote Oil Refinery when production starts.
Hints of the eager expectation and hopes on the Dangote Refinery were revealed at the 2018 Ghanaian International Petroleum Conference (Ghipcon 2018), which held in Accra, Ghana on Monday, June 11, 2018, through a statement from Dangote Group.
According to the statement, participants at the conference as well as oil distributors and marketers from various countries were eager to know how they could key in for supplies from the 650,000-barrel-per-day Dangote Refinery.
Ahead of the completion of the Dangote Refinery, the Ghanaian government was quoted to have expressed the view that dealing with Dangote refinery for petroleum import would be a better business for African nations than depending on the international market for the supply of refined products, adding that
"we will rather purchase from the Dangote Refinery due to the proximity of the refinery to Ghana and other neighbours."
This means that Lekki-Epe Axis will be witness alot exposure to both Nigerians and foreigners in the next few years to come only. make sure you key into this opportunity today.
#9: Dangote Refinery As A Key Development In Ibeju-Lekki.
Dangote said the combined projects under construction at the Lekki Free Trade Zone was the largest anywhere in the world, and that it was important for the right message about the axis to be communicated to the people to appreciate its impact on the economy.
Dangote said: "What is happening here is the largest project anywhere in the world today and this visit is just to show the Governor the industrial jetty that we have built including the water breaker which is 900meters which is almost like about a mile".
This is to show what we have done in terms of bringing in our cargo to build the refinery. We have done quite a lot in terms of water protection and also it is environmentally friendly and this is what we have shown the Governor.
This is just showing that this place is going to really open for business and we are looking for a lot of infrastructure to be built and this place will be the next destination for any investment in Nigeria.
Despite all this massive investments happening in this area, it still amazes me that some people has not still key into by owning a piece of land in here at the Lekki Free Trade Zone Area in Ibeju-Lekki.
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Fuel saving tips are useful no matter where you live. With today's fuel prices approaching all time highs, the cost of commuting to and from work as well as our every day non-work travels can put these costs right up there with our other big budget items, such as our food.
Depending on where you live, transportation spending can account from 20% to 30% of your monthly budget. Most of us do not have a choice about getting to and from work, school, running errands, etc. But this does not mean we can't trim our transportation expense.
Here are some fuel saving tips which can make your fuel last longer:
Despite how exciting it may look in Fast and Furious, you should avoid smashing down on the gas petal to accelerate very quickly from either a stopped position or from a slow cruising speed. We are speaking here of moderate versus aggressive driving. The same goes for coming to a stop. Avoid hard braking, where safe, by looking far ahead up the road.
This one tip can improve your fuel economy from 31% to 37% right away.
Idling and restarting the engine both consume fuel. The trick to making your fuel last longer is to know when to do which. Use the 'one-minute' rule to decide which to do. If you're going to be stopping for a minute or less, keep your car idle as it burns less gas compared to restarting the engine. If you're going to be stopping for more than a minute, then just turn it off, as idling will burn more gas than restarting the engine. In engineering tests conducted in this area, it was shown that you can save up to 19%.
Driving at high speeds consumes more gas. So does braking and accelerating constantly. To save from 12% to 14% try driving at the posted speed limit, especially on the freeway. This gives you the benefit of reducing your gas consumption as well as the ability to use your cruise control more.
Turning the AC up consumes more gas. In newer cars, the AC compressor runs intermittently, so the AC doesn't affect fuel efficiency as much when compared to older cars. Nevertheless, you should use the AC only when you really need it, or at least avoid blasting it at the highest level. One way to reduce the use of the AC is to park in the shade. In this way, you don't need to use as much AC to reduce the temperature inside when you finally get back into the car.
The heavier your vehicle, the more gas it consumes. This is why heavy vehicles often use far more fuel than a lighter vehicle over the same distance. Take time to clean out the trunk or truck bed because an extra 100 pounds you are carrying can reduce your mpg by two percent.
This should go without saying but carpooling is a great fuel saving tip. When you carpool you split the costs of fuel between all of the participants. Depending on the length of the commute and the number of days you do not have to drive, the savings can really add up. In addition to the fuel savings, your vehicle will have less wear and tear and you will experience less stress. To be successful at carpooling, all of the participants must show a good deal of flexibility.
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This week, Amazon has released a Prime Instant Video app for Android users. It's been a long time coming, too.
Android users can now download (or update) the Amazon app and have full access to everything everyone else does with Prime Instant Video — browse and shop for video content and then watch it on the (separately downloaded) Instant Video Player.
Apparently, it's only working in the U.S. right now and some tablets aren't compatible yet. In any case, Android tablet users can now join everyone else in wasting money on Amazon Prime.
Amazon is full of changes this week; they've also modified how season passes work. For now it's up to the publisher whether they charge customers episode by episode as they air (the old way) or make you pay the whole total up front.
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Situated in Glasgow, Route 66 is a halal American diner that serves up classic dishes from across the pond. From burgers and barbecue ribs to sweet sundaes and a vast side menu, patrons will find something to suit. The diner is open seven days a week, from midday to 9pm each day.