text: Share: Comments Print August 16, 2014 at 11:41 PM Seahawks Daily Top 10: What we learned against the Chargers, and more Posted by Bob Condotta Ten notes and links for Sunday. 1, Here's my review of five things we learned in Friday night's game. 2, Jerry Brewer, meanwhile, says the Seahawks offense is evolving into a unit that can be much more explosive this season. Writes Brewer: This is, easily, the fastest and most diverse receiving corps the Seahawks have had under Pete Carroll. Two of their top four wideouts, Percy Harvin and Paul Richardson, can run the 40-yard dash in 4.3 seconds, and their speed amazes you every time they run. The other two members of their top four, Doug Baldwin and Jermaine Kearse, can make plays down the field. Three of those four receivers are smallish, with Kearse the only one having even average size. Still, they can be a formidable group. And outside of that top four, they also have a former track star, Ricardo Lockette, vying to remain on the team. At running back, if the Seahawks indeed attempt to vary their run game more than usual, backups Robert Turbin and Christine Michael both have a burst that can complement Marshawn Lynch's bruising style. Turbin showed what he can do in the open field during a 47-yard run against the Chargers. The improvement of second-year tight end Luke Willson, whose 4.51 40 time is blistering for his position, adds another dimension. And Russell Wilson is one of the most mobile quarterbacks in the NFL. 3, ESPN with some of Tharold Simon's thoughts on the penalty that called back his 105-yard penalty. 4, Here is more of what Simon had to say about that play from the official quote sheet: (On his positioning on his pass breakup as well as his nullified interception) Yeah, I just had to get my feet wet for the first time. When I went up for that first one I felt a little jitters and then I was locked in. I told myself "next play" and then the next play came – the next few plays came – I made sure I got the pick (On if his fellow defensive backs will give him a hard time tonight) Yeah, they're going to give me a very hard time. They gave me a hard time on the sideline. But once that happened like I said you got to go to the next one. (On his conversation on the sideline with Richard Sherman after the nullified interception) Richard just came up to me and was like "that was a bad call." He told me "great position, great play, they're going to review it, and stuff like that." He's always in my ear telling me either "bad play" or "good play." (On the fact that despite the flag, he will still show up on film making an interception) It's a great feeling. I mean, just to get out there and get reps, go out there and prepare for the next play, next game. It's just fun being here. 5, One thing I know there will be as roster cutdown time looms is questions about practice squad eligibility. Here's a good primer. It can be a little confusing, especially in trying to calculate accrued service time. Also, remember that players have to be waived first, which then makes them available to every other team, before they can be re-signed to the practice squad. Seattle lost WR Chris Harper in that mode last year, cutting him with the intent to get him on the practice squad, only to see the 49ers swoop him and sign him (he's now with the Packers and had one catch for one yard Saturday and is in a fight for a roster spot this season). 6, Will Brinson of CBSSports.com was impressed by some of the fare at CenturyLink Field. 7, So how much difference can throwing just one TD pass make in an NFL passer rating? Consider that Russell Wilson Friday night was 11-13 for 121 yards but with no touchdowns. Saturday night, Green Bay's Aaron Rodgers was 11-13 for 128 yards, but with one touchdown. Wilson's passer rating? 105.4. Rodgers'? 133.3. And speaking of the Packers, Seattle's first regular season opponent, looks like Matt Flynn might be the backup QB to Rodgers. 8, San Francisco coach Jim Harbaugh finally accepted the ice-bucket challenge, but not the one from Pete Carroll. 9, A couple Chargers links to pass along — The San Diego Union-Tribune takes a guess at the team's final 53, with some insights along the way into Friday's game; and Chargers coach Mike McCoy not happy about the performance against the Seahawks. 10, The Seahawks next play the Chicago Bears. Here's a good resource for everything Bears from ESPN. And we'll give the last word to Jesse Williams, who appears to be telling everyone not to question that he'll be back: Not if But When. — Jesse Williams (@ThaMonstar) August 17, 2014 Comments


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One of the best things we ever did as a family was cancel cable.
We did it about twelve years ago, when the children were very young. I used to watch TV non-stop during the day, just to have noise on. I still played with the girls, but the TV was always there.
Then one Thursday night I realized that I was depressed again. And I was always depressed on Thursdays. Tracing it back, I realized it was because I watched ER, which was a very depressing show! And I decided that I didn't need that in my life anymore. So the TV was gone.
And because of that, my children weren't exposed to inappropriate things too early. They know how to play by themselves. They used to make up games. They read a ton.
It isn't that we're total saints. We subscribe to Netflix. We watch shows on YouTube. But we're very picky about what we watch, and so we're not watching just anything because it's on, like I used to. You don't even miss TV shows that way, because the good ones come out on DVD a year later anyway. We're catching up on Heroes right now, which is quite good in its first season. But we don't watch TV all night. Just for an hour a few nights a week, after the kids go to bed. And they hardly watch any at all. Cancel cable and you suddenly find you have your life back!
Besides, cable costs a lot of money. Often you're looking at a bill of between $60 and $120 a month, depending on your package. Netflix is $7.99. That's a huge savings when you cancel cable!
I mentioned all of this in a syndicated column recently, and then got into an email conversation with Deanna Grove, who runs The Garden Place in Frankford, near my home. She writes this:
As a side thought, I also don't believe the excuse some people may use that it's cheap entertainment. I wonder what would happen if we challenged parents to try leaving the t.v. off for one whole week? I can guess that a typical family would be wondering around the hallways after supper like lost souls…for a couple of days. But then I think they'd find far more interesting and productive things to do. And, hey, they might actually get around to doing things they've wanted to do for a long time, but never had the time to do it! It may be a little more difficult for teenagers, though, with their peer pressures.
I was thinking about what she said, and it reminded me of meeting the author Gordon Korman when I was 13. He was 18 at the time, and had several best selling youth novels under his belt. He wrote his first at 13. It was a school project his teacher recommended he expand upon. And since then he's written dozens of novels.
But imagine: being a published author at 13. You can do that when you're not wasting your time on television.
It's hard to quit, I know. I did it. You're sure to get resistance from your family. But I tell you, it was the best decision we ever made. Even if all you do is keep TV for weekends, so that the kids have to save up for it, or only let them watch one show a week, that they pick in advance, that's better. But the problem is that TV isn't only bad for the kids; it's bad for the adults. It keeps us from doing more productive things.
Let me leave you with something else Deanna wrote, as she details her journey to give up television (remember Deanna owns a garden shop):
John and I live in Frankford, and after reading your column on "television watching," I just had to let you know how much we agree with you and what steps we've taken to realize what a waste of time (sorry to be so blunt) watching t.v. is/was.
A few years ago, before moving from Mississauga to Frankford, we questioned the amount of "useful" t.v. we watched and up until then subscribed to many stations. Because we spent from April to October outside we didn't even turn on the television during those months at all. So, we "downsized" the channels and decided to cancel cable. We didn't miss the extra channels one bit. Then when we moved here in 2007, our cable options were non-existent and again, we questioned whether we were interested in watching t.v. The answer was an honest "no." So, for 2 years, we haven't watched t.v. Do we miss it? Well, we get all our news whenever we feel like it from the internet, are more in tune with our community, because we have more time to do so, and occasionally purchase good movies for entertainment in the winter. We have time to read books and be together. The house is actually clean (in the winter), we enjoy cooking and having friends over – in an unstressed manner – and (here's the real kicker) are less annoyed. Yes, "annoyed." We get tons of extra jobs done in the house that we never had time for before and are happier people. And when we put the t.v. on, can't believe the useless entertainment with commercials inserted every 7 minutes or so intruding on our precious time. So, the answer is a great, big "NO." I doubt we'll ever hook up our t.v. now. We both think that most television programs are useless, uninformative, fake, annoying, loud, an insult to our intelligence, transparent, did I mention annoying, and such a waste of time!
So, in answer to your question in your column "…leave that infernal screen behind, are you with me?…" Our answer is "YES!!!" And now, I'll stop being a hypocrite and get off the "checking my emails" computer, and get outside while the sunshine and birds and fresh air are calling us. These are the important things to us.
And they're important to me, too. So if you've been feeling the urge to cut down on TV (or even go all the way and cancel cable!), here's a roadmap to help:
1. Post sign-up sheets on the fridge where people can sign up with what TV shows they want to watch that week.
2. Make them earn TV by spending time outside/in active play.
3. Post a list of at least 20 ideas on the fridge of things to do instead of television, so that if anyone says "I'm bored", you can send them to that list.
4. Invest in some fun board games, and start a family games night at least once a week after dinner.
5. Move the TV to the basement, to an out of the way place, so it's not staring at you in the living room all the time.
6. Set up the furniture in the family room so that instead of being oriented towards the television, it's oriented towards playing games.
7. Pray!
Good luck, and may you beat the TV habit, too!

