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Melbourne-based Kokoda has purchased its second Brisbane site in six months with a $9.5 million DA-approved riverfront purchase in St Lucia, with plans for a $75 million development with 60 apartments.
Design for the 15-level tower was inspired by 'overseas study tours' and is described as a high end, luxurious offering with the aim of appealing to buyers with more 'refined tastes'. A substantial number of penthouses are currently planned, each with floor plates in excess of 200sqm.
Sales and Marketing Director Sam Tucker said Brisbane was moving away from investor-driven projects to a smaller, but stronger, owner occupier market that demands only the best in quality from its chosen residences.
"The Brisbane market has transformed and offers exceptional opportunity for developers looking to offer premium product as higher-end purchasers are now driving the demand," said Tucker.
"Previously, the high volume of apartments being pushed through the pipeline were small apartments designed purely as investment stock. We're now seeing a real change in the Brisbane environment as the stronger owner occupier market emerges. These buyers have refined tastes and are seeking a higher level of design and finish as a result.
"There are less projects going to market but the ones that are moving forward are of exceptional quality and designed to appeal to this new cohort of buyers."
New apartment sales in Brisbane have collapsed by more than 70 per cent in a year according to research by Urbis.
The developer's Chester & Ella Newstead development generated $95 million in sales in its first four weeks.
In December 2016, Kokoda entered the Brisbane market with a $12.5 million site in Milton that will offer 235 luxury apartments.
"At Kokoda, our strategy is to move at a counter-cyclical direction to the rest of the market. The sales success of our previous project is testament to the strong ongoing demand from the higher end of the market," said Tucker.
The development, located 6km from the CBD, will feature themes of New York's upper east side while classical elements pay homage to St Lucia's existing period architecture and reputation as one of the most prestigious suburbs in Brisbane.
Kokoda Property's plans for the site include an infinity pool and an outdoor area to be built around a majestic heritage-protected weeping fig tree, plus an outdoor gym.


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CHILDREN from the Mid-West who have suffered some form of bereavement will benefit from counselling and other supports worth €11,500, thanks to the fundraising efforts of a large group of Clare teenagers. The Children's Grief Centre reaches out to young people in the Mid-West suffering loss by supporting them through a variety of interventions, such as art and play therapy. Based in South Circular Road, Limerick, the centre is a support service for school-aged children and young people affected by loss through death, separation or divorce. It provides a safe and supportive place for children and young people and their families as they grieve. The service is provided by trained and experienced people. Clarecastle-Ballyea Youth Choir and Celtic Ensemble Londubh organised a fundraising concert at Clarecastle's St Peter and Paul Church, in aid of the centre on Sunday, December 3. Representatives of the group handed over a cheque for €11,500 to the director of the Children's Grief Centre, Sister Helen …Read More »
youth choir helps to build a new future for young people suffering loss
Members of a youth choir have set the seeds to provide hope for their peers suffering loss through an innovative project. Clarecastle Ballyea Youth Choir and Celtic Ensemble Londubh launched another aspect of their project Youth helps Youth in Mid-Clare churches recently. Motivated by the words of former USA president Franklin D Roosevelt, who stated "We can't always build the future for our youth," they are determined to build up youth for the future. The two groups introduced to the liturgy symbols of healing at masses in Roslevan, Clarecastle, Ballyea, Ennis, Shannon and Quin last weekend to create public awareness of children who are experiencing a difficult time. They expressed their delight at being able to join in support with the young people of the Children's Grief Centre in Limerick who are experiencing loss. This will be achieved in a very practical way with a fundraising concert in Clarecastle's St Peter and Paul Church in aid of the …Read More »
Clarecastle-Ballyea choir in TV mass
Members of Clarecastle-Ballyea Youth Choir are gearing up for their appearance on national television this Sunday. A four-minute promotional video of the young choir in action was filmed recently, ahead of a live mass that will be broadcast on RTÉ One and RTÉ Radio at 11am. The chief celebrant of this special mass at St Peter and Paul's Church, Clarecastle will be Clarecastle-Ballyea parish priest, Fr Pat Malone. Choir director Claire O'Dea told The Clare Champion the members are "unbelievably excited" and are looking forward to their performance on tv and radio with a great sense of anticipation. "This is a great tribute for a choir, which is in its infancy after it was set up last September. We have 40 members, aged from 10 to 18, who have some connection with Clarecastle and Ballyea. "All the choir members enjoy it tremendously and it is great for their own self-development. They are forging life-long friendships. You can play a sport …Read More »


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Ursinus College, located in Collegeville, Pennsylvania, was established in 1869. Commonly abbreviated as UC, the college sits on 170 acres. The college has been rated among the 'Best 361 Colleges 'in America by the Princeton Review and has also received an A+ rating by the U.S. News America's Best Colleges. The college provides undergraduate courses for students and offers over 20 study programs.
The athletics department of UC fields teams for a number of varsity athletic sport such as basketball, lacrosse, soccer, tennis, baseball as well as track and field events. The college offers financial aid in the form of scholarships such as The Tower Scholarships, The Ursinus Scholarships and The Steinbright and Zacharias National Scholarships.
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We've been telling you about all of the new places that have come and are coming to Downtown Disney, as it transforms into Disney Springs. One of the new dining locations we've told you about, Vivoli Gelateria, will be opening soon.
Vivoli Gelateria is a gelateria in Florence, Italy. It's listed as one of the top ten best places for gelato by Visit Florence. If you've ever been to Florence, it's located near Santa Croce, the basilica. If it's so good that it's ranked in the top ten by the Fiorentinos, it must be pretty good.
According to Disney Parks Blog, this will be the second location and first outside of Italy for this family-run shop. It was founded in 1932 by three brothers and just had dairy. After World War II, thanks to technology, they starting making gelato.
Silvana Vivoli, the granddaughter of Raphael Vivoli, one of the company's founders, told Disney that the gelato is made with fresh, top-quality ingredients using the exact same recipes. Vivoli plans to use local and seasonal ingredients, as well as imported hazelnut, pistachio and cocoa powder from Italy.
In addition to gelato, guests will also be able to enjoy traditional Italian panini, biscotti, espresso and tarts. Vivoli Gelateria is scheduled to open at the end of this month. We'll keep you posted on the date and plan on having some photos to share with you soon after it opens.


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We're sitting in the hotels once underused reception area, today reincarnated as The Coral Room, otherwise known and Bloomsbury's grand cafe. Michael Neve is talking to me about The Bloomsbury, the hotel in the centre of the eponymous neighbourhood. His second home, he knows perhaps all there is to know about the place; every corner, every room, every single detail of this buildings history, past and present. He's a gentleman, and his long commitment as General Manager at The Bloomsbury shines.
Michael tells me how The Bloomsbury's story began in someways back in 1928. It was in this year that Sir Edwin Lutyens was commissioned by the YWCA Central Club to design the building. From the north-east English island of Lindisfarne to far-flung New Delhi. Today, the area is still called 'Lutyens Delhi' in his honour! The old Central Club building on Great Russell Street, is Lutyens' major contribution to London. The buildings rich historical detail, sturdy foundations and elegant, pared-down façade has led it to be lauded as his 'finest neo-Georgian building' in the capital by Chairman of the Lutyens Trust, Martin Lutyens.
Lutyens, greeted with the colossal task of designing the YWCA's Central Club, he responded with an essay in austere and materially rich neo-Georgian architecture. Years later the building was listed as a striking example of the inter-war style by an international master. As Michael guides me about The Bloomsbury's corridors, it is clear to see his legacy lives on today still in the building, with its rich heritage clearly apparent from the moment it comes into view. "The Corinthian pilasters that flank the doorways, the original windows facing outwards and the street-lamps which line the hotel's side lane reveal something of the internal aesthetics; bold and beautiful without ostentation" he says, "We may in The Bloomsbury today, though the YWCA's spirit is still very much at the centre of how we operate as a hotel."
