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No 96 O'Connell Street,
Georgian house not to
be passed by in Limerick
No 96 O'Connell Street, a fine example of Limerick's early 19th century architecture (Photograph: Patrick Comerford, 2017)
I am sure many people walk by No 96 O'Connell Street every day without noticing this architecturally beautiful building, and without ever gaining a hint of the splendid plaster work, fireplaces and interior fittings.
This is the offices of Limerick Chamber of Commerce, one of the five oldest Chambers of Commerce in Ireland and Britain. It was established as a Chamber of Commerce in 1805, but its roots go back to the Society of Merchants of the Staple, whose origins can be traced to the Guild of Merchants in the early 17th Century.
The Chamber of Commerce had its first headquarters at the former Commercial Buildings on Patrick Street, built in 1805. It was formally constituted by Royal Charter from King George III on 2 June 1815, and it moved to No 96 O'Connell Street in 1829 or 1833.
During the first half of the 19th century, the chamber played a key role in the development of Limerick Harbour and also assumed control over pilotage in the River Shannon and made payments to individuals who salvaged vessels and marked hazards in the estuary.
No 96 O'Connell Street was built about a decade earlier, ca 1815-1820 on what was then George's Street. The house remains a fine building, with much of its early 19th-century interior still intact, in sharp contrast to the later 19th-century stucco façade.
Because the building still has many of its original fine architectural and decorative details, which are all well-maintained, when I visited No 96 on Thursday afternoon I was able to appreciate the fine Georgian interiors and details that add to the restrained effect intended by the architect who designed this townhouse.
This terraced, three-bay, four-storey over basement former townhouse was built ca 1815-1820 as part of the development of Newtown Pery. It was refaced in stucco ca 1880 and it is distinguished by the channel rusticated ground floor elevation, foliate frieze to the parapet entablature and the cast-iron balconette that emphasises the entablature enriched window openings of the piano nobile.
The cast-iron balconette brings emphasis to the windows on the piano nobile (Photograph: Patrick Comerford, 2017)
The roof is concealed behind the parapet wall to the front and rear, with a red-brick chimney-stack to the party wall.
The tooled limestone ashlar basement elevation ends at the ground floor level with a smooth limestone ashlar course.
The building has a stucco rendered façade, with a channel rusticated ground floor that ends with a running mould sill cornice at the first-floor level, and above this the façade is plainly rendered.
A sill course delineates the second-floor level and the façade terminates with a dentil enriched parapet entablature.
The segmental-arched window openings at ground floor level have painted profiled sills and painted stucco architraves with vermiculated keystone and foliate brackets that add emphasis to the frame. There are one-over-one timber sash windows with segmental horns.
The square-headed window openings of the piano nobile have a continuous painted stucco sill course, a lugged architrave and outer pilaster uprights with an entablature that has guilloche mouldings to the frieze, supported by a parapet entablature. The continental-style casement windows have fixed horizontal over-lights and date from ca 1880.
There are square-headed window openings on the second and third floor, with a continuous sill course at the second-floor level, and a profiled sill course at the third-floor level with consoles beneath.
The architrave surround at that second-floor level has an entablature and is enriched by a Greek key frieze that terminates with rosettes. There is a lugged and kneed architrave at the second and third floor level. There are two-over-two timber sash windows at the second-floor level and replacement uPVC windows at the third-floor level.
The front door … evidence of the brick arch of the original door opening to the right (Photograph: Patrick Comerford, 2017)
The segmental-arched door opening has a surround treatment that echoes the window openings at ground level. The inset timber doorframe has a profiled timber lintel separating the plain glass over-light from the flat-panelled timber door. The remains of part of the brick arch of the original door opening can be traced on the neighbouring late Georgian façade to the right.
At the front, the basement area is enclosed by a limestone ashlar plinth wall that ends with limestone piers with stop-chamferred corners and pyramidal capping stones. There is canted coping to plinth wall supporting distinctive arched cresting.
The flight of limestone steps leads up to the limestone flagged front door area, where there is still an original cast-iron boot-scraper.
Inside, No 96 retains much of the spatial arrangement and architectural detailing dating from ca 1815-1820.
The entrance hall has a glazed inner porch screen that dates from the late 19th or early 20th century in origins.
The door separating the entrance hall and the stair hall (Photograph: Patrick Comerford, 2017)
Separating the stair hall is an arched opening with an inner door-case comprising slender composite columns and responding quarter pilasters joined by an entablature with an enriched frieze that has a webbed fanlight above. There are plain sidelights and a replacement panelled timber door leaf.
The door opening to the ground floor front room has a fine architrave of flanking pilasters with rosettes that link with the lintel architrave.
The ceiling stucco work survives from the early 19th century (Photograph: Patrick Comerford, 2017)
The ceiling in the entrance hall has low relief compartments with wheat husk swags tied with ribbon flanking an acanthus ceiling boss with scrollwork enriched by floral motifs. There is a low-relief modillion cornice running along the flat ceiling.
A round-arch window on a half-landing on the stairs (Photograph: Patrick Comerford, 2017)
The original primary staircase rises to the second-floor level. This has two half landings and a slender turned timber balustrade with an elaborate ground floor level curtail step. This staircase is open string with scrolled tread ends, which are either carved timber or composite.
At the second-floor level, an arched opening with a running mould archivolt springs from pilaster uprights and gives access to the private accommodation corridor.
The stair hall ceiling is enriched by low relief decorative plasterwork, typical of its period, forming an acanthus ceiling boss and outer floral and foliate oval tied by ribbon. A low relief frieze that runs along the ceiling is made up of a foliate frieze and an egg-and-dart course.
The half landings receive natural light from round-arched window openings with shutter box architraves comprising slender pilasters and archivolt, and having a panelled window back, flat-panelled shutters with applied bead mouldings, and a flat-panelled arch soffit. There are original six-over-six timber sash windows with segmental horns and a fanlight to the upper sash.
Because of meetings in the building, I did not get into the rooms upstairs this week. But I understand the three-bay piano nobile room has an arched inter-communicating opening to the rear room, with door leaves sliding into cavities in the dividing wall.
I am told this room has a flush chimney-breast with marble chimney-piece that has carved figurative panels, an Adam-inspired fire grate and a Victorian cast-iron fender. The window openings retain their original shutter boxes and flat-panelled timber shutters with applied bead mouldings. The ceiling is decorated with a sprayed feather boss with an elaborate low relief surround of scrolled foliations and an outer grape vine garland.
The first-floor rear room is similarly decorated with further enrichments to the ceiling. The chimney-piece is equally fine with a centrally-placed plaque depicting a Roman gladiator. There is a brass Regency fender with lion's head masks that enrich the chimney-piece.
I did not get to the back of the building, but I understand the rear site still has the original coach house with a triangular pediment and an unusual triangular-shaped red-brick dovecote with oval windows set in brick surrounds.
No 96 O'Connell Street … how many people pass by each day without imagining its architectural riches? (Photograph: Patrick Comerford, 2017)
Labels: Architecture, Limerick, Local History, stucco
Finding more O'Brien
windows and monuments
in Saint Mary's Cathedral
The three-light East Window in Saint Mary's Cathedral, Limerick, is a memorial to Augustus Stafford O'Brien Stafford (Photograph: Patrick Comerford, 2017)
Earlier this week, I was discussing Archbishop Michael Ramsey and his visit to Limerick in 1961 to dedicate the Ascension Window in the Jebb Chapel in Saint Mary's Cathedral memory of Horace Stafford-O'Brien (1842-1929).
The window was commissioned by Horace Stafford-O'Brien's son, Major Egerton Augustus Stafford-O'Brien (1872-1963), of Cratloe, Co Clare, who was an uncle by marriage of Archbishop Ramsey's wife, Joan.
I returned to Saint Mary's Cathedral at the end of this week to see some other windows and memorials that are associated with the Stafford-O'Brien and O'Brien families.
Horace's uncle, Augustus Stafford O'Brien-Stafford (1811-1857), was perhaps the best-known member of the family. He was the MP for Northamptonshire North from 1841 until his early death in Dublin in 1857, and was Secretary to the Admiralty in Lord Derby's short-lived government from February to December 1852. In 1847, he assumed by royal licence the additional name of Stafford by royal licence in 1847 to distinguish himself from his kinsman William Smith O'Brien.
