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Sprawling Stunner in Sky Vista
8279 W. 69th Way
Arvada 80004
4 Bedrooms, 5 Bathrooms
4,979 Square Feet Including Walk-Out Basement
Why We Love It
Beautiful Views. Come and check out the awe-inspiring views of downtown and beyond! Sitting on a hill atop the desirable Sky Vista neighborhood, this home is perfectly situated for you to enjoy city and mountain views from the sparkling pool area or the wrap-around front deck. With multiple outdoor and indoor spaces for entertaining with these views, you'll be the envy of all of your friends!
Space Galore. While open and ideal for entertaining, there are also plenty of nooks and crannies for grabbing some private time to read, study, or work. In addition to four generous bedrooms and five bathrooms -- including the fabulous master suite adjacent to the hot tub/spa room -- there are three living areas, a large open kitchen, two dining areas, two office spaces, multiple flex spaces, a workshop, a two-car garage, and tons of closets/storage!
Unique Features. So many unique amenities to love about this home! From the front sunken entertaining/living area with a moss rock gas fireplace and luxe wet bar (with a convenient secret drink pass-through to the main office!), to the heated pool, to the private hot tub/spa area off of the master suite, to the downstairs flex/workout room, to the dedicated workshop off of the garage, this home meets all of your needs and then some!
Awesome in Arvada. This fabulous home is just North of Olde Town Arvada, where you'll find a great mix of dining, entertainment, and shopping, plus the much-anticipated Gold Line Light Rail station (opening in 2018) which can easily take you into Denver. Parks, trails, and the Majestic View Nature Center are also nearby, as well as the Indian Tree Golf Course and the Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities.
What You Need To Know
This incomparable custom property includes many unique features and those awe-inspiring downtown and mountain views, all wrapped up in a gracious, open, two-story plan with a fully finished walk-out basement.
Main Level. The main floor features hardwood floors throughout, three bedrooms and two and a 1/2 baths -- including the spacious master suite with walk-in closet, en suite bath, and private entry to the vaulted hot tub/spa area, -- PLUS the sunken entertaining/living area with fireplace and wet bar, front sitting room with hearth fireplace, office, laundry room, and new fully remodeled chef's kitchen with a dining room and breakfast nook.
Second Level. The upper level includes a loft/office/reading area, generous guest/teen/nanny bedroom, and a full bath.
Basement Level/Garage. The walk-out basement adds additional living and flex spaces including a great room with another moss rock fireplace, an additional workout or office space, a 3/4 bath, and a large storage area and heated workshop off the oversized two-car garage.
Outdoor/Pool. Enjoy the heated pool and side patio year-round! Plenty of space for dining al fresco and enjoying those amazing Colorado evenings. The pool area is easily accessed from the private hot tub/spa area off of the master suite, the side front steps, or the wrap-around front deck, which includes includes entrance through french doors from both the sunken living area and the dining area off the kitchen. Entertaining is a breeze in this wonderful home!