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FRIDAY, Nov. 16, 2007 (HealthDay News) -- Checking on fetal heart-rate patterns can offer insight into how a child's nervous system will develop through its toddler years, a U.S. study finds.
Johns Hopkins and U.S. National Institutes of Health researchers checked fetal heart rate and variability -- the degree to which heart rate increases and decreases within a specific time period -- six times from 20 weeks through 38 weeks of gestation in 137 women with normal pregnancies.
When the children born to the women were between 24 months and 36 months old, the researchers assessed their mental, motor and language abilities.
Greater variation in fetal heart rate at about 28 weeks gestation predicted better performance on a standardized developmental exam at age two, and better language skills at 30 months, said the study, which is published in the November/December issue of the journal Child Development.
Fetuses that had more rapid gains in heart rate variation beginning at 20 weeks gestation had quicker progression through childhood mental, motor and language milestones than children who had slower fetal gains in heart-rate variations.
According to the researchers, the findings suggest that the basis of individual differences in children's development begins during gestation.
"Further demonstration that these and other indicators of fetal functioning supply important information about the developing nervous system will enrich our understanding of the importance of the prenatal period of life," study lead author Janet DiPietro, a professor in the department of population, family and reproductive health, and associate dean for research at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, said in a prepared statement.
"In turn, such knowledge can contribute to the formation of strategies focused on improving prenatal functioning in these arenas by facilitating pregnancy well-being. However, since current obstetric care already routinely evaluates heart rate patterning as an indicator of fetal distress, pregnant women do not need to seek out additional information about their baby's heart rate from their providers," DiPietro said.
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Given annually to recognize the most significant accomplishment in advancing the exploration of space during the previous year, the Space Foundation's John L. "Jack" Swigert, Jr., Award for Space Exploration will be presented in 2018 to the Cassini Mission team.
Cassini's active mission of more than 20 years, and 4.9 billion miles traveled, provided a detailed understanding of the Saturn system, including its rings and moons. According to NASA: Cassini has revealed never-before-seen events that are changing our understanding of how planetary systems form. Data and images from the mission will be analyzed for years to come and are expected to result in new discoveries and understanding of our solar system.
The 2018 Swigert Award will be presented April 16 during the opening ceremony of the Space Foundation's 34th Space Symposium at The Broadmoor in Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA. The ceremony is co-sponsored by Northrop Grumman. See complete Symposium information at www.SpaceSymposium.org.
A joint endeavor of NASA, the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Italian Space Agency, Cassini launched on October 15, 1997, from Cape Canaveral. The mission was named for 17th Century astronomer Giovanni Cassini.
After flying by Venus and Jupiter, Cassini reached its destination in June of 2004. In 2005, the mission delivered the Huygens probe to Saturn's moon Titan. After its primary mission, the tour was extended twice.
The spectacular finale of the mission occurred on September 5, 2017, and gained world-wide attention as the spacecraft, having expended most of its rocket propellant, was directed into the planet for destruction.
The Cassini mission provided a better understanding of Saturn, its rings and many moons and altered concepts regarding how planets form around stars.
The John L. "Jack" Swigert, Jr., Award for Space Exploration honors astronaut Jack Swigert, a Colorado native who served with retired U.S. Navy Captain James A. Lovell, Jr., and Fred Haise on the legendary Apollo 13 lunar mission, which was aborted after the perilous rupture of an oxygen tank en route to the Moon.
In 1982, Swigert was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, but died of cancer before taking the oath of office. The Space Foundation, founded in 1983 in part to honor Swigert's memory, created the Swigert Award in 2004 in tribute to his lasting legacy of space exploration.
The Swigert Award was last presented in 2016. Recent recipients have included:
- 2016 Pluto New Horizons Exploration Team
- 2015 Rosetta Comet Exploration Team
- 2013 NASA Mars Science Laboratory Mission Team
- 2012 NASA Kepler Mission
- 2010 The Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS) Mission Team
- 2009 NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander Team


