text: content Life Extension Magazine April 2009 New Strategies for Optimizing Bone Strength By Laurie Barclay, MD Mainstream medicine focuses almost exclusively on prescription drugs to reduce the risk of osteoporosis in aging men and women. What many people do not know is that the most popular class of prescription medications used to treat osteoporosis, bisphosphonates, focus on limiting additional bone loss, rather than actually building more bone, in aging men and women. This class of drugs is also associated with potentially serious side effects, including heart arrhythmia. Exciting scientific research has discovered the power of collagen for supporting optimal bone tensile strength. New data suggest that a unique, patent-pending nutritional supplement consisting of collagen chelated to calcium, along with a new plum extract can help support strong, resilient bones. The Osteoporosis Epidemic Too often, osteoporosis is diagnosed late in its progression resulting in rapidly declining bone integrity that leads not only to disfigurement but also painful and potentially lethal fractures. Today's epidemic of osteoporosis causes up to half of all women over age 50 and one in four men in the United States to suffer disabling bone fractures.1 When an elderly person slips or loses their balance, it could mean the end of their life, since up to 20% of those who sustain a hip fracture die within one year.2 Since an estimated 250,000 Americans suffer a hip fracture annually, broken hips may lead to 50,000 deaths per year in the US alone.2 Sadly, very few doctors focus on preventing this silent disease through lifestyle adjustment such as weight-bearing exercise, bioidentical hormone replacement (if indicated), and broad-spectrum nutritional supplementation to feed and nurture healthy bone. Instead, pharmaceutical companies push bisphosphonate drugs (such as Fosamax® and Actonel®) as a one-stop solution. These drugs work by reducing bone resorption, not by building new bone directly. Of interest, evidence suggests these medicines are associated with potentially serious side effects.3-5 Few doctors understand that even when these drugs are used to reduce the risk of fracture secondary to breast or prostate cancer metastasis to bone,6 it is critical that patients also take a full complement of bone-building minerals along with these medications for optimal benefit. What You Need to Know: Optimizing Bone Strength Osteoporosis is a widespread condition associated with reduced bone mineral density (BMD) and strength leading to bone fractures. Risk factors for osteoporosis include female sex, postmenopausal status, advanced age, Caucasian or Asian race, diabetes, metabolic syndrome, slim stature (underweight), sedentary lifestyle, and cigarette smoking. Bisphosphonate drugs are widely prescribed for osteoporosis, but they may be associated with serious side effects including osteonecrosis (bone decay) of the jaw and atrial fibrillation (an irregular heart rhythm associated with stroke).3-5 Optimal bone health requires not only preservation of bone mineral density, but also of bone strength, which results from the dynamic structure of bone involving a matrix of collagen fibers reinforced with calcium, phosphorus, and other minerals. Collagen calcium chelate has been shown in experimental studies to support bone strength. Dried plum extract has been shown in experimental studies and in clinical studies to improve bone structure and function, even in situations in which bone loss was thought to be irreversible. The Power of Collagen Recent advances in understanding normal bone structure and function have revolutionized the nutritional approach to optimizing bone health. Researchers are now discovering the vital importance of collagen for achieving optimal bone tensile strength. Most people will be very surprised to know that collagen, a resilient type of protein molecule, makes up most of the structure of bone.7 The spongy matrix of collagen fibers and crystalline salts within bone is crucial to absorbing compression forces to resist stress fractures,8 much as the tensile supports of steel bridges provide flexibility so that the bridge can withstand gale force winds and heavy traffic. Amazingly, the compressional strength of bone is even greater than that of reinforced concrete.9 Many fractures, however, result from twisting or torsional forces, and neither bone nor concrete has a very high degree of torsional strength. However, the dynamic collagen matrix within healthy bone allows it to better redistribute and deflect a variety of forces, thereby reducing fracture risk. Like suspension cables on a bridge that sway to absorb forces that might otherwise disrupt the main structure, collagen fibrils within bone are made up of strings of alternating collagen molecules and hydroxyapatite crystals that are connected by weak chemical bonds within the strings and between them.10 Force applied to collagen fibrils in bone causes some of these weak bonds to break. This is actually a beneficial action because by allowing stretching within the collagen matrix to spread the pressure over a broader area, the result is a protective effect on stronger bonds within the collagen molecule itself.7,10 Without both collagen and minerals, bone becomes brittle and can be easily fractured, much as a bridge with a missing cable could snap under the weight of one too many cars. Understanding Bone Anatomy Depending on their location within the skeleton and their function, bones can be classified as long (e.g. arm and leg bones), short (e.g. small wrist and ankle bones), flat (e.g. ribs, skull), or irregular (e.g. spinal vertebrae). A long bone has an expanded portion at each end called an epiphysis, which forms a joint with another bone, and a bone shaft, or diaphysis, between the epiphyses. Articular cartilage covers the ends of each epiphysis to form the joint surface, and the rest of the bone is completely encased in a tough covering called the periosteum. The solid, strong, bony layer within the periosteum is called compact bone, which is resistant to bending. The compact bone in the diaphysis forms a rigid tube with bone marrow filling the hollow chamber, known as the medullary cavity, within the tube. Because the epiphyses are subjected to the greatest forces of compression during weight-bearing activities, the epiphyses are made mostly from spongy or cancellous bone offering elastic strength. A New Type of Calcium As we have seen above, bone strength and resilience depends on collagen fibers, as well as calcium, several trace minerals, and vitamins D and