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Beyond simply delivering a message, Social and Behavior Change Communication (SBCC) is the systematic application of theory-based, research-driven communication strategies to address individual level change and change within broader environmental and structural levels. As USAID's flagship global program in maternal, newborn and child health, MCSP has the opportunity to reach women and their families throughout Asia and Africa with contextualized SBCC approaches at both facility and community levels.
Across our priority countries, our SBCC work focuses on three major objectives:
1. Implement strategic, evidence-based SBCC activities at the country level
We are strengthening national community health worker systems and mobilizing communities to address structural and cultural barriers. MCSP efforts also address provider behavior and improve the quality of client-health provider interactions, while bolstering linkages between communities and health facilities. Through use of the community action cycle, group-based dialogue and learning approaches, information and communication technologies, quality improvement approaches, and engagement of community champions, we are improving quality of care and cultivating an enabling environment for optimal practices and use of reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health (RMNCH) services and gender equity initiatives.
2. Contribute to the evidence base at country and global levels
MCSP works to advance global learning on evidence-based approaches for promoting RMNCH SBCC. For example, a study in Tanzania is exploring sociocultural and environmental cues to birth spacing and optimal nutritional behaviors. The study is testing the use of innovative communication approaches for influencing nutrition and family planning perceptions and practices among women, their family members, village leaders, and health providers.
3. Collaborate and coordinate with SBCC partners globally and at the partner level
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Thursday, May 17, 2012
Truth be told, I am completely familiar with this concept....
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Thursday, May 10, 2012
iOS and Google+
Wow-gah-fuuuuu-humph!.... That's the sound of a love/hate relationship between G+, Apple's iOS and me.
There's no denying that the latest incarnation of google plus on the iPhone / iPod is awesome. It looks beautiful and for reading the streams that your circles provide it is one of the most georgously constructed apps you could ever wish to have....
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There's no denying that the latest incarnation of google plus on the iPhone / iPod is awesome. It looks beautiful and for reading the streams that your circles provide it is one of the most georgously constructed apps you could ever wish to have....
Unfortunately that is where my love for it ends.Don't get me wrong, you can post from it too. And in fact, if you just want to pop out a photo with two or three lines of blurb with it, then it does a pretty good job of that as well. It even does a decent job of attaching your location - and one thing it does better than the desktop version of G+ is of course check-in's. But, (and as the actress said to the bishop - it's a big butt) the problems start when you want to do something a bit more useful. Managing the sharing of pictures is a breeze - and a well thought out process, so why is there is still no satisfactory way to share a link to a web page. I'm begrudgingly using a bookmarklet from Safari on my iOS devices, and to be fair this does a pretty decent job, but I want (sorry, would like - want never gets you anything), I would like, the same functionality as appears in the feature rich desktop version of G+. I would like to be able to paste a link, and choose whether to include a picture or text snippet from that page before I post. Posting a link in the app works, but it just posts a link without the associated rich context. In a similar vein, the same is true of posting a video. In fact, posting a YouTube video in the app is even worse than a URL. On an iOS device just getting the appropriately formatted YouTube URL in the first place is a minor mission. I've taken to opening the video in the native YouTube app, clicking "share via email" and then copying the URL in the body of the message to paste it into the G+ app - a right old faff, I'm sure you'd agree. Again, it works but no thumbnail of the video leaves it looking bland and unenticing These are two of my grieviances with what is otherwise a beautiful piece of code and a worthwhile frontend to what is obviously the most superior social network on the Internet. There is however, one more issue that I have which is far far more serious than the other two. The complete and utter lack of acknowledgement that the iPad exists. Now this really is a major failing on Google's part. I'm sure they don't want it to be the case, but the iPad is the definition of tablet computing and as such the definition of mobile computing (at least in the social space - as well as many others) so why would you not craft a universal app? Look at all that for gorgeous screen real estate waiting to be filled with G+ goodness... Someone, somewhere is making a very very bad call. I don't think I'm asking for too much - and I have said I would like, not I want.... So come on Google - fix it up and fly right. Naturally if your an Andriod user (Haters gonna hate - rise above it), your concerns are far less, but I'm sure you want your OS' parents to look good on any platform don't you? Sexy-code sells.... Adieu.
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Tuesday, May 08, 2012
10 days without a word. It's raining.
That's a fair old long weekend...Here we are on Monday night, and it's one of those very special, very English Monday's - a bank holiday Monday. Bank Holidays are a revered day in the UK, because they're a free holiday (for most people) and who doesn't love a day off. However, they come at a price. It is almost the law that any given bank holiday in the UK must involve copious amounts of rain, so really you can't expect to do much with them. Decorating is usually the norm, or watching films / TV, eating good food, drinking too much (of anything within reach) or sitting in the car park at B&Q feeling fat and forty... ish. Max Farquar has it illustrated just about right....
Here: http://www.maxfarquar.com/2012/04/british-bank-holiday-blues/Luckily for me, I never really experience the last one - I couldn't care less how old I am, and I'm cuddly, not fat, so that's all good. There will be a bit of decorating, but more on that in a moment, there was at least three quarters of a film but most importantly there's a slap up roasted lamb shank in a red wine sauce that is simply to die for.
First, lets go back a little bit....I see from my blog that the last time I bothered sharing anything was almost 10 days ago. I'm going to have to keep an eye on that, or I'll be slipping back into the world of stretch Armstrong and his "amazing empty blog of nothingness". Instead, let me try to recount some of the goings and comings that have happened in the meantime. April the 27th was a Friday. Actually a Friday just before a golf quarterly. Those of you that have heard about these will know that they are generally entertaining, if a little messy and always very tiring. This one was no different in all respects. Shep played two holes and went home because of his Spanish archer (El Bow) and the rest of us endured (and I'm honestly not making this up) 58mile per hour winds. How anyone can actually play golf in such conditions is beyond me, but we persevered and in the end everyone had an enjoyable day in stupid weather conditions. The evening was equally enjoyable with the afore mentioned kangaroo court in full swing and enough ale that no one felt left out, or even in the mood for any more for at least a couple of days.
Sunday meant some light recover time, and then we had the in-laws for dinner. They're a bit chewy, but generally very digestible. (the old ones are the best - and don't you forget it)Sure as eggs are eggs, Monday arrived exactly as predicted and the badman and I trudged ever onward through a whole load of nothing much in particular. Tuesday was a much sadder state of affairs. One of my friends lost his mother recently and Tuesday was the day of her funeral. I can't pretend to imagine how painful that situation must be for him, but it is clear from his behaviour that while he's devastated, he's putting on a brave face. The eulogy that he wrote was beautifully put and I'm sure his mum is rightly proud of his words. Mrs G and I came along and supported him, and I can only hope that our presence went a least a tiny way to making things a little less painful for him. Wednesday morning was a half days holiday and I helped Stan get some cable lengths sorted for his imminent installation of the "TV on the wall" which Mr Brown will be involved with on Friday. Thursday arrived, and with it a trip to the not so local office to meet up with the badman. As always this was a pleasure and we lightened each others mood somewhat I'm sure. We also came to the conclusion that the correct use of this current crop of spare time should be edumacation. As a result we've found about 26 hours worth (that's a little over three days to me and you) that ought to keep us out of trouble. I doubt it will, but it should. I managed to partake in a coup,e of beers with he WTC in the evening and cycle home before the rain kicked in again. We do seem to have been having rather a lot of the wet stuff of late. Still, it's good for the garden...and the aquifers.
Then of course as a direct result of Thursday, Friday was a day of reading. Honestly, nothing of interest to report on the subject. There were words. I read them. Pah! Mr Brown got Stanlar's TV on the wall, and after some discussion he's now on the hunt for a new Blu-Ray player to get himself proper HD'd up as you might say.On Saturday morning, I went with the Sniffer to get measured for a suit. He has a wedding coming up in a few months and I'm to be an usher - not the rapper - and not the one with the ice-creams at half time (although fairly similar I think). There was a fair amount of shenanigans involved when he (quite rightly) decided that a wool suit would not be the best of things to be wearing in July - even in England. The ladies that run the shop where a little disorganised but they coped in the end. I'm sure it's going to be a grand day out. Mrs G got a haircut and eye test. She's not best pleased with the need for reading glasses. In the evening, Mrs G and I went for a curry at a nearby locale with T&D from the forrest and "them two from up the road". T&D aren't really from the forest. T is a Churchdown lass and D is from up that Laandan, but he moved to the forest some years ago. Hiding out from the mob no doubt. "Them two from up the road" are old friends of Mrs G & T (lol - see what I did there) and they live - you'll never guess - just up the road. The curry was excellent, a good time was had and I felt very overfed even though I'd barely taken any on board. Sunday was of course the new Saturday, as there was to be a bank holiday. I spent a significant portion of the morning wrestling with a sofa bed. Mrs G had acquired one from a friend of hers and we'd planned to install it upstairs in what will be a spare room. It turns out that our staircase is possibly an inch too small, or the sofabed was an inch too big depending on your point of view. Either way, it wasn't going to fit, and after providing me with an unexpected workout on a Sunday ( I mean Saturday) morning, I was glad to see the back of it. It also meant that the general easing pushing and scraping have left the lower stairs redecorated, and the paint and brush will have to be forthcoming shortly. The lawn got mowed. The house got tidied. ....and then it was Monday / a bit like a Sunday. It rained. And then it rained some more. We got up late. I made some breakfast and the got some vegetables to go with, what turned out to be, three superb lamb shanks. I watched a good chunk of "Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol" with that tiny little Tom Cruise in it, and then Aunty S and the kids arrived for an afternoon cuppa. Always lovely to see them and there was chin wagging and giggling. I didn't see the rest of the movie, afterwards, so thats something to look forward to. I did regale Spanish niece with the story of Smaug, of which she was previously unaware. Steps have been taken to ensure she gets some edumacation on the subject, and the man from amazon should be dropping off a package for her within the week. And that is as they say, pretty much that. It's a cold dark Monday (feels like a Sunday) night and it's still raining. Oh, and finally, I keep seeing the Prometheus advert on TV and honestly, no matter what happens I will be going to the cinema on June the 1st...
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Wadi El-Natroun was once important to ancient Egyptians,as it was providing them with carbonated sodium required for the mummification process because the area was very rich with its salts.
Christianity reached the area with St Macarius the great who retreated there in c 330.Then the area became a sanctuary for christians who were
fleeing the systematic Roman persecution in the 4th century and they started to devolop a monastic order.
The area was once flourished by tens of monasteries of which only four survived the time.
The specific Monasteries of the area:
1)The Monastery of St Bishoy.
2)The Monastery of Baramus.
3)The Monastery of El-Suryan.
4)The Monstery of St Macarius


