Rebuilding Ireland: solid foundations or hollow promises for housing?
17 January 2017
On Tuesday, 22 November, Engineers Ireland West Region hosted a public panel discussion entitled ‘Rebuilding Ireland: Solid foundations or hollow promises for housing?’. The panel featured speakers from diverse areas of the housing sector: Brian Coyle (Coyle Kennedy Chartered Consulting Engineers), Martin O’Connor (COPE Galway) and Gerard O’Toole (Tuohy O’Toole & Society of Chartered Surveyors in Ireland).
The event was chaired by Dr Jamie Goggins (chair, Engineers Ireland West Region) and organised by Dr Richard Manton (National University of Ireland Galway). The discussion included contributions from engineers, other construction professionals, property managers, local politicians, members of civil society organisations and community activists.
The discussion took place in the context of the Government’s new housing strategy, ‘Rebuilding Ireland – an Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness’, the headline aims of which are to double housing construction to 25,000 per year, deliver 47,000 social housing units by the end of 2021 and tackle homelessness. The Government has committed €5.35 billion for the delivery of social housing.
According to the strategy, rent will be moderated and security, quality and choice of tenure for rental sector will be promoted. The affordability gap for house purchasing will also be addressed, while ensuring housing’s contribution to sustainable economic growth. The plan also targets a speeding up of the planning process whereby, for example, large applications will now be made directly to An Bord Pleanála.
The remainder of this report sets out an overview of the key themes raised by the invited panel and contributors from the audience; it is not a comprehensive record of all contributions made.
The contents of the report do not necessarily reflect the official opinion of Engineers Ireland West Region. Neither Engineers Ireland West Region nor any person acting on its behalf may be held responsible for the use which may be made of the information contained herein.
Ireland’s housing crisis
Homelessness and rough-sleeping – the most urgent and visible manifestations of the Irish housing crisis – represented the backdrop to this event and was a running theme through the discussion. In Ireland, some 6,847 people are now homeless and it was expected that 2,500 children were homeless this Christmas .
In Galway City, the image of four people sleeping rough outside a city hotel in recent weeks shocked the local population. Martin O’Connor, assistant CEO of COPE Galway, opened the discussion by describing the experience of front-line homeless services.
He said that the number of homeless families in Galway has doubled in the last two years and there are now at least 20 rough-sleepers on the city’s streets, for a variety of reasons: “For some, homelessness is due to personal circumstances, but for others it relates directly to the housing system.”
This situation, he said, is the inevitable consequence of a lack of housing supply and a lack of availability and affordability in the private rental market. Representatives from the Galway Housing Action Group and Galway Traveller Movement also spoke about housing’s role in community, equality and social inclusion.
While the work of housing and homelessness charities and voluntary groups came in for widespread praise, some speakers were dismayed that these groups had to be relied upon. They called on the Government to do far more to alleviate the housing crisis and resolve the connected problems of housing availability and affordability.
It was felt that the public should not have to face these problems in the midst of an economic recovery and John Moylan (SIP Energy) noted: “We survived the recession, but are in danger of not surviving the recovery.”
Gerard O’Toole, Tuohy O’Toole Estate Agents, Auctioneers and Valuation Surveyors, pointed out that the acute shortage of housing is essentially due to a lack of investment publicly and privately in recent years. This, he said, is “a collective failure of policy, planning and the market”.
It was in this context that the discussion turned to the recently-launched ‘Rebuilding Ireland’ action plan . The plan was broadly welcomed as comprehensive and detailed, although there were significant reservations surrounding delivery. These reservations could be summarised as comprising three areas: (i) adherence to delivery, (ii) speed of delivery, and (iii) mode of delivery.
Firstly, some attendees simply did not believe the Government to be sincere about the delivery of these plans. This was primarily based on lack of trust arising from a lack of delivery in the past, recent experiences of austerity, the (in)stability of the current Government and the politicisation of infrastructure delivery.
Furthermore, external forces will have a significant impact on Government’s ability to deliver the programme. According to Gerard O’Toole, the projected fall in GDP as a result of Brexit “will have a very significant impact on Exchequer returns and the Government’s spending commitments. When one considers health, education and public sector pay rises, one has to begin to question the ability of the government to deliver on its promises under this plan.”
Secondly, there were concerns regarding the speed of delivery, especially of social housing, in the context of the current crisis. For example, Martin O’Connor observed: “The ‘Rebuilding Ireland’ plan is comprehensive, but it needs to stick to targets. We need the commitment of 47,000 social houses to be delivered sooner rather than later.”
Speedy delivery is vital for the growing number of homeless people with complex issues, such as mental health, he added. However, speed of delivery (at least for new builds) raises complex questions of the planning system, of building standards and of financing; these issues are discussed in more detail below.
Finally, the mode of delivery was challenged in the discussion, centring on the role of the private sector in the provision of social housing. During the recession, the number of households on the social housing waiting list in Galway City more than doubled to 4,700 – or one in six households . To meet this demand, the plan includes very significant use of Housing Assistance Payments (HAP) to private landlords.
Cllr Colette Connolly (Independent) said that the plan is “fundamentally flawed”, arguing that housing should be a democratic right, fundamental to health, and that there should not be such reliance on the private market.
The remainder of the discussion was diverse in nature and included, for example, rent prices and the lack of rent certainty, tenure, evictions, the role of Real Estate Investment Trusts, house prices and the Central Bank mortgage lending rules. Yet there was a strong emphasis and depth to the discussion on the importance of, and challenges facing, new builds. For this reason, the topic of new builds is explored in greater detail below.
Challenges facing new builds
‘Rebuilding Ireland’ targets the construction of 25,000 new homes per year by 2021 and while there has been an 18% increase in housing completions, only 13,000 were built in the last year . Galway is one the best performing ‘markets’ outside Dublin, yet just 15 of the houses sold last year were new builds.
