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My DH gets nosebleeds in bed once every few months. And since he's sleeping he doesn't realize until he bleeds all over the sheets. I often have to replace the sheets. Any solutions? We don't currently have a fancy washer, just a regular old fashioned top loader. |
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Cold or cool soak with Biz or a detergent that contains enzymes (which most do except the cheapies, check the ingredient list). |
There'll be some more experts coming on here sooner or later, cottonpenny. In the meantime, ditto what dadoes said. |
You don't say if the sheets are white or colored. If white, you could use straight hydrogen peroxide. People who work in medical laboratories use it for blood stains on their lab coats. You can google "using hydrogen peroxide to remove blood stains" and find lots of info. Peroxide is a bleach, so wouldn't be good on colored sheets. Cold water soak and cold washing should do the trick. If the stain if very fresh, you might not even need the enzyme which might be hard on some fabrics. |
- Posted by cleanteamofny (My Page) on Wed, Jun 27, 12 at 20:36
Hydrogen peroxide can be use to break up blood stains. Clorox 2 pour directly will do the same. Pre wash with cold water to start off so stain will not set in, then wash in warm water wash with detergent and emzyme detergent booster with the longest cycle possible. If you can find Tide with Bleach with the use of Biz or Clorox 2 should remove the blood stains. |
Definitely rinse and soak in cold water first, and use it with any of the above-suggested soaking products. |
Warm water only, no chemical. Soluble at 89 degrees. Cold or hot will set the stain. |
- Posted by hockeymommy (My Page) on Sat, Jun 30, 12 at 12:14
I use a product called "Awesome" that I purchase at the Dollar Tree store in the states. It is unbelievable what it can get out. It has gotten dried blood out of my daughter's mattress pad with absolutely no trouble at all. Also, another product I use and swear by is the Tide Booster in the cylindrical orange bottle. I've been using it for about two years now and they are just starting to sell it in Canada. I also pre-soak our white socks in Awesome and hot water every few weeks and they whiten right up. |
Warm or hot water will set the stain. Cold water is what you need to use to get blood stains out of laundry. I've always put such laundry in the washer ASAP, fill it up with cold water, let it agitate for a few minutes, then pause the washer and let the laundry soak. Since you're talking about bed sheets, I would get them soaking first thing in the morning and let them soak as long as possible -- like late afternoon if you need them that evening. Then let that water out of the washer and fill with fresh cold water with a good enzyme detergent to wash. Hydrogen peroxide is cheap and helps too, but I don't usually need it if I soak as described above. HTH |
- Posted by hollysprings (My Page) on Thu, Jul 5, 12 at 13:00
Fill a small spray bottle with hydrogen peroxide and spray the blood. It will "eat" the stain if you saturate it enough and is safe for the fabric. It's what we use in the spay/neuter clinic on our scrubs. If there is a lot of blood, and it's become more set overnight, you might want to investigate going to a beauty supply house for hair processing peroxide which is available in stronger concentrations than the 3% sold in drug stores. It's in a lotion/gel form and won'be be able to go through a spray bottle, but a ketchup or mustard squeeze bottle will work just fine for that. After the blood is "eaten", put the sheets in cold water with an enzyme detergent. Then inspect them before they go into the dryer. If any stains remain, treat them again with the peroxide. If any bit of the stain is still there after washing and it's put into the dryer, you'll never get it out. |
- Posted by susanmiller696 (My Page) on Fri, Jul 6, 12 at 1:15
Rub out the affected area of cloth by applying solution of ammonia and water before laundering. |
I use 10 year old Asko 220V machine. I treat blood with Resolve spray (I think is the name) which used to be Spray and Wash. Then I wash with Tide HE plus Oxyclean at 160F plus temp. Never had any problems with stains. Oxyclean is predomantly Hydrogen peroxide as noted above. On tough blood stains, I have put oxyclean with mixed with water directly on the stain and soaked over night. I often soak my kitchen towels in Oxyclean and it is amazing the what comes out of the soaking... I am not sure if I helped you or not since most people cannot wash their clothes at a higher temp. This is why clothes were "boiled" in the olden days, to get the stains out.... The Asko washer always starts with cold water. Then the water is heated to a temp set by the machine (up to 200F). The machine cycle takes about 2 hours. No kidding. The warm/hot water sets in the stains before the chemicals have had the chance to do its work. Any type of protein stains get set into the fabric from the hot water. |
409. The kitchen and household cleaner called 409. Its amazing! Spray a little on colored or white sheets. Rub the fabric with itself until the stain starts to lift a little then wash it with regular detergent in cold water and the stain will come right out |
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Mesta (Места), Nestos (Νέστος) | |
Origin | at 42°07′10″N 23°35′10″E / 42.11944°N 23.58611°E, Rila Mountains, Bulgaria |
Mouth | Aegean Sea opposite Thasos, Greece 40°50′51″N 24°48′15″E / 40.84750°N 24.80417°ECoordinates: 40°50′51″N 24°48′15″E / 40.84750°N 24.80417°E |
Basin countries | Bulgaria, Greece |
Length | 230 km |
Source elevation | 2,240 m |
Avg. discharge | from 1,462 m³/s at the source of Cherna Mesta to 29,850 m³/s at Hadzhidimovo |
Basin area | 2767,1 km² |
The Nestos (Greek: Νέστος) or Mesta (Bulgarian: Места), formerly the Mesta Karasu (Ottoman Turkish), is a river in Bulgaria and Greece. It rises in the Rila Mountains and flows into the Aegean Sea near the island of Thasos. It plunges down towering canyons toward the Aegean Sea through mostly metamorphic formations. At the end, the main stream spreads over the coastal plain of Chrysoupolis and expands as a deltaic system with freshwater lakes and ponds forming the Nestos delta.The length of the river is 230 km, of which 126 km in Bulgaria and the rest in Greece. It forms some gorges in Rila and Pirin.
