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Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a condition that causes a person to experience uncomfortable gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms on a regular basis. These can include:

  • stomach cramping
  • pain
  • diarrhea
  • constipation
  • gas
  • bloating

Symptoms for IBS can range from mild to severe. The difference between IBS and other conditions that cause similar symptoms — such as ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease — is that IBS doesn’t damage the large intestine.

It’s not typical to have weight loss because of IBS, unlike ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease. However, because IBS can impact the type of foods a person can tolerate, it may result in weight changes. There are steps you can take to maintain a healthy weight and live well with IBS.

According to the Cleveland Clinic, IBS is one of the most common disorders that affects the functioning of the GI system. Estimates vary but they say that as much as 20 percent of adults in the United States have reported symptoms that are synonymous with IBS.

The exact causes of IBS are unknown. For example, some people with IBS experience increased bouts of diarrhea because their intestines seem to move food through faster than normally. In others, their IBS symptoms are associated with constipation due to a gut that moves more slowly than normal.

IBS can result in weight loss or gain in certain individuals. Some people may experience significant abdominal cramping and pain that may cause them to eat fewer calories than they normally would. Others may stick to certain foods that contain more calories than needed.

Recent research has indicated that there may also be a connection between being overweight and having IBS. One theory is that there are certain hormones made in the digestive tract that regulate weight. These five known hormones appear to be at abnormal levels in people with IBS, either higher or lower than expected. These changes in gut hormone levels may affect weight management, but more research is still needed.

You may not always be able to control your symptoms when you have IBS, but there are some ways to help you maintain a healthy weight, including eating a healthful diet that includes fiber.

A diet that involves eating several small meals is recommended over eating large meals when you have IBS. In addition to this rule of thumb, a diet low in fat and high in whole grain carbohydrates can also benefit you when you have IBS.

Many people with IBS are hesitant to eat foods that have fiber for fear they’ll cause gas that worsens symptoms. But you don’t have to avoid fiber completely. You should slowly add fiber to your diet, which helps reduce the likelihood of gas and bloating. Aim to add between 2 to 3 grams of fiber per day while drinking plenty of water to minimize symptoms. An ideal daily amount of fiber for adults is between 22 and 34 grams.

You may want to avoid foods that are known in some people to worsen IBS — these foods also tend to result in weight gain. This includes:

  • alcoholic beverages
  • caffeinated beverages
  • foods with significant amounts of artificial sweeteners like sorbitol
  • foods known to cause gas, such as beans and cabbages
  • high-fat foods
  • whole milk products
  • fried foods

Your doctor may also recommend keeping a journal of the foods you eat to see if you can identify ones that tend to worsen your symptoms.

Another option for those looking to maintain a healthy weight and minimize IBS symptoms is a low FODMAP diet. FODMAP stands for fermentable oligo-di-monosaccharides and polyols. The sugars found in these foods tend to be more difficult for people with IBS to digest and they often worsen symptoms.

The diet involves avoiding or limiting foods that are high in FODMAPs, including:

  • fructans, found in wheat, onion, and garlic
  • fructose, found in apples, blackberries, and pears
  • galactans, found in beans, lentils, and soy
  • lactose from dairy products
  • polyols from alcohol sugars like sorbitol and fruits like peaches and plums

Reading food labels carefully and avoiding these additives can help you reduce the likelihood that you’ll experience stomach symptoms related to IBS.

Examples of IBS-friendly, low FODMAP foods include:

  • fruits, including bananas, blueberries, grapes, oranges, pineapples, and strawberries
  • lactose-free dairy
  • lean proteins, including chicken, eggs, fish, and turkey
  • vegetables, including carrots, cucumbers, green beans, lettuce, kale, potatoes, squash, and tomatoes
  • sweeteners, including brown sugar, cane sugar, and maple syrup

Those on a low FODMAP diet may eliminate some higher FODMAP foods and slowly add them back in to determine what foods can be safely eaten.

Weight loss or gain can be a side effect of IBS. However, there are diet approaches that can help you reduce your symptoms while maintaining a healthy weight.

If a dietary approach doesn’t help your symptoms, talk to your doctor about other potential causes of your weight loss or gain.


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Protein is incredibly important for good health.

It's a nutrient that must be consumed every day to meet your body's needs.

The Dietary Reference Intake (DRI) for protein is 0.36 grams per pound of body weight, or 0.8 grams per kilogram.

However, a lot of evidence supports a higher protein intake for weight loss and other health benefits.

This article takes a detailed look at protein's beneficial effects and provides guidance for achieving the best results on a high-protein diet.

Protein is one of the three macronutrients, along with carbs and fat.

In your body, it performs the following roles:

  • Repair and maintenance: Protein is the main component of your muscles, bones, skin and hair. These tissues are continuously repaired and replaced with new protein.
  • Hormones: Chemical messenger proteins allow cells and organs in your body to communicate with each other.
  • Enzymes: Most enzymes are proteins, and the thousands of chemical reactions that take place throughout your body are driven by them.
  • Transportation and storage: Some proteins help deliver important molecules where they're needed. For example, the protein hemoglobin carries oxygen to your body's cells.

Protein is made up of smaller units known as amino acids.

Of the 22 amino acids, 9 are considered "essential," meaning they must be consumed in food because your body can't make them.

Importantly, some foods provide better protein than others based on their amino acid profile.

Generally speaking, animal products are considered "complete protein" because they contain all the essential amino acids in the optimal amounts that your body needs. These include eggs, dairy, meat, fish and poultry.

Vegetable proteins don't provide adequate amounts of every essential amino acid but can be combined with other plant sources to make complete protein. Beans, legumes, grains, soy, nuts and seeds are examples of high-protein plant foods.

Although protein quality is important, the amount of protein you consume is key.

Many researchers believe that the current protein recommendations may be too low to stay truly healthy in the long term (1).

Summary: Protein serves a number of important functions in your body. It is made up of individual amino acids, including many that your body cannot create on its own.

Research suggests that increasing your protein intake may have impressive effects on your appetite, metabolic rate, weight and body composition.

Appetite and Fullness

Eating more protein may help suppress your hunger and appetite for hours after eating.

Protein increases production of hormones like PYY and GLP-1, both of which help you feel full and satisfied. In addition, it helps reduce levels of ghrelin, also known as the "hunger hormone" (2, 3, 4, 5, 6).

In a controlled study of 12 healthy women, the group that consumed a high-protein diet experienced higher GLP-1 levels, greater feelings of fullness and less hunger than the group that ate a lower-protein diet (6).

Due to these effects on appetite and fullness, a higher protein intake typically leads to a natural reduction in food intake.

In another study, when 19 healthy young adults were allowed to eat as much as they wanted on a diet consisting of 30% protein, they consumed an average of 441 fewer calories per day than when they followed a diet consisting of 10% protein (7).

Interestingly, another reason protein is so satisfying seems to be related to the significant increase in metabolic rate that occurs during its digestion (8).

Metabolic Rate

A higher protein intake may increase the number of calories you burn.

Protein digestion appears to boost metabolic rate by an impressive 20–35%, compared to a 5–15% increase for digesting carbs or fat (9).

In fact, several studies have found that when people eat diets high in protein, they end up burning more calories for several hours after eating (8, 10, 11, 12, 13).

In a study of 10 healthy young women, consuming a high-protein diet for one day was shown to increase metabolic rate after meals nearly twice as much as eating a high-carb diet for one day (13).