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The reading from the Acts and from St. Johns Gospel ought to be seen as part of the same event, the anticipation of Pentecost and his fulfillment, or perhaps even two accounts of the same event, the inspiriting of the apostles after Jesus went home to the Father in heaven, the beginning of their mission a mission of peace and forgiveness and enthusiasm and respect for variety. It is worth noting that this speaking in tongues is not like what would later be called the gift of tongues. They were not speaking in a language that no one could understand. Rather they were speaking in their own languages and were understood by everyone even those who did not speak Aramaic. The lesson is that there is room in the new community of the followers of Jesus for everyone that the spirit calls , no matter what their ethnic background
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Once upon a time there was a grammar school boys football team that had a good chance of winning the championship of their league. They had a great quarterback, a couple of good pass receivers and some superb defensive lineman. Their only real weakness was that they had no good PAT kicker. The other teams in the league usually converted a touchdown into seven points. Our local heroes had to settle for six. Moreover they were so spooked by their inability to score a PAT that invariably their attempts by passes or runs turned into flops. Now it just so happened that there was a girl in their class who was a great soccer player and had a wonderful kicking foot. As the season wore on, the guys worked up their nerve to ask her whether she would do their PATs for them. I thought youd never ask, she said. Well, the first week she played they scored four touchdowns and ended up tied at 28-28. So she kicked a ten yard field goal and they won. Shes really one of the guys, the guys insisted. But a bunch of parents got together and complained to the Monsignor. Trying to keep everyone happy, he put his foot down (and into his mouth) by making a rule that no girl could play on the boys team. That made the parents very happy, even the girls parents who were afraid she would get hurt. The team lost the playoff game by one point. (And this is NOT a story about whether girls should play football.)
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Pathways 2 Sustainability (P2S) is a facilitated experience designed to help communities identify and inspire local industry, academic, and government champions to lead the pathways 2 sustainability.
We convene a local steering committee in each host community, similar to the way a community would actually design a sustainability plan- we bring in key stakeholders and decision makers and curate all conference elements from strategic outcomes to workshops, partners, exhibitors, and side events.
In 2016, we are pulling together a Provincial Advisory Committee to lead P2S and help us plan strategically for the next 5 years. We intend to host a series of Provincial Round Tables and Rural Innovation Forums leading up to the next conference that will highlight unique and inspiring stories of municipal partnerships with industry and showcase innovative solutions for water, waste, energy, food, and bio-materials.
P2S Calgary has its own local Steering Committee that will be hosting an event in March focused on advancing sustainability in the built environment and integrating the new United Nations Sustainable Development Goals for Cities.
Some Pathways Impacts:
- SOLUTIONS: Showcased over 140 solutions for municipal sustainability
- RELATIONSHIPS: Convened over 1200 decision makers from across industry, academia, and government
- REACH: Reached 55,000 through traditional and social media, live streamed events across Canada
- GREEN EVENTS: Converted 3 Conference Venues to "Green Event Hosts" - Sourcing Local, Green Energy, Eliminating Waste
- NEW CAPACITY: Kick Started Local Initiatives to guide municipal sustainability goals
Become a Pathways Leader - Help us shape the pathways 2 sustainability for Alberta's municipalities!


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Latest News
Soccer Six crowns dished out
The Large Farva soccer team couldn't have asked for a much better host than what it got from Marc Reilley.Reilley agreed to switch teams and play for Large Farva for this year's Soccer Six Moonlight Madness so he would have the opportunity to compete with some of his former North Greenville University teammates. It wasn't an easy decision, considering his team from the previous year — International FC (of Hilton Head) — was competitive enough to qualify for Sunday's championship of the Soccer Six event at Chaplin Park."You know, it was probably more weird playing for (International FC) because I hadn't really played with any of those guys before," said Reilley, the lone player from Large Farva who lives on Hilton Head Island. "So I think I made the right decision."You could say that.Reilley scored a pair of goals, leading his new team, Large Farva, to a 5-0 win in the finals of the men's A bracket of the national championship tournament. He got on the board early in the first half with a header on a perfect feed from Jason Wiggins and capped off the team's shutout with a second goal midway through the second half."That was just a great ball from Wiggins," said Reilley, who played host to his teammates over the weekend. "I happened to hit it just right. It looks pretty good when that happens."His teammates looked just as smooth Sunday afternoon. Danny Cobb scored two minutes into the game before John Restrepo added a pair of goals in the first half to put the game away early. Former Presbyterian and Porter-Gaud High School goalie Mark Owens recorded the shutout in goal.Things didn't come quite as easily for the Savannah Booters, who picked up a 2-1 championship victory against Hilton Head International in the men's 40-and-over bracket.The Booters dominated the first half of play but couldn't get it past the Hilton Head International defense until Tripp Wolfe finally broke a scoreless tie on the last play of the opening 20 minutes."It was a relief," Wolfe said. "We had been playing well but couldn't come through. And that was just a pure goal. Three guys made good passes and then one touch to the net. Great soccer."Pat Aliffi added the second half goal for the Booters, who fell 3-0 to Hilton Head International in pool play on Saturday. That loss, Wolfe said, lingered over the Booters throughout the rest of the tournament."Looking back, I'd say it definitely helped us," Wolfe said. "We used it as motivation to get back here so we'd have another crack at these guys. And we played much, much better this time around."
Sunday's championship resultsMen's A: Large Farva 5, International FC 0Men's B: Salty Dog Cafe 2, Melbourne FC 0Women's A: Sporting Charlotte 2, MILF 1Women's B: Urban Cougars 6, Aeros 0Coed A: Stingers 2, Divided FC 0Coed B: ASE 3, East Cobb 2Men's 40-and-over: Savannah Booters 2, Hilton Head International 1Men's 30-and-over: Team Jaron 4, Divided FC 0


