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Strike Wave Rocks Chicago, Marriott Hotels--Wins Healthcare for the Workers!
-By Dylan Borne
This past September was no business as usual for Chicago's downtown hotels. Dining ta- bles weren't served, food wasn't cooked, rooms weren't cleaned.
Thousands of hotel workers walked out, picketing 26 different hotels in hospitality union UNITE HERE's first citywide hotel strike. The workers were demanding year-round health-care coverage that doesn't get cut off during the slow season.
As Q. Rivers, a house attendant at the Hilton, said: "Hotels may slow down in the winter- time, but I still need my diabetes medication when I'm laid off... They work us like dogs when it's busy and then kick us to the curb in the winter."
And when they're cleaning a full room in 30 minutes, workers have no shortage of rotator cuff injuries or hip problems that they need treatment for.
Meanwhile, Chicago's business district hotels have raked in $2 billion off the backs of these workers in 2017 alone. These same hotels are claiming that slow business is why they can't afford to cover their workers' basic healthcare needs.
Chicago is not alone. The Marriott—the world's richest hotel company, owned by two men who each have a $1.2 billion net worth—has gotten hit in eight major US tourism destination.
7,700 UNITE HERE Marriott workers have gone on strike in Maui, Honolulu, Boston, Detroit, Oakland, San Francisco, San Diego, and San Jose.
The demands vary by city, but they're unified under the slogan "One job should be enough!" To date, it's the largest multi-city hotel strike in US history.
And with struggle comes victory. 15 of Chicago's hotels so far have settled on new union contracts, guaranteeing year-round healthcare for 3,500 workers. But the struggle continues, and many of these negotiations remain ongoing. The Hos- pitality Workers Alliance stands in solidarity from New Orleans!
The Importance of Solidarity and Organizing in the Workplace
-By Jade Dimond
We all know that working in the hospitality industry is demanding, tiring and over all mostly a shit show. It has been embedded into our minds that the little bit of money we do receive is what we deserve. It has been embedded into our minds that sexual harassment and abuse is "just the way it is." It has been embedded into our minds that racial harassment and abuse is "the way of the industry." This is NOT the case, this is NOT just the industry. It is so important and imperative that we create solidarity with our co-workers. Creating this solidarity will allow a space to watch each others' backs when these situations come to play.
How can you create solidarity in the workplace? Speak to your coworkers and ask them how their day has been. Listen to them and share your experiences with each other. Building a solid base of trust with one another is a good way to start. We all know that our managers do everything they can to divide the front and back of the house. Break that chain of command and speak up for your coworker when they are being harassed and or abused. Legally you are allowed to document and record without consent of other members in the party, as long as you're a participant in the conversation. Go out at the end of the night with your coworkers and talk about issues in the workplace. I say to do this outside of your workplace, so that managers and bosses cannot overhear and try and step in. They will try and change your mind or your coworker's mind on situations that happened in the workplace.
They know that "United we bargain, Divided we beg" so they will do everything in their power to keep us down. Remember the power is in the people and WE run these businesses, without us our bosses have nothing.
Once you have built a common ground of respect and trust with one another, you will see how your bosses will pick up on this and continue to try and pit you against each other. It is important to see and understand these control tactics, not allowing them to get the upper hand. Remember your manager is NOT your "friend." They are your boss and it is their job to do everything they can to keep you down, divided and believing you are replaceable and that you only deserve the treatment and respect they decide to give you. This is NOT the case, we are NOT slaves, we are humans that deserve respect just like everyone else. No matter what position we are in.
Can your boss charge you for making a mistake at work?
-By Dylan Borne
It's super common in the hospitality industry for workers to make mistakes, like breaking a plate or charging a table wrong. It's normal, people make mistakes—and it doesn't help that workers are barely holding their eyelids open after all the shifts they have to take to pay rent.
But if you make that kind of mistake, can bosses charge you for it?
Under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act, any deductions from your wage for something that benefits the company can't put you below minimum wage, or exceed the value of what you're paying for. So, according to federal law, if you break a bottle of liquor by accident and owe $40, but only made $60 in your 8-hour shift, you can't be charged because that would set you below the minimum wage ($7.25/hr). This applies the same way for tipped workers, since your tips are supposed to be adding up to at least minimum wage.
The one law on the books in Louisiana concerning pay deductions for mistakes says that your employer can only charge you if you damaged property on purpose, or if you damaged it "negligently."
Loyola University New Orleans law professor Bill Quigley explains "negligence" like this: "Negligence means the person knew or should have known that the problem might occur if they acted this way."
A concrete example: if you drop a bottle because it's busy, that's just an accident, but if you do that regularly because, say, you always toss it around and play with it when your boss has already told you not to, that can be made out to be "negligence."
But, as most hospitality workers know, many of us make an occasional mistake that's totally just an accident, not negligence. Bosses try to charge us anyway, but this is completely illegal under Louisiana law.
However, remember, even "negligent" mistakes can't bring you below the minimum wage by federal law.
But just as important of a question is: should your boss be able to charge you? There are about 100,000 hospitality workers in this city, and the $7.4 billion hospitality economy couldn't run without us. Many hospitality workers go weeks without a day off, and clopenings/doubles make it impossible to keep a healthy sleep schedule.
Workers deserve some slack, and so much more: guaranteed healthcare, a livable wage, a Work Week Ordinance, and complete and well-enforced protection from wage deductions. Laws don't reflect what we deserve—remember, Jim Crow was legal, slavery was legal. To get what's right, we have to build a movement that looks beyond the weak laws that exist and fight to win the fair laws that should.
Workers' Correspondence
-By Ryan Jones
Three years ago I was a full-worker at Burger King, like many others my experience was not good. I was working five days a week, making the federal minimum wage, which is 7.25 an hour. Working full-time I was making $700 a month, which is not a livable wage. Not only was I supporting myself, but also my family. I didn't receive breaks, and was required to fill multiple positions in the workplace. Like many workplaces Burger King kept minimum staff on, expecting workers to take on the workloads of multiple people. Cutting back on costs, at the expense of us workers. The managers would often be aggressive towards workers, yelling at us, snatching our phones away (taking our personal property). They would often yell at us about not "doing our jobs" while we were busting our asses!
They electronically deposited our checks, so we didn't get our check stubs in person. You could access them online, but without smartphones or computers it can be very difficult to check and make sure your pay & hours are done right. We in the industry know it's very common for bosses to shave a couple hours off workers checks. They often do this is ways that aren't noticeable, leaving many workers experiencing wage theft without even realizing it. This is why it's very important that we have access to our pay stubs.
I feel we should get our pay stubs in person, so we can better hold our bosses accountable. I also feel like everybody should get paid breaks, and a free shift meal. All workers should get a living wage, which at the minimum should be $15 dollars an hour. We all should have a union, so we have the power to demand the dignity and respect we deserve in the workplace. We as workers must make our voices heard, and demand the bosses start listening to what we have to say. We need to get organized as working people, our bosses aren't going to give us our rights, we must demand them, we gotta shut shit down.
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Long hours and low wages
That's just the industry?
Slaps on my ass, I am just supposed to take that?
No sleep but these doubles are on repeat
That's just the industry!
Wake up with the flu, half dead
Told if I don't show up to work today I won't be fed
It's 5 am before my morning shift
just got confirmation from that stick
I am pregnant, I AM PREGNANT
Now I have to think of all the ways I am going to hide this
HIDE THIS? How long can I go without me showing?
How long can I go without them knowing?
Counting down the days till they fire me
But that's just the industry?
Solidarity with the Seafood Workers Alliance!
-By Charlotte Dillon
Early last month, members of the Hospitality Workers' Alliance were invited to join the Seafood Workers Alliance at their monthly meeting in Houma, Louisiana. The seafood industry brings in $2 billion a year, making it one of the largest industries in the state of Louisiana. The Seafood Workers Alliance, like the NOHWA, is an organization of workers fighting for their long overdue rights. Seafood workers are the ones who harvest and package the seafood that we serve to customers and tourists at hotels and restaurants every day in New Orleans. Workers shared the harsh circumstances they work under in seafood packing plants, and the oppressive companies that have made organizing for better conditions a high risk to take. Nevertheless, our fellow workers are not letting attacks on them stop them from fighting for their rights! We, as workers in the tourism industry, recognize that our struggle is tied to the struggle of the seafood workers.
¡Solidaridad con la Alianza de Trabajadorxs de Marisco y Pescado!
-Por Charlotte Dillon
El mes pasado, miembros del Comité de trabajadorxs de hospitalidad fue invitado a participar en la reunión mensual de la Alianza de trabajadorxs de mariscos y pescado en Houma, Louisiana. La industria de mariscos y pescado produce $2 billones por año, lo que lo hace una de las industrias más grandes del estado de Louisiana. La Alianza de trabajadorxs de mariscos y pescado, como el NOHWA, es una organización de trabajadorxs organizando por los derechos que merecen. Lxs trabajadorxs de marisco y pescado son los que pescan y empaquetan los mariscos y pescados que nosotros servimos en nuestros restaurantes y hoteles todos los días en la ciudad de Nueva Orleans. Trabajadorxs compartieron las circunstancias difíciles en las plantas de mariscos y las compañías opresivas que intentan impedir la organización de trabajadorxs. Sin embargo, ¡nuestrxs compañerxs no han deja- do que los ataques contra ellxs les impidan luchar por sus derechos! Nosotrxs, como trabajadorxs en la industria del turismo, sabemos que nuestra lucha está conectada a la lucha de lxs trabajadorxs de marisco y pescado.
El decreto de la semana de trabajo:
¡Únase a la lucha para días pagados de enfermedad y leyes de horario!
-Por Marie Torres
Una de los las luchas más emocionantes del Alianza de trabajadores de hospitalidad de New Orleans es la lucha para aprobar el decreto de la semana de trabajo. Es un decreto simple que daría derechos laborales básicos de horarios y 12 días pagados de enfermedad. Este decreto, en varias formas, ha sido aprobado en varias ciudades en los EEUU como San Jose, San Francisco, Emeryville, Seattle, NYC, y DC. Este año, Austin, Texas se volvió la primera ciudad en el Sur que aprobó días pagados de enfermedad para lxs trabajadores. Como todos que trabajan en la in- dustria de hospitalidad saben, uno de los prob- lemas más graves que enfrentamos son nuestros horarios abusivos e inconsistentes. No tenemos días pagados de enfermedad, ni la habilidad de llamar a nuestro trabajo para tomar el día libre cuando estamos enfermos sin miedo de ser despedido. Trabajadoras embarazadas y madres nuevas no tienen seguridad de trabajo durante su permiso de maternidad, y a veces son empujadas fuera del horario cuando llegan a las etapas tardes de su embarazo. Miles de nosotrxs no recibimos nuestros horarios hasta la noche antes o el día de trabajo, y los horarios son diferentes de semana a semana. Esto causa problemas graves cuando uno tiene que planear visitas al doctor, cuidado de niñxs, e impide a los padres de estar involucrados en la educación de sus hijxs (conferencias entre padres y maestrxs, eventos de la escuela, etc). Finalmente, la falta de días aprobados para ausencia por enfermedad en la industria deja que miles de personas vayan al trabajo enfermxs. Especialmente debido a la epidemia de gripe de influenza del año pasado (una de las temporadas más graves), es increíblemente inseguro y no sanitario que lxs trabajadores de hospitalidad esten sirviendo y cocinando comida con turistas mientras que esten enfermxs.
Porque los gerentes y jefes normalmente están encargados de los horarios de lxs traajadores, otro problema grave en la industria es que usan los horarios como una herramienta para explotar a lxs trabajadores. Si un gerente no le gusta un trabajador, ellos pueden programar el trabajo del trabajador durante días más lentos, o cambiar su horario de días una semana a noches la próxima semana solo para empujar al trabajador que renuncie. Si un trabajador renuncia la orden de trabajar una doble, el horario del trabajador la próxima semana puede servir como castigo. Esto también sirve como herramienta de acoso sexual, y los jefes han usado el horario del trabajador como castigo si el trabajador no hace lo que el jefe quiere. Lxs favoritxs del jefe siempre son evidentes: lxs favoritxs siempre tienen los mejores horarios, y esto sirve para dividir a lxs trabajadores más.
Este decreto, cuando sea aprobado, pondrá el poder del horario en las manos del trabajador: !Ya no será una herramienta de explotación del jefe!
Este decreto va servir como protección para la comunidad general de New Orleans. Hasta ahora, el NOHWA ha colectado más de 3,000 firmas de lxs trabajadores quienes apoyan al decre- to. Sin embargo, sabemos que necesitamos apoyo de la comunidad y el poder colectivo de la gente para poner presión sobre los políticos para aprobar legislación que ayuda a lxs trabajadores. Hasta ahora, tenemos apoyo de varias organizaciones de la comunidad, iglesias, más de 30 doctores, maestros en la ciudad, y abogados locales como Bill Quigley de la clínica de ley de Loyola.
Hospitality Workers Alliance Demands The Immediate Expansion of
East Owl Bus Line
-By Peyton Gill
Are you a hospitality worker? Do you use public transit to get to and from work?
If you answer yes to both these questions, please get in contact with us! NOHWA is organizing to confront the RTA board and rally fellow bus riders to demand the expansion of bus routes. Alliance members have been crashing RTA board meetings and won't stop until buses are expanded, and all our fellow workers have reasonable commute times. Many hospitality workers living in The East and other surrounding areas often have three-plus hour commutes home. This is unacceptable and must be addressed.
Five members of the NOHWA spoke directly to the RTA board that is responsible for the current state of N.O. public transit and made our demands known. We demand the immediate end to the use of millions in public funds on expensive streetcars that cater to tourists. We demand buses that come every 15 minutes, and we demand an immediate expansion of the East Owl bus line. We demand the end to late night bus route consolidation.
We will be returning monthly until our demands are met. We will continue to organize and hold the RTA accountable until we see the RTA meeting the needs of working class people. If you are a disgruntled bus rider or hospitality worker come to our weekly meetings! Our organizing meetings are every Monday at 7pm at 1418 N Claiborne Ave. If you can't make it, email us at firstname.lastname@example.com and make your voice heard. We will use your statement to amplify the fight for better buses. Calling all bus riders! Calling all hospitality workers to organize with us!
Who are we? We are Workers!
The New Orleans Hospitality Workers Alliance is an organization created by and for hospitality workers. We fight for our long overdue rights using the power of collective struggle. Under the guidance of labor history we know that an organized workforce is how workers win.
This city has 100,000 hospitality workers, organized & united we have the power to shut this city down. If we all went on strike tomorrow the money would stop flowing, and our bosses and representatives would have no choice but to adhere to our demands.
We are opposed to all forms of oppression such as racism, sexism, homophobia, and transphobia. We support full rights & protections for our immigrant coworkers. We understand our bosses use tactics that weaponize forms of discrimination to further divide workers. We must stand firm against these divisive tactics.
Our purpose is to organize our fellow hospitality workers so that we may secure just working conditions in our industry—wages we can live on, benefits to support our families, and freedom from harassment and discrimination in the workplace.
Only through organizing will we be able to demand a better future for hospitality workers. We fight for better working conditions, both for workers currently in the industry and the children in the community who will inherit the industry.
Join us! Together we will win.


