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Philippine Supreme Court Jurisprudence > Year 1965 > June 1965 Decisions > G.R. No. L-20987 June 23, 1965 - PHIL. LAND-AIR SEA LABOR UNION, ET AL. v. CEBU PORTLAND CEMENT CO., ET AL.:
PHILIPPINE LAND-AIR SEA LABOR UNION (PLASLU), ET AL., Petitioners, v. CEBU PORTLAND CEMENT COMPANY, ET AL., Respondents.
Maximo A. Savellano, Jr., for Petitioners.
Tomas P. Matic, Jr. and Lorenzo R. Mosqueda for respondent Cebu Portland Cement Company.
Mariano B. Tuason for respondent Court of Industrial Relations.
1. LABOR RELATIONS; CONDITIONS FOR REOPENING FINAL AWARD OF COURT OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS. — The conditions for reopening an award of the Labor Court under section 17 of C. A. 103 are: it must be upon grounds not already directly or indirectly litigated, and the grounds must not be available to the parties in the previous proceeding; and the reopening must not affect the period already elapsed at the time the order to be reopened was issued.
2. ID.; ID.; SUBSEQUENT RULINGS INCOMPATIBLE WITH QUESTIONED ORDER OF INDUSTRIAL COURT JUSTIFY REHEARING. — Subsequent rulings of the Office of the President, the General Auditing Office and the Court of Industrial Relations in other cases but incompatible with the questioned order of the Industrial Court are new grounds which justify a rehearing under Section 17 of Commonwealth Act No. 103 as enunciated in the Pepsi Cola case, G. R. No. L-3506, January 31, 1951, 88 Phil. 147.
3. ID.; ID.; NEW AWARD UNDER SECTION 17, COMMONWEALTH ACT No. 103 LIMITED TO PERIOD SUBSEQUENT TO OLD AWARD. — Any new award which may be granted under the authority of Section 17, Commonwealth Act No. 103, must be limited to the period subsequent to that covered by the previous order.
REYES, J.B.L., J.:
Petition for review of an order of the Court of Industrial Relations of December 8, 1962 denying a motion of petitioners Union and individual members thereof to reopen CIR Case No. 241-V (20), decided March 17, 1960.
The petitioners had originally instituted the case in the Court of Industrial Relations to secure an order directing the respondent Cebu Portland Cement Company to pay overtime compensation and differentials to the individual petitioners, for work performed as security guards on Saturdays after the enactment of the Forty Hour a Week law (Rep. Act 1880), starting from March 22, 1958, when the Company stopped paying overtime compensation for work on Saturdays even if done in excess of the 40 weekly hours of work prescribed in said Republic Act. The Company resisted the claim, alleging that petitioners had no cause of action because they were not covered by the law invoked, as implemented by Executive Order No. 251.
At the hearing, the parties submitted a stipulation of facts; and on March 17, 1960 the Industrial Court issued an order finding that, pursuant to the opinion of the Civil Service Commissioner, dated August 23, 1957, and that of the Executive Secretary, dated October 23,1957, security guards are not within the coverage of Republic Act No. 1880 (Forty Hour a Week law), and are not entitled to overtime compensation. This order of the hearing judge was affirmed, and reconsideration thereof denied, by the court en banc on May 10, 1960.
Over two years later, on April 3,1962, petitioners herein, through new counsel, made it of record that their former attorney had not been authorized by them to enter into the so-called stipulations of facts in the case, and particularly that said counsel had not been authorized to stipulate, as he did, that the individual petitioners were required by the Company to work 56 hours a week "due to the nature of their services and in the interest of public service", which petitioners termed a stipulation of legal conclusions.
On April 5, 1962, Petitioners, by their new counsel, filed a petition to reopen case No. 241-V(20), alleging that the order of March 17, 1960 was not in accordance with law; that the Stipulation of Facts therein was merely a stipulation of legal conclusions not binding on petitioners; that the order of dismissal by the court was based on administrative opinions that had been since overruled and superseded by subsequent rulings of the administrative authorities, particularly that issued on August 23, 1960, by the Executive Secretary, by authority of the President, ruling that security guards in government-owned or controlled corporations discharging proprietary functions are not excluded from the benefits of the 40-hour week law (R. A. 1880); and that the Auditor General, by memorandum Circular No. 438 of November 29, 1960, had implemented said ruling of the Executive Secretary; and that the Supreme Court, in G. R. No. L-16984, Manila Port Service v. C. I. R., promulgated June 30, 1961, had ruled that under Republic Act No. 1880 and Executive Order No. 251, work on Saturday may be counted for overtime purposes if during the preceding 5 days (Monday to Friday) the laborers or employees had worked the required minimum of 40 hours, which was allegedly the case of petitioning security guards.
Upon opposition of the respondent Company, the Industrial Court, by order of July 17, 1962, denied the motion to reopen, reasoning that the order of March 7, 1960 constituted res judicata, and that under the ruling of this Supreme Court in Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co. v. Philippine Labor Organizations, 88 Phil. 147, a proceeding may be reopened only upon grounds coming into existence after the order rendered by the C.I.R., grounds not already litigated and decided, and not available to the parties at the former proceedings.
Their motion to reconsider this last ruling having been rejected, petitioners brought the case to us for review.
In this appeal, it is insisted, on behalf of the appellant laborers, that the order of March 17, 1960 now under appeal was erroneous and unwarranted in law, and that the Industrial Court exceeded its jurisdiction when it held that the exemption from the 40- hour week law, "where the exigencies of the service so requires", applies to security guards, instead of holding that its application is limited only to workers in offices and entities performing governmental functions. Erroneous or not, the order of March 17, 1960 has long become final and executory, and is beyond our power to alter. The appellants could have secured a review of the correctness of this order by seasonable appeal, which they failed to do for reasons not apparent on the record. No reason or excuse is given why they allowed more than two years to elapse before adopting remedial steps.