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It was a sincere pleasure and big honour to host two very important for me persons: my Academic Father Prof. Anthony Tzes, from the University of Patras in Greece and my friend Dr. Kostas Alexis, from the ETH Zurich @ Luleå University of Technology.
The pleasure was even bigger, since this meeting was the realisation of a tremendous amount of effort that have been placed in writing the AEROWORKS H2020 proposal!
Looking forward to meet all together again!


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Apple Cinnamon Breakfast Quinoa
One of the best reasons to enjoy quinoa is because it has a high-protein content, which makes it a great cholesterol-free and low-fat source of protein. So if you are trying to get more protein in your diet, this is a great alternative to oatmeal! According to the USDA nutrient database, 1 cup of cooked quinoa (185 g) contains 8.14 grams of protein. To put that in reference, the recommended daily protein intake is about 56 grams for most men and 46 for most women.
Another great reason to enjoy quinoa is this recipe! This recipe is so delicious ... you won't even know you are eating healthy!
Apple Cinnamon Breakfast Quinoa
Recipe Adapted From: Fit Foodie Finds
makes 1 serving
20 minutes
1/4 cup dry quinoa
1/4 cup cow/soy/almond milk (I used vanilla almond milk)
1/4 cup water
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon honey
1 Tablespoon chopped or slivered almonds
1 Tablespoon chia seeds
1 medium apple, finely chopped
In a small saucepan bring quinoa, milk, and water to a boil. Reduce heat and cover. Simmer on low for about 5 minutes. Add in cinnamon, honey, apple, and chia seeds. Continue cooking on low until all liquid is absorbed. Total cook time is anywhere between 12-15 minutes. Top or stir in almonds.
Good morning lovies!


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- she was the great baby sitter — tall dignified
- rich warm brown
- we'd scream her name pretend to be endangered
- run and hide in mama's clothes closet
- she'd search house and yard
- get angry and upset when she couldn't find us
- we'd pop out laughing while
- she scolded us for wolfing
- delicately she reported on our bursts into puberty
- and experiments in sex
- on visits to her home she made us family
- after play with her nieces and nephews fed us
- the best tuna sandwiches on the planet
- love and love always for the only person
- to ever comb my thick black kinks
- without taking my hair out
- in handfuls
- i loved her coffee stained teeth flashing gold
- her thick british honduras croon
- how she always called her lover "Mr."
- so pretty inside
- there was a joy about her i had to be a woman
- to understand
Wanda Coleman is a well-known American poet who has published 18 books of poetry and fiction, including Bathwater Wine, for which she won the 1999 Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize (the first African-American woman to receive that award). Her collection Mercurochrome was a finalist for the National Book Award in 2001. A seminal figure of literary L.A., her honors include Guggenheim Foundation and NEA fellowships. Her new collection of poems, The World Falls Away, has just been published by the University of Pittsburgh Press. "Miss Jones" is from Coleman's collection Heavy Daughter Blues, published by Black Sparrow Press. It is reprinted here by permission. The author's photograph is by Susan Carpendale.
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The competition these days is becoming harder and harder. Gone are the days when a graduate simply passing out of the college gets a govt. job by appearing in a competitive examination.
Every year there are many opportunities waiting for graduates in public sector. Be it UPSC (Union Public service commission), Banking, SSC (Staff Selection Commission) or any other state govt. exam, Darwin's theory "Survival of the fittest" will work.
One who can now focus for 10-12 hours with dedicated study and able to finish the syllabus in time will be able to take the lead.
Not only Finishing the syllabus but solving past years sample questions is important. Solve the previous years' questions for any public sector exam.
These days another method is also gaining importance whereby you learn the topic through the questions.
One can study the topics and solve all related questions or study the questions that came in previous years / mock tests.
The trend now is reverse engineering where you can try to solve a question first and then try to study the topic if you are unable to solve it.
Here we are sharing the few practices that will help you to meet success in any competitive exam.
Be it the competitive examination preparation or sitting for the examination on the exam day requires focused time management strategy.
Many students start their preparation after the notification and think that they will come with flying colors in 2 months.
Ideally, one should be prepared at the time of notification. Your preparation should start at least 6 months before an exam.
Cover your whole syllabus on time. From notification to examination, the total time should be managed well for the revision. Example – If you are appearing for a bank exam make sure your Quantitative Aptitude, Reasoning and General English topics remain covered a month before the examination. In the last month, revise your key topics.
Model test papers can give a knockout punch to your preparation or you can knock out the examination with your mock preparation.
Mock tests by any institute are well-strategized tests based on previous years and think tank of the Institute.
Those tests help you to try out all permutations and combinations of generating a winning formula.
For example – Someone who is good in Quantitative aptitude and reasoning but weak in English should look for at least covering up the at least sectional cutoff and score high enough to clear overall cutoff.
A famous quotation by Abraham Lincoln says – Give me two hours to cut the tree, I will take 6 hours to sharpen the Axe.
Here your 2 hours for the mock test examination should be followed by the 6 hours of follow-on analysis so that with every mock you improve your speed and accuracy.
There is no point in giving more and more mock tests if you do not do the mock test analysis after every exam.
Many students these days have taken this quote as a hiding park for the laziness. There is no alternative to hard work for the exam. Smart work also comes from the hard work.
If you keep on doing the same task again an again you get the smart ways of doing the same work as early as possible. This is required for the competitive examinations.
Many students these days go after coaching institutes teaching the short tricks. Short tricks might be beneficial to you but will not help you unless and until you have the full method of solving.
Evolve your own methods rather than mugging up the methods given in books and various places. Be hard smart student not only just the smart student.
All social networking websites and social media tools might help you to get more and more of the study related content.
In reality, much of the social media content and tools absorb you to the level that you forget that you even started the preparation.
Keep a time schedule for TV, Facebook, WhatsApp or any other social media.
Everyone is keen to know your success rather than you being online. Once you are successful they will know, till then maintain a discipline.
Succumbing to pressure is something many aspirants faced in the exam. The exam that is tough for you will be tough for everyone. If the exam is easy for you, it will be easy for everyone.
Research says that – as food is to the body, oxygen is to mind. You need to keep calm and have the oxygen reaching your brain.
Keep a water bottle with you. In Case you have felt the pressure wait for 30 seconds and take deep breaths.
The world is not going to fall away in those 30 seconds or a minute. Remember an athlete takes a breath when he is out of oxygen.
Being an athlete of the competition and winning the competition requires mental toughness also. You need to train not just your body but your mind also.
Remember your god, guru, mother, father or any other higher authority from where you gain strength.
Do not keep in mind that if I lose, what will happen? Instead, focus on the exam paper with happiness and confidence.
Look for the easy questions first. Do not attempt the hard questions.
You need to generate confidence. Example – If you have to solve 40 questions in 30 minutes, first look for 100% sure answers in the first 10 minutes.
Mark the questions for review which you want to read in the second attempt. Now look for the answers to the questions that you were unable to solve in the second round.
The questions that were not solved by you earlier now becomes 100% sure shot in the second round. Let's say you were able to find 10 sure answers in the first round and 10 sure shot answers in the second round.
Now dedicate last round to the question where you had 50-50 doubt. Now you can dig more answers that too with confidence.
The beauty of the strategy here is that the more and more correct questions you solve, the confidence gets a launch pad and your flight takes off.
All the very best


