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MarQueis Gray's passing was one of the most important storylines from Thursday's victory over UNLV, and I recounted his determination to fix his problem in Wednesday morning's Star Tribune. The fix is a relatively simple one, Gray said -- he just needs to get more loft on his passes.
"Having been a receiver, I know that's what you need -- more air under the ball and give your guy a chance to run under it, Gray said Tuesday. "That's what we're working on this week. I had too many line drives,
But there's another issue regarding Gray's play that's worth considering, too: His running. The senior quarterback -- the Gophers' leading rusher last season -- carried the ball 17 times, more than any other Minnesota ballcarrier. (Tailbacks James Gillum had 14 carries, and Donnell Kirkwood 13.)
Only a couple of his rushes were scrambles, Gray said; the great majority were called runs. And he gained 68 yards on those carries, an average of 4.0 yards per run that's about a yard shorter than his average a year ago.
Gray's role changed in the fourth quarter, when the Rebels relaxed their contain-Gray strategy. Until then, a UNLV defender had been assigned to keep track of the quarterback from across the line of wow po scrimmage, and step forward if he tried to run.
"Most of the game, they had a guy spying me, so I had to stay in the pocket, Gray said. "But as the game wore on, they took it off, and the coaches noticed that and had me run the ball,
And run it a lot. Eight of Gray's carries came in the fourth quarter, along with 37 of the yards.
That's a lot of work for the 6-foot-5 senior, and Kill said after the game that he wants to be careful how much they unleash Gray early in the game, to avoid wearing him down. But the Gophers will do what's necessary to win, offensive coordinator Matt Limegrover said, and that means giving the 6-foot-5 quarterback plenty of carries. Last year, he averaged 18.1 rushes per game, albeit on a team with less depth at tailback.
"We've never put a limit on that, because (in) our offense, you don't know if he'll carry the ball on a given play because there are so many reads. So it could be 17 (rushes) one week, 11 the next, could be 22 the following week, Limegrover said. "We're not saying hey we've got to put a cap on it. This isn't (Nationals pitcher) Stephen Strasburg -- we're not going to shut him down after so many innings. If he's got it and he's feeling it, wow gold if he's running downhill, we're not going to hold back,
Tim Brewster is a coach again, according to several news reports.
The former Gophers head coach has accepted a job as receivers coach at Mississippi State, ESPN reported Thursday. Brewster replaces Angelo Mirando, who held the position for one season and resigned abruptly on Sunday for personal reasons.
Brewster was 15-30 at Minnesota before being fired in October 2010 after the Gophers' 1-6 start. He was replaced on an interim basis by Jeff Horton, who went 2-3 to finish the season, and eventually Jerry Kill. After unsuccessfully seeking the head coaching job at Texas State, Brewster spent last season as a sideline reporter for Fox Sports, and had agreed to work as a game analyst for CBS Sports Network this season.
But a call from MSU coach Dan wow gear Mullen changed those plans. Brewster has experience as an assistant coach at North Carolina, Texas and in the NFL with the Chargers and Broncos, mostly coaching tight ends.
Mississippi State, 7-6 a year ago but 2-6 in the SEC, opens its season a week from Saturday against Jackson State.
MarQueis Gray is a dangerous weapon when he tucks the football and runs, but he needs to become a more efficient passer. So Minnesota football coaches, with some free time available between recruiting season and spring practice, looked around the country for examples of mobile quarterbacks who blossomed as pass-throwers as their careers went on.
Turns out, Baylor had one last season, an offensive machine that you don't have to be a football coach to have heard of. Which is how three Gopher assistant coaches came to spend a few days last week in Waco, Texas.
"We liked what they did with Robert Griffin III, with what they put on his plate, offensive coordinator Matt Limegrover said of the Bears' Heisman Trophy winner. "We had seen him play the year before, and he made a real nice jump from 2010 to 2011 -- I think a lot of people would like to have a year like that, wouldn't they,
Um, yeah. Griffin had one of the great passing seasons in NCAA history, completing 72.4 percent of his passes, racking up 4,239 yards, and throwing for 37 touchdowns with only six interceptions. Not too bad.
Nobody is demanding that Gray turn into a Heisman threat, of course, not even close. But coach Jerry Kill's staff wanted some tips on drawing more production out of their senior quarterback, who outgained Griffin on the ground, 966 yards (and a 4.9-yard-per-carry average) to 699 (and a 3.9 average), but barely completed half of his passes and threw for just 1,469 yards and eight scores.
