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By: Peter T. Pugliese, MD
Posted: November 25, 2008, from the December 2008 issue of Skin Inc. magazine.
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Resveratrol and cancer. Cancer is one of the ugliest words in the English language. More is known about cancer now than ever before, but scientists are still a long way from solving this complex disease. One characteristic of cancer cells is that they have escaped the normal growth-control mechanisms in the body. Normal cells are controlled by many genetic systems that maintain a series of checks and balances on all the cells to keep just the right number available at all times. When a cell becomes worn out, nonfunctional or abnormal, the body will usually destroy it. When dealing with a cancer cell, this is not the case; the cell becomes autonomous, and will continue to divide and grow more cancer cells. This is known as abnormal cellular proliferation. Cancer therapy is directed at killing the cancer cell or inhibiting its proliferation: either way, the cancer cell is destroyed.
When a cell is abnormal, it is literally destroyed by being taken apart by a genetic mechanism called apoptosis. The anti-proliferative activity of resveratrol that occurs in some cancer cell lines is believed to be due to the induction of apoptosis.10 It is suggested that the proliferation inhibition of resveratrol is caused by the arrest of the cell cycle. When a cell cannot be destroyed by an existing genetic mechanism, it will stop the division of the cell in one of four stages: G1, S, G2 or M. The molecular mechanisms associated with the anti-proliferative effects relate to two mechanisms—one is the activation of p53 and the other is the suppression of nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) and activator protein-1 (AP-1). These are complex systems, but you can learn more about them by checking out these references.11, 12
Resveratrol and inflammation. Inflammation is a biological reaction that represents a complex host's normal defense reaction to insult and stress, which can be either physiological or nonphysiological, including such agents as chemicals, drugs, oxidants and microbial entities. All inflammatory responses, whether acute or chronic, must be activated by well-coordinated, sequential events controlled by humoral and cellular reactions. ROS, including superoxide, hydroxyl radical, hydrogen peroxide and reactive nitrogen species (RNS), such as nitric oxide, are implicated in the inflammatory process.
The destructive effects of these ROS depends on their concentration and the microenvironment in which they are released. Normally the body can handle the ROS production, but when they are overproduced, such as when the body experiences sunburn or overeating, they become a major factor in tissue inflammation. Inflammatory responses usually proceed as follows: intracellular activation; infiltration of proinflammatory macrophages and lymphocytes, which are blood cells; increased vascular permeability; and finally tissue damage and cell death. In aging, the same process occurs, but it is slower and less violent.
Current research suggests that resveratrol blocks the inflammatory process in a rather complex way. NF-κB is a key step in the process of inflammation.13 Inhibition of NF-κB activity is a possible mechanism by which resveratrol exerts its anti-inflammatory activity. The exact mechanism by which resveratrol inhibits NF-κB activation remains uncertain, but studies have clearly shown that this action is real.14


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I've gotten mixed feedback on this rodent, could anyone tell me if its a mouse or a juvenille rat? Something about its head and hind legs make it look different from the mice I've seen. Its colouring is also different. At my parent's place 10 min drive from here they were brown but I've seen a mouse outside that was black but this one doesn't look like that one because its smaller. |
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- Posted by ians_gardener (My Page) on Tue, Aug 17, 10 at 21:54
Pretty sure it isn't a rat. Looks more like a meadow jumping mouse (Zapus hudsonius) or a deer mouse (Peromyscus maniculatus) Ian |
A baby rat will have a tail shorter than its body. An adult mouse will have a tail longer than its body. (house mouse anyway). Young rats old enough to be off their mother's milk are still larger than an adult mouse. Baby rats have large, rather stubby feet. And the rodent in your picture does not have the snout of a rat of any age. It's some sort of mouse. I have various varieties of mice invade our old farmhouse, it's just part of living in an old farmhouse. The typical house mouse does look different and also has different colour than the field mice migrating from outside to the house in fall. But, they all look rather different than rats of any age. |
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Either way, I don't think it can breath in that bag. |
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Here's The Fishing-Pole, Here's the Bait…There's the Lake
A short while back, Irishsetter started a thread on his Message Board that asked, "If there was one single piece of advice you would give to a new aspiring dicesetter, or if you had to go through the learning process all over again, what is the one thing you would change?"
I didn't post a reply to that thread because most of the great answers that other players supplied pretty much covered any thoughts or advice that came to my mind.
However upon reflection, there is one major thing that I would definitely change about my game if I was first starting out again and it is also something that I would suggest to most new open-minded players…and that is to learn to also shoot from the Darkside as soon as possible.
To my mind, IT IS FAR EASIER to become proficient (and profitable) MUCH SOONER as a Darkside-shooter than it is to get it right and steadily profitable as a Rightsider.
Ø The less frustrating the learning-curve is, and the sooner you reach tangible profitability; the less likely you are to go off on all kinds of non-productive mismatched-to-talent wagering tangents and the less likely you are to waste your time and money chasing down the Holy-Grail of random-betting.
Ø To my mind, it's often easier for an open-minded player to prove to himself the immediate money-earning efficacy of throwing more of the already-dominant 7's than it is to convert his at-the-frustrating-cusp-of-dice-influencing-success Rightside-shooting into in-yer-pocket profit.
In other words, Darkside-shooting frequently offers a far more compelling "Here's the fishing pole…here's the bait…there's the lake" sort of sustainable-earnings option for beginners and open-minded veterans alike.
Seneca Allegany Casino
Welcome to the southern-tier of Western New York.
Seneca-Allegany Casino in the city of Salamanca is equidistant from Buffalo, NY (to the north) and Erie, PA (to the west).
The Seneca Nation of Indians operate this gaming-house as well as its sister casino in Niagara Falls, NY. (see Shooting From The Don't's – Part 6 for a complete profile on Seneca's Niagara casino). The Seneca's are also the only sovereign nation to host a U.S. city within their tribal boundaries.
Although this casino isn't nearly as big as the other nearby casinos to the north and east, it does offer some equally outstanding playing conditions.
My first Allegany session for this trip was at a fairly busy table with a dozen or so other players.
Either the table had been fairly cold for all the right-side bettors who were there…or they had all recently bought in for what looked like an average of $17 each. Judging by the looks on their faces, I'd opt to guess that their original buy-ins were much larger, but the relentless erosion of the back-and-forth win-some/lose-some tide had diminished their collective bankrolls to the miniscule amounts that were now in their racks.