The Mesta's longest tributary is the Dospat River (Bulgarian: Доспат; Greek: Δεσπάτης, Despatis). The banks of the river are covered mainly by deciduous trees that extend into halfway between Bulgaria and Greece where it forms the modern boundary of Greek Macedonia and Thrace, as well as the boundary between the Kavala and the Xanthi regional units, having first crossed the Drama regional unit. The river later forms a delta to the north where swamplands, wetlands and a lagoon once existed except in the east.
In the Geography of Claudius Ptolemy, the river is referred to as Nestus (Νέστος), and is said to form the boundary between ancient Macedonia and Thrace.[1]
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By BUST Magazine in Eat Me on Sep 17, 2012
Want to make healthy, pizzazz-packed meals, but you're strapped for time? Look no further than this practical, innovative guide by Indian-American chef Ruta Kahate.
Even if you only have the most basic of kitchen skills, you can make Indian staples in around 30 minutes or less. Just stock your spice shelf with a few basic seasonings like cumin powder and curry leaves, and follow Kahate's straightforward, step-by-step instructions. Who knew making your own ghee and paneer was so simple?
The beet raita is a sweet, shockingly-hued, and deliciously creamy counterpoint to the robust, zingy one-minute chana, which, true to its name, is pleasingly quick and simple to assemble. The green pan-roasted chicken, seasoned with cinnamon and a kicking cilantro-based spice blend called green masala, leaves a pleasant, lingering heat on the tongue, and pairs well with the mouthwatering sautéed coconut chard. To cool your tastebuds, go for a sweet lassi—an Indian smoothie with yogurt and fruit, to which hand-ground cardamom seeds add an appealing astringency.
Recipes for ingredients that you can prep ahead of time and store in the fridge, like garlic paste, ginger paste, and green masala, add flavor and complexity while upping the dishes' fresh factor. According to Kahate's philosophy, "If it tastes good, it'll get eaten." If that's the case, your leftovers won't stick around very long.
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Everyone's AFC West sweethearts, San Diego Chargers, drop another close game to go to 1-2 on the early NFL season. Although the Chargers are leading the NFL with 461 offensive yards per game, something simply seems missing with this team… Maybe it's that incessant whining by Phillip Rivers beginning to wear on everybody?
To be fair, Leon Washington had a fantastic game for the Seattle Seahawks, returning two kickoffs for touchdowns.
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Everyone laughed at head coach Josh McDaniels in 2009 when he traded away QB Jay Culter to the Chicago Bears in exchange for Kyle Orton and other pieces. Everyone laughed again when he traded WR Brandon Marshall to the Miami Dolphins. The laughing had not yet let up when McDaniels traded FB/RB Peyton Hillis to the Cleveland Browns in exchange for QB Brady Quinn, and they were still laughing at him when he traded up to drafted Tim Tebow in the 1st round of the 2010 NFL draft… All the laughing leading to "Bronco Quarterback 3000″ from tauntr.com
All of this is compounded by Jay Cutler, Peyton Hillis and Brandon Marshall all off to great starts for each of their new teams, while the Denver Broncos are sitting at 1-2.
Although Kyle Orton has developed into a solid attacking style quarterback under McDaniels and it appears that Brandon Lloyd may be able to partially make up for the loss of Marshall at WR, McDaniels decision making may have cost the Broncos the game in week three against the Indianapolis Colts.
4th quarter, just over nine minutes remaining, Broncos down 20-13, 4th and 3 from the 12 yard line, McDaniels opts to go for the first down rather than the field goal. Kyle Orton's pass intended for Brandon Lloyd wasn't close. The Colts took over and scored the game's final points, winning 27-13.
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We all know the old adage, "Kicking wins ball games." What, that's not one? Well it should be!
Sebastian Janikowski missed a 32-yard field goal as time expired… giving the Arizona Cardinals a 24-23 victory. Janikowski missed two other field goals in the game, a 41-yarder and a 58-yarder.
A bright note for the Raiders, running back Darren McFadden has 345 rushing yards in three games. If RB Michael Bush regains his health and stays healthy, the Raiders look to have a formidable running game.
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I hope the remake of this game is going to be good, I think it is supposed to be made from bioware
Same ship as Coyle. I beta tested this, I bought this, I paid for this....and then CU hit planets everywhere! I know what SOE was trying to do, but they didn't check with who matters the most: The Community. As such, they lost a lot of customers including me. Only got worse when everyone could so easily and readily become a Jedi....to many people complained it was hard, because they couldn't do it or figure it out, or have the time...so SOE made it easy, which makes the whole Jedi class useless.
This game took over my life. And then the Combat "Upgrade" came out and it all went downhill from there. DAMN YOU SOE! You ruin games! For anyone who is interested though, there is a team making SWG-EMU, they are recreating Pre-CU SWG and hosting it on Private Servers. They have made a ton of progress.
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1) For the duct work, do you use galvanized sheet metal rigid duct?