"They really did some things to help [Griffin] be successful, so we felt like that was a good thing to look at, Limegrover said. Quarterbacks coach Jim Zebrowski, receivers coach Pat Poore and offensive graduate assistant Daryl Agpalsa headed to Baylor to meet with Bears' coaches.
That's what passes for a vacation in college football, a sport where everyone is looking for the next great idea. LImegrover himself, along with running backs coach Brian Anderson, tight ends coach Rob Reeves and quality-control coach Nate Griffin, drove to Ames, Iowa, on Friday to share ideas, and once Cincinnati begins spring practice in early guild wars 2 gold March, he and Kill hope to fly to Ohio to watch.
"It's a rite of spring, Limegrover said. "From a week after signing day to about mid-March, a lot of guys are on the move. We just finished up watching all of last season again with our [situational] cut-ups -- kind of figuring out, here's what we did well, here's what we guild wars 2 gold didn't, here's what we need to chop, here's what we need to emphasize. You get that done, and you go, OK, maybe these people have a wrinkle we could look at,
Many times, they do. Even during a rushed transition last spring, Gopher offensive coaches found time to visit Fort Worth to learn about TCU's shotgun offense. "One of our most effective play-action [passes] last year we got from that trip in February, Limegrover said. "We had a chance to spend some time with them talking about it, tweaked it to fit our players and what we needed from it, and it really turned out to be a good protection scheme for us,
Minnesota coach Jerry Kill released the following statement Sunday afternoon on the death of former Penn State coach Joe Paterno:
got home last night from recruiting and my oldest daughter said she had just heard. Fifteen minutes later, my youngest daughter at Murray State called. That's two girls from a coach's family reacting to it. That really sums up his impact. It hits home. He coached for 60 yearswith more than 100 players per year. Think about how many lives he touched, how many good things he has done.
my family to the Paterno family, our prayers go out to them. It's a sad day for football, but a good day for the man upstairs.
would tell people not to forget what that guy has done. To coach for 60 years in one place, that just won't ever happen again. I didn't get to coach against him. But I got to coach in the Big Ten, sit next to him at a meeting and have my picture taken with him. That's something I will never forget
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One thing I haven't seen in this list that I find pretty useful is a HoT timer. My current pick is ForteExorcist. That's nice when you want to know how much time is left on your Regrowth or such. It'll track most time related stuff: HoTs, DoTs, CDs, guild wars 2 gold debuffs.
For a buffing addon (not directly related to healing), I'm currently using ZOMGBuffs. It's pretty well configured out of the box, and it guild wars 2 gold binds to the mousewheel when out of combat for easy buffing (really handy if you're a pally), but only if you (or someone in your group) is missing a configured buff. It'll pick up the short term temp buffs like Hysteria (Blood DK talent) as well, and give you a separate button to trigger those (as well as targeting the last person it was used on).
1 (It doesn't show here, but for dead, offline and AFK players, their status shows up below their name. All displayed text can be seperately scripted in Lua.)
2 (Range fader in action, for hunters it's trade range I think.)
3 (You're not restricted to a grid view, like in some other addons.)
4 (Grid-like, with names trimmed to 5 characters.)
5 (There's a debuff on me I could dispel, it shows up in the border by default.)
Also highly recommended, but not on the screenshots: Inline Aura, OmniCC and!Cooldown Fader, which make looking at your action bar buttons fun.
That's all I need for healing. I have other addons, but none are relevant to raiding. oUF_freebgrid will show curses/poisons you can remove, watch for the debuff icon and apply wow po the correct dispell.
oUF_freebgrid Also shows you a countdown for your rejuv, a little smiley face of varying dispositions for your lifebloom, and green dots to show regrowth/wild growth active on your target. (Assuming Resto Druid of course). This isn't entirely intuitive, but you get to know which pixels mean what pretty quickly when you're dancing around the raid giving out HOTs like candy.
I find recount to be incredibly useful, you're using Skada which is equivilent. I use the healing meters to know if I'm pulling my weight with heals. I bind lower and uppercase J to DPS vs. Healing meters. I watch DPS so I know who to battle-res - who cares if a sub-par DPS dies, but if the 15k DPS rogue has bought the farm I'm going to wow gold stand him back up.
It's completely customizable and allows you to setup different configs based on group size. It has built-in click-to-cast functionality, or you can use mouse-over macros. You can show group members and there targets.
Click-to-cast also recognizes enemies, so you can cast harmful spells on them.
It also has a great buffing panel. It will show how many in the group are buffed, missing buffs, or low (only for buffs you can provide). To buff, just click the icon.
Has a built in range finder and aggro wow gear detector. Has panels for assigned tanks and assists and you can have your own private tanks.