Two out of the three dealers recognized me and asked where I'd been lately. I gave my standard "too much work…not enough play" reply which is usually good enough to shield the fact that I do this for a living. When the stick-guy noticed that I was shooting from the Don't, he asked if I had changed my game plan since the last time I was there. I answered with my other standard, "I got tired of losing on the rightside, so I thought I'd try it from the wrong-side" reply. Again and as always, I want to maintain the appearance of being a "gambler" and not that of an advantage-player.
The table was excellent to shoot on. The dice were landing with a confident on-axis thunk and rebounding off the backwall by no more than three or four inches. Although both die didn't always end up side-by-side, they stayed in relative five to six-inch proximity to each other. It wasn't what I would call "picture perfect", but the outcomes were within the realm of expectation and my intentional DP 7-Out's showed up pretty much as often as I needed them to.
On the other hand, my Come-Out strategy of aggressive World-betting was not providing anything more lucrative than a barely break-even proposition. That is, I was rolling many more C-O 7-losers than I was in producing the higher-paying W-B 2, 3, 11 or 12-winners. The long delay between shooting opportunities may have contributed to those slow-to-start results.
The dice were moving around the table fairly slowly even though the conditions were choppy as hell. By the end of my third hand, I was ready for a break. I counted my winnings, and although they were pretty hefty thanks to some wind-falls from my heavily-laid DP-Odds (and no-thanks to my Come-Out Game Within A Game strategy); the nearly two-and-a-half hours that it took earn it didn't seem at that particular moment to justify such a big time-investment. That is, when I divided my winnings into the time that it took to earn it, I didn't get any giddy delusions that my hourly earnings-rate was on par with O.J.'s lawyers or Michael Jackson's therapist.
When I start to think that way about any positive cash-flow, it's definitely time for a break.
I grabbed a coffee at Seneca's Java Cafe and sat down to update my Table Intel notes for this casino. I use these notes to reproduce replicable session-after-session positive results on all sorts of tables that I haven't played on in a while. The less research, experimenting and fine-tuning that I have to do to re-acclimate myself to each table, the sooner I can reach sustainable profitability no matter how long it's been since I last played on it. If you are interested in what a typical set of my detailed notes look like, you could have a peak at Shooting Bible-Part One for an illustrative example.
Although my profit results from Session One were substantively positive, I noted that there was significant room for improvement on that table as far as getting the dice to do exactly what I wanted them to do. I also noted that one of the positive offshoots of using the Straight-Sixes (S-6) set for my Come-Out efforts was the fact that although my C-O World-bet profit was lagging far behind it's normal production-rate, it was producing an extraordinary number of easier-to-beat PL-Points of 4 and 10.
Setting An Easier-to-7-Out Point
Is it possible for a Darkside-shooter to consistently establish an easier-to-7-Out PL-Point like the 4 or 10 instead of a tougher-to-avoid box-number like the 6 or 8?
Yes it is.
When you look at the Random Dice Distribution chart, you'll see that there are five ways to throw a 6 or 8, four ways to throw a 5 or 9, and three ways to throw a 4 or 10.
On the face of it then, it should be easier (even for a random-roller) to throw a 7-Out winner if the PL-Point is a 4 or 10 as opposed to let's say a 6 or 8.
For a Precision-Shooter, using a Come-Out dice-set that favors the 4 or 10, and then switching to a 7-Dominant set (that concurrently has the lowest occurrence of that current PL-Point); means that your chances of predictable success increases considerably.
Here's the problem though…
There are two sets that favor the 4 and 10 equally.
Ø The Parallel-Sixes (P-6) set has two on-axis 4's as well as two on-axis 10's. However, it also has four o/a 7's which kind of offsets your Darkside Come-Out intentions. Further complicating that is the fact that the P-6 set only holds two on-axis Horn-outcomes (just one 2 and one 12) that further frustrates any notion of making some pre-Point Horn-bet profit (or even-money C-O DP-line wins).
Ø The other 4 and 10 favorable Come-Out dice-set is the Mini-V (V-2) arrangement. Its combined on-axis offerings of four possible 4 or 10 PL-establishing outcomes far outpace (by 2-to-1) the o/a occurrence of the 7. For a Darkside shooter that's a good thing. However, just like the P-6 set, the V-2 dice-arrangement has an equally small number of even lower-paying Horn-number appearances (just one 3 and one 11). Clearly, there is a substantial trade-off when you are try to establish a hard-to-repeat PL-Point versus trying to use the Come-Out cycle as its own profit-center.
Tougher-to-Repeat, Easier-to-Beat PL-Points
As you can see from the above discussion, you often have to make a trade-off between trying to make immediate Come-Out profit (with let's say the S-6 set with only one each on-axis 4 and 10, but two 3's and two 11's plus one each of the 2 and 12) versus trying to establish an easy-to-beat PL-Point.
When you take a simplified approach to this game, it often means that you have to make a compromise between the two. Now obviously there are other C-O strategies like using the S-6 set with a Lay-bet against the 5 and/or 9; or using that same set for a higher-risk Across-the Board working-on-the-Come-Out (WOTCO) Lay-bet against all of the box-numbers.
However, for this discussion we're focusing on the single aspect of trying to establish either of the two hardest-to-repeat box-numbers to achieve our PL-Point-defeating Darkside goals.
There are two main reasons why I'll occasionally opt for this tougher-to-repeat, easier-to-defeat approach instead of using my usual Come-Out cycle "Game Within a Game" World-bet profit-generator.
Ø If for some reason I'm receiving an abnormal amount of attention from the Pit or I've already taken considerable money off of the table (during the same shift with the same crew) by using high-visibility, high-action World or Horn-bet raiding; then I'll often choose to forego my usual Horn or World C-O progression (see previous articles in this series for an in-depth discussion of exactly how I do that); and opt instead to go about setting a lower-profile tough-to-repeat PL-Point. My reasoning is that if there isn't a lot of piled-to-the-sky middle-of-the-table Prop-action in a place that sweats the money or one where I've already taken a huge chunk of Prop-action cash from; then the Pit-monkeys have less reason to scrutinize the game or my shooting.
Ø The other reason I'll eschew that type of Prop-action is simply if it isn't working, or it isn't working well enough to justify the outlay. To my way of thinking, if a bet isn't pulling its own weight and contributing to the bottom-line of MY earnings; then it shouldn't be made. I'm not in the casino to contribute to THEIR bottom-line; I'm in it to improve MINE!
In either case, if I'm trying to establish either the 4 or 10 as my tougher-to-repeat/easier-to-beat PL-Point; then my choice of weapon is the V-2 (mini-V) set.
Once any Point is established, I then switch over to using a "7-rich" set (like the S-6, P-6 or All-7's set) to snipe out the "7-Out Line-away" call. Which one of the "7-rich" sets that I choose to try to beat the PL-Point will be determined by the actual Point-number itself.