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The Grande Prairie Athletics advanced to the second round of the NPHL playoffs following a 4 to 3 win over the Dawson Creek Canucks on Tuesday night.
With the win the A's made it four straight and swept the Canucks and while a sweep may indicate an edge towards one team it would be hard pressed to find anyone who could say it was an easy series for the eventual winners.
Last night showcased much of the same story we've seen all series as neither team could gain any type of significant advantage or momentum. The Canucks led after the first 2 to 1 before the A's took the lead in the second scoring twice to make it 3 to 2. Dawson would tie it in the third only to see the Athletics score once more in the final 10 minutes to push ahead 4 to 3. That would be all they could get and all they would need.
Grande Prairie defeated Dawson 4 to 3, 2 to 1, 2 to 1 and 4 to 3 respectively. According to league statistician Chris Clegg it is the first time in the 61 year history of the NPHL that a series was that close but over that quickly. As another indication as to how close this series was, the only two goal lead in the series came way back in game one when Grande Prairie would hold a 3 to 0 lead before the Canucks would score 3 of their own to tie it.
The win puts Grande Prairie into the Western Final against their long time rival the Spirit River Rangers.
Spirit River is coming off a sweep as well as they defeated the second place Fort St. John Flyers and are looking like they don't want to give up their title as champion quite yet.
Last season both clubs met in similar circumstances with Spirit River defeating Grande Prairie 4 games to 2 and eventually would go on to win the Campbell Cup.
Both teams will have some time to recover and regroup as it's expected the next round will begin next Thursday.
NPHL Update:
Three of the four series in the opening round have concluded. In the West, as mentioned, both the Grande Prairie Athletics and Spirit River Rangers advanced following 4 to 0 series wins.
In the East the Manning Comets moved into the second round after sweeping the High Prairie Regals. The Comets now await the winner of the Grimshaw Huskies/ Falher Pirates series. Grimshaw opened up a 2 to 0 series lead but the Pirates have bounced back to even the series at 2. Games 5 (Thursday) and 6 (Saturday) go this week with a potential game 7 looming Tuesday the 25th.


text: Philippine Airlines may be forced to ground its fleet permanently if it cannot boost its pilot ranks by October. Twenty-five pilots resigned abruptly last month, seeking employment elsewhere. They say bad work conditions and worsening labour disputes led to their en-masse resignation. International regulations stipulate that pilots cannot fly more than 1,000 hours a year. By October, most Philippine Airlines pilots would have reached their limits. Marga Ortigas reports from Manila, the Philippine capital, on the 70-year-old company that was deeply affected by the global economic crisis and had to cut costs. SOURCE: Al Jazeera Business & Economy Asia Pacific


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"Yoga has been around for over 5,000 years as an exercise that focuses on the health of the body and the mind. Yoga has been shown to build strength and flexibility over all areas of the body." The new Essential Educators "Yoga" mini tear pad is a beginner-friendly resource for enhancing anyone's yoga experience with essential oils. It discusses how oils benefit a workout and offers quick ideas for both aromatic and topical application. Also included are instructions for a yoga mat cleaning spray and a quick yoga stretch (that you can do anywhere). Designed for class use or to share with samples, the "Yoga" mini tear pad contains 50 sheets—plenty to share with your team, contacts, friends, and family!
The yoga presentation also coordinates with our "Chakras" mini tear pad. This tear pad introduces the seven chakras as energy centers in the body. It lists essential oils that help open and balance each chakra—and explains application methods. Finally, it illustrates four basic yoga poses for balancing chakras.
Since yoga is such a hot topic, we've linked all our previous yoga-related blog posts below so that you can learn even more about using essential oils with yoga!
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Centerpieces don't always have to have flowers. A centerpiece with mainly fruits and some succulents makes for an unusual, but lovely centerpiece for a Thanksgiving or general autumn dinner table. I used a basket frog to secure the top-heavy fruit branches in this shallow fruit bowl, and it worked out perfectly.
Flowers/fruits: persimmon, citrus, ornamental pepper, date, succulent
Place the basket frog at the center of the bowl insert your citrus branches with equal weight distribution on each side. If you don't distribute the weight evenly, the branches (and your frog) will topple over.
Add the persimmon branches.
I found these lovely ornamental peppers at the market. Their color compliments the rest of the arrangement beautifully, so I added some in between the citrus and persimmon.
Place the succulents on one side of the centerpiece for some lovely asymmetry.
Finally, add the dates for some additional texture and for a draping effect. Not only is this fruit-centric centerpiece beautiful, but it will last quite a long time!
Styling and design by Kiana Underwood Photography by N. Underwood


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Thank you to all of our volunteers for making this years Family Fun Zone and Military Clinic a success! The feedback from the Veterans was not only inspiring but a true testament to how helpful PGA Reach and PGA Instruction is to the Veteran Community. Thank you to Harbor Shores for your hospitality and as always your pristine practice facility. The Veterans appreciated the top notch instruction, equipment and facility. For more pictures check out the link below: https://www.facebook.com/SPGAKitchenAid/photos/?tab=album&album_id=1121490787907710
The community breakfast was a cheer filled morning with waffles, chicken, bacon, coffee, juice and a prideful commUNITY. Many people stopped by for the food and stayed for the golf. Golfzilla, Golfgator and a hitting bay were set up in a large open space and kids of all ages came out and tested their skill against the mighty Golfzilla. The kids enjoyed having the PGA instructors there to help get them closer to firing away at Golfzilla. We saw kids of all skills and ages, and everyone left with a full tummy and a smiling face! Thank you to Kitchen Aid, The Senior PGA Championship Team and our local PGA Professionals. To see pictures of this event click the link below:


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HVAF Partnership
The Clinic is proud to partner with the Hoosier Veterans Assistance Foundation of Indiana (HVAF) to provide legal services to homeless veterans in our community. This targeted partnership allows the Clinic to assist veterans with a variety of legal issues--including expungement, bankruptcy, family law issues, and more—to ensure that those who have faithfully served our country have the help they need.
All clients the Clinic serves in this program are referred directly from HVAF, which guarantees that while we work with them, they also have access to other vital social services that can help them get back on their feet.