Weight Loss and Body Composition

Not surprisingly, protein's ability to suppress appetite, promote fullness and increase metabolism can help you lose weight.

Several high-quality studies have found that increasing protein intake promotes weight and fat loss (14, 15, 16, 17, 18).

In a six-month diet study including 65 overweight and obese women, the high-protein group lost an average of 43% more fat than the high-carb group. What's more, 35% of women in the high-protein group lost at least 22 pounds (10 kg) (16).

Typically, when you reduce your calorie intake, your metabolism slows down. This is partly due to muscle loss.

However, research suggests that a higher protein intake can help protect against muscle loss and keep your metabolic rate up (15, 17, 19).

In one large review of 24 studies that included over 1,000 people, high-protein diets were found to be more effective than standard-protein diets for losing weight, preserving muscle mass and preventing metabolic slowdown during weight loss (15).

Importantly, standard or high-protein diets can be effective for everyone.

But interestingly, one European study concluded that based on different gene types, high-protein diets would be especially effective for weight loss and maintenance in 67% of the population (14).

Summary: The ability of high-protein diets to decrease hunger, increase feelings of fullness, boost metabolic rate and protect muscle makes them effective for losing weight and improving body composition.

In addition to its favorable effects on weight, protein may help improve health in several other ways:

  • Increase muscle mass: Studies have shown a higher protein intake can increase muscle size and strength when combined with resistance training (20, 21).
  • Reduce muscle loss during aging: Many people lose muscle as they age. One study found that adding a daily protein shake helped protect muscle health in healthy older men and those with age-related muscle loss (22, 23, 24).
  • Strengthen bones: Higher protein intake may promote bone health. In one study, older women with the highest intake of animal protein experienced a whopping 69% reduced risk of hip fracture (25, 26, 27, 28).
  • Improve wound healing: Studies have shown that high-protein diets can enhance the healing of wounds related to surgery or injury, including bedsores (29, 30, 31).
Summary: Research suggests a high protein intake can help build muscle, protect against bone and muscle loss during aging and improve wound healing.

The optimal amount of protein to consume per day is somewhat controversial.

Based on the DRI of 0.36 grams of protein per pound of body weight, or 0.8 grams per kilogram, a 150-pound (68-kg) person would need about 54 grams per day.

While this may be enough to prevent outright protein deficiency, many experts believe this is too low for optimal health, including maintaining muscle mass (1, 32).

In fact, studies have shown that older adults, in particular, require more protein than the DRI, concluding that 0.6 grams of protein per pound, or 1.3 grams per kilogram, may help prevent age-related muscle loss (33, 34).

Furthermore, diets providing up to double the DRI at 0.75 grams of protein per pound, or 1.6 grams per kilogram, have been found to boost weight and fat loss, improve body composition and protect muscle during weight loss (1, 17, 18, 19, 35).

However, increasing your protein intake beyond this amount doesn't seem to provide additional benefits.

One study showed men who consumed 0.75 grams of protein per pound, or 1.6 grams per kilogram, lost slightly more fat and had similar gains in muscle, compared to the group that consumed 1.1 grams per pound, or 2.4 grams per kilogram (18).

A high-protein diet for weight loss and overall health should provide about 0.6–0.75 grams of protein per pound of body weight, or 1.2–1.6 grams per kilogram, and 20–30% of your calories per day.

For the 150-pound (68-kg) person, this provides a broad range of about 82–110 grams of protein daily, depending on calorie intake.

Moreover, it's important to spread your protein intake evenly throughout the day, rather than consuming most of it at one meal. This allows your body to use protein most efficiently (32).

Summary: Daily intake of 0.6–0.75 grams of protein per pound of body weight, or 1.2–1.6 grams per kilogram, may promote fat loss and protect against the loss of muscle mass during weight loss and aging.

A high-protein diet is easy to follow and can be customized according to your own food preferences and health-related goals.

For instance, you may want to follow a low-carb, high-protein diet to keep your blood sugar under control.

If you avoid milk products, you can follow a dairy-free diet that is rich in protein.

Even a vegetarian diet can be high in protein if it includes eggs or dairy and plenty of legumes and other plant proteins.

Here are a few basic guidelines for following a high-protein diet:

  • Keep a food diary: Start a food diary using an app or website that provides protein values for thousands of foods and allows you to set your own calorie and macronutrient goals.
  • Calculate protein needs: To calculate your protein needs, multiply your weight in pounds by 0.6–0.75 grams, or your weight in kilograms by 1.2–1.6 grams.
  • Eat at least 25–30 grams of protein at meals: Research has shown that consuming a minimum of 25 grams of protein at meals may promote weight loss, muscle maintenance and better overall health (35).
  • Include both animal and plant proteins in your diet: Eating a combination of both types helps make your diet more nutritious overall.
  • Choose high-quality protein sources: Focus on fresh meats, eggs, dairy and other proteins, rather than processed meats like bacon and lunch meats.
  • Consume well-balanced meals: Balance high-protein foods with vegetables, fruits and other plant foods at every meal.

Lastly, this list of 20 delicious high-protein foods can help get you started.

Summary: Calculating your protein needs, tracking your intake in a food diary and planning well-balanced meals will help you get the best results on a high-protein diet.

The sample below provides about 100 grams of protein per day. However, you can adjust the portions to meet your needs.

  • Breakfast: 3 eggs, 1 slice whole grain toast with 1 tablespoon almond butter and a pear.
  • Lunch: Fresh Avocado and Cottage Cheese Salad and an orange.
  • Dinner: 6 ounces (170 g) steak, sweet potato and grilled zucchini.

  • Breakfast: Smoothie made with 1 scoop protein powder, 1 cup coconut milk and strawberries.
  • Lunch: 4 ounces (114 g) canned salmon, mixed greens, olive oil and vinegar and an apple.
  • Dinner: 4 ounces (114 g) grilled chicken with quinoa and Brussels sprouts.

  • Breakfast: Oatmeal and one cup plain Greek yogurt with 1/4 cup chopped pecans.
  • Lunch: 4 ounces (114 g) chicken mixed with avocado and red bell pepper and a peach.
  • Dinner: All Meat Veggie Chili and brown rice.

  • Breakfast: Spanish omelet made with 3 eggs, 1 ounce cheese, chili peppers, black olives and salsa and an orange.
  • Lunch: Leftover All Meat Veggie Chili and brown rice.
  • Dinner: 4 ounces (114 g) halibut, lentils and broccoli.

  • Breakfast: One cup cottage cheese with 1/4 cup chopped walnuts, diced apples and cinnamon.
  • Lunch: 4 ounces (114 g) canned salmon mixed with healthy mayo on sprouted grain bread and carrot sticks.
  • Dinner: Chicken Meatballs with Marinara Sauce, spaghetti squash and raspberries.

  • Breakfast: Frittata made with 3 eggs, 1 ounce cheese and 1/2 cup diced potatoes.
  • Lunch: Leftover Chicken Meatballs with Marinara Sauce and spaghetti squash with an apple.
  • Dinner: 3 ounces (85 g) shrimp fajitas with grilled onions and bell peppers, guacamole, 1 cup black beans on a corn tortilla.

