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I'd stay and talk longer today, but I've got to get to bed. I need to get up early tomorrow to go to the embassy in San José to apply for a new passport. Doesn't really sound like the most fun of activities, but if we play our cards right, we may be able to get a Döner Kebab out of it.
I thought I should get a picture of me with my passport, though, in case it gets lost along the way. It was a good passport, and over the last 10 years I used it so much that I had to get more pages put in (a service which used to be free, but apparently now they're charging $82 for). Let's hope the new one has a lot of pages, because I've still got itchy feet!
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Module One – how to find ideas and the importance of observation.
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The University of Findlay men's basketball team claimed a 79-49 win over Ashland University on Saturday, January 28 in Croy Gymnasium. The victory gives the Oilers a 15-4 record on the season with a 9-3 mark in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC).
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CCS Estimates
What are CCS estimates?
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- This is based on the parent's entitlements and the session fees on the Master Roll.
- CCS estimates expire after two weeks of not being paid.
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- Please note: these values are purely estimates. In some circumstances, it is possible for a different amount to be paid depending on entitlement changes.
How can I turn CCS estimates on/off?
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Where can CCS estimates be found?
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One of the tags that is currently doing the rounds on BookTube is 'Non-Fiction November' – a month long readathon encouraging us all to read more non-fiction than we normally would. Having watched a fair few of the videos I've been inspired with lots of great recommendations, including Sister Outsider and Walls Come Tumbling Down from Jean at Bookishthoughts, so I thought I'd pull together my own reading list for the month ahead.
In case you were wondering, I've stuck to the categories that Non-Fiction November creators – Olive and Gemma – originally picked:
NEW: Another day in the death of America – Gary Younge (Guardian Faber Publishing)
Realistically this book could have fit into any of the four categories, but as it only came out at the end of September I thought it was fitting to pop it under 'new'. This is a timely – and from what I can tell – a much needed study of gun usage and accessibility in America. Younge picks a single day at random, Saturday 23rd November 2013, on which ten children and teenagers were killed by gunfire and tells their stories – one per chapter. This book offers an inside look at US society as well as a portrait of modern-day America – I genuinely think this will be one of my books of the year, but I'm trying not to hype it up too much!
IMPORTANT: Girl Up – Laura Bates (Simon & Schuster UK)
Laura Bates is the founder of the #EverydaySexism project, which has been one of the most influential feminism campaigns of recent times. In Girl Up Bates tackles feminism head-on; she dissects prejudice by delving into a number of topics including sex, relationships and false representation in the media. I've put this under the important category because as Bates so eloquently put it in a Guardian interview "all feminism means to me is that everyone should be treated equally regardless of their sex." and until this happens, we should be taking notice.
CONTROVERSIAL: Marching Powder – Rusty Young (Pan)
This has been on my to-read list for longer than I care to divulge – countless friends have recommended this to me, particularly with the current popularity of the Netflix show Narcos. Marching Powder is the story of an English drug mule in Bolivia. When convicted and put into the San Pedro prison, McFadden starts running illegal tours – I've lumped this one into the controversial category as it is a murky window into South American drug culture, the violence between other inmates in the prison and McFadden's struggle for survival.
FASCINATING: In Order to Live – Park Yeon‑mi (Fig Tree)
I've been almost morbidly fascinated by Kim Jong-un's regime in North Korea for a few years now and whilst I've read countless articles about it, I'm still yet to read a full non-fiction account from an insider detailing what life is really like there. Yeon-mi writes about her escape from the dictatorship under which she lived, as well as the mental and physical journey she endured to become a human rights activist; this book is meant to be a real eye-opener to the struggles that many escapees face in their quest for freedom.


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Finding a place of aliveness
What does it mean when my companion says to find a place of aliveness?
Am I looking for an image, a place of safety, the same place that I usually go to for resourcing in my body? How can we work with this suggestion?
The suggestion to 'find a place of aliveness' may come at the beginning of a Focusing session, as part of the lead-in to the body. The companion helps the Focuser to bring their attention to their body, becoming aware of how it feels inside. It is helpful to find a place of aliveness at the beginning of a Focusing session because it puts you in touch with a bodily felt, physical experience of being Self-In-Presence. You know it; you experience it fully, and you can return to it during the session whenever you need to remind yourself of your intrinsic sense of well-being. This is especially useful when you are going through a difficult time, or being with strong emotions. It is a resource; a practical way of grounding yourself in your experience of being in Presence.
Why do I suggest that you look for a feeling tone or quality of aliveness? Would not 'Presence' work just as well? We talked about it in the class, and discovered that different words work well for different people. The word 'Presence' may not be easy for some people to identify. How do you know you are experiencing Presence? The bodily felt experience is often non-verbal, so you look for something that it can relate to more easily. And then it can show you, through a subtle physical sensation or sense.
The quality of aliveness may show itself though a sense of being awake, or in the flow; warm or expanded; open, somehow. It is not stuck, contracted or blocked. If you listen and attend carefully to your body, you may notice that there are parts that feel more at ease or flowing than others. Often when we Focus, people tend to go towards parts of themselves that are difficult, feeling uncomfortable or tight somehow. And this is a good thing. This is where your body wants you to go. It is calling for attention, and so you give it, with gentle curiosity, and this enables it to open and release. And before you do that, it is helpful to find a place in your body that feels alive or flowing first, and hence this suggestion during the lead-in.
You can notice what happens to blocked or stuck places in you when you bring a kind, gentle attention to it. It becomes more alive as you stay with it. You might notice the tight or stuck place is beginning to move around. You might get more information from it, such as how it is connected to your life, and what are the difficulties that are underlying it. And it might release and feel easier in the body as you stay with it. If you are finding images that fit with the felt sense of the whole thing, you can notice how the images progress from the inanimate towards animate and sentient. For instance, something that started out as a heavy rock in your chest may turn into an egg that has a chick inside. Or something that feels external to the body may transition to something there in your chest.


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Monte CarloOctober 1, 2010 at 21:56 | Posted in biscuits | 2 Comments
Tags: Arnott's, biscuit, cream, jam, monte carlo
Monte Carlo. A name imbued with decadence and romance; casinos and royalty, James Bond and Formula One. Just how have Arnott's distilled this heady mix into biscuit form?