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Introduction to "Parkinson's Gave Me Gratitude For..."
In this new series of articles entitled "Parkinson's Gave Me Gratitude For...", we explore how chronic illness can, ironically, help one to pause, stop and think and reflect. Such diseases can force us to take time out from other modern sicknesses: a sense of constant urgency; rushing around from one crisis to another; hectic, stress filled working lives, and to learn instead to appreciate and understand the things which are, actually, important for our emotional wellness. In an odd sense, acute physical illness can force us to confront (and in doing so, heal) our mental and emotional health issues. It invites us to reconsider, and with new understandings, to change, to evolve and to grow as more spiritual, gentler beings.
Part 1: Family
I'm really proud of my brother. Two boys born less than twelve months apart, at the dawning and waning of the very same year in fact, could not be more poles apart, cats-and-dog different.
I was an introverted creature, studious, low energy, extremely academic. Dave is a vital animal, outgoing, high energy and, whilst having an animistic wisdom, left school at 16 with barely a qualification to his name. A "pass" in Rural Studies, if I remember correctly.
Dave strived hard to be independent, and had got the mortgage for his first house by his early twenties. He worked in a tropical fish shop, as a simple shop assistant on a low wage, but knew what he wanted and set out to get it. I went on to sixth form and then University. I studied for two degrees, never knew what I wanted to do and did not get my first job until 24. I fell into an academic career.
Dave has stayed in Northamptonshire most of his life, with just a brief aborted sojourn in Spain. I left home at 18, travelled the world, moved around a lot. For more than half my lifetime, Northampton has been a distant memory.
My love was for science, engineering and mathematics, I spent most of my time in the inner spaces of my mind. Dave's love is animals, nature and the natural world. He is an outdoors man, in every sense of the word.
I have changed, become altered, separated from my past selves, who I look back on with a tinge of disdain, on the rare occasions I care to glance back. I became self-confident, brash, arrogant and sure of myself in my career. I took no prisoners in my Science. I was good. Very, very good. My career became my life. Others around me suffered in my dogged pursuit of excellence.
Dave, needing more money to finance his natural pursuits, started working for a local printer. He worked hard, by all accounts he was very, very good too. It did not fulfill him. His job was merely a means to end. Dave has essentially remained himself, remained true to his core, is still in essence the young man who I left at 18 and barely saw for many years. He is now more mature, more worldly wise, kinder. But still the avatar of himself. A force of nature.
My career was cut short by Parkinson's Disease. I lost my Great Love, my life's pursuit and have had to grieve. To change and adapt, to evolve once again or perish. I'm currently lost, at sea, not sure what to do or what I am capable of. Yet Dave has found his Calling, in his family and his career. Very bravely, he formed his own business, Raptorxotics. He has squared his own circle and now his animals, family and work are one.
And he is very, very good.
This article also forms part of my book "Out-Thinking For Life: Lessons Learned in the Crucible of a Chronic Illness".


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We haven't heard many rappers from Delaware, but we definitely like the style of BONESRIVERSIDE from Wilmington. With "Word Around Down", he's definitely got the street heat to put the city on his back. He rocks an uptempo beat with a steady flow that'll have your head bobbing along to every rhyme. He's got a real rawness to his rhymes, and we know he's gonna bring something new with every drop.
You gettin' down to "Word Around Down"? Bump the track, and hit up BONESRIVERSIDE on Twitter.
Quotable Lyrics
Ears to the beat, ears to the streets
Word around town's that I'm in it knee deep
Ears to the beat, ears to the street
Word around town's that I'm in it knee deep


text: About Caporn Young FremantleCOMPANY HISTORY In less than ten years, Caporn Young has grown to become known as the leading and most respected "results-driven" Real Estate firm in Perth. Our reputation is acknowledged by our customers, our staff and even our peers in the world of Real Estate. Naturally, our reputation is something we regard as being vital to the trust customers place in us to advise them on the buying, selling, letting or investing in property. However, we'll never become complacent. We know that we have to continually develop and improve. To do this, we recruit people to be part of our team who show by their everyday actions that we have shared values. We confidently invest in the future of our brand, our people and our systems. The result of that commitment is tangible. We have a motivated, respected and polished team. Our brand is synonymous with excellence in all we do, and we are the preferred choice for hundreds of clients every year. We confidently and enthusiastically invite you to "Come See Why". Clients usually have very positive things to say about our Claremont, Fremantle and Applecross offices. "Energetic, Stylish and Transparent" are the most used descriptions. This mirrors what we call "The Caporn Young Way" - a cornerstone of our success and our reputation. VISION Caporn Young aims to be the leading and most respected "results-driven" Real Estate firm in Perth. MISSION STATEMENT - Caporn Young is a team of highly trained, innovative and creative real estate professionals who strive to understand our client's needs - and then exceed their expectations. - We're a winning team that celebrates equally. both ours and our clients' success, - We relentlessly search for better ways of doing business and never lose focus that we're all about people - not property. - We cherish the contribution of every team member. We're a vibrant team that enthusiastically embraces every challenge. - We love what we do - and you'll see that we're incredibly passionate about it. TEAM VALUES As a team we commit to the following values: Integrity- We do what we say we will do. Our word is our bond and we are always accountable for our actions. Knowledge - We're well researched, appropriately trained specialists who thoroughly understand the WA property market. Innovative - We're never complacent. We're always improving, evolving and reinventing, continually searching for better ways. We are bold and aligned with the best. Fun - We are always positive and vibrant. Ours is a fun environment where you can feel the energy. Energy that's working hard for our clients everyday. Caring - We show empathy and understanding. We listen hard and focus on the things that our clients tell us are important to them. Reliable - We'll never let you down. We do what we do exceedingly well - and set out to outperform every time. Team - We deal openly with each other with direct and honest communication. We play by the rules which are clearly defined. We support each other in times of need and we value everyone's role. We honour our individual and corporate commitments and are always loyal to the team. We only play to win, we learn from our mistakes, and we celebrate our successes. Service - We understand our client's needs and always strive to exceed their expectations and deliver exceptional results. Systems - We continually invest in new technologies to help us be even more efficient. We're always evolving and we never let being good detract us from our goal of being great. Courageous - We step up and embrace every challenge head on. We understand pressure builds inner strength and greatness. We're always breaking new ground. Culture - Our culture is our code and we understand that culture is caught not taught.


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Highbury Apartment
Start: 01/2012 End: 04/2012 Gross area: 78 sqm
Services: Landlord Consent, Planning, Building Regulations, Tender, Contract Administration.
J Foster Architects remodeled an existing 41 sqm flat within a late-Victorian terrace back in 2012. The addition of a roof extension created a spacious 78 sqm 2-bed 2-bath, duplex apartment with stunning views over Highbury New Park Conservation Area. The new dormer box was clad in quartz standing seam zinc. The project was a pilot for CNC manufacture of the staircase and bespoke joinery items using furniture grade plywood.


