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Pupils putting innovation
and imagination on show
AN OVEN TRAY designed
for people with arthritis, an AI
application to help blind people
recognise when a bus approaches
their stop, and a longer lasting
ice cube are among the ingenious
creations to come out of a new
programme year 7 Selwyn House
students are undertaking this
year.
‘Ngā Huarahi Pūtaiao – The
Science Pathways’ was developed
by Selwyn House’s head of science
and mechatronics Simon Christie,
to provide an opportunity for
students to apply their creative
and innovative thinking to a
practical project in the science and
technology field.
“For many years, our school has
been participating in CREST, a
national awards scheme that had
previously been run by The Royal
Society Te Apārangi, however this
programme ceased to run a few
years ago,” said Selwyn House
principal Julie Calder.
“That opened up an
opportunity for us to purposedesign
our own science and
technology programme.”
The programme asks students
to identify a problem or an aim,
and then to take the science path,
te ara pūtaiao, or the technology
path, te ara hangarau, to solve or
achieve it.
“This is about our students
proving to themselves that they
possess the creative and critical
thinking skills to solve the world’s
problems,’’ Calder said.
Christie said purpose-designing
Ngā Huarahi Pūtaiao also
presented an opportunity to make
science and technology more
relevant to the New Zealand and
te ao Māori context.
“Students have been asked to
identify how their project relates
to any of four key concepts in
te ao Māori – rangatiratanga,
manākitanga, kaitiakitanga and
kotahitanga.
“This helps the students view
science and technology through
a more holistic lens, and to
recognise how they can harness
their skills to impact positively on
the world around them.
“Mentorship is another
important aspect of the
programme and the students are
encouraged to seek assistance
with their projects, either
within or outside of their school
community.
“We are fortunate to have
excellent connections with the
University of Canterbury that
we can call upon and we’re very
grateful to Dr Marie Squire
from the university’s chemistry
department who will judge the
final projects, along with some
female researchers who will spend
time speaking with the students
about their inquiries.”
Eight projects will be selected
to compete at the NIWA
Canterbury-Westland Science Fair
in September.
• Lego ‘fun park’ vision nets
awards, page 5
FRESH THINKING: Selwyn House’s Ngā Huarahi Pūtaiao programme asks pupils to identify a
problem or an aim, and then to take a science or technology path to solve or achieve it.

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Thursday July 11 2024 3
Wandering Larry’s celebrity status
• By Kate Paterson
ON THE Thursday before
Easter, Maria Kennedy, checkout
manager at Bishopdale New
World, noticed an unexpected
guest on the store’s doorstep.
A tabby cat was sitting right
outside, enjoying pats from
passing customers.
After a couple of hours, a
worried woman told Kennedy
she was taking the cat to the
vet, fearing he was either lost or
homeless.
The supermarket was closed
the following day, Good Friday,
but when Kennedy returned
on Easter Saturday, the cat was
back.
“He came back the next day,
which was the Saturday and
then he just started to appear all
the time,” Kennedy said.
Messages about the cat
streamed onto the Bishopdale
community Facebook page.
Members were eager to find
their new mate’s owner, if he had
one, and make sure he made it
home safely each day.
Worried about him walking
out in front of cars, a few
concerned community members
took him to a nearby vet clinic.
The mystery cat wound up
there seven times over the
next fortnight, becoming well
acquainted with clinic staff.
But the cat was not lost or
homeless. He had a very loving
home – and an owner who was
starting to get sick of collecting
him from the vet.
Three weeks after the cat’s
first appearance at New World,
he arrived wearing a collar
engraved with the name “Larry”,
and a phone number for the
owner.
“When I got into work, he had
a wee collar on. I rang the owner,
and he said Larry’s not homeless,
and doesn’t need people to take
him to the vet, he just comes
visiting,” Kennedy said.
The man who answered
Kennedy’s phone call was James
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Cole hoped Larry’s collar
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from concerned community
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Making Winter Work
It’s July, it’s over halfway through the
year and I, for one, am glad to be past the
shortest day.