Ø If the Passline-Point is the 4 or 10, then like I mentioned a moment ago, I'll use the S-6 to shoot for the 7-Out (although the All-7 1/6-1/6 set will also suffice).
Ø If the Passline-Point is the 5 or 9, then I definitely use the S-6 set since its on-axis results preclude both of those numbers entirely.
Ø If the Passline-Point is either a 6 or 8, then I always use the Parallel-Sixes (5/5-5/2) set since it has four on-axis 7's, but only one each of the 6 and 8.
A Rarer Species of Bird
If my Precision-Shooting is really grooved in on a semi-empty table, then I'll actually use a somewhat different C-O and Point-cycle approach.
I will sometimes use the V-3 set for my Come-Out rolls and actually try to establish a primary-face 6 or 8 as my DP-Point. Since the DP-Odds on a 6 or 8 pay much better (5:6) than it does on a 4 or 10 (1:2) or even a 5 or 9 (2:3); then the true value of shooting from the Don'ts can really shine through.
If you normally don't use any Odds to back up your flat DP wager; then obviously you'll probably want to stick to establishing as many hard-to-repeat PL-Points like 4 and 10 as possible and avoid setting tougher-to-beat PL-Points like 6 and 8.
However, if your shooting skill justifies it and your bankroll can amply afford it; then laying Odds on your validated-skill DP-Points (no matter which number it is) makes a strong and compelling argument. Using Odds to back up your skill-established DP-Points can actually multiply and leverage your Precision-Shooting earnings well beyond anything that even higher-skilled shooting combined with strictly flat-betting ever could.
Again, your current shooting-skills and bankroll limitations should dictate the type and size of the wagers you make.
If my shooting is grooved in and I am fortunate enough to establish the 6 or 8 as my PL-Point; then for my anti-Point-cycle shooting, I'll employ the rarely used Parallel-Sixes (P-6) set because, as I mentioned a moment ago, it only has one each of the on-axis 6 and 8, but four o/a 7's…so my prospects for an early-out are pretty darn good. When you add in the benefit of a higher-ratio (5:6) Odds payout, the validity of this approach comes through loud and clear…and profitable.
We'll explore the whole "Odds/no Odds" argument a little further in a moment; but first let me catch you up with my second session at Seneca Allegany where I applied this approach with quite a bit of success.
Second Session, Second Table
When I returned to the dice pit, the second table was open at the $10 level…and with only two other players at it.
You'll recall how I mentioned in Part Six of this series that the Pit-meisters at Seneca Niagara were reluctant to raise the table-minimum much past $10 or $15 except for the busiest of times…well, that certainly does not hold true for Seneca Allegheny. In fact, it's often just the opposite at this place. They'll often test the market to see if a $25 table will hold its own even when the $5 table isn't completely filled.
With only two other players to share the $10 table with, the dice were cycling back incredibly quickly. That duo's Do-side shooting was nothing short of dismal. Their scowls and growls kept any potential new players from joining in, which was just fine with me. After the fourth go-round of seeing me establish a Point and then knock it out a roll or two or three (or even SIX) later; they decided to lay off of any betting whatsoever when I was shooting. However they certainly waded right back in with both cash-spewing barrels blazing on their own shooting despite their continuing Point-then-Out performances. Hell, I was starting to think that they were far better at unintentionally 7'ing-Out than I was with intentionally doing it. They were certainly far quicker in doing it than I occasionally was, though while I was at the table, I suppressed an internal smile at the irony of that observation.
It took four more rounds of the dice before both of those guys tapped out their bankrolls completely. They left shaking their heads in disbelief, while the weight of having to do all the 7-Out heavy lifting was left entirely to me.
The mood of the crew lightened considerably after that. The stickman kindly cooperated when I asked him to call the 7-Outs as loudly as reasonably possible to keep any potential interlopers and inquisitive players safely docked at the other table.
Allegany's Tables, Players, and Dice
Ø Both of Seneca Allegany's two 12-foot tables are neutral-rolling, non-bouncy layouts that offer a good-to-very-good prospect of keeping the dice rolling true and on-axis. Obviously this is predicated on a square-to-the-backwall release and a low-energy (minimal rebound) toss.
Ø I've noticed that the corner radius of each table is quite large, which means the "curve" of the corner doesn't completely straighten out until it is a good 8-to-10 inches away from the sidewall. As a result, you may have to be a little more careful about where you aim the dice in order to get a "square" hit against the backwall. For example, if you traditionally use the Passline as your alignment tool for a straight throw; then on these tables it will see the dice hitting the backwall while it is still transitioning out of the sidewall curve.
Ø For the SL or SR shooter, that means that the middle of the Don't Pass Line is the nearest-to-the-sidewall rolling-lane that will see the dice track straight into a flat portion of the backwall. Any closer than that to the sidewall, and the dice track into the still-curved transition section.
Ø The dealers at Allegany are rapidly getting better as far as their chipping-skills are concerned. Most of them have only been at it since this place opened in May of 2004, and though they still have a ways to go in that department, their people-skills make up for quite a few of their other shortcomings.
Ø The players here are fairly knowledgeable about the game and the proper payoffs, but mostly restrict their game to the usual PL-bet backed up with less-than-full Odds and a few Come and/or Place-bets. An infinitesimally small number of players ever venture over to the Darkside even when the table is trending colder than a Buffalo winter.
Ø One thing that you may have to slightly adjust your game to is the fact that the dice they use here are of the slightly larger 13/16th's size rather than the more conventional 3/4" variety.
Session Three
I had a comped dinner at the Thunder Mountain Buffet which is reminiscent of the old Lone Mountain Buffet at LV's Sante Fe Casino (about three renovations ago). The food quality is outstanding for what is decidedly a non-typical gaming-resort. Vegetarians and carnivores alike will be more than happy with this fine spread.
For my third and final session of Day One they raised the table limits on the former $5 layout to $15, while my Session Two $10 table was now standing empty at $25. The $15 one had a few openings, but the prospect of having the $25 layout all to myself was irresistible.
I'd love to report that my Come-Out cycle back-to-back-to-back Horn-hits got back on track…but that was nowhere near the case. Not deterred, I stuck with the tougher-to-repeat, easier-to-defeat approach of intentionally setting (or at least TRYING to set) the 4 or 10 as my anti-PL-Point.
Frankly though, I wasn't always successful in establishing the much-vaunted 4 or 10 as my Point. I used the Mini-V (V-2) as my C-O set which has enough other on-axis alternative outcomes with two Across-the-Board appearances of not only the 4 and 10, but also two each of the 5, 6, 8, and 9 (not to mention two DP-defeating C-O 7's) as well as a single on-axis appearance of both the 3 and 11, to make the Point-establishing exercise somewhat interesting.
