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In the world of the athlete, passion is everything. He is not just a person who plays soccer—he is a "soccer player." What happens when a sporting goods retailer grabs hold of this pride of lifestyle, and dares to be different by employing it within the retail environment? Two international athletic brands took just that step with dramatic, lifestyle-driven flagship concepts for their respective skiwear and golf brands.
Housed in the rolling foothills of the Austrian Alps, the new, architecturally inspired flagship for Intersport Bründl in Kaprun, Austria, did not aim to casually blend in with its Alpine surroundings. Instead, the 17,222-sq.-ft., four-level ski equipment and outerwear store is a modern architectural feat, nearly double the size of its previous flagship in the same location. The Bründl brand, founded in 1956 by Johann Bründl as a 129-sq.-ft. sports shop in Kaprun, has grown dramatically in the last decade, now up to 235 employees and 17 stores.
"Design and architecture create emotions, illusions, stories and pictures," says Christoph Bründl, Johann's son, who now serves as CEO of Salzburg, Austria-based Bründl Sports. Because the Kaprun store is so popular among holiday skiers in the local resorts, the store's customers are constantly changing every week. "It is very important when we get guests that they understand immediately—what is the message of this store?" he adds.
The building's exterior is quite striking, especially for an Alpine setting. Using metal lamellae and glass that appear as a staggered crevasse, the architects created a sculptural object that simultaneously blends in with and contradicts the surrounding mountain landscape. "The building refers to the alpine scenery in a playful way," says Angela Kreutz, partner of Stuttgart, Germany-based Blocher Blocher Partners, the architects for the Kaprun store. "The artificially created landscape of the shopping world contacts the real landscape."
Through its architecture, design, atmosphere, service and advice, the new Kaprun flagship concept aims to serve as a "social market" that brings people together. In addition to selling merchandise, Bründl Kaprun features a cafeteria, a fireside lounge, a 3-D cinema, a trekking path and a climbing rock to encourage customer interaction and engagement. "There was the desire not only to link shopping and adventure, but to create a place for communication," Kreutz explains.
The interior design repeats the exterior theme and interprets the geometry of the façade. An overall granite core links all four of the shopping floors via a central stairwell, with a stiffening beam structure that repeats the style of the sloping stairs and is based on diagonals resulting in triangles and rhombi. To keep the modern interpretation of nature throughout the space, materials such as exposed concrete, graphite brick, deep brushed oak and powdered steel are used for interior finishes.
Bründl's brand motto is: "We are extraordinarily different." For a mountain village, the architecture for the Kaprun flagship was meant to be "very daring, polarizing and urban," Kreutz explains.
Another retailer taking a fresh approach to what might be considered a traditional sport is the Elord Golf Fashion flagship store in Seoul, South Korea. The luxury Korean golf brand had previously worked with London-based JHP Design on the creation of a new design concept for its concession sites within department stores in Korea. The commercial success of that concept then led to the development of a 1,500-sq.-ft. Elord Hills flagship store at the company's new headquarters in Seoul.
Working with Elord's in-house design team, JHP was asked to take the core elements of the concession concept and create a store that combined "the science of golf with the height of fashion," says Austin McGinley, head of marketing, JHP Design.
Building on that high-fashion theme, the design team used legendary golfer Ben Hogan's notorious quote to summarize the flagship store: "If you look good, you feel good, and if you feel good, you play good."
"In Korea, golf isn't just a game—it is a philosophy and a lifestyle," McGinley explains.
"Every generation lays claim to it from old to young, and from conventional to anarchic." The Elord product range, which is highly technical and specialist in nature, sits effortlessly alongside Elord's high fashion clothing and accessories, he adds. "Even if one doesn't play golf, it does not deter prospective customers from entering the store," McKinney says. "This has been our greatest achievement."
The building's exterior design and architectural footprint is quite dramatic, created by Korean architectural firm Opus+Monosome. The inspiration for the contemporary approach plays on the golf theme as well. "The whole building has been designed as a massive bunker that, unlike the real thing, all players want to enter," McGinley jests.
The exterior concept translates directly into the interior space, with references to the sport of golf found throughout the store, including padded walls and fixtures clad in golf-bag leather, a cash desk with a shape that mimics "the perfect swing," enlarged "golf ball" fixtures and illuminated flag pins as hanging rails. Diverse materials, from black composite tiles to molded Corian fixtures to LED lighting, work together to create the overall feel of a "high-tech, contemporary club house," McGinley explains.
Like Bründl, the Elord flagship design is meant to be flexible enough to appeal to all, while also capturing the passion and drive of the lifestyle behind the brand.


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Jeff Poole left his job as a hen supervisor at Tyler Chicken and his three legged dog Willie, to pursue his comedic dreams in Chicago. A University of Arkansas alum and graduate of the i.o. improv and writing programs, as well as the Second City Training Centers writing, conservatory, and directing programs, Jeff has been an adjunct faculty member at the SCTC for the past three years teaching teen and adult writing classes and directing the youth ensemble. He has performed or taught workshops at Donny's Skybox, The Playground, Loyola University, and The Alliance Theatre in Atlanta, GA. He can be seen around Chicago doing stand up open mics or performing improv with "The Team." Jeff would like to thank his beautiful wife Nicole and his Mom, Dad, and Brother.


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I made beautiful Jjinppang mandu! Making this shape perfectly was difficult, but I was singing along to the music in the cooking video and it encouraged me. My husband saw how much fun it was, so he came over to help roll out the dough.
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Indicative Rate* $190.00 to $645.00 Room and Breakfast
Binna Burra Lodge is under one hour's drive from the Gold Coast and just 90 minutes from Brisbane, the rainforest of Lamington National Park sprawls like a rich emerald carpet across the spurs and valleys of the McPherson Ranges.
Locals say that there is a spirit which dwells in these mountains and forests - a spirit which has captivated thousands of people from all over the world since the area was first opened up in the early part of this century. Let nature weave it's magic and be rejuvenated amidst the lush rainforest of world heritage listed Lamington National Park. Binna Burra Lodge has been welcoming guests since the early 1930s and while the cabins have been updated with modern amenities, there are no phones, clocks, radios or television to intrude on the serenity.