K2, which act together to generate a strong, complex matrix structure. Most bone supplements recommended by doctors contain only calcium, an inadequate nutritional strategy for optimal bone health. Recently, scientists have developed a new form of calcium that molecularly binds collagen. Named KoAct™, this unique form of collagen calcium chelate is designed to enhance collagen support and turnover while increasing bone mineral density and bone strength.11 Scientists at the prestigious Tokyo University found that supplementation with collagen calcium chelate improved bone strength to a greater extent than the same amounts of calcium and collagen either given separately or together but in a non-chelated form. Specific improvements with collagen calcium chelate were seen not only in bone mineral density but just as importantly in femur (thigh bone) weight, bone collagen production, and bone flexibility and strength.11 In an experimental model of osteoporosis, the test group received a low-calcium diet for one week. In addition to their low-calcium diet, some of the test group consumed a high-dose collagen calcium chelate. The cohort receiving high-dose collagen calcium chelate had an increase in femur bone weight by an impressive 9.6%, compared with the group given the same amount of calcium in non-chelated form. The test group receiving the collagen calcium chelate had dose-dependent increases in bone mineral density, which were 3.5% to 11.1% higher than those seen in the group receiving the same amount of non-chelated calcium. The investigators concluded that collagen calcium chelate had an additive effect on bone mineral density, better than that of calcium alone or of a simple calcium and collagen mixture.12 Collagen calcium chelate was also associated with increases in femur bone strength, by about 9.9% to 25%, compared with the group receiving the same amount of calcium.12 Remarkably, the benefits of collagen calcium chelate were evident after only eight weeks of supplementation! Given these encouraging results, a large clinical study is planned for next year, in collaboration with the US Army, to look at the effect of collagen calcium chelate on bone fractures in hard-training recruits. Determining Bone Fracture Risk For ease and efficiency of movement, bone must be lightweight, yet strong enough to support far more than its own weight. Although BMD (bone mineral density) is important, so is bone strength and resilience. The World Health Organization (WHO) has recently concluded that BMD, as measured by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry, is not the single best predictor of fracture risk, because it misses a significant proportion of individuals who have clinical or epidemiological risk factors for osteoporosis.19,20 Various clinical factors associated with bone strength must also be considered when deciding who is at risk for fracture and could benefit from preventive supplementation and/or treatment.19-21 Prescribing bisphosphonates to younger postmenopausal women based on BMD alone may therefore unnecessarily or prematurely expose them to the risks associated with these drugs. To predict the 10-year risk of sustaining a major osteoporotic fracture, the WHO has developed a clinical assessment tool known as FRAX (fracture risk assessment), using composite scores that rely both on BMD and on validated clinical risk factors for fracture.19,20 The test uses easily determined clinical features, such as age, race, weight, and smoking history, to go above and beyond BMD and to evaluate bone strength. FRAX allows doctors to enter clinical information online, so that a computer program can calculate the 10-year probability of hip fracture and the 10-year probability of a major osteoporotic fracture (clinical spine, forearm, hip, or shoulder fracture) for any given individual, based on information collected from large population samples in Europe, North America, Asia, and Australia.19,20 Plum Extract Supports Bone Health New research has shown that plum extract can be an important component of an intelligent bone health program. In a study of 58 postmenopausal women,13 those who were randomly assigned to receive 100 grams of a concentrated plum product in their daily diet for three months were shown to have positive effects on bone. These women showed significantly increased serum levels of biological markers that reflected greater rates of bone formation.13 Laboratory studies also demonstrated that concentrated plum polyphenols down-regulate (decrease) cellular signals that cause bone resorption.14,15 Plum polyphenols promote bone deposition by increasing osteoblast (bone-building cell) activity and function via their effects on increasing certain cell-signaling compounds and by enhancing expression of an enzyme that is involved in collagen cross-linking.16 In an experimental model of bone loss caused by surgical removal of the testicles, adding dried plum extract to the diet had similar effects to parathyroid hormone (PTH), which is involved in bone metabolism.17 The test group given concentrated plum extract had an 11% increase in vertebral (spine) and femoral (thigh bone) bone mineral density compared with controls, whereas those receiving PTH had increased bone mineral density by 20.7% at the vertebrae and 17.9% at the femur. Other changes in bone volume and structure seen with concentrated plum extract relative to controls were similar to those seen with PTH.15,17 Even more compelling, experimental studies18 suggest that bone changes previously thought to be irreversible can, to a great extent, be improved by dried plum extract. In an experimental model of postmenopausal osteoporosis, the test group that already had deterioration of bone structure had improvements, relative to controls, after two months of a diet containing dried plum extract. Femoral and tibial bone densities were restored and lumbar bone density was increased. Improved bone quality also resulted in a 6.9% improvement in overall yield and a 6.0% improvement in ultimate force. The architectural microstructure of trabecular bone was also significantly improved in rats receiving dried plum extract compared with controls.18 Standardized plum extracts provide a convenient way to obtain plum's beneficial bone-supportive properties—without the concentrated calories and sugar content. Adverse Effects of Bisphosphonates Bisphosphonate drugs such as Fosamax® (alendronate), Actonel® (risendronate), Zometa® (zoledronic acid), and others are a mainstay of osteoporosis treatment. More than one-third of outpatients seen for osteoporosis at >60 years of age are treated with bisphosphonates.22 Unfortunately, these drugs are often poorly tolerated. Gastrointestinal symptoms are common, and bone and joint pain occur often.3 Bisphosphonates also have potentially serious adverse effects.3 Osteonecrosis of the jaw (death and decay of the jaw bone) is a serious, potentially disfiguring complication in women taking bisphosphonates who have a tooth extraction.5 A study at the University of Southern California, Los Angeles found that use of alendronate pills for one year or more increased the risk for jaw osteonecrosis after a tooth extraction or was associated with denture-related ulcers. Of 208 patients who had taken alendronate, 70 mg once per week for one to 10 years, 9 (4%) developed jaw bone osteonecrosis. None of more than 13,500 dental patients who had not taken alendronate developed jaw bone osteonecrosis. Additionally, people treated with alendronate or zoledronic acid may have double the risk of serious atrial fibrillation, or irregular heart rhythm causing the heart to pump blood less efficiently, potentially resulting in pulmonary edema (fluid in the lungs), congestive heart failure, stroke, or death. A study showed that 2.5-3% of patients taking bisphosphonates developed atrial fibrillation and 1-2% developed serious atrial fibrillation, with complications including hospitalization or death.4 Because bisphosphonate treatment may facilitate management of bone metastases, patients with breast or prostate cancer should consider treatment in consultation with their physician.6 Individuals who use bisphosphonate medications under a physician's guidance can help reduce their risk of osteonecrosis of the jaw by receiving a dental examination and undergoing any necessary dental procedures such as tooth extractions before initiating drug therapy.23 Additionally, individuals using bisphosphonate therapy are advised to practice good dental hygiene, stop smoking, limit alcohol consumption, and avoid jaw trauma.23,24 If possible, individuals should avoid undergoing dental surgery during bisphosphonate treatment.23 Clinical Considerations for Bone Health Collagen calcium chelate, magnesium, silicon, boron, dried plum extract, and vitamins D and K2 work to synergistically support bone health. Individuals who may derive particular benefit from supplementation with these nutrients include those at risk of threats to bone strength, such as those with a family history of osteoporosis and advanced age. For optimal bone strength, a comprehensive approach using a variety of nutrients is essential. Collagen calcium chelate and concentrated plum extract are two powerful additions for men and women focused on having healthy bones that last a lifetime! If you have any questions on the scientific content of this article, please call a Life Extension Health Advisor at 1-800-226-2370. References 1. Available at: http://bones.nof.org/site/PageServer?pagename=NOF_25th_Anniversary_Bone_Facts. Accessed January 27, 2009. 2. Available at: http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/825363-overview. Accessed February 11, 2009. 3. Arum SM. New developments surrounding the safety of bisphosphonates. Curr Opin Endocrinol Diabetes Obes. 2008 Dec;15(6):508-13. 4. Miranda J. Osteoporosis drugs increase risk for serious heart arrhythmia problems. Presentation Oct. 28, 2008 at CHEST 2008. 5. Sedghizadeh PP, Stanley K, Caligiuri M, et al. Oral bisphosphonate use and the prevalence of osteonecrosis of the jaw: an institutional inquiry. J Am Dent Assoc. 2009 Jan;140(1):61-6. 6. Coleman RE. Risks and benefits of bisphosphonates. Br J Cancer. 2008 Jun 3;98(11):1736-40. 7. Available at: http://www.iop.org/EJ/abstract/0957-4484/18/29/295102. Accessed February 6, 2009. 8. Gupta HS, Seto J, Wagermaier W, et al. Cooperative deformation of mineral and collagen in bone at the nanoscale. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA. 2006 Nov 21;103(47):17741-6. 9. Available at: http://www.nsbri.org/HumanPhysSpace/focus6/ep_development.html. Accessed February 9, 2009. 10. Buehler MJ, Ackbarow T. Nanomechanical strength mechanisms of hierarchical biological materials and tissues. Comput Methods Biomech Biomed Engin. 2008 Dec;11(6):595-607. 11. Available at: http://www.nutraingredients-usa.com/smartlead/view/226058/4/Bone-Strength-is-Critical. Accessed February 6, 2009. 12. AIDP, Inc., unpublished data. 13. Arjmandi BH, Khalil DA, Lucas EA, et al. Dried plums improve indices of bone formation in postmenopausal women. J Womens Health Gend Based Med. 2002 Jan;11(1):61-8. 14. Bu SY, Lerner M, Stoecker BJ, et al. Dried plum polyphenols inhibit osteoclastogenesis by downregulating NFATc1 and inflammatory mediators. Calcif Tissue Int. 2008 Jun;82(6):475-88. 15. Franklin M, Bu SY, Lerner MR, et al. Dried plum prevents bone loss in a male osteoporosis model via IGF-I and the RANK pathway. Bone. 2006 Dec;39(6):1331-42. 16. Bu SY, Hunt TS, Smith BJ. Dried plum polyphenols attenuate the detrimental effects of TNF-alpha on osteoblast function coincident with up-regulation of Runx2, Osterix and IGF-I. J Nutr Biochem. 2009 Jan;20(1):35-44. 17. Bu SY, Lucas EA, Franklin M, et al. Comparison of dried plum supplementation and intermittent PTH in restoring bone in osteopenic orchidectomized rats. Osteoporos Int. 2007 Jul;18(7):931-42. 18. Deyhim F, Stoecker BJ, Brusewitz GH, Devareddy L, Arjmandi BH. Dried plum reverses bone loss in an osteopenic rat model of osteoporosis. Menopause. 2005 Nov;12(6):755-62. 19. Fardellone P. Predicting the fracture risk in 2008. Joint Bone Spine. 2008 Dec;75(6):661-4. 20. Kanis JA, McCloskey EV, Johansson H, Strom O, Borgstrom F, Oden A; National Osteoporosis Guideline Group. Case finding for the management of osteoporosis with FRAX—assessment and intervention thresholds for the UK. Osteoporos Int. 2008 Oct;19(10):1395-408. 21. Lewiecki EM, Watts NB. New Guidelines for the Prevention and Treatment of Osteoporosis. South Med J. 2009 Jan 9. 22. Teschemaker A, Lee E, Xue Z, Wutoh AK. Osteoporosis pharmacotherapy and counseling services in US ambulatory care clinics: Opportunities for multidisciplinary interventions. Am J Geriatr Pharmacother. 2008 Dec;6(5):240-8. 23. Weitzman R, Sauter N, Eriksen EF, et al. Critical review: updated recommendations for the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of osteonecrosis of the jaw in cancer patients—May 2006. Crit Rev Oncol Hematol. 2007 May;62(2):148-52. 24. Khan AA, Sandor GK, Dore E, et al. Canadian consensus practice guidelines for bisphosphonate associated osteonecrosis of the jaw. J Rheumatol. 2008 Jul;35(7):1391-7.


