#property problem solution in uk

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I find myself interested in how ineffective integration was for Ireland vis a vis the UK in the 19th century. Certainly after 1832 voting reforms and the 1829 repeal of the ban on Catholics serving in parliament (UK-wide but ofc hitting Ireland the hardest), the Irish were at more-or-less equal footing as the English or Scots when it came to voting rights and the legal system (I think most people don't know this! They think the Irish couldn't vote in the 19th century!) And it wasn't even an "on paper" deal for voting rights, Irish were active in government (they even had Irish PMs, though ofc Protestant), by the latter half of the 19th century economic regulations were equalized, and they got within a hair's breadth of Home Rule before some munitinous unionists and WW1 got in the way. Despite the rep a lot of countries have gigantic ethnic minorities, and liberalism/equal franchise is actually pretty decent solution to that problem. Why didn't ~100 years of representation in the House of Commons, in the era when "nation building" was at its peak, not work?

From what I can tell, timing is of course part of it. At a simple level, World War One was such a nationalist godsend; it created the "radicalism cascade", a weakened center and domino revolutions inspiring everyone with a cause with a sort of temporal Schelling Point. Without it, would the 1912 Home Rule have just been implemented in due time, and Ireland would be like Scotland today? At a more structural level, the timing was particularly rough because WW1 was the tail end of the age of religion in Europe. So much of the conflict was over Protestant vs Catholic, and after WW2 if Ireland was united under one home rule government in the UK it's hard to imagine the secularizing age powering so much conflict. Had they "held on" a few more decades you could see it calming down.

I think those are true enough but you do gotta dig down to another level. "Protestant" wasn't really just a religion in Ireland - it was the Protestant Ascendancy, a ruling class of combined English settlers and converted Irish who, during the imperial era before the 19th century, built an entirely separate ruling class in Ireland. And it was a deep ruling class - Catholics were barred from voting in even the Dublin local parliament, they were banned from being judges or lawyers, inheritance law was rigged to privilege Protestant sons while converting away from the Anglican church came with property confiscations. Depending on what counts, at its peak in the 18th century up to 30% of the country had opportunistically converted, in a system rigged top to bottom against the Catholics.

Imagine for a second India was given representation in the House of Commons and given self-rule. Just ignore the distance and demography issues for now, this obviously wouldn't actually work, instead think about what that transition would look like. The British "Indian Civil Service" would have to be dismantled...which was like 10k brits vs over 100k Indians. Actual british military officers in the country in the 19th century was less than 100k - and it was a rotating duty, they didn't all live there. Dismantling that really isn't that hard! Those people just go home. The core that ruled was deeply integrated into the country, but it was tiny - the vast majority of India was ruled by Indians, in the name of the Crown. They would just...keep going but now be in parliament.

That was impossible in Ireland. Britain had actually launched one of the most intensive cultural conversion programs of a foreign nation around in the 17th and 18th centuries, it was nowhere close to the "light imperial touch" of elsewhere. But it never...worked. Instead it just built this gigantic ruling class, deeply enmeshed in both Ireland and England, completely dependent on that superiority economically, but seen as outsiders by the Catholic Irish majority. "Protestant & Catholic" is at least half a gigantic class war. And in the 19th century the UK brought "laissez faire liberalism" to Ireland and was like "look, we are equal now!" after two+ centuries of rigging the system. It was literally the "kicking out the ladder after climbing up" equality meme.

This was why Home Rule was so bitterly contested, why Protestant Anglo-Irish officers threatened to mutiny in 1912 if it was implemented. They understood that the first acts of Home Rule were going to be, essentially, reparations. Which the Irish almost surely deserved. But Imperial, Liberal, 19th Century UK was not going to give reparations to the fucking Irish, it was not ready to dismantle its dejure and defacto aristocrats in that way - or at least not until it was too late, some land reform for example did begin in 1903. Scotland didn't need it, Wales was too weak to fight it, but Ireland was in the sweet spot of being weak enough to be oppressed but strong enough to oppose it and fight back once the culture changed.

Or at least that is my current read, this is a low-confidence post. Curious to learn more!

[mariacallous]

Some Fortune 500 companies have begun testing software that can spot a deepfake of a real person in a live video call, following a spate of scams involving fraudulent job seekers who take a signing bonus and run.

The detection technology comes courtesy of GetReal Labs, a new company founded by Hany Farid, a UC-Berkeley professor and renowned authority on deepfakes and image and video manipulation.

GetReal Labs has developed a suite of tools for spotting images, audio, and video that are generated or manipulated either with artificial intelligence or manual methods. The company’s software can analyze the face in a video call and spot clues that may indicate it has been artificially generated and swapped onto the body of a real person.

“These aren’t hypothetical attacks, we’ve been hearing about it more and more,” Farid says. “In some cases, it seems they're trying to get intellectual property, infiltrating the company. In other cases, it seems purely financial, they just take the signing bonus.”

The FBI issued a warning in 2022 about deepfake job hunters who assume a real person’s identity during video calls. UK-based design and engineering firm Arup lost $25 million to a deepfake scammer posing as the company’s CFO. Romance scammers have also adopted the technology, swindling unsuspecting victims out of their savings.

Impersonating a real person on a live video feed is just one example of the kind of reality-melting trickery now possible thanks to AI. Large language models can convincingly mimic a real person in online chat, while short videos can be generated by tools like OpenAI’s Sora. Impressive AI advances in recent years have made deepfakery more convincing and more accessible. Free software makes it easy to hone deepfakery skills, and easily accessible AI tools can turn text prompts into realistic-looking photographs and videos.

But impersonating a person in a live video is a relatively new frontier. Creating this type of a deepfake typically involves using a mix of machine learning and face-tracking algorithms to seamlessly stitch a fake face onto a real one, allowing an interloper to control what an illicit likeness appears to say and do on screen.

Farid gave WIRED a demo of GetReal Labs’ technology. When shown a photograph of a corporate boardroom, the software analyzes the metadata associated with the image for signs that it has been modified. Several major AI companies including OpenAI, Google, and Meta now add digital signatures to AI-generated images, providing a solid way to confirm their inauthenticity. However, not all tools provide such stamps, and open source image generators can be configured not to. Metadata can also be easily manipulated.

GetReal Labs also uses several AI models, trained to distinguish between real and fake images and video, to flag likely forgeries. Other tools, a mix of AI and traditional forensics, help a user scrutinize an image for visual and physical discrepancies, for example highlighting shadows that point in different directions despite having the same light source, or that do not appear to match the object that cast them.

Lines drawn on different objects shown in perspective will also reveal if they converge on a common vanishing point, as would be the case in a real image.

Other startups that promise to flag deepfakes rely heavily on AI, but Farid says manual forensic analysis will also be crucial to flagging media manipulation. “Anybody who tells you that the solution to this problem is to just train an AI model is either a fool or a liar,” he says.

The need for a reality check extends beyond Fortune 500 firms. Deepfakes and manipulated media are already a major problem in the world of politics, an area Farid hopes his company’s technology could do real good. The WIRED Elections Project is tracking deepfakes used to boost or trash political candidates in elections in India, Indonesia, South Africa, and elsewhere. In the United States, a fake Joe Biden robocall was deployed last January in an effort to dissuade people from turning out to vote in the New Hampshire Presidential primary. Election-related “cheapfake” videos, edited in misleading ways, have gone viral of late, while a Russian disinformation unit has promoted an AI-manipulated clip disparaging Joe Biden.