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Sunday, November 27, 2016
Quotes to Ponder #1 - Unexpressed Gratitude
3 comments:
- Sister Susie Says said...
Hi, Nellie!
As a Christian, I have so much to our GOD to be grateful for that I could spend my every waking moment expressing my thanks to Him; as so with all my family and friends too! Thank
you, Nellie, for making me think about this! I love you all, Susan
- November 28, 2016 at 7:41 PM
- Nellie's Cozy place said...
Hi Susan,
Yep, it is so true, we all have much to be grateful for as God Blesses us so much.
So easy for us to take it for granted tho, and to take for granted those around us that
he works thru to bless us. We need to practice thanking God and thanking people!
A good quote that really makes you think for sure.
Thanks for being a good sister-in-law and for all your prayers for us as a family.
You are appreciated very much..........
Love ya, Nellie
- November 28, 2016 at 10:20 PM
- Sister Susie Says said...
Dear Nellie,
Thank you for your love to me. Joyce Meyers daily devotion for today speaks directly to the thought you have listed! When we don't communicate our love and "gratitude" to others, it is one of the things that grieves our GOD! I surely don't want to do that to Him or anyone else! Humbleness and forgiveness is definitely a gratitude that should always be spoken and not just left in our hearts and unknown to others! Thank you again for this thought provoking mention.
Love you all, Susan
- November 29, 2016 at 10:55 AM


