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The thrill of going on a game drive is difficult to top, so our advice is try and soak up the views from all the sharing spaces and sit back and take in the view, keep your binoculars handy as you never know what you'll spot! Relax in our Main Tent that features an open but snuggly lounge area with fireplace, a library of books, iPads, iPod docking stations and speaker systems and a TV/DVD. We've got a 12 metre outdoor infinity pool, big enough for a leisurely swim or a refreshing dip.
Game drives filled to the brim with exciting African wildlife sightings. At Mahali Mzuri we have twice daily game drives which are filled to the brim with exciting wildlife sightings as well as romantic scenery and dramatic views. To find out more information about game drives, head to our Game Drives section.
If you are looking for something that little be different from your normal game drive experience, how about...
Game drives at night!
Game drives in the evening open up a whole new world with the chance to see predominantly nocturnal game including aardvarks and honey badgers. Full day excursions with a packed lunch give us the flexibility to really explore the conservancies, and for the curious we can also organise day trips to the Maasai Mara National Reserve.
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Private Vehicles are available and can be pre-booked subject to availability, they are charged at $600 per vehicle per day. Guide accommodation is available at $150 per night, subject to availability.
While you're staying at Mahali Mzuri you're welcome to visit one of the Maasai villages in the local area to get a flavour for daily life in the Mara and to learn about the local Maasai Tribe whose traditional pastoralist customs are still very much in practice. The village is only 10 minutes' drive from Mahali Mzuri and the best times to go are first thing in the morning when you can help milk the cattle or in the evening when the cattle, goats and sheep are being herded back to their enclosures for the night.
The local school is a further 5 minute drive from the village. This is where the Maasai children aged 3-15 years attend. You are welcome to visit the school, please let your guide know in advanced of your trip.Your Guides at Mahali Mzuri will take you on a tour and introduce you to their families while explaining some of the cultures and traditions.
What better way to relax than at Nasaro - which literally means 'refuge' or 'relaxation' in Maa - the local language.
Nasaro is located down near the valley floor and provides a private, intimate setting in which to be pampered. We use a range of products from Africology ethical skin care products to capture the rejuvenating and healing essences of Africa.
A whole range of treatments are available, from facials to massages to those essential grooming rituals. Below are just a sample of what we have to offer. Spa treatments are available for an additional charge.
Spa Treatments at Mahali Mzuri
75 mins - $150USD
Indulge in our signature deep tissue massage. A bespoke treatment tailored to work into your tense muscles. This signature treatment releases tension held in every part of the body, leaving you feeling deeply relaxed and recharged. Stresses and strains are dissolved away.
90 mins - $160 USD
120 mins - $200 USD
This experience starts with a full body exfoliation to prepare the skin for one of our all active body masks. To complete this body cleanse we nourish the skin with one of our herbal body oils, while the mind drifts to the background sounds of Africa.
60 mins - $220 USD
90 mins - $300 USD (includes Africology candle gift)
This couples treatment includes a full body massage, incorporating the use of rose quartz crystal. It is best performed by the side of your partner to reconnect you as a couple. The 90 minute option includes an additional pressure point foot massage.
Add a full body Marula and walnut scrub to any massage for $30 USD
60 mins - $120 USD
90 mins - $150 USD
Choose one of our easy melting Shea balms from Ghana, that are blended with African potato, Rooibos and a selection of Neroli, Chamomile, Jasmine or Black Pepper essential oils. When massaged into the body the balms deeply hydrate the skin while the Aromatherapy and scalp massage soothes the mind.
30 mins - $60 USD
60 mins - $110 USD
Your therapist will help you select one of our Africology massage oils: Relaxing, detox, energising or muscle relaxing. The oil is then applied and massaged deeply into the body focusing on mobilisation of joints, easing areas of tension and relaxation of mind.
90 mins - $150 USD
A gentle and warm rose quartz and Amethyst crystal massage that releases pent up energy likely to cause muscular stress. A beautiful way of balancing the body's energy centre, to create optimum health and well-being.
75 mins - $150 USD
This is an ideal treatment for those looking to relieve stress. Skilful movements are performed with the hands and different sized wooden sticks are used to stretch tight muscles and ease toxic overload from daily stress.
45 mins - $80 USD
Perfect to combat the effects of travel, relieving stress and tension in the scalp, stimulating circulation and invigorating the legs with coffee and mint. This balancing treatment creates hypnotic state of mind to encourage rest and relaxation.
45 mins - $100 USD
Reflexology, or zone therapy, is the practice of controlled pressure on 'reflex zones' found in the feet with the goal of encouraging a beneficial effect on other parts of the body and for relieving symptoms of tension and stress.
60 mins - $130 USD
75 mins - $150 USD
Our bespoke treatments are the ultimate luxury. After a full consultation with your Therapist a tailor- made experience is customised, using a combination of body therapy or skincare to indulge in your every need. Simply choose your length of treatment time and allow us to intuitively work with your body and relax your state of mind.
ENHANCEMENTS: A crystal massage or deep tissue techniques can be added to your massage treatment for an additional $20 USD
We can add a brow tidy to your facial for $10 USD
60mins - $120 USD
This wonderfully deep cleansing and regenerating facial looks at the skin holistically, working to maintain balance and a healthy radiance. Your treatment will include a thorough skin consultation using therapeutic serums that treat the appropriate skin conditions.
30 mins - $50 USD
Introduce your skin to the Africology range, we will tailor the treatment to your skins needs.
90 mins - $150 USD
Begin with the mentally relaxing notes of the Tibetan chime, followed by a warm scrub and balm infused back massage to create a relaxed state of mind. Paired with our de-stressing cell renewal facial, rich in natural oils, that deeply hydrates and connects you to the goddess within.
ENHANCEMENTS: Add an express manicure or pedicure or perhaps our head scalp and foot massage to your facial treatment for an additional $20 USD
60 mins - $50 USD
120 mins - $90 USD (manicure and pedicure)
This relaxing remedy is about treating the skin and nails naturally to keep them hydrated and therefore flexible and strong. An intensely hydrating African potato wrap, blended with natural antioxidants, is applied to ensure continued skin health and to rejuvenate the hands and feet. While the wrap sinks into the skin, the shoulders are also massaged.
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Got the news whilst at Lords on Thursday that we had hoped for, we managed to finish 3rd in B&D one with rumours of 3 going up. We missed out on 2nd spot due to Clevedon being the only team who managed to get a win in on an otherwise washed out weekend where we played top spot and divided the points between us with an abandonment.We worked hard as a club and were well clear of 4th spot so pleased we get to move up a level and test ourselves. We were in the WEPL but effectively suffered a double relegation when they restructured the leagues which pushed us back down into div 1.Were steiggling to hold onto our county academy players due to this as their coaches are telling them they need to be playing wepl cricket...having your talented players taken away at 16/17 makes it even harder to get back into those divisions to hold onto them!
Congrats Tom, do you know if its 3 up from all divisions?
Not yet mate, WEPL have meet but think B&D May still be thrashing it out as waiting to hear if ourv4s have gone up after a 3rd spot finish as well.
