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Egypt See And Do
El Borg Gezira
Egypt 11211
Tel: 20 2 739 0114
Don't just collapse into bed after a hot day visiting the Pyramids. Evening performances at the Cairo Opera House on Zamalek island feature international guest conductors, Egypt's national opera and ballet companies, and classical Arab music stars. The season, which runs September through June, includes an annual production of Aida, the Verdi opera originally commissioned to commemorate the opening of the Suez Canal.
Performances held daily at 9 pm.
Saladin, an invader from Syria, built the Citadel in 1183 to protect Egypt from the Crusaders. Sitting atop its massive original foundations, the complex was remodeled after 1804 by the Ottoman viceroy Mohammed Ali, a conquering soldier from Albania. The Citadel is made up of more than a dozen buildings, mosques, and museums, all centered on the Mohammed Ali Mosque, the iconic pile of domes and tall minarets that dominates the city skyline. Nicknamed "the Alabaster Mosque" for its exterior stone sheathing, its interiors are done in a grand, ornate style more reminiscent of Istanbul than Egypt, with lofty ceilings and huge, low-hanging globe-lamp chandeliers. The Carriage Museum is the best place to get a sense of the lifestyle of the Mohammed Ali dynasty, which ended with the 1952 overthrow of King Farouk. There is also a jail, a museum of stolen antiquities, and a vast national military museum devoted mainly to the tanks and airplanes of the 1973 Arab-Israeli war.
West Bank
These two badly eroded statues of the Pharaoh Amenophis II, in a field on the main road leading from the ferry landing towards the Theban hills, are all that remain of his mortuary temple, which was once larger than the Karnak complex. Memnon was actually the name of a Homeric hero; the name stuck because of the phonetic similarity to Amenophis and because ancient Greek and Roman travelers noted the creaking of quartzite sandstone expanding and contracting with the day's temperature flux, a sound they associated with Memnon's lament to his mother, Dawn.
Off Mari Girgis Street
Tel: 20 2 363 9742
Situated in two early-20th-century buildings within the walled Roman fortress of Babylon, the Coptic Museum contains such artifacts as funeral stelae carved with Coptic inscriptions, manuscripts, icons, textiles, and examples of ivory, wood, pottery, and glass. A bridge between the art of ancient Egypt and the Islamic era, Coptic imagery often fuses deities and motifs from the Pharaonic and Roman eras. The museum's most moving objects are frescoes found in monastery prayer niches, for example, a sixth-century image of Jesus being suckled by Mary in an echo of the Egyptian goddess Isis suckling Osiris three millennia earlier.
Just down the street from the museum lies Old Cairo, the local name for the original Coptic quarter. A warren of Roman-era walls, narrow alleys, churches, and the restored Ben Ezra Synagogue, the neighborhood evokes the Cairo of a simpler, pre-skyscraper agenot to mention showcasing the quite striking environment (these days) of Jews, Arabs, and Christians living together in relative peace in a Middle Eastern city. Morning mass in the Coptic language is held in the churches of Old Cairo on Friday, Sunday, and religious holidays. The elaborate Hanging Church is a three-part basilica dating to the seventh century and has the most seating. Art and history lovers should head for the dark and gloomy fourth-century church of St. Sergius, which displays icons, silver chandeliers, and votives left by ancient pilgrims who visited the crypt where the holy family is said to have stayed during its flight into Egypt. To see the faith in action, go to St. George's Chapel. Set in a Mamluk-era palace, the chapel contains an ancient iron collar and chain associated with the saint (the story of Saint George and the dragon has origins in the pharaonic myth of Horus slaying Seth, a desert monster). Every day you'll see worshippers lining up to touch and kiss the relics, still believed to have healing properties.
Open daily from 9 am to 5 pm.
West Bank
The artists and artisans who built the Theban tombs lived in this village on the path between Hatshepsut's Temple and the Valley of the Queens. You can visit the tombs of two workmen, Sennedjem and Inherkhau, who prepared their own resting places with the same care and delicacy as their royal 19th-dynasty patrons. A short walk north of the tombs lie several small temples.
If you have a free day and are not already booked on a Nile cruise, consider a day trip by boat to Dendera Temple, a Greco-Roman complex dedicated to the goddess Hathor. This day trip sails north of Luxor just past the Qina River bend. The vessel, the Royal Lotus, is a former cruise boat converted into a floating restaurant and carries about 90 passengers. The fare, around $80, includes breakfast, lunch and dinner as well as a guided tour of the temple complex. There are sunchairs on deck; the river scenery alone is worth the trip.
Midan El-Tahrir
Egypt 11557
Tel: 20 2 579 6974
Built between 1897 and 1900, this museum is filled with the golden treasures of pharaohs, and archaeological finds tracing Egyptian civilization over more than 5,000 years. The crowds tend to beeline for the golden, lapis-encrusted mask of Tutankhamen and his other sumptuous funerary objects, which made such a splash when they were discovered by Howard Carter in 1922 in the Valley of the Kings. It would take weeks to see the museum's 120,000 objects, but don't miss the Palette of Narmer, a ceremonial tablet that symbolizes the original unification of Egypt more than five millennia ago; the royal mummies; and the Fayum portraits, hauntingly realistic depictions of the deceased discovered in Greco-Roman gravesites. The best time to visit is in the afternoon, after the crowds thin. Alternatively, go at opening time and head straight for the small room containing King Tut's mask, on the second floor. You'll have the space to yourself for a good 15 minutes because the tour groups will be stuck on the ground floor listening to their guides' orientation spiel.
Open daily 9 am to 7 pm.
26th of July Street
Tel: 20 2 736 6178
Located under the 15th of October Bridge in Zamalek, El Sawy has emerged as Cairo's most eclectic cultural space. Nightly 8 pm performances, accessible to non-Arabic speakers, include experimental theater, classical Arab stars such as Iraqi oud virtuoso Nassir Shamma and up-and-coming Sufi jazz groups Wust El-Balad and Ektiselaat. This was the venue the Arab-American comedy troupe Axis of Evil chose to launch their 2007 Middle East tour.
Check online for performance schedule.
Following the invasion of the first Arab army in 641 and the relocation of the capital from the Greco-Roman port of Alexandria to the site of present-day Cairo, Egypt was ruled by successive Islamic dynasties, each leaving an architectural legacy. Cairo has more than 600 registered Islamic monuments covering 14 centuries of history. In various states of repair, they are nonetheless an art lover's dream. You can visit the cenotaphs of such diverse figures as the charismatic 19th-century ruler Mohammed Ali, King Farouk, and a ninth-century boy sultan assassinated by his brother. There are also various architectural forms of charity, donated by the sultans, such as student hostels, caravanserai, and sabil kuttab (combined public fountains and Koranic schools). Egypt's mosques generally welcome non-Muslim visitors. Monuments with guardians are open 8 am to 5 pm; many do not require a ticket.