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When I went to this school, um about 4 years ago, now a graduate student from Atrisco Heritage Academy. The teachers were great. Let me just say I am MEXICAN, and to the parents complaining about OUR race well guess what?! I was enrolled in ONLY SPEAKING ENGLISH CLASSES. Sometimes its call "get involved" to understand in what school your childeren are in. And by the way I don't know in what country you live in, but as far as I know, majoring in SPANISH gets you way more money then only speaking english, because people prefer bilinguals than people who are racist against a race that over dominats them.. learn you facts befor posting negative about a wonderful school. remember its not the school that is bad its the way children decide to make it. so teach you kids right. no wonder there is bullying just look at the parents these kids have!!!!!
FROM STUDENT. All i have to say is this, THISN SCHOOL IS TERRIBLE AND I HATE IT BECAUSE OF BULLYING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THIS SCHOOL DOESN'T EVEN DESERVE HALF A STAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THIS IS A MEXICAN DOMINANT SCHOOL, AND I GET BULLIED IN MY COUNTRY,STATE,CITY,SCHOOL, AND MY OWN NEIGHBORHOOD BY THE KIDS IN THAT SCHOOL, NOT JUST BY THE MEXICANS EITHER. THIS SCHOOL CAN'T FOLLOW WITH THE BULLYING. DISCLAIMER ABOUT JIMMY CARTER: JIMMY CARTER IS NOT A BULLY FREE SCHOOL.
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I love the teachers at this school. My child id happy, safe and tells me about his day. I have attended parent meetings and feel we need more m=parents in attendance, but other wise it is a great place for my child!
I think Jimmy Carter is one of the above average middle schools in ALBUQUERQUE. There are going to be those types of teachers that say 'open the books to page 445 and answer questions 1-16.' and there are going to be teachers that take their time to teach the students, care about their needs, and make learning a funner, better environment. The campus is good, I think parents should be more involved because I understand how kids just ramble on and on with weak excuses, complaining about teachers,etc. Academic wise,the school is fairly good. Lunch is not so good. But to think that this is my last year in middle school, I truly am going to miss this school. Evidently, that means there is something positively special and remembered within this school. My point is, Carter is an overall great school, but just needs a few improvements.
This school is one of the best middle schools in Albuquerque, and of course some would disagree but look at they way this part of town boomed, people also need to take that in to consideration. This school is excellent in just about every way, the teachers are kind and they make learning fun. The school has a great campus and a great learning enviroment. I have sent my son here, and my daughter will soon attend JCMS! GO CAVS!
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My client hired me to renovate her small bathroom, which was in great disrepair, with perpetual leaks from upstairs that we had to repair, pesky (and unhealthy) mold and mildew, and an overall dated look. Working with a very tight budget, we gutted the entire space, keeping only the sink and vanity, which she had recently purchased. All other fixtures were replaced; bathtub, shower components, toilet and light fixture.
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Given the dark, dingy feel of her bathroom, the client wanted a bright, clean, modern new look. We selected clear glass wall tiles accented with white-rimmed, aqua penny rounds that meander around the bathroom, through the shower and around the window niche (and speak to the client's Japanese heritage) and grey ceramic floor tiles.
The client's father, who visits from time to time, needs a little extra space to move around, due to a disability, so she wanted to make the bathroom feel larger and more comfortable for him, too. We increased the width of the door opening and added a pocket door to eliminate a space-eating door swing.
After a few coats of warm white paint, softer lighting, new accessories and fixtures, and my client now has a polished, radiant bathroom.
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i love the dot tiles, very cute! and great color choice, everything def feels more clean and airy
Its very cute, open and clean but the circle tiles cut awkwardly at the corners would drive me bananas.
Where did the pocket door come from? I need to have one put in our bathroom, and don't really know where to start to find it.
this really didn't need that ribbon of penny rounds
Love it! Where did you buy the vanity and mirror from? I've been looking for one like it for a long time.
A million times better. The glass tiles and floor look great.
It's so nice to see a "normal" bathroom renovation, you know, one that isn't so big you could park a school bus in. ;-)
Nice work - looks clean and bright!
Yikes. That is one bad tile job. I would definitely ask for a redo on that strip of penny rounds. Don't let bad craftsmanship ruin your new design!