@rickjames - you should have a chat with the Combe Down boys mate, they were a pleasant bunch and literally a stones throw from you (Cross Keys is a decent boozer for afterwards too!).
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Marine Biologists Back Senate Ban on Whale CaptivityPublished on 5 May 2016 News & Photos by Senator Wilfred Moore (retired)
OTTAWA – 20 marine mammal biologists from around the world have released a letter backing Senator Wilfred Moore's bill to phase out the keeping of whales and dolphins in captivity. "At a minimum, the maintenance of [toothed whales, dolphins and porpoises] in commercial captive display facilities for entertainment purposes is no longer supported or justified by the growing body of science on their biological needs," states the scientists' letter (click here for letter). The signatories include two researchers at Halifax's Dalhousie University.
"Marine biologists from around the world have confirmed what our moral intuition tells us – whales don't belong in swimming pools," said Senator Moore, a member of the Senate Liberal Caucus. "Bill S-203 is an evidence-based policy, and I hope all parliamentarians will support it."
Senator Moore tabled Bill S-203, the Ending the Captivity of Whales and Dolphins Act, in December, 2015. The bill prohibits captive breeding, imports, exports, and live captures of all cetaceans – whales, dolphins, and porpoises – in Canada. The bill allows for the rescue and rehabilitation of injured individuals. Research is permitted on individuals currently in captivity, and on rescued individuals unable to return to the wild. S-203 is currently at Second Reading in the Senate.
There are nearly 60 captive whales and dolphins in Canada at two facilities – Marineland in Niagara Falls, Ontario and the Vancouver Aquarium. The Vancouver Aquarium has six beluga whales on loan to US theme parks including SeaWorld. Dr. Jane Goodall has condemned captive breeding of cetaceans as serving no scientific purpose.
If it passes the Senate, Bill S-203 will be sponsored by Elizabeth May, Leader of the Green Party and the Member of Parliament for Saanich-Gulf Islands. The bill also has the public support of Conservative Senator Janis Johnson; Phil Demers, the former Head Trainer at Marineland; Gabriela Cowperthwaite, Director of the CNN-distributed documentary Blackfish; Dr. Marc Bekoff of the Jane Goodall Institute; the Canadian Federation of Humane Societies; the British Columbia Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals; and Zoocheck Canada.
"Whales and dolphins are highly intelligent, emotional and social creatures that roam vast distances in the sea," said Senator Moore. "Science tells us that keeping them in captivity is unjustifiably cruel. Canada's laws should reflect the evidence."
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AUGUSTA, Ga. – The Augusta University athletics department hosted the William Sherrill Athletics Awards Banquet on Tuesday, May 1 in Christenberry Fieldhouse. The Jaguars honored student-athletes and coaches for their athletic and academic accomplishments throughout the 2017-18 seasons.
The annual awards banquet was named in honor of William S. Sherrill, Jr., in 2014. Bill Sherrill was a committed Jaguar Athletics supporter and founder of the Jaguar Club. Sherrill endowed the S.C.O.P.E. Scholarship for student-athletes who have completed their eligibility.
Team and academic awards were given out, as well as overall awards for the entire department that cover all 14-sports. The department gives out five awards that are named in honor of Jaguar supporters.
The Roscoe Williams Female & Male Freshman of The Year Awards were introduced in 2017 and are given to outstanding freshmen. Dr. Roscoe Williams was the former dean of students for the Jaguars for almost three decades beginning in 1970. He was inducted into the Augusta City Classic Hall of Fame in 2011 and was inducted in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) Hall of Fame in 1992. Williams starred for the basketball teams at Laney and Paine in the 1950s and taught at A.R. Johnson and Josey before coaching men's basketball at Paine (1963-67).
The Tommy Werrick Scholar-Athlete Awards are given to the male and female student-athlete with the highest GPA for the department. A member of the 1966 inaugural Jaguar Baseball team and local high school coach, Tommy Werrick always had high academic goals and instilled them to his team and beyond. Werrick passed away in July 1990 and the award is presented in his honor for upholding academic standards.
The Dick Wallace Coach of the Year Award is named in honor of former president of Augusta College Dick Wallace. He exhibited tremendous support for athletics during his tenure and he passed away in 2009. The Dick Wallace Coach of Year Award continues to recognize coaches who embody class and respect while excelling on the field of competition.
The Gerald Daise Leadership Award is given to one student-athlete who exemplifies excellent guidance on and off the playing field. A former basketball player from 1989-to-1993, Gerald Daise died in his early 20s after a battle with cancer. He exhibited leadership beyond his athletic team and the award was named in honor of Gerald in the late 1990s.
The Fred Barnabei Female & Male Athlete of the Year Awards were named in honor of former Vice President for Student Services at Augusta State University Fred Barnabei. Barnabei began working with the university 1988 and he retired in 2005 as Vice President for Business and Student Services.
Full list of individual and team awards below (Winners in Bold)
Tommy Werrick Scholar-Athlete Awards
- Lindsey Stokes, Softball
- Broc Everett, Golf
- Moritz Gehlhaus, Tennis
Dick Wallace Coach of the Year Award
- Adam Ward, Cross Country & Track
- Leza Witherington, Cheerleading
Gerald Daise Leadership Award
- Aaron Byrd, Men's Basketball
- Kendyl Conner, Softball
- Maggie Ashmore, Women's Golf
Fred Barnabei Female Athlete of the Year
- Lara Way, Cross Country and Track & Field
- McKenzey Beck, Volleyball
- Carolyn Edwards, Softball
Fred Barnabei Male Athlete of the Year
- Tamyrik Fields, Basketball
- Taylor Coxwell, Track & Field
- Dylan Forester, Cross Country and Track & Field
- Patrick Oliveira, Tennis
Roscoe Williams Female Freshman of the Year
- Micah Weathers, Cross Country and Track & Field
- Holland Martin, Volleyball
- Teresa Diez-Moliner, Golf
Roscoe Williams Male Freshman of the Year
- Hunter Kimball, Cross Country and Track & Field
- Josh Hewing, Track & Field
- Alex Shead, Golf
The Jaguar Cup
2018 Winner: Softball
Given to an Augusta team based on
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2. Attendance at athletic events
3. Overall team GPA
*** MVP, Most Improved, and Coaches Awards are given out to all 14 sports
MVP: McKenzey Beck
Most Improved: Chloe Allen
Coaches Award: Holland Martin
MVP: Lara Way
Most Improved: Miranda Taylor
Coaches Award: Micah Weathers
MVP: Dylan Forester
Most Improved: Noah Hulett
Coaches Award: Jacob Poston
MVP: Kiana Kelly
Most Improved: Diana Petrmichlova
Coaches Award: JaNae Marzell
MVP: Taylor Coxwell
Most Improved: Daniel Langston
Coaches Award: Dalton Carr
MVP: Ashleigh Outler
Most Improved: Brianna Middleton
Coaches Award: Sydney Grayden
MVP: Tamyrik Fields
Most Improved: Shawn Moss
Coaches Award: Aaron Byrd
MVP: Emily Banks
Most Improved: Tyler Beatty
Coaches Award: Ashley Wilcox
MVP: Alejandra Gonzalez Arranz
Most Improved: Merye Gobernate
Coaches Award: Amelia Pinoargote
MVP: Patrick Oliveira
Most Improved: Jose Cobo
Coaches Award: Gabriel Dos Santos
MVP: Auburn Balcorta
Most Improved: Ashley Boyd
Coaches Award: Megan McCook
MVP: Matt Meeks
Most Improved: Brent Alford
Coaches Award: Jordan Kelly
MVP: Cecilia Diez-Moliner
Most Improved: Sarah Tychsen
Coaches Award: Maggie Ashmore
MVP: Broc Everett
Most Improved: Alex Shead
Coaches Award: Olof Gunnarsson
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Our first destination: Tapachula! We arrived after a tiring travel day on May 4th.