It's worth the $125 charge and pre-dawn wake-up call to float above the west bank and experience a bird's eye view of the famous temples and sugarcane fields stretching toward the River Nile. About a dozen balloons take off each morning, their pilots in radio contact with each other and the Luxor International Airport control tower. Safety briefings are conducted before you depart. The liftoff is exhilarating, as is the landing in the desert south of Hatshepsut's Temple. The flight lasts about an hour, depending on wind conditions. Book through your hotel.
Al-Basatin Street
The Ahmad Ibn Tulun Mosque (dedicated to Egypt's ninth-century ruler, born to a Turkish slave of Mongol origins) is one of the largest mosques in the world and perhaps the most beautiful in Egypt. A combination of grandeur and spare elegance, evoking the mosque's origin as the courtyard of the Prophet Muhammed's own house in Mecca, it incorporates a massive square cloister, covered with a mile-long sycamore frieze inscribed with verses from the Koran. Climb the minaret, the only one in Cairo with an open-air staircase, and you'll enjoy one of the city's best views. The Pyramids are sometimes visible in the distance beyond the city's skyscrapers; just below the mosque, the maze of smaller minarets and dun-colored rooftops sprouting pigeon coops and satellite dishes leads the eye toward Saladin's imposing mountaintop Citadel. Mosque guardians rent shoe covers, so there's no need to go barefoot; they also keep the key to the minaret and will open it for a small tip even if it's officially closed.
The Gayer-Anderson Museum occupies two adjoining early Ottoman houses abutting Ibn Tulun's southeast corner. It contains the furniture and art collection of the houses' last occupant, British army major John Gayer-Anderson. A colonial doctor and a connoisseur not just of Islamic art but of the strange and wonderful, Gayer-Anderson roamed all over Egypt searching for Islamic birthing chairs, marble hand-washing fountains, ceremonial weapons, pharaonic fetish sculptures, and other curiosities. Look for the room devoted to the pasha Mohammed Ali, the 17th-century Damascus room, and the library containing a pastel portrait of Gayer-Anderson as the Sphinx.
Corniche el Nile
East Bank
While it's much smaller than the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, Luxor's version contains ancient masterpieces including a beautiful gold Hathor cow's head sculpture, hunting chariot and other items from King Tut's tomb, the newly returned mummy of the Pharaoh Ramses I, and a collection of statues discovered buried under Luxor Temple in 1989. An annex, opened in 2003, is dedicated to the military history of ancient Thebes.
Open daily October through April 9 am to 1 pm and 4 pm to 9 pm, and May through September 9 am to 1 pm and 5 pm to 10 pm.
East Bank
This 3,300-year-old temple is downtown Luxor's greatest reminder that this sleepy town was once a mighty metropolis called Thebes. What's more, the fact that a 12th-century mosque is plopped right down in the middle of the temple grounds illustrates how Thebes's eventual successor, the Arab village called Al-Uqsur, grew among the ruins of the ancient city. The temple is at its most atmospheric at night, when the crowds have gone home and shadows gather between the papyrus-bundle columns in the Hypostyle Hall. Look for the bas-relief carvings of the Feast of Opet; the most important religious festival of ancient Thebes, this annual ceremony coincided with the Nile flood and symbolized royal regeneration.
Open daily May through September 6 am to 8 pm, and October through April 6 am to 9 pm.
West Bank
The sheer size of Karnak Temple and the exhausting descent into the royal tombs leave tour groups with no time or energy to explore Madinat Habu, even though it is the best-preserved mortuary temple on the west bank. This enlarged version of the Ramesseum is a palace of courts and passages. The first court contains a huge bas-relief of the pharaoh hunting buffalo; the papyrus-shaped pillars in the second court retain their characteristic red, green and blue paint; more pictorials etched on the northern side depict Ramses III's famous sea battle against a coalition of Aegean and Asiatic invaders.
1 Sa'd Zaghloul Street
Egypt 11461
Tel: 20 2 792 0878
Housed in a refurbished 19th-century printing plant, Makan is the home of the Egyptian Center for Culture & Art (ECCA), an organization founded in 2002 to preserve traditional forms of Egyptian music. Performances feature Nubian wedding singers; Coptic monks chanting liturgy; and Zar musicians, traditional healers who use drumming, chants, and body movement to cure ailments. Weekly Wednesday-night gigs at 8 pm attract a cross section of Cairo society.
Open daily 10 am to 2 am.
Bab El-Khalk Square
Tel: 20 2 390 1520
Reopened at the end of 2007 following a five-year, $15 million restoration, the museum houses one of the world's greatest collections of Islamic objects. The new state-of-the-art layout, conceived by French museologist Adrien Gardère with the participation of curators from the Louvre, reorganizes the material by Egyptian dynasties, concentrating on the Fatimid and Mamluk periods, when Cairo was the capital of the Islamic world and a magnet for its best artisans. Most of the 2,000 pieces come from Egypt, but there are rooms devoted to Pan-Arab themes of science, water, and astronomy, and to several Persian dynasties.
Open daily 9 am to 4 pm.
Corniche el Nile
East Bank
This haunting museum opened in 1997, north of the Luxor Temple, and replicates the sepulchral atmosphere of an underground tomb while providing a detailed overview of the complex embalming process. Surgeons' tools, coffins, and canopic jars are on display along with ushabti statuettes and other objects associated with magic rituals. You can see the mummies of people, as well as cats, ibises, crocodiles and other sacred creatures.
Open daily October through April 9 am to 1 pm and 4 to 9pm, May through September 9 am to 1 pm and 5 to 10 pm.
Al-Malek Al-Salah Street
Roda Island
This lovingly curated shrine to the Egyptian diva sits on the southern tip of Roda Island next to the famous Nilometer, where for centuries priests and taxmen measured the Nile's annual rise. Oum Kalthoum was the daughter of a village imam who taught her to sing the Koran. Dressed in boys' clothing to preserve her honor, she became a star of Koranic recitation, which remains a popular form of Friday entertainment in pious Egyptian households (as well as a mainstay of taxicab Muzak). At the age of 19, Oum Kalthoum moved to Cairo, where her powerful voice and knowledge of traditional cadences, broadcast in the new media of radio and cinema, helped her become Egypt's Edith Piaf and Maria Callas rolled into one. Opened in 2001, the small museum has an interactive exhibit that allows visitors to hear some of her most famous songs. Vitrines hold her gowns and signature diamond-studded sunglasses. Next door, the terrace of the Manasterli Palace is one of the most serene places in Cairo; stop here for the southward Nile view.