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Sometimes, You Just Have To Get Away...
Photo Above: Oval Beach on my recent trip to Saugatuck, MI
Recently, I decided to take my first vacation in 5 years. October seemed like perfect timing as it's typically off season and I am not a fan of huge crowds and tourists. The East Coast was ruled out because of Hurricane Season and I wasn't really into driving 11 hours with two dogs I've never traveled that far with before. The suggestion came up of Saugatuck, Michigan which is only 5.5 hours away and it's on Lake Michigan. This blog entry isn't really about my vacation, if you'd like to see my countless photos of pugs on the beach check out my Facebook page, if you'd like to see where I went and what I recommend, check out my Yelp page. What this post is about are the various resources I found and which ones I actually used.
Photo Above: HomeAway's Website
After spending hours online looking for vacation rentals (that accepted pets), there were tons of websites, but I was annoyed how hard it was to actually see the location of the rental and good photos and reviews. HomeAway was the best website I found during my search. Still not all of the rentals showed the location.
Above: HomeAway's iPhone App Search Filter
I saw that HomeAway had an iPhone App and figured I could browse home to rent when I had time more easily on my iPad. Once I did, I really really happy with the search filters and the fact that I could pretty much see on a map (see below) where the rentals were located.
Above: Search Results
Once you clicked on the dot of the location you wanted, you could scroll thru the details and photos of the home. It really doesn't get much easier than that. Once I was there, I would check the App every once and awhile when I found an area I would like to stay when and if I ever came back, and the app was accurate every time. HomeAway's site says they have over 230,000 vacation rentals all over...so, no matter where you are looking to rent a vacation home in my experience this would be a great place to start or end your search.
Above: viewing a listing
HomeAways Demo Video Below:

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Adding NeoPixels / WS2812 LEDs to blink(1)/
[originally posted on todbot blog] You may not have known, but blink(1) USB notification LEDs have a secret: they can drive 16 extra LEDs in the form of "NeoPixel" WS2812 LEDs. This is what was behind the "blink(16)" project.
If you take apart a blink(1), you'll see it has three tiny plated holes. These are the three needed by WS2812 LEDs: +5V, Gnd, and Data.
Or, in diagram form against a standard WS2812B strip:
Taking apart a blink(1) to wire it up for extra LEDs isn't too difficult if you're okay with a bit of soldering. Here's videos showing two different ways to do it:


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Miami Marlins
World Baseball Classic's plucky Israeli team has a UM connection
So, it turns out that Team Israel, the early darling of the 2017 World Baseball Classic, has a University of Miami connection.
The manager of the Israeli team, ranked No. 41 in the world and cobbled together of Jewish-American journeymen, is former UM assistant coach Jerry Weinstein.
Nobody expected much of Israel, the lowest-ranked of the 16 teams in the tournament, but that has changed after the Israelis upset No. 3 host South Korea and No. 4 Chinese Taipei (Taiwan) by a combined score of 17-8. They play Netherlands Wednesday at 10 p.m. Eastern, and are a lock to advance to the second round.
Weinstein, 73, was an assistant under Hurricanes legend Ron Fraser on the 1984 UM team, which finished fourth at the College World Series. He also was on Fraser's staff at the 1987 Pan American Games and the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona.
His coaching career began in 1966 as a UCLA's freshman coach. He spent 24 seasons at Sacramento City College, where he built one of the best junior college programs in the nation. He currently serves as manager of the Colorado Rockies Double-A team the Hartford Yard Goats.
The Israel team he is coaching in the WBC is getting international attention after its 2-0 start. Only two players hold Israeli passports, and there is only one player who was born in Israel – 38-year-old pitcher Shlomo Lipetz, who played at UC San Diego.
Two wins in 24 hours! Israel tops Chinese Taipei, 15-7. #WBC2017 pic.twitter.com/Dc5IEeHg8S— WBC Baseball (@WBCBaseball) March 7, 2017
Tournament rules state that players must only be eligible for citizenship to represent a country, and Israel's Law of Return grants citizenship to any Jew who requests it. The team is also getting attention because of its unofficial mascot, a large stuffed toy named "Mensch on a Bench" (the Jewish version of the Christmas Elf on a Shelf). Players prop him up in the dugout, and have offered him gifts such as bottles of gefilte fish and Manischewitz wine.
Team Israel boasts the most impressive academic resume of the tournament with two Yale graduates, three from Stanford and two from Duke.