The Doyle Collection, which Michael exclaims is very much a family company, bought The Central Club in 1998. While staying faithful to the original building, a hefty renovation was carried out. Key features of the original building including the old Chapel and the library dedicated to Irish poet Seamus Heaney were retained. The structural and decorative features were fully renovated and the building was returned to its former glory; The Bloomsbury was born.


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September 20th, 2016. Everybody loves gelato. I love gelato too, but not every kind of gelato. While everybody loves ice cream, gelato or sorbet, I'm not very into them. And, all my friends would be like, "Whoaaaa.. are you sure? Ice cream is the most delicious thing in the whole universe!" Something like that. But, when this gelato shop from Italy finally opened in Jakarta, I'm in love. Grom.
Grom is the gelato you would make for the ones you love. Grom story began in 2003, when two friends, Guido Martinetti and Federico Grom, inaugurated the first Grom gelateria in Turin, Italy. Their dream was – and still is! – to make the best gelato in the world. This is how the gelato come una volta ("like it used to be made") was born: gelato made with high-quality fresh milk, cage-free eggs and the best raw ingredients; sorbets with 50% fruit picked when fully ripe at their organic farm Mura Mura or from trusted cultivators; no artificial colors, flavors, preservatives or emulsifiers of any kind – 100% natural ingredients.
Last year, Grom opened their first store in Jakarta at Pacific Place. Then, they spread their wings to Plaza Senayan, and now Lotte Shopping Avenue. Yaaaaay! When I knew about the LoVe outlet, I was so happy. Well, Pacific Place was not far away, but LoVe was closer. So so so so happy. And finally, grand opening. Another yaaaaay!! Psst, I've been there twice before their grand opening. Hahahaha..
I had the privilege to go there after their grand opening with some fellow foodies. Hans, Aline, Fiona, Gaby and Brian. We were having so much fun, trying all those delicious sorbet, gelato and affogato. So many flavours at Grom, such as: Crema de Grom (egg cream gelato with gluten free corn biscuit and Domori chocolate chips from Sierra Nevada, Columbia), Baccio, Pistachio, Salted Caramel, Vanilla, Coffee Gelato, Strawberry Sorbet, Mango Sorbet, Lemon Sorbet and many more. For me, I tried Crema de Grom and Baccio for my dark chocolate affogato. Grom was introducing new flavours, Raspberry Sorbet made by Forest Raspberry from Europe. Also Coconut flavour. Hans tried Raspberry and Strawberry Sorbet. I forgot to take picture of it, but it was amazing. Eye-opener! Sweet and sour were married happily!
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Filip Šenk in conversation with Pezo von Ellrichshausen
Filip Šenk You have a small office and don't appear to want to make it any bigger. And so far, it seems you also prefer relatively small projects. Why is this?
Sofía von Ellrichshausen For the first part of your question, yes, we consciously decided to have a small office. The reason being that we are a couple, and we don't separate our private life from our work. This makes our way of working very intimate, very personal, and that's why it is extremely difficult to share it with other people. We don't want to delegate to other people. We want to have continuous discussions about the project we are working on.
Mauricio Pezo We want to participate, we want to make models, we want to take pictures, to do the drawings. Simply put: we want to be architects and not administrators of an office while someone else is doing the creative stuff. But it is more about the intimacy of our cooperation. With a large office, we would add more tension to our personal relationship. Since we make no distinction between work and life, we need to make sure that we have a good quality of life.
SvE: We could easily turn our small atelier into a more productive company to make more money. We strongly believe there is no correlation between quality and size.
MP: To be more efficient, for instance, one of us could do the lectures, while the other one kept working.
'There is always something you already carry in your backpack. These houses are of the same lineage of thought, but at the same time they are totally different'
SvE: But we aren't interested in that. We want to have a good relationship and enjoy what we do. We have intentionally built a work system that we prefer to take care of. But for the second part of your question, we don't consciously focus only on small projects. We have the capacity to do large-scale projects as well. We can devote as much energy and focus to a big project as we do for a small project. In architecture, I'm convinced, it works this way; neither the amount nor relevance of the work is proportional to the scale of the project. We could spend as many hours thinking about how to make a table as we could in making decisions for a larger project.
MP: We have met architects working in big offices who boast about spending merely a week thinking about the so-called 'concept' for a large residential building, with evidently mediocre outcomes. Nevertheless, I think not only is there no correlation between the scale of a project and the amount of work, but there is no correlation between the size of a building and its architectonic quality either. A small building can have profound architectural relevance, and a huge building can be irrelevant from an architectural point of view. It is not about the size but about the significance of what has been done.
FS I get that, but still, a huge building has more details and inevitably it is a big mark, something that automatically gets more attention.
SvE: Yes, but it can easily be a negative mark.
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MP: It can be a commercial condo tower or a casino; they tend to get a lot of attention in a certain way. But I would rather work on a small cabin or a chapel than a huge supermarket. Such architecture is meaningless. Most often, it embodies values that I do not share.
SvE: Most of our work now is small projects, but that's the way you normally start. Nobody will come to young architects asking for a project that has a large scope. However, we are now working on slightly larger projects, but the amount of work we put into them is quite similar to our previous smaller projects.
FS How much time do you roughly spend on a project?
SvE: As long as it takes. It sounds luxurious, I know.
FS: You have to have good clients, then.
SvE: Yes, but it is not only that. We aren't that slow. There can be projects where we agree about things from the very beginning, and then it goes really fast.
MP: With every case, it can be a year for the project and then a year for its construction. Anyhow, architecture is a slow process almost by definition.
SvE: But we are never doing one thing at a time. Of course, we give our clients deadlines like everyone else. Sometimes we finish in advance, sometimes we realise it takes longer to find the right solution. I think we have become faster with time. That means we spend less time wandering around blind alleys. With time, you learn a lot about yourself, you can recognise what you are interested in and also which tools to use to work with your thoughts. Now we can say we have our personal tools that allow us to concretise our thoughts effectively and quickly.
FS How do you start a project? Do you talk or sketch first? Do you usually have a visual idea or rather a thought about what you want to do (with the space)?
MP: Normally, we start with a drawing of proportions and relationships. We decide whether a big room should be in one or another position, and then we establish certain basic directions.
SvE: It is a very structural thought.
MP: We never make a perspective or facade design; it is the primitive relationships in a building that we care most about at the beginning.
FS: You often mention space. How do you talk about that? Do you consider how it will influence the beholder or what impression it will make?
SvE: We think of space more as immaterial units. We first determine what these units are and what their relationship should be, but never merely as a functional relationship. We are interested in relationships that can build meaning that goes beyond the space itself. We are interested in the articulation of the whole spatial structure with some sense of unity.
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MP: It is not only about the qualities you can perceive in a certain room but also about the way in which the room is connected to another room. It is, ultimately, about an integral whole. And such a totality is built through the connections to three particular facts: the site, the programme and the construction. It is also important that this totality be understood by someone else. Of course, we are interested in the direct perception of the qualities of a room but also in the mental image of that spatial totality.
SvE: That is why we never start by stating whether a particular wall in a house will be made of wood or concrete. That is not relevant to the initial understanding of the spatial relationships. You can build them with wood or with stucco, and the space is essentially the same.
MP: This is what we call the spatial structure or the topological space of architecture. Whether there is a circle, a square or a triangle, the exterior shape is not as relevant as the fact they all enclose an interior; they all have a closed perimeter. Topologically, they are the same. We are interested in finding those topological figures that can be more primary than the perception of the parts.