The argument that former counsel for the workers had no authority to stipulate that petitioners were required to work 56 hours a week without overtime compensation "due to the nature of their work and duties and in the interest of public service, because the same is a legal conclusion, is untenable. The reasons why the petitioners- appellants were required to work are matters of fact, and within the power of counsel to stipulate without special authority (Rodriguez v. Santos, 55 Phil. 721), not being a compromise. That the facts as agreed upon were unfavorable to the clients does not detract from the binding effect of the stipulation, and it has been repeatedly held that clients are bound by the acts, and even the mistakes, of counsel in procedural technique (Montes v. Court of First Instance of Tayabas, 48 Phil. 640; Islas v. Platon, 47, Phil. 162; Re Filart, 40 Phil. 205).
Appellants lay stress on the last portion of section 17 of Commonwealth Act No. 103, creating the Court of Industrial Relations, and defining its powers. Said legal precept, invoked here and in the court below, is to the effect that:jgc:chanrobles.com.ph
"That at any time during the effectiveness of an award, order or decision the Court may, on application of an interested party, and after due hearing alter, modify in whole or in part, or set aside such award order or decision. or reopen any question involved therein."cralaw virtua1aw library
The difficulty lies in reconciling this provision with the well-established rules of res judicata and the preclusive effect of final adjudications. It is clear that if we interpret it as conferring on the C. I. R. unconditional power to reopen finally adjudicated cases, its decisions and orders could never be relied upon as final; conflicts between capital and labor would be interminable; and industrial planning would become impossible.
The rulings of the Supreme Court have established the conditions for reopening under section 17 of C.A. 103; it must be upon grounds not already directly or indirectly litigated, and the grounds must not be available to the parties in the previous proceeding; and the reopening must not affect the period already elapsed at the time the order to be reopened was issued.
Thus, in Pepsi Cola Bottling Co. v. Philippine Labor Organization, 88 Phil., 147 this Court held:jgc:chanrobles.com.ph
"Petitioner invokes Section 17 of Commonwealth Act No. 103 to the effect that `. . . at any time during the effectiveness of an award, order or decision, the Court may, on application of an interested party, and after due hearing, alter, modify in whole or in part, or set aside any such award, order or decision, or reopen any question involved therein'. Under this provision, a proceeding may be reopened only upon grounds coming into existence after the order or decision was rendered by the Court of Industrial Relations, but not upon grounds which had already been directly or indirectly litigated and decided by said court nor upon grounds available to the parties at the former proceedings and not availed of by any of them. To hold otherwise may give away to vicious and vexatious repetition of proceedings."cralaw virtua1aw library
And in Nahag v. Roldan, 94 Phil. 88, it was ruled:jgc:chanrobles.com.ph
"While the above section (17) apparently authorizes the modification of an award at any time during its effectiveness, there is nothing in its wording to suggest that such modification may be authorized even after the order for execution of the award has already become final, with respect, of course, to the period that had already elapsed at the time the order was issued. To read such authority into the law would make of litigations between capital and labor an endless affair, with the Industrial Court acting like a modern Penelope, who puts of her suitors by unraveling every night what she has woven by day. Such a result could not have been contemplated by the Act creating said Court." (Nahag v. Roldan, 94 Phil. 88, 91)
The main issue in this appeal is thus reduced to the point whether, under the rulings heretofore quoted, appellants have shown new grounds entitling them to a reopening of C I. R. Case No. 241-V(20). We are of the opinion that they have done so, and that it was error for the CIR to hold otherwise. In their motion to reopen the proceedings, as well as in the supporting memoranda, appellants specifically called attention to the ruling of the office of the President, dated August 23, 1960, extending the benefits of the Forty Hour Week law to security guards of government-owned or controlled corporations performing proprietary functions; and also to the Memorandum Circular No. 438 of the General Auditing Office calling the attention of "All Managing Heads and Auditors and or Comptrollers of government-owned or controlled corporations" to the preceding ruling. These executive rulings apparently superseded those of 1957 upon which the CIR rested its order denying appellants' right to extra compensation. There is furthermore the decision of the Industrial Court, rendered on August 23, 1962, in Case No. 1389-V, Cenon Francisco, Et Al., v. Cebu Portland Cement Co., directing the latter company to "pay all petitioners security guards their additional overtime compensation for their Saturday services from March 22, 1958", contrary to the ruling of March 17, 1960, review of which is now being sought. All these rulings came after the order of March 17, 1960, that denied overtime pay to appellants herein, and were, therefore, not available when the appellants' case was originally tried and submitted. Without in any way anticipating the weight to be accorded to these subsequent rulings, nor how they would influence the case of appellant, their incompatibility with the order of March 17, 1960, that decided appellants' rights, is apparent, and, therefore, justify a rehearing under the doctrine of the Pepsi-Cola case.
Appellee Cebu Portland Cement Company argues that it was laches for appellants to have delayed their motion to reopen, and that the facts of appellants' case differ from those of Case No. 1389-V. Whether or not delay was sufficient to constitute laches, and whether it was inexcusable or not, can not be inquired into unless appellants' case is first reopened. The same can be said about the alleged differences between their case and Case No. 1389-V.
Of course, as pointed out in Nahag v. Roldan, supra, the new award, even if favorable to appellants, must be limited to the period subsequent to that covered by the order of March 17, 1960.
WHEREFORE, the orders of the Court of Industrial Relations denying reopening of Case No. 241-V(20) are revoked and set aside, and the records ordered remanded to the court of origin for further proceedings in conformity with this decision. Costs will be taxed against appellee Cebu Portland Cement Co.
Bengzon, C.J., Bautista Angelo, Concepcion, Paredes, Dizon, Regala, Makalintal, Bengzon, J.P., and Zaldivar, JJ., concur.