The penny tiles are a beautiful detail and the glass tile is gorgeous! I wouldn't worry about the small details/mistakes because taken as a whole the bathroom is fabulous. Nothing is perfect and I prefer a little imperfection here and there. I find it reassuring.
Please tell me how much this job cost? I would love to do something similar, but I continue to get quotes that seem inflated. What is a realistic price for removing and re-tiling such a space?
@teeze and @potpie: The kinda-sorta-mitered corners on the penny tile strips don't look bad to my eye but your comments have piqued my curiosity--what would best practices be in this instance? How would someone who knows better make these 90° angle transitions work?
I'm curious about the reno price and time, too.
My guest bathroom is exactly the same layout as this. I am surprised that they didn't have the tiolet and sink swapped places, that's the one thing I am dying to do. I really hate having the tiolet right by the door!
Other than that, I also think I would have tried to make the yellow tile work (it was quite cute). But the pocket door is genius, I wish I could do that to my bathroom but there is electrical stuff preventing me from doing that.
i also liked the before tiles better. Such a pity to have them replaced by something that maybe fashionable for now, but will be passé in a few years.
I, too, have vintage black and white floor and wall tiles. I'll probably demolish the wall tiles, but keep the floor tiles because I like them.
I don't begrudge the homeowner for not keeping her vintage tiles. If I had those yellow tiles, I probably would have done the same and got rid of them. I love the new bathroom, although I tend to agree with commenter above about switching the vanity and toilet.
@tors you mean the new tiles will be just as dated as the yellow ones are today *gasp*? :-)
Anyway, did you read that there was mildew ect. Maybe the tiles were simply in a bad condition as well.
I keep looking at the mirror and waiting for it to fall.
I love the flooring and shower curtain, though!
Doesn't everything become passé eventually? Womens' clothing very quickly, mens' clothing more slowly, and in the home kitchens and baths more quickly than the rest of the house.
More importantly though. It's her bathroom! I think it looks lovely, although I would have probably skipped the penny rounds outside of the window frame. If it's the Ikea of bathrooms, long live Ikea.
@purlgreyhound: instead of "mitering" the corners, you just keep the same spacing of the tiles. Sort of like this:
I like the round tiles -- they give the room a sense of fun.
lovely lovely lovely!
Ever wonder what people will be putting in as fresh new home design in 30-50 years? Will people be going "Ugh, it's so bright and airy looking, what were they thinking?!" like we do today re: the old crazy colored tiled bathrooms? Something to think about!
How sad. The original bathroom had so much potential. We have the exact same yellow tile with black border in one of our bathrooms with a very similar and beautiful floor. ( I love how it is hidden in the picture) To update our bathroom we installed a new sink, faucets, medicine cabinet, additional lighting and a new toilet and now have a modern but classic bathroom without completely gutting the bathroom and loosing all the original character. The completely redone bathroom will look dated in a just few years.
I do sort of agree on the tile job.
BUT I think this is a huge improvement over the yellow tile. It's not just about color and tile quality, here. The client also wanted to make the room more comfortable for her father. I wouldn't sacrifice comfort for vintage, especially if I didn't love it.
Thank you, everyone, for your comments. I certainly understand the protests against ripping out the original tile, and while I highly value historic preservation, it is often quite cost prohibitive. My client hired me to give her a new, fresh, and mold-free bathroom and, in this case, the original tiles were not worth saving.
As for the suggestion that the tile job was done poorly, anyone who's worked with penny rounds before will know it's not as simple as it may seem to change direction. We chose the best solution available to maintain a consistent line width while avoiding giant areas of grout.
To answer some questions, the contractor specified the pocket door from his own vendor; the door pull is from Restoration Hardware. The vanity is Ikea and was the only item the client kept from the old bathroom, as she had recently purchased it. The mirror is from Pottery Barn. Construction took roughly four weeks. Additional repairs to the upstairs neighbor's bathroom to ensure no more leaks added time. Feel free to email me directly regarding budget questions; keep in mind that New York prices are different than most.
I am not a fan of the penny border. I think the 45' cut really put's it over the edge for me. I agree with Chinadoll (love the *'s) it is easy to install and why anyone would think a 45' cut would be appropriate is beyond me. If this happened to Sarah Richardson she would def make the tiler come back.
Looooove the glass tiles and the border :) I really, really want this bathroom!
Thanks again, to everyone - especially to those who actually liked it :)
I went into a little more detail about the decisions (doing away with the original tiles and installation of new ones included) on my blog, The Studiolo
I think the tiny flaws add to the beauty and charm of this lovely bathroom.
Haters gonna hate, Killy!
I love the penny rounds in the window, but I may have opted to leave them out elsewhere. I love the new floor tile (a friend is currently putting them down in her new bathroom) but I would have kept them in this reno, unless there was an issue.
That said, I love the new look. Well done Killy!
love the glass tile and color.
Given that the penny tile pattern is staggered, not parallel the way Chinadoll depicts, to avoid the corners shown above, you'll either end up cutting tiles in half, or leaving more grout:
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I really like the new look, and while I'm all in favor of retaining vintage material when appropriate, the color of the old tiles was hideous. The new is bright and clean.
It would be nice if my post had kept its spacing. Ah, well.
love the tile !
Very nice! Love the floor tile! Could you give me more information about the floor tile?