Brian Coyle, Coyle Kennedy Consulting Engineers, discussed the responsibility of engineers in the delivery of quick, affordable and quality housing; however, this can be very challenging. He noted that: “Development on existing well located, serviced and zoned land will help to deliver housing quicker and residential zoning and/or developments should not occur on flood plains.”
Coyle called on architects and engineers to be conscious of the ongoing maintenance cost of developments and said that good design should result in a development that is as maintenance free as possible. For example, for social and affordable housing, flat roofs should be avoided as they require ongoing maintenance and most membranes will have to be replaced after circa 15 years.
Coyle’s introduction sparked a discussion on some of the specific challenges facing new builds which could be summarised as follows: (i) cost and financing, (ii) planning, and (iii) building standards. An overview of each of these areas is provided below.
The Society of Chartered Surveyors conducted a poll of its members on the reasons for low levels of house completions and found the major issues to be cost and the lack of development finance.
However, construction costs (including estate roads and services) comprise less than half of overall cost, which a subsequent SCSI report  found to be €150k or 45% of overall cost (3-bed semi-detached house in the Greater Dublin Area). Non-construction costs include: land and acquisition (17%), VAT and levies (16%), margin (11%), finance (6%), sales and marketing (2%) and professional fees (2%).
Gerry Farrell, chief executive of the Irish Concrete Federation (ICF), took issue with Minister Coveney’s announcement that an independent audit of house building costs, including concrete prices, will be undertaken. He pointed to ICF research which showed that the value of stone and concrete products contribute approximately 5% to building cost of a typical three-bedroomed, semi-detached house in Dublin.
He added that Dublin concrete prices are substantially lower than London, regional UK, Paris, Berlin, Amsterdam, Madrid and Copenhagen. In this context, access to development finance and the cost of taxation become all the more prescient.
For example, Gerard O’Toole suggested the government reduce levels of VAT and levies on new builds. Brendan Mulligan, chartered engineer, suggested that, given the limited availability of capital from the banks currently, the Government investigate the feasibility of introducing housing bonds to enable sufficient funds to be raised to finance the increased level of construction proposed. This suggestion was well received by those in attendance.
A very interesting discussion on the Irish planning system ensued. Firstly, speakers expressed frustration at current levels of bureaucracy involved in planning, identifying this as the primary reason for the lack of speedy delivery of housing projects.
Brian Coyle called on the planning system to embrace a proactive approach in delivering a planning outcome, noting that: “A speedy planning outcome is important. Considering that there is normally pre-planning meetings with officials, there should be little or no need for an encyclopaedia of further information on each development as it results in the delay and delivery of the development. This results in additional cost to the purchaser.”
John Moylan said that public calls for increased supply are being met with bureaucratic planning obstacles and that the industry is probably only running at 50% capacity, house-wise. The planning process could therefore be streamlined through proper resourcing and greater prioritisation.
Secondly, several points were made on the need for more sustainable planning and land use. In particular, higher density developments within urban areas, close to good public infrastructure are required. However, with density must come quality and contributors noted the poor public realm and lack of connectivity in many Celtic Tiger-era projects.
These issues are particularly relevant for Galway City, where mixed-use developments have been mooted for the heart of the city, including the Galway Harbour and Ceannt Station lands and the Eyre Square East Quarter.
Planning should embrace a community approach, whereby homes and communities – and not just houses – are built. In this sense, planners should consider the suitability of housing and recognise changing demography and the specific needs of ageing populations, young families, students and the Traveller community.
Such an approach could also include alternative housing models, such as ‘co-housing’, which are common in other European countries.
Building standards and beyond ‘Rebuilding Ireland’
A strong emphasis was placed on the importance of building standards and Building Control Regulations, in particular. While the knee-jerk reaction could be to deliver large housing quantity with poor quality, this must be avoided if we wish to avoid the repeat of disasters such as Priory Hall and the many poorly-built homes during the Celtic Tiger years.
Furthermore, the mounting environmental crisis shows the need to move beyond minimum standards and design and construct in accordance with recognised sustainability standards and promote sustainable behaviour.
Dr Jamie Goggins, chair of Engineers Ireland West Region, highlighted the mandatory requirement for all new buildings constructed after 2020 (as well as those receiving significant renovation) to be nearly zero energy buildings.
He said: “We need to be planning and building more energy-efficient, cost-effective, healthier and comfortable homes today rather than just meeting current minimum standards. The mandatory ‘nearly zero energy building’ standards will need to be met for all publically funded buildings from the start of 2019, at the latest, and for all privately funded projects two years later.”
Finally, design standards relating to universal accessibility ensure that vulnerable people are not excluded from new buildings and communities.
It was widely acknowledged that the ‘Rebuilding Ireland’ timeframe is simply too short and that the housing crisis will not be solved in 4-5 years. Numerous speakers called for the delivery of critical infrastructure, such as housing, to move away from short-termism and electoral cycles. There appeared to be consensus that a 20-year strategic vision and implementation plan is required to address housing needs in this country.
Summarising the event, Dr. Jamie Goggins noted: “There are some ‘solid foundations’ to this plan; however, the audience here tonight is clearly concerned that these targets could become ‘hollow promises’ for housing.”
The purpose of the ‘Rebuilding Ireland: Solid foundations or hollow promises for housing?’ panel was to enable a public discussion on one of the most important challenges facing our society. Participants’ considered contributions, harrowing experiences and significant expertise added greatly to the event and the authors would like to acknowledge the invited speakers and everyone who contributed to the discussion.
This report, while necessarily limited to overview, is a testament to the value of public discussion and diversity of opinion. It is an indication of the potential for such events – which Engineers Ireland West Region intends to continue to organise into the future.