Fraser Brown has promoted three property specialists following the rapid expansion of the real estate team over the last 12 months.
Natalie Barnes, a commercial property lawyer, has been promoted to senior associate and Johanna Goddard and Karen Brammer have secured associate positions in the residential conveyancing department.
Fraser Brown has one of the largest real estate departments in the East Midlands and the residential conveyancing team was recently highly commended in the East Midlands Conveyancing Firm of the Year category at the national Law Firm Services Conveyancing Awards 2016.
Patrick Wood, managing partner at Fraser Brown, said: "Our business model has always been to recognise and acknowledge commitment within the firm and these are three very worthy promotions.
"The property market continues to be buoyant and we are an ambitious team who as part of an ongoing growth strategy, have expanded the department and services we offer over the last 12 months to take full advantage of market conditions.
"Natalie is a very talented solicitor and has been instrumental to the growth of the team. Her promotion is in recognition of this commitment and I look forward to seeing her career continue to flourish.
"Johanna and Karen have over 35 years of domestic conveyancing experience between them and have both heavily contributed to the success of the department.
lawyer in the region. She specialises in freehold and long leasehold sales and purchases, leases, and commercial development work.
Johanna qualified in 1996 and joined Fraser Brown in 2013. Karen, who joined Fraser Brown four years ago, qualified in 2001.
Both Johanna and Karen cover all aspects of domestic conveyancing including sales, purchases and remortgages of freehold and leasehold property, new builds, shared ownership, right to buy purchases, transfers of equity and probate sales.
Johanna and Karen are both delighted at having been promoted to associates both in recognition of their experience and the contribution they have been able to make towards the success of the department.