Very lovely bathroom. Fresh and bright. In NYC area, old bathrooms very rarely have that same charm than the bungalow ones in CA. Ugly yellow colors with mildew and water damage, I have seen these quite a few, not worth saving. The pennytilers who can corner the tiles better might want to buy couple sheets and try themselves and then comment. Workmanship is great. If you live in NYC area you know that even getting your contractor to come back is a strugle so I do have to say this looks great.
Another one who loves the old yellow and black tiles - classic. Hate to see them gone when they are in good shape, as they appear to be in the pics.
I would have gone backwards to complete the classic look - replacing the one thing you seem to have left, the obviously later-added sink and vanity. With something classic - pedestal sink, or sink on chrome legs. Yes, the medicine cabinet needed replacing (probably not original.)
Even for a modern bath - like the green glass tiles, not the penny rounds. Don't like the brown vanity, or the shallow sink. Mirror could work - depends on what better sink was under it.


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Did anyone think it wasn't going to be like this? Its apple. Their update strategy is to practically force you to do it. Watch, and update to previous OS will come out making it slow as **** and make you think you need the update.
My beta worked for like the first for hours. Now it won't send any messages at all. I tried reinstalling but that didn't work either. Anyone have any suggestions?
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Why do they bother? I'm sure someone will hack it for older versions also...
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thanks for the read.
i'm about convinced now it was a haarp attack – or that a natural quake, that they predicted, was exacerbated greatly by harp.
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the "illuminati card game" released in 1995, and created by the same troll who hosted all of Bush's presidential campaign web sites, liked to forewarn us about the pentagon and 911 attacks – as well as a great oil spill – through these cards. funny enough, one of the cards was TOKYO (that's the wako tower in the image) with 'combined disasters'.
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In a recent article, renowned Pakistani columnist Nusrat Mirza accused the U.S. of artificially causing the March 11, 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Japan, calling the radiation leaks resulting from damage to nuclear plants the U.S.'s "second nuclear attack" on the Japanese nation. He argued that the March earthquake was artificially caused by the U.S. X-37B spaceplane just six days after it was launched.
Nusrat Mirza is a senior journalist and columnist for the Urdu-language newspaper Roznama Jang, the mass-circulation Urdu-language newspaper of Pakistan. He has over 25 years of experience in journalism in Pakistan and has also advised the governments of Pakistan and of Sindh province.
In his column=, titled "The Japanese Earthquake and Tsunami – Natural or Artificial?" Nusrat Mirza argued that the world will have to decide that the 2005 earthquake in Pakistan, the 2010 Pakistani floods, the 2004 tsunami in Indonesia, and the 2011 Japanese earthquake-cum-tsunami were all artificially caused by the U.S., possibly through the use of HAARP technology at a scientific research center in Alaska.
Following are some excerpts from the column:[1]
"Whenever the U.S. Spaceplane X-37B is Sent Into Space – A Natural Disaster Occurs Somewhere in the World"
"Whenever the U.S. space plane X-37B is sent into space, a natural disaster occurs somewhere in the world. Last year, on April 22, this shuttle was launched into space to spy on Persian Gulf, Afghanistan, Pakistan and Korean waters, and if needed, to attack anywhere. Also, this spaceplane can make use of HARRP technology [out of Alaska], and natural disasters can be artificially brought about.
"After the plane's launch into space, Pakistan was hit by an unusual monsoon on July 26, 2010, which brought extraordinary destruction… During that monsoon, Pakistan suffered a loss of $43 billion; 2,000 people died, and around one-fifth of the country was submerged in floods. However, it was fortunate that the country's nuclear weapons program remained safe during that disaster, and had also been safe during the 2005 earthquake, by Allah's grace.
"Although the earthquake struck the country's mountainous region [in Pakistani Kashmir], some people say that it was an artificial one, and that HARRP technology was used to cause this earthquake. According to some people, certain powers believed that Pakistan's nuclear assets were in this mountainous region; the Khushab nuclear assets [in Pakistan's Punjab province] would have probably been the target of the flooding. This is believed because it is being said that the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in Japan also were artificial, because this tragedy occurred just six days after the U.S. X-37B spaceplane was launched into space on March 5, 2011."
"The U.S. Objectives Are to Continue Its Domination Of the World – And Not To Let Another Power or Group of Powers Challenge Its Domination"
"Three Japanese nuclear reactors have been affected due to this, and radiation has started [leaking] from these reactors. It can be seen that fingers are being pointed only at the U.S. for the Japanese disaster; this is because Japan was, in collaboration with some other countries, trying to replace the U.S. dollar with a new currency for international trading. The Japanese emperor has met three times with the Chinese president in this regard.
"As per a Nibira TV report, former Japanese finance minister Heizo Takaneka was warned to hand over the Japanese financial system to the U.S. or else his country could be attacked with an earthquake. This news could be viewed on YouTube. If this news is true, then it means that the U.S. objectives are to continue its domination of the world – and not to let another power or group of powers challenge its domination. For this purpose, it has challenged the entire world and is engaged in the loot and plunders across the globe.
"For now, its targets are only Muslim countries because they are weak and rich and [their rulers are] serving sentences of old age. It gave birth to a wave of change in the Islamic nations. Only Libya resisted the U.S.-sponsored change. In Egypt, Hosni Mubarak quit but the army took over, which is more beneficial to the U.S. Most intellectuals of the world say that this behavior by the U.S. is motivated by political objectives, not by religious zeal."