The Monte Carlo is a 'jam and cream' biscuit, and is a remarkable feat of biscuit engineering. On first inspection it seems like it has some sort of pink cream filling. However, you soon discover that actually that is a layer of sticky jam wrapped around a regular cream interior. I have no idea how they achieve this; I sort of imagine them making round balls of jam-coated cream, and then squashing them between two biscuits. The jam is really sticky; it gets into your teeth and adds a kind of chewiness to the thing which is somewhat unexpected.
I actually think this is a companion biscuit to the Iced Vovo. The Iced Vovo is a kind of throwback to British high tea, and this is the same. It's an attempt to distil a jam-and-cream Victoria sponge cake* into biscuit form. I guess the 'Monte Carlo' thing is to give it a kind of continental sophistication – like taking English tea in the Hôtel de Paris. Like the Iced Vovo, its all rather fussy and overdone; this is a blowsy biscuit that is really trying too hard. It features some up-market ingredients – but only in trace quantities. The jam, for example, does contain raspberries – but is mainly apple, with raspberry not featuring until after such additives as food acid. The biscuit part contains honey, but way down the list along with raising agents and the like.
In terms of re-creating the experience of eating a Victoria sandwich cake, however, Arnotts have excelled themselves. Victoria sandwiches are rather heavy, sickly affairs that make you feel a bit ill if you eat too much. The Monte Carlo re-creates this perfectly; there are twelve in a packet (a refreshingly even number), but your correspondent had to admit defeat after just seven – and the last one was really ill-advised and brought back memories of eating too much cake at parties.
I'm going to give this a four out of ten. Clever engineering, but not a great biscuit.
*For those interested, here is the recipe for a Victoria sandwich. Note it is important to only use British Imperial measurements; if you use metric equivalents or any kind of electric beaters the cake will not work properly.
Cake ingredients
8oz butter or margarine, softened
8oz caster sugar
4 eggs
8oz self-raising flour
2 tsp baking powder
For the filling and topping
4 tbsp strawberry or raspberry jam
5oz butter, softened
10oz icing sugar
1-2 tbsp milk
Grease two 8 inch cake tins and line the bases with baking paper. Set the oven to 350F.
Tip the cake ingredients (butter, sugar, eggs, flour, and baking powder) into a large bowl and beat vigorously for about two minutes with a wooden spoon.
Divide the mixture evenly between the tins and level the surface with the back of a spoon.
Bake for 25 minutes, until risen and golden in colour. The cakes should be springy when lightly pressed. Leave the cakes in the tins for a few minutes, then run a knife around the edge of the tins and turn out on to a wire rack and leave to cool.
To make the filling, beat the butter for the filling in a large bowl until soft. Add half of the icing sugar and beat until smooth. Add the remaining icing sugar and one tablespoon of the milk and beat the mixture until creamy and smooth. Beat in the milk, if necessary, to loosen the mixture.
Spread one of the cakes with the jam, then a thick layer of the buttercream filling, and then put the other cake on top (top upwards) and sprinkle with icing sugar. Serve on a doily.
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I have to disagree with you here – the monte carlo is one of Arnott's best products, beaten only by the Peppermint Cream and possibly the Scotch Finger. The sweet, crumbly biscuit, creamy filling and chewy coating (which I never realised was supposed to be jam) come together in a very complimentary and satisfying way. I think it's a matter of expectations – if you pick up one of these expecting a recreation of a high tea of course you're going to be disappointed, but measured strictly against other (mock) cream filled biscuits the Monte Carlo is definitely the king. The size, excellent crumbly biscuit base and chewy jammy twist all combine to place it ahead of its peers.
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Video: Lamborghini Aventador Takes Flight With AutoCar
When someone comes to ask you if you want to spend an entire day with the Lamborghini Aventador coupe and roadster versions, the only correct answer will be:
"Yes, please!"
Or... "Si Si Prego," in bad Italian if you want to have them for a few extra days.
This is exactly what the guys over the British magazine AutoCar did when they were invited to spend the day with the Aventador.
What can you do when you have both the Aventador Coupe and Roadster in your garage? Not much, right? While most of the people will try to put them next to their usual competitors, AutoCar decided to do something a little bit more interesting. They put the two supercars one next to the other and wanted to see which one is the best. In theory they should deliver the same driving experiences, but in real life is a little bit different.
AutoCar didn't put the two models on a 0 to 60 mph test, not quarter mile or top speed. Instead they wanted to see if the two models can fly!
Check out the video after the jump to see which of the two Aventador models did the best on this test of jumping talent.
Video: AutoCar Jumps Lamborghini Aventador
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The roadster is for sale now at all Lamborghini dealers, but the waiting list is more than a year before delivery in most cases.
Cruise over here for all the details on this desirable machine, which can hit 60 mph in less than 3.0 seconds as well as store its two-piece carbon targa panels in the front trunk.


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The ISPO Bike 2012 show opened on Thursday August 16. The bicycle show in Munich, Germany, displays all the new developments in bicycles, parts, accessories, e-mobility and so on. Of course Bike Europe is there. To give you an impression of ISPO Bike 2012, we present a photo report straight from the show in Munich.


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Q: What type of soccer fan are you?
A: I'm glad you asked. In team based sports, I always root for the underdogs, except in tennis (because Serena) and other individual sports >> where the better player needs to win. I grew up in the heyday of ManU and its EXTRA fans, and at that time I just wanted anyone playing ManU to win, but they've been humbled in recent times, so…
I don't know much about soccer, and I am sure the tell is that I call it soccer.
On Saturday, I walked across the living room during the ManU vs. ManCity match. I should mention at this point that I was born in Manchester. I know enough to know that this is called a Derby (ha!) and that it is serious business. Made more so by the fact that ManCity only had to win this game to clinch what we've all known was theirs for the last couple of months (one of the main themes of this write up).
I am sure the technical aspects of this match have been analyzed and re-analyzed all over the internet. I was only in the vicinity of this game for approximately 15 minutes, yet here are 4 life lessons that resonated with me based on the progression of the game, reaffirming the widely held belief that life is able to teach us lessons at every point in time and from every situation:
It is a powerful strategy to give yourself as much buffer as possible
Manchester City has won the title this year, with 6 games to play they are 13 points ahead of the team at number 2, Manchester United. The plan on Saturday was to win the game, and in so doing put 19 points between them and ManU and celebrate, but that has been deferred for 2 more wins (or 1 win and 1 draw) assuming ManU keeps winning and ManCity doesn't lose. But we can save the energy required for analyzing statistical probability for the World Cup, for the last couple of months, even as I bystander, I've been aware that this season of the EPL was all but already over and ManCity was winning the league.