What was even more interesting was that the dice were in such total synch with the way I was shooting during Session Three that I was actually on the verge of getting too anxious to get the dice right back into my hands no matter how fast the base-dealer made my Line-away payouts.
The TGS and box-lady consented when I asked that the dice-bowl not be dumped after each and every 7-Out. Like I said, the dice were coming back as fast as I wanted and I was shooting on total auto-pilot for a good 50 minutes.
After three or four straight Point-then-Out hands, I'd intentionally take a fifteen or twenty-second drink-break…and then get right back to it. It was also the point where I increased the base amount of my DP wager. I had started with $25 on the line (backed with full Odds), but after each string of three or four wins, I increased it by another $25 unit. I continued this method of flat-bet escalation along with the fullest allowable Odds for that entire solo session.
About fifteen minutes into this four-to-six rolls a minute tossfest, I was aware that my heart-rate was a bit higher than normal, but no more than climbing three or four flights of stairs would do. My breathing-rate was normal and there wasn't even a whiff of anxiety or stress in my brain (unless you include that almost insatiable feeling of in-the-groove eagerness), so I kept up what some might consider a fevered dice-tossing pace.
I wasn't paying any mind to perfectly organizing my chip-rail or seeing exactly how far ahead I was during the early part of this session. I knew instinctively that my Odds-generated revenue was climbing by about $100 per hand (at the $25 base-bet level), and double that when I increased my flat DP line-wager to $50…and then triple that amount when I ratcheted it up to $75 and so on.
I don't actually know how many times I threw the dice during that session, but at four to six rolls per minute and a 50-minute run, I figure it was probably in the 200 to 250-roll-range inclusive of those mini beverage-break/ratchet-up-my-flat-bet breathers.
I was into my fifth hand at the $275 flat-DP level when a couple of new players came up to the table and bought in. I had been having a subconscious discussion with myself about whether or not I should ask the TGS to raise the table limit to $50 in order to keep any fresh players at bay. I knew peripherally that the nearby $15 table was now full and there were at least of couple of players waiting for any vacated spots to open up at that one, but the new players arrival put an end to that self-debate.
The new players at my table actually provided a bit of a respite for me. Though I was into an unbelievably sustained groove where I was making anywhere from four, five or six tosses per minute, I knew it was a good idea to let my firing-on-all-sixteen-cylinders neurons cool down a degree or two. While the other players were shooting, the stick-guy was carrying on a solo discourse about how he wished he could shoot like that…in what he described in detail as a totally unconscious "the world could be crashing down without being bothered by it" dice-shooting state of mind soliloquy. I complimented him on his philosophical take on the whole thing.
Before I could make any obscure Faustian references that would give him pause to reconsider his viewpoint, the dice had come full circle back to me. I threw one more hand that actually lasted for eight post-C-O rolls before I was able to finally summon the required 7. I knew that the automaton groove that I had been in was no longer beckonable at that moment. After my line-bet and Odds were paid off, I called it a night.
Betting More to Win Less
The argument over whether you should lay Odds to back up a Don't Pass bet is often discussed, but it's hardly ever talked about in the advantage-players Precision-Shooting context.
Frankly, when it comes to the question of whether or not you should or shouldn't be laying Odds on a random-rollers DP-Point…my reply is that the less money you bet on random-rollers…the more money you'll have left over to bet on your own advantage-shooting.
Now please don't misconstrue that as an endorsement for the "DP without Odds" proponents. Rather, it's to indicate that any bets that you make on any random-rollers would be better invested on your own validated-edge dice-shooting.
For the talented dice-influencer, free-Odds that are used to back up your flat DP wager can actually leverage and multiply your Precision-Shooting skills just as much as it can for a Rightsider with equal skills.
If you have the edge; then LAY THE ODDS.
If you don't have the edge; then you are merely gambling.
Exit…Stage Right
I was planning to make my Seneca Allegany sortie a two or possibly even three-day event, unfortunately I cut it short to attend to some much more urgent commitments. Though I don't play at this house as often as their excellent tables justify, I wouldn't hesitate to recommend it to anyone looking for decent, neutral-rolling 12-footers with slightly over-sized 13/16th–sized dice.
Obviously the whole Odds or no Odds discussion, especially from a Precision-Shooters perspective, merits a little more discussion. We'll pick this up in the next installment…
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What is puzzling is when people start to view a bubble market as a normal one. Those are the folks who talk about how markets have changed, etc.
The truth is this -- markets don't change. The same rules always apply. Someone will be left holding the bag after a bubble. The trick is to make sure it's not you.


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Time Tangled Island is one of the earlier islands in the Poptropica game. It is easy to solve but unlike some of the other islands, it doesn't have to happen in any particular order. But it is easier to know in advance what you need to get and where you need to bring it to make your quest a lot shorter. Here are all the Poptropica cheats for Time-Tangled island and the complete walkthrough that will show you how to beat Time-Tangled island.
Check out the bottom for some cool cheats and secrets about things that you can find in Time-Tangled, like the Viking Suit!
The Start
When you first arrive in Time Tangled island, walk over to the right side and you will find a woman crying while standing right outside of the lab. Click on her and she'll tell you about the mission. Follow her within the laboratory and then down to where she is standing beside the Future Machine. Then click on her to talk again. She will give you a mission printout that you will put into your backpack for reference.
Next you need to get the Future Machine running, head to the left and down to get to the power supply. Push it together to activate it. Every time you wish to use the machine, you may have to power it up again. Go back to the door of the Future Machine, that may be pulsing blue, and click on it to enter.
When you arrive the future will be in chaos. There will be an elderly version of you there. Talk to him/her and they'll give you a Time Machine that is like a gold stopwatch.
You can go to the different eras and places in any order. The items folks need will be concealed some other place in time. See tips for who needs what, where items are, and what special outfits you can get.
When you have helped everyone, go back to the future. Use the hover tube and monorails to get to your future self's SkyHome. There, talk to your future self and you'll complete the mission and get the medal.
Time Periods
You can go to all these periods in time by clicking on the different photographs and then clicking on the knob on the left hand side of the time machine.