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Lady Margaret School is a Church of England school for girls aged 11-18 years, located in Parsons Green, London SW6 4UN.
The school was established in September 1917 on the site that it still occupies and celebrates its birthday every year on 29 September, the feast of St Michael's and All Angels.
Lady Margaret School has a vibrant PTA that exists to foster positive relationships between parents and teachers and to enrich students' educational experience by raising money and contributing to the well being of the school. As a parent or guardian you can contribute to the success of the association in a number of ways – typically by volunteering your time, talent or resources.
All parents and guardians are automatically members of the LMS PTA and are welcome at meetings – to discuss current and future initiatives. The monthly get-togethers are informal and provide a good opportunity to meet other parents, but if meetings aren't your idea of fun, there are lots of other ways to be involved. We are always pleased to hear of your ideas or concerns directly. To contact us - Click here.
Please note that certain PTA activities, such as the Summer Garden Party and Christmas Fair, are public events and photographers may be present. Photographs of the events taken by the PTA members may be used to promote and celebrate PTA activities, in particular on the PTA's website, shared with PTA members and with LMS. As such those attending such public events should not have an expectation of privacy and may feature in some images.


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NEW:- Series VI over 4 weekends in alternate months, starts on 14th & 15th October 2017 through to 21st & 22nd June 2018.
Registration closes Sept 2017, limited places available.
All events are at Chorley Chapel in Chorley, Shropshire.
BOOT CAMP for Men – Series VI
Do you know 2 or 3 men who have done Boot Camp at Chorley or elsewhere, who you know would benefit from attending this series? I ask you to disciple them into coming to Series VI. Meet with them, encourage them to REGISTER for Boot Camp for men starting in October. Register ASAP as we only form a discipleship sized group each year. Boot Camp , will be a 4 weekend course between Oct 2017 and April 2018. Full list of dates and topics are:-
Weekend 1 Date 14th & 15th October 2017 Boot Camp DVD Session 1 "Walking with God" and "Warfare – Advanced"
Weekend 2 Date 25th & 26th November 2017 The Wound and it's Healing and The Poser Advanced.
Weekend 3 Date 10th & 11th February 2018 The Calling – Advanced and Suffering.
Weekend 4 Date 21st & 22nd June 2018 Loving Jesus and the Bonus session plus Q&A. Living the Life. Where to from here? Closing thoughts.
See the Allies site for reports on Series I, II & III
Places limited to max 15 people.
Do you want to see the Boot Camp Advanced Trailer? Click here.


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Daydream Island Resort
from €125 per person per night
- Included:
- Accommodation
- In resort assistance & 24 hour contact centre
Located in the Whitsundays on Australia's Great Barrier Reef, travel to the award winning Daydream Island Resort and step into a tropical paradise. Accessible via a 30 minute ferry ride from Hamilton Island or The Port of Airlie, this vibrant resort is home to an abundance of exciting activities and facilities to make your holiday an unforgettable one. The resort offers refurbished modern rooms and suites overlooking the gardens, pools and ocean.
The Living Reef, the resort's 200m man-made outdoor aquarium wraps around the central building, is a big highlight. Holding 1.5 million litres of water, over 100 species of marine life, colourful corals and fantastic activities such as joining the team of marine biologists who live on the island and feed baby stingrays, this attraction will be sure to thrill the whole family.
The children will love this island resort, with fun-filled children's programs, three large, lagoon style swimming pools, and tasty food and drinks. Families are well accommodated here, with the option of interconnected rooms and suites, featuring bright contemporary décor and breath-taking views.
With beautiful beaches, gym facilities, swimming pools, brilliant non-motorised water sports, rainforest walks, and a range of delicious restaurants including three new restaurants and bars, you'll never get bored at this wonderful island retreat.
Located in the Whitsundays on Australia's Great Barrier Reef. This tropical resort is nestled on Daydream Island, one of seven Molle Group isles that form a sub-group of the beautiful Whitsunday Islands, along the North Eastern coast of Queensland.
- 30 minutes by ferry from Hamilton Island Airport and from The Port of Airlie
There are 277 rooms and suites, all featuring:
- Ensuite and shower
- Air conditioning
- Bar size fridge and mini bar
- Complimentary tea and coffee facilities
- Safety deposit box
- Iron and ironing board
- Hair dryer
Choose between:
- Standard – choose between either one king bed or two queen beds, these contemporary rooms are conveniently located near the centre of the resort with views of the tropical gardens. Sleep a maximum of four people, including two adults and two children.
- Superior – With the same amenities as the Standard Garden, plus a spacious balcony. Available in Pool View, Poolside or Ocean View. Choose between either two queen beds or one king bed. Sleeps a maximum of four people, including two adults and two children.
- Deluxe Ocean Terrace – Airy rooms located on the eastern side of the Driftwood Wing, with uninterrupted views of the ocean towards the Whitsunday Islands. Choose between either two queen beds or one king bed. Sleeps a maximum of four people, including two adults and two children.
- Deluxe Serenity Twin – Colourful suites with two queen beds, a sitting area, and a balcony with gorgeous views. Families can also interconnect this suite with a Daydreamer Suite. Sleeps a maximum of four people, including two adults and two children.
- Serenity Suite – One expansive suite which is all about the spectacular Lovers Cove View. Featuring a terrace with outdoor furniture, and a walk in shower. Sleeps a maximum of two adults and two children.
- Family Rooms – Two spacious resort rooms with an interconnecting door, choose from a Superior Pool View, Pool Sode or Ocean View. Sleeps a maximum of four guests, including two adults and two children.
- Inkstone Kitchen & Bar – Inspired Australian dishes, serving the best in steak and seafood. Open for breakfast 06:30am-10:00am, lunch from 11:30am-3:00pm and dinner from 5:30pm-9:00pm.
- Infinity – Enjoy an Asian Fusion dining experience, along with expansive views of the Whitsunday Islands. Open daily from 5:30pm-9:00pm
- Graze – A modern buffet offering a range of international cuisines with live cooking stations. Open daily for breakfast from 06:30am-10:00am and dinner from 5:30pm-9:00pm.
- Barefoot Bar – Centrally located amongst the gardens the Barefoot Bar is an outdoor venue where you can relax with a drink, snack or a gourmet burger. Open daily.
- Tonic Bar – spanning from the atrium out towards the living reef you can find the Tonic Bar. As the island's speciality Gin bar, it's a great place to meet for a G&T before or after dinner.
- Three large, lagoon style swimming pool, one features Barefoot, the swim-up bar.
- Gym
- Tennis courts
- Living Reef – the resort's outdoor aquarium
- Multiple water sports are available, including diving and snorkelling.
Enjoy a relaxing massage or facial in one of the two spa suites.
- Children aged 0-12 years can eat and stay free of charge if sharing a room with adults and utilising existing bedding.
- Kids Club – Open daily; choose between a morning (8:30am-12 midday) or afternoon (1:00pm-4:30pm) session or 3 hour babysitting services. The 4-12 year's program includes wildlife experiences such as fish feeding, coral collecting, rainforest wildlife walks and talks, beach sports, scavenger hunts, arts and crafts, movies, kite making and much more. Must be pre-booked.
- Living Reef – Located by the entrance of the resort, this free from living reef wraps 200m around the building holding 1.5 million litres of water. Home to over100 species of marine fish, coral, starfish, sea cucumbers and crabs. There are free educational feeding sessions, Stingray Splash Experience, wading knee deep into the reef to say hello and guided fish feeding experiences are all available to book.
- Stinger season takes place between October and March every year, during this time a stinger suit must be worn when swimming in the Whitsundays


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Fluff Up Your Easter Fit: The Ultimate Easter Style Guide
Easter is the time of year when everyone is celebrating a special holiday and revealing their spring fashions. This family-focused holiday is the reintroduction of the pastel color palette, white pants, and chiffon fabric.
Easter has become a day built around family, fun, and love. In preparation for the Easter festivities, there is one vital decision that trumps all Easter planning stress, your outfit choice.
Deciding what to wear on Easter is one of the toughest tasks, only because everyone wants to look their best, especially the ladies. Women have a ton of styling options and are able to experiment with multiple looks. However, the overall goal is to create a unique and glamorous ensemble.
With Easter quickly approaching, we've decided it was imperative to create a Fluff Easter Style Guide for our readers. Check out our top four style tips below:
Play With Color
The first decision that should be made when determining an outfit for Easter is the color choice. Pastels are always a good place to start, they are bright and whimsical which contributes to the Easter theme.
If the trouble lies in choosing which color compliments you best, another great option is to wear a multi-colored piece. Styles that are excellent with this color choice are a maxi dress, an off the shoulder blouse or a color block dresses. All of the options mentioned above usually are designed with free-flowing material and provides the ultimate Spring look, perfect for the Easter meet and greet!
Jumpsuit Showstopper
Another useful styling tip for women who are on the move and have little time to shop, is to invest in a fashionable jumpsuit. This one-piece garment can be found anywhere and are very trendy in the Spring. A beautifully shaded chiffon jumpsuit is always a good go-to, and can easily be rocked with your stilettos.
Be the Chic Lady in White Jeans
Another chic look for Easter fashions are white jeans. White can be paired with any color, and with the winter behind us, would be a great candidate to contribute to an awesome Spring breakout fit. One way to wear a nice pair of white skinny jeans is to pair it with a beautiful pastel top. To create a dramatic yet subtle addition to your outfit, use your shoes as a statement piece. Use jewelry to add more delicate details to this look.
The Finishing Touch – Makeup
Along with beautiful outfit choices, Easter also calls for the right cosmetics. There are many makeup themes that can go for the perfect Spring look. Some popular options are the nude look or a nature beat with a bold lip. One of Fluff's favorites is a neutral smoky eye with the winged liner and a soft lip. This look is radiant and fresh and easy to manage throughout the day.
Spring is here, and it is the best time of year for lively fashion. From chiffon fabrics to pastels, Easter is the perfect time to flaunt your Spring trends.