I use macros that cast healing spells on friendlies and damage spells on enemies - depending on what I'm targeting. Then I can switch to my second bar (shift-2) to use the same macros in mouseover versions. Add a mouse with extra buttons bound to the number keys, and I can do one-hand healing. And often do.
(For reference, in 5-mans, I can one-hand any standard (l200) 80 heroic with my keyboard as well; I had to do something to keep it challenging when I got badly overgeared. Even foul tanks rarely mess things up unless I'm healing from elemental spec.)
One thing I haven't seen in this list that I find pretty useful is a HoT timer. My current pick is ForteExorcist. That's nice when you want to know how much time is left on your Regrowth or such. It'll track most time related stuff: HoTs, DoTs, CDs, guild wars 2 gold debuffs.
For a buffing addon (not directly related to healing), I'm currently using ZOMGBuffs. It's pretty well configured out of the box, and it guild wars 2 gold binds to the mousewheel when out of combat for easy buffing (really handy if you're a pally), but only if you (or someone in your group) is missing a configured buff. It'll pick up the short term temp buffs like Hysteria (Blood DK talent) as well, and give you a separate button to trigger those (as well as targeting the last person it was used on).
1 (It doesn't show here, but for dead, offline and AFK players, their status shows up below their name. All displayed text can be seperately scripted in Lua.)
2 (Range fader in action, for hunters it's trade range I think.)
3 (You're not restricted to a grid view, like in some other addons.)
4 (Grid-like, with names trimmed to 5 characters.)
5 (There's a debuff on me I could dispel, it shows up in the border by default.)
Also highly recommended, but not on the screenshots: Inline Aura, OmniCC and!Cooldown Fader, which make looking at your action bar buttons fun.
That's all I need for healing. I have other addons, but none are relevant to raiding. oUF_freebgrid will show curses/poisons you can remove, watch for the debuff icon and apply wow po the correct dispell.
oUF_freebgrid Also shows you a countdown for your rejuv, a little smiley face of varying dispositions for your lifebloom, and green dots to show regrowth/wild growth active on your target. (Assuming Resto Druid of course). This isn't entirely intuitive, but you get to know which pixels mean what pretty quickly when you're dancing around the raid giving out HOTs like candy.
I find recount to be incredibly useful, you're using Skada which is equivilent. I use the healing meters to know if I'm pulling my weight with heals. I bind lower and uppercase J to DPS vs. Healing meters. I watch DPS so I know who to battle-res - who cares if a sub-par DPS dies, but if the 15k DPS rogue has bought the farm I'm going to wow gold stand him back up.
It's completely customizable and allows you to setup different configs based on group size. It has built-in click-to-cast functionality, or you can use mouse-over macros. You can show group members and there targets.
Click-to-cast also recognizes enemies, so you can cast harmful spells on them.
It also has a great buffing panel. It will show how many in the group are buffed, missing buffs, or low (only for buffs you can provide). To buff, just click the icon.
Has a built in range finder and aggro wow gear detector. Has panels for assigned tanks and assists and you can have your own private tanks.
I use macros that cast healing spells on friendlies and damage spells on enemies - depending on what I'm targeting. Then I can switch to my second bar (shift-2) to use the same macros in mouseover versions. Add a mouse with extra buttons bound to the number keys, and I can do one-hand healing. And often do.
(For reference, in 5-mans, I can one-hand any standard (l200) 80 heroic with my keyboard as well; I had to do something to keep it challenging when I got badly overgeared. Even foul tanks rarely mess things up unless I'm healing from elemental spec.)
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After weathering the disappointment that Elton John reportedly wasn available to play one of Rachel Berry dads, Gleeks had a reason to perk up on Wednesday.
TVLine reports that Tony-winning Broadway star Brian Stokes Mitchell and guild wars 2 gold Order: Criminal Intent Jeff Goldblum will portray Hiram and LeRoy Berry, the couple who adopted and raised Lea Michele character Rachel.
We won have to wait long to see them in action, either - the wow gear Berry dads will make their first appearance in the February 14 episode of and they expected to sing.
excited that we finally going to get to meet Rachel dads, So anxious to get to work with both of them, Michele tweeted Wednesday. Stokes and I have been friends for ages, We worked together on Broadway! So happy he going to be on the show, do you think of this casting choice?
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After weathering the disappointment that Elton John reportedly wasn available to play one of Rachel Berry dads, Gleeks had a reason to perk up on Wednesday.