- 2009 AD – Main Street
- 0328 BC – Ancient Greece
- 0831 AD – Vikings
- 1387 AD – Mali Empire
- 1516 AD – Da Vinci's Workshop
- 1519 AD – Aztec Empire
- 1593 AD – Great Wall of China
- 1776 AD – The Graff House
- 1805 AD – Lewis and Clark
- 1877 AD – Edison's Workshop
- 1882 AD – Statue of Liberty
- 1953 AD – Mount Everest
Items Required in Each Place
Time Period | Item Needed |
Ancient Greece | Golden Vase |
Vikings | Thor's Amulet |
Mali Empire | Salt Rocks |
Da Vinci's Workshop | Notebook |
Aztec Empire | Sun Stone Piece |
Great Wall of China | Stone Bowl |
The Graff House | Declaration of Independence |
Lewis and Clark | Peace Medal |
Edison's Workshop | Phonograph |
Statue of Liberty | Statue Model |
Mount Everest | Climbing Goggles |
Where to Get All the Things
- Climbing Goggles: In the Aztec Empire. The guard will hand then over to you when you're wearing the Warrior's Mask
- Statue Model: The top peak of the mountain.
- Phonograph: On top of the treasury building in Ancient Greece. You have to climb up onto the building that the Oracle is in. It helps to have the Glider when getting it.
- Peace medal: Hanging on the pulley system in Da Vinci's Workshop. The very first thing to do is to get onto the platform in the middle, which makes the top one come a little closer. Then you can jump onto it. Get on the top platform, you may go down but the bottom platform will come out. Jump on it and from there leap and try and touch the glossy silver circle. If you touch it, then you've got the Peace gong.
- Declaration of Independence: In the Mali Empire there'll be a place called Timbuktu Inn. You'll find a document merchant inside the inn. Piece together a puzzle for him to get the Declaration.
- Stone Bowl: Go to Lewis and Clark's campsite. There's a tree that has "Clark was here" cut into it. Climb the tree and wait for a beaver to come out, he's got the bowl on his head.
- Sun Stone Piece: On top of Edison's Workshop. Go to the left and jump on the automobile. Push the thing that lights up and the automobile will go and stop under the tree. Climb up the tree and onto the house.
- Notebook: Go to the Statue of liberty. Climb to the top platform of the wooden stilts. Jump left. You will land on a ledge. The Notebook is on the ledge below that.
- Salt Rocks: If you go to the Graff House and climb the tree, then jump onto the roof, they're in a bag right there.
- Thor's amulet: Go to the Great Wall of China and pass the construction section. A person will be wearing the amulet. If you beat him in a memory game he'll give it to you.
- Golden Vase: Go to the Great Wall and take a barrel of explosives. Head over to where the Vikings are and climb onto the 1st cliff. Push the rock-pile and run. It should explode. Pick up the torch and go inside. You only have a short time before your torch extinguishes to locate the vase. It will also go out if you step in water.
Garments You Can Get:
- Warrior's Mask: In the Aztec Empire there is an old warrior who wants to step down. Speak with him and he'll give his mask to you.
- The Glider: You get this from Da Vinci when you return his notebook.
- The Viking Suit: It's resting on the 2nd cliff where the Vikings are, use the Glider to get there.


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This is the shirtwaist dress project, round two. I actually started this project before Christmas, with the aim of replacing a shirtdress I already had that I liked the idea of, but didn't really love. I'm a big fan of shirtdresses but good ones are hard to find – the one I had was made in a thin, flimsy cotton that was usually a wrinkled mess before I even left the house, and the skirt was much shorter than I preferred, so I have been thinking about making a new one for a while. After a disastrous attempt at Simplicity's 3039 (from 1959) (don't ask!), I decided the easiest thing would be to make my own pattern for it, so this dress is partly based on an old dress I had (the shirt part) with a full, knife-pleated skirt.
I really like the pattern and think this has the potential to be the shirtdress, but this cotton fabric is still not quite perfect. The weight and drape is right, but it's still a little too wrinkle-prone and dust-attracting. So the project continues, when I find the right fabric I will make up a version #3!
Any suggestions for fabrics suitable for a shirtdress? :)
Apr 1, 2012, 07.38 AMby JacquiLouise
This is a great dress – you have done a wonderful job! Love your style.
Mar 16, 2012, 11.21 AMby nikkishell
Viscose comes in many weights and textures though, maybe you just didn't have the right one.
Mar 17, 2012, 03.23 PMby tippiella
Ahh, yes that's probably true.
Mar 14, 2012, 02.51 AMby clareh
Looks good! Thanks for the in depth analysis. It's always great to hear from other sewist's experiences!
Mar 14, 2012, 07.12 PMby tippiella
Thank you! :)
Mar 12, 2012, 04.13 AMby nikkishell
This si a great shirtdress! How about viscose? The creasing is minimal. Wool crepe would be nice too.
Mar 14, 2012, 07.11 PMby tippiella
Hmm, not sure about viscose – I used that on the Simplicity 3039 shirtdress that I failed miserably with and found it was a bit too slippery and not structured enough for a shirtdress, at least not the look I was going for.
Wool crepe however… :)
Mar 9, 2012, 08.21 PMby zranitelna
It might not be the perfect shirt dress (YET!) but it looks definitely perfect on the pictures :) Nice silhouette.
Mar 11, 2012, 08.37 AMby tippiella
Thank you! :)
Mar 8, 2012, 10.10 PMby merche
Lovely dress! It looks great as it is. There is a fabric, cotton satin ( I´m translating from spanish, maybe the term is different) that I think would look good.
Mar 9, 2012, 08.30 AMby tippiella
Thank you! Yes, someone else here also recommended cotton sateen so I am going to look for that! :)
Mar 8, 2012, 09.29 PMby jacquipardue
great design! I have a black shirt dress that I think is a cotton blend. I love it but it does wrinkle a bit. Yours is very pretty!
Mar 9, 2012, 08.29 AMby tippiella
Thank you! :)
Mar 8, 2012, 06.01 PMby tirrs
very lovely!
Mar 8, 2012, 09.20 PMby tippiella
Thank you!
Mar 8, 2012, 01.19 PMby scuffsan
I agree that a good shirt dress is hard to find. Yours is perfect! I love the skirt, the pleats are lovely and it's just the right length. Great job!
Mar 8, 2012, 09.20 PMby tippiella
Thank you so much! :)
Mar 8, 2012, 10.06 AMby Ri-Twenty
The dress is lovely, and suits you perfeclty…
Mar 8, 2012, 10.31 AMby tippiella
Thank you! :)
Mar 8, 2012, 09.27 AMby freakusbzzz
Looks fab to me, how about cotton sateen,. It's my new favourite fabirc.
Mar 8, 2012, 07.22 AMby Anniemollison
Really cute.
Mar 8, 2012, 08.47 AMby tippiella
Thank you! :)
Mar 8, 2012, 06.42 AMby mixtlii
I love it! I've been willing to make a shirtdress for a while, but my machine doesn't make buttonholes automatically, so I avoid buttonholes… For summer, I guess you could use shirting fabric (right!), poplin… I don't know many names of fabrics in english sorry!