It occurred to me that this is the type of margin that we (really I) ought to seek in our lives, the level of excellence that we should strive for, the type of safety net we should seek to build in order to live a life of sustained comfort >> particularly when it comes to obvious concerns like financial stability, but also as pertains to our emotional wellbeing, physical health, spiritual strength >> we should do the work to ensure that we have reservoirs upon reservoirs (or a hand full of jokers) as my people say adamama (you never can tell, shit happens).
When opportunity comes, take it and RUN with it
So after their first two goals, the only goals that happened in my almost presence (I was in an adjacent room), ManCity missed 2 goals in quick succession. I remember my dad commenting that one of the misses should never have happened. We can unfairly speculate that the strikers were feeling really comfortable based on their early success. And this is a no no. This is almost always what happens to big companies, they rest on their laurels (I guess this is what comfort does) and let small upstarts dig in their heels or their teeth and grab pounds of flesh from their market share. The amazing thing about biases and predictable behavior is that those who want to, can protect themselves from falling into the trap. In this case, by reminding yourself to, and creating structures that, ensure that you remain scrappy and hungry even when you are the biggest and the best (or even the only >> this is what FANG does and does well, at least for now).
Never stop fighting
Although I don't really actively watch sports (except during playoffs, super bowl, world cup, etc. >> finals really) and you may conclude that I am jumping on the bandwagon, but I'm really only there for the adrenaline. I do watch a LOT of sports movies and shows (all of them), from Little Rascals to the Replacements to Coach Carter; and as I result, I have come to understand (believe?) that half-time speeches have the power to transform underdogs into champions (do you now see where rooting for the underdog comes from).
I would bet a lot of money that the half-time speeches in ManCity and ManU's locker rooms were vastly different. We are talking about sportsmen here, so they will always be encouraged to play their hearts out; this is what they do, it is who they are. But I wager that the ManCity players were told to defend their position, get in a couple more goals to lock this thing up. Whereas ManU players were more than likely told, "full hearts, can't lose" ala Friday Night Lights. Scratch that, the speech they got must have been LEGENDary, they scored 2 goals within 10 minutes of the start of the 2nd half. Being a bit of a motivational/inspiration speech junkie, I'd love to hear the words that got the Little Engine that could to deliver 3 goals! I need to tape that onto my office wall or laptop monitor.
When I heard that ManU won, I was gobsmacked, I think I flew off the couch, definitely sat upright. We had already put the champers in the fridge to chill. I am sure so many people lost money on this game.
It's not over until it is over, and in life, it's not over until we are in the ground. So Start over. Keep fighting. Don't quit. Iterate. Try harder. Start over.
That buffer again, that's the real Macoy
BUT, this loss doesn't matter, because that margin is so wide, it would take an act of God (tossing salt over my left shoulder while knocking on wood). Point #1 is the major key >> start building your buffer.
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by Sarah Grossbart | Sat., Mar. 30, 2019 3:00 AM
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Nearly 15 years after they exited TV screens for good, the cast of Friends is doing their damndest to prove they're still there for us.
As if it weren't enough that Instagram newbie Courteney Cox is absolutely killing the game, recreating season five's famed couch pivot and revisiting her old stomping grounds (or at least the exterior apartment building in New York City's West Village that producers led us to believe a chef and a part-time barista could afford), now the universe is gifting us with a true blast from the past.
While it makes perfect sense that the twins who played baby Emma Geller-Green would have grown up in the decade-and-a-half since the must-watch NBC comedy went off air, seeing them as teenagers was a bit jarring. But, hey, not only does it appear the new millennium has treated 16-year-old Cali Sheldon and Noelle Sheldon well (we presume those residual checks aren't bad), their acting careers are coming along swimmingly as well.
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Though the teens, based in Manhattan Beach, Calif., haven't made it a point to pursue acting hard core–"Our girls go to a normal school, and they go on auditions once in a while, but we don't make it our top priority," mom Gretchen Carpenter told Bustle back in 2015—they still nabbed plum roles in Jordan Peeles highly anticipated horror flick Us.
Granting an interview to their high school newspaper, the identical twins remarked how floored they were to have a chance to act alongside the likes of Lupita Nyong'o, Winston Duke, and Elisabeth Moss. (Forget the fact that their very first gig had them working with Emmy winner Jennifer Aniston.)
"I never really thought I could meet people like [Nyong'o, Duke and Moss], so it was a really cool experience," Noelle said of their turn as thoroughly creepy twins. "I didn't want to mess up because they were watching. So it was stressful, but in a good way."
Thankfully Peele provided a steady guiding hand. "Everyone there was super friendly, and Jordan Peele was insanely nice and he is an actual genius," Cali said. "To see him work was really cool, [and] he was super nice to us and he [was] just like a regular guy trying to make us feel comfortable."
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Despite their intentions to head off to college soon (Cali has said her dream is to get a biochemistry degree from UCLA, "so I can become a chemist and cure cancer. Then I want to petition for women to be allowed into a football league. Then I'm going to write a book,") the 10-day job filming in Santa Cruz inspired them each to reconsider their dream career paths.
"I actually thought that I did not want to be an actress before we got the parts because I thought it would be too much work," Cali said, noting the instability of the field, "but seeing all of those [actors on set] as just regular people inspired me."
Should the high school juniors forge ahead in Hollywood, they'd certainly be amongst good company. Plenty of their contemporaries continued acting after stints on the beloved comedy and its safe to say their careers are anything but D.O.A.
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Before landing in Us, the duo earned parts in college films, local stage work and a 2007 pilot, maintaining a healthy perspective on the cutthroat world of acting. "I'm not very competitive because you usually don't get the roles," Cali told Bustle in 2015, "and if you do, it's cool, but if you don't it's nothing to be sad about, because the person who got it is going to do great." The two have also made it a point not to be too impressed with themselves. "Our friends think it's really cool because they think we're famous," Noelle told ET in 2015. "I particularly don't think we're famous or anything because we were babies, so people aren't going to say, 'Oh, you're baby Emma from Friends.'"
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Though he and twin Dylan Sprouse have been acting since they were eight-months-old, he struggled through some of his seven appearances as Ross' tween son Ben. Sure, everyone was "tremendously nice," as the 26-year-old put it to the New York Post, but it was hard working alongside Aniston, "because I was so in love with her. I was infatuated. I was speechless—I'd get all bubbly and forget my lines and completely blank." Though he went on to star in many iterations of The Suite Life of Zack and Cody with Dylan and current hit Riverdale (with real life girlfriend Lili Reinhart), he's still fond of his earlier work: "People can call me 'Ben' on the street and I will turn around."