TVLine reports that Tony-winning Broadway star Brian Stokes Mitchell and guild wars 2 gold Order: Criminal Intent Jeff Goldblum will portray Hiram and LeRoy Berry, the couple who adopted and raised Lea Michele character Rachel.
We won have to wait long to see them in action, either - the wow gear Berry dads will make their first appearance in the February 14 episode of and they expected to sing.
excited that we finally going to get to meet Rachel dads, So anxious to get to work with both of them, Michele tweeted Wednesday. Stokes and I have been friends for ages, We worked together on Broadway! So happy he going to be on the show, do you think of this casting choice?
Hey, people are gay, not letting your kids watch it won stop people from being gay or even your daughters from being lesbians if that what they choose. There are a ton of shows depicting people who are just acting like idiots while glee is a show that promotes acceptance so that we have less people like you in the world. That is the reason for having two gay dads, they also have a lesbian couple, Santana and Brittany, who have been openly gay for a while now. People like you need to see that there no problem with it because they are equally capable of being in love and raising a family as any other couple. The reality is that people are gay, and there no way that you going to be able to stop your daughters from being exposed to that truth.
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My thoughts exactly. The picture shows a black and white guy and what made it funny was that while they were showing the picture Rachel says that she doesn know which one her real father was because they just mixed up the sperm and mixed it with the wow gold egg. Most people would obviously assume her dad was the white guy because she isn dark skinned which, like I said, provided some comic relief that she could wow po think the black guy was actually her dad
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Roos has raised about $1.7 million for Canadian athletes since 1997, but she is nearing the finish on her most ambitious project to date. It's called The Big Ask, a campaign to raise $5 million that wraps up Thursday.
Roos is a former track and field athlete turned tireless fundraiser whose biggest coup to date was a recent $500,000 donation from MasterCard.
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Among Roos' mementos in her modest east end office is a postcard sent to her by wrestler Daniel Igali one day after he won his gold medal at the Sydney Olympics in 2000. Igali, who turned down the chance to apply this time because he feels there are other athletes in greater need, received $5,000 from the See You in Sydney fund.
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Roos has raised about $1.7 million for Canadian athletes since 1997, but she is nearing the finish on her most ambitious project to date. It's called The Big Ask, a campaign to raise $5 million that wraps up Thursday.
Roos is a former track and field athlete turned tireless fundraiser whose biggest coup to date was a recent $500,000 donation from MasterCard.
"If you saw some of these applications, it's sad, Roos said. "The net income for many of the
athletes is minus $5,000. Some of them, like the men's rowing team, are living six or seven in a house. The parents of one of the Olympians are talking about mortgaging their home.
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"People assume it's got to be big dollars, Roos said. "But $25 goes a long way. The whole idea of The Big Ask is to bring 31 million Canadians together. And you'll know who your $25 went to help. How cool would that be? Watching the Olympics and being able to say, 'That's the athlete I gave money to.'"
Among Roos' mementos in her modest east end office is a postcard sent to her by wrestler Daniel Igali one day after he won his gold medal at the Sydney Olympics in 2000. Igali, who turned down the chance to apply this time because he feels there are other athletes in greater need, received $5,000 from the See You in Sydney fund.
"I am walking on clouds, nothing seems real to me, he wrote. "It is at such times that people like you come to mind. Your 'See You in Sydney' fund was instrumental to my performance,
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Are you planning on roasting up a free-range, happy turkey from a local farm this Thanksgiving? I hope that you are. guild wars 2 gold You won regret your decision for all the social, enviromental, and ethical reasons that go along with supporting local agriculture. But you will certainly not regret it from a flavor standpoint either IF you brine your turkey first. Here is what you will find on one particular major frozen turkey brand:
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A natural, free-range bird has not had anything done to it, which is a good thing. But it needs a little help to get nice and tender/juicy for your wow gear big meal. This is where brining comes in. week, I posted on the Black Hog Blog about brining. out this article for more reasons why you brine and for a basic brine recipe. This made wow gold the process so easy and I am definately doing it this way again. In fact, my friends at Snazzy Gourmet sent me their Gourmet Complete Gobbler Brine and Rub Kit I really excited to try it. If you need a brine kit, I recommend you order this one. Remember to use the code FRESHFOOD at checkout for 10% off. (I am the official turkey maker in the family and I love it!)