Mar 8, 2012, 08.47 AMby tippiella
I have been avoiding buttonholes too, for the same reason! It turns out my mother's sewing machine has an automatic buttonhole-maker so I borrowed hers and it took all of five minutes to make a whole row. I am so jealous of that machine! ;)
Mar 7, 2012, 10.07 PMby Jolands
Very Beautiful!!
Mar 8, 2012, 08.44 AMby tippiella
Thank you! :)
Mar 7, 2012, 09.05 PMby kihli
Your shirt dress looks perfect to me! I am planning to make a very similar one with long sleeves, for which the old guy in my favorite fabric store recommended a sort of crepe satin, made of a lightweight wool synthetic blend. Maybe that would be an option?
Mar 8, 2012, 08.44 AMby tippiella
Thanks for the suggestion! I'll see what I can find in my local fabric store. :)
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Backyard Orchard News
Oh, Baby!
What's not to love about a baby bee?
At one day old, the worker (female) bees are exquisite little creatures. Helpless, really. They can neither flee nor fight; they cannot fly and they cannot sting.
No venom. That will come later.
They're all big eyes, fluffy hair and downy softness.
As worker bees, they will live a busy life. First they wiil become house bees, serving as the builders, the architects, the guards, the royal attendants, the coolers and the heaters, the nurse maids, the nannies and the undertakers.
Then they'll turn into field bees, leaving the hive to forage for nectar, pollen, water and propolis. They'll live only four to six weeks in the peak season.
"They're worked to death," entomologists are fond of saying.
That they are.
But on Day One, they rank so high on the cuteness scale that it needs to be recalibrated.
Newborn Bee
A Bee on The Bee-gonia
If there's one plant in our yard that the honey bees don't like, it's the begonia.
Lavender, sage, catmint and sedum? Bring 'em on.
Sunflowers, citrus and pomegranate? Yes! Yes! Yes!
Rock purslane? Like rock candy.
Oh, how about a little begonia, Ms. Honey Bee?
Sorry, not interested.
So were we ever surprised last weekend to see a honey bee foraging on our pink begonia.
See, the begonia isn't exactly a bee friendly plant. It's not like the dearly beloved sage, lavender and catmint.
We told Extension apiculturist Eric Mussen, a noted authority on honey bees and bee behavior--and a member of the UC Davis Department of Entomology faculty--of the bee-begonia encounter. "Bet she didn't come back," he said.
"Actually, she foraged for about five minutes," I said.
I imagine, though, that when our confused little bee returned to the hive, her sisters met her at the hive entrance and said (in bee language): "You collected WHAT? You foraged in the BEGONIAS? When there was LAVENDER, SAGE AND CATMINT?"
Update: No bees have returned to the begonias.
Probably won't, either.
Honey Bee and Begonia
Foraging on Begonia
Bottoms Up
Reducing Pesticide Use
Good news!
Entomologist Michael Parrella, professor and chair of the UC Davis Department of Entomology and a member of the UC Davis Department of Plant Sciences faculty, has just received one of three Pest Management Alliance Grants awarded by the California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) to reduce the use of pesticides over a three-year period.
This is good news for the environment, people and pollinators.
"These older compounds are of high regulatory concern because of their toxicity and detection in surface water," Parrella said.
Bedding and container color plants are part of the environmental horticulture industry "that provides flowering plants for urban landscapes and for indoor and outdoor containers as decorations," he said. "These plants are produced and purchased year-round for their aesthetics."
"In California, production of these plants is rapid: an eight- to 10-week crop cycle is typical," Parrella said. "Most growers make their profits from quick turnover of a large number of plants, which results in low tolerance for pest damage and a perception that generally slower biological control options are not appropriate. If not appropriately diagnosed and treated, many pests have the potential to remain with the plants when sold. One to three pesticide applications weekly during the entire crop cycle are not unusual."
"What makes this project different is that the emphasis will be on teaching the growers how to pick the tools that will work best for them, rather than implanting a set IPM program," said Casey, who holds a doctorate in entomology from UC Davis.
"Every bedding plant producer has a unique mix of plant species and production methods that make standardization impossible," she said.
The project will include a collaborative, interdisciplinary team of experts to develop IPM strategies to manage pests with less-toxic pesticides and fewer applications. An IPM guide for bedding plants, a pocket guide for pest identification and a Web site will be developed to share the information. Parrella and Casey will be launching a Web site within several months.
Honey Bee Nectaring Sedum
Bee-ing There for the Bees
No, it's not a rock band or a new dance move or a new Billboard hit.
It's the name of a worldwide bee organization.
The 41st World Apiculture Congress is meeting this week through Sunday, Sept. 20 in Montepellier, France, and the buzz is all about what's killing the honey bees.
Some 10,000 entomologists and beekeepers are attending the conference and they're worried--and rightfully so.
As Emmanuel Angleys wrote in an article published today: "The Western honey bee is a vital link in the food chain, fertilizing nearly 100 kinds of crops."
"Around a third of the food on our plates gets there thanks to Apis mellifera."
Fact is, we still haven't found what's causing colony collapse disorder (CCD), a mysterious malady characterized by bees abandoning the hive. Pesticides? Pests? Viruses? Malnutrition? Stress? Drought and other global weather changes?
CCD could very well be a combination of factors. When bees are sick, they simply don't function well.
Just like us. We don't function well when we're sick, either.
And then there are the ribosomes. The damaged ribosomes.
University of Illinois researchers recently found that bees from CCD hives had high levels of damaged ribosomes (think of ribosomes as protein-making machines within the cells).
We like researcher May Berenbaum's comment: "If your ribosome is compromised, then you can't respond to pesticides, you can't respond to fungal infections or bacteria or inadequate nutrition because the ribosome is central to the survival organism."
Ribosome. Compromised. Central to the survival organism.
It's all about bee-ing there for the bees. We need more researchers like Berenbaum.
Honey Bee on Dwarf Tangerine Bulbine
It's All the Buzz
Rising soon from the ashes of the Baxter House fire will be the soothing colors of the Campus Buzzway.
It's a story that began in May 1938 with a farmhouse-turned-lab-turned-eyesore. It will end with the honey bees' version of "A Field of Dreams"--the Campus Buzzway.
UC Davis firefighters torched the abandoned building in a control burn on June 30. Where flames erupted will be where California poppies, coreopsis (tickseed) and lupine will spring to life.
The Campus Buzzway will be planted this fall and will bloom starting next spring.
It all takes place on the grounds of the Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research Facility on Bee Biology Road, west of the UC Davis campus.