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Since her 2004 cameo as the wise-beyond-her-years kid who helps Joey accept Monica and Chandler's move, the 25-year-old SAG nominee has booked dozens of roles in movies (including Ocean's Eight and the Twilight franchise) and TV (just last year she starred in TNT's period drama The Alienist.) But younger sis Elle Fanning still hasn't seen her turn on the sitcom. "I had an [audition] to be on Friends once....I think I was gonna be one of Phoebe's triplets," she recently recalled in PorterEdit. "I auditioned for it but I didn't get it and I was like, 'I'm boycotting the show, I'm never watching this again.'" So when her sister was cast, "I refused to watch the episode."
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The small screen life suits the 27-year-old. A few years after appearing as trick-or-treater Lelani Mayolanofavich, who accepts a check from eager-to-please Rachel), Haley Osment's sister landed a career-making gig on Hannah Montana alongside Miley Cyrus. Then, following a string of smaller work, headed back to the tube with ABC Family's Young and Hungry. "I thoroughly enjoy sitcoms; the schedule that comes with them and the camaraderie you feel with a certain group of people," she told Backstage in 2015. "I did a show for five years and took a little bit of a break, went to college, did some music. And then my first pilot season back from all that, I read this script and loved it."
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Already a star thanks to Spy Kids when he turned up on Friends (Sabara played Owen, a kid who learns he's adopted through Chandler's inadvertent blabbing), he stayed on track after his 2003 stint. Standout gigs include a recurring role on Weeds and a voice part on Ultimate Spider-Man, but perhaps his most treasured title came when he married singer Meghan Trainor last December. "I'm just extra obsessed with him and he's extra romantic about everything," Trainor, 25, gushed of her new husband at February's Grammys. Echoed the 26-year-old, "It's way more relaxing now because it's locked in."
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Now starring on NBC's Good Girls—and perhaps most fondly known from Arrested Development and Parenthood—the 30-year-old still maintains good memories of her child actress days, including a spot as Brown Bird Sarah Tuttle, who landed in a cast after Ross sent her tumbling down the stairs. "Growing up as a kid actor, I feel like it could really go either way," she told The Huffington Post in 2017. "I luckily had a super strong family base. My parents have always been so amazing and [are] my heroes. They really were so careful all along the way to choose projects that were with good people and honest people, and also they really gave me the gift of choosing if I wanted to do something or not."
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"My mom did a lot of theater when I was younger and I caught the bug just like mommy," the now-32-year-old mom of two told Great Day Washington of entering the business at age seven. Her memorable turn as disapproving Brown Bird Charla Nichols, who labeled Ross a "scrud" for breaking Sarah's leg, led to parts on other sitcoms such as Family Matters and Sister, Sister as well as film work including Love & Basketball and the Doctor Dolittle films. But her most notable role may have been her voice work as Penny Proud on Disney Channel's The Proud Family.
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Little brother to Tia Mowry and Tamera Mowry, the 32-year-old's lengthy list of credits include a five-year stints on Kim Possible and Baby Daddy, plus three years on BET's The Game. But he admits he still gets recognized for playing "little boy", one of several kids Phoebe sings to in the 1996 post-Super Bowl episode. "You wouldn't believe how many texts I get from people whenever that episode comes on," he told TVLine. "Our Baby Daddy director Michael Lembeck directed that episode of Friends, so he still says I helped him win an Emmy. I'm like, 'Sure, Michael, you're welcome!'"
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Of the triplets Phoebe birthed for brother Frank, the 22-year-old may have the most thriving career to date. While Dante Pastula (Frank Buffay Jr. Jr.) was in 2004's The Polar Express and Sierra Marcoux (Chandler Buffay) has done commercial work and 2007's The Poughkeepsie Tapes, Arm appeared with Demi Lovato on Sonny with a Chance, its spinoff So Random! and is now on NBC's A.P. Bio. She's got a side hustle, too. "My dad wanted to make sure I wouldn't get bored or rowdy in the waiting rooms of auditions, so he bought me a sketchbook and sets of markers, crayons, and colored pencils," she told Relate Magazine of her child actor days. "Luckily, I'm still able to make time to draw and paint."
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Sugarhouse Distillery
Sugarhouse Distillery isn't new to Utah, but they have evolved at such a rapid pace that you may want to revisit them if you haven't paid attention lately. From the branding to the grain-to-glass spirits, we were impressed with founder James Fowler's approach to making spirits in Utah. In this episode we talk about what has worked and what hasn't, the evolution of Sugarhouse Distillery and some of the most exciting new products coming out right now. Don't take our word for it, give this episode a listen and the stop by and say hello to James at the distillery!
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Sugarhouse Distillery is located at 2212 S. West Temple Unit #14 in SLC or on the web at https://www.sugarhousedistillery.net/.
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Experiencing Purushwadi with GrassRoutes Journeys
Purushwadi in Rajur district is one of the best places to watch the lights of fireflies after the first rain of the season. In collaboration with Grassroots Journeys, we had a great experiential learning about the village life and the wonders of nature over there.
Grassroutes Journeys is trying to promote the life of the villagers through an increase of awareness among tourists, travelers, experience seekers about Responsible tourism and by making the villagers part of the process. In this way, the tourism is also generating income for the people over there.
How to Reach:
We went there by our own car, Purushwadi (Campsite) is around 190 km from Mumbai through Igatpuri road. The village is around 15km from the Rajur Petrol Pump.
We reached there by 2 pm after starting at 9 a.m. from Mumbai and taking a break for some refreshments in between.
The Experience – Day 1:
Once we reached we were welcomed generously by the people over there and we were allotted to our tents. We had booked a Canvas Tent for ourselves. The other details of tents are there in their website (http://www.grassroutes.co.in/)
We were introduced to our guide (provided by GrassRoutes, a villager from Purushwadi). He took us to the nearby village house where we were provided authenticate local food. The food is cooked for the visitors by the local ladies and the raw materials are procured from the local farms. Food is cooked in a purely traditional way using old style 'chulha'. We ate what they have made for themselves and that was really yummy and had the essence of home-cooked food.
After having lunch, we reached the campsite, and after some evening nap and tea, we left for the river side and a farm visit. We had experience of mixed farming of Chauli and Groundnut harvesting. To the riverside, the road was full of fruits and our guide was really happy to usher information about each of them on us.