2) When connecting sections do you use duct tape to hold sections together and that's it? or do you also screw the sections... or use clamps? thanks... any other info that can be shared would be appreciated. |
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rigid duct is best and using 1 screw per section before duct taping also making sure you have a back draft damper somewhere in the duct run or on the roof or wall cap |
thank you for the reply, Guadalupe. The vent cap where the duct exits the building has a baffle (swinging door)... I'm assuming that's what you mean by a back draft damper. When installing the ductwork, can the duct go up against and be strapped to wood members or must there be any clearances? |
Is it OK for me to use a few feet of aluminum flexible ducting (not the slinky kind) from the hood to minimize turns and angles? It will connect w/ rigid up through the 2nd floor and out the roof. Bill/Memphis |
rigid duct screwed no cloth duct tape - use fiberglass tape painted with duct sealing mastic. strapping to framing ok. flex not recommended as it really impedes airflow. If you must, limit it to 1 foot or less. |
- Posted by live_wire_oak (My Page) on Sat, Feb 6, 10 at 18:23
What Antss said. Except the bit about the flex duct. NO flex duct of any variety. It's a fire hazard as the ridges provide surface for grease to accumulate. Only rigid metal ducting allowed. Required by code actually. Sealing the seams with duct mastic and covering them with metal tape is usually a little bit easier than using the mastic coated tape. YMMV. |
- Posted by buffalotina (My Page) on Sat, Feb 6, 10 at 22:06
OMG, I am reading this about 4 months too late... I think my guys just screwed the sections together and that was it.... am I going to die? Is that a big deal? I figure my fan is so powerful it will whip everything past the seams out and out the door... no? What are the consequences - grease between the joists? Thank you in advance. |
If I don't use the flex I will have to use several of those multi-segment angle pieces that aren't smooth on the inside either and add more joints. Still no? Bill/Memphis |
bldn - you cannot look at these things with a casual eye and a shade tree engineering perspective. The flex duct's resistance to airflow with all of those ribs even if it's straight is many times grater than a segmented angle piece. It's a fairly complex fluid dynamics calc, so just take our word for it that flex duct is bad news. |
The liner I'm looking at has two 6" top exhaust vents (prestige powerpack). I'm limited by space in the ceiling joists and would like to continue with two 6" ducts, capped outside. A single 8" or 10" won't fit. I understand that the single larger duct can carry more volume, but the choke point is those two 6" exhaust vents anyway, right? One 6" is already in place, so running another down an adjacent joist would be relatively easy. Comments? Dan/Memphis |
One would have expected Prestige to provide some advice, but without it, I recommend you match six-inch vents with six-inch ducts. Larger ducting reduces resistance but also slows down the air velocity. Commercial ducting requires 2000 ft per min air velocity to limit the amount of grease that will condense. According to some sources I've read, residential velocities should aim for the 1000 to 2000 ft per min range. The two six-inch vents can be merged into a duct with the same cross-section, around 8-inches, but only if both power packs are powered at the same time. Otherwise, keeping the velocity up requires individual ducts. A call to Prestige may be desirable. kas |
- Posted by inter_alia (My Page) on Sun, Feb 7, 10 at 21:54
Fantech makes some clamps with rubber for hooking the duct to the fan that prevents vibration from transfering down the duct. American Aldes website has a Kitchen Ventilation diagram that may be of help. They sell flex duct for your application that does not restrict flow and reduces sound. They note it is not UL listed. A grease filter would keep grease out of the system. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Fantech RC6 Clamps
2 guys from Memphis, odd. This is a stupid question but my hood is not in yet and I want to get the ductwork going. Is there a convention re rigid round duct starting? I.e. does the appliance always have either a male or female opening? If so, which way is it? If so, will the final piece, the roof cap, follow that convention? What is the best way to join sections where one had to be cut? Bill/Memphis |
There is a rigid duct piece that is adjustable to any angle. I found it very useful in making those odd bridges between straight sections that would require several fixed angle connectors. With the adjustable I was able to have slight gentle curves instead of multiple fixed angles. I bought it in HD in the section with all the other duct segments. |
There is a rigid duct piece that is adjustable to any angle. I found it very useful in making those odd bridges between straight sections that would require several fixed angle connectors. With the adjustable I was able to have slight gentle curves instead of multiple fixed angles. I bought it in HD in the section with all the other duct segments. |
- Posted by Pam(firstname.lastname@example.com) onThu, Dec 9, 10 at 23:36
We are installing a vent hood in our kitchen which has a 10" rectangular opening and a duct coming from the ceiling with also a 10" rectangular opening. How do we make this work? Are there any adaptors that will work for this? Pam |
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For the first time in YEARS, I am going to have my own sewing room. Mostly I've had to share space with the guest room. But in recent months, one daughter has moved out on her own, and the guest room needs to move downstairs since my mom's knees don't climb stairs as easily as they used to. So we're playing "musical rooms" this summer. I get oldest daughter's room, second daughter is moving into the old guest room, and the guest room is going to her room. We'll have to PAINT, too .... UGH!