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"The company puts on various events and training related to diversity and LGBT etc. The organisation is diverse at most levels, but this is not necessarily reflected at board level. However, this is more a reflection on the lack of diversity in the real estate industry as a whole a few decades ago and I am confident that this will improve over the next few years."Graduate, Birmingham
"The company is very pro diversity and regularly sends around emails and puts on events to promote diversity. Diversity training is part of the graduates' mandatory training."Graduate, London
"Diversity is a key driver and part of every plan for the business. It's a highly inclusive environment."Graduate, London
"As an office, we are not hugely diversified (for example, there are no female partners or senior directors) but recent communications from head office suggest that this is changing."Graduate, Chelmsford
"Graduate recruitment is now over 50% female but there is still a lack of women in the highest paid jobs."Graduate, London
"There's a large number of women and the company seems to be flexible with maternity leave."Graduate, Lewes
"The majority of people in my office are women so I would say that there is good diversity in the office."Graduate, Chester
"BNP Paribas are one of the most diverse groups worldwide and BNPPRE follows their lead. Everyone in the office enjoys their work and tends to stay at the company for a long time. The morals of the firm plays a part in this."Graduate, Birmingham
"BNPPRE make a real effort in terms of diversity. We have a diversity and inclusion committee, who host and arrange regular events addressing all types of diversity-related issues."Graduate, London
"We have a week each year that is dedicated to promoting diversity in the work place. The week includes a number of guest speakers and events."Entry level, Birmingham
"There are various events that are held each year to promote diversity."Graduate, London
"We have diversity events and I don't think diversity is an issue in the business."Entry level, Birmingham
"It's good once you know about it. I'm part of the multicultural network steering committee (a bank-wide committee), which is great for networking as well. But getting to know about it isn't easy. The grads had a talk on diversity and inclusion. If it wasn't for this I would have had no idea. We also operate a diversity week in October. Apparently our counterparts in our Birmingham office went to a few of these events, which is really good."Graduate, London (City)
"Generally speaking, the office is very diverse and the company makes an effort to raise awareness of diversity issues via its annual 'diversity and inclusion week'."Graduate, Birmingham
"The company seems to be very diverse; I would estimate that there is a 50:50 split between men and women at a lower level. Senior Directors are mainly male."Graduate, London
"There was a diversity week last year but this was only in London."Graduate, Birmingham
"From my perspective a lack of diversity doesn't appear to be an issue within the company."Graduate, London
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How to Practice Self Love/
It's the month of February, the month of Love and yes I can hear every sigh from all the single women, but the month of love does not have to be about finding love from others but it can be about rekindling the love you should have for yourself.
Working as a Personal Stylist you move into a personal space with your client quickly, its not often a space that is shared with a 'stranger' but its necessary so that I can fully understand the style needs of my client where she is now, where she would like to go with her style and how she wants to achieve with that.
Working on external style is only part of the parcel, once you take a client through the self-discovery journey she begins her journey of finding that self-love again. I see the sparkle return to her eyes as she realizes the true beauty that has been hidden. See, you work with who your client is, their personality, and you dress them to suit, its this part that I love the most about what I do because it makes them unique, special, one of a kind that no one can copy. So why am I sharing this with you, because sometimes you need to start from the inside out and find your self-love, the self-worth that allows you to indulge in things that make you feel good and can take you to the next level in life.
If you find yourself feeling less than worthy of spoiling yourself then these examples of 'How to practice self-love' are for you.
Declutter your life
Spending a little bit of time each day decluttering clears your mind, my trick, I think about where I want to be in life and if that version of myself would use or require the item/s if not, out it goes.
Have a mini pamper session
Taking the time to sit down for at least a half an hour to soak your feet in a foot bath, put on a mask, meditate, read a good book or listen to an audiobook. My trick, I have made myself a self-care box so that at the drop of a hat I am prepared for my own private pamper party. (If you want to know what I have stashed in mine then pop on over in the next few days I will be sharing a detailed description of what I keep in it and what I use it for, I will also attach a downloadable with all the goodies and where to purchase them).
Buy yourself some flowers
I cant tell you how much of a difference this has made in my life, the thing here is, I am worth a beautiful bunch of flowers, I am valuable and I am not depending on anyone else to prove that to me. This is often something I do in the lowest times of my life, there is just something so indulgent and loving about a beautiful bunch of flowers.
Create positive loving affirmations for yourself
I have often struggled with this because if you just write things down that your brain does not believe there seems to be a struggle that ensues in your mind. My way around this is to start with what is true:
I am unique
There is no one on this earth like me
I was chosen to be here for a reason
I am a loving mother/daughter/friend
If you need some ideas why not ask those around you for positive words about who you are to them (please don't go near the negative nancies that you know might hurt your feelings, only positive affirmations)
Spend some time in the sun
Basking in the sun for 15 minutes a day puts your body on a good mood level. My trick, I sit in the sun and take in everything, how my skin is feeling, warmer, tingling, and then I go through all the things in nature I am grateful for:
The birds tweeting
The smell of fresh cut grass
Soft breeze on my skin
Blue sky
A different picture in the sky every day for me to guess what it is
You get the idea.
Dance like your life depends on it
Play your favorite happy song of the hour, LOUD, close the door and dance like you were 22 again, put the song on repeat 100 times if that what works for you! My trick is to be grateful for your body's ability to hear, move and lift your mood with movement.
If you are loving these suggestions you are welcome to download my list of 50 ways to practice self-love right HERE and follow along on INSTAGRAM for daily self-love questions for February month of self-love.
I love hearing from you, if you have any more self-love examples to add to the list, feedback, opinions or questions please comment below and If you enjoyed this post and know someone who could do with some self-love please share it with them by clicking on the share button below.
Thank you for visiting The Imagepreneur, my name is Darlene Bayley I am a qualified Personal stylist and Slef love coach and I have been in the Fashion industry for over 23 years. For more information about the services, I provide click HERE or follow me on INSTAGRAM for daily style inspiration.


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Skyworks has launched its newest SkyOne® front-end solution for the booming LTE market in China. The SkyOne® Ultra 2.5 family includes both global and region-specific architectures that will provide customers with the ability to leverage the same printed circuit board across multiple smartphone platforms optimized for diverse end markets. SkyOne devices are compatible with all Qualcomm WCDMA/LTE smartphone platforms with general purpose input/output (GPIO) interface.
Leveraging highly successful and proven technologies, the new multiband RF modules utilize the powerful SkyBlue™ enabling technology to enhance system efficiency and battery life. As the devices allow customers to scale solutions with regional variations, they will be particularly fit for Internet of Things applications that require full LTE connectivity. The innovative modules are also highly customizable with flexible system solutions for machine to machine and automotive applications.
The SkyOne® Ultra 2.5 solutions consist of the following:
Sources from GSMA Intelligence estimate that the number of global 4G LTE connections will reach 2.5 billion by 2020, with 60 percent of those connections coming from developing regions, largely driven by TD-LTE growth in China.


