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Vacation in style and comfort at the luxurious the Leela Goa. The rooms at this property offer partial ocean, lagoon, and garden views for guests to choose from, so you are bound to be peeking out at unforgettable scenery. The property is near Mobor Beach, Betul Beach, Cavelossim Beach, Varca Beach, and Cabo da Rama Fort. It has a kids club, offering parents a secure childcare option to keep their little ones happy. The Leela Goa features a kids swimming pool, so your children can enjoy various water activities without bothering other guests. Also equipped with family rooms and a playground, it is ideal for children of any age. It features a golf course, table tennis, a mini golf course, and a tennis court among other great facilities. The Leela Goa has numerous convenient features, such as an infirmary, a salon, a currency exchange, a selection of shops, as well as a library. If you want to spend your day simply relaxing and unwinding, you can get a massage nearby. With guided tours available, the Leela Goa is a great spot to stay to learn about the area. This property has a bar, a coffee shop, restaurants on the property, BBQ facilities, and a poolside bar, so there is a selection of dining and snacking choices.
From a concierge to dry cleaning services, the Leela Goa has a range of useful and convenient services, ensuring that guests get the most out of their. The property has air conditioning and a TV. There's free Wi-Fi available in all rooms, as well as Wi-Fi in common areas, so visitors can contact their loved ones without overspending on international charges. The front desk is open at all hours, so there is always someone on call to assist with any questions that you have. This property allows pets, so you won't need to worry about finding a pet sitter for the time that you'll be away.
Check-in is offered from 02:00 PM and check-out is until 12:00 PM. The Leela Goa has an assortment of transportation options which include airport transfers, shuttle services, bicycle rentals, and car rentals. Madgaon Junction Railway Station is 12.3 km away and Seraulim Railway Station is 14.8 km away. The nearest airports are Goa International Airport (GOI) and Mangalore-Bajpe Airport (IXE), which are 27.4 km and 262.7 km away.
The property requires a minimum of 24 hour(s) notice of flight details to organize airport transfers. No transfer will be arranged if flight details are submitted within 24 hours before the arrival date.
Airport transfer is available at no additional charge for guests booking Lagoon Terrace, Conservatory premiere and Lagoon Suite room.
In order to reserve the transfer, please inform the property of your arrival details at least 1 day prior to arrival.
Airport shuttle is available at no additional charge. In order to reserve the transfer, please inform the property of your arrival details at least 24 hours prior to arrival.
The meals provided for bookings with meals are buffet at designated restaurants only.
The property will be undergoing renovation for the Banqueting facilities, Aqua (lounge bar) and The Club section from July 1, 2019 to October 15, 2019.
The Aqua Lounge Bar and banquet facilities are undergoing renovation from July 1, 2019 to October 15, 2019.
The Club Suite is undergoing renovation from April 27, 2019 to October 15, 2019.
If you ever stay at the LEELA, you will enjoy the perfection of hospitality. Location: Perfect, Beach: Stunning, General facilities: Perfect, Gardens: Outstanding (more a park), Rooms: Clean and spacy, Hotel staff: honestly friendly and helpful, Spa: good, Restaurant: Great qualities, Breakfast: Outstanding with many choices! We are living in Thailand and therefore have already been able to enjoy many high class resorts, but THE LEELA is among the best we have ever been. There is only one obstacle: The Prices! Even though you enjoy perfect services, everything is terribly overpriced. We are definitely willing to pay good prices for the good service, but any guest should be aware that in this hotel you will need a big wallet for everything. However, if you can afford it, there is no alternative, and you should stay in this gorgeous place. No compromise! Do it!
Wonderful hotel! Have been 4 times. Very friendly, efficient and courteous staff. Fabulous grounds and beach. Hotel restaurants far too expensive and therefore poorly patronised. Everything else super.
staff. property itself. private beach.
The staff were amazing! The hotel itself was lovely. The food whilst plentiful, not as nice as the Leelas in both Mumbai and Chennai. But otherwise it was breathtakingly beautiful with some of the nicest people working there.
Dear Guest, We are happy to know that you had a pleasant stay with us. Thank you for taking the time to review our hotel and we look forward to the opportunity of welcoming you back to The Leela Goa.
Dear Guest, We are happy to know that you had a memorable stay with us. Thank you for taking the time to review our hotel and we look forward to the opportunity of welcoming you back to The Leela Goa.
Spent 4 nights at Leela Goa Resort was very good and had all their facilities one wound expect from a five star resort. Staff was very courteous and helpful. Buffet breakfast was excellent. Buffet lunch & dinner was somewhat expensive. The hotel gave us courtesy BMW airports transfers which we though was very thoughtful of them. Overall we had a good time there and will like to come back to stay at the Leela Goa, if & when we return to Goa.
It's a really nice place but I wouldnt go back. It surpasses expectations in a lot of things like the staff but...there's no Wi-Fi (you have to pay which is silly since low end places we stayed in India all had this for free and it was better connectivity) and on the beach we got hassled every single time which just annoyed us since we went to goa to get away from the hassle of Delhi and it's a private beach so it didn't make sense to us. Everything else was great apart from the selling. I wouldn't go back here if I went to goa again.
We have stayed 5 days at the Leela, Goa this March and had a great holiday. We have enjoyed all facilities and kids had a great time at the pool and Kids play area. Staff are friendly and food is great. Price is slightly high but it is worth paying that extra when you are on a holiday. Will visit again soon.
It was our 5th wedding anniversary, and it had been more than a year since we took a vacation--just the two of us. We were overworked, stressed and cranky when we arrived at Leela. The hotel is a good 1.5 hrs from the airport, so the trip in was for ever, but once we reached the hotel it was worth it. The check in was fast and personal, over complimentary coconut water. The rooms were spacious and pretty, I loved the bathroom-- it had a bathtub along with a shower area. Housekeeping was quick and efficient, the beds were done and the bathrooms cleaned at least twice a day which was great service I think. The beach area was private and clean. You can order in cocktails and finger food. I didn't really care much for the food in the hotel- they were average and a tad bit overpriced. Though the Riverside Restaurant was nice, better than the others in my opinion. Checkout was quick and no frills as well. It was an extremely relaxing 3 days for us. We stayed at the resort the entire time, lazed on the beach, ate and drank and slept.All in all a 5 star experience. I would like to congratulate the Leela team on a job well done!
it was very good even though the arrangement of the facilities was surprising : everything concentrated within one acre even though the land was 75 acres. it is a pity the beautiful lansdcape was not more used for the pleasure of the eyes. otherwise everything was very good, especially the executive chef's will to understand my dietary requirements. my husband loved the room and I appreciated the yoga classes in the beauty of nature.
the Leela Goa is located in the South Goa, a bit far from the city and the Northern party beaches, but what we wanted was resting and for that is is perfect. The beach is very nice and well isolated as the Leela is the last hotel of this beach. Only small critics i would like to put : 1 - no bar service in the beach as the restaurant was still not open. I think that there could be a minimum water availability at the beach 2 - the quality of the coach is not at the hotel level, old and dirty.