My sewing room is a bedroom that has a built-in ironing board in it. A previous owner must have sewed, and had it installed. Since I sew, we never took it out, even when DD#1 moved into the room. The room isn't huge - it currently houses my big sewing cabinet (for both regular machine and serger), a TV stand (and old VHS tapes), a small chest of drawers (to house fabric, eventually), and a desk. The desk is the only thing I can't figure out its use except as a desk. Any brilliant ideas here? I don't have another sewing machine (no plans to get one, either), there's already a place in the cabinet where my serger sits, and it's a double-deck computer desk so using it as a cutting table isn't really an option. Also, where do you all store your cutting boards? I have three - two are made for rotary cutters, and the other is cardboard and folds out - I've used it when I had to cut on the dining room table or on the floor. My DD left a bulletin board in there for me, and a set of bookshelves. The bookshelves will (eventually) hold all my sewing books. Any brilliant ideas for the bulletin board, or should I take it down? Decor is going to be my ever-growing collection of stuff related to the old TV Show _I Dream of Jeannie_. I have autographed photos, magazine covers, toys, and such to display. I'm probably going to change the curtains - haven't decided if I'll go with a hot-pink for Jeannie, or a sewing related theme. Thanks for ideas, DonnaR/CA |
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- Posted by damascusannie (My Page) on Wed, Jun 25, 08 at 11:04
Do you have to keep the desk in the room? Since you obviously aren't using it for a computer any more, it seems like it's time to either give it away or store it somewhere else. OR could you use it for a combination planning area, TV station and get rid of the TV stand instead? In a room with limited space, I'd get rid of at least one of these pieces. In fact, I'd get a wall-mounted shelf for the TV, store the videos on the bookcase and get rid of both pieces. Get some skirt hangers and hang your rotary cutting boards from them in the closet or on the back of the door. The folding cutting board can be stored behind the door, too. I'd definitely keep the bulletin board. I use mine all the time. It's very handy for pinning pattern instructions onto while sewing a piece. I also pin pattern pieces onto it I've taken them off the fabric, but am not quite ready to put them away yet. For your collectibles, mount some shelving up near the ceiling. This allows you to display these fun pieces without taking up space on the walls. The framed pieces will obviously go on the walls. It sounds like it will be a great room when you have it finished! Annie |
- Posted by kathi_mdgd (My Page) on Wed, Jun 25, 08 at 15:55
Here's some pictures of mine.My room is 16x 22,and is packed full.It also serves as my computor room,it's where i do my tole painting ans all my other crafts. My cutting table: thread rack: computor area: Kathi |
Here's a link to pictures of mine. It's 10 X 11 with one wall taken up with the closet. My DH built the 3 tables with the computer and sewing machines. The white table folds out to a nice big size, so I never use my cardboard cutting board any more. About a year ago I "overflowed" into the dining room with my quilting setup. We never used the dining room anyway, so why not? :) Donna |
Here is a link that might be useful: sewing room
That is one massive thread organizer, Kathi! Love it! I haven't even thought about mine yet - now that I am thinking about it, it will probably hang in the closet like the other one did for several years. Mine is so much smaller, though! Getting rid of the desk or finding another place for it - told my DD#2 today, taking it to school is definitely an option. If you can believe this, I'm in a spare room but there are no spare teachers' desks. It would actually be a perfect desk for me in my classroom because it has no drawers for me to junk up!!! And since it's one of those sparse "computer desks", my school computer would fit on it much better. (My school computer is on this thing called a computer table, but it makes me look up to the monitor in such an angle that my neck aches for hours afterwards.) Now I'm starting to think "new curtains". I just want cafe style, something simple - and am thinking about hot pink to go with all of my decor. I just bought myself a new sewing caddy - plastic, in hot pink - at Michael's. My decor is starting to go up (just to get it off the FLOOR). Anyone have any idea how I can display magazines that are part of my collection? They have articles within them, but I don't want to cut them up. If I can't display them, I think I'll have to put them in sleeves in 3-ring binders. Ideas? DonnaR/CA |
- Posted by kathi_mdgd (My Page) on Thu, Jun 26, 08 at 21:53
Donna , Keep your eyes open for stores that are going out of business for magazine racks.I got 2 of them many years ago when House of Fabrics closed.I myself don't use them anymore ,but DH uses them in his workshop for his magazines.I keep my magazines in those magazine holders.You can see some of them on top of the cabinet in the last picture. As for my thread holder,my BF dh made that for me many years ago.I saw the picture in a magazine,and when she asked what i wanted for my B'Day i gave her the picture and her DH made it.It holds 228 spools of thread. |
I have a whole wall that is peg board. It holds all my sewing notions, I have turners, scissors, embroidery hoops and so forth on it. Then all my buttons in one of those tool box things for screws and nails sorted by color and size also on the peg board. I have an old picture hanger that holds my cutting boards. I have a basket that holds my pressing equipment. I use old filing cabinets (thank heavens my DH business moved and threw them out) for my patterns. I have 8 plastic storage boxes with fabric in them separated by color and fabric. I have my sewing machines, 5 of them on plywood covered with sticky cabinet stuff and also my serger on top of the file cabinets. I help a 4H club sew projects so the machines are all used. I put all my sewing books above the machines. I have can lights above all the machines for my eyesight is not great. This is all in the basement and is a room 14' x 16'. The only thing I have a problem with is the carpet. It is hard to keep clean. I have plastic floor things from offices to keep the chairs nice and the 4Hers cut the threads out of them OFTEN. I have another older desk that we are in the mist of cutting the top to fit a machine. I also found another one sewing cabinet at an yard sale which needs new hinges for $1, so it will come in handy when repaired. I have a treadle machine upstairs. So the whole house is a sewing studio. I keep old plastic bottles from Laundry detergent for sew magazines, I cut off the top and the bottom holds the magazines just right. You can write the mag. and the issues on the side. I use old ice cream tubs for thread, divided by color and type written on the side. You would be surprised how much you can recycle items for a sewing room. The only thing I would add to the sewing room is a bathroom in the basement. I hate climbing the stairs every few minutes. We are in the process of adding a kitchen in the basement so if there is a rest room I will never, ever have to leave unless it is to go the fabric store. |
My 'sewing room' is also a small, basement laundry/catbox room-the good points are decent lighting, a large computer table for a sewing machine table, space on the walls to hang cutting boards, sundries, a corkboard for inspiration. My sewing goes in spells-sometimes I'm into it, sometimes I'm not. Right now, I'm looking forward to fall sewing, plans for a coat & jacket. I have an extra large ironing board, good for pressing, but still do most of my cutting on the floor. I also have some shelves over my sewing table for patterns, odd bits of fabric, notions, & some odds & ends... |
Donna, is there any way that you could have your sewing table in the middle of the room, etc, so that you could put the back of your desk to the back side of the sewing table. this would give you more room for sewing large items (quilts, curtains, etc) You could put your cutting boards on the desk and use as a cutting table, and still use it for a desk. If it's too low for a cutting table, maybe you could build a little table with enough height to sit on top and use it that way. just a thought. |