During the Crimean War, Augustus Stafford went to Scutari in 1857 to assist Florence Nightingale's work with the sick and wounded. It was said at the time that Florence Nightingale had paid for the large, three-light stained-glass East Window in his memory in Saint Mary's Cathedral.
This East Window was erected in 1857-1860 in the early English style and replaced an earlier perpendicular window designed by James Pain and installed in 1843. Pain's East Window was considered out of keeping with the west windows and the transept windows, and was moved by Saint Michael's Church in Pery Square, which was designed by the brothers James and George Pain in 1836-1844.
The new window was designed by the English architect William Slater (1819-1872), who was restoring the East End or Chancel of Saint Mary's Cathedral at the time, and was filled with stained glass as a memorial to Augustus Stafford.
Augustus Stafford was the eldest son of Stafford O'Brien of Blatherwick Park, Northampton, and Cratloe Woods, Co Clare, and his wife Emma, sister of Lord Gainsborough and daughter of Sir Gerald Noel MP.
Augustus Stafford was born in 1811, was educated at Trinity College Cambridge, and as the MP for Northamptonshire, he sat as a Conservative Protectionist.
He was a distinguished scholar and statesman, and was regarded as an eloquent speaker in Parliament. But he was also highly regarded for his philanthropic work. Following the Battle of Balaklava in the Crimean War, Augustus Stafford visited Crimea, and helped to administer medical aid and comfort to the wounded and dying soldiers.
Not every Irish observer was impressed by his work in Crimea, however. Colonel John Bourke, a former MP for Kildare, wrote to his brother, Lord Naas, claiming Augustus lived away from Scutari and only came to the hospitals for a few hours each day in an act of self-publicity.
On the other hand, Florence Nightingale hailed him as a hero, and Chichester Fortescue, the Liberal MP for Louth, recalled how Augustus had 'behaved so well' at Scutari.
The poet Aubrey de Vere, who lived at Curragh Chase near Askeaton and who was a friend of Augustus Stafford, recounted years later that when cholera raged fiercely on ships, Augustus attended the sick crew members 'at imminent risk of his own life.'
When he returned to Westminster, he spoke in the Commons about the needs of the invalid veterans and their families, and on the death toll. He returned to Crimea again in 1855.
He died suddenly in a Dublin hotel on 18 November 1857, while he was on his way back to Limerick from England. A committee was formed to raise funds for the window in Saint Mary's Cathedral as a public memorial to him in Limerick. The committee members included the Marquis of Drogheda, the Earl of Powis, five senior clergy and two MPs.
They raised over £1,500, and the rumour soon spread that the principal if not sole donor was Florence Nightingale – although her contribution amounted to three guineas, while the tenants and labourers of the Cratloe Estate contributed almost £50.
The glass, by Clayton and Bell of London, one of the most prolific and proficient English workshops of stained glass during the late 19th and early 20th century. Clayton and Bell also designed the five-light window in the north transept of the cathedral in memory of Samuel Caswell. Windows by Clayton and Bell can be seen in churches throughout Ireland, including Saint Bartholomew's Church, Ballsbridge, Dublin, Lurgan Parish Church, Virginia, Co Cavan, and Saint Mary's Church, Julianstown, Co Meath.
The Biblical subjects represented in the East Window are:
In the centre: Christ enthroned; overhead, the Charity of Dorcas; below, the Good Samaritan. On the left (north side): Burying the dead. A stranger and ye took me in. In prison and ye came unto me. Thirsty and ye gave me to drink. On the right (south side light), Guiding the mind. Naked and ye clothed Me. Sick and ye visited Me. Hungry and ye gave Me to eat. (Matthew 25: 31-35).
The window was renovated, re-leaded and cleaned in 1923 by the Dublin Co-operative Stained Glass works, under the supervision of Sarah Purser RHA.
The window on the south side of the chancel in Saint Mary's Cathedral, Limerick, is a memorial to Robert O'Brien (Photograph: Patrick Comerford, 2017)
To the right of the East Window, there are two interesting memorial windows on the south side of the chancel. The larger of these two windows is another memorial to a member of the O'Brien family. The two-light window represents the Biblical subject, 'The Building of the Temple.'
The inscription at the foot of the window reads: 'The Hon Robert O'Brien, of Dromoland Castle. Born 1809. Died 1870.'
Robert O'Brien was the fourth son of Sir Edward O'Brien of Dromoland Castle, Co Clare, and a brother of then Lord Inchiquin. He married Eleanor Jane Alice Lucy, daughter of Sir Aubrey de Vere of Curragh Chase, and formerly MP for Limerick City.
Robert O'Brien took a deep and practical interest in all matters concerning the cathedral and he helped liberally in carrying out many important renovations. During his lifetime, he lived at Old Church in the neighbourhood of Limerick, and he was buried in the family vault in Newmarket-on-Fergus.
The Agnus Dei window is a memorial to Charles Maunsell (Photograph: Patrick Comerford, 2017)
Below this window, a small circular Agnus Dei window is a memorial to Charles Maunsell, and was presented by his sister, Mrs Robinson. The window shows Christ as the Lamb of God, with a nimbus or a halo and a white banner with a red cross as a symbol of the Resurrection.
On the north side of the chancel, the O'Brien family is also commemorated in the majestic, Renaissance-style O'Brien monument.
This memorial is built at three levels. At the base is the lid of the sarcophagus of Dónal Mór O Brien, the founder of the cathedral, who died in 1194. At the next level is an effigy of Donough O'Brien, 4th Earl of Thomond, who died in 1624. Above this, at the third and highest level is an effigy of his wife, Elizabeth Fitzgerald.
The effigies of Donough and Elizabeth were badly damaged by Cromwellian soldiers. But the memorial survives as part of a collection of tributes to the O'Brien family at the east end of Saint Mary's Cathedral, Limerick.
The O'Brien monument on the north side of the chancel in Saint Mary's Cathedral, Limerick (Photograph: Patrick Comerford, 2017)
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Battambang-Banteay Meanchey road construction project nears completion
Cambodia Construction News
July 11, 2021 Peter Carlisle
A section of the completed road. MPWT
The construction of an 87-kilometre-long road section from Battambang province to Banteay Meanchey province, part of the National Road No. 5 Improvement Project, has been almost completed.
The updated was shared recently by Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Cambodia Office, after the inspection visit to the construction site by Tauch Chankosal, Secretary of State at the Ministry of Public Works and Transport, Mikami Masahiro, Japanese Ambassador to Cambodia, and Ms. Kamei Haruko, Chief Representative of JICA Cambodia Office.
Besides the Battambang-Banteay Meanchey section, the road construction from Prek Kdam, north of Phnom Penh capital, to Battambang province, has been achieved at approximately 50 percent, the source added.
"We would like to express our gratitude for the understanding of Cambodian people during the construction and request the public to respect the traffic laws for safety for everyone," said JICA.
The National Road No. 5 Improvement project has a total length of 366 kilometres connecting the capital to the northwestern part of the country passing through Kampong Chhnang, Pursat, Battambang, and Banteay Meanchey provinces.
The road is being built with four lanes with a width of 23 metres.
Built with Japanese grant of $500 million, the National Road No. 5 is part of the ASEAN highway connecting Cambodia to Thailand and Vietnam. Chea Vannak – AKP
Source: https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50887824/battambang-banteay-meanchey-road-construction-project-nears-completion/
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Over the past 10 years, Kansas City-based Burns & McDonnell has expanded its presence in Canada, designing and building some of the country's largest power generation and transmission projects.
Jeff Reid, country director – Canada, Burns & McDonnell Energy Group.
Jeff Reid has been named director of Canada for the Burns & McDonnell Energy Group, the Kansas City-based firm's power generation division.
In this new role, Reid will oversee new generation opportunities, power generation upgrades, retrofits and related expansion activities across Canada.
Over the past 10 years, Burns & McDonnell (and employee-owned firm with more than 7,000 engineers, architects, construction professionals, scientists, and consultants) has expanded its presence in Canada, designing and building some of the country's largest power generation and transmission projects. Burns & McDonnell is currently managing construction of the 350-megawatt Chinook Power Station for SaskPower in Swift Current, Saskatchewan, and a controls upgrade at the Bruce Power Nuclear Station in Ontario.
Over his 21-year career with Burns & McDonnell, Reid has been instrumental in developing the firm's engineer-procure-construct (EPC) project delivery methods and has led the firm's efforts with coal gasification projects. More recently, he has helped the firm win several reciprocating engine power projects for utilities needing fast-start power resources to complement the addition of large-scale renewable generation.