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Author: Gerrie Aucamp/07 August 2013/Categories: Community, Towns, Marloth Park
The Vodacom Tower was powered up last week. This took the Committee three and a half years of negotiating, pushing and pulling. The new tower will, shortly, make it possible for so many property owners, who struggled without proper cell phone reception, for so long.
Although the Tower is in an operational status, it does not mean that the signal will be 100% as yet. Vodacom is still busy with configurations and optimization and is still monitoring the system to sort out all possible problems. We request that property owners have a little patience while Vodacom is busy with the commissioning of the new facility.
MPPOA Committee wants to thank Vodacom, ESKOM and Nkomazi Municipality's Electrical Departments, as well as all the caring Property Owners of Marloth Park, for all the help.
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Posts Tagged 'child'
A Moment For Them
Sweating, he toils in the sand,
Digging as hard as he can,
Have we looked at his worn-out hand?
Or, his jaded feet, did we scan?
The sun is up and rough,
But, without a word, he digs on,
What has made him so tough?
Or, what inner strength does he don?
Not much of age, maybe ten,
Sure, he is not digging for gold.
What is he looking for then?
Or, … has he just been sold!
As his master gives him a stare,
He digs on, fearful of a bash,
Is it out of his master's scare?
Or, because of the day-end cash?
Slowly, the light gets dim,
And as the evening settles down,
He returns to his hut grim,
But happy that he fetched his crown.
As he places the earned pay
in his mother's hand, he smiled,
For him, a nonchalant end to another day!
For us: "Who cares if he's still a child!"
The Return to childhood
Or, that's what I felt yesterday, when my friends and I made a visit to a nearby mela, ripe with all the rides – the Well of death(the best way to translate 'Maut Ka Kua'), the vertical giant wheel, the indomitable swingers(dont be a pervert, i am tking about a ride! lol!); the snakelady gimmick, the tantrik jadugar, the most rustic form of a casino, and Read the rest of this entry »