  • Breakfast: Protein Pumpkin Pancakes topped with 1/4 cup chopped pecans.
  • Lunch: One cup plain Greek yogurt mixed with 1/4 cup chopped mixed nuts and pineapple.
  • Dinner: 6 ounces (170 g) grilled salmon, potatoes and sautéed spinach.
Summary: Meals on a high-protein diet should include a moderate to large serving of protein balanced with healthy carb and fat sources.

High-protein diets are safe and healthy for most people.

Contrary to popular belief, higher protein intake doesn't cause kidney problems in people with normal kidney function (36, 37).

What's more, a study found that when overweight people with diabetes and early-stage kidney disease consumed a weight loss diet consisting of 30% protein for 12 months, their kidney function didn't worsen (38).

On the other hand, people who already have moderate to advanced kidney disease typically need to reduce their protein intake in order to preserve remaining kidney function (39, 40).

High-protein diets may also promote kidney stones in susceptible people. One study found this was mainly true for high amounts of animal protein, rather than vegetable protein (41, 42).

In addition, people with liver disease or other serious health conditions should check with their doctor before beginning a high-protein diet.

Summary: High-protein diets are safe and healthy for most people, but they may cause problems in individuals with certain diseases or health conditions.

Protein is an important nutrient.

A higher protein intake is linked to beneficial effects on appetite, weight, body composition, aging and overall health.

To reap maximum benefits from a high-protein diet, spread your protein intake throughout the day, choose high-quality sources and balance your intake with healthy fats and carbs.

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Comprehensive Eye Exam

A comprehensive eye exam involves much more than reading letters on a chart. It is a complete vision and eye health evaluation designed to resolve ongoing issues and protect you from future problems. You may not have obvious early symptoms of potential eye and vision problems since many eye diseases are asymptomatic. For example, conditions like glaucoma and macular degeneration may not be overtly detectable in the beginning stages. But they can result in serious vision loss if not treated.

Our practice sees patients of all ages, suggesting routine care to begin at age 3. Studies have shown 1 in 5 preschoolers have vision problems. When examining young children, our doctors look for proper vision development so children are ready for school. Adults are more susceptible to near vision trouble and are at risk for certain conditions, such as cataracts and glaucoma. We encourage our patients to have a dilated eye examination annually, regardless of age. Vision is an extremely important part of everyday living, and examination is a small preventative measure to take to ensure quality of life.

Our ophthalmologists and optometrists perform tests to assess your ability to focus on and discern objects. We want to maximize your vision but also screen for abnormalities that may cause immediate or future problems. To achieve this, our doctors encourage annual dilated eye examinations.

In addition to regular checkups, we recommend a diet high in antioxidants. Supporting a good diet with supplements such as lutein, zeaxanthin, and other key nutrients targeted to macular health is also helpful. Wearing sunglasses that provide 100% UV protection are also helpful in protecting long-term eye health.

Why Do I Need to Be Dilated?

By using eye drops to widen your pupils, our doctors can better evaluate the optic nerve, macula and retina. Analyzing these structures helps diagnose issues such as retinal tears or detachments, age-related macular degeneration, and glaucoma.

Dilation typically lasts for around 4 to 6 hours – a small inconvenience for a thorough eye health check.

Dilated Eye Exam, National Eye Institute (NIH)

These tests are typically encountered in a comprehensive eye exam:

Visual Acuity Measures the clarity of your vision by reading from a letter chart. A normal-sighted person can see 20/20 at distance and near.

Auto-Refraction – A quick test which provides an estimation of your prescription. The technician typically runs this test prior to your examination.

Pupil Assessment – Shows the neurological function of the afferent (up to brain) and efferent (from the brain) system. If there is a disruption in either, additional testing may be needed.

Ocular Motility – Checks for weaknesses with eye movement or coordination. While following a target, we evaluate if your eyes move smoothly and fully.

Refraction – Determines a patient’s refractive error, such as nearsightedness, farsightedness and/or astigmatism. This is test that gives doctor the information needed to provide a prescription for glasses.

Tonometry – An important number for your doctor to know. It helps determines your risk for glaucoma. Tonometry measures or estimates your internal eye pressure.

Pupil Dilation – Certain eye drops are used to enlarge pupils to obtain a better view of the internal eye.

BiomicroscopyA slit lamp or mounted microscope system is used to aid us in inspecting the front surface and inside of the eye. Sometimes we will utilize different filters in order to best view a particular structure.

Ophthalmoscopy – Evaluates the retina and optic nerve with special lenses. These lenses may by used in conjunction with a biomicroscope or an binocular indirect ophthalmoscope, a head set allowing a free-space viewing of the peripheral retina.

In some cases, we may need to perform the following tests:

Retinoscopy – An instrument used to check the refractive status of the eye. This is typically utilized on non-verbal patients or young children.

Binocular Function Testing – Sometimes additional assessment may be needed to check how well both eyes work together such as:

  • Stereopsis – Tested using Polaroid (3D) glasses and a special booklet, this is the ability to use both eyes to create fine depth perception.
  • Cover test – Primary test used to discover strabismus (eye turn). Your eyes are covered or uncovered while you focus on a near or far target. Your doctor is evaluating your eye position and its response to the disruption of fusion.

Visual Field Test – Confrontational visual field test performed during regular examination. If this test determines defects, a full visual field test may be needed. This test measures your sensitivity to a light stimulus in different parts of your vision. If sensitivity is decreased or zero, there is a defect in your field of vision.

Color Vision Screening – Special book containing different patterned dots on pseudoisochromatic plates typically used to identify a color vision deficiency. Most color vision issues involve inherited red-green color deficiencies. But one can acquire a problem through certain diseases.

Refractive Error

As a child, our eyes work toward emmetropization…light rays perfectly focused on the retina. It takes coordinated changes in the cornea, lens, and eyeball length for this to happen. Refractive error occurs when light rays do not focus in the proper manner. Main issues that present during a comprehensive eye examination are: myopia (nearsightedness), hyperopia (farsightedness), astigmatism, and presbyopia. All of these conditions are usually correctable by glasses, contact lenses or, sometimes, laser vision correction.

What is Myopia?
Myopia is also known as nearsightedness. It occurs when the light rays entering the eye focus in front of the retina. Distance objects are blurry but near vision is still strong. Patients with myopia usually need glasses for distance since the eyes cannot adjust on their own.

What is Hyperopia?
Hyperopia, also known as farsightedness, arises from light rays entering the eye focus behind the retina. Near objects are unclear. If there is a great amount of hyperopia, distance vision may be fuzzy as well. Most patients with small amounts of hyperopia will not require corrective eyewear until later in life (usually in 40s, 50s).

What is Astigmatism?
Astigmatism occurs when light entering the eye splits into two separate points. Most patients have only a small amount of astigmatism that does not significantly impact their vision. If there is a large degree of astigmatism, the split rays can lead to blurry or distorted vision at all ranges. Patients frequently report that letters appear shadowy when astigmatism is uncorrected.

What is Presbyopia?
As we age, our eyes gradually lose their ability to focus on nearby objects, called Presbyopia. This becomes noticeable among people in their early to mid-40s and worsens over time. Typically, vision is blurry at a normal reading distance, and people have to hold reading material further away to clearly see. For some, the ability to see clearly at different distances or when changing focus from near to far objects occurs.

What is Presbyopia? VisionCareUK

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Review: Five Palm Jumeirah, Dubai

Five Palm Jumeriah review | Helena Alyssa
Five Palm Jumeriah review | Helena Alyssa

I was lucky enough to stay at the hottest new hotel in Dubai, the Five Palm Jumeriah last month. The cosmopolitan five-star resort definitely lived up to its expectations.