The wildflowers are compliments of Häagen-Dazs. Coordinating the project are the UC Davis Department of Entomology and the California Center for Urban Horticulture.
The Buzzway will be nestled adjacent to the Häagen-Dazs Honey Bee Haven, a half-acre bee friendly garden scheduled to open next month. The haven will serve as a year-around food source for honey bees. Goals also include raising public awareness about the plight of honey bees and encouraging visitors to plant bee-friendly gardens of their own, said entomologist Lynn Kimsey, professor and vice chair of the Department of Entomology and director of the Bohart Museum of Entomology.
"The Campus Buzzway," Kimsey said, "will be a fabulous addition to the honey bee garden already under construction at our Bee Biology facility. "Both will greatly benefit our colonies and make terrific teaching opportunities."
Dave Fujino, executive director of the California Center for Urban Horticulture, said the Campus Buzzway will boast year-round blooms and vibrant colors. "The Buzzway will transform an empty field into something beautiful and functional," he said. "Most importantly, the flower mix will have a positive impact on the health and wellness of our local pollinator populations."
And oh, the gold and blue flowers planted in the Campus Buzzway have a special meaning to the university. They're the official colors of UC Davis, the Aggies.
To the bees, they're N and P: nectar and pollen.
Baxter House Fire
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Honey Bee on Poppy


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Hi all!
I finally gave up on my Cabrio and traded it in for the Samsung WF210ANW and matching dryer (front loaders). MUCH happier even after only 2 loads. We had to stack them and have never done this before. How much movement/vibration is normal? For the most part, the washer does an excellent job at not vibrating. When it gets into the high spin, you'd never know it. Its great! However, when it is just 'tossing' the clothes around, you can see the dryer moving a bit. The washer obviously must have some movement in this part of the cycle, although you can't see/hear it. No bad noises or anything like that, the dryer isn't going to budge, but there is some movement. When it first goes into a high spin, it does sometimes jostle the dryer around for just a few seconds before it really gets into the spin. Do the stacked machines ever move (not sliding around moving, but the you can see the dryer moving "with" the washer's movement? Is this acceptable as long as there is no major bouncing around etc? Leveling the suckers is pretty tough (HEAVY to try to lift a corner to unscrew the feet a bit!). Not sure if you're supposed to level the washer first prior to stacking, but I didn't have a choice during the install (was just told "it seems pretty level" by the delivery/setup guys). Any advice/experiences from those of you who have stacked machines is appreciated! :) Thanks! |
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The washer should be level first. Then when you stack the dryer on top, it's feet can all be the same height depending on the stack kit. I know, leveling a washer can be tough. Especially when you have such a tight space. It's hit or miss. Keep trying until you get it even as possible. Also, make sure the washer is solid. Try rocking it from corner to diagonal corner...each direction. If one direction has more wiggle, then slightly extend the leg involved. A quarter turn is all you may need. That being said, I really don't know how much vibration is normal. I'm in the same boat with my front load unit. I'd say, yes, your vibration is normal. I'd say, if the spin is ok, then it's ok. |
My stacked set also shimmy a bit just before they get up to speed for the spin. After that they are still as can be and quiet except for the whine of the spinning. This seems normal - many machines do this. One poster here said that was because the springs and dampers don't work until the spin speed is fairly high. I don't know if that is true but it seems reasonable. If they are really shaking at full spin then you may have a problem. Either they are not balanced or the floor can't take the vibration. But it sounds like full speed is fine and you are just seeing the "normal" jiggles. |
- Posted by whirlpool_trainee (My Page) on Wed, Sep 15, 10 at 12:41
Some vibration during low speed spinning is normal according to this video. Alex |
- Posted by weedmeister (My Page) on Fri, Sep 17, 10 at 6:08
Normal. |
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After getting a first few rounds of feedback and thinking long and hard about what we are looking for we have made a few modifications to our plan and I'm looking to all of you for advice!
What we are looking for in our house? Well, a 3 bedroom + office 3200 sq ft-ish great room floor plan with some seperation between the kitchen and living areas, however in a way that still keeps it all open. After looking at many homes we have decided that we love the layout of our plan, with the kitchen in the front, and the dining room and living rooom in the back. For an example of a floor plan with a similar set up have a look at this home tour: http://tours.tourfactory.com/tours/tour.asp?idx=1&t=805157&sreferer=www.mlslistings.com&home=www.mlslistings.com&slink=-2 (only the kitchen/dining/living area is similar and it is a touch smaller) So, here is the plan: The stairs at the far end lead up to a bonus room and eventually, another bathroom and bedroom, the stairs down lead to a utility room, media room, and wine cellar. The bonus room will many be for our kid(s) (I'm currently pregnant with our first) and the media room will be a high end theatre room - someday! :) ha I know it is under the kids rooms and we have to walk by those rooms to get to it, but due to the stairs up needing to be at that end of the house we couldn't come up with a better solution. In the kitchen we will have a portion of the island drop down to regular counter height to make it easier for kids to eat in the kitchen (and not have to sit on bar stools)! Oh, and the garden outside the master bath is a small walled garden so when you are sitting in your tub it looks like a tropical garden out the window. Just a small thing I saw once and always wanted! Here are some inspiration photos for our main room: Specific questions
- I'd love help with the masterbath layout! - Anything else I'm missing? - I don't want a covered patio over the back of the great room/dining, however I do need an outdoor cooking/dining space nearby. Any suggestions on how to make this work? - Anything else to help with the flow? Oh, and here is our front elevation inspiration (only now with the garage facing forwards, though we are flexible on that: |
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- Posted by lavender_lass (My Page) on Fri, May 25, 12 at 14:07
Hi Laura! Nice to see you back :) I like your exterior picture...very pretty! As for the layout, I think having the pool bathroom by the office makes a lot of sense. Then, kids, guests, etc. aren't cutting through your bedroom, to use your bathroom! As for the rest of the layout, I'd offer just a few small changes. Maybe have both kids' bedrooms be the same...so if one has a private bathroom the other does, too. Less fighting as they get older! LOL Can you bump out the other bathroom, so they're both even? Also, I would think about switching the stairs (L shaped) and laundry, which would place your media room (which can be noisy) under the living room, not the bedrooms. The stairs up would be off the main hall, going up over the garage...and the stairs down would be by the garage door and would go down to your basement spaces. I added a powder room in this area too. And you'd have a window in the laundry area (always a nice feature) and it's big enough, you could have a laundry/mudroom combination, if needed. Maybe something like this?