Are you planning on roasting up a free-range, happy turkey from a local farm this Thanksgiving? I hope that you are. guild wars 2 gold You won regret your decision for all the social, enviromental, and ethical reasons that go along with supporting local agriculture. But you will certainly not regret it from a flavor standpoint either IF you brine your turkey first. Here is what you will find on one particular major frozen turkey brand:
Hmm, not what I really want for a holiday that celebrates our founding roots and wow po the natural gifts from the harvest. So for this reason, I strongly recommend you buy a free-range, local bird. To find one, you can visit Eat Wild, a wonderful source for finding grass fed and humane meats and eggs. They have a button on their home page right guild wars 2 gold now that directs you how to find a Thanksgiving turkey.
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The gilded doors of the elevator help to create the wow factor of this luxurious penthouse in Ballsbridge. MARIANNE HERON reports 'It's a town apartment in an old building, came Mary Daly's voice over the phone. I had visions of a pad that was convenient but spatially challenged. When I arrived at the address I found my supposition couldn't have been more wrong as there was a dazzling foyer leading to a sumptuous drawing room about 30 feet long which looked fit for a film star.
In fact the apartment complex where Mary and David Daly have their home from home is film star territory as Jackie Chan and Thorn Birds' Rachel Ward have stayed in the same complex.
It's the kind of home that definitely hits the wow factor from the moment you step out of the gilded doors of the elevator into a circular atrium panelled in pale Canadian oak and floored with a mosaic of coral and cream Portuguese marble. The colours of a custom-made circular carpet from Vsoske Joyce catch the light flooding down from the glass copula above and a quartet of classical busts on marble columns give a touch of classical gravitas.
Faced with the conversion of two early Victorian terraced houses, the developer and architects - Conroy, Crowe, Kelly - for the five-year-old scheme didn't go the conventional route of dividing the property into small units. Instead, they knocked the two houses into one, allowing the luxury of a dramatic living and dining room stretching three quarters the width of the two houses.
The parapet of Mary's penthouse suite was raised, creating a private terrace with sliding plate glass doors leading from the drawing room. This parapet baffles the sound of traffic from the busy street below and screens out the surrounding buildings, limiting the view to trees and sky.
What makes the place breathtaking is the 'bone structure': the use of spatial relationships and light combine with the interior design scheme created in collaboration with Michael Kinsella of Kinsella, Bray.
The look is contemporary classic, marrying French and Italian influences to the Victorian origins of the building with a dash of pure Hollywood drama. The colour palette is soft gold and russet throughout, making the rooms seem sunny and warm on the greyest of days and is limited to two colours only for a harmonious effect. "I love easy-on-the-eye warm colours, says Mary. "I like wow gear the idea of not having a separate dining room too. I think they are a waste of time,
The French fireplace in limestone by Le Droff provides the focal point of the main room. And the leading dramatic role is taken by a glass-topped table resting on gilded hand-carved Florentine columns with a supporting cast of Italian-made chairs. The stars of the show are the conversation piece candelabra in moulded copper and brass on marble bases, a holiday find by Mary and David in Marbella, and a series of paintings created especially for the apartment by painter Brian McCarthy depicting peacocks and a Majorcan scene.
There are pieces of occasional furniture, such as a sofa and side-tables in steel and glass with golden detailing from France, custom-made sofas teamed with flange-fringed cushions and an inviting guild wars 2 gold wing chair cover in striped silk by Schumacher. Even the gilded French fleur de lys light fittings were custom made.
The kitchen has been given a Provencal flavour with custom-made units hand-painted with guild wars 2 gold Prussian blue glaze and a French limestone floor. In the informal dining area with Louis 16th chairs covered in silk brocade by Schumacher, the glass-top table rests on a hand-carved and gilded Italian column, its top filled with pot pourri.
The circular atrium acts as the hub of the apartment, with a corridor to one side leading to an oak-panelled study wow gold and the guest room and another to the master bedroom and bathroom. The bedroom decor continues the gold and russet theme with hand-painted, custom-made cupboards and beds with headboards and foot-boards for the beds covered in check silk.
There are lots of ideas to inspire, including display shelving of glass supported by a series of gilded columns, an idea which could be copied inexpensively. Crystal by John Rocha and Dresden figurines are on show.
The apartment comes into its own in the evening light. It's a wonderful place to entertain and wow po to meet up with friends from both sides of the city.
"We have friends in for dinner or for drinks before we go out together. It's a great place for parties. It's easy to keep and it has a great atmosphere,
After a career in banking and then as home-maker for children Joanne (22) and David (20), Mary started a new venture. "I was redundant, she laughs. In partnership with her friend Catherine Brannigan she turned her long-time interest in fashion into a business and the pair opened Sans Souci boutique in Malahide last September.