Delicious ice cream break in the very hot Tapachula, Chiapas. This was our last day in Tapachula after our time in the Guatemala Highlands. We later flew to Mexico City (on May 9th).
Exploring Mexico City.
Learning about migration in Mexico with Arturo. We discussed the big picture of migration (political and economic reasons) and learned about different push/pull factors for people's on the move.
Some of the team at Casa Tochan.
The group visited Casa Tochan in Mexico City. Casa Tochan is a long-term shelter and resource centre for peoples the move. We heard some stories and shared a meal with the migrants.


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While you may not have played the board game Clue recently, there is compelling evidence that great consumer experience begins with an insight followed by clear and sometimes surprising action. An insight, in our opinion is a fact married to intuition. We used this insight to tackle the need for improved hospitality in the automotive sector and offer an experience that would lead to a higher rate of satisfaction and therefore greater advocacy.
In fact, loyalty increased by 17% for consumers who were completely satisfied with the service on their previous vehicle while under warranty, according to the Maritz New Vehicle Customer Survey.
In this case, the challenge was that our client's customers felt that the competition was more "hospitable" and were choosing them. Our intuition told us that to make a real change and recapture/retain our customers we needed to break the mold and look for best-in-class examples of hospitality. Many have looked at the hotel industry, but we needed to get more personal than that.
Our Insight: If our client's frontline treated their customers with the grace and hospitality associated with a professional Butler, consumers would win and the competition would lose. A win-win, right?
So we hired an expert, world renowned Charles the Butler. Think about it, most of us will never have a butler, but when it comes to hospitality who better to demonstrate the principles of caring for and anticipating the needs of everyone's most important audience – our guests.Enter the Butler
Charles is the founder of Charles MacPherson Associates Inc. and brings over 24 years of experience in Household Management as the Major Domo for one of Canada's most prominent families as well as his role as Founder and President of Charles MacPherson Associates since 1996. In addition to his other full time duties at Charles MacPherson Associates Inc., Charles is currently writing "The Butler and Household Manager's Compendium" which promises to be the definitive work on the subject. Charles has also worked with Royal Bank as well as luxury companies such as Veuve Clicquot and Louis Vuitton.Making it Relevant
We knew having the services of a butler alone wouldn't get the job done, so we partnered with one of our experts in the business, someone who could walk in the frontline's shoes with our expert in hospitality. We also had to make sure that this program delivered relevant and industry-specific context to this personalized ideal of hospitality. The end result? Once past the initial shock (and perhaps skepticism) our audience embraced the concept and turned what could have been a simple training program into a rich, genuine and passionate discussion about how they could deliver hospitality in any situation—good or bad. The frontline loved the Butler and found it very relevant to have a butler train them in delivering customer satisfaction. And doing so gave them a new outlook on the importance of hospitality excellence in customer service.
3 Principles of CX Hospitality
1. Permission granted. No one ever needs permission to be nice. In fact, your frontline team more than anything can influence your customer's perception of their experience with a simple smile. Reminding the frontline team that this is always in their control, regardless of the situation, goes a long way towards creating great experiences.
2. Listen. The greatest skill in customer service is the ability to listen… not hear, LISTEN. If your frontline is not listening to your customers there is no way they can provide great experiences. Remarkably, many have forgotten how to listen and this is a skill that is well within the control of everyone on the team.
3. Change the context. Context is a powerful resource in any scenario and asking your frontline to walk a mile in their customers' shoes will help them empathize and create better experiences. Secondly, have them identify a great hospitality example and even better provide them best-in-class experiences. Take them to a fine dining experience, send them to a luxury hotel and be sure to help them observe and reflect on these experiences and only then will they be able to duplicate them.
Continually attracting new customers is a strategic dead end for most companies. The reality today is that many products and services are a commodity and customer experience can be the differentiator that keeps customers loyal to your brand. In this case, hospitality was both the differentiator and the solution. Knowing that your frontline staff have control over the customer's brand experience, applying a hospitality approach can help build loyalty as opposed to eroding it, contributing to increased customer satisfaction and repurchase. As we experienced, the real challenge for business today is finding the right fact, matching it to the right intuition and being brave enough to differentiate for both your customers and your frontline.


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I am selling this car for a friend. This1976 Lancia Scorpion was bought5 years ago, but too many other projects, and increasing family responsibilities meant that there has been no time to spend on it. The car has not been driven for a few years, and will need to be recommissioned to get it back on the road.This means flushing the fuel system, changing the oil, and flushing the brake fluid.The car comes with a clear NC title.All photos are of the actual car being sold.
The car is complete, and has been stored out of the weather and is relatively rust free apart from some rust bubbles over the right rear wheel arch. A repair panel for that area is included.It has had a lot of high quality upgrades, including a stainless steel performance exhaust worth more than $1,000, and custom stainless steel brake lines, from The Monte Hospital in the UK.The original color was a light aquamarine, but the car was changed to a really nice shade of red, which is still in good conditionThe body is straight, and appears to beaccident free.The bumpers, and exterior trim are all in good condition, however the plastic end pieces for the bumpers will need to be refinished to look good. Although not shown, the spare wheel is included
The interior is in good condition, but was partly taken apart to do work on the brake system, and needs to be put back together. The wires hanging down under the dash are all plug-in connectors and will be easy to reconnect. The sun roof is in good condition,except for one ofthe side supports is broken.Although it is not visible in the photos, the windshield is has a crack about 5 inches from the top edge, and could possibly be repaired with epoxy by a windshield repair shop. The rest of the glass is in good condition.
This is a really good, and relatively easy project for someone who enjoys driving a desirable car that will not cost a fortune to maintain.Lancia Scorpions are beautiful, and rare cars that increasingly hard to find, and the market has been rising on these cars, which makes this Scorpion a great value proposition. It can be an every day driver, and still attract a lot of attention.It's a sure thing that there will not be another one at your local Cars and Coffee gathering.
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The Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District (AC Transit) hopes that our riders ring in the New Year with family, friends and loved ones. Whether celebrating in Fremont, Castro Valley, Richmond or San Francisco our riders can reach out across the miles with a safe free ride this New Year's Eve.