... moreThe Sky Lodges are a modern alternate to the traditional Mountain Lodge and provide luxury self-contained accommodation with breathtaking views across the Numinbah and Coomera Valleys.
Spend your precious "me" time at Binna Burra in a rainforest setting and renew your health and well being.
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Children are welcome and there is a school holiday adventure kids club.
Cancellation Policy
Cancellations received 30 days or more prior to travel date - no cancellation fee.
Cancellations 14 to 29 days prior - 50 per cent of the first night's price applies. Cancellations within 13 days - 100 per cent of the first night's price applies
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The Clifftop Dining Room serves hearty country-style meals. Cafe style meals available at the Lamington Teahouse at the campsite.
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No check-in or check-out on Christmas Day accepted.
General Comments
Set in lush rainforest on the doorstep to World Heritage listed Lamington National Park, Binna Burra Mountain Lodge offers eco-friendly wood cabin accommodation, country style meals and your choice to relax or take advantage of their adventurous activities program. Activities include abseiling, flying fox, guided rainforest walks and much more.
A Flying Fox Zip Line and abseiling is also available for visitors' use.
How To Get There
For self-drive, the property is located an easy 36 kilometre drive from Nerang. Transfer from Gold Coast Airport and Nerang Railway Station can be arranged.
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Room packages include an Australian cheese platter at Sunset and guided activities.
Room with breakfast rate includes a full country-style breakfast, Australian cheese platter at Sunset and evening entertainment.
Both rates include guided morning or afternoon walks and activities.
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Casuarina Cabins were built in 1934 and still retain their charm and character. They are made from hand-cut tallow-wood slabs and are heritage listed. The cabins sleep two to six people and rollaways are available. Each room has a vanity unit, and other bathroom facilities are shared with approximately nine other rooms.
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Since they give so many seeds in a pack perhaps we could exchange some. I already received my order for 2013. I am keeping the packages sealed and in the frig until about Feb. Then I will open them and can exchange at that time. I put this here versus the seed exchange because I want plants that can do well here in Florida.
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Celebrate New Year's Eve with Acqualina's Out of Africa Experience
When: From 12/31/2013 to 01/01/2014
Ring In The New Year With The Ultimate Celebration
Acqualina offers international jetsetters and astute South Florida residents three options to ring in the New Year in style.
Tuesday, December 31, 2013
9:00pm to 1:00amDinner with champagne toast $295 per person
Dinner with open bar and DJ party $350 per person
Open bar and DJ party only $125 per personGuests who select the dinner option will enjoy the resort's interactive food stations. With indoor and outdoor seating available, stations will include gourmet dishes like charred lamb kabobs served over barley and ostrich bobotie, seared prime strip steaks, and giant prawn cocktail with spicy tomato jam, a premium wine tasting station featuring a selection of the finest South African wines as well as a decadent dessert station with an array of South African inspired dishes such as citrus tart with honey and dates, buttermilk rusks, Koekisters, wood grilled angel food cake, and "Honest chocolate torte" featuring chocolate from the famous Cape Town chocolate shop.
Guests who select the open bar and DJ party option will enjoy live music, an open premium bar and specialty drinks prepared by the resort's mixologist. Fire dancers will entertain while soft tribal drumming fills the air. The ultra VIP party will be set poolside in an African setting with tiki torches and lanterns. Guests will countdown to the New Year with DJ Shlomi spinning the hottest tracks, filling the air with love and high energy.All prices are subject to a service charge of 22%, plus any applicable state of Florida sales tax (currently 7%) and local resort tax (currently 2%). Valet parking is $15.
Advanced reservations and prepayment are required. For more information on Acqualina Resort's Out of Africa New Year's Eve celebration, contact the resort's concierge desk at 305.918.6860.


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PresentationPRO-II is a compact, reliable system that simplifies the task of supporting professional quality visual presentations, live events, corporate boardrooms, and church services. PresentationPRO-II is offered in two configurations: The PresentationPRO-II SDI and the PresentationPRO-II HD.
PresentationPRO-II combines an eight input universal analog video router, Barco's high performance proprietary Athena scaler, and a full-featured control panel in a single integrated package. The eight universal analog inputs accept standard component and composite analog video formats (NTSC, PAL), computer resolutions up to UXGA and analog HD formats including 720p, 1080I, 1080p. The Barco Athena scaler features 1:1 pixel sampling, motion adaptive de-interlacing for both standard and high definition sources, 3:2 and 2:2 pull down detection, low video delay and aspect ratio correction. The operator can also capture and store three images for use as full-screen LOGO image, background or down stream key source.
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Cutwater came to us for the launch of their new campaign for Nvidia, Speak Visual, a celebration of all the dazzling eye-candy Nvidia technologies make possible.
The campaign was aimed at the creative class - a discerning, notoriously hard-to-please audience. Which posed a question: how do we reach them?
Our answer: smart, highly-relevant content. We shot video portraits profiling a diverse group of influential visual creators, from architect Michelle Kaufmann to digital artist Joshua Davis.
Then we built a compelling home for this content: a 3D environment with a unique sense of spatial integrity. Building this space was a creative and technical challenge, but we cracked it using a mix of Flash, Papervision and Five3D technologies.
Finally, we brought the audience into the story with The Gallery, where creative types across the globe can upload their own visual work. Nvidia and Cutwater will select the most innovative submissions and project them onto the side of buildings in world cities.
I'm very appreciative of all the thinking, the love, the push-backs and the craft that you all did. It's very rare to find a partner like you guys. But I'm glad we did.
It's been thirteen years since we started Odopod.
We've always wanted one thing: to do the best work of our lives. Along the way, we have been joined by an eclectic and exceptionally talented bunch of people who wanted the same thing. Together, we've built a company we love.
Two years ago, Odopod was acquired by Nurun.
