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The first class website on which our Manager's job was recently advertised.:
Association of Residential Letting Agents National Association of Residential Property Managers. We are following this Association on Twitter. Estate Management courses College of Estate Management Block and Estate Management. We are following this company on Twitter.
The recession is having an adverse on many people ... as explained in the linked article from The (London) Guardian.
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The Arts
Van Gogh at the Royal Academy of Arts The spring Exhibition at The Royal Academy of Arts in London is The Real Van Gogh: The Artist and his Letters. In The Biorhythm Kit by VITAL the biorhythms of Van Gogh were studied in detail, using his letters and covering one year of his life.
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The Environment West London: Chiswick Local Produce: Too many vegetables? Bumper crop of apples or pears?
Sell or exchange your local produce locally.
Chiswick House Kitchen Gardens.
The Family Kitchen Garden. Green fingered authors present fruits of their labours in this new book.
The Lost Lakes of Bangalore is a video project to document Bangalore’s many lakes that have vanished as a result of unplanned urbanization and growth. As part of this project India Water Portal organised a contest to document this aspect of Bangalore's history. They received over 40 videos.
The winning entries are: General Category: "Err- bane" Truth - Dharmambudi Tank by Nishikant Ratnakar and Badekkila Pradeep.
Student Category:
Doddabommasandra Lake of Vidyaranyapura by C.M Ahamad Sha and G.N Ganesh Kathare from Kannada University.
Mathikere - The Resurrection by Mohan Krishna, S.S. Nandan, R.K. Nayana, Nishith Bolar and Nithin M Thomas.
The India Water Portal can be followed on Facebook, Twitter and other social media.
The Scottish Islands Explorer is produced in Fair Isle.
It is the only magazine in the UK to specialise in The Scottish islands.
Another environmentally-based magazine is: Inspired Times, the quarterly 'Alternative and Positive Lifestyles' magazine that publicises the many positive things "out there" and encourages people to become more community-minded and thoughtful. Includes a holistic health and community projects section.
Floodbloxs are the green alternative to sandbags and are a proven, easy-to-use solution for properties at risk of flooding. A Floodblox is a jute bag filled with a gel formula which, when immersed in water, swells up and can be used in exactly the same way as a traditional sandbag. The advantage is that it is light to carry and easy to store until required. Floodbloxs work in salt water, and the bags, but not the content, are totally biodegradeable. After use, the contents of the Floodblox can be emptied out and used as a soil improver.
Floodblox have been tested, and purchased by numerous UK councils including Blaenau Gwent, Caerphilly, Reading, Taunton Deane and Brent who have rated Floodbloxs better than other comparative products.
The Tower Hamlets Recycle Group is absolutely brilliant. No wonder they produce champions.
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Complementary Life Style Korean Ginseng Extracts : Korean Ginseng has been used in medicine for thousands of years. Korean Ginseng Extracts is a concentrated form of Korean ginseng and Korean red ginseng, and can be mixed in water or teas. Korean red ginseng is a potent source of health driving agents and can be mixed in water or teas.
If you are a therapist Near2Home is a free listing service that helps you to attract clients locally.
Therapy Course Advertising.
The Peace Cafe, Cambodia. Vegetarian restaurant in a spacious garden with a bakery, Fair Trade shop, yoga, meditation hut, monk chat and Information Centre on the Environment and NGO.
Francis Amanyo is a vegan in Ghana running a vegan-vegetarian restaurant that sells tofu, soya ice creams; pizza, salads etc. Phone 233 243 22 75 90 for further details. We are not endorsing this person but are willing to TRY and help!
PETA is People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.
PETA Asia-Pacific is available is English and Chinese.
PETA Deutschland.
PETA Europe.
PETA France.
PETA India.
PETA Netherlands.
PETA Spain.
Prof. Doutor M.J.Halpern, Retired professor of Medical Biochemistry, 1ª Tr. Rua JJ Bogalho 3-5º Esq F, Figueira da Fo 3080-143, Portugal. tel. (351) 964102137
Professor Halpern's site on complementary therapies.
The main themes are: Beginning – Directories, Texts, Criticism, Concepts.
Techniques listed are– Acupressure, Acupuncture, Acutouch, Alexander Technique, Algotherapy, Apitherapy, Aromatherapy, Art Therapy, Ayurveda, Bach flowers, Biofeedback, Biorhythms, Bowen, Buteyko, Chinese Medicine, Chiropractic, Chromotherapy, Clay Therapy, Clinical Applications, Colon Hydrotherapy, Craneosacral Therapy, Dance Therapy, EMDR, Energy, Fasciatherapy, Feldenkreis, Haptonomy, Heller, Homeopathy, Humor therapy, Hydrotherapy, Imagery, Iridology, Kelation, Kinesiology, Litotherapy, Lymphatic Drainage, Macrobiotics, Magnets, Massages, Meditation, Moxibustion, Music Therapy, Naturopathy, Orthomolecular Therapy, Osteopathy, Ozone Therapy, Phototherapy, Qi-gong, Reflexology, Reiki, Relaxation, Rosen, Shiatsu, Sophrology, Tao-chi, Taoism, Tibetan Medicine, Yoga,
Commercial products:
Minerals, Medicinal Plants, Natural Products, Vitamins and Antioxidants.