For the third consecutive New Year's Eve, AC Transit will offer free fares on all bus lines starting at 8:00 p.m. New Year's Eve through 5:00 a.m. New Year's Day. The fare boxes and Clipper Card readers will be covered and will not accept payments during these designated hours.
Riders should take note that bus service on January 1 will operate on a Sunday schedule. AC Transit's Customer Service Call Center will be open Sunday, December 31 from 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. The Call Center will be closed New Year's Day and reopens January 2 at 6:00 a.m.
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Permanent Residence in 44 months
PR Status Less than 4 years
5.Nov.2019, 01:33 PM
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Joined: 5.Oct.2016
I am just checking if anyone here had an experience of having a PR status approved when you are a little short of 48 months of residency.
A little background to the story - my first work permit was applied for 1 year and 8 months. Then it was renewed for 2 years - which will be expiring next year May 2020. So that means I have:
20 months for first work visa
24 months for second
I have accumulated 44 months and I am due to renew my work permit. Question now is... Will Migrationsverket be kind enough to give me PR status even if I only stayed for 44 months? Or will they be holding my application until my 48th month? Or will I have to reapply again on my 48th for PR status? The reason I ask is I want to plan ahead for next year specially travel plans going to my home (non-EU country).
I cannot be the only one with this scenario so anyone willing to share their experience will be appreciated. Thanks!
6.Nov.2019, 05:03 AM
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Joined: 25.Jul.2012
You will not be granted permanent residence permit but you may be granted a 4 month temporary permit.
6.Nov.2019, 10:51 AM
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Location: Stockholm
Joined: 2.Oct.2019
I had completed 44 months of work prior to the extension application, so I've been given 4 months extension + PUT at the same time (the same decision / case)...so the answer to your question is yes, you'll be given PUT.


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CHANDLER, Ariz. — Rewash is a dirty word in the laundry industry.
And equipment malfunctioning at any step can lead to the need for rewash.
With flatwork ironers, rewash can come in the form of stains, rips, or product with holes in it that went through the ironer or happened on the ironer. It shows up on the ironer because that's the last thing that happens to the product before it goes to packaging or goes out the door to the customer.
"One thing for sure, we know that rewash costs a lot of money," says David Rovetto, a regional sales manager with Tingue.
Rovetto shared 10 practical keys to focus on when it comes to ironer care and performance during an Association for Linen Management (ALM) educational session here called Squash the Rewash.
Rovetto says that it doesn't matter who the ironer manufacturer is, or the size of the machine, the chest underneath all of the padded rolls needs to be cleaned, and it should be lubricated.
"Why lubricate it? So the product will flow through good, you will have good quality," he says. "If it's not lubricated and cleaned, you're going to get more rejects. The sheet or tablecloth, whatever it may be, may go in great, but come out the back end looking bad because it was dragged across a dirty part of the chest."
There's nothing more important than cleaning and lubricating your ironer chest at the beginning of each shift, according to Rovetto. Something that he encourages laundries to do is run a scouring pad at the beginning of the day. It doesn't matter which kind of scouring pad, or what shape or size. The bottom line, he says, is to use something that will clean the ironer chest.
"It's like brushing your teeth," says Rovetto. "If you don't brush your teeth, you're going to get buildup. That means rejects. It affects the longevity of the product that you buy. It's expensive when you buy pads for your ironer."
Rovetto recommends scouring and waxing the chest at the start of the day and at lunch break. Run the scouring pad, run the wax cloth, restart the vacuum and the machine is good to go, he says.
"Some people say, 'I'm running two shifts.' Second shift is really the beginning of the second day, if you will," according to Rovetto. "This takes about five minutes to run a cleaning cloth through your ironer on both sides to give you a good scrub and wax added."
He recommends that healthcare laundries scrub and wax a couple times a day. If a plant processes food and beverage linens, it should happen every couple of hours. In food and beverage, it tends to be more sensitive to lubrication.
There are all kinds of wax cloths, according to Rovetto, even wax cloths that used to be sheets. However, he says that's not an ideal method because with the sheet, as soon as the wax melts, it's going in both directions.
"Some of it's going on your ironer chest, and some of it is going on your pad," he says. "You're not trying to wax your pad; you're trying to wax your ironer chest. The best wax cloth to get would be one that has a pocket, a barrier, put the wax down, put your flap back down, when it heats up, it goes straight onto the chest."
How much wax should be used? Rovetto recommends just one 8-ounce cup of wax. His advice is to wax sparingly, but often.
"After you run the wax cloth, a lot of times people drag it across the floor, so it really wasn't clean to begin with, draped on the side of the ironer," Rovetto says. "I encourage you to hang it on racks so it can cool to be ready to use the next time."
He says to only add wax when the pocket is cold and limp. If powder wax is used, if the pocket is stiff, wax does not need to be added.
"If you use paste, it's never really going to get stiff, so you're going to have to feel and see if you got a greasy residue to it," Rovetto says. "Certainly you can look at your ironer chest when you run it to see if you have a little shine to it. With some waxes, you might even see a little steam going up in the air."
If a laundry has multiple ironers, Rovetto recommends alternating the ironer that is waxed first. He says that, for example, if a plant has three ironers and employees always start waxing on ironer one, ironer three might "get the short end of the stick" when it comes to wax coverage.
"A lot of people I talk to say they can wax it in the morning, but they can't get it at the morning and lunch break. But, they still have time to go behind the folder when called because of ironer number two to pull the jam out of the folder," he says. "The linen probably wouldn't do that if it wasn't processed well because of the dirty chest or static.
"It's really something to think about when you think about cost to your ironer. A lot of time, it's easy to get buy-in from the maintenance folks when you let them know you've been making their lives better with less cost to the ironer. The rest is history when it comes to rejects."
Rovetto says it's important to run the ironer with proper chest temperature so that the wax works effectively. For example, steam-fueled ironers, which have probably a half-dozen waxes, powder and paste, under 350 F, they do a great job, he says. There would be no need to have a high-temperature wax for a steam ironer.
"High-temp wax is definitely needed to cover thermal or self-contained units that go 370 (degrees) and up," says Rovetto. "The reason is the wax won't stay on the chest and it won't perform at all and you'll cook your pad so quickly, you'll probably run through up to three times as many pads. It's a nightmare."
He says that between 300 and 350 F is a great temperature for a steam ironer. If the temperature is below that, there will be linen travel issues, and the equipment may have trouble drying the linen.
"And whoever your pad or ironer person is, certainly get them involved when that happens," he recommends.
Linen quality will be affected if the pH of the water gets too high or low, Rovetto says.
"We work with the chemical folks sometimes to diagnose a linen quality issue that the customer is having, when they're having a lot of headaches and can't get good product to the ironer and don't get a good finish at the end," he says.
The pH level is something Rovetto says that his staff checks. They use a small pH test kit, and the moment a client is having trouble with linen travel, they check that, along with other issues.
"It does show up on the ironer. Whether or not it's the proper weight, or whether or not it got washed with the correct formula, will show up on the ironer when it comes to that heat and the moisture in the product," he says.