We came for the last two nights of our honeymoon and we treated to a perfect stay. We hadn't made a point if declaring it was our honeymoon but one of the staff quietly noted this and we were greeted by a kind card, cake and celebratory champagne in our room. Every detail was catered for, even down to knowing each guests name in the restaurant when we just checked into the self seated buffet by room number. I cannot fault a moment and would happily return again and again.
Everything was perfect. Room, services, cleanness and food. Had a great time there. Specially , everyday free yoga and meditation classes. Welcoming greeting, birthday complement cake and champagne, made it memorable trip. Loved all of it. Thanks to all of staff. The only negative point I can say is , there wasn't free wifi. A bit annoying.
From start to end the trip to the hotel was very relaxing. The hotel provides a number of activities apart from the beach and the pools. My 3 year old always had something to do and had a great time. My wife and I relaxed to our heart's content and ate and drank heartily.


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Front page Politics Not "Technoserv" only - old-new "feeders" of the Ananiev at PFRF?
Not "Technoserv" only - old-new "feeders" of the Ananiev at PFRF?
Author: VLADISLAV OPARYSHEV, 2020-10-09 11:07:14
Not only Technoserv and Redsys, but also a whole network of other companies could take part in possible embezzlement on state contracts in the PFRF. They may also be closely associated with the Ananyevs, but these firms, contracts, and episodes still remain in the shadows.
According to the authors of the telegram channel Banksta, a new group of former and current employees of the institution allegedly went to the pre-trial detention centre in the case of corruption when concluding state contracts with the Pension Fund of the Russian Federation.
Among them, presumably - the head of the IIC PFRF Konstantin Yankin, the former head of the Digital Development Department Yevgeny Turchak, the former head of the Information Security Department, as well as the current head of the Procurement Department Alexander Rudnev. It was the latter, in fact, who was supposed to "rule" the transfer of tenders for billions of rubles to the "right" hands. But this remains to be proved by the investigation. The correspondent of The Moscow Post also studied the situation.
The arrests come as a new criminal case is being opened against one of the fugitive bankers brothers, Alexey Ananyev. He and his brother Dmitry not only "caused a stir" with their Promsvyazbank (according to investigators, they could have embezzled about 100 billion rubles), but could also give large bribes to PFRF officials. RBC wrote about this.
Among the companies allegedly associated with the Ananyevs, and possible beneficiaries of murky schemes, two ones constantly sound. These are Ananyev's Technoserv, where the detained former Deputy of Drozdov Alexey Ivanov previously worked, and the it structure Redsys. The latter could have been related to them through its beneficiaries, which evil tongues call Vasily Vasin and Sergey Gordeev (not the one from the PIK).
But if they received state grants for bribes, were they alone? It doesn't seem so. There were others that could also be "covered up". And some - with the participation of the same Ananyevs.
We found an interesting structure. One of them is - Computel Systems Management (CSM). It seems that this is another "beloved wife" who received almost 2.5 billion rubles from the PFRF under 17 state contracts. In addition to this, it had contracts with the Interregional Information Centre of the PFRF for almost 630 million rubles. Total - over 3 billion rubles.
Let us recall that one of the allegedly sent to the detention centre functionaries of the PFRF is just the head of the PFRF IIC Konstantin Yankin. He probably could have been together with Rudnev, to manage issues of contracting. But it is unclear how this company was allowed to bid at all. Meanwhile, it may be directly linked to runaway bankers.
CSM LLC is owned by two legal entities - Teligent LLC and Magellan LLC. CSM is now declared bankrupt. The decision is recent, from September 28. And it entered the bankruptcy procedure in March - that is, about a month after the resignation of the former head of the PFRF Anton Drozdov. It looks like someone was covering their tracks when they realized that there was a problem.
And here's what else is interesting. The shares of these companies are under encumbrance - secured by Promsvyazbank, which was owned by the Ananyevs. And the shares were put on bail back in 2018, when the was no final clarity with the criminal cases of the Ananyevs.
And from the same year 2018 - the last major state contract of the company. For 226 million rubles - "Technical support of the centralized monitoring system of the ViPNet network". It was performed only at the very end of 2019. That is, just before Drozdov's resignation and just a few months before CSM entered bankruptcy proceedings.
It is not clear what guided head of the IIC Konstantin Yankin, head of the Procurement Department of the PFRF Alexander Rudnev and ex-head of the PFRF Anton Drozdov when concluding these contracts. More precisely, you can guess. The office is more like a fictitious one. At the end of 2019, with revenue of 526 million rubles, its loss was 307 million rubles. That is, more than 800 million rubles have gone somewhere. The cost of assets is also negative - 106 million rubles.
All this suggests that money was withdrawn from the company. And all of 2019. They were taken out in a hurry, not having time to cover their tracks. Where to? The answer may lie in the owners of the founders of CSM LLC. First, Teligent LLC is also in bankruptcy proceedings today.
It belongs to the Cyprus offshore company Androclus Limited from Limassol. And it turns out that Promsvyazbank also has it as collateral. But the name Androclus Limited, you can say, nowhere really shone. Another possible feeder of the Ananyevs, which has not yet come under the investigation's sights?
Meanwhile, supervision of the bankruptcy procedure was introduced in relation to Teligent only in the summer of 2020, already under new head of the PFRF Maxim Topilin. Could the bankruptcy be handled by people who were considered beneficiaries of Redsys - Vasily Vasin and Sergey Gordeev?