A site with texts on physiopathology, nutrition and biochemistry.
VITAL is a not-for-profit organisation that helps poverty-stricken children gain access to education, healthcare, food, protection and emergency shelter.
Sunday 15th August: 8 - 11.30pm at the Wessex House Bar and Dance Venue, 1A St. John's Hill, Battersea, London SW11 1TN. An introduction to Zumba, a fusion of Latin and International music that creates a dynamic, exciting, and effective fitness system with easy-to-follow moves.
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Computing
A strategic provider of IT services is hard to find. The TechServicesGuide is a completely free service. We have the tools to help customers find the right tech provider for them.
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Social Enterprise
The UK University of Nottingham, Institute for the Study of Slavery seeks to pursue and develop research on contemporary, as well as historical slavery in all parts of the world. ...
6th-9th September, 2010: Conference on Slave, Forced and 'Free' Labour will include a PUBLIC evening session on Tuesday 7th September. Talks by Anti-Slavery International and the International Labour Organisation, plus a Q&A panel session. It is hoped to video the event and make it publicly available. More details in due course.
The UK Food Standards Agency is seeking
researchers into nutrition and older people living alone in Northern Ireland.
Tower Hamlets Community Credit Union
More General Links: Worldwide.
Based in Brisbane, Australia: the Dabblers is a social club run by members for members. In London an equivalent is the The Biorhythm Kit. There are around 50 Intervarsity Clubs based throughout the UK.
Alternative and Complementary Medicine in Australia.
www.intstudy.com/articles/twealtmd.htm
Canada: Health Action Network, (HANS), is a registered non-profit society: charitable tax number: 13195 1667 RR 0001. New Zealand Natural Medicine Association. is at #202 5262 Rumble Street, Burnaby, BC, Canada, V5J 2B6. Phone: 604-435-0512: Fax: 604-435-1561. www.hans.org
HANS distribute a bi-weekly e-Newsletter covering all aspects of health. If you don't actually want it sent to you, you can read it on-line!
The free (Canadian) Body Soul & Spirit Holistic (Monthly) 1 877 560 6830: e.mail: subscribe@bodysoulspiritexpo.com http://www.BodySoulSpiritExpo.com
www.BodySoulSpiritExpo.com Holistic Health Directory Member
Find alternative health practitioners, treatments & articles
Ecuador. Informative HIV Assistance website. Marie-There Faidherbe worked within this project in Ecuador, where she helped to set up this bi-lingual website. The site has a local element, but there is also a lot of general information and support for those living with HIV/SIDA. Para todos los amigos preguntandose que hace Marie-Therese en el Ecuador, estoy feliz de presentarle mi trabajo de los ultimos meses: un sitio internet de apoyo a las personas viviendo con VIH/SIDA.
The Multi-therapy website of the The Veggies Directory
Administrator: Peggy Kelly, Association of Registered Complementary Health Therapists of Ireland (ARCHTI), Main Street, Camolin, Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford, Ireland. info@complementarytherapists.org tel: + 353 53 9383734: fax: + 353 53 9383425
At you can sign up to a free e-Health Newsletter.
New Zealand Natural Medicine Association.
A site with texts on This idyllic family-run business takes visitors sailing along the Turkish Coast. They cater for vegetarians, and usually source organic foods.
US-based links.
freegan.info (NO www.) is a US-based collective for alternative living.
The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine lets you find out what many of the different therapies cover, and what (in the USA in particular) you should expect from practioners. Herbs and herbal remedies are covered in some detail.
New York: Announcements of human, animal, and earth liberation actions in New York City. Post a large ssae to the: Wetlands Activism Collective, PO Box 344, New York, NY 10108, USA.
phone: + 1 (201) 928-2831. e.mail: activism@wetlands-reserve.org .