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Updating progress for The Five has been difficult for a bit. This shall sum up their activities over the last four sessions. Mansaray is still somewhere in the Western Wildes as his falcon is stays close to Aamar. Shonie stayed in Telse and works to provide some information to her companions via messenger pigeon to the caravansary.
Saffron and Aamar arrived at the caravansary on the scheduled date. Maurice stayed in Fort Ooshar a day longer and discovered that his father's old friend Willan's children are part of local gang of thieves that have been ordered to follow him. At last check Willan may, or may not, be in Qin along the Southern River. Mo then slips out of Ooshar and catches up to his companions.
At the caravansary The Five (Aamar, Behn, Maurice, Saffron, Samul) head off to Sheljar, and the supposed safety from harm that a place that is either haunted or cursed offers. Along the way there they happen upon a broken repeating crossbow the size of a siege weapon and some marks of a scuffle. This reminds Behn and Samul of their previous conflict so the group heads down the gully.
Working along the path the group finds that it runs up a gully. As they walk this gully the find tracks of a subject that was drug back along the "path." As they head down they are ambushed by two more giant, tusked humanoids with those immense crossbows. Those two slow the group, but are not a significant threat.
Continuing up the path they notice an encampment with two defensive positions, a few tents, a cave at the far end, a giant thing tied to a stake and a tiny mouthed halfing inside a cage. This is now a rescue operation. The group hates slavers. It doesn't matter that these are not Kin being kept.
Through a combination of flanking, frontal assault and luck The Five manage to stay alive despite large numbers of opponents. There are three different sizes and two genders they fight. A few run back to the cave and block the entry, leaving the two captives to The Five.
Ixnyx is a goblin. She was held in the cage and works as the translator for herself and the mulkon. Both agree to work with The Five in the near term, as they are now free due to their help. Though a few of the rebel goblins remain unadressed, Isnyx agrees that hiding within Sheljar will prevent other powers from following The Five, because no one would be insane enough to enter this cursed city.
Everyone returns to the caravansary for a brief reloading of consumables, and they head back out on the path to Sheljar. Now seven strong (3 halfings, 2 humans, 1 gobkon, 1 mulkon) with several animal companions they enter the deep fogs that have surrounded the former empire. There is no stench, but there is this thick fog and apprehension.
As they descend toward the bog-city the fogs get thicker, the definition between river and decaying city disappears. But there is a clear entry from the Sheljar Road into the city proper. It is a wide and kept bridge. The span crosses a formal moat of brackish water.
Samul and the mulkon lead the way. The mulkon makes Samul look small. Samul is well over six feet and has a pit fighter's muscles. A few dozen feet onto the bridge two helmed horrors with their reddish eyes trapped inside a blackened armor that screams death fly into their path. It takes some time, with Ixnyx and Maurice jumping into the water to hide, getting off shots, some of Ixnyx bolts are on fire.
After the horrors are defeated the group knows they will need a sanctuary to establish as a home while in Sheljar. These kinds of creatures, plus the two goblins talking about undead walking at night and a mysterious stench that swallows the Kon, mean fear rules. But, Ixnyx knows there is a square where the airxips landed. It has a library and a temple. They are well defended, but could contain either the power that rules Sheljar (Xelgar) or a Lorebook.
They all head off to the northeast. It is a wandering path through dry land, some fords, some bridges, some walkways. Everything is in disrepair. The stone bridges can hardly hold the mulkon. The fords mean walking through a water where bones rest at night. These bones are of Kin, of Kon, of beasts.
Death is everywhere. They continue walking until there is a stench along another bridge to the northeast, where Ixnyx says his expeditionary flight landed, and later fled. But that stench is a cue. If they continue along that path someone, probably everyone, will die.
The next most direct route is a wooden bridge to the north, except that odor is there as well. As a group they'll need to find a longer route to the city center. Down to the southwest they find a rickety bridge leading to away from the stench. They cannot see the land where it ends due to the fog, but it is the only path that does not include death. They take it.
After a walk through the deep fog, and a few broken planks, The Five arrive at a place that used to be an inn. It has has a small dock off the common room, place for a animal companions, a storage room that currently hosts a family of rats, but has a decent roof to use as a lookout. Plus there aren't any piles of bones or old cemeteries on this patch of land. It's old orchard and garden is currently feral, but may have some food that they can use.
Samul declares this the capital of his kingdom, which brings some surprisingly good humor to the group. They start to create defensive positions. Behn volunteers himself and the two goblins to head out on a scouting mission along the only other bridge. They do take the rowboat, but follow that bridge.
On deadline, hoping to return to the soon-to-be sanctuary prior to sunset they find their way to the city center, which is a triangular space where most of Ixnyx flight landed. The open square fit the main ship and two of the tenders. Another landed off to the northwest. Three buildings flank the area – a library, a temple and a government office. Ixnyx lets Behn know that expedition never got past the entries of the library or temple due to the amount of skeletons and zombies there. They did clear the office of government before the fleet fled the volcano.
Behn targets the temple for their first visit. They have about an hour before they must return to safety, they hope it is safety. Ixnyx has the mulkon picking up some of the remains of Ixkon's fleet's visit. She thinks they can build a couple messenger devices, as well as convert more crossbows to the repeating style she thinks is standard.
As Behn and Ixnyx approach the temple two gargoyles swoop down attempting to prevent entry. It's a tough contest, but with the advice from Ixnyx Behn is able to fight well. A few well placed spells and the fiery bolts from Ixnyx' crossbow take down the animated statuaries.
The excitement of victory doesn't last long.
A small tendril of thing shoots out of the ground whips at the mulkon's legs, tripping the large fighter. A gaping maw shoots up from the ground a few dozen feet away from Ixnyx and Behn. Small tendrils reaching to the sky. Two larger ones flank the many-toothed mouth slapping the ground nearby with a thwack-thwack beat.
Ixnyx fires a fire-bolt at its mouth-body. Behn leaps on Mitzie to ride the dog, hoping that rapid movement will keep the two safe, or at least together. Eventually the sorcerer locks onto the flaying beast with his witch bolts. Mitzie leaps a few of the whipping tendrils, while the mulkon shoots the mouth with its huge spear sized crossbow bolts and they try to stand up, getting immediately tripped back to the ground.
One of those slappy tentacles trips Mitzie, but the halfing is able to concentrate on his target. Mitzie does not get grappled. The mouth of this dire creature opens and vomits bones at the mulkon. This spew of former victims rips and slams into the poor fighter.
The fight seems a bit repetitive, until the mulkon is incapable of moving. Somehow the bog beast's little appendages grasp the 9+ feet of muscle, bone and tusk, tossing it into the air towards the gaping mouth. That many-toothed mouth closes on the mulkon, who is swallowed.
Behn, Mitzie and Ixnyx survive the fearsome creature, who on death causes many dozen of tiny tendrils to pop out of the ground and the chewed remains of the mulkon can be seen in the maw, among the teeth.
The group flees, before some noxious cloud can come and to avoid the walking death of night in Sheljar. They return via rowboat to the old inn. Their hearts full of fear, disgust and some sorrow.
The bog kraken/flay beast thing isn't fully statted out yet. There are a few DCs on its actions I need to tweak. I want it's various abilities to inspire terror, but few to be the type that on their own would be a kill shot.