After opening in 2017 the Five Palm has been a big hit with celebrities and the Insta-famous with on-site pool parties, rooftop bars and restaurants as well as its own private stretch of beach. The hotel overlooks the Dubai Marina skyline and Arabian Gulf and is located only 15 minutes drive from Dubai Marina and 20 minutes from Downtown Dubai.

The style of the hotel is exactly what I look for when looking for a luxury stay/baecation. As soon as you walk through the doors the golden, marble, glass design oozes elegance. You can't help but be drawn to the row of palm trees that encapsulate the glistening infinity pool, and the fact that everybody just looks so relaxed and happy.

THE ROOMS | My room type was a Junior Suite City View (not a sea view room unfortunately but there is quite a dramatic price difference for this upgrade!) The room was like something prepared for a Greek goddess, complete with a mini living room, sun loungers and seating on your private balcony, a walk-in wardrobe, a massive comfortable bed and a luscious golden bathtub. Check out my IG story highlights for a room tour!

THE POOL | The pool is the perfect place to spend your days at FIVE Palm Jumeirah, taking a refreshing dip to cool down from the high temperatures is a necessity and there's an Ibiza/Miami vibe at the pool. Music is constantly played, they also have DJ residency's and pool parties where it becomes a sort of beach club on the weekends.

THE ROOFTOP BAR | The Penthouse Dubai on the 16th floor is a lively adults-only rooftop day club and evening lounge with amazing views of the stunning Dubai skyline. The rooftop bar also has two glass-lined swimming pools where they throw parties on the weekend. It's a great place for an after-dinner drink/shisha and is open until 2am on weekday nights with different events happening each night. If you love to watch sunsets it's the ideal spot overlooking the Palm for this too.

Five Palm Jumeriah breakfast review | Helena Alyssa

THE FOOD  | I only experienced breakfast at FIVE as I love to get out of the hotel and try all of the different restaurants. The breakfast usually comes with the room although you can add it after or order room service breakfast for an additional charge. Personally, it didn't blow me away, and although the portions are generous, it can be quite costly if you're adding it on after.

THE SPA  | I didn't use the spa, but of course, I had to have a look and it looked like the ultimate relaxation spot. They also have a deal currently which includes a 45-minute massage, a dip in the outdoor hydrotherapy pool and a three-course lunch for only AED 499, which is just over £100. Not bad at all.

HOTEL HIGHLIGHTS | The look of the hotel is a highlight in itself, as well as the attentive and friendly staff. You really feel at home at the FIVE Palm.

PRICES | From £116 - £548 per night. You can usually find the cheapest prices when booking through Trip Advisor, check it out here

Flights to Dubai from London can start from as low as £250 return, check Skyscanner for the cheapest!

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FrSky introduces the newest and most powerful radio, the horus x12s. The Horus is the new flagship radio from FrSky with premium gimbals, pots, switches and components. The radio also has a built in GPS module, speaker, haptic feedback and more. The X12S features a full color LCD screen with an easy to navigate UI system. Each radio comes with a high quality hard case for transportation.

For a limited time, the Horus X12S is bundled with an R9M Module, & includes a R9 Mini Receiver!

  • Audio Speech Outputs (values, alarms, settings, etc.)
  • Full telemetry and real-time data logging
  • Antenna detection and SWR warning
  • Integrated GPS module and 6-axis sensor (3-axis gyro and 3-axis accelerator)
  • All CNC 6 ball bearings gimbals with accuracy hall sensor and extensible by stick ends
  • Safe power switch with integrated strap base
  • Two types trainer ports
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Operating Voltage: 9.6V DC
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Number of Channels: 16 (Up to 32)
Flash Memory: 16MB (Extendadble w/ external card)

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Elf on the Shelf: The new Christmas tradition that’s gone viral

Eli the Elf raids the Christmas cookie jar.'Picture: Sara Furie
Eli the Elf raids the Christmas cookie jar.'Picture: Sara Furie

If you’ve got young children, the chances are you know all about Elf on the Shelf.

But for the uninitiated, perhaps you’ve seen photos of an innocent looking elf getting up to no good clogging up your social media feeds, and been left a little confused.

The Elf on the Shelf tradition began in America and has blown up over recent years.

It all started with a children’s book, written by Carol Aebersold and daughter Chanda Bell in 2004, telling the story of just how Santa Claus knows who has been good and who has been bad.

He no longer relies on a letter, but sends out ‘scout elves’, who hide out in people’s homes and report back to the North Pole on bad behaviour each night.

The book come with an accompanying elf for parents to recreate the story at home - hiding the elf in a different place each night so when the children wake up they find him somewhere new each morning.

If their children have been well behaved, some parents leave a present, but the really creative ones are making sure their children find their elf in imaginative, and sometimes quite compromising, positions each morning.

The trend has become viral, with parents around the world posting their weird and wonderful pictures on Pinterest, Instagram, Facebook and Twitter.

Mum Sara Furie, of South Kirkby, has come up with some great ideas for her two-year-old daughter Scarlett’s elf.

He has been seen impersonating a superhero, indulging in dad’s whisky, partying with Tinkerbell and a wrestler and raiding the biscuit tin.

Sara said: “I wanted to start a tradition with Scarlett that she’d remember from a young age, and also wanted to do something different than giving her an advent calendar as she gets them from other relatives.

“Her main concern is that no one touches him so he doesn’t lose his magic.”

There are two simple rules that every child must know when it comes to having a scout elf:

Firstly, it cannot be touched. Christmas magic is very fragile and if a scout elf is touched it may lose that magic and be unable to fly back to the North Pole.

Secondly, a scout elf cannot speak or move while anyone in the house is awake. A scout elf’s job is to watch and listen.

The second rule has become a handy excuse for any parents who may have a creative block for a new idea, or simply forget - the elf could not move because someone was awake in the night.

Mum-of-two Jade Bentham of Normanton, has been setting up a scout elf for her children Tyler, seven, and Ellie, four.

The elf was accompanied on December 1 with a letter from Santa warning that he could be “very mischievous”.

Since then, he has caused chaos with a toilet roll, held a tea party with Ellie’s dolls and teddies, and criticised the quality of their biscuits, leaving a note that they should not be left for Santa.

Jade said: “Tyler and Ellie love waking up each morning to see what the elf has been up to while they was sleeping. They find it hilarious.”


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The company has come under criticism after reports it was considering re-entering China’s search engine market and would comply with its internet censorship and surveillance policies.

In an Aug. 31 letter to six senators made public on Friday, Google Chief Executive Sundar Pichai said the company was “thoughtfully considering a variety of options.

“The options is based for how to offer services in China in a way that is consistent with our mission.”

The letter was reported earlier by The Intercept, a news website.

Google, however, declined to comment.

The move would mark its return to a market it abandoned eight years ago on censorship concerns.

Sen. Mark Warner, the ranking Democrat on the Intelligence Committee, said on Friday he was “really disappointed with Google’s response,” through the letter.

Google said it was “unclear” if it would move forward with a search engine in China, and that it was “not in a position to be able to answer detailed questions.”

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“Their response to the Senate failed to provide any information about Google’s reported plans to consider launching a censored search engine in China,” Warner said.

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In September, a bipartisan group of 16 U.S. House lawmakers asked Google to disclose precautions it would take to protect the safety of its users if Chinese regulators allow its search engine to operate.