Whether it's processing sheets, tablecloths, napkins, pillowcases, etc., Rovetto says that ironers are a lot like when he would leave his clothes in the dryer too long and they would have a rough, dry look.
"Taking an iron to it at that point wasn't going to do anything," he says.
In order to give the product a good finish, Rovetto says about 30% moisture is needed in the linen. He says that product can be too wet, but it's probably better to be a little high on moisture than to be too low because it will look like the ironer didn't press it out.
"Often we'll get involved when a customer lets us know they're having a problem, and it's just a matter of weighing some wet linen, get that linen dry, weigh that same 20 pieces or whatever and see what that percentage of moisture is," Rovetto says. "You can't go weigh 20 more sheets, because they're newer, older or whatever. It has to be the same ones so we can get keyed in on what could be the problem."
Rovetto had a customer where all of the ironers were running well but then ran a different color through the equipment. The client didn't have the right moisture in the product when it went through the ironer, and all of it looked bad. Then they went back to white, and the ironer put out a quality product.
"Come to find out it was a different color that was involved that they don't have a lot of inventory," says Rovetto. "So, it's not that we're fixing equipment at that point, but sometimes that's what we hear. 'This ironer is great for everything, but it won't run black mats. Whose fault is it?'"
The ironer will only put out what it is presented, Rovetto says, so load it properly. It's important to feed the product into the ironer square along the lead edge.
"This becomes a challenge sometimes with automated feeders," he says. "They're great and save a lot of labor. You just have to make sure they work properly, get blown out, vacuumed and the belts are good."
Sometimes, according to Rovetto, a laundry may see that the product is fed properly but it's off because something else starts slipping. The ironer will press it, but it won't look as good.
"When there's a problem with the product line for a customer, once I open up the bottom and see what kind of rejects we're getting, I'll go to the front and watch it all the way through," he says. "Automated equipment is something to keep an eye on and keep it up to par and it will help."
Rovetto says that most of his customers struggle with the ironer's vacuum system. Whether it's a new or old ironer, if it has springs on it, more than likely there is a vacuum system.
The vacuum system pulls moisture out, he says. By pulling the moisture out, the roll stays hot, promoting better drying and helping to maximize speed. Rovetto also says a vacuum system prolongs pad life because wet pads—it doesn't matter what they're made of—are not going to last as long.
Rovetto recommends cleaning the ducts annually. They should be taken off during downtime in order to make sure they're not clogged.
"What happens is you have a wax mode, and you punch the wax mode when you wax your ironer, and that's great," he says. "Some ironers don't have wax modes, and what happens is you start waxing it and you never turn your vacuum off and you get springs that rust."
They're going to rust over time, but clogging the ducts helps to speed that process up. The springs should last 15 years on equipment used during 40-hour workweeks, according to Rovetto.
"With a 40-hour workweek, you should not have to replace the springs twice on the same piece of equipment." he says.
Chest-to-roll contact, this is something that Rovetto says is often an interesting subject with a customer. The laundry is trying to get the most life out of its product. The ironer, in terms of maintenance, is saying it's time to re-pad it, but the pads look good.
"They may look good from appearance, but it may no longer be good enough to give your press quality," he says. "Your rejects may be creeping up, or your rewashes, we'll call it. Regardless of the appearance of it, the padded roll needs to fill up the chest. If the pad is too small, what you'll see happening is you lose some drying capacity. You'll also see your rejects increase."
The typical thing Rovetto sees is that the ironer tape is pulling the product along instead of the roller pushing along the ironer tape. Because the product is dragging, he says, little "crow's feet" form on each side of the ironer tape. That means it's time to pad the ironer.
Depending on the type of ironer used, some ironers will have a pad cover that goes on each row. The larger ironers just have a pad that serves as both.
"These pads will always lose when it comes to pressure," Rovetto says. "When you do re-pad your ironer, make sure you go back to minimal pressure. That may be zero pressure and the weight of the roll takes care of running your ironer. If the quality looks great and it's dry, that's great."
If a laundry goes back to using the pressure level from the day before the re-padding, linens could get scorched.
"They'll never bounce back from that," he says. "Also, when it comes to the pad versus the ironer chest, the pad will lose every time, and you'll be prematurely having to pad your ironer. Wasting money."
There are different speed issues that should be addressed on different pieces of equipment, Rovetto says. With a feeder, an ironer and a folder, there should only be a 2-3% speed graduation from each piece of equipment. Why? The purpose is to continue to keep the linen flat, pulling by the faster roll. The ironer should be turning faster than the feeder, and the folder turning faster than the ironer. That's the way it should happen.
"You'll know it when you see it because you'll see, for example, your sheet won't stay flat. It will be coming up," he says. "It's something that needs attention quickly because all of your ironer tapes will be coming off the chest.
"I always talk about speed because a lot of the places I go into, some people keep messing with the speed and crank it up, some people crank it down."
He says that if a laundry has a 4- to 5-foot gap between pieces, turning up the speed isn't going to get more pieces through.
"It's just going to raise your rewash because you'll have more rejects," says Rovetto. "I've walked into some doozies in some plants where engineers and production were arguing about it. If you don't keep product between your rollers and your chest, you're just going to cook your pads and you'll end up replacing them prematurely."
If a machine is running faster than someone can feed, the numbers won't be there. A laundry can still get the numbers it wants, with better quality and fewer rejects, if the ironer is slowed.
Drive rolls that turn the feed belts need to be covered, Rovetto says.
"They always should be covered with some sort of textile, something to get some friction so you can turn your belts. Otherwise, you get belts slipping; they get stretched," he says. "You'll have three to four in the middle just spinning, and you'll add to your rewash."
Rovetto suggests having a troubleshooting procedure to check when quality drops on an ironer.
"We go straight to seven or eight of these things previously mentioned; we always check them out when a customer has an issue," he says. "Doesn't matter if it's moisture, doesn't matter if it's wrinkles, doesn't matter if it's poor press quality, one of those will lead us, or a combination will lead us, to a solution."
Rovetto says that there is normally more than one cause for decreasing ironer quality. It's a matter of spending some time watching the product go through the plant, he says, while taking measurements.
"The easiest way is to go back to front, go to the beginning of the process," he says. "The beginning of the process may be you washed it, but it showed up on the ironer because something happened to it after. Nevertheless, it's going to show up on the ironer most of the time, unless it's stains."


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The past 6 months have been a highly exciting time for us. The wolkenkit CLI has been downloaded more than 3100 times. We have been to conferences and meetups in various cities, including Berlin, Bonn, Kassel, Munich, Nuremburg, Stuttgart, and a few other places. Additionally a number of talks were recorded, e.g. at the International JavaScript Conference (for a full list of recorded talks refer to the videos section of the documentation). Oh, and we had a guest post in our blog on commands and events by @marcusstenbeck. Thanks for that!
What also has made us more than happy is the increased number of great discussions with more and more people from our community. Additionally, we received a variety of valuable pull requests and feedback in general, e.g. by @nelreina, @nicolaisueper, @radumaerza, @reneviering and @zibur. As with the wolkenkit 2.0 release, we would also like to thank @scherermichael for his support in improving the wolkenkit release script.