It’s July, it’s over halfway through the
year and I, for one, am glad to be past the
shortest day.
Winter has its own set of challenges,
whether it’s starting at the office when it’s
still dark, which for me is 7:30am, to getting
home in the dark after 6pm and wondering
exactly where those hours in between have
gone.
Whilst many believe your productivity
is diminished at this time, it can be the
opposite if you utilize it as I do with some
winter rituals.
Not only do these simple steps keep that
feeling of a loss of motivation at bay, they
can also – at their most productive – provide
a strong sense of focus and happiness.
So, what’s involved in banishing those
winter blues?
The same pillars that provide the substance
and nurturance governing the other months
and seasons.
Movement is critical over winter, as much as
we all (and I put myself in this group) want to
go home, settle down to a Netflix marathon
and eat bowls of pasta. Without movement
it’s very easy to lose momentum.
I start every day – unless it’s raining so hard
I can’t bear it! – with a walk.
It’s always at an ungodly hour but those
two or three kilometres give me a chance
to think through what’s ahead of me and
completing this simple task provides a
sense of achievement that goes a long way
to mitigating some of the stress I encounter
once I start working.
If you prefer a more vigorous routine,
remember it’s all about consistency and
balance so don’t let the weather or the
season stop you from being your healthy
best.
Winter can also be a time to switch out
your usual activities to something different,
with common examples including yoga,
pilates or a dance class and personally
I’m intending to give each of these a go –
despite limited ability at two!
Hydration. With air-conditioning dominating
both work and personal environments,
it’s easy to become dehydrated, so whilst
drinking feels simple to remember in the
summer months, it becomes even more
important in winter.
Because I find it easy to forget this practice,
I try to get as much water on board as early
as I can and when I’m feeling particularly
motivated, I also take part in Dry July, along
with 61,000 other Kiwis.
At last count this simple practice has helped
raise $9 million for cancer sufferers and as
a winter practice it’s not only altruistic, it
is also extremely uplifting from a physical
wellbeing perspective.
I’m not going to discuss food choices
over the wintertime. I think we all know
what’s best but if ever there’s a time when
resistance goes out the window it would be
these next couple of months. So, good luck!
I’m in the ‘I love food’ camp, so let’s just say
it’s a work in progress.
Finally, dress for the weather. I’ve always
loved winter clothes. All the layers, coats,
scarves and hats.
Perfect for not only standing out from the
crowd but being warm enough to work hard
and think clearly, and if that isn’t enough
motivation then starting the day with a
cold shower – and I mean freezing cold! –
will certainly get you thinking about warm
clothing choices.
Well, it helps me at least and I’ve been doing
just that for the last 18 months.
Why do I try so hard in winter? Well, simply
put, there’s a lot of business to be done.
People choosing to sell or buy over
winter are usually deeply motivated,
not only because of their own intrinsic
circumstances but because there’s often a
lack of competition, creating the chance for
a premium.
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premiums in our auction rooms recently,
which I haven’t seen for some time.
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and often you can have optimistic moments
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Thursday July 11 2024 5
FIRST PLACE: Jacob York (left) and Noah Heise with their award-winning Lego build.
Lego ‘fun park’
vision for red zone
NEW BEGINNINGS: Rangi Ruru Girls’ School’s new
principal Tracy Herft with students Georgia Rumball (left),
Sophie Cusiel and Annabelle Stalker.
New principal
at Rangi Ruru
earns awards
TWO ST Albans Primary School
pupils have won first place in a
Lego-building competition.
The Build for Change competition
was created by Imagination
Station and the Christchurch
Brick Show.
Tasked with the challenge of
solving a community issue, pupils
used Lego to arrive at creative
solutions.
Jacob York, 10, and Noah Heise,
10, from St Albans primary took
first place with their ‘fun park’
vision for the red zone.
They are looking forward to
having their exhibit on display this
weekend at the Christchurch Brick
Show at Wolfbrook Arena.