I have a basement sewing room also! I bought counter tops like for kitchens, one 8 foot along one wall that is cutting height & one 8 foot table height for computer , sewing embroidery machine & TV. I have 2 machines in cabinets ,a dresser on one wall & like a sofa table along another wall. Under the cutting counter are 3 chests with 4 drawers. 2 small night stands under table height counter.I have shelves on 3 walls up close to the ceiling for small containers and books etc. Over the table height counter are 7 thread racks . I have 2 cabinets for fabric beside the cutting counter. In other words the 4 walls have something!!There is a big closet that has a variety of things in it along with plastic containers with , you guessed it ----fabric!! I'm like Lizzie2 NO bathroom in basement!! So I do get exercise ! |
fabric storage, fabric storage - we all need more of course. (fabric and/or storage LOL) Sounds like there will be others who die an old lady with lots of fabric, also known as a killer estate sale for fabric hoarders. |
I love seeing all of your sewing rooms. I have used the dining room table for so long. My DH made a 42" x 8' plywood table top to fit over our dining table when the kids and grandkids come for dinner and we stored it in the basement when not in use. I asked him to place it in our old exercise room in the basement (the treadmill folds up) on top of the 6' folding table I considered using for sewing. He added an extender for his table saw he used in his woodshop for more stability and I now have a great sewing/cutting table. It is not anchored, so we can still use it for dining. I am about to use it for sewing the first time this weekend. I am thrilled. |
I've been catching up on some of the forums tonight, (it's been a busy summer)! It makes me smile that we sewers "get it done" because we love to sew; we manage to claim rooms and squeeze into small spaces, cutting in the dining room and on the floor! If I had my way, I'd gut the entire end of my house and incorporate the guest room (hardly used) and my other unused bedroom that is currently my sewing work room/computer room, and turn it into a wonderful sewing area. I manage very well now, however, with shelving for my fabrics. It cost me very little to get a laminate counter top made, which we installed on 20" brackets at the right height for my machines. I bought a large display table from a going- out -of -business sale that is a good height for cutting, etc. (It took us 3 days, with a lot of threats of cutting off the legs and a lot of bad words, but we got it into the room). I love the idea of hanging cutting boards with skirt hangers -- why didn't I think of that! I've been looking for board hangers, thinking I needed something specific for the cutting boards. I took the door off of the walk in closet (hung hippy beads instead) and put shelves all around inside and a place to hang the ironing board, etc. It works -- just l like all of your rooms work for you -- we're sewers, after all. |
- Posted by soonergrandmom (My Page) on Tue, Oct 14, 08 at 22:26
You folks are making me feel better. I thought I was the only one that had more fabric than Wal-mart. LOL I love my sewing room but it is not something I would take a picture of and post. Maybe after I get it in a little better shape. I make children's clothing for a humanitarian project and right now I have enough donated fabric to keep me busy for months. I started the project by using my own fabric and buying additional, but as people learned what I was doing they started to donate. I only have one sewing machine, two sergers, and a commercial buttonhole maker, but with all the fabric, my room is jammed. It looks pretty good after I clean it, but then I sew........or shop. It is pretty much a constant mess. |
Back after a long absence - my computer containing Garden Web stuff decided to permanently crash, so I had to try to get another old computer up and running again. Then school started and who had time to do fun stuff like message boards! My sewing room is looking better - it helps to have some of the stuff SHIPPED to its owner now residing in Missouri. But I still have the desk and some other stuff. I don't mind the desk, it's been a great project table. It's MY room and no one else usually tries to tread in it. DonnaR/CA |
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I have a relative, a very close relative that is always doing things for people. Oh, you say she sounds like a very nice person. She is but-t-t she goes almost overboard in doing. She will volunteer to drive people to the airport, pick up items at stores for them, making pies, sitting with their sick Mom and all SORTS of other things. Of course she doesn't do this quitely. She tells you over and over the things she does for other people. What is she getting out of this??? Attention? love? acceptance? is she bored? nosey? She is well thought of so is she doing this for self-love? and why. Also if she doesn't get the feed back from them she expects she complains. |
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Probably in the past people have taken advantage of her helpful ways and never thanked her for her kindness. Now, she wants to be acknowledged of the things she does. Sometimes I have to make a little noise to get my family to realize I'm not a rug to step on that I need to be appreciated. |
- Posted by juellie1962 (firstname.lastname@example.com) on Wed, Nov 14, 12 at 13:38
sounds like a martyr. I guess she needs to feel needed. |
I think maybe you're right juellie but still can't understand it. Maybe I don't need too but it may help hearing her constant talking (bragging) if I have some understanding of why she needs to be needed. |
- Posted by marie-ndcal (My Page) on Wed, Nov 14, 12 at 14:05
Like someone I know very well, she has to prove to everyone she is a "good"person, then has to prove it by telling everyone about it. It took this person a long time and lots of very hurt feelings and tears to even begin to be just a caring person who now does very little. |
From what you say I don't think there's the sinister motivation. Bored perhaps, but sounds to me she may well just be lonely. If so, it's great that she does these things to give her something to do. So why does she talk about it all the time? Perhaps because she has nothing else to talk *about*. I know people who can *only* talk about work. Dang, that gets boring and annoying. I'd rather watch political ads than hear incessantly about their minute by minute account of every day at work. Conversations about work are fine, but there's a limit. But the people I'm talking about have nothing else in their lives but work so that's the only thing they think they can talk about, and/or at times, they want to relieve a bit of frustration about it. Maybe she is well thought of, but how many actually give her a (sounds to me like a well-deserved) pat on the back for her generosity? Maybe therein lies the problem. People that do this are few and far between. Are you saying she sits with other peoples' sick mothers and the like? Good grief, she deserves more than a thank you in that case, she deserves flowers, candy, dinner and a movie... maybe a new car! LOL Unless I'm missing something I'd say rethink before being too hard on her. |
I wish she was one of MY close relatives. Everyone needs praise now and then...even my fur babies! Show her you appreciate her!!! Or maybe ask her if you can do something for HER?? |
- Posted by amyfiddler (My Page) on Wed, Nov 14, 12 at 19:46
Sounds like you are resenting her need to elicit attention, more than you resent her deeds. |
No amyfiddler that is not true, I don't resent either especially her deeds. She has a lot going for herself and I just can't figure out why she wants/needs to do this and then talk about it over and over. I think maybe she justs wants attention but why? She may be bored but she is one of those people who goes, goes and goes. She has a large family so is not lonely. Renee, some of the people she has helped have taken advantage of her but she enjoys knowing them and being in the know. Am I making sense. I guess I need to not let her talking get to me. She is a person who repeats things and I read one time that people who do that feel like they aren't heard the first time so I will try to praise/hear her better next time. I don't think she will get it because she talks to a lot of people and does this with them too. I will love her regardless. |