Since we have been asked a number of times how to best get started if you want to contribute to wolkenkit, we now have a section in the documentation on contributing to wolkenkit, and we plan to extend this in the future. To improve transparency of what is planned and what we work an, we additionally made all issues public (and we now have a list of good first issues).
Using the new file storage
As already mentioned, we rewrote depot, wolkenkit's file storage service, from scratch. When we had created the original version, we primarily focused on having a simple solution. Since then we have learned a lot about the needs of our users. As an example, we were asked several times how to protect stored files against unauthorized access.
Instead of trying to extend the simple first version, we decided to rebuild everything from scratch, this time with better knowledge of how people want things to work. The new version now has an authorization mechanism that integrates perfectly with the existing authentication and authorization features of wolkenkit itself. This lets you configure access rights for your stored files in a very fine-grained way.
Moreover, we have finally introduced a client SDK for depot, which makes accessing the file storage service as simple as possible. Of course, you can still use the low-level HTTP API directly, if you want to. With respect to this, we would especially like to thank @schmuto for providing very helpful feedback on storing large files!
To be ready for the future, we have also already taken into account that we are going to support other storage engines than the local file system, such as Minio and Amazon S3. Expect more to come here in a future release of wolkenkit.
Exporting and importing application data
No matter how hard you try, there are always things that go wrong. Unfortunately, wolkenkit 2.0 has contained a critical bug that we only discovered recently: Its CLI didn't pay respect to the
--shared-key flag, which means that setting a shared key and persisting data did not work as expected. Actually, with wolkenkit 2.0, you are running at risk of losing your data when restarting an application.
That's what inspired us to introduce two new CLI commands,
export and
import. To export all the events contained in an application's event store use the
wolkenkit export command. Complementary use the
wolkenkit import command to restore the event store from a previously exported data backup.
The export is done as JSON files, which means that an export is not only useful as a backup, but can also be used to analyse events with third-party tools. Just think of what's possible by combining machine learning and events!
Finally, having an option to export and import data helps to make the transition from wolkenkit 2.0 to wolkenkit 3.0 a smooth experience. Please make sure to refer to the updating an application guide before migrating your application to wolkenkit 3.0 (otherwise, as said, you risk losing your application's data)!
Introducing a landing page
With wolkenkit 2.0, when starting a wolkenkit application, the CLI waits until the application becomes available by repeatedly sending HTTP requests to the
/v1/ping route. Once an application was up and running, many people tried to access the API's
/ route, which unfortunately only replied with a
404 status code.
In the new version we now have a beautifully designed landing page, which turns accessing the API for the first time into a pleasant experience. Additionally, this landing page acts as the starting point for our long term vision of having a self-documenting API. Again, expect more to come here in future releases of wolkenkit.
Improving the write and the read model
With wolkenkit 3.0, there are also a few new features available to the write and the read model.
The write model became way faster when handling multiple that do not refer to the same aggregate. For consistency reasons it is necessary to handle commands that do refer the same aggregate sequentially. Until now this meant that all commands were handled sequentially, independent of the aggregate they referred to. Unfortunately, this made it possible that long-running commands could block the entire write model. Now, wolkenkit 3.0 runs up to 256 commands in parallel, while still keeping commands that refer to the same aggregate in order.
The read model has two new extension to the
add function. The
orUpdate extension allows you to add items if they did not yet exist – or to update them otherwise. In contrast, the
orDiscard extension either adds an item – or does nothing, if it already exists. This lets you ensure in an easy way that an item is there either way.
Protecting credentials and other secrets
Finally, there is also a new feature available to the
package.json file of your application. Since wolkenkit 2.0 it has been possible to add credentials and similar things as environment variables to your application, but their values were always visible as plain text. For obvious reasons, this is a bad idea for any sensitive data, such as credentials.
With wolkenkit 3.0 there is now an option to secure environment variables by introducing a separate file that is meant for storing secret values. We would like to say thank you to @go4cas for coming up with this idea!
It is needless to say that there are way more improvements and fixes, e.g. in the underlying eventstore. Thanks to @cessor and @domma for many highly interesting discussions on SQL!
To get a complete overview of what's new and updated, have a look at the changelog.
Updating to the new version
To update to wolkenkit 3.0, basically all you have to do is to install the new CLI using npm. The new CLI is fully backwards compatible and also supports the 1.0.0, 1.0.1, 1.1.0, 1.2.0 and 2.0.0 runtimes. What has worked before, will continue to work:
$ npm install -g wolkenkit
To update an application to the new runtime version, you need to make a few adjustments to your code due to the changes we have made to the API. We have described in detail what you need to do in the updating an application section in the wolkenkit documentation.
As said before, there has been a critical bug in wolkenkit 2.0, which may lead to data loss. If you have been using the
--shared-key flag in the past, make sure to read the section on the danger of data loss!
Getting help
As always, if you need more details on how things work in wolkenkit, have a look at the wolkenkit documentation. If you have any questions or need help, you are welcome to join the wolkenkit Slack team. Also, there are a number of questions on wolkenkit on StackOverflow, so maybe your question had already been answered before.
Getting started
If you are new to wolkenkit, and version 3.0 is your first release, you may be interested in the brochure on CQRS, event sourcing, DDD and wolkenkit, which you can download for free as PDF (alternatively you may order professionally printed copies).
There is also a variety of articles available. We have also collected a list of blog posts and videos. And, there are a number of sample applications you may be interested in.
Finally, there is only one thing left to say: We are very looking forward to the future with wolkenkit, and as always – if you want so help us improve wolkenkit even further, feel free to contact us via email at firstname.lastname@example.com!
Thanks, and have a nice time with wolkenkit!
Yours, Sophie and the team of the native web


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Ellenton sits along the Manatee River, just a few short miles away from the Terra Cela Bay. This smaller town is perfect if you want to escape the tourist areas of Florida and just enjoy a nice day with your furry pal. There are no veterinarians in Ellenton but there is one in Parish that your pup can go visit for a health check-up or emergency.
Spend a day out at the Gamble Plantation Historic State Park with Fido by your side. The park sits on the only surviving plantation home from the 1840s and offers picnicking, tours, restrooms, and a visitor center. Take advantage of the paved walking path around the park and get a good walk in with Fido while you are there, just remember that your dog needs to stay on a leash.
Stop into Woody's River Roo Pub and Grill for a tasty bite to eat. This riverside restaurant dishes out American food and cocktails in a beachy themed atmosphere with a tiki bar. Their outdoor patio welcomes your dog to sit alongside you while you enjoy a meal, and sometimes they even offer live music.
Ellenton is a great town to have a walk with your dog and just enjoy each other's company together.
Head over to Backstone Park and enjoy a day out with your pup. This pawesome park offers sports fields, a playground, basketball courts, a skate park, and a covered picnic area. The paved walking path throughout the park is the perfect area to get a walk in with your pup. Lincoln Park is a huge area that Fido will love running around in, and it has a covered picnic area and a paved walking path. Hydrant Park is another pawesome park to go to for a nice walk with your dog, plus it offers a covered picnic area and benches along the walking path. All these amazing parks are in Palmetto, and only three miles out of Ellenton.
