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If you would be so kind, I would appreciate any votes on The Horde in the October monthly Bestee vote-off-athon. But - you know - the important thing is to vote on your favourite design. So just make sure you exercise your right!

OCTOBER BESTEE! CLICK HERE!



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Eh? EH?!]]> Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:15:16 -0600 BBC News

Tragic and terrifying. Strange that there seems to be 3 shooters. What the hell is going on?

And just days after 5 British Soldiers were killed by an Afghan Policeman. Thoughts are with the friends and families.

EDIT: Turns out that there was just the one shooter and it turns out he was not killed as officially reported hours ago.]]> Wed, 04 Nov 2009 05:34:26 -0600 ]]> Mon, 02 Nov 2009 06:01:47 -0600
If you're ordering or sending goods from a non-EU country to the UK - even as a gift - you may have to pay Customs Duty, Excise Duty and Import VAT.

Please note that where the guidance below refers to 'purchased goods' it makes no difference if the goods are new or used - for example goods bought on an auction site. And it doesn't matter if you buy them for yourself or to sell on.
Alcohol and tobacco

If you order or send purchased goods of alcohol or tobacco you have to pay:

* Excise Duty
* Customs Duty on goods with a value that exceeds £120
* Import VAT

Cigarettes and hand rolling tobacco must bear UK health warnings and fiscal marks and containers of spirits that are larger than 35cl must bear a UK duty stamp.
Perfume and toilet water

If you receive goods of perfume or toilet water as a gift from a country outside the EU then you:

* don't have to pay Excise Duty
* don't have to pay Customs Duty
* only pay Import VAT if you're ordering or sending more than 50g of perfume or 0.25l of toilet water

If you order perfume or toilet water (as an example) over the Internet from a country outside the EU then you:

* don't have to pay Excise Duty
* don't have to pay Customs Duty unless the value of the goods exceeds £120
* will have to pay import VAT on the full value of the goods

All other goods

If you order or send purchased goods other than alcohol, tobacco, perfume and toilet water from a country outside the EU then you:

* don't have to pay Excise Duty
* may have to pay Customs Duty on goods with a value that exceeds £120
* will have to pay Import VAT on goods with a value that exceeds £18

Note that on all goods from outside the EU, Customs Duty is waived if the amount of duty calculated is £7 or under.

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All packages that exceed £18 are taxed, and as soon as they are taxed, they receive at least a £8 handling fee from Royal Mail (or UPS).

It's basically frucking useless.

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Who pays the tax and/or duty and when

Excise Duty

If you're ordering or buying alcohol and/or tobacco from an EU country, Excise Duty must have been paid by the seller or sender before the goods are sent otherwise they can be seized by customs on arrival in the UK. Payment is made using the 'distance selling' procedures - see link at the end of the guide.

If you're ordering or buying alcohol and/or tobacco from a non-EU country, Excise Duty must be paid by the recipient once the goods have arrived in the UK but before the goods are delivered.

Customs Duty

If you're ordering or buying goods from outside the EU, any Customs Duty must be paid by the recipient once the goods have arrived in the UK but before the goods are delivered.

Import VAT

If you're ordering or buying goods from outside the EU, Import VAT must be paid by the recipient once the goods have arrived in the UK but before the goods are delivered.

In addition, there may be a handling fee to pay to the carrier. Follow the link below to find out more.

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Getting more help and advice

If you need more information about ordering or buying goods abroad to post to the UK, you can contact the VAT, Customs and Excise Helpline on Tel 0845 010 9000. Lines are open from 8.00 am to 8.00 pm, Monday to Friday except bank holidays.
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Does anyone have a large plasma TV? Does it have whirring fans in it?

The possibility of noisy cooling fans is the only thing putting me off a plasma at the moment as I think it might drive me insane.

If anyone knows anything about this stuff, help me out.

Panasonic Plasma

LCD

I checked out the new LED screen, and they are ubersexy, but they are still a bit overpriced at the moment. The only ones in my price range were the edge-lit LED screens and I want a backlit LED screen.

I'm hoping this all makes sense to someone. One of you had to work at Dixons.]]> Tue, 27 Oct 2009 12:19:54 -0500 Mezo

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;'(]]> Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:43:44 -0500 The Resistance (clue is in the title I guess) seems to be a warning about a authoritarian dystopia with particularly big nods towards 1984.



Anyone else worried about the the possibility of a one-world government?

Tony Blair is going to made the unelected President of the European Union, ffs! Appointed for services to the illuminati?

That forged WMD dossier was embarrassing at the time, but it seems to have paid off for him now.

Also - Obama signing the climate change treaty. How do you feel about that? Is climate change even real?

Who are the Rothschilds? And why do they want to implant a chip in me?]]> Mon, 26 Oct 2009 12:49:47 -0500



]]> Mon, 26 Oct 2009 10:05:50 -0500 ONE - a charity devoted to tackling global poverty.



I've been asked to be part of a judging panel to select entries and it would be nice to see some stuff come from this community. There is no prize, per se - other than having your design printed worldwide, and the knowledge that your artwork is being sold to make money to support a good cause and make a difference!

The thrust of the brief is to produce a design in black ink on a white tee or white ink on a black tee with a second ink for a splash of colour.

And it must incorporate the 'ONE' logo! Hi-res and vector versions of the logo are available via the below link...

COMPETITION GUIDELINES AND SUBMISSION PAGE

The deadline is November 3rd 2009. I appreciate that is short notice and being not-for-profit, it might be hard for anyone to dedicate any significant time to it - but if you have any old designs that you could modify, or existing artwork that you could mash-up to make some kind of franken-design, then that would be rad.

Thanks for listening!

YES WE CAN!]]>