"I just love it. The only thing I'm sorry about is that I didn't do it years ago. We go buying twice a year and there is a great social aspect to it. And Malahide is a lovely town, a great place to go for a day's outing. There are good shops and cafes and the marina. You could spend a whole day there between shopping, having lunch and having your hair done,
With a mission to find really different fashion, Mary has a knack of finding new names on her travels, like the Danish label Isabel de Pedro which she found through a friend in England.
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Married to David Daly with two children - Joanne (22) and Paul (20) - Mary Daly opened her boutique, Sans Souci, with friend and partner Catherine Brannigan. "It was something we had talked about for ages, says Mary. Their Malahide-based shop carries international and Irish labels including Isabel de Pedro, Nathalie de Garcon, Aideen Bodkin, Gillian Gavin, Lulu Guinness bags, M by Amour and Avoca Anthology
The gilded doors of the elevator help to create the wow factor of this luxurious penthouse in Ballsbridge. MARIANNE HERON reports 'It's a town apartment in an old building, came Mary Daly's voice over the phone. I had visions of a pad that was convenient but spatially challenged. When I arrived at the address I found my supposition couldn't have been more wrong as there was a dazzling foyer leading to a sumptuous drawing room about 30 feet long which looked fit for a film star.
In fact the apartment complex where Mary and David Daly have their home from home is film star territory as Jackie Chan and Thorn Birds' Rachel Ward have stayed in the same complex.
It's the kind of home that definitely hits the wow factor from the moment you step out of the gilded doors of the elevator into a circular atrium panelled in pale Canadian oak and floored with a mosaic of coral and cream Portuguese marble. The colours of a custom-made circular carpet from Vsoske Joyce catch the light flooding down from the glass copula above and a quartet of classical busts on marble columns give a touch of classical gravitas.
Faced with the conversion of two early Victorian terraced houses, the developer and architects - Conroy, Crowe, Kelly - for the five-year-old scheme didn't go the conventional route of dividing the property into small units. Instead, they knocked the two houses into one, allowing the luxury of a dramatic living and dining room stretching three quarters the width of the two houses.
The parapet of Mary's penthouse suite was raised, creating a private terrace with sliding plate glass doors leading from the drawing room. This parapet baffles the sound of traffic from the busy street below and screens out the surrounding buildings, limiting the view to trees and sky.
What makes the place breathtaking is the 'bone structure': the use of spatial relationships and light combine with the interior design scheme created in collaboration with Michael Kinsella of Kinsella, Bray.
The look is contemporary classic, marrying French and Italian influences to the Victorian origins of the building with a dash of pure Hollywood drama. The colour palette is soft gold and russet throughout, making the rooms seem sunny and warm on the greyest of days and is limited to two colours only for a harmonious effect. "I love easy-on-the-eye warm colours, says Mary. "I like wow gear the idea of not having a separate dining room too. I think they are a waste of time,
The French fireplace in limestone by Le Droff provides the focal point of the main room. And the leading dramatic role is taken by a glass-topped table resting on gilded hand-carved Florentine columns with a supporting cast of Italian-made chairs. The stars of the show are the conversation piece candelabra in moulded copper and brass on marble bases, a holiday find by Mary and David in Marbella, and a series of paintings created especially for the apartment by painter Brian McCarthy depicting peacocks and a Majorcan scene.
There are pieces of occasional furniture, such as a sofa and side-tables in steel and glass with golden detailing from France, custom-made sofas teamed with flange-fringed cushions and an inviting guild wars 2 gold wing chair cover in striped silk by Schumacher. Even the gilded French fleur de lys light fittings were custom made.
The kitchen has been given a Provencal flavour with custom-made units hand-painted with guild wars 2 gold Prussian blue glaze and a French limestone floor. In the informal dining area with Louis 16th chairs covered in silk brocade by Schumacher, the glass-top table rests on a hand-carved and gilded Italian column, its top filled with pot pourri.
The circular atrium acts as the hub of the apartment, with a corridor to one side leading to an oak-panelled study wow gold and the guest room and another to the master bedroom and bathroom. The bedroom decor continues the gold and russet theme with hand-painted, custom-made cupboards and beds with headboards and foot-boards for the beds covered in check silk.
There are lots of ideas to inspire, including display shelving of glass supported by a series of gilded columns, an idea which could be copied inexpensively. Crystal by John Rocha and Dresden figurines are on show.
The apartment comes into its own in the evening light. It's a wonderful place to entertain and wow po to meet up with friends from both sides of the city.
"We have friends in for dinner or for drinks before we go out together. It's a great place for parties. It's easy to keep and it has a great atmosphere,
After a career in banking and then as home-maker for children Joanne (22) and David (20), Mary started a new venture. "I was redundant, she laughs. In partnership with her friend Catherine Brannigan she turned her long-time interest in fashion into a business and the pair opened Sans Souci boutique in Malahide last September.