She may have issues that are not immediately apparent. For a good deal of my life I was the girl who couldn't say "no" when asked to do favours for others. My adoptive father spent much of my childhood telling me I was a useless burden who would go straight back to the orphanage if I didn't shape up. So I was continually trying to show how "good" I was, so the people around me would "keep me". It took years for me to recognise this dynamic and I'm much better now, but still inclined to be the "good" one. |
- Posted by YogaLady1948 (My Page) on Wed, Nov 14, 12 at 21:02
My Mantra is~~~Do all that is need and as little as possible;) I do this and people think I am very sweet and helpful and I am happy beause I know when to stop;) |
Some people do it for religious reasons - the more good you do the more likely you will get to Heaven. Could this be her problem? I know people like this. They just can't stop being helpful even when it comes to their own health. |
It's harmless and makes her feel good. Ignore it. |
Marty syndrome and she is compelled to prove it. Did she ask first if the recipient wanted the service before she performed it? |
jannie, I do need to ignore it. jemdandy, what is Marty syndrome? I'm will google it, scissors, she doesn't go to church but is from a religious family so you may have a clue there, will have to think about that. |
I think you've got it. She may feel 'invisible' as a person. Encourage her to feel good about herself, not her deeds. Many people become 'doings' instead of 'beings'. All of this performing gets in the way of feeling good about your Self. I'd encourage her to learn to say, "No." (Not everyone has passed through this normal-for-age-two stage!) |
She sounds like a very giving person and that's wonderful. I agree thats what makes her happy and so she talks about it. We all have our passions and this is hers. People talk about what they love. Golf, art, theatre etc. Just listen and understand. Maybe she's hoping some one would just for once do something for her. |
When I tell the same story to my kids, they say, "Dad ... you've told me that story three times, already!" (exclamation point intended!). Maybe you should list the various stories that she tells you, post it on the fridge, and when she tells one, go over to check it out whether she's told that one before, and when she asks what you're doing, explain it ... as a game that you're playing (with yourself). If it's a new one, you can add it to the list later ... or at the time, at your convenience. I think that "marty" was intended to have an "r" on the end, to make it "martyr". When she gets on her hobby horse, can you gently change the subject ... to something like current events ... non-controversial political issue (there may be such, do you figger?) ... the weather ... what her/your kid's latest project/escapade has been, etc.? ole joyful |
Marty was a typo; was supposed to be 'martyr'. My appologies to all the Marty(s) out there. |
Thank you everyone for your comments. You have given me a lot to think about. I think several of you hit on the why and I'm thinking there is more than one. I will definitely try to praise more maybe that will help both of us. |
Of course I don't know your relative, but in my experience, people who do nice things, and then shove it down your throat are not doing it simply out of the goodness of their heart. They NEED to be recognized, have someone make a big deal about them. Charity is supposed to be selfless and not about the recognition. That being said, there were definitely times when I went out of my way to help someone and barely got thanked for it. Or felt like the person barely noticed. Makes me want to think twice next time they ask me for help. I hate to feel that way, but it's just human. You don't mind helping when that person helps you in your time. Maybe your relative wants to "prove" to others (and herself) that she is a good person. There are definitely good deeds being done and maybe you should focus on that. |
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MISS MADISON's victory in the 1971 APBA Gold Cup on home waters in Madison, Indiana, ranks as one of racing's most memorable milestones. After years of countless retelling, the MISS MADISON Gold Cup story has indeed reached mythic proportions. The popular press account tells of MISS M--this aging underdog of a boat--suddenly and miraculously coming alive on July 4, 1971, and trouncing its well-financed opposition in the race of races. Here was a modern day David and Goliath--the hydro upset of the century--in the most memorable aquatic shootout since the MONITOR and the MERRIMAC. All of this hyperbole, of course, is pure poppycock. MISS MADISON was not the thousand-to-one longshot of popular legend. On the contrary, she was a bona-fide contender. I've tried to develop this point in the story that follows. At the time of the 1971 Gold Cup, it was easy for the media representatives to get caught up in the emotion of the moment. I know that I certainly did. The race was the answer to a sports reporter's dream. The inevitable reaction: "What a scoop! I can't overwrite this one!" Unfortunately, quite a few columnists got carried away in the euphoria of the MISS MADISON's triumph. And I was as guilty as anyone. The article that I did for RACE BOAT & INDUSTRY NEWS on the 1971 Gold Cup was as badly written as anything that I've ever done in 36 years of covering Unlimiteds. I'm not proud of it. Okay. I was a rabid fan of MISS M. The driver, Jim McCormick, was a personal friend. And this was my first of many visits to the picturesque Ohio River town that would soon become my home away from home. Small wonder then that my initial report on the race was something less than objective. In the years that followed, I toyed with the idea of writing a truly definitive account of the race for posterity. The opportunity to do so presented itself in late 1983. That was when my friend David Taylor, editor of the Madison Regatta souvenir program book, asked for my help on the 1984 edition. I worked all winter on the MISS MADISON Gold Cup article. It totaled approximately 5000 words on nineteen typewritten pages, one of my longer efforts. Most of my stories average around 1500 or 2000 words, but this one was extra special. My thanks go to David Greene and Philip Haldeman, both of the APBA Unlimited Historical Committee. I received a lot of valuable input from Dave and Phil that I greatly appreciate. For what it's worth, I consider MISS MADISON, THE GOLD CUP CHAMPION to be the single best article that I've ever written for publication, out of the hundreds that I've done since 1962. I really gave it my all I wanted to set the record straight about the second MISS MADISON being a competitive boat from late-1970 onward. But mainly, I did it for the driver and crew. I just wrote it down. They're the ones that went out there and did it. I wanted them to be able to re-experience their magnificent achievement. (All of the surviving team members told me that they enjoyed reading my story.) I also wrote it for the fans. For those that were fortunate enough to be there, hopefully they can return (in the mind's eye) to that thrilling day of yesteryear. For those that weren't alive in 1971, perhaps they too will be able to feel some of the same emotions as if they had been there, cheering the MISS MADISON on to gold and glory. |


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Posted on June 14, 2012 by Sheila Herrling, Vice President for Policy and Evaluation
If imitation is the greatest form of flattery, MCC should be very flattered by changes happening in Morocco. CEO Daniel Yohannes and I just finished a visit to Morocco to see progress under MCC's $697.5 million compact in agriculture, artisanal fisheries and artisan development. Throughout our visit, one message rang loud and clear: MCC's approach is changing the way Morocco does business.