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Radio-Nuclear Investigations in Children Aged 16 Years and Younger with Confirmed Urinary Tract Infection: A Cross Sectional Retrospective Study
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Reem Al Qutami Al Suwaidi, College of Medicine, Mohammad Bin Rashid University for Medicine and Health Sciences, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Sam Hassan, Department of Pediatrics, Mediclinic City Hospital, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
A retrospective cross-sectional study conducted at Mediclinic City Hospital; a teaching hospital in collaboration with Mohammad Bin Rashid University for Medicine and health sciences in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE). The aim of this study is to ascertain conduction of renal radio nuclear investigations, explicitly Kidney ureter bladder ultrasound scans (KUB US), Micturating cystourethrogram (MCUG), and Dimercaptosuccinicacid (DMSA) in children following Urinary Tract Infection (UTI), based on; age, type of UTI, and recurrence. Medical records of 421 patients aged 0-16 years with UTI were retrospectively studied. Sociodemographic variables were age, gender, type of UTI, and recurrence. Results showed that the most carried out investigation was KUB US (38.2%) (n=161). In children aged between 7 months and 3 years, 15% (n=8) of them had VUR or renal scarring, while only12% (n=11) of children aged > 3 years showed abnormal MCUG or DMSA regardless of the KUB US results. Interestingly more than half (56%) (n=236) of all patients (n=421) with recurrent UTI showed abnormalities by MCUG and or DMSA, while only 12.3% (n=14) of children with atypical UTI showed abnormalities. It is concluded that VUR and renal scarring predominantly occurred in patients with recurrent UTI and atypical UTI. Thus, children presenting with recurrent UTI are recommended to undergo MCUG and DMSA after the second recurrent episode rather than waiting for the third UTI incident. This study suggests that children aged 7 months to 3 years post UTI should undergo KUB US, MCUG (if it was a recurring UTI) plus DMSA or MAG3 with post-micturition study instead. Children older than 3 years presenting with recurrent UTI are recommended to undergo DMSA (regardless of the US results) and MAG3 with post-micturition study or MCUG especially if DMSA is abnormal. Keeping in mind, evaluating risk factors like family and past medical history are crucial before conducting any investigation, this is to avoid unnecessary scans, and at the same time implement measures to reduce risks resulting from complicated UTIs.
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Radio-Nuclear Investigations in Children Aged 16 Years and Younger with Confirmed Urinary Tract Infection: A Cross Sectional Retrospective Study, American Journal of Pediatrics.
Vol. 5, No. 1,
2019, pp. 7-13.
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Carmel, with nine facilities between them, NCH's IT department is ultimately responsible for safely feeding thousands of babies every day.IT Staff Must Support Patient, Physician NeedsAs mundane and ho-hum as barcodes and Wi-Fi sound, this tech is incredible important to patients\ngiven the medial errors it prevents, says James Ranjitsingh, clinical information systems manager. That's because as much of a patient's hospital visit as possible is tied to his or her electronic medical record from Epic Systems. Nationwide Children's Hospital has been a leader in adopting EMR technology, Zabawski says, noting that doctors haven't entered handwritten orders at NCH since the early 1990s.RFID devices and QR codes help ensure that patients at Nationwide Children's Hospital receive the right medication."I agree that the technology in of itself is not bleeding edge but the work that we put into the tight integration with the technology is really where the magic happened," she says. "That was the big leap for us."When it comes to user-facing technology, the IT department has two distinct implementations to manage. For patients, there's the in-room "edutainment" system that provides information, games, movies, live broadcasts from the stage at the Galaxy Lounge play area, and the ability to order meals any time. For staff, there's a combination of thin clients (Hewlett-Packard), virtual desktop infrastructure (Citrix Systems) and single sign-on (CA).Rooms at Nationwide Children's Hospital give patients access to video games, movies, meals and information about their treatment.\n\nAnalysis: Doctor's Orders: Healthcare in the Cloud\nCase Study: Hospital System Pursues Identity Management Holy GrailEventually, Zabawski says, the plan is to roll out VDI to the whole facility. The convenience, time saving and productivity gains are undeniable. The biggest win, she says, is the "roaming profile" feature. "If you're a clinician and you're in your office and you sign on to Epic, if you go up to the floor and you sign on, you are in the same place you were when you were in your office. That's been a big satisfier for the physicians."This type of functionality also extends to ultrasounds. These are broadcast over the Wi-Fi network so doctors can see them in real time from any device connected to the VPN. This includes a few doctors based in Hawaii. In the past, docs had to use a dedicated viewing room or take a 10-minute walk to the radiology department located in the older hospital wing.Long-term Healthcare IT Strategy Addresses Device Integration, Big DataWith all this back-end integration, you might think a new data center would be in order for Nationwide Children's Hospital. Instead, though, the new facility needed a main equipment room and 29 telecom closets. NCH is planning for future needs by looking at converged infrastructure (CI) solutions to turn its disaster recovery facility into a high availability hot-site and use VMotion for load balancing for Tier 1 apps.Nationwide Children's Hospital added telecom closets to accommodate its technology upgrade, but thanks to virtualization it didn't need a new data center.So far, so good\u2014but this is just the beginning, Zabawski says. "We went through an exercise of must-have, nice-to-have and then a wish list. We managed the budget with the must-haves. There's some still nice-to-haves that are still on our list."One example is the capability for an individual patient's EMR to be able to automatically reset the dosage of a medication pump. Currently, NCH is testing real-time location service technology to manage the pumps' location, and IT can remotely push OS updates to all the pumps, but that's where it stops.Nor does it stop with pumps. There are many more medical devices that Zabawski would like to integrate with clinical software systems, making them part of what she calls "the converged network," and to manage automatically.Finally, Zabawski wants to integrate Epic and the in-room Get Well patient engagement system with a pain management system that lets kids to check in every hour and indicate how they feel based on the faces pain scale.Along with bringing the rest of the 57-acre campus to the same standards of the new hospital, Zabawski, like most of IT these days, focuses on data. "We have the data from the EMRs, the data from the nurse call system, the data from Vocera," she says. "How do we use that data to improve? How do we improve care? How do we improve outcomes? That's a big part of the next two to three years."Gartner: Big Data, EHR Driving Healthcare IT InnovationFor Nyktas, Ranjitsingh and rest of the IT crew, this means more back-end work to keep all these integrated and interdependent systems functioning properly. This adds complexity from a support standpoint\u2014but that's OK, Nyktas says."On the front end, we want to make it as simple as possible for the users. That's the purpose and that's the goal, to make it less complicated for them," he says. "It proves, from a safety standpoint, that we're responding to the kids' needs at a much faster time, and the right people are responding to it."Allen Bernard is a Columbus, Ohio-based writer who covers IT management and the integration of technology into the enterprise. You can reach him via email or follow him on Twitter @allen_bernard1. Follow everything from CIO.com on Twitter @CIOonline, on Facebook, and on Google +.