The letter said Google was “committed to promoting access to information, freedom of expression, and user privacy, as well as to respecting the laws of jurisdictions in which we operate.”

On Thursday, three other U.S. senators wrote Pichai to explain why it delayed disclosing vulnerabilities with its Google+ social network.

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National Guard Spc. Sarah O’Hearn is scheduled to return home from Iraq soon. Her mother is anxiously counting the days until her homecoming.

The people at the Marshfield post office may never know just how happy they made Marilyn O’Hearn when they called to tell her they had a military footlocker with her name on it.

The locker is being delivered to O’Hearn, but it belongs to her daughter Spc. Sarah O’Hearn. Its arrival back in Marshfield on Thursday means that Sarah isn’t far behind. She could be home from Iraq in May, a year after she was deployed with the 772nd Military Police Company, attached to Delta Company, 1st Battalion of the 181st Infantry Regiment of the Massachusetts National Guard.

“I was thrilled when the post office called, because it means it is getting closer,” O’Hearn said of her daughter’s homecoming.

But her hopefulness is mixed with dread.

“It would just be a real kick in the butt if anything happens now,” she said.

The recent news out of Baghdad has only made her more fearful, more anxious.

Suspected Shiite extremists have been hammering the U.S.-protected Green Zone of late, firing rockets at the heavily fortified area in central Baghdad. Sarah’s unit is based in the Green Zone.

“I’m watching the news, and it makes me pretty sick,” O’Hearn said. “My stomach is doing flip-flops.”

On top of a mother’s constant concern about a child in the military, O’Hearn is burdened with her own job woes.

She was laid off from her job of nine years in November. She is still looking for a new one.

“I’m hanging in there, but it is really tough,” O’Hearn said.

Sarah, 23, is already thinking about what she will do when she gets back home.

“She has such big plans for herself,” O’Hearn said.

Sarah wants to buy a new car – “some sort of Pontiac,” her mother said, and she’d like to go to college and get a job.

Sarah graduated from Marshfield High School in 2003.

“She’s thinking about doing something in security,” O’Hearn said of the youngest of her two daughters.

Meanwhile, as Sarah ponders what she will be doing after she comes home, her mother can’t stop thinking and worrying about the days leading up to it.

“You just take it day by day and hope for the best,” O’Hearn said.

“I’ll be worried until she gets off that plane.”

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Russian Cardiology Research and Production Complex, Ministry of Healthcare of the Russian Federation, 3rd Cherepkovskaya St., Building 15a, Moscow 121552, Russia

Correspondence should be addressed to Vladimir P. Shirinsky; moc.liamg@yksnirihs

Received 6 January 2017; Accepted 27 February 2017; Published 21 March 2017

Academic Editor: Andrey J. Serra

Copyright © 2017 Valery I. Kapelko et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

Background. Nitric oxide can successfully compete with oxygen for sites of electron-transport chain in conditions of myocardial hypoxia. These features may prevent excessive oxidative stress occurring in cardiomyocytes during sudden hypoxia-reoxygenation. Aim. To study the action of the potent stable NO donor dinitrosyl iron complex with glutathione (Oxacom®) on the recovery of myocardial contractile function and Ca2+ transients in cardiomyocytes during hypoxia-reoxygenation. Results. The isolated rat hearts were subjected to 30 min hypoxia followed by 30 min reoxygenation. The presence of 30 nM Oxacom in hypoxic perfusate reduced myocardial contracture and improved recovery of left ventricular developed pressure partly due to elimination of cardiac arrhythmias. The same Oxacom concentration limited reactive oxygen species generation in hypoxic cardiomyocytes and increased the viability of isolated cardiomyocytes during hypoxia from 12 to 52% and after reoxygenation from 0 to 40%. Oxacom prevented hypoxia-induced elevation of diastolic Ca2+ level and eliminated Ca2+ transport alterations manifested by slow Ca2+ removal from the sarcoplasm and delay in cardiomyocyte relaxation. Conclusion. The potent stable NO donor preserved cardiomyocyte integrity and improved functional recovery at hypoxia-reoxygenation both in the isolated heart and in cardiomyocytes mainly due to preservation of Ca2+ transport. Oxacom demonstrates potential for cardioprotection during hypoxia-reoxygenation.


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The McCall City Jail was built for $650 in June, 1930, directly behind the City Hall located on the corner of Lenora and Third Streets.
The City Hall building was later moved 12 miles to Roseberry, ID, leaving the jail as a sole reminder of earlier times.
Meagerly furnished with a parlor stove, a washbasin, an iron bunk for each of two cells and a few blankets, the jail mostly house drunkards.
When the new jail was built in Cascade in the early 1970s the McCall jail was abandoned.

Forty years earlier, Tom and Louisa McCall and family settled on the south shore of Payette Lake. Other homesteaders, Elba York, Lewis Heacock, John Cox, Mark Cole, and Albert Gaekel, soon joined them and a community began to take shape.
In those early days Tom McCall appropriated the abandoned Lardo U.S. Post Office, originally located 10 miles south near Roseberry, and the south shore area was briefly known as "Lardo."
In 1903 the Lardo P.O. was moved across the river to Boydstun's store.
Two years later Tom McCall had a four-block section from his homestead surveyed for a town site and began selling lots, setting aside two lots for a school and the Congregational Church, still located at the corner of First and Park Streets.
Honoring Tom as the father of the town, citizens changed the name to "McCall." The town was
officially incorporated on July 19, 1911.

Four overlapping elements: recreation, mining, forestry and commerce, have shaped the development of McCall, making it the economic hub for central Idaho.
For over sixty years Carl Brown's lumber mill was the center and economic life force for its citizens. The presence of the Civilian Conservation Corps and filming of the MGM move, "Northwest Passage," were highlights of the Depression and pre-war years.

The original village of McCall lies in a natural amphitheater with the glorious Payette Lake, alpine valleys and mountains for a stage.
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An excellent new edition of this nineteenth century classic; generously sized and with a clear, readable, print (so much better than reading an old copy with grubby pages).

Written in true "Boy's Own" style the hero begins his naval career as midshipman in a small brig. In the space of a few days he manages to rescue a man overboard, his captain from certain death "I drew a pistol from my belt, and, thrusting the muzzle into the Frenchman's face, pulled the trigger," and repel a boarding party, resulting in the capture of a larger enemy ship. He is then transferred to a frigate, and more notable historical events occur. Stirring stuff and really very enjoyable. The style, similar to Marryat, is naturally dated (the original was published in 1884), although it feels totally in keeping with the action, which is brisk, breathless and just bordering on the believable!

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As the music industry and hordes of broken festivalgoers struggle to put themselves back together this morning, we gaze back through bloodshot eyes at the goings on this weekend at Worthy Farm, property of Michael and Emily Eavis and home, of course, to the legendary Glastonbury festival.

So, for those who couldn't make it - or those who were to wasted to remember anything - here's our round-up of the key highlights at Glastonbury 2015...

There's never a dull moment with Kanye West...

That probably goes without saying anyway, but so it proved once again with Kanye's headline slot at Worthy Farm on Saturday night. In an eventful two-hour set that was preceded with a BBC warning to “expect bad language”, Kanye blasted his way through a career retrospective set that saw him invite Bon Iver onto the stage to perform with him and also included a brief rendition of Queen's 'Bohemian Rhapsody'.