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Not an ordinary juicer that extracts a good amount of content from soft fruit but a masticating juicer that does much more with almost anything that has juice, so for those of you who want juice from Celery or Carrots or even things like onions this is the tool to do it.
It is 40cm tall, 37cm from back to front and 14cm from side to side, unlike most juicers that would require you to do most of the work like quartering an Apple before inserting this has a large capacity seven centimetre wide tube and once inserted any juice is soon extracted and then the remains – and in the case of soft fruit this is not much – is then masticated to pulp.
Match-3 Investigation : eFunsoft Murder by Moonlight - Call of the Wolf
Published in Entertainment by mfereday on Nov 28, 2020
When law enforcement fails to respond to a call for assistance, you need to help yourself.
e-Funsoft has taken its Match-3 game offering, dusted it down with a selection of different tiles and background scenes, before placing it in a new story line environment. The result of this make-over is this next game entitled Murder by Moonlight - Call of the Wolf. Using the Match-3 game play as its central element, the game casts you in the role of a young woman named Carol.
A Watch and Phone : myFirst tech myFirst Fone
Published in Phones by mfereday on Nov 26, 2020
With a title that clearly identifies the product's purpose, myFirst Fone is a watch-phone that is aimed at the young child member of the family. As the term watch-phone might not be too familiar to you, I should explain that this multifunction device combines the functionality of a wristwatch and a phone within a single product. The myFirst Fone is being aimed at children within the 6 to 12 year age group.
Built around a traditional circular wristwatch, this product sets out to provide features that might appeal to both the young child and parents. Befitting its targeted market, the myFirst Fone R1, to give it its full title, would hardly be considered a stylist item. However the bulky watch element and the rubber wrist strap, both coloured black in my review sample, should suit most children with its multifunction purpose rather than appearance being regarded as its main attribute.
Can't Sleep this could help : SleepHub
Regular readers will know that I find sleeping difficult, often its 4AM before I start to sleep even then its poor so the SleepHub from Cambridge Sleep Sciences was a no brainer for me to request to review. Initial tests were nothing short of amazing. I have a watch that records sleep length and more importantly the deep sleep part of that.
Often prior to the arrival of the SleepHub my sleep score was described as POOR and a figure of 20 was achieved. By night three I was scoring 80 and best of all my deep sleep was no longer in ten minute chunks but up to an hour in length. In good sleep you drift off in a 'U' shape with the bit at the bottom being the deep sleep part this can last the best part of 90 minutes and then with good sleep you just repeat with the nirvana eight hours.
A Light of Many Colours : TCP Smart WiFi Multicolour LED Bulb
Published in Misc by mfereday on Nov 24, 2020
TCP. with more than 25 years of experience in the production of lighting products, has released its Smart Wi-Fi Multicoloured LED bulb.
Brightening up the home environment, especially important as we are spending more time at home due to the restriction enforced during lockdown, is the task of TCP's latest product. Available as either a bayonet (my choice) or screw-type 60W product, this bulb could, at first sight, easily be mistaken for a regular dumb bulb device. However. once inserted in an appropriate light socket, the bulb reveals its true colours (pun intended) in the form of additional features.
Published in Phones by paul_smart on Nov 23, 2020
Having recently told you about a Samsung Tablet that could make and receive calls here something a little smaller that can be held to your ear without attracting attention as it is more normal in size for a SmartPhone, the Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 5G.
The Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 5G measures 15.7x7.4x.8cm and weighs 192grams. The viewable screen is 15x6.8cm and this gives the notional diagonal imperial screen measurement of 6.5 inches. The screen is Quad HD+ at 3200x1440. Going around the outside it has the volume rocker and the on/off button on the right, the base has a speaker, USB 'C' socket and a pin hole microphone, the right side has nothing while the top has a pin hole microphone as well as the SIM entry point.
War Time Action : Brave Giant Games Spear of Destiny - Final Journey
When world war conflict exists, what better time to search for a device promising the ability to rule the world.
Do you fancy ruling the world? If so then you might be interested in the Spear of Destiny, Regarded as the most powerful artefact in the world according to ancient legend, it is stated that whoever has possession of the Spear of Destiny can rule the world. To help you understand the power of this device, Brave Giant Games have developed the Spear of Destiny - The Final Journey.
WiFi 6 Router : D-Link DIR-1800
Published in Wireless by mfereday on Nov 19, 2020
Offering a range of improvement in regards to performance and facilities, D-Link has released a new router.
Adding to its EXO AX Series of routers, D-Link has released the DIR-X1800 Wi-Fi 6 router. This product comes with the promise of delivering exceptional capacity, next generation speed and range, excellent efficiency, backwards compatible and has been designed for use in device-dense environments such as a smart home. I have been given the opportunity to check out the performance of this AX1800 Wi-Fi 6 router.
Stream Locator
Published in Entertainment by paul_smart on Nov 18, 2020
Sometimes there are things that you would like to view although there they are not immediately available because of where in the world you live. So a router that can be 'elsewhere' could be an advantage. This offering can help to achieve whatever you want it to, wherever you are in the world.
It is 14x21x3cm and out of this unit are four aerials that are each 19cm tall so the actual space taken may vary. The test unit I was sent comes with a UK plug on a one metre lead so power must be less that that away from where you set it up. There is also a 70cm Ethernet lead supplied. The router itself is not designed to stand and has a couple of holes in the back so it can be hung on a wall so not taking up valuable desk space as most routers do.
In-Car Karaoke : In-Car AI Roxie
While I enjoy listening to music when driving, I prefer somebody else, other than me, to provide the entertainment.
You have probably seen, and maybe even enjoyed joining in with one of James Corden's Carpool Karaoke sessions that involve various celebrities having a sing song within a car. I must admit to being one of those people who have not had the "pleasure" of participating whether as a spectator or as part of the choir.
Philips Air Purifier 3000i AC3033
With all of us spending more time in our 'bubbles' clean air is vital as otherwise if one gets a cold – or worse – we all get it. So this device from Philips could well help. It is rare that I quote the top of the box in this introduction but here it seems appropriate 'removes 99.97% of airborne allergens' is the claim.
The claims are that it removes Pollen, Pet Danger, Household Dust, Outdoor Pollution, Gas, Dust Mite Allergens, Bacteria and Virus. You can track everything via the Philips Clean Home App. The Philips Air Purifier 3000i AC3033 measures 64.5cm tall and round at 27.5cm, it comes fully assembled but you have to remove the lower back half to remove the packaging from the filter which is already in place. It has a 1.8 metre hard wired mains lead that emerges from the base at the back.
Bubble Zoo 2 : Zariba Ltd Bubble Zoo 2
Farmyard animals gather together to produce a travelling bubble-like environment to test the player's shooting skills.
Published by Zariba Ltd., Bubble Zoo 2 has been categorised as a Match-3 game but I prefer to think of this title belonging to the Shooter genre. By that I mean the type of game where you shoot objects at a travelling chain to reduce its size or even remove it completely. You can achieve this by making sure the colour of the fired projectile is the same as that of the area it hits.
External Storage : OWC Mercury Elite Pro Dual
Published in Laptops/PCs/Apple by mfereday on Nov 12, 2020
Combining extra functionality connections and plenty of storage capacity is a device from OWC.
Available in capacities ranging from 2 to 32TB, the OWC Mercury Elite Pro Dual product combines drive storage capability with a 3-port hub functionality. Adopting a rather sturdy appearance, the Mercury Elite Pro Dual device is a silver coloured, aluminium box with dimensions of 240 x 140 x 85 mm (D x H x W) and a weight of 1760g. Included with the main drive unit are a power cable, USB Type C cable and a USB Type C to USB type A 3.2 cable.
Felt iBed Storage (Lap-Desk)
Published in Misc by paul_smart on Nov 11, 2020
While this is box that things can be stored in I do not think it describes it very well. Most will use it while sitting or lying in bed and it can support your Tablet at an angle and still leave you able to write or type on the top of the box without things moving around, it you like it's a third hand.
The other word in the title 'felt' to me does not describe the moulded base and sides while they are felt my feelings make felt a soft substance that moves and this is solid. It is 36x24.5cm at the top and 33x21cm at the base, it is 7.5cm deep. My review period of it overlapped while I was reviewing the Samsung Tab S7 one of the Tablets along with various iPads mentioned in the instructions that came with the item.
Data Protection : iStorage! datAshur BT
iStorage continues to push the boundaries with regards to protecting mobile data.
Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 + 5G
Published in Laptops/PCs/Apple by paul_smart on Nov 9, 2020
Think of this large Tablet that can be used in the home, the office, and anywhere in between as it has a Sim and can therefore keep you in contact anywhere. It has rather good speakers however few will want to hold it to their ears because of size, so Bluetooth for a headset and some form or privacy for your phone calls.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 measures 28.5x19.5x.5cm and weighs 576 grams this with the supplied stylus attached in its charge port on the back. The viewable screen is 26.5x16.5cm which gives the notional diagonal imperial measurement of 12.4inches. This review unit was sent to me by Vodafone who have it available in Black or as I was sent Mystic Bronze. It is currently available in 4G or 5G versions the former is £17 a month cheaper.
Toys for Christmas : DreamToys
Published in Entertainment by mfereday on Nov 7, 2020
Switching, due to circumstances, from a live to digital event, DreamToys 2020 announced its choice of toys that should captivate.
News from DOOGEE : DOOGEE S96 Pro
Published in Phones by mfereday on Nov 5, 2020
