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Senad became a new member in SOS mother Jasminka's family less than a year ago. Along he brought a little brown suitcase and a strong passion for life's simple things.
'My [SOS] children and me have always been close,' shares Jasminka. 'We enjoy our calm evenings and our joint walks, but I guess we didn't come to appreciate our time together enough until Senad came. Even if we're simply watching TV, he looks around with a content smile and then starts hugging everybody. When we get ready to visit the near-by park, he literally shrieks with excitement.'
Dandelions are Senad's favourite flowers, especially when he gets to blow the wishie away (Photo: Senad Gubelic)
'Senad is sad if one of us can't go to the park,' 13-year-old Anel explains. 'But we have rules and if homework is not done, you can't go.' Another rule is that the little ones must always be taken by hand until the family reaches the park. Senad prides in being a big brother to his two-year-old sister Amila and never lets her out of his sight.
'Me make Amiwa smiwe,' giggles the little one. Senad loves to pick matured dandelions and blow the white seeds away. The dance of the feathery hairs amazes the little girl so much that she gives in an adorable jingling laughter. 'Amiaaa smiiieeee!' happy Senad would then say.
Senad learns the tricks of being a good older brother from Anel, the oldest boy in the house. Anel is the one who teaches Senad to take care of his little sister, to help and love her, to always make time for her and to have patience with her. As a true role model, Anel spends hours with the two little siblings arranging plastic pins on a board into a purple flower for Amila and a green car for Senad.
Whenever outside, Senad always takes Amila by her hand (Photo: Senad Gubelic)When the sun sets and all plays have been played, Senad enjoys the warm family atmosphere. Laughter turns his rosy cheeks into bright red apples when the entire family gathers in the kitchen to jointly prepare French toast, their favourite supper. Senad shares his task with 16-year-old Ela. Senad holds the fork, Ela holds Senad's hand and together they vigorously stir the eggs.
After supper comes another cuddly part of great importance to Senad: bedtime reading. So far, this has been Ela's task, but as she'll be moving to the SOS Youth Facility in Sarajevo, mama Jasminka is taking over. Senad's favourite book is the Adventures of Winnie the Pooh. 'Wovewy Poooooh,' says the dozing boy.
When he falls asleep, Senad dreams of the kindergarten and all the friends he'll make there when he starts in September. He dreams of the crystal blue waters of the Adriatic Sea which he'll see for the first time this summer.
Senad doesn't dream of family evenings, French toast and little fingers pushing plastic pins. The kiss mama Jasminka plants on his forehead every midnight lets him know he has a family - the biggest thing in the world that gives you the smallest things in life and makes you so delightfully happy.
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He was in country when Baghdad fell, said Toni. Mike and his unit had been heading home from a six-month deployment, and were partway across the Mediterranean Sea when Iraq started to heat up. The Marines turned back to Kuwait, finally ending up in Iraq.
The second tour
Lindemuth returned stateside in 2003, and trying to get closer to home, was stationed at the Reserve Center in Akron, Ohio, where he trained reservists. He didn't have to go back overseas, but a second
tour called him, said Toni.
"He said, 'Mom, I'm a hard-core Marine. I've been at this for nearly five years and these guys are doctors and lawyers and teachers. They're weekend warriors and a lot of them are older than I am. They're my boys, and I wouldn't feel right not going back with them,'" said Toni.
So he went for a second tour of Iraq, serving with the 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force.

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Are you trying to decide on which medical school to attend? The cost of tuition and services available on campus are some factors to consider when making this decision, but there is something that may sway you even more – what programs and practical experiences are offered at the school. You know that you are working towards a degree in medicine; beyond this, however, you want to know about programs offered that will supplement your coursework and may allow you to work with health professionals or researchers so that you get the most out of your coursework with beneficial practical experience.
Find out about opportunities to work with faculty. There may be research projects that post-graduates or professors are conducting that require the assistance of students. Exposure to this research, its methodologies and the staff will give you experience that will boost your academic training. Some schools may have this and others may not – this will help you to narrow down your choices, should this be something you are interested in.
You will receive practical training through the required internship and residency that follow medical school, but if you have an interest in it while you are there, it could open doors to more career options. Knowing what you would like to do while you are in medical school, outside of the classroom, to gain more experience can be an aspect that helps you choose which school suits you best.
HPAT Scoring and the Right to a Re-Check
There has been a great deal of controversy surrounding the HPAT in terms of how fair it is, does it really measure a quality necessary for medical students and has it been structured and scored properly. The HPAT was introduced as another qualifier to determine the aptitude of a candidate to enter the medical profession. Instead, it has ignited arguments that it shuts out candidates who have the smarts to become doctors. The issue comes to light when high-achieving students score well on the Leaving Cert exam, but do not get similar results on the HPAT. Meanwhile, students who scored an average on the Leaving Cert and score well on the HPAT are awarded acceptance to medical school. Such occurrences spark questions and arguments as to whether the HPAT is doing its job.
Because of the controversy and protests that followed, ACER began offering a re-check of a person's exam papers. ACER maintains that it does not offer any appeals to results on the HPAT-Ireland exam, and that it conducts careful examination of results during the scoring process. During the re-check, the papers are examined a second time, carefully, and the results are then compared against the original scoring, to note if the error was in calculating or collating marks.
There is a cost to have your papers re-checked, but if an error is found in the original scoring of your exam, you will be refunded. The new scores will be sent to designated schools and the incorrect scores will be thrown out.
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It is natural to feel resentment or anger when life does not unfold as expected. Perhaps expectations are not met, or relationships fail and we grieve for the loss. Most of the time, we work through these feelings and they pass.
Anger and resentment must fade or will be transformed into bitterness. Bitter feelings allow us to become perfect victims in that we no longer feel obliged to work toward healing and choose instead to identify with our pain. When we acknowledge that it is okay to feel bitter, we reconnect with our hurt in a constructive way and can begin the process of working through it.
Being bitter is, in essence, cutting ourselves off from all that is positive, hardening our hearts and vowing never to let go of our hurt. When we decide that we no longer want to be bitter, the veil it cast over our lives is lifted, letting light and warmth touch our souls.
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This week I've been especially introspective and contemplative with my undertaking Jack Canfield's fully revised and updated "The Success Principles" and coinciding with Rosh Hashonah and next week Yom Kippur – the 10 days now in between are named "Days of Awe" or the Days of Repentance. This is a time for serious introspection, a time to consider the sins of the previous year and repent before Yom Kippur.
Key to Jack C's teaching is the formula E + R = O (Event + Response = Outcome").
Key to making this formula work is taking responsibility for your everything without complaining, blaming or excuses. Well, with that said I've made a bunch of my own "resolutions" apologies and taken a few words and phrases out of my vocabulary (a work in progress…it takes at least 21 days to change a habit). I'm also EFT tapping everyday for reinforcement and I've taken time to review my long and short-term goals. Having taken this on and reviewing personal development material with my commitment to take one hour daily for reading, listening, writing and the inherent happiness and beginnings with a new year (Rosh Hashonah), I am passing on the good feelings to you, my dear reader. It's always good to review principles that resonate!
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Does your mind keep going over the same choices without resolution?