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Now it's 25 years later, 1937, and Walt Disney sets out to take Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs to the big screen with his very first animated movie. Unfortunately, it wasn't without problems. It took three years to create and though the movie was budgeted at $250,000, it ended up costing $1.5 million which was an astronomical amount of. Dopey can easily be recognized as he is completely bald and beardless. He is the youngest of the seven dwarfs and sometimes behaves childlike. He is the sweetest of the dwarfs and before leaving for the work in the mine he, the youngest dwarf, insists on stealing second and the third kiss from Snow White Snow White: Fairest of them all Snow White: Fairest of them all is a live-action retelling of the classic tale. This version is closer to the original than Snow White and the Huntsmen. But, despite still being a bit silly, the Dwarves are given different names to the Disney version A Disney version of the Seven Dwarfs, also called Disney Dwarfs as a potential Disney Consumer Products/DisneyToon Studios franchise, appeared in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, the Seven Dwarfs in this are: . Doc (voiced by Roy Atwell in the film, Jim Cummings and André Sogliuzzo in later projects, Bill Farmer in The 7D) - The leader of the seven dwarfs, Doc wears glasses and often mixes. The seven dwarfs in the classic Disney film Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs are Bashful, Doc, Dopey, Happy, Sleepy, Sneezy and Grumpy. The other main characters in the film include Snow White who is the kind and gentle princess who lives with the seven dwarfs, as well as the Evil Queen, the Prince, the Huntsman and the Magic Mirror
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) is the first full-length animated feature (83 minutes in length) in color and with sound, one of Disney's greatest films, and a pioneering classic tale in film history. It was financed due in part to the success of Disney's earlier animated short, The Three Little Pigs (1933) Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs is one of the most famous fairy tales in the world, first related in 1812 when the Grimm brothers published their collection of tales that had been gathered from old European folk stories.Like many of the Grimm tales , it is believed that Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs has been in existence since the Middle Ages, passed down through word-of-mouth over the. Snow White is a character from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (originally Schneewittchen or Schneeweissen), one of the folk tales collected and published by The Brothers Grimm in the early 19th century. In the story she is a king's daughter, a seven year-old whose natural beauty drives her jealous step-mother to attempted murder The most childlike dwarf of the bunch! Dopey is known for his quietness and his affection for Snow White. In the film, Dopey is Voiced by Eddie Collins. He is one of the more distinctive-looking dwarfs in the group. Dopey happens to be bald and wears his purple hat and is the only one who wears an oversized tunic. 4. Grump Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, American animated musical film, released in 1937, that established Walt Disney as one of the world's most innovative and creative moviemakers. Along with Pinocchio (1940), it is widely considered to be Disney's greatest film achievement
Snow White is a teenage girl who is shown to be fairly naïve. She also wouldn't have encountered many people in her lifetime, since she has been forced to clean her castle all her life. The 'old hag' may be ugly, but she doesn't seem overly dangerous; Snow White is likely being polite in talking to her. Edit Snow White is a fictional character and a main character from Walt Disney Productions' first animated feature film Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937). The character of Snow White was derived from a fairy tale known from many countries in Europe, the best-known version being the 1812 tale collected by the Brothers Grimm.. Snow White is the first Disney Princess and the first fictional.
Howdy humans! here's for today's video. One of the most famous fables of all, variations of Snow White appear in more than 400 versions of fairy tales around.. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs is a 1937 American animated musical fantasy movie.It was made by Walt Disney Productions and released by RKO Radio Pictures.It is based on the German fairy tale Snow White by the Brothers Grimm.It is the first full-length cel animated movie and the earliest in the Walt Disney Animated Classics series. The story was adapted by storyboard artists Dorothy Ann Blank. Grumpy is one of the seven dwarfs in Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Grumpy frequently challenges Doc's authority, claiming to know better. His world-weariness makes him wary of women and girls, believing that if he treats Snow White too kindly she will walk all over him. Nevertheless, he does have a soft spot for her, allowing himself a furtive glance after she kissed him and.