The Terra Ceia Preserve State Park is a nature preserve with marshes that are perfect for fishing and boating. The park sits right along the Terra Ceia Bay and offers kayaking and trails that you and your pup can get a good walk on. This park is more secluded, so it is a great location to get away from the city with your dog. The trails aren't marked, so make sure you and your pup are well prepared before going out and exploring. Located in Terra Ceia, and only seven miles out of Ellenton, your dog will love hiking around this park.


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End Of Lease Cleaning Garran Services
Maid2Match's Bond Back Guarantee
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Flat rate price means no time limitations
72 Hours to re-clean for free
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What Does The Best Bond Cleaning In Garran Cover?
Our bond cleaning checklist covers all the important details that your real estate agent is looking for.
- Wash walls, remove dust and cobwebs
- Wipe powerpoints, light fittings, switches & covers including removing bugs where accessible
- Skirting boards dusted and cleaned
- Dust blinds, clean aircon filter and external areas of air con.
- Wipe doors & door frames
- Clean windows internally, window sills and tracks
- Wash and sweep/vacuum floors
- Ceiling fan blades to be cleaned
- Wipe out all wardrobes, inside and out
- Clean drawers and shelves
- Wash walls, remove dust and cobwebs
- Clean internal windows, window sills and tracks
- Dust blinds, wipe doors & door frames
- Wipe powerpoints, light fittings, switches & covers including removing bugs where accessible
- Complete clean of the exhaust fan (remove all dust & grime)
- Clean shower recess including tiles and all glass screens
- Clean bath and all tiles
- Clean vanity mirror, sink and bench top
- Clean cabinet and drawers, inside and out and clean towel rails
- Clean toilet bowl, seat and cover inside and out
- Clean behind toilet
- Wash and sweep/vacuum floors
- Wash walls, remove dust and cobwebs
- Clean internal windows, window sills and tracks
- Dust blinds, clean aircon filter and external areas of air con.
- Clean ceiling fans
- Wipe light fittings, switches & covers including removing bugs where accessible
- Wipe power points
- Clean stove including elements, griller and drip trays
- Remove grease/debris from stove surrounds
- Clean oven internally and externally including the glass door, trays and racks (INCLUDED FREE)
- Clean exhaust fans & range hood including filters
- Clean inside and outside of the dishwasher including filters and powder dispensers
- Clean sink, bench tops and tiled splash backs
- Clean cabinet and drawers, inside and out
- Wash and sweep/vacuum floors
- Wash walls, remove dust and cobwebs
- Wipe light fittings, switches & covers including removing bugs where accessible
- Dust blinds
- Clean laundry tub, sink and taps
- Clean cupboards inside and out
- Wipe power points
- Wipe doors & door frames
- Clean all tiles/splashback
- Wash and sweep/vacuum floors
- Vacuum/sweep/mop floors
- Wash sliding patio doors and tracks
- Wash window, sills and tracks
- Wash cleaning glass door inside and outside (if applicable)
- Sweep floors
- Clean cupboards, shelves, and drawers
- Remove cobwebs
Frequently Asked Questions
Finding and selecting reliable house cleaning in Garran is not easy. The most common questions we get asked by people like yourself have been collated below to assist you in making a smart decision.
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Percy is Maid2Match's biggest fan! He was quite nervous when making the move from his puppy home, however he booked his bond clean with us and that tail was wagging again once he had seen the results! Try out the Maid2Match service and see if you agree!
What Other's Are Saying
Here are a few of our Google Reviews.
"The team were amazing and did a fantastic job. They worked really hard and cleaned areas and appliances that I never thought would be clean again. After nearly 20 years in this house and to have it looking pristine at sale time is all attributed to the maid2match team. Thanks to you!! Much appreciated!!"
"The professional they sent arrived on time and did a great job cleaning the house. He was courteous and efficient. There was no hidden fees and I'm very happy with the quality of work. Would absolutely use their services again &/or recommend to a friend."
Move Out Cleaning Garran Locals Rely On
If you are moving out from your rented house or apartment your goal should be to get your bond deposit back in full. If you are a property manager or real estate agent, your goal is to have prospective tenants rushing to hand over their first month's rent. In order for both parties here to be 100% happy, you need a 5-star bond clean. Luckily, Maid2Match has Ipswich's best bond cleaners, amazing customer support and unbeaten standards. Look, these are not baseless claims but they are backed up in the reviews put forward from the thousand's of homes we've cleaned and continue to clean regularly.
Moving should be a time of excitement as the next adventure starts. However, for many it's made too stressful and exhausting due to issues with cleaning the place before leaving and/or trying to get their deposit back. At Maid2Match, we have specialists bond cleaners who sole job is to ensure your property manager is happy with the state of the property. We do this by following our extensive bond cleaning checklist which is essential to a truly great exit clean. This is no more evident than by our '72 Hour Guarantee'. Within 72 hours of our clean, if a re-clean is requested by the property manager we return free of charge!
Why Is A Professional End Of Tenancy Clean Worthwhile?
Many tenants first thought when having to organise a bond clean is to go for the cheapest service or that which offers the biggest discounts. However, almost all come to regret the decision if they do follow through as it either results in weeks of back and forth between themselves and the property manager or worse still not receiving their bond back! Ultimately it is money down the drain.
The truth is great bond cleaners possess a different skill set than regular house cleaners and therefore requires specific experience, dedication, and a first-class cleaning checklist. At Maid2Match, we personally vet all our cleaners, after having them complete a three-part application form. We provide extensive support and have crafted the most effective bond cleaning checklist you'll find. Don't take any chances with your bond clean price Canberra, contact us today.
What is Bond Cleaning?
If you have not moved out of a rented home before than you may not understand what bond cleaning is or what's involved. Bond cleaning is also known as move out cleaning or end of lease cleaning depending on who you talk too. You'll find it is a mandatory requirement made by the property manager to the tenants, in order to receive their bond deposit back. It differs to one time and recurring house cleans as the aim is to clean the entire house in order to bring it back to a point where it is ready for a new tenant to move in.
Garran is one of the suburbs of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, located in the Woden Valley District. This suburb was named after Sir Robert Garran, an important figure on the scene of Canberra's higher education. As such, its streets are named after Australian writers. Walking the streets of Garran is, therefore, a delight for people who are passionate about the literature and education of Australia.
With a population of a little under 3500 inhabitants, Garran is one of the most populous suburbs in Canberra. Stretching on 2.74 km², Garran neighbours the suburbs of Hughes, Philip, Red Hill, and O'Malley.
A visit to Garran is the perfect opportunity to get more acquainted to Australia's landscape, flora and fauna, since this suburb is encompassed by two nature reservations: Mount Mugga-Mugga to the south and Red Hill to the north-east. Davidson Hill is great for nature observation and walking as well. This suburb is a Mecca for geology enthusiasts, with its volcanic rocks of different origins.