For the more energetic, outdoor customer, DOOGEE has a possible handset.
Announced as the world's first infrared night vision Android 10.0 rugged smartphone, the S96 Pro is a new offering from DOOGEE Hen tong Technology Co. Ltd. Available in a choice of Fire Orange, Army Green and Mineral Black, the S96 Pro has dimensions of 167 x 81.4 x 15.5 mm (H x W x D) and a weight of 310g (including the battery) which presumably reflects its rugged appearance.
Withings Blood Pressure Monitor
Published in Health and Beauty by paul_smart on Nov 4, 2020
While a lot of devices claim to take your blood pressure they give a single figure and most will know your blood pressure is made up of two components systolic and diastolic the ideal reading is something like 120 over 80. What most devices give you is your pulse which in a fit and healthy person can be around 60 when resting.
Your doctor will use a cuff that fits on your arm and in the times when it was possible to see a doctor in person outside of an A & E visit they would attach such a device to your arm and then tell you to stop talking while they take your reading. This unit has a solid rechargeable internal battery which means the display sits on your arm along with the cuff and will work either on a bare arm or over a shirt and still give accurate readings. The solid part is 15x4.
Golden Weekend : P40 Pro Watch Fit FreeBuds 3 MateBook MatePad
It's sale time for a weekend with Huawei.
With Black Friday fast approaching, Huawei has today announced it will be offering huge savings across its portfolio of smartphones, audio and wearable units, in its first Golden Weekend on the Huawei Store. In celebration of reaching 5 million customers in the UK, Huawei is rewarding fans with discounts of up to 33% on a range of cutting-edge products.
More Christmas Ideas
Published in Entertainment by paul_smart on Nov 2, 2020
Two small and useful items for the young, the first a table game and the second two musical toys that may even lead them into a useful career as a musician. They are from the same PR company that sent the large .pdf file in August these items are both reasonably priced. With current restrictions both items are suitable to be posted without costing a fortune.
First the Table Top Bowling Game that does not need a huge amount of flat space to play it. It is 1.2metres long and 23cm wide and weights 294 grams. The flat laminated sheet is supplied rolled up in a box with the weighted pins and balls there are two weighted magnetic strips that go at either end of the sheet to keep it flat. The six pins are each 7cm centimeters tall with a small weight to help keep then standing.
Delving into the Past : Kranx Artifacts of the Past - Ancient Mysteries
Published in Entertainment by mfereday on Oct 31, 2020
Can you help solve mysteries steeped in the past?
Artifacts of the Past - Ancient Mysteries belongs to the Hidden Object genre of games. This title, developed by Kranx, was originally published by Big Fish Games and is now available as part of the BlackLime catalogue of titles. Profiles ca be created so that different players can participate in solving the ancient mysteries on which this game is based. You also have the usual options regarding the game's playing environment.
Long Playing Time Headphones : Marshall Major IV
Published in Misc by mfereday on Oct 29, 2020
Time for some news about a set of headphones that promises extended play time.
I suppose it could be regarded as one of those "Big Red London Bus" moments but, in this case, it is one that has some "bells and whistles" added to it. Earlier I had checked out a set of wireless headphones that came with over 20 hours of playing time from a single charge. I felt that this was rather impressive but then I received news of another set of wireless headphones arriving in my in-box.
Acer Aspire A514-52
Published in Laptops/PCs/Apple by paul_smart on Oct 28, 2020
Acer seem reluctant to bring in new names, as I have reviewed an Aspire 5 in the past, only the bit after the '5' varies here however there is doubt that this a different unit as the previous one weighed over 2kilos and this one only clocks in a tad over 1.5 kilos so what else is new on this small and light laptop?
The Acer Aspire A514-52 laptop computer measures 32x23x1.5cm and weighs 1524grams. The viewable screen is 31x17.5cm which gives the notional diagonal imperial measurement of close to 14 inches. The screen is HD 1920x1080 with the default display set at 150% but I was perfectly happy using it at 125%. The 84 key keyboard has 4cm clear behind 2.5cm clear either side and 9cm clear in front with the 10.5x6.5cm trackpad mounted 9.5cm from the left and 12.5cm from the right.
New Releases from Xiaomi : Xiaomi Mi 10T Xiaomi Watch
Published in Phones by mfereday on Oct 27, 2020
An online launch event introduced a new Xiaomi family of smartphones plus a wrist adornment.
Xiaomi has announced the arrival of its latest range of smartphones. This is the all-singing, all-dancing Mi 10T family of handsets that is made up of the standard version, Pro model and a Lite offering. As you might expect the whole family supports 5G technology. Taking on the role of the company's flagship offering, the Mi 10T Pro has been designed to take your mobile creativity and exploration experience to the next level. Featuring dimensions of 165.1 x 76.4 x 9.
Desk Items in BRASS
Published in Misc by paul_smart on Oct 26, 2020
Do you know someone who has everything and is therefore a nightmare to get presents for? I may have a solution especially if they work at a desk, a range of three basic items but made in high quality brass any of which would be a huge talking point. I am told that only two of the three are currently available and the third is a pre-production sample.
First the Stria Ruler – pre production – it folds out to 30cm – 12 inches – and is marked on both sides one in centimetres and the other in inches. A two centimetre area in the centre is what it pivots round. Open or closed it's an accurate measure with the centimetres and the tenths marked as inclines to .5cm. The inches are marked in sixteenths of an inch.
It's A Fey World : Boomzap Otherworld - Shades of Fall
Available in a choice of Standard or Collector's Edition format, Otherworld - Shades of Fall is a hidden Object game.
I have been looking at the Collector's Edition of Otherworld - Shades of Fall, a Boomzap developed game. As usual with Collector's Edition offerings, this game comes with a number of bonus items to justify its status. While features such as wallpaper, sound tracks, concept art and a Strategy Guide are available immediately; offerings to replay cut-scenes, replay mini games and an Epilogue are only available once encountered in the main game or when the game is completed.
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Sound is generally classed as ultrasonic when its frequency exceeds 20,000 hertz. This is the upper range of humans' ability to perceive, though the ultrasonic range of frequencies extends upward into the millions of hertz.
Hertz is a measure of frequency. A sound that arrives at its target with a frequency of one wave crest per second is vibrating at 1 hertz. The human ear can detect sound from about 20 to 20,000 hertz, above which is the ultrasonic range. Many animals, such as bats and dolphins, use ultrasonic frequencies for communication and echolocation, as very high-frequency sounds have a short wavelength and can be used to develop a high-resolution picture of the surrounding world.
Noninvasive medical scans require a higher resolution than can be achieved at frequencies heard by animals, so scanners designed for medical applications typically operate in the 1 megahertz to 20 megahertz range. In general, the resolution of an ultrasound image is greatest near the surface of the body because deeper tissues can only be reached with lower frequencies. Deep-tissue ultrasound scans must pass through the body's tissues, which increases the attenuation of the sound waves and forces the use of lower-frequency, and therefore lower-resolution, tones.
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Today was the first day I've done a real ride since I've been in the UK. Sure there has been a couple of bike "hires" of Boris Bikes through Hyde Park and Regents Park and even a rental of a single-speed in Cambridge, but today brought the possibility of real hills. Oddly those hills didn't materialize until the last few kilometres on the climb back up the hill towards the Old Vicarage B&B in Dolfor. I'm loathe to admit it as the ride was only about 40 KM but I'm feeling it right now. Which is ridiculous but there it is. I have a much longer ride tomorrow to Hay-in-Wye and according to Tim, who is one of the proprietors here, tomorrow's ride is a bit "lumpy" so yes, if you're wondering, I am a little worried about just how lumpy, "lumpy" is. This morning I was fuelled by an amazing breakfast of smoked salmon and eggs and by a great packed lunch. That has been one of the many differences between Wales and London. In London, on my own, I was happy enough to find a Pret a Manger or a decent curry or maybe something comfortably familiar as a Wagamama. Here I get what they offer — but what they offer is pretty amazing. It's as though I accidentally happened upon a foodie oasis in the distant and foreign land. Fresh herbs are fragrant everywhere and the local fare cooked up by a talented chef has been fantastic. Tonight was perfect. After a surprisingly tiring ride we had a super-light soufflė followed by great local rib-eye and roasted vegetables. For dessert, just some homemade ice cream with flavours like chocolate chilli and banana rum or basil. Take that Flavour of India (which was actually okay).
So far I've lucked out on the weather, the food, the hosts and the other guests, a couple from London (and Anchorage, and Scotland and San Francisco). All of the things that can go terribly wrong at a B&B have gone terrifically right. With that kind of luck on my side I have a good feeling that the "lumpiness" of tomorrow's ride will tucker me out perfectly for another great sleep.
The only thing I haven't indulged in since London has been alcohol. Obviously I'm no teetotaller, and I made up a bit of a story as to why I'm avoiding it (even though Adam and Marketa's wine and later Adam's scotch looked so good) — I said it wrecks my sleep patterns; which is true to an extent but my real reason is I simply think I broke my bladder. I keep having to go constantly and alcohol just makes it that much worse. Once I'm back in Toronto I'll have to make an appointment to get the "oil and lube" checked. Maybe it's something and maybe it's nothing but whatever it is, it's causing a whole lot of flushing.
Oh and speaking of a distant and foreign land, I'm getting the distinct feeling Wales and Welsh place names inspired much of Middle Earth. There are certainly Shire-like moments and again, some of the more readable place names sound like they came directly from Lord of the Rings. I've been trying to read The Similarion but it feels a little like an essay on the Old Testament. Long and difficult — much like what I expect my ride to be like tomorrow — with a few lumps thrown in for good measure.