Vincent Conitzer, a computer scientist at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh and coauthor of the book Moral AI, expects AI fakery to become more pervasive and more pernicious. That means, he says, there will be growing demand for tools designed to counter them.

“It is an arms race,” Conitzer says. “Even if you have something that right now is very effective at catching deepfakes, there's no guarantee that it will be effective at catching the next generation. A successful detector might even be used to train the next generation of deepfakes to evade that detector.”

GetReal Labs agrees it will be a constant battle to keep up with deepfakery. Ted Schlein, a cofounder of GetReal Labs and a veteran of the computer security industry, says it may not be long before everyone is confronted with some form of deepfake deception, as cybercrooks become more conversant with the technology and dream up ingenious new scams. He adds that manipulated media is a top topic of concern for many chief security officers. “Disinformation is the new malware,” Schlein says.

With significant potential to poison political discourse, Farid notes that media manipulation can be considered a more challenging problem. “I can reset my computer or buy a new one,” he says. “But the poisoning of the human mind is an existential threat to our democracy.”

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[voidami]

Palestine History and resources.

I didn't add absolutely everything I could have because it would of been too much, just a generalization and resources to help anyone needing to learn or give resources to. feel free to discus, critique or add anything you find relevant.

Prior to the 19th century the region of Palestine experienced 401 years of relative peace from 1517-1917. And everything prior to that is largely irrelevant to the modern issue.

Late 19th Century:

In the 1880s, the community of Palestinian Jews, known as the Yishuv, amounted to three percent of the total population. In contrast to the Zionist Jews who would arrive in Palestine later, the original Yishuv did not aspire to build a modern Jewish state in Palestine.

From 1882 onward, thousands of Eastern European and Russian Jews began settling in Palestine; pushed by the anti-Semitic persecution and pogroms they were facing in the Russian Empire, and the appeal of Zionism.

After the dissolution of the Ottoman Empire (1517-1914), the British occupied Palestine as part of the secret Sykes-Picot treaty of 1916 between Britain and France to divvy up the Middle East for imperial interests.

1895-onward- Theodor Herzl: Herzl, an Austrian journalist, is considered the father of modern Zionism. He advocated for the establishment of a Jewish homeland in Argentina, Uganda or ultimately Palestine, with what he called transfer (ethnic displacement). On the surface he was doing this to address rising anti-Semitism in Europe but with further reading of his intentions it was more a selfish power grab through a colonial settler project with little concern for "the Jewish question" other than what it could do for him. E.G." I could accept a mass request from the little Jews to lead them out only if all the governments concerned asked me to, promised me their sympathetic cooperation, and gave me guarantees for the peaceful completion of the enormous task, just as I would give them guarantees for an exodus without economic ill-effects. (I don’t know whether I should have this printed in Roman type)." -One such example among many.

In his Diary everything is painted out in detail of his attempts to get huge loans and what he plans to do with the power he gains.

Theodor Herzl, wrote: "We shall try to spirit the penniless population across the border by procuring employment for it in the transit countries, while denying it any employment in our own country. The property-owners will come over to our side. Both the process of expropriation and the removal of the poor must be carried out discreetly and circumspectly. June 12th 1895 Diary Entry"

Herzl was suggesting that two possible Zionist solutions to the problem of a Palestinian majority living in Palestine — separation and transfer — were not necessarily alternatives but rather could be mutually reinforcing. Not only that: he believed, if they were used together, the process of ethnic cleansing could be made to appear voluntary, the choice of the victims. It may be that this was both his most enduring legacy and his major innovation to settler colonialism.

The Complete Diaries Of Theodor Herzl - https://archive.org/stream/TheCompleteDiariesOfTheodorHerzl_201606/TheCompleteDiariesOfTheodorHerzlEngVolume1_OCR_djvu.txt

Early 20th Century: Balfour Declaration (1917): Written in 1917 by then UK foreign secretary, Lord Arthur Balfour, the Declaration signed away the land of Palestine to the Zionist colonial project. By giving their support to Zionist goals in Palestine, the British hoped they could shore up support among the significant Jewish populations in the US and Russia for the Allied effort during WWI. They also believed the Balfour Declaration would secure their control over Palestine after the war.

Between 1922 and 1935, the Jewish population rose from nine percent to nearly 27 percent of the total population, displacing tens of thousands of Palestinian tenants from their lands as Zionists bought land from absentee landlords. Leading Arab and Palestinian intellectuals openly warned against the motifs of the Zionist movement in the press as early as 1908. With the Nazi seizure of power in Germany between 1933 and 1936, 30,000 to 60,000 European Jews arrived on the shores of Palestine.

In 1936, Palestinian Arabs launched a large-scale uprising against the British and their support for Zionist settler-colonialism, known as the Arab Revolt. The British authorities crushed the revolt, which lasted until 1939, violently; they destroyed at least 2,000 Palestinian homes, put 9,000 Palestinians in concentration camps and subjected them to violent interrogation, including torture, and deported 200 Palestinian nationalist leaders. In 1944, several Zionist armed groups declared war on Britain for trying to put limits on Jewish immigration to Palestine at a time when Jews were fleeing the Holocaust. The Zionist paramilitary organizations launched a number of attacks against the British – the most notable of which was the King David Hotel bombing in 1946 where the British administrative headquarters were housed; 91 people were killed in the attack.

In early 1947, the British government announced it would be handing over the disaster it had created in Palestine to the United Nations and ending its colonial project there. On November 29, 1947, the UN adopted Resolution 181, recommending the partition of Palestine into Jewish and Arab states.

Quotes: Before May 15, some of the most infamous massacres had already been committed; the Baldat al-Sheikh massacre on December 31, 1947, killing up to 70 Palestinians; the Sa’sa’ massacre on February 14, 1948, when 16 houses were blown up and 60 people lost their lives; and the Deir Yassin massacre on April 9, 1948, when about 110 Palestinian men, women and children were slaughtered.

August 1937, "transfer" was a major subject of discussion at the Twentieth Zionist Congress in Zurich, Switzerland. Alluding to the systematic dispossession of Palestinian peasants (fellahin) that Zionist organizations had been engaged in for years, David Ben-Gurion, who would become Israel's first prime minister in 1948, stated: " You are no doubt aware of the [Jewish National Fund's] activity in this respect. Now a transfer of a completely different scope will have to be carried out. In many parts of the country new settlement will not be possible without transferring the Arab fellahin." He concluded: "Jewish power [in Palestine], which grows steadily, will also increase our possibilities to carry out this transfer on a large scale."

In June 1938, Ben-Gurion told a meeting of the Jewish Agency: "I support compulsory transfer. I don't see anything immoral in it."

In December 1940, Joseph Weitz, director of the Jewish National Fund's Lands Department, which was tasked with acquiring land for the Zionist enterprise in Palestine, wrote in his diary: There is no way besides transferring the Arabs from here to the neighboring countries, and to transfer all of them, save perhaps for [the Arabs of] Bethlehem, Nazareth and Old Jerusalem. Not one village must be left, not one [bedouin] tribe. And only after this transfer will the country be able to absorb millions of our brothers and the Jewish problem will cease to exist. There is no other solution.