Boss Phil Brown names an unchanged side for the game against Crewe Alexandra at Gresty Road.
Southend United boss Phil Brown has named an unchanged lineup for the midweek trip at Crewe Alexandra in Sky Bet League 1.
This means that Michael Timlin skippers the side in the absence of John White, with Luke Prosser and Cian Bolger again being the chosen centre half partnership as Blues aim to make it three consecutive wins in the division.
Bentley; O'Neill, Bolger, Prosser, Coker; Worrall, Deegan, Leonard, Timlin (c); Mooney, Pigott.
Substitutes: T. Smith, Wordsworth, Payne, Weston, Atkinson, Hunt, Rea.


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(Reuters) – Twitter Inc said on Wednesday it was offering an annual plan for its subscription service called Twitter Blue, which includes its sought-after "verified" badge, at a discount to its monthly price.
Users can subscribe to the service for an annual price of $84, instead of a monthly subscription price of $8 on the web and $11 on Apple devices.
The discount would be available in countries including United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Japan, New Zealand and Australia, Twitter said.
Since billionaire Elon Musk's takeover of Twitter for $44 billion last year, he has brought changes to the company including new subscription plans for Twitter Blue.
The blue check mark was previously reserved for verified accounts of politicians, famous personalities, journalists and other public figures. But a subscription option, open to anyone prepared to pay, was rolled out last year to help Twitter grow revenue as Musk fights to retain advertisers.
Earlier in December, Musk added that Twitter's Basic blue tick will have half the number of advertisements and the social media platform will offer a higher tier with no advertisements by next year.
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Craig gave his first full length solo recital at Oberlin on Monday. He programmed an impressive list of pieces from every style period and delivered the concert with professional élan. A large contingent from his home town of Cincinnati showed up, augmenting the already large crowd assembled, for one of the best-attended guitar concerts we had this year--a testament to Craig's personal bonds with so many people on campus, in town and all around. His robust sound easily filled Fairchild Chapel. He featured works by Scarlatti, Dowland (on the Renaissance lute), Giuliani, Mertz, Ruiz-Pipo, and York, and included an arrangement he made of a tune made famous by Frank Sinatra. The rowdy and appreciative audience lunged into a standing ovation at the recital's conclusion, demanding an encore; Craig obliged with a piece by his former teacher, Jeremy Collins. This was a highly auspicious first performance. We look forward to what's next!!
Here is a photographic retrospective of the performance; the program follows.


The House of Representatives on Thursday gave the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation, Mr. Abubakar Malami, seven days to produce a report of his investigation into how letters initiating the recall of the former Chairman, Presidential Task Force on Pension Reforms, Mr. Abdulrasheed Maina, emanated from his office.
An ad hoc committee of the House is probing the circumstances surrounding the reinstatement of Maina after he had been dismissed from service in 2013 and later declared wanted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission for alleged pension fraud.
The committee, which is chaired by a member of the All Progressives Congress from Kano State, Mr. Aliyu Madaki, also summoned the Special Adviser to the AGF, Mr. Kehinde Ogini, to appear before it.
It was gathered that the committee was working on a report which indicated that the Federal Civil Service Commission, the Office of the Head of Service of the Federation and the Ministry of Interior, acted on directives from Malami's office to conclude the recall of Maina into the service on September 28, 2017.
But, having denied that he personally authored any of the letters on Maina's recall, the committee asked what actions he took to find out how letters bearing his seal left his office without his knowledge.
In his response, the AGF said he had directed the Permanent Secretary in his ministry to set up a committee to investigate the matter.
He said, "The letter dated October 5 was never signed by me. Maina's case, up to that point, was still work in progress and I wrote KIV on it.
In its reaction to the AGF's statement, the committee noted that Malami's internal investigation into the letters and the report of the probe would resolve many issues.
Malami had claimed that his special adviser and line officers in the ministry had kept writing for his approval to reinstate Maina.
He added that he never gave a final approval at any point.
In addition to its request for the report of the investigation, the committee summoned Ogini and all the administrative officers in the AGF's office to explain their roles in Maina's illegal recall.
Meanwhile, the Comptroller-General of the Nigerian Immigration Service, Mr. Mohammed Babandede, told the committee that Maina had three passports.
He said the passports were an official passport, a standard Nigerian passport and an American passport.
He also revealed that Maina was both a Nigerian and an American citizen.
Babandede told the panel that on September 2, 2013, Maina was prevented from travelling through the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos, because he was on the wanted list of the EFCC.
He added that the EFCC later wrote the service on December 1, 2015, removing Maina's name from the list.
"We now have him on our watch list after Mr. President (Muhammadu Buhari) directed recently that he should be dismissed from service.
The CG's revelation made the committee to seek explanation from the Acting Chairman of the EFCC, Mr. Ibrahim Magu.
Magu denied that he knew anything about the letter removing Maina from its wanted list.
The Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, and the Accountant-General of the Federation, Mr. Ahmed Idris, have debunked the claim by Maina's lawyer that he was paid salary up till last month.
Maina's lawyer, Mr. Mohammed Katu, had told the committee last week that his client was still in service and was regularly paid his salary.
But, Adeosun and Idris, while testifying before the committee, denied the claim.
Idris explained that the civil service operated an automated payment system which would have shown such.
He said, "From our records, Maina received his last salary in February 2013. In March 2013, he was removed from the payroll.
The finance minister confirmed the Idris' statement.
When the committee asked the lawyer to produce evidence of the salary his client collected, he could not tender any document.
Katu, however, pointed out that since Maina went to court and got judgments in his favour, he had been returned to the service from the date he was "purported" to have been dismissed in 2013.
The Head of Service, Mrs. Winifred Oyo-Ita, and the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Interior, Mr. Abubakar Magaji, traded words after Magaji insisted that he acted on a letter from Oyo-Ita in recalling Maina.
But, the HoS was able to establish that Magaji acted on a letter from the Federal Civil Service Commission without getting a formal directive from her office.
The permanent secretary later said his office acted on the FCSC letter because it believed that it was the body constitutionally empowered to employ and promote civil servants.
"I take responsibility for the administrative error by the Ministry of Interior in the whole matter," he said.