"The World Wll Have to Decide Whether Pakistan's 2005 Earthquake and 2010 Floods… and Now Japan's Tsunami… Were Natural or Artificial Disasters"
"The world will have to decide whether Pakistan's 2005 earthquake and 2010 floods, the [2004] Indonesian tsunami, and now Japan's tsunami in March 2011 were natural or artificial disasters.
"The point is if these were natural disasters, then why do the Americans say that such changes can be introduced in weather, which can bring rains or can cause earthquakes or can melt the engine of a plane from a distance of 250 kilometers with a small ray? [They also claim] that a wall of beams like the Great Wall of China can be erected around a specific country, area or region. But prominent U.S. scientists have not let the theory be widely circulated, fearing that if this viewpoint of theirs were accepted it could lead to the breakup of the Panet Earth.
"However, the U.S. government tasked the Pentagon with leading this theory to its logical conclusion. The Pentagon established an extremely powerful transmitter on a 123-acre plot of land, some 200 miles from Alaska, and fixed 72-meter-tall antennas on 180 towers, through which 3 billion watts of electromagnetic waves could be transmitted at a frequency of 2.5-10 megahertz."
"Today, 'Rulers' Are Coming to the Forefront and, Using Science, Are Causing Earthquakes, Tsunamis, Weather Alterations, Changes in Airplanes' Routes, Plane Crashes, and Floods"
"In addition to this, the American Star Wars, and to cause changes in weather, the U.S. could introduce changes from this station in Alaska in the earth's low but decided level of atmosphere wherever such seasonal changes are needed. This can bring about climatic reforms within a range of several hundred miles.
"Every invention in the U.S. needs to be patented, and when doing so the invention's functioning must be defined. The HARRP's patent number is 4,686,605. The critics of the HARRP have named it 'a burning flame gun.' According to this patent, this technology is a tool that could introduce changes in the weather anywhere in the world and can stop or change routes of missiles and can interfere in the satellite system of a party or impose its own system on that party.
"Through this technology, the intelligence signals of others could be controlled and missiles or aircraft could be destroyed, or their routes diverted; it could bring aircraft to heights or lower them again. The method set out in the patent says that this technology makes a single or many particles, places them in blocks… of the upper earth, which could introduce change in the weather. According to this patent, making weather more or less extreme or… creating artificial warmth would be possible, as would be changing the upper part of the earth, or changing the absorption pattern of sunlight for throwing extreme sunlight or increasing its warmth on a part of the world. (An article of mine on this issue was published in Roznama Jang on August 28, 2010).
"Why in 1970 did [U.S. official Zbigniew] Brzezinski say that they had moved the gravity of power to the U.S. and would not let it shift again to Eurasia? He had also said that due to the U.S. technological advancement, a society would emerge which would remain under control and would follow instructions, and that society or people on the surface of the world would live by the orders of those who would have knowledge of science.
"Today, 'rulers' are coming to the forefront and, using science, are causing earthquakes, tsunamis, weather alterations, changes in airplanes' routes, plane crashes, and floods. Therefore, it can be said that the U.S. has carried out a second nuclear attack on Japan. The Nibiru [sic] TV anchor asked the U.S. Air Force to destroy the station in Alaska that causes earthquakes and tsunamis, as 500,000 people have been killed so far due to this."
[1] Roznama Jang (Pakistan), March 23, 2011
roseanne and co.,
i have some compelling MAINSTREAM links below that i think should go on the ethernet record here. these make me ask, among other things, can haarp have anything to do with the accelerated pole shift we're apparently experiencing?
here are 2 links – one from a european union parliamentary report from 1999 that declares haarp is a "weapons system which disrupts the climate" – it does this through the ionosphere mostly, and below the EU link is a scientific american link that claims disruptions in the ionosphere can cause the poles to move.
YIKES is all i can say right now.
(about half way down the page)
"HAARP – a weapons system which disrupts the climate
On 5 February 1998 Parliament's Subcommittee on Security and Disarmament held a hearing the subject of which included HAARP. NATO and the US had been invited to send representatives, but chose not to do so. The Committee regrets the failure of the USA to send a representative to answer questions, or to use the opportunity to comment on the material submitted.(21)
HAARP (High Frequency Active Auroral Research Project) is run jointly by the US Air Force and Navy, in conjunction with the Geophysical Institute of the University of Alaska, Fairbanks. Similar experiments are also being conducted in Norway, probably in the Antarctic, as well as in the former Soviet Union.(22) HAARP is a research project using a ground based apparatus, an array of antennae each powered by its own transmitter, to heat up portions of ionosphere with powerful radio beams.(23) The energy generated heats up parts of the ionosphere; this results in holes in the ionosphere and produces artificial 'lenses'.
HAARP can be used for many purposes. Enormous quantities of energy can be controlled by manipulating the electrical characteristics of the atmosphere. If used as a military weapon this can have a devastating impact on an enemy. HAARP can deliver millions of times more energy to a given area than any other conventional transmitter. The energy can also be aimed at a moving target which should constitute a potential anti-missile system.
The project would also allow better communications with submarines and manipulation of global weather patterns, but it is also possible to do the reverse, to disrupt communications. By manipulating the ionosphere one could block global communications while transmitting one's own. Another application is earth-penetrating, tomography, x-raying the earth several kilometres deep, to detect oil and gas fields, or underground military facilities. Over-the-horizon radar is another application, looking round the curvature of the earth for in-coming objects.