"I just love it. The only thing I'm sorry about is that I didn't do it years ago. We go buying twice a year and there is a great social aspect to it. And Malahide is a lovely town, a great place to go for a day's outing. There are good shops and cafes and the marina. You could spend a whole day there between shopping, having lunch and having your hair done,
With a mission to find really different fashion, Mary has a knack of finding new names on her travels, like the Danish label Isabel de Pedro which she found through a friend in England.
Lifelines
Married to David Daly with two children - Joanne (22) and Paul (20) - Mary Daly opened her boutique, Sans Souci, with friend and partner Catherine Brannigan. "It was something we had talked about for ages, says Mary. Their Malahide-based shop carries international and Irish labels including Isabel de Pedro, Nathalie de Garcon, Aideen Bodkin, Gillian Gavin, Lulu Guinness bags, M by Amour and Avoca Anthology
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The ABC Of Being A Good Interior Designer
It may seem that all you need to be a good interior designer is a sense of aesthetics and a flair for design. That is a good start, yes, but it gets you about five feet forward in terms of your career. The first thing to do is to turn a latent, in-born talent into an effective tool. Just because you can figure out what looks nice and what doesn't does not make you a good designer or decorator. You may know how wow po to use light and colour, how to synthesize architectural elements with design details and how to integrate space and design, but that is about five percent of the work. Most of the real work begins when you come to the execution.
Some formal education in the basic concepts of interior design is absolutely essential. There are many schools, which will give you a basic background course, and most of them are diplomas, but they are all very elementary in terms of the knowledge and the skills they provide you with. You could either pursue a full-fledged course at a reputed institute, preferably one with accreditation; or you could learn by working with someone who is a storehouse of talent. Work with the best, work for free if you have to, because it will be worth it. But regardless of where you get the education and for how long, the one thing an interior designer must always remember is that one is a lifelong student. wow gold Every day gives you an opportunity to learn something new about the trade and explore another aspect of its limitless potential.
If you have an eye for design, make sure that is turned into an artful skill, by practicing at every opportunity. Read everything you can, observe design aspects wherever you go ¦make mental notes and if possible keep a journal with points you pick up along the way. There is no substitute for hands on experience so get into it as early as possible. If you aren't paid for it, don't worry ¦learn all you can and explore every opportunity to test your know-how. Because it will tell you all you don't-know-how-to. Use your home and any space that is offered to you as a guinea pig. Work out your concepts and present your vision. Explore the dimensions of your own creativity before you ask others to entrust their money, time and space to you.
Create a portfolio of your work. Try to do as many varied projects as possible. It will teach you all you need to know first-hand and also work as a showcase for your talent. Interior design or decor is about space planning, conceptual genius and a lot of hard work. While design is a major aspect, if you don't have fundamental business skills, you will never be able to succeed independently. When you strip it of the design and glamour accoutrements, what you have left is a lot of planning and time-management skills, labour management, client handling, costing analyses and execution abilities. If you cannot transform what is in your head into something that is concrete, you are perhaps better suited to the drawing board.
Research every aspect of your trade. Find suppliers, understand products and build relationships. These people will be your backbone. The stronger they are, the more upright your standing will be professionally. They can get you better deals, which means you can offer clients a better deal, and that is one way a new kid on the block gets business. Once you are familiar with different styles, concepts in flooring, wall coverings, soft furnishings, accessories and art you must find the suppliers who will actually deliver the goods.
While you are meeting clients, learn to do one thing. It will determine your success as an guild wars 2 gold interior guild wars 2 gold designer. It is not your ability to design. It is your ability to LISTEN. Understand your client. Find out what their lifestyle is. Discover what their likes and dislikes are. Find out what they need and desire. You will find that it may not necessarily coincide with what you would instinctively recommend. Which leaves you with two choices. If you can find a point of convergence, try to assimilate their wants into your presentation as much as possible. If you find no meeting ground, you are better off recommending someone who can deliver the goods rather than work wow gear on a project where you will derive no satisfaction, and the client will offer no appreciation. At the end of the day your designing style and their requirements have to meet halfway. For it to be a worthwhile enterprise.
A smart thing to do while you train to become an interior designer is to specialize. You could always diversify later, but initially it is a good idea to find a niche for yourself. If you would like to do residential interiors focus on that for a few years. If commercial spaces are your cup of tea, gain experience in such contracts. If you think you want to be left only to design and stay away from the rest of the madness, then stick to just designing. If organizational skills are your forte, turn to project management. Find out what your skills are and then start honing them. Until you reach a stage when you can start honing another skill.