Sharia Muizz Li Din Allah
Sadly, the tenth-century palaces of the Fatimids (Shiites from Tunisia who gave Cairo its name, Al-Qahira, meaning "the victorious") no longer exist. However, three massive stone gates to their walled city, Bab Al-Futuh and Bab Nasr to the north, and Bab Zuwayla to the south, still stand. Linking them, Sharia Muizz Li Din Allah was the Fatimid main street known as Palace Walk. The newly declared daytime pedestrian zone is lined with working souks and 34 Islamic monuments, including the 13th-century hospital, mosque, and madrassa complex of the Mamluk sultan Qalawun; Beit Al-Sihaymi, a restored 18th-century Ottoman century house; and the 16th-century mosque, mausoleum, and caravanserai of the Mamluk sultan Al-Ghuri (a colorful figure who played polo into his 70s and died in a battle against the Syrians). The mile-long walk takes you past the Khan El-Khalili's copper souk and a women's clothing market selling Saudi-style black abayas as well as Frederick's of Hollywoodstyle teddies for brides' trousseaus. Continue south under the archway of Bab Zuwayla and you'll reach the tentmakers' souk, which originally outfitted pilgrims' caravan trips to Mecca and today sells canvas items appliquéd with Islamic and pharaonic motifs.
There are actually more than 100 pyramids scattered along the west bank of the Nile across from Cairo—ancient Egyptian burials were always made on the western, sunset side of the river—but they all pale in comparison to Giza's three massive wonders. The smaller two pyramids, dedicated to Menkaure and Khafre, are respectively 203 and 471 feet high; they flank the 4,500-year-old Great Pyramid of Khufu (better known by his Greek name, Cheops), sole surviving Wonder of the Ancient World. The Great Pyramid's sheer numbers boggle the mind: It covers 13 acres, is 483 feet high, measures 760 feet along the base, and is made up of 2.3 million stone blocks. Every visitor should do the bent-over shuffle into the burial chamber deep in the heart of the Great Pyramid—it's just a small, bare stone room, but irresistible all the same. Access is limited, with just two sets of admission issued: 150 in the morning, 150 more in the afternoon. The best bet is to be at the main gate when it opens, then charge up the hill straight to the separate ticket office next to the Great Pyramid and get in line to buy early-afternoon entry (if you get a taxi here from your hotel, have the driver take you right up to the ticket booth inside, otherwise tour buses will beat you to it). Then you can spend the whole morning wandering the Giza plateau, checking out the extraordinary Sphinx, examining the other pyramids and necropolises, and shelling out a few dollars to jump up on a camel and be led across the sand so you can pose for the requisite photo against a backdrop of pyramids. The park is open daily 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (to 5 p.m. in September).
West Bank
Most tourists tend to leave the Ramesseum—built by Ramses II as his mortuary temple near the shores of the west bank—until last, and often they have to drop it from their itineraries altogether. As a result, it's a lot less crowded and all the better for it. The fallen Ozymandias colossus of Ramses II was immortalized in Shelley's poem Ozymandias.
Sakkara was the main necropolis for Memphis, the capital of a united Upper and Lower Egypt. A 15-minute drive south from the Giza Plateau, past villages and tranquil green farmland, the complex contains 16 primitive pyramids predating the Great Pyramid, and more than 200 tombs and temples associated with the pharaohs and their servants. It's estimated that as many as 10,000 tombs still lie unexcavated; the tombs of King Tut's wet nurse, a royal butcher, and a royal surgeon buried with his scalpels are among the latest discoveries. Architecture buffs come here to see the world's oldest stone monument and original stairway to heaven: the Step Pyramid, built in 2650 B.C. for King Djoser by the deified architect Imhotep, to whom a new on-site museum, inaugurated in 2006, is dedicated. The tomb of the vizier Mereruka is worth visiting for its carved scenes of daily life in ancient Egypt, such as fishing, duck hunting, and tending for pet hyenas. The real gem, however, is the small tomb shared by Niankh-Khnum and Khnum-Hotep, manicurists to King Unas. It's unclear whether they were brothers or lovers; their house of the afterlife contains exquisite carved and painted scenes of cattle, wild animals, breast-feeding mothers, women baking breadand the two bare-chested men embracing. The Sakkara complex is far less crowded than the Giza Plateau, and it's easy to find an isolated spot where you feel you are alone in the desert with just wind and sand for company.
West Bank
Featured on every guided tour, this huge temple—three terraces of colonnades climbing steplike up the base of a towering cliff—was heavily restored in the 1950s. The 18th Dynasty (15th century B.C.) Hatshepsut was one of those rare female pharaohs, and her temple is remarkable not only for its sheer size, dramatic location and astonishingly modern proportions but also for its fine relief carvings on the walls, many of which retain their original colors. The southern middle portico celebrates Hatshepsut's naval mission to Punt, a mysterious land somewhere between the Red Sea and Somalia, to obtain myrrh and other sacred woods. The upper terrace boasts smiling statues of the lady pharaoh. She's astonishingly plump.
East Bank
Far larger than Luxor Temple, this vast complex of stone sanctuaries, obelisks, sphinxes, and hefty pharaonic statues took more than 1,300 years to build, reaching its greatest heights during the 19th Dynasty (13th century B.C.) when the Pharaohs Seti I and Ramses II built the immense Hypostyle Hall and its forest of 76-foot tall Papyriform columns. The complex sits one and a half miles north of downtown Luxor, and with 62 acres open to the public it will require a full afternoon of your time just to cover the highlights. These include the Colossus of Ramses II, and the great Festival Hall of Thutmosis III, whose painted and decorated ceiling contains bas-reliefs depicting plants and animals captured during his Asiatic campaigns. The sound-and-light show each evening is widely hailed as being the finest of its kind in the world.
Open daily May through September from 6 am to 6 pm, and October through April from 6 am to 5 pm.
West Bank
These tombs tucked into the canyons of the west bank open at 6 am, which is a fine time to arrive, as the crowds and the oppressive heat (even in winter) only grow as the morning wears on. If crowds make you feel claustrophobic, and if you can take the heat, go at the midday lull when the tour groups are sitting down to lunch. Be prepared to stand in long lines to visit the most popular tombs, such as King Tut, Horemheb and Amenophis II. If you can't stand the wait or the crowds, it's best to head to the far end of the valley, where the tombs—such as the unusually deep tomb of Thutmosis III—attract fewer people, even though they are no less interesting. King Tut's tomb, uncompleted at his premature death, still contains the boy king's mummy lying in its gold casket (be aware that only 200 morning and 200 afternoon tickets are sold each day, and the government plans to close the tomb indefinitely for restoration in May 2008). Ramses VI (also an extra ticket) is worth it for the painted ceiling of the Goddess Nut swallowing the sun in the burial chamber. Of the valley's 31 major tombs, 18 are open to tourists on a rotational basis to shield fragile paintings and carvings from the impact of 7,000 daily visitors.
West Bank
Off the package-tour trail, this small necropolis deserves a visit if only to interact with the local watchmen who use broken mirrors to direct the sun's rays into the cool dark tombs of the pharaohs' scribes, granary overseers, and other courtiers. In contrast to rulers' tombs, decorated with religious rituals, scenes in the tombs of Ramose, Userhat, Kha'ahmet, Menna and Nahkt depict images of their families and daily life on their estates. Look for rivulets of a mourning daughter's plated hair, the supervision of farm hands, grape arbors, farm girls removing splinters from their feet, and tabby cats stealing the pharaoh's duck eggs.