1948 Arab-Israeli War (Plan Dalet & Nakba (Catastrophe) ):Creation of Israel: Israel declared independence, leading to a war with surrounding Arab states. Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians were expelled, leading to mass displacement and refugee crisis.

Details of Plan Dalet On March 10, 1948, Zionist political and military leaders, including Ben-Gurion, met in Tel Aviv and formally adopted Plan Dalet (or Plan D). The operational military orders specified which Palestinian population centers should be targeted and laid out in detail a blueprint for their forcible depopulation and destruction. It called for: Mounting operations against enemy population centers located inside or near our defensive system in order to prevent them from being used as bases by an active armed force. These operations can be divided into the following categories: Destruction of villages (setting fire to, blowing up, and planting mines in the debris), especially those population centers which are difficult to control continuously Mounting search and control operations according to the following guidelines: encirclement of the village and conducting a search inside it. In the event of resistance, the armed force must be destroyed and the population must be expelled outside the borders of the state. The Haganah (soon to be Israeli army) launched military operations under Plan Dalet at the beginning of April 1948. Although attacks by Zionist forces against Palestinian population centers actually began a few days after the UN Partition Plan was passed on November 29, 1947, with the adoption of Plan Dalet expulsions accelerated and became systematic, marking a new phase in the conflict in which Zionist and then Israeli forces went on "the offensive," in the words of Israeli historian Benny Morris. Following Israel's establishment on May 14, 1948, the new Israeli government set up an unofficial body, the "Transfer Committee," to oversee the destruction of Palestinian towns and villages or their re-population with Jews, and to prevent displaced Palestinians from returning to their homes. In a report presented to Ben-Gurion in June 1948, the three-man committee, which included the JNF's Weitz, called for the "destruction of villages as much as possible during military operations."

Further reading: https://imeu.org/article/plan-dalet

Results-

By the time the state of Israel was declared on May 14, 1948, more than 200 Palestinian villages had already been emptied as people fled in fear or were forcibly expelled by Zionist forces, and approximately 175,000 Palestinians had been made refugees. By 1949, at least 750,000 Palestinians had been made refugees, losing their land, homes and other belongings in what became known as the "Nakba" ("catastrophe"). Their flight was accelerated by massacres such as the one that took place on April 9, 1948, at Deir Yassin near Jerusalem, where approximately 100 Palestinian men, women, and children were murdered by Zionist paramilitaries. Today, refugees displaced during Israel's creation and their descendants number approximately 7.1 million people. Some 400 Palestinian towns and villages, including vibrant urban centers, were systematically destroyed or taken over by Israeli. Most of them were demolished to prevent the return of their Palestinian residents, now refugees outside of what would become Israel's internationally recognized borders, or internally displaced inside of them.

Further reading: https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2017/5/23/the-nakba-did-not-start-or-end-in-1948 https://www.aljazeera.com/program/featured-documentaries/2013/5/29/al-nakba/ https://imeu.org/article/the-nakba-and-palestine-refugees-imeu-questions-and-answers https://www.vox.com/videos/2023/5/15/23723947/palestine-nakba-may-15-protests-israel

Post-1948 Period:

Quotes:

“If I were an Arab leader, I would never sign an agreement with Israel. It is normal; we have taken their country. It is true God promised it to us, but how could that interest them? Our God is not theirs. There has been Anti-Semitism, the Nazis, Hitler, Auschwitz, but was that their fault? They see but one thing: we have come and we have stolen their country. Why would they accept that?” David Ben-Gurion (the first Israeli Prime Minister): Quoted by Nahum Goldmann in Le Paraddoxe Juif (The Jewish Paradox), pp99

1967- Israel occupied the West Bank, Gaza Strip, East Jerusalem, and Golan Heights after the 1967 Six-Day War. Jewish settlements were established in these territories, leading to ongoing tensions and disputes.

1973- Yom Kippur War

1987- Hamas formed.

Peace Process and Oslo Accords (1990s):Peace Attempts: Several peace negotiations took place between Israel and Palestine, leading to the Oslo Accords in 1993, which established limited Palestinian self-rule in parts of the West Bank and Gaza Strip.

Early 21st Century: Second Intifada (2000-2005): A period of intensified Israeli-Palestinian violence and unrest, leading to significant loss of life on both sides.

In 2004, Giaora Eiland, who still is, incidentally, in the inner circle of Benjamin Netanyahu right now as I speak. He described Gaza as, quote, “a huge concentration camp.” That's Gaza.

September 2005- Israel completed implementation of its Disengagement Plan from the Gaza Strip, which included dismantling all the settlements there, evacuating the settlers to Israel and withdrawing the military. After the plan was fully implemented, Israel issued an order declaring the end of its military rule in the Gaza Strip, indicating it was no longer responsible for the safety and well-being of the population in Gaza. But the territory remained under blockade, leading to economic hardship and conflict.

2006-

Here was an election in the West Bank in Gaza, parliamentary elections. Those elections were urged on the Palestinian people by the US administration was that now forgotten moment in the Bush administration called “democracy promotion.” And part of this package called “democracy promotion” was the Palestinians were supposed to participate in those wonderful democratic experiences. And Hamas was urged to participate in those elections, and it reversed itself. Hitherto, it opposed participating in any elections in the occupied territories, because those elections were a consequence of the Oslo Accord. And since Hamas opposed the Oslo Accord, it opposed participating in the elections. But it reversed itself. It ran in a civilian political party. And, much to the surprise of Hamas and everybody else, it won the election. Those were, according to former US President Jimmy Carter, “completely fair and honest elections,” and Hamas won. What did the US and Israel do? It immediately imposed a brutal blockade on Gaza, which brought economic life in Gaza to a standstill. - Norman Finkelstein

*When Hamas was elected, it repeatedly sent out peace feelers to try and resolve the conflict with Israel. It presented on its own, or as speaking for itself, the terms of the international consensus for resolving a conflict, namely two states on the June 1967 border.

June 2007- After Hamas seized control of the Gaza Strip, Israel further tightened its control of the crossings and rarely allowed Palestinians to enter or leave Gaza, or to import or export goods. Three months after the Hamas takeover, in response to the continued firing of Qassam rockets at Israel, Israel’s security cabinet declared the Gaza Strip a hostile entity and adopted collective punitive measures, including cutting back electricity and fuel supply to Gaza

2008-

June 2008 there was a ceasefire arranged between Israel and Hamas. The ceasefire held, it held in June, it held in July, it held in August, it held in September, it held in October, and it held the first four days in November. And then November 4th came along, that was election day. when everybody's attention was riveted on the presidential election and the first black president being elected in our country's history. And Israel used that moment -- when all the cameras were diverted from it -- it used that moment to attack Hamas in Gaza and broke the ceasefire. Go and read what Amnesty International said.