Perhaps you've not analyzed pros and cons; perhaps you've over analyzed.
Perhaps you're procrastinating – always based on fear (of failure, of being judged, of success, of being controlled).
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We are the only ones who can control our attitude. By focusing on what is strong and enduring and seeing our potential, we can take calculated risks and overcome challenges.
• Optimism is not about sugar coating the truth. Lying gets you into trouble- even with yourself!
• Think of possibilities from different perspectives.
• Stop talking in absolutes. Eliminates the words nothing and never from self talk.
• Set specific goals that are attainable.• When you are feeling down due to personal circumstances, take stock of your strengths.
• Lower the stakes, not the standards: Don't have your whole life riding on the outcome of one event
• Savor small triumphs, steps leading to the bigger picture.
• Set aside self blame and learn from your mistakes.
• Surround yourself with positive people
• Do not read, watch or listen to the news if you become "too upset".
• Take a few minutes each day to reflect on your feelings.
• Cultivate generosity and gratitude.
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Calligrapher and One of the Most Distinguished Islamic Scholars (ulema)
Hijri Unknown-574 (AH); Common Era Unknown-1178 (CE)
Shahdah "the Writer" was a great authority on hadith and an exquisite calligrapher. She was also known as Fakhr an-Nisa, or "Pride of Womankind," and Shuhda bint al-Ibari bint Abi Nasr Ahmad al-Ibari and lived for a time in Al Andalus or Muslim Spain. Shahdah was educated by her father, Abu Nasr, and several prominent hadith scholars. She married 'Ali ibn Muhammad, who later became a companion of the caliph Al-Muqtadi and who founded a college and a Sufi lodge. Shahdah became extremely well-known in her own right, due to the high quality of her hadith transmissions and her strong scholarship. Throughout universities and mosques in Baghdad, she lectured on Sahih al-Bukhari, which she also taught, as well as other hadith collections. Shahdah's role has significant importance, because women were not given official positions in the mosque at that time. However, she maintained an authoritative voice and her teachings of the hadith were widespread.


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Kid Party Idea
Having a kid's party idea is the starting point of child parties. Finding the right child party theme and thinking the correct party strategy would be the most important phase of the child party planning and therefore if it is your very first time you're facing a tough challenge.
Here are some strategies for one to brainstorm for a child party theme
Ask your child
Find out the wishes of one's own child and is very easy to obtain planning for a kid party then you may be able to do it. Thus, use your child as your adviser and strategize with them to come up with the perfect party idea.
The simplest way would be to ask your youngster what your child wants for their birthday celebration. Your youngster may declare he wish to provide his whole-class to look like a Spiderman movie. Usually prepare the occasion together with your child or at least together with your child in your mind. Hence use your youngster as your adviser for planning and thinking about your child's party ideas, but don't let them make the final decision.
Hello! Our child is small to make a decision.
Yes! They mightn't have the ability to let you know what they want for their kids entertainment in Sydney, but if you know what type of things they want, there is surely a way to make it work for both you and them. For the young age group, they may really like music and not have any requirement on the entertainment, however in general they're interested to something that is vibrant.
If your child has no idea what they want for their birthday celebration and cannot choose, think about these questions:
1. What is their favourite television show or film?
2. What's their favourite cartoon character?
3. What's their favourite story-book?
4. What's their favourite doll/toy?
Like a patient parent, I'm sure you'll have the ability to answer the aforementioned questions immediately. These questions may develop large amount of child party ideas for you.


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Welcome consists of a base of cement, an iron pipe, and a red lightbox with yellow text that reads, "Welcome." During daylight hours, the batteries in the lightbox are charged by solar cells that light up the text after dark. Taking her starting point in the current locality of the work and the surroundings that Bledsoe comprises (imagine collapsing barns, oil drills, and desert scenery), Hove designed a site-specific and illuminated sculpture that takes the shape of a truck-stop beacon. According to the artist, she wanted to "create a scenery where random passersby on their way to and from Bledsoe might wonder about the message, design, and location of the sign." An object such as this in the middle of nowhere might seem completely detached and isolated from its surroundings; but for someone who is alone, it might also insistently light up the rugged surroundings, providing fertile soil for optimism— and perhaps even a brighter future for the area. On the other hand, the sign might seem to be so mislocated that its cinematic characteristics are emphasized; to a viewer, it could heighten Bledsoe's surreal and abandoned identity to a disturbing degree, perhaps even making the viewer doubt the sign's very assertion of welcome.
Heidi Hove (b. 01976) lives and works in Copenhagen (DK). In 02007, she graduated from Funen Art Academy (DK) and California College of Arts (US). She has exhibited her works in various contexts in Europe and the United States such as The Turku Biennial 02013 (FI), Den Frie Centre of Contemporary Art in Copenhagen (DK), The Art Laboratory Berlin (DE), Cultural Center CK in Skopje (MK), and the Lab in San Francisco (US). Besides that, she has produced a number of public artworks, such as a giant 'welcoming' light sculpture in the desert near Bledsoe, Texas (US), a social sculpture in the form of a memorial bench near the Factory of Art and Design, Copenhagen (DK) and a historical town gate for a thoroughfare in the heterogeneous neighborhood of Ålekistevej in Vanløse (DK). In 02012 and 02013, she was rewarded a working grant from the Danish Arts Foundation and also nominated as the winner of the Turku Biennial 02013.Besides her individual practice, Heidi has been involved in different curatorial projects. She co-curated, along with Jens Axel Beck (DK) the award-winning exhibition, Local Global Plan in the public space of Vanløse (DK) in 02011 and since 02007, she is co-curating the international Deadpan Exchange series with Jonn Herschend (US). Furthermore, she is co-founder of the artist initiatives, Koh-i-noor from 02004 and since 02012, the Exhibition Space Sydhavn Station with the exceptional location at the S-train station of South Habour in Copenhagen.
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You may have heard the buzz about this new "miracle product" from Beautycounter: the Overnight Resurfacing Peel. TBH, I don't think any product deserves miracle in front of it unless it will also clean my house and improve my skin. But I digress.
So what is it?
The Overnight Peel is a leave-on nighttime treatment designed to improve the texture and appearance of your skin by reducing wrinkles/fine lines, age spots, scars, and pores. It's formulated with 15 different fruit acids: nine resurfacing acids that work together to renew the epidermal cells by removing dead skin cells from top layer of the skin and a second combination of six soothing acids that rehydrate and replenish skin.
Super fancy right?
How do I use it?
After removing make-up and washing face, apply 2-3 drops to face. Allow to absorb for about 5 minutes, then apply a night cream or intensive moisturizer.
Real simple.
My thoughts...
So I keep my skincare routine pretty minimal. Cleanse, tone and moisturize morning and night with the occasional mask thrown on for fun. My skin really requires little maintenance. Because of this, I wasn't sure what adding the peel to my routine would really do for me. Many have had great results with reduction of age spots, acne scars, and softening the skin-- all awesome things, but didn't necessarily concern me personally.