Why them? Because they are very similar to the "hands" of the Ananyevs who remained in the country. At that time, as the "heads" escaped abroad. They, according to rumours, are responsible for the bankruptcy of the company "R-style", which previously, according to the former owner Vyacheslav Rudnikov, was simply "taken away". The Moscow Post previously wrote in detail about Vasin and Gordeev, Redsys and their connections with the Ananyevs.
However, Teligent itself does not have a single state contract with the PFRF. What can not be said about another office - the founder of CSM LLC- Magelan LLC. Which has orders from the PFRF - 4.5 billion rubles. And another 200 million - with IIC. And this, it seems, is another large feeder, which could be "pumped up" with money by Drozdov, Ivanov and Rudnikov due to the Ananyevs.
Don't be surprised - it was also bankrupt. And also at the very beginning of 2020 (January 20) - that is, when Anton Drozdov resigned amid a loud corruption scandal with his Deputy Ivanov. They were in a very, very hurry to eliminate everything that was possible. And the money of Russian pensioners - to offshore companies?
At the same time, apparently, they were a bit late with Magelan. Assets worth 367 million rubles remained on the company's balance sheet. This is at a loss for 2019 of 63 million rubles. But how and why to bankrupt a company that has such a large amount of property at its disposal?
Until 2018, the founder of Magelan was another company - CMC LLC, from which Magelan was later formed. Now it has also been liquidated. It can be assumed that those persons who could steal through the PFRF (without taking into account this possibility for the Ananyevs themselves) almost managed to close all the offices allegedly connected, but not yet highlighted, like Technoserv or Redsys.
To trace how money could be withdrawn, again, is not so difficult. Returning to CSM, the graph of financial statements presented on the Rusprofile service clearly shows a sharp drop in profits in 2018 - when the Ananyev scandal broke out. But why do these companies still not appear in news reports and press releases of investigative agencies?
Meanwhile, we may very soon hear about them not only from the pages of The Moscow Post. The alleged sending of Yankin and Rudnev to the detention centre is most likely a prologue to new high-profile statements.
And if the Ananyevs have long been able to drink juice on the beach of a tropical island, then these comrades did not manage to escape. And will Anton Drozdov be able to escape if a thick thread from Ivanov, Rudnev, Yankin, Vasin and Gordeev (suddenly) leads to him?
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Multiple Sclerosis: What Causes MS & Is It Genetic?
Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is not hereditary. However, as is the case with other autoimmune diseases, it is believed that genetics plays some role in a person developing MS. We look at how big a role that is, what other factors are believed to cause MS, and how putting the pieces together can help advance treatment.
As is generally the case with autoimmune diseases, multiple sclerosis is not hereditary. It is not passed down in a predictable fashion like, say, cystic fibrosis is.
The risk of a child developing a disease like cystic fibrosis is quite straight-forward to calculate because it is caused by a mutation to a specific gene. If both parents carry the defective gene, for example, the risk is 25%.
The picture is less clear with MS. Variations (alleles) of over 200 genes have been associated with the condition, yet each only represents a small increase in risk. The more of these variations you have, the more likely you are to develop MS, but no genetic test can accurately predict this likelihood.
Perhaps the most insightful statistic regarding the role of genetics in the development of MS relates to identical twins, who share the same genetic makeup. If one twin lives with MS, there is around a 20%-25% that the other will develop it as well. Were MS purely a genetic disorder, either both or neither would develop it.
The lifetime risk in the general population is estimated to be anywhere between 1 in 330 and 1 in 1000 (geographical location goes some way in explaining the large discrepancy in these numbers, which we will get to later).
What we can deduce from this information is that genetic factors clearly play an important role in the development of MS, but do not tell the whole story.
Your genes may determine your underlying susceptibility to MS but something else, it seems, determines whether or not you actually develop the disease.
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Are Viruses the Trigger for Multiple Sclerosis?
It has long been theorized that viruses can trigger autoimmune diseases. When it comes to MS, the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is among those suspected to do just that, along with other members of the human herpesviruses (including Varicella Zoster virus and human herpesvirus 6).
One train of thought revolves around antigens. Antigens are markers that every cell has. Those produced in your body, called self-antigens, are unique to you. When your body finds foreign antigens, such as from viruses and bacteria, it triggers your immune system to react and fight them.
EBV is believed to infect at least 90% of the world's population but doesn't usually result in symptoms. Obviously, therefore, infection alone does not cause MS. However, when EBV does lead to symptoms – most commonly in the form of infectious mononucleosis (mono) – it seemingly increases one's risk of MS.
Interestingly, EBV that leads to mono has been linked to at least six other autoimmune diseases: lupus erythematosus (SLE), rheumatoid arthritis (RA), juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA), inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), celiac disease, and type 1 diabetes.
This could help explain why people living with one autoimmune disease are at risk of developing subsequent ones.
Aside from autoimmune diseases, EBV may also cause certain types of cancer, such as Hodgkin lymphoma. For a virus that usually goes unnoticed, EBV can be remarkably sinister. It is also adaptive, goes through different phases throughout its lifecycle, and remains 'hidden' within your cells even when it is dormant. In fact, it never leaves your body once you have become infected.
The nature of EBV (and other members of the human herpesvirus family) makes developing a vaccine challenging. Nonetheless, it is an area of significant research, with recent developments offering some cause for optimism.
It is too simplistic to suggest such a vaccine would suddenly prevent MS and the other diseases associated with EBV, but it would help shed light on the exact nature of the virus and its role in the development of autoimmune diseases.
Aside from viruses, epidemiological studies (those that focus on defined populations) suggest there are other factors to consider when it comes to understanding the causes of MS.
Epidemiological Studies: Who Gets MS?
Epidemiological studies help identify patterns in population groups, upon which theories can be formed and tested.
Regarding multiple sclerosis, one of the more curious observations is that it is more prevalent in places farther away from the equator than those close to the equator. Canada, Scotland, and New Zealand, for example, have high prevalence rates.
Not only that, but the onset of symptoms usually occurs at a younger age.
It could be due to the fact that countries close to the equator have greater UVB levels all year round. UVB stimulates the production of vitamin D, which may be protective against MS. It is suspected that vitamin D has a positive effect on the immune system, although the exact nature of the relationship is unknown.