FS: But even if your approach is very conceptual and abstract, you don't forget the man; the fact that the building is for a human being.
MP: No, what we do is always closely related to the most elementary factors. Our exhibition here in the Czech Republic is called Finite Format, and the notion of format refers precisely to that. Format is the definition of a space that is very primitive because it mainly defines a couple of qualities, a certain direction and a certain size. Size is not only relative to the human body but to the proportions of the rooms. You cannot state that a room is big or small if you don't compare it with another room. There can be a tiny room in a huge house or a big room in a small house. It is interesting for us to find the right balance of size and direction within a space. Instead of form, we use format to insist on how architecture can be read in basic terms.
FS: Do you also want to give a strong form to architecture, in order to be recognised?
SvE: No, we don't think in these terms. It is strange – we are aware that over time, of course, our architecture has acquired a certain language, a certain identity that we, as well as other people, can recognise. But that is neither the starting nor the end point of our investigations.
MP: Our aim is to find what we refer to as those fundamental elements of space. We do not rely on literal or metaphorical references. We tend to always go in the same direction: towards some fundaments of spatial construction.
SvE: It is a sort of raw thought, rather primitive and elemental. We have developed a personal method to produce buildings; therefore, they all belong to the same formal family.
'If you take our houses and build them with different materials, the most important element, a particular spatial relation, would still be the same'
MP: We do what we do, because we don't want to do anything else. We don't want to decorate, we don't want to build metaphors. Therefore our houses all look naked in some way. Not only in material terms but also conceptually and spatially.
FS: However, the raw concrete you often use underlines the idea of this nakedness in the strong appearance of the building. So the form is a pragmatic result of your spatial structure, right?
SvE: We enjoy subtleties, but it is not what we consciously produce.
MP: Take for instance our installation at the Royal Academy in London, at the Sensing Spaces exhibition last year. The boards on the columns were placed vertically, because it is a way to easily clad the curved surface. It would have made no sense to place them horizontally. This is not design.
SvE: We are not interested in superfluous aspects. We keep everything naked, raw, with the most direct impression of its basic form. We find an honest beauty in it. So we do not try to soften those qualities.
FS: How do you approach material, then?
SvE: We prefer natural and simple materials.
MP: We don't use anything fake or too industrialised.
SvE: You think we have a preferred material?
FS: I would say you like the contrast of wood and concrete.
SvE: We started using concrete because of the seismic condition of our lands. It is a rather pragmatic concern. You need to use reinforced concrete for the lateral stress. Wood is also suitable because of its flexibility, but it is also better for tactile contact. But we don't make a deliberate choice based on a preconceived aesthetic programme.
MP: As I already said, we start mainly with spatial concerns. Once we have this sort of articulated air, we start to investigate the material's potential, the thickness of the walls, the structure, the texture, etc. The material is the most circumstantial of the factors. A project evolves in a particular material direction because of many factors: climate, budget or labour availability.
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SvE: In fact, the same spatial structure could be built with many materials. If you take our houses and build them with different materials, the most important element, a particular spatial relation, would still be the same.
FS: Do you have some special relationship to father figures of Modernism? The spatial thinking of Loos or the spatially subtle ideas of Mies?
MP: Not really. In Loos's case and his notion of Raumplan, the room is supposed to be divided by floor levels, so as to configure many rooms within a room. We are not so much interested in the design of the room as such but rather in the connection of several spatial units within a larger totality. It seems different for me.
SvE: Of course, we have studied many of these historical characters, but we don't specifically follow any of them.
MP: At an upcoming event in London, we are going to discuss this subject with Joseph Rykwert, under the notion of 'original form'. In short, it refers to our belief that it is still possible to do architecture without reference, without quoting or alluding to anything but the architectonic object in itself. It somehow seems a rare possibility nowadays. In our current 'digital neo-Postmodernism' era, quotes are everywhere.
FS: Can you really put aside what you have learnt?
MP: Yes and no. Of course you can avoid quoting and referring while you are working on a project.
SvE: Inevitably, we would not be in the position we are now without reading and studying everything that we have. But we never discuss any of these references while developing a new idea.
MP: We discuss a variety of subjects about every project, but we never discuss concepts. We don't use words to make buildings.
SvE: In the same way, we never discuss our internal creative process with the client. Of course, I discuss it with Pezo while we work, but not with the client because we don't consider it relevant to the final product. References and processes are two big crutches in contemporary architecture. You have many architects showing a hundred models and documents of the process as an attempt to justify a result or the effort invested in their work.
'We don't care about the process. The final architectonic object is enough; that is what we care about. It must be good enough without any additional smart-looking stories'
MP: This is similar with the idea of context. Some architects try to be emphatic about their precise understanding of a context as a way to justify their design decisions, even with statistics and scientific data. I'm afraid this is the same nonsense as if they showed you a hundred scale models while claiming that the resulting building must be great only because of the number. It makes no sense. We don't care about the process. The final architectonic object is enough; that is what we care about. It must be good enough per se without any additional smart-looking stories.
SvE: We know that, when one has to build a project in a certain context, it is obvious to take it into consideration. Architecture must belong to a place.
MP: And it is not always only the immediate physical context – the topography and the site – but also a cultural one.
FS: Well, your Gago House doesn't really fit the built context. Or in what sense is the context present, if at all?
SvE: Right there, the context we were interested in was not the built one. The context for us lay beyond topography, orientation, distant views, etc. The immediate neighbours were irrelevant.
MP: That is a case that pivots on top of itself. It states a clear opposition to the surrounding houses, perhaps as a form of silent correction to their banality. You can easily tell that all the houses around are as big as our house and even more expensive, but they don't fit their little sites. Their ambitions overwhelm their real capacities. They completely occupy the plot. Gago looks really isolated, and with a generous garden in the back and free air all around. But it wasn't meant to be a criticism of its neighbours. That would have been an easy fight.
SvE: But it is inevitably there.
FS: It is a clear statement. You once said you see architecture as a form of knowledge. Knowledge of what? Clients, site, space, context, society?
SvE: All of it.
MP: There are certain levels of understanding. At the beginning, architecture is a source of knowledge for the architect him or herself. We are looking at the world through the architecture that we do or visit. It is a window to the world for us. For others, it can be poetry, novels, chemistry or physics. It is possible that someone in the building with some intentional input will see something similar to what the author did. Architecture thus will become a discovery of a certain point of view about the world.
SvE: There are two very different ways to do architecture. Some architects would say they provide a service, but a job in the sense that anybody could do. They just provide a standard way of doing things. They fulfil certain expectations of society. But there are other architects who would say: I know I'm offering a service to someone, but I'm also forming and projecting my personal view of the world. We have a certain perspective of how we see the world, and maybe they will share it. Maybe not. However, once we put an object out there, it becomes an intellectual source for someone else.
FS: Can you then summarise the message? Or your view of the world?
MP: The message can be different for different people. That is why we don't talk about metaphorical or symbolic values. By perceiving the spatial structure and even through the feeling of the place, you are going to experience something you wouldn't have if it wasn't there.
SvE: We are expressing ourselves through the elements of architecture, so everything we say with words is insufficient. We have done the best already in the work itself. One has to be very careful to frame the message when our attempt of expression resides within the building. You can say there will be different readings of our houses, but there are some aspects that we are interested in, and these find their way to almost anyone.
Pezo poli house
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FS: You stress simple things: walls, windows, rooms, etc. The view is usually very important. I would like to see the view from Poli House with the sea on three sides of the house.