But I gave the peel a shot and I'm SO GLAD I DID. The first time I used it, it tingled A LOT. It wasn't uncomfortable or painful, I was just surprised. I let it absorb onto my skin for approximately 5 minutes and then moisturized with the Countermatch Recovery Sleeping Cream (That's just a really long name for nightcream).
The next day, I woke up, washed my face (I use the Countermatch Cleansing Milk) and immediately noticed how much softer my skin was. Pretty cool. My moisturizer and spa tinted moisturizer glide on much easier.
After four uses, I started to notice a big difference. I'm a pretty expressionate person, especially with my brows (I have no poker face), so I've got some creases developing in my forehead. Years of surprise or silent judgement, I suppose. Anyway, the peel reduced these fine lines pretty dramatically. It also made the pores on my nose much smaller. Can't argue with that.
Overall Review
- Recommend?
- Yup! I like it and I'm glad I bought it! I have fairly sensitive skin, so I was nervous to use something with such active ingredients. But my skin responded really well to it and I saw results quickly.
- Splurge or Deal?
- STEAL OF A DEAL. At $58 for a bottle, I would estimate that using this 2-3/week, this bottle will last at least 6 months. What does a professional peel cost? More. And if that is part of your care routine, this can extend the "life" of that professional peel, reducing the frequency of treatments.
- Vital or Just for Fun?
- I would honestly put this in the fun category, along with masks. It's a great addition to a skincare regimen, but not something that is absolutely necessary across the board for healthy skin. Prioritize a solid cleanser and moisturizer first, then we'll talk.
This review is based on my personal experience with the product and may not be indicative of everyone's experience. If you're interested in trying a sample of the peel to see how it works for you, feel free to contact me directly!


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Tuesday, April 5, 2011
Misadventures in cooking
Be informed,
French toast recipe: Never doubt simplicity
1 egg (per slice of bread)
Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Break egg into a bowl and whisk the egg
Dip bread on both sides into the whisked egg
Into a hot skillet 2 tbsp of butter
1 tbsp of Extra Virgin Olive Oil
While in the skillet shake cinnamon onto the bread. Do this to both sides
Cook until light brown
A lot of recipes have the cinnamon mixed in with the eggs as well as vanilla. I just think it takes a way from the cinnamon flavor.
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Looks tasty! I love recipes that are easy to make and with a limited / realistic amount of ingredients for the typical college student!ReplyDelete
Thanks for sharing!
yummy!!! love french toast!!!ReplyDelete
I love french toast but I can never cook it! lol, Mine always look burned! lol. Great post!ReplyDelete
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When most of us set out to market a product or service, we simply figure that if we point out how great the thing is, it will pretty much sell itself. We don't always consider who we're selling to, what they want, how they feel, and how we can speak to those inner feelings that really motivate them to spend money. If you really want to sell something, you can't just point to the external benefits of your product. If you want people to buy, you have to make them want or need your product so badly that they simply can't resist pulling out their credit card. In other words, you've got to find a way into their psyche.
Start out by pointing out a problem your target audience likely has. If you're selling to housewives, talk about their messy house, all the time they spend taking care of the kids, too much time in the kitchen, etc. Then, make sure you talk about how those problems make them FEEL. Don't just skim the surface, either. Explore their feelings if inadequacy, how they feel when their mothers criticize their housekeeping, and how they never have enough time and energy to pamper themselves. Make sure you dig deep enough that they feel you're talking to THEM, not just housewives in general.
If you're not sure what emotional chords to strike, talk to friends or relatives. Those who are in similar situations as your prospective buyers will be able to give you some insight into how people in their positions REALLY feel, and what will make them feel better.
Once you've established the problem and what deep feelings surround it, present your product as the ultimate solution. Again, make sure you tell them how they will FEEL once they have your product or service working for them. Explain to them how you understand what they're going through, and that's why you came up with your product or service; to help them erase the negative feelings they were having before, and replace them with positive ones that will make their lives better and happier.
Don't be afraid to share a sappy story or two about someone like your prospects. People love to hear how others in similar situations have overcome difficulties and survived. When sharing stories, be sure to include your product or service as the main component of the person's new life.
Once you've explored how people feel now as opposed to how they'll feel after they buy, reiterate what you've told your prospects by making a final comparison of the person they were versus the person they could become. You don't need to include an obvious sales pitch here, just talk about how they feel now as opposed to how they COULD be feeling. If you do it right, they'll draw their own conclusion that YOUR PRODUCT is what will make the difference.
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My computer is getting sent off to God knows where, India or Pakistan or something because the screen got cracked. It'll cost me money and has my files on it, so I won't be updating the audio stuff like I thought I would. I may not make it out for Halloween on here, so happy Halloween and *insert rant about modern horror films not being horror films but disgust fests*.
Ideally I wanted to watch "Plan 9 From Outer Space" and "The Beast From Yucca Flats" for the holiday, but I'm on the crappy netbook which freaks out when I try to watch flash files on it, so I will have to refrain myself from seeing them. The theme for this year was to be "The worst horror films of all time". I would have included "Manos: The Hands of Fate" but I've already seen it.
So there's my story. Hopefully I will get the gumption to type up something on here in a few days.
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A chapter in which Andie-Pandie goes out with two lady colleagues for Christmas dinner and learns that it takes quite some time to make Chinese people let one in to their private lives. And, generally, talking about the self is really not Chinese people's pigeon.
There comes the momentary silence again, the united secrecy, when I ask a direct question. So numbing, it seems all of a sudden. Oops. (Mental note to apply for membership at the of How to kill a conversation? guilt-guild). I was telling them a minute ago about my experience of being in a mixed (and occasionally also pretty mixed up) couple so why is it that I can't have some tiny piece of info in return? Learning about Chinese relationships is my Homer-doughnut! Let me in a bit, neighbours. Not again, please, don't return my question in the same word order, rephrase pliz so that I'd feel it more spontaneous.
Ok, one step back then. I say things briefly now, trying hard not to glance at the plate in front of me, full of duck tongues (I took this picture). Andie, guess what these are? They didn't let go so I did have to take a proper close look. Some long shots then: fried insects with their tentacles. Scorpios. No, no! Wait, some flattened micro-squid. Ooh, have another one quickly, two pieces for each of us, come on, or I'll eat all of them! I'm trying to imagine the cat tongue chocolate bars from my childhood my granny always had. Nobody actually bought those things. We always got granny as a loyal supplier on Sunday afternoons. Force, force, more nice memories of tongues. Then, separately, ducks. Oh, fuck, there's Donald, too. And Howard, who, in the end, turned out to be a turkey.
Jeez, had no idea a tongue has tiny bones in the middle. And the tantacles have such a weird texture, what am I supposed to do with them, anyway? Oh, oh, I see, from the corner of my eye, but you know what, I'm just gonna put it back on the plate, yep, it's me, (so friggin' mini me at the mo) stealthily flipping the chunkito behind my bowl of pigeon wings. Yes yes, I'm consuming those losers now. Me, who calls them rats on wings! I used to make up some horror stories in my head, how to kill those grey bastardos who set out to destroy my balcony and window sills and wake me up every freaking morning with their shrills.