The riverside was quiet and silent. Our guide also showed local crabs around the river. We started walking through the village towards sunset point. Though due to cloudy weather we were not able to see the sunset, the mauve sky of the dusk with the cloudy breeze made the time perfect for us . That day we realized the real happiness of spending some time without the coverage of the network, away from the urban hula-bulla. The people we met on the roads, the children we saw running here and there – all had a smile of satisfaction on their face, that made our expedition too experience worthy.
The local dam of the village was enormous and worth viewing. Our guide explained many of the nitty-gritties of the place to us in between our walks.
After returning to camp, around 8, we had our dinner again at a village house, prepared by the lady of the house.
The Firefly Show
The night stroll through the village was another experience that made me remember of the Diwali festival or the Christmas Eve. The trees were getting illuminated and decorated each moment with the green beauties under the dark sky. We were amazed to the sheer beauty of nature. Frankly, the photographs could not capture the real beauty of the place.
After roaming around few different locations where fireflies could be seen at their best, we finished our day and went back to the camp.
Day 2:
Next day we woke up and had our breakfast at the village house after which we had a village tour. We went to see different agricultural practices in the village – like how they use tools to crush and make flour and masalas, how they prepare the wood for using in the oven. We also visited a nearby government school and spent some time with them. The kids were really excited to see us and we returned from there with lots of happiness imbibed within us.
We also trekked down to another river side where it was really calm and cool even under the hot sun. It seemed to spend endless time looking at the ripples of the river and thinking about nothing. We never knew where the time spent by and we had to return to our camp and pack our bags for the return journey.
We left the village after having our lunch with a satiated soul and a peaceful mind.


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With rough-hewn wood, indus- trial accents, and open- plenum ceilings, a new unified look for Mark's embodies its
heritage of rugged, durable clothing.
A victim of its own success, Mark's stores
had grown too fast and too big. Originally
based in workwear, the Canadian retailer
had added brands and categories that gave
customers a wide choice of casual and
active garments, but often at the expense
of finding their way through its nearly
400 cavernous stores.
As the footprints had grown (the average
store had doubled in size over the past 10
years), the retailer had added more of the
same fixtures without scaling up. Designed
for smaller spaces, these fixtures cluttered
up larger stores and sent customers hunting through oceans of racks and tables.
Enter Montreal-based Ruscio Studio,
brought on to redesign a flagship in
Winnipeg, Manitoba, as a new prototype
for the brand across the country.
"The scale was off," says Robert Ruscio,
president and principal designer of Ruscio
Studio. The design needed to be simplified, and changing the scale of the fixtures
meant changes in logistics as well as looks.
"The new fixtures needed to open up sight-lines, but that means more folding on side
units, so the retailer would need to remer-chandise," he says.
But the design directive was bigger than
that. The stores had to be easier to shop,
with a look that returned to what made the
Mark's prototype hearkens back to its industrial roots by Gail Deibler Finke
The casual denim area has a personality
of its own created by plywood shelves
made to look like distressed wood,
gondolas with oversized industrial wheels,
tile floors reminiscent of concrete, and
industrial pendant lights. The varying
heights and styles of the displays
invite customers to explore.
Mark's | Winnipeg, Manitoba
Size: 18,000 sf
Design: Ruscio Studio
Fixtures: Artitalia and Wm. Prager Ltd.
Brick veneer: Texture Plus
Laminate: Wilsonart
Vinyl flooring: Mannington Commercial
Denim fixture design: Factory Design Worx
Photography: Mark's


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A question to females of this messageboard
What are your views on men buying skin care products? Do you view them as of the times? Or should a 'real man' be on which skin you can strike matches on? Is a real man one who buys moisturizer?
(Office argument)
lol `females`
buddy this is the Internet - there ARE NO females.
Only middle aged sniffers posing as such.ChintzyLacroix this'd this
but I'll log in as meowington and reply
if it makes you feel any better.
So anyway, I think its okay for men to use skin care products.
A man needs to take care of his face so he can pull birds.
- ChintzyLacroix, andyvine, joeymahone, and Sibley this'd this
You should definitely get Nivea for men anti-wrinkle cream
You're quite wrinkly around the eyes.
Fuck that
I'm not going to have my skin go all dry and horrible just because it makes me more manly. That ship sailed a long time ago when I bought Tigermilk.
Initially I denied it
but at the court martial they called the go-between I used when dealing with my contact at Neutrogena as a witness and it was all over.
It was terrible. My mother wept, my brother threatened to kill me and my father just stared vacantly and asked repeatedly 'how did this happen?'
Mind you
They used to do that when I'd spill some ketchup on the dining room table too.
A male perspective, in order to balence all the female posts that are actually posted by men, posing as women.
I moisturise, but not religiously - usually just after a shower.
Just some Nivea* - not paying out for Clinique or whatever.
In case I haven't mentioned it before, I sometimes still get asked for ID when buying booze at the age of 32. So it's definitely worthwhile.
*fully expect a rant from mspennie about how bad Nivea is, and that it's made from cow's blood and mashed up babies.
But babies have the best skin
What else are you supposed to make it out of?Darcy this'd this
Does it have to be mutually exclusive?
My stubble is basically forty grit sandpaper, but one day i might try and put something on me skin to make it look less haggard and weary
I just moisturise the exposed bits of my face.
My beard is basically an all weather defense for that part of my face - so that bit stays naturally youthful.
I need to moisturise the exposed bits otherwise if I ever shave there will be some horrible age 'tanline'.
* new hand cream that is.
i'd run out.
who wants to hold hands with me?
- ChintzyLacroix this'd this
You fucking what?
Too far mate, too far.
I want to have a game of Slapsies with you. Destroy you in seconds.
100% have never felt that my hands have got dry.
I bet you're still breastfeeding.
you're not one of these sweaty palm people are you?
and hey, I'M not the one who has his hair industrially straightened once every month.thewarn this'd this
Had to bring up the straightening didn't you?!
YOU BRUTE *sob*
(I don't have that done any more)
I applaud you on this
my mister is subject to attacks of hand cream from me after he's started working with wood all day it feels like his hands are made of bark :(
he's started working with wood all day
he's a furniture maker ffs.
I thought this thread would/wood be exempt from you crude boys and your replies
just put a tube in his man bag.
24/7 access.
I think I may just book his hands in for an acid peel
that makes skin baby soft, doesn't it?
I like to apply a good lather of cream after shaving.
I'm all over lip balm when needed.
Can't be fussed with owt more than that though.