The phenomenon appears to be more pronounced in the western hemisphere, with many countries in northern Europe having higher rates than their eastern counterparts that lie on a similar latitude. Whether this is due to environmental factors, genetics, or a combination of both, remains a mystery.
It is often said that Caucasians are more at risk of MS than any other racial group, which would offer a potential explanation. However, this common wisdom has widely challenged and there is no conclusive evidence that race plays a significant role in one's likelihood of developing MS.
Lifestyle factors, such as smoking, alcohol, and drug abuse, have been linked to an increased risk MS, while a diet containing fish and/or fish supplements may offer a level of protection. Such lifestyle factors could help explain the geographic disparity in the prevalence of MS.
Another observation made by epidemiological studies is that women are around three times likelier than men to get MS.
The fact that women get MS more than men is not surprising, as it is the case for practically every autoimmune disease. The phenomenon is more pronounced in other diseases. About 90% of lupus cases, for example, are in women.
As a result, it has been suggested that X chromosomes, of which women have two and men have one, play a particularly crucial role in the development of autoimmune diseases. In particular, skewed X chromosome inactivation has been identified as a possible link. In females, one of the X chromosomes is usually randomly inactivated; skewed chromosome inactivation is when one of the X chromosomes is favored in >75% of cells.
It is too complicated to discuss in detail on this post, but this article does an excellent job of describing how skewed X chromosome inactivation may be related to autoimmune disease, while this study is worth reading if you want to get into more detail.
As with the geographical disparity in MS prevalence, however, the theories about why women are more susceptible to autoimmune diseases require further research.
Epidemiology studies tend to generate more questions than they answer. However, the patterns they find often provide the foundation for the various arms of research discussed, which help us gradually understand the deeply complicated mechanisms of MS.
Of course, given that MS is an autoimmune disease, there is another relevant field of research.
Taking all of the above into consideration, it seems likely that genetics, viruses, and environmental factors all contribute to the development of multiple sclerosis. The ways in which they do so are phenomenally complex.
Immunology is the field of research devoted to answering the many mysteries that shroud the immune system.
With autoimmune diseases seemingly on the rise, it is a hugely important field of research.
A greater understanding of what the immune system is actually doing when it attacks the body sheds lights on the underlying mechanisms of diseases like MS. This then provides the foundation for treatments. In recent years, biological treatments, such as TNF inhibitors, and disease-modifying therapies, such as ocrelizumab, go beyond simply treating symptoms and can actually slow the progress of the disease.
Such treatments are helping people with MS maintain a higher quality of living for longer.
Nonetheless, a cure for MS (and other autoimmune diseases) remains elusive. Similarly, there are no effective preventative measures, such as vaccines.
Ultimately, piecing the puzzle of MS together requires research from a diverse range of fields, as discussed in this article. As each piece helps the picture become that bit clearer, the greater the possibilities for treatment and prevention become.
MS symptoms are often unpredictable. Your symptoms can be tracked by MyTherapy and compiled with other information into a printable health report that you can share with your doctor.


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Sulman – Prodigy of His Generation
The Annual Sulman Art Prize awarded by the Art Gallery of NSW is named after him, John Longstaff's portrait of him won the Archibald Prize in 1931 and he is credited with playing an outstanding and influential role in Australia's cultural identity. The man is Sir John Sulman – the quintessential polymath who was architect, artist, lecturer, educator, writer, polemicist, environmentalist, philanthropist and patron of the arts. Writes biographer Zeny Edwards, "The Sulman name has become a part of the vocabulary of Australian architecture, town planning and the arts." Dr Zeny Edwards is the author of A Life of Purpose – a Biography of John Sulman. On Wednesday 28 February, Zeny Edwards addressed The Sydney Institute to discuss the work and life of John Sulman.
ZENY EDWARDS
I tried to see Sulman as his contemporaries saw him, to locate him within the professional and cultural contexts to which he gravitated, to judge him in accordance with the values and standards of his own time.
At various times Sulman linked the etymology of the name to possible Islamic (Sulaiman the Great) and Semitic (Salome, Solomon). Despite the push and pull of these opposites, the name "Sulman" is simply a derivative of "soilman", adapted to depict the way of life of Sulman's farmer-ancestors.
John Sulman had been born twice before. The third son of John Sulman and Martha Quinton, he was the first of three boys all named "John" to survive infancy. Born on 29 August 1849, innocence and mischief defined Sulman's childhood. As a child of five and a half, he was prone to tantrums, at a few instances throwing himself down the cellar steps in a fit of passion. The family doctor prescribed not medicine but school discipline, which led his parents to send him to board for a year at a girls' school but even that did not work. He was a sickly child and through the years suffered "physical breakdowns".
Born on 29 August 1849, innocence and mischief defined Sulman's childhood.
His father, a shopkeeper dealt in fancy goods, more trinkets than jewellery, and later turned to speculative building with his son as apprentice. Sulman, at an early age, began to learn the tricks as well as the pitfalls of the trade.
At sixteen Sulman designed the family home, Derwent Villa in Ashburton Road, Surrey, later, he admitted that it was something he was not proud of because it was clumsy and "vernacular". He studied at the Architectural Association until 1869. Sulman was not the golden boy at the Association despite being an assiduous student. He was articled with various architects, some good, many bad; developed his networking talents; and expanded his architectural knowledge at the RIBA library including, spending his student days tracing illustrations from Viollet-le-Duc's ten-volume Dictionnaire raisonné de l'architecture française, as he could not afford to buy the original publications. A Pugin travelling studentship honed his analytical skills of medieval and Gothic architecture. For the Pugin scholar, God indeed was in the detail, and Sulman's drawings captured on paper many godly inspired creations, which he compiled in a "Sketchbook", of massive size and bound in leather and gilt. It weighed a good twelve kilograms.
He was articled with various architects, some good, many bad; developed his networking talents; and expanded his architectural knowledge at the RIBA library including, spending his student days tracing illustrations from Viollet-le-Duc's ten-volume Dictionnaire raisonné de l'architecture française, as he could not afford to buy the original publications.
Through the years, Sulman learnt the value of enterprise and honed his skills at networking, and despite an initial temerity, he learnt to seize every opportunity that came along on the chance of gaining work from it. Influential "patrons" took him under their wing. The first of these was J.C. Gallaway, high up in the British Congregational Society. At 21, through Gallaway, Sulman secured his first official commission to design the Congregational Church at Dedham, a little village in Essex.