Kinda like Budapestean Pigeon Psycho. Obviously, without the sexy bits. Only frying and slaying. And now I'm humbly eating their fellow wingmen, on the other side of the planet. Well, god knows how these guys were slaughtered. They don't taste that bad, after the tongues they come as relief – but, you know what, sweet bliss the bowl is big enough to hide all duck-and-grey-and-insects cross dressers behind. Let us switch to the garlic broccoli, shall we.
If I'd talk more I didn't have to put so much food in my mouth. Hold you horseys, birdies, I am finally absorbing the local rhythm. From now on, I'll only brief you with an emotionally discounted version. Bfff, my drama gets a 90 % cut. But you know, you scratch then I'll scratch. My method's like sesame: they seem to be ok with this and, when I start talking about the nature of Hungarito apples of my eye from the past, there you go, there emerge some analogies with their Chinese boyfriends. Eyes gradually wider, faces closer and whispers louder. Kinda like pigeons united, we coo our merciful wisdom, finely getting our men placed respectively on this make-shift verbal stage of an instant cross-cultural relationship counseling. Pobres. They have no idea about the others' existence in some far-away lands their fate is universal, nonetheless.
All in all, I had a great night and hope I didn't set the cat among workmates. I love my job and all the bits and pieces I learn every day about this culture. (and that men have similar attributes, no matter which corner of the planet they grow up in).


text: By Daily Mail ReporterTwo Texas women are suing after state troopers subjected them to a humiliating and invasive 'roadside body cavity search' that was caught on video.Female trooper Kellie Helleson is seen in the footage aggressively searching the private parts of Angel Dobbs, 38, and her niece, Ashley Dobbs, 24, in front of passing cars.The women, who claim the trooper used the same rubber glove for both of them, were initially stopped by Helleson's colleague David Farrell on State Highway 161 near Irving after he saw one of them throw a cigarette butt out the window.Farrell can be heard in the disturbing video questioning the pair about marijuana though he failed to find any evidence of the drug in the vehicle.However, he requested the women be searches after allegedly claiming they were 'acting weird.'The lawsuit states he then tried to 'morph this situation into a DWI investigation,' according to theAngel Dobbs passed a roadside sobriety test and the women were given warnings for littering.Angel Dobbs said Helleson irritated an anal cyst she suffers from during the search, causing her 'severe and continuing pain and discomfort.'The suit said: 'Angel Dobbs was overwhelmed with emotion and a feeling of helplessness and reacted stating that Helleson had just violated her in a most horrific manner.'The two women are also suing the director of the Texas Department of Public Safety, Steven McCraw, who they claim ignored previous complaints about 'unlawful strip searches, cavity searches and the like.'The Dobbs' lawyer Scott H. Palmer said the shocking incident, which was filmed on one of the trooper's dash-mounted cameras, was a roadside 'sexual assault.'He said the Texas Rangers investigated his clients' complaints but failed to take any action against the troopers.'You can see what's happening clearly,' he told the Dallas Morning News of the video. 'No one's ever seen the likes of this. We can't let them get away with it.'Dailymail


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Manager, IT Risk Assurance, Financial Services
Manager, IT Risk Assurance, Financial Services - Manchester
The rapid evolution of technology and the risks related to this now regularly make headline news. The potential impact from threats ranging from external attacks to internal rogue trading makes the need for IT assurance an item of Board level concern. As an IT Assurance Manager you'll be helping our clients gain the comfort they and their regulators require. That will mean using your technical knowledge of IT risks and controls and your client facing experience to work with EY staff of all grades to provide clients with the assurance or advice they need. Working with some of the world's most prestigious Financial Service (FS) organisations you will be an integral part of our IT Risk Assurance (ITRA) team. Our ITRA team is keen to hear from candidates who are looking for a range of flexible working options including part time or job share, reduced days or school hours to fit around your commitments, as well as those looking for full time.
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text: Gualtiero Bonvino is a part-time PhD student at the Bartlett School of Planning, University College London. Gualtiero's research interests are focused on land use and transport integration and public transport infrastructures funding, using value capture in property developments around stations. Gualtiero is an Architect, Town Planner and property development freelance consultant, with 15 years of work experience, which included working as research coordinator at CRESME, a leading Italian research institute on urban economics and policies and construction industry based in Rome and as senior consultant in Jones Lang LaSalle in the Development and Regeneration Advisory team in Milan.


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If you don't know what a Tussie-Mussie is let me enlighten you! A Tussie-Mussie is a small bouquet, and bouquets of flowers, small, large or simply hand picked are really good for you!
Elizabethan Origins
Tussie-mussies have been around since Elizabethan times and are a nosegay of flowers, grasses and herbs first used to ward off illness and vile smells in the streets – especially the plague, although I don't think it was particularly effective! You literally walked around with your nose stuck in the bouquet (do you think it works with swine flu?)
The Secrets of Flowers
As times progressed it seems the composition of flowers and herbs were used to give specific messages. In Victorian times would be suitors gave the objects of their affection a Tussie-Mussie filled with flowers and herbs ripe with symbolism. Most young women would either know, (or possess a book that told them), the various meanings of the flowers.
Some plants have kept their symbolic meanings through the years. These include rosemary for Remembrance; ivy for Fidelity; lilies for Purity; laurel for Victory; parsley for Festivity; and rose for Love. Additional meanings include: artemesia for Dignity; basil for Best Wishes; Calla lily for Panache; red geranium for Comfort and Health; hydrangea for Devotion; sage for Wisdom; pine for Loyalty and Longevity.
Flowers Make You Happy!
However, research has shown that our love of flowers goes deeper than just symbolism. The research into the impact of flowers on our emotions was carried out at the State University of New Jersey. A team of researchers explored the link between flowers and life satisfaction in a 10-month study of participants' behavioural and emotional responses to receiving flowers. The results show that flowers are a natural and healthful moderator of moods.
Flowers have an immediate impact on happiness. All study participants expressed "true" or "excited" smiles upon receiving flowers, demonstrating extraordinary delight and gratitude. This reaction was universal, occurring in all age groups.
Flowers have a long-term positive effect on moods. Specifically, study participants reported feeling less depressed, anxious and agitated after receiving flowers, and demonstrated a higher sense of enjoyment and life satisfaction.
Flowers make intimate connections. The presence of flowers led to increased contact with family and friends.
Make Someone Happy!
I have never needed an excuse to have flowers in the house; it is an extravagence of mine but now I know why! They make me feel happy and generous and good! Research says so! Go on, take someone some flowers today, and don't forget to have some for yourself. Put a bunch on your desk today!
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It's inspired local remakes in both France and Germany, but now Professor T touches down in the UK in the original Flemish.
The police psychologist with a sharp mind, an even sharper mouth and very poor social skills will remind some of Robbie Coltrane's Cracker (no bad thing) but in the shape of Koen De Bouw, Prof Jasper Teerlinck is very much his own type of ornery cuss.
Tonight, he is drawn into police work after a rape on his university campus.


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My name is Emma, I am from Australia and I have been living and working as a teacher in Phnom Penh for almost one year. I have always had a passion to work with children and to help them to learn and grow.
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A Celtic Prayer of Peace
posted 28 September 2015
Deep peace of the running wave to you...
Deep peace of the blue of the sky to you...