At MCC, we talk a lot about a continuum of results, whereby we track the impact of our investments from policy reform and changed business practices to inputs, outputs and, eventually, outcomes largely measured through income gains for program beneficiaries. While we saw representations of the larger outputs achieved to date, we heard something equally interesting but harder to measure--that the Government of Morocco is applying the MCC model--transparency, accountability, results-focus, and standard-setting--to its own operations. Some quick examples cited by government officials:
• The Minister of Agriculture and Maritime Fisheries described the Morocco Compact's Fruit Tree Productivity Project as the Government of Morocco's model for farmer aggregation, one of two key pillars in its own agricultural development strategy or "Green Morocco Plan." Like MCC, the Government of Morocco has committed to making agriculture an even greater growth engine in the country by focusing on the organization and professional development of farmers as a principal tool.
• The Minister of Finance and Economy applied MCC's model when recently presenting the Government of Morocco's first ever citizen-driven budget. In fact, he credited MCC on several occasions for inspiring participative public consultation in the design and implementation of newer Moroccan government programs.
• The Minister of Handicrafts is bringing MCC's high standards on social and environmental impact assessment to bear in broader Government of Morocco investments.
While we won't know the full impact of MCC's investments until some time after the end of the compact, in the meantime, it was gratifying to hear that MCC's model is fast becoming the model of choice across the Government of Morocco.
Holcim Awards acknowledges MCC project for innovation and sustainable construction
Posted on September 28, 2011 by Rick Gaynor, Director of Property Rights and Land Policy
Last month, MCC's project for Place Lalla Yeddouna in the Medina area of Fez, Morocco was awarded an Acknowledgement Prize by the Holcim Awards, a prestigious international competition that recognizes innovative projects, future-oriented concepts, and sustainable construction.
The Medina of Fez, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is one of the most densely populated areas in the world, home to thousands of artisans who ply their trades as their families have for generations, producing the exquisite pottery, leather, metal, textile and wood crafts for which Morocco has come to be known.
MCC and the Government of Morocco are working to address the poverty, poor working conditions and environmental challenges in the Medina through an ambitious project to revitalize Place Lalla Yeddouna, a public square on the banks of the Fez River where copper workers and other artisans produce and sell their goods. The project aims to stimulate economic growth by redeveloping Place Lalla Yedouna in a way that addresses dangerous working conditions and safety hazards and renovates the Medina into a true center of commerce and community activity.
The Holcim Awards awarded a prize to the MCC-funded project in recognition of its transformation of this unique and previously neglected site on the banks of the Fez River. The Holcim Awards jury believes that improvement of Place Lalla Yeddouna will be a catalyst for development of surrounding areas, with positive social impacts that will extend far beyond the site's boundaries.
Renovation of Place Lalla Yeddouna was designed by mossessian & partners and Yassir Khalil Studio, architectural offices based in London and Casablanca, respectively. In early 2011, these firms won an MCC-funded international design competition created to solicit original design proposals for the renovation; 176 teams representing over 90 countries submitted proposals.
MCA-Morocco, the Government of Morocco entity implementing the MCC compact, conducted consultations with the people of Fez at various stages – before and after the original design competition – to provide input on the future of Place Lalla Yeddouna and the needs of residents who would be affected by the project. These consultations generated unprecedented communication between civil society and government about the future of the Medina.
Place Lalla Yeddouna is an exciting project that will have a positive and important impact in Fez and Morocco. Construction will begin in spring 2012, and is expected to be completed in fall 2013. We look forwarding to posting project updates here soon. Read more about the Holcim Award.
Funding Sustainable Agriculture Practices in Morocco
Posted on August 4, 2011 by Rachel Fredman, MCC Intern Morocco
Driving through the hills near Taounate in Northern Morocco is dizzying at times. With sweeping views of precipitous peaks and groves of olive and fig trees, one feels immediately transported to southern Spain. It's disorienting to think that only a day before I was in a cool oasis flanked by date palms and sun-scorched desert. This is the geographical diversity of Morocco.
A view of the hills over Taounate.
It is this geographical diversity that yields tremendously varied agriculture. According to the World Bank, the agricultural sector in Morocco employs about 40 percent of the nation's workforce, making it the largest employer in the country and about 15 percent of its total GDP.
About 70 percent of the poor live in rural Morocco, which results in a massive rural exodus toward urban areas like Casablanca or Rabat, or the European Union. Many of these urban economies, however, cannot support this migration and these people often find themselves selling tissue or other goods on the side of the road for lack of better opportunities.