The acquisition was a validation of everything we had built. It was also a catalyst for some big changes we wanted to make. We began to tackle bigger, thornier problems and to work all over the world. With Nurun, we've had a series of huge wins and have been producing our best work yet.
That's why we recently decided to retire the Odopod brand, formally adopt Nurun as our name, and take the reins of Nurun's US operations.
We're all still here—same team with the same appetite for great work, only now with different e-mail addresses and more frequent flyer miles. And we're growing, so send your talented friends our way.
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M. Ward recently visited KINK Portland's Bing Lounge for an acoustic session! You can watch the entire set on KINK.FM now.
M. Ward on tour:
May 27 Barcelona, Spain Primavera Festival
June 10 Philadelphia, PA Mann Center for Performing Arts
June 11 Vienna, VA Filene Center @ Wolftrap
June 25 Berkeley, CA Greek Theatre
June 26 Davis, CA Mondavi Center
July 07 Winnipeg, MB Canada Winnipeg Folk
July 09 Ottawa, ON Ottawa Blues
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July 31 Newport, RI Newport Folk Festival
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While Simon Reynolds and Maura Johnston have both offered elegant, convincing theories as to why catalog sales have been beating current product over the last few months, Jay Frank at FutureHit.DNA offers a simpler, market-driven solution.
[Catalolg sales] have been going up for the last 2 years largely due to the return of the bins in the front of Wal-Mart and Best Buy stores selling older titles for $4.99. The prominent positioning at retail is now going to cheap, older titles thereby driving up their sales. Both Wal-Mart and Best Buy have increasingly placed their new music releases in harder to find places. My local Best Buy has the top sellers positioned down a regular aisle facing the rear of the store blocked by an aisle of hair dryers. Wal-Mart has been moving their CD racks to the mid-point of the media sections. You'd be hard pressed to get sales if it's not in a visible place by which to sell the product.
As Frank also observes, newer music tends to be higher priced, as well. Few stores offer discounts for first week sales anymore (since they can't compete with Amazon, anyway, why bother?). Reynolds and Johnston make good points, but I have a feeling Frank is closer to the reality of the situation. Convenience and price matter, and though people may be leaning toward the comfortable and familiar these days, as Johnston suggests (though when did they ever not lean that way?), when you put a bargain price on what people want most, anyway, it makes a big difference.


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Lindsay Lohan's made-for-TV biopic, Liz and Dick, will premiere later this fall.
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Elizabeth Taylor's Sons Protest Lohan-Billed Biopic
Lindsay Lohan has copped flack aplenty since it was announced that she will play movie icon Elizabeth Taylor in the Lifetime telemovie Liz and Dick. And word 'round the blogosphere has it that the screen dame's own sons — Michael and Chris Wilding — have joined the naysayers who disapprove of the controversial casting.
Lindsay Lohan Cast as Elizabeth Taylor in Lifetime Biopic
Cue the laugh track: Lindsay Lohan will play acting legend Elizabeth Taylor on the small screen. Just as long as she can stay out of trouble.
Lindsay Lohan and Megan Fox Competing For Elizabeth Taylor Role
A Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen reunion! Well, not quite. Lindsay Lohan is getting to equally C-list competition in her quest to play A-list icon Dame Elizabeth Taylor in an upcoming made-for-TV movie. Former Transformers hottie Megan Fox is also in the running for the role.
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Having cancer can affect every part of your life. Being in pain not only affects your body. It also interferes with your thoughts and feelings. People can have lots of emotions when they are in pain. You may feel:
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If you feel okay emotionally, your physical pain may feel better. It can help to talk about your feelings. You could talk to your partner, a close friend or relative. If you don't talk about your feelings, the people close to you may not realise you are in pain. They may not understand why you are angry or upset.
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Louis XVIII
biographical name(born Nov. 17, 1755, Versailles, Francedied Sept. 16, 1824, Paris) King of France by title from 1795 and in fact from 1814 to 1824. He fled the country in 1791, during the French Revolution, and issued counterrevolutionary manifestos and organized émigré-nobility associations. He became regent for his nephew Louis XVII after the 1793 execution of Louis XVI, and at the dauphin's death in 1795 he proclaimed himself king. When the allied armies entered Paris in 1814, Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand negotiated the Bourbon Restoration and Louis was received with jubilation. He promised a constitutional monarchy, and the Charter of 1814 was adopted; after the interruption of the Hundred Days, when Napoleon returned from Elba, he resumed his constitutional monarchy. The legislature included a strong right-wing majority, and though Louis opposed the extremism of the ultras, they exercised increasing control and thwarted his attempts to heal the wounds left by the Revolution. He was succeeded at his death by his brother, Charles X.
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is it possible to lighten the trigger pull on bersa 380 thunder. called one smith who said it can't be done. another smith said between $40-$60. what is the correct answer?
is it possible to lighten the trigger pull on bersa 380 thunder. called one smith who said it can't be done. another smith said between $40-$60. what is the correct answer?
Welcome. What does your trigger measure? If it's within specs or 5-7 lbs SA & 8 to 13 lbs DA, probably not much can be done other than proper lube & continued use. You could try some KG-10 Dry Lube on the sear. Double a pipe cleaner, dip it in the KG-10 & slip it down in front of the cocked hammer (unloaded pistol of course) then ride the hammer down, squeezing the KG-10 onto the sear.
I have used it on all my pistols & just did a test on a new Rock Island 1911. I'd put 130 rounds thru it, cleaning it twice & spraying Rem Oil Dry Lube down onto the sear. This smoothed the grittiness out of the trigger, but only improved the trigger pull from 5-1/4 lbs to 5 lbs. When I cleaned it this last time, I used KG-10, dry fired a few times & trigger pull is down to 41/4 lbs.! Also, I suggest you join us at Bersa Chat. I don't recall anyone having it done, but a lot of Bersa owners over they & someone may have tried it.
My wife has a Thunder 380 with 4 lb. pull for SA & 9-1/2 lb. pull for DA, which are at or below minimum advertised weights. I didn't have my trigger pull gauge at the time, so I don't know what it was before.