Since the board female has already answered, let me just post two pictures which should solve your problem
This is a man:
This is not:
Glad to have helped.spit-fire this'd this
some chaps i know use skin care products all the time
and i do sometimes, but more out of necessity than for purely cosmetic reasons. Your argument surely applies only to the latter??
IF ONE HAS DRY SKIN THEN ONE WILL JOLLY WELL GO AND GET SOME MOISTURISER. And not give two jots as to what the ladies think.andyvine this'd this
CHECK OUT DALE WINTON OVER HEREmeths this'd this
The new Mr bitters_and_absolute
seemed shocked that I used anything other than soap on my face while he was proudly telling me that he used Dove on his. WHAT?
This is the fist time I have complained about him on a message board/the internets. Definitely a landmark in a modern relationship.
This is a loaded question. It should be
"Girls: What do you think of men with bad skin".
Men should use moisturiser
if they need to.
This is where their collection of skin care products should end.
or do this...
In the morning if my face is a little puffy I'll put on an ice pack while doing stomach crunches. I can do 1000 now. After I remove the ice pack I use a deep pore cleanser lotion. In the shower I use a water activated gel cleanser, then a honey almond body scrub, and on the face an exfoliating gel scrub. Then I apply an herb-mint facial mask which I leave on for 10 minutes while I prepare the rest of my routine. I always use an after shave lotion with little or no alcohol, because alcohol dries your face out and makes you look older. Then moisturizer, then an anti-aging eye balm followed by a final moisturizing protective lotion
stop saying 'female' in this context
stop it now. it smells of loneliness.froglet this'd this
yes, but only to the extent their skin needs it
If a guy had loads of products on his bathroom shelf I'd think he was pretty poncey, but a a couple of things (facial wash, moisturiser, zit cream) is fine. Men who use apri facial beads exfloriator: stop it! Your skin hates you. there are much more effective ways to exfoliate without rbbing grit into your face and cross-contaminating all of your facial bacteria.
- andyvine, robluvsnic, fiendish_the_pelican, creakyknees, froglet, MurkyB, and Parsefone this'd this
Is this apri stuff anything like Swiss Invigorating face scrub?
Becuase I use Swiss and you can't stop me! You WON'T stop me.
it's probably ok it it's little round beads
It's the great big shards of nutshell that goes into some stuff that's really dangerous to your skin.
As long they are artificial beads you're good to go.
Can you check this out?
I'd like the report on my desk in the morning.
yeah, i dont mind men using creams
as long as its not an obsession and he's over doing it.
I rarely use creams myself. Ive always had amazing skin.. As soon as i try to start using creams i get patches of bad skin or spots, which is happening at the minute as im trying to start using them.
- meths this'd this
Men who moisturise.
For some reason, I can't take these guys seriously. I just can't.
I bet the effects are very limited outside of 'I feel a bit nicer'. Other than if you've got a skin condition obviously...
Something about soft southern gits
My youthful face is purely natural. Hideous but natural.marilyninthesky this'd this
really rubs me up the wrong way, he has replaced bamnan on my spreadsheet
That virgin comment
really cut you deep, huh?
Men should do nothing but brush their teeth
and use Coal Tar soap.
Anything other than that is overkill.
So, unless you have a doctors note GTFO.
I don't like men that use more skin stuff than me
And i'm quite lazy with the skin stuff. Same goes for hair. If you're going to want to use straighteners, this isn't going to work.
do it, why not
it's not like you'll grow a sign on your forehead saying OH I LIKE TO TAKE IT UP THE BUM BECAUSE I LOOK AFTER MY APPEARANCE
I see it more a sad sign of our trivial society that the upsurge in this
is due to the marketing and expansion of products


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Please welcome our newest employee, Jeremy to the team!
It is always nerve-racking coming into a new company and trying to break the ice. Ensuring that new employees feel comfortable is crucial to building a positive transition within a company. We thought it would be fun to ask Jeremy a few questions to get to know him a little better.
Q: What is your official work title?
A: Systems Support Specialist
Q: Can you tell us more about your professional experience/history?
A: I studied engineering at the Illinois Institute of technology, decided to join the military, and then went on to co-found an open source hardware project which aims to make learning electronics easier and more approachable to people of all ages.
Q: What do you like to do outside of work?
A: I'm a member of the Air National Guard and I'm also involved in the Maker Movement. When I'm not doing that I enjoy taking pictures and playing ukulele.
Q: What are your greatest travel experience?
A: I've done a lot of traveling in my life. Even though I've been to Paris, seen the Great Pyramids with my own eyes, and happened to fly over Yellowstone right as Old Faithful was erupting, I'd have to say that my greatest travel experience was coming home for Christmas after being gone for nine months.
Q: Favorite movie?
A: Serenity
Q: Guilty pleasure music artist?
A: The Pixies
Q: What is something that inspires you?
A: What inspires me most is how beautiful the world is. Even in places you wouldn't expect.
Q: What would you say your professional goal would be now that you are employed at Percipia?
A: As a person who's stayed at fair number of hotels I know how important hospitality is and I definitely want to improve that experience as much as possible. However, I also seek to learn as much as I can about voice over ip and enterprise technologies so that I can help our customers focus on what they're good at.
Our CEO, Michael Velasquez, and Global Director of Sales, Kevin Yarnell, just got back from visiting our Dubai office this past week. This marks the second trip for both this year – a trip well worth the long flight!
Michael and Kevin spent the bulk of their time overseas collaborating with one of our top partners, Cisco, within the UAE region, as well as with other great partners such as Interel. In addition, our team members visited multiple large hotel brands across the Middle East and Asia as part of our effort to capitalize on this growing region.
Just as Percipia has begun to expand within the UAE, so has the region itself. In effort to prepare for the 2020 World Expo, the number of hotels in the UAE is expected to double! Dubai will hold the 2020 World Expo and is slated to open more than 35,000 hotel guest rooms between 2015 and 2020, bringing the total number to more than 100,000 guest rooms within the city alone!
Michael and Kevin had an extremely productive trip and felt right at home while staying at the Sheraton Jumeirah Beach Resort and Towers. With business booming it's only a matter of time before another visit is around the corner!
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S.T.A.R. is a Service Tracking And Response software comprised of five parts: star-Link, star-Attendant, star-Engineer, star-Rescue and star-Concierge.
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Please help us welcome Sahal Ansari to our Chicago team!