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The Muslim Plot That Wasn't
Posted on April 7, 2014 by assedbaig
A secret document purporting to expose an undercover Muslim conspiracy to take over schools in Birmingham hit national news recently, prompting journalists to fall over themselves heralding a sinister 'Islamic plot', while eliciting both public statements from the Prime Minister and snap Ofsted inspections for the places of learning allegedly targeted by the conspirators.
From the outset I would like to be clear about my interest in the subject. I grew up in Birmingham, in the areas where some of these schools are based. I know Park View, one of the places mentioned, very well. I used to play football there once a week in the evenings as a teenager, and trained on the astro turf on Friday nights with Alum Rock FC. I still have family and friends playing for the local side. I also remember the reputation of Park View. It was the last place you wanted to go to school, it was the last place most parents in the area wanted to send their children and those of my friends were educated there would admit it with embarrassment.
The school since then has completely turned around. It is regarded as outstanding. There is a waiting list to get into the school. But now this so-called plot has overshadowed the school's achievements and the hard work of those that have helped it progress. Its success is particularly worthy of celebration due to the fact that it has now become a place where people from poorer backgrounds can develop a brighter future; 72% of the school children are on free school meals. Journalists usually fail to mention this and the fact that the school is in one of the most economically deprived areas of Birmingham.
Rather, the emphasis is fixed around religion and culture. The narrative attached to this story fits neatly into the anti-Muslim rhetoric that we have seen increasing over the years. For those that buy into Islamophobic paradigms this is a gift: what more could any self-respected bigot want as vindication for their beliefs than the exposure of a clandestine plot by Muslim hardliners to oust non-Muslim heads and staff and replace them with Muslim fundamentalists? A plot to segregate girls from boys. Girls forced to wear headscarves – it has all the makings of a racist melodrama and an EDL wet dream.
There's only one problem: none of it is true.
The letter that stirred up the recent hysteria about the school is an unattributed, undated text, unsigned by anyone- a fact that seems to have been completely overlooked by those journalists braying for the blood of Muslims of late.
How many Muslims do you need for a plot? Two? Three? Or more? What constitutes a plot? There is a very sinister Islamophobic narrative taking place here, one that, for all intents and purposes, accuses an entire minority community of surreptitiously plotting away to infiltrate the country's institutions and changing its very values, or so we are led to believe. Would journalists ever call something a 'Jewish plot' or 'Christian plot'? Should we now re-visit the Gunpowder plot and rename it the 'Roman-Catholic plot'? Why is the religion of the governors and students been mentioned as if it were any worthier of emphasis than Guy Fawkes' faith? Why does this become the central issue?
I've spoken to teachers at the school, as well as parents and governors. There is no forced segregation. Children sit where they want and- shock! Horror!- teenage boys want to sit with their male friends and girls sit with their female friends. The issue appears to be gaining so much focus simply because the children are Muslim. Arabic is taught in school, for a simple reason: it's actually the preferred option by students.
Regarding the claims that a teacher praised the extremist preacher Anwar Awlaki in a school assembly- I have yet to find any evidence of this. We do not know when this has supposedly taken place and which staff member said it. Yet it has been broadly taken as gospel truth and 'evidence' of the claims of pro-terrorist Muslim scheming.
Let us look at a few facts that contradict the dominant narrative at hand about Park View: the executive principle is not a Muslim, the assistant principle is not Muslim but the acting principle is a Muslim. Surely if there was a 'plot' taking place all the heads of the school would be Muslim, instead the executive principle is a white non-Muslim woman. She must be a crypto-Muslim agent no doubt.
In the last 17 years all three permanent appointments at the school for head teacher have been non-Muslims. If this plot started 20 years ago as it is claimed, then where are the Muslim heads?
Tahir Alam, chair of governors at Park View, is named in the letter and 'plot'. Mr Alam for years has tried to get Muslim parents involved in the education of their children. He has made no secret about this, he has held public events and told parents the importance of participation. The Muslim community often gets criticised for not engaging but when they do they are accused of infiltration, plots and extremism.
According to one BBC report a former teacher, Mike White, said the plot started 20 years ago. White was removed for gross misconduct and he took the school to a tribunal but lost. What the BBC fails to mention is that when Mr White was head of maths only one in 120 students got a C grade. Now, 99 out of 120 students get a C+ grade.
BBC's Radio 4 Today programme did a report on the school. A journalist accosted students and asked them if they were forced to wear the hijab- you know, because this school is run by the Taliban, where every woman must cover themselves in order to appease their fastidious schoolmasters. This biased and loaded piece of so-called journalism also claimed that there were no pictures of girls and boys together in the school. The reporter was either blind or deliberately neglected to mention the fact that the school demonstrably displays pictures of boys and girls together and that several people have refuted her claim- but why let facts get in the way when you are on a mission to prove that there is a plot, however low your journalistic standards have to sink in order to do this?
We all know from former Daily Star reporter, Richard Peppiatt, how the drive for anti-Muslim stories in the press can lead to a skewing of facts or just simply making things up.
I do not have much hope in the Ofsted report either. I have already spoken to parents and was shocked by the questions that Ofsted and Department of Education investigators have been asking students and teachers. "Are you forced to wear that scarf," they asked one girl who was wearing a long skirt, "Isn't it very difficult for you to move around?". One teacher was asked, "Are you homophobic?", because all Muslims must be homophobic, right?
There is extremism is schools, I agree and accept this. Extremism exists in schools were parents pay tens of thousands a year to have their boys segregated from girls. Where an ideology of superiority is taught, where young rich boys are taught that it is their God given right to rule over the commoners. Where a skewed version of history is taught, colonialism was a good thing and the empire brought good to the world and civilized the savages. In these schools boys are forced to learn Latin, not Arabic. But we won't see or hear politicians talking of that kind of extremism or segregation, we won't see journalists peering through windows there, because it is not Muslims involved. Extremism of the rich is applauded, not questioned.
I would like to thank the teachers, governors and staff at Park View school. I would like to thank them for giving hope to so many children from a deprived area, an area I grew up in. I wish I had had this hope as a youngster. I would like to thank them for making the children believe that they can achieve and making them feel comfortable as themselves. I would like to thank them for going to such a school and not leaving it to fail, when so many others are willing to spend a short stint at an inner-city school and then move on once they have the 'diversity' and 'difficult' school on their CV's. I would like to thank them for caring about children that once no one cared about- because no one thought we were capable of achieving anything.
Theirs is a story that should have made the news for this reason, long before they were smeared by a press addicted to sensationalist, dog-whistle journalism- which a growing market of uncritical bigots will happily pay to read.
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Las montañas Buzău son un conjunto de seis cadenas montañosas en Rumania que forman parte de la región de los Subcarpatos de los Cárpatos Orientales Exteriores.

Estas seis cadenas montañosas son las siguientes:

 Macizo de Penteleu
 Macizo de Siriu
 Montañas Tataru
 Macizo de Podu Calului
 Montañas Monteoru
 Macizo de Ivănețu

Los macizos de Penteleu e Ivănețu están al este y bordean las montañas Vrancea. Los macizos de Podu Calului y Siriu están al norte, separados de los montes Întorsurii por la depresión de Întorsura Buzăului, mientras que el macizo de Ivănețu está al sur. Por último, los montes Tătaru se encuentran al oeste, colindando con los montes Ciucaș.