Kanye delivered a typically bombastic performance but was almost upstaged on a couple of occasions, firstly by the BBC's comedic subtitling, whose interpretations of Kanye's lyrics included some choice expletive-avoiding phrases like “All Day, Ligga” and “Motherducker”, screenshots of which were soon doing the rounds on Twitter. The other distraction came courtesy of a stage invasion by comedian Lee Nelson, who crept onto the stage mid-performance wearing a t-shirt emblazoned with the words “Lee-Zus” before he was swiftly bundled through the stage exit by some angry-looking security guards.

Kanye's appearance at Glastonbury may have been a controversial booking for the purists, but you can't argue with the entertainment value on offer here.

The Who still know how to close a show

They might be celebrating 50 years in the business, but Pete Townshend and Roger Daltry still know how to move a crowd. They also had a few words to say about Kanye's claim to be the world's “greatest living rock star”, with the veteran guitarist drawing cheers from the audience as he asked at the close of a belting 'Won't Get Fooled Again': “Who's the biggest rock star in the world?!”

Florence stepped up to the plate

Foo Fighters fans will be difficult to console following the disappointing cancellation of the band's appearance due to Dave Grohl's injury, but the organisers had no hesitation in moving Florence up the bill, and her band did not disappoint. Florence's bellowing vocals lit up the night and some barnstorming performances of new tracks like 'What Kind Of Man' show that Flo is getting better and better as a live performer.

Everybody sang 'Happy Birthday' to the Dalai Lama

Fresh from his speaking engagements in the serene Green Fields, the Dalai Lama was invited up onto the stage by veteran punk poet Patti Smith, who encouraged the thousands-strong crowd to sing 'Happy Birthday' to the Tibetan icon. He gave a speech to the crowd about happiness and teed up a packed perfromance from Lionel Richie, who reportedly drew the biggest audience of the weekend.

Chemical Brothers are still up there with the best live acts on the planet

For those who headed to The Other Stage to watch dancefloor gurus the Chemical Brothers as a closer to the weekend, they'll have been reminded that even after so many years in the game, the electronic duo's live sets are still as blisteringly vibrant as ever. Accompanied by some stunning visuals and spinning a set that included a career-spanning collection of their best tracks, the Chemicals closed the set with a pair of stone cold classics in 'Galvanize' and 'Block Rockin' Beats'. Aside from possibly Daft Punk, Tom and Eddy are still the world's best when it comes to sending a festival-sized crowd completely mental with heaps of pounding dance music.

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Though Jaffurs founder and winemaker Craig Jaffurs retired in 2016, the 2015 Thompson Vineyard Petite Sirah is entirely the product of his tremendous winemaking skills. This wine exemplifies what true, pure Petite Sirah is all about by displaying incredible darkness, power, and purity of fruit. It has gobs of dark cherry and black fruit flavors, with spice, licorice, and chocolate aromas, and a stick-to-your-lips quality. The cool vineyard site led to its typical long hang time, giving ripe tannins and good acidity. Approachable as a young wine, it will also reward additional cellaring.

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My LA Vegan & Wellbeing Guide

LA is a city that I truly love although I appreciate that it's not for everyone. Jack Kerouac called it the “loneliest and most brutal of American cities”
It’s a city of dreams, but also disappointments. I went there with a reality show (Hollywood Trials on RTE) when I was 24 and again when I was 27 and did the audition circuit - and came home a bit broken. People hear stories about making it in LA overnight but from what I see it’s a city of grafters, day in day out, working to be the best they can across wellness, fitness, acting, music and the production of global culture. I went over this time to do a week-long cooking course in Plantlab in Vegan Desserts.

The course was based in Venice and so we rented an Air BnB between four of us. Having been to LA before I knew I wanted to be in a more relaxed area and also wouldn't be too interested in the neon and nightclubs of West Hollywood. Hollywood is an hour's solid drive on the freeway and LA traffic is awful at the best of times so I would advise situating yourself in the areas you want to be as unlike other cities navigating around every area might not actually be possible.

Restaurants I Loved

Being Vegan is still something relatively new to eating out in Ireland, whereas LA totally caters and has plenty of hip, cool fully vegan eateries that I was so excited to check out. The style here is relatively casual and only when we went out for a fancier meal on my birthday - more details below - did I dress up. Generally jeans shorts, which is what I lived in will suffice for nearly all places, especially at lunch. Tipping is a big thing here and most bills showed calculations of what 18% of your bill equalled as a suggested tip to leave. Just bear that in mind when ordering especially in groups as the price you see, wont be the price you actually pay.

The Butcher's Daughter.

I had Matcha pancakes here and a rose latte with cardamon. It was amazing. 90's hip-hop blared and this is a cool buzzy place with lots of people watching. The food was delicious and like nearly everywhere we went - the service was great.

Jumper €8. Shorts €13, Heart Belt €4. Sandals €9 - all available in Penneys*

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Cafe Gratitude

I've mentioned that a raw chocolate smoothie in Cafe Gratitude back when I was 27 was a turning point and possibly the first time I ever considered vegan food as something to consider.  It's an organic vegan cafe and the food is fabulous. The desserts here are really special so save some space !

Cafe Gratitude, LA, Holly White, Venice,

Moon Juice

If you're looking for a nice cup of coffee or a smoothie loaded with elixirs be sure to pop into Moon Juice in Venice for a brain dust latte. You may have heard of the now very famous brand and seeing the cafe where it all began is great. Stocking skincare, supplements and snack products the tiny cafe holds a lot and it's always busy. There's space to sit outside and it's just opposite Cafe Grattitude.

Gracias Madre

This is a plant based Mexican and possibly my favourite of all the places we went to because it took me by surprise. The cocktail list is extensive and there is kombucha on tap- which I loved - the menu consists of tacos, tortillas, rice bowls and one of the best vegan burgers I have ever had in my life. The food here is so tasty and the guacamole and chips alone are worth coming for.

The Rose Cafe & GJelina

Although both are fabulous I am not doing dedicated sections for each of the above for a few reasons. We went to The Rose Cafe on our first day and it was fabulous but we returned a week later and service was slow, items were forgotten, and the menu was limited - it was a Sunday afternoon. It's still well worth checking out for informal lunch.

GJelina is a really cool Italian that we went to for lunch. They didn't have many vegan options which is why I am not including it in a dedicated post but I ordered a roasted vegetable sandwich and roasted cauliflower and both were superb. The atmosphere is buzzy and again the service is impeccable.

Shutters on The Beach

For my birthday I wanted to go for one really special dinner. I had heard a lot about Shutters On the Beach and apparently the view is incredible. It is literally situated on the beach and is a fully functioning hotel but you don't have to be a guest to enjoy the bar and restaurant. We booked in at 7 pm and asked for a window facing table so as to see the sunset and it was so beautiful. The food was good but again this was not a dedicated vegan place. Service was ok, but not exceptional. If you're going here it's more for the atmosphere which is fabulous.

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Red Dress - €14. Bag - €12 available at Penneys*

Sites to See

We were staying around Venice beach area and they had little scooters that you could use - similar to the Dublin Bikes - for just a few dollars and they were a great way of getting around. A walk along Venice beach is a must and there are some gorgeous smoothie and açai bowl bars along the way.

We went on the Paramount Studio tour on one of our last days and I am so glad we did. All the studios have them and I just picked based on proximity but they all come highly rated and it's fascinating to see the history that the city is built on. Tour groups were limited to seven people and I would suggest booking in advance as we just turned up but had to wait for over an hour.