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The Ohio State University
Creating the Extraordinary Student Experience
Time: Friday, September 28, 2018 10:00 PM - 1:00 AM
Location: Curl Viewpoint (above Curl Market) and Curl Lawn
Admission: FREE
Come out on September 28th to grab some food, race through an inflatable obstacle course, and play BINGO to win prizes!
Bring your Buck ID, and get a group of your friends, roommates, or people on your floor to come out to this event! There will be roughly 200+ seats available per game for the night, so be sure to make your way inside to have a chance to win a prizes.
Don't get discouraged if you don't make it in to the first game, you can enjoy the festivities outside until the next game!
Residence Life
Add to your calendar
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Ohio Union, Suite 1000, 1739 North High Street, Columbus, OH 43210
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This week on the show that is just, uhhhh, ok, the Real Good Boys are still stuck for what to talk about, so they take a deep-dive on the topics you're dying to know about, like the world of McDonaldland and how much money they'd accept to make their internet search histories public. PLUS: Brief Canucks talk! Movies that get adapted into video games! And the boys finally reveal what they would do with all the hats if they scored an NHL hat trick.
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Community Policing & Use of Force Symposium
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The Georgia Public Safety Training Center is proud to announce the 2019 launching of Start the Conversation, a new online Governor's Initiative Community Policing course that seeks to eliminate the stigma associated with mental health issues.
If you wish to remain anonymous while viewing this documentary, please click here to access the YouTube link. However, please note that you will NOT receive P.O.S.T. credit.
Use of Force and De-escalation training are required of all sworn law enforcement officers in the state. Officers must also complete a minimum of two hours Community Policing training every year.
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Evaluation of scaling parameters towards an improved process development strategy for CHO cell perfusion cultures-step-wise scale-up from 15 mL to 5 L
|Diplomarbeit, Magisterarbeit, Master Thesis
|Department Biotechnologie
|Prozessentwicklung <Technik>
|Biowissenschaften, Biologie
Kurzfassung auf Englisch:
Process development towards the production of difficult-to express proteins in perfusion cultivation necessitates the implementation of scale-down models to manage the high number of experiments which have to be conducted in Quality by Design (QbD) initiatives. Successive simplification of the process mode accompanied by the application of single-use equipment provides possibilities to mimic more complex processes in smaller scales in less time, with less work and less cost intensive conditions. The reverse up-scaling and transfer of process conditions and set-points from simple approximated cultivation systems to the final, more complex production method requires the application of appropriate scalable culture parameters. In this work, scaling parameters were evaluated to systematically transfer culture criteria between three bioreactor systems and cultivation modes towards an improved process development strategy. The capability of simpler small-scale systems to approximate ATF-perfusion processes was assessed. Chinese Hamster Ovary (CHO) cells expressing a recombinant protein were cultured in 15 mL Advanced Microscale Bioreactor (ambrTM) system in pseudo-continuous mode, 1 L DASGIP multiparallel bioreactor system in continuous mode, and 5 L Sartorius B-DCU system in Alternating Tangential Flow (ATF)-perfusion mode. Main critical process parameters (CPP) were analyzed, i.e. cell specific metabolic rates and productivity of the cell cultures, compared and transferred based on the evaluated scaling parameters. Different aspects of the particular processes and their impact on cell culture were assessed in order to build up an improved process understanding. Process parameters were found to be sufficiently transferable when scaled by the cell specific perfusion rate (CSPR). Bench-top bioreactors operated in continuous and perfusion culture modes showed coinciding metabolic rates but were distinct from ambrTM pseudo-continuous cultures where a stable offset over a wide range of CSPR was characterized. Cell specific protein productivity (qP) was similar between DASGIP and ambrTM cultures but different from ATF-perfusion cultures. Aside from an imprecise measurement method, a partial retention of recombinant protein in the ATF-module was determined to have contributed to this observation. Moreover, deviating pCO2 was identified as a possible impact factor on qP. The differences were attributed to the physical characteristics, i.e. mass transfer, and different scales of the bioreactors rather than the different operation modes. Additionally, the biomass measure which is used for the calculation of cell specific rates was identified to play a crucial role when CPP should be transferred with the presented scaling-parameters. In general, transferability was feasible since similar trends were observed for metabolic rates and recombinant protein related data.
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historical Costumes Weblog
My Blog
Abegg Weydinchen - a Dress Diary
15th century
1790 - 1810
18th century - 'til 1790
Regency/Empire Fashionplates
Rogier van der Weyden - Picture and Cut Research
15th Century Accessories
15th Century Dress in Red
15th Century Dress green
a simple red medieval dress
Runkelsteiner Kemenate- 1400 Medieval Dresses
Green Florentine Dress - unfinished diary
some 14th and 15th Century Chansons
Robinet Testard
a wee extra project
A Regency Wardrobe
Pictures after pictures
something completely different:
LES TABOUROT - Medieval Dance Group
Kent State University Museum - a great collection!
Jennifer Thompsons "A Festive Attyre
BNF - digital miniatures and codexes
In Nova Corpora - Annas Site
Another Camicia Link
Baroque Costumes (Great Vermeer Analysis)
Our Runkelstein-Dress-Diaries
Runkelstein - wonderful Frescos
Renaissance Hairstyles
How to: "Draft Pattern"
Gratis bloggen bei
Rogier van der Weyden is a splendid resource for many wonderful gowns of the 15th century - and gives really good hints on how something is set together.
This example is from the Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerpen. The picture is from the
Web Gallery of Art
This really nice example is from the Abegg-Stiftung in Riggisberg-Switzerland. The Colors are too dark on the picture - but Alas - it is all the
The Abeggstiftung is closed in Winter - thats why I can't get another picture.
But I do have some sketches from last autumns visit.
On the sketches a side lacing trough lacing holes is visible - the only other closing I know from Mijnheer van der Weyden is the front closing of the Magdalena from the Brague Tryptich.
The sketch shows latter lacing!
(These two are thumbnails - click on to see them bigger)
This one is too tiny - no closure is visible:
But here: the orange-yellowish underdress suggests again a front closure
As well as a nice wee purse!
This picture of a reading Magdalena shows on her decollté a lacing - probably of the dress worn under the robe? But I do love her coif as well!!!
(just click on the thunbnail to see this really nice picture)
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Lily of the Valley Mandala // Art Print
Lily of the Valley Mandala // Art Print
This is a PRINT of a collage created with layers of vintage papers, paint, drawings, and antique flower illustrations. The image is an intriguing mix of yellow, blue and green, with tiny pops of purple.
Lily of the Valley symbolizes sweetness and purity; it also represents the return of happiness.
Print details:
- The image measures approximately 8 x 8 inches
- It is printed on 8.5 x 11 inch archival matte velvet fine art paper, which has a gorgeous watercolor paper texture and beautiful richness
- Each print is signed, titled, and dated in pencil
- Prints are carefully packaged in a cellophane sleeve and a protective stiff envelope
- Prints are also available mounted on birch wood panel. Mounted prints arrive ready-to-hang and are UV-treated/coated to protect against greasy fingers and exposure to sunlight. Sides of the panel are 1.5 inches deep and left pale blond wood for a clean, modern look. This option is available in the drop-down menu below.
© Shelley Lane Kommers 2017. All copyright and reproduction rights are retained by the artist.


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Shares of RGR have slipped below $50 over the past month, trading near $49.25 early Tuesday afternoon. Going into tomorrow's earnings report, I'd like to purchase some puts to protect against catastrophic declines if the numbers or management's forecast fail to impress Wall Street.
Forbes Dividend Investor identifies undervalued stocks with above-average dividend yields, and Forbes Premium Income Report alerts readers to opportunities to earn income from selling equity options.