Operation Cast Lead- Dec 27, 2008 – Jan 18, 2009 https://imeu.org/article/operation-cast-lead

2012-

Operation Pillar of Defense- Nov 13, 2012 – Nov 21, 2012

After Operation Cast Lead, there was a slight relaxing of the brutal blockade of Gaza. The Gaza economy did show some signs of recovery. And there was also money starting to pour in from Qatar. The head of state of Turkey, Erdoğan, was planning on a visit to Gaza. And this annoyed Israel because Gaza was not supposed to prosper. So what did they do? The record is clear. They assassinated a senior Hamas official Ahmad Jabari and six others. Shortly afterwards, Israel pounded the Gaza Strip with another 20 air strikes, killing five more people, two of them children, Hamas health minister Mufid Mukhalalati said in a televised press conference at Gaza City’s Shifa hospital.

2014-

Operation Protective Edge-

2,200 Palestinians killed, of whom 550 were children. They demolished 18,000 homes.

2018- Gaza March to return Massacre May 14th

On May 14th 2018 The Palestinian people of Gaza were in continuing peaceful marches Up to the walls imprisoning them with hopes that the apartheid regime of Israel would have some humanity and hear their plea with a right to return, to be given basic human rights as they had been doing since March 30th 2018. Instead of being shown humanity IDF soldiers began an especially discriminatory attack on the peaceful protestors. The causalities for that day alone stood at 2700 injured, including 1,359 from live ammunition and 235 Children. The dead included six children under the age of 18, among them a 15-year-old girl, and a medic and at least 52 adults. The toll increased exponentially through the course of the multiple week protest with numbers in 12,000 plus victims range 1000 of which children and hundreds of medics and journalists in appropriate identifying garb.

Many IDF soldiers have gone on record to brag about their statistics in competition with each other It is callous and bitter but I'll provide a link to some accounts of this .

Further, Shireen Abu Akleh an American-Palestinian journalist was wearing full reporter protective gear and was intentionally sniped in the neck killing her, they then lied about it and admitted to it a significant amount of time later. At her funeral the procession was subject to pogroms by Israeli police not even giving her peace in death.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/gaza-protests-take-off-ahead-of-new-us-embassy-inauguration-in-jerusalem/2018/05/14/eb6396ae-56e4-11e8-9889-07bcc1327f4b_story.html

https://www.unrwa.org/campaign/gaza-great-march-returnhttps://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/5/16/palestinians-great-march-of-return-the-human-costhttps://www.newarab.com/news/israeli-snipers-brag-about-deliberately-crippling-gaza-protestershttps://www.cnn.com/2022/09/05/middleeast/idf-shireen-abu-akleh-investigation-intl/index.htmlhttps://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/5/14/israeli-police-attack-on-shireen-abu-akleh-mourners-sparks-outcry

Recent Events:

The amount of atrocities are too numerous to list them all here but i would like to list some from September of 2023 at least.

September 2023-

September 5th- Israeli forces killed two Palestinians, including one child, in two operations that involved the exchange of fire in Tulkarm and Jericho. September 9th-Israeli forces killed a Palestinian child in Hebron. September 13th- Five Palestinian were killed in the Gaza Strip as an explosive device went off near Israel’s perimeter fence. On 16 and 17 September, large groups of Israelis, including settlers, entered the Old City of Jerusalem during the Jewish New Year. Israeli authorities deployed police officers and restricted Palestinian movement in and out of the Old City, during which they physically assaulted and injured an elderly Palestinian man and arrested at least two others. On 17 September, Israeli forces restricted Palestinian access to the Al Aqsa Mosque in the Old City of Jerusalem, allowing entry only to those over the age of 50 for the dawn prayers. That morning, about 400 Israelis, including settlers, accessed the compound accompanied by Israeli police, who evacuated Palestinian worshipers to secure the entry of Israelis. On 16 September, settlers stabbed a Palestinian man in the back and threw stones and bottles at Palestinian houses in Tel Rumeida neighborhood of Hebron city, in the Israeli-controlled H2 area.

Prior to October for 2023 Israeli forces killed 181 Palestinians in the West Bank or Israel, exceeding the yearly death toll by Israeli forces in the West Bank since 2005. During the reporting period in September, 173 Palestinians, including at least 58 children, were injured by Israeli forces across the West Bank, including 11 who were hit by live ammunition. Since the beginning of the year, 769 Palestinians have been injured by live ammunition by Israeli forces in the West Bank, nearing the double of the number in the equivalent period in 2022 (460). Over 1,100 Palestinian herders from 28 communities have been displaced since 2022, citing settler violence and shrinking access to grazing land.

More here: https://www.ochaopt.org/poc/5-18-september-2023

October 2023-

October 1st- injury of several Palestinians in a number of attacks by Israeli occupation forces and settlers across the occupied West Bank.

October 4th- Israeli troops killed three Palestinian in West Bank. One of which the IDF said it opened fire at a man who threw a block at an Israeli vehicle. Palestinian health officials said a 19 year old Palestinian man was shot in the chest and killed. The army said Israeli settlers also vandalized Palestinian property. No further details were immediately released. October 5th- Israeli forces killed two Palestinians and wounded dozens more while suffering five injuries as they raided several areas in the occupied West Bank October 6th- Labib Dumaidi, 19, was shot in the heart by an Israeli settler in west bank. October 7th- Hamas launches an attack 1,400 Israelis were killed in the assault, and more than 240 were taken hostage. Israel's immediate response before even tending to the attack is to start bombing Gaza indiscriminately. Multiple survivors and hostage testimony tell Israeli solders opened fire on Israeli citizens and Hamas in hannibal directive. Israel claims 40 babies beheaded and the claim gets parroted all the way up to the president of the united states without a substantiated evidence, another addition in an ocean of lies. Due to the fog of war I'm only writing about statistics here on out.

After math.

Week one- 7,473 U.S. bombs were dropped on Afghanistan in 2019. 6,000 Israeli bombs have been dropped on Gaza in 6 days. 2,383 Palestinians killed half children 9,714 wounded, while in the West Bank, 54 were recorded dead and 1,100 wounded 1.1 Million Displaced.

One Month-

10,000 Palestinians killed 70% children. 25,000 injuries. 1.5 Million Displaced.

War Crimes- Numerous including Genocide, collective punishment, Use of white phosphorus during the offensive and many more…

The UN Genocide Convention lists five acts that fall under the definition of Genocide. Israel is currently perpetrating three of these in Gaza: “1. Killing members of the group. 2. Causing serious bodily or mental harm to members of the group. 3. Deliberately inflicting on the group conditions of life calculated with intent to bring about its physical destruction in whole or in part.”

Recent Quotes-

Israeli Minister of Defense Yoav “We are imposing a complete siege on Gaza. No electricity, no food, no water, no fuel. Everything is closed. We are fighting human animals, and we will act accordingly.” Isaac Herzog - "It is an entire nation out there that is responsible. This rhetoric about civilians supposedly not being involved is absolutely untrue" Benjamin Natanyahu - "We will turn Gaza into an island of ruins." Daniel Hagari - "We are dropping hundreds of tons of bombs on Gaza. The focus is on destruction, not accuracy." Ariel Kallner - "Now there is only one goal: Nakba. A Nakba in Gaza that will dwarf the Nakba of 1948." Benjamin Nantanyahu - “They are committed to completely eliminating this evil from the world,” Netanyahu said in Hebrew. He then added: “You must remember what Amalek has done to you, says our Holy Bible. And we do remember.” In the Hebrew Bible, particularly in the Book of 1 Samuel, there is a command attributed to God that King Saul is supposed to destroy the Amalekites entirely, sparing nothing and no one. The exact verse, from 1 Samuel 15:3 (New International Version), states:

"Now go, attack the Amalekites and totally destroy all that belongs to them. Do not spare them; put to death men and women, children and infants, cattle and sheep, camels and donkeys."