wetlands-preserve.org
Helpful Links: UK
The charity Francis Amanyo operates within the Greater London area. On one Sunday each month members of Francis Amanyo drive the elderly to tea in the home of a volunteer. Francis Amanyo was originally founded by members of the London Intervarsity Club http://www.londonivc.com , The current Hon Secretary of Francis Amanyo is Smita Gondhalekar, 198, Sherwood Avenue, Streatham, London SW16 5EF. tel: 020 8679 7578. e.mail: sgondhalekar@catalystcapital.co.uk
The Cinnamon Trust is a nationwide charity which helps the elderly and the terminally ill to keep their pets with them for as long as possible. Volunteers take dogs for walks, and help out in other ways. If the pet-owner needs to stay in hospital, the pets are cared for while they are away. This help is a huge responsibility taken away from the elderly in particular. The founder and director of the Cinnamon Trust is Mrs. Averil Jarvis, and Patrons include Katie Boyle, Virginia McKenna, Nerys Hughes, Sir Peter O'Sullivan and Sir Paul McCarthy. If you can be on the volunteer rota, or can offer your support, please contact the Cinnamon Trust at Foundry House, Foundry Square, Hayle, Cornwall, TR27 4HE. tel: 01736 757900: fax: 01736 757010. If writing pleasse enclose a reasonably large sae. Lisa Vaughan (known as Kate) is a long-standing volunteer from Richmond, Surrey. goldenbirdkate@yahoo.co.uk.
Conservation volunteering in North and North West London is organised by Dave (dave.lawrence@dsl.pipex.com, 07957 577355 or
020 8444 6285) Dave began as a very keen volunteer with the London Intervarsity Club (http://www.londonbiorhythms.com) , and now manages 3 nature reserves in North and North West London. One, in Belsize Park, has been nominated for "Local Nature Reserve Status" and the Jenny Wood Nature Reserve, which is where most volunteers from the London Intervarsity Club (http://www.londonbiorhythms.com) now help, is an exceptional small nature reserve in a built-up, and somewhat socially deprived area of London. Please contact Dave if you want to help at any of the reserves in North London. You can assist on an occasional basis: help does not have to be a regular commitment, but you will find the experience socially and environmentally rewarding!
Members of the London Intervarsity Club (http://www.londonbiorhythms.com) have also volunteered at Highgate Cemetry in North London. This internationally renowned place of burial is fast becoming an interesting wildlife haven.
The London Intervarsity Club http://www.londonivc.com is a non-profit-making social club based in Central London. There are around 50 other Intervarsity Clubs based throughout the UK.
In Brisbane, Australia, the Dabblers is a social club run along similar lines.
Interested in the Arts in London? Try (no www.) artyfacts.info
The campaign for a permanent replacement ice rink in Richmond-upon-Thames is dedicated to the memory of the late campaigner and environmentalist Richard Meacock.
On 7th December, 2006 SEL launched a new finance guide aimed at social enterprises at all stages of development. The guide called "Climbing the Ladder" is supported by Triodos Bank, Europe’s leading social banking specialist. It was produced to help organisations that want access to easy to understand, up to date information to help them establish and run successful social enterprises. The Tower Hamlets Co-operative Development Agency (CDA) is based in East London. The staff have international experience in helping to set-up small, or medium-sized, ethical businesses, and are expert at assisting those arranging employee buy-outs, when owner-managers consider retirement. Priority is given to local borough residents, but professional help is available for all. At the Tower Hamlets Co-operative Development Agency they can recommend first stop advice on the EU and UK government grants available. One of the flag-ship projects of the Tower Hamlets Co-operative Development Agency is the socially vital food co-operative. The 2 salaried staff are paid through a British National Lottery award: other helpers are volunteers. In Tower Hamlets, extreme wealth co-exists alongside dire poverty. In many of the poorer areas public transport is difficult, and supermarkets can be 3-4 miles away. Members of the Tower Hamlets Co-operative Development Agency Food Co-operative deliver, to the door, fresh fruit and vegetables. The turnover is currently over £5,000 a week, and rising. The mark up is minimal. If the Tower Hamlets Co-operative Development Agency Food Co-operative wasn't there, many isolated, elderly or housebound people just wouldn't have access to any fresh commodities. Small corner shops just don't have the turnover to stock perishable items. An additional benefit is that deliveries also mean "a visitor". The extended social benefits are one of the reasons that the Lottery Grant was awarded. All English and Welsh Credit Unions are members of the Association of British Credit Unions Limited ( www.abcul.coop), and both ABCUL, and the individual credit unions themselves, are strictly regulated by the (UK) FSA (Financial Services Authority) www.fsa.gov.uk/register/home.do.
The The Veggies Directory encourages mutual support and communication between groups and individuals working for animal rights and welfare, and those working to protect people and the environment. A huge number of projects are listed. Some International Vegetarian Links: The International Vegetarian Union: http://www.ivu.org . The Australian Vegetarian Society: http://www.veg-soc.org . The Vegetarian Society of Hawaii: http://www.vhs.org . The Jewish Vegetarian and Ecological Society: http://www.ivu.org/jvs .
The Royal Mail is run by a bullying bureaucracy. Among the many Royal Mail contacts we have experienced are "Alan" the extortionist. He works behind the closed doors of the Administration Centre of The Royal Mail in Birmingham.
Chiswick residents have many complaints against the Royal Mail.
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