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Despite my emotional craziness through this quarter, Champagne has made some good progress on the schooling front. Outings did not go as well, but now that my head is on more or less straight again, this will resume hopefully with better results.
- Early Feb: Pre-HOY – This was not a disaster, but it could have been better. She travelled great and hung out quite happily at the show itself, but the riding was very nervous and tense. However, she never grew violent and stayed obedient to my cues to the best of her ability.
- Late Feb: HOY – Creature was lame so had to miss it.
- Due to not being great at Pre-HOY, we decided not to take her to SANESA Q2. She did our home show in April, though, and was completely calm and relaxed, garnering plenty of compliments from the judge. (And 82%, but the judge was quite generous. I'd have guessed it at a mid 60s test).
- Improve on her habit of throwing her head and running forward when scared. – Done. She can still be a little inconsistent in the contact when nervous, but there's no more fling of the head and scoot. When she does spook she spooks like a dead ordinary young horse, just a little jump and then carry on.
- Improve the consistency of her connection, particularly through transitions. – Still imperfect, but vastly better. Walk/trot/walk/halt/walk transitions are fine and canter/trot are fine, but trot/canter can still be problematic.
- Improve her trot-canter transitions to the point where I can get the lead almost all the time without bucking. – Done! She can still get affronted if I get after her about the promptness of the transition, but strikes off correctly and only bucks on very rare occasions now.
2018 Q2 goals:
- Visit another place at least twice a month.
- Jump up to 60-70cm full courses confidently and with quiet rhythm.
- Continue improving on the quality of the connection, with the help of introducing a little shoulder-in.
Savanna has been going from strength to strength. We had a few big disagreements about rushing, but she has started to relax and even enjoy her work, getting lots of compliments from equitation judges.
2018 Q1 goals:
- Confirm all the Prelim work, including the stretches, square halts, and the little lengthening. – Done. The lengthening needs polishing, but everything else is solid, even the stretches.
- Continue working on gymnastics to improve her carefulness to the point where poles down happen once in a blue moon. Prepare to start schooling over 70-80cm fences in the second quarter. – Done. She only has a pole now if she rushes, and has even discovered a bascule. We are consistently jumping about 75cm now.
- Jump at least two clear rounds at shows. – Done, two of those being at 70cm.
2018 Q2 goals:
- Improve the softness of her connection so that her child can easily ride her nice and round once his hands are there.
- Jump 80cm confidently, cleanly and in a rhythm at home, ready for showing over 80cm in the third quarter.
- Start jumping little simple fences with her child quietly in a rhythm, once the child's position gets to a point where I let him jump again.
Emmy has since left my program, but she's going from strength to strength with K.
2018 Q1 Goals:
Finish preliminary schooling:
- confirm a united and balanced canter, with transitions and circles – Done, and with connection and bend
- hack alone and in company – Done and she is super, if occasionally a little exciteable in big groups
- introduction to small fence – Jumping tracks of about 60cm
Introduce to shows:
- go to a show and have a good experience. – Unfortunately we only managed for her to do the in house show with K, but she'll go to her first proper show in May if all goes well.
Despite being out of work for a whole month with his ugly overreach, Titan has been progressing well. Unfortunately it has become evident that his child has already practically outgrown him, so he may be on the market once his schooling is finished.
2018 Q1 Goals:
Finish backing:
- introduce trot – Done
- introduce canter – Done
- introduce the big arena. – Done
Start preliminary schooling:
- introduce the figures – Done
- establish a united canter, including circles – Done
- introduce small, simple fences – Done, he's jumped a little track of crosses
- hack alone and in company (he will be spooky; it doesn't have to be perfect). – This we didn't get to, but I hope to start this week.
2018 Q2 goals:
- Hack alone and in company, even if it's imperfect
- Jump 60cm tracks
- Introduce the ideas of connection and bend, to ride a Prelim test by the end of Q2
- Go to a show once a month and have good experiences.
This is our latest arrival from Arop (breeder of half our favourite horses, including Nell, Liana and Faith). She is a cute rising five-year-old hony who will be on the market as soon as I finish her. Unfortunately she was quite sick right after arriving, first with biliary and then a wormy colic, so I haven't done much on her yet, but now we're ready to get back to work.
Ankia has been ridden, for a given value of ridden; there are plenty of holes in her groundwork (major holes, like picking up feet and lunging properly). So I will be restarting her from scratch. Hopefully we will finish her and be able to move her on to a riding school kid and put her on the market in the next quarter, although when I made that deal with the owner I was kind of expecting that she'd know the basics considering a trainer had been working with her.
2018 Q2 goals:
- Become safe and easy on the ground in every way.
- Lunge properly in all three gaits.
- Introduce walk/trot/canter in the big arena.
- Introduce gentle hacks.
- Introduce a small fence.
Love having the training program a little fuller again, and I should be picking up a new pony this week. Glory to the King.


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Rating: 3 stars out of 5
Grant's new-found happiness with his submissive Matty is shaken when he learns that Jaeger Koning, fugitive assassin and Matty's ex-Dominant, has returned to America. Over Grant's objections, Matty accepts the FBI's request to assist in the capture, but Jaeger is always one step ahead of them, and Grant discovers too late that Jaeger's true goal is to reclaim Matty.
This book was a fast paced follow up to the first book in this series. In this one Jaeger is a back and he's decided he wants Matty back. Matty begins working with the FBI again to try to catch Jaeger and Grant isn't happy and their relationship hits some difficult times.
Much of this story is more like a suspense/thriller type story. The relationship dynamics and romance is present but they are only a part of the story. I think contributed to my enjoying this book more than the first one. I thought the suspense part was fast paced and entertaining and I truly enjoyed Jaeger as the villain.
The romance was a little more believable in this one but still there's something about these two together that just doesn't work for me. I liked Matty better in this book than I did in book one but I'm still a much bigger fan of Grant's. We saw many of the side characters from book one in this (I still can't stand Grant's sister).
Overall I enjoyed this one more than the first book in the series. This is definitely not a book that should be read as a standalone. You need to read book one first to understand what is going on in this. I think that if you enjoyed book one you will definitely like this follow up.
Cover: I like the cover and think it is nicely done. Neither model fits how I see them two MC's though. I would have pictured Grant older.
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Book Details:
ebook, 280 pages
Published May 29th 2017 by Bonecamp
Edition LanguageEnglish
SeriesMirror #2
Published May 29th 2017 by Bonecamp
Edition LanguageEnglish
SeriesMirror #2


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From the many sparkling lakes in the north; to the craggy peaks of The Dolomites; to the beautiful cities of Venice and Verona; to the spa towns and scenery of Tuscany, wherever you choose to stay you are sure to encounter that special combination of great food and wine, sun filled days and hospitable people who seem to have discovered the true quality of life!
Our Italy holidays this year offer a choice of no fewer than eight lakes. The three best known are Lake Garda, Lake Como and Lake Maggiore, in northern Italy and are represented with a wide selection of hotels, and resorts of all kinds. We are also delighted to feature Lake Levico, Folgaria and Lake Lavarone, little known gems in the Trentino area which offer an array of lower altitude trekking, biking and serene lake scenery. Just an hour's drive from the north of Lake Garda they make for an ideal twin centre opportunity.
Nature lovers and walkers will be pleased to hear that we've expanded our range of resorts in the sensational Dolomites. The ever popular resorts of Selva, San Cassiano, Corvara & Colfosco, Merano and La Villa are now joined by Canazei in picturesque Val di Fassa.
Inghams has always offered the widest range of quality hotels and we're pleased to continue with our very own Hotel Al Pigher in La Villa. Set in the stunning Dolomites, this charming hotel represents excellent value for money.
Multicentre Holidays
Try our multi-centre holidays, Lake Garda Highlights and - Lake Como Highlights, Maggiore & Como Medley. These are only a few suggestions and almost all resorts are available on twin-centre holidays.
Please call our reservations team on 01483 79 11 11 for more information.