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Savings & Checking Rate and Fee Schedule
Effective June 30, 2019
Account Rate and Terms
|APY (Annual Percentage Yield)
|Life Savings
|Draft Checking
|IRA / Traditional / Roth Educational
|Premium Savers**
Tier One $10,000 - $24,999.99
|Premium Savers**
Tier Two $25,000 and over
|Trust Account
|Club Account
|Youth Account
Share Draft / Checking Account Fees
|$20.00 / Item after 6 transfers per month
|$25.00 / Item
|Returned Item
|$l5.00 / Item Check returned to Laneco for non-payment. Charge is assessed to the account which item was deposited
|Stop Payment
|$15.00 / Request
|Postdated Item Request
|$15.00 /Request
|Temporary Checks
|$1.00 for 8 checks
|Draft copy
|$1.50 / Check
|Share Draft Printing
|Prices vary Depending upon style
Other Service Fees
|Wire Transfer
Outgoing Domestic
Outgoing International
$5.00 / Transfer
$20.00 / Transfer
$50.00 / Transfer
|Western Union Domestic
|$25.00 / Transfer
|Cashier's Check
|$2.00 / Check
|Teller check
|$1.00 per check with 1 free per day
|Money Order
|$1.50 each
|Account Reconciliation
|$15.00 per hour
|Account Research
|$15.00 per hour
|Statement Copy
|$1.00 per statement
|Deposited Item Return
|$15.00 per item
|Legal Process Garnishment, tax levy, etc.
|$25.00 per item
|Inactive Account (charged after (1) one year)
|$5.00 per month
|Account Closure (if closed within (90) ninety days of opening)
|Account Reopening
|$5.00 / Request
|Stop Payment Cashier's or Teller's Check
|$30.00 per item
|Void Cashier's or Teller's Check
|$5.00 per item
|Visa Cash Advance / other Institution card
|$10.00 / Request
|Visa cash advance / Non-member
|$30.00/ Request
|Pre-authorized Transfer by check To 3rd Party
|$2.00 per check
|Excessive Transfer (after six (6) Transfers per month
|$20.00 per transfer
|Address / Returned Statement
|$5.00 per month After 1st month
|Low Balance Fee
|$5.00 per month
EFT Fees
|Debit/Credit card replacement
|$5.00 per occurrence
|PIN Mailer Request
|$5.00 per request
|Debit/Credit card (POS transaction copy)
|$25.00 per copy
|Debit Card NSF/Overdraft fee
|$25.00 per item
|ATM Withdrawal Fee
|$1.00 per withdrawal after 10 per month
|Expedited Card Delivery (Domestic or International)
|Actual Cost
|Visa Credit card late payment fee
|$20.00 – 10 days after due date
Online Banking Fees
|Bill Pay NSF fee
|$25.00 per item
|Bill Pay stop payment fee
|$15.00 per request
|e-statement return fee (bad email)
|$1.00 per item
|Bill pay fee if no e-statement
|$4.95 per month
|Bill pay fee with e-statement
|No charge
Truth-in-Savings DisclosureExcept as specifically described, the following disclosures apply to all of the accounts. All accounts described in this Truth-in-Savings Disclosure are share accounts.
- Rate Information: The Annual Percentage Yield is a percentage rate that reflects the total amount of dividends to be paid on an account based on the dividend rate and frequency of compounding for an annual period. For Life/Savings, Trust/Savings, Share/Savings, Holiday/Savings, Traditional IRA/Savings, Roth IRA/Savings, Education IRA/Savings, Youth/Savings and Premium Savers accounts the Dividend Rate and Annual Percentage Yield may change quarterly as determined by the Credit Union's Board of Directors. For Share Draft/Checking accounts, the Dividend Rate and Annual Percentage Yield may change monthly as determined by the Credit Union's Board of Directors. The Dividend Rates and Annual Percentage Yields are the rates and yield as of the last dividend declaration date, which is set forth in the Rate Schedule. The Premium Savers account is a Tiered Rate account. If your Daily Balance is from $10,000.00 to $24,999.99, the first Dividend Rate and Annual Percentage Yield listed for this account in the Rate Schedule will apply. If your Daily Balance is from $25,000.00 or greater, the second Dividend Rate and Annual Percentage Yield listed for this account will apply. Once a particular range is met, the Dividend Rate and Annual Percentage Yield for that balance range will apply to the full balance of your account.
- Nature of Dividends. Dividends are paid from current income and available earnings after required transfers to reserves at the end of the dividend period.
- Compounding and Crediting. The compounding and crediting frequency of dividends and dividend period applicable to each account are stated in the Rate Schedule. The Dividend Period is the period of time at the end of which an account earns dividend credit. The Dividend Period begins on the first calendar day of the period and ends on the last calendar day of the period.
- Accrual of Dividends. For all accounts, Dividends will begin to accrue on non-cash deposits (e.g. checks) on the business day you make the deposit to your account. If you close your account before accrued dividends are credited, you will not receive the accrued dividends.
- Balance Information. To open any account, you must deposit or already have on deposit at least the par value of one full share in a Share/Savings. Trust/Savings, Life/Savings or Youth/Savings account. The par value amount is stated in the Fee Schedule. Some accounts may have additional minimum opening deposit requirements. The minimum balance requirements applicable to each account are stated in the Rate Schedule. For Life/Savings, Trust/Savings, Share/Savings, Holiday/Savings, Traditional IRA/Savings, Roth IRA/Savings, Educational IRA/Savings Youth/Savings and Share Draft/Checking accounts, there is a minimum Average Daily Balance required to earn the Annual Percentage Yield disclosed for the dividend period. If the minimum average daily balance is not met, you will not earn the Annual Percentage Yield stated in the Rate Schedule. For Premium Savings accounts, there is a minimum Daily Balance required to earn the Annual Percentage Yield disclosed for the dividend period. If the minimum daily balance is not met each day of the dividend period, you will not earn the stated Annual Percentage Yield. For accounts using the Average Daily Balance method as stated on the Rate Schedule, dividends are calculated by applying a periodic rate to the Average Daily Balance in the account for the dividend period. The Average Daily Balance is calculated by adding the balance in the account for each day of the period and dividing that figure by the number of days in the period. For accounts using the Daily Balance method as stated on the Rate Schedule, dividends are calculated by applying a daily periodic rate to the balance in the account each day.
- Account Limitations. For Life/Savings, Trust/Savings, Share/Savings, Holiday/Savings, Youth/Savings and Premium Savings accounts, no more than six (6) pre-authorized automatic or telephone transfers may be made from each and no more than three (3) of these six (6) transfers may be made by check, draft, or debit card to a third party. If you exceed these limitations, your account may be subject to a fee or be closed. For Traditional IRA/Savings, Roth IRA/Savings and Education IRA/Savings no pre-authorized automatic or telephone transfers may be made at any time.
For all accounts, you must provide 24 hour advance notice for cash withdrawals over $2,000.00
- Fees for Overdrawing Accounts. Fees may be imposed on each check, draft, item, ATM card withdrawal, debit card point of purchase, preauthorized automatic debit, telephone initiated withdrawal or any other electronic withdrawal or transfer transaction that is drawn on an insufficient available account balance. The entire balance in your account may not be available for withdrawal, transfer or paying a check, draft or item. You may consult the Funds Availability Policy for information regarding the availability of funds in your account. Fees for overdrawing your account may be imposed for each overdraft, regardless of whether we pay or return the draft, item or transaction. Please refer to the Fee Schedule for current fee information.
- Par value of one share ...............................$ 25.00
- Par value of one share................................$ 5.00 (youth accounts only)
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Affair After Care
Healing from infidelity is hard to do on your own. However, with the right mix of understanding your affair type, guidance and following the right recovery steps your relationship can be saved if you want to. However, regardless of whether or not you continue your current relationship, you have to heal these hurts before you bring them with you into a new relationship. Your chances of individual and/or relationship recovery is significantly greater when you have the right support and tools.
Renelle Nelson is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and a certified infidelity recovery therapist. She has been providing therapy for over 11 years. And she is here to offer you hope and let you know that there is healing after the heart wrenching struggles that an affair can bring.
Listen to Episode 37: Affair After Care below
You can listen to the podcast on Spotify iTunes Google Play SoundCloud YouTube and Stitcher. Please subscribe, rate, share and let me know what you think!
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Mission: Waste materials recycling, saving and environmentally friendly!
Note: This is the work of a decade ago, there were only finished photograph, the following production process photo camera works is open again. So the tiles have been drilling.
Once, a group of furniture custom installation, after completion, the remaining number of bits and pieces.
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Step 1: Materials
There are a few short board stripe, and got two remaining tiles.
Step 2: Location
The use of cross-section of the end of the strip, drew lines on the tile. And positioning the screw hole.
Step 3: Tile Drilling
To tile drill, impact drill with diameter 4 mm, first with the nail gently tap the location, and then use the appropriate items (such as brick) liner steady, careful force. Then using the holes on the tile, to make a mark on the end portion of the strip cross-section, for fixing screws accurately.
Step 4: Slats Drilling
Mark the guide hole for the screw with the smaller diameter (about 50%) of the drill in the cross section of the slat end according to the hole mark defined above.
Step 5: Assembly
Install the three slats and two tiles with old screws that are collected daily. Note that the screw head is different, that is ,with the tile surface is a plane and cone surface two, as shown in the figure up and down type.
The installation is complete, as follows, and paste cushion at a bottom surface of the tile-equilibrating position contacting the ground.
Step 6: Finished and Used


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Back to the Knitting, Please.......GLADLY!
So, after all of the hoopla of the past couple weeks, it's time to stick to my knitting. I've been very non-monogamous again, so that means I've been starting more projects and working on a variety of other things in progress. Check it out
That's a triangle-shaped shawl made with a yarn called "New Magic" from Karabella Yarns, a new yarn family here at ThreadBear. (we also picked up several other yarns of theirs, but only the Gossamer has arrived so far). If you want to see colors of the New Magic, click here and then follow "YARNS" at the left-hand side. That will bring up an A through Z listing and click on N, which gives you New Magic (and yes, we currently have all colors on hand). It's a pretty self-striping brush yarn, and it's TONS softer than I expected (it's not scratchy at all!). Three balls and some fun, quick knitting and you have a great garment. You may have seen the full-page ad for Karabella and New Magic in the latest issue of KNITTER'S--this is the same yarn!
Like clockwork, another shipment from Lorna's Laces appeared this week. Packed with goodies, for you and for me, there were many very tempting things inside (some went out immediately, right Cynthia?). Here's the new stock in Lion and Lamb for all of you Clapper-knitters out there (I find it interesting that there's now a notation on the pattern about it using just over three skeins unless you do one less repeat in the straight section)
Pretty pretty........and these are available at the "old price" (there was a price increase as of May 1--first one in over two years for Lorna's). We don't raise the price until ours goes up, and these were ordered prior to the increase, so you still pay $26.10 ($29 retail) for them, instead of $31 retail now.
Also in the box...........sock yarn!
Two full bags of Black Purl and a bag of Icehouse and Jeans. Black Purl doesn't stay around these parts very long. And don't think that we forgot you spinner types out there in this shipment
The lovely Watercolor colourway........yum yum. Ten ounces of hand-dyed wool for $21.60 from us that's perfect for spinning all sorts of yarns. I've seen it used for socks, for hats, for scarves, and I've even seen it knitted as is into a pillow, using US 19 needles!
We met with one of our absolute favorite reps the other morning and bought way too much more Colinette (is there such a thing?). We saw the new colors for Tagliatelli, Giotto, Point 5, and other yarns, plus the proof pages for the two new books for fall. One's packed full of adorable children's garments (there's a squared-off hat that's DARLING out of Prism and many great sweaters) and the adult book focuses on Tagliatelli and Giotto and it's got several really fun and interesting designs in it. Plus we saw some of the new things for Mission Falls, which we are adding for Fall (it should arrive in August). WAHOO!
This same rep also now handles Schaefer yarns, which I've liked for several years (four or more) but didn't know where they came from or what rep handled them, so we've not ordered. I like how she names the yarns, too (after memorable women, interesting children's figures, and the like). Well, now they're easily available to us and we both ordered a bunch and picked up some of Mary's cash and carry, so we have some on hand now. Here's the goods
That's 400 yards of hand-dyed heavy-worsted (4.5 to 4 sts/inch) cotton in nummy colors. We have "sweater amounts" in all shades, as we picked up four hanks of each colourway. At $36 retail, that means our price is $32.40, which isn't bad for that much yarn in such amazing color combinations.
Helene is a yarn that's a bit of a challenge for me. I love the way the fiber (50% merino wool and 50% silk) takes the dye and how amazingly beautiful the colors are, but the price is a little dangerous, in my opinion. I can see this as a little bit of personal luxury, as it is 218 yards for $45 retail ($40.50 from us, as usual).
You can see why I adore the yarn--the color combinations are so completely gorgeous and sophisticated. And one hank is plenty to make a lovely scarf or shrug or other small project, just for you. Mmmmmmmm....pretty!
Another pretty one is Elaine, a thick and thin wool with a fine nylon wrap for incredible texture.
The colors are intense in the more kid-friendly combos and quite lovely in the others. We only have single skeins in these until our order shows up in a few weeks, so they're more aptly suited to accessories and kid's things. Over 300 yards of pretty will run ya $32.40 from us.
Interested in ordering anything or need more information? Slip me an e-mail and we'll get the ball rolling! It's 90F here today (a new record for Lansing) and I'm going to sign off, go sit on a sofa here at the shop, and cuddle with Connor. Tain't nuthin' better than the love of a dog! Oh, and I may go knit a little, too.