Deep peace of the white of the moon to you...
Deep peace of the green of the fields to you...
Deep peace of the shining stars to you...
Deep peace of the quiet earth to you...
Deep peace of the God of peace to you...
This is the kind of prayer you can add to - so, please feel free!
Weaving prayer
by Rachel Inglis
posted 7 September 2015
I heard Rev Dr Giles Fraser say once that the most common question he was asked as a parish priest was how to pray.
Some years' ago I came across this in a book I was reading by Frank Houdek SJ:
"Personal prayer is as individual and unique as the person. Each person must develop an authentic and appropriate way of responding to the living God, that is, a way of expressing his or her uniqueness to a very specific, particular, and unique manifestation of God's love and presence."
I felt incredibly moved as I read this passage and my mind immediately went to my practice at the time of doing very small, free-form weavings.
To the outsider, they were inconsequential without a strong design element and not very artistic. But they were very meaningful to me, although I'd be hard pressed to say why. I knew that in some way I was 'praying' although it wasn't prayer as I knew it. I wasn't using words, I wasn't even 'saying' anything to God without using words, but something deep within me nevertheless felt that it was prayer.
One day I started weaving with a particular colour and realised that I was close to tears as I worked with the yarn. Something about the colour and texture touched me deeply but I could not have said why at the time.
Recently I came across this video about praying with colour by Vinita Hampton Wright which made me think back to my experience of weaving. It has helped me to honour my weaving experience and to recognise it as authentic prayer.
- How do you feel about prayer; is it a vibrant experience for you or do you feel ready to explore and experiment?
- What might help you to develop your "authentic way of responding to the living God"?
If you're looking for more inspiration, The Epiphany Group regularly runs courses in Scotland on growth in prayer and reflective living.
Treading my own path
by Rachel Inglis
posted 17 August 2015
I've just come back from an 8-day retreat at The Coach House at Kilmuir which looks out onto the Moray Firth. It's a place of interminable skies ...
...of constantly-changing weather
and of wonderful flora and fauna. I'd love to show a picture of a dolphin here, but sadly I didn't see any. My inner child thought she spotted a dolphin fin one morning, but the adult me says it was only a wave.
The Coach House is a lovely place; welcoming, gentle and nourishing – highly recommended! Retreat Houses in Britain are dwindling fast, so this is a treasure to keep hold of.
Why do I go on retreat? For lots of reasons, I guess. Mostly to take time out to reflect on the recent past and to listen to God and to what might be emerging for me for the immediate future. But primarily to come back to myself; to spend time gazing, listening and savouring.
"Awaken to the indwelling presence of the Beloved."
(Nan Merrill, Psalms for Praying, Ps 119)
If you haven't been on retreat before, I'd recommend you give it a go. Aig Fois is offering another weekend Advent Retreat this year. I eased myself into the experience by going on a 3-day retreat, then a 5-day the following year and then an 8-day the year after that. Each time I left feeling I could have done with more, which encouraged me to go to the next level!
I loved walking in the woods behind The Coach House. I rarely met anyone. I wandered the paths, allowing them to lead me rather than determining where I should go. As I walked the paths, sometimes they were distinct and I could see clearly where others had walked before me.
Sometimes I only saw a few feet ahead of me at any one time and the way would emerge as I continued to walk.
Other times, the path disappeared and I had to tread a new one.*
So like a retreat.
So like life.
"... the murmur of my own deep life grows stronger."
(quoted from 'Where I am Going', in the Book of Images)
* This is a reference to my favourite poem by Edwina Gateley:
"There in the forest / Deep and dark / There was no path. / So I trod one."
One seeing, One knowing ...
by Rachel Inglis
published 23 July 2015
"Sometimes God is so very far away!"
This cry of longing came from a retreatant at the close of a Retreat in Daily Life. I sympathised and was grateful for his honesty.
His cry took me back. My emotional default position had been – 'God is surely far away '. Then one day I came across this phrase in a book I was reading by Gerry Hughes SJ:
"God is closer to me than I am to myself".
The phrase burrowed down into my subconscious mind like a dormant seed. Thinking of nothing in particular as I stood at the bus-stop after work, tired and hungry, I'd suddenly be ambushed by it.
"God is closer to me than I am to myself" I'd find myself saying over and over again. I'd say it with different vocal expressions. Sometimes with a 'really?' at the end. Other times with a wondering tone of voice. How could God be closer to me than I am to myself? Was that even possible?
I'd wonder what God was thinking of me at that moment; if God really was closer to me than I am to myself, God would presumably know what I was thinking and feeling! Was I comfortable with that?
I found my image of God being challenged. Wasn't God 'out there', to be 'found' if I 'prayed really hard'? The notion of God being closer to me than I am to myself turned all that on its head.
All this repetition began to do stuff in my heart, and very gradually I discovered that it had changed the way I saw God and the way I saw myself in relation to God.
Sometimes I 'feel' it, most times I don't. But I can say that I know now in my innards that God is surely closer to me than I am to myself.
Meister Eckhart says it best: "The eye through which I see God is the same eye through which God sees me; my eye and God's eye are one eye, one seeing, one knowing, one love."
Can you recall any phrase you've heard that has stayed with you, and changed the way you see God or see yourself ?
by Rachel Inglis
One of the ways of praying which we use regularly in our quiet days is what we call 'stilling prayer'. I first encountered it back in 2004 when I attended a course run by the Epiphany Group in Edinburgh called 'Growth in Prayer and Reflective Living'. I would arrive at the end of a tiring day at work and found the stillness at the start just what my frazzled soul needed to calm down, relax and be ready to receive.
Reconnecting with myself
It took some time before I understood it as a way of praying, and longer to appreciate the depth to this simple prayer. Not only did I find it calming, but it helped me to reconnect with myself in the present. So much of my life seemed to be lived in my mind – in the past as regrets over mistakes, replaying conversations I'd had, or in the future as what I had to do later, shopping I needed to do, worrying about folk I cared about.
What I have learnt through this way of praying is that my physical body can only be in the present moment. Unlike my mind, my body can't anticipate or recall actual pain or excitement, it can only feel it in the moment.
Being in the present moment
So, by focussing on my body, like noticing the feel of clothes against my skin, or being aware of my chest moving gently up and down in time to my breathing, I am able to come into the present moment. In time, I began to be able to notice how I was feeling at a deeper level, and to notice how the Mystery, whom I call God, was with me in that moment.
I practice this way of praying on my own, but it surprises me how much easier it is to pray with a group. Participants in our quiet days testify to this also. There is a sense of interconnection as the group holds and supports the stillness together.
God dwells in the present
The most exciting realisation, though, was that God dwells in the present; not the past or the future. So when I can be in the present moment, there I experience God with me.


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Step off ahead of the Manhattan parade and join the festivities at the Christopher Columbus Day Parade on 18th Avenue on Oct. 7.
The Federation of Italian Americans Organization is again leading the march up 18th Avenue in Bensonhurst in honor of Columbus Day, offering a day of fun for all ages.