Los picos más altos de las montañas Buzău son:

 Pico Penteleu, macizo de Penteleu, 1.772 metros
 Pico Mălaia, macizo de Siriu, 1.662 metros
 Tătaru Mare, montañas Tătaru, 1.476 metros
 Vârful lui Crai, montañas Tătaru, 1.473 m
 Pico Podu Calului, macizo de Podu Calului, 1.439 m
 Pico Ivănețu, macizo de Ivănețu, 1.191 metros.

Estas montañas son atravesadas por el paso de Buzău, que sigue el río Buzău y conecta Brașov con Buzău. El lago Siriu es un lago de represa artificial en el río, en el extremo sur del paso. Lacul Vulturilor es un lago periglacial ubicado cerca de Siriu, a una altitud de 1,420 m.

Los alrededores ofrecen viñedos, campamentos y senderismo como atracciones para los visitantes. Los desprendimientos de rocas, los deslizamientos de tierra y otras actividades sísmicas no son infrecuentes en la zona.

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 Descripción en línea de la región (en rumano)
 Artículo en línea orientado al turismo sobre las montañas de Buzău
Cordilleras de Rumania

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Russian freighter delivers iPads and more to space station
Out with the old, in with the new: This unmanned Progress cargo ship undocked from the International Space Station and was disposed of during atmospheric re-entry on Oct. 29 to make room for the spacecraft that arrived Wednesday.NASA
Nov. 2, 2011, 3:34 PM UTC / Source: Space.com
An unmanned Russian cargo ship pulled up to the International Space Station on Wednesday carrying tons of fresh supplies for the orbiting lab's three-man crew in the first successful delivery mission since an August rocket crash.
The robotic Progress 45 spacecraft docked at the space station at 7:41 a.m. ET, ending a three-day trip that began with a smooth Sunday launch from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan atop a Russian-built Soyuz rocket. By coincidence, the cargo ship docked on the 11th anniversary of the arrival of the first space station crew, Expedition 1, in 2000. That mission began the station's unbroken streak of continued human presence in space.
The supplies aboard Progress 45 include 1,635 pounds (741 kilograms) of propellant for the space station's thrusters, 110 pounds (nearly 50 kilograms) of oxygen, 926 pounds (420 kilograms) of water and 3,108 pounds (1,409 kilograms) of other gear such as spare parts, maintenance equipment and experiment supplies.
The mission is Russia's first successful flight of a Progress cargo ship since an Aug. 24 Soyuz rocket crash that destroyed the Progress 44 cargo ship, due to a gas generator malfunction in the rocket's third stage. The Soyuz and its Progress 44 spaceship crashed in Siberia, Russian space officials said.
An investigation into the crash found that contamination in a gas generator fuel line or valve was the most likely cause of the crash. The malfunction was a rare failure in Russia's typically dependable Soyuz boosters. [Photos: Russia's Lost Cargo Ship Progress 44]
"After the accident during the launch of a Progress cargo vehicle a couple months ago, there's been some uncertainty in the program," NASA astronaut Mike Fossum said from the space station after Progress 45's successful launch. "This is a really huge step. This helps clear the rocket of any underlying problems, and so the next Soyuz crew has already gone to Baikonur."
The successful Progress 45 mission paves the way for a planned late-night Nov. 13 launch of three new space station crew members aboard a Soyuz rocket similar to that used to launch the robotic Progress spacecraft. Russia's Federal Space Agency had delayed the launch of the station's new crew to make sure its Soyuz rockets were safe for manned launches.
That delay in regular crew launches forced the space station to drop from its full six-person crew size down to a three-man staff. Space station managers also discussed the possibility of leaving the space station without a crew, if it became necessary.
The station's current crew — Fossum, Russian cosmonaut Sergei Volkov and Japanese astronaut Satoshi Furukawa —will return to Earth on Nov. 22 after handing control of the orbiting lab over to their replacements riding up on the Nov. 14 Soyuz launch.
Another three-person crew will launch in December, space station officials have said.
"The December Soyuz mission will restore the space station crew size to six and continue normal crew rotations," Bill Gerstenmaier, NASA's associate administrator for human exploration and operations, said in a statement Sunday after the Progress 45 launch.
The Progress 45 cargo ship parked at the Earth-facing Pirs docking port on the bottom of the space station. Another older cargo ship, called Progress 42, was previously docked there, but left the space station on Oct. 29 to make room for Progress 45, NASA officials said.
Among other items, the newly arrived Russian space freighter delivered the first iPads to fly in space.
Russian space officials packed the two Apple iPads on the Progress 45 cargo ship as entertainment tablets for the space station crew. They are the first tablets of their kind ever sent to the space station, space station officials said.
The iPads join iPod music players and iPhone 4 devices already on the space station. The iPhone 4 devices were delivered by NASA space shuttle astronauts earlier this year and are loaded with an app to help astronauts perform experiments.
The next spacecraft to launch toward the space station will be the Soyuz TMA-21 spacecraft, carrying NASA astronaut Dan Burbank and Russian cosmonauts Anatoly Ivanishin and Anton Shkaplerov. Liftoff is set for 11:14 p.m. ET on Nov. 13.
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We know our area needs unbiased and fact-checked coverage more than ever. And we are committed to bringing you the latest news and important information in our newspapers and free websites, even as the impact of Covid-19 on our business makes it more difficult to do so.
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Every single gesture of support will keep the news flowing and help strengthen the breadth and quality of our coverage.
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Panthers blow out Burnet, exact revenge
By Joseph Garcia
Blake Danielak got the packed crowd at the Panthers Den going with this two-handed jam Tuesday night. (Photo by Kathy Canady)
Liberty Hill's last meeting with the Burnet Bulldogs resulted in the Runnin' Panthers' 43-game district winning streak ending with a 53-51 loss. On Tuesday night in front of a standing-room-only crowd, they received retribution.
The dynamic senior duo of point guard Shane LaCaille and Blake Danielak led the charge in Liberty Hill's 67-38 win. LaCaille dropped in 23 points, with Danielak scoring 18 in final meeting ever – in any sport – against Burnet in the Panthers Den. Panther sports move into the new high school and athletic facilities in August.
The much-need district win shoots Liberty Hill to the top of the District 8-3A standings, sharing first place with Burnet, each boasting a 5-1 record.
"We wanted to get the bad taste out of our mouth from the last time we played Burnet," said Liberty Hill Coach Barry Boren. "They out-played us, they played harder than we did and as a result they won the ball game. This time, I didn't feel like that was a problem. The energy was really, really high and the execution was pretty good. We were just looking for an opportunity to atone and I felt like we did that tonight."
Boren wanted his team to get out "fast," and they did going on a 9-0 run to start the game. LaCaille got things going, hitting two 3-pointers in the first quarter. Five other Panthers scored in the opening period as Liberty Hill took a 17-5 lead into the second quarter.
The second quarter belonged to Danielak.
The 6-7 forward started the quarter off with a jumper, which he followed up with a putback dunk that excited the crowd and put the Panthers up 21-7. As part of a 12-point third quarter, Danielak also hit a three and made three free throws after being fouled on a shot from behind the arc.
LaCaille added two and so did Durity-Boatright to round out the first half scoring. The Runnin' Panthers held a 33-15 advantage at the break.
In the third, Liberty Hill doubled its lead to 50-25 on LaCaille's 11-point quarter. But it was Danielak once again who rocked the crowd after picking up a loose ball, gathering himself and launched into the air for a two-handed power jam. The dunk prompted the Liberty Hill student section to chant "why so quiet" to their Burnet counterparts.
"When he's on, there's not a kid in Texas that can stop him," said LaCaille of Danielak. "He's one of the best players I've ever seen. (His dunks) just electrified everything. It gets everybody going."
The fourth quarter was merely a formality, but the fans stayed until the final buzzer sounded and the students rushed the court to celebrate the 67-38 victory over heated rival Burnet.
After the game, Coach Boren spoke of the maturity and evolution of his starting point guard, LaCaille, who controlled the game and kept his cool when things became chippy and of Danielak's big night.
"I think if you look at the box scores since that (Burnet) game, I think Shane (LaCaille) submerged his identity just a bit to get the ball going where it needed to go," Boren said. "(And) Blake is playing with a really, really, really high level of confidence right now. He hit some shots tonight that were just amazing. When we can get both those guys going, we're in pretty good shape."
Liberty Hill (26-3) is now ranked No. 13 in the Texas Association of Coaches poll and will host Lampasas Friday, Feb. 1, with the tipoff slated for 8 p.m.
The Runnin' Panthers still have tilts remaining with Gatesville, Llano and Brownwood following their meeting with the Badgers. And while it was a nice, needed win against Burnet, Coach Boren knows there is still a lot of basketball to be played in not only the district, but beyond.
"We want to stay humble because we know we've got a long way to go," he said. "We're going to take (the win) and build on it."
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Pope Francis has called for a synod on the Pan-Amazon region in October 2019, a meeting much more relevant than it may seem at first glance.
For weeks, bishops from that area will debate the challenges they find there, issues which affect everyone. It involves the socio-environmental crisis the pope announced in his social encyclical Laudato si', and it ranges from climate change to a lack of vocations.
MAURICIO LÓPEZ
Executive Secretary, Pan-Amazon Ecclesial Network
"They will address all signals of death, of nonsense, of hopelessness among these people who are being affected. At the same time, they are signals of life because they are a huge wealth for the whole planet. On the other hand, there is also the perspective of the earth's future."
Mauricio López is one of the main world experts on the Amazon. He is the secretary general of the Pan-Amazon Ecclesial Network, which coordinates the Catholic Church's work in the area.
According to statistics, the future of the planet depends heavily on the Amazon basin. For example, 20 percent of the earth's potable water supply and 20 percent of its oxygen are produced there. Therefore, many of our decisions have grave consequences on the region.
"The future of all human beings also depends on whether or not we take care of these living spaces, of these forests, of these waters, but above all, the richness and the knowledge of their populations."
The Pan-Amazon is a territory that encompasses parts of nine countries and is being deeply affected by natural gas and oil mining, illegal logging and the rapid expansion of cattle ranching and agriculture.
The one million indigenous people who live there are those affected most. The region is composed of some 400 populations, each with its own language, culture and territory.
Mauricio López believes the synod will help people appreciate these indigenous populations' cultural richness and identity, and to think about how the Church will face this reality.
The synod's other challenge is the lack of missionaries in the region. There is a need for people willing to devote their lives to the service of those who live there.
Although the synod will begin in October 2019, it will have an important prologue next January, with Pope Francis' visit to Puerto Maldonado, Perú, in the Amazon basin.
"It's like an opening of this synod. We believe it will give clear indications. The fact that the pope will find himself among the ancient, indigenous and rural communities, that is already giving us an idea of where this long-awaited synod could take things."
The synod will be an opportunity to learn about the Amazon's challenges. It won't be a synod about ecology, but rather one about the Church's role in a territory. Attendees will have different perspectives, but will hopefully produce more than a fragmented response.