Lie poolside at the Roosevelt if you want to just soak up the sun. Entry is free but there is requirement to spend $50 at the bar per head and then you can enjoy using a sun lounger and the pool - ideally whilst sipping a cocktail.

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Honestly I was blown away with the amount of plastic everywhere. I feel Ireland is really taking major steps to try an minimise single-use plastics but in LA I didn't see nearly as much as I had assumed. I bought a Keep Cup with me which I got all my coffees in and also recently I got a beautiful gemstone water flask. There are so many studies on the effects of crystallised water and you can check out the site >here< Most importantly by bringing it with me every time I got a coffee they would fill it up with cold filtered water free of charge, and saving plastic. In my yoga studio they also had a water foundation and a counter showing how many bottles had been saved.

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LA is the home of virtually any niche or major form of treatment, nutrition, supplement or fitness practice in the wellness arena. If it's something you would like to try, there is likely a class just around the corner. Initially I thought I wanted to try a few different classes on a drop-in basis but as we were driving to our accommodation we passed a huge Yoga studio. Modo Yoga does Hot Yoga classes and they had an introductory offer of $50 for unlimited classes for the first month. Although I was only there for half that amount of time I still got great value and went to about 8 classes over the stay.

There was also an amazing crystal museum - think rose quartz the length of your arm- and store called Mystic Journey.  They also have yoga classes, sound baths and events so keep an eye on their site if that's something you think you would be interested in.

I had also seen Spellbound Sky in a Vogue Documentary and on our second last day we paid it a visit. They don't sell online and they only open at noon so research their opening hours before going. It's truly one of the most stunning crystal shops I have ever seen. All the walls are white and minimal. I bought a few pieces including these Malachite cats.

Spellbound Sky, LA, Holly White, Vogue Wellness

Lastly if you want to book in for one of the most intense body scrubs imaginable then look no further than Olympic Spa. It's a Korean spa and the treatments are not for the shy or faint of heart. After plunging in and out of hot and cold pools I was laid on a plinth and scrubbed to within an inch of my life, followed by a massage that did what several others had failed to do. I had the Goddess Package and honestly I loved it. If I lived here I would get this regularly.

Lastly if you want a good walk and one of the better photo opportunities possible a trip to view the Hollywood sign is a nice day out. You can't actually get close to it but there are some good places to see it from linked >here< You park by the iconic (Get Him To The) Greek theatre and then there is a bus that can take you up or otherwise it's a 1 hour walk uphill. We could have gone further and gotten a better view but bear in mind it's very hot so you will get tired quicker than usual.

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Top €6. Leggings €11. Both from Penneys*

Why I Was There..

As you all know I am a complete vegan foodie and I am constantly looking for inspiration. One of the best vegan cooking schools in the world is Plantlab based in Venice and booking myself onto their Vegan desserts masterclass was the tipping point for this whole trip. I adored the whole course although I was exhausted at the end of the days (9pm!) and was so grateful we had a few days afterwards to enjoy. I learnt so much and am so excited to use all the different techniques now I am back at home. We were really encouraged to elevate our presentation which I really needed! I've included a few images of my creations on the course below!

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LA really is an amazing place and honestly I'm looking forward to going back already! If you are planning on visiting I hope these tips are useful!

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*Thank you to Penneys for collaborating with me on this post.

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When William S. Cohen and his wife Janet Langhart Cohen settled into their new luxury penthouse, familiar furnishings and memorabilia from their travels made them feel instantly at home

Former Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen and
author Janet Langhart Cohen with Lucy.

The private elevator in this luxury building ascends to the eighteenth floor, the door opens and there stands William S. Cohen and his wife, Janet Langhart Cohen, smiling warmly and welcoming us into their elegant aerie, with 6,700 square feet of interior space, 3,000 square feet of exterior terrace and panoramic views all around.

For this former Senator and Secretary of Defense and his wife, a former model, television personality, media consultant and now, author, condominium life means ease of living. Moving from their single-family home in McLean turned out to be relatively painless as furnishings easily translated from one home to the other.

Both were long-term high-rise people: Cohen’s days on the Hill were spent in an Arlington high-rise and, when the two were married, he moved into her building at 701 Pennsylvania Avenue. As his stint at the Pentagon came to a close, he yearned for a house, one with a yard and a pool. (See Home & Design, Late Winter, 2003).

Like most, it needed constant attention—a gardener, a plumber, a roofer…and the list went on.

Now, as principal in a fast-growing consulting firm, The Cohen Group, he travels almost 70 percent of the time. And Langhart Cohen was uncomfortable. “I had never lived in a place where somebody could knock on the door and there was just a piece of wood between me and a person,” she explains. Both she and her husband are highly visible personalities, possible lightning rods for reactive people,  the likelihood of which is complicated by their combined cultures: Cohen is Irish-Jewish and Langhart Cohen is of mixed race, black and white. (Her recent memoir, From Rage to Reason: My Life in Two Americas, touches upon her coming of age in racially troubled times, as well as the challenges of interracial marriage.) As evident in their new home, the Cohens have defined their joint aesthetic as well as they have embraced their different backgrounds and cultures.

As the Cohens usher us into their home, a painting of a crouching young Vietnamese woman hangs in a niche surrounded by a complementary green decorative paint treatment. Very few pieces in the residence are new, explains Langhart Cohen as she leads her guests into the living room, the expansive urban view lightly veiled by walls of sheer draperies. There are flashes of the familiar from McLean: chests with mirrors of guilt; the white damask sofa and opposing club chairs; the

Oriental rugs. Yet, the arrangement reads very differently. This is a larger, more formal room with more breathing space around the conversation area. Pilasters separate this large living room from a smaller version on the left, an ideal spot for a private conversation. Drinks are served here during more intimate gatherings.

Furnishings and Oriental rugs from their previous home in
McLean fit perfectly in the double-room living area.

Cohen prefers this space to the larger room. Lightweight armchairs deftly placed along the walls in both rooms can be pulled in either direction for spontaneous conversational groupings.

From the living rooms, a vestibule opens to the dining room and the library. Furnishings from the house take on new life in the dining room, where the urban skyline views give way to a dense carpet of green treetops. A roundtable is essential for dining, notes Langhart Cohen; it equalizes her guests and facilitates conversation. She finds her table seats ten most comfortably during the couple’s frequent dinner parties that host luminary from government, corporate and diplomatic circles.

The couple hosts frequent guests from government and
diplomatic circle in the dining room.

“Before dessert, we like to talk about issues of the day: it could be art, it could be politics, all sorts of issues that are topical,” explains Langhart Cohen. “Everybody is very bright, so my table is not just a dining table; it is a learning table, a social table.”

After dinner, guests head back to the living room, or if a casual camaraderie has developed during dinner, to the adjacent library—a misnomer for this room without books. Shelves are filled with memorabilia Cohen has collected over the years and Celadon wares each of them brought to their marriage, plus pieces they have acquired together. It is a comfortable room with a chenille sofa and chairs in muted, green tones, all from the family room in the McLean house.

“My spirit is drawn to Asian—my consciousness, my understanding of who I am and my origin come from my African side,” Janet Langhart Cohen explains.