“Our project is titled ‘Future
versus past battle’. It features two
ships, one from the future with
atomic weapons and zappers, and
an old pirate ship with a cannon
and a plank,” said Noah.
Jacob said the idea was to create
a playground for the red zone, inspired
by the pair’s collective love
of pirates and carnivals.
“It’s really fun, and for the most
part we built it using only our
imaginations,” he said.
The pair recently exhibited their
work at Tūranga Library, where
they won the people’s choice
award as well.
“I was just really surprised . . .
and happy,” said Jacob.
“We’ve both been using Lego for
as long as we can remember, probably
since we were four-years-old.”
Jacob and Noah belong to the
school’s Lego club, which now has
close to 60 pupils.
“We fundraised to buy the Lego
for the competition,” said supervising
teacher Sam Pelham.
“We wanted to enter multiple
teams in the Build for Change
competition. The school hosted
a colour run fundraiser, and our
PTA kindly donated $1000 of the
proceeds for Lego. It’s been really
amazing to see the students following
their passion.”
Noah said his favourite thing
about the pair’s build is “all the
different stories” contained within
it.
“The guy at the cannon we’ve
called Dynamite Joe . . . I really
like just being able to open up my
mind and build something new.”
Jacob agreed.
“We work really well together,
and we just brainstorm and build
as we go . . . we’re really happy
with the end result.”
The school is already eying
up its next project – Waitākiri
School’s ‘Brick by Brick’ show in
September.
• By Isabella Adams
RANGI RURU Girls’ School
welcomed their new principal
this week.
Tracy Herft joined the school
on Monday, taking over from Dr
Sandra Hastie who left at the end
of last year.
Originally from Melbourne,
Herft was deputy principal at
Strathcona Girls Grammar,
where she previously held
positions as acting principal,
head of mathematics and dean
of studies.
She is looking forward to
the transition from deputy to
principal.
“There is a mix of excitement
and determination in taking
on the role of principal,
and I am looking forward
to having a pivotal role in
shaping the experiences of
our Rangi Ruru students,” she
said.
Herft said she hasn’t spent
much time in Christchurch
yet, but has already noticed
similarities between the Garden
City and Melbourne.
“Arts, sport, food, and of
course, some of the weather.
“Christchurch has a real buzz
to it, and its surroundings are so
naturally beautiful. I am looking
forward to exploring more of the
region.”
As principal, Herft intends to
settle into the school community
shaped by the staff who came
before her.
“Rangi Ruru and the wider
school community are in very
good spirits. Dr Hastie, the
principals before her and all the
staff have done an amazing job
building a unique culture and
an environment where students
thrive. This is something I aim
to protect, but I am excited to
see what we can achieve in the
coming years as a school and
community.”
Herft will be the 11th principal
at the school since it was
founded in 1889.
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Tight tussle for final spot in playoffs
• By Sam Coughlan
TWO TEAMS have secured spots
in the Miles Toyota Premiership
semi-finals as the competition
breaks for the school holidays.
Frontrunners Nelson College
and defending champions
Christchurch Boys’ High will
finish in the top four, with a host
of teams lining up to join them
with two rounds to go.
Boys’ High coach Rhys
Archibald said he was happy to
have secured a semi-final spot.
“That’s what we were aiming
for. Hopefully we can win one of
our last two games and secure a
home semi, it’ll be a bit nicer.”
Following them are St Thomas,
who have a seven point buffer to
fifth-placed St Bede’s and look
set to join Nelson and Boys’ High
in the playoffs, needing one win
from their final two games.
Currently in fourth place is
Christ’s College – who are just
three points ahead of St Bede’s,
and the two teams will go headto-head
in the penultimate round
after the break.
Christ’s College head coach
Reuben Thorne said it would be a
huge game.
“They (St Bede’s) look to have
had a bit of a slow start, but they
look like they’re playing really well
at the moment.
“Our guys are well aware of the
situation. If we win, then we’ll stay
in the top four, if we lose, then it
PACE: Christ College’s PJ Palamo on the charge with Franklin Barry in support against St
Andrew’s College.