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Chris Boucher on the trading block
By HoopsHype
The Raptors' recent win streak has ended rivals' speculation Toronto could once again consider opting for a rebuild, as it did prior to the 2021 draft. Chris Boucher, in the final year of his contract, is considered available for a trade, however.
Source: Jake Fischer @ Bleacher Report
What's the buzz on Twitter?
Josh Lewenberg @JLew1050
It's never too late to find your niche in this crazy league. As a spark plug coming off the Raptors' bench, Chris Boucher knows that he can change games with his energy and be a star in his role: https://t.co/PpYpH4uT5D pic.twitter.com/hzpujG9XPB – 7:45 PM
Aaron Rose @AaronBenRose
Pascal Siakam said people are calling him Pascal Rodman, Chris Boucher says he's studying Dennis Rodman, and Justin Champagnie says his college coach used to call him baby Rodman. pic.twitter.com/u3tREnpi7O – 12:10 PM
Eric Koreen @ekoreen
"The things that he's great at he can do in his sleep." – Pascal Siakam on me (or Chris Boucher, can't remember) – 11:51 AM
Ryan Wolstat @WolstatSun
Wrote about Chris Boucher and Dennis Rodman. Boucher can identify with Rodman and his backstory. torontosun.com/sports/basketb… – 6:45 PM
Chris Boucher: "We didn't have Scottie, we didn't have Gary, we didn't shoot the ball well… but we still figured out a way to stay in the game. That's just going to give us confidence. We need to play like that against everybody, not just against the good teams." – 10:45 PM
Asked about his rebounding, Chris Boucher said he's been studying Dennis Rodman clips. "I feel like I have the same energy and I relate to him a lot."
"I'm not scared of anybody, so whoever's in front of me I just try to give it all my effort." – 10:29 PM
Michael Grange @michaelgrange
Chris Boucher (nine offensive rebounds) says he's been watching Dennis Rodman clips, feels like he can relate to his energy and his journey. – 10:22 PM
Gerald Bourguet @GeraldBourguet
Chris Boucher has 9 of the Raptors' 20 offensive rebounds. He's been a nightmare for the Suns on the glass, up to 14 rebounds total – 9:32 PM
Chris Boucher just dominating the offensive glass (could get 10 offensive boards at this rate), reminds me of a chat we had a few season ago when he was starting to show what he could do. Boucher had taken to watching Dennis Rodman footage: pic.twitter.com/mrt4SvR1XY – 9:31 PM
Chris Boucher had a 28/19 game a couple weeks ago and yet I'm still wondering if this is his best – or perhaps most important, is a better way of phrasing it – performance of the season. He's been that good. – 9:28 PM
Eight offensive rebounds by Chris Boucher (so far). Yikes. – 9:28 PM
Chris Boucher has 13 rebound. – 9:26 PM
Vivek Jacob @vivekmjacob
The best thing you can get out of your bench is consistency and dependability and Chris Boucher getting to that point over the last month is very cool. – 9:17 PM
A very happy birthday to Chris Boucher pic.twitter.com/FGRkN7y2Er – 9:03 PM
The numbers haven't always reflected it, but Chris Boucher (who turned 29 today, by the way) has been awesome recently. Playing hard, but just as importantly, playing within himself and his role. Easily his best stretch of the season. – 8:29 PM
Chris Boucher dunk on Khem Birch dribble penetration. Obviously. – 8:26 PM
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Northside Christian School is a private Christian school in North Charleston, South Carolina, United States. It is a ministry of Northside Baptist Church and was founded in 1975 by Dr. Garth Sibert.  Northside has more than 300 students in grades K3-12. There is also a Toddler 1-2 program. There are 786 alumni serving in ministry, the military, education, and in professions such as dentistry, medicine, law, and engineering.