None of the gun stores around me handle it, so I get mine from Midways USA. You may find it locally. One caution, the stuff goes on black & while it will wash off your hands, it will NOT wash out of your clothes.
i want to thank you guys for your prompt replies and helpful information. You don't know how nice it is to get a straight answer.
Come join sister board we give a lot of straight answers and more sometimes.
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Name Test date Result EDD Alix 8/ 8 BFP!!! EDD 4/19/2014 Tara 8/30? AF Isra 8/25 or 8/29 AF Simone 8/23 Victoria 8/11 BFP!!!! EDD 4/18/2014 Brie 8/26 AF Expecting EDD Heather- 12/17/13 Vicki- 04/18/2014 Alix- 04/19/2014 Born: Christine--Baby Jordyn 7/2/2013 Nicole--Baby Lucas 6/29/2013 Gina--- Baby Lucas 5/18/13 Amanda--- Baby Halle 10/1/2012 Brie---Baby Layla 10/14/2012 Autumn---Baby Ryleigh 02/17/2013 Haley --Baby Amelia 07/14/2013 Teri-Baby ?? Amber- Baby ??? GOOD LUCK LADIES |
Definitely not for me.. I had them during my pregnancy, of course.. but not as a sign
copying this for the ladies who will be moving here tomorrow in case they miss it
I did begin the august board already, so let me know test dates
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afm- doc called, culture was clear of anything as well. so no answers. Idk if anyone has ever heard of young living essential oils, but they are the only therapuetic grade essential oils, meaning they are safe for ingestion as well. I had a little bottle of lavender, and began to use it twice a day in a sitz bath for 10-15 minutes. The burning has significantly been reduced. By like 98-99%. I also am using the aquaphor (chapstick for the hoo hoo!) but mostly relying on my lavender oil! Glad I thought of it!!
I did begin my chart, and temping (funny im using fertility friend, and I am using it to NOT concieve! lol) . looks like AF is packing up and leaving.. pretty short visit if you ask me. But definitely not complaining!!
how do i link my chart?
Vicki- I've only been PG once and MC'd. I never had that as a sign although I've experienced a lot of hotflashes related to flucuation in hormones from taking clomid. KMFC for you!
Brie- Thanks. That's cool that those things seem to be working for you! I'm happy that your itching and discomfort have greatly improved! Breastfeeding is probably still affecting your cycle. I have no idea when I will test for August that I'm not on any meds. It will be a wait and see kinda deal. I'm guessing it won't be until the third week in august sometime.
Tara: I think that if i only have a 2 1/2 day long AF with breastfeeding.. i def wont complain!! lol.I ended up not starting the bcp, I just dont want to play rush and roulette with my milk supply, and I only have 3 months to go..well more like 2 1/2 now, until i reach my goal of one year. I've done enough damage to my body with the Mirena, I just want a break. I will survive using protection. Not that I can get DH to do anything anyway.
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Last September I posted a rendering of our kitchen AFTER cabinets had been ordered and budget was pretty well set (better late than never). Buehl offered several suggestions for improvement and helped us find some ways that we could improve on the plan even that late in the game - thanks to Buehl's helpful sketches, we were able to make some changes that helped me get a beam moved to open it up a bit more, and a prep sink that I didn't even know I needed (but use constantly!), and an island that's exactly the right size to allow maximum seating yet without "cramping" the style of any of the workers in the kitchen. I am forever grateful, Buehl, thank you.
Background: This is a 1200 sq. ft home, with a an 8x16 kitchen which was an 8x8 working area with an eat-in 8x8 table space. We spent 10 years "dancing" with each other while prepping or cleaning because, believe me, I'm not the type to insist on doing all the cooking or clean up myself (my math figures that 4 eaters = 4 helpers, hehe) While the footprint remained the same, the remodel took out a load-bearing wall that also had hvac and electrical things in it that had to be re-routed. It involved setting a steel i-beam into the ceiling, this wall stuff ate nearly half of budget but because our primary goal was to open up a cramped space, we felt it was worth it. We kept appliances that we had already replaced (7 yr. old fridge, and 2 year old stove and dishwasher), this helped keep the rest of the budget in line. Sticking with stock and semi-custom cabinets helped, too. We worked with a very flexible contractor (Chuck Hall at Cornerstone Construction in Framingham, MA) that let us do some of the work ourselves (tiling, painting, etc), as well as all of the shopping for fixtures, this saved us time and money, and also allowed us to work in so many of the great ideas shared on this site (air switch for GD, Ticor sink, etc). Here is a before pic: the kitchen was evidently updated sometime in the 70's. Here are some after's and link to the album: http://s283.photobucket.com/albums/kk312/KrisMA_photos/Kitchen Remodel of a 1949 Cape/ Details:
I always found it helpful when others shared their costs of renovation, so in the spirit of helpfulness to those still planning, the total cost of our renovation was in the 50K ballpark: of that about 10K was on cabinets, 5K on fixtures, 3K on granite. The other costs I don't have broken down but covered plumbing, hvac, and general construction, including: demo, engineering, wood floors fingered into the old, steel I-beams + posts, 2 new windows, new sliding door, plaster walls, installation of cabinets. Here's a link to additional pictures: http://s283.photobucket.com/albums/kk312/KrisMA_photos/Kitchen Remodel of a 1949 Cape/ |
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What a transformation and a great use of space!! Congrats on your new kitchen-it is beautiful! You have done a great job blending your new kitchen into your home and making it look like very seamless. Enjoy, kdlarue |
- Posted by wi-sailorgirl (My Page) on Mon, Apr 12, 10 at 11:44
Gorgeous! I particularly like your counters, and I usually don't like granite. Very nice! |
- Posted by sammiecanada (My Page) on Mon, Apr 12, 10 at 11:50
Drop dead gorgeous....I just about fell off my chair it is so beautiful!! Well done...I love everything you did. |
- Posted by palimpsest (My Page) on Mon, Apr 12, 10 at 12:07
Its really nicely done. I like the Wm Morris wallpaper mixed in with the contemporary. You've created a loft-like open living plan in a traditional house, which wouldnt work for everybody, but given your wish list in a limited footprint you carried if off really effectively. |
What a fantastic renovation...it must be like living in a new house! And you have taken some really great pictures to show it off. Congratulations! |
- Posted by laxsupermom (My Page) on Mon, Apr 12, 10 at 12:34