With the successful Dedham commission giving him public exposure, Sulman quickly hit his stride. The second patron was William Garland Soper, resident and major landholder of Caterham, Surrey. Soper, a staunch Congregationalist, was a London merchant with questionable business dealings in the Cape Colony and South Africa. And the third was Sulman's future father-in-law, Thomas Redgate, deacon at the George Street Congregational Church at Croydon. With the intercession of these three, Sulman secured the commission to design Caterham Congregational Church. The first official ceremony at Caterham was the wedding of Sulman to Sarah Clark Redgate on 15 April 1875. Not much later, Sulman designed his largest domestic commission, Soper's mansion, Harestone, not far from the church. His magnificent colour renderings of Harestone were exhibited at the Royal Academy and critiqued as a work on art on paper, although closer analysis hint at Sulman doing a bit of "cooking", manipulating the perspective to make the building more imposing than it actually was.
Not much later, Sulman designed his largest domestic commission, Soper's mansion, Harestone, not far from the church. His magnificent colour renderings of Harestone were exhibited at the Royal Academy and critiqued as a work on art on paper
More church commissions followed in succession, foretelling that the Congregational commissions would become the mainstay of his career. He took in a partner, John Rhodes, who manned the practice on Sulman's absence due to illness and commissions. Over the years, the Sulman and Rhodes partnership established a reputation for reliability and diligence. "Let the job speak for itself" was its modus operandi. The partnership, and friendship, came to irreconcilable end due to Rhodes's eccentric Anglican evangelism bordering on lunacy.
Sulman's career success was timely, riding the wave of Victoria's Golden Years. It was a glory period of peace, libertarianism, prosperity, industrial wealth, and political power, all these reflected visually in its architecture.
Although a star on the rise, Sulman never achieved star status. The location of most of Sulman's churches in country towns and villages may have limited recognition of his designs to local folk.
Although a star on the rise, Sulman never achieved star status.
An exception was the George Green Schools, named after a shipbuilder of the Blackwall Yard and popular local Nonconformist philanthropist, who commissioned Sulman to design a school that would provide free board, clothing and secondary education for all the children in the neighbourhood of Blackwall and Poplar.
In the early 1880s, Sulman suffered one of his most serious nervous breakdowns. He went to Europe with his parents for two months to recuperate only to return to a wife who had become desperately ill with consumption, exacerbated by the rearing of three young children and the frequent, lengthy absences of a husband deeply engrossed in his career. The only cure would be to go to a warmer climate, doctors said – hence, the inevitable decision by Sulman to move his family to Australia.
In the early 1880s, Sulman suffered one of his most serious nervous breakdowns. He went to Europe with his parents for two months to recuperate only to return to a wife who had become desperately ill with consumption
One can only surmise that Sulman leaving for Australia at thirty-six years of age at the rise of a promising career may have cut off any opportunity for him to make a name for himself in England. His permanent absence eventually erased whatever memory there may have been of his work. Compendiums on Victorian architects and architecture do not include John Sulman in their dictionaries or biographical indices. Publications featuring articles about his work more often than not erroneously spelt his name or came up with a different name altogether. Critical reviews appeared many decades later after Sulman had left England; and they were not complimentary. "Rather emphatic, sometimes clumsy" wrote one critic; and "a survival of High Victorian heaviness" wrote another. Nevertheless, it is heartening to know that the dwindling congregations presently worshipping in extant Sulman-designed churches in England still regard them with a high degree of pride and affection.
Sulman was instantly captivated by the Sydney's charm. "Sydney unfolds", Sulman wrote in his diary, followed by acclamations of the harbour which outshone everything else. He could not have chosen a better time to arrive in Australia. The country was still in the midst of a building boom and the building industry had become Sydney's biggest single industry. Sydney buzzed with tremendous activity with the construction of houses, commercial institutions, and transport facilities, but its town plan begged improvement and Sulman was determined to do something about it.
He could not have chosen a better time to arrive in Australia. The country was still in the midst of a building boom and the building industry had become Sydney's biggest single industry.
Sulman wasted no time in finding out who was who in Sydney. Immediately, Sulman called on Josiah Mullens, founder and president of the Sydney Stock Exchange and a prominent resident of Burwood, west of Sydney. Mullens, in turn, introduced the Sulmans to architect Harry Chambers Kent and his wife. That introduction provided Sulman a foothold into the elite architectural circle of Sydney.
The Sulmans made their first home in Strathfield and the community welcomed them with warm hospitality. They quickly made many friends including tobacco merchant and philanthropist George Todman, ship chandler Walter Buzacott, the Tooheys at Torrington across the road, and the Allards. Other notable residents, including the Gillespie, Pearse, Arnott, and Sly families, became not only Sulman's friends but also his clients later on.
In April 1886, Sulman had acquired a new office at Bank Chambers, Jamieson Street, Sydney, and noted that "today opened it for business".
A few months later, Sulman bought a half share into the practice of Charles Blackmann, for £3,000. Sulman was enticed by Blackmann's lucrative practice, his books showing a net profit of £6,000 per annum, and an impressive client list that included Australian Joint Stock Bank, Australian Mutual Provident Society, and the Mutual Life Association. The partnership of "Blackmann and Sulman" of 375 George Street, Sydney, was officially announced on 21 October 1886 in a public notice in the Sydney Morning Herald.
Six months into the partnership Blackmann went on an extended holiday overseas and Sulman clearly felt proud to be left in sole charge of the practice. Things seemed to be going smoothly until Sulman discovered that Blackmann had no intention of returning to Australia after his alleged holiday and had, in fact, absconded to New Zealand with his mistress. Sulman wrote: "… from the day of [Blackmann's] departure I never saw him again. It came out later that he had gone away with a barmaid and left his wife and family behind. The Equity Court, with Adrian Knox as Sulman's legal counsel, dissolved the partnership on 28 April 1888. It took Sulman nearly three years before he could pay off Blackmann's share and an extra sum to obtain sole ownership of the practice. The professional tragedy affected not only Sulman but also his whole family. The emotional trauma aggravated Sarah's health and his parents considered the situation grave enough for them to hastily travel to Australia in 1887 to help their son cope with the crisis. They never returned to England.