And just one grand marshal isn't enough — this year's grand marshals will be Councilman Mark Treyger; Deputy Inspector of the 62 Police Precinct Anthony Sanseverino; Nick Pesci, general manager of LaBella Market Place; and Frances Novella-Locurcio, principal of PS-IS 209.
The procession will have revelers travel 24 blocks down 18th Avenue between 60th and 84th streets.
Christopher Columbus Day Parade, Oct. 7 at 1 pm. Free
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This is D-lish Scrap's inspiration board this month ..
Aargh! Its neon!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! But where there's a will there's a way. Of course I didn't have any neon coloured anything in my scrap stash so I purchased the D-lish Scraps Just Add Paper Kit - Neon POP! and away I went. Surprisingly I found some scraps of patterned paper from I don't know what LOL and with some black cardstock to set off the bright, fresh colours I ended up having a lot of fun creating something so extraordinarily different from the 'norm' for me!
Honestly if, like me, the thought of using neon colours in your scrapbooking makes you cringe (or even gag LOL!!) I really truly, very strongly recommend you give it a go. This layout is now firmly entrenched in my favourites list!!!
If you'd like (or are brave enough) to give the D-lish Scraps Inspiration Board Challenge a go, you can find all the details HERE. But hurry as you only have a couple of days left to complete your layout. Entries are due by midnight on Thursday 31st October. Good luck and, more importantly, have fun!!!!!! :)


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Welcome to the Australian Faith Community Nurses Association Inc.
We are the peak professional body for Faith Community Nurses (FCN) working in the pastoral health and care ministry (HCM) of Australian Christian churches/faith communities.
Faith Community Nursing is not just 'another' ministry of the church. It fits within the core church function of health and care ministry demonstrating the healing mission and ministry of Jesus. Sometimes Faith Community Nursing is referred to as Parish Nursing.
We are here to support you as a Faith Community Nurse or help you become one. As an FCN you unite your nursing skills and your Christian faith to strengthen individuals, families and communities.
Faith Community Nurses (FCNs) provide whole person care of body, mind and spirit. Their practice focuses on promoting health and preventing illness, abuse or injury, and managing existing conditions to maintain optimal health and wellbeing.
FCNs are based in a faith community, a church, church-based school, aged care service or other community service conducted under the auspices of the church. FCNs serve the people within that faith community and/or the people within a geographic or cultural community that particular faith community serves.
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Ganges (in space)
Posted by POTIONS / January 14, 2014
Merryweather – What If
Posted by POTIONS / January 10, 2014
Merryweather, What If? tape c32
Posted by POTIONS / January 6, 2014
OUT NOW GRAPES OF MATH by ALTO JEFFRO
**tape is actually grape green & not white as pictured
twenty fourteen plans
Posted by POTIONS / December 17, 2013
the following things are on the docket for pretty all right, most of which will be released one by one in the next few months:
PAR029 ::: Merryweather : What If (c32)
PAR032 ::: Alto Jeffro : The Grapes of Math (c32)
PAR033 ::: Roland Potions : Space Cadet (c32)
PAR034 ::: Las Yamahas (c20)
PAR035 ::: Andrew Scott Young : Chicago Live Seshs (c32)
PAR036 ::: Michael McCluskey : Terra Incognita (Falling in Slow Motion) (c20)
PAR037 ::: T.Owens : Before the Distractions (c32)
PAR038 ::: Daniel Wyche : The Fire in the Lacquer House (c20)
PAR039 ::: Ghoulsby : On a Date with Manuela (c24)
PAR040 ::: Functionary : Live in Lake Paradise (c32)
PAR041 ::: Potions : What's Yr Damage (c62)
PAR042 ::: Ganges : (in space) (c32)
PAR043 ::: Katrina Stonehart (c??)
PAR044 ::: Chip Chillin' : Vol. 1, Base Jumping Breaks (c45)
PAR045 ::: Vehicle Blues : Letter Writer (c12)
PAR046 ::: ADT : (c32)
PAR047 ::: Roland Potions : Party Frills (c15)
PAR048 ::: RXM Reality : (c??)
PAR049 ::: OKTAF O : selamat datang dunia di dalam pikiran (c__)
PAR050 ::: U.S. Tribes : (c__)
PAR051 ::: Man Meat & Boy Strange : (c_?)
Vejgaard Ambient – The 2nd House
Posted by POTIONS / June 7, 2013
Available now on a red c24 cassette. Edition of 33.
"Vejgaard Ambient is a glowing project from Denmark-based, Karsten Høegh. Mixing warm washes of synth tones, with cold steady drum patterns, Vejgaard Ambient creates a gloomy yet groovy soundscape that provides a nice environment for exploration. Walk around, stop for a minute, take a breath, see the storm in the distance, embrace it and keep walking. Occasionally slipping into some Dub-worthy territory, and seemingly creating tones from an unknown mirage of synth banks, Vejgaard Ambient crafts a familiar yet unusual blend of ambient & rhythm. At times reminiscent of early-Peaking Lights or a more somber "Another Green World," this tape will leave you feeling refreshed with curiosity."
Toupée & Potions , Spring Tour
Posted by POTIONS / May 6, 2013
Toupée & Potions , Spring Tour
CHICAGO JIM / DAKOTA BONES [LIVE AT LAKE PARADISE, split CS]
Posted by POTIONS / February 18, 2013
This release stems from a live pretty all right 'showcase' in late 2012. Two tall dudes from the midwest both operating on Akai MPCs & Juno 106s recorded straight to cassette tape at DIY space Lake Paradise (home to pretty all right, TEEN RIVER, & lake paradise records,), this raw document of electronic dance music will not win an award for its fidelity, but CAN you get down to the dirty handclaps & blown out kick drums?! duh~ Chicago Jim throws down a mixture of pillow-y synths, with nods to kraftwerk, giorgio, & Chicago house's off-the-cuff drum machine programming. On the flip side, Detroit's Dakota Bones brings a lounge vibe mixed with cinematic string patches, soulful vocal snippets, occasional sped up funk horns & basslines, & the firm yet pleasant punch of the 4 on the 4loor kick drum. Bones seamlessly glues together several flavors of sexy for this dance set, which differs greatly from his debut tape for pretty all right last year.
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This stopping point is marked principally by the foundation stones of a small temple on a hill overlooking this area.
|The Hindu Temple area.
|The Temple.
This spot was the first stop for merchants and sailors as they navigated down the river on their way to the east coast of what is now Thailand. This location is a convenient stopping point, as it lies just down from the junction point of two canals, which together form the Takuapa River. There is a line of sandy beaches with a convenient, flat ground here, ideal for R&R.
|First view of the beach,
the hill behind contains the ancient shrine.
This area was almost certainly the spot, where a thousand years ago, the barges carrying goods down the river would have stopped for the night. One can imagine dozens or even hundreds of workmen, sailors, merchants, adventurers and explorers, in this area, eating, drinking, perhaps with female companionship, singing, resting and generally readying themselves for the day ahead.
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|Panorama at the top.