PHOTOS: CHRIST’S COLLEGE
makes that next game afterwards
super vital. It sort of takes that
destiny out of our hands, so it’s a
big one for us.”
Thorne said his side would be
looking for more consistency at
the business end of the season.
“At times we’ve played some
really fantastic rugby. If anything
we want to find a way of being
more consistent, and particularly
finishing games off well.
“We’re in control now. We’re
not chasing or relying on other
results. If we can try and win
those games, then we’ll stay in
that top four.”
Marlborough Boys’ College
are level on points with St Bede’s,
although they have an inferior
points difference.
Shirley Boys’ High and St
Andrew’s are still in the fight,
sitting five and seven points
outside the playoffs as things
stand.
They will square off in the first
STEPPING: Luke Woodwiss
looks for space to run into.
Miles Toyota Premiership
round 7
Nelson College 40 St
Thomas 14; Christchurch
BHS 46 Marlborough
BC 14; Shirley BHS 34
Timaru BHS 26; St Bede’s
71 Selwyn Combined 12;
St Andrew’s 25 Christ’s
College 19
Points
Nelson 35; CBHS 30; St
Thomas 26; Christ’s 22; St
Bede’s 19; Marlborough
19; Shirley 17; STAC 15;
Timaru 2; Selwyn 1
game after the break in what is
a must-win for either side, who
need two wins and other results to
go their way in order to reach the
semi-finals.
Timaru Boys’ High and Selwyn
Combined make up the rest of the
table and have only pride left to
play for.
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‘Aquathon’
swimmers
notch up
big distance
• By Isabella Adams
A SWIM club challenged
themselves to swim the length of
the South Island in a week.
The Aquagym swim club ran
their first ever “aquathon” to fundraise
for the club.
The goal was to swim the
length of the South Island, a total
of 840km, which they achieved
through weekly training sessions
and a wrap-up event at the end of
last month.
Club president Mike Walker
said the idea came from one of the
parents.
“What we wanted to do was raise
money at the club for supporting
our coaches, getting equipment for
the swimmers and things like that.
“One of our mums said, ‘well,
why don’t we swim the length of
the South Island? And we’ll count
it, we’ll do it over a week, and we’ll
count all our trainings together’.”
The club set a goal of $6000 and
fundraised through Givealittle.
They raised $7037.
Walker said they would run a
similar event in the future.
“The people who got behind it
that I saw and swam with seemed
to have a good time and really
enjoy it. I think we’ll definitely do
it again.”
Extra two years for landfill
OPERATIONS will continue
on part of the Burwood landfill
until 2026.
The 9.62 ha section of the
Burwood Resource Recovery
Park was expected to close when
its resource consent expired on
June 30.
But a two-year extension for
operations at site C has been
granted by Environment Canterbury.
Said city
council resource
recovery manager
Dr Alec
McNeil: “We had
anticipated we’d
need to close site
C by 2024 when
it was expected
to have reached
capacity, but soil
Alec McNeil
volumes delivered to the site have
been lower than predicted, so
there’s enough room for another
two years of operation.”
McNeil said there are no
other soil disposal sites in the
Christchurch area that could fill
the gap in the market.
“Continuing operations here
means we don’t need to travel
outside of Christchurch to other
disposal sites, which cuts costly
transport distances and provides
time for the industry to open
new landfill sites.”
The Burwood Resource
Recovery Park was established
by Transwaste Canterbury to
EXTENSION: Operations at Burwood landfill will continue for another two years after a
resource consent extension was granted.
PHOTOS: NEWSLINE
process earthquake waste from
the city’s demolished buildings.
Since 2019, Burwood landfill
has been progressively closing,
with only site C remaining
open.
The small section of the landfill
is used to dispose of soils that
contain low levels of contaminants.
No hazardous material is
accepted.
“Continuing at site C until
it reaches capacity is the best
and most economical option,”
McNeil said.
“I want to assure local residents
that apart from the change
to the resource consent, all
operations will remain the same
and will not involve any new
excavations or an increase in size
– we’re adding material to the
existing site area.”