West Bank
The tombs of the pharoahs' queens, daughters and princes were dug into the rock of a small but beautiful valley west of Deir Al Medina. The most famous, that of Queen Nefertari, wife of the powerful Ramses II, was restored in the 1980s and is the most brilliant colored tomb in all of Luxor, but it can only be visited by private arrangement with the Supreme Council of Antiquities (which charges a four-figure fee per person) because it's extremely fragile. The tombs of the young Princes Khaemwese and Amonherkhepshef, both sons of Ramses III, contain moving scenes of their father leading them by the hand to the afterlife, introducing them to deities and making sure they respond correctly to ensure their passage.
Al-Azhar Street
Sufi dervishes whirl to live music Wednesday nights in an arched room at the mausoleum of Al-Ghuri in the historic Islamic district. The 7 pm show is free, but you must buy an entry ticket for the monument.


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Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi believes this weekend's El Clasico at Real Madrid could define the European champions' season.
The Catalan giants, bidding to lift the Primera Liga title for a fourth consecutive year, currently trail leaders Real by three points having played a game more.
Argentina ace Messi has stressed the importance of Barca returning from Saturday's trip to the Bernabeu with more points on board.
"It's vital we get a good result," said the forward. "It would set us up for the rest of the season."
Barca will fly to Japan for the Club World Cup after Saturday's clash - a 12,400-mile round trip.
But Messi has brushed off concerns of fatigue derailing their season as they bid to retain the league and UEFA Champions League titles.
"We know what we're capable of and how far we can go," he said.
"We've got a lot of games to get through, that's true, and it's never easy to maintain top form.
"But we really don't care what people are saying. We're staying cool, calm and collected. Nobody knows what this team is capable of better than we do."

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FAIRFIELD, Calif. (AP) - A Northern California man has been arrested for biting off his 1-month-old son's nose because the child was crying.
Fairfield Police Sgt. Troy Oviatt says 18-year-old Joshua Cooper was booked into Solano County Jail on Thursday on suspicion of child cruelty and aggravated mayhem.
Oviatt says the incident was reported Thursday shortly after 8 a.m. when the infant's 17-year-old mother called authorities saying her son was bleeding from his nose.
Officers found the baby and his parents at home, and the child was taken to NorthBay Medical Center and later transferred to Children's Hospital Oakland.
Doctors determined the baby has suffered a skull fracture and brain hemorrhage and that a third of his nose had been severed, Oviatt says.
Investigators found that Cooper had acted out in frustration over his son's crying.
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AHRQ Webcast on health outcomes of carotid revascularization to air August 19
Research Activities, August 2010, No. 360
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) will report findings from a recent study on health outcomes of carotid revascularization via a Webcast on Thursday, August 19, 2010, at 12:00 p.m. eastern time. This 45-minute session, "Carotid Revascularization: Present Patterns of Use, What Will the Future Hold?", will include a panel discussion to be followed by a question-and-answer session.
Individuals who are interested in learning more or in participating in this free, live Webcast should visit the AHRQ Effective Health Care Program Web site at Effective Health Care Program .


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Hi everyone! I am Biscuit. Big Biz for short! I am a 2 years old, studdly purebred English Mastiff, tipping the scales at a lean 160lbs. I came to my foster home in August after living outside my whole life :(. I love the indoor life snuggled up on my warm bed. My foster brothers and sisters have taught me how to play and snuggle with the best of them. I didn't have many friends before I came here so I am always happy to make more friends. I love getting brushed and bathed, it feels sooo good. I will sit for you so you can wipe my paws when I get muddy and am more than happy to be toweled off after a rainy day. Since moving with my fosters I have been given so many great toys taht I have never had before. I like ropes and rawhides the best. I like to pay tug of war with my foster brothers, since I've got a good 50lbs on them, I always win :) I am looking for someone to give me lots of love and affection. I love human touch because it's something I rarely had in my past. I am a very good dog; house trained and I don't get on the furniture. My foster parents don't have a crate big enough for me, but that's ok because I don't cause any trouble, I just like to relax on my bed and watch over the house when they are not home. I will protect you and love you forever if yuo give me the chance.
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The sweet mother of these adorable kiddos was so impressively graceful, as she juggled a number of difficulties that came up during our shoot! Here are a few early edits of little Connor and his family. Many more to come!
It has been an honor capturing this beautiful family over the last few years as they have grown! I first met them at their daughter's one year photo shoot, which was taken outside in the middle of winter (she was such a sport). Two years ago, I was excited to capture their maternity/family shoot as they were waiting for the arrival of their second sweet daughter, and this year their family of four! So nice to get to know and capture this lovely crew!
It has been a long weekend of editing! I am trying to put a real dent in things, before I add to the load with this week's shoots.
Below is a sneak peak from last week! She is so gorgeous!
This sweet 12 year old was so fun to work with, as we captured portfolio images in order to further her interests in theatre!
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I purchase a Kohler 14Kw generator only to be told by my utility they do not and can not provide the required 5-11 inch WC for NG.First,I made the mistake of not reading specs on required NG gas preasue required. I did how ever ask a number of plumbers and the sales people about this.I also contacted the Gas Utility but by time they got back to me I had the Gen in my yard. No one warned me cause no one knows the answer.
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I love my PM9, carry it all the time. If you can conceal a Hi Power you will love it, they are a joy to shoot and are very accurate even at distance. Two personal changes for the Hi Power, get rid of the mag disconnect and install an extended safety. I also really like a set of Spegel grips.
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About half my pistols are 1911s, nearly the other half are Sigs, and I have 2 revolvers (not counting the 617). For a carry guns, I'm a fan of DA/SA Sigs as once decocked - they are just like revolvers. For a nice single stack carry piece - how about a Sig P239. I paid about $425 OTD for this one used but in mint condition...
Are you wanting new or used? If you have no problem going the used route I'd say a Sig P229 in .40 or .357 sig. The XD series are great guns too...I have 2 XD pistols and one XDM, they are great and carry pretty well when dress permits. My newest carry gun is a Glock 27...not sure how you feel about them but I like that I can conceal this thing in Summer attire. If money permits though my personal preference is Sig.
"They're on our right, they're on our left, they're in front of us, they're behind us; they can't get away from us this time." Chesty Puller, USMC, Chosin Reservoir, Korean War "You cannot exaggerate about the Marines. They are convinced to the point of arrogance, that they are the most ferocious fighters on earth - and the amusing thing about it is that they are." - Father Kevin Keaney, 1st MarDiv Chaplain, Korean War
From an old timer, I tend to go with either 1911 or hi-power.