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What is Escape?
Escape is a team game ideally for 2-6 people. We lock your team in a room and the goal of the game is to escape within 60 minutes. This is achieved by completing a series of challenges which allow you to unlock the next one and eventually obtain the key for the door.
Why Escape?
It is different, challenging and great fun, perfect for friends, family and co-workers. We can provide for small and large groups and are more than happy to listen to individual requests and accommodate them where we can.
Is there an age restriction?
While there is no restriction on age the puzzles may be too demanding for those under 10. Children under 16 must usually be accompanied by an adult. We do recognise that all children are different so please feel free to ask.
I am claustrophobic, can I play?
The rooms are quite large but should you feel more comfortable we could leave the room unlocked.
Is there a minimum or maximum team size?
2 as a minimum and 6 as a maximum, however we would recommend teams of 3-5 as these are the optimum numbers for the games and allow everyone to participate.
How much time will we need to play?
Please allow an hour and half. This allows us to brief you, give you an hour in the room and then speak to you afterwards regarding your experience.
Is Escape accessible?
Yes, we have ramps, wide doors and a lift. Not all games are suitable for wheel chair users though so please look for the disabled accessible graphic in the games page.
I would like to play with my colleagues as a team building exercise. Is it possible?
Yes, please book as normal if you are looking for games only or see our 'Business Class' corporate page if you are interested in booking a meeting room and lunch.
How much does it cost?
Monday – Sunday:
Adults - £20
Under 16s - £15
How do I book Escape?
Through our booking page, over the phone or simply come and see us.
What should we wear when playing?
No special attire is required.
How do I travel to Escape via public transport?
We are based two minutes from the city centre, this means there are a large amount of options for public transport.
I am driving to Escape, is parking available?
We do not have free on site parking. There are a number of NCP car parks within a couple of minutes walk due to being so close to the city centre.
where to find us.
Lincoln College
Monks Road
Tel: 07340 506 644
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Freaking News
Funny Place Pictures
It's the Right Place & The Right Time. , Click Here For The Song Come On Mac, 1973 was the wrong time, Now It's the right Time and your in the wrong place.
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Like the New Orleans Cemetery background but his head is a little distorted
Funny Right Place, Wrong Time
The Song
Funny Soccer First Place
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Very nice but for a little blur, Top5 HH.
Funny New Job and New Meeting Place.
Funny Poster from the last place of work in new office
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Nice job, but there is a problem with the shadow of Superman
All shadows from original souse SOURSE
Nice water effect next to very dirty toilet
Nice water effect next to very dirty toilet
Congratulations Wanderer, the expression of Superman face is hilarious. Deserved 1th pace
Congrats Wanderer excellent chop. I love the graffiti element.
Funny He'll help to place Playboy magazines in Heaven's Library
Funny North Korea Open. Dog is price for first place.
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The dog and the trophy should have been a little blurred.
He reminds me Cartman from South Park here Nice chopping.
Funny The Trumpiest place on Earth
Funny Vladimir Putin's Quiet Place
Putin Images Used
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Yes, Hobbit. Here's you a link. Putin Images I think it must be the beard and hair that throws you off.
I like it, the beard makes him look different and the brown eyes.
Fantastic work... big nose and beard and mustache makes him look more dangerous
I use to date a girl in High School with feet just like them.
Amazing theme as whole, but I really cant recognize him yet its may be because of eye color
I would add that light is very strong but on his face.
Thanks very much People. Your concerns over eye color baffles me. Good observation LU. I brightened his face up a bit. Thanks.
Top chop, but gotta admit it ain't easy to recognize Putin here. Methinks it's all the hair added makes him a new man so to say Fine job anyhow, congrats on the wood, Splat.
Thanks Andrew, Bob, Newsy, and Doc. Well I just did what I felt. I understand the recognition thing. Stereotypically Putin is balding, clean shaven and wears a suit. My chop makes him look different. Well good that was the intent. I had fun building it, and it is interesting, but on the whole, the chop did end up with a depressed impression about it. Most likely due to his expression...oh well. Thanks Everyone it was fun, Much appreciated.
Funny Elvis and Nixon Swap Places
just for the fun of it
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kewl Idea...now why dooes the guy on the right (Tricky Dick Nixon) remind me of Joe Biden.
Funny Trading Places
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This was a Dining Room in a home in Hawthorn Melbourne, that was completed 15 years ago. The property was a large historic home, set on a large block of land with extensive gardens. The house was sound structurally but was in need of extensive interior work. The room featured here, was completely striped bare to begin with, then the walls were papered with a Chinoiserie Wallpaper in a magnificent shade of yellow. New carpet was laid, ceilings and architectural features painted, then curtains were designed and made in a pure silk two toned stripped fabric. This became the elegant backdrop for the clients extensive English Georgian Antique and art collection. Several more pieces of furniture and art were selected to finish the room, the Allan Baker still life above the side board was one such piece. The Swedish Crystal Empire Chandelier was also sourced for the project, and has become the centre piece of the space.
The wonderful thing about this room, is that it looks as good today, as it did when it was first completed. This Dining Room is not an untouchable showpiece, but an elegant and timeless interior designed to enjoyed by all the family who lives in this home.