Many of the agricultural practices in Morocco have led to massive amounts of soil erosion, which is often irreversible. In the rainy sections of the northeast of the country, barley, wheat, and other cereals can be raised without irrigation. Farmers default to these crops in many of the areas we are passing through, razing trees on the mountains and planting wheat in their place. Along with overgrazing, this is causing land degradation and serious desertification throughout the country. We often pass by a mountain that, once home to trees and native plants, is now crackling dry from soil erosion. This intense desertification in Morocco also increases water pollution. The loose topsoil causes an increase in runoff, which in turn increases the siltation levels of Moroccan reservoirs and the Mediterranean Sea and Atlantic Ocean.
The Morocco Compact is addressing these issues with its ambitious Fruit Tree Productivity Project. This Project will rehabilitate about 55,000 hectares of existing rain-fed fruit tree orchards and expand fruit tree production on nearly 62,000 hectares of land. It aims to increase and stabilize the income of poor farmers by shifting to more valuable tree crops – from wheat to rain-fed olive, date and almond trees. Almost 70,000 households will benefit from higher productivity and increased incomes. Moreover, they will be provided training and technical assistance on improved crop husbandry techniques that will increase yields and alleviate soil erosion as well as strengthen links to markets.
We visited one such cooperative in a small village near Taounate to learn more about their program.
Me, in the sunglasses, with a farmer cooperative near Taounate. The cooperative president is in the center, with the hat.
The cooperative consists of about 20 young to middle-aged men who want to stay in this village and farm to earn a better living than they would by moving to the cities. The president of the cooperative is a vibrant man whose former military training has given him the management skills to make this cooperative successful.
The members of this cooperative lead us to their field school where they are experimenting with more sustainable farming practices. A farmer field school is an innovative agricultural development methodology in which a group of farmers gets together in one of their own fields to learn about their crops and things that affect them. They learn how to farm better by observing, analyzing and trying out new ideas on their own fields. Unlike traditional approaches to agricultural extension which rely on extension workers providing advice to farmers, farmer field schools enable groups of farmers to find out the answers for themselves, maximizing their ownership in improving their farming practices. Essentially, the farmers can develop solutions to their own problems.
Farmer field schools are one of many techniques that are being implemented by MCC's Fruit Tree Productivity Project in Morocco. Farmers are also being trained in integrated pest management, ways to mobilize their existing resources to increase production, and business support through technical assistance, applied research and scientific support. Nearly 33,000 farmers will be provided training. Meeting with this farmer cooperative reinforced in me the vast and sustained impact MCC is having on the rural poor in Morocco.
Stimulating Economic Growth through the Revitalization of the Medina of Fez
Posted on April 20, 2011 by Rick Gaynor, Director of Property Rights and Land Policy
Each time I step into the ancient Medina of Fez, I feel as if I am traveling back in time. The Medina (which means "city†in Arabic) was founded in the ninth century and is considered by many to be the educational, religious, cultural and artisan heart of Morocco. Today it is one of the most densely populated areas in the world, home to thousands of artisans who continue to ply their trades as they have for generations, producing the exquisite pottery, leather, metal, textile and wood crafts for which Morocco has come to be known. I never tire of getting lost in the Medina's narrow pathways, dodging donkeys, pushcarts and crowds of people, and taking in the sights, smells and sounds of this ancient, living, breathing city that is home to over 100,00 people. It's easy to see why Fez is a UNESCO World Heritage site—there is truly nowhere like it in the world.
However, much of the Medina has fallen into disrepair from lack of investment. It is common to see wooden beams braced between crumbling buildings to prevent them from collapsing. Approximately 30 percent of the population lives below the poverty line. Over half the Medina's residents are said to be linked to the artisan sector. These artisans typically work in small, cold, dark and unsafe workshops and I'm constantly amazed that they can produce such beautiful artwork under such conditions. The Medina also faces serious environmental degradation. The Jawahir River (the name means "the River of Jewels†in Arabic), which bisects the Medina, has become highly polluted from years of being used as an open conduit for wastewater and toxic chemicals used in artisan production.
MCC and the Government of Morocco are working to address the poverty, poor working conditions and environmental challenges through an ambitious project to revitalize Place Lalla Yeddouna (PLY), a public square in the Medina where copper workers and other artisans produce and sell their goods. The project aims to stimulate economic growth by launching a redevelopment project that addresses the dangerous working conditions and safety hazards and makes PLY the center of commerce and community activity that it should be.
MCC and the Government of Morocco launched an open, anonymous International Design competition in September 2010 and selected a winner in March 2011. We were thrilled that 176 teams from over 90 countries registered for the competition. The people of Fez were consulted at various stages, before and during the competition, to provide input on the future of Place Lalla Yeddouna and the needs of residents who would be affected by the project. This led to a conversation about the future of the Medina that was unprecedented in Morocco.
On March 18, 2011, a panel of expert jurors representing all the stakeholder institutions and including a group of renowned international architects selected the design of mossessian & partners, an architectural firm based in London, as the winner. Mossessian's proposal shows extreme sensitivity to the Medina's urban context and architecture, using cues from the patterns, geometry and repetition that characterize Islamic design, while introducing innovations like re-connecting Place Lalla Yeddouna to the riverfront and creating a pedestrian route along the river. Outdoor galleries and public spaces will be connected through pathways that echo the Medina's narrow streets and will be decorated with colorful tiles produced by local artisans, giving each space a distinct identity. Historically important buildings will be rehabilitated and preserved while new buildings will replace less-significant buildings that have fallen into disrepair or are inconsistent with the new uses surrounding the square. The project has already caused the Municipality of Fez to take steps to clean up the river, and additional improvements are planned so that Place Lalla Yedounna can realize its full potential as community center and driver of economic development.
There still remains a lot to be done prior to construction, such as resettling some artisans and cleaning up the polluted river. However, the International Design Competition was an exciting event for the City of Fez and an important milestone for the project. We are on our way to realizing the goal of improving the lives of the people of the Medina, and moving this community closer to a revitalized future.
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