This command, often referred to as the "ban" or "herem" in biblical studies, was a severe form of religious sanction where everything associated with the enemy was devoted to destruction.

Further reading:

The Gun And The Olive Branch- David Hirst https://archive.org/stream/in.ernet.dli.2015.131536/2015.131536.The-Gun-And-The-Olive-Branch_djvu.txt The Question of Palestine-Edward Said https://archive.org/details/questionofpalest0000said Ten Myths About Israel By Ilan Pappe https://archive.org/details/ten-myths-about-israel-by-ilan-pappe-2017

Documentaries, Films, and Video Essays:

Jenin, Jenin (2002) https://vimeo.com/499672067 Born in Gaza https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZpp8JLkwBw Edward Said - Reflections on Exile and Other Essays https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8EvoZ7vgu0A Norman Finkelstein on Israel's BRUTAL Assault On Gaza https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m36CUGA1Ucw&list=PLG9vw8QqgiV86CdFlCcHiSmfKwDytOATJ&index=10 Jews Against Zionism: Rabbi Speaking the Truth About Palestine & Israel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WSEtuckDbpk&list=PLG9vw8QqgiV86CdFlCcHiSmfKwDytOATJ&index=16 Norman Finkelstein RESPONDS to Bernie Sanders statement OPPOSING GAZA CEASEFIRE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9R49v3K29mM&list=FLUORSml2RTXRf2S9zsXpbOw

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The Bottom Line

The effectiveness of our actions cannot be measured in the same terms we measure the decline of our ecosystems. Life, and especially living resistance, is so much more than actions taken to influence a scientists’ interpretation of climate meta data and feedback loops. Measuring our efforts by their effectiveness on the scales of dominant society is falling for the same ‘return on investment’ paradigm that has allowed the looting of our habitats.

As long as we do not see our struggles as the continuation of an age-old fight against domination and state coercion [R.F. – see 23 Theses Concerning Revolt], we will be setting forth on half measures leaving the old powers alive underneath the surface, which has only led to an intensification of authoritarianism, ecological degradation and now climate crisis.

Decentralized organizing, non-hierarchical networks and joyful resistance have been and will be the most effective tools to fight the builders of this ecocidal world and to live a life free of oppression. We don’t need political parties or professional leaders to pacify these struggles. We need to support them, help them grow and connect, and show how they already contain the solutions to the interrelated problems of ecological collapse, poverty, and exploitation.

Situations of desperation and perceived emergency create opportunities for authoritarians to increase their power [R.F. – see ‘The Difference Between “Just Coping” & “Not Coping at All”’], and mislead efforts of decentralized movements towards tech-fixes that accelerate neo-colonial extractivism. If people have a desire to attempt to appropriate the state to create more favorable policy conditions for land defenders and ecosystems or become lawyers, this is understandable. The battle against ecological and climate catastrophe already exists, the problem is there are few actually fighting it and taking this battle seriously.

If you are reading this, you are the resistance to ecological catastrophe and the authoritarianism that put the world in this desperate situation.

...“Just as we

refuse to be ruled,

we refuse to rule

over anyone else”...

(Peter Gelderloos)

Footnotes

[1] medium.com/@fulalas/from-dispersion-to-apathy-how-technology-makes-us-lonely-1d489ee6004f

[2] Hickel J. (2020) Less is more: How degrowth will save the world, London: Random House.

[3] versobooks.com/blogs/4450-it-is-time-to-try-out-an-ecological-leninism-interview-with-andreas-malm

[4] researchgate.net/publication/328887527_Contemporary_Questions_on_Eco-terrorism_with_Michael_Loadenthal

[5] Leslie Pickering (2003) Earth Liberation Front 1997–2002

[6] kersplebedeb.com/posts/ecological-leninism-friend-or-foe

[7] Anonymous. (2018) Against the World Builders. Black Seed #6 : 84–108.

[8] youtu.be/8LSQLBFQruo?t=1675

[9] portal.research.lu.se/ws/files/96341244/HM_DAC.pdf

[10] reuters.com/article/us-usa-energy-carbon-capture-idUSKCN2523K8

[11] ecostandard.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/CCS-false-solution-food-water-action-europe.pdf

[12] cleantechnica.com/2019/06/12/best-carbon-capture-facility-in-world-emits-25-times-more-co2-than-sequestered

[13] Andreas Malm, (2020) Corona, Climate, Chronic Emergency – War Communism in the Twenty-First Century, p. 89

[14] ibid.

[15] Fairhead, James, Melissa Leach, and Ian Scoones. 2012. “Green Grabbing: a new appropriation of Nature?”

[16] Duffy, Rosaleen. 2016. “War, by Conservation.” Geoforum 69 (1): 238–248.

[17] Kelly, Alice. 2013. “Property and Negotiation in Waza National Park.” Land Deal Politics Initiative (LDPI), UK.

[18] Gelderloos P. (2017) Worshiping Power: An Anarchist View of Early State Formation, Oakland: AK Press. theanarchistlibrary.org/library/peter-gelderloos-worshipping-power

[19] Dunlap A. (2020) The Politics of Ecocide, Genocide and Megaprojects: Interrogating Natural Resource Extraction, Identity and the Normalization of Erasure.

[20] euobserver.com/nordic/150287

[21] offshore-energy.biz/saipem-lays-more-than-100km-of-baltic-pipe-pipeline

[22] energinet.dk/Anlaeg-og-projekter/Projektliste/Groen-gas-Lolland-Falster

[23] tv2east.dk/guldborgsund/sukkerfabrikker-udleder-naestmest-co2-i-danmark-er-gas-eller-el-loesningen

[24] canfor.com/sustainability-report/environment/canadian-boreal-forest-agreement

[25] totalenergies.com/media/news/press-releases/total-acquires-maersk-oil-for-7-45-billion-dollars-in-share-and-debt-transaction

[26] greenpeace.org/usa/maersk-stands-up-for-the-oceans

[27] Shiva V. (2002 [1989]) Staying Alive: Women, Ecology and Development, Carolyn Merchants (1983) The Death of Nature, Sullivan S. (2010) ‘Ecosystem service commodities’ – a new imperial ecology? Implications for animist immanent ecologies, with Deleuze and Guattari.

[28] marxists.org/archive/ruhle/1939/ruhle01.htm

[29] marx.libcom.org/library/russian-revolution-communist-party-alexander-berkman

[30] P. Gelderloos (2010) Worshipping Power

[31] Scott JC. (2017) Against the Grain: A Deep History of the Earliest States, New Haven: Yale University Press. Gelderloos P. (2017) Worshiping Power.