SvE: Sometimes it is difficult to talk to someone about our architecture, because the photos are so reductive. And, especially for us, it is difficult, because we don't design architecture as a visual effect. To grasp our building, it requires walking through it. It requires seeing the sun moving through the day. It requires hearing the surroundings and so on, and then you get the complexity. Juhani Pallasmaa wrote an essay about his experience in Poli House. You have to be there to feel the wind and the sounds of the waves. Photography is insufficient.
MP: We wrote that there is a distinction between thinking about architecture and practising it. Our main project in architecture was to understand it as a form of knowledge. To put such a project into practice means understanding that, if our main life project is to understand architecture as a form of knowledge, the practical project is to understand the form of architecture, the knowledge of form. In our case, it is a format that gives you the basic data about the space. So it is different. There is a gap between the form of knowledge and the knowledge of form.
SvE: There is a remarkable book by philosopher Mark Johnson, The Body in the Mind. He writes about how you understand and experience space as a conception. We have been reading it for many years now.
MP: He writes about the conception of space and the subtle distinction between a spatial schema and its concept. He argues there is an overlap between how you name and how you imagine spatial relationships, such as encounter, perimeter, etc.
SvE: We believe you don't need to know anything about architecture, but still, while walking through buildings, you start to create mental images about the space. It is a kind of deep impression that persists after you leave the building. That spatial structure is imprinted on the mind.
'There can be branches that open up and close and projects that are twins, projects that are siblings, projects that are cousins'
FS: You seem to work with continuity. If one looks even briefly at your buildings, they might look like a variation on the same idea. Take for instance the and Solo Houses. You said you don't believe an architect can start with a blank page for every project.
MP: Yes, there is always something you already carry in your backpack. These houses are of the same lineage of thought, but at the same time they are totally different.
Pezo solo house
Source: Cristobal Palma
SvE: You can trace these families of ideas back. You can tell they belong to one family but are not the same. You can tell, from our first project to what we are doing now, the same interest is still present there. There can be branches that open up and close and projects that are twins, projects that are siblings, projects that are cousins.
MP: It all fits in what we have said already. We don't think that by doing a single house we can completely exhaust our idea or our research about that idea. We need more buildings and more chances to analyse the potential of that particular idea.
'Our society goes crazy when it expects novelty all the time … You can produce it, I know that, but only without really believing in what you are doing'
SvE: Our society goes crazy when it expects novelty all the time. Unfortunately, many of our colleagues are trying to respond to that endless spiral. They must go totally schizophrenic, because I can't imagine you can produce that variety and believe in it all. You can produce it, I know that, but only without really believing in what you are doing.
MP: We have had many discussions in academia about this subject. And many final critiques are based on the fact that projects within our studio seem to be similar, that in a first and fast reading they all look the same. But there are buildings with radically different floor plans. That is a misunderstanding.
FS: Is this approach to architecture also the reason why you present yourselves as an art and architecture studio?
SvE: The label is always difficult, because we are not trained artists, and we are really not so interested in trying to define what kind of territory we are in. But there are two differences. Some of the projects come as a request from someone else, and you respond to that. But a lot of our projects are demands of our own, which is what seems to be expected from a work of art.
MP: In other words, the work of art is a problem in itself, but it can eventually solve some real problems in the world. And architecture is the opposite. Architecture is indeed a solution to many problems: technological, ecological, social, etc. By definition, it always solves something else, some basic human need. But the architecture we are interested in can also become a problem in itself. Like art. It is rather obvious that you have to place the windows or the access to a building properly. But, in our view, this is not enough.
SvE: We produce another level of research, even if no one is asking for it. But we produce it anyway as a kind of disciplinary source that triggers something new besides the immediate answer to a given case. We do not go about our practice in the same way as a service.
MP: I would be happy to consider any of the buildings we have done, or even those buildings by architects we admire, as equivalent to the production of a good book that stimulates a way of thinking. It is not a great challenge to make a good-looking house on the beach. It is a flat thought, a banality, to have a house with a horizontal window to capture a beautiful panorama. That is not the point of architecture.
SvE: We have visited such houses, and they can be a nice place for a weekend. You watch the sea and enjoy a glass of wine looking at the sunset.
MP: But the architecture doesn't touch you.
'Our house is conceived according to a radical separation of functions, which is even more evident thanks to a distinctive treatment of the material for each part, with a greyish tone for the office space and lighter and warm woods for the house'
FS: You live in a house you designed for yourselves. After living there for four years, would you change anything now? And is it still touching you?
MP: Yes, every day. Our tower is a custom-made place. We have our routine that oscillates between our private life and our studio time and is shared with a small group of collaborators. The house is conceived according to a radical separation of functions, which is even more evident thanks to a distinctive treatment of the material for each part, with a greyish tone for the office space and lighter and warm woods for the house. Our life occurs in a concentrated vertical flow that is interrupted several times a day by a horizontal expansion in the lower stratum, in relation to the ground and garden. Every level is different. Each one has a precise set of openings. Many of them are facing a huge cypress tree that we just incorporated into our own property. There is a beautiful balance, almost a tension, between the tower and that old and dark tree.
FS: There seems to be a strong generation of architects in Chile right now with you: Aravena, Radić … Do you discuss architecture together? Or is it more of a competition?
SvE: We don't talk so much. We know and respect each other very much. Chile is a small country with 16 million people, and half of them live in or near Santiago. Most of the architects live in Santiago and probably in the same neighbourhood. We live in another city, in Concepción, and we get along very well with other architects. We don't compete for territory. The current situation in Chile is indeed exceptional. Perhaps the most important consequence is the rise in the average level of production, not necessarily the exceptional cases.


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I tried to upgrade to the latest version of cadabra on linux mint 18.3. Running "make" I get the following error:
/home/amicu/cadabra2/frontend/gtkmm/CodeInput.cc: In member function 'void cadabra::CodeInput::enable_highlighting(cadabra::DataCell::CellType, const Prefs&)':
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A recent change uses some features of gtkmm-3.20 or higher.
I have pushed a fix which disables this change if your system is on a lower version of gtkmm. Can you pull again from github, try to build, and let me know the result?
It works fine now, thanks!
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GT cars? Yep, Japan Inc has been responsible for plenty of them. The Skyline GT-R is perhaps the most notable, but you've also got to pay respect to generations of Mazda RX-7s, Mitsubishi EVOs and plenty more.
This feature was originally published in MOTOR's March 2004 issue
But what about true exotica? Where are the J-built competitors to Ferraris and Lamborghinis? Where's the Japanese equivalent to a 911 or Boxster?
I guess Toyota would claim it got there with the mid-engined MR2, but they'd be jerking your gherkin to suggest that a little two-seater with a Corolla engine that just happened to be mid-mounted was the real exotic thing.
Nope, for a country so well known for looking at what the rest of the world is doing and then having a lash at it themselves, the Japanese have been conspicuously quiet on the subject of exotic motors.
Except Honda. Since as far back as the very early '90s, Honda has been building the NSX, which, on the basis of its intent, design and performance, really is the full nine exotic yards. When you consider Honda's long-time links with Formula One, it's no real surprise to learn that it alone figured it had the credentials to build Japan's first supercar.
Classic MOTOR: NSX v 911
Even broken down into bite-sized chunks, the NSX is a complicated piece of work.
For a start, Honda realised that if it wanted the thing to be taken seriously, it needed to have a mid-mounted engine. Stuff like that is not negotiable when it comes to supercars, although Porsche might like to disagree on the basis of its 911 GT3, and Mercedes-Benz would probably cry foul on behalf of its SLR McLaren. But you get the idea.
Four-wheel independent suspension by upper and lower wishbones also had 'supercar' stamped all over it, and the NSX was one of the first (if not the first, I dunno) Hondas to be fitted with the company's increasingly common electrically assisted power steering.