I don't own a Glock...but, still, I would say Glock -- either 26 or 27. In terms of pistols can it get any easier especially for an experience shooter?
its 2:07 am ...here im gonna go out on a limb...dont be like every else get a fn 5.7 ,have fun ...got 20 rds ,light ,very accurate .....even an dead old fart like col.jeff cooper would think it was cool
HKUSP9C? Kimber Pro or Ultra carry in 45? SMith and Wesson M60 357? just some of my favorites.
I could make a list of a bunch of guns i have, or "have", or wish I had. Why would one feel compelled to provide that infornation freely? Do you feel the need to show off? Is it some immature game of oneupsmanship? Why do you feel it necessary to list your guns?
I've been very happy with my SA 1911 GI Champ 4".
Carrying a pistol is so cliche. You need to start carrying one of these,
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New York City Detective John McClane has just arrived in Los Angeles to spend Christmas with his wife. Unfortunatly, it is not going to be a Merry Christmas for everyone. A group of terrorists, led by Hans Gruber is holding everyone in the Nakatomi Plaza building hostage. With no way of anyone getting in or out, it's up to McClane to stop them all. All 12!


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Rock & Republic Sample Sale
Rock & Republic are having their Sample Sale on Friday November 12th until the Sunday 14th. They will have up to 90% off of their items! How amazing is that?! No hand bags or prams are allowed and you have to pay by cash or cards only, no checks allowed. The rest of the details are in the flyer. Have fun shopping!
Rock & Republic's Pink Outside The Box Event
Rock & Republic's Pink Outside The Box event, which benefited The Pink Fund (an organization dedicated to providing financial aid and support for breast cancer patients and survivors) went really well! Attendees including Autumn Reeser and Ashlan Gorse enjoyed pink cocktails and cotton candy while shopping the line's latest looks and supporting this great cause. Judging from the photos, it looked like a really fun night! I wish I could have gone! I love Rock & Republic jeans!
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Great news for you Rock & Republic fans out there! The Warehouse Sale will be holding a Rock & Republic jeans sale in New York on November 4th-6th. Here is the best part…MARKDOWNS WILL BE UP TO 80%! That's amazing. You can look below to see the location of this event.
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I decided to do my initial batch with blackberry; did 5# of clover and 5# of blackberry, but I plan to track down some buckwheat for the later racking. I think the blackberry worked ok, though, the must tastes very caramel appley...
Also my starting sg is high (1.38, down from 1.5 but I wasn't willing to water down any further). If I end fermentation around 14% (around 1.035 sg), how should I adjust the amount of buckwheat at racking? 2/3 of a pound maybe?
I made this as my very first mead back in April....just tasted it and Oh My God this is the best alcoholic beverage I have ever tasted!! I'm mad at myself now for only making a gallon of it; getting ready to do a 5 gallon batch.
I've never used super kleer before. Is it normal to have a bunch of trub on the bottom after adding it? Do I need to rack off of it? I'm at the aging stage now and don't want it to sit for a year and find out I should have racked it off.
Need to confirm: the grains are steeped for 45min then rinsed with juice and ___? Do you remove and discard the grains? Plan to get this started soon, sounds fabulous.
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Thanks Opus! Glad to know I was thinking about this the right way. I also know the temperature has to do with alpha/beta amylase enzymes and how they work on the grains. Appreciate it.
Made this today for my new year mead. OG = 1.125 (6gal and an additional lb of clover honey). Here is my SNA schedule: 0 hours = 1 tsp nutrient/.5 tsp energizer 24 hours = 1 tsp nutrient/.5 tsp energizer 48 hours = 1 tsp nutrient/.5 tsp energizer 96 hours = 2 tsp nutrient/1 tsp energizer It already tastes good after drinking the hydro sample.
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We begin with a still photo in the pages of a magazine, an image whose recollection time has has eroded but not erased; a large dinosaur footprint in the mud, alongside a further image of Sam Neill, Joseph Mazzello, and Ariana Richards sat in a treetop, face to face with a dinosaur…
Back in 1993 that's all it took for Jurassic Park to become the most eagerly anticipated film of the decade. Hop forward what seems an evolutionary blink to April 2014 and we've just had the millionth trailer for The Amazing Spider-Man 2 threaten to pummel us into vast apathy for a film which looks to be good old blockbuster fare. So why have studios taken this dumbed down, multi-format saturation approach to marketing their films? One which may have an adverse effect on audience appreciation and enjoyment of the final film?
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Aquarium Phone Booth: Fish Gotta Make Calls Too
Spotted on the streets of Lyon, France, where artists Benoit Deseille and Benedetto Bufalino transformed an old phone booth into an aquarium – complete with fish. Unfortunately, all of the calls just sound like blurble-blurble-blurble.
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If I had my way, Dear, forever there'd be
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NOVOAZOVSK, Ukraine (AP) - A town in east Ukraine has come under shellfire amid fears that pro-Russian rebels in the region are advancing on government-held areas.
In response to outgoing fire early Wednesday, rebel forces lobbed at least 10 shells at the government-held town of Novoazovsk. Plumes of black smoke rose above the town, which was hit repeatedly shelled Tuesday, injuring four residents in a local hospital, according to the town's mayor, Oleg Sidorkin.
Novoazovsk lies on the Azov Sea on the road that runs from Russia to the major Ukrainian port of Mariupol and west to Crimea, the Black Sea peninsula annexed by Russia earlier this year.