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What is left is a square outline, composed of bricks, ~4m on a side, of what was the foundation of the base upon which the statue of Vishnu once stood. There is evidence of a central dais. This area is overgrown with shrubs and weeds, obscuring the shrine. The photograph in the book Thung Tuk pg. 113, shows the site cleared (2009), and the shrine much more discernible, not so now. As at Thung Tuk, centuries of neglect, and most likely generations of looters, have led to this ravaged state. Also, apparently from an invading Burmese army. Thung Tuk mentions this invasion, but does not give a date. Possibly this was the Burmese invasion of 1785.
|This is it.
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Around are semi-buried and overgrown bricks.
|Central dais section.
|Some of the brick fragments.
|Looking across the shrine.
When I returned to the temple, I found a retired Thai banker waiting to talk to me. This gentleman had been educated in England, in the banking business, had worked in Thailand, but now was retired. His name is Mr Nirat Boonsoong, and in his youthful retirement years he is devoting his efforts to restoring and protecting this site, as well as building a museum to house artefacts and to exhibit the history of the area to locals and to visitors. He estimates that he will need 400,000 baht (~us$10,000) to do this. This money will have to be raised by himself and his working committee as the provincial government is not in a position to help. He spoke good English and was clearly interested in the history of this section of Thailand. We spent an hour or more chatting, most pleasant.
|Mr Boonsoong
He was agreeable to having his contact details listed here.
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Present for the Board of Appeals and attending the meeting were Chris Murphy, Chairman, Wendy Weldon, Vice Chairman, Frank LoRusso, Todd Christy, Allison Burger, Russell Maloney, Allen Healy and Chuck Hodgkinson. Lenny Jason, Ron Rappaport, Chuck Sullivan, Nelson Giannakopoulos, Jim and Joan Malkin, Tom Pierce, Stephen Merkel, Robin Shanus, Candy and Rick Shweder, Dan Larkosh, Warren Doty, Jay Walsh, Patrick Lindsey, Doug Liman, Bart Thorpe, Maurice Wallerson, Doug Sederholm, Nina Harrison, Jack Shea, Mark Hurwitz and Reid Silva also attended.
Mr. Murphy opened the meeting at 5:00 PM and appointed Alternate members Todd Christy and Allen Healy as voting members as may be needed.
Chuck Sullivan for KLCK Nominee Trust; Article 6 Section 6.11B2; 6 Wakeman Rd.; Map 24 Lot 165:
Mr. Murphy opened the public hearing at 5:05 PM. Mr. Sullivan reviewed a plan to construct a detached bedroom above the existing garage. This will add 384 sq. ft. of living space to the 4-acre parcel. This additional space brings the total proposed living space to 4,307 sq. ft. which is + 369.5 sq. ft. above the amount requiring a Special permit of 3,937.5 sq. ft. The total allowable living space on the parcel is 6,250 sq. ft. The project is in the South Road Roadside District. Mr. Sullivan added that the Board of Health has approved the plan. The site visit was discussed and Mr. Sullivan confirmed the new roof ridge height will be 20' 4" and the existing ridge is approximately 17 feet above the driveway. The Site Review Committee report was read for the record. The Board reviewed each of the 13 criteria for consideration under this bylaw as follows: 1a. N/A; 1b. complies; 1c. complies; 2-9 N/A; 10. to be conditioned; 11-13 N/A. With no public comment a motion was made to close the hearing at 5:20 PM. The motion was seconded and unanimously approved. A subsequent motion was made to approve the site plan dated 2/28/17 and the floor plans A-05 dated 10/17/17 and the elevations A-06 dated 10/17/17 with the following condition: To comply with bylaw specification # 10 the applicant shall submit a plan to the zoning administrator for adding a solar array on the roof of the main house before obtaining a Building Permit. The motion was seconded and with no further discussion passed unanimously with five in favor.
Doug Sederholm for Stephen Merkel and Robin Shanus Trustees of the Magnolia Realty Trust and Trustees of the David Gabriel Realty Trust; Article 9 Section 9.9; 14 Marjo's Way; Map 27 Lot 2:
Mr. Murphy opened the public hearing at 5:21 PM. Mr. Sederholm reviewed the history of this complaint and said the only reason they are before the Board is because Mr. Thorpe would not return repeated requests to meet to discuss this among neighbors. The applicant is seeking enforcement of a zoning violation of the minimum 25-foot setback distance from a lot line on a 1.3-acre parcel owned by Matthew Lichtenberg and Leonard Blum, Trustees of the Pasture Way Realty Trust and located at 14 Marjo's Way; Map 27 Lot 2. The structure is a garden fence that was erected by Mr. Thorpe over the past year. His clients have been trying to speak with Mr. Thorpe on the matter since this past July which was to no avail. Mr. Sederholm added that over the past 2 or so days Mr. Thorpe has apparently cut the fence posts that do not meet the minimum setback distance to a height of less than four feet above grade. The wire mesh fencing however is still in place and approximately 8 feet above grade. Mr. Jason added he spoke with Ms. Shanus and then Mr. Thorpe who said he would meet with his neighbors but, never did. After a brief exchange of comments from both sides of the issue Chairman Murphy asked for a motion to close the hearing. A motion was made and seconded to close the hearing at 5:57 PM. The motion passed unanimously. A subsequent motion was made to issue an Enforcement Order directing the owner of Map 27 Lot 2 to remove or modify said structure/fence in a manner that does not violate the minimum setback distance for a structure as defined in Article 2 Section 2.10 and to do so no later than December 20, 2017. The motion was seconded and unanimously approved with five in favor.
Nelson Giannakopoulos for Daniel Elias;
Article 8 Section 8.3; 4 Pitch Pine Lane; Map 21 Lot 25:
Mr. Murphy opened the public hearing at 5:42 PM. Mr. Giannakopoulos reviewed the plan to alter a pre-existing, non-conforming main house by installing a new roof with a steeper 11 pitch and a new dormer with a 4 pitch roof. The ridge height of the new 11 pitch roof will be 22 feet 6 ¾ inches above mean natural grade or, 2 feet, 11 ¼ inches higher than the current roof. The existing deck on the north and west sides of the house will be re-built in its existing footprint. An abutter letter of support was read for the record. With no public comment a motion was made to close the hearing at 5:49 PM. The motion was seconded and unanimously approved. A second motion was made to approve the site plan dated 10/19/17 and the floor plan A-01 dated 11/13/17 as presented. The motion was seconded and with no further discussion passed unanimously with five in favor.
Joan Malkin; Article 6 Section 6.6; 10 Tilton Cove Way; Map 25 Lots 124, 125:
Mr. Murphy opened the public hearing at 5:50 PM. Mr. LoRusso mentioned he is an abutter as he owns the road but will not need to recuse himself because the decision will have no financial impact. Ms. Malkin explained she would like to obtain setback relief from a proposed new east lot line for the existing guesthouse. The guesthouse will be approximately 39 feet from the new lot line—less than the standard minimum 50-foot setback distance. Mr. LoRusso asked why his right of way is not shown on the plan which he thought went through the current guesthouse. Ms. Malkin said they will relocate the ROW and add this to the site plan before meeting with the Planning Board to review the Form A subdivision. Mr. LoRusso thought this would be fine. The required letter of consent from the abutter whose property is within 100 feet of the guesthouse was read for the record. With no further comment a motion was made to close the hearing at 5:55 PM. The motion was seconded and unanimously approved. A second motion was made to approve the site plan dated 10/21/17 as presented. The motion was seconded and passed unanimously with five in favor.