Figuring that a four-cylinder was never going to cut it, and realising that it knew more about V6s than V8s, Honda went down the V6 route. That meant the car would never have the stratospheric power output of a bent eight, a V12 or even a V6 with a pump bolted to it, so weight reduction became the name of the game. To that end, the NSX copped an all-aluminium body, saving as much as 200kg over the equivalent body in steel.
The muscular haunches, sloping nose and cab-forward design – as well as the detail stuff – place the NSX firmly in exoticar territory, and while it might lack a little aggression from some angles, it's certainly pretty enough. There's a bit of Le Mans racer in there, too, just for good measure, and you'd go a long way to find anyone who didn't find the overall look pretty provoking.
Inside, there's just enough generic Honda stuff to be a bit disappointing, although at least it's logically laid out and utterly ergonomically sound. You sit low, with the fairly high waistline making the cabin feel cosy, the seats offer plenty of the right kind of support and the big dash pod stares back at you, even if it doesn't have the chrome bezels and flickering white needles of a trad supercar.
Under the aluminium engine cover lurks Honda's feistiest engine ever to grace a four-wheeler (to that point in time, anyway). In its original form, the engine measured 2977cc thanks to an oversquare 90 x 78mm bore/stroke relationship. That meant it could produce relatively big numbers provided you revved it – no hardship with a stirring 8000rpm redline.
On a 10.2:1 compression ratio, it made 188kW at 6800rpm and 284Nm at 5400rpm. Obviously, then, she was a revver and not a slugger, judging by that torque peak.
Transmission choices amounted to a five-speed manual and a four-speed automatic (with a column-mounted shift stalk) although why anybody would have bought the auto is beyond us. Then again, Porsche sells an awful lot of Tiptronic 911s and Boxsters, doesn't it?
It got some under-lid tweaks in 1997, when the capacity was punched out to 3179cc via a bore-out to 93mm (stroke remained at 78mm). Power (on the manual only) jumped to 206kW at 7300rpm and torque climbed to 298Nm at 5300rpm. And just to make the manual even more tempting, Honda upgraded the tranny to a six-speed.
MOTOR review: 2017 NSX
The only real change to the styling formula came about in 2002, when the body was revised slightly to include fixed headlights and a slightly more modern look (although, overall, it was looking a bit dated by then).
Driving an NSX will be, depending on where you stand on the whole supercar thing, either a revelation or a mild disappointment. For those who don't like over-centre clutches, floor-hinged pedals, peaky motors with zip flywheel effect and noisy induction set-ups, the NSX is going to be a breath of fresh air. But for those who don't mind suffering for their art, the NSX is a bit too close to being like a bigger, faster Civic. But it's hard to criticise a supercar for being civilised and easy to drive. So we won't.
But we would point out that if you're after a truly visceral experience, then an NSX isn't going to deliver that. Think 'sanitised' without the nasty connotations. Maybe 'clinical' is a better word.
Either way, you won't get the wholegrain rasp that is a 911 flat six, you won't get the fidgety steering that is a Boxster, you'll miss out on the throttle response of a V12 Ferrari and you can forget about the gated shifter of a Lambo. You will, however, go very fast from point A to point B. But is that enough?
A lot of people are put off the idea of owning something as specialised as an NSX on the basis of unreliability and running costs. But in an age where even Ferraris are reliable and well built, you can pretty much count on NSX ownership being relatively angst-free.
Reliving the greatest hits on classic MOTOR
Servicing should take place every 10,000km, but if you're not doing at least 20,000km a year, then an oil change and minor service should be carried out every six months.
The dollars charged for this will vary depending on the kilometres covered, but 40,000km is the biggie because the screw-and-locknut tappets have to be set at this point, and getting them wrong does not bear thinking about. That said, a little top-end noise from the quad-cam engine is to be expected.
The timing belt needs to be changed every 100,000km or five years (whichever comes first) and that service should still come in at under a grand (but only just). Body repairs aren't impossible, but they need to have been carried out by somebody who understands aluminium and can work with it. Not all panel shops can.
Workshops we talked to reckon they see the odd clutch come in for replacement (they just wear out), rear tyre life is chronically short (geometry) and there's the odd weep of oil from the cam plugs. Nothing serious, just annoying. Sounds like a typical Honda to us.
They Said It
"Never before has a road car given me the experience of Formula One like the NSX."
- Paul Ellis, June 1995
"It is slick and devastatingly quick, yet makes few demands of the driver. Quite simply, it is a performance car of excellence, but dispatches day-to-day driving duties without question."
- Jonathan Hawley, May 1997
"The NSX is a beautifully balanced car, primed with poise and agility like a cat bounding through a house."
- Paul Ellis, June 1997
2002 Honda NSX
BODY: 2-door, 2-seat coupe
DRIVE: rear-wheel
ENGINE: mid-mounted 3.2-litre DOHC 24-valve V6
POWER: 206kW @ 7300rpm
TORQUE: 298Nm @ 5300rpm
BORE/STROKE: 93mm x 78mm
WEIGHT: 1425kg
POWER-TO-WEIGHT: 145kW/tonne
TRANSMISSION: 6-speed manual
SUSPENSION: double wishbones, coil springs, anti-roll bar (f); double wishbones, coil springs, anti-roll bar (r)
L/W/H: 4430/1810/1175mm
WHEELBASE: 2530mm
TRACKS: 1510mm (f); 1540mm (r)
BRAKES: 298mm ventilated discs, four-piston calipers (f); 303mm ventilated discs, two-piston calipers (r), ABS
WHEELS: 17 x 7.0-inch (f), 17 x 9.0-inch (r), alloy
TYRES: Bridgestone S02, 215/40 ZR17 (f), 255/40 ZR17 (r)
PRICE: $254,000 (in 2002)


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Standard & Poor's lowers credit rating of State Bank of India (SBI), Union Bank.
Standard & Poor's on Wednesday revised downward the standalone credit profile (SACP) of State Bank of India (SBI) and Union Bank of India in anticipation of weak asset quality of these two public sector banks.
The SACP of India's largest bank, SBI, has been lowered to 'BBB-' from 'BBB' and that of Union Bank of India from 'BB+' to 'BBB-'.
The agency cautioned that the ratings on these banks would be lowered if the sovereign rating is downgraded. The outlook on the long-term ratings of these banks is negative.


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Emma Prescott, a 16 year old girl, has just moved into a new town with the intention of starting a new life with her mother and brother after leaving her father. However, things are never quite that simple, are they? Emma soon learns that in this quaint little town, Astrid Rocha had just been murdered. The crazy part? The girls look exactly the same.
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With the first burial in 1853, the Minneapolis Pioneers and Soldiers Memorial Cemetery (formerly Layman's Cemetery) is the oldest in Minneapolis. The cemetery is the permanent burial place for over 21,000 people, over half of which are children.
The cemetery has been on the National Registry of Historic Places since 2002, one of the few cemeteries to have this distinction. When you visit be sure to note the historic 1871 Caretaker's Cottage, the flagpole, monuments, and unique fence. You may wish to plan your exploration of the cemetery to coincide with one of the events organized by Friends of the Cemetery, which include Cinema in the Cemetery, an annual Memorial Day Celebration (which is approaching its 150th anniversary!) and other events.
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Top Gear 18x6
Mar. 04, 2012
Three Stripped Out Track Cars at Donington
Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May hit Donington in three stripped out track cars – the KTM X-Bow, the Morgan Three Wheeler and the Caterham R500. Back at the Top Gear airfield, Jeremy recreates the battle of Britain in an insane aero-engined Bentley and a flame spitting retro BMW. Blur bassist and professional cheese maker Alex James is the star in the Reasonably Priced Car.