Beautiful reno! Just taking out the wall and using the whole space makes it look 10 times bigger. I love all your choices. Your cabinets are beautiful. I'd never guess they were stock cabs. But the showstopper for me is your gorgeous backsplash. I love the random width and it works so beautifully with your granite. Great job! |
Wow!!! Beautiful job! Great job with the layout and great job with mixing all the elements. Your backsplash looks fantastic. Enjoy your new space. |
Wow, wow, wow! Your new kitchen is warm, inviting and nicely laid out. I love how well you blended your kitchen's colors and material choices with your living room decor (love that mantel, fun wallpaper). All the wonderful natural light you have in your space now is a bonus. Great job! |
- Posted by chicagoans (My Page) on Mon, Apr 12, 10 at 13:04
Terrific! I love all your choices and the kitchen looks functional as well as beautiful. You must be so excited! Congrats. |
- Posted by chris45ny (firstname.lastname@example.com) on Mon, Apr 12, 10 at 13:31
Very nicely done and a great change!! Love how the backsplash and granite complement each other. |
- Posted by julie94062 (My Page) on Mon, Apr 12, 10 at 15:29
Really fabulous job and well worth all the hard work! The colors go together beautifully and the whole space looks great! |
Wow! That is a wonderful transformation! It is so rich and warm and elegant. I love your cabinets, and that backsplash is just perfect in your space. How is that even the same space? Wowzers. Great job and congrats! |
This is one of the most dramatic renovations I have ever seen. It's amazing what you've transformed that kitchen into, particularly when you see the before pictures. I've had nearly that exact before kitchen and would never have dreamed that those afters would have been possible. And thank you so much for posting the budget, it at least makes me feel better about likely never seeing those kinds of results. |
What an incredible transformation! It's so warm and elegant, yet obviously a working kitchen. I absolutely love your palette, your granite, and your backsplash. All your choices. Just beautiful! |
It's so much fun to share the end result with other kitchen people -- out in the real world not everybody gets so excited about a kitchen. I was tickled pink reading your nice comments thinking "they get it!". Thanks so much for taking the time to respond -- thanks to for posting your own kitchens, mine would not have turned out as functional or nearly as fun as it did if you all had not posted your own ideas for me to "borrow." It takes a village. :-) Thanks again for your nice comments. |
WOW- I love it, your before kitchen looks like the kitchen in the house I grew up in. I can't believe it's the same space. Great job, enjoy it!! |
- Posted by swspitfire (My Page) on Tue, Apr 13, 10 at 7:56
Beautiful! Spectacular transformation. I have looked back and forth at your pics a few times now, admiring all the details..... Congatulations! |
- Posted by firsthouse_mp (My Page) on Wed, Apr 14, 10 at 2:00
You did a wonderful job transforming what looked like a small dark cramped area into an open, inviting and beautiful ktichen! Love it. |
- Posted by mythreesonsnc (My Page) on Wed, Apr 14, 10 at 9:44
This is such a beautiful transformation. The open feeling is amazing, and your choices are awesome! This is one of my very favorite before / after threads because the "after" is so dramatic. What great pictures too. Enjoy your wonderful new space. |
What a great space--nice job! It is so warm and cozy looking. I love the paint color in your living room--is it the same color you used in the kitchen? Would you mind sharing what color you used? Thanks! Enjoy your new kitchen! |
Thanks so much for all the kudos, and one more time I really want to thank all the posters here, I think there's a lot of us "lurkers" out there who don't often post but read and use the tips/ideas/products that people post on this forum. I feel lucky to have found you all, what a great resource you all are. Thanks. tanders: The paint color, which I actually hunted down a color that would match my Restoration Hardware Linen curtains (they're from the outlet so I don't have any idea what color they are, they don't have the colors on the outlet packages for some reason, at least these didn't): Behr77F-5 ("Wild Sage"). It's not as green as it appears in some of the photos, it seems to be pretty close to being RH's dark silver sage color. Thanks again! KRis |
Thanks Kris--I was thinking that your drapes looked very much like a R.H. color! Thanks for getting back to me about the paint color. |
While I was reading your story I kept looking at your before picture. Reminds me of my before with no counter space. Then I scrolled down to see the afters - WOW! Your new kitchen is amazing. Not only that, I would never have chosen the finishes you chose BUT I can see myself living there and being very, very happy with your kitchen. I love the windows and no uppers. Congrats on such a great job! ~Cindy |
I love your kitchen! It's fantastic, love everything about it, great job! |
- Posted by eastbaymom (My Page) on Thu, Apr 15, 10 at 14:02
What an amazing transformation! I especially like the vent hood and backsplash. You gave the name of the backsplash, but not the vent hood. Do you know the brand of it, by any chance? Also, I want to ask some newbie questions about some of the features you mentioned.... what do these terms mean? Micro-drawer |
- Posted by kitchenaddict (My Page) on Thu, Apr 15, 10 at 15:06
Can you hear it enough times...I think not! Your kitchen looks MAAAVELOUS, darling! |
Hi! Love your kitchen! We're just starting this process and I wondered if you could tell me how you did your speakers with the airport express? We have 2 of them already and think we need to upgrade to air extreme. We wanted to add sound to our renovation too but it seemed pretty costly..would love to hear what you guys did. Thanks |
This is Mr. kris_ma. She asked me to step in to answer some questions: eastbaymom: The vent hood is from Bosch. I think Kris got it on Overstock. The "micro-drawer" is a Microwave Drawer from Sharp that is in our Island. We really like having a microwave that isn't above the stove or taking counter space. The NeverMT is a kit that allows us to hook up the sink soap dispensers to large jugs of soap so that we don't have to refill them. And the hidden storage is an assignment that *I* got based on an idea that Kris picked up off this board (which is why she isn't allowed to frequent here any more :). The 3" trim board between the fridge and the over-fridge cabinet is installed on a piano hinge, so that it swings backwards to store large flat trays, placemats, etc. on top of the fridge without them being seen. sandbox5: Here's the story of the wired sound: Kris found some Cambridge Soundworks Ambience 80 speakers, which install in the ceiling. We ordered four of them (2 in the kitchen and 2 in the living room) and got permission from our contractor to run some speaker wire