Things seemed to be going smoothly until Sulman discovered that Blackmann had no intention of returning to Australia after his alleged holiday and had, in fact, absconded to New Zealand with his mistress.
In 1886, to raise his reputation as an architect of influence, Sulman established a club, "The Palladians", as a response to concerns raised by the Royal Institute of British Architects "that professional ethics [in Australia] were at low ebb, and that the local Institute had only 20 members and had practically no influence".
The twelve founding members of "The Palladians" were already notably recognised in New South Wales and immediately attracted the interest of the press. Unbeknownst to its members, "The Palladians" was the principal factor in Sulman's calculated plan to get a foothold in the Institute of Architects of New South Wales. "The Palladians" did not waste any time to request to amalgamate with the Institute of Architects of New South Wales. The terms of amalgamation were adopted by the Institute "with much satisfaction" but at the election of office bearers, Sulman, despite his lobbying, failed to become president. It clearly showed that the club members saw through his pre-emptive machinations and that he had overestimated his appeal.
Unbeknownst to its members, "The Palladians" was the principal factor in Sulman's calculated plan to get a foothold in the Institute of Architects of New South Wales.
Sulman was ostracised for wearing his Englishness and professional status heavily. They perceived him as the archetypal English colonist, a "donnish newcomer" ennobled by the virtues of his professional standing in England to be the conquering hero in this yet infant territory. The manner in which Sulman actively promoted himself aroused antipathy amongst other architects, but the most vitriolic antagonism was to come from Canadian-born architect John Horbury Hunt.
Hunt, eleven years Sulman's senior, described Sulman as "the young English gentleman recently come amongst us for damaging the profession". He sarcastically referred to Sulman and "The Palladians" as "Messrs Treachery Jealousy and Co". Those remarks, according to Hunt's biographer, Professor Max Freeland, "were the first shots in a battle that was to last till death… Hunt, rather than Sulman, succeeded Rowe as President of the Institute on 8 May 1889. That was the ultimate blow to Sulman's bid for power." During the seven years of Hunt's presidency, Sulman attended only one Institute meeting.
Hunt, rather than Sulman, succeeded Rowe as President of the Institute on 8 May 1889. That was the ultimate blow to Sulman's bid for power." During the seven years of Hunt's presidency, Sulman attended only one Institute meeting.
Freeland suggests that Hunt and Sulman had become victims of their own battle: "too individualistic by nature… uncooperative with potential rivals and not a little jealous. Few of them walk with the angels but, also, few of them tread with the Devil. Most of them do a little of both."
In 1930, Sulman established and funded the Sulman Award for Architecture, still regarded today as the most prestigious award by the Institute of Architects of New South Wales for architectural work of the highest merit. The award ensured that Sulman's name would be inextricably linked with the Institute to perpetuate his memory for all time. Many would now consider this award as Sulman's own form of vindication and a way to ensure his legacy would be acknowledged for all time.
Sulman used all avenues of opportunity to promote himself. Sulman's adroit use of the press became more directly apparent through the "first class" "trade" journal, the Australasian Builder and Contractors' News, (ABCN). He published a series of ground-breaking articles on an "Australian Style" which catapulted the paper into being regarded the "mouthpiece of architect".
In July 1887, Sulman was appointed by the Senate of the University of Sydney to give a series of 40 lectures on Building Construction and the History of Architecture. His star pupil was JJC Bradfield who topped the class, and was later awarded a Bachelor of Engineering degree with Honours, the University Gold Medal, and the Sulman Prize for Architecture in 1889. Prophetically, Bradfield's final year project was a design for a bridge.
His star pupil was JJC Bradfield who topped the class, and was later awarded a Bachelor of Engineering degree with Honours, the University Gold Medal, and the Sulman Prize for Architecture in 1889.
In 1889, Sulman acquired a partner, Joseph Porter Power. Power oversaw all commissions during Sulman's frequent absences through illness and travel overseas.
The Walker family, particularly Thomas and James Walker, took Sulman under their wing, and from whom Sulman would obtain major commissions.
In 1888, John Sulman was awarded the commission to design the Thomas Walker Convalescent Hospital in Concord, which should have been, for all intents and purposes, awarded to another architect, John Kirkpatrick. A competition was held which Kirkpatrick won and in which Sulman did not even gain a place. A month later, news got around that Sulman had been awarded the commission to design the hospital. Why Kirkpatrick lost the commission to Sulman is not clearly documented. But it was obvious that Sulman had exerted influence over the adjudicators and Trustees of the Walker Estate. The Trustees officially awarded the commission to John Sulman on 31 December 1888, the day Sulman's wife Sarah died, occurring whilst he was at Yaralla Chambers showing the Walker clan the plans for the new hospital.
It was also through the Walkers that Sulman would meet his future second wife. Thomas Walker, a widower, called upon his sister Joanna to serve as a surrogate mother for his eight-year-old daughter Eadith. To provide her motherless niece a playmate and companion, Joanna adopted six-year-old Annie Elizabeth Masefield, daughter of her friend, George Masefield. Joanna Walker met with Sulman, the widower, privately just prior to her death in 1890, to discuss with him the possibility of leaving Annie in his care, as his wife. Annie, fifteen years Sulman's junior, was to become Sulman's second wife in 1893. They were to have four children.
The Macarthur-Onslows, friends of the Walkers, became Sulman's clients in 1894, when they commissioned Sulman to design two gate lodges for Camden Park, the home of John Macarthur. Later, Sulman designed for Macarthur's great-grandson, James, "a gentleman's country residence [Gilbulla]… which would enhance, but not overshadow, the grandeur of Camden Park".
The Macarthur-Onslows, friends of the Walkers, became Sulman's clients in 1894, when they commissioned Sulman to design two gate lodges for Camden Park, the home of John Macarthur.
In 1888, Sulman supported Prime Minister Henry Parkes's recommendation to erect a grand memorial structure in Sydney to commemorate one hundred years of British settlement. Sulman submitted two designs for a "Centennial Monument" to grace the entrance to Sydney Harbour, depicting symbolic figures of colossal proportions, one a goddess-like figure emerging from the sandstone outcrops of Sydney, casting her benevolent gaze across the harbour.