From the 1950s the USA conducted explosions of nuclear material in the Van Allen Belts(24) to investigate the effect of the electro-magnetic pulse generated by nuclear weapon explosions at these heights on radio communications and the operation of radar. This created new magnetic radiation belts which covered nearly the whole earth. The electrons travelled along magnetic lines of force and created an artificial Aurora Borealis above the North Pole. These military tests are liable to disrupt the Van Allen belt for a long period. The earth's magnetic field could be disrupted over large areas, which would obstruct radio communications. According to US scientists it could take hundreds of years for the Van Allen belt to return to normal. HAARP could result in changes in weather patterns. It could also influence whole ecosystems, especially in the sensitive Antarctic regions.
Another damaging consequence of HAARP is the occurrence of holes in the ionosphere caused by the powerful radio beams. The ionosphere protects us from incoming cosmic radiation. The hope is that the holes will fill again, but our experience of change in the ozone layer points in the other direction. This means substantial holes in the ionosphere that protects us.
With its far-reaching impact on the environment HAARP is a matter of global concern and we have to ask whether its advantages really outweigh the risks. The environmental impact and the ethical aspect must be closely examined before any further research and testing takes place. HAARP is a project of which the public is almost completely unaware, and this needs to be remedied.
HAARP has links with 50 years of intensive space research for military purposes, including the Star Wars project, to control the upper atmosphere and communications. This kind of research has to be regarded as a serious threat to the environment, with an incalculable impact on human life. Even now nobody knows what impact HAARP may have. We have to beat down the wall of secrecy around military research, and set up the right to openness and democratic scrutiny of military research projects, and parliamentary control.
A series of international treaties and conventions (the Convention on the prohibition of military or any other hostile use of environmental modification techniques, the Antarctic Treaty, the Treaty on principles governing the activities of states in the exploration and use of outer space including the moon and other celestial bodies, and the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea) casts considerable doubt on HAARP on legal as well as humanitarian and political grounds. The Antarctic Treaty lays down that the Antarctic may be used exclusively for peaceful purposes.(25) This would mean that HAARP is a breach of international law. All the implications of the new weapons systems should be examined by independent international bodies. Further international agreements should be sought to protect the environment from unnecessary destruction in war."
"The magnetic poles are far more restless. They move under the influence of the dynamo currents in the Earth's core, as well as electric currents flowing in the ionosphere, the radiation belts and the Earth's magnetosphere. The North magnetic pole seems to be moving northward at an average rate of 10 kilometers per year. Yet there is also some elliptical motion to this general trend. On any given day, the magnetic pole may be as much as 80 kilometers away from its average position, depending on the geomagnetic disturbances in the ionosphere and magnetosphere."
Wild relevant triva:
Nicola discovered AC/DC energy while T Edison hooked up all of NY on AC energy which wasn't fool efficiant… in fact- Edison was so threatened by Tesla, Edison set up a display at the "Worlds Fair" and electrocuted puppies and an Elephant, trying to defame Tesla and have him jailed for his criminal "Ac/dc" energy..
The trolley cars running on AC energy would build and build and eventually, shoot a lightening bolt out that would literally "smoke a horse, killing a person walking their dog"…..
The Broklyn Trolley Car Dodgers was the original name of the baseball team that eventually just stuck with the name "Dodgers"…..
Dodger stadium later became "Westinghouse" ………….
And the story continues…
Yes, it's SHOCKING that these facilities still stand. But for how long?
Holy crap! I think the comment at the bottom sums up the whole ordeal "We stand at the beginning of a new age. Our government has in its hands a method of disrupting the molecular basis for matter, and its first impulse was to weaponize it…"
That's seriously effed up! Maybe if the powers that be (the human ones) realized in the grand scheme of the universe how small they actually were, we could just let mother nature be and control herself and in turn live and let live…
Allow me to blow your mind further……
I think down here in Australia, we are so sheltered from the real issues going on in the world and if you are to question or comment on these issues coming from across the ocean, you're a nutter! We have been slowly unplugged from the rest of the world due to bans on what we can view on the net. There are so many site's that are "not available in your area".
However on the HAARP subject I did find these mysterious weather patterns over Western Australia. It's happening in our own backyard and yet we still think people who mention these things are crazy…. grrr the frustration of it all!
well, seems you have got people thinking, talking, questioning. There seems to be a buzz, I know you got me checking in daily. Nice job, what's this about a reality show?
Hint: It wasn't Edison.
you should know first who the grandfather of electricity was then….then you will understand HAARP
Secrets of Niccola Tesla Orson Wells as JP Morgan
What's "off" is that WE'RE on the THEM!!! This blog is uniting individuals who seek REAL solutions to REAL problems facing ALL of US.
Keep reading the past blogs and catch up with what's REALLY happening, and better yet, SOLUTIONS to all of these problems.
HAARP facilities should be immediate, legitimate targets of the foreign governments whose people have been slaughtered and had their lives destroyed.
The only "war" worth fighting right now, is the battle to save MOTHER EARTH!!! Hopefully we're not too late, but it doesn't look good right now.
I've never even heard of this … we can create earthquakes and natural disasters but we can't catch Osama Bin Laden or cure AIDS? Something seems off, and I think it's our priorities!
Roseanne,PJ, and Tip-Thx for these links
F-N A right Roseanne!
Dr. Nick Begich, Did HAARP Weapon cause Haiti Earthquake (NWO & FUTURE WEAPONS SERIES)
also there is some kind haarp ring on the south west flank of mauna kea, along the saddle road. just happens to be near the military base up there. radar often shows a rainstorm in that one spot.


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