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Indonesian Chicken in Peanut Sauce Recipe
We are smack dab in the middle of our first official summer heatwave. Here in Southern California anything below 72 degrees constitutes a cold snap, anything over 78 degrees and the air conditioners start blasting. We might hit 90 degrees again today and everyone, everywhere is talking about the unbearable heat.
I have all sorts of thoughts about all sorts of things, but tomorrow is a holiday. My typing fingers are going on a break. I had planned to clean up around here today, but *sheez* what's the fun in that? So instead of gathering my jumbled thoughts and sharing them on the blog, I've decided to pull out another tasty dinner recipe, perfect for sharing with friends.
The layering of angel hair pasta followed by thinly chopped lettuce and topped with the chicken and veggies in peanut sauce is visually appealing, and kind of unique, which makes it a good "make when you have company over" meal. Since our daughter is allergic to peanuts and peanut butter, I stopped making this dish, but recently rediscovered it. I used Sunflower Butter from Trader Joe's and it tasted really good. My first choice is still the crunchy peanut butter but it was good to discover an alternate in case you have food allergies.
Indonesian Chicken in Peanut or Sunflower Sauce:
Sauce: Combine 1/4 C chunky peanut butter or sunflower butter, 3 T soy sauce, 2 T red wine vinegar, 2 T water, 2 t sesame oil (optional 1/2 t crushed red pepper if you like a little kick)
1 lb chicken breast cut into strips
1 C sliced green pepper (red or yellow peppers would look nice!)
1 C julienne sliced zucchini
1 C julienne sliced carrots
pkg of Angel Hair Pasta
2 C thinly chopped red leaf lettuce
Start boiling a large pot of water to cook the pasta. In a different large pan/wok heat oil, add some crushed garlic and stir fry the chicken strips (about 5 minutes). Remove. Using the remaining oil, stir fry the veggies until crisp and tender (about 3 minutes). Meanwhile, cook the angel hair pasta and drain. Back over at the other pan, add the cooked chicken to the veggies and mix in the sauce.
Serve by arranging pasta on a plate, top with chopped lettuce and spoon chicken and vegetables on top.
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A Czech beer, Pilsner Urquell pours a golden blonde colour with a persistent white head. On the nose, the typically Czech hoppy fragances are most noticeable, with appealing hints of peach. The palate, delicate and light, puts the emphasis on cereals and hops notes before closing on a wonderfully bitter finish.
A classic amongst classics, this Czech beer has to be one of the ten beers on your bucket list. THE Pilsener!
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Rising above the gritty, urban heart of Sydney, Cleveland Rooftop balances equal parts architecture and landscape and is a living case study for how cities could and should develop – while demonstrating first-hand how embracing nature shapes a happier life.
Designed by Adam Haddow, Architecture Director of SJB in Sydney, Cleveland Rooftop is a project that has struck a cord around the world too, winning the INSIDE World Festival of Interiors category for Residential projects announced in Berlin last month. The award celebrates the project as an example of "how architecture and landscape can work harmoniously to enhance biodiversity and serve as a welcome respite from the pressures of city life".
On the tail-end of a year-long sabbatical, Adam chats with more space about the importance of retaining the grit and texture in the adaption of heritage buildings, engaging nature in architecture, collecting furniture and art, his vision for a more vibrant and connected way of living in cities, and never underestimating the power of a tree.
MS: Tell us a little about the history of the Demco Machinery building, what was it originally designed for?
AH: There are two buildings that make up the original Demco Machinery Company site. The first building was completed in 1889 and was originally built as a tobacco warehouse. Not long after it was completed it was acquired by the Demco Machinery Company for use as a warehouse and showroom for their agriculture machinery business. During the war Demco made machinery for the Australian Defence Force and as a consequence grew as a company. The second building, the International Style building, was completed in 1937 by Demco specifically as a showroom for their equipment, including tractors. The building was designed with large strips of glazing to allow natural light into the display floors and at the rear of the building there was a goods lift which allowed some of the tractors to be lifted to the roof-top where you could test drive them! Crazy hey!
How important was it for you to retain some of the texture and history of the building, and what were your key design moves?
The adaption of the warehouses to residential apartments was a process of bringing the buildings up to code, for fire and earthquake for example, and at the same time ensuring that we didn't lose any of the texture that made them interesting in the first place. Some of the most interesting original building elements are the columns and windows. The 1889 building columns are made from wrought iron with detailed capitals, while the windows are timber framed within the brick openings. In the 1937 building, the columns are massive and concrete, and hexagonal in plan, with beautifully geometric capitals that connect them to the floor slabs above. In this building the windows are steel framed and sit as a continuous ribbon wrapping around the façade. Both buildings, while celebrating different times, valued the external wall and the internal structure – they were warehouses. Our principle aim was to retain and celebrate these values. Once this understanding was established everything we pursued aimed to follow this intent while celebrating the original volumes and pieces of leftover machinery.
The garden is the most sublime rooftop meadow and in some ways makes me think of Stefano Boeri's vertical gardens at the Bosco Verticale in Milan. Tell me about the importance of introducing nature (so meaningfully) to the project and the process of designing the garden with Will Dangar?
My husband and I had quite different objectives when we were looking for somewhere to live. I wanted a garden and Mike wanted to be off the ground – kind of difficult to resolve in a single house! When this project was sitting on my desk I was like "this is it", the best of both worlds, a garden in the sky. The benefit of the project is that the original building was over-engineered to deal with driving tractors around on the roof, so we were able to put heavy things up there. That allowed Will and I to dream big with the garden.
Honestly, Mike and I were much more interested in spending money on the garden than on anything else in the house. I am a big believer in the power of landscape and the bush. I grew up in a remote part of Victoria and I understand the qualities that trees and grass and birds bring to your life. So in the end, that was the brief. Let's make a bit of bush! As a consequence most of the garden is native to attract birds and insects, and Will has done an awesome job of orchestrating spaces that are both structured and wild – we completely love it. I always enjoy working with Will and over the years we have developed designer's shorthand. We both know what each other will love or loathe which is fantastic. It's like finishing each others sentences with drawings.
How important do you feel it is to develop cities that have a more vibrant, connected way of living directly with nature within the urban context – and how can we achieve this more holistically across cities?
This is everything! We need to get back to a place where life is more direct, where we engage more fully in the landscape and environment. We need to think about the landscape first and the buildings second in my opinion! My Dad always says,"If you're cold put a jumper on". He has a very dim view of heaters! We need to turn off the air-conditioning and adjust ourselves, rather than trying to shoehorn our environment to suit us. Our buildings need to respond to the climate rather than fight it and we need to reemploy tried and tested principles of creating shadow in the summer and letting light in in the winter. We need to capture breezes so that we can live in naturally ventilated spaces and we need to invest in communal spaces within buildings; gardens, libraries, and lounges. In addition, I think that we need to leverage the landscape we do have. Perhaps we simply need to put the 'nature' back into the nature strip.
I think that the City of Sydney is really a world leader when it comes to this. The amount of effort they have gone to during Clover Moore's Mayoral rein is remarkable. Bike paths, urban water gardens, public art, regeneration of public parks and facilities, it's mind blowing really. I am a massive Clover fan! And as architects and residents we need to ask ourselves what we can do to contribute. Understanding that not every project can save the world but we can always find small things that will make our neighbourhoods more liveable. Some of these things are physical and others are social, for example connecting more often with your neighbours.
Are there other projects you are working on that are engaging nature in this way?
We are trying to do this on every project. Taking this approach with my own house was a way o test some of the ideas, the details, materials and plants, to show that it can work, it can be affordable and that it really does make a difference to your life. I am a massive supporter of the planning controls we have in NSW for apartment living, the minimum hours of sunlight, cross ventilation, etcetera. However, I think that we are still way too stingy with balconies. As an office we are making them bigger, trying to incorporate integrated planting and seeing if we can get rainfall on most of them. It might not sound like rocket science, but it really is a challenge to get these initiatives incorporated. We are also designing multi-residential projects with open lobbies and corridors. It is depressing when you can't feel the day as you open your apartment door! If it's raining, or sunny, or windy, or hot, why not get the benefits of fresh air, natural ventilation and openness. It is so important that we encourage people to actually engage with the world and their environment, rather than spend all of the time in artificial environments.
How did the garden inform the design of the apartment and vice-versa, and what has been your experience of living amongst nature on a rooftop in Sydney?
The apartment was designed around three principles; frame the views, celebrate the sky, live in the garden. Simple! So really it was all about the external environment. I love waking up to the sound of Cockatoos or Wattle Birds rummaging through the Banksia's and Melaleuca's, and the patterns of the shadows that the trees make at dawn.
The design process was iterative; we'd make a decision about the apartment that would then result in a garden decision that would then result in a change to the apartment design. It was a happy roundabout where each decision enriched and informed the next. We were particularly excited about the incorporation of significant trees and going to buy them was so much fun – walking through a nursery and deciding which tree you liked the best! We also loved the incorporation of the outdoor fireplace. We don't light it often, but when people come around they all stand around it. It's like the outdoor version of the kitchen island bench.
Your use of honest, raw materials gives the apartment a freshness and also a timelessness, tell me more about your design approach?
We choose materials that have an integral finish, ones that age gracefully and have imbedded beauty. You really can't go wrong with materials that are natural and inherently beautiful. I am so unexcited about the fashion end of architecture and interior design. That world is becoming so monochromatic. What I mean by that is that everyone sees everyone else's work and as a consequence, individuality and idiosyncrasy are being lost. Everywhere is starting to look like everywhere else and people are stealing ideas more readily and at a much quicker pace than ever before.
I am so committed to designing places and spaces which are specific to here, which celebrate the things which make 'here' so fantastic and remarkable, rather than trying to be 'New York or London, for example. What's wrong with our buildings, gardens and city spaces being about Sydney, or Melbourne, or Bathurst or Broome! I want to celebrate regionalism and idiosyncrasy. The design of our cities and buildings should reveal who we are, rather than be a façade for who we think we should be.
In the living area, the aperture window and its glimpses of the garden and city beyond feels very measured and very Japanese – what are some of the details you are most happy with and how have they enriched the experience of living in the apartment?
That little window is placed so that when you sit at the end of the dining table you can see the University of Sydney quadrangle and clock tower, and the Blue Mountains beyond. It is really specific, it might look a little Japanese but it really is about capturing an opportunity. I guess I am happiest with the way the house feels; there is warmth, a sense of comfort, calmness and an effortlessness about the space. When there is just the two of us and Eric (the dog) at home it feels calm, warm and cosy and at the same time if we have party with 100 people, it still feels intimate. I also love where I have used colour. It makes me happy.
How did the furniture collection take shape, have you been collecting for a while?
I think that the trick with furniture is to buy what you love and not to be too contrived about it. The last thing anyone wants is to feel like they live in a display suite. The first real piece of furniture I ever bought was the Up 2000 chair by B&B Italia – the Big Mama. I have always loved that chair because it is beautiful to look at and sit in, but also because I looked at it for years before I committed to it. It will stay with us forever. We've bought things over the years that we love, like the Eames dining chairs and a Danish Safari chair among others, and Tufty Time designed by Patricia Urquiola. My husband, Mike, and Kirsten Stanisich, my business partner, worked together to choose things. Mike loved going to all of the showrooms and checking out materials, while I was to busy trying to finish drawings to keep the builder going on site! So really, I left it up to Mike.
What are some of your favourite pieces in the apartment, and why?
Big Mama, without a doubt. I also love the outdoor dining chairs. A good outdoor dining chair is so hard to find and these are totally comfortable and robust. I also love the Red Tailed Black Cockatoos that hang in our entry lobby by artist Anna-Wili Highfield. She is amazing and I smile every time I walk in the door.
Are there some important lessons you have learnt from this project?
Firstly, never underestimate the power of a tree. Secondly, you need to continually experiment. So often with deadlines, timeframes and approval processes, trial and error is seen as a negative aspect of a project. I say we need to embrace it more. Try it, and if it fails, try something else. Thirdly, white couches aren't great with two year olds!
What are some of the inspirational places you have visited on your overseas sabbatical?
My gosh, I am so lucky. After 23 years at SJB I decided that I needed a bit of time to unwind and refresh. I am so grateful that my partners have supported me in this, I will forever be thankful to them! We have been to so many amazing places this year, but the standouts have to be spending a few months in Rome, before we ran the Rome Marathon, and a month of hiking in remote Alaska. In Rome the daily visit to the Pantheon and our favourite coffee bar will forever be my morning benchmark. In Alaska, kayaking and fishing in the Lake Clarke National Park are top of my "you have to go" list. Lake Clarke National Park is a pristine paradise about as far away from people as humanly possible. There are bears and moose and glaciers! It's been a year of total reinvigoration.
Thank you Adam.