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Attitude is so important in almost everything we do. How you approach life makes a big difference on success, failure and how you enjoy the journey. Someone once said that those who think they can and those who think they cannot are both right. Winston Churchill once said, "A pessimist sees a problem in every opportunity. An optimist sees an opportunity in every problem."
I love the idea of having the right attitude and seeing the silver lining in every dark cloud. This does not mean we deny the dark cloud is there. We are simply saying that is not ALL that is there. Below is an article originally posted here. It is a great contrast of the way you can view your life. Which point of view are you going to have? Are you going to be a dog or a cat? Enjoy…
There are dog people and then there are cat people…and, of course, there are people who can appreciate both. I definitely fall into that final category.
Dogs have provided me with hours of endless enjoyment. Their dopey faces, playful attitudes, hilarious expressions always bring great joy to the people who own them. Just ask the owner of this Boston terrier who rides around on a vacuum.
Cats, on the other hand, can sometimes be withholding with their affection. It can take a cat a while to warm up to you, and even then you're never really sure what they're thinking. Sometimes, actually, they can even seem downright mean, like this cat who stole a dog's toy.
These diary entries below perfectly encapsulate what's going on inside a dog's and cat's mind through diary entries. It's no wonder that they've been going viral online — they're hilarious!
The Dog's Diary
8:00 am – Dog food! My favorite thing!
9:30 am – A car ride! My favorite thing!
9:40 am – A walk in the park! My favorite thing!
10:30 am – Got rubbed and petted! My favorite thing!
12:00 pm – Milk bones! My favorite thing!
1:00 pm – Played in the yard! My favorite thing!
3:00 pm – Wagged my tail! My favorite thing!
5:00 pm – Dinner! My favorite thing!
7:00 pm – Got to play ball! My favorite thing!
8:00 pm – Wow! Watched TV with the people! My favorite thing!
11:00 pm – Sleeping on the bed! My favorite thing!
The Cat's Diary
Day 983 of My Captivity
My captors continue to taunt me with bizarre little dangling objects. They dine lavishly on fresh meat, while the other inmates and I are fed hash or some sort of dry nuggets. Although I make my contempt for the rations perfectly clear, I nevertheless must eat something in order to keep up my strength.
The only thing that keeps me going is my dream of escape. In an attempt to disgust them, I once again vomit on the carpet. Today I decapitated a mouse and dropped its headless body at their feet. I had hoped this would strike fear into their hearts, since it clearly demonstrates my capabilities. However, they merely made condescending comments about what a "good little hunter" I am.
There was some sort of assembly of their accomplices tonight. I was placed in solitary confinement for the duration of the event. However, I could hear the noises and smell the food. I overheard that my confinement was due to the power of "allergies." I must learn what this means, and how to use it to my advantage.
Today I was almost successful in an attempt to assassinate one of my tormentors by weaving around his feet as he was walking. I must try this again tomorrow, but at the top of the stairs.
I am convinced that the other prisoners here are flunkies and snitches. The dog receives special privileges. He is regularly released, and seems to be more than willing to return. He is obviously a moron. The bird must be an informant. I observe him communicate with the guards regularly. I am certain that he reports my every move. My captors have arranged protective custody for him in an elevated cell, so he is safe. For now…


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Regatta Sponsorship 2018
Stourport Boat Club is now running the sponsorship packages for the 2018 regatta & sprint.
We offer excellent hospitality, advertising opportunities, race sponsorship and an exciting weekend of racing. It's a wonderful weekend for the town of Stourport, for rowers and their families and for local businesses and the event is well publicised in the local press.
As well as the athletes from the participating clubs, there will be a large number of supporters and we also expect to attract a significant number of local people to come and watch the racing.


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This week President Obama delivered his first State of the Union to Congress, which highlighted the ongoing health care reform debate on Capitol Hill.
As this debate carries on, the Alzheimer's Association will continue to work tirelessly to ensure that, as Alzheimer's advocates, your voice is heard in Washington. Now is not the time to rest, but to continue our commitment to passing reform that works for families affected by Alzheimer's.
Please take a moment to find out more about our healthcare reform priorities here.
Then please take a moment to let Congress hear your voice – ask your members of Congress to sign on to the Alzheimer's Breakthrough Act (S.1492/H.R. 3286). This bill will help fund Alzheimer's disease research and provide much needed support for caregivers.
We encourage you to share your thoughts in our comment section below.
-Robert Egge
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The U.S. loses a critical component of job creation when immigration policy does not allow highly educated foreigners to stay and foster startups
Olav Bergheim called the noted ophthalmologist Richard Hill to learn about treatment options for a young relative diagnosed with glaucoma. Glaucoma treatments often entail invasive surgeries that result in considerable discomfort. Hill mentioned to Bergheim, a venture capitalist focused on the health-care sector, an idea for a better way to treat glaucoma with something called a trabecular micro-bypass stent. Bergheim liked the idea and contacted Mory Gharib, a professor at the California Institute of Technology. The trio formed a company, Glaukos Corp., and developed the first prototype product in a month. Within a year, surgeons had implanted the first micro-bypass stent on a human patient.
Bergheim was born in Norway. Richard Hill was born in the U.S. Mory Gharib was born in Iran. Their story is not surprising. Increasing bodies of evidence show that skilled immigrants are fueling technological innovation and job growth in America. A study released last week by Stuart Anderson of the National Foundation for American Policy found that immigrants were on the founding leadership teams of 24 of the top 50 privately held, venture-backed companies in the U.S. The highest percentage of these immigrant founders came from India. What's more, Anderson found that in 76 percent of these companies, immigrants held key positions in engineering, technology, or management.
In another study released in December 2011, Madeleine Zavodny, an economics professor at Agnes Scott College, found that foreign-born adults with advanced science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) degrees were strong net generators of jobs for native-born American workers. Zavodny found that 100 foreign-born workers with advanced STEM degrees generated 262 jobs for native-born workers, on average. The study, sponsored by the American Enterprise Institute and the Partnership for a New American Economy, echoes earlier research by Professor AnnaLee Saxenian of the University of California, Berkeley, that showed that Chinese and Indian engineers managed 24 percent of the technology businesses started in Silicon Valley from 1980 to 1998. My own research found that in a quarter of the U.S. engineering and technology companies founded from 1995 to 2005, the chief executive or lead technologist was foreign-born. In Silicon Valley, the percentage of immigrant-founded startups was much higher—52 percent.
So the evidence is now overwhelming that foreign-born entrepreneurs and skilled knowledge workers start companies and create jobs. Fortunately, it finally appears that the politicians in Washington, D.C., are listening and starting to understand that if job creation is a national priority, creating a smarter, more flexible immigration policy becomes an obvious task.
Both Democratic and Republican legislators in Congress are supporting a variety of bills now taking shape that would make it easier for foreigners with STEM degrees to remain in the U.S. The BRAIN (Bringing and Retaining Accomplished Innovators for the Nation) Act will provide flexibility in employment. Greater flexibility is essential because current immigration law does not allow non-resident workers here on H1-B or other types of work visas to start their own companies and remain in the U.S. The BRAIN Act joins the Startup Visa Act, which has been gaining attention in Washington and would award work visas to founders of companies.
Over the years I've spoken with hundreds of young entrepreneurs who have expressed amazement at the barely concealed hostility they encountered from the U.S. government and its immigration policies. This was all the more astonishing because other countries feverishly court these entrepreneurs. The government of Chile provides a generous stipend, free office space, and funds to hire employees. The government of Singapore matches venture capital backing at a rate of 4 to 1, making it far easier for companies to survive the early period of revenue starvation. In Canada, the government aggressively recruits STEM degree holders and provides subsidies to startups.
Yet the U.S. government, with its currently backward immigration policy, appears bent on job destruction. Take the case of Chia-Pin Chang, the chief technology officer and founder of OptoBioSense. He holds a PhD in computer engineering from George Washington University and has developed an innovative technology to measure the presence of uric acid quickly in a person's body, a critical health indicator. Chang is having difficulty obtaining the proper visa clearances to remain in the U.S. and may need to move back to his native Taiwan.
This is one issue that economists on the left, right, and center agree on. Allowing talented immigrants to work and start companies in the U.S. more easily is the closest thing to an economic free lunch we will ever get. And it is important to note that this debate is happening against the noisy background of a Presidential election in which job creation is the primary topic of discussion.
Yes, I understand that immigration reform is a politically charged topic. But the kind of immigration reform I am advocating is an obvious win for everyone involved. Smart, innovative people create companies and jobs. Maximizing the number of smart, innovative people who live in your country is the easiest way to ensure future economic growth. And creating an environment in which a venture capitalist from Norway, an engineer from Iran, and a physician from the U.S. can quickly and easily conceive and launch a company that brings an innovative product to market in less than a year is something that benefits the entire nation.