while the ceiling was torn off, and I ran wiring from where we wanted to speakers installed over to the location of our pantry, where we planned to install the sound equipment. We also had the electrician install an electrical outlet inside the cabinet. After the kitchen was finished, we cut holes in the ceiling to install and wire up the speakers. Inside the pantry, we ran the other end of the speaker wires into an electrical box with speaker terminals. For sound equipment, we got an Airport Express, which has a mode that allows it to stream music from iTunes. The hardest part was finding an amplifier that would fit inside the pantry and not generate too much heat. We ended up buying two small PylePCA3 amplitiers - one each for the kitchen and living room speakers. We put these in the pantry, along with the Airport Express and connected the audio out jack on the airport into the amplifiers (we had to use an RCA jack splitter to connect to both amps). We keep the amplifiers on, and can stream music from our laptops anywhere in the house. We also use a third party software program called Airfoil (for Macs only) that allows us to stream music from *any* application, not just iTunes. I hope that helps. |
- Posted by eastbaymom (My Page) on Thu, Apr 15, 10 at 22:45
thank you Mr. kris-ma! I love the idea of hidden storage. |
Thanks so much...we were wondering how we could add sound and hiding it in our pantry is perfect. I am cutting and pasting to my reno file. |
- Posted by vampiressrn (My Page) on Sun, Apr 18, 10 at 16:38
Wow...that is an amazing transformation. Great blend of space, products and colors. BEAUTIFUL!!! |
- Posted by onedogedie (My Page) on Tue, Sep 11, 12 at 11:32
Bumping an old thread because I have to compliment this kitchen. What a gorgeous symphony of wood & stone! |
Very, very nice of you Onedogedie (luv your username, btw). Thanks. It's been great, we still enjoy it every day -- no lie. For those GW'ers still contemplating whether it (the mess, the money, the time) is worth it -- it is. Kris (proud mom to "twodogedies") |
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In other news, it's possible the Republicans may support a write-in candidate for the Missouri senate race, solidifying the chances of a McCaskill win.
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Satellite Churches
Oct 7, 2010 2:29 PM, By Bennett Liles
Multisite ministries become a technical reality.
Good sound for video linking revolves around how much reverberation is transmitted to the viewing venues. A lapel microphone on the pastor can form a tough combination with a high-level sound system that relies heavily on acoustic throw for coverage. A better sound system for the originating sanctuary uses a higher number of very directional speakers or arrays, each of which covers a smaller area, enabling all of them to be operated at a lower volume level—distributing the sound more by wire than by acoustic power. This reduces the amount of sound bouncing back with delay into the pastor's microphone. Although it's largely a matter of personal taste for the presenters, audio people love pastors who use head-worn mics because these vastly increase gain before feedback and reduce reverberation heard at the other end of the transmission. In-ear monitoring also keeps the video-linked stage acoustically clean, considering that any reverberation picked up on the pastor's mic will be again blasted out over a main house sound system into another reverberant environment in the receiving sanctuary. This can result in a crisp, intelligible sermon sounding like it's coming from the bottom of a well to the satellite congregations.
The same concept applies to having adequate light levels on the main stage along with projector brightness and control of ambient light on the screens at the satellite churches. The grainy, old movie look is fine for old movies, but it's deadly for big screen sermon viewing. Many video-linked churches use a high-def video signal for the main wide-shot screen and a standard-def signal for the smaller IMAG monitors while others choose to go with 1080p on all screens.
Regardless of the specific production method, the fastest developing delivery technology is private network or Internet streaming using equipment such as the Streambox SBT3-5100 and SBT3-7100 systems along with a Streambox Broadcast Server, the StreamZ Live streaming media encoders from Digital Rapids, the Niagara series streaming products from ViewCast, the VBoss encoding package from VBrick, or Hai1000 series video system from HaiVision. There are some important considerations on the transmission element, especially if the intent is to send out live video. Melissa Johnson at Streambox says that bandwidth needs are set to some extent by worship style.
"I would suggest 6Mbps to 10Mbps, depending on the content of the video," she says. "A traditional service with less motion [in the video] could use less bandwidth. For more contemporary churches where the services contain a lot of movement, lights, and music, I would suggest more bandwidth. More complexity and motion uses more bandwidth."
Streaming transmission is the area in which the tech crew for the church has the least control if the solution involves public Internet conveyance rather than a segmented IP subnet on the church network or an expensive dedicated T1 Internet connection. Even if the church computer network connects the venues, it's never a good idea to try mixing the video transmission with office applications traffic on the network. Options for Internet streaming have never been better as compression techniques have matured and encoding/decoding gear has become easy enough for church volunteers to operate with little training or experience. Any church getting its sermon live on the link should have a backup link or a backup content plan. In transmission only for delayed local playback, some churches just do a large file transfer, but in this case, the sermon must be playback tested while there is still time to resend the file. Many have chosen to stream the sermon in realtime, recording it locally, and then testing playback for sound, video projection, and content.
For the service, two players running simultaneously is inexpensive insurance, but in either case, the local pastor must always be ready to take over. In presentation technique, there are methods that can enhance and unify the experience at the viewing end of the stream. Continuity of lighting and staging are subtle concepts, but they can contribute a great deal to the visual feel of being in the same room with the pastor on the screen. The color and intensity of the lighting at the receiving venue should match the atmosphere created on the stage at the transmission end, and the platforms and set design should be created by the same team or patterned closely after those on the video stage. This is all done to eliminate any sharp contrast in appearance at the edges of the central screen.