It is always nerve-racking coming into a new company and trying to break the ice. Ensuring that new employees feel comfortable is crucial to building a positive transition within a company. We thought it would be fun to ask Sahal a few questions to get to know him a little better.
Let's get started!
Q: What is your official work title?
A: My official work title is System Support Specialist.
Q: Can you tell us more about your professional experience/ history?
A: I've worked at lot of different jobs in the past including as a conversational English teacher in Shenzhen, China, as a Product Demonstrator at various grocery stores, and as a Social Services Assistant at a nursing home.
Q: What do you like to do outside of work?
A: I love to travel, listen to music, bike, and watch tv.
Q: What are your greatest travel experience?
A: I took a road trip with my roommate a few years ago to the east coast. We met some cool people at a New York hostel and traveled with them to other cities.
Q: Favorite movie?
A: I really like bad Kung Fu movies with bad subtitles.
Q: Guilty pleasure music artist?
A: Rae Sremmurd
Q: What is something that inspires you?
A: I am inspired by everyone out there that tries hard to achieve their dreams.
Q: What would you say your professional goal would be now that you are employed at Percipia?
A: I want to learn a lot about supporting Percipia's software.
Well there you have it! We are so happy to have Sahal join the team and contribute to the success of Percipia.
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Construction Update: June 2019
Construction of Ormiston town centre is going well. The first concrete pour of what will be the floors of the New World supermarket is complete.
The centre will have a strong focus on food and entertainment, featuring a dining lane, a quality food hall, a restaurant precinct, along with a Hoyts cinema complex.
Construction update: April 2019
Construction on Ormiston Town Centre is progressing well.
The building under construction, seen on the right side of the drone image, will house the Hoyts Cinema complex and can be found on the first floor of the building. The ground level will include a number of exciting retail stores, and on the upper floor you will find a fitness centre.
Other major tenants who have announced they will be joining Ormiston Town Centre are; The Warehouse and New World Supermarket.
Ormiston Town Centre begins to take shape
One of Auckland's fastest growing communities is about to undergo a significant transformation, with the construction of a new $200 million-plus town centre being built from scratch in southeast Auckland.
Plans have been unveiled for the Ormiston Town Centre, a newly created urban environment that will include retail stores, restaurants, a gym, movie theatres, a library, an aquatic centre, and a range of public open spaces that will connect to the neighbouring park.
"The Ormiston community is experiencing phenomenal growth, and the Town Centre is going to be a massive transformation for the area," said Todd Property Managing Director Evan Davies. "It's going to create an exciting new focal point for the community, and we are really excited to see it begin to take shape."
Built on a 4.5ha site beside Barry Curtis Park, construction is now underway for the 40,000sqm Town Centre, which will include 100 retail and commercial tenants, a three-level parking structure and four major anchor tenants, including The Warehouse, a HOYTS complex, the existing PAK'nSAVE, and an additional supermarket.
Designed by NH Architecture of Melbourne and Jasmax of Auckland, the centre has a contemporary architectural design, setting it apart from traditional closed-in suburban malls, or big box retail developments. Instead, the Town Centre will integrate seamlessly into the urban landscape via streets, alleyways and public open spaces. Compact and pedestrian friendly, the centre will have a strong focus on food and entertainment, featuring a dining lane, a quality food hall, a restaurant precinct, along with an 8-cinema entertainment complex.
"Ormiston Town Centre is not just about bringing retail to the area. It's about creating new community spaces, where people can come together to eat out or just relax with friends and family, and its location next to Barry Curtis Park makes it very unique," Mr Davies said.
Todd Property Group is working in partnership with Auckland's redevelopment agency Panuku to develop a 19ha site in Ormiston, which includes residential housing and the Town Centre.
Located 24 kilometres from Auckland's CBD, about two thirds of the overall Ormiston development has either been completed or is underway, including commercial spaces and 63 terraced homes, with another 66 under construction. The area has proved popular with families, with houses currently selling for between $650,000 and $950,000, depending on their size.
Panuku Chief Executive Roger MacDonald said: "This is about taking a greenfield site and turning it into an entirely new master planned community. In time, Ormiston could provide a blue print for how we take other townships in Auckland forward to provide for the growing population."
Historically a dairy farming community, the population of Ormiston is predicted to balloon by 36,000 between 2013 and 2028 – the size of a town like Gisborne.
Howick Local Board Chairman David Collings said community facilities were a priority for the Ormiston and Flat Bush communities, with a new library planned for the Town Centre and an aquatic centre, along with a variety of transport options, including cycle ways and bus facilities.
Built by Scarbro Construction and Savory Construction, the Ormiston Town Centre is expected to open in 2020.
Building a New Road, Concept to Construction
Most of us give the roads we drive on little thought, but each one has followed a rigorous process to ensure they are safe for us to travel
on. So what does the construction of a new road involve? How does a proposed new road go from planning and design, to construction and opening? Here's a guide to the basics:
The first step is to work out whether a new road is feasible. To determine this, a site investigation is carried out to assess existing land use and the nature of what lies beneath the proposed new road.
Information gathered from historical records and a range of experts help to determine what is under the land and whether any significant fault lines are present. Once all the available information is gathered, further investigations are undertaken as necessary. For example, a site may require an archaeological excavation to recover historical and cultural artefacts.
A thorough assessment is conducted to ensure that the site can accommodate a new road. This also identifies any problems, the need for alternative routes, the costs involved and the stability of the ground.
Once site investigation has been completed, a team of experts are tasked with the preliminary design. This stage focuses on the location of the road, the benefits to the existing road network and any environmental impact.
In New Zealand, all new roads must adhere to the Resource Management Act. This piece of legislation governs the management of natural and physical resources such as land, air and water. The Act is responsible for protecting the environment and ensuring that any new project is sustainable.
The development of a new road must therefore pay significant attention to any potential impacts on natural resources. A large part of the preliminary design outlines any environmental impacts and the ways in which these will be managed. Ideally, a new road should work with the natural environment and be designed with sustainability in mind.
The preliminary design must also detail storm water drainage and consider the need for public transport access, cycle ways and paths.
All risks and benefits of building on the proposed site must be detailed. Alternative routes may also be identified and included if planners foresee any potential problems with the preferred route.
When the preliminary design work is completed, plans are submitted to the relevant authorities
for consideration. Key stakeholders, such as
residents, iwi and local boards are consulted on the development before the new road gets the go ahead.
Pre-construction work is one of the most fundamental components of building a new road. Much like a house needs solid foundations, so too does a road.