Beyond the library is the solarium with another stupendous wrap-around view, topped by a clerestory window decked in faux-painted ivy. Throughout the home, the expansive view dominates each room, but here it is breathtaking, an expanse of vista that takes the eye through suburban miles, beyond the Mormon temple. It is a room for casual dining, but with the two collaborating on an upcoming book, this inspiring room takes on a different focus. Together they are writing about their “parallel” experiences in coping with “some of America’s social ‘isms,’” Langhart Cohen reports.

On the Furnishings and Oriental rugs from their previous home in McLean fit perfectly in the double-room living area. terrace, apples are growing on espaliered trees; pots of flowers thrive in the sunlight. The terrace encircles the home with living space for the enjoyment of morning coffee or dinner by starlight. Outside the master bedroom is a special garden, a tribute to the couple’s deceased dog, Lucky.

Furnishings and Oriental rugs from their previous home in McLean
fit perfectly in the double-room living area.

The Poggenpohl kitchen is enviable, an efficient and beautiful space with bird’s-eye maple cabinetry, located adjacent to the media room/family room (the family being Bill, she and Lucy, their Maltese, explains Langhart Cohen).

The Cohens eat breakfast and dinner in this room at a small table in front of the window, the view in one direction and the television for the latest news in the other. The room exudes African influences.

“My spirit is drawn to Asian—my consciousness, my understanding of who I am and my origin come from my African side,” she explains. Her treasures are two gifts from Nelson Mandela: a very small doll, barely four inches tall, and a signed copy of his biography. Neither a connoisseur nor curator, she demurs, she has chosen pieces that make her think of Africa. “I lived with the Masai for a while,” she notes while working on a TV series in Kenya.

Then there are private spaces: a master bedroom suite with commodious closets and a large terrace, a study/music room for Langhart Cohen—she plays the flute and her husband plays the keyboard—plus a gym. Cohen has both an office and a separate study. In his office, he works; in his study, he decompresses. “His study is his sanctuary, his lair,” Langhart Cohen explains.

“This is where I come at three in the morning to read,” he says.

More simple and secure than their former home in McLean, this new residence meets the couple’s needs on many levels, both as a place to entertain and a place to unwind. “While we were in the other house, I was shopping for a house I had never met. Everything goes better here,” says Langhart Cohen.

“Houses are like people. This one has energy; it loves us back.”

Contributing editor Barbara Karth resides in Chevy Chase, Maryland. Photographer Bob Narod is based in Sterling, Virginia

A painting of a Vietnamese woman greets visitors in the
entrance vestibule.

The library is the perfect setting for intimate conversations.

The solarium doubles as a working space for the Cohens.

The Cohens have dinner for two in the family room, located
off the kitchen.

Collectibles from around the world mingle with family
mementos, such as a portrait of Langhart Cohen as
a young girl with her mother and sister in the living room.

Gifts offered to Cohen by foreign dignitaries line the shelves
in the study.


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The respectful renovation of this Devonport villa celebrates its history

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Architect Andrew Meiring adds to a heritage-listed Devonport villa with a playful assemblage of stone, wood, glass and concrete

The respectful renovation of this Devonport villa celebrates its history

In faded 1880s photographs of North Head Maungauika, Devonport, a white villa with a playful turret sits high on the hill. The house faces the township below and a farm track runs up its side. The history of the villa is as faded as the photographs, but it’s believed to have been a rental in one of Auckland’s earliest settlements. “It was an enterprising chap who bought the sections,” says the owner. “It would have been a beautiful view before it was built up.”

For the owners and their three teenage children, this historic home is a place to put down roots, having returned to Auckland after years in Hong Kong. With a family connection to Devonport, they settled on the suburb for its character, community and connection to the sea. “We lived on an island in Hong Kong and really liked that feeling of having a water boundary.”

Andrew Meiring of Andrew Meiring Architects was enlisted for an extension forming a kitchen and sitting room area. While it’s rare for historic homes to find room at the front, this home was locked in its position at the back of the section – the only way out was through the front.

From the council’s perspective, one of the most important things to preserve for a category-one listed home is street frontage. However, a 1960s Vernon Brown extension already compromised this. A driveway and carport in front of the extension also detracted from the romance of the historic home. Now, three cuboid structures – a garage, terrace and living room – replace the drive and carport. “Historically, we’ve completely contained the original form, although it now has all this stuff around it,” says Meiring.

A gate at the street is flanked by stone walls that contain the garage to the left and pool at right. Through the gate, visitors walk the length of the living areas, past a slim pond where fish, papyrus and lilies thrive, before reaching the front door. This elegant boardwalk sits a few steps above the pool and lawn to the right. Once inside, steps lead right to a contemporary kitchen, which replaces the late architect’s renovation, then through to the original villa. The living area and terrace peel off to the left.

“It’s typical to glaze the connection point,” says Meiring of the glassy entry, which sits between the villa and the extension, “but I had to change heights and get a new form in front of the entrance, to start introducing a more contemporary context.”

At the same time, Meiring was careful to keep the long axial link from the street to the front door; the white-painted timber of the pergola links right through to the existing villa, stitching the various parts together in particularly elegant fashion.

Meiring was pleasantly surprised that Auckland Council met his alteration plans with an open mind. “It was quite unusual that they let us do a forward extension and one of this kind,” he says, “but they went for it straight away and were unobstructive.”

Materiality acts as a common thread. The garage and pool walls are made with Auckland basalt and give the update a time-honoured, handcrafted feel. Basalt pavers line the walkway, while honed pavers inside subtly mute the light. Black shingles cover the roof of the kitchen and encase the living area, providing a textural connection between old and new. “The idea is not to try to connect the structures in terms of form but materially,” says Meiring.

In the villa, restoration and the addition of two bathrooms were the focus. The turret, a former folly accessed from the verandah, now contains the en suite. Stripped back to its bones, light floods the space and the owners can admire its structure while they bathe.

While the house is on the flat, its position on North Head means it’s surrounded by slopes. The extension looks up the hill and major earthworks were required to cut into the bank and gain space. “The idea was to make the garage subterranean so it sat like a landscaping element,” says Meiring. “We wanted it further towards the street and needed more function for the other structures, so we just had to gain a bit more space.”

A retaining wall backing the length of the living areas allows for a coat room, laundry and garage access. It’s all tucked in by a bank where seven-metre piles secure the site and the neighbouring villa that was creating surcharge weight on the hill. “It looked like roadworks, like the Waterview Tunnel was coming through,” jokes Meiring.

Pieces collected from the owners’ time in Hong Kong and New Zealand art dress the house. There are custom-made details, such as mosaic bathroom tiles and a powder-coated handrail on the stairs that lead to the kitchen. “We didn’t want to just go and buy. We wanted a handmade quality,” says the owner.

Outside, density has been thinned from the exotic trees in the yard to make way for the pool and lawn, where an avocado tree drops its heavy fruit. A large flame tree, with a seasonal show of red flowers, remains front and centre of the villa. The family cat has the run on the place and has made an extravagant water bowl of the pond.

The family has made it a mission to unveil the home’s layers of history, stripping walls back to reveal original kauri boards that match the raw, oiled floors. The previous owner lived here for 55 years and remembers his mother teaching him how to play cricket down the hallway. Dents from the continuous whacking of cricket balls into the walls haven’t been glossed over. “That’s a building’s history,” says the owner. “I don’t think you should cover it all up and make it look perfect.”.

Words by: Jessica-Belle Greer. Photography by:Jackie Meiring.

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