Lighting is the most versatile element, and nothing draws the congregation's attention to the screen more dramatically than a lighting change. Lighting can be used to control the entire visual theme, unifying it with the home church during the sermon and then smoothly shifting to a different local motif afterward. For churches at the receiving end, the projector is no place to save money, and if the budget is tight for a high-lumen long-throw machine, rear-screen projection is one option, but ambient light, sanctuary size, viewing angles, and screen mechanics are prime topics for consideration. The options are vast, so once the decision has been made to link multisite churches by video, let the message crafting begin.
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We here at The Audit understand the constraints under which the business press operates, and we're particularly sensitive to the access problem. Business is hard to report on because its officials, by and large, don't have to talk to reporters. We get that.
This is particularly true of closely held businesses, and triply true of real estate companies. Commercial real estate is secretive to begin with. In fact, that's part of its charm.
And we'll even concede that ground zero—the site of the former World Trade Center—presents its own difficulties.
Even so, there is no excuse—none at all—for the Financial Times story that ran last month under the headline, "Cometh the Tower, Cometh the Man," a regrettable profile of World Trade Center leaseholder Larry Silverstein.
We're not out to embarrass anyone, so we'll leave off the byline. But this piece isn't just valueless; it seriously detracts from the public's already shaky understanding of the world's most important real estate development. To those who watched with their own eyes the World Trade Center fall, the money grab at ground zero and the attendant failure to rebuild has been heartbreaking enough. The subsequent press failure to hold the leading actors accountable has been like salt in the wound.
And while the business press isn't to blame for that seventeen-acre hole in the middle of the financial district—that would be the fault of ex-New York Governor Pataki, followed closely by Silverstein himself—it is certainly to blame for the public's continuing confusion surrounding the project.
The fact is, some outlets, particularly the FT, the New York Post, and Esquire magazine, have been played like a circus organ by Silverstein's public-relations man, Howard Rubenstein. Meanwhile, The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal have been disappointingly inconsistent, considering that, for the Times, this is a hometown story close to the hearts of all New Yorkers; and that, for the Journal, the Trade Center, besides representing a story of international significance, just about landed in its newsroom.
The highly-overrated Rubenstein, by the way, is a PR craftsman with but a single tool—a screwdriver—and he wields it crudely. He controls access to Silverstein, and that's it. But the truth is, Silverstein has had nothing new to say for years. By the looks of the coverage, no one took the scary but liberating step of disregarding either man to tell the story what has become of ground zero, any fair rendering of which would name Silverstein and his shadowy financial backers as a leading reason why there is no iconic Freedom Tower or anything else over there.
In any event, the hypocrisy and general b.s. surrounding that project has to stop, and we'll use the FT story as an opportunity to review press coverage of the failure at ground zero and Silverstein's role in that failure.
The FT's story, it turns out, is only the latest and worst example in a galling genre: the profile of Silverstein as gutsy underdog, the can-do developer in a hurry who would have had the World Trade Center rebuilt by now if not for evil, foreign insurance companies, bungling bureaucrats, and unnamed powers that be. He is a man on a quest with a dream/vision. He is a man who does not buy green bananas because at his age, seventy (seventy-one, seventy-two, seventy-three, seventy-four, seventy-five, seventy-six), he has no time for them ripen.
And while the headline, "Cometh the Tower, Cometh the Man," is intergallactically stupid, the subhead shows that the premise of the story is fatally flawed.
Larry Silverstein overcame all the odds to buy the Twin Towers in July 2001. Six weeks later, they were rubble. But before he could rebuild, he had to persuade America he was worthy of the task.
Readers struggling to understand what's happening on Liberty Street must have wondered if they had read this story before, and in fact, the premise is wildly dated. Many news outlets have described Silverstein's struggle to win the lease over larger competitors. These stories came out at the time of the deal, in the days after 9/11, and then regularly until the present. Peter Grant and Jim VandeHei provide an early example, full of detail, in The Wall Street Journal on November 2, 2001.
Grant and VandeHei related a nice anecdote in which Silverstein, after being hit by a car, negotiates from a hospital bed.
But Mr. Silverstein proved relentless. When he was struck by a car and broke his hip shortly before one of the bidding deadlines in January, he continued working from his hospital bed.


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So this one time a writer finished a book she thought was just dripping of awesomeness and, because she figured those silly old rules about letting the story sit and the very real need for multiple revisions and advice about maybe hiring an editor all applied to Writers Less Incredible Than She, the first set of top agents had said writer's query in their inbox faster than you can say "Rookie Mistake." Oh, and the one agent — named Michele Martin from MDM Management — that she was referred to by a pretty friend never actually got a query, but instead got a simple email stating that Tiffany Romero had referred her.
Of course, she got turned down. By all five of the agents she had queried and had assumed were going to make her the next Exception to the Rule. BASTARDS! Didn't they know WHAT KIND OF TALENT THEY WERE DEALING WITH?
The writer shook off the rejection (it MUST have been a glitch in How The Universe Operates, after all) and started researching the next five agents or so. And lo and behold, there was an email from the agent she had emailed on Tiffany's referral. The agent wanted to talk.
On. The. Phone.
With me. (I mean…oh screw it. It's hard writing about myself in third person without falling into a fit of girly giggles, so I'll stop.) So yeah….the agents wanted to talk with me! Maybe she was going to sign me! Maybe I was the exception to the rule. Maybe…
Maybe I needed to keep querying and slow down and practice not squealing while speaking with Michele the following day. Of course, there was no contract to sign after our conversation. There were suggestions to tighten the manuscript and how to make things work better and where I needed more and why this area needed much less and Just Cut That Part, Okay? So I sent out another few batches of query letters and tightened my work.
After the next batch of rejections, I figured my query sucked and wasn't getting past round 1 at the agencies they were going to, so I took a query workshop and came out on the other end with a query that sucked so little it was positively pretty.