Interesting idea! It may work, and I love that it it moves the media room out from under the bedrooms. It does create two new issues though! First we do need a full bath at that end of the house with access from the hall for guests staying upstairs or downstairs (nieces and nephews who would sleep on the sofa/air mattress), so I would probably not add the 1/2 bath and just have one full bath in the hallway. If we decide to have a second child one can go outside his/her room and still have their own bath 99% of the time. The second is that it puts a squeeze on the space for my hallway mud from style cabinets so I'll have to rethink how it all fits together. Thanks for drawing it out! It is truly a really great idea! |
- Posted by lavender_lass (My Page) on Fri, May 25, 12 at 15:51
Oh, I have the same thing with my upstairs space...although I'm thinking about putting at least a powder room. It is nice to have easy access to the shower! Do you mean 'cubbies' along the hall, by the garage? That would look nice, but maybe you could incorporate them into the bigger laundry room? I've seen some great 'project/craft' rooms that have laundry, sewing, crafts, mudroom cubbies, a sink, lots of storage and usually at least one big window. Maybe even a door to the outside there, so you wouldn't have to go through the garage to get to the mudroom? Another question I had...how do you plan to use your backyard space? I know you want a pool and an outdoor (covered) BBQ area, but I asssume you also want outdoor dining, maybe a fire pit, some grass, a garden, a play area? Is the pool going to be behind the master bedroom, by the pool bath? Do you want the BBQ area off the first bedroom, with maybe a dining area there, too? Do you picture the play area outside the living room (so you can see the kid(s) from the kitchen/dining area...or more off their bedrooms? It would help to know what you want and more or less where you'd like to locate them :) |
Well, the pool will likely be centered behind the great room, but a fair ways from the house. We need a place for grilling near the dining room with some seating, but the larger outdoor living/dining will be near the pool and away from the house. As for the play area, we will fit it whereever it works! :) You are right about the laundry room, that will work. And we may make the space for the powder a desk area and swap the closet and bath in one bedroom so you enter it from the hallway! I think you just brought it all together quite well! Thanks! I am still uncertain about the master bath layout, but overall I am feeling much better! I am hoping to work out the last few details over the weekend and send it off to the drafter Monday! |
- Posted by lavender_lass (My Page) on Fri, May 25, 12 at 17:24
Forgot about the master bath...here are a few suggestions, but I'm sure Summerfield will come up with some great ideas!
I'd turn the shower and make it a walk in (with or without door) and make the tub a bit longer (7' instead of 6') for plants, candles, etc. Very romantic! I think all bathrooms should be a bit romantic, whether they have a garden, beach, Asian, contemporary, vintage...whatever theme. It's the perfect place for adding a few luxuries that you might not splurge on in other rooms. Then, the sinks where they are...added a bench in front of the window...maybe with those little shelves on each sides for little toiletries. With a mirror backsplash and a glass door to keep out the dust! LOL Some drawers or baskets underneath. Those little touches make a home special, IMHO. The toilet can have a pocket or regular door and I moved the wall back a bit, when you first enter the bath and put a big mirror there...kind of dressing room area, off the closet. If you put a mirror on the back of the door to the bedroom, you can see all sides of your outfit. In the closet, I put a window seat or bench, under the window. This might be a little too fancy, but I think this is a great 'inspiration' picture for a closet :)
- Posted by lavender_lass (My Page) on Fri, May 25, 12 at 17:30
I just realized the linen closet will keep the toilet from having a pocket door! You might want it to open out, for safety reasons...but you should have plenty of space, since you have about 6' between the door and the sinks. I'd swing it out, against the linen closet, since that will be less intrusive. |
Oh! I like the shower changes! That works really well! This is all starting to come together! Anyone else have any suggestions? |
This may be a silly question, but with a walk-in shower like this does the shower head go on the same wall as the sinks, spraying water towards the tub? I'm just trying to figure out the space. This weekend we stayed in a lovely rental house with friends and we lucked out and got the master bedroom. The bathroom had an exquisite shower with a steam shower which was absolutly fantastic! I think I need to add it onto my splurge list and I'm looking at this shower setup and I'm thinking with a door it may work really well! :) |
Also, for Summerfield (or any otthers) do you have any other suggestions for how to set up the staircase, laundry room and master bath? |
- Posted by lavender_lass (My Page) on Tue, May 29, 12 at 16:22
Laura- A steam shower sounds like a great idea! I'd look for pictures online, to get a better idea of what you'll need, as far as dimensions. Hopefully, someone else will offer some ideas. You might want to repost this, without asking for Summerfield, specifically...you may get more responses. And, it might be a good idea to ask about getting help with the master bath, stairs, etc. when you create your title. It seems like the plan is really coming together! Just a few more details to work out and you'll be set :) |
Lavender_Lass, I was just curious what you had in mind with the shower turned that way as a walk in shower? As for re-posting, it is a great idea, and I probably will over the next few days. However I'm dying for Summerfield to work his magic on it first! ;) |
- Posted by lavender_lass (My Page) on Tue, May 29, 12 at 18:16
I am no expert...but I saw something like this (somewhere) that had dual shower heads (one on each side) down on the 'garden end' and then no door and just a walk in area. I think they had a hook for towels, where you were thinking about putting the shower head. It might have been bigger than these dimension, but I thought it was neat, not to have to clean the door! Of course, with a steam shower...that would be worth the extra work :) |
I was thinking one shower head on the outside wall, one rain showerhead above, and then a seperate moveable shower head off to the side. Though, those are all details for a later date, as long as the space works! :) And then a bench under the window, and another bench near the opening of the door. |
Above I included a link in the text of a home with a similar kitchen/living/dining room layout that we had liked and used as inspiration (the rest of the house is quite different). I just realized I put the link in the text but didn't make it clickable. The link is now below. It is in an expensive neighbourhood, so try to just ignore the listing price (or just let it make you happy you live in another area of the country)! |
Here is a link that might be useful: Similar Great Room/Dining/Kitchen layout
- Posted by lavender_lass (My Page) on Fri, Jun 1, 12 at 13:59
Laura- I like your inspiration pictures! Here's the kitchen picture you liked so much :)
Hopefully you'll get some more input! |
Thanks, I was just serarching Candice Olson designs for more pictures of this kitchen but haven't been able to find any... |
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Spencer rifle (that we once had)- When my father was a young boy here in rural Louisiana, he went inside an old abandoned house (read shack) and on a shelf above the fireplace was an old rifle (no wood). By his description it was a Spencer. He brought it to the local trade school back in the late 1930's to have some work done on it and one day it "walked away". I've always wondered about the chain-of-possession as to exactly how that old gun found its way to the old shack. I haven't mustered up the courage to buy a Spencer to replace his......maybe one day?
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