Top Gear season 18
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- 18x3Filming a Climactic Car ChaseFeb 12, 2012
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WYTHEVILLE, Va. — Police in Virginia say a Nova Scotia woman was injured and a man from Oklahoma was killed during a knife attack on the Appalachian Trail.
James Jordan of West Yarmouth, Mass., is charged with murder and assault with intent to commit murder.
Wythe County Chief Deputy Charles Foster says 43-year-old Ronald Sanchez Jr. was found dead early Saturday morning, about 100 yards from where the suspect was arrested.
Foster did not have the name of the injured woman, but said it was his understanding that she was from Nova Scotia.
He said she had called 911 to say she had been beaten and stabbed, and played dead until her attacker left.
Foster said the injured woman had to run for about six miles before she found someone to help her.
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The Queen's official b'day has arrived, which means another lovely long weekend for us Aucklanders (thanks, Liz). While most of us tend to ditch this city, if you're staying put, you won't run out of great things to do this weekend. From photography and art fests to concerts and pop-up markets, prepare to have a smashingly good Queen's Birthday Weekend in Auckland.
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Auckland Festival of Photography | Various Locations
Photographers and image aficionados please stand up because the Auckland Festival of Photography is back! Taking place from the 2nd to the 24th of June in some of Auckland's major galleries, awesome project spaces, non-gallery venues and public sites, the festival features a mix of emerging and established artists. There will be workshops, seminars, exhibitions as well as an Annual Commission by Russ Flatt. So, if you're on the hunt for new work to love, or just need some photography inspo, check out the deets here.
Waiheke Winter Arts Festival | Waiheke Community Art Gallery
Showcasing more than 30 artists, studios and galleries, the Waiheke Winter Arts Festival is one to bookmark for any art lover. If you spot any works you lurrve, then you might want to head along to the 'Over a Barrel' auction, where you can bid on your next piece and enjoy some delicious wine and food.
Queen's Birthday On Queens Wharf | Queens Wharf
Celebrate Her Majesty on Queens Wharf this weekend. The free three-day event focuses on the music, culture, food and history of England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. Join Alice and The Hatter at the Mad Hatter's Tea Party, or don your 'Sunday best' and enjoy a traditional English high tea, all while never leaving the Auckland waterfront. Shed 10 will be transformed into a marketplace with Auckland's best artisans selling their wares alongside plenty of vintage goodies and food. Take in the bright lights and fast rides of a true English carnival. Put your baker's hat on and compete in the great Queen's Birthday cake-off—get creative because there will be some great prizes up for grabs.
Thursday 2nd June
The Great Gatsby Era | Hawkins Theatre
Transport yourself back to the '20s and '30s and enjoy a concert with a bit of glamour and a dash of raddle dazzle. The Great Gatsby Era event at Hawkins Theatre in Papakura will be a celebration of the elegant fashion, poetic lyrics and addictive tunes of the time. Featuring composers such as Gershwin, Berlin, kern, Novello and Noel Coward and artists such as Bing Crosby, Billie Holiday and Judy Garland, it's sure to get you grooving in your seat.
Friday 3rd June
Avalanche City: The Little Fire Tour | The Powerstation
Kiwi artist Dave Baxter (Avalanche City) brings the Little Fire tour to Auckland this Friday. Taking the stage at the Powerstation, Baxter will be performing his newest single "Little Fire" as well as the smash hit "Inside Out" and many others off his debut and sophomore albums. Make sure you grab your tickets here for a musical start to the weekend.
Daffodils: Benefit Gala | Auckland Town Hall
Anika Moa, Tami Neilson, Julia Deans and Trip Pony join the cast of Daffodils for one special performance of the Kiwi cabaret—Daffodils. It tells the story of farm girl Rose and teddy boy Eric as they fall in love in Hamilton at the lake by the daffodils and will most definitely pull on the heartstrings. Featuring songs from Crowded House, Bic Runga, Dave Dobbyn, The Exponents and many classic '60s musicians, this one-time special performance is raising funds to send Daffodils to the Traverse Theatre, in Scotland.
Saturday 4th June
Miss World NZ | SKYCITY Convention Centre
If you've ever wanted to witness the glitz and the glam of a Miss World competition, now is your chance! The SKYCITY Convention Centre will be transformed into a stage for the Miss World New Zealand final, where one of the lovely ladies will receive the crown from the Miss World New Zealand 2015 winner Deborah Lambie. Tickets include a dinner and you're required to wear formal attire but hey—who doesn't love an excuse to dress up?!
Air Supply: 40th Anniversary Tour | Auckland Town Hall
One of Australia's most loved musical acts, Air Supply, are back in Auckland to celebrate their 40th Anniversary. Bringing their international hits such as "Lost in Love", "Love and Other Bruises", "Now and Forever" and a tonne more. This concert is a must-go for any Air Supply fan but be quick, tickets are running out fast!
Pop-Up Market | Mt Eden War Memorial Hall
Artists, crafters and designers are popping up in Mt Eden this Saturday for a market—one that any market lover won't want to miss. With all New Zealand-made goods including candles, cakes, kids stuff, jewellery, plants, ceramics, art and prints, you'll find something to love and take home with you. There will also be an array of scrumptious food, a crafty workshop where you can make your own flower crown and plenty of entertainment. Read more here.
Lululemon Britomart Mini Warehouse Sale | Lululemon Britomart
Their warehouse sale was a massive success at reeling in the hoards last year and now, Lululemon is bringing it back but on a slightly smaller scale. Lululemon Britomart will be stocking up their store with a huge selection of sale items and opening its doors on Saturday from 8am. Pop on down to score some kickass bargains.
Sunday 5th June
Royal New Zealand Ballet Presents The Wizard Of Oz | ASB Theatre
Head to the ASB Threatre to bare witness to a charming ballet performance of a tale of love, friendship and growing. The Royal New Zealand Ballet have their final performance of The Wizard of Oz on Sunday so it's your last chance to catch it before it's gone. Join Dorothy on her journey along the yellow brick road as she encounters new friends and foes and learns that quick wits, compassion, courage and just a touch of magic, is inside us all.
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"The earth is the LORD's, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it; for he founded it on the seas and established it on the waters. Who may ascend the mountain of the LORD? Who may stand in his holy place? The one who has clean hands and a pure heart, who does not trust in an idol or swear by a false god. They will receive blessing from the LORD and vindication from God their Savior. Such is the generation of those who seek him, who seek your face, God of Jacob. Lift up your heads, you gates; be lifted up, you ancient doors, that the King of glory may come in. Who is this King of glory? The LORD strong and mighty, the LORD mighty in battle. Lift up your heads, you gates; lift them up, you ancient doors, that the King of glory may come in. Who is he, this King of glory? The LORD Almighty— he is the King of glory." Psalm 24:1-10
As Wesleyans, we have a long legacy of holiness teaching, honoring holiness doctrine but unfortunately, not as much holy living as we would hope. I would love to see FredWes be used by God to restore the holiness movement to Wesleyanism.
Holiness means being all wrapped up in God. It means being totally consecrated, or set aside, to God. It means being sanctified or made holy by the cleansing of His blood and the infilling of His Spirit.
Over these next three days we will be studying the Psalmist's presentation of holiness in Psalms 24.
I. WRAP YOUR HEAD AROUND HIS WONDER, Vv. 1-2
In 1961 A.W. Tozer was given the opportunity to speak to a group of ministers on a subject of his choice. Not surprisingly he chose to speak to them about the holiness of God. During that talk he said the following words: "I believe we ought to have again the old biblical concept of God which makes God awful and makes men lie face down and cry, 'Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty. That would do more for the church than everything or anything else."