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(edited to add paint and ucl light detail) I thought about remodeling this kitchen from the day I bought the house in 2001. I never liked the appliances, counters, or cabinets and didn't want to invest time or money in a partial fix. I didn't know how bad the layout was, but did know that I wanted a real vent (not OTR recirculating) and second sink. Details: My favorite things include: deep and tall custom drawers, tapmaster, utrusta (Ikea) openers for trash, wood hollow drawer inserts, and Silgranite sinks - none of which I would've ever known about if not for GW. Most favorite is my functional layout and fabulous one level island. I'll always be grateful to Huango and Buehl for helping me understand what I needed there, and for my trash. The amount of help and support I received from this forum cannot be overstated. I'm so thankful for the ideas, encouragement, inspiration, camaraderie, co-miseration, laughs, and the reassurance that I was not crazy (or at least in excellent company if beingTKO is crazy). My mistakes include: not thinking through the impact on coffee station and outlets when cabinet depths changed on the sink wall, not double checking measurements made by the designer (I have a stupid 3+" filler as a result), not specifying light rail and crown style, not being sufficiently assertive with the contractor. I'm still working on the color of lighting strips and bulbs, and the colors in most of these photos aren't exactly right (IRL my floors aren't so red, the island not so dark). So I'm not entirely done, but close enough that we had relatives over for dinner and I loved how functional and comfortable it was to do so. After sharing the indecision and agonies of remodeling with all of you, I'm excited to share the happy ending! New Kitchen: |
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- Posted by rococogurl (My Page) on Sun, Nov 3, 13 at 17:41
Lovely job. Gorgeoso splash and what great storage ideas. Way to go kks |
I wish I could think of a new adjective.....but your kitchen is gorgeous! I knew you had dark countertops but this is the first time I've seen your stone close up...GORGEOUS! One of the prettiest backsplashes I've seen. Few kitchens would be able to pull that backsplash off, but the combination of your hood & glass cabinet style are perfect with it. It truly is a beautiful piece of backspash jewelry. I would love to see the stone & backsplash together IRL. I'm going to end here & hope I typed fast enough to be the first to congratulate you. I just got online & was thrilled to see your reveal! |
Rococogurl beat me to it! Guess I was too wordy. Love your lower drawers with dividers and your potato & onion baskets. I don't see any outlets in your backsplash. I'll be adding the things that you had the foresight to do to my regrets list (charging drawer, more divided storage, outlets & lightswitches all over my backsplash). Absolutely love the Godiva! |
Oh it is just beautiful! The layout looks perfect -- congrats on getting your very own sink and hood and range aisle. :) Your cabinets are beautiful, especially the gorgeous island cabs with its gorgeous countertop. What a great space for hanging with your family and friends. I like the molding and light rail. Slightly beefy without being frou-frou, and I think it looks great. Your glass cabs are spectacular. Appliances look great too! Congrats on a wonderful remodel. |
- Posted by motherof3sons (My Page) on Sun, Nov 3, 13 at 19:43
Excellent job! Not only does it have form, but great function. I am green with envy on the storage layout. |
Stunning contrast between cabinetry and countertops. I love your backsplash, too! Your tall drawers for all your appliances near the ovens is so smart. Bravo on a functional and beautiful kitchen! |
Your change in floorplan has really opened up the space and just seems more functional. The counters and backsplash are beautiful. Maybe I can't read but what are the cabinets in the island - they are stunning against the floor. |
- Posted by williamsem (My Page) on Sun, Nov 3, 13 at 20:25
Oh my. That is stunning. Those angled cabinets on the cleanup run really finish off the space nicely! I love the stools you found too! It looks so much bigger, but I think that's because it's more open. It looks like it would be a joy to cook in! Great job! |
- Posted by nightowlrn (My Page) on Sun, Nov 3, 13 at 21:04
Wow. I had a kitchen like that once and hated the set up. Just amazing how you recreated it to a functional space that looks so pretty and makes so much sense. A + |
Oh my gosh, what a truly stunning kitchen. I love your beautiful counters, cabinetry, and your backsplash is perfect with all the other elements of your kitchen. Candler is my all time favorite Amerock hardware. I love the deep drawers and the fantastic storage you have. I think it is perfection! It was so much fun to read your posts during the process. You are always so witty and charming! Congratulations on your lovely kitchen and best wishes for many happy hours spent there. Hugs. HK |
Thank you all so much! It is just beginning to sink in that the remodeling process has an endpoint. Blfenton, the island cabinets are an espresso stained maple, custom done by the GC's shop. Williamsem, that angled cabinet design was really hard to get done, my GC didn't want to do it that way and his employee who drew and ordered the cabinets caught my vision and then caught grief from his boss. Thank you for noticing. The layout improvements are wonderful; I really didn't know how bad the peninsula and restricted flow was until I started hanging out here. Work zones makes sense to me in a way that the "triangle" never did. I also didn't know how much space was wasted with the cheap face frame cabinets and drawers. I'm really glad we didn't stain or paint and redo the counters, because if the aesthetics hadn't been so awful I may never have improved the function. This was so hard, and I'm so relieved to hear that others find it attractive. I think we'll stay in this house another decade or longer, but my backup plan if the remodel hadn't turned out well was to sell and move! I just couldn't have been happy here if after all that time and money I didn't like the results. Thanks to all here who have helped me, I do! |
Thank you, Holly-kay! I have been so encouraged by the warmth and generosity in your posts and those of others here. Who knew that kitchen remodeling is so emotionally intense that the TKO need a support group?! It has been like being pregnant and giving birth - thank goodness for you and all the terrific kitchen doulas here! |
- Posted by sanjuangirl (My Page) on Sun, Nov 3, 13 at 22:03
Beautiful! I especially love the dimensional aspect of your lovely bs. It is a great contrast to your gorgeous counters. Congratulations on a wonderfully designed and lovely kitchen. Enjoy! |
- Posted by annalyn123 (My Page) on Sun, Nov 3, 13 at 23:16
Kksmama, Exquisite! You have a magazine kitchen that functions! Your attention to all the details has really paid off. I especially love your rich countertops, gorgeous backsplash, and angled wall. I am glad you shared the "before" photos so we can really appreciate the transformation. Your journey has been fun to share and it makes me feel better to know that other people are obsessing about the color led lights cast:) None of my friends IRL would understand:) |
Beautiful cabinets and counters. I love the color of your cabinets. Everything looks so nice together. And the charging drawer is a great idea. |
- Posted by justmakeit (My Page) on Mon, Nov 4, 13 at 0:02
What a lovely kitchen! Those counters make my heart sing, and they look fabulous with both the crisp white cabinets and the luscious island ones. Congratulations on such a successful reno. P.S. I laughed out loud at the expression "kitchen doulas"! |
What a beautiful transformation! |
Very nice looking kitchen! i love all the attention to detail (such super baking and appliance drawers!), and your granite is absolutely beautiful!!! |
- Posted by michoumonster (My Page) on Mon, Nov 4, 13 at 2:00
beautiful! from the post i thought you just got a new range and hood. haha. i love all of your organization and the granite is so gorgeous, what is it called? |
- Posted by Trebruchet (email@example.com) on Mon, Nov 4, 13 at 6:58
Knockout. |
- Posted by bookworm4321 (My Page) on Mon, Nov 4, 13 at 7:11
I am just so impressed by all the attention to each detail, and how everything came together so perfectly. Should you move, that kitchen will sell your house. I think the pros on this board stick around because of their satisfaction in guiding someone like you from that Before to the After, at least in design. All the color choices, selection of counters, BS, pendants, stools, the pull-out, corner cab, show your good taste. |