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|Save your prayers man, she would have laughed at them anyway!
Season 1 Episode 3
Written by: Harley Peyton
Directed by: Tina Rathborne
Original Air Date: April 26, 1990
"Good Morning Kernel Cooper!"
At the Great Northern, Audrey waits for Agent Cooper to come into the dining room. They have a seat and he asks her to write her name down for him. Agent Cooper compares it to the "Jack with One Eye" note that was slipped under his hotel room door. Upon seeing her hand writing, he deduces that Audrey is the author of the note. She explains she wanted to help him and says One Eyed Jacks is a place where men go and women work. Audrey also tells Cooper that Laura worked at the perfume counter at Horne's department store. Cooper then tells Audrey her hand writing suggests a romantic nature. He sees Harry and Lucy walk in and tells Audrey she has to leave, but not before Audrey thanks Cooper for talking to her.
"Break the code, solve the crime."
When Harry and Lucy sit down, Cooper tells them he had a dream. He starts telling a confused Harry and Lucy about the little man in the red room and his cousin who looked exactly like Laura Palmer. Cooper says she whispered the name of the killer in his ear, but he can't remember. Dale thinks his dream is a code and if they can break the code, they can solve the crime. Then Harry gets a call from Andy about trouble at the morgue. Cooper simply responds, "Albert."
"I want no interference from this hulking boob!"
At the morgue, Albert and Dr. Hayward exchange some serious angry banter that leads to a near fight. Albert wants to run more tests on Laura's body and Doc Hayward thinks her body needs to be released. Andy stands back just watching as Ben Horne tries to diplomatically solve the problem. He tells Albert that he needs to consider the feelings of the Palmer family. Albert snarks at Ben and then tries to resume his work. In response, Doc Hayward pulls the plug on the drill Albert is about to use on Laura and they nearly start fighting again. Then Cooper and Harry walk in and break it up. Albert starts insulting Harry by saying, "I want no interference from this hulking boob!" Harry responds by punching Albert in the face and Albert falls onto Laura's dead body. Cooper quickly takes charge and tells Harry to wait outside. Then he orders Albert to finish his tests by noon and release the body for the funeral.
Meanwhile at the Palmer's house, Leland watches Invitation to Love while receiving a sedative from a nurse. The doorbell rings and then we hear a soft voice that says, "Uncle Leland?" Leland looks up and sees Laura's nearly identical brunette cousin, Madeline. Leland stands up in surprise and says, "Madeline...Maddy?" She smiles and nods, but then a sad looks comes across her face. She tells him how sorry she is and starts crying as they embrace.
"I have a homicidally jealous husband!"
Over at the Double R Diner, Norma has a meeting with her husband Hank's parole officer. He tells Norma that Hank will likely be released soon and asks how she plans on helping him adjust. Norma answers that she can give Hank a job at the diner. The officer hits on her and asks how she handles all the "romeos" that must come into the diner. Norma says she usually them tells about her homicidally jealous husband who is soon to be released from prison.
"Ducks on the lake!"
Cooper and Harry head to Leo Johnson's house where Dale is awed by ducks swimming on the lake. Then they go to interview Leo, who is outside chopping wood. Leo isn't friendly so Cooper cuts to the chase and starts running down Leo's arrest record. He asks Leo where he was the night Laura Palmer was killed. Leo answers that he was in Butte, Montana and says Cooper should verify that with Shelly, because he called her that night.
Major Briggs tries to have a discussion about Laura's upcoming funeral with Bobby at their house. He asks Bobby to put out his cigarette. Then starts telling Bobby about the benefits of closure that a funeral can provide. Bobby acts disinterested and plays with his lighter. The Major tells Bobby not to be afraid of the funeral. Bobby cops an attitude and screams that he's not afraid and plans on turning the funeral upside down. Then Betty Briggs walks in and awkwardly asks if they're ready to go.
"Look it's trying to think!"
Over at the Sheriff's station, Albert runs down the contents of his findings with Harry and Agent Cooper. He tells them Laura had a problem with cocaine and was tied up twice on two different locations the night she died. It makes Cooper remember that the little man's cousin told him in his dream that, "sometimes my arms bend back!" Albert tells them he found soap at the railroad track. He thinks the killer likely washed his hands before kissing the dead body. He also shows them a picture where claw marks are on Laura's shoulder. Harry says, "An animal?" Albert quickly snarks, "Looks it's trying to think!" Harry and Cooper both look offended. Then Albert shows them a fragment found in Laura's stomach with the letter "J" on it. Andy interrupts and tells them that its time for the funeral. Albert asks to speak with Cooper alone and shows him a report he wants to file against Harry for punching him. Dale tells him he's not going to file it, because Twin Peaks is a special place with good people. Albert isn't happy and storms out. After Cooper tells Diane to look into real estate for him in Twin Peaks, which he assumes will be at a very reasonable price.
"It's Laura, James!"
Nadine runs into Ed's arms at their house and kisses him. She's over the moon and says, "Last night was wonderful." She feels like they're really together again. Then Nadine talks about the past and Ed's relationship with Norma. She says despite what a good looking couple they made, she knew Ed would change his mind once he got to know her. Nadine hears a motorcycle and asks if it's his. Ed says its James' bike, but Nadine can't remember who James is. Then James walks in and tells them he's not going to Laura's funeral. Big Ed tries to encourage him to go and reminds him that it's for Laura.
Back at the Great Northern, Audrey sneaks into her secret room in the wall to listen to Ben's conversation in his office. She hears her mother and Ben disagreeing about how to explain to Johnny that he can't wear an Indian headdress to the funeral. She peaks through the hole in the wall and sees her brother Johnny crying. Dr. Jacoby whispers to Johnny, "let it go." Then Johnny reluctantly takes the headdress off and cries as Jacoby hugs him.
"Don't Ruin This Too!"
Later the funeral begins in the graveyard and the minister reads a lovely sermon for Laura. Cooper keeps watch of everyone and he exchanges a flirty smile with Audrey. He notes that Bobby perks up when he sees James lingering in the background. Then the minister says that he loved Laura and will miss her the rest of his days. Johnny Horne screams "Amen!" and it prompts Bobby to scream amen too! Bobby then screams at the crowd and claims everyone knew Laura was in trouble, but no one helped her. He tells them to save their prayers, because Laura would have laughed at them anyway. James gets worked up hearing him and starts to charge at Bobby. In return, Bobby charges him back as Cooper, Big Ed, Mike and Harry try to keep them from killing each other. Bobby screams at James, "You're a dead man!" Then out of nowhere, Leland completely breaks down and jumps on Laura's casket. The casket bobs up and down from his weight as he cries, "Laura...my baby!" Sarah Palmer kneels downs and scolds him through tears, "Don't ruin this too!"
"It Felt Like Somebody Hit Me With A Log Splitter!"
At the Double R Diner, Shelly entertains a couple of old salts at the counter by imitating Leland at the funeral crying on Laura's casket. They all laugh as the camera pans over to a nearby booth where Harry, Hawk and Big Ed are sitting together. Cooper walks in and Ed warns Harry to be careful who he trusts. Then Cooper sits down and Norma takes their order. Cooper immediately notices that Ed is in love with Norma. Then Harry starts to tell Dale about a case they've been working on to stop drugs from getting into Twin Peaks. He says they've been investigating Jacques Renault and they think Jacques drugged Big Ed at The Roadhouse. Ed describes the experience by saying, "It felt like somebody hit me with a log splitter!" Dale enjoys some pie as Harry goes on to explain that there is a secret society in Twin Peaks called The Bookhouse Boys. Harry says there has always been a sort of evil in the woods for as long as anyone can remember and the boys have always been there to fight it.
After they take Dale over to the Book House, where the coffee is free. They meet up with Joey Paulson and James Hurley, who have Bernard Renault, Jacques' brother, tied to a chair and gagged. Harry says they found Bernard with a ounce of cocaine. They question Bernard about Jacques, but Bernard says they need to ask Jacques themselves. He says Jacques should be coming to work at the bar soon. Dale wonders why Bernard would tell them where to find his brother. Outside we see Jacques Renault waking up to the Roadhouse. He notices a red light blinking on the top of the building and runs off. Jacques heads to a pay phone and calls Leo to say Bernard is in trouble. He tells Leo they need to make a border run. Leo takes off just as Shelly is coming home. He coldly tells her she doesn't need to know where he's going. After Shelly hides a gun in the kitchen.
"Josie What's Wrong?"
Harry asks Josie what's wrong at the Packard's house. She tells him nothing as he tells her how beautiful she is. Harry gets Josie to open up and she says she thinks Catherine and Ben Horne want to hurt her. Then we see that Catherine is listening to their conversation via the house's intercom. She hears Josie tell Harry that she found two ledgers for the saw mill, but when Josie goes to get the ledgers, she only finds one. Then we see Catherine smile and hide the other ledger in her desk. Pete walks in and Catherine tells him to be a man next time and ask her directly when he and Josie want to snoop. Nearby Josie asks Harry if it's possible that someone killed her husband Andrew. She wonders if they'll kill her too. Harry promises to protect her and they end up making out on the floor.
Over at the graveyard, Cooper sees Dr. Jacoby show up with flowers to put on Laura's grave. Cooper asks Jacoby why he wasn't at the funeral earlier. Dr. Jacoby starts to tell him about how he feels like a terrible person, because he stopped caring about his patients long ago. He explains that Laura changed that for him and he just couldn't come to her funeral. Jacoby says he hopes Laura can forgive him.
"Somebody Dance With Me!"
In the Great Northern dining room, Dale and Hawk talk about dream souls. Hawk tells Dale about a Blackfoot legend where dream souls wander to far away places. Dale wonders if that's where Laura is. Hawk says the only thing he knows for sure is that Laura is in the ground. Then they toast to Laura. Nearby Leland starts begging women on the dancefloor to dance with him. Leland becomes distraught and begins crying again. Hawk and Cooper decide to intervene and take him home. They walk him out in tears and then we cut to a shot of the light at Sparkwood and 21 turning red.
End of show!
This episode is definitely one of the most classic of the series. The funeral scene where Leland jumps on the casket is such a uncomfortable mix of tragic yet humorous emotion. Albert shines in the early part of the episode with his amazing one liners, but we also get a good blend of mystery. The reveal of the Bookhouse Boys is so much fun. I noticed Harry said they were going to take a "ride" to the bookhouse, but it was always my impression that the Bookhouse was very close to The Roadhouse. Either way, the end scene where Leland once again needs to dance always touches me. Knowing how the series plays out always makes me feel conflicted about feeling bad for Leland. However I do feel his struggle and I think Ray Wise is a damn fine actor!
Recap of Episode 2 < ----------> Recap of Episode 4