Northside is accredited by the South Carolina Association of Christian Schools and is a long-time member of the Tri-County Admissions Council, an association of independent schools in the tri-county area.

The school colors are royal blue and gold, its mascot is a bald eagle. "Northside Eagle" is displayed on athletic and school uniforms.

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External links
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Featured services: Primary care (LG Health Physicians Family Medicine Quentin), specialty care, lab services and radiology services. Urgent care with integrated orthopedic care available from Orthopedic Associates of Lancaster, nationally recognized heart care from The Heart Group of Lancaster General Health, 3D mammography, lab testing, physical therapy, home sleep studies, Imaging services (x-ray, mammography, DXA scan, CT scan, ultrasound), cardiac testing (echocardiography, stress echocardiography, electrocardiography, Holter monitoring), and diabetes specialty care. Our Lebanon location also includes May-Grant Obstetrics & Gynecology. View our outpatient services and hours.
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I can not believe that we are already so close to March. But a part of me feels happy about how the times are flying. Today I want to talk to you a little about photography. The photos are so important in my life since always I remember that time when we have to take pictures with a camera and I have to wait a whole month for receiving the picture after visiting a photo studio it was all a process but I feel blessed to have the chance to live in that time. Because not many young people now know how is that feeling. Now thanks to the technology we have digital photo frame are perfect when we have a lot of photos that we want to remember. I guess a photo frame with a cute photo frame is perfect for a person who loves remember good times in a photo. Skylight Digital Photo Frame is a great option If you are looking for a photo frame.
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Korean Makeup Haul VI "Jolse"
I guess this is funny because this is called Korea Makeup Haul but in fact, there is one only makeup product the most of products are about Korean skincare. But there is one product about makeup and that is enough. I know this year I need to replace a lot of old and expired products. By the way, I need to comment on something about this Haul this is part of my collaboration with the website Jolse. I expected received this package for the last days of November 2018 and I received this package two weeks ago. The fault is in the postal office but at least I am happy that I received the items even If was three months later.
So all the products in this haul are sponsored by Jolse but like always all the opinions in the upcoming reviews will be based on my own experience with each product. So I need to move on to each product, let´s go.
Fermented green tea with honey maximizes moisturizing effect!
Wonder signature scent from nature-derived ingredients presents instant healing on exhausted skin.
I was chosen I can´t remember If was in September by the recruitment of Jolse to publish a review of this product and I received this product two weeks ago too. If you follow me at Instagram you probably saw my story about the packages. I tried the Haruharu Sheet Mask two years ago and I liked that product so I wanted to try my luck with this item. Fermented green tea with Honey sounds like a good deal.
Containing 4% glycolic acid and 4% lactic acid, it will make your roughened skin texture smooth. Mild keratin exfoliant that only needs to be applied on the skin to remove keratin for more flexible skin, without any need to be washed off. It improves on dark skin tone to make it bright and even.
I felt I needes try something about this brand and like I need a new essence so why not this product? So this sounds like a very promising essence. I need to see how good this really is.
A skin-calming recovery cica pad soothes the irritated and sensitized skin while reinforcing the skin barrier.
Cica repair essence & PHA moisture peeling ingredient supplies skin-calming hydration while removing dead skin cells and excess sebum.
NO skin irritating, harmful ingredients/ NO Artificial Fragrances, Pigments, and Preservatives.
This will be my first trying pads even when I read a lot of reviews about pads. Like I have sensitive combination skin I decided to try for first time pads with Centella Asiatica because my skin always needs to be relieved. This product is really big but contains 90 pads so I guess that is amazing. I feel excited to try this one.
A fixer can be worn before and after mascara or used alone.
Multi color fixer can express Voluminous and natural eyelashes makeup.
It makes eyelashes clear and fresh without dusting or blurring due to the coating fixer.
By the way, the only makeup product in this haul. I love it the mascaras of colors, the mascara is a must-have in my life. I need use always mascara because makes my eyelashes look so pretty. So I am very excited to try this mascara of Etude House that has this great Dark navy color.
I am going to publish a short review probably on my Instagram or here all depends about which impression leaves this mini size set on me. This will be my first time trying this brand so I guess this will be interesting.
I am super happy with this haul ( ̄▽ ̄)ノ I will be sharing my opinions about the products in the upcoming reviews.
It has been several days since my previous post like always I´ve been full of work but I feel pretty happy because now I have the chance to write this review for you. It´s an amazing thing that we are already at Valentine's Day and is amazing think that today is the birthday of my little cat Hana. And today I am here to share a review about a BB Cream ~ So Yay It has been a while since my last review of BB Cream. Sincerely I enjoy more the BB Creams than the foundations.
I received this product by Jolse like part of their recruitment of reviewers so thank you so much to Jolse website for this product in advance. I need to mention that is my first time trying this brand and that makes me feel a little excited because always try a new Korean brand is something good for me. Like always all the opinions in this review are based in my own experience with this product. I received this product super late because I received this product the past month that means in January and the recruitment was like in September I don´t remember now ut It was several months ago. But thanks to the postal office I received this several months later.
You can get a glossy skin due to the Crystal BB which is excellent at covering flaws.
which moisturize and soothes the tired skin from ultraviolet rays.
Coverage test completed so it proves covering various skin flaws clearly and beautifully.
Packaging and Price: The price of this BB Cream is not so affordable because this has a price of around $26 USD so for me that price is not affordable. The packaging is simple but I like the model at least is easy to carry on my makeup bag.
- In many countries, you have to buy this product online.
- The price is not so affordable.
This product It was love to first try. The first time that I tried this BB Cream it was like oh yes this is what my skin needed. The application is super easy and after blend this BB Cream the result is pure love. Sincerely this is a light beige shade but the color to a difference to others BB Cream doesn´t oxidize and that is important. I don´t have dry patches with this BB Cream or oil excess even when this BB Cream provides a moisturizing feeling. I can´t say this is a matte BB Cream this BB Cream provides a semi-matte long-lasting effect.
I love it the fact that provides a gaussian blur effect respect to the pores and that is something I really love. The effect is amazing and you can see very well that in the after photo. I love how looks this BB Cream alone but using the Vue de Pulang stick the effect is even better. I need to say too that this medium coverage is really good for cover red spots or red areas. This is a cold BB Cream so is good like a base for contouring too. The only problem is that the product only has two shades.
For me the health is primordial in life, and sincerely I don´t know how are people there in the world that doesn´t care even a little about their health. So today I want to talk a little about Dexascan. I need to make a little introduction but as a Physician, I need to talk about our body, yeah each body has a composition and each body is different depending on each lifestyle. The body composition goes for water, muscle, bones, fat that is divided into two essential and non-essential fat and of course other organs. Each body is different and that is the fact that many people don´t take in the count when they want to adjust to a specifical dieting regime or adopt a new lifestyle.
So today I am here for sharing an innovative device for measure bone mineral density, muscle mass, fat mass, bone mass, a fat percentage so this is great If you are looking start to be a healthy lifestyle. Because is not equal the lifestyle of one athlete in comparison with a regular person that has office work and never do any exercise. How a DEXA Body Composition Scan Works? This device uses x-ray technology but a specifical x-ray technology that is called dual x-ray absorptiometry and for that is the name of Dexascan.
Something I want to let to know is that I talked about athletes and people that are looking for a dieting routine, but like this device scans bone density is important to me talk about osteoporosis. That condition is more frequent in women after menopause because occurs a decrease in some hormones that help the women be protected against this condition. The osteoporosis results in a person that is always developing fractures but in this case is because of there is a fragility in their bones because the density in their bones is really low and in this condition, the person is more susceptible to fractures.
About DEXA SCAN Locations this is really easy to find and make an appointment you only have to visit their website and in Locations & Pricing you have a map and a place where you can out your postal code for establishing an appointment and leave the professionals of Dexascan work in your body. The procedure is so simple because you only have to lay on the bed where the scan is gonna work on you and the entire scan last seven minutes so a difference to other procedures is simple and quick. I really recommend this procedure because is simple and easy and can make a huge difference. like I said before remember each body is different so you can not compare yourself to another person because each body has a different body composition. I hope you can find this post informativeand useful.
It has been several days since my last review so a new month and a new review. Today I am here with a very interesting product and this time I am talking about eye patches by the Korean brand Eyenlip. So today I am here with a new review about this product. I am a person that sleeps not very well. I work as a physician and I spent so many hours without sleep almost nothing and believe me sometimes is not because I don´t want to sleep is because I just need to do my work.
So a product for my dark circles and my tired puffy eyes are always welcomed to my life. First I must confess I really like the packaging of this product is very cute the design on the lid. I received this product like part of a collaboration with BeautyNetKorea but all the opinions expressed in this review are based in my own opinion with the product. The eye patches have five versions Salmon Oil & Peptide, Black Pearl, Gold & Snail, Collagen and this one the Hyaluronic Acid.
"Fill-up moisture and take away skin thirst"
The eye patches are a very useful product for provides moisture to the area of my under the eye. Sincerely that area is very dry and is so delicate that I am always looking for more moisture. These eye patches provide a good quantity of moisturizing effect but I must confess these are slippery which is not funny If you are expecting a relaxing time with these. I really enjoyed how fresh and moisturized and healthy look my puffy eyes after using the patches but like I have some concerns respect to these patches.
One of my principal concerns is the aroma, the aroma of the essence is pretty strong for me and I suffer from allergy so I am not a fan of strong aromas. My second corn is the design of these eye patch. The design doesn´t fit in the area under my eye so is a little annoying when you are applying for the first time or you have several days without using the patch. I like the fact that this contains good ingredients like Sodium Hyaluronate and Extract of Green Tea.
My last concern and the real reason because I am a giving a less star to this product is because after use I feel the area where I applied the patch sticky and I don´t like that sensation. Yeah, the patch makes my undereye feel fresh, healthy and more luminous but for example, If I want to apply sunscreen or BB Cream is too sticky and after applying some of these products the area looks clumsy and cakey. But in overall, this is a pretty good product the refreshing effect is amazing and the price is super affordable. So yeah I would like to try another version. The price is around $20 USD at beautyNetKorea without shipping but for 60 eye patches a guess that is a good deal.
And that was all for this review (๑꒪▿꒪)* This is a very good product and I am happy to have the chance to try a product like this.


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I want a thing. Hit me up.
1 Seattle con a year is enough for my budget I'm afraid.
I have three daughters who love to cosplay and I go to see what other cosplayers have done.
It just occurred to me that my fiancee is in Seattle this weekend, although I highly doubt I could have talked her into going to a comicon. Hope you were able to find get your thing.
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Oasis Academy Hadley is an all-through academy school located in the Ponders End area of the London Borough of Enfield, England run by Oasis Community Learning. It is the second Oasis academy in the London and has close links with Oasis Academy Enfield. It opened on 7 September 2009. It opened in the existing buildings of Albany School and the Primary Phase opened its reception class in September 2010. Mid January 2013, the new building in Ponders End was opened.

Description
Oasis Academy Enfield was an early member is part of the Oasis Community Learning group, and evangelical Christian charity. The trust have guided forty schools out of special measures. 19 per cent of the 52 Oasis academies classified as failing.
The trust's founder Reverend Steve Chalke says "Turning round a school is sometimes a quick fix, it really, truly is. And sometimes it's a really long, hard, hard job".

Governance
On becoming an Oasis academy, a local board of management provided by the regional hub, while the strategic management is performed centrally by the Oasis Community Learning, in Lambeth. Hadley was the second secondary academy to open in London..

Oasis has a long-term strategy for enhancing the performance of its schools. It has devised a standard curriculum, that each local board can safely adopt knowing it will deliver the National Curriculum. It has invested in staff training so they are focused on improving the outcomes for the students. IN 2021, through its Horizons scheme it is providing each member of staff and student with a tablet.

Oasis Academy Hadley is named after mathematician John Hadley, who lived in the area.
Due to the school's specialism in Maths, this name seemed fitting.

Albany School
Oasis Academy Hadley replaced Albany School which opened in 1939, a total of 65 years. The school opened as separate boys' and girls' schools on the same site. It was opened as a co-educational secondary modern school in 1999, and in 2000 was converted to a comprehensive school. In 2008 became a specialist Business and Enterprise college. In July 2009, the school celebrated its 70th anniversary and later that month closed.

Buildings
This was built on the site of the Ponders End gas-works.