The city council will not be
seeking a further extension when
the consent expires in June 2026.
Once closed, the site will
be incorporated into the
neighbouring Bottle Lake Forest
Park.
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continuing education
It’s all on in Term 3! New courses
and exciting events at Risingholme
A new line-up of courses and events
are on the way at Risingholme, offering
a range of opportunities to expand your
knowledge and flex your creative muscles.
As part of our 80th anniversary celebrations
we are thrilled to present our free taster
programme ‘Have a Go’ Day which will
be running between 19-25 August. These
mostly 1-hour sessions are a great way to
try something new in a supportive smallgroup
environment without having to pay
for a full course. The tasters span our course
offerings and a full timetable and booking
link is available on our website. Terms and
conditions apply.
Following this we are celebrating the
best of our creative learners with a public
art exhibition on the weekend of 14-15
September. Rise Up: Celebrating 80 years
of Creativity at Risingholme showcases a
curated collection of works made by tutors
and learners at Risingholme. Covering
a range of media from painting, pottery,
patchwork, textiles, wood sculpture and
more, Rise Up is a chance to celebrate
artistic achievement, empower and support
emerging artists, and contribute to the
wellbeing of our community through a
meaningful engagement with art. Visitors
will also have the opportunity to support
local artists by purchasing their work. If
you would like to exhibit your work and fit
the eligibility criteria, submit an entry from
by the 19th July. Entry forms are available
from the 80th Anniversary Events tab on
our website.
New courses are also on the menu for
Term 3! Take a food journey across the
globe with our newly launched Tastes
from Around the World cooking course.
Developed in partnership with the team
behind Share Kai and Kōrero, this 6-week
course will introduce you to the cuisines
of Nepal, Afghanistan, and Eritrea
through a series of traditional dishes that
capture the diversity of each cuisine. From
momos (dumplings) through to hearty
stews, flavoursome rice dishes, injera (a
sourdough pancake) and more, this exciting
new course will expand your culinary
horizons and familiarise you with the
cuisines and cultures of some of Ōtautahi’s
ethnic migrant communities.
Music enthusiasts will be thrilled with
our new Introduction to Piano/Keyboard
course which will teach you the basics of
the piano/keyboard and inspire you with
the confidence to want to learn further.
Keyboards will be provided during each
class, so anyone is welcome to join!
To see our full course offerings,
events, and to enrol, visit our website
www.risingholme.org.nz or call us at
03 332 7359.
WEA Term 3: Food for Thought
The Canterbury WEA has a long
history of engaging citizens in debate and
discussion about the issues of the day.
Glance at the Term 3 programme and
you will see that this is still very much
alive today. Alongside up-lifting and
enriching workshops in arts, crafts, music
and writing they offer a range of thought
provoking and sometimes challenging
talks and discussions.
Join Margaret Taylor to view then
discuss “The Power of Activism”. Young
Australian climate activists feature in a
documentary that moves beyond critique
of the world’s inaction on climate change.
Instead, it celebrates the example set by
this group of gutsy future-proofers, while
Regular physical activity is key to
wellbeing over the Winter months. Our
Night Class Programme has Pilates
and Yoga (both accredited through the
Community Group Strength and Balance
Programme) and Tai Chi to keep you active
this Winter.
Being creative also keeps us active, think
Music, Watercolour Painting, Stone Carving
or Basket Weaving. Learning a new skill
keeps us active too, why not try Knitting,
Photography or Sign Language?
Eating well is also vital for Winter
wellbeing. We offer a variety of cooking
classes to suit every taste, the perfect way
to bring some fresh variety to your menu.
New in Term 3 is Easy Weeknight Meals
Thursday July 11 2024
putting a dollar value on their work.
Thursday 25 July; 3.30-5.30pm, koha.
Peace & Disarmament: Remembering
the Past to Protect the Future. Lucy
Stewart will discuss the importance of a
peace and disarmament approach to global
tensions. Monday 5 August; 12.45-2.15pm,
koha.