Good to see everyone's smiling and good-looking faces! That Isaac sure doesn't look like a baby any more. It is amazing how he started out looking so much like Ethan and now he just looks like Isaac.
I love the wart zapper!
Everyone looks great-especially my daughter-she getting better looking each year. Looking forward to coming down sometime when you have time. Really want to see you before we go on our boat trip. Love you all!!


Nexus or Google Play edition: what's your choice?
Nexus or Google Play edition: what's your choice?
In this edition of the Friday Debate, we talk about the fine distinction between Google's own Nexus devices and the devices sold through the Google Play edition program. What do you prefer? If money was no object, what would you buy and why? Is the Nexus line superior to Google Play edition phones? Is the fact that GPE devices were designed with certain software features in mind taking away from their appeal as pure Android devices?
Join us in the discussion, vote in our poll, and sound off in the comments!
Fans of a 'pure' Android experience have never had it better than they do today. Not only are there four different Google Play Edition handsets running bloat-free Android, there's also the Nexus 5, Nexus 7 2013 and the Nexus 10. Then there's also handsets like the Moto X and Moto G that might not be quite 'stock' Android, but they're pretty close.
If I could get any stock Android handset right now, it would hands-down be the Nexus 5. There's several reasons for this. First off, it's a device that was actually built from ground up to run Google's vision for Android, unlike GPe devices which were originally meant to feature special manufacturer-branded software and tricks.
Second, pricing. With a few issues like camera performance and battery life, the Nexus 5 might not be perfect but it is significantly more affordable than GPe handsets and yet it's pretty close when it comes performance (and even better in some ways).If price wasn't a factor, though? Honestly, I'd still go for the Nexus 5. It might not be perfect, but it's still one of the best ways to get a pure Android fix, the way Google intended it.
That said, when it comes to tablets, I am strongly considering gifting away my Nexus 7 2013 to a family member in the near future and making the jump to the LG G Pad 8.3 GPe.
Sure, the G Pad is a bit over-priced compared to devices like the Nexus 7, but there's something about the 8-inch display (or 8.3-inch in this case) that just feels better. At this size, the tablet is still very portable, but the extra screen realestate comes in handy for games and even just basic stuff like web browsing.
Again, there's really no right answer, and it's great to see so many options right now that cater to all the different kinds of Android users out there.
Google has done an admirable job advancing the hardware and software ecosystem through their Nexus program. Consumers now have access to hardware that is not overpriced, yet still cutting edge.
If money is no object, for me, the LG G Pad is arguably the best tablet on the market. 10 Inch tablets are not a desirable form factor, they are too cumbersome, too big. 8.2 inches his the sweet spot of large display and portability that makes tablets so attractive in the first place.
I do wish, though, that the LG G2 was available as a GPE device, even though it's quite easy to root, etc. It's not a path that many will take. And its software (particularly the camera) will leave many with a sour taste in their mouth. I'd also love to see a Note 3 with stock, clean Android, and some S-pen functionality.
Everything on Android is becoming compartmentalized. The necessity for rooting, installing custom ROM's decreases by the day. I say liberate all Android devices with stock Android, and offer the user the ability to choose as soon as they power it on, what they want their experience to be like.
G Pad 8.3 > Nexus 7. G2 > Nexus 5. Note 3 GPE FTW!
Both the Nexus program and the Google Play edition program were conceived as experiments, for Google to show the world what pure Android can mean, while giving partners full freedom to go their own way with overlays and crazy features. I think GPE is an evolution of the Nexus program, so I don't have any ideological qualms with these devices, even if they weren't designed on Google's specs.
At first blush, the Nexus 5 is the best of all stock Android smartphones, but I wouldn't dismiss the HTC One GPe either. There's something timeless about its design and build that makes it desirable even now, when a pack of competitors have outraced it the specs competition. And as Andrew said, there's a GPe device for the masses, and its name is Moto G. If you're like me, the fact that you could buy three Moto G's for the cost of one GS4 or HTC One GPe is hugely important.
I'd really like to see a new Nexus 10 that would ship with a keyboard dock or maybe a keyboard cover, like the Surface's. Or, as Darcy said, a Note 3 GPe with full stylus support. That would be something special.
Join us in the comments and vote in our poll.


The SAME Frutteto S ActiveDrive won the best specialised tractor category of the "Machine of the Year 2017" awards. The prize was awarded on February 27 at the SIMA international show in Paris by a panel of journalists representing authoritative European magazines in the mechanised agriculture sector. This accolade comes after the "Best of Specialised" class win by SAME Frutteto S ActiveDrive during the 2016 Tractor of the Year awards.
Advanced technology and specialised capability: these are the two key strengths of the SAME Frutteto S ActiveDrive range. Tractors conceived to offer extraordinary agility and comfort even when working in the narrowest spaces between rows and on rough terrain.
SAME Frutteto S ActiveDrive tractors are equipped with exclusive independent arm suspension - a feature available until now only in top-of-the-range tractors - for maximised stability and safety in all terrain conditions. The most innovative aspect of these machines, however, is the synergy with which all the different mechanical, hydraulic and electronic components constituting the tractor itself work in unison to offer levels of stability control and traction unparalleled by any other machine in their class. The adaptive suspension management function is controlled with a simple press of a button. This function of the electronic control system adjusts the suspension shock absorbers in real time, setting a softer or harder damping action according to operating conditions. The result is a ride control system that eliminates vibration, making work safer and more comfortable.
In addition to this, the machines are equipped with an anti-dive system which makes braking even safer by preventing the front suspension from diving and causing the centre of gravity to shift forwards. The anti-roll function, on the other hand, automatically adjusts the damping action of the suspension in relation to steering angle and speed, for superior stability and grip on the road.
The Frutteto S ActiveDrive offers maximised comfort on the road, with a permanently active automatic self-levelling system which keeps the suspension rams at mid extension by continuously analysing ground speed, steering angle and signals received by the electronic control unit from the ram position and speed sensors. Complementing the capabilities of this innovative suspension system is the DTC: the electronically controlled differential capable of progressively locking by up to 100% to prevent the front wheels from slipping, and in turn, maintain constant traction in varying grip conditions.
The extraordinary capabilities of the new Frutteto S ActiveDrive make it a dependable workmate for the professional who needs a machine with superior grip, traction and stability that lets them work in complete safety and comfort. The machines in the new range are available in the S version, for working in fruit orchards with narrowly spaced rows, and in the V version for vineyards.