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3.30.17 Spinach with Everything
I have to admit, I really struggled with what to call this dish. In fact, it's safe to say that the only reason I settled on Spinach with Everything was that I desperately needed to post and coming up with just the right name was the only thing holding me back. With infinite time and energy, I'd be able to come up with a better name; one that accurately illustrates why this dish has got to be the best way to eat spinach. It's a bold claim I know, but just listen.
I've always felt that spinach gets a bad rap; more often than not relegated to forgetful side dish status. But let's think about this for a minute. Come early spring, what's the first fresh green thing you find at farmer's markets amid all the old cellared root veggies? Frost sweetened spinach. And in my opinion, the first fresh greens of the year have got to be celebrated.
I picked up plenty of the stuff at a recent farmers' market, and immediately set to work cooking it up. And as icing on the cake, I looked through my fridge, found all of my favorite things, and added them in as well. Things like garlicky naan, chopped up and roasted until crispy, creamy burrata, toasty walnuts, tomatoes, shallots - as the name implies, everything. I thought at one point I may have gone a bit overboard, but when I tasted this glorious mess, and realized that what I had on my hands was some of the best spinach I'd ever had. It's hearty enough to work as a main dish (topped with a runny fried egg if you're craving more protein), but also makes a great side to a piece of roasted fish or grilled chicken. The fact remains, Spinach with Everything, is everything.
Spinach with Everything
Serves 2 as a main course or 4 as a side dish
- 3 oz naan or pita bread, cut into 1" pieces
- 2 ½ Tbsp olive oil, divided
- 1 garlic clove, smashed
- ⅓ cup walnuts
- 1 medium shallot, thinly sliced
- 1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ tsp pepper
- ¼ tsp crushed red pepper flakes
- 2 tsp red wine vinegar
- 1 tsp honey
- ⅓ lb spinach, roughly chopped
- 4 oz burrata, torn into pieces
- 1 Tbsp chopped chives
1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
2. Toss the naan or pita bread and smashed garlic with ½ Tbsp olive oil. Spread on one side of a baking sheet, spread the walnuts on the other. Place in oven and bake until golden and toasty, about 10-12 minutes.
3. Heat 1 Tbsp olive oil in a pan over medium high, then add the shallot and cook until it just starts to crisp up, about 3-4 minutes. Add the tomatoes, salt, pepper, and crushed red pepper and cook until tomatoes soften, another 2-3 minutes. Add the remaining 1 Tbsp olive oil, red wine vinegar, and honey and cook 1 minute more.
4. Remove pan from heat and add the spinach, tossing until coated and just beginning to wilt. Mix in the toasted naan or pita, and walnuts. Transfer to a plate, top with torn burrata and chives and serve immediately.


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Australia will reveal what politicians we want
Voters Down Under will show our MPs whether people want directionless crowd-pleasers or leaders with conviction
Politicians nearly always get into trouble when they attempt to get down with the kids. The leader of Australia's Opposition Liberal Party, Tony Abbott, should have known he was playing with fire when he agreed to talk to Katy Perry, the American pop star, during a radio phone-in. Mr Abbott told Ms Perry that he loved her song Hot N Cold and wished it could be his anthem. He didn't appear, however, to have paid attention to the lyrics of the catchy hit. "You change your mind like a girl changes clothes," sings Perry. "You're hot then you're cold/ You're yes, then you're no."
It was not Mr Abbott's first gaffe of the week. He'd also provoked hilarity when he told a crowd of supporters…


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- Season 3 Episode 1
Time Has Come Today
- Airdate:09.21.2006.
The doctors of Seattle Grace help Izzie cope with the loss of her fiancé, Denny, and her decision to quit the internship program. Meredith must decide what the future holds after her hospital liaison with Derek. The Chief is confronted by his wife, Adele, after spending the night in his office, and George seeks relationship advice from a surprising source.
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series regulars:
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Patrick Dempsey as Derek Shepherd
Sandra Oh as Cristina Yang
Isaiah Washington as Preston Burke
Katherine Heigl as Isobel "Izzie" Stevens
Justin Chambers as Alex Karev
T.R. Knight as George O'Malley
Chandra Wilson as Miranda Bailey
James Pickens, Jr. as Richard Webber
Kate Walsh as Addison Shepherd
Sara Ramirez as Callie Torres
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Kate Burton as Ellis Grey
Loretta Devine as Adele
Steven W. Bailey as Joe
Jessica Tuck as Shannon's Mom
Sarah Utterback as Olivia
Joanie Fox as Sara's Mom
Mis Qesley as Karen's Mom
Pepper Sweeney as Lisa's Dad
Robin Pearson Rose as Patricia.


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Proofpoint said it is adding policy-based encryption to its email content filtering appliance.
The upgraded Proofpoint Secure Messaging software, slated for availability in June, adds Voltage's identity-based encryption (IBE) technology to the existing content-filtering capabilities, according to company officials. With this addition, Proofpoint's appliances will automatically encrypt email based on policies set by administrators as the messages leave the corporate network.
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We dodged the rain by all of five minutes on this shoot. After packing up my gear and climbing into my car, the rain began nearly instantly. I had a great afternoon with Ashley and Josh. We started out at the Eastbank Esplanade and walked down to the Steel Bridge and then headed up to Council Crest Park to do some shots overlooking the city. The fog was thick and low, so the view was the tops of clouds instead of the buildings of downtown, but it was no less impressive.
Josh and Ashley, thanks for such a fun afternoon and I'm so looking forward to shooting your guys' wedding this next summer!


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Well folks, it's the beginning of November, and that can only mean one thing: breweries around the country are JUST NOW releasing their long-awaited, seasonally-appropriate, locally-sourced pumpkin beers! [pauses; presses finger to ear piece; blushes; cuts to commercial (for beer distributor pushing last of its pumpkin beer)]
We've got a nice, low-key weekend on tap for you. After last weekend's Halloween festivities we, like Warren G. Harding* and post-WWI America, return to normalcy. Business as usual here tonight: only local craft beers, only well-balanced cocktails using the best ingredients, ony thoughtful, well-executed food by Chef Monique, and only the best music recorded on the most aesthetically and acoustically virtuous medium known to man. Then, tomorrow, we'll tap a Four Seasons Brewing Company Firkin. at 8 p.m. (after you're done with Beers of the 'Burgh's Winter Warmer). $5 pints of Kickin' It Kölsch conditioned with raspberries (or "Himbeere", for our Kölsch-swilling friends from Köln).
In general, you should know, things are busy (but good) here at the IBC, as we work hard to open our next-door, bar named _____. We anticipate that space being open for business on _____. **
See you at the Independent.
Pete K.
* You know -- the west-coast rapper.
** We're happy to say that we'll (finally) be filling in these blanks very soon. Thank you all for your support and patience. We hope that we will bring you something that will be worth the wait.


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If there is a better argument for the superiority of Dolby Atmos over other formats including IMAX and Auro, we are yet to see it.
The Atmos mix saves what is actually a fairly mediocre movie and propels it to it another plain.
In spite of the opening title cards which state that (in effect) at that point in space there is no oxygen to transmit sound, the decision was made to fill whatever emptiness there was on wide shots with musical drones. This was the biggest disappointment in the soundtrack. With such a compelling lack of space being created within the disaster scenes and within the helmets, to then have the vastness of space filled with mundane droning was a let down.
If you are going to see this movie then it MUST be in Atmos. If you can't see it that way then don't bother. It's not a great movie but it is rescued from itself by a wondrous and breathtaking design and mix job that fills the vacuous space (and storyline) with complexity and fear.
I'm so looking forward to mixing in this format, it offers lots of challenges but that what I love about my job…figuring out challenges.