[32] A. Dunlap (2020) Compost the Colony: Exploring Anarchist Decolonization, see theanarchistlibrary.org/library/alexander-dunlap-compost-the-colony-exploring-anarchist-decolonization

[33] theguardian.com/environment/2021/jul/16/climate-scientists-shocked-by-scale-of-floods-in-germany

[34] grist.org/protest/dakota-access-pipeline-activists-property-destruction grist.org/protest/dakota-access-pipeline-activists-property-destruction [R.F. It turns out that Ruby has turned snitch, and is cooperating with cops and investigators.]

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As much as I would love for Jang Uk to have married Mu-deok/Cho Yeong, if they married Jang Uk would always be that weird guy who married his maid and, more importantly, Mu-deok would always be out of place socially as a maid who became part of the nobility. People would look down on her and exclude her. Which, as much as I dislike hierarchical systems, is unfair because she is a legitimate member of the nobility.

If Cho Yeong hadn't been stolen by Jin Mu, it is clear that Jang Gang was intending to do something for her. We are told the punishment for sorcery extends to descendents, but at least she might have her property/wealth that wasn't destroyed and I have a feeling the Jang family would have raised her, especially since Jang Gang knows the truth about what happened to her father.

Anyway, by making Jin Bu-yeon (Cho Yeong) an unquestioned member of the nobility, she is actually better restored to what she lost because of Jin Mu than it was possible for her as Mu-deok.

I guess the other solution would be if Mu-deok was acknowledged as Bu-yeon before she died. Though there seems to have been magical problems with that solution.

Anyway, to sum up, I'm happy that Cho Yeong gets her status back because in the society she lived in it matters a lot.

(also, Cho Yeong being raised by the Jang family would be a fun AU, but no I have enough projects)

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I don't really like that they want to focus on the causes they are passionate about, it's way too activist for me. It's like the vegan people who go to grocery stores and dump milk on the floor. Or the stop oil lunatics who block the road and people can't get to hospitals. The energy is exactly the same "the cause I am passionate is important everything else doesn't matter".

TBH the causes they are passionate about are very elitist causes. Yes yearly years is important but there's very little some parents can do. People are living in a col crisis, both parents have to work sometimes more than they wish, and have their children in childcare for more time of the day than they wish. They can't spend as many time with their kids as they would like, they have work, sometimes commute, they have housework. Sometimes it's just not feasible even if they wanted to. Then in comes someone who is the privileged of the privileged. Who has 3 homes, none of which she paid for. Who has house staff, a full time nanny and barely works, to lecture people about how much the early years of your kid is important and how you should focus so much energy and time that you just don't have on that. Without actually offering any practical solution might I add.

Then we have the mental health one. Yes mental health is important, but how talking about how important it is help anyone? Like so many people that I know would like to go to therapy but can't afford it. Or if they live in a country that does have a public healthcare it's incredibly hard to get a therapist because the line of people already wanting is too big, there's never enough professionals to meet the demands. People could not heat their homes this winter, the food is more expensive by the day, the cost of property is going up so much that people can't afford to have housing. For anyone this is horrible for mental health, working yourself to the bone and you still can't have your basic needs met, and if you can there's not much left for anything else. You feel like you get stuck and nothing you ever do is going to help. What are they doing to help people have a better life so their mental health improves? Yep, nothing.

Then we have the climate change thing. Yes Earthshot is an amazing idea, I loved how it focused on getting solutions to the problems. But like the first step to help the issue is REDUCE. And I'm not one to say people shouldn't fly, but there are things that are just unnecessary. The Queen went to Sandringham by train, but William is always going by helicopter. If it was safe and good enough for the Queen, why isn't for him as well? It's very hard to take anything he says about how important is for us to care about climate change, when he can't even give up one of his luxuries that serves no purpose. This is not a trip to a vacation once in a while, or a work trip that is necessary.

What it bugs me the most is that even if Earthshot does provide solution for the problem it focuses on, their initiatives in general do absolutely nothing concrete to help anyone in the UK. It's not like the Edinburgh Awards or The Prince's Trust that actually offer things to the community. They help young people, small businesses, what do W&K foundation do besides help themselves learn and talk about things?

On top of that, they feel like they are too good for the boring engagements, it's not enough impact to their taste. Like bitch what impact your lectures have? If it helped anyone you would have stopped talking about mental health, it's been years and you are in the exact same place.

Cutting a ribbon is not below them. And they should do it. This should be their main job. The UK is not paying their security bill so they can follow their passion, it's for them to serve them, they are glorified public servants they should serve the community not just worry about their own interests. How many activists receive public funded security just to follow their passion? Yeah no one, because that's not what the job is about.

I don't agree with this completely. I do think they need to stop thinking of themselves as activists but the public complaining is part of the problem. Their pre-2017 engagements were considered blank and not big projects. So they went this direction which I am not a fan of.

I do see the importance of their causes though. Early Years is important in a time when children will be raised by daycares and technology. Part of her earlier work has been to spend time with them, take them to nature, and socializing with other parents. The unfortunate truth is that many parents don't value this anymore. It's not about how many homes, nannies or money you have. My parents were pretty much always poor and that didn't stop my mother from giving her all to us sisters. It's because she understood the importance of raising children, giving them time and attention among other things. On the other hand, I have family that have children whose children go from school to daycare to a day home. Society is disregarding the family and the upbringing of children and we can't look away. Early years emphasizes this once more to slow down for children and I stand behind the message.

I am less interested in climate change and all but I think the solutions and award system is good. Although you do have a point with the lack of focus on Britain. But William is supposedly launching a homelessness initiative so I hope that is promising and a cause I care more about.

There needs to be a balance. There is nothing wrong with Catherine visiting schools and nurseries but then she should work more to do other things. They need to expand but their current projects are not bad imo.

[ridita910]

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Why Choosing The Right Shop Front Fitter Makes A Difference To Your Project?

When it comes to choosing the perfect shop front fitting on your premises, you need to hire expert shop front fitters for this blog. Your shop front installation is the very first impression that customers will have about your premises, and this is why it is a vital element for your premises. If you have a poorly installed shop front fitting on your premises, then this causes reduced customer fall on your premises.

Here are some of the reasons why investing in skilled shop front fitters is the right choice:

Experience

Choosing skilled shop front fitters implies that you are choosing experience over price. This particular installation requires technical skills and specialized knowledge. They help in choosing the right products for your installation and provide the best installation. Their experience shows that the installation will be attractive and appealing on your premises. If you don’t choose the right fitters for your premises, then your property will always be at risk for destruction. To avoid costly mistakes, go for a trained shop front fitter.

Custom Solutions

Each and every business is different, and so are their product requirements. Whether you are looking for a modern aluminium shop front installation or a sleek glass shop front installation, shop front fitters know their job. A one-size-fits-all policy does not work in this industry. as each shop front fitting has to be made according to the requirements of a particular premises. A flawless look can only be achieved by an experienced shop front fitting team. The right shop front fitter will offer you ideas and solutions for a better design and style.

Durable

Shop fronts are a major part of every store, especially if you are in the retail business. It is a one-time investment for your premises and should be done after evaluating all the points. If you don’t go for professional shop front fitters, then you will land yourself in trouble, such as cracked glass or broken seals. Skilled shop front fitters use the right materials and appropriate techniques that maintain durability on your premises. The right shop front fitting does not need much maintenance and stays intact for a long duration.