So I sent that bad boy out to even more agents while I worked on making the manuscript Not Suck with Michele (turns out what I thought was literary gold was no more than first draft dribbles..who knew?). All told, she probably worked with me for three months before gently bursting my Bubble of Happiness by telling me that I had talent but the manuscript just wasn't ready. She suggested an editor and invited me to resubmit after I had revised. A Lot.
I told her to bite me (in my head) and thanked her for her time (in an email).
That's when I pulled the plug on queries and put my manuscript in a forgotten pile and went on with my life by keeping busy with the strangest hobby which involved writing more and submitting my work to Other People. I know, sounds strangely like work and building a platform, but don't let yourself be fooled. I was actually just pretending the book I had written didn't exist and this was just one way to stay crazy busy enough to do just that.
And then one day I found myself being offered a featured blogger spot at Lissa Rankin's Owning Pink.
Another found me giggling like a school girl in front of an ice cream truck when Leah Segedie asked if I wanted to be an editor on Bookieboo.
The email inviting me to bring some funny to An Army of Ermas had me at hello.
And the one asking if I was interested in contributing to 30 Second Mom would only have been answered faster if the subject line had read "A yes gets your face on an iPhone app."
And I guess all that got me enough confidence to start submitting individual pieces and that's when Hippocampus Magazine accepted an essay and Funny Not Slutty decided I was worthy and THE POINT IS I FINALLY GOT OFF MY ASS AND GOT TO WORK!
Somewhere in all that craziness I also put my ego away and reread my manuscript. You know, the one that Michele had said showed promise but wasn't ready? Yeah, funny thing. Turns out she was right. I mean, it not only sucked, it also S-U-C-K-E-D. So I took her advice, hired Brooke Warner to edit, and busted my booty turning that manuscript around.
Eventually, I found myself at the Point of No Return. My manuscript was ready to go out into the big wide world or back into hiding. I decided to put on my big girl panties.
That's when I got my pretty new(ish) query out and sent it off to five agents. Right after that I emailed Michele.
And on Valentine's Day I was signing a contract to be represented by Michele Martin of MDM Management, who was originally referred to me by Tiffany Romero of Bloggy Bootcamp and Other Social Media Awesomeness and also now represents Lissa Rankin, who runs Owning Pink, and the synchronicity of the whole bit tells me that some things are just meant to be.
Moral of the story?
It's entirely possible that my query letter still sucks. I wouldn't know. I got my agent with an email.
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I love How I Got My Agent stories! Thanks for sharing yours, warts and all. I signed with my agent back in December of last year and I had a similarly rocky road of rejection and revising. I started querying after my second draft. Big mistake. I've completed 12 drafts now and it's amazing to me that I ever thought that early draft was up to snuff. It's tempting to query when you feel like you've got it, but that "drawer time" when you take a break and don't look at it is absolutely essential.
Congrats, Pauline!
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Alexandra, the Empress herself directed me here. In fact, she told me I should read this/you. Politely.
I'm in the throes of the querying process, so this was lovely, funny and absolutely helpful for me to read.
Congratulations!! And I'm so glad Alexandra introduced me to you.
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Heidi, thank you for stopping by and much love to Alexandra for sending you my way. The biggest lesson I learned? Every mistake on the way made for some damn good writing. Can't wait to connect more in the future!
So, via Twitter I learn you've been following my blog (in the non-stalker way) but did I know that? And forgive me if we already met somewhere along the way and I didn't make the connection!! I just followed you on Twitter so you will not be missed!
Yes to all the lessons learned! I got some incredible feedback from an agent – both brutal and positive – that led me to do some serious revision. The queries and the ms are out there now and I'm waiting…
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Confession time: I was following you on twitter but totally didn't know it until I clicked your name to follow you after alexandra introduced us. So we're kind of even. Yes?
Also? Feedback from an agent is AWESOME!
I thought that's what it might be, so I went to look for you in my scant 'followers' section and I couldn't find you. Anyway, as you know I've followed you.
And, yeah, we're even. Nothing to get even about. I'm really happy Alexandra made this happen.
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WOO HOO!!! I am thrilled to have been along for this journey and can't wait to see where it goes.
Seriously, you were born to write.
The end.
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Tiffany, you were born to connect people. And I can't wait to see all the amazing opportunities that will come YOUR way. Also? You're pretty.
The end.
Beaming with joy for you, girlfriend. So very proud and happy and smiling.
I'm going to get some serious direction and get my stuff out. First off, asking TIff If I can go off her referral, too, and then contacting your editing suggestion. Getting my memoir published and my children's book is My One Dream.
Gotta play to win, right?
Thanks for all this info, you are such a sharer. The world needs more of this, and there is enough room in the world for all of us…when will everyone realize this?
SO HAPPY FOR YOU. High five,. xo
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Alexandra, you are an amazing writer and I know you will go far. I can't speak on the referral, but I can tell you that working with Brooke Warner (warner coaching) was incredible. She pushed me to tighten my work and find the real story mixed in with all the crap.
Also? Yes….PLAY TO WIN, GIRLFRIEND! Cuz there's plenty of room.
The best thing about you, girl, is that not only can you write and you're funny, but you're open and honest and self-deprecating. I guess that's a few things, huh? If you were a celebrity, I am certain you would not claim you only eat salad and never exercise or worry about your weight.
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Woohoo! I'm on this road, and always enjoy reading these stories. Hope to write one myself someday. Soon. Congratulations!
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Elizabeth, thank you for reading and commenting! I will tell you it is still surreal to realize I am one of "these stories" cuz I know exactly what you mean. Thank you for the support and I can't wait to see where this road will lead. Good luck in your own journey!
WOW!! This is a road to awesome if I ever read one. I love this!!! Congratulations on all you've accomplished-so wonderful!!! xoxoxo
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Road to Awesome….
Jen, my friend? That is exactly what this is. and thank you. *grins*
*hugs* You're welcome – you deserve this awesome'ness!!!
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