In 1896, Sulman presented to State Parliament two private bills for a tunnel under the harbour, from North Shore to the city, centring on the thesis that the tunnel connection had become the preferred scheme overseas and, by engineering standards, was far more advanced technologically than any other means of crossing. However, in October 1912, JJC Bradfield's proposal for a cantilever bridge was accepted by the authorities and was assigned to work exclusively on the project and given the new position of Engineer-in-Charge of Sydney Harbour Bridge and City Transit.
Sulman, undeterred, was determined to put his imprint on the Sydney Harbour Bridge scheme any way he could. On 16 June 1924, Sulman met with the bridge contractors, Sir John Burnet, at his Bedford Square office in London to convince him not to continue the road arch along the width of the bridge. He was obviously successful in that regard.
On 16 June 1924, Sulman met with the bridge contractors, Sir John Burnet, at his Bedford Square office in London to convince him not to continue the road arch along the width of the bridge. He was obviously successful in that regard.
Sulman saw himself as the beau ideal of town planners in Australia; but more so as "a sort of John the Baptist crying in the wilderness" — the saviour to redeem the country from the perils of bad town planning.
The Town Planning Association was officially established at a public meeting held in the vestibule of Sydney Town Hall on 17 October 1913 with Sulman as president.
Immediately, Sulman recommended that buildings of poor character in Macquarie Street should be demolished, the land cleared and resumed for the building of the new Houses of Parliament, the Public Library, the Town Hall, and other Municipal buildings. The Sydney Civic Centre buildings would only be built of the beautifully coloured Pyrmont sandstone. Because Hyde Park Barracks was made of brick, Sulman recommended that it be demolished. The sandstone buildings already in place, such as St Mary's Cathedral, Registrar General's Office, the Australian Museum, and Sydney Grammar School would be retained and used as models for building styles (a choice between Gothic and Italian Renaissance).
Sulman recommended that buildings of poor character in Macquarie Street should be demolished, the land cleared and resumed for the building of the new Houses of Parliament, the Public Library, the Town Hall, and other Municipal buildings.
Because of his pioneering role in the town planning movement in Australia, it was expected that Sulman's involvement in the planning process to choose the site for the Federal Capital would be assured. But for unknown reasons, the government overlooked Sulman for the Selection Committee.
The competition to design the Federal Capital was announced on 30 April 1911. Walter Burley Griffin, a comparatively unknown architect, was declared the winner of the competition from 137 entrants.
From the moment of his arrival in Sydney, on 19 August 1913, Griffin was treated with hostility by departmental directors and several ministers of government. On 16 October 1913, Griffin was appointed Federal Capital Director of Design and Construction with the principal role of supervising all work to be done in Canberra. The position, although impressive on paper, was problematic in practice, complicated by the antagonism from the departmental officers and by almost constant arguments with whom he was required to work.
The strained working relationship between government and Griffin prevailed through the next seven years until his tenuous position of authority was toppled when the Board's plan, and not his, was accepted by Parliament which approved work to commence onsite at once. It was clear that certain members of the Board were intent on destabilising not only Griffin's plan but also Griffin himself.
Sulman figured prominently as Griffin's staunchest ally during these tumultuous times, addressing Parliament to voice his support for Griffin's plan on several occasions. In 1914, Sulman gave evidence at the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works, strongly urging the authorities to allow Griffin, as author of the premiated design, "to carry out his own plan in his own way" without any interference.
Sulman figured prominently as Griffin's staunchest ally during these tumultuous times, addressing Parliament to voice his support for Griffin's plan on several occasions.
On 2nd January 1921, the Hughes government appointed the Federal Capital Advisory Committee with Sulman as Chairman. Despite Sulman's earlier support of him, Griffin had come to suspect that Sulman, in accepting the chairmanship of the committee, had become party to the same evils which he strenuously fought against on Griffin's behalf. Sulman wrote:
I am not accepting any fees for my work which will be onerous, one reason being that I have no wish to profit by a fellow architect's disappointment. In fact, it means actual loss of money as well as time but I am willing to make the sacrifice if by so doing I can serve the Commonwealth.
And so, in 1921, the Federal Capital Advisory Committee commenced to implement Griffin's plan for Canberra without the participation of its creator. The Federal Capital Advisory Committee disbanded in 1924. In June 1924 Sulman specifically went to England to receive his knighthood for the role he performed in the development of Canberra. It was a poorly kept secret that Sulman extracted a tacit agreement from the government that he would accept the honorary position at the FCAC on condition that he would be granted a knighthood for his services.
It was a poorly kept secret that Sulman extracted a tacit agreement from the government that he would accept the honorary position at the FCAC on condition that he would be granted a knighthood for his services.
Last years
In the family archive is a photograph of Sulman, almost camouflaged by the bush on Goat Island. All one can see is his hatted head and coated frame; he shields his eyes from the sun and contemplates the harbour which had preoccupied him through most of his life in Australia. Sydney Harbour had tested and tempted him, particularly on how to conserve its beauty. This "octopus" that had captured his imagination in 1885 had given him so much cause for disappointment, and possibly the worst of all these disappointments was the building of the Sydney Harbour Bridge itself.
Sulman's contribution to Australia is not restricted to architecture but represents all fields of human endeavour through one of the longest presidencies of the National Art Gallery of New South Wales (1919–34), as an educator, at the University of Sydney (1887–1912 and 1919–26), and as president of the Town Planning Association (1913–25). He was for over sixty years a member of the Royal Institute of British Architects and one of its oldest members, having been elected an Associate in 1872 and a Fellow in 1883.
During his last days Sulman suffered hallucinations and became violent, at one time hitting out at Annie with clenched fists; he could not recognise his children. Included in the entries in Annie's diary were several accounts of Sulman's insistence at wanting to go "home", and of Annie telling him gently that he was already home. The "home" Sulman possibly meant may have been the home of his birth and childhood. During a stormy day on 18 August 1934, Annie wrote in her diary that "John passed away peacefully" at 2.15 p.m. Sulman's epitaph on the grey granite slab on Gore Hill bears no testimonial to his great achievements but is simply inscribed: "Sir John Sulman Kt., son of John and Martha Sulman".
Included in the entries in Annie's diary were several accounts of Sulman's insistence at wanting to go "home", and of Annie telling him gently that he was already home. The "home" Sulman possibly meant may have been the home of his birth and childhood.