References

Enfield, London
Academies in the London Borough of Enfield
Secondary schools in the London Borough of Enfield
Primary schools in the London Borough of Enfield
Hadley
Educational institutions established in 2009
2009 establishments in England


Poverty is one of the leading buzzwords in the global economic and development discourse. The United Nation's Millennium Development Goals (2000-2015) placed eradication of poverty and hunger at the front among its eight development goals. While the strategies for reducing world poverty is still a primary focus of the policy-makers and development practitioners, and which seemingly will continue to dominate the development discourse for quite some time, one trend that many analysts have noticed is the gradual shift in the locus of poverty from rural to urban areas—something more pronounced in developing countries, including Nepal.
Besides lower levels of income, urban poverty is often characterised by vulnerable living conditions, with limited access to healthcare, education, sanitation and other basic requirements.
Although data from various sources illustrate that Nepal has made notable progress in poverty reduction over the last 15 years, there has been an upsurge in urban poverty. According to a 2011 report of the Central Bureau of Statistics, the urban population living in poverty increased by 5.46 per cent between 2003 and 2011.
Indeed, the overall urban population of Nepal has increased tremendously as a result of the expansion of municipalities, from 58 before May 2014 to 217 in September 2015. However, this municipal transformation aside, the urban depletion is mostly caused by the migration of the rural poor to the cities.
On the one hand, various studies elucidate how urbanisation helps to reduce absolute poverty as it increases the average income of people. Thus, the mobility of the rural poor to urban areas can be viewed positively. The migrants often send money back to their families, which can improve their living conditions.
Moreover, as the economist Martin Ravallion states, the rural out-migration of the poor can also be beneficial for those who stay behind because they would have to compete less for the resources available there. However, this does not mean a change in the unequal distribution of income or relative poverty.
On the other hand, there are serious negative effects of the migration of the poor. The rural migrants who move to the cities look for employment and adequate income, but they are mostly condemned to work in low-waged jobs—therefore plunging back into poverty. Large out-migration can also lead to adverse effects on the human resources in rural communities.
Furthermore, the absence of proper growth mechanisms has exacerbated the situation in the backcountry where poverty is centred on and prevalent among people of particular groups, forcing them to move to nearby towns and cities. The ineffectiveness or rather the lack of government policies to create lucrative jobs in rural areas, specifically targeting marginalised groups, also causes the migration.
The poverty line of $1.90 per day, set by The World Bank last October, is not pertinent to the assessment of urban poverty. It overlooks the discrepancies between the subsistence levels in the cities and on the countryside. Although the city dwellers earn more, they also spend more. One may survive with a meagre amount of money in rural areas, but they need comparatively a lot more for a similar life in Kathmandu.
Furthermore, the high inflation rate of 11.6 percent last December hit the urban poor the most. Relativity comes into play in assessing urban poverty and distinguishing the urban poor, rather than relying on the absolute poverty line. They bear little relation to local costs and realities.
The trend of rural-to-urban migration of the poor has contributed to reducing rural poverty in Nepal, but at the expense of the urban poor. We do not argue that urban poverty is more important than rural poverty, but do stress that urban poverty needs to be recognised and understood. Official data, including the poverty line, present a very misleading picture of urban poverty. This often leads policy-makers and development practitioners to neglect the issue of urban poverty.
The assumption that city dwellers have better income and living conditions than people in rural areas ignores the reality. Therefore, the understanding of what poverty is, who the poor are and the ways to measure poverty should be amended.


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Coldplay was initially worried using the song in the film could be considered racist.
A Mandarin version of Coldplay's "Yellow," called "Liu Xing," is getting a lot of attention after it was featured in the box office hit Crazy Rich Asians.
The version, sung by 19-year-old Katherine Ho, is based off a cover popularized by a contestant on China's The Voice, according to The Washington Post. Ho herself is a former contestant of the NBC version of the reality singing competition.
According to Esquire, Crazy Rich Asians director Jon M. Chu revealed his initial request to use the song in the film was denied because Coldplay and Warner Bros. were concerned the use of the song could be interpreted as a racist slur.
"They were like, 'Whoa, we can't do that, what do you think people will say?' And I told them, 'Well, a white director couldn't do it,'" he said.
Chu wrote a letter to Coldplay explaining how the color yellow had always had a negative connotation for him until he heard their song. The full letter was published by The Hollywood Reporter.
In the letter, Chu explains that hearing the song and watching the music video allowed him and his friends to "reclaim the color for ourselves."
The director said his request was approved within 24 hours of sending the letter.
Thumbnail image via Getty/Emma McIntyre.


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Home News Maghreb Moroccans vote in first legislative elections under new constitution
Moroccans vote in first legislative elections under new constitution
November 25, 2011By AL ARABIYA WITH AGENCIES
By AL ARABIYA WITH AGENCIES
Moroccans began voting in the first legislative elections since the introduction of constitutional reforms that give parliament and the prime minister more powers with the Islamist-rooted Justice and Development (PJD) expected to win the largest share of seats.
The election, the second in North Africa since the Arab Spring uprisings began, pits the moderately Islamist Justice and Development party against a coalition loyal to King Mohammed VI.
Opinion polls are not allowed but observers said the opposition Justice and Development Party would make strong gains after a similar success by a moderate Islamist party in Tunisia's first democratic election a month ago.
Its main rival is the Coalition for Democracy, an eight-party pro-monarchy bloc that includes two of the current five governing parties — the Popular Movement and Finance Minister Salaheddine Mezouar's National Rally of Independents party.
In all, 31 parties are vying for the 395 seats in the lower house of parliament — 70 more than during the last election in 2007.
A proportion of them have been reserved for women and others for younger deputies in a bid to give the assembly, until now dominated by ranking public figures, a more modern look.
Under constitutional reforms backed by the king earlier this year, the new government that will emerge from the election will have more powers than ever before, though the king still has the final say on issues of defense, security and religion.
But the move towards greater democracy could falter if polling day is marred by the kinds of vote-buying that has happened in the past, and if afterwards there are signs that palace officials are trying to meddle in the new government.
"It's crunch-time, really: a choice between the old style regime or some change," said Lise Storm, a senior Middle East lecturer at Britain's Exeter University.
"The rulers know they cannot continue to run public affairs the way they had been doing in the past."
Evolution, not revolution
Morocco's leaders – and their Western allies – say the country is a model for the Middle Eastthat offers a positive alternative to the convulsions of the Arab Spring.
Since succeeding his father to the throne in 1999, King Mohammed has won international praise for improving human rights.
When demonstrations, inspired by the Arab Spring, broke out earlier this year, he responded deftly by backing constitutional reforms that took much of the momentum out of the protest movement.
But there remains a vocal minority who say the king's reforms do not go far enough. Thousands of people joined protests in several cities at the weekend to back calls for a boycott of the election.
The bigger concern for the palace is not the boycott but that apathy among ordinary Moroccans will produce a low turnout, taking the shine off what is being portrayed as a showcase for democracy.
Away from Morocco's political classes, many people struggle to see how this election represents anything new, especially as the main players have all been on the scene for years and are a part of the establishment.
"This election will be no different from the others, nothing has changed," said Redouan, a 21-year-old man in a working class district of the capital, Rabat. "Same faces, same names. Same political parties."
The monarch has said he wants elections that are "free, fair and competitive". But there are already signs the murky electoral practices of the past are still in play.
"Money is what moves voter turnout in Morocco," said Ali Anozla, editor of independent news portal Lakome.com.
"The bulk of the candidates running in these elections are prominent land owners and businessmen and we are already hearing once again of massive use of money in these polls," he added.
Close contest
Under this year's constitutional reforms, the king will choose the next prime minister from the party that wins the biggest share of the vote. It is already clear Abbas al-Fassi, who holds the job now, will be replaced because his Istiqlal party is widely unpopular.
The moderate Islamists PJD say they believe they can take the largest share of seats. They hope to replicate the success of moderate Islamists in Tunisia who won an election last month.
Their principal challenger is the Coalition for Democracy, an alliance of eight parties that was formed in October.
The bloc is led by the finance minister in the outgoing government but many analysts say its principal power-broker is a friend of the king who used to hold a senior interior ministry post before founding a political party.
With opinion polls banned in Morocco in the 15 days before polling day, it is not clear which of them will win. Analysts say it is too close to call.
Whichever bloc emerges with the most seats in parliament, they are unlikely to be able to form a government on their own. That will force them to seek an alliance, and possibly even a "grand coalition" between the Islamists and the liberal bloc.
That worries economists, who want to see a cohesive government able to narrow the budget deficit, reduce the 30-percent-plus youth unemployment rate and address the needs of the 8.5 million Moroccans below the poverty line.
"What we want to see is a strong government," said Liz Martins, a senior Middle East economist at HSBC.
"Our concern is that Morocco ends up with a divided parliament and a not so-homogenous government that will not be able to get anything done. That would be a danger."


More than a symbol of man's faith, churches(or any house of worship), are among the most relevant reflection of a civilization's age, culture and story.
Of all the churches I have visited during my trip to Europe, here are 12 (At no particular order) with the most beautiful facade I've seen and an impressive setting that gave an ethereal feel of place. Though these churches may not necessarily be the grandest of grand, the selection is based on distinct exterior details and on how I was awed by standing on its presence.
The guys below the rose window were the architects of this church. Lol, It's quite a nice idea on how to imprint a project.
The Pisa Cathedral, Tuscany, Italy The Pisa Cathedral is probably the oldest in the list (construction started 1064). The baluster-like posts at the facade are each made of solid white marble, and most of the original posts were picked by the Romans from the ruins of Greece. Behind this church is the famous leaning tower. Architectural Style: Romanesque.
Romanesque (pre-gothic time)was prevalent especially in the 11th and 12th centuries and characterized by massive walls, round arches, and relatively simple ornamentation and less window openings since structural design are yet to be further developed during that time.
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