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About a year after Microsoft debuted the original Xbox, Capcom released a mech-war game called Steel Battalion. It stood out mainly for the fact that you needed a $200 controller peripheral that featured pedals, two joysticks and over 40 buttons. We're not kidding, just look at the picture below:
The original controller was only made in limited qualities but proved popular enough to have a rerelease and the game garnered a 2004 sequel titled Steel Battalion: Line of Contact. The series never really exploded, but there was a dedicated and loyal contingent that played the games for years.
For the latest generation of consoles, Capcom and From Software are bringing Steel Battalion back with with Kinect controllers instead of an over-the-top controller. You can see how the Kinect controls might work in the above trailer featuring an Orlando Bloom look-a-like.
You might also notice that the gamer in the trailer is also holding an Xbox controller. The mech movement and battle controls will be available via the control with everything else using the Kinect. Also, supposedly, you can high-five your AI crew after a victory or, you know, kill them with the self-destruct button which seems like bad decision making on the commander's part.
Steel Battalion: Heavy Armor will be out next month on June 19 and will be exclusive to the Xbox 360.


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Ivy Muse launches AW16 "HOMEBODY" Collection
By Dani Wales
Melbourne-based botanical wares studio IVY MUSE this week launched "Homebody", its fourth collection of limited edition plant stands and botanical wares.
"Homebody" includes seven Melbourne designed and made products and features simple forms and a gentle colour palette. It draws its inspiration from the way people live and interact with plants in their homes in today's age. "We wanted to encourage people to make the most of greenifying the space they have at home, whether big or small," explains cofounder Jacqui Vidal. "Homebody" is about bringing a fresh perspective to the way we engage with plants and really showcasing them within the home", adds cofounder Alana Langan.
This collection sees the release of a brand new leather and powder coated steel plant hanger 'Saturn', the result of an exclusive collaboration with Melbourne-based leather craftsman Wootten. 'Saturn' is available in Black or White and is suitable for a variety of pot sizes and shapes.
"Homebody" comprises three brand new plant stands; each is available in Black and White as well as a limited edition colour unique to that design; 'Willow' (Glacier), 'Cubby' (Nude) and 'Foundation' (Pewter). 'Cubby' is also available in two sizes (Junior and Senior) and can be made into a stackable plant stand with the addition of 'Cubby Leather Straps', another collaboration with Wootten.
IVY MUSE ceramic 'Table Tops', which complement any IVY MUSE short plant stand, turning it into a side table or plant platform are now available in a brand new colour Onyx. Also new to the lineup is the 'Plant Shelf', which has been reissued with limited edition Brass brackets. Made from Vic Ash and powder coated steel, the shelf offers people flexible options for use as it can be easily flipped so the pot plant sits to the right or left. It also comes with a handmade porcelain pot and features grooves for displaying art.
IVY MUSE commissioned Victorian ceramicist Ana Maria Jensen to produce an exclusive range of handmade limited edition pots to complement the 'Homebody' range. Wheel-thrown from iron bearing stoneware, each pot has been combined with unique glazes to allow the clay to gently reveal its natural character. The pots are available in one size with two colour options (Powder White and Eskimo Grey).
As with every collection, each IVY MUSE product is designed to allow maximum flexibility in the many ways they can house plants and are suitable for a variety of pot sizes and shapes, encouraging people to get creative showcasing their greenery in and around the home.
IVY MUSE is the brainchild of longtime friends Jacqui Vidal and Alana Langan. Jacqui, founder of art retailer Signed & Numbered, together with Alana, interiors stylist and owner of online boutique Hunt & Bow launched the business with a mission to produce beautiful, functional botanical wares that encourage creativity with greenery.
Designed by Jacqui and Alana, IVY MUSE wares are made from steel for durability and strength then powder coated or copper/brass-plated to add beautiful lustre. They are made from start to finish by hand in Melbourne, Australia.
Photography by Annette O'Brien, Styling by Alana Langan.