The Wonder of a Sovereign Creator, V. 1-2
God is holy because He is sovereign. He is the beginning and the end and everything in between. He answers to no one and is worthy of wielding absolute power and authority because He is without sin, He has perfect wisdom, He has all-knowledge, and has perfect love. To say that God is sovereign is to say that God IS God!
The Wonder of a Supreme Controller, V. 1
This is, in a way, redundant, but also more specific to the application of God's sovereignty. God could not be sovereign and not be in control. A couple of great verses referencing His control are Romans 8:28 and I Corinthians 10:13.
To say that God is in control refers to the ultimate outcome of eternity. He has given us a free will that allows you and me to be immediately in control of our choices and decisions.
Remember the first three Commandments. They have to do with the Sovereignty and the Supremacy of God:
3 "You shall have no other gods before me.
4 "You shall not make for yourself an image in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below. 5 You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, punishing the children for the sin of the parents to the third and fourth generation of those who hate me, 6 but showing love to a thousand generations of those who love me and keep my commandments.
7 "You shall not misuse the name of the LORD your God, for the LORD will not hold anyone guiltless who misuses his name. Exodus 20:3-7
The great Apostle Paul begins his incredible explanation to the Romans on the doctrine of salvation with this interesting reference:
"The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of people, who suppress the truth by their wickedness, since what may be known about God is plain to them, because God has made it plain to them. For since the creation of the world God's invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature—have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that people are without excuse. For although they knew God, they neither glorified him as God nor gave thanks to him, but their thinking became futile and their foolish hearts were darkened. Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images made to look like a mortal human being and birds and animals and reptiles. Romans 1:18-23
The great Apostle makes a direct link between sin and the refusal to recognize and live in wonder of the God of creation.
God is holy because He is the sovereign Creator and the Supreme Controller. Holiness is impossible without first acknowledging God as the Sovereign and Supreme ruler of the universe. There is no other god, therefore, He cannot tolerate worship or allegiance to any other god. Holiness is impossible until we acknowledge Him as the Sovereign and Supreme God.
God sets the standard for holiness because He has set Himself apart from any other! That is what sanctify means. God is holy because there is no one else like Him in power or in purity. The word "holy" and the word "God" are synonymous.
For further study:
(Turn back to Psalm 19 – God's holiness is directly linked to His Sovereignty, which is directly connected to Him as Creator - also, quickly to Psalm 8 – Our worthiness and out hope of holiness are tied to God as Creator and Controller! One more – look at Psalm 14 – Our sinfulness is tied to our refusal to recognize God as Sovereign Creator)


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Shihab says:
We found a survivor! He's a gnome, but strong, and powerful in his arcane blasting. He throws balls of fire and blasts our enemies with scorching rays and glowing missiles. I like him. A bit shy, perhaps, but nothing some solid adventuring won't fix. I talked him into getting interested in the scroll of Kakishaun or whatever it's called. All this information of Nex or Nax fighting Gab or Geb, and Andrath being the lover of Nefeshti, who is a genie, and part of the templars of the five winds, who fought the evil demon Jawuhl who was imprisoned in Kakishawn, who hired the genie Thratnius to guard the scroll of Kakishon, and to top it all off, Talib "fungus arm" the fighter apparently has Vardishaal's arm attached to him, who gives him visions – and yet he refuses to smoke some Pesh when he's feeling down and out… It makes my head splode!
Anyway, we fought some green fire witch, and of course Talib got the green fire curse, but I shook it off easily. We also found two adamantium knuckles, clearly our most valuable treasure. With it, I pounded the vampire coffins to dust. And later, back in Katapesh, when the minions of Father Jackal had kidnapped Najla, I used them to destroy anything I couldn't just kick in. This is where my friends started calling me Shihab the Earth Shaker!
We also had a good party before the magma elemental showed up and destroyed half of Rayhan's mansion. Too bad old man, you should live in a tent like your ancestors did! Anyway, we ended up with a note by Father Jackal saying he had our friend, so we went to the One Source Merchant's warehouse, asked to see their boss and got ambushed. Twice. And I feel like half a gargoyle because the sneaky bastard had a pit full of naked birds with evil eyes that sucked all my natural grace out of my bones. Can't even aim straight with the bow anymore! Time to wield the axe, I guess. Maybe I should invest in some axe training!
I also remember seeing the cleric of Adabas, a cute lady called Kazim, but when she started blabbing about merchants and sales and whatever, I knew that she was just there to annoy us. Adelle tried to explain that the pact masters were in fact giving us a secret message telling us to clean up our act in two days, but I can't give a shit about secret messages. Just say it, if you have something to say!
Too bad we gave back the nice sword Dawn Ascendand. Somebody had to say it!
Oh, and the gnome's name is Tic. And he was with Reema who still didn't wake up. She seems to be beyond the healing powers of my love bird. Time will tell.


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Ghanaian Actress Yvonne Nelson Spotted With Akon, Viva Bianca and Djimon
Is she working on her new movie or maybe she is going to feature in a Hollywood movie?
The beautiful screen goddess was spotted on different locations with Djimon, Akon and Viva Bianca (Spartacus)
Check 'em out!!!
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Welcome to Cosentino Watch, where we recap the moves of San Francisco chef Chris Cosentino as he competes in Top Chef Masters. Warning: Spoilers ahead.
Episode 9 is called "Old School, New School." We've already seen from the preview commercial that the remaining three Masters (Chris Cosentino, Lorena Garcia, and Kerry Heffernan) will be working with teenage culinary students, but who is repping the old school? The answer is quickly revealed in this week's Quickfire Challenge.
See Also:
- Top Chef Masters: Cosentino Watch, Episode 8
- Top Chef Masters: Cosentino Watch, Episode 7
- Top Chef Masters: Cosentino Watch, Episode 6
"You're an evil man, Curtis!" Cosentino says to host Curtis Stone as they walk into the kitchen and see cooking stations with dividing walls. He and the other competitors know immediately from previous seasons of Top Chef that this means they'll be cooking with a mystery partner.
Turns out they'll be cooking alongside their judges: James Oseland, Ruth Reichl, and Francis Lam. Oseland is revealed to the audience to be Cosentino's partner. Stone says the idea is for each team to create and plate the same dish.
Heffernan, who's revealed himself in previous episodes to be a difficult partner, is immediately frustrated with Reichl, who has put on a phony Eastern European accent and declared herself a "home cook." Garcia is faring better but she's clearly stressed while instructing Lam to chop up chicken and bacon. Cosentino is almost uncharacteristically polite and calm while telling Oseland how to prepare and cook prawns.
After time is called, the dividers are removed.
"Holy shit, James!" Cosentino exclaims as his partner is revealed. "Oh my God, that is fucking hysterical!"
"So they pull the wall back," he later recounts, "and it's Mister Sweater himself!"
Cosentino's calm demeanor in the Quickfire pays off; his dish and the be-sweatered Oseland's, which consists of prawns with sautéed celery, thyme, and pine nuts, look almost identical, though Stone points out that Oseland was a little shy with the celery. It's ultimately Stone's favorite, bringing Cosentino's winnings for the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research up to $41,000 -- which actually amounts to $82,000 so far, since the Foundation has secured a matching donor from Brin Wojcicki Challenge for all donations up to $50 million this year.
The Masters draw knives to select two students from a culinary program at a Las Vegas high school to assist them in the Elimination Challenge. They're shocked to learn that the student teams have prepared a dish for them and the Masters will have to help them reinvent and elevate the dish -- but they're not allowed to touch the food.
Heffernan, always the team player (not), gets to bullying his kids right away, and we feel sorry for them. Garcia is stoked on what they've been asked to do in this round, but is worried that her team will be undone by nerves.
