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Empty tents, upturned gazebos and chilly-bins sit abandoned while air-beds and broken jandals litter the ground.

A new video has emerged showing the large amount of waste and camping equipment left behind after the Rhythm and Alps music festival, held in Wanaka on New Year's Eve.

Alex Turnbull, general manager of Rhythm Group Entertainment, the company behind the festival, said the mess is becoming increasingly typical of concertgoers worldwide.

''I think it's the new reality where people think that it is OK to just leave things because someone else is paid to clean it up," he said.

''I doubt after staying at your friend's place you would just drive off and leave your stuff on their front lawn.''

In a temporary city, built for 10,000 people and evacuated after 48 hours, it is inevitable that some things will get left behind, but Turnbull thinks the increasing availability of cheaper camping equipment is contributing to the growth of the mess.

''In the weeks before summer some places advertise these cheap tents specifically for music festivals and not for serving wet or windy conditions.

''They often don't last, zips break or it's too much of a hassle so it is just easier to abandon them there.''

The site has since been cleared and cleaned by local community groups and schools looking to fundraise.

''Our focus after the festival is getting it cleaned up as fast as possible and keeping the locals happy," Turnbull said.

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Festivalgoers fail to clean up after Rhythm and Alps music festival, held in Wanaka on New Year's Eve.

Empty tents, upturned gazebos and chilly-bins sit abandoned while air-beds and broken jandals litter the ground.

A new video has emerged showing the large amount of waste and camping equipment left behind after the Rhythm and Alps music festival, held in Wanaka on New Year's Eve.

Alex Turnbull, general manager of Rhythm Group Entertainment, the company behind the festival, said the mess is becoming increasingly typical of concertgoers worldwide.

''I think it's the new reality where people think that it is OK to just leave things because someone else is paid to clean it up," he said.

''I doubt after staying at your friend's place you would just drive off and leave your stuff on their front lawn.''

In a temporary city, built for 10,000 people and evacuated after 48 hours, it is inevitable that some things will get left behind, but Turnbull thinks the increasing availability of cheaper camping equipment is contributing to the growth of the mess.

''In the weeks before summer some places advertise these cheap tents specifically for music festivals and not for serving wet or windy conditions.

''They often don't last, zips break or it's too much of a hassle so it is just easier to abandon them there.''

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Picture: David Bailey Koombana pontoon a sure bet

Beachgoers jumped for joy with the installation of Bunburys first floating swimming pontoon, as the city sweltered through a scorching weekend.

Located in the boating prohibited area at Koombana Bay Beach, the swimming pontoon features non-slip UV resistant decking, two ladders, and low-maintenance lightweight fabrication.

Beachgoer Shontaye Hempelis, 12, said she had already jumped off it about 50 times.

Its really good, she said.

I want to use it heaps this summer.

Bunbury Mayor Gary Brennan said the pontoon was a fantastic addition for families and individuals who frequent Bunburys beaches.

This pontoon will benefit swimmers of all ages over the summer months, he said.

Leisure beach activities such as this help to encourage people to visit our beaches and complement other beach activities such as the recent Stand Up Paddleboard operator and the gazebos and shade sails already at Koombana Beach.

If the hot weather at the weekend is any indication, Bunbury beaches are sure to be packed this summer.

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Palmdale, CA (PRWEB) January 14, 2014

Whats the key to attend more sales? Diversification. Leading canopy tent supplier ace canopy has decided to leave no stone unturned in its quest to offer canopy tents to the public. Temporary shelter has many applications but has been limited to higher income customers due to cost. This year, Ace canopy has decided to create of line of pop-up tents and temporary canopies that are more affordable yet look more like the expensive kind. Many customers want canopy tents for temporary use but cannot afford them. Due to the cost of heavy-duty materials, Ace is bringing out a new line of light duty framed and center material canopy tents for temporary use that still look like the higher end quality tents.

Ace canopy CEO and founder Michael Stein says, Due to the economy for the past several years. Many customers have held out from getting canopy tents due to their budget. Our new line of canopy tents and gazebos enable the customer to have a product that looks expensive, but cost much less. Granted that the frames of material are not as of high quality as our heavy-duty models this still gives the customer an opportunity to have a product that looks good, albeit only temporary use.

Many of the canopy tent patterns were modeled after the higher end shelters, but the thickness of the fabric and gauge of the steel frames were minimized to bring down the cost. According to the canopy company, many customers only need these tents for a weekend or 2 out of the year, but would like something that looks nice but cost much less than the industrial models. The company also wanted to compete with rental companies. Many times a rental company will charge nearly 30% of the actual cost of a tent. The new ace canopy models are approximately 60% less than the commercial grade canopies. This makes owning an option as opposed to renting.

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Austin, Texas (PRWEB) January 14, 2014

Kathryn Weber announces the release of her 2014 Feng Shui Forecast, Year of the Horse on Amazon. 2014 Feng Shui Forecast, Year of the Horse is a complete feng shui forecast for all of 2014 with predictions and outlook for money and investments, real estate, love and auspicious colors to wear in the year ahead. The book gives advice for all house and bedroom directions, plus predictions for all Chinese zodiac signs and advises on monthly feng shui changes.

What can we expect in the Year of the Horse? The fire element is strong this year and thats going to do good things for real estate, investments and stock market, and travel, said Kathryn Weber, author. Weber also points to strong gains in business for women to key positions, like Mary Barras appointment as CEO of GMC announced late in 2013. Women have a real shot at moving ahead financially and maybe even crashing through that glass ceiling in the Year of the Horse, according to Weber.