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Coimbatore Corporation to complete renovation of bus stop near CMCH, in a month
The civic body had taken up the development of the bus stop, which was in a dilapidated condition, six months ago at a cost of ₹3 crore under the Smart Cities Mission
January 22, 2023 04:30 pm | Updated January 26, 2023 10:04 am IST - COIMBATORE
The Coimbatore Corporation will complete renovation of bus terminus near Coimbatore Medical College and Hospital on Tiruchi road in a month. | Photo Credit: S. Siva Saravanan
Coimbatore Corporation has expedited works to renovate the bus terminus on Tiruchi road opposite Coimbatore Medical College and Hospital (CMCH).
R. Meera, a regular commuter who works in a private firm, said patients who come to CMCH for treatment use the bus stop. Apart from the hospital patients, many students also use the bus terminus to take buses to different places, because of its proximity to educational institutions, Coimbatore Railway Station and Big Bazaar Street.
Buses from Singanallur and Gandhipuram bus stands bound towards Town Hall, Ukkadam, Sundarapuram, and Perur pass through this bus stop. There are traffic snarls, particularly in the peak hours, as many passengers throng the area waiting for buses, said another commuter.
The civic body had taken up the development of the bus stop, which was in a dilapidated condition, six months ago at a cost of ₹3 crore under the last tranche of funds released by the Central government for the Smart Cities Mission.
Corporation Commissioner M. Prathap said nearly 80% of the works are completed and that he has directed the officials from the central zone to employ additional labourers to complete the project within a month.
Mr. Prathap added that the concrete curing works on the bus bay area and construction of a compound wall on the backside of the bus stop are going on. In the coming weeks, pending works such as the installation of lights and seats at the bus stop will be completed.
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Tattletail
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This is the Christmas of 1998. You opened your Christmas gift ahead of time. Now Tattletail does not want to sit in his box. You need to keep an eye on him until bloodthirsty Mama Tattletail caught you.
Bloodcurdling first-person horror. The player should be ready for a full immersion in the atmosphere of the 90s. You can download "Tattletail" for Windows and Mac OS from Steam.
"Tatteltail" Review: Do Not Open Gifts Before Christmas.
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Graphics – 4/5
The game is made on the Unity game engine. The players are divided into two camps. Some love the game for its graphics and 90s style. Others speak badly about the graphics of the game, arguing that much more can be achieved with Unity's game engine. But it is worth noting that the developers have tried their best. The atmosphere of a dark, lonely house, where in any of the rooms you can get in a dangerous situation, is done perfectly.
Gameplay – 4/5
Judging by the reviews of "Tattletail" from other players, the game has a good plot. You are playing for a small child who opened gifts 5 days before Christmas. Now you have to take care of a little creature from the box whose name is Tattletail. You need to comb it, feed it with real food from the fridge, entertain little Tattletail. But the most important thing is not to get caught by his mom. Every night is a new level. Thus the complexity of the game increases. To successfully move from one day to another player must complete tasks. Sometimes the task is to feed the Tattletail. In another case, you need to collect some toys. But it needs to be done so that mom Tattletail did not notice the player.
Controls – 5/5
The game is distributed only on the PC, so the control takes place using the mouse and keyboard. The user screen has almost no indicators. But the fact that the toy looks at the player from the bottom left corner is horrifying. This toy is a kind of indicator. The movement of the character happens as usual with the WASD buttons. Interaction with objects, as well as the direction of the character's gaze is controlled with the mouse.
Replay value – 2/5
You should not hope that the game can be played several times. The game has a linear plot, there is no open world and no the ability to pass a mission in another way. This game is scary only the first time. But gradually the game has new DLS. But even in this case, you can replay the game another 1 or 2 times.
Good horror in the style of the 90s. Such indie-development will surely find fans. Most likely this game may appeal to fans of the series of horror games "Five nights at Freddy's".
If you love the horror of the game, the 90s, Ferbe, animatronics robots, then this game is probably for you. You can download "Tattletails" in Steam. In addition to the main game in Steam, developers offer to purchase DLS to enhance the gaming experience..
Pros : Original characters;
The atmosphere is well conveyed;
Good sound inside the game.
Cons : Monotony of game mechanics.
Graphics 4
Replay Value 2
Average : 3.8
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I didn't mean to, but I entered a giveaway on my friend Julie's blog last month.
Her blog is a place where I go to rest, to be inspired, to breathe - and I leave comments.
One of my comments became an entry in her Spring Angel giveaway and bless his heart, 'Mr Julie' drew my name out of the hat as the winner!
When Julie told me I was teary.
Remember I told you the other day that Heather had come to visit and we'd both spent the day chatting and stitching The Booby Bird design?
The next day she 'framed' her bird in the most beauttful pillow!
The fabric was a gift from her daughter Barbra so this is a very special pillow indeed.
Heather has more photos HERE on her blog so head over and have a look. You'll also find links to Breast Cancer sites with information that could save your life. Isn't she thoughtful!? I had not even considered that when I shared the free pattern for The Booby Bird.
If you missed the blog post about The Booby Bird you'll find it HERE, and the free pattern download link is there too.
When Mr E and I decided to sign a new lease on our rental home for another year I decided to spruce up the bathroom with bright coloured towels, a new bath mat and shower curtain as well as fresh bathroom accessories.
The palette is orange and shades of teal with splashes of green, lemon and grey.
It's perfect for storing our toiletries inside and has added that something 'extra' the room needed!
It's also the Australian Moto GP so Mr E and I will be glued to the race urging on Jorge Lorenzo to a victory with ginger beer and plenty of nibblies to snack on!
Hope your weekend is just as much fun as mine!
Your Angel with gifts from Julie are lovely treasures. Love the pink pillow Boobie Bird Heather made. Looks like you have a new fun project to stitch on. Good Luck with the Moto GP.
That does sound like a relaxing weekend and fun! I love your new sugar flower project. I was just being tempted by some new fabrics in the 2015 line on one of the Australian shop sites. So far, I didn't give in, but it's such beautiful fabric, as your project shows! What a lovely doll win, and beautiful package of needfuls. Then the look at Heather's gift in your bathroom, just perfect for the make-over! I love the pillow she made with the design. You two are a lot faster stitchers than I am!
So pleased you won one of Julie's fabulous dolls! I am lucky to own several of her dolls, given as gifts and some I just had to buy! If you ever get over to NZ her cottage is well worth a visit & of course she is a lovely hostess :-) Loving the Booby Bird cushion, such a cute name for a lovely cause! I am soon to quilt a charity quilt that is for Breast Cancer month. Your bathroom will sure look fresh and pretty with all the new extra bits & pieces.
Your beautiful angel has found a wonderful home to live in. I love the pillow with your bird on it. So pretty. Your mystery project looks interesting , so bright and cheery. Enjoy the bike racing today. I was glued to the TV last Sunday watching Bathurst. Angel Hugs.
What a beautiful angel she looks sitting at your place. Julie makes such beautiful things. I always enjoy reading her blog. Super gift too from Heather for the bathroom. It is special to have things friend make around the home. I love it. Love the cushion Heather made too especially with the way the inner shows under the ties Enjoy the racing. We are all about Rugby this weekend with the World Cup and know out quarterfinals tomorrow. We play France.
Congratulations on your win Jenny. And in so pleased you are staying another year in your house, it would be hard to picture you anywhere else lol. I have such a vivid picture of your daily life from your blog.
That angel is absolutely gorgeous. Congratulations Jenny, it's lovely that you got it. Enjoy your weekend.
That giveaway certainly went to the perfect person!
Jenny, all of your gifts are delightfully cheerful and adorable! I am so thrilled that you received them. The Booby Bird pillow that Heather made is fantastic! I hope that the both of you enjoy the races and nibblies (love the word) and have a great weekend! Thanks for sharing and have a wonderful creative day!
As you have blessed, you will be blessed!! Love all your gifts!! Sounds like you will be having a fun weekend. Today is the start of deer hunting season (a whole 9 days) so hubby and his son are out there hunting. Makes me sad to think that some of the beautiful deer I have been watching the last year will not survive the next 9 days, but it is better then having them starve to death this winter or get hit by cars on the highway...but still makes me sad. But I will be alone to quilt all weekend, with them popping in every so often - they hunt on our farm so they aren't too far.
Well congratulations on your beautiful win, dear Jenny, what a lovely prize! Heather did a beautiful job on Booby Bird, love the fabric she used. And what a darling box she made for you. Can't wait to see your finished project, enjoy!
What a beautiful win indeed, Jenny! All those lovely gifts!
And what a special bird! Thank you for sharing this design...I plan to stitch it for a dear friend who is battling this terrible illness.
I've been watching your rugby team and must say your boys" are doing well! "


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