- Posted by bicyclegirl (My Page) on Mon, Nov 4, 13 at 7:40
just stunning. i can't say anything else that others haven't said. your backsplash is the perfect eye candy to your counters and your storage ideas are awesome. congratulations on a spectacular job. |
You must think you've died and gone to heaven (can I say that?) when you walk into that kitchen. I know that's what I'd be thinking. I love how you have transformed your space - beauty and function combined. Well done. |
It is so kind of you all to post these compliments, and I really appreciate it! Don't tell my friends or family, but I actually do care more about your opinions than theirs, because I know you know. Michoumonster, the yard called my stone "Godiva" and said it was from India but I think they are the only ones to call it that. Pretoria seems to be a more common name, and some slabs aren't as black, and have more scattered movement. One of my relatives incredulously told me they knew someone who spent "three whole hours" searching "just" for their slabs. I don't think I said "slacker" out loud. |
- Posted by crazybusytoo (My Page) on Mon, Nov 4, 13 at 9:50
Wow, it's hard to believe it's the same kitchen! The upper glass cabinets fill the space so nicely and really balance that gorgeous back splash. Sooo happy for you! Three whole hours searching for slabs? Now that's funny. |
Love the functionality. But so beautiful as well. Love the drawers for the cutting boards, appliances...well, just all of it. |
- Posted by carsonheim (My Page) on Mon, Nov 4, 13 at 14:03
absolutely gorgeous. really, so lovely! I had no idea about the utrusta! Now that's another "must have" for me! thanks for sharing :) |
KK, too funny that slacker didn't come out of your mouth. I spent probably five weeks looking for the perfect pulls. I only told one friend and she thought I was crazy. From then on out I only shared my dilemma with other TKO-ers. |
- Posted by GauchoGordo1993 (My Page) on Mon, Nov 4, 13 at 16:08
Fantastic layout - super efficient galley/U shape for prep and cooking with a separate a separate cleanup area off to the side and great counter seating. If there's a more functional layout for a kitchen, I'd like to see it. Really like the finishes too. |
That's really incredible! I LOVE that backsplash. I have a sample of that exact stuff and it is SO pretty. I said in a different thread that it's so pretty it could be made into jewelry.. wouldn't it be a nice bracelet with the different little stones? I digress. Wow. The storage. Awesome kitchen, well done. Wish I had room for the deep drawers that you have there. It all looks wonderful and functional and very well-planned out and beautiful. Have fun (how could you not?), you've earned it. (Now, you'll have to post some 'kitchen at work' stuff, haha) |
- Posted by SparklingWater (My Page) on Mon, Nov 4, 13 at 22:35
I've returned over and over again to your photos, to absorb all the wonderful details we see in your kitchen. You've done a fabulous job on it all. I seem to just stare at your backsplash in awe, as I'm timid, and you're luminary. Wonderful job, kksmama! |
You always learn something new at GW! I had to look up "doula". Funny. Still debating the tapmaster. Which model did you get? Does it take up much space underneath the sink? |
- Posted by homebuyer23 (My Page) on Tue, Nov 5, 13 at 2:04
Its beautiful, so well done!! I LOVE white kitchens with a warm deep wall color. Your cabinetry is beautiful, and your counters are so unique and stunning. Totally jealous of all your storage. I just noticed the artwork in your old kitchen....I kinda like it...?! Do you plan on putting any of those back in the new kitchen? I enjoyed reading about your "mistakes" (though to my eye there are absolutely none visible), just bc I feel like I made so many and its sometimes nice to hear others still make them, even after being TKO and "TGWO" !! great job, enjoy!! |
Carsonheim, I love the utrusta but it was the first time installing one for my carpenters, and it took a lot of man hours to get them working well. The GC is therefore not a fan. Romy718, tapmaster was easily installed by the plumber and has been flawless since (after a slight delayed response in the first few days - I think it needed to prime or something). I wish they were cheaper, I'd put them throughout the house and give away as gifts. Breezy and others have a great thread on it, I bumped my report but have linked the better one. They take up next to no room - I'll try to add a picture to the good thread later. Homebuyer23, that is so sweet of you to notice! I will use the art, all done by my daughter, but allow a decorator to place it in my house. Getting aesthetics right is extremely difficult for me, so all the compliments here are amazing. I love my kitchen and understand how I got here, but through this process I've become even more respectful of others' talents, and intend to use them! Sparklingwater, I thought about your amazing kitchen while out in Yosemite. It was a quick trip and I didn't get to see the Ansel Adams gallery so I'll wait for more pictures of your "timid" (this is new slang for classical, timeless elegance?) kitchen. Deedles, I agree about that material and am hoping I, or my daughters, will get around to doing something creative with the scraps. |
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- Posted by lcskaisgir (My Page) on Tue, Nov 5, 13 at 10:14
Wow!! Soooo pretty! I absolutely love your backsplash…you couldn't have picked anything better. It's a real show stopper. Love the color brown that the cabinets are stained…it's the perfect shade. Also love counters, the divided storage for bakeware and the charging drawer. Was the divided storage something made by wood hollow or were those built in by the cabinet maker? Great job:) |
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- Posted by chicagoans (My Page) on Wed, Nov 6, 13 at 16:36
Wow it's stunning! And I have total storage envy... the charging drawer... drawer for cutting boards... sigh. |
- Posted by debrak2008 (My Page) on Wed, Nov 6, 13 at 19:54
Beautiful! Love the stools. |
wow, what a gorgeous kitchen. I thought the backsplash was going to be a little same old, based on the description and then I saw it. Love it! The dimension on it is fantastic. Great job! |
- Posted by ck_squared (My Page) on Wed, Nov 6, 13 at 23:08
So many wonderful details! You really did a great job of combining beautiful form and excellent function. Love the texture of your backsplash and the exotic look of those counters. Did I miss where you said what your ucl are? P. S. Kitchen doulas is an apt description of almost everyone here! |
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- Posted by ck_squared (My Page) on Thu, Nov 7, 13 at 7:57
Thanks for the information. So now I know I want the cool white (whatever brand; I would assume they call it the same) lights because they offer truer colors. Especially after seeing yours and understanding what you have and watching a video online last night with examples of both. Good luck with your last few to dos. |
Ck, I'm sorry to tell you but CRI (color rendering index) is a different metric. And contrary to my initial assumption, I'm fine with a lower CRI because I love the contrast in my gneiss and don't care to see the slight pinks or greens in it. I think different materials would be better highlighted by different lights. |
Wow, Kks - that is one fantastic kitchen!!! The backsplach IS like jewelry, it's so pretty. I wish I could touch it. Did I say fantastic...I meant fantabulous!!!! All that storage is dreamy. I love when function looks as good as works. Congrats!!! |
- Posted by karen.ohio (My Page) on Thu, Nov 7, 13 at 18:39
You can be assertive and they still won't listen. I have maybe three men on this job who listen to what I want and do it. The others listen and then do what they want. It is a good ol' boy network. Karen |
KK - Awesome!!! I love the color of your cabinets and I think you topped most of us (including my organized cabinets) with your exquisite slots for storage. Love your granite and also love your handles and how they coordinate with your appliances! Love that angled cabinet - that is awesome! I might have missed it - what is your wall color? We can't wait to see your KAW pictures posting! I am sure you will have lots of luscious dishes popping out of your kitchen! Congratulations!! |