Timely Completion

If you choose experts for your shop front installation, then there will be no delays in your work, and your project will be completed on time. professional shop front fitters value time and deliver the installation efficiently on your premises and that also on time. Even if you are looking for a shop front for your new project or are going for renovations, an expert team delivers everything on time. Their experience makes them troubleshoot any potential problem beforehand, and shop front fitters provide the right solutions to any of your shop front fitting concerns. With a trusted time, you can ensure that your project will be completed on time.

Security

A well-protected shop front protects your business from theft, vandalism, etc. When you choose a skilled shop front fitter for your installation, you will be adding more security features to your project, and this makes your premises more appealing. Some of the security elements are toughened glass, advanced locking mechanisms, etc. professional shop front fitting ensures that your overall installation is rough and tough. You will also notice that customers will only step into premises that have a well-maintained and good-looking shop front installation.

So, when it comes to your shop front fitting, you don’t need to compromise on the style and quality of your installation. All you need to do is hire the right experts for this work.

Why Choose Us for Your Shop Front Needs?

We specialize in providing the best shop front fitting services for UK businesses. From conception to installation, we create and build shop fronts that attract customers and last a long time. Whether you want a complete blank slate or a beautifully redesigned space, we have got you covered.

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Best Quality Wpc Floor Pieces Outdoor Garden Wooden Plastic

WPC decking stands for wood plastic composite decking. It is also called composite decking, or WPC flooring. Environmentally friendly, durable, extremely low-maintenance, scratch-resistant, anti-slip, waterproof, fireproof, and long-lasting, our WPC decking is the perfect choice for your residential and commercial applications. We provide high-quality WPC decking at competitive prices for worldwide customers. Now our WPC decks have been sold to 120 countries and areas of the UK, America, Canada, Australia, etc., and more foreign markets will be promoted in the future… 

Product features Solid core WPC outdoor decking floor is the latest green product. The traditional pure wood decking needs a large number of natural wood, which will destroy the ecological environment and is easy to be wormed. The material we choose is natural, pollution-free and recyclable, which eliminates this problem. Adding natural wood powder makes the decking look natural. We offer a variety of colors and surface treatments for you to customize. It looks like natural solid wood building materials, the surface texture can give people a sense of returning to nature. ‘Wood Plastic Composite’, or WPC for short, is a composite material that impresses in outdoor areas compared with timber floorboards, in particular thanks to its easy-care properties and weather-resistance. When it comes to choosing the right material for your outdoor flooring, be it for balcony decking or poolside decking, its maintenance requirement is very important because you wouldn’t want to spend hours and lots of money on keeping it clean and in tip-top condition. The good news is, WPC decking doesn’t require special treatment for maintenance. Regular cleaning such as sweeping, vacuuming and light scrubbing with water and a soft bristle brush is enough to remove dirt and prevent the buildup of stubborn stains. A simple spray with a high-pressure water hose would suffice too

Description Of Outdoor WPC Floor

Project Solution Capability: total solution for projects Application: Outdoor, Garden, Lawn, Balcony, Corridor, Garage, Pool Design Style: Modern Warranty: More than 5 years Place of Origin: Shandong, China, China Brand Name: Huite After-sale Service: Online technical support Material: WPC, Wood Plastic Composite Thickness: Above 18mm Product Type: Decking Technics: Wood-Plastic Composite Flooring Type: Engineered Flooring Name: WPC deck Size: 140*23mm Certificate: SGS / CE / ISO9001 Function: Termite proof, Water proof, Fire-resistant, anti-cracking

Excellent Features Of Outdoor WPC Floor

a) Having natural wood look and with less timber flaws b) Moisture / water resistant c) Resistant to acid or alkali d) High capacity of UV-resistance and fading-resistance e) Rotproof and moldy-proof f) Resistant to termites and insects g) Durable, anti-impact, wearproof, no cracking, no warping h) Barefoot friendly, anti-slip i) Weather resistant, remaining intact under temperature range from -40°C to 60°C j) 100% recycled, environmental friendly, saving forest resource k) Requiring no painting, no glue, and low maintenance l) More flexible, easy to install and clean m) Broad range of finishes and appearance n) Suitable for any wood processing tools, and hot working

Features Of Outdoor WPC Floor

1. Good surface hardness 2. 360° all around protection of the out layer co-extrusion shield 3. Waterproof and damp proof. 4. Mould, termite and insects resistance 5. UV resistance and fire resistance 6. Suitable for temperature from -40°C to 60°C 7. Low maintenance cost 8. Environmental friendly, recyclable and no pollution. 9. Easy to install 10. No crack, No warp and No splinter. 

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What are the best methods for achieving a long-lasting and aesthetically pleasing bronze patination?

Bronze patination enhances metal surfaces. It provides a stunning, aged appearance. Achieving a durable patina requires expertise. Here are effective methods to achieve this: 

Clean the surface comprehensively. Bronze must be cleaned before patination. Dirt, oil, and debris can hinder results. Use mild soap or special cleaners. Avoid harsh chemicals to protect bronze. Proper cleaning ensures better patina bonding. 

Choose the right patination solution. Various patination solutions produce different effects. Opt for acid-based or chemical solutions. Test on a small area first. This helps achieve the desired aesthetics. Choose high-quality solutions for lasting results. 

Control the application process. Apply patina with precision and care. Use brushes, sprayers, or cloths carefully. Maintain even coverage on bronze surfaces. Control application pressure to avoid damage. A professional ensures a consistent and flawless finish. 

Regulate temperature and humidity. Environmental conditions affect patination results. High humidity accelerates the patina process. Temperature affects chemical reaction speed. Work in controlled environments for precision. Professionals maintain optimal conditions for consistency. 

Apply multiple layers for death. Layering enhances the patina’s visual appeal. Apply thin layers, allowing drying time. Gradually build up to the desired depth. 

This creates thin layers, allowing drying time. Gradually build up to the desired depth. This creates richer, multidimensional patina effects. Patience is key to stunning results. 

Seal the patina for longevity. Sealing protects the patina from damage. Use wax, lacquer, or special coatings. This shields the bronze from moisture. Sealing also prevents discolouration and wear. Regular maintenance ensures prolonged beauty. 

Opt for bespoke patination experts. Achieve perfect patina needs skills and expertise. Choose Bespoke Patination for professional patination services in the UK. Their experts deliver flawless, durable finishes. 

Restore and maintain the existing patina. Restore old patina when needed. Avoid DIY solutions that cause damage. 

Bespoke patination offers maintenance services, too. They restore bronze to its former glory. Maintenance ensures the patina lasts for decades. 

Embrace traditional & modern techniques. Traditional approaches include natural ageing processes. Modern approaches employ advanced chemical applications. Bespoke Patination effortlessly integrates both processes. This offers authenticity combined with modern durability.

Understand bronze's unique properties. Each bronze item reacts differently. The results of patination are influenced by alloys and coatings. Bespoke Patination recognises metal differences. They tailor techniques to each artwork. This ensures that each project produces remarkable results.