Human Nature since the dawn of time is
also explored in two 5 week courses with
Michael Couch.
Find a learning pathway to suit
your timetable, budget and learning
approach. See www.cwea.org.nz/courses
for these and so much more.
All courses held at 59 Gloucester Street
unless otherwise stated.
Term 3 Night Classes at
Papanui High School
- guaranteed to bring some quick, tasty
goodness to your winter meals!
Term 3 courses begin week of 29 July. For
the complete list of courses and to enroll,
visit our website, https://www.papanui.
school.nz/adult-education phone 03
3520701 or email ace@papanui.school.nz.

Thursday July 11 2024 11
Adding ginger for
warmth in winter
Ginger’s warming magic makes these ginger kisses in a lined muffin tray,
it a great edition over the winter simply because it’s easier and tidier than
months, writes Penelope Maguire piping on to oven trays and sandwiching
with butter cream, but you can do that too.
Topped with fluffy ginger buttercream and
glacé ginger, these pack a gingery punch.
Pear and ginger layer cake with
chocolate ganache
This is a beautiful
cake that is
reminiscent of
sticky ginger toffee
pudding (and is
equally good served
warm with vanilla
ice cream) but is
re-imagined as a
sophisticated layer
cake sandwiched
between rich dark
chocolate ganache.
Ingredients
340g butter
1½ cups firmly packed brown sugar
1½ cups golden syrup (540g)
3 ¾ cups flour (450g)
2 Tbsp ground ginger
2 tsp ground cinnamon
1½ tsp baking powder
1½ tsp baking soda
½ tsp salt
1½ cups of milk (375ml)
3 eggs, lightly whisked
4 large ripe pears, sliced
Method
• Preheat oven to 180°C and grease and line
two deep 20cm cake tins.
• Melt butter, brown sugar and golden syrup
in a saucepan until smooth and combined.
• With a whisk, stir together flour, salt,
ginger and cinnamon then sift in the baking
powder and baking soda in a large bowl.
• Mix eggs and milk in a separate bowl.
Then very gently combine the eggs and milk
with the dry ingredients and butter/sugar
mixture in the large bowl, folding until
combined. It should be a reasonably wet
mixture.
• Pour batter into the cake tins and top with
sliced pear, then bake for 50-60 minutes
until a skewer comes out clean.
• Allow to cool in pan for 20 minutes before
turning out on to a cake rack and allowing
to cool completely before layering together
with the whipped chocolate ganache (see
below).
Whipped chocolate ganache
Ingredients
375g 70% dark chocolate, finely
chopped
1½ cups cream
Method
• Place the finely chopped dark chocolate in
a heatproof bowl.
• In a saucepan, heat the cream until it
barely comes to a simmer, but do not let it
boil.
• Pour the heated cream over the chopped
chocolate. Let it sit for about 2-3 minutes to
soften the chocolate.
• Gently stir the chocolate and cream
together until the chocolate is completely
melted and the mixture is smooth and
glossy.
• Allow the ganache to cool completely in
the fridge then whip in an electric mixer on
high till doubled in size before topping each
cake and sandwiching together.
Triple ginger and
cardamom kisses
Similar to the classic; however, I like to do
Ingredients
Makes 12 medium cupcakes
2 cups flour (240g)
¾ tsp baking soda
¾ tsp baking powder
3 Tbsp ground ginger
2 tsp ground cardamom
1 tsp ground cinnamon
115g butter, softened
¾ cup white sugar (150g)
4 Tbsp golden syrup
3 large eggs
½ cup milk
Ginger butter cream and
glacé ginger to serve
Instructions
• Preheat your oven to 180°C. Grease and
line a 12-cupcake tin with paper liners.
• In a large mixing bowl, cream together
the softened butter, sugar and golden syrup
until light and fluffy. Add the eggs one at a
time, beating after each addition.
• In a medium bowl, sift together the flour,
ground ginger, ground cardamom, ground
cinnamon, baking soda and baking powder.
Set aside.
• Gradually add the dry ingredients to the
butter mixture, add milk and mix until just
combined.