Vintage Snow White and Grumpy Cement Lawn Statues. Mel and I were out antiquing last weekend and came across a cement Snow White statue. This was a great find for us because a while back we found a whole set of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Unfortunately, our Snow White had been decapitated and Sneezy was busted off his base And thus Snow White lay for a long, long time, and still only looked as though she was asleep; for she was even now as white as snow, and as red as blood, and as black as ebony. At last a prince came and called at the dwarfs' house; and he saw Snow White, and read what was written in golden letters
Snow White & the 7 Dwarfs Tips. Try to ride during Extra Magic Hours as this ride is always popular. It is also quieter after 5pm. Although this is a children's ride, please be aware that it is a dark ride & very small children may be afraid of certain scenes such as the old hag turning or the haunted forest scene She went over the seven hills to the house of the seven Dwarfs, and knocking at the door, called out, Good wares to sell to-day!. Snow-White peeped out and said, You must go farther, for I dare not let you in.. But still you may look, said the old woman, drawing out her poisoned comb and holding it up Source This pompous-looking individual is Doc—the self-appointed leader of the group.Walt Disney introducing Doc Doc is the leader of the seven dwarfs in Disney's 1937 animated film, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Though he may seem befuddled due to his dithering speech pattern, Doc is an intelligent and reliable figurehead to whom the other dwarfs look for guidance. 1 Background 1.1. Shy Dwarf friend of Snow White CodyCross. The answer to this crossword puzzle is 7 letters long and begins with B. Below you will find the correct answer to Shy Dwarf friend of Snow White Crossword Clue, if you need more help finishing your crossword continue your navigation and try our search function
So she went over the seven mountains to the seven dwarfs, knocked at the door, and cried, Good things to sell, cheap, cheap! Little Snow-white looked out and said, Go away; I cannot let any one come in. I suppose you can look, said the old woman, and pulled the poisonous comb out and held it up Trivia. - Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs was the first full-length animated feature film. - The film was produced by Walt Disney Productions and was released by RKO Radio Pictures Based. - Disney based his film on a 1812 German fairytale, Schneewittchen, written by the Brothers Grimm, Jacob and Wilhelm. - Development on the film began in early.
. ∙ 2008-02-23 20:45:04. See answer. Best Answer. Copy. Presumably, Dopey is the youngest. He is the only dwarf of the seven without a beard Eighty years ago, the groundbreaking animated feature Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs was released, astonishing the world and proving wrong the naysayers who thought an animation couldn't. Snow White was originally a German fairytale by the Brothers Grimm and it took on a life of its own with the animated Disney version in 1937. As was the zeitgeist at time, a beautiful woman (Snow White) made other women jealous (her stepmother, who tried to sabotage her) and Seven Dwarfs, as well as a handsome prince, came to her rescue
Disney was smart enough to have the prince and Snow White fall in love before tragedy strikes, but in the original, he first sees her when she is lying in her glass coffin. He becomes obsessed with her, and pleads with the dwarfs to give her to him, promising she'll be his dearest possession. Search, watch, and cook every single Tasty recipe and video ever - all in one place
Let's get this out of the way first: Snow White's Enchanted Wish, the revamped ride that replaced Snow White's Scary Adventures in Disneyland, is really good. The attraction preserves much of the charm of what originally opened in 1955 at the park's debut, but gives it a more cohesive storyline that's true to the 1938 movie Walt Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs was released as the first feature-length animated film in 1937, and decades later, the musical fantasy based on a Grimm Brothers fairy tale about the complications and conflicts in the mother-daughter relationship is still a cultural touchstone Snow White - A Play Scene 1 Narrator 1: Snow White's mother died when she was a little baby. Narrator 2: She lived happily with her father, the king, in the castle. Narrator 3: One day her father called her. King: Snow White, this is Princess Bella. She's a very special lady and I'm going to marry her. Snow White: That's wonderful
While reliving the magic of the intertwined fairy tale and Disney, here are the names of the seven dwarfs along with a fun Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs trivia:-The Seven Dwarfs Names #1. Doc. Doc is the leader of the dwarf group and is the only dwarf whose name is not based upon an adjective. (Image Courtesy: Pinterest) #2. Bashfu In the 1937 Disney adaption, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, she is fourteen years old. In this version, she is aged up to eighteen during the main events of the film. There is another fairytale character who bears the name Snow White, one of the main protagonists of Snow White and Rose Red. In this story, Snow White is a peasant girl, with.
Relativity's Snow White picture began filming this week, with a cast that includes up-and-comers like Lily Collins and Armie Hammer, an established A-lister as the Evil Queen (Julia Roberts), and a collection of sturdy character actors as the famous seven dwarfs. Snow White and the Huntsman, in comparison, also features a big name as the wicked. Snow White was a princess who lived long, long ago. Her mother died and her father remar-ried. Her new stepmother wants to kill her because Snow White is more beautiful than she is. Then Snow White runs away and hides in a small cottage that belongs to seven dwarfs. The stepmother ﬁnds her and kills her In movie and in folklore, Snow White and the Prince fall in love and get married (never mind that in the original tale, Snow is only 7 years old). In the movie, the seven dwarfs chase the Evil Queen into the forest, where she tumbles off a cliff—with a push from a convenient lightning strike—and falls to her death. The dwarfs warn Snow White Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs The incomparable screen classic is a simple and heartfelt story of a charming little Princess saved from the evil deeds of her wicked step-mother, the Queen, by taking refuge in the forest in the house of a group of seven adorable Dwarfs
The beautiful and kindhearted princess Snow White charms every creature in the kingdom except one - her jealous stepmother, the Queen. When the Magic Mirror proclaims Snow White the fairest one of all, she must flee into the forest, where she befriends the lovable seven dwarfs - Doc, Sneezy, Grumpy, Happy, Bashful, Sleepy, and Dopey Fairly tales are the tales that includes stories where princes and princesses encounter with witches and elves. Fairies grant wishes and cast magic spells. A.. Snow White. Snow White is one of our Favorite Fairy Tales. Note: This version is great for young kids. The scarier version is Little Snow-White. There was once a queen who had no children, and it grieved her sorely. One winter's afternoon she was sitting by the window sewing when she pricked her finger, and three drops of blood fell on the snow It was recently revealed that this Snow white film will have eight dwarfs in it instead of seven Caesar is the oldest of the bunch. According to /Film each of the dwarfs are named after a Roman ruler, so we have Caesar, Nero - the angry one, Tiberius - the biggest and burliest, Hadrian and Trajan - the twins, Constantine - solemn and blind. Snow White is an old story that was included by the Brothers Grimm in their Household Tales folklore collection. The story's origins go back centuries. Early versions contain all manner of.