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Love You (to the moon & back)
What about the people you love? Matthew 22:23-33
"Teacher, Moses said, 'If a man dies without children, his brother should marry the widow and have a child who will carry on the brother's name.' Well, suppose there were seven brothers. The oldest one married and then died without children, so his brother married the widow. But the second brother also died, and the third brother married her. This continued with all seven of them. Last of all, the woman also died. So tell us, whose wife will she be in the resurrection? For all seven were married to her." Matthew 22:24-28 NLT
Jesus replied, "Your mistake is that you don't know the Scriptures, and you don't know the power of God. For when the dead rise, they will neither marry nor be given in marriage. In this respect they will be like the angels in heaven. "But now, as to whether there will be a resurrection of the dead—haven't you ever read about this in the Scriptures? Long after Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob had died, God said, 'I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.' So he is the God of the living, not the dead." Matthew 22:29-32 NLT
So God doesn't care about people?
Jesus replied, "'You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your mind.' This is the first and greatest commandment. A second is equally important: 'Love your neighbor as yourself.' The entire law and all the demands of the prophets are based on these two commandments." Matthew 22:37-40 NLT
The depth of your love for God is demonstrated by how deeply you love people. 1 John 4:7-20
Dear friends, let us continue to love one another, for love comes from God. Anyone who loves is a child of God and knows God. But anyone who does not love does not know God, for God is love. God showed how much he loved us by sending his one and only Son into the world so that we might have eternal life through him. This is real love—not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as a sacrifice to take away our sins. Dear friends, since God loved us that much, we surely ought to love each other. Dear friends, since God loved us that much, we surely ought to love each other. 1 John 4:7-11 NLT
Such love has no fear, because perfect love expels all fear. If we are afraid, it is for fear of punishment, and this shows that we have not fully experienced his perfect love. We love each other because he loved us first. If someone says, "I love God," but hates a fellow believer, that person is a liar; for if we don't love people we can see, how can we love God, whom we cannot see? 1 John 4:18-20 NLT
How are you treating the people God loves?
The questions you want to ask raise other questions you need to ask.
Who is going to be in heaven because of you?
If the depth of your love for God is shown in how deeply you love others, how deep would you say your love for God is?


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Fresh, clean, light, bright, sophisticated, timeless and functional are all words that accurately describe this striking bathroom in Oak Park, Victoria.
It's these characteristics that were the key inspiration for home owner Clair Hill and exactly what she had hoped to achieve when visualising her perfect bathroom design.
After recently completing a renovation on her living room, Clair decided it was time to upgrade her 1950's bathroom so that its aesthetic could better reflect the style of her beautiful new living area. The main focal point piece for this space is a huge black and white Coco Chanel artwork that oozes elegance, sophistication and class. The all white lounge is punctuated by matte black curtain rails, a glass table, and big palms in woven baskets – it's modern, clean and inviting; exactly the look and feel Clair wanted to carry through to the bathroom.
Being Clair's first bathroom reno. she was a little apprehensive about the re-modelling process and felt a lot of pressure on to get it right. She was dealing with a very dated bathroom that was problematic in terms of its size and its layout. The existing dull brown and cream tiles were an issue and despite looking dated, also made an already compact bathroom feel even smaller. Then there was the matter of the bath to deal with. No longer a requirement for Clair's family, she wanted to take it out and replace it with a walk-in-shower to help open up the area and allow the layout to make better use of the available space.
After having done some online research Clair was confident with the look and style she wanted to create but wasn't sure how to go about executing it all. She made the decision to seek the advice of a bathroom design showroom. After receiving an initial quotation for $15,000 Clair was completely taken a back and her hopes for a new bathroom became quashed.
Thankfully after overcoming the initial shock, Clair sought a second quote and it most certainly paid off. Upon a recommendation from her builder, Clair visited the Bourne Bathroom showroom in Flemington. She met with Michelle, Bourne's bathroom design consultant who was able to bring Clair's sparkling champagne vision to life with a beer budget!
Michelle took one took one look at Clair's ideas and knew exactly what to recommend to create the style she wanted, however she was able to achieve this for almost a quarter of the price that was quoted by the previous bathroom retailer. Clair was able to create the bathroom of her dreams with everything she wanted for a total spend of $4,000! And with the money that Clair saved on her Bathroom she is now re-doing their 4th bedroom and painting the exterior of the house.
"Michelle was intuitive to my ideas and knew exactly what would work for the aesthetic I wanted to create. She was able to keep things well within the budget while still using great quality products'' | Clair, Home owner.
Having a monochromatic colour scheme was important to Clair as it offers the flexibility to freely change the colour accents by way of towels and accessories. This means she and her family will never tire of the space and can easily make updates as trends change.
White subway tiles that go all the way to the ceiling were incorporated to make the space appear larger and to draw the eye upward. White was chosen to reflect the natural light coming in and to brighten the space. Large format rectangular grey tiles with light black flecks to match the tapware were used for the floor to ground the space and to also add a little bit of drama.
A custom 2 metre long walk-in-shower was added so both of Clair's children could use the shower at the same time. A round white high gloss above-counter basin brings a sculptural element to an all-white vanity which works beautifully with the matte black tapware. The black was chosen as it makes a bold graphic statement that packs a punch and is easy to keep looking clean.
All of the products were sourced from Bourne Bathrooms under the direction of their design consultant Michelle. It was Michelle's expertise that was vital to the smooth delivery of the project. Her knowledge of building regulations, ergonomics, standard sizes and placement distances meant that Clair didn't need to worry about whether her bathroom would be compliant.
"Bourne Bathrooms were so easy to work with. The installation only took two days out of what was a 7 week renovation period. Delivery was free and the service was impeccable".
This streamlined, minimalistic and modern bathroom beautifully reflects the Coco Chanel aesthetic it was designed to and there's no doubt that this strategic renovation will also add lot a value to Clair's property. The best thing about it is that she didn't have to spend a fortune. Bourne Bathrooms know their products and had a great understanding of Clair's vision. They advised on where to spend and where to save to meet the budget while working with Clair to create a design was functional and beautiful.
This renovation is living proof that by seeking the advice of a company who care about their customers it is possible to create the bathroom you have always dreamed of (without the price tag).