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New York watercolor illustrator Marion Bolognesi brings eyes into focus in a whole new way for us. We can't help but love her strikingly beautiful illustrations of feminine windows to the soul. Her blend of colors is fascinating. A look at just one piece, and you could build an entire room's color palette around it. These light and ephemeral pieces would add a unique finishing touch to a wall art display.


Join National Disability Institute and Brandeis University's Institute on Assets and Social Policy for a webinar on integrating financial capability and asset building strategies in to human services. Community-based organizations including organizations that support persons with disabilities, government agencies, job centers and educational institutions are recognizing the importance of integrating financial capability strategies into their delivery of services and seeing the positive impact on program retention and employment outcomes.
This webinar will provide an overview of integrated services, strategies to get started with an integrated services program, specific considerations for organizations that support persons with disabilities and provide attendees access to a new guidebook that can support human services agencies' efforts to incorporate financial capability and asset building strategies.


long, with no life preservers and a decrepit motor.
first three letters of Elizabet and the last two letters of Juan.
sister," says Juan Miguel, a calm, deliberate man who works as a cashier.
and had a son, who is now 6 months old.
in the Caribbean everybody knows everything -- "even before it happens,"
Nivaldo Vladimir Fernandez, the husband of one of her friends.
and an additional 800 Cuban pesos on the motor and the boat's construction.
of the crossing and screamed to be left behind.
soldering on the aluminum pipes and caused the boat to sink.
but Elizabet could not, and she may have let go in her confusion and terror.
face up. It was Elian, the last survivor.
his phone number and address in Cardenas.
"Take good care of my desk."
talent for drawing. "We have to save him!"
of his age in Michigan shot a classmate to death with a handgun.
seas, but when he set foot on American soil.


Is Your ITAR Empowered Official Qualified? Better Check!
As demonstrated by a recent Department of State, Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC) enforcement action, some staffing decisions can have costly export control compliance ramifications. DDTC recently published on its website a settlement agreement with Darling Industries, Inc., the parent of R.E. Darling Co., Inc., a manufacturer and exporter of specialty rubber and composite products. R.E. Darling products include defense articles subject to control under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). Among other ITAR violations, DDTC determined that R.E. Darling failed to appoint a qualified Empowered Official (EO).
Refuse to sign any license application or other request for approval without prejudice or other adverse recourse.
In the Darling Industries settlement, DDTC found that R.E. Darling failed to appoint a qualified EO. Specifically, DDTC asserted in the Charging Letter that R.E. Darling's EO "was not in a position of having authority for policy or management within R.E. Darling's organization . . . [and] did not understand the provisions and requirements of the various export statutes and regulations." Additionally, the EO "prepared, signed, and submitted license applications that reflected a deficient understanding of the licensing process and the regulations." DDTC found that as a result of these shortcomings R.E. Darling "consistently failed to comply with the terms and conditions of authorizations and the ITAR".
DDTC charged Darling Industries with a total of six violations of the ITAR, including a single violation of 22 C.F.R. § 127.1(b)(1) for appointing an EO who did not meet the ITAR's requirements. Under the Consent Agreement, the company settled for a fine of $400,000 along with other remedial steps, including a mandatory external compliance audit.
Although DDTC does not prescribe a specific training program, curriculum, or certification process for the EO position, companies must take the appointment of an EO seriously. An employee must meet each of the qualifications listed above before functioning as the company's EO. Appointing an EO with the requisite independent authority is particularly important. Low-level operational personnel, for example, generally lack such authority. Some companies appoint as EO an employee in the logistics or shipping function, creating not only doubt as to the EO's authority and independence, but also a potential conflict between the EO's compliance role and the logistics or shipping department's mission of expedient product shipment and delivery.
Ongoing training of the EO is also an important factor in establishing and maintaining an employee's qualifications for the position. Export control statutes and regulations are complicated and ever changing – the EO must be willing and able to remain knowledgeable about these requirements, and the company must be committed to investing in training.
Holland & Hart has an experienced team of international trade compliance counsel who are well prepared to assist your company's efforts to address ITAR and other export control requirements, including providing ongoing compliance training to EOs and other personnel.


Nowadays, cars have become an extension of a person's style and personality. Just by looking at their vehicle, you can easily determine what their personalities are. This is all thanks to the different types of custom car detailing options that we have today.
Men would surely disregard the color gold for their rims, especially those people who wish to avoid anything flashy. However, you should understand the fact that when done right, this colored rim can actually make your car look neat. If you are looking for something classic yet attention catching, this car rim color mights just be the perfect choice for you.
Let's face it. Black is still the new black and there is nothing more sleek than this black on black combination. It looks professional, playful and really masculine– just the qualities that women would surely love!
Who might have thought that a bright orange color can be perfect for a car? This may certainly not be your first choice but once you saw this photo, you will surely change your mind. This color scheme may work well only with an equally bright colored car or a black car.
Of course, a run down of colored rims will not be complete without showing red colored wheels. This colored wheel is perfect for both men and women. The bright red color is a classic color for women. Place it on wheels and you've got masculinity written all over it.
Now, here's a color that is perfect for the ladies. A lot of people shy away from using too bright colors on their wheels but this picture will certainly make them change their mind. The details of this wheel rim certainly adds a classic punch to the vehicle.


WAAS, or Wide Area Augmentation System, was developed by the US Department of Transportation and the Federal Aviation Administration to improve the accuracy of GPS receivers all across North America. A standard GPS receiver calculates its position by measuring timed radio signals from multiple satellites in orbit around the earth. These signals are subject to many sources of error like atmospheric disturbances, satellite orbit errors, and clock drift. GPS receivers without any correction have an accuracy of about 15 metres or less.
This, in part, led to the development of Differential GPS Signals (DGPS). Fixed stations on the ground receive the satellite GPS positions, which then broadcast the difference between the GPS position and the station's actual position to DGPS capable receivers. DGPS greatly improved the positioning accuracy, but these ground stations are costly to maintain, have limited range, and require special receivers. The WAAS system is based on the DGPS idea of using fixed ground reference stations, except that the correction signals are broadcast over a network of satellites. This makes WAAS available over a much wider area (hence the name) compared to DGPS . Today, WAAS signals are available throughout the contiguous United States and Canada and parts of Mexico and Alaska.


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