Snow-White peered out the window, What do you have? Bodice laces, dear child, said the old woman, and held one up. It was braided from yellow, red, and blue silk. Would you like this one? Oh, yes, said Snow-White, thinking, I can let the old woman come in. She means well. She unbolted the door and bargained for the bodice laces Snow White and Rose Red exists in many forms but I'll refer to a version set down by the Grimm Brothers.This is the story of a lesser known Snow White, and her sister Rose Red. There is indeed a dwarf, but he's a different sort of dwarf from the crew we encounter in Snow White and the Seven Dwarves Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (film) Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (film) A beautiful girl, Snow White, takes refuge in the forest in the house of Seven Dwarfs to hide from her stepmother, the wicked Queen. The Queen is jealous because she wants to be known as the fairest in the land, and Snow White's beauty surpasses her own
14. You might be surprised to learn that Snow White is actually only 14-years-old. That's pretty shocking considering she's wandering around on her own, meeting seven dwarfs and living happily. Snow White's animal friends realise that the old woman is, in fact, the evil queen. After an unsuccessful attempt to warn Snow White by attacking the Queen, they go to warn the dwarfs who were working down in the diamond mines at the time of the queen's arrival Snow White's Enchanted Wish opened to guests for the first time today during Disneyland's soft opening. The attraction is a reimagined version of Snow White's Scary Adventures, with new technology and updated scenes. Of course signs have been updated with the attraction's new name. In the queue are storybooks detailing the beginning of. The first movie I watched for this blog is Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. It's the classic tale of maid in trouble because she is too pretty, the queen wants to kill her, she runs away, meets some nice friends, and finds her prince charming. Of course, that is without the fluff
Wicked dwarfs: Dwarfs are often portrayed as legendary creatures resembling tiny old men. They live in the depths of the earth and guards buried treasure. This stereotype of a dwarf is more common in folklore than the better known dwarfs found in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Return to place in story Everyone rejoices, Snow White says goodbye to the dwarfs, and the Prince leads her on his horse to his shining palace in the clouds. They all live happily ever after, the end. And that's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, the very first animated Disney movie Well we have the newest and most beautiful Snow White and the Seven Dwarf snow globes here! Thinking back to the memories of the time when Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs first appeared on the big screen was in 1937, which was the world's first full-length animated movie Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs. Shop Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs clothing on Redbubble in confidence. T-shirts, hoodies, tops, dresses, skirts, and more in a huge range of styles, colors, and sizes (XS - 5XL). Whether you wear women's clothing or men's clothing you'll find the original artwork that's perfect for you The Providence Players' Snow White and the Family Dwarf plays through or a Christmas based show can get old each year. With Snow White you also get a chance to help raise money for Young.
Snow White marries the prince and Rose Red marries hisbrother. Notification: The movie is not yet 100 percent accurate, but is being suggested and planned by the Mattel Entertainment Company.Yet this Barbie film will not 99 percent based on the original story,they may put another twist in it. From $3.22. Tags: whistle while you work, disney, disney princess, original, snow white, snow white and the seven dwarfs, snow white and the seven dwarves, 1937, vintage, vintage disney, disney princesses, keep calm and, keep calm and whistle while you work. Keep Calm And Whistle While You Work Greeting Card .com. Free shipping on many items RARE old Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs Paper Mache Toy Dwarf Disney Figure. $9.99. $8.50 shipping. Snow White Dwarf Doc Vintage Coin bank hand painted. $17.99. $16.60 shipping For a long, long time little Snow White lay in the coffin, but she did not change; she only looked as though she slept, for she was still as white as snow, as red as blood, and as black as ebony. It chanced that a king's son came into the wood, and went to the dwarfs' house, meaning to spend the night there
. PixiedustDesignsEmb. 5 out of 5 stars. (593) $3.14 Full version game. $ 9.99 USD. Only $2.99 - use coupon NEW299. Fables Mosaic: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs is the fourth installment in the series, and it features a colorful new collection of logic puzzles to solve while following the story of Snow White Grombrindal, the White Dwarf m - A white-bearded dwarf hero, suspected to be Snorri Whitebeard, the first High King of the Dwarfs. Taken from the emblem of White Dwarf magazine . Josef Bugman m - The greatest dwarf master brewer of all time, his brewery was destroyed by a band of marauding Goblins and he now wanders the world with his band of.
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs continues to garner accolades and awards. In 1989, it was among the first 25 featured films to be preserved in the Library of Congress' National Film Registry, and in 2008, it was named the Greatest Animated Film of All Time by the American Film Institute. The film also marked a pivotal milestone in animation Who was the youngest dwarf in Snow White? Wiki User. ∙ 2008-02-23 20:45:04. See answer. Best Answer. Copy. Presumably, Dopey is the youngest. He is the only dwarf of the seven without a beard Snow White ate seven chicken livers and lay down, at last, to sleep. The dwarfs, those little hot dogs, walked three times around Snow White, the sleeping virgin. They were wise and wattled like small czars. Yes. It's a good omen, they said, and will bring us luck. They stood on tiptoes to watch Snow White wake up. She told the The original Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, based on the popular fairytale by the Brothers Grimm, was released as an animated film in 1937. Newsweek has contacted a representative for Rachel. The critical complaints about the fairytale action flick Snow White and the Huntsman run the gamut from Kristen Stewart's mopey heroine to Chris Hemsworth's unremarkable male lead. But now, scorn is being piled on the folks who actually do much of the work in the original fairy tale: the film's seven dwarfs
image caption The 1937 Disney film Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs was a global hit. Once upon a time a museum in a charming old German town was given a very important, long-lost gravestone Snow white and the seven dwarfs summary. A beautiful girl, Snow White, takes refuge in the forest in the house of seven dwarfs to hide from her stepmother, the wicked Queen. The Queen is jealous because she wants to be known as the fairest in the land, and Snow White's beauty surpasses her own. The dwarfs grow to love their unexpected. Nick Frost is the Final Dwarf in 'Snow White and the Huntsman'. Posted on Wednesday, July 13th, 2011 by Russ Fischer. I like it! Universal's Snow White and the Huntsman has already cast a.