Say, on your deep pot drawers: have you got over travel glides for those and if so, what brand did you get? My cab guy suggested deeper drawers with OT glides. Looking at yours, I can see that it would definitely be worth it. May I ask how deep is the drawer with your green dutch oven in it? thanks, this is very helpful as I'm nailing down the last few inches of drawers for my cabs right now. |
Deedles, I've been traveling a lot but will give you more measurements when I'm home tomorrow. I read a lot on GW about "deep" drawers and struggled in part because we use "deep" to mean both the front to back distance and the top to bottom distance. And then there is the usable top to bottom distance which is larger than the drawer box and the usable front to back distance which is much less than the base cabinet. My cooking wall cabinets are 28" front to back, with drawers with interior front to back usable space of almost 23" - regular is more like 19.5" of usable interior space in 24" front to back deep cabinets. Many GWs get "deeper" countertop space by setting their bases 4" off the wall, but that alone won't get you more drawer space. I don't know the brand of my glides, but they are side mounted and soft close and my GC isn't a fan of them, he greatly prefers under mount glides and used them on all the other drawer banks that are standard depth. Usable top to bottom depth, the measure of how tall things can be and still allow the drawer to close, is usually greater than the drawer box and less than the drawer face (for full overlay). I was very concerned with usable top to bottom depth, because I wanted to fit my appliances, and baking pans and sheets on their sides. When I measured, I found that having 16" of clearance would work for most appliances and cookie sheets/pizza pans, and 10" or 11" would work for most other things including pots with their lids on top, and baking pans on their sides. I followed Angela12345's advice to measure, using boxes, and gratefully pass it along. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Everything I Wanted to Know About Drawers
Thank you A2gemini and Mgoblue85! I love my backsplash even more now that I insisted that the expert tile guy come and clean it up and seal it. And I love the angled cabinet, too, all the more so because I had to be assertive in the beginning to get them to design and build it. Karen.ohio, you are right, of course. I wish that being being paid, or being treated with warmth, respect, and appreciation was what it took for workers to do a great job. It is, for some, but certainly not for all. |
Absolutely gorgeous! It's amazing how you got so much more function out of the same space. Really impressive layout. Now I have granite envy--yours is simply stunning! Enjoy your beautiful kitchen. |
Thank you, Repac! I really owe all of the good in my kitchen to GW, especially encouraging people like you who were so generous in sharing their experience and photos. |
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- Posted by mlweaving_Marji (My Page) on Thu, Jan 9, 14 at 7:01
Kksmama, I missed this somehow. So glad you posted the link on the knobs and pulls thread. As someone said above, this is a Knockout! Right outta the park. The function is better and the aesthetics are to die for gorgeous. I just love the way your backsplash sparkles off your counter. Thanks for showing too how you've organized your deep drawers. Now I have to go look up those organizing systems you wrote that you used. I'd also like to add that your previous kitchen is exactly my brother and sis-in-laws current kitchen. The live in the house with 6 kids and the kitchen is traffic central all the time, with not enough room to eat at the table between the end of that peninsula and the sliding glass door to the deck. I'm going to copy your reveal post and picture and send it to them with your permission. Please? |
Thank you, mlweaving_Marji, your compliments are so sweet! Of course I'm flattered and thrilled if what I've done can be helpful to another family, especially one with six children. I still think the second sink and venting hood are among the most important parts of the remodel. |
Wow, gorgeous kitchen transformation! Hard to believe it's the same space. Sooo much to love; the backsplash is to die for, so jealous and envy all those deep drawers! |
You have an exceptionally beautiful kitchen. All of your searches and worries have really paid off. I love the bright white UCLs instead of the warmer yellowish color too. Great job! |
I think I can't find what your cabinets are? I absolutely LOVE LOVE the finish on them. It's pretty amazing the difference just moving a few things makes. I thought your before looked fine, but expected the builder grade cabinets to go. I didn't expect such a dramatic change. You've done a lovely job. So pretty! |
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To elucidate the link between the intake of animal fat and asthma, a murine model was developed to examine the effect of dietary cholesterol on pulmonary allergic inflammation. Male C57BL6 mice were fed either a control diet or a diet supplemented with 2% cholesterol. Following sensitization and inhalation exposure to ovalbumin, the bronchoalveolar lavage fluid of mice in the cholesterol group contained higher numbers of eosinophils and elevated levels of IL-5, PGE2, and MCP-1. In addition, dietary cholesterol also resulted in elevated production of IL-4 and IFN-γ by lymphocytes isolated from the lungs. These inflammatory indicators were all significantly correlated with serum cholesterol levels. In contrast to the effect of dietary cholesterol, adding pravastatin to the drinking water significantly reduced eosinophil infiltration and the levels of IL-5, PGE2 and MCP-1 in lavage fluid. Although dietary cholesterol did not alter baseline IL-12 in the lungs, in mice challenged with ovalbumin the IL-12 levels were reduced in the cholesterol group and elevated significantly in the pravastatin group. The results suggest that dietary cholesterol might enhance pulmonary allergic inflammation, possibly involving both nonspecific inflammatory processes and lymphocyte activities.
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- Enhancing effect of dietary cholesterol and inhibitory effect of pravastatin on allergic pulmonary inflammation
- Journal
Journal of Biomedical Science
Volume 11, Issue 5 , pp 599-606
- Cover Date
- 2004-07-01
- Print ISSN
- 1021-7770
- Online ISSN
- 1423-0127
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers
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- Topics
- Keywords
- Cholesterol, dietary
- Pulmonary allergic inflammation
- Paravastatin
- Eosinophil infiltration
- Murine asthma model
- Authors
- Ya-Fan Yeh (1) (2)
- Song-Lih Huang (1) (3)
- Author Affiliations
- 1. Institute of Public Health, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei
- 2. Department of Health Care Administration, Diwan College of Management, Tainan, Taiwan
- 3. Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei


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I've been looking at quite a few xin guides, and for the most part, each guide's skill level-up sequence tends to differ. I'm pretty sure it's usually best to get at least one point in all abilities early on due to the synergy of the entire kit, but I'm always wondering which ability to further level up on. Here are the stats that you get beyond the first level of each ability. Leveling up Three Talon Strike gives: +45 (total) extra physical damage, -1 second to cooldowns Leveling up Battle Cry gives: +10% attack speed on activation, +6 heal passive, and -1 second to cooldowns Leveling up Audacious Charge gives: +40 extra magic damage, +5% slow, and -1 second to cooldowns So how do you recommend skilling up Xin?
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I max Q, as it is your main damage. Then E and W
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Green cloth binding pictorially stamped in dark green, pictorial end-papers.
Illustrated dust jacket with Zane Grey advertising on the back.
Condition: much wear to the dust jacket – including tearing, the book is tight, some age toning along the edges and spine of the cover, some relatively minor spotting to the page edges. Non-smoking home. Slight musty smell but I am airing out the pages.
I have quite a collection of vintage hardcover Tarzan books for sale in my shop. See last photo.
Item ID: 5665
A fine, fun, and funky assortment for discerning collectors.
SHIPPING always combined & LAYAWAYS always welcome on the fine, the fun, and the funky.
Shipping/Handling*: | $4.00 USD |
Insurance: | $1.95 USD |
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