• Spoon the batter into the prepared muffin
tin, filling each cup about ⅔ full.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 18-20
minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into
the centre of the cake comes out clean.
• Allow the muffins to cool in the tin for a
few minutes before transferring them to a
wire rack to cool completely. Then pipe on
big dollops of the buttercream (see below)
and top with glacé ginger.
Ginger buttercream
Ingredients
225g softened butter
4 cups icing sugar, sifted
1 tsp ground ginger
1 tsp vanilla extract
2-3 Tbsp milk or cream
Method
• With the whisk attachment, beat softened
butter on medium speed until smooth
and creamy and gradually add icing sugar,
beating on low, then medium speed until
well combined.
• Add salt and vanilla extract, beat until
combined.
• Add cream or milk, one tablespoon at a
time, until desired consistency is reached.
• Beat on medium-high speed for 3-5
minutes until light and fluffy.
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Specification enhancements
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Not only is this compact fivedoor
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Ratings out of 10: Performance 9; Handling 7; Build Quality
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Overall points out of 10: 8
peak performance to all four
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Its accelerative powers are
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Tyre rumble, especially on
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Apart from this irritation, it’s
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The claimed 450km plus allelectric
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A modern and thoughtfully
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On the outside, the generic EV
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The X-Power has almost every
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I especially liked the clever
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The MG Pilot system makes
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The test car felt super solid,
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Direct and well-weighted
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earn, ego, eon, era, erg, ergo, gar, gean, gear, gen,
goer, gone, goner, gore, gran, groan, nag, near, nog,
nor, oar, ogre, ONAGER, one, ORANGE, ore, organ,
word.
rag, rage, ran, rang, range, roan, roe.
letters, including plurals, can you make
No words beginning with a capital are
allowed. There’s at least one six-letter
Good 17 Very Good 26 Excellent 36
25 26
27 28
29 30
31 32
33 34
Across
1. Cheerful (6)
5. Endure (6)
10. Come to light (7)
11. Spread from (7)
12. Astounded (6)
15. Sequence (6)
16. Dedicated (7)
17. Simple (4)
18. Small valley (4)
19. Spear (7)
20. Dodge, avoid (4)
22. Dull pain (4)
25. Abundant (7)
27. Plaid (6)
28. Position (6)
31. Twinkle (7)
32. Caution (7)
33. Free (6)
34. Detective (6)
Decoder
Down
2. Maybe (7)
3. Overjoyed (6)
4. Adolescent (abbr) (4)
5. Stalk (4)
6. Imperfect (6)
7. Shifty (7)
8. Abscond (6)
9. Ship (6)
13. 10-sided figure (7)
14. Clique (7)
15. Solemn (7)
20. Loathe (6)
21. Pirate (7)
23. Comprise (7)
24. Vigour (6)
25. Coffin (6)
26. Deprive of food (6)
29. Military dining room (4)
30. Possesses (4)
Crossword
Across: 1. Upbeat, 5. Suffer,
10. Surface, 11. Emanate,
12. Amazed, 15. Series,
16. Devoted, 17. Easy, 18.
Dell, 19. Javelin, 20. Duck,
22. Ache, 25. Copious, 27.
Tartan, 28. Stance, 31.
Sparkle, 32. Warning, 33.
Gratis, 34. Sleuth.
Down: 2. Perhaps, 3. Elated,
4. Teen, 5. Stem, 6. Flawed,
7. Evasive, 8. Escape, 9.
Vessel, 13. Decagon, 14.
Coterie, 15. Serious, 20.
Detest, 21. Corsair, 23.
Consist, 24. Energy, 25.
Casket, 26. Starve, 29. Mess,
30. Owns.
WordBuilder
act, actor, aft, arc, arco, art,
car, cart, cat, coat, cor, cot,
craft, croft, fact, FACTOR,
far, faro, fat, for, fora, fort,
frat, fro, oaf, oar, oat, oca,
orc, orca, ort, raft, rat, roc,
rot, taco, tar, taro, tor, torc.
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