June 21st 2011, 11:12 am. In a page torn from the book of nightmares I'd love to have comes news that Sexy Beast star Ian McShane - who took a turn at playing Blackbeard in the recently released Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides - has been cast as a dwarf in Universal's retelling of the fair princess tale, Snow White and the Huntsman . He was voiced by Sterling Holloway in tests and Pinto Colvig in the original film and is currently voiced by Bill Farmer. 1 Personality 2 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs 3 Gallery 4 Citation 5 Navigation Hence his name, Sleepy is always weary, droopy-eyed, and is always eager to fall asleep. Most of the scenes featuring. wade snow white and the severn dwarfs 1981-1986 sn . paulnewman1 store 'wade' snow white and seven dwarfs. item description wade snow white and the severn shown in the picture is what is on offer, discounted postage on multiple purchases (please wait for invoice) bidding policy i do my best to describe the item, its condition and any defects as acurately as i can
Snow White, Wendell & The Dwarves He leans in like he's going to kiss her, but as he does, the same lights dimming and low thrumming that never get old... WENDELL And I'm Wendell. The eighth dwarf RED Did you say the eighth dwarf? SNOW WHITE . We honestly don't know if he qualifies as a dwarf. (she glances at Wendell) He's too. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (Disney's Wonderful World of Reading), Walt Disney Company The Grimm fairy tale gets a Technicolor treatment in Disney's first animated feature. Jealous of Snow White's beauty, the wicked queen orders the murder of her innocent stepdaughter, but later discovers that Snow White is still alive and hiding in a cottage with seven friendly little miners Snow White wasn't in her dorm after a sorority rager, passed out on Casamigos Blanco bottles when this sexual predator of a Prince shooed away the Dwarfs to steal a little lip action Rachel Zegler, seen here as Maria in 20th Century Studios' 'West Side Story,' will play Snow White in an upcoming live-action Disney film. (CNN) Rachel Zegler is going from the West Side to Disney
The beautiful and kindhearted princess Snow White charms every creature in the kingdom except one -- her jealous stepmother, the Queen. When the Magic Mirror proclaims Snow White is the fairest one of all, she must flee into the forest, where she befriends the lovable seven dwarfs -- Doc, Sneezy, Grumpy, Happy, Bashful, Sleepy and Dopey Browse 18,239 snow white stock photos and images available or start a new search to explore more stock photos and images. Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs, poster, rear l-r: Wicked Witch, Snow White, Wicked Queen, front l-r: Sleepy, Happy, Bashful, Grumpy, Dopey, Doc,.. Instead Of Canceling 'Snow White,' Learn To Read Fairy Tales. In Disney's 'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs,' the prince does have permission to kiss Snow White. He just doesn't get it in. Disney Is Moving Forward With Live-Action Reboot Of 'Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs'. As part of its ongoing run of high-profile remakes, Disney is preparing a live-action adaptation of the.
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Oh, Crytek what has happened to you? You used to make good games and now you don’t. Here’s what I think of Hunt Showdown, formerly known as Hunt: Horrors of the Gilded Age.
I was incredibly interested in Hunt: Horrors of the Gilded Age because it was a co-op experience with heavy horror influences. You teamed up with 3 other people and completed missions together by killing a bunch of crazy cultists, undead, animals, and more. It was a neat concept that was unfortunately scrapped by Crytek and later replaced with what is now known as Hunt Showdown. A shitty game that has heavy battle royal influences, but isn’t exactly one and doesn’t ease new players into its world at all.
I have a lot of issues with this game. For starters, it went from being advertised as a third person co-op experience like this
to a first person, open world PVP battle royal lite like this
I’ll give Hunt Showdown some credit because I do like the tension in this game. You have to always remain alert and be mindful of your environments and has fantastic audio from the song that plays on the main menu to the deep growls and screeches that monsters make down to the way guns sound when you fire them. There is quality here, but it’s not for me.
I wanted to play Horrors of the Gilded Age not… this shit. I’m not sure what this game wants to be. You can choose not to partake in the bounty and let other players kill the boss for you while you farm XP by killing the normal enemies on the map, but even that can be a challenge in itself because any random person (and this will happen to you) can walk up to you and blow your brains. I’ve been killed like that and it sucks because I was trying to learn the game at the time.
I didn’t know where the bullet came from or who killed me. There’s no respawning when you die (a battle royal mechanic that fucking sucks) and you’ll be sent to a long loading screen and have to join another random game. There’s no room for improvement in this game. You’ll have to be really dedicated to learning this game in order to get any enjoyment out of it and that’s just not something I’m willing to do.
I went into this game with an open mind. I wanted to like this game, but it’s too… different than what was advertised years ago. You can tell that Crytek was inspired by the battle royal genre and instead of them making a new game and leaving Gilded Age alone they butchered it and turned it into… this. Going on hunts is not fun at all. Especially for new players. You’ll have to play this game for dozens of hours before you start getting kills and surviving maps. If that sounds fun to you then go right ahead and play this game. It’s free for the weekend. As for me, I’ll rather play any other game than this. At least I’ll feel like the time I’m investing in whatever I choose will reward me.

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Civil war; Agriculture; United States; Fort Sumter (Charleston, S.C.); Jackson (Miss.)
Letter to Eudora Hobbs in Salem, North Carolina, from her cousin, N. H. Boyd, in Jackson, Mississippi, telling her about the local excitement over Virginia's secession from the Union. She writes that military companies are passing through...
Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation; Mississippi Cooperative Extension Service; Farming; Farmers; Swayze family; Yazoo County (Miss.)
Program printed for event at the King Edward Hotel in Jackson (Miss.) honoring the Harris Swayze family of Yazoo County, Mississippi's Master Farm Family of 1959. Includes a list of previous recipients of the award.