Garran has three different hospitals, three primary schools, and lots of parks. You can also find plenty of shops here, a supermarket, a few churches, an Australian Red Cross, a bakery, a few restaurants with delicious food and some very cozy cafés.
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203K Inspections & Consulting
The FHA 203K Loan Process
If your not familiar with the FHA 203K loan process it can be quite a cumbersome, and tricky one!
Have you been told a property needs a cash buyer? This product is the solution to being able to obtain it without a cash purchase! This product is the one tool available in the market place with FHA rates that can be used to finance a property in need of repair. A large percentage of the business profession prefer to steer clear of this product due to its' complex layers, and added timeline needed to close. However, for the savvy and experienced Real Estate broker this product can be your best friend in a sea of properties requiring cash which would not be able to be financed without such a product.
In a nut shell it is a FHA product typically about 1/4 point higher than standard FHA rates. The minimum percentage down required stays at 3.5%. The average closing timeline is 45 to 60 days. Most individuals use this product as a short term strategy to obtain the property. Then 120 days after the repairs are completed a Streamline FHA Refinance is used to refinance the property into a lower rate.
I recommend this to my 203K clients to maximize the ability to obtain the property, and minimize the long term costs of the higher rate. If you were satisfied with the lender you used, asking them to assist may yield the most cost savings on the closing cost portion as it is a plain vanilla switch from one FHA product to another when you do a Streamline Refi.
To embark on this path can truly be a nightmare if not paired with a team of skilled professionals fluent in 203K.
As an example I had a client recently who was told their lender could do a FHA 203K loan. Unfortunately, the client was committed to a lender who was using them as a guinea pig for their first go around with the product. Literally a nightmare waiting to happen! The loan took almost 90 days to close, one delay after another, more added costs than should have been there, and the buyer lost the tax credit as a result of all the delays pushing the closing past June 30th.
To AVOID SUCH A 203K Nightmare follow these tips:
1. Pair yourself with a team of professionals experienced with these loans. Try to verify if they have a minimum of 3-4 203K loans closed in the current 12 month period. This will ensure they are familiar with current guidelines of current banks funding these loans. In the primary loan market unless a firm will keep a 203K loan in an internal portfolio, then there are only about 3 major banks out there who will fund a 203K loan. This means lenders who work with these programs should know in advance who they will send the loan to, and be familiar with their current guidelines, underwriters (if in house or not…HUGE DIFFERENCE!)
2. Find a Real Estate/MTG Broker who deams themself a "Specialist" , and listen to their recommendations as they will truly save you time and money with the knowledge and value added experience they hold.
3. Make sure the team you've created stays in consistent communication on your behalf always working for the same shared goal of the best terms and conditions possible for you, their mutual client and buyer.
4. Find out of you can choose the HUD Consultant for the transaction. Some lenders let you pick from a list, others will tell you it is automatically selected by the lender with no buyer selections available. If you can pick the HUD Consultant contact a few firms to ask their basic cost structure for 203K Consulting, their timeline of availability booking out for inspections. Some lenders require a HUD Consultant be involved for all 203K loans. Others only require them for loans where the repairs exceed $35K.
5. Know the difference in a Streamline 203K loan (under $35K in repairs) and a "Full K" as the 203K savy lenders call it. The more repairs, the longer the timeline needed to complete them.
6. Many individuals confuse this product thinking they can do the repairs themselves. Keep in mind to protect their interests the bank funding your 203K loan will require all licensed & insured professionals to complete all repairs to town codes with permits. They consider the borrower who works full time to not have the time or level of professional skill, including adequate insurance coverage, to be a risk they will not take on.
7. Be prepared to use a General Conctractor or Project Manager familiar with 203K loans. Additionally, they will have to carry the project costs for weeks or months at a time until draw disbursements are released. A contractor must agree to these terms and be aware of this or the work will not move along meeting the timelines set by the bank. The contractors selected must have no liens current or prior, and a strong financial and credit profile will be required to be validated and approved to do all repairs. Basically, each vendor needs to be approved by the bank to verify all estimates submitted for the repairs. I've heard of a builder being foreclosed and the buyer asking the builder to do the repairs since he knew the building best. Once the builders credit is pulled he will not be approved by the lender as a high risk and conflict of interest. Should the contractor you choose have personal credit issues, this could prevent their ability to be validated as well.
8. More on The HUD Consultant…Be prepared to be flexible. The bank funding your loan will require at a minimum the property meets FHA guidelines. The role of the HUD consultant is truly to protect the borrower from any false information or inaccurate estimates from vendors/contractors. They use a set of industry standard pricing to determine estimates are in line with a norm for work to be completed. You may decide to do repairs above the minimum guidelines, and they must all be included in the HUD Consultants report.
Examples of reasons to do a 203K loan:
Should you be embarking on a 203K Loan and have questions, or should you know someone seeking a property that would need a product like this to obtain it send them my way I have numerous references available!
I have many 203K inspections under my belt, and I have a great team of vendors and resources to help ensure as smooth of a 203K process as possible. I have multiple lenders I work with with a successful track record for these loan types. What matters most is being in capable hands of savvy 203K professionals!
As a realtor what do you need to do now?
Does the property meet FHA guidelines?
Your certified HUD consultant will guide you on minimum standards/required repairs/homeowner upgrades allowed. (peeling paint, wood flooring in need of refinishing, inoperable windows, plumbing leaks are all typical concerns) appraiser has final say based on the appraisal of the property.
What determines streamline 203K vs. full 203K loan?
Streamline-cost of repairs – Repairs must be below $31,500 in total renovation cost with no structural work.
Full 203K Loan – There is no limit on cost of repairs/upgrades as long as it is supported by final appraisal value and your budget. Structural repairs are allowed.
What are the required repairs/upgrades?
The HUD consultant determines the repairs required to meet minimum HUD/FHA standards. Once these minimum standards are met then the homeowner can do just about anything except add a swimming pool or hot tub providing the appraisal can support the cost of repairs. What I call the must do vs. the wish list- both being budget driven.
Where does Residential Inspections, Inc. fit in?
My name is Chris Rowe and I am the owner and president of Residential Inspections, Inc. I am also an ASHI certified inspector, Virginia class a licensed contractor and a certified HUD consultant with 15 years of home inspection experience. During my 8 years of 203K consultation experience I have managed over 8 million dollars worth of renovation loan activity. I understand the 203K program and can assist your clients in making an educated decision about any property they are considering.
Typically if you use Residential Inspections, Inc. to perform your initial HUD consultation/home inspection the cost is $600, if it remains a streamline then my report will suffice to obtain a contractor quote and we are done. If it is determined that the project will become a full 203K consultation either through structural repair requirements or the cost of the rehabilitation project. The benefit to your client is that they do not need to pay for a full home inspection and then the HUD consultation. Generally they save about 50% of the initial fee.
For any questions regarding the 203K inspection or reporting process please call with any questions: (804) 536.4118


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Pink eye refers to contagious inflammation of the clear, thin white part of the eye and of the inside of the eyelids (conjunctiva). When there's inflammation in the conjunctiva, the blood vessels within it start to dilate, causing red or bloodshot eyes.
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