A good interior designer should be able to work well with anyone from the architect to the civil contractor. If you just want to do your own thing regardless of their suggestions or requirements, the simplest project will turn into a nightmare. At the end of the day, if you, along with all the others involved in the project, including your client, cannot be a cohesive team, the whole thing will fall apart.
If your creative genius can be coupled with practical ability, you are well on your way to becoming a successful interior designer
It may seem that all you need to be a good interior designer is a sense of aesthetics and a flair for design. That is a good start, yes, but it gets you about five feet forward in terms of your career. The first thing to do is to turn a latent, in-born talent into an effective tool. Just because you can figure out what looks nice and what doesn't does not make you a good designer or decorator. You may know how wow po to use light and colour, how to synthesize architectural elements with design details and how to integrate space and design, but that is about five percent of the work. Most of the real work begins when you come to the execution.
Some formal education in the basic concepts of interior design is absolutely essential. There are many schools, which will give you a basic background course, and most of them are diplomas, but they are all very elementary in terms of the knowledge and the skills they provide you with. You could either pursue a full-fledged course at a reputed institute, preferably one with accreditation; or you could learn by working with someone who is a storehouse of talent. Work with the best, work for free if you have to, because it will be worth it. But regardless of where you get the education and for how long, the one thing an interior designer must always remember is that one is a lifelong student. wow gold Every day gives you an opportunity to learn something new about the trade and explore another aspect of its limitless potential.
If you have an eye for design, make sure that is turned into an artful skill, by practicing at every opportunity. Read everything you can, observe design aspects wherever you go ¦make mental notes and if possible keep a journal with points you pick up along the way. There is no substitute for hands on experience so get into it as early as possible. If you aren't paid for it, don't worry ¦learn all you can and explore every opportunity to test your know-how. Because it will tell you all you don't-know-how-to. Use your home and any space that is offered to you as a guinea pig. Work out your concepts and present your vision. Explore the dimensions of your own creativity before you ask others to entrust their money, time and space to you.
Create a portfolio of your work. Try to do as many varied projects as possible. It will teach you all you need to know first-hand and also work as a showcase for your talent. Interior design or decor is about space planning, conceptual genius and a lot of hard work. While design is a major aspect, if you don't have fundamental business skills, you will never be able to succeed independently. When you strip it of the design and glamour accoutrements, what you have left is a lot of planning and time-management skills, labour management, client handling, costing analyses and execution abilities. If you cannot transform what is in your head into something that is concrete, you are perhaps better suited to the drawing board.
Research every aspect of your trade. Find suppliers, understand products and build relationships. These people will be your backbone. The stronger they are, the more upright your standing will be professionally. They can get you better deals, which means you can offer clients a better deal, and that is one way a new kid on the block gets business. Once you are familiar with different styles, concepts in flooring, wall coverings, soft furnishings, accessories and art you must find the suppliers who will actually deliver the goods.
While you are meeting clients, learn to do one thing. It will determine your success as an guild wars 2 gold interior guild wars 2 gold designer. It is not your ability to design. It is your ability to LISTEN. Understand your client. Find out what their lifestyle is. Discover what their likes and dislikes are. Find out what they need and desire. You will find that it may not necessarily coincide with what you would instinctively recommend. Which leaves you with two choices. If you can find a point of convergence, try to assimilate their wants into your presentation as much as possible. If you find no meeting ground, you are better off recommending someone who can deliver the goods rather than work wow gear on a project where you will derive no satisfaction, and the client will offer no appreciation. At the end of the day your designing style and their requirements have to meet halfway. For it to be a worthwhile enterprise.
A smart thing to do while you train to become an interior designer is to specialize. You could always diversify later, but initially it is a good idea to find a niche for yourself. If you would like to do residential interiors focus on that for a few years. If commercial spaces are your cup of tea, gain experience in such contracts. If you think you want to be left only to design and stay away from the rest of the madness, then stick to just designing. If organizational skills are your forte, turn to project management. Find out what your skills are and then start honing them. Until you reach a stage when you can start honing another skill.
A good interior designer should be able to work well with anyone from the architect to the civil contractor. If you just want to do your own thing regardless of their suggestions or requirements, the simplest project will turn into a nightmare. At the end of the day, if you, along with all the others involved in the project, including your client, cannot be a cohesive team, the whole thing will fall apart.
If your creative genius can be coupled with practical ability, you are well on your way to becoming a successful interior designer
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