Mississippi State University--History.; Bilbo, Theodore Gilmore, 1877-1947.; Houston, David Franklin, 1866-1940.; Melvin, A. D.; Garner, P. P.; Chadwick, Hudson; Barger, J. A.; Conner, O. W.; Myers, Albert; Bryant, W. C.; Smith, William Hall.;...
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Jackson (Miss.)--Photographs.; Coleman, James Plemon--Photographs.; Mississippi State Board of Health--Photographs.; Mississippi Public Health Association--Photographs.; Underwood, Felix J.--Photographs.; Dixie Guide (Newspaper: Gulfport, Miss.)
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China to airlift 5,000 thermometers
January 23, 2015 By Alusine Sesay
The Chinese Ambassador to Sierra Leone yesterday revealed that his government would on 30 January airlift 5,000 thermometers to aid the government of Sierra Leone re-open schools across the country.
Ambassador Zhao Yanbo made this disclosure at the donation ceremony of 60,000 sets of medical personal protective equipment and 40,000 sets of community personnel protective equipment which arrived in Sierra Leone aboard a charted cargo plane on 14 January.
The Chinese diplomat said the donation represents the true friendship that exists between the two countries and expressed optimism that the Ebola outbreak will soon be contained, while Sierra Leone will forge ahead with its development strides.
He expressed hope that the equipment would help strengthen capacity in the health sector, especially in the treatment and prevention of the Ebola virus disease.
Ambassador Yanbo further announced that his government will by early March ship 1,000 hospital beds, 40 ambulances, 10 pick-up trucks, 30 motorbikes, 10 incinerators, 40,000 bottles of hand-washing disinfectant, 500 sets of medical staff health care products, and 500 sets of community personnel healthcare products into Sierra Leone.
“The materials represent a support from China and its people, a great passion for the people of Sierra Leone and very good and dynamic relationship. We would like to deepen and promote the relationship that would benefit our people,” he said. “As a true friend of Sierra Leone, we tried to help from our heart, feeling and action.”
The envoy noted that Sierra Leone has a very good weather with the potential to develop, noting: “We will continue our support and stand by you to fight Ebola and construct the economy. We will win if we stand together.”
In her brief statement, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Mrs. Ebun Strasser-King, noted that since the start of the Ebola outbreak in May last year, China has stood with Sierra Leone in solidarity to fight the scourge.
She thanked the government and people of China for what she described as their awesome assistance in the fight against Ebola, noting that “China has gone beyond the bound of friendship but proven to be brother to Sierra Leone”.
Minister of Health and Sanitation, Dr. Abu Bakarr Fofanah, recalled that China was the first to respond to the call of President Ernest Bair Koroma for international help, adding that the donation was very symbolic especially when other partners are stepping down from supporting Sierra Leone in the fight against Ebola.
Despite the reduction in new infection in recent days, he said the Chinese government is of the philosophy that there is still more to be done, especially as the Ebola outbreak started with a single case and has since infected over 7,000, with more than 2,000 deaths.
He expressed thanks and appreciation for the support given by the Chinese government and its people.


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I had the good fortune to fly down to San Diego and spend time with my brother, Joe, at a recent benefit concert at Noah Homes. Joe took to the keyboards before the concert. During the concert, well, I could not get him off the dance floor. Nor he me. I guess that makes us a good pair, just as we've always been, all these years!


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TEL AVIV – Two Israeli Jews have converted to Islam and joined the Islamic State in Syria, Israel’s Shin Bet security agency reported.
The man and woman were named as part of a list of 20 Israeli citizens, most of whom are Israeli Arabs and one of whom was recently killed, who have joined the terror group. The list came as a new law revoking citizenship from members of foreign terror organizations went into effect.
A third person on the list is an Israeli Arab who served in an IDF combat unit.
The two Jews, born in the Soviet Union, immigrated to Israel as children and later converted to Islam. As adults they journeyed to Syria to join IS.
The 28-year-old woman grew up in the southern coastal town of Ashdod while the other, identified only as Alex, is a 32-year-old man from Lod.
Alex’s sister told Channel 2 that her family was “in shock” over the news. She added that no one has any contact with her brother.
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Of course, this is easier said than done. For managers with a long list of pressing responsibilities, the inclination may be to work longer, skip vacation, or simply work right through it. While understandable, this instinct is actually counter-productive. Longer hours and fewer breaks actually makes individuals less effective at work. Over-work compromises productivity, creativity, and the ability to have the most impact. And burnout is a real risk.
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The 34-year-old daughter of Bruce Willis and Demi Moore is preparing to become a mother for the first time. The girl is expecting a child with Vista singer Derek Richard Thomas. They announced their romance in the fall of 2022.
Just a month ago, Willis stopped hiding her pregnancy. The Stripe star’s eldest daughter went for a walk today. Paparazzi filmed Rummel in Los Angeles on her way to the vet clinic.
The mum-to-be succumbed to the sentiment and went public in a show-stopping outfit. Rumer opted for a black t-shirt, baggy pants, white socks and flats. Thanks to eye-catching details, the rocker was able to draw attention away from her big belly. Rumer draped a brown fur coat over his shoulders. The star’s daughter covered her head with a brightly colored hat.
The ‘House Bunny’ actress braided her hair into two pigtails and took off her makeup. The little girl was walking down the street with her dog. The ranger laughed easily and adjusted her coat. Fans of the star family discussed Willis’ rare appearance. He hasn’t changed much”, “Roemer looks happy”, “The mother-to-be is having fun!”. I love the hat,” said one user.
Demi Moore was overjoyed at the announcement of the birth of a new baby in her family. The actress said she would be a “crazy grandma”. Bruce Willis’ ex-wife shows off her baby bump.
Rumer went to visit her sick father.
The little girl joined her mom and sister for a Christmas party at the home of Bruce Willis and his young wife.

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