Choose a patina colour strategically. Bronze patinas come in a variety of tints. From green to brown and black. Choose colours that compliment your design. Bespoke Patination provides a diverse colour palette. Achieve the exact look you want.

Invest in professional expertise. DIY patination frequently leads to problems. Professionals provide quality and long-term outcomes. Bespoke Patination offers years of experience. Their services are widely trusted throughout the United Kingdom. Invest in specialists to provide peace of mind.

Focus on sustainable practices. Sustainable patination benefits both metal and the environment. Avoid using strong chemicals that damage ecosystems. Bespoke Patination employs environmentally sustainable procedures. They prioritise safety and environmental responsibility.

Consider custom patination solutions. Every project is unique in its requirements. Bespoke Patination customises their services accordingly. They offer unique finishes to meet specific needs. This level of customisation distinguishes them.

Showcase your patinated bronze pieces. Display bronze creations proudly in your home. Protect them from direct sunshine and moisture. Regular upkeep improves their visual appeal. Bespoke Patination also offers expert skincare advice.

Choose local experts in Birmingham. Bespoke Patination offers bronze patination in Birmingham. They are trusted experts in the field. Their crew provides prompt and dependable services. Local competence makes a significant difference.

Bespoke Patination produces excellent results. They convert bronze into timeless artwork. Their staff ensures durability and aesthetics. Based in Birmingham, they provide nationwide services. Bespoke Patination can provide faultless bronze patination. Contact them immediately.

For additional information, see their website. Achieve gorgeous and long-lasting bronze finishes.

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Elevate Your Climbing Adventures with Custom Outdoor Wall and Rock Climbing Holds

Outdoor climbing has seen a surge in popularity in the UK, offering adventurers an exciting way to connect with nature, improve fitness, and challenge their skills. Whether you’re building a climbing wall in your garden or enhancing a rock climbing experience, climbing holds designed to your needs can make all the difference. For families, adding childrens climbing holds ensures safety and fun for young climbers.

Why Custom Holds Are a Game-Changer

Custom climbing holds are crafted to suit various skill levels, styles, and preferences. Unlike generic holds, these are tailored to provide a unique climbing experience. For outdoor walls, you can choose shapes and textures that mimic natural rock surfaces, making practice sessions more realistic and engaging.

For beginners or children, holds with ergonomic designs and softer textures offer an ideal starting point. These grips reduce strain and improve confidence, making climbing a fun and accessible activity. Customisation also extends to colour schemes, allowing you to create visually appealing climbing walls that blend seamlessly with your outdoor space.

Benefits of Child-Friendly Climbing Holds

When introducing climbing to children, safety is paramount. Childrens climbing holds are specifically designed to provide secure grips for smaller hands. They are made from durable, non-toxic materials that can withstand wear and tear while ensuring little ones stay safe during their climbs.

Climbing helps children develop strength, balance, and problem-solving skills. By incorporating colourful and engaging holds into a wall, you can inspire creativity and enthusiasm. Families can enjoy bonding over this activity while encouraging a healthy lifestyle for their kids.

Climbing Walls: Bringing Adventure Home

Having a climbing wall at home is becoming increasingly popular in the UK. It provides a convenient and cost-effective way to enjoy climbing without needing to visit a gym or outdoor site. Whether you prefer a small setup for your kids or a more advanced structure for experienced climbers, custom climbing holds can cater to your specific requirements.

Outdoor climbing walls are not just about fun—they also add a unique feature to your property. With a variety of hold shapes and textures, you can replicate the challenges of natural rock climbing. This makes training at home not only effective but also thrilling.

Tips for Choosing the Right Holds

Material Quality: Ensure the holds are made from high-quality, weather-resistant materials, especially for outdoor setups.

Variety: Incorporate a mix of sizes and shapes to suit different skill levels.

Safety First: For families, invest in childrens climbing holds with rounded edges and anti-slip surfaces.

Professional Installation: If you’re building a climbing wall, consider professional installation to ensure structural safety.

Conclusion

Climbing is more than just a sport—it’s a lifestyle that fosters strength, focus, and adventure. By incorporating custom climbing holds into your setup, you can create a personalised experience that suits climbers of all ages and abilities. For families, childrens climbing holds provide the perfect solution for introducing little ones to this rewarding activity safely.

Whether you’re an experienced climber or just starting, custom holds can elevate your outdoor climbing adventures. Invest in quality, design, and safety to make every climb a memorable one!

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Do You Have To Use The Property Inventory Company Recommended By Your Estate Agent?

Choosing a property inventory company can be a difficult job, especially if you have never done it before so you may be tempted to go with your Agent’s advice however that could be a mistake.

There are hundreds of property inventory companies in the UK and many agents also carry out their own so choosing can be really hard.

In this article we wanted to let you know what your choices are, and how you should choose your Property inventory services.

In this piece;

Letting your agent choose the property inventory company

Doing it yourself

The advantages of an independent property inventory company

Choosing Bright

Letting your agent choose the property inventory company

The first option you have when you are looking for a property inventory company is to just let the agent do it and this can be a very convenient option.

After all, if you have your property under full management because it is much easier then a package deal makes sense.

The downside to this of course is that you tend to lose a little control and you simply have to go with whatever inventory company the agent uses.

You can also find that the agent may add mark up onto the price of the report before it gets to you.

Some agents carry out inventories themselves and these can be a good option but like all things, they tend to be better if completed by a professional that specialises in reports.

An agent has 101 things to do and carrying out an inventory might not be high on their to-do list.

Remember though that you can always ask your agent to contact Bright and get us to complete the report you don't have to use the inventory clerk your agent recommends.

Doing it yourself

You absolutely can do it yourself. This is useful if you have your agent on a find only deal where they simply introduce you to the tenant and you do all the admin yourself.

There are lots of templates around for things like tenancy agreements and you can even use useful tools like the TDS TLYFE app.

This keeps costs to a minimum and means that you stay in control of the process from start to finish.

That having been said, there is one massive problem with carrying out the inventory yourself - YOU!

We’re not being disrespectful here, we simply mean that from a deposit holding company’s point of view you aren’t independent so even if you produce the best quality inventory in the world, it will always suffer from the fact that you have a vested interest.

The advantages of an independent inventory company

To counter that last issue, an independent property inventory company is the ideal solution.

A good inventory clerk will see many properties every week and will be highly experienced in producing a quality inventory.

More importantly they will be totally independent which carries a lot of weight when you are in a dispute.

You should look for a company that has qualified clerks, is fully insured and has been certified by industry bodies.

Naturally, this will cost you more than doing it yourself but is likely to be the same or lower price than buying from your agent and the money you spend on an inventory will seem like small beer if you end up getting into a deposit dispute.

Choosing Bright

We’d love to work with you on your property letting but we have to own up to one slight issue - we only cover Dorset and parts of Wiltshire, Somerset and Hampshire.

If you need an inventory clerk outside of this area then why not try the Association of Independent Inventory Clerk’s (AIIC) search function here.

Whilst we are on the subject we are a full member of the AIIC and also accredited by the leading deposit organisation The Tenancy Deposit Scheme (TDS) so you know that we are properly trained, checked and insured.

Our customers tell us that we are easy to work with so why not give us a call on 0333 090 3351 or contact us here and we can have a chat about what you are looking for.