During pre-construction, the site is prepared for the final construction stage. Excavation of the site can include both the removal of dirt and the filling of any areas that need to be built up and leveled. Roads require a substantial foundation, which is why the base layers are as important as the finished surface.
During pre-construction, storm water drainage is installed and any utility works are undertaken.
Upon completion, all pre-construction work must undergo strict inspections to ensure the highest possible safety standards have been adhered to, and to identify any potential problems.
Road surfacing, marking, pathways and landscaping are all part of the final construction stage. In New Zealand, the type of surface laid depends upon various factors such as noise reduction, consideration of using recycled materials and the best surfacing for the type of road. Other considerations may include the volume of traffic on the surface and how much maintenance will be required.
Glenvar Ridge Road is a new road, currently in the final stages of construction, that will connect the existing transport network with the urban development in
Long Bay. This road has been developed by Todd Property Group in collaboration with local authorities to provide a direct route into and out of the area. "The bulk of the Glenvar Ridge Road surface is a stabilising base layer of lime and cement, mixed with natural clay soil, which is around 300mm deep. The middle layer is composed of lime and coarse materials up to 500mm deep. Approximately 50mm of asphalt will form the final top surface," said Paul Armstrong, Todd Property Development Manager.
During the final construction of a new road everything must be thoroughly tested; from the shape of the road to its strength, every detail must meet strict criteria. When construction is complete, the road must pass a safety audit before it is finally opened to the public.
PROPOSED NAMES for a new road are often submitted early in the planning process. Submitting a list of suggested names means it's more likely that one or more will be approved
and developers typically allow plenty of time for consideration by relevant stakeholders.
The naming of a road must adhere to an extensive list of rules. For example, in Auckland, road names must be easy to pronounce, spell and write. They are limited to three words (or 25 characters), except in the case of Te Reo names.
A road name must not be considered offensive, racist, derogatory or demeaning, even when translated into another language. Some roads, such as those with five or less addresses, do not need to be named if numbering can be continued from an adjoining road.
Certain punctuation cannot be used in a road name such as a full stop, comma, colon, semi-colon, quotation marks, hyphens or others. Only characters from a standard alphabet can be used, although macrons can be used for Maori names.
Road-naming reports are prepared and submitted to local boards for consideration.
After discussion and consultation, the relevant authority will make a final decision.
Fletcher Residential to start building terrace housing
Civil works are underway on the block behind the proposed commercial lot.
Once civils are complete, Fletcher Living will take over the site and begin building 66 terrace houses. The build is expected to commence by the end of the month, with the homes available to the market by mid-2018.
Civil works is defined as works that involve the design, construction, and maintenance of the site, and can also include works on roading.


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Skin disease can be highly debilitating with symptoms such as itching, sleep disturbance and pain causing considerable upset to the sufferer's life. It can also cause tremendous social embarrassment and real emotional distress and very often these aspects outweigh the actual physical discomfort.
Chinese Medicine can be remarkably effective in the treatment of skin diseases including:
- Chronic conditions such as eczema (atopic, nummular, stasis, pompholyx), acne, rosacea, psoriasis, seborrhoeic dermatitis, urticaria, vitiligo and lichen simplex.
- Acute outbreaks of impetigo, herpes zoster (shingles) and herpes simplex.
The treatment of skin disease is one of the areas in which I have a particular interest and I spent part of my post-graduate training in the Dermatology Out Patients Department of the Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine observing Dr Huang Ying, Dr Tang Ding-Shu and Professor Zhong Yie Zi
IMAGE – DR ZHONG's clinic
Dr Zhong with Dr Huang on his right in clinic. His reputation as a dermatologist is such that everyone in the room apart from my interpreter and the patient whose pulse he is taking is either a dermatologist trained by him or a post-graduate student under his supervision.
In the UK, I have recently completed further specialist study in this area with a Post-Graduate Diploma in Practical Dermatology – an intensive 11-day course given by Mazin Al-Khafaji, a highly respected Doctor of Chinese Medicine who specialises in the treatment of dermatological and auto-immune conditions. This excellent and highly demanding course covered the diagnosis, pattern differentiation and treatment with Chinese Herbal Medicine of 17 of the most commonly seen skin diseases and concluded with a gruelling 5 hours of examinations. Good old-fashioned education - that's fine by me!


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You don't know you're in a lock in, when you're first in a lock in.
The changes are subtle. You might look up between sips of your pint, perhaps when it's nearing the end of the glass, to see the blinds drawn tight. The barman, usually standing upright and busying himself behind the bar, might be leaning his elbows on the worn wood, a fresh pint settling in front of him. The music has been lowered or isn't on at all (was it ever on?). The lights have been lowered. You have been deemed worthy of witnessing the great cultural tradition of the lock in.
Every year around St. Patrick's Day (Paddy's day, please, not Patty's Day), I am asked an inevitable question: what's your favorite thing about Ireland? My answer probably varies each time I'm asked. Sometimes I might say the food traditions, the brown bread and farmstead cheddar and smoked salmon and endless pots of tea, or sometimes I might say the rich literary and storytelling heritage, the way with words, the attention to the craft of each sentence that is such a norm in Ireland. I might simply say the Irish themselves.
All of these things that I might mention can be found in the pub.
When a lock in begins, you're usually in the heat of a deep conversation. The beginning of the night with the chat about work and family and the latest episode of whatever great TV show is captivating audiences at the moment is done, and conversation turns to life. The hot political debates of the day. The struggles that continue to plague our minds. We wrangle with the ins and outs of relationships, personal and professional. At this time of night, when a fresh pint is placed in front of you without you even asking for one, you're trying to make sense of the world. During the day we move through it. At night, when we are locked in, we can try and create some order and understanding about what we've seen.
The barman knew to pour you another pint, because you have the look of someone who isn't going anywhere. You don't know where your jacket is. You have been in this pub long enough to find yourself in a prime position, whether that be the coveted snug (that separate nook in the pub where historically, women were separated from the main room to have a drink without being seen) or a central spot at the long wood bar. If you're hungry, and polite, you might find yourself with a small plate of brown bread and some soft Irish butter the barman snagged from the kitchen. If you stick it out, there might be some music and singing, especially if someone brought a guitar along or there's a violin somewhere in the pub.
This is hands down my favorite thing about Ireland. This guard down, real moment. No one knows what time it is. Filters are gone from conversations. And no matter how blustery or rainy or bone chillingly cold it is outdoors, that's a worry to worry about later, because inside, behind the locked door, it's warm, the last embers of a fire still glowing.