Cosentino, in this awesome new kinder and gentler mode, takes time to see his charges as real, thinking people rather than wards of his Elimination Challenge. By the time they've taken a ride to Whole Foods for supplies to re-tool their pork tenderloin with apples and Calvados sauce into a pork loin with sage brown butter, apples, hazelnuts, and watercress (representing the pig's food cycle), his team seems calm and confident.
One of the young cooks, Emilio, tells Cosentino he was thrilled when he read in Cosentino's bio that he's "the meat guy." Cosentino flashes his diagrammed pig tattoo. Indeed, it seems a nice stroke of luck that Cosentino has randomly chosen a team with a pork dish.
Heffernan's kids look like they're about to cry as he berates them to move faster, and Garcia's students haven't shaken their nerves, but Cosentino's team moves so confidently and efficiently that they plate all their dishes with five minutes to spare on the clock. Cosentino is surprised and proud of their work but is a little bit worried about the watercress wilting in that five minutes.
The judges are joined by the students' high school teachers and some of the students' parents to try the dishes. Lam finds the brown butter sauce to be perfection, and the mother of Lacey, Cosentino's other student, is thrilled and says cheekily, "Her reward is that she's going to get to cook a lot more at home now!"
When the judges leave to deliberate, Reichl and Oseland seem to disagree on Garcia's lasagna, which Reichl thinks is not restaurant quality. There is discussion of wilted watercress, and for the first time in this episode, we feel a twinge of worry. Ultimately though, Garcia gets sent home with the feeling that she should have tried something more complicated than lasagna for the Elimination Challenge.
All that separates Chris Cosentino from winning Top Chef Masters now is Kerry Heffernan, a chef he's defeated time and time again lo these nine weeks. Chances are good that our boy will bring it on home. He's already done a tremendous job.


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The second Titan is underway, this time a trusty knight paladin. The build is finished and the paint has started. I've currently gone lighter on the shoulder colours than FW Castigator. I'm likely to add a carapace weapon system (magnetised) to the knight, but this can happen later.
The Knight Anchron is progressing also. (Note: the body is tacked to the hips and the armour is dry fitted).
The leg pistons are underway. The ankles are done
as is one hip joint.
The last hip joint, due to the pose, needs a longer piston shaft. A bit of brass or plasticard rod will need to found to facilitate this. I've also cleaned much of the model. When I build my lancer, I will try to be more methodical, as I find myself doing a bit here and there. Need to get more focused!
Hope you have enjoyed the post.
The long hobby war contiunes...


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The Friends of Mount Sunapee continues to gather and make available via its website information about the sale of the ski area lease at Mount Sunapee State Park to the criminally sanctioned hedge fund Och-Ziff. The ownership change and a $251 million Leasehold Mortgage, which now encumbers the state-owned ski area at Mount Sunapee, occurred in April without review by the Executive Council.
The FOMS library of news articles and registry filings now include the following documents, all dated April 6, 2017: a Quit Claim Deed; $251 Leasehold Mortgage; and Subordination, Non-Disturbance, and Attornment Agreement.
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Tuesday, September 26, 2017
Let's Talk About Hats!
After a summer full of fingering weight shawls, I have completely embraced the start of Fall and with it- HATS!
You guys, hats are awesome. First of all, they are so fast to knit, it's unbelievable. You can just crank those babies out one after another...well, not quite. But that's the feeling I have after all those miles and miles of fingering weight...
I have big plans for hat knitting over the next few weeks and months. The truth is, I haven't had the best of lucks with hats in the past. I've chosen the wrong yarn or the wrong pattern or made the wrong size and I actually have very few hats that I'm completely happy with. So my goal this year is to change that. I've been on the hunt for patterns and have found some gorgeous ones. Today I thought it would be fun to share a little list of those with you all- my hat queue, if you will:
1. Braddock
This is a super lovely chevron-y hat with a double brim, knit in dk weight and designed by Christina Danaee. I'm seriously in love with the photos- if you haven't seen them yet, you really must check it out. I've got a skein of dk weight in my stash, from Mineville Wool Project that I've been hanging onto for ages, in search of the perfect project. Perhaps this is it...?
2. Vanilla Fog
This is a two-tone hat, knit in squishy brioche designed by Andrea Mowry. I've been itching to knit more brioche after finishing my shawl and a hat seems like the perfect thing to make next. I love the two tones that the sample is knit up in and actually have the perfect yarn in my stash for this- colorwise but not weight-wise sadly. I'm wondering if I can make a worsted weight version of this pattern...?
3. Picos de Europa
Designed by Verena Cohrs (of The Wool Club) for the WOODS crowdfunding campaign, this is also a dk weight pattern, with a really lovely woodsy stitch pattern. It's been on my list since the crowdfunding went live, and I'd really like to get it knit up in the next month or two.
4. Mizzin
So- colorwork. I've not done much of it, but I absolutely fell in love with this hat, designed by Claire Walls and I'm thinking I'm going to have to give it a go. This is knit using fingering weight- and I must say, I don't know that I've ever knit a hat using anything lighter than a dk weight, so I'm excited to try it!
5. Skiff
This is a bit of an older pattern and I've seen some seriously lovely versions floating around on Instagram and Ravelry. Would love to make one myself, maybe in Quince & Co Lark, since I've got a few skeins in my stash.
Bonus: Dubliner Hat (pictured above)
So this is my own pattern but I'm sharing it here because I really genuinely love it. I've just finished one for a friend and am thinking that I might need to make another for myself!
So those are at the top of my queue right now but I also really love this this and this!! What about you guys- any hat patterns to recommend??
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Kosmos books bigger loss despite higher oil revenues
- Business & Finance
U.S. oil and gas company Kosmos Energy saw its net loss deepen during the fourth quarter 2017 despite higher oil revenues.
According to its financial report on Monday, for the fourth quarter of 2017, the company generated a net loss of $122.1 million as compared to net loss of $56.7 million in the same period of 2016.
When adjusted for certain items that impact the comparability of results, the company generated an adjusted net loss of $37.9 million for the fourth quarter of 2017.
Kosmos' fourth quarter 2017 oil revenues rose to $187.1 million versus $156.1 million in the same quarter of 2016, on sales of 2.9 million barrels of oil in 2017 as compared to 3 million barrels in 2016.
Andrew G. Inglis, Kosmos chairman and chief executive officer, said: "We delivered more than $300 million in net cash flow which was used to diversify our production base and create another source of growth through the acquisition of assets offshore Equatorial Guinea, and reduce our net debt. In Ghana, Kosmos replaced more than 200 percent of production on a net proved basis.
"In exploration, we completed the second phase of drilling offshore Mauritania and Senegal, which resulted in the largest hydrocarbon discovery of the year."
The company's production expense for the fourth quarter was $46 million, or $15.75 per barrel, versus $44 million, or $14.75 per barrel, in the fourth quarter of 2016. Production expense per barrel increased in the fourth quarter of 2017 compared to the same quarter a year ago primarily because there were no LOPI claim reimbursements received in the fourth quarter of 2017.
Exploration expenses totaled $53 million for the fourth quarter, compared to $76 million in the same period of 2016 primarily the result of lower geologic and geophysical costs.
While Kosmos was carried for the Hippocampe-1 and Lamantin-1 exploration wells, $19 million of expenses related to the drilling rig that are not eligible for reimbursement were expensed during the quarter. Also included in the quarter was $18 million of expense related to the withdrawal from the Boujdour Maritime licenses.
Fourth quarter results included a mark-to-market loss of $96 million related to the company's oil derivative contracts.
Total capital expenditures in the fourth quarter were $62 million. Full year capital expenditures totaled $57 million, net of the initial proceeds from the BP transaction of $222 million.
Kosmos exited the fourth quarter of 2017 with approximately $1.1 billion of liquidity and $1,020 million of net debt.
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