Squibnocket Appeal filed by Larkosh & Jackson, LLP for Douglas Liman and David Stork:
Mr. Murphy opened the public hearing at 5:56 PM. Ms. Weldon recused herself from the proceeding and the Chair appointed Mr. Christy as the fifth voting member. Mr. Larkosh explained that this appeal is under M.G.L. Chapter 40A, Section 7 of the Commonwealth's Zoning Act, and that Mr. Stork and Mr. Liman are appealing the Chilmark Zoning Enforcement Officer's response and letter dated September 14, 2017. The appeal is for the causeway project on Assessor's Map 35 Lots 1.30, 1.31, 17.3, 17.4, 21, 22 and 23.
Mr. Murphy asked Mr. Larkosh to explain what he is asking of the Board. Mr. Larkosh said what is being built is significantly different from the concept approved at town meeting and permitted by the Martha's Vineyard Commission. Specifically, the bridge under construction is 380 feet long and 13 feet high. The Board pointed out the appeal is based upon the Building Inspector's letter dated 9/14/17, which does not address any specific dimensions of the causeway. The Building Inspector's letter essentially says that no Building Permit is required for the causeway and that it complies with the Town's zoning bylaws. Mr. Larkosh proceeded to read several sections of the International Building Code (IBC) and the definition of structures as outlined in the Commonwealth's Zoning Act. He added that the causeway contradicts Article 9, Section 9.2, and Article 11, Section 11.5, of the zoning bylaws. Mr. Murphy reiterated that he is still not clear on what is being asked of the Board. Mr. Larkosh said that he is seeking an immediate cease and desist of all work on the bridge, and that he would like the Building Inspector to enforce Town zoning bylaws and to issue a Building Permit for the bridge.
Mr. Jason, the Building Inspector, addressed the Board. He said that in his over 30 years as the Town's Building Inspector, he has never issued Building Permits for bridges. Mr. Murphy added the will of the Town has been clearly indicated through several town meeting votes of its agreement to have the bridge built. He added if the project were halted it would create a serious hardship.
Town Counsel Ron Rappaport referred to his letter to the Board dated December 13, 2017, which he summarized by stating these issues raised by the petitioners have already been adjudicated by the Land Court. Mr. Rappaport stated that a judgment from the Land Court, approved by Judge Piper, dated 9/6/17 held that Mr. Liman had no standing, that the causeway was in full compliance with Town zoning, and that the arguments advanced by the plaintiffs Liman and Stork that the Court should declare that the Town's Building Inspector must issue a Building Permit were unconvincing. Judge Piper dismissed the case "with prejudice", which means the decision constitutes a judgment on the merits and that the decision is binding on Messrs. Liman and Stork. Mr. Rappaport added that the claim that the former VOLF property constitutes "conservation land" - and that the causeway should not be allowed to be constructed on that property - was also correctly determined by Mr. Jason because that issue is not under his jurisdiction as a Building Inspector or Zoning Enforcement Officer. The question is not a "zoning" issue with rights to appeal to the ZBA. Mr. Rappaport concluded by saying that Mr. Jason's 9/14/17 decision is correct and should be affirmed.
Mr. Larkosh countered by stating he is seeking zoning enforcement of what's being built. Mr. Rappaport stated that the claim that what is being built is not what was approved is not before this Board. Mr. Liman said he will go back to land court. Selectman Doty said what is being built is what was approved and permitted by the Martha's Vineyard Commission, the Conservation Commission and the DEP. After brief comments that were repetitive the Chair asked for a motion to close the hearing. A motion was made to close the hearing at 6:35 PM. The motion was seconded and unanimously approved. A second motion was made to deny the appeal and affirm the Building Inspector's decision. The motion was seconded. In discussion the Board added the issues raised in this appeal have already been adjudicated. The Board adopts the facts and reasoning contained in counsel's letter as findings here. The motion came to a vote and passed unanimously with five in favor.
Nina Harrison for Persephone's Island, LLC; Article 8 Section 8.3; 13 Cemetery Rd.; Map 8 Lot 16:
After a brief recess Mr. Murphy opened the continued public hearing at 6:38 PM and confirmed the eligible voters are present. Ms. Harrison reviewed her revised plans to alter a pre-existing, non-conforming structure as follows:
The existing elevated deck on the northwest side of the house is in disrepair, will be re-built and the corner will be squared of as originally planned. The deck is approximately 43 feet from the lot line.
The existing smaller deck on the southeast side of the house will also be re-built within the same footprint. An outdoor shower will be installed on deck. This deck is approximately 26 feet from the lot line.
Existing master suite that is supported by posts on the north side will have the open lower space below it closed in for living space.
A 21' X 8' addition is proposed on the south side to provide an entry way and expand the kitchen. Approximately 32 sq. ft. of this addition is approximately 46 feet from the lot line.
Chuck H. read an abutter letter seeking evergreen screening to help mitigate noise from the expanded elevated deck that does not meet the minimum setback distance from their lot line. The Board asked the applicant if she is agreeable to added screening. She said yes. With no public comment a motion was made to close the hearing at 6:45 PM. The motion was seconded and unanimously approved. A subsequent motion was made to approve the site plan dated 11/8/17 and plans A1.0, A1.1, A2.0, A2.1, A2.2, A2.3 dated 10/8/17 as presented with the following condition: Before obtaining a Building Permit the applicant shall return to the Zoning Administrator to review and approve a plan to plant evergreen screening between the squared off section of elevated decking as described in # 1 and the lot line. The motion was seconded and passed unanimously with five in favor.
Reid Silva for Lisa and Richard Zabel; Article 6 Section 6.6; 225 State Road; Map 33 Lot 122:
Mr. Murphy opened the public hearing at 6:46 PM. Mr. Silva reviewed the plan to add a covered deck to an existing garage. The deck is 33 feet from the west lot line and less than the minimum 50-foot setback distance. The garage will also be converted into a conditioned and finished studio. The project is in the State Road Roadside District. The Board asked if the old garage is coming down why not build it in a location that meets the minimum setback distance from the lot line. Mr. Silva said the garage is not being demolished. Chuck H. read the required letter of consent from the neighbor whose property line is within 100 feet of the structure. The Site Review Committee report was also read for the record. With no public comment a motion was made to close the hearing at 6:55 PM. The motion was seconded and unanimously approved. A second motion was made to approve the site plan dated 11/15/17 and elevations A-2 dated 11/14/17 as presented. The motion was seconded and passed unanimously with five in favor.
The draft November 15, 2017 meeting minutes were reviewed and approved as presented by consensus.
The Board agreed that all future meetings beginning with January 2018 will continue to take place on the fourth Wednesday of each month but, start at 4:00 instead of 5:00 as the median age of the Board has increased over the years and it's lights out much earlier these days.
The next meeting will be: January 24, 2018 @ 4:00 PM
With no further business to conduct the meeting adjourned at 7:10 PM as everyone wished everyone a wonderful holiday season.
Respectfully submitted by Chuck Hodgkinson, CAS.
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