The 2014 Feng Shui Forecast, Year of the Horse is an annual publication written by Kathryn Weber that makes feng shui predictions for the year and for all house directions and Chinese zodiac signs. The forecast has been published for over eight years for readers of her feng shui e-Zine, the Red Lotus Letter (redlotusletter.com), and has been published for the past three years on Amazon. This annual forecast has been well received by Webers 20,000 newsletter readers and is currently No. 4 in sales of feng shui books on Kindle.

ABOUT KATHRYN WEBER

Kathryn is one of the leading experts in feng shui on the Internet with her feng shui e-Zine (Internet newsletter), the Red Lotus Letter. The Red Lotus Letter is a popular and long running feng shui e-Zine on the Web. Weber has been featured in magazines and websites such Seventeen, First for Women, Faces, Conceive, Natural Health, Asia Pool and Spa magazines, CBS MoneyWatch, and Entrepreneur.com, and designed feng shui jewelry collections for HSN. Her newspaper column, Living Space, is syndicated through Tribune Content Agency and is read in papers and websites such as the Sacramento Bee, San Jose Mercury News, Orlando Sun-Sentinel, and Chicago Tribune.

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One of the main principles of the ancient art of feng shui involves chi, or energy. Furniture, art and accessories are always placed with the flow of chi in mind, so that the homes energy is not blocked, trapped or rushed out. For example, ample space should be maintained in each room so that the chi can continue to circulate, and an open traffic flow is always encouraged.

Another concept within the feng shui philosophy is yin/yang, which means a balance of opposing things. In life as well as in design, nothing is all black (yin) or white (yang), but a balance can be created when using both in unison. Yin is considered the female energy, and yang the male. Yin/yang is also applied to colors (yin being muted; yang, bright), lines (yin, curved; yang, straight) or objects yin, soft; yang, hard). A balanced combination of yin and yang makes a nicely designed space, and will also appeal to both sexes.

Five elements in feng shui are also used to create balance: water, wood, fire, earth and metal. These elemental representations refer to the actual materials themselves, as well as to their corresponding colors and shapes. Water is represented by the color blue and curvy shapes, wood by greens and columnar shapes, fire by red and spiky shapes, earth by browns and rectangular shapes, and metal by pastels and round shapes.

According to feng shui principles, if there is too much fire in a room, it will be over stimulating. Too much earth is boring, too much water feels cold, too much wood feels hard, and too much metal, rigid. Yet all these elements can be combined to create a space that looks and feels beautifully balanced.

Another way to create balance is by using symmetry. Options include arranging furnishings of similar size across the room from each other, or taking the architectural features into account and placing furniture accordingly. Another balancing trick is using soft, curvy and comfortable (yin) pieces along with hard, straight and sleek (yang) pieces, or patterns and smaller accent pieces (yin) along with stripes and larger items (yang). It is usually advisable to use a combination of these colors, shapes and textures in a room, so feel free to mix it up!

A mirror should not be hung directly across from a doorway, as it will reflect the chi back outside; a mirror should not be located near the bed if you have sleep problems, as it stirs up the chi; and mirrors should be hung high enough so that the tallest persons head isnt cut off (bad chi!). Also, a mirror should not reflect anything uninteresting or unflattering, like a blank ceiling or a person eating, sleeping or talking. However, placing a mirror opposite a great view is a wonderful way to expand the room, as well as accent natures beauty inside.

For those of us that are looking to create a more comfortable home, feng shui is a helpful tool . Ask yourself: are there items in each room that are hard and soft, curved and flat, warm and cool, reflective and dull? Take some time to insure that your home has a nice balance of all lifes shapes, sizes, colors and textures.

Linda Lawrence is the owner of HouseCalls for Redesign. Contact her at housecalls4redesign @comcast.net or 728-2732, or visit housecalls4redesign.com.

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The co-organiser of the Pathumwan stage said the intersection was an area that was safe and a good location for shooting pictures. Yet it was also easy for anti-government protest leader Suthep Thaugsuban to move if he wanted to march to other rally sites.

"The PDRC leaders once thought of having the main stage at Ratchaprasong intersection. But someone said it was the same spot that the pro-government red-shirt protesters had gathered - so we should let them have their great memories," he said with a laugh.

Dangkamon revealed that his set-up at the site was for three days only, but said he did not know how long the battle will last.

He said several well-known people would take part as speakers, such as energy expert ML Kornkasiwat Kasemsri, former Engineering Institute of Thailand president Tortrakul Yomnak, and radio anchor Fongsanan Chamornchan. But he has also invited musical bands to join, such as the Blue Sapphires and the CU Band.

Dangkamon, who directed the acclaimed "Spring Awakening" and "Siam Niramit", became the co-organising chief after the PDRC closed the capital for half a day on December 22, and held rallies at five stage sites. He said stage programmes were managed by three parties - academics from Chulalongkorn University (CU), Thammasat Alumni for Thailand's Evolution (TTE), and PDRC core leader Satit Wongnongtoey. CU will run morning events and co-organise with TTE for afternoon events, before the PDRC takes over control in "prime time", in the evenings.

The stage, LCD projectors, and audio equipment were brought from the Rajdamnoen rally site.

Meanwhile, Wasan Paileeklee, a key member of TTE, said his group decided to join the Pathum Wan rally as strong supporters of the protest, by inviting guest speakers and setting up an exhibit on political knowledge at the site. He said his group would today officially hand the rally stage over to the PDRC, given that Suthep was marching to visit many sites yesterday.

He said CU and TU had